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Yael's Whimsical Quest

Auteure: Rahel T. Dires

Nombre de pages: 32

Join Yael, a curious child, and her wise friend Opal, as they discover her family's secrets in an enchanting African town. 'Yael's Whimsical Quest: Heritage Uncovered' is a delightful children's book celebrating diversity and the joy of exploring the unknown. We recommend you read it aloud with your 6- to 8-year-old (especially if your child is a non-native English speaker) while independent reading is suitable for 9- to 12-year-old children. Come along with Yael on a magical journey through family, culture and enchantment. Support a black author during Black History Month!

Cycle de l'Homme et de la Vérité - Intégrale

Auteure: Maxime Chattam

Nombre de pages: 1182

Une trilogie terrifiante de Maxime Chattam. Ils sont déjà parmi nous...Une guerre sans nom. De jeunes soldats sauvagement mutilés dans des mises en scène effroyables. Mais l'ennemi n'est pas le coupable. Pour le lieutenant Frewin, fasciné par le langage du sang, il ne peut s'agir que d'un psychopathe, un monstre de ruse et sadisme, un prédateur cruel et archaïque qui va les décimer un par un... Esotérisme, codes secrets, sectes millénaires, complots... Maxime Chattam nous entraîne dans une terrifiante course contre la montre, contre la mort, au-delà du miroir. Intégrale comprenant les thrillers suivants : - Prédateurs - Les arcanes du chaos - La théorie Gaïa

La Dame des deux terres

Auteure: Wendy Wallace

Nombre de pages: 304

​1882, une jeune femme débarque en Égypte : un voyage fascinant mais terriblement dangereux... À vingt-trois ans, Harriet Heron, gravement asthmatique depuis l'enfance, n'a quasiment jamais quitté Londres, pourtant fortement polluée par les fumées à cette époque de la révolution industrielle. Passionnée d'égyptologie, elle convainc sa mère Louisa de l'emmener à Alexandrie, afin de soigner son asthme. Sa tante Yael, vieille fille bigote, sera du voyage. Elles rencontrent au cours de la traversée un peintre séduisant, qui s'avère être une ancienne connaissance de Louisa. Arrivée à Alexandrie, Harriet est envoûtée par les lieux – la jeune fille surprotégée commence enfin à vivre ! Elle est toutefois troublée par le mystérieux passé de sa mère, et des émeutes meurtrières viennent perturber le séjour. Harriet devra alors surmonter son handicap et triompher du danger qui la menace.

Gender-Play in the Hebrew Bible

Auteure: Amy Kalmanofsky

Nombre de pages: 213

Though the Hebrew Bible often reflects and constructs a world that privileges men, many of its narratives play extensively with the gender norms of the society in which they were written. Drawing from feminist, masculinity and queer studies, Gender-Play in the Hebrew Bible uses close literary analysis to argue that the writers of the Bible intentionally challenge gender norms in order to reveal the dangers of destabilizing societal and theological hierarchies that privilege men and masculinity. This book presents a fascinating argument about the construction and import of gender in the biblical narratives, and will be of great interest to academics in the fields of religion, theology, and Biblical studies as well as gender studies.

Pragmatic Markers, Discourse Markers and Modal Particles

Auteure: Chiara Fedriani , Andrea Sansó

Nombre de pages: 504

This book offers new perspectives into the description of the form, meaning and function of Pragmatic Markers, Discourse Markers and Modal Particles in a number of different languages, along with new methods for identifying their ‘prototypical’ instances in situated language contexts, often based on cross-linguistic comparisons. The papers collected in this volume also discuss different factors at play in processes of grammaticalization and pragmaticalization, which include contact-induced change and pragmatic borrowing, socio-interactional functional pressures and sociopragmatic indexicalities, constraints of cognitive processing, together with regularities in semantic change. Putting the traditional issues concerning the status, delimitation and categorization of Pragmatic Markers, Discourse Markers and Modal Particles somewhat off the stage, the eighteen articles collected in this volume deal instead with general questions concerning the development and use of such procedural elements, explored from different approaches, both formal and functional, and from a variety of perspectives – including corpus-based, sociolinguistic, and contrastive perspectives – and offering...

