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A Better World

A Better World

Sarah Langan

TITAN BOOKS LTD
2024
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From the author of Good Neighbours, described by Gillian Flynn as ‘wildly entertaining’. An absorbing and astute satirical thriller about a family’s odyssey into an exclusive enclave for the wealthy that might not be as ideal as it seems. As the outside world literally falls apart, Linda and Russell Farmer-Bowen and their teenage twins are offered the chance to relocate to Plymouth Valley, a walled-off company town with clean air, pantries that never go empty, and blue-ribbon schools. The family jumps at the opportunity. They’d be crazy not to take it. This might be their last chance at survival. But fitting in takes work. And the strange residents fervently adhere to a group of customs and beliefs called Hollow... but what exactly is Hollow? Finally, thanks to Linda’s medical skills they begin to find acceptance, and everything seems fine. Sure, Russell starts hyperventilating through a paper bag in the middle of the night, and the kids have drifted like bridgeless islands, but at least they’ll survive. But something isn’t right. The more Linda learns, the more frightened she becomes. Should the Farmer-Bowens be fighting to stay, or fighting to get out?
Six Inches of Soil

Six Inches of Soil

Sarah Langford

5M Books Ltd
2024
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Guild Of Food Writers Awards 2025 shortlisted How has it come to this point in our history that we hardly value the food we eat and the soil that it’s grown in? How is it that we care so little how food production impacts animals and the environment? Industrial farming has transformed Britain’s rural landscapes, increasing crop yields and reducing hunger. Yet this has all come at a terrible ecological cost. It is ‘both a miracle and a disaster’. Six Inches of Soil, the film and this companion book, is the inspiring story of three British farmers standing up to the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food – to heal the soil, benefit our health and provide for local communities. Six Inches of Soil is a story of courage, vision and hope. This book is not just for farmers. Reconnecting with our food, and regenerating our soils, ourselves and our communities benefits everyone and needs everyone to be involved. We want to inspire farmers with the confidence and practical know-how to adopt regenerative farming approaches. We want to give consumers the impetus and information to rethink their food choices. This book and the film are closely related but stand on their own. In these pages you will find detailed chapters on each of the three farmers that provide replicable case studies and inspiration. Additionally, there are chapters examining the problems with the current agri-food system and proposing solutions and a vision for the future. Recognised experts: explain agroecological farming systems and soil science; consider the issues of land use, greenwashing, subsidies, food security; and provide examples of agroforestry applications, and farm enterprise stacking and diversification. Their three stories are inspiring, guiding and frustrating. Allow yourself to be inspired, to be guided and to turn your frustration in to action.
Good Neighbors

Good Neighbors

Sarah Langan

Atria Books
2021
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Named by Goodreads as One of the Most Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers of 2021 "A modern-day Crucible....Beneath the surface of a suburban utopia, madness lurks." --Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish "A sinkhole opens on Maple Street, and gossip turns the suburban utopia toxic. A taut teachable moment about neighbors turning on neighbors." --People "One of the creepiest, most unnerving deconstructions of American suburbia I've ever read. Langan cuts to the heart of upper middle class lives like a skilled surgeon." --NPR ​Celeste Ng's enthralling dissection of suburbia meets Shirley Jackson's creeping dread in this propulsive literary noir, when a sudden tragedy exposes the depths of deception and damage in a Long Island suburb--pitting neighbor against neighbor and putting one family in terrible danger. Welcome to Maple Street, a picture-perfect slice of suburban Long Island, its residents bound by their children, their work, and their illusion of safety in a rapidly changing world. But menace skulks beneath the surface of this exclusive enclave, making its residents prone to outrage. When the Wilde family moves in, they trigger their neighbors' worst fears. Dad Arlo's a gruff has-been rock star with track marks. Mom Gertie's got a thick Brooklyn accent, with high heels and tube tops to match. Their weird kids cuss like sailors. They don't fit with the way Maple Street sees itself. Though Maple Street's Queen Bee, Rhea Schroeder--a lonely college professor repressing a dark past--welcomed Gertie and her family at first, relations went south during one spritzer-fueled summer evening, when the new best friends shared too much, too soon. By the time the story opens, the Wildes are outcasts. As tensions mount, a sinkhole opens in a nearby park, and Rhea's daughter Shelly falls inside. The search for Shelly brings a shocking accusation against the Wildes. Suddenly, it is one mom's word against the other's in a court of public opinion that can end only in blood. A riveting and ruthless portrayal of American suburbia, Good Neighbors excavates the perils and betrayals of motherhood and friendships and the dangerous clash between social hierarchy, childhood trauma, and fear.
Good Neighbors

Good Neighbors

Sarah Langan

Atria Books
2021
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Celeste Ng and Liane Moriarty's enthralling dissection of suburbia meets Shirley Jackson's creeping dread in this "wickedly funny, unnerving puzzle box of a novel" (Dan Chaon, author of Ill Will) about the downward spiral of a Long Island community after a tragedy exposes its residents' depths of deception. Welcome to Maple Street, a picture-perfect slice of suburban Long Island, its residents bound by their children, their work, and their illusion of safety in a rapidly changing world. But menace skulks among this exclusive enclave. When the Wilde family arrive, they trigger their neighbors' worst fears. Dad Arlo's a gruff has-been rock star with track marks. Mom Gertie's got a thick Brooklyn accent, with high heels and tube tops to match. Their weird kids cuss like sailors. They don't fit with the way Maple Street sees itself. Maple Street's Queen Bee, Rhea Schroeder--a lonely professor repressing a dark past--initially welcomed Gertie, but relations plummeted during one summer evening, when the new best friends shared too much, too soon. By the time the story opens, the Wildes are outcasts. As tensions mount, a sinkhole opens in a nearby park, and Rhea's daughter Shelly falls inside. The search for Shelly brings a shocking accusation against the Wildes. Suddenly, it is one mom's word against the other's in a court of public opinion that can end only in blood. Riveting and ruthless, Good Neighbors is "a chilling, compulsively readable novel that looks toward the future in order to help us understand how we live now" (Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here).
A Better World

