The Fraternity : Lawyers and Judges in Collusion (1557788413)

As lawyer and judge for half a century, John Fitzgerald Molloy both profited from our legal system and saw how it has been altered in favor of lawyers, to the detriment of society. He shows that the legal profession has continuously re-shaped the law, in subtle but significant ways, to make legal services ever more necessary--and more lucrative for the Fraternity. The power the Fraternity now exercises, including the power to decide President Bush over Gore, has been accomplished by creating a new religion, that of worshiping the Constitution in ways the founders did not intend--with lawyers and judges the priests of that new religion. Molloy demonstrates terrible deficiencies in our legal system and presents practical solutions.

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• Format Hardback | 280 pages
• Dimensions 161.04 x 231.65 x 20.57mm | 494.42g
• Publication date 30 Sep 2004
• Publisher Paragon House Publishers
• Publication City/Country Saint Paul, MN, United States
• Language English
• Illustrations note Illustrations, unspecified
• ISBN10 1557788413
• ISBN13 9781557788412

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Nostalgia (9788479623425)

Algunos críticos coreanos consideran a Choi Chi-yong como el primer poeta modernista de Corea, entre otras razones, por su actitud ante la poesía, al proclamar que deseaba continuar siendo un poeta más allá de los 25 años. Por encima de las actitudes románticas de sus contemporáneos, Choi Chi-yong entendía la poesía como el resultado de una labor artesanal. En sus mejores momentos, su escritura es el resultado de un proceso de depuración, de concentración de una realidad puramente poética.La disciplina de su escritura y la brillantez de su imaginería lo alejaban, sin embargo, del lenguaje poético al uso y ello lo condujo a la búsqueda de la palabra de la gente común y al rescate de términos generalmente evitados por los poetas que seguían la tradición preciosista china.Esa misma sensibilidad lo hizo rechazar las actitudes de autocomplacencia, el fácil sentimentalismo y los tópicos habituales de la mayor parte de sus contemporáneos. Por el contrario, alcanzó en sus versos la dignificación de la tristeza y de la soledad. Al abordar los temas del mar, de los bosques y montañas coreanos, encuentra en ellos una correspondencia con su estado espiritual, siempre a la búsqueda de la serenidad y la inocencia.

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• Format Paperback | 128 pages
• Dimensions 140 x 200 x 9mm | 160g
• Publication date 01 Sep 2005
• Publisher Editorial Verbum, S.L.
• Imprint Editorial Verbum
• Publication City/Country Madrid, Spain
• Language Spanish
• Edition Statement 1
• ISBN10 847962342X
• ISBN13 9788479623425
• Bestsellers rank 4,032,244

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Note to Self (9781471163579)

In his New York Times bestselling memoir, A Work in Progress, Connor Franta shared his journey from small-town Midwestern boy to full-fledged Internet sensation. Exploring his past with humor and astounding insight, Connor reminded his fans of why they first fell in love with him on YouTube-and revealed to newcomers how he relates to his millions of dedicated followers.

Now, two years later, Connor is ready to bring to light a side of himself he's rarely shown on or off camera. In this diary-like look at his life since A Work In Progress, Connor talks about his battles with clinical depression, social anxiety, self-love, and acceptance; his desire to maintain an authentic self in a world that values shares and likes over true connections; his struggles with love and loss; and his renewed efforts to be in the moment-with others and himself.

Told through short essays, letters to his past and future selves, poetry, and original photography, Note to Self is a raw, in-the-moment look at the fascinating interior life of a young creator turning inward in order to move forward.

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• Format Hardback | 320 pages
• Dimensions 140 x 213 x 30mm | 515g
• Publication date 18 Apr 2017
• Publisher Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
• Language English
• Illustrations note 150 colour photographs
• ISBN10 1471163571
• ISBN13 9781471163579
• Bestsellers rank 58,102

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Das Buch des Lichts, Band III (3937699260)