The Routledge Companion to Cultural Text and the Nation

Auteure: Sheera Talpaz , Anuradha Dingwaney Needham

Nombre de pages: 473

The Routledge Companion to Cultural Text and the Nation brings together over 30 articles by leading and emerging scholars from around the world who engage fresh critical lenses, from affect studies to the medical humanities, and re-energize established frameworks to examine the interplay between cultural production and conceptualizations of the nation and nationalism. The scholarship in this volume takes as its objects of analysis various forms of aesthetic and cultural production, from film and literature to museums and costume books, enriching the conversation that has often siloed these forms. Geared toward scholars, graduate students, and upper-level undergraduates across the humanities and social sciences, this timely, interdisciplinary collection is issued at a critical juncture in the transformation of the nation and the global resurgence of regressive and populist nationalist movements. Both offering new insights reorienting our understanding of canonical materials and bringing noncanonical works to light, this volume challenges long-held assumptions about the nation while establishing its continued significance and future possibilities.

Playing Hard at Life

Auteure: Etty Cohen

Nombre de pages: 248

Playing Hard at Life brings contemporary relational thinking to bear on the psychodynamic treatment of a notably difficult group of young patients. Working with New York City teenagers who have survived the wars of inner-city life and Israeli teenage soldiers who have survived the wars of the Middle East, author Etty Cohen documents the extraordinary challenges of forming a treatment alliance with these shattered youngsters, of engaging them psychodynamically, and of working toward a viable termination. The result is not only a poignant record of courage and committment (on the part of patient and therapist alike), but also a valuable extension of modern trauma theory to adolescence as a developmental stage with its own challenges and requirements. The heart and strength of Cohen's book is her vivid documentation of hands-on encounters with her adolescent patients, seen both individually and in group. Cohen makes plain that, with young people so horrendously traumatized, treatment assures a necessarily improvisational character. And yet, she argues, even in the type of pragmatic encounters dictated by massive and repeated trauma, contemporary relational theory provides a compass...

Dada and Its Later Manifestations in the Geographic Margins

Auteure: Ronit Milano , Raya Zommer-tal , Noam Gonnen

Nombre de pages: 239

This volume focuses on the unstudied geographic margins of Dada, delving into the roots of Dada in Israel, Romania, Poland, and North America. Contributors consider some of the practices and experiments that were conceived a century ago, surfaced in art throughout the twentieth century, and are still relevant today. Unearthing its Israeli origins, examining Dadaist expressions in Poland, and shedding light on overlooked facets of Dadaist art in Romania and North America, the authors cast a spotlight on the less-explored geographical peripheries of Dada. The book is organized around four thematic trajectories—space, language, materiality, and reception—which are dissected through the lens of micro-histories. Recognizing the continuing validity of questions raised by Dadaist artists, this volume argues that Dada persists as an ongoing endeavor—a continual reexamination of the fundamental tenets of art and its ever-evolving potential manifestations. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, modernism, and history of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Six Plays of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Auteure: Jamil Khoury, , Michael Malek Najjar , Corey Pond

Nombre de pages: 290

A bold and singular collection of six plays by Arab and Jewish playwrights explores the human toll of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The Admission by Motti Lerner, Scenes From 70* Years by Hannah Khalil, Tennis in Nablus by Ismail Khalidi, Urge for Going by Mona Mansour, The Victims by Ken Kaissar, and The Zionists by Zohar Tirosh-Polk. Rather than striving to achieve balance and moral equivalency between "competing" narratives, the plays investigate themes of identity, justice, occupation, exile, history and homeland with honesty and integrity. The plays do not "take sides" or adhere to ideological orthodoxies but challenge tribalism and narrow definitions of nationalism, while varying widely in thematic content, dramatic structure, and time and place. Where politicians and diplomats fail, artists and storytellers may yet succeed--not in ratifying a peace treaty between Israel and Palestine, but in building the sort of social and political connectivity that enables resolution.

