Résultats de recherche de titre
Articles 1 à 20 sur 196
The dancer's promise
Par Olivia Horrox. 2024
'Oh my gosh! What a beautifully written story!... I totally loved it... I literally could not stop reading... This is…
a must if you like historical fiction!!' Reader review 5 stars 'A beautifully written and evocative story of love and loss, of family and redemption, that swept me away.' Rachel Burton, author of The Last Party at Silverton Hall When their father loses the family fortune, and their mother locks herself away, sisters Grace and Clementine are left to raise themselves in a grand London house that is slowly falling apart around them. Each of them is determined to one day restore their fortunes and their family name and make a promise to do just that. Clementine dreams of being a star on stage, a celebrated ballerina who will tour the world, earning fame and fortune. She is adamant she won't put her fate into a man's hands but take charge of it herself. Grace, in contrast, sees security in a good marriage. Their eligible new American neighbour, with wealth, charm and looks, seems like the perfect match. But when Clementine falls unexpectedly in love, it throws both sisters' lives into turmoil and forces each of them to ask if they are prepared to break their promise for a chance at true love... A beautifully imagined historical novel about the bond between sisters and a changing world. Perfect for fans of Tracy Rees, Lucinda Riley and Kate Morton. Readers love The Dancer's Promise : ' Brilliant ... I loved the characters Grace and Clementine a true story of sisterly love and support in such difficult times... Truly memorable read ... touching and inspiring' Reader review 5 stars ' What a treat! With its mystery element thrown in to enhance the plot, I found the time sped by and I was lost in another time and place ' Reader review 5 starsSaved: A war reporter's mission to make it home
Par Benjamin Hall. 2023
"An affecting, singular story...a bracing tale of life on the edge of death." —Kirkus Reviews When veteran war reporter Benjamin…
Hall woke up in Kyiv on the morning of March 14, 2022, he had no idea that, within hours, Russian bombs would nearly end his life. As a journalist for Fox News, Hall had worked in dangerous war zones like Syria and Afghanistan, but with three young daughters at home, life on the edge was supposed to be a thing of the past. Yet when Russia viciously attacked Ukraine in February 2022, Hall quickly volunteered to go. A few weeks later, while on assignment, Hall and his crew were blown up in a Russian strike. With Hall himself gravely injured and stuck in Kyiv, it was unclear if he would make it out alive. This is the story of how he survived—a story that continues to this day. For the first time, Hall shares his experience in full—from his ground-level view of the war to his dramatic rescue to his arduous, and ongoing, recovery. Going inside the events that have permanently transformed him, Hall recalls his time at the front lines of our world's conflicts, exploring how his struggle to step away from war reporting led him back one perilous last time. Featuring nail-biting accounts from the many people across multiple countries who banded together to get him to safety, Hall offers a stunning look at complex teamwork and heartfelt perseverance that turned his life into a mission. Through it all, Hall's spirit has remained undaunted, buoyed by that remarkable corps of people from around the world whose collective determination ensured his survival. Evocative, harrowing, and deeply moving, Saved is a powerful memoir of family and friends, of life and healing, and of how to respond when you are tested in ways you never thought possibleBeverly hills spy: The double-agent war hero who helped japan attack pearl harbor
Par Ronald Drabkin. 2024
In the spirit of Ben Macintyre's greatest spy nonfiction, the truly unbelievable and untold story of Frederick Rutland—a debonair British…
WWI hero, flying ace, fixture of Los Angeles society, and friend of Golden Age Hollywood stars—who flipped to become a spy for Japan in the lead-up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Frederick Rutland was an accomplished aviator, British WWI war hero, and real-life James Bond. He was the first pilot to take off and land a plane on a ship, a decorated warrior for his feats of bravery and rescue, was trusted by the admirals of the Royal Navy, had a succession of aeronautical inventions, and designed the first modern aircraft carrier. He was perhaps the most famous early twentieth-century naval aviator. Despite all of this, and due mostly to class politics, Rutland was not promoted in the new Royal Air Force in the wake of WWI. This ignominy led the disgruntled Rutland to become a spy for the Japanese navy. Plied with riches and given a salary ten times the highest-paid admiral, shuttled between Los Angeles and Tokyo where he lived in large mansions in both Beverly Hills and Yokohama, and insinuating himself into both LA high society and Japan's high command, Rutland would go on to contribute to the Japanese navy with both strategic and technical intelligence. This included scouting trips to Pearl Harbor, investigations of military preparedness, and aircraft technology. All this while living a double life, frequenting private California clubs and hosting lavish affairs for Hollywood stars and military dignitaries in his mansion on the Los Angeles Bird Streets. Supported by recently declassified FBI files and by incorporating unique and rare research through MI5 and Japanese Naval archives that few English speakers have access to, author Ronald Drabkin pieces together to completion, for the first time, this stranger-than-fiction story of one of the most fascinating and enigmatic characters of espionage history. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobookOutspoken: My Fight for Freedom and Human Rights in Afghanistan