Das Buch des Lichts Band III beginnt vor etwa 18.000.000 Jahren mit der Trennung der zunächst feinstofflich androgynen, dann feststofflichen menschlichen Rasse, welche ihre Körper von den "Elohim" oder Astralrassen, entsprechend dem Verlangenszustand der Monade erhalten hatte. Die Monade selbst, also der wahre Mensch, wurde niemals erschaffen und ist zeitlos-ewig unsterblich. Die vergänglichen Körper sind sehr wohl erschaffen. Auch wir sind ja heute bereits durch sexuelle Reproduktion die Schöpfer von Menschen, versehen die reinkarnierende Monade mit dem Körper, sind also auf physischer Ebene die "Elohim" unserer Kinder. Die Tiere sind alle schon da, weil sie, wie bereits erwähnt, alle vom Menschen abstammen, als dieser noch feinstofflich war. Aber in der dann feststofflicher gewordenen Erde sind die Tiere die ersten, welche feinstofflich erscheinen (auf Grund ihrer materiellen Natur) und der Mensch nach ihnen, während davor, als die Erde noch feinstofflich war, DER MENSCH als erstes auf Erden erschien. Dies erklärt auch den scheinbaren Widerspruch in der Bibel.

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• Format Hardback | 168 pages
• Dimensions 175 x 226 x 12mm | 436g
• Publication date 19 Oct 2016
• Publisher Verlag Elke Straube
• Language German
• ISBN10 3937699260
• ISBN13 9783937699264

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The Berenstain Bears Give Thanks (9780310712510)

The Berenstain cubs act out the first Thanksgiving complete with costumes, props, and a full Thanksgiving feast. But will Sister Bear's pet turkey play the part of dinner? The Berenstain Bears Give Thanks teaches how God provided for the pilgrims and reminds children of God's many blessings.

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• For ages 0-5
• Format Paperback | 32 pages
• Dimensions 25 x 25 x 25mm | 453g
• Publication date 01 Aug 2009
• Publisher ZONDERVAN
• Imprint Zonderkidz
• Publication City/Country Grand Rapids, United States
• Language English
• ISBN10 0310712513
• ISBN13 9780310712510
• Bestsellers rank 63,112

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Start With Why : The Inspiring Million-Copy Bestseller That Will Help You Find Your Purpose (9780241958223)

THE MILLION-COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER - BASED ON THE LIFE-CHANGING TED TALK!

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT START WITH WHY:

'It's amazing how a book can change the course of your life, and this book did that' Reader Review

'Imagine the Ted Talk expanded to 2 hours long, with more depth, intrigue and examples' Reader Review

'What he does brilliantly is demonstrate his own why - to inspire others - throughout' Reader Review

'Wow. Wow. Wow. I cannot rate this book highly enough to take a different, positive approach to life and work' Reader Review

Discover your purpose with one simple question: why?

Why are some people more inventive, pioneering and successful than others?
And why are they able to repeat their success again and again?

Because it doesn't matter what you do, it matters WHY you do it.

Those who have had the greatest influence in the world all think, act, and communicate in the same way - and it's the opposite to most. In Start with Why, Simon Sinek uncovers the fundamental secret of their success - understanding their WHY - to help you find your own.

How you lead, inspire, live, it all starts with why.

*****

'This book is so impactful, I consider it required reading' Tony Robbins, bestselling author of Awaken The Giant Within

'One of the most incredible thinkers of our time; someone who has influence the way I think and act every day' Steven Bartlett, investor, BBC Dragon and host of The Diary of a CEO podcast

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• Format Paperback | 256 pages
• Dimensions 130 x 197 x 18mm | 183g
• Publication date 11 Oct 2011
• Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
• Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
• Language English
• Illustrations note Illustrations
• ISBN13 9780241958223
• Bestsellers rank 88

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Ice Cold Heart : A Monkeewrench Novel (9781094006789)

Minneapolis detectives Leo Magozzi and Gino Rolseth join Grace MacBride and Monkeewrench to uncover a dark and ugly conspiracy that reaches deep into the safety of homes in this latest electrifying thriller from New York Times bestselling author P. J. Tracy.

It's a bitter winter in Minnesota—too cold to kill. There hasn't been a murder for a month, but the lull quickly comes to an end for Detectives Leo Magozzi and Gino Rolseth, when they're called to the gruesome homicide of Kelly Ramage. Found in a friend's vacant house, this was no random attack, and clues reveal that she was living a very dangerous secret life.