The Peacekeeper

Auteure: Maor Kohn

Nombre de pages: 280

ISA agent Yael Lavie has seen more than enough death and suffering throughout her industrious career. But after losing her husband in a bomb attack, her work takes on a much deeper, personal meaning. When she is called to investigate a series of cybersecurity attacks that leave the government exposed, Yael’s instincts immediately take over. Everything leads her back to one man – The Assyrian. The Assyrian is a shadow, moving from one place to another, wreaking havoc and political turmoil in his wake, with one clear goal - the destruction of the old order in the violent and corrupt Middle East, and the creation of a new areal order. Yael and her team must work with both friends and foes to bring him and his army of sympathizers to justice before they deliver another concussive blow to the self-consuming - war-ravaged Middle East. But the closer she gets, the more The Assyrian seem to slip away, and the more it feels like she’s just a game tool in his big plan.

Displacement, Emplacement, and Migration

Auteure: Chowdhury, Touhid Ahmed

Nombre de pages: 188

Homegrown Magic

Auteure: Jamie Pacton , Rebecca Podos

Nombre de pages: 369

A delightful queer romantic fantasy full of friends-to-lovers chemistry, found family, rival family drama, and cozy garden magic from two acclaimed YA authors making their adult debut Yael Clauneck is more interested in drinking and flirting than joining their powerful family’s business. They’re on the precipice of a predetermined life when they flee their own graduation party, galloping away in search of . . . well, they’re not sure, but maybe the chance to feel like life can still be a grand adventure. Margot Greenwillow—talented plant witch, tea lover, and greenhouse owner—has never felt further from adventure in her life. She’s been desperately trying to keep what remains of her family’s magic remedies business afloat. So when Yael, her childhood friend and former crush, rides back into her life, she’s shocked. But perhaps this could be a good thing. After all, Margot could use an assistant in the greenhouses. Yael has no experience or, honestly, practical skills, but they’re delighted to accept the job. They can lay low for a while, flirting with Margot and figuring out what to do next. Meanwhile, Margot has plans of her own—but plans are notoriously...

Crossing Jerusalem & Other Plays

Auteure: Julia Pascal

Nombre de pages: 235

Includes the plays Crossing Jerusalem, The Golem, Year Zero and St Joan Crossing Jerusalem describes 24 hours in the life of an Israeli family in March 2002, as they cross Jerusalem at the beginning of the latest intifada. Over this 24 hours, personal and political history burst into the present. A complex family drama explodes in the most politically tense city in the world. The Golem is inspired by the medieval Yiddish legend. This story, set in Prague, explores what happens when a monster is contructed to defend his community. This version is written for children. Year Zero is a bitter-sweet satire inspired by interviews conducted in the north of France, where Communists, Gaulists, collaborators and those who were children during the 1940s, provided the original source of material. The play exposes the day to day experiences of the men and women who suffered or profited from those zero years. Joan of Arc has, over five centuries, proved an irresistible and enduring icon for an extremely diverse group of people both within and without France. St Joan is a satire based on a Jewish Black Londoner who dreams she is the legendary Catholic Saint.

Woman at the Window

Auteure: Nehama Aschkenasy

Nombre de pages: 184

In creative, analytical retellings of biblical tales about women, Aschkenasy demonstrates how recurring situations, dilemmas, and modes of conduct represent the politics of women’s realities in premodern civilization—how women’s lives in those times were characterized by social and legal limitations which some accepted and others challenged.

Women and Judaism

Auteure: Malka Drucker

Nombre de pages: 272

Contributors to Women and Judaism describe the many ways in which women are claiming a place in and changing the face of this ancient religion. "Women and Judaism," the editor writes, "carries an intention to do more than bring the reader new ideas to ponder. For Jewish women, it's a charge to claim and re-claim their rightful place in their tradition ... For non-Jewish sisters, we hope that it encourages you to bring change in your traditions as you learn of our effort to be counted as full members of an ancient spiritual community." In this all-encompassing exploration of Judaism for the modern woman, readers attend the first the Bat Mitzvah 70 years ago, hear an imagined response of biblical mothers asked to give up their children, and learn how each holiday contains an ecological message. Readers explore the power of women within a patriarchal tradition, including the story of the first woman rabbi. Readers see demonstrations of how women keep body, mind, and spirit alive, read a new view of biblical women as heroic role models, and enter the memory of women Holocaust survivors. Some contributors write about sexuality, power, and vulnerability, while others present the newest...

