From the author of international bestsellers A Circle of Children and Lovey comes an inspiring true story of a gifted teacher's determination to understand the 'rotten' city kid everyone has given up on.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn extraordinary insight into life under one of the world's most ruthless and secretive dictatorships - and the story of one woman's terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom.
When The Shield first appeared on US television in March 2002, it broke ratings records with the highest audience-rated original series premiere in cable history.
WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD 2011WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2011'Profound, eloquent and searching' SUNDAY TIMES'Essential reading' INDEPENDENT'Masterly' GUARDIAN'Extraordinary' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWAN OBSERVER BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY SO FARRiveting, audacious and now more urgent than ever in this vast update, The Emperor of All Maladies is a masterpiece.
A searingly page-turning, totally gripping, rollercoaster of a read that will appeal to readers of PJ Tracy and Harlan Coben (and anyone who loves '24' and the 'CSI' series).
OVER 13M COPIES SOLD - THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING PHENOMENON - NUMBER 8 ON SUNDAY TIMES BEST OF THE BESTSELLER LISTFew books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular bestseller which has sold more than 13 million copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival.
A gripping psychological suspense readA family near breaking point hire a nanny with secrets of her own in this gripping novel from an exciting talent.
WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZEWINNER OF IRISH BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE'The most important work of contemporary reporting I have ever read' SALLY ROONEYThe Western world has turned its back on refugees, fuelling one of the most devastating human rights disasters in history.
The devastating and powerful memoir from a French publisher who was abused by a famous writer from the age of thirteen'Dazzling' New York Times'A gut-punch of a memoir with prose that cuts like a knife' Kate Elizabeth Russell, author of My Dark VanessaThirty years ago, Vanessa Springora was the teenage muse of one of France's most celebrated writers, a footnote in the narrative of an influential man.
Ratgeber für Lehrer und Lehrerinnen an Grundschulen und weiterführenden Schulen, Klasse 1–13 +++Was müssen Sie als Lehrkraft über ein Trauma und seine Auswirkungen wissen?
The Ambiguity of Consent: Consent Puzzles in Film, Television, Public Discourse, and the Law explores the complex, often-contradictory nature of consent in contemporary society.
The Ambiguity of Consent: Consent Puzzles in Film, Television, Public Discourse, and the Law explores the complex, often-contradictory nature of consent in contemporary society.
En este libro se trata el tema del Bullying, en fin, el acoso que se produce dentro del ámbito escolar; este no es un fenómeno nuevo en la Historia, pero conforme se extendió la educación y su obligatoriedad en muchos países del mundo, se extendió también esta verdadera lacra, debido a la cual se produce un gran sufrimiento entre los acosados y sus familias principalmente.
Dieses Buch fordert zu einer politischen Debatte auf, indem es ein Bild der aktuellen Situation anhand von Zahlen, Daten und strukturellen Zusammenhängen aufzeigt.
Dieses Buch fordert zu einer politischen Debatte auf, indem es ein Bild der aktuellen Situation anhand von Zahlen, Daten und strukturellen Zusammenhängen aufzeigt.
La metáfora del mandril, erigida como emblema por ciertos discursos políticos contemporáneos, exalta un modelo de varón basado en la violencia y la humillación como signos de poder.
