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Reporting China on the Rise: Habitus and Prisms of China Correspondents Zeng Yuan

Drawing on the structural-constructivist framework of journalistic field and habitus, Reporting China on the Rise examines the internal and external dynamics which are shaping the work of foreign correspondents in China during Xi Jinping's tenure.This study presents findings from extensive surveys and interviews with current and former correspondents based in China. It aims to explore how they have responded, and continue to respond, to pressures from within the journalistic field (such as a transforming media industry), as well as from constant shifts in global geopolitics, and China's increasingly restrictive journalistic environment. These factors are shown to work together to relationally define the news production practice of these correspondents and, ultimately, shape the final news product.Journalism in modern China has become a widely discussed,

Antoines Tale: An Extraordinary Shelter Dogs Journey Curran Janet

Antoine's remarkable journey as a rescue-turned-therapy dog comes to life on the page and through pictures in this heartwarming true story.Antoine's Tale is more than the average dog adventure. An engaging and inspiring picture book about Antoine, the most remarkable rescue dog, Antoine's Tale follows Antoine through his journey, highlighting his most important accomplishments, including overcoming paralysis in his hind legs, to surviving multiple surgeries, making friends wherever he goes, and slobbering on every person he meets. A story of courage, family, and perseverance told by Antoine himself, Antoine's Tale will delight and captivate young readers through engaging photography, an incredible story, and a main character whose extraordinary determination to heal helped him heal those around him.Today, Antoine lives a full life. He has found his

Once Upon an Algorithm: How Stories Explain Computing Erwig Martin

This easy-to-follow introduction to computer science reveals how familiar stories like Hansel and Gretel, Sherlock Holmes, and Harry Potter illustrate the concepts and everyday relevance of computing.Picture a computer scientist, staring at a screen and clicking away frantically on a keyboard, hacking into a system, or perhaps developing an app. Now delete that picture. In Once Upon an Algorithm, Martin Erwig explains computation as something that takes place beyond electronic computers, and computer science as the study of systematic problem solving. Erwig points out that many daily activities involve problem solving. Getting up in the morning, for example: You get up, take a shower, get dressed, eat breakfast. This simple daily routine solves a recurring problem through a series of well-defined steps. In computer science, such a routine is called an

Return to Uluru: The Hidden History of a Murder in Outback Australia McKenna Mark

THIS WEEK'S HOTTEST NEW RELEASES: Murder befouls the outback... [A] gripping work of true crime. --USA TODAYReturn to Uluru explores a cold case that strikes at the heart of white supremacy--the death of an Aboriginal man in 1934; the iconic life of a white, outback police officer; and the continent's most sacred and mysterious landmark.Inside Cardboard Box 39 at the South Australian Museum's storage facility lies the forgotten skull of an Aboriginal man who died eighty-five years before. His misspelled name is etched on the crown, but the many bones in boxes around him remain unidentified. Who was Yokununna, and how did he die? His story reveals the layered, exploitative white Australian mindset that has long rendered Aboriginal reality all but invisible.When policeman Bill McKinnon's Aboriginal prisoners escape in 1934,

Dont Feed the Bear Doherty Kathleen

It's Bear vs. Ranger in the funniest food fight ever, in this entertaining picture book.Mac and cheese, carrot cake, meatball stew: Bear loves when campers leave him grub. The park ranger does not. Smackity smack, Ranger pounds a sign into the ground: DON'T FEED THE BEAR! Upset--no more chewy cookies? No more juicy burgers?--Bear quickly crosses out the "don't." Now, it's war in the park! But when both Bear and Ranger end up losing out, will the two antagonists finally call a truce? With its delightfully cartoonlike pictures and clever wordplay, this picture book will keep kids laughing for hours.Nominated for the 2020-21 Young Hoosier Book Award

Yo-Kai Watch, Vol. 19 Konishi Noriyuki

Join Nate as he befriends the Yo-kai of the hit video game YO-KAI WATCH!Nate Adams is just an average kid until the mysterious Whisper gives him the Yo-kai Watch. Now he can see what others cannot: Yo-kai of all shapes and forms!The Demon Island arc resolves with a bang as Nate Adams and his mysterious new friend Chimpanyan travel to Demon Island, home of the legendary Momonyan demon

On Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service Burton Sir Michael

'You're good at languages. You go into the Diplomatic', pronounced the father of the teenage Michael Burton. And so began a diplomatic career that ranged from Khartoum to the Khyber Pass, taking in service in the Gulf, Paris, Berlin and, as British Ambassador, in a post from which the Foreign Office had barred him twenty-eight years

Esther: Seeing Our Invisible God in an Uncertain World Cowell Lynn

What do you do when God seems to have vanished?When you have a decision to make, when your stability is shaken, when your sure-fire plan fails--when everything is spinning out of control...Esther is the perfect partner for seeing our invisible God in uncertainty. Though she lived centuries ago, Esther speaks to us when we run into limited control and resources. We find in her a strength and fortitude you and I need today. A strength we discover as we follow her process of listen, feel, do, and speak. We'll see that Esther carved a pathway, not only with faith but with influence, for all women who find themselves walking through uncertainty.This six-week, in-depth study of the book of Esther is a gritty dive into a woman's story that teaches us to: - Listen to wise people who fill our gaps of understandingEmbrace your feelings

The Ethics of War and Peace: An Introduction Frowe Helen

The Ethics of War and Peace is a lively introduction to one of the oldest but still most relevant ethical debates. Focusing on the philosophical questions surrounding the ethics of modern war, Helen Frowe presents contemporary just war theory in a stimulating and accessible way.This third edition has been revised and updated throughout, with additional material covering belligerents' duties to refugees, the scope of jus ad bellum, indirect intervention and alternatives to intervention, and the withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan. The book also covers key topics, including:theories of self-defence and national defencejus ad bellum, jus in bello and jus post bellumthe moral status of combatantshumanitarian interventionweapons and technology the

See You Tomorrow at the Food Court Nariie Shinichiro

To their classmates, Wada is a quiet rich girl while Yamamoto is an intimidating lone wolf...but what they don't know is that Wada is a mobile game addict in a passionate love-hate relationship (with a 2D character) and Yamamoto has a penchant for urban legends with eyes only for her favorite YouTuber. And their biggest not-so-secret secret--these unlikely friends meet at the food court every day after school to rant, rave, and learn what makes each other

How Did It All Begin? Hawking Stephen

'Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet'How did it all begin?Is there a God?Throughout his extraordinary career, Stephen Hawking expanded our understanding of the universe and unravelled some of its greatest mysteries. In How Did It All Begin? the world famous cosmologist and bestselling author of A Brief History of Time explores the fundamental questions of our existence. 'A brilliant mind' Daily TelegraphBrief Answers, Big Questions: this stunning paperback series offers electrifying essays from one of the greatest minds of our age, taken from the original text of the No. 1 bestselling Brief Answers to the Big Questions.

GROW Bridge Frankie

From the Sunday Times bestselling author Frankie Bridge whose first book, OPEN, has sold over 25,000

Cult T-Shirts: Collecting and Wearing Designer Classics Knee Sam

Seminal and subversive. Iconic and experimental. Radical and underground. This collection of over 500 vintage T-shirts has them all.Symbols of rebellion - worn by skaters, punks, metalheads and surfers alike - T-shirts have dominated pop culture for decades. Featuring stunning photographs of each tee, interviews from die-hard collectors and rare treasures from celebrated designers, Cult T-Shirts is a nostalgic dive into the world of 70s and 80s rebel

Social Media, Freedom of Speech, and the Future of Our Democracy Bollinger Lee C.