Wolf by Wolf: A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Choice

Auteure: Ryan Graudin

Nombre de pages: 317

What would the world look like if the Nazis had won the war? Wolf by Wolf is a gripping thriller about one girl's extraordinary mission to kill Hitler. "Wild and gorgeous, vivid and consuming. I loved it! I can't wait for the sequel." Laini Taylor, bestselling author of the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy The year is 1956, and the Axis powers of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan rule. To commemorate their Great Victory, they host an annual motorbike race across their combined continents. The prize? An audience with the highly reclusive Adolf Hitler at the Victor's ball. Yael has witnessed too much suffering, and the five wolves tattooed on her arm are a constant reminder of the loved ones she lost when she was a prisoner in a brutal concentration camp. Now part of the resistance, Yael has one goal: Win the race and kill Hitler. But the only way to enter the race is to impersonate last year's only female racer, Adele Wolfe. Yael is a master of deception but there are two other competitors it may be impossible to fool - Adele's brother, Felix, and Luka, a boy she clearly has history with. But as Yael grows closer to the other competitors, can she be as ruthless as she needs to be...

Occupational Therapy Groups for Addressing Mental Health Challenges in School-Aged Populations

Auteure: Brad Egan , Cindy Sears , Allen Keener

Nombre de pages: 244

A new resource for school-based occupational therapists, Occupational Therapy Groups for Addressing Mental Health Challenges in School-Aged Populations: A Tier 2 Resource is a collection of occupation-based group interventions and tools that can be used to support students at risk for or with identified mental health challenges. School-wide mental health programs are increasing and expanding. School-based occupational therapists are uniquely positioned to collaborate with traditional school mental health practitioners and provide an occupational perspective on how mental health can impact school performance and participation in academic occupations. Occupational Therapy Groups for Addressing Mental Health Challenges in School-Aged Populations is organized into different sections to assist the occupational therapy practitioner or occupational therapy student in considering different aspects of providing mental health services in schools. The text serves as a flexible compendium of group activities and interventions designed to promote positive mental health for all students and support students at risk for or with identified mental health challenges. What’s included in...

Product Marketing Wisdom

Auteure: Nitin Kartik

Nombre de pages: 298

Unlock the Secrets to Product Marketing Mastery Dive into Product Marketing Wisdom, the ultimate handbook for aspiring and seasoned Product Marketers alike. Packed with 100+ real-world lessons, expert interviews, and actionable insights, this book demystifies everything from market research and competitive analysis to storytelling, sales enablement, and KPIs. Learn from global thought leaders as they share strategies that drive success across industries and markets. Whether you're crafting a Go-To-Market plan, refining your messaging, or leveraging AI to stay ahead, this guide equips you with the tools to excel. Transform your career and make a lasting impact with this indispensable resource for modern marketers. About the Author Nitin Kartik is a Product Marketing Alliance Ambassador and has been recognized as a Global Top-50 Product Marketing Creator. With an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Masters degree from Stanford University, Nitin has also been featured as a product expert on BBC TV. Nitin is also host of multiple Product Marketing shows where he interviews thought leaders to bring fresh insights to the Product Marketing community. What...

Eldurahi

Auteure: Diane Moser

Nombre de pages: 1022

Que seriez-vous capable de faire pour protéger les vies de ceux que vous aimez ? Jusqu'où seriez-vous prêt à aller par vengeance ? Ces questions, Cath aurait préféré ne jamais avoir à y penser. Mais lorsque les pirates ont débarqué sur ses terres, sa vie a basculé. Il lui faudra apprendre à naviguer entre traîtrise, cruauté et souffrance. Il lui faudra faire face à ses peurs, à sa vraie nature. Il lui faudra combattre les démons, sans en devenir un à son tour. Prise dans une guerre cruelle, dans des jeux de pouvoir douloureux, il lui faudra puiser tout au fond d'elle-même la force de se battre. Jusqu'où ira-t-elle pour gagner sa liberté ?

