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Concrete is the most used man-made material in the world and is the fundamental physical medium for most of the world’s architecture and construction. The character of concrete is largely the product of the rigid moulds that have shaped it since its invention in antiquity. The advent of flexible moulds, however, marks a radical break from conventional practice – and conventional concrete architecture. The Fabric Formwork Book provides the first comprehensive handbook on the emerging technology of flexible moulds for reinforced concrete architecture.Written by the foremost expert in the field, this book takes a comprehensive and generous approach that includes technical, historical and theoretical aspects of the subject. The book: concentrates on simple flat-sheet formworks contains detailed technical descriptions of how to construct a wide range of formworks for various applications features case studies from around the world critiques the difficulties and advantages in each case it covers provides instruction and guidance on how to model and design fabric-formed structures includes the most comprehensive history of fabric formwork yet published features essays from guest expert authors, which explore the theoretical, historical, and poetic significance of flexibly formed architecture and structures discusses fabric formwork as an exemplary approach to sustainable construction through its simplicity and efficiency.Beautifully designed and illustrated with a superb range of images, diagrams and technical drawings, the book both informs and inspires. Speaking directly and plainly to professionals, students and academics, the language used is both clear and precise, and care is taken to avoid opaque technical or academic jargon. Technical terms, when used, are clearly described and a special glossary is included to make the book as widely accessible as possible.

Concrete is the most used man-made material in the world and is the fundamental physical medium for most of the world’s architecture and construction. The character of concrete is largely the product of the rigid moulds that have shaped it since its invention in antiquity. The advent of flexible moulds, however, marks a radical break from conventional practice – and conventional concrete architecture. The Fabric Formwork Book provides the first comprehensive handbook on the emerging technology of flexible moulds for reinforced concrete architecture.Written by the foremost expert in the field, this book takes a comprehensive and generous approach that includes technical, historical and theoretical aspects of the subject. The book: concentrates on simple flat-sheet formworks contains detailed technical descriptions of how to construct a wide range of formworks for various applications features case studies from around the world critiques the difficulties and advantages in each case it covers provides instruction and guidance on how to model and design fabric-formed structures includes the most comprehensive history of fabric formwork yet published features essays from guest expert authors, which explore the theoretical, historical, and poetic significance of flexibly formed architecture and structures discusses fabric formwork as an exemplary approach to sustainable construction through its simplicity and efficiency.Beautifully designed and illustrated with a superb range of images, diagrams and technical drawings, the book both informs and inspires. Speaking directly and plainly to professionals, students and academics, the language used is both clear and precise, and care is taken to avoid opaque technical or academic jargon. Technical terms, when used, are clearly described and a special glossary is included to make the book as widely accessible as possible.

Polly had walked out, leaving her cheating husband and hollow marriage behind, taking only the case she'd already packed - everything else could wait. She flew to Paris to visit Notre Dame and open the next chapter in her life. Dale be dammed. And Paris was everything she needed and more. The grandeur of the ancient city, the Seine and the people. This was the start of something special. Something new. But why did she keep running into a strange man? She had named him Mr Creepy because his smile made her skin crawl. It was probably her imagination, but still... And now she had made new friends, like Katrina and Francois. Never mind their stories about a 'neck-tie murderer' stalking the backstreets of Paris. She was going to have fun. Plain and simple. What could possibly go wrong?

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed education from schools to educational technologies at a pace and scale with no historical precedent. For hundreds of millions of students, formal learning became fully dependent on technology – whether internet-connected digital devices, televisions or radios.An Ed-Tech Tragedy? examines the numerous adverse and unintended consequences of the shift to ed-tech. It documents how technology-first solutions left a global majority of learners behind and details the many ways education was diminished even when technology was available and worked as intended.Using tragedy as a metaphor and borrowing the organization of a three-act theatrical play, the book shows how technology-first modes of learning introduced novel health and safety risks, handed significant control of public education to for-profit companies, expanded invasive digital surveillance and carried detrimental environmental repercussions, in addition to adversely impacting educational access, equity, quality and outcomes in most contexts.Dedicated sections consider alternative and less technology-reliant educational responses to COVID-19 disruptions that had the potential to be more inclusive and equitable. The analysis further explains how pandemic models of learning are rippling beyond school closures and influencing the future of education.Holistically, the work invites readers to reconsider a turbulent chapter in education history and reexamine the purposes and roles of technology in education.