A broad explanation of the various dimensions of the problem of bad speech on the internet within the American context.One of the most fiercely debated issues of this era is what to do about bad speech-hate speech, disinformation and propaganda campaigns, and incitement of violence-on the internet, and in particular speech on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. In Social Media, Freedom of Speech, and the Future of our Democracy, Lee C. Bollinger and Geoffrey R. Stone have gathered an eminent cast of contributors--including Hillary Clinton, Amy Klobuchar, Sheldon Whitehouse, Newt Minow, Cass Sunstein, Jack Balkin, Emily Bazelon, and others--to explore the various dimensions of this problem in the American context. They stress how difficult it is to develop remedies given that some of these forms of bad speech are ordinarily protected by

My Little Pony: Meet the Ponies of Maretime Bay Hasbro

Based on the all-new animated Netflix series, visit Maretime Bay to meet all of the new My Little Pony friends. This adorable early reader is perfect for sharing with the pony fan in your life!Meet the new leader of the pony group, Sunny Starscout, and her adorable pony friends Izzy, Hitch, Pipp, and Zipp!This book is a Level One I Can Read, perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts of Level One books support success for children eager to start reading on their own.The all-new animated series on Netflix is an adorable preschool show starring Sunny Starscout and her friends who teach us how to find our sparkle and make our mark on the world. Magic has finally returned to Equestria thanks to the new Mane 5. It's a whole new

Learning to Fall Engelfried Sally

Lesson one: learn how to fall.Daphne doesn't want to be stuck in Oakland with her dad. She wants to get on the first plane to Prague, where her mom is shooting a movie. Armed with her grandparents' phone number and strict instructions from her mom to call them if her dad starts drinking again, Daphne has no problem being cold to him. But there's one thing Daphne can't keep herself from doing: joining her dad and her new friend Arlo at a weekly skate session.When her dad promises to teach her how to ollie and she lands the trick, Daphne starts to believe in him again. He starts to show up for her, and Daphne learns things are not as black and white with her dad as she used to think. The way Daphne's dad tells it, skating is all about accepting failure and moving on. But can Daphne really let go of her dad's past mistakes? Either way life is a lot like skating: it's

Chemistry for Breakfast: The Amazing Science of Everyday Life Nguyen-Kim Mai Thi

FINALIST for the Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books - "This book shows that chemistry is not just relevant to life; it's really, really interesting."-Foreword Reviews, STARRED reviewA perfect book for readers of The Physics of Everyday Things and Storm in a TeacupHave you ever wondered why your alarm clock sends you spiraling? Or how toothpaste works on your teeth? Why do cakes and cookies sometimes turn out dry? (Hint: you may not be adding enough sugar.) In Chemistry for Breakfast, award-winning chemist and science communicator Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim reveals the amazing chemistry behind everyday things (like baking and toothpaste) and not-so-everyday things (like space travel). With a relatable, funny, and conversational style, she explains essential chemical processes everyone should know-and turns the ordinary into extraordinary.Over the course of a single day, Mai shows us that chemistry is everywhere: we just have to look for it. In the morning, her partner's much-too-loud alarm prompts a deep dive into biological clocks, fight-or-flight responses, and melatonin's role in making us sleepy. Before heading to the lab, she explains how the stress hormone cortisol helps wake us up, and brews her morning coffee with a side of heat conduction and states of matter. Mai continues her day with explainers of cell phone technology, food preservation, body odor, baking, the effects of alcohol, and the chemistry behind the expression "love drunk." All the while, she shows us what it's really like to be a working chemist, and fights against the stereotype of a nerd playing with test tubes in a lab coat. Filled with charming illustrations, laughter, and plenty of surprises, Chemistry for Breakfast is a perfect book for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of chemistry without having prior knowledge of the science. With Mai as your guide, you'll find something fascinating everywhere around you.

The Tarot Spellbook: 78 Witchy Ways to Use Your Tarot Deck for Magick and Manifestation Magdaleno Sam

The Tarot Spellbook is a journey through the 78 cards of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, providing a unique spell that corresponds with each card.Connecting with the 78 cards of the tarot in a meaningful way can be overwhelming, which can lead to scouring reference books and memorizing meanings rather than actually using the cards themselves. The Tarot Spellbook gives you a fun way to learn the cards--and a practical way to work with them beyond divination and reading.Each of the 78 spells in The Tarot Spellbook is categorized into one of eight popular spell categories: self, change, love, money, career, wellness, protection, and home. Because the lessons taught by tarot cards are those that apply to all aspects of life, from karmic soul lessons to the smaller daily events,

Learning Our Names: Asian American Christians on Identity, Relationships, and Vocation Chan Sabrina S.