Va, vis et deviens

Auteure: Radu Mihaileanu , Alain Dugrand

Nombre de pages: 157

Un grand roman écrit à quatre mains à partir de l'histoire du film de Radu Mihaileanu (Prix du Meilleur Scénario en 2004) 1984. Des milliers d'Africains de vingt-six pays frappés par la famine se retrouvent dans des camps, au Soudan. A l'initiative d'Israël et des Etats-Unis, une vaste action (opération Moïse) est menée pour emmener des milliers de Juifs Ethiopiens (Falashas) vers Israël. Une mère chrétienne pousse son fils de 9 ans à se déclarer juif, pour le sauver de la famine et de la mort. L'enfant arrive en Terre Sainte. Déclaré orphelin, il est adopté par une famille française sépharade vivant à Tel-Aviv. Il grandit avec la peur que l'on ne découvre son double secret-mensonge : ni juif, ni orphelin, seulement noir. Il découvrira l'amour, la culture occidentale, la judaïté, mais aussi le racisme et la guerre dans les territoires occupés. Il deviendra tout à la fois juif - Israëlien - Français - Tunisien..., une vraie tour de Babel. Mais jamais il n'oubliera sa vraie mère, restée dans le camp, et que secrètement et obstinément, il rêve de retrouver un jour...

Supercherie

Auteure: Jaymin Eve , Jane Washington

Nombre de pages: 334

Willa Knight : Rurale. Esclave. Être non magique. À Minatsol, être une Rurale signifie que vous ne valez littéralement pas mieux que de la merde. Willa est vouée à mener une existence d’esclave au service des Sol, des êtres dotés de magie qui pourraient se voir un jour choisis pour devenir des dieux. Au moins, son village est suffisamment éloigné des villes des Sol pour qu’elle ne soit jamais forcée de se présenter à l’un d’eux... Jusqu’à ce qu’une petite erreur change la donne et qu’un poste pour servir au « Bois des élus », la plus prestigieuse école des Sol au monde, lui soit attribué... situation qu’elle n’a assurément pas méritée. Soudain placée sous le regard vigilant des dieux, elle sera chargée de servir les frères Abcurse, cinq Sol faits d’arrogance, de perfection et de pouvoir. Ils sont eux-mêmes presque des dieux et, à leur service, elle risque de finir condamnée à mort. À moins qu’ils ne fassent de sa vie un tel enfer qu’elle en viendra à le souhaiter. D’une façon comme d’une autre, Willa est en galère.

Je suis Adele Wolfe tome 2

Auteure: Ryan Graudin

Nombre de pages: 584

Le monde est sur le point de se noyer dans un bain de sang... Le Führer vient d’être assassiné. La Résistance, y voyant l’opportunité d’une rébellion longuement attendue, se met en branle. Mais Yael, survivante des camps et à l’origine de ce coup d’éclat, sait qu’il n’en est rien. Le Führer vit toujours et elle seule a conscience que ses camarades d’armes, mis à nu, courent un grand danger. Yael doit les rejoindre coûte que coûte pour les prévenir. Elle devra toutefois faire avec Luka et Felix, eux aussi soupçonnés de trahison par sa faute. S’engage alors une folle course-poursuite semée d’embûches. Le passé et le présent de Yael s'entrechoquent, de lourds secrets éclatent et, dans un contexte où l’on ne parvient pas toujours à distinguer le mensonge de la vérité, une seule question s'impose: Jusqu'où sommes-nous prêts à aller pour protéger ceux que l'on aime ? Traduit de l’anglais (États-Unis) par Serge Cuilleron.

