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The monograph Forest Overgrowth and Unfolding Hope examines the transformation of the cultural landscape of the Natisone Valleys. This remote border region has undergone significant change from the second half of the twentieth century to the present day. What was once a predominantly agrarian society has been radically reshaped; formerly densely populated villages have emptied, and cultivated land has gradually been overtaken by forest.The monograph sheds light both on local understandings of these transformations and on the reasons behind them. To this end, it analyses the social memories of residents especially of the generation that was directly involved in these processes, observed them, experienced them, and made sense of them. It also offers a detailed account of past and present practices of care for four key landscape elements: meadows, chestnut trees, drystone terraces, and paths. While these elements were once essential for peoples survival, today they are acquiring new meanings. For some inhabitants, their overgrowth symbolizes the inevitable decline of the area; for others, it represents an opportunity to revitalize these places, inspiring hope for a better future for the Natisone Valleys.

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"Se você devorava os livros de Píppi Meialonga na infância, também não vai conseguir largar Quase famosa (na Suécia). Ler este livro hilário e comovente foi ainda mais divertido do que assistir a rea

O segundo volume de Oculto feminino dá continuidade à antologia dedicada às mulheres que, no século XIX, ousaram atravessar os limites do pensamento dominante e reivindicar seu lugar no campo da sabe

Este livro nasce do desejo coletivo de reconhecer a relevância intelectual, acadêmica e humana do professor Jarbas Vargas Nascimento, além de materializar um gesto de carinho em celebração aos seus o

Por que insistimos em relações que machucam? Por que o amor, tantas vezes, parece vir acompanhado de medo, ansiedade e insegurança?A partir da psicologia dos vínculos e da teoria do apego, este livro

Gestão Estratégica de Custos: ferramentas gerenciais para empresas competitivas oferece uma visão contemporânea, integrada e acessível sobre o papel dos custos na construção da vantagem competitiva.

Enquanto a contagem regressiva para a autodestruiço da Edens Zero avança, Homura luta contra os drages e God Acnera; simultaneamente, cada uma das Quatro Estrelas Cintilantes enfrenta seu correspondente das Quatro Estrelas Negras.Ao mesmo tempo, Shiki, que se infiltrou na Edens One, quase e morto pela adaga assassina de Lightning Law, um dos Seis Generais Demoniacos das Galaxias, mas e salvo pelo poder de Rebecca e persegue Void ate diante da Mother.A batalha final predestinada estava prestes a começar, quando um inesperado intruso, o proprio Ziggy, aparece!!

Em busca do Ether da Mother, Joker Helix, uma dos Seis Generais Demoníacos das Galáxias, lança seu ataque. Apesar das dificuldades em lidar com o seu ataque de manipulação temporal, a Edens Zero cons

Este segundo livro aprofunda a jornada de educaço financeira afetiva, guiando mulheres negras na transformaço do autoconhecimento em renda e autonomia. A partir do reconhecimento de dons, talentos e saberes construidos na vida real, aprenda os caminhos praticos para identificar valor no mercado, testar ideias, realizar as primeiras vendas e construir preços justos sem culpa, medo ou autoexploraço.

Nas últimas décadas, ensinar no Brasil tornou-se, talvez, uma das tarefas mais árduas da vida social. Não apenas pela precarização das condições de trabalho, mas também pelo esvaziamento simbólico qu

O mercado de turismo contemporâneo exige muito mais do que a paixão por viajar; ele demanda gestão estratégica, domínio tecnológico e uma compreensão profunda das normas que regem o setor. Esta obra

A saga inspired by the incredible but true story of the iconic Klimt paintingPainted in Vienna in 1910, Gustav Klimts Portrait of a Lady was purchased by an anonymous collector in 1916, retouched by the master a year later, then stolen in 1997 before reappearing in the gardens of an Italian modern art museum in 2019.No art experts, museum curators, or police investigators know the identity of the young woman in the painting, nor the mysteries that surround the turbulent history of her portrait. From the streets of Vienna in 1900 to Texas in the 1980s, and from Manhattan during the Great Depression to contemporary Italy, de Peretti imagines the destiny of this young woman as well as that of her descendants, and creates a masterful fresco that intertwines family secrets, disappearances, and thwarted loves.

