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Hedgehogs Can't Fly
Hedgehogs are clever little animals and good at doing so many things but everyone knows that hedgehogs can't fly. This doesn't stop little Toby, however. When you follow your dream and you refuse to give up, who knows what you might achieve?
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I Ricci Non Sanno Volare
I ricci sono bravi a fare tantissime cose, ma volare non e una di quelle. I ricci non sanno volare! Il piccolo Tobia pero non si scoraggia. Quando insegui i tuoi sogni, senza arrenderti mai, chissa cosa riuscirai a fare!
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Egels Kunnen Niet Vliegen
Egels zijn slimme kleine beestjes, die heel goed zijn in het doen van allerlei dingen, maar iedereen weet dat egels niet kunnen vliegen. Dit stopt kleine Toby echter niet! Als je je droom volgt en niet opgeeft, wie weet wat je dan zou kunnen bereiken?
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Les Hérissons Ne Peuvent Pas Voler
Les herissons sont de petits animaux tres intelligents qui savent faire plein de choses, mais on sait bien que les herissons ne peuvent pas voler. Cependant, le petit Tobie ne va pas se decourager. Lorsque tu poursuis ton reve, sans perdre espoir, qui sait ce que tu pourras realiser?
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Dynamic Sustainabilities
Linking environmental sustainability with poverty reduction and social justice, and making science and technology work for the poor, have become central practical, political and moral challenges of our times. These must be met in a world of rapid, interconnected change in environments, societies and economies, and globalised, fragmented governance arrangements. Yet despite growing international attention and investment, policy attempts often fail. Why is this, and what can be done about it? How might we understand and address emergent threats from epidemic disease, or the challenges of water scarcity in dryland India? In the context of climate change, how might seed systems help African farmers meet their needs, and how might appropriate energy strategies be developed? This book lays out a new 'pathways approach' to address sustainability challenges such as these in today's dynamic world. Through an appreciation of dynamics, complexity, uncertainty, differing narratives and the values-based aims of sustainability, the pathways approach allows us to see how some approaches are dominant, even though they do not produce the desired results, and how to create successful alternative 'pathways' of responding to the challenges we face. As well as offering new ways of thinking about sustainability, the book also suggests a series of practical ways forward - in tools and methods, forms of political engagement, and styles of knowledge-making and communication. Throughout the book, the practicalities of the pathways approach are illustrated using four case studies: water in dryland India, agricultural seeds in Africa, responses to epidemic disease and energy systems/climate change. Published in association with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
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Mission-Critical Governance
Corporate governance is failing—not because boards lack intelligence, experience, or diligence, but because the systems they rely on no longer surface the information that truly matters.Across industries and jurisdictions, boards approve strategies, review risk lists, receive assurance reports, and comply with governance codes—yet remain blindsided by catastrophic failures. Safety collapses. Cultural scandals erupt. Financial integrity breaks down. Courts increasingly ask the same question after the fact: Why didn’t the board know?Mission Critical Governance exposes the root cause of this failure: boards govern without a clearly defined purpose and without reliable oversight of the mission-critical objectives that determine enterprise survival and success.Drawing on decades of governance practice, landmark court decisions, behavioural science, and emerging regulatory expectations, this book challenges the dominant “checklist” model of governance and replaces it with a new architecture built for uncertainty. It introduces a practical, evidence-based framework that enables boards to:Define and disclose board purpose with clarity and accountabilityIdentify and oversee Mission-Critical Objectives (MCOs) Quantify and report uncertainty using Acceptable / Unacceptable Uncertainty thresholdsMeasure confidence in information through the Board Assurance Index (BAI) Integrate risk, assurance, culture, and performance into a single oversight systemBreak the destructive Don’t Tell / Don’t Ask governance syndromeThis is not a compliance manual. It is a redesign of governance itself—from ritual to responsibility, from risk lists to real oversight, from comfort to confidence.Written for board directors, executives, regulators, investors, auditors, and risk leaders, Mission-Critical Governance provides a clear roadmap for transforming governance into a disciplined, purpose-anchored system capable of earning trust, withstanding scrutiny, and guiding organizations through an era of relentless uncertainty.The question is no longer whether boards must govern differently. The question is whether they will lead—or wait for courts, crises, and capital markets to force the change.