Par Sima Samar. 2024
The impassioned memoir of Afghanistan's Sima Samar: medical doctor, public official, founder of schools and hospitals, thorn in the side…
of the Taliban, nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, and lifelong advocate for girls and women."I have three strikes against me. I’m a woman, I speak out for women, and I’m Hazara, the most persecuted ethnic group in Afghanistan."Dr. Sima Samar has been fighting for equality and justice for most of her life. Born into a polygamous family, she learned early that girls had inferior status, and she had to agree to an arranged marriage if she wanted to go to university. By the time she was in medical school, she had a son, Ali, and had become a revolutionary. After her husband was disappeared by the pro-Russian regime, she escaped. With her son and medical degree, she took off into the rural areas—by horseback, by donkey, even on foot—to treat people who had never had medical help before.Sima Samar's wide-ranging experiences both in her home country and on the world stage have given her inside access to the dishonesty, the collusion, the corruption, the self-serving leaders, and the hijacking of religion. And as a former Vice President, she knows all the players in this chess game called Afghanistan. With stories that are at times poignant, at times terrifying, inspiring as well as disheartening, Sima provides an unparalleled view of Afghanistan’s past and its present. Despite being in grave personal danger for many years, she has worked tirelessly for the dream she is convinced is an achievable one: justice and full human rights for all the citizens of her country.The Peace: A Warrior's Journey
Par Romeo Dallaire. 2024
International humanitarian icon and bestselling author General Roméo Dallaire guides readers on a crucial and inspiring journey from past wars…
through post-modern conflict toward a vision of lasting peace.In The Peace, Roméo Dallaire shows us the past, present and future of war through the prism of his own life. Trained in classic warfare during the Cold War era of mutual deterrence, Dallaire in good faith commanded the UN’s peacekeeping mission for Rwanda in 1994, only to see the country abandoned and descend into the hell of genocide. The battered, tortured warrior who emerged from that catastrophe grew determined to help repair the new world disorder—to prevent genocide, abolish the use of child soldiers, and find ways to intervene in, even prevent, conflicts in defence of humanity. And so Dallaire helped advance the doctrines of Responsibility to Protect and the Will to Intervene only to witness those initiatives falter because of the same old power politics, national self-interest and general indifference that had allowed the genocide in Rwanda to unfold unchecked. In his final act, Dallaire has become a warrior working towards a better future in which those old paradigms are rejected and replaced. In The Peace he calls out the elements that undermine true security because they reinforce the dangerous, self-interested belief that "balance" of power and truces are the best we can do. Too often we say we are "at peace" because the bombs are falling elsewhere and we, ourselves, are not under attack. Dallaire shows us a path, instead, to what he calls "the peace," a state where, above all else, humanity values the ties that bind us and the planet together—and acts accordingly. This book is the cri de coeur of a warrior who has been to hell and back and hopes to help guide us to a better place.An army afire: How the us army confronted its racial crisis in the vietnam era
Par Beth Bailey. 2023
By the late 1960s, what had been widely heralded as the best qualified, best-trained army in United States history was…
descending into crisis as the Vietnam War raged without end. Morale was tanking. AWOL rates were rising. And in August 1968, a group of Black soldiers seized control of the infamous Long Binh Jail, burned buildings, and beat a white inmate to death with a shovel. The days of "same mud, same blood" were over, and a new generation of Black GIs had decisively rejected the slights and institutional racism their forefathers had endured. As Black and white soldiers fought in barracks and bars, with violence spilling into surrounding towns within the United States and in West Germany, Vietnam, South Korea, and Japan, army leaders grew convinced that the growing racial crisis undermined the army's ability to defend the nation. Acclaimed military historian Beth Bailey shows how the United States Army tried to solve that racial crisis (in army terms, "the problem of race"). Army leaders were surprisingly creative in confronting demands for racial justice, even willing to challenge fundamental army principles of discipline, order, hierarchy, and authority. Bailey traces a frustrating yet fascinating story, as a massive, conservative institution came to terms with demands for changeThe Danger Imperative: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing
Par Michael Sierra-Arévalo. 2024
Policing is violent. And its violence is not distributed equally: stark racial disparities persist despite decades of efforts to address…