Magozzi and Gino trace her steps back to an art gallery where she was last seen alive. The gallery seems like a dead end, but the art is disturbing and exploitative. It may very well be inspiring a sadistic killer, because in this instance, art doesn't imitate life, it imitates death.

Tipped off about a year-old murder that is a mirror image of Kelly's crime scene, Gino and Magozzi enlist the aid of Grace MacBride and her eccentric, tech genius partners in Monkeewrench Software to help them decipher the digital trail that might connect the cases.

As coincidences emerge, Magozzi, Gino, and the team have to work around the clock at breakneck pace to unravel a series of clues that form the framework of a larger, more sweeping, and insidious conspiracy than any of them could have imagined. Is Kelly the last person to die or just the most recent? And is there any way to stop it?

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• Format CD-Audio
• Dimensions 132 x 145mm
• Publication date 10 Dec 2019
• Publisher Blackstone Publishing
• Language English
• Edition Unabridged
• Edition Statement Unabridged
• ISBN10 1094006785
• ISBN13 9781094006789

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A Country Escape (9780099579434)

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'Thank goodness for Katie Fforde, the perfect author to bring comfort in difficult times. She really is the queen of uplifting, feel good romance.' AJ PEARCE
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A YEAR IN THE COUNTRY. A YEAR TO FALL IN LOVE.

The deliciously romantic novel from the Sunday Times #1 bestselling author of A Springtime Affair and A Rose Petal Summer.

Fran has always wanted to be a farmer. And now it looks as if her childhood dream is about to come true.

She has just moved to her aunt's beautiful but very run-down farm in the Cotswolds. If she can turn the place around in a year, the farm will be hers.

But Fran knows nothing about farming. She might even be afraid of cows.

She'll need help, not just from her best friend Issi, but also from her wealthy and very eligible neighbour - who might just have his own reasons for being so supportive.

Is it the farm he is interested in? Or Fran herself?

Warm, funny and wonderfully romantic, this is Katie Forde at her very best.
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The whole world loves Katie Fforde's work:

'Like a good wedding, it will leave you wiping away the tears' SUNDAY EXPRESS

'Modern-day Austen. Great fun' RED

'Katie's writing is life-enhancing and, like the love affairs, delicious. I enjoyed every minute!' ELIZABETH BUCHAN

'Top-drawer romantic escapism' DAILY MAIL

'Warm, brilliant and full of love' HEAT

'Delicious - gorgeous humour and the lightest of touches' SUNDAY TIMES

'Effortlessly lovable, warm and fun' CLOSER

'Curl up on the sofa with this book and dream ... delightful' THE LADY

'Deliciously enjoyable' WOMAN AND HOME

'Uplifting and delightful' HOT BRANDS COOL PLACES

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• Format Paperback | 400 pages
• Dimensions 129 x 198 x 24mm | 277g
• Publication date 14 Sep 2020
• Publisher Cornerstone
• Imprint Arrow Books Ltd
• Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
• Language English
• ISBN13 9780099579434
• Bestsellers rank 72,326

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The Devil and Philosophy : The Nature of His Game (9780812698541)

In The Devil and Philosophy, 34 philosophers explore questions about one of the most recognizable and influential characters (villains?) of all time. From Roman Polanski's The Ninth Gate to J. R. R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion to Bram Stoker's Dracula to Darth Vader to Al Pacino's iconic performance in The Devil's Advocate, this book demonstrates that a little devil goes a long way. From humorous appearances, as in Kevin Smith's film Dogma and Chuck Palahniuk's novels Damned and Doomed, to more villainous appearances, such as Gabriel Byrne's cold outing as Satan in End of Days, The Devil in Philosophy proves that the Devil comes in many forms. Are there any good arguments for the actual existence of the Devil? Does demonic evil thrive in Gotham City? Can humans really be accountable for all evil? Which truths about the Devil are actual facts? Is Milton correct, in that the Devil believes he is doing good? Through the lenses of Jung, Kant, Kundera, Balkan, Plato, Bradwardine, Aristotle, Hume, Blackburn, Descartes, Lavey, Thoreau, and Aquinas, The Devil and Philosophy takes a philosophical look at one of time's greatest characters.