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Mission-Critical Governance
Corporate governance is failing—not because boards lack intelligence, experience, or diligence, but because the systems they rely on no longer surface the information that truly matters.Across industries and jurisdictions, boards approve strategies, review risk lists, receive assurance reports, and comply with governance codes—yet remain blindsided by catastrophic failures. Safety collapses. Cultural scandals erupt. Financial integrity breaks down. Courts increasingly ask the same question after the fact: Why didn’t the board know?Mission Critical Governance exposes the root cause of this failure: boards govern without a clearly defined purpose and without reliable oversight of the mission-critical objectives that determine enterprise survival and success.Drawing on decades of governance practice, landmark court decisions, behavioural science, and emerging regulatory expectations, this book challenges the dominant “checklist” model of governance and replaces it with a new architecture built for uncertainty. It introduces a practical, evidence-based framework that enables boards to:Define and disclose board purpose with clarity and accountabilityIdentify and oversee Mission-Critical Objectives (MCOs) Quantify and report uncertainty using Acceptable / Unacceptable Uncertainty thresholdsMeasure confidence in information through the Board Assurance Index (BAI) Integrate risk, assurance, culture, and performance into a single oversight systemBreak the destructive Don’t Tell / Don’t Ask governance syndromeThis is not a compliance manual. It is a redesign of governance itself—from ritual to responsibility, from risk lists to real oversight, from comfort to confidence.Written for board directors, executives, regulators, investors, auditors, and risk leaders, Mission-Critical Governance provides a clear roadmap for transforming governance into a disciplined, purpose-anchored system capable of earning trust, withstanding scrutiny, and guiding organizations through an era of relentless uncertainty.The question is no longer whether boards must govern differently. The question is whether they will lead—or wait for courts, crises, and capital markets to force the change.
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Power of Pedagogy
′[This book] is readable, engaging, informative and provoking′ - Tony Rae, ESCalate′The book is encompassing all my own passions as a holistic practitioner; I feel it is multi-cultural, offering powerfully diverse and inclusive ideas of pedagogy. In particular, the concepts of this book are like a breath of fresh air for the ′disabled′ student, talking about alternative assessment etc.′ - Helene McArthur, ESCalate`Every now and again you come across a really important book that shifts and clarifies your thinking. The Power of Pedagogy is one of those books. Here you′ll find a fascinating analysis of the myriad of issues and ideas surrounding teaching and learning today. Drawing on history, theory and vignettes form today′s classrooms, these two experienced and active thinkers and practitioners have managed to provide new perspectives on the pedagogic mission. A remarkable piece of scholarship, it′s a ′must′ for all those setting out to teach and for those already teaching with the sort of intellectual curiosity that is the hallmark of the outstanding teacher′ - Tim Brighouse, formerly Adviser for London Schools, is Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education ′This important book manages to combine an illuminating breadth of global reference with real insight into the practice of teaching and learning. Its highly readable investigative narrative integrates theory and practice with a quality of analysis that is both rare and entirely convincing′ - Sir David Winkley, former Headteacher Grove School, Handsworth and government education advisorThe concept of ′pedagogy′ has become increasingly important as a frame of reference for debate about teaching and learning. In this book the authors analyse and explore contemporary ideas of pedagogy through the work of key figures including Freire, Montessori and Vygotsky, and explain how a new conception of pedagogy could transform educational institutions, particularly schools.In locating pedagogy as central to the process of education the authors:- explore the historical and cultural antecedents of our understanding of pedagogy- analyse the way understanding of the working of the human mind influences teaching and learning- review and critique ideas about learning and the construction of knowledge- examine the way new forms of communication are impacting on the processes and purposes of pedagogic activity.Highly relevant for masters and doctoral students of education, this book will also be of interest to educational practitioners undertaking research on issues related to pedagogy, both in the UK and internationally.Bob Moon and the late Jenny Leach have written extensively on pedagogy, teacher education and international developments in the field, including Learners and Pedagogies (1999). They lead the Research Group on Teacher Education across Societies and Cultures (RITES) at the Open University, UK. Bob Moon is Professor of Education at the Open University and Director of the Teacher Education in Su
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Nation-Building and National Identity in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste’s long journey to nationhood spans 450 years of colonial rule by Portugal, a short-lived independence in 1975, and a 24-year occupation by Indonesia. This book examines the history of nation-building and national identity in Timor-Leste, and the evolution of a collective identity through two consecutive colonial occupations, and into the post-independence era. It charts the evolution of the idea of an East Timorese nation: its origins, its sources, and its competitors in traditional understandings of political community, and the distinct colonial visions imposed by Portugal or Indonesia. The author analyses the evolution of ideas of collective identity under the long era of Portuguese colonial rule, and through the 24-year struggle for independence from Indonesia from 1975 to 1999. Reflecting the contested history of the territory, these include successive attempts to define its members as colonial subjects in a wider ‘pluri-racial’ Portuguese empire, as citizens in an ‘integrated’ province of the Republic of Indonesia – and, of course, as a nation that demanded its right to self-determination. Finally, the host of nation-building tensions and fault lines that emerged after the restoration of independence in 2002 are discussed.Examining the history of debates and conflict over national identity, national history, cultural heritage, language policy, and relationships between distinct regions, generations, and language groups, this book will be of interest to academics in the fields of Asian studies, nationalism studies, and international and community development.