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed education from schools to educational technologies at a pace and scale with no historical precedent. For hundreds of millions of students, formal learning became fully dependent on technology – whether internet-connected digital devices, televisions or radios.An Ed-Tech Tragedy? examines the numerous adverse and unintended consequences of the shift to ed-tech. It documents how technology-first solutions left a global majority of learners behind and details the many ways education was diminished even when technology was available and worked as intended.Using tragedy as a metaphor and borrowing the organization of a three-act theatrical play, the book shows how technology-first modes of learning introduced novel health and safety risks, handed significant control of public education to for-profit companies, expanded invasive digital surveillance and carried detrimental environmental repercussions, in addition to adversely impacting educational access, equity, quality and outcomes in most contexts.Dedicated sections consider alternative and less technology-reliant educational responses to COVID-19 disruptions that had the potential to be more inclusive and equitable. The analysis further explains how pandemic models of learning are rippling beyond school closures and influencing the future of education.Holistically, the work invites readers to reconsider a turbulent chapter in education history and reexamine the purposes and roles of technology in education.

If you desire success in all areas of your life then it is essential that you have emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify and manage your own emotions as well as recognizing and identifying the emotions of others so that you can influence thinking and behavior. Studies done in the area of emotional intelligence have found that when it comes to being happy, successful in your career and relationships emotional intelligence is actually more important than your IQ or intelligence quotient. IQ is important, but what good does it do you if you have a high IQ but you are terribly out of touch with yourself and others? Having emotional intelligence bridges this gap and will allow you to not only get in touch with your own emotions and learn how to effectively manage them but it will enable you to also be in tune with the emotions of others.So how do you develop or refine your emotional intelligence? In his book entitled Emotional Intelligence: A Guide to Understanding Emotions Within Yourself and Others to Achieve Happiness, Great Relationships And Success In Life author Mark West show you step by step how to build your EI muscle. If you want to exert influence in your life and your world, if you want to master conflict resolution, if you want to gain a deeper understanding of other people's perspectives, then this book is the perfect guide for you. After reading it you will be able to identify dangerous people or situations before they happen to you, and you will also develop a skill for identifying problems before they even begin. In addition, you will greatly decrease your vulnerability in situations where you have to deal with other people and finally you will be able to deal better with aggressive behaviors as they show up in your life. These are critical parts of yourself to develop if you are to avoid conflict, or resolve it amicably.

Dr. Mark West gibt in diesem Tatsachenroman dem Leser einen ungeschminkten Einblick in das Innere einer chirurgischen Universit tsklinik. Vordergr ndig erscheint Dr. West in der durch Erfolgsdruck und Egozentrik gepr gten Klinikatmosph re als selbstbewusster und zielstrebiger Arzt und Vorgesetzter. Im Umgang mit seiner Ehefrau und in seiner Angst um das Wohlergehen der durch ihn vernachl ssigten Tochter deutet sich eine bedrohliche Melancholie an. Er reflektiert zunehmend ber die Verlogenheit und die Absurdit t des Klinikalltags. Die scheinbare Unwichtigkeit des individuellen Patienten und das Spiel mit Leben und Tod im Operationssaal stehen in Kontrast zu dem intimen Verh ltnis, das zu einzelnen Patienten aufgebaut wird. Egon Altar litt an einem Gliom. Der Versuch ihn zu retten endete in einer Katastrophe.

"Nur Worte k nnen aufdecken, was im Verborgenen liegt und Taten sind endg ltig." Schonungslos lotet Mark West seine Seele aus und offenbart Tiefen und Untiefen des Menschseins. Von Selbstzweifeln geplagt, kann das Sichtbarmachen der Schattenseiten des Ich eine reinigende Wirkung haben.

Mark West nutzt seine Lyrik, um wachzur tteln, Finger in Wunden zu legen, aufzuzeigen, was unbenannt ignorierbar bleibt. berraschend beil ufig kommen die Texte zun chst daher, bevor sie mit exakt gebauten Bildern ihre Kraft entfalten. Jedes Wort prangert an. Abgr nde werden in ihrer Verletzlichkeit ausgeleuchtet und treten in eine intime Zwiesprache mit dem Leser. Gekonnt und mit gnadenloser Ehrlichkeit zwingt der Autor den arglosen Leser zur Partizipation. Zeilen, die wie Pinselstriche ein Bild der Untiefen des menschlichen Seins zeichnen. Tiefgr ndig, intelligent und manchmal mit Witz. Zeilen, die bewegen. Darunter Gedichte, die, wie im Feuilleton der Zeit zu lesen war, klingen wie in schlaflosen N chten mit der K rette aus der Kalotte geschabt, voller Wehmut, Sehnsucht und Gef hlsinnigkeit. Herausgegeben wird der Band von PBC, bekannt f r sein gesellschaftskritisches Portfolio. 6 x 10 Texte gegen die Heuchelei und Scheinheiligkeit unserer Zeit.