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• Format Paperback | 288 pages
• Dimensions 152 x 228 x 17.78mm | 496g
• Publication date 04 Sep 2014
• Publisher Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
• Publication City/Country Chicago, IL, United States
• Language English
• ISBN10 0812698541
• ISBN13 9780812698541
• Bestsellers rank 2,091,822

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Cassell's Standard Latin Dictionary - Latin/English - English/Latin (9780025225800)

Since its first appearance in 1854 and through many revisions this dictionary has remained constant in its appeal to scholars. "This new and revised Latin Dictionary is among the best of its kind, being reliable, compact and adequate for the needs of all save the specialist. He has produced what is in effect a new book, typographically easy to consult and combining elegance with utility." -The Times Literary Supplement This edition Incorporates modern English idiom and current Latin spelling. * Includes general classical information where appropriate. Shows long and short vowels where not immediately apparent. * Indicates irregular plural forms. * Cites and quotes ancient classical authors. * Suggests paraphrases to express modern English in classical Latin form.

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• For ages 12-17
• Format Hardback | 912 pages
• Dimensions 163.07 x 237.24 x 33.02mm | 970.69g
• Publication date 15 Jan 2013
• Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Imprint John Wiley & Sons Ltd
• Publication City/Country Chichester, United Kingdom
• Language English
• Edition Statement Indexed
• ISBN10 0025225804
• ISBN13 9780025225800
• Bestsellers rank 68,960

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Our Branch and its Tributaries : Being a History of the Work of the Northwestern Sanitary Commission and its Auxiliaries, During the War of the Rebellion (9781296903299)

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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• Format Hardback | 452 pages
• Dimensions 156 x 234 x 25mm | 807g
• Publication date 21 Aug 2015
• Publisher Sagwan Press
• Language English
• ISBN10 129690329X
• ISBN13 9781296903299

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Peter Michel : Ein Roman (1902) (9781120018069)

This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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• Format Paperback | 334 pages
• Dimensions 152 x 229 x 18mm | 449g
• Publication date 26 Aug 2009
• Publisher Kessinger Publishing
• Publication City/Country Whitefish MT, United States
• Language English, German
• Illustrations note black & white illustrations
• ISBN10 1120018064
• ISBN13 9781120018069

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Spielfeld Arbeitsplatz 2e Managementwissen mit Kick - Fur Fuhrungskrafte und engagierte Mitarbeiter (3895784680)

Sie mAchten wissen, wie Sie, Ihre Chefs, Kollegen oder Mitarbeiter optimal fA1/4r sich und Ihr Unternehmen oder Ihre Organisation arbeiten kAnnen? Warum dafA1/4r zum Beispiel PersAnlichkeit, Selbstreflexion, Selbstvertrauen und Work-Life-Balance so wichtig sind? Was Zusammenarbeit, Kommunikation und gegenseitiges Vertrauen bedeuten? Und wie moderne FA1/4hrung funktioniert - mit Zielen und Feedback, A1/4ber Motivation, Charisma und FA1/4hrungspsychologie, bis zu Mikropolitik und Machtfaktoren? Welche FA1/4hrungsrollen es gibt, warum sie irgendwie alle wichtig und in welchen Situationen sie besonders relevant sind? Und wie Coopetition, KreativitAt, Innovation, Balance und die gleichzeitige Konzentration auf die Gegenwart und die Zukunft zum Erfolg beitragen?

Die meisten BA1/4cher stellen das Thema zu einseitig dar, viele in der Praxis A1/4bliche Managementkonzepte und -methoden sind A1/4berholt. Wie alles wirklich funktioniert, beschreibt "Spielfeld Arbeitsplatz" - fundiert, auf dem neuesten Stand der Forschung, unterhaltsam, praxisorientiert. Dabei nutzen die Autoren - Experten fA1/4r Wirtschaftspsychologie und FA1/4hrung, die auch mit Bundesligavereinen zusammenarbeiten - Analogien aus dem FuA ball, die wunderbar deutlich machen, worauf es tatsAchlich ankommt.

ErgAnzt wird der Inhalt durch inspirierende Statements von Personen aus der Wirtschaft, Vereinen und verschiedenen Organisationen. Und die praxisbewAhrten Tests helfen bei der SelbsteinschAtzung, der EinschAtzung von FA1/4hrungskrAften und der Organisationskultur.