What's your name?Asian Americans know the pain of being called names that deny our humanity. We may toggle back and forth between different names as a survival strategy. But it's a challenge to discern what names reflect our true identities as Asian Americans and as Christians. In an era when Asians face ongoing discrimination and marginalization, it can be hard to live into God's calling for our lives.Asian American Christians need to hear and own our diverse stories beyond the cultural expectations of the model minority or perpetual foreigner. A team from East Asian, Southeast Asian, and South Asian backgrounds explores what it means to learn our names and be seen by God. They encourage us to know our history, telling diverse stories of the Asian diaspora in America who have been shaped and misshaped by migration, culture, and faith. As we live in

In the Spirit of Home: Practical Ways to Create Your Perfect Haven Morrison Lesley

Transform your home into a magical place that harmonizes with your deepest needs through more than a dozen thought-provoking exercises. Lesley Morrison's room-by-room approach bridges the worlds of design, spirituality, and psychological health by presenting practical techniques that draw from a variety of traditions, such as Feng Shui and Vastu Shastra.This book covers how to clear a space of physical and energetic clutter, fill a room with meaningful color, and incorporate non-visual senses such as scent and sound. You will discover the best ways to utilize elements like lighting, plants, seating, mirrors, crystals, and more. Whether you live in a rural mountain cabin, a suburban single-family house, or a quaint urban apartment, In the Spirit of Home can help you achieve balance, fulfillment, and even magic in your

The Birthday of the World: A Story about Finding Light in Everyone and Everything Remen Rachel Naomi

From the New York Times bestselling author of Kitchen Table Wisdom, a modern retelling of a timeless story about healing the world by finding light in everyone and everythingIn the beginning, there was only darkness, and then a great ray of light ended the darkness and the world was born, the world of a thousand thousand things. It was filled with light. Then something unexpected happened, and the light of the world broke into millions of sparks of light. These sparks fell everywhere. They fell into everyone and everything. This is why you were born and I was born, and why everyone was born--to find the light and change the world. The Birthday of the World is a beautiful retelling, by a beloved author, of a timeless story about finding light in the darkness, one spark at a

Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times Sacks Jonathan

A distinguished religious leader's "brilliant, urgent" (The Washington Post) case for reconstructing a shared framework of values.With liberal democracy embattled, our public discourse growing increasingly toxic, family life breaking down, and drug abuse and depression on the rise, many fear what the future holds. In Morality, respected faith leader and public intellectual Jonathan Sacks traces today's crisis to our loss of a strong, shared moral code and our elevation of self-interest over the common good. Sacks leads readers from ancient Greece to the Enlightenment to the present day to show that there is no liberty without morality and no freedom without responsibility, arguing that we all must play our part in rebuilding a common moral foundation.   A major work of philosophy, this is an

And the Rest Is History: Tales of Hostages, Arms Dealers, Dirty Tricks, and Spies Timmerman Kenneth R.

A real-life adventure story told by a New York Times bestselling author and war correspondent who reveals how he became a hostage, an arms dealer, and an Israeli spy.And the Rest Is History takes readers on a traveling circus from Paris to Beirut, Baghdad, and beyond, introducing them to spies and terrorists, arms dealers and crooks, and along the way reveals a few surprises about the secret underbelly of recent history you won't find in WikiLeaks. This book pinpoints precisely when the era of "fake news" actually began in America, and will change the way you think about journalism and journalists.It includes:riveting testimony of the author's torture and born-again experience as a hostage in a Beirut cellar;unusual insight into the beginnings of the Iran-Contra scandal;eyewitness reporting from the battlefields of the Middle

We Shall Build Anew: Stephen S. Wise, the Jewish Institute of Religion, and the Reinvention of American Liberal Judaism...