them. Amid public outcry and an ongoing crisis of police legitimacy, there is pressing need to understand not only how police perceive and use violence but also why.With unprecedented access to three police departments and drawing on more than 100 interviews and 1,000 hours on patrol, The Danger Imperative provides vital insight into how police culture shapes officers’ perception and practice of violence. From the front seat of a patrol car, it shows how the institution of policing reinforces a cultural preoccupation with violence through academy training, departmental routines, powerful symbols, and officers’ street-level behavior.This violence-centric culture makes no explicit mention of race, relying on the colorblind language of “threat” and “officer safety.” Nonetheless, existing patterns of systemic disadvantage funnel police hyperfocused on survival into poor minority neighborhoods. Without requiring individual bigotry, this combination of social structure, culture, and behavior perpetuates enduring inequalities in police violence.A trailblazing, on-the-ground account of modern policing, this book shows that violence is the logical consequence of an institutional culture that privileges officer survival over public safety.Mad Woman: The hotly anticipated follow-up to lifechanging bestseller, MAD GIRL
Par Bryony Gordon. 2024
Bryony Gordon presents the long-anticipated follow up to her phenomenal Number One Sunday Times Bestseller, Mad Girl.Ten years on from…
first writing about her own experiences of mental illness, Bryony Gordon still receives messages about the effects it has on people. Now perimenopausal and well into the next stage of her life, parenting an almost-adolescent, just what has that help - and that connection with other unwell people - taught Bryony about herself, and the society we live in? What has she learned, and why have her views on mental health changed so radically? After coming out the other side of the biggest trauma of our living memory - a global pandemic - existing in a state of perma-crisis has now become our new normal.From burnout and binge eating, to living with fluctuating hormones and the endless battle to stay sober, Bryony begins to question whether she got mental illness wrong in the first place. Is it simply a chemical imbalance, or rather a normal response from your brain telling you that something isn't right? Mad Woman explores the most difficult of all the lesson she's learned over the last decade - that our notion of what makes a happy life is the very thing that's making us so sad.(P)2024 Headline Publishing Group LtdRoutledge Handbook of Maritime Security
Par Ruxandra-Laura Boşilcă, Susana Ferreira, Barry J. Ryan. 2022
This handbook offers a critical and substantial analysis of maritime security and documents the most pressing strategic, economic, socio-cultural and…
legal questions surrounding it. Written by leading international experts, this comprehensive volume presents a wide variety of theoretical positions on maritime security, detailing its achievements and outlining outstanding issues faced by those in the field. The book includes studies which cover the entire spectrum of activity along which maritime security is developing, including, piracy, cyber security, energy security, terrorism, narco-subs and illegal fishing. Demonstrating the transformative character and potential of the topic, the book is divided into two parts. The first part exhibits a range of perspectives and new approaches to maritime security, and the second explores emerging developments in the practice of security at sea, as well as regional studies written by local maritime security experts. Taken together, these contributions provide a compelling account of the evolving maritime security environment, casting fresh light on theoretical and empirical aspects.The book will be of much interest to practitioners and students of maritime security, naval studies, security studies, maritime history, and International Relations in general.Family-Based Treatment for Eating Disorders Piece by Piece: A Practical Guide for Parents
Par James Lock, Aileen Whyte, Brittany Matheson, Nandini Datta. 2024
The book illustrates how parents who are participating in family-based treatment (FBT) for their child's eating disorder (ED) may enhance…
their chances of achieving optimal outcomes for their child by more successfully navigating the challenges that often impede progress in treatment and recovery.The stance of the book is transdiagnostic, so that the information provided spans all ED diagnoses including anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), binge eating disorder (BED), avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), and atypical ED presentations as well as conditions that fall outside current diagnostic criteria. This book aims to help parents identify how they can make the most out of FBT therapy no matter which ED symptoms their child experiences. Case vignettes across the diagnostic and clinical spectrum are used liberally throughout the book, not only to illustrate examples of some of the specific challenges families face, but to help parents normalize the emotions they may feel around their experience of trying to help their child and around their experience of participating in the FBT intervention itself. A respectful and supportive tone makes this resource accessible and jargon-free for parents, and provides useful information and approaches for psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and allied health practitioners who deliver FBT to young people and families.¡Estrés, aléjate de mí!