Mit Geleitworten von Roland Berger (Unternehmensberater) und Wilfried Porth (Daimler AG, VfB Stuttgart) und themenbezogenen Statements u.a. von Jens Bormann (buw), Stephanie Busch (Facelift), Skateboard-?Urgestein? Titus Dittmann, Peter GArlich (TSG Hoffenheim), Alexander Insam (KPMG), Eric Kearney (UniversitAt Potsdam), Frank Kohl-Boas (Google), Frank Kuhlmann (TUI Cruises), Henning LA1/4hr (Staatsrat, Bremen), Jan Mayer (Sportpsychologe), Daniel Neubauer (Zurich Insurance) und Michael Welling (Rot-WeiA Essen).

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• Format Hardback | 270 pages
• Dimensions 146 x 226 x 20mm | 660g
• Publication date 02 Feb 2017
• Publisher Publicis MCD Verlag,Germany
• Publication City/Country Germany
• Language German
• Edition Statement 2. überarbeitete Auflage
• Illustrations note 15 farbige Abbildungen
• ISBN13 9783895784682

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Godard Between Identity and Difference (9780826428066)

The overarching argument of the book is that Godard's conception and practice of cinematic language opens new, important possibilities for thinking about radical alterity. This book reads a series of Godard films as interventions in contemporary debate about the language of difference. Godard has something he wants both to preserve (singularity) and destroy (visual and aural totalitarianism). How is it possible to speak about the Other? How is it possible for the Other to speak? Does all speaking about or by the Other render that speaking common, thereby rendering what is different identical? These questions gather together a number of issues that cross and intersect disciplinary boundaries: signification, representation, ethics, politics.The problematics with which Drabinski is concerned begin in the debate between Levinas and Derrida, then later in dialogue with Blanchot and Irigaray. To this extent, Godard is particularly well-suited as an interlocutor. Godard's work, especially in the 1970s, is itself a self-conscious form of philosophy.
His films theorize themselves, produce a reflexive sound-image language, and so in many ways match the very essence of philosophy: thought thinking thought.Still, the medium of sound and image complicates any rendering of Godard's work as philosophy. Godard produces a philosophically significant cinematic language rather than simply narrating or representing philosophical ideas in the medium of film. And this language must be taken seriously in the context of the problem of difference. For, if difference is concerned with signification as such, then the visual and aural retain equal rights with writing (and all questions obtaining therein).The nature of the debate in this project - how the language of alterity is possible or impossible - immediately breaks disciplinary borders between philosophy, literary theory, film studies and cultural studies. What it means to engage with film in this context, however, is complicated. To wit, there are two standard treatments of film in philosophy. Film is typically either an example of a philosophical position or philosophy is used to interpret motifs, characters, plot lines, etc.
In neither case is film engaged as a form of philosophizing itself,that is, as a language engaged with philosophical problems. The aim of the project is to read Godard's work as primary texts, with all the attention due the idiosyncratic language of those texts. Framed by the debate about difference and signification, these primary texts register and resonate as transformative interventions.

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• Format Hardback | 176 pages
• Dimensions 161.54 x 236.47 x 18.8mm | 412.77g
• Publication date 15 Aug 2008
• Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
• Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
• Language English
• Illustrations note 10
• ISBN10 0826428061
• ISBN13 9780826428066
• Bestsellers rank 3,113,615

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Queen Elizabeth II (9780702313721)

Queen Elizabeth II: steadfast, constant, dutiful.

Read all about the life of Queen Elizabeth II,
the United Kingdom's longest-reigning monarch.

From her childhood years in London, to training
as a mechanic in the Second World War and becoming
queen at 25, learn lesser-known facts about
this true icon.

Celebrate the queen's life in her platinum jubilee year -
70 years on the throne in 2022

Find out about the queen's secret handbag signals!

With striking black-and-white illustration

A Life Story: this gripping series throws the reader directly
into the lives of modern society's most influential figures.