Cryptic, intimate threats make a woman question everyone close to her...Claire Heeley has been getting her life back on track after separating from her cheating husband, when she is almost run over.This is the first in a series of incidents that lead her to believe she has a stalker.Someone has daubed a hangman symbol outside her home, and each day letters are being added to the game.Whatever the writing on the wall, something spells serious trouble.Can Claire find out who has it in for her before a death sentence is written out?ONLY WATCHING YOU is the second suspense thriller by bestselling author Mark West. The full list of his books, in order of publication, is as follows: 1. DON'T GO BACK2. ONLY WATCHING YOU3. THE HUNTER'S QUARRY4. STILL WATERS RUN5. A KILLER AMONGST US6. WE WERE SEENAll available FREE with Kindle Unlimited and in paperback.

Has a professional killer got the right target in his sights?A woman is being hunted by a ruthless assassin. She has no idea why. Surely he must have confused her with someone else...But you can't exactly go up to someone who is trying to kill you and ask why. You can call the cops, but will they believe you? And can you trust them?Single mum, Rachel, must use all of her wits and ingenuity to escape this threat. Maybe she can even turn the tables on her pursuers. But first she'll have to find out what they want..."Absolutely gripping from start to finish" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Fast paced and suspenseful" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐If you enjoy fast-paced crime fiction full of suspense, you'll absolutely love this book THE HUNTER'S QUARRY is the third gripping thriller novel by Mark West. Look out for his other standalone titles. The full lists is as follows: 1. DON'T GO BACK2. ONLY WATCHING YOU3. THE HUNTER'S QUARRY4. STILL WATERS RUN5. A KILLER AMONGST US6. WE WERE SEENAll our books are FREE with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback.

End of season, end of innocence...In late summer, sixteen-year-old Dan and his recently divorced mother head to a Norfolk seaside town's holiday park for a vacation.Shy Dan soon strikes up a friendship with a girl of his age, quirky and pretty Charlie, and his mother is swept off her feet by a suave local property developer.Yet a shadow is cast over their stay when one of the camp attendants, Mia, goes missing. And things go from bad to worse when her body turns up near the town's derelict lido.Charlie draws Dan into her efforts to discover the truth about Mia's death. But as the locals close ranks, cracks begin to show in their new friendships, and he'll soon find himself in deep water.This could turn out to be a holiday that mother and son will remember for all the wrong reasons, if they survive.STILL WATERS RUN is a suspenseful standalone mystery thriller. It is the fourth book by Mark West published by The Book Folks. The full list of his books, in order of publication, is as follows: 1. DON'T GO BACK2. ONLY WATCHING YOU3. THE HUNTER'S QUARRY4. STILL WATERS RUN5. A KILLER AMONGST US6. WE WERE SEENAll of these books are FREE with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback.

A night beneath the stars, a few steps away from murder...Jo doesn't like camping but her trepidation about a guided hiking trip with her husband is offset by the promise of a rewarding pampering afterwards at a luxury spa.The walk starts well. The moorland scenery is stunning. But on reaching higher ground, another hiker stumbles on some scree and careers into Jo, almost sending her over a steep edge.She can't help but feel he did it deliberately. And to add insult to injury, her husband seems to take the man's side.During the evening an argument brews around the campfire. To Jo's horror, the next morning a member of the group is found dead.What was meant to be a relaxing time in nature is now a fight for survival, and Jo must make a critical choice about whom to trust.A KILLER AMONGST US is a totally immersive read, full of nail-biting suspense. If you liked THE HIKE by Lucy Clarke or RETRIBUTION RIDGE by Anna Willett, you'll absolutely love this novel. It is the fifth book by Mark West published by The Book Folks. The full list of his books, in order of publication, is as follows: 1. DON'T GO BACK2. ONLY WATCHING YOU3. THE HUNTER'S QUARRY4. STILL WATERS RUN5. A KILLER AMONGST US6. WE WERE SEEN

A small seaside community begins to turn on itself when calamity strikesSocial worker Carrie Riccioni is recovering from a heart attack, in a holiday home by the sea in Norfolk.Allowed only light walking on the beach to regain her strength, Carrie is mostly confined to the cottage and, somewhat bored, begins to take an interest in her neighbours.Watching from the upstairs window, she soon realises the small community of Miller's Point is far from idyllic. There are tensions and strange goings-on.But Carrie's curiosity doesn't go unnoticed. And not everyone is happy with her eyes on their affairs.When someone goes missing, what prying Carrie has seen will become a matter of life and death.