Par Pílula Digital. 2024
Todo el mundo se enfrenta a algún tipo de estrés en la vida, y no siempre es fácil ENCONTRAR alivio.…
Las obligaciones familiares y profesionales, los OBJETIVOS personales, los PROBLEMAS FINANCIEROS... la lista parece interminable. Pero aquí está la BUENA NOTICIA: hay maneras SENCILLAS de manejar de forma EFICAZ tus niveles de estrés para que no lleguen al punto de hacerte perder la cabeza. Por supuesto, no es posible evitar el estrés por completo. Pero HAY maneras de aprender a IDENTIFICAR los desencadenantes del estrés, CONTROLAR sus niveles. LIDIAR con el estrés y la ansiedad. En este E-BOOK, veremos algunas de las MUCHAS MANERAS en que puedes MEJORAR tu calidad de vida APRENDIENDO a manejar adecuadamente tus niveles de estrés. Lo mejor de todo es que todos los MÉTODOS presentados en este E-BOOK están basados en métodos y productos 100% naturales. ¿Estás listo para APRENDER FINALMENTE cómo manejar de manera rápida y eficaz tus niveles de estrés y VIVIR la vida que mereces? ¡Feliz lectura!How to start on YouTube: Practical tips to make your YouTube channel grow continuously.
Par Pílula Digital. 2023
Creating a YouTube CHANNEL can be a good ALTERNATIVE for anyone who wants to MAKE MONEY on the Internet. Full…
of resources, the platform has space for content CREATORS who produce videos on VARIOUS subjects. To create a channel, you just need a GOOGLE ACCOUNT, a good camera, video editing software, and CREATIVITY to think about content. The page creation process is simple, but MAINTENANCE requires DEVELOPING strategies so that the channel achieves SUCCESS and begins to monetize. In this E-BOOK you will learn the FIRST STEPS to CREATING a YouTube channel from scratch. Good reading!How to silence your mind and find peace
Par Pílula Digital. 2023
A major source of STRESS and psychosomatic illnesses stems from the mental TURBILLION we subject ourselves to on a DAILY…
basis. The head never stops PROCESSING INTRUSIVE thoughts, which are not always positive. Most of them are THOUGHTS of fear and worry. But how do we STOP this process that seems so AUTOMATIC and autonomous? To SOLVE it, many turn to medication. An effective measure in the short term, BUT with NEGATIVE consequences over time. As a result, alternative ways have been sought. In this short book you will learn SIMPLE TECHNIQUES, which are within the reach of ANYONE to do -- and which when PRACTICED correctly; will give you the POWER to EMPTY your mind; and thus ACHIEVE the much desired PEACE.Cómo superar una entrevista de trabajo: Guía completa para superar una entrevista de trabajo
Par Pílula Digital. 2023
Al leer el libro "Cómo superar una entrevista de trabajo", aprenderás, entre otras cosas, lecciones de valor incalculable que, si…
las pone en práctica en tu profesión, aumentarán casi un 100% tus posibilidades de tener éxito en una entrevista de trabajo. Parece una broma, ¡pero no lo es! Lo que ocurre es que la mayoría de las personas que buscan trabajo ni siquiera se dan cuenta de lo que ocurre en una entrevista de trabajo. Como resultado, apenas se preparan y pronto descubren después de la entrevista que han sido rechazados, y lo que es peor; van de nuevo por segunda, tercera o incluso cuarta vez. ¿Triste realidad? Sí, pero es la verdad. Sin embargo, no tiene por qué ser así para ti. Si utilizas las estrategias adecuadas y prestas toda tu atención a los consejos de oro descritos en las instrucciones paso a paso de este libro, puedes estar seguro de que pronto tendrás el trabajo de tus sueños.Cómo encontrar pareja rápidamente