Also in the series:

Katherine Johnson: A Life Story
Stephen Hawking:
A Life Story
Alan Turing: A Life Story
Rosalind
Franklin: A Life Story
Serena Williams: A Life Story

Kamala Harris: A Life Story
David Attenborough:
A Life Story
Emma Raducanu: A Life Story
Captain
Tom Moore

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• Format Paperback | 256 pages
• Dimensions 143 x 198 x 16mm | 160g
• Publication date 03 Feb 2022
• Publisher Scholastic
• Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
• Language English
• ISBN10 0702313726
• ISBN13 9780702313721
• Bestsellers rank 1,287

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Form and Object : A Treatise on Things (9780748681501)

This is a shockingly new view of 'things' that will revolutionise contemporary ontological debates about substance. What is a thing? What is an object? Tristan Garcia decisively overturns 100 years of Heideggerian orthodoxy about the supposed derivative nature of objects and in so doing provides deep insights about the world and our place in it. Tristan Garcia's original and systematic formal ontology of things strips them of any determination, intensity or depth. From this radical ontological poverty, he develops encyclopaedic regional ontologies of objects. By covering topics as diverse as the universe, events, time, the living, animals, human beings, representation, arts and rules, culture, history, political economy, values, classes, genders, ages of life and death, he shows that speculative metaphysics and ontology are alive and well. It proposes a systematic philosophy essential to the development of metaphysics, the ontology of objects and speculative realism. It combines the analytic and continental traditions, and will appeal to philosophers working on either side.
It applies his metaphysics to philosophically charged practical issues such as vegetarianism, animal rights, the nature of representation, death, culture and history.

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• Format Paperback | 488 pages
• Dimensions 156 x 234 x 33.02mm | 741g
• Publication date 30 Apr 2014
• Publisher Edinburgh University Press
• Publication City/Country Edinburgh, United Kingdom
• Language English
• Illustrations note 3 b&w illustrations
• ISBN10 0748681507
• ISBN13 9780748681501
• Bestsellers rank 225,133

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The Frenzy of Renown : Fame and Its History (9780679776307)

"Remarkably ambitious . . . an impressive tour de force."
--Washington Post Book World

For Alexander the Great, fame meant accomplishing what no mortal had ever accomplished before. For Julius Caesar, personal glory was indistinguishable from that of Rome. The early Christians devalued public recognition, believing that the only true audience was God. And Marilyn Monroe owed much of her fame to the fragility that led to self-destruction. These are only some of the dozens of figures that populate Leo Braudy's panoramic history of fame, a book that tells us as much about vast cultural changes as it does about the men and women who at different times captured their societies' regard.

Spanning thousands of years and fields ranging from politics to literature and mass media, The Frenzy of Renown explores the unfolding relationship between the famous and their audiences, between fame and the representations that make it possible. Hailed as a landmark at its original publication and now reissued with a new Afterword covering the last tumultuous decade, here is a major work that provides our celebrity-obsessed, post-historical society with a usable past.

"Expansive . . . Braudy excels at rocketing a general point into the air with the fuel of drama. "
--Harper's

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• Format Paperback | 720 pages
• Dimensions 131 x 202 x 41mm | 578g
• Publication date 25 Nov 1997
• Publisher Random House USA Inc
• Imprint Vintage Books
• Publication City/Country New York, United States
• Language English
• ISBN10 0679776303
• ISBN13 9780679776307
• Bestsellers rank 732,757

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Foundation of Digital Badges and Micro-Credentials : Demonstrating and Recognizing Knowledge and Competencies (9783319792187)

This edited volume provides insight into how digital badges
may enhance formal, non-formal and informal education by focusing on technical
design issues including organizational requirements, learning and instructional
design, as well as deployment. It features current research exploring the
theoretical foundation and empirical evidence of the utilization of digital
badges as well as case studies that describe current practices and experiences
in the use of digital badges for motivation, learning, and instruction in K-12,
higher education, workplace learning, and further education settings.

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• Format Paperback | 530 pages
• Dimensions 155 x 235 x 28.96mm | 8,365g
• Publication date 30 May 2018
• Publisher Springer International Publishing AG
• Publication City/Country Cham, Switzerland
• Language English
• Edition Statement Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
• Illustrations note 23 Tables, color; 23 Illustrations, color; 24 Illustrations, black and white; XXVIII, 530 p. 47 illus., 23 illus. in color.
• ISBN10 3319792180
• ISBN13 9783319792187

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Cartas Al Rey Alfonso XVI de Borbon y Asturias (9788416162611)

