With his easy charm, down-to-earth personality and natural good looks, it's no wonder that Peter Andre has legions of fans across the globe. Whilst once best known for producing chart-topping pop songs, selling millions of records worldwide and performing sell-out venues all over the world, in recent years he has shown himself to be a man of diverse talents. From presenting television shows to mastering ballroom dancing on Strictly Come Dancing; from launching a successful coffee ...

What if we told you that you can eat anything you like and lose weight?Well, you probably wouldn't believe us, would you? And if you did believe us, you would ask HOW?We asked the same question. After both struggling with our weight and the effects of crash dieting, we knew there had to be a better way to shed the pounds. That's how we developed the #itsfine plan. With a unique approach to portion control and by debunking the many myths around fad diets, it...

What if we told you that you can eat anything you like and lose weight?Well, you probably wouldn't believe us, would you? And if you did believe us, you would ask HOW?We asked the same question. After both struggling with our weight and the effects of crash dieting, we knew there had to be a better way to shed the pounds. That's how we developed the #itsfine plan. With a unique approach to portion control and by debunking the many myths around fad diets, it...

This book offers a critical and comparative examination of international support to political parties and party systems in emerging and prospective new democracies in several world regions. It combines the insights of a strong international grouping of leading academics and pioneering doctoral studies, and draws on extensive new field work inquiries. The wide-ranging coverage pools evidence from countries in Europe and Eurasia, Africa, East Asia and Central America. The book shows how far ...

In 1807, Congress passed a law banning the import of slaves to the US. While many would break this law leading up to the Civil War, it still marked an incredible victory for abolitionists both black and white. Reverend Peter Williams delivered this speech the day the bill went into effect. In it, he gives thanks to God and all those advocating on behalf of the African-American community.

Learn how pioneering business leaders are resetting their companies' relationship to nature, society, and our common futureIn The New Nature of Business: The Path to Prosperity and Sustainability, businessman Andre Hoffmann and journalist Peter Vanham describe how companies should change their ways to have continued success, and why the current modus operandi is not working. They present a template for creating “sustainable prosperity”, and case-studies of...

ICONICFor 3400 years, we conquered the Milky Way, ushering in an age of peace andprosperity. All of humanity, united beneath the banner of the Martianist Imperium.Until civil war struck at the empire's heart...1700 years after the war, the Imperium is a shadow of its former self. Along the galaxy'sOuter Reaches, frontier factions and vicious gangs nip at the empire's heels and jostle fordominance.In the year 5122, Alexis ...

In the year 5122, law and order across the Imperium's vast reaches is a difficult thing tomaintain. Enter the Quaestors. They are judges, law bringers, and when need be, executioners.When imperial Quaestor Aurelia Cossea enlists Proselyti troopers to depose a corruptgovernor, Sergeant Saito Shimada willingly accepts. A convert to imperial ways, he hasdevoted himself to a safer, more united galaxy.But when the assignment...

A seminal text in literary theory available in English for the first timeLegend, saga, myth, riddle, saying, case, memorabile, fairy tale, joke: André Jolles understands each of these nine “simple forms” as the reflection in language of a distinct mode of human engagement with the world and thus as a basic structuring principle of literary narrative. Published in German in 1929 and long recognized as a classic of genre theory, Simple Forms is the first Eng...

"Automated scoring engines […] require a careful balancing of the contributions of technology, NLP, psychometrics, artificial intelligence, and the learning sciences. The present handbook is evidence that the theories, methodologies, and underlying technology that surround automated scoring have reached maturity, and that there is a growing acceptance of these technologies among experts and the public."From the Foreword by Alina von Davier, ACTNext Senior Vice PresidentHand...

The fast and easy way to learn how to manage people, projects, and teams.Being a manager can be an intimidating and challenging task. Managing involves teaching new skills to employees, helping land a new customer, accomplishing an important assignment, increasing performance, and much more. The process of management can be very challenging at times, but it can also bring you a sense of fulfillment that you never imagined possible.Managing For Dummies, ...

This comprehensive book serves as a review for the Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) exam and functions as a concise guide for all interventional pain doctors. Through educational initiatives, it helps to promote consensus-building among experts on the effectiveness of existing techniques and avenues for advancement of therapeutic performances.The book is divided into four sections (head and neck, thoracic, lumbar and sacral/pelvic), and each chapter is devoted to the s...