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Politics of Timor-Leste
The Politics of Timor-Leste explores the critical issues facing the Asia-Pacific's youngest nation as it seeks to consolidate a democracy following years of international intervention. The authors study the challenges that have burdened the state since it broke from Indonesia amid the violence of 1999 and formally achieved full independence in 2002. They assess the notable accomplishments of Timor-Leste's leaders and citizens, and consider the country's future prospects as international organizations prepare to depart. A close study of Timor-Leste sheds light on ambitious state-building projects that have been initiated, with varying success, across the globe.Contributors to this volume map the nation's recent political evolution through studies of its constitutional debates, political parties, and foreign policy responses to powerful neighbors. They address the social and economic conditions that complicate Timor-Leste's political development, such as gender discrimination, poverty, corruption, and security-sector volatility. The contemporary history of Timor-Leste reflects the experiences of many postcolonial and developing countries that have sought to establish a viable state following conflict and a declaration of independence. This small nation has been the subject of five consecutive UN missions with varying mandates. The Politics of Timor-Leste ought to serve as a key source for comparative postcolonial studies and a guide to future trends in international state-building and assistance.
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Only Death Can Save Us
'Only Death Can Save Us' is a SCI-FI comic, fantasy adventure, combining action and pathos as the ancient elemental known as 'Death' leaps from his ethereal retirement to help a young soul protect her loved ones, her world...and even existence itself!The Story firmly plants itself in the 'all ages' readership audience with ex Marvel editor Tim Quinn guiding the art and story duties of DC and Marvel artist Russ Leach and award winning writer Rik Hoskin in a tale that is in many ways a love letter to the way comics used to be.
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Only Death Can Save Us
Following on from the rollercoaster events of the award winning first volume "Keystone", Dee and Chrissy return from the beyond to find a resurgent evil and millions of missing human souls!The story firmly plants itself in the all ages readership audience with Ex-Marvel Editor Tim Quinn guiding the art and story duties of 'DC' and 'Marvel artist' Russ Leach and award winning writer Rik Hoskin, in a tale that is in many ways a love letter to the way comics used to be!
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Politics of Timor-Leste
The Politics of Timor-Leste explores the critical issues facing the Asia-Pacific's youngest nation as it seeks to consolidate a democracy following years of international intervention. The authors study the challenges that have burdened the state since it broke from Indonesia amid the violence of 1999 and formally achieved full independence in 2002. They assess the notable accomplishments of Timor-Leste's leaders and citizens, and consider the country's future prospects as international organizations prepare to depart. A close study of Timor-Leste sheds light on ambitious state-building projects that have been initiated, with varying success, across the globe.Contributors to this volume map the nation's recent political evolution through studies of its constitutional debates, political parties, and foreign policy responses to powerful neighbors. They address the social and economic conditions that complicate Timor-Leste's political development, such as gender discrimination, poverty, corruption, and security-sector volatility. The contemporary history of Timor-Leste reflects the experiences of many postcolonial and developing countries that have sought to establish a viable state following conflict and a declaration of independence. This small nation has been the subject of five consecutive UN missions with varying mandates. The Politics of Timor-Leste ought to serve as a key source for comparative postcolonial studies and a guide to future trends in international state-building and assistance.