A Better World

Sarah Langan

WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS
2025
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For fans of Nightbitch and While No One Is Watching, comes "one of the best books this year, or any year" (Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World)--a disturbing dystopian thrillfest about a woman moving to a glittering town of the future, whose investigation of a local tragedy puts a target on her back. You'll be safe here. That's what the tour guide promises Dr. Linda Farmer and her family when they move to Plymouth Valley. Sure, the locals are privileged hot house flowers who observe a weird religion Hollow, but the schools are blue ribbon, the air's clean, the food's fantastic, and Linda's out of options. With the outside world in shambles, this move is her family's last chance. Linda, her husband, and their teen twins work hard to fit in, accommodating their square peg personalities into rounded holes. It works at first--the family rise up, gaining acceptance from the powerful elite. Then Linda encounters Gal Parker, a hot mess of a woman, whose wife has abandoned her and whose kids are sick. One terrible night, Gal commits an unthinkable act. All of Plymouth Valley turns on Gal, refusing to speak her name. But Linda can't stop wondering: what would drive a woman to do something so awful? The more she learns, the more frightened she becomes. A clock is ticking, too--before the Plymouth Valley Winter Festival, Linda's got to figure out: should she and her family be fighting to stay, or fighting their way out? A heart-poundingly ruthless dissection of wealth, power, and privilege, A Better World is "more terrifying with every turn of the page" (Booklist, starred review) from a writer who "never ceases to amaze" (Gillian Flynn).
Mystik im Islam

Mystik im Islam

Sarah Langosch

Grin Publishing
2013
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Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Theologie - Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft, Note: 2,3, Universit t Erfurt, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die folgende Arbeit wurde im Rahmen des Seminars, Orthodoxie und Alternative Religiosit t in S dosteuropa" erstellt. Das Thema dieser Arbeit lautet, Mystik im Islam." Als erstes wird eine ausf hrliche Begriffsdefinition ber das Wort Mystik gegeben, danach besch ftigt sich die vorliegende Arbeit ausgiebig mit dem Sufismus, wie die islamische Mystik haupts chlich benannt wird und als letzten Punkt beinhaltet diese Arbeit die Derwisch-Orden. Der Sufismus beinhaltet viele Lehren, Orden und besitzt viele Anh nger. Diese Anh nger nennt man Sufis oder Derwische. Der Sufismus ist ein teilweise sehr umstrittenes Thema in der islamischen Welt und aus diesem Grund wird oftmals Kritik an ihm ge bt. Ein zentrales Thema ist der Koran, die Musik, die Literatur und der Tanz. Auf diese und einige andere Themen wird die Arbeit im Folgenden n her eingehen. Der Sufismus wird noch heute im Islam ausge bt und ist stets ein aktuelles Thema. Bereits in Deutschland ist er in manchen St dten zu finden.
Tierversuche. Ein Überblick zu ethischen Fragen und gesetzlichen Vorgaben
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Praktische (Ethik, sthetik, Kultur, Natur, Recht, ...), Note: 2,0, Universit t Erfurt, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Immer wieder verdanken wir dem Stand unserer modernen Medizin kleinere und gr ere Wunder. Viele Eingriffe, die wir Menschen des 21. Jahrhunderts ohne besondere Wertsch tzung an uns durchf hren lassen, waren vor wenigen Jahrzehnten in dieser Art vielleicht noch gar nicht m glich, vielleicht nur unter erheblichen Risiken durchf hrbar und ihre Unterlassung bedeutete seinerzeit f r uns den sicheren Tod. Auf diesem Weg der Forschung, Entwicklung und Verbesserung solcher Eingriffe oder auch von Medikamenten, war eines jedoch h ufig sehr sicher, der Tod oder zumindest die Leiden von Tieren, bei deren Therapie die Methode definitiv noch nicht perfektioniert und m glicherweise eher leiderzeugend, als leidlindernd war. Die Rede ist hier von Versuchstieren. In zahllosen Bereichen der Forschung eingesetzt, treten sie immer dann an die Stelle des Menschen, wenn es darum geht, das (Rest-)Risiko f r die Chance auf Forschungserfolge in Kauf zu nehmen oder zu ertragen. Die unterschiedliche Gewichtung zwischen menschlichem und tierischem Leiden oder Tod, die, mangels geeignetem Kommunikationsmittel, fehlende Zustimmung des betroffenen Tieres und die Aufgabe des Menschen, die Tiere zu sch tzen, sind nur einige Ans tze, die bei der Thematik der Tierversuche immer wieder f r Diskussionsstoff sorgen. Mit solchen Tierversuchen, zwangsl ufig dabei auftretenden ethischen Fragen und deren gesetzlichen Vorgaben soll sich in der vorliegenden Arbeit besch ftigt werden.
Achieving Teaching Quality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sarah Lange examines the effectiveness of cascade training, which constitutes a cost-effective training model in teacher training. In development cooperation countries, teaching quality is expected to improve with teacher professional development; for this purpose, she explores the effectiveness of training multipliers in schools in Cameroon. This research question is analysed with a design, which encompasses a questionnaire survey provided to teachers, students and principals as well as a teacher video survey and a student achievement test. The empirical results show the effects of cascade training on the learner-oriented teaching practice, if the trained teachers are supported in their role as change agents. Among the conditions for the conceptual quality and the implementation of cascade training, the continuity of school-based professional development is particularly emphasized in light of the results.