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God of the Big Bang: How Modern Science Affirms the Creator
by Leslie WickmanPh.D. expert in astronautical and aeronautical engineering provides good news for believers -- new scientific research supports the idea that the universe was created by God.
Frozen: Olaf & Sven On Thin Ice
by Elizabeth RudnickAs the Official Arendelle Ice Master and Deliverer, Kristoff never misses a day of work! But while he’s getting ready one day, Olaf overhears him talking to Anna and thinks he’s decided to take the day off. Olaf quickly runs outside to tell Sven! “I have the best news ever! I am going to the be the Official Substitute Ice Master and Deliverer for the day! And you are going to help me!” he says confidently. There’s no stopping Olaf, who is now proudly telling everyone in the kingdom the good news. By the time Kristoff heads outside to meet up with Sven, Olaf and the trusty reindeer are long gone for their work adventure! Thankfully, Kristoff can follow their tracks...and their trail of chaos! Join in on the fun and enjoy all the goofy moments with this lovable snowman and kind-hearted reindeer.
Mufasa: The Lion King Novelization
by Disney BooksThe official novelization of Disney&’s Mufasa: The Lion King.Told in flashbacks, &“Mufasa: The Lion King&” reveals the rise of one of the greatest kings of the Pride Lands as Rafiki, Timon and Pumbaa share the story of Mufasa with a young lion cub.Directed by Barry Jenkins, the prequel to &“The Lion King&” releases in theaters on December 20, 2024.
Meet the Planes
by Disney PressMeet world-famous air racer Dusty Crophopper and all the amazing planes who help him understand the importance of friendship in this delightful guide to the characters from Disney’s hit film Planes. Learn fun facts about the characters who call Propwash Junction home—then, read on to meet the rest of Dusty’s friends, including all your favorites from the Wings Around the Globe Rally!
The Amazing Spider-Man vs. Doctor Octopus
by Tomas PalaciosPeter Parker was like any other average high school student until he was bitten by a radioactive spider, turning him into the amazing Spider-Man. Although fans adore him, his enemies absolutely loathe him, especially Doctor Octopus! Discover how scientist Otto Octavivs becomes the evil Doctor Octopus, and witness the first meeting between the dreaded "Doc Ock" and the spectacular Spider-Man! Can Spider-Man avoid being squished by Doctor Octopus? Or will the Super-Villain and his mechanical arms grab hold of Spider-Man and destroy him once and for all?
World of Reading The Avengers: The Return of the First Avenger (World of Reading)
by Michael SiglainCaptain America is back! After being frozen in a block of ice for decades, the First Avenger has returned, and now Nick Fury wants him to fight alongside Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers! Young readers are sure to enjoy this Level 2 reader based on the upcoming Marvel film, Avengers.
Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell: The Junior Novelization
by DISNEY BOOK GROUPArriving at Pixie Hollow, home of the Never fairies, Tinker Bell is not so pleased to discover her special talent as a tinker fairy. ,
Frozen
by Disney Book GroupFearless optimist Anna sets off on an epic journey--teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven--to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom. This storybook includes beautiful, full-color art in the style of the beloved film, Frozen.
Toy Story Storybook Collection
by DISNEY BOOK GROUPWhenever Andy leaves for school, Woody and the toys know it's safe to move around! But as Woody greets his toy friends one morning, something is wrong. His piggy bank friend Hamm is missing! Right away, Woody and the gang search for their missing friend. Will the toys be able to find Hamm, or is he lost forever?
Spider-Man: No Way Home: Spider-Man's Very Strange Day!
by Calliope GlassA picture book to release ahead of the third Spider-Man film, in theaters summer 2021.
Contests: Theory and Applications
by Carmen Beviá Luis CorchónContest theory is an important part of game theory used to analyse different types of contests and conflicts. Traditional microeconomic models focus on situations where property rights are well defined, and agents voluntarily trade rights over goods or produce rights for new goods. However, much less focus has been given to other situations where agents do not trade property rights, but rather fight over them. Contests: Theory and Applications presents a state-of-the art discussion of the economics of contests from the perspective of both core theory and applications. It provides a new approach to standard topics in labour, education, welfare and development and introduces areas like voting, industrial organisation, mechanism design, sport, and military conflict. Using elementary mathematics, this book provides a versatile framework for navigating this growing area of study and serves as an essential resource for its wide variety of applications in economics and political science.