Par Pílula Digital. 2023
Hay algunas ACTITUDES que te alejan de la persona con la que QUIERES salir. Es IMPORTANTE ser CONSCIENTE de ciertos…
puntos, de lo contrario la posibilidad que tienes de CONQUISTAR a la persona que te gusta se irá por el desagüe. Tanto si estás SALIENDO CON ALGUIEN como si no, tus actitudes REVELAN mucho sobre tu COMPORTAMIENTO y también MUESTRAN quién eres. Por lo tanto, NECESITAS estar atento si REALMENTE quieres MANTENER al amor de tu vida a tu lado, o incluso encontrar a alguien QUE TE QUIERA. ¡Feliz lectura!Pinterest simplificado
Par Pílula Digital. 2023
PINTEREST es una de las diversas formas existentes de TRABAJAR con internet. Pero, como pocas personas saben cómo ganar dinero…
en PINTEREST, actualizaron la herramienta en 2021 y TORNARON el proceso SIMPLE y TRANSPARENTE. De esa forma, la ENORME comunidad de CREADORES DE CONTENIDO que tiene allí, LOGRA saber de una forma fácil cómo MONETIZAR su trabajo. Por lo tanto, si usted QUIERE saber cómo GANAR DINERO en PINTEREST para tener un INGRESO EXTRA o transformarlo en su NUEVO TRABAJO, consulte en este libro las formas de MONETIZAR en la plataforma! ¡Buena lectura!How to terminate bad feelings
Par Pílula Digital. 2023
Every human being possesses a big diversity of sentiments and emotions. Some deeply bother us, others please us. Each of…
our emotions contains a specific purpose and we need to learn how to deal with them in a healthy way. It's impossible to get rid of emotions. Anyhow, they are necessary and life linger to be a little boring or even dangerous if they didn’t exist. Besides that, suppressing them excessively can cause trouble. Therefore, this eBook is aimed to help you to do a good emotional regulation.How to do well in a job interview: Complete guide to do well in a job interview
Par Pílula Digital. 2024
'How to do well in a job interview' provides valuable lessons that may increase your chances of passing a job…
interview by almost 100%. It looks like a joke, but it is not! Most people who are looking for a job are not even aware of what happens in a job interview. Ill-prepared they fail the first interview. Sometimes on the second, third, and fourth... Sad reality? Yes. But it's the truth! However, you don’t need to go this way, do you? With the right strategies and the golden tips described in the step-by-step instructions of this book, you can be sure that soon, the job of your dreams will be a reality.Cómo descubrir su propósito de vida
Par Pílula Digital. 2023
¿Por qué es tan IMPORTANTE identificar su PROPÓSITO de vida? Bueno, tener un propósito de VIDA, -- entre otras cosas…
-- promueve en nosotros el sentimiento de PERTENENCIA. Usted sabe que es allí donde debería ESTAR y sabe que usted está haciendo algo que tiene SENTIDO con lo que usted piensa y con quien usted es. En las páginas de este pequeño libro, usted aprenderá 5 pasos SIMPLES que le ayudarán a DESCUBRIR cuál es realmente el PROPÓSITO de su vida en este mundo.Cómo acertar en la alimentación de su mascota
Par Pílula Digital. 2024
Una alimentación de CALIDAD influye directamente en la SALUD y la LONGEVIDAD de su mascota, y cuanto MEJOR sea, más…
ENERGÍA y DISPOSICIÓN tendrá ella en el día a día, además de estar MUY BIEN CUIDADA, tanto por dentro como por fuera.