![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 10-14)Īdventure drags our heroine all over the map of fantasyland while giving her the opportunity to use her smarts.Įlisa-Princess Lucero-Elisa de Riqueza of Orovalle-has been chosen for Service since the day she was born, when a beam of holy light put a Godstone in her navel. A talented writer aims too low but nevertheless produces light fun. However, the author keeps suspense high and her prose moving while tapping straight into young teens’ angst about friends, enemies and boys. A nice sprinkling of wry humor keeps spirits up, but even for a fantasy, the plot conjures the term “eye rolling.” A good fantasy makes readers believe this one has enough dei ex machinae to populate Mount Olympus. Boudreau’s characterizations ring nicely true, as Jade juggles her fight to free her mom with her own friendships and the unlikely interest of a popular, handsome boy. Dad knew that Jade’s mom was a mermaid, and no one understands how Mom could have drowned last year-until Jade discovers that she is being held hostage by an evil mer-couple in the local lake. Jade, nearly 14 and a bit on the chunky side, finally experiences her first period-but also discovers that she’s part mermaid when she gets too comfy in her bath. An appealing heroine, zippy prose and a preposterous plot make entertainment for young teens. ![]()
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![]() One of the most familiar stories from the Bible, the narrative revolves around Joseph's amazing ability to interpret dreams. ![]() Joseph the Dreamer shares the themes of other great epic tales: family love, ambition, jealousy, betrayal, and finally, reconciliation. ![]() ![]() Written in both Hebrew and English, this book continues the EKS tradition of bringing the Bible to young readers. The popular biblical story of Ruth and Naomi is retold in this beautifully illustrated picture book.īeautifully illustrated with full color reproductions of silk paintings, The Women Who Saved Moses tells the story of the women who insured Moses' survival: the mid-wives, Puach and Shifrah,his mother, Jocheved, his sister, Miriam, and Pharoah's daughter. Includes safety tips and metric conversions. Bible stories related to food and the recipes they inspire-from Adam and Eve's apples to Queen Esther's feast. Tasty Bible Stories (Stay-flat Paperback)Įnjoy food fit for a king and queens of Israel. 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Also cofounder of Newton Brother's Rubbish Removal Company. ![]() Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, firefighter, 1990. ![]() Box 580, South Yarra, Victoria 3141, Australia. Born 1965, in Australia son of an army officer married children: three daughters. ![]() ![]() ![]() To make sure they're not ambushed, they start making bombs and setting up traps around the house… just in case. They take off immediately, but Iggy and the Gasman start to worry that the Erasers will come back for them. Max decides that she, Nudge, and Fang will go retrieve Angel, while Iggy and the Gasman stay behind to hold down the fort. ![]() The flock members immediately know that she's been taken back to the school. They try to fight back, but the Erasers make off with the youngest flock member, little Angel, who also possesses the very cool power of reading minds. What starts off as a totally ordinary day quickly goes sour when some Erasers-the vicious human-wolf hybrids who live at the School-appear out of nowhere and start attacking Max's group (otherwise known as the flock). They used to live at the School, where evil scientists created and experimented on them, but they escaped and have been in hiding ever since. She lives in a house with her fellow hybrid friends-Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman, and Angel. ![]() The book opens up by introducing us to Max, a fourteen-year-old girl who also happens to be a human-avian hybrid. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment Summary ![]() ![]() While officials tried to hush up the accident, Svetlana Alexievich spent years collecting testimonies from survivors - clean-up workers, residents, firefighters, resettlers, widows, orphans - crafting their voices into a haunting oral history of fear, anger and uncertainty, but also dark humour and love.Ī chronicle of the past and a warning for our nuclear future, Chernobyl Prayer shows what it is like to bear witness, and remember in a world that wants you to forget. ![]() Flames lit up the sky and radiation escaped to contaminate the land and poison the people for years to come. « previous 1 2 next » sort by « previous 1 2 next » Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. ![]() In April 1986 a series of explosions shook the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. shelved 370,197 times Showing 30 distinct works.A new translation of Voices from Chernobyl based on the revised text - One of the most beautiful and devastating books I’ve ever read, Chernobyl Prayer relates the story of the 1986 nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine from the point of view of those most closely involved. UMGC Europe Professor Jessica Stock invites you to join the UMGC. Alexievich won a Nobel Prize' - Craig Mazin, creator of the HBO / Sky TV series Chernobyl UMGC Europe Book Club Discussion: Svetlana Alexievich's Chernobyl Prayer. 