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In 1989, a young Michael Ball landed the lead role in the musical Aspects of Love. It was a moment that changed his life forever. It was the first time he worked with legends of the stage like Andrew Lloyd Webber and Trevor Nunn; it was from that show that came his smash hit song, Love Changes Everything, which rode high in the charts for 15 weeks; it was then, also, that he first met his long-term partner Cathy McGowan and battled back against the stage fright that had threatened his career.

Cara and Heidi invite you to celebrate the little moments of everyday life. Let's explore the beauty of overlooked details, from tiny artists' creations to small life-changing switches. Together we can uncover hidden wonders and experience the magic woven into ordinary existence! Zoom into what seems insignificant. Slow down to reflect on miniature gestures that shape our lives, tiny connections we weave over time, or simple interactions that shift perspectives. Discover magic in nature right under our noses just by stopping to have a closer look. Connect on social - share your perspective!

Nick Duerden has spent many years interviewing the most famous musicians on the planet. Without exception, they are at their most interesting when they've peaked, and when they are on their way down. In many ways, this is when these former idols are at their most heroic, too, because they reveal themselves not only to be humane and sensitive, but also still driven to create, to fulfil their lingering dreams, to refuse to live quietly.

This biography of educational activist and Black studies forerunner Bertha Maxwell-Roddey examines a life of remarkable achievements and leadership in the desegregated South. Sonya Ramsey modernizes the nineteenth-century term "race woman" to describe how Maxwell-Roddey and her peers turned hard-won civil rights and feminist milestones into tangible accomplishments in North Carolina and nationwide from the late 1960s to the 1990s.

In The Power of a Plant, globally acclaimed teacher and self-proclaimed CEO (Chief Eternal Optimist) Stephen Ritz shows you how, in one of the nation's poorest communities, his students thrive in school and in life by growing, cooking, eating, and sharing the bounty of their green classroom.

Seasoned showrunner Jeffrey Melvoin shares his fascinating insider's perspective on how to call the shots and make the final decisions when choosing and writing scripts, hiring staff, casting, making the budget, and juggling schedules. Along with the managerial responsibilities that keep the show afloat, they are also the visionary for the series and the characters. Melvoin describes how to confidently communicate abstract ideas so they can become the show's reality.

In the early 80s, Mark Fleischman reopened Studio 54, the world's most glamorous and notorious nightclub, after it was closed down by the State of New York. Ten thousand people showed up that night, ready to restart the party that abruptly ended after the raid in 1978 landed its former owners in jail. Inside Studio 54 invites you to revisit the happening scenes of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s, the post-Pill, pre-AIDS era of free love, consequence-free sex, and seemingly endless partying. Following Fleischman as he built connections that lead him to Studio 54.

Grounded in extensive research and reporting, Spy Schools reveals how academia has emerged as a frontline in the global spy game. In a knowledge-based economy, universities are repositories of valuable information and research, where brilliant minds of all nationalities mingle freely with few questions asked. Intelligence agencies have always recruited bright undergraduates, but now, in an era when espionage increasingly requires specialized scientific or technological expertise, they're wooing higher-level academics.

Qui est Pauline Marois? Chacun a probablement déjà une opinion formée de longue date sur cette femme au parcours – il faut bien l’admettre – d’exception. Est-elle cette travailleuse sociale qui, toute petite, se sentait mise à l’écart par les sœurs enseignantes à cause de ses origines modestes, au milieu des filles d’avocats, de médecins et de notaires?

Un ensayo que analiza el modo en que el exceso de legislación y el aumento de la burocracia han degradado el papel de los docentes y la calidad de la enseñanza secundaria en España. ¿Han servido ocho leyes generales de Educación para conseguir un sistema inclusivo y de calidad? ¿O, por el contrario, LOGSE, LOE, LOMCE o la reciente LOMLOE han contribuido a consolidar un modelo político populista y neoliberal en nuestro país? ¿Cómo afecta a la calidad educativa la ideología del cambio disruptivo continuo, que practican tanto gabinetes de izquierda como de derecha?

Aamuyöllä 19. maaliskuuta 2004 ylikomisario Veikko Stolt saa puhelun, jossa kerrotaan Äänekosken Konginkankaalla sattuneesta tuhoisasta kolarista. Alkaa työläs tutkinta onnettomuudesta, joka osoittautui Suomen kaikkien aikojen suurimmaksi tieliikenneonnettomuudeksi ja vaati usean ihmisen hengen. Tutkimuksen selonteossa käy ilmi, miten pienillä yksityiskohdilla on kriittinen merkitys tapahtumien kulun selvittämisessä. Konginkankaan suuronnettomuus on osa Pohjolan poliisi kertoo -sarjaa, jossa perehdytään tosielämän rikoksiin.