Filled with vibrant illustrations and engaging photos, this book encourages children to confront their challenges with confidence. It offers a blend of inspiring text aimed at both kids and parents, making it a valuable resource for sharing life lessons. Through its action-packed content, readers are motivated to embrace resilience and positivity, fostering a sense of empowerment.
Focusing on the harsh realities of gentrification, the book delves into the complex relationships between urban policy, eviction, and homelessness. Neil Smith presents a detailed examination of the conflicts arising in newly gentrifying areas, shedding light on the struggles faced by communities as they navigate the impacts of urban development. Through a critical lens, the work highlights the social and economic challenges that accompany these transformations in urban landscapes.
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove returns with a dazzling, profound novel about a small town with a big dream—and the price required to make it come true. People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. And in that ice rink is the reason people in Beartown believe tomorrow will be better than today. Their junior ice hockey team is about to compete in the national semi-finals, and they actually have a shot at winning. All the hopes and dreams of this place now rest on the shoulders of a handful of teenage boys. Being responsible for the hopes of an entire town is a heavy burden, and the semi-final match is the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a young girl traumatized and a town in turmoil. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected. Beartown explores the hopes that bring a small community together, the secrets that tear it apart, and the courage it takes for an individual to go against the grain. In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world.
Harry Hole is terug naar waar het ooit begon. Hij is weer aan de drank, Rakel heeft hem verlaten, voorgoed dit keer, en hij woont opnieuw op zijn oude adres aan de Sofia Gatan. De politie in Oslo biedt hem een baan aan, maar hij mag alleen nog cold cases onderzoeken. Als na meer dan tien jaar gevangenis Svein Finne, de serieverkrachter en -moordenaar, weer op vrije voeten komt, is Hole ervan overtuigd dat hij opnieuw zal toeslaan. Het is slechts de opmaat van een veel grotere ramp. Want wanneer hij op een dag in zijn appartement ontwaakt na een nacht vol alcohol, ontdekt Harry dat hij besmeurd is met bloed. Het is het begin van een nachtmerrie die erger wordt dan hij ooit kon dromen. De briljante, onnavolgbare politieagent Harry Hole is terug en in de greep van de moordenaar die hem al zijn hele loopbaan achtervolgt.
Focusing on the theory of uneven geographical development, this work intertwines concepts of space and nature with a critique of capitalism. It presents innovative analyses of how nature is produced and the implications of scale in politics, providing insights into the uneven patterns that characterize neoliberal globalization today. The author's pioneering approach offers a comprehensive understanding of the complexities of economic and environmental interactions.
Lars Martin Johansson, gepensioneerd directeur van de Nationale Recherche Politie, heeft een beroerte gehad en is opgenomen in het ziekenhuis. Zijn ongezonde levensstijl heeft zijn tol geëist. In het ziekenhuis stuit hij onverwacht op nieuwe informatie over een oude, onopgeloste zaak: de verkrachting van en de moord op de negenjarige Yasmine Ermegan. De zaak is reeds gesloten maar Johansson kan de afleiding goed gebruiken en stort zich volledig op de zaak. Hij verzamelt een team mensen om zich heen en ontrafelt met hun hulp een pedofielennetwerk. Naarmate het onderzoek vordert, gaat het echter steeds slechter met Johansson...
It may take you a while to sleep after you finish it - Daily Express. The most chilling and terrifying serial killer thriller of the year, from international bestseller Lars Kepler.
The book explores the implications of the American invasion of Iraq as a culmination of a long-standing effort to enforce a specific model of globalization influenced by multinational corporations and liberal economic theories. While the invasion dismantled Saddam Hussein's regime, it also triggered a series of counterforces that threaten to unravel America's recent global initiatives, suggesting a significant shift in the geopolitical landscape.
Offers the theory of uneven geographical development, expanding on established ideas regarding space and nature and combining these with a critique of capitalist economics.
From Neil Smith, author of the award-winning, internationally acclaimed story collection Bang Crunch, comes a dark but whimsical debut novel about starting over in the afterlife in the vein of Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones. When Oliver 'Boo' Dalrymple wakes up in heaven, the eighth-grade science geek thinks he died of a heart defect at his school. But soon after arriving in this hereafter reserved for dead thirteen-year-olds, Boo discovers heâe(tm)s a 'gommer', a kid who was murdered. Whatâe(tm)s more, his killer may also be in heaven. With help from his volatile classmate Johnny, Boo sets out to track down the mysterious Gunboy who cut short both their lives. In a heart-rending story written to his beloved parents, the odd but endearing Boo relates his astonishing heavenly adventures as he tests the limits of friendship, learns about forgiveness and, finally, makes peace with the boy he once was and the boy he can now be.