How Rabbi Stephen S. Wise changed the trajectory of American Reform Judaism over the course of the twentieth century and well into the twenty-firstIn 1922, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, a leader of the Zionist movement, established the Jewish Institute of Religion (JIR), a nondenominational rabbinical seminary in New York City. Having already founded the thriving Free Synagogue movement and the American Jewish Congress, he intended to revolutionize American liberal Judaism. Wise believed mainstream American Jewish institutions had become outdated and he championed a progressive Jewish nationalism that would fight alongside America's leading proponents of social and economic justice.We Shall Build Anew tells the little-known story of how Wise changed the trajectory of American Judaism for the next century. Through JIR, he trained a new cadre of young rabbis who shared

Im Going to Give You a Bear Hug! Cooney Caroline B.

Now in softcover, I'm Going to Give You a Bear Hug!, written by bestselling author Caroline B. Cooney and illustrated by Tim Warnes, is a playful and comforting bedtime book that helps your child imagine all the wonderful and silly ways someone might give and receive a hug.Whether it's a big bear, gasp for air, knock over a chair hug or a wet and drippy, slimy, slippy fish hug, children will giggle their way through all the imaginative examples of hugs we can give and receive.I'm Going to Give You a Bear Hug!:Has sweet, whimsical rhymes and lively illustrations that encourage playful interaction between a caretaker and childPrepares kids ages 4-8 to drift off to sleep, remembering how loved they are Features all the humorous and whimsical wayskids snuggle with the ones they

Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Another Story, Vol. 1 Magica Quartet

O komikse (Manga) v slovenčine:S menším počtom čarodejníc v Mitakihara a okolí si mnoho magických dievčat užíva prestávku od lovu, ale nie Mami Tomoe! Mami sa chce dozvedieť, prečo počet čarodejníc klesá v každom meste, okrem jedného. V Kamihama City je populácia čarodejníc väčšia a silnejšia ako kedykoľvek predtým, a to nehovoriac o mysterióznej magickej prítomnosti, s akou sa Mami ešte nestretla...!  O komikse (Manga) v angličtine:With fewer witches cropping up in Mitakihara and the surrounding area, many magical girls are embracing their chance to enjoy a break from the hunt— but not Mami Tomoe! Mami wants to know why witch numbers are declining in every city save one. In Kamihama City, the witch population is greater and stronger than ever, not to mention there’s a mysterious magical presence unlike anything Mami has encountered before...!

Living Water to Refresh Your Soul Smoak Tracy L.

Dsm-5-Trtm Classification American Psychiatric Association

\nThis handy DSM-5-TR Classification provides a ready reference to the DSM-5-TR classification of disorders, as well as the DSM-5 listings of ICD-10-CM codes for all DSM-5-TR diagnoses.\n

Dead Flip Farizan Sara

In this "terrifyingly fun" (New York Times) horror comedy two friends must solve the mystery of their long-missing former friend's supernatural reappearance--perfect for fans of Stranger Things.Growing up, Cori, Maz, and Sam were inseparable best friends, sharing their love for Halloween, arcade games, and one another. Now it's 1992, Sam has been missing for five years, and Cori and Maz aren't speaking anymore. How could they be, when Cori is sure Sam is dead and Maz thinks he may have been kidnapped by a supernatural pinball machine?These days, all Maz wants to do is party, buy CDs at Sam Goody, and run away from his past. Meanwhile, Cori is a homecoming queen, hiding her abiding love of horror movies and her queer self under the bubblegum veneer of a high school queen bee. But when Sam returns--still twelve years old while his best friends are now

Pro Database Migration to Azure: Data Modernization for the Enterprise Kline Kevin

1. The Azure SQL Data Platform2. Planning Considerations and Analysis3. Budgeting for an Azure Migration4. Azure Cost Management5. Service and Systems Monitoring6. Migrating Data and Code7. Team Success Factors8. Security, Privacy, and Compliance with the Law9. Documenting Data Sources and Metadata in a Data Dictionary 10. Moving Your Data to the Cloud11. Data Validation Testing 12. Post-Migration Tasks13. Post