'Absolutely essential and heartbreaking reading. ![]() ![]() It also provides definitions of key words, the main criticisms of the book and related approaches to time management, including the Pomodoro technique, giving you everything you need to understand this bestselling guide to productivity. ![]() This clear and detailed analysis is ideal for anyone looking for an accessible guide to freeing up valuable time: it features a thorough exploration of the shortcomings of traditional time management techniques, a host of practical tips and a balanced discussion of Allen’s approach. The Getting Things Done, or GTD, method can be applied to both personal and professional tasks, making it a perfect system for managers, executives, busy employees and others who are feeling overwhelmed by increasing responsibilities. ![]() In Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, the world-renowned productivity and time management guru David Allen sets out a foolproof system for establishing your priorities, organising your time and making sure that projects get completed. 9782808010955 54 EBook Plurilingua Publishing Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity will revolutionize your approach to time management ![]() ![]() ![]() "Horace's authority as an experienced officer, as well as his obvious integrity and courage, provides the book with a gravitas." ( The Washington Post ) He dissects some of the nation's most highly publicized police shootings and communities to explain how these systems and tactics have hurt the people they serve, revealing the mistakes that have stoked racist policing, sky-high incarceration rates, and an epidemic of violence. Through gut-wrenching reportage, on-the-ground research, and personal accounts from interviews with police and government officials around the country, Horace presents an insider's examination of archaic police tactics. ![]() Yet it was not until seven years into his service - when Horace found himself face down on the ground with a gun pointed at his head by a white fellow officer - that he fully understood the racism seething within America's police departments. During his 28-year career, Matthew Horace rose through the ranks from a police officer working the beat to a federal agent working criminal cases in some of the toughest communities in America to a highly decorated federal law enforcement executive managing high-profile investigations nationwide. ![]() ![]() Paleolithic and Neolithic symbols and images cluster around a self-generating Goddess and her basic functions as Giver-of-Life, Wielder-of-Death, and as Regeneratrix.” Further in Civilization of the Goddess Gimbutas outlines the symbolic understanding Old European societies had of the universe and the divine. In fact, there are no images that have been found of a Father God throughout the prehistoric record. ![]() "In Gimbutas’ last book The Civilization of the Goddess, which synthesizes the work and theses of her previous books (Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe 1974/1982 and The Language of the Goddess 1989/1991), she wrote, “The primordial deity for our Paleolithic and Neolithic ancestors was female, reflecting the sovereignty of motherhood.
![]() ![]() When most people think about a great workplace, Google is often top of mind. The Evolution of Google’s Performance Management System So, how do you ensure your organization’s performance management system and processes are effective? Look no further than Google’s performance management evolution. It can also lead to decreased employee productivity and less profits for your organization.Īccording to a study on the effects of performance feedback interventions, the wrong type of performance feedback can actually decrease employee performance by as much as 30%! This can inadvertently have a negative impact on your organization's culture. Ineffective performance management systems and processes can cause your employees to disengage. Performance reviews and measures are just a small part of your organization's overall performance management system, and focusing too much on the wrong thing can backfire. Performance management is the ongoing communication between an employee and their supervisor to improve performance. But, truth be told, performance management isn’t just about managing performance. What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear this? Is it the annual review? Performance metrics? ![]() ![]() ![]() Make Room! Make Room! is set in the year 1999 and the world has become a grim and terribly overpopulated place, bleak and foreboding. As a result, fans of the movie and critics alike may want to visit the story in its original unbowdlerized form. Concerned about audiences losing interest, the creators of the film made cannibalism and not overpopulation (as it is in the book) the thematic focus of the story. While Soylent Green has become a cult classic, fans of the novel have taken issue with its interpretation of what Harrison was really trying to say. ![]() Summary Movie lovers might recognize Make Room! Make Room! as the basis for the 1973 film Soylent Green, which starred Charlton Heston. Sorry, the publisher does not allow users to read this book from the country from which you are connecting. ![]() |