My dare My friend My fault Uplifting & unpredictable this poignant debut middle-grade novel is a classic in the making Perfect for fans of Wonder & A Boy Called Hope Ethan had been many things He was always ready for adventure & always willing to accept a dare especially from his best friend Kacey But that was before Before the accident that took Kacey from him Before his family moved from the city he loves to a tiny town in the middle of nowhere Ethan's new home feels like the place for second chances It's also home to Coralee a girl with a big personality & even bigger stories Coralee may be just the friend Ethan needs except Ethan isn't the only one with secrets Coralee's are catching up with her & what she's hiding might be putting both their lives at risk The Ethan I Was Before is a story of friendship wonder adventure & ultimately of hope ...

In this powerful book William F Felice argues that a new range of human rights duties for individuals nation states & global institutions has emerged in our modern interconnected era He investigates the compelling ideas of ethical interdependence & new global human rights duties in four case studies mass incarceration in the United States LGBT rights in Africa women's rights in Saudi Arabia & environmental rights in China Felice argues that in all four cases a human-rights threshold has been surpassed & urgent action is needed to address unacceptable levels of human suffering Beginning with a primer on how the international community through the United Nations has codified international human rights law Felice explores the conflicts between rights problems of compliance & the difficulties that emerge when cultural & religious rights are privileged over the rights of individuals & groups He shows that a robust normative framework of global governance & global citizenship is central to the actualization of human rights protection for all ...

Renowned Israeli historian Ilan Pappe's groundbreaking book revisits the formation of the State of Israel Between 1947 & 1949 over 400 Palestinian villages were deliberately destroyed civilians were massacred & around a million men women & children were expelled from their homes at gunpoint Denied for almost six decades had it happened today it could only have been called ethnic cleansing Decisively debunking the myth that the Palestinian population left of their own accord in the course of this war Ilan Pappe offers impressive archival evidence to demonstrate that from its very inception a central plank in Israel's founding ideology was the forcible removal of the indigenous population Indispensable for anyone interested in the current crisis in the Middle East ...

Completely updated revised & redesigned in colour throughout this classic bestselling text continues to provide a concise introduction to the important fundamentals of animal behaviour from genetics physiology motivation learning & cognition through to social & reproductive behaviour abnormal behaviour & human-animal interactions
- Concise but comprehensive coverage of all the fundamentals of animal behaviour in companion farm & laboratory animals
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- New for the third edition new chapters on fur animals with the inclusion of more species & expanded sections on canine behaviour This text remains a highly respected essential resource for both students & lecturers in animal & veterinary science animal welfare zoology & psychology



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The Etruscans were a powerful & influential civilization in ancient Italy But despite their prominence they are often misrepresented as mysterious
- a strange unknowable people whose language & culture have largely vanished Lucy Shipley's new history of the Etruscans presents a different picture of a people who traded with Greece & shaped the development of Rome who inspired Renaissance artists & Romantic firebrands & whose influence is still felt strongly in the modern world Covering colonialism & conquest misogyny & mystique Etruscan history is woven with the very latest archaeological evidence to provide a unique perspective on this enigmatic culture revealing how much we now know & how much still remains undiscovered The book explores Etruscan culture through a series of stories that also reveal the biases & prejudices of the present day It describes the journey of Etruscan objects from the point of their creation through the story of their use loss rediscovery & reinvention From the wrappings of an Egyptian mummy displayed in a fashionable salon to the extra-curricular activities of a member of the Bonaparte family it takes us on an extraordinary voyage through Etruscan archaeology that leads to surprising & intriguing places
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' We are looking for the things that enable us to live a noble & happy lifeand what prospects decent people will have of acquiring any of them' The Eudemian Ethics is a major treatise on moral philosophy whose central concern is what makes life worth living Aristotle considers the role of happiness & what happiness consists of & he analyses various factors that contribute to it human agency the relation between action & virtue & the concept of virtue itself Moral & intellectual virtues are classified & considered & finally the roles of friendship & pleasure It deals with the same issues as the better-known Nicomachean Ethics with which it holds three books in common & its special qualities as well as the similarities & differences between the two works are of fundamental concern to anyone interested in Aristotle's philosophy This is the first time the Eudemian Ethics has been published in its entirety in any modern language Anthony Kenny's fine translation is accompanied by a lucid introduction & explanatory notes which assist the reader in understanding this important work ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more ...

Can the Euro be saved? Should it be? Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph E Stiglitz dismantles the prevailing consensus around what ails Europe
- arguing that economic stagnation is a direct result of the Euro's flawed birth demolishing the champions of austerity & offering solutions that can rescue the continent from further devastation' Stiglitz could hardly have timed The Euro better one of those economists with a rare ability to help readers understand complex ideas' Philip Aldrick The Times' Original hard-hitting Much more than a demolition job These chapters are full of constructive proposals' Martin Sandbu Financial Times' Terrific & clarifying' Peter Goodman The New York Times' Coolly analytical he is surely right without a radical overhaul of its workings the Euro seems all but certain to fail' Economist
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The European Game is an adventure Over three months Dan Fieldsend travelled the continent discovering the methods for success used at some of the biggest clubs in Europe from Ajax & Juventus to Feyenoord Inter Milan Bayern Munch Benfica Athletic Bilbao & many more At each institution he visited Fieldsend delved to the very heart of what made the club tick speaking to members of staff all the way up the hierarchical ladder from scouts & academy coaches to first team managers analysts & board members pulling back the curtain to reveal their day to day workings This book is about travel about society about identity & attachment It comprises leadership tactics coaching & scouting as well as politics finance fandom & culture This is a broad investigation into Europe's relationship with football & what nations can learn from one another celebrating the uniqueness of football clubs around the continent & the culture of their nations & exploring whether or not the methods they implement with success can be instilled in other domestic leagues ...

This revised & expanded volume brings together a carefully-selected collection of primary sources drawn from medieval & sixteenth-century texts Notable for its comprehensive coverage it consolidates a broad range of important documents which until now have been scattered through numerous volumes of primary materials An invaluable collection of primary sources edited by a renowned reformations scholar which brings together significant & illuminating documents from this influential period Revised & updated to include catechetical writings by Luther & Calvin & increased analysis of their theological writings as well as coverage of women reformers such as Caritas Pirckheimer Katharina Schutz-Zell & Olimpia Morata
Includes: a broad range of documents spanning major theological writings through to confessions political grievances & writings drawn from tracts poems & satires Features observer accounts of events & debates that lucidly depict the personalities of the reformers offering students their first direct engagement with participants in the European reformations Creates an ideal accompaniment to Lindberg s The European Reformations 2nd edition or can be used alongside any text on the European reformations for a complete learning guide
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