"The City Guard" offers a detailed account of Company "B" of the First Regiment Infantry, N. G. C., focusing on their experiences during the Sacramento Campaign. The authors, including Irving B. Cook and George Filmer, meticulously document the events from July 3 to 26, capturing the challenges faced by the soldiers. Through personal narratives and historical context, the book highlights the bravery and dedication of the troops, providing readers with a vivid portrayal of military life dur...

The European School of Oncology came into existence to respond to a need for informa tion, education and training in the field of the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. There are two main reasons why such an initiative was considered necessary. Firstly, the teaching of oncology requires a rigorously multidisciplinary approach which is difficult for the Universi ties to put into practice since their system is mainly disciplinary orientated. Secondly, the rate of technological development th...

The Golden Compass meets the digital age! When a coding star enters an elite technology academy, she discovers a world of competition, intrigue, and family secrets—plus a robotic companion that isn't what it seems.Lacey Chu is a girl who codes. She has always dreamed of working as an engineer for MONCHA, the biggest tech firm in the world and the company behind the "baku"—a customizable "pet" with all the capabilities of a smartphone. But when Lacey is rej...

A BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB PICK • A high-altitude thriller that will take your breath away—Cecily Wong is on her most dangerous climb yet, miles above sea level. But the elements are nothing compared to one chilling truth: There's a killer on the mountain."A vertigo-inducing page-turner by an author who brings the high-stakes world of expert mountain-climbing to life on the page." —Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid...

Brought to you by Penguin.The brand new series from Zoe Sugg and Amy McCullochIllumen Hall is an elite boarding school. Tragedy strikes when the body of a student is discovered at their exclusive summer party - on her back is an elaborate tattoo of a magpie.When new girl Audrey arrives the following term, running from her own secrets back home in America, she is thrown into solving the case. Despite her best efforts to avoid any dra...

Things are not always what they seem, and neither are people…Pretty Hesther Luttrell and her brother Hugo have been sent to London for the Season—a treat from Hugo's godfather.Studious Hesther is bent on self-improvement but it's not long before Hugo, becoming weary of dutiful trips to St. Paul's, begins to crave the excitements of dancing with the ton at Vauxhall Gardens or Almack's.Risking his sister's wrath, he turns for help to Theo Staveley, a fashionable stranger...

When Cody Campbell hires migrant workers for his shipping business, he has no idea how much trouble hes just brought upon himself. Even so, Ricardo Lopez is hard working, as is his crewincluding the beautiful Anita Lopez. Although Cody already has a relationship with his secretary, he quickly drops her for his exotic new employee.When Ricardo Lopezs brother is murdered, he and Anita return to Mexico for his burial rites. They return a few months later and Anita is pregnant with Cod...

This book presents a clear overview of the debates that surrounded the making of the 1944 Act, which affected every aspect of education in this country. It gives a detailed account of the tripartite divisions into 'three types of child' that were sanctioned in the reforms of the 1940s. At the same time, it also emphasises the idea of education as a civic project which underlay the reforms and which was such an important part of their lasting authority. The education policies of the past de...

This book visits contemporary British children’s and young adult (YA) fiction alongside cosmopolitanism, exploring the notion of the nation within the context of globalization, transnationalism and citizenship. By resisting globalization’s dehumanizing conflation, cosmopolitanism offers an ethical, humanitarian, and political outlook of convivial planetary community. In its pedagogical responsibility towards readers who will become future citizens, contemporary children’s and YA fiction se...

Cologne (Köln), on the Rhine River in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is a city known for its beautiful cathedral and its many museums and art galleries. It's a major port for trade with Netherlands, UK, and Belgium. In Roman times, it was an important town called Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium. An easy day trip to each of Düsseldorf, Aachen, Bonn and, further south along the Rhine, to Koblenz.Including Cologne Cathedral, Old Town (Altstadt), Hohenzollern Bridge, Great St. Mar...

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Documentary sources have become increasingly neglected in education and the social sciences. This book seeks to emphasise their potential value and importance for an understanding of modern societies, while also recognising their limitations, and explores their relationship with other research strategies. This up-to-date examination of how to research and use documents analyzes texts from the past and present, considering sources ranging from personal archives to online documents and inclu...