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Swing Your Sword
Newly-minted Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach tells his captivating story––from rural Wyoming to law school to the upper echelons of the SEC.SWING YOUR SWORD is the first ever book by one of the most fascinating and successful coaches in sports today. A maverick who took an unlikely path to coaching through law school, Mike Leach talks about his unorthodox approach to coaching and the choices that have brought him success throughout his career. A lover of the game who started creating formations and drawing his own plays as a kid, Leach took his Texas Tech Red Raiders to numerous bowl games, achieving the #2 slot in national rankings and being voted 2008 Coach of the Year before being unceremoniously fired at the end of the 2009 season. The scandalous nature of his dismissal created a media frenzy and began a personal battle between Leach and his accusers that remains unresolved.
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Nation-Building and National Identity in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste’s long journey to nationhood spans 450 years of colonial rule by Portugal, a short-lived independence in 1975, and a 24-year occupation by Indonesia. This book examines the history of nation-building and national identity in Timor-Leste, and the evolution of a collective identity through two consecutive colonial occupations, and into the post-independence era. It charts the evolution of the idea of an East Timorese nation: its origins, its sources, and its competitors in traditional understandings of political community, and the distinct colonial visions imposed by Portugal or Indonesia. The author analyses the evolution of ideas of collective identity under the long era of Portuguese colonial rule, and through the 24-year struggle for independence from Indonesia from 1975 to 1999. Reflecting the contested history of the territory, these include successive attempts to define its members as colonial subjects in a wider ‘pluri-racial’ Portuguese empire, as citizens in an ‘integrated’ province of the Republic of Indonesia – and, of course, as a nation that demanded its right to self-determination. Finally, the host of nation-building tensions and fault lines that emerged after the restoration of independence in 2002 are discussed.Examining the history of debates and conflict over national identity, national history, cultural heritage, language policy, and relationships between distinct regions, generations, and language groups, this book will be of interest to academics in the fields of Asian studies, nationalism studies, and international and community development.
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At This Time
Poet and visual artist Richard Leach calls this book an album, for the range of forms and themes it includes. Free verse, metered and rhymed verse, and blues lyrics are here; daily life, American politics, and surrealism ("Seven Jungles of Bells", for example) are here. 47 of the poems were written in 2017. Two more written earlier bookend the collection.
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Quantum Eraser and a Mojo Hand
"Listen to the liars who want to be president" is the first line of the first poem in this collection, from November 2015. "Worlds end and keep on ending/right outside your door" begins the last stanza of the book's last poem, written in March 2017. In between are additional cutting political poems, blues lyrics, slices of life, slanted takes on Bible passages, and a poem including 26 superheroes. Richard Leach is a poet and visual artist whose work appears online at richardleach.deviantart.com. This is his sixth self-published collection of poetry. Leach also writes Christian sacred poetry which has been widely published, set to music and sung as hymns and anthems. He lives in Stamford, Connecticut.
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30 Mixed Media Works
Richard Leach is a poet and visual artist who lives in Stamford, Connecticut. This book presents 30 mixed media pieces made between between February 2015 and January 2017, reproduced at or near life size. Leach's work may be viewed online at richardleach.deviantart.com.
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Departures
This is a collection of 37 poems inspired by the first part of the Chinese classic, "Tao Te Ching," attributed to Lao Tzu. They are very free, sometimes restating Lao Tzu's words and other times departing from them.
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Bernard Leach
An exceptionally thoughtful and well-written biography of one of the most influential studio potters in Britain Widely recognized as the father of studio pottery, Bernard Leach (1887–1979) played a pioneering role in creating an identity for artist potters in Britain and around the world. Born in the East (Hong Kong) and educated in the West (England), throughout his life Leach perceived himself as a courier between the disparate cultures. His exquisite pots reflect the inspiration he drew from East and West as well as his response to the basic tenets of modernism—truth to materials, the importance of function to form, and simplicity of decoration. This outstanding biography provides for the first time a vivid and detailed account of Leach’s life and its relation to his art. Emmanuel Cooper, himself a potter of international reputation, explores Leach’s working methods, the seams of his pottery, his writings and philosophy, his recognition in Japan and Britain, and his continuing legacy, bringing into sharp focus a complex man who captured in his work as a potter the “still center” that always eluded him in his tumultuous personal life.Distributed for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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