Princess Minna loves to sort out mix-ups and mishaps in the kingdom! In this full-colour, illustrated chapter book, join her on her hilarious quest to be the best princess OF ALL! A cheerful, colourful story about a chocolate egg hunt with a difference! And the perfect present for the Easter bunny to deliver!Princess Minna lives in Castle Tall-Towers with the King and Queen, Raymond the Wizard and her best dragon friend, Lorenzo. There are often mix-ups and mishaps in the kingdom and Princess Minna loves to sort them out!Lorenzo the dragon has set up a brilliant egg hunt for the townspeople, with eggs of all shapes and sizes and colours and patterns. But hes accidentally hidden his mums special dragon egg too and hes going to be in big trouble! Can Princess Minna find the special egg before someone eats it? Of course she can...Full of colourful illustrations, these short, funny stories are perfect for readers just moving on from picture books and visual readers.Have you read these tutti-frutti Minna adventures?:Princess Minna: The Best PrincessPrincess Minna: The Giant BeanstalkPrincess Minna: The Unicorn Mix-Up and lots more!

An unhappy family returns to Britain from a hot country, filling their suburban house with the glittering hoard they brought back from their exotic sojourn. But the sadness of A, the wife, dulls the shine of their treasure. The house grows quieter, darker. Daughter B learns to hide inside it, in a night-time world whose colours are undimmed by the tense misery of the daytime household. There she sails aquamarine seas on a thistledown boat, ponders the proliferation of dream-tigers, and watches dances and celebrations from the windows of a house whose rooms multiply and change position all the time. As daylight circumstances deteriorate, with her mothers death and Bs departure to boarding school, she becomes determined to take up permanent residence in the house of sleep. But there are night-time institutions determined to control her, and night-time battles to be fought, before she can come home to the dark forever. A kaleidoscopic autobiographical narrative, which speaks the language of childhood dreams which was once known to us all, this is a work of astonishing visual power and devastating loneliness.

A stunning flapped paperback edition of the classic tale of Mary Lennox and her journey from loneliness to belonging.Misselthwaite Manor has a secret. Hidden in its gloomy grounds, concealed by thorns and ivy, is a magical garden. It has been locked for ten years and will remain so until the arrival of Mary Lennox.Spoilt, selfish and disagreeable, the young orphan is determined to like nothing and nobody. But try as she might, Mary cannot resist the mystery of the secret garden. So, when a friendly robin leads her to the missing key, the door is opened at long last.With the help of Dickon, a village boy who can tame the wildest of animals, and her sickly cousin, Colin, Mary starts to heal not only the land but also her lonely heart. And as flowers begin to bloom again, the magic of the secret garden unfurls...Part of the new Pushkin Childrens Classics series of thrilling, magical and inspiring stories from around the world, which young readers will return to time and again.Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was born in Manchester, England, but moved to America as a teenager when her family fell on hard times. There she began writing stories for magazines in order to earn money and soon became a successful novelist. She is best known for creating timeless childrens books such as The Secret Garden, A Little Princess and Little Lord Fauntleroy.

Hope Crumble and her family serve up cakes, coffee and calamity in this hilarious new series from much-loved author Catherine Wilkins. Illustrated throughout by the brilliant Katie Abey.The second heartwarming and hilarious story in the Cafe Chaos series.Hopes mum has mistakenly over-ordered the beans and they only have two months to get through them all! Several hilarious family meetings take place to discuss ideas: Aunt Rita comes over all flavours of Mexico while Connor wants a bean-eating competition to catch the post-gym crowd.Hope is trying to distance herself from it all in a bid to have time to be a child and let her family sort out their own crises. But she cant deprive her family of her problem-solving abilities for long. Rescue comes in the unlikely form of Skyla Hopes arch enemy and school bully who needs a place to hold her charity fashion show.Praise for Cafe Chaos : My Family Is not a Piece of Cake"A beautifully funny story effortlessly brilliant." Romesh Ranganathan"This funny and relatable story will appeal to fans of Jacqueline Wilson, as well as children who, like Hope, have to stand up to their families to make their wishes heard." The BooksellerLook out for these the laugh-out-loud funny books by Catherine Wilkins:- Cafe Chaos: My Family is not a piece of cake- My Best Friend and Other Enemies: A Jess Jackson Book- Youre Not the Boss of Me! (WINNER Lollies 2024, Teen)- My Brilliant Life and Other Disasters: A Jess Jackson Book- And more cafe capers in upcoming Cafe Chaos books!

