Felipe and Claudette


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Felipe (a grumpy cat) and Claudette (a rambunctious dog) are the only animals left at a pet shelter. One of the two friends is adopted and taken to a new home. Soon, Felipe is no longer quite so talkative. And Claudette doesn't bark or chew or play in circles. Could they actually miss each other? Full color.




Twig


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Heidi the stick insect prepares for her first day of school in this “whimsical and warm” (Children’s Book Daily) picture book in the tradition of Where’s Waldo. Heidi is a stick insect, tall and long like the twig of a tree. It’s her first day at a busy bug school, where she hopes to learn and make new friends. But finding friends isn’t easy when no one can find you!




This Book Has Alpacas and Bears


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Everyone has something to be proud of. In this new, hilarious picture book, Alfonso the Alpaca will set out to prove just that. Alfonso the Alpaca loves nothing more than relaxing with a good book. Until one day it dawns on him that there is not a single alpaca in any of them - just wall-to-wall bears!Something must be done, so Alfonso takes it upon himself to write a story about alpacas. But before long he realizes that it's not so easy (especially when you only have feet) and soon he has to enlist the help of his friend Colin. A bear!




Orchid Girl


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Step into the mind of Anna, a young woman who breaks down in depression while studying at Oxford. Back with her mother in Brighton she embarks on a journey for meaning while visiting doctors and therapists who all have different takes on how to cure her, while her drive to become a fashion model keeps her going despite body obsession and eating fixations. This is a story about navigating through a symbiotic child-parent relationship, coming to terms with beauty and the healing power of time and psychoanalysis. What does it matter to look good, if you don't feel it? "I start seeing emptiness as a big colourless hole. I can either fill it with something or I can lose myself in a vacuum of depression. Maybe the only cure against falling in is filling."




Gulliver Quick


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Gulliver Quick begins with the title character’s death. Immediately thereafter, five women present at the scene claim to be the sole murderer, thus establishing the exciting backdrop to a detailed chronological account of Quick’s colorful, turbulent life as a prominent artist whose appetites are strong, whose achievements are great, and whose adventures, carefully tied to actual 20th-century events, span four centuries.




Ever Faithful


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Known for much of the nineteenth century as "the ever-faithful isle," Cuba did not earn its independence from Spain until 1898, long after most American colonies had achieved emancipation from European rule. In this groundbreaking history, David Sartorius explores the relationship between political allegiance and race in nineteenth-century Cuba. Challenging assumptions that loyalty to the Spanish empire was the exclusive province of the white Cuban elite, he examines the free and enslaved people of African descent who actively supported colonialism. By claiming loyalty, many black and mulatto Cubans attained some degree of social mobility, legal freedom, and political inclusion in a world where hierarchy and inequality were the fundamental lineaments of colonial subjectivity. Sartorius explores Cuba's battlefields, plantations, and meeting halls to consider the goals and limits of loyalty. In the process, he makes a bold call for fresh perspectives on imperial ideologies of race and on the rich political history of the African diaspora.




Bringing the Information Age to Rural America


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Oakland Police Department


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Guide to Infrastructure and Energy Investment


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Latin Lawyer's The Guide to Infrastructure and Energy Investmentis a tool for providing valuable information for potential investors, legal advisors and policymakers operating in the field of project finance in Latin America. It examines the many aspects involved in the complex task of modernising and revitalising infrastructure and energy systems throughout Latin America. The chapters are filled with advice and insight from leading lawyers and law firms in Latin America and abroad, as well as from professionals from banks and other finance institutions operating on the cutting edge of project finance in the region. The project has been initiated by Latin Lawyer and Claudette Christian of Hogan Lovells LLP, who, along with her partners Daniel E Gonzalez, Thomas Hechl, Miguel Angel Mateo Simon, Carlos Ramos Miranda, Crispin Rapinet and Peter S Spivack have contributed 5 of the 14 chapters. They're supported by an array of other well-known names including Daniel D Bartfeld, Roland Estevez (Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP), Alejandro Candioti (Candioti Gatto Bicain & Ocantos), Jose Virgilio Lopes Enei, Mauro Bardawil Penteado (Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados), Diego Gosis, Quinn Smith, Ignacio Torterola (GST LLP), Giovani Loss (Mattos Filho, Viega Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados), Alejandro Manayalle (Rodrigo Elias & Medrano), Juan Manuel Marchan (Perez Bustamante & Ponce) and Juan Carlos Serra (Basham, Ringe y Correa, SC)There is also a foreword by Albright Stonebridge Group's Anthony S Harrington, a former US ambassador to Brazil, and a contribution from Marc Z Michael, the assistant general counsel for AES Corporation.The book is 180 pages, and is divided into six parts: I: Public-Private Partnerships II. Project Finance Models III. Dispute Resolution's Evolving Role in Major Transactions IV. The Impact of Compliance on Project Development and Financing V. Securing the Future of the Oil and Gas Sector VI. Transport Infrastructure "e;One would be hard pressed to think of another issue that will play a more decisive role in the trajectory of the region and its citizens than its ability to tackle infrastructure challenges"e; - Anthony Harrington, Albright Stonebridge Group




Revolutionary Freedoms


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A History of survival, strength and imagination in Haiti. This new perspective on Haitian history features essays that augment the historical paintings of renowned contemporary Haitian-American artist, Ulrick Jean-Pierre. Poet, playwright, and scholar Kamau Brathwaite has written the powerful Foreword to this volume, which combines scholarship, experience, and inspiration to reveal the complex history of the island that Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic. Chapters cover pre-Columbian and colonial history; critical events and people of the Haitian Revolution; the tangle of U.S.Haitian relations, including the special relationship with Louisiana; Haitian connections to South America; and the contested border with the neighboring Dominican Republic. Revolutionary Freedoms also includes an interview with the artist, a section on women in the nations history, and suggested reading. The Editors of the book, Ccile Accilien, Jessica Davis, and Elmide Mlance, have assembled a distinguished collection of writers and scholars, such as Edwidge Danticat, Max Beauvoir, Marc Christophe, Lauren Derby, Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, Rgine Latortue, Carolyn Morrow Long, Margaret Mitchell Armand, Richard Turits, and Philippe Zacar. 2006, Caribbean Studies Press, 266pp, 45 full-color reproductions, Hardcover. ISBN 1-58432-293-4