Cold Hearted

Auteure: Angel.b

Nombre de pages: 220

S'il y a bien une chose que Frédérique Bocu déteste, ce sont les menteurs imbus d'arrogance et profiteurs. Tout ce qui représente Bastien Pargne en fait. Cet enfoiré lui a fait croire, le temps de s’envoyer en l'air avec elle, qu'il était étudiant. Sauf, qu'en vérité, il est un de ses patrons. Pire encore : son maître de stage personnel au sein du ranch ! Un peu trop curieux, il découvre une face cachée de la jeune femme à laquelle il ne s’attendait pas. De plus, un fantôme du passé revient dans la vie de Fred, au même titre que celui qui semble avoir la main mise sur le domaine Fenterêt.

Je suis Adèle Wolfe

Auteure: Ryan Graudin

Nombre de pages: 414

1956. Le IIIe Reich et l’Empire du Japon gouvernent le monde. Afin de commémorer la victoire des forces de l’Axe sur le Royaume-Uni et la Russie, Hitler et l’empereur Hirohito organisent chaque année une grande course de moto entre leurs deux continents. Le gagnant remporte une entrevue privée avec le Führer lors du bal de la Victoire. Yael, une survivante des camps, n’a qu’un but dans la vie : gagner cette course et tuer Hitler. Pour parvenir à ses fins, elle décide de se faire passer pour la gagnante de l’année précédente, Adèle Wolfe. L’affaire se corse lorsque le frère et l’ancien petit-ami de cette dernière décident eux aussi de participer à la course... Traduit de l’anglais (États-Unis) par Marie Cambolieu

Les Arcanes du chaos

Auteure: Maxime Chattam

Nombre de pages: 406

Toutes les victimes se croyaient à l'abri du chaos exactement comme vous ! Esotérisme, codes secrets, sectes millénaires, complots... Maxime Chattam nous entraîne dans une terrifiante course contre la montre, contre la mort, au-delà du miroir.

Renaissances

Auteure: H. V. Gavriel

Nombre de pages: 125

Renaissances H.V. Gavriel Roman de 526 500 caractères Quatre hommes tentent, chacun à leur manière, d'oublier leurs traumatismes pour se construire un avenir plus serein. Leurs chemins se croisent. Ils se rencontrent, se lient plus ou moins volontairement, ils s’aiment, se blessent, s’effondrent, se relèvent. Et ce passé qui revient les torturer. Gabriel cache sa trop grande sensibilité sous des dehors de petite terreur. Il vit dans la rue, fait la manche, vend parfois son corps contre une nuit au chaud, un repas ou quelques billets. Hugo le ramasse un soir dans la rue et l'héberge. Pourquoi ce grand gaillard, autrefois policier renommé tient-il aujourd’hui un petit bistro de quartier ? Mischa, fils d’une famille riche, est un jeune avocat d’une rare beauté. Ce prince charmeur attire dans son sillage amis, amants et amoureux, mais ne s'implique jamais. Jamie, l'irlandais, l’ami du frère de Mischa, pourrait bien faire fondre son cœur de glace. Il a vécu quelques années plus tôt avec lui une passion aussi éphémère que douloureuse. Chacun saura-t-il tirer son jeu des imbroglios de la vie ? Retrouvez tous nos titres sur http://www.textesgais.fr/

Approaches to Qualitative Research in Mathematics Education

Auteure: Angelika Bikner-ahsbahs , Christine Knipping , Norma Presmeg

Nombre de pages: 587

This volume documents a range of qualitative research approaches emerged within mathematics education over the last three decades, whilst at the same time revealing their underlying methodologies. Continuing the discussion as begun in the two 2003 ZDM issues dedicated to qualitative empirical methods, this book presents astate of the art overview on qualitative research in mathematics education and beyond. The structure of the book allows the reader to use it as an actual guide for the selection of an appropriate methodology, on a basis of both theoretical depth and practical implications. The methods and examples illustrate how different methodologies come to life when applied to a specific question in a specific context. Many of the methodologies described are also applicable outside mathematics education, but the examples provided are chosen so as to situate the approach in a mathematical context.