Queridos amigos lectores: Gobernar no es facil. Por muy preparada que este una persona para tal efecto. La forma de gobernar que tenia la prehistoria no era nada sencilla pero era muy eficaz y duro mas que la que conocemos hoy en dia. Todo son trampas, enganos, traicion al pueblo y al trono, mentiras y tramas que giran alrededor de un soberano, unica persona responsable de las consecuencias que acaecen en su pueblo y en sus tierras. La dulzura y la nobleza de caracter que personifica al receptor de estos mensajes es la unica razon por la que mi difunto amigo druida Adonai me rogo que escribiera este libro en su honor. En el, he reunido la esencia magica de las escrituras sagradas de distintas religiones de la forma mas amena posible para que su lectura sea agradable y seductora. Espero que todos los que ya conocen mi consabida locuacidad disfruten de este emocionante trabajo. Les saluda muy afectuosamente. Rosa Maria de todos los Angeles Jimenez Aguila."

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• Format Paperback | 100 pages
• Dimensions 152 x 229 x 5mm | 145g
• Publication date 04 Mar 2015
• Publisher Lantia Publishing
• Publication City/Country Spain
• Language English, Spanish
• Edition New edition
• Illustrations note Illustrations, black and white
• ISBN13 9788416162611
• Bestsellers rank 25,670

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Next Time I Fall in Love : How to Handle Sex, Intimacy, and Feelings in Dating Relationships (9781592446841)

Jeff and Ann had been dating for only a month, but they knew they were in love. Soon they were spending all of their free time together. But things started going wrong. They'd fight, then kiss and make up, only to fight some more. Finally, Ann told Jeff it was over. She didn't love him anymore - besides, she wanted to date another guy. She said she loved me, said Jeff, crushed and bitter. I thought love was supposed to last. How can something so right become so wrong? Jeff and Ann's story is one of many told in 'Next Time I Fall in Love'. In a helpful and readable book for teenagers, Chap Clark gives solid, practical advice on forming and keeping healthy dating relationships. He deals with questions like these: -What is love? -Why would anyone want to date me? -What can hurt a dating relationship? -Sex: How far is too far? -How can I know when it's time to break up? -What can I do to improve my dating relationships? If you're 13 to 25 years old - or if you know anyone that age - and if you're interested in learning more about how to be happy, healthy, and whole in a dating relationship - then this book is for you.

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• Format Paperback | 144 pages
• Dimensions 127 x 202 x 9mm | 159g
• Publication date 10 May 2004
• Publisher Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Publication City/Country Eugene, United States
• Language English
• ISBN10 1592446841
• ISBN13 9781592446841
• Bestsellers rank 3,553,993

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Papua New Guinea Headhunt : An Artist's Journey to Paint Indigenous People in the South Pacific (1906393206)

In the 1920's, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands were among the world's last wild places. Largely unmapped and inhabited by headhunters and cannibals, these jungle islands of the Coral Sea captured the popular imagination as examples of the unknown. Many adventurers went to these remote islands, the least likely of whom were two young American women, Caroline Mytinger and Margaret Warner who set out from San Francisco in 1926 armed with little more than art supplies and a ukelele, used by Margaret to entertain sitters while Caroline painted their portraits. Mytinger and Warner went chasing adventure in the name of science, something rarely done by women at the time, and they did it in the face of universal dissapproval and even terror on the part of their families, who didn't expect them to come back alive. Not only that, but they had virtually no money and no scientific support or backing. But live they did, and they brought back beautiful paintings and the fascinating stories contained in this fine book.

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• Format Paperback | 466 pages
• Dimensions 140 x 216 x 26mm | 588g
• Publication date 02 Feb 2010
• Publisher Trotamundas Press Ltd
• Publication City/Country Coventry, United Kingdom
• Language English
• Edition New edition
• Edition Statement New edition
• Illustrations note black & white illustrations
• ISBN10 1906393206
• ISBN13 9781906393205
• Bestsellers rank 1,462,726

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• Format Paperback | 192 pages
• Dimensions 139 x 209 x 20.32mm | 226.8g
• Publication date 15 Jan 2019
• Publisher Harvard Business Review Press
• Publication City/Country United States
• Language English
• ISBN10 1633696847
• ISBN13 9781633696846
• Bestsellers rank 172,519

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