The Colonels Plute is set in the 1970s and 1980s, when plutonium was thought to be vital to the UKs nuclear energy programme. The book includes short but important appearances by famous people, such as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, President Ronald Reagan, Tony Benn, and Arthur Scargill, as well as members of the IRA, and Greenpeace, the leading environmentalist group at the time.The story centres, however, upon ordinary people: a family with working links to Sellafield, where much of the UKs plutonium is still stored (until some use is found for it). The head of the family is Sergeant Len Stanton, a policeman, who left the West Midlands with his family for a better paid job with the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary; a healthier lifestyle for all of them in the Lake District. Lens wife, Rita, died of cancer, and Len is becoming an increasingly embittered man.Lens son-in-law, Tony Miles, is a process worker working with radioactive materials and married to Jenny. They have a seven-year-old son, Jamie. The boy has leukaemia and is being treated at the world-famous Christie Hospital in Manchester. Jenny is convinced that Jamies condition has been caused by her husbands work. Len begins to think this may be true, persuaded by a local doctor, who has pointed the finger at Sellafield as the cause of a cancer cluster he claims to have identified in a small village close to the sprawling Sellafield site. The doctors claims are picked up by the national press, causing panic among those with children, or expecting them.All of this is of little interest to Gaddafi who is desperate to obtain plutonium, convinced that it will give him more authority at home and the status abroad to help him become a major international, respected figure. He has tried to obtain plutonium from several countries but without success. He turns his attention to Sellafield, which is known to have the biggest stockpile of plutonium in the world. He approaches the IRA for assistance, reminding its leaders that he has provided them with finance and weapons for decades. "Now it is payback time," he tells the IRA representative attending the colonels 25th anniversary celebration of his coup in Libya. Eventually, after a lot of soul searching, a deal is reached.Many of the cases of plute held in the Sellafield plutonium store have been there for decades, and potentially explosive nitrogen gas has built up in them. If this happened, plutonium, in powder form, could spread over the countryside, the government deciding that all the cans must be repackaged. It is not going to be easy. It will involve moving the cans around the Sellafield site and in and out of makeshift storage facilities, providing an obvious opportunity for theft.Len Stanton sees whats going on but turns a blind eye to it. The IRA succeeds in stealing a small amount of plute for the colonel. It is shipped to Libya and promptly impounded as soon as the ship arrives in Libya. The source of the information about its movements is Michael Quinn, thought by Greenpeace to be one of their most enthusiastic supporters (and by the IRA as one of their own silent members).He is in fact employed by Americas Central Intelligence Agency, the CIA. His main contact in Libya is Captain Hassan al-Rida, the colonels aide-de-camp, the leader of a group of young Libyan officers who want Gaddafi removed, dead or alive. They believe he has dissipated his nations oil wealth supporting other countries rather th...

The eighteenth in a fantastic series of animal stories for younger readers by Waterstones Childrens Book Prize-shortlisted author Helen Peters. With beautiful black-and-white illustrations by Ellie Snowdon.Jasmines dad is a farmer, and her mum is a large-animal vet, so Jasmine spends a lot of time caring for animals and keeping them out of trouble. Unfortunately, this often means she gets into hot water herself...The perfect Easter book for animal lovers! Gorgeously illustrated, this is a heartwarming tale of an abandoned chick who finds friendship in an unlikely place... A little chick is abandoned by her mother and left for dead after a terrible accident.Jasmine rescues the tiny bird and nurses her back to health but she is again rejected by her family. An old cockerel takes the little chick under his wing, saving her from a buzzard attack and showing that friendship can be found in the most unlikely of places.Brilliant storytelling that will make you laugh and cry, this is Dick King-Smith for a new generation. Perfect for readers aged seven and up.Check out Jasmines other adventures: A Piglet Called Truffle A Sheepdog Called Sky A Kitten Called Holly and many more! "Perfect for the young animal enthusiast" The Guardian"Quality storytelling with a hint of Dick King-Smiths Sophie books" The Bookseller

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 IN THE WASHINGTON POST, VULTURE, LIT HUB, THE MILLIONS, CHICAGO REVIEW OF BOOKSIn a sprawling complex in Delhi, the sons and daughters of SP Chopra, one of Indias political architects, live together vying for influence in a family shaped by the great mans legacy.Sachin Chopra leaves for America, with his bride Gita following not long after, as the newlyweds are eager to forge their own lives beyond the pressures of the family compound. Yet Delhi remains an inescapable force, one that keeps pulling them back, even as Gita is menaced by Sachins predatory uncle, Laxman. Meanwhile, Vibha, Laxmans sister, tries to keep the peace and the reputation of the family intact even as she wrestles with her own exile.As India erupts in violence and long-buried secrets come to light, the embattled Chopras must reckon with the cost of power, the weight of tradition and the shifting nature of love and allegiance. Equal parts brilliant family saga and piercing political drama, The Complex is a virtuosic novel of revenge and redemption, ambition and undoing, loyalty and love, by a lauded voice in contemporary fiction.