United States Plant Patents

Auteure: United States. Patent And Trademark Office

Nombre de pages: 314

Les Gardien de la paix

Auteure: Maor Kohn

Nombre de pages: 419

L’agent de l’ISA, Yael Lavie, a vu plus qu’assez de mort et de souffrance au cours de sa carrière bien remplie. Mais après avoir perdu son mari dans un attentat à la bombe, son travail prend une signification beaucoup plus profonde et personnelle. Lorsqu’elle est appelée à enquêter sur une série de cyberattaques qui exposent le gouvernement, les instincts de Yael s’activent immédiatement. Tout la ramène à un homme : l’Assyrien. L’Assyrien est une ombre qui se déplace d’un endroit à l’autre, semant le chaos et l’agitation politique sur son passage, avec un objectif clair : la destruction de l’ancien ordre au Moyen-Orient violent et corrompu et la création d’un nouvel ordre aérien. Yael et son équipe doivent collaborer aussi bien avec des amis qu’avec des ennemis pour le traduire, lui et son armée de sympathisants, en justice avant qu’ils ne portent un autre coup dévastateur au Moyen-Orient déchiré par la guerre. Mais plus elle se rapproche de lui, plus il semble que l’Assyrien s’échappe, et plus elle se sent comme un simple outil dans son grand plan.

Landscapes and Landforms of Israel

Auteure: Amos Frumkin , Nurit Shtober-zisu

Nombre de pages: 386

This edited book will bring together a collection of works that comprehensively address the various landforms of Israel and how their evolution has been shaped over time by multiple geomorphic agents. Israel is a small country with highly diverse landscapes and climates; this overview of the most prominent landscapes will describe the processes, origins and the environmental significance of those landscapes. The sites described in this book include lowlands to mountains, the rift valley, and desert to Mediterranean zones, along with long-term interactions between their geomorphology and people, which largely contributed to modern landscapes. The book will be relevant to those interested in the geology, physical geography and history of Israel, and the processes that shaped its unique landscapes.

Sisters at Sinai

Auteure: Jill Hammer

Nombre de pages: 321

In this marvelous anthology of 24 stories about women in the Bible, Rabbi Jill Hammer draws from the ancient tradition of Midrash -- creative interpretation that elaborates upon the sparse details of the biblical text -- and brings to life the inner world and experiences of these unforget-table characters. The stories reintroduce Lilith, Sarah, Leah, Miriam, and many other notable women of the Bible as the author weaves together the rabbinic legends and her own vivid imagination. Hammer's commentary includes a list of biblical texts and an explanation of how each story came to be written and why. Praised for its originality and expressiveness, this book gives biblical women the honor they deserve -- an honor due them as prophets, rulers, and teachers. Book jacket.

Bibliography of Agriculture with Subject Index

Nombre de pages: 1238

La source

Auteure: Paul Anel

Nombre de pages: 189

Tiltil et Yonas ont grandi à Rivebelle, un paisible village de pêcheurs au bord de l’Ardin. Rien ne trouble cette paix, pas même les récits inquiétants de ces voyageurs éméchés, le soir, au comptoir du Bateau Ivre, qui parlent avec chaleur de la cité d’Annandelle aux tours dressées vers le ciel, de la sombre forteresse de Toll-Ammon, autrefois gardée par les elfes et des orques. Au début du printemps, lorsque d’ordinaire la fonte des neiges gonfle la rivière, le niveau de l’Ardin commence à baisser. Les habitants de Rivebelle s’enferment alors dans un mutisme effaré. Pressentant quelque sombre et douloureux secret, Tiltil et Yonas décident de remonter à la source de l’Ardin. C’est le début d’un voyage fantastique et terrifiant au cours duquel les légendes deviennent réalité.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Auteure: National Academy Of Sciences (u.s.)

Nombre de pages: 1626

Ze’enah U-Re’enah

Auteure: Morris M. Faierstein

Nombre de pages: 1292

This book is the first scholarly English translation of the Ze’enah U-Re’enah, a Jewish classic originally published in the beginning of the seventeenth century, and was the first significant anthological commentary on the Torah, Haftorot and five Megillot. The Ze’enah U-Re’enah is a major text that was talked about but has not adequately studied, although it has been published in two hundred and seventy-four editions, including the Yiddish text and partial translation into several languages. Many generations of Jewish men and women have studied the Torah through the Rabbinic and medieval commentaries that the author of the Ze’enah U-Re’enah collected and translated in his work. It shaped their understanding of Jewish traditions and the lives of Biblical heroes and heroines. The Ze’enah U-Re’enah can teach us much about the influence of biblical commentaries, popular Jewish theology, folkways, and religious practices. This translation is based on the earliest editions of the Ze’enah U-Re’enah, and the notes annotate the primary sources utilized by the author.

