When the mother of an autistic young man hires a call girl to make him happy, three lives collide in unexpected and moving ways ... changing everything. A devastatingly beautiful, rich and thought-provoking novel that will warm your heart. Sebastian James Murphy is twenty years, six months and two days old. He loves swimming, fried eggs and Billy Ocean. Sebastian is autistic. And lonely. Veronica wants

World Cinema and the Essay Film examines the ways in which essay film practices are deployed by non-Western filmmakers in specific local and national contexts, in an interconnected world. The book identifies the essay film as a political and ethical tool to reflect upon and potentially resist the multiple, often contradictory effects of globalization. With case studies of essayistic works by John Akomfrah,

\'It seems pretty clear to me that sooner or later we\'ll be at war with Germany, whether we like it or not.\' Carruthers is looking forward to a relaxing holiday when he sets off for the Baltic Sea. Instead he finds himself at the center of a complicated and deadly plot. Will Carruthers and his friend Arthur Davies discover why the sinister and mysterious Herr Dollman is so interested in their little

The master of twisting suspense and New York Times bestselling author gives us fourteen compelling stories of crime and

The Anthropocene is a concept which challenges the foundations of humanities scholarship as it is traditionally understood. It calls not only for closer engagement with the natural sciences but also for a synthetic approach bringing together insights from the various subdisciplines in the humanities and social sciences which have addressed themselves to ecological questions in the past. This book is

By the creators of Death Note The mystery behind manga-making revealed Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world? With Aiko Iwase teaming up with Eiji to get a series in Shonen

A revised and expanded edition of the definitive guide to the Diamond Approach, the modern contemplative practice that integrates psychology and spirituality and emphasizes the importance of self-inquiry. The Diamond Approach has been developed and taught over the last forty-five years by Hameed Ali, who is known chiefly by his pen name, A. H. Almaas. This book, the first to offer a full overview

Whether adored or abhorred, graffiti and street art provoke passionate debate. This is the first comprehensive popular survey of the art movement around the world. Organized thematically, it explores the origins of the movement and its evolution, the relationship between street art and the urban environment, its interactions with (or rejection of) the market and the world of commercial galleries, and

Iehuda, who was once Yehoshuah\'s friend, recalls how he came to lose his faith and find a place among the Romans. Caiaphas, the High Priest at the great Temple in Jerusalem, tries to hold the peace between Rome and Judea. Bar-Avo, a rebel, strives to bring that peace tumbling

One of the world\'s leading thinkers on truth explains what it is, the different ways of approaching and understanding it, and why it

This is a handbook to the Eucharist looking in detail at the principles of liturgical celebration as well as ritual instructions. This approach to the rite will show ministers how to enable the community to gather, encounter Christ in word and sacrament and be sent out in response to that encounter. This will help ministers to hold the liturgy together, with a sense of momentum which moves the community

For everyone practicing Qigong, Yoga, Tai Chi, Reiki, and Meditation, Qi Effect: Enhance Your Personal Practice - Chinese Energy meets Quantum Biology is a game changer on a personal and professional level. Drawing from over 40 years of research, study, and practice in the healing arts, Senior Qigong Teacher and Chairman of the Qigong Institute Francesco Garri Garripoli takes you on a non-stop, captivating

The proposed book covers the aspects of modern transportation systems, with intelligent control and would be extremely useful to students, teachers, and industry professionals. It discusses artificial intelligence-based approaches and technologies in controlling and operating solar photovoltaic systems to generate power for electric vehicles. Highlights how different technological advancements have

This book contains 34 technical papers presented at the Advances in Architectural Geometry Conference held in Stuttgart 2023. Modern geometric computing increasingly plays a role in modeling environments and processing sensing information, providing a variety of tools for the efficient design, analysis, and manufacturing of complex shapes. The research area of architectural geometry (AG) has emerged

Colloquial Polish: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Polish as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Polish in

Complete 1935 edition of War is a Racket by retired Major General Smedley D. Butler USMC. Butler turns against his life-long profession and exposes war as a racket, in which the few profit and the many pay the aching costs. This is a hard-hitting book by a hard-hitting soldier. He does more than expose and denounce the racket of war. He outlines a program for the control of wars in future-a simple,

Help your child navigate the complexities of family and boundaries with Boundaries. It\'s a story of love, understanding, and the power of setting healthy limits.Meet Victoria, a curious little girl who wonders why she gets to see her mom\'s family but not her dad\'s. In Boundaries., Author Justin Shepherd skillfully tackles the delicate topic of family dynamics and the importance of setting boundaries

Targeted practice questions covering the GCSE grade 9-1