Theatricality, Playtexts and Society (Elements in Contemporary Performance Texts)
by David BarnettThis Element proposes a novel way of defining, understanding and approaching theatricality, a term that exists both in the theatre and, more broadly, in everyday life. It argues that four foundational, material processes of theatre-making manifest themselves in all playtexts in both overt and covert forms. Each of the four sections defines a different theatrical process, explores its functions in two chosen playtexts and examines its implications for the wider experience of the spectators outside the theatre. The Element concludes with a supplementary reflection on performance to show how even seemingly untheatrical playtexts can be analysed and staged to reveal their unspoken theatricality. It also argues that this new understanding of theatricality has a politics, that the artifice of any theatre and the constructedness of any society are analogous and that both, consequently, can be fundamentally changed. This Element is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
The Reasonable Person: A Legal Biography (Law in Context)
by Valentin JeutnerJeutner argues that the reasonable person is, at heart, an empathetic perspective-taking device, by tracing the standard of the reasonable person across time, legal fields and countries. Beginning with a review of imaginary legal figures in the legal systems of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, the book explains why the common law's reasonable person emerged amidst the British industrialisation under the influence of Scottish Enlightenment thinking. Following the figure into colonial courts, onto battlefields and into self-driving cars, the book contends that the reasonable person invites judges, jury-members, and lawyers to take another person's perspective when assessing their own or another person's conduct. The perspective of another is taken by means of empathy, by feeling what others might feel in a particular situation. Thus construed, the figure of the reasonable person can help us make more accurate judgments in a diverse world.
Transition Expertise and Identity: A Study of Individuals Who Succeeded Repeatedly in Life and Career Transitions
by Christopher Connolly Fernand GobetThrough a systematic review of relevant literature and an analysis of in-depth interviews with key expert performers, this book examines the nature of expertise that enables individuals to make repeated successful transitions over the course of their career. Focusing on business, sports, and music, it examines the roles of motivation, cognitive flexibility, personal intelligence, generative thinking, and contextual intelligence in this process. It further shows how identity changes and adapts during a career transition and how self concept evolves over the course of a career. This book has wide appeal for academics in psychology, sports, music, and business, as well as coaches, mentors, talent management, and training organisations across these domains.
Feral Empire: Horse and Human in the Early Modern Iberian World
by Kathryn RentonBy tracing the dramatic spread of horses throughout the Americas, Feral Empire explores how horses shaped society and politics during the first century of Spanish conquest and colonization. It defines a culture of the horse in medieval and early modern Spain which, when introduced to the New World, left its imprint in colonial hierarchies and power structures. Horse populations, growing rapidly through intentional and uncontrolled breeding, served as engines of both social exclusion and mobility across the Iberian World. This growth undermined colonial ideals of domestication, purity, and breed in Spain's expanding empire. Drawing on extensive research across Latin America and Spain, Kathryn Renton offers an intimate look at animals and their role in the formation of empires. Iberian colonialism in the Americas cannot be explained without understanding human-equine relationships and the centrality of colonialism to human-equine relationships in the early modern world. This title is part of the Flip it Open Program and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.
A Surprise for Pluto
by Disney Book GroupOne sunny morning, Mickey got a splendid idea: he would spend the day building a tree house with his friends! Right away, Mickey and the gang get to work sawing, hammering, and painting boards for the tree house. When Mickey's nephews Morty and Ferdie come home from the park with Pluto, they excitedly scramble up the rope ladder and into the tree house. But how will poor Pluto climb up the rope and join in the fun? Don't miss this heartwarming tale as Mickey and his friends work together to build the best tree house ever!
Brave Little Golden Book (Disney/Pixar Brave)
by Tennant RedbankPixar Animation Studio's 13th animated feature film, Disney/Pixar Brave, is an epic adventure set in the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland. Determined to carve her own path in life, a skilled archer named Princess Merida defies a sacred age-old custom—and inadvertently unleashes a beastly curse upon the kingdom. To set things right, Merida embarks on a perilous quest and discovers the meaning of true bravery. This Little Golden Book retells every exciting moment of the film.
Disney Fairies: Lady Fawn
by Disney Book GroupFawn the animal-talent fairy loves horsing around and playing rough-and-tumble games with her animal friends. But after a muddy game of fairy football, Fawn suddenly remembers she has to attend a tea party later that day! Right away, Fawn asks her prim and proper fairy friend Rosetta to help her clean up and be more ladylike for the party. With Rosetta's help, Fawn is transformed into a lady, but will she be able to act the part, too?
Disney*Pixar Cars: Mater Saves Christmas
by DISNEY BOOK GROUPThere's a fuel bandit on the loose in Radiator Springs. Not only does this mean that the cars will soon be running on fumes, but it also makes it impossible for the town's postal trucks to deliver everyone's Christmas letters to Santa Car! Mater's determined to get his letter to Santa, though. Luckily, Fillmore has just enough of his special Christmas gasoline for Mater and Lightning McQueen to make the trek to the North Pole, while the rest of the town investigates the mysterious missing fuel.