Jews and Their Roman Rivals

Auteure: Katell Berthelot

Nombre de pages: 552

How encounters with the Roman Empire compelled the Jews of antiquity to rethink their conceptions of Israel and the Torah Throughout their history, Jews have lived under a succession of imperial powers, from Assyria and Babylonia to Persia and the Hellenistic kingdoms. Jews and Their Roman Rivals shows how the Roman Empire posed a unique challenge to Jewish thinkers such as Philo, Josephus, and the Palestinian rabbis, who both resisted and internalized Roman standards and imperial ideology. Katell Berthelot traces how, long before the empire became Christian, Jews came to perceive Israel and Rome as rivals competing for supremacy. Both considered their laws to be the most perfect ever written, and both believed they were a most pious people who had been entrusted with a divine mission to bring order and peace to the world. Berthelot argues that the rabbinic identification of Rome with Esau, Israel's twin brother, reflected this sense of rivalry. She discusses how this challenge transformed ancient Jewish ideas about military power and the use of force, law and jurisdiction, and membership in the people of Israel. Berthelot argues that Jewish thinkers imitated the Romans in some...

The Handbook of Discourse Analysis

Auteure: Deborah Tannen , Heidi E. Hamilton , Deborah Schiffrin

Nombre de pages: 976

The second edition of the highly successful Handbook of Discourse Analysis has been expanded and thoroughly updated to reflect the very latest research to have developed since the original publication, including new theoretical paradigms and discourse-analytic models, in an authoritative two-volume set. Twenty new chapters highlight emerging trends and the latest areas of research Contributions reflect the range, depth, and richness of current research in the field Chapters are written by internationally-recognized leaders in their respective fields, constituting a Who’s Who of Discourse Analysis A vital resource for scholars and students in discourse studies as well as for researchers in related fields who seek authoritative overviews of discourse analytic issues, theories, and methods

Precarious Claims

Auteure: Shannon Gleeson

Nombre de pages: 190

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Precarious Claims tells the human story behind the bureaucratic process of fighting for justice in the U.S. workplace. The global economy has fueled vast concentrations of wealth that have driven a demand for cheap and flexible labor. Workplace violations such as wage theft, unsafe work environments, and discrimination are widespread in low-wage industries such as retail, restaurants, hospitality, and domestic work, where jobs are often held by immigrants and other vulnerable workers. How and why do these workers, despite enormous barriers, come forward to seek justice, and what happens once they do? Based on extensive fieldwork in Northern California, Gleeson investigates the array of gatekeepers with whom workers must negotiate in the labor standards enforcement bureaucracy and, ultimately, the limited reach of formal legal protections. The author also tracks how workplace injustices—and the arduous process of contesting them—carry long-term effects on their everyday lives. Workers sometimes...

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Chemistry Lessons

Auteure: Meredith Goldstein

Nombre de pages: 261

From advice columnist Meredith Goldstein, a dazzling, romantic, and emotionally resonant YA debut about a teen science whiz in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who tries to crack the chemical equation for lasting love and instead wreaks havoc on herself and the boys in her life. For seventeen-year-old Maya, the equation for happiness is simple: a dream internship at MIT + two new science nerd friends + a perfect boyfriend = one amazing summer. Then Whit dumps her out of the blue. Maya is miserable until she discovers that her scientist mother, before she died, was conducting research on manipulating pheromones to enhance human attraction. If Maya can finish her mother’s work, maybe she can get Whit back. But when her experiment creates chaos in her love life, she realizes that maybe love and loss can’t be understood using the scientific method. Can she learn to trust the unmeasurables of love and attraction instead?