World of Reading: Maleficent (World of Reading)
by Disney BooksMaleficent tells readers about a day in the life of an evil fairy, just in time for Halloween. It's no surprise that she has fun scaring everyone around her, to the best of her ability. This is the second title in an all-new Level 1 World of Reading series that features Disney Villains. The first book features the Queen of Hearts, and a story about the Evil Queen is coming soon.
Once Upon a Dream-A Twisted Tale (A Twisted Tale)
by Liz BraswellWhat if the sleeping beauty never woke up? Once Upon a Dream marks the second book in a new YA line that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways. It should be simple--a dragon defeated, a slumbering princess in a castle, a prince poised to wake her. But when the prince falls asleep as his lips touch the fair maiden's, it is clear that this fairy tale is far from over. With a desperate fairy's last curse controlling her mind, Princess Aurora must escape from a different castle of thorns and navigate a dangerously magical landscape--created from her very own dreams. Aurora isn't alone--a charming prince is eager to join her quest, and old friends offer their help. But as Maleficent's agents follow her every move, Aurora struggles to discover who her true allies are and, moreover, who she truly is. Time is running out. Will the sleeping beauty be able to wake herself up?
Rise of the Isle of the Lost-A Descendants Novel (Disney: Descendants)
by Melissa de la CruzRide with the tide! Deep beneath the waves, King Triton's powerful trident has passed through the magical barrier that surrounds the Isle of the Lost—keeping villains in and magic out. And when Mal's longtime rival Uma, daughter of Ursula, gets wind of this, she can't believe her luck. The tide has dragged in something good for a change, and Uma is determined to get her wicked hands on it. But first, she needs a pirate crew. A storm is brewing back in Auradon, and when Mal, Evie, Carlos, and Jay hear that the trident has been washed away, they realize they'll have to find it before anyone from the Isle does. Luckily, they seem to have a talent for locating missing magical objects. As Uma readies for the high seas alongside Harry, son of Captain Hook, Gil, son of Gaston, and the toughest rogues on the Isle of the Lost, the reformed villains of Auradon devise their own master plan. And with King Ben away on royal business, they won't have to play by all the rules. Using bad for good can't be totally evil, right? The thrilling, perilous race to the trident pits old friends—and current enemies—against each other with the future of Auradon on the line. Both teams might like to make waves, but only one will come out on top of this one.
Marvel's Iron Man Goes Magnetic (National Geographic Readers)
by National Geographic KidsNational Geographic Kids and Marvel combine forces on this leveled reader series featuring magnets and kids&’ all-time favorite super hero, Iron Man.It&’s time to assemble some magnets—Avenger style!Join Iron Man in his lab as he marvels at the mystery of his favorite suit going … magnetic! Discover what makes some metals magnetic and how they work. With engaging photographs, iconic illustrated Marvel Comics character guides, and hilarious commentary by beloved Avengers friends, this book is perfect for newly independent and reluctant readers. Take learning to a new level through fun facts and a step-by-step hands-on experiment to reinforce educational concepts.This level 2 reader provides both accessible and wide-ranging text to encourage the scientists and inventors of tomorrow!
Camp Rock: Second Session: Sound Off! (Second Session)
by DISNEY BOOK GROUPSound Off It is time for the annual Camp Rock Game Day! All the campers are excited to put down their instruments and microphones for one whole day of good old-fashioned games. There are canoe races, obstacle courses, relays and much more. When Mitchie finds herself on Tess's team, she discovers that the camp diva has a knack for games and the two of them end up being the pair to watch.
Go the Distance-A Twisted Tale (A Twisted Tale)
by Jen CalonitaWhat if Meg had to become a Greek god?After Hercules proves he's a true hero and regains his godship, all seems right in the world. That is, until Zeus tells Meg that she can't be with Hercules because she's, well, mortal. Luckily, Hera has a solution, offering Meg a chance to prove herself worthy of a spot on Mt. Olympus--as a god. All Meg has to do is complete a mysterious quest.The mission? Oh, just to rescue her ex's current wife from the Underworld. The ex-boyfriend she saved by selling her soul to Hades. The ex-boyfriend who immediately moved on to someone else while she was stuck in the Underworld. Can Meg put her past behind her and use her quick-wit to defeat monsters and gods alike, including the nefarious Hades? Will she finally figure out her place and contribution to the world? Or will her fear of commitment have her running away from an eternity of godhood with Herc?Written by the author of Mirror, Mirror and Conceal, Don't Feel, Jen Calonita's latest twist is sure to delight and surprise.