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Do you believe in conspiracies? No one can deny there are many strange events that have never been explained. Why did Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing drop out of the sky without trace? How did the naked body of GCHQ codebreaker Gareth Williams end up in in a padlocked holdall in a Pimlico flat? Did Russian leader Vladimir Putin really order the assassination by polonium of double agent Alexander Litvinenko? This book gives you the inside...
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Get the Summary of David Graeber's “Bullshit Jobs” in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: From best-selling writer David Graeber, a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs and their consequences.
Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world? In the spring of 2013, David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative essay titled "On the...
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Get the Summary of Thomas Piketty's “A Brief History of Equality” in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: It is easy to be pessimistic about inequality. We know it has increased dramatically in many parts of the world over the past two generations. No one has done more to reveal the problem than Thomas Piketty. Now, in this surprising and powerful new work, Piketty reminds us that the...
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Get the Summary of Hua Hsu's Stay True in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Stay True" by Hua Hsu is a memoir that intertwines Hsu's college experiences, his friendship with Ken, and the immigrant narrative. Hsu reminisces about his college days at Berkeley, filled with late-night drives, music, and the search for identity. He reflects on the paradox of time, the significance of photographs, and the bond with his...
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Tom Boellstorff is professor of anthropology at the University of California, Irvine. His books include Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human. Bonnie Nardi is professor of informatics at the University of California, Irvine. Her books include My Life as a Night Elf Priest: An Anthropological Account of World of Warcraft. Celia Pearce is associate professor of digital media at Georgia Institute of Technology....
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Everyone working in the social care and child care sector is expected to have an effective working knowledge of the legal framework in which they operate. Social Care and the Law in Scotland was first published in 2000 in recognition of the fact that many social work and social care texts did not account for the different legal framework in Scotland. Now in its eleventh edition, this is a core text for everyone working in the sector. This fully revised...
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The new, updated edition of the authoritative and comprehensive survey of modern sociology
The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Sociology, Second Edition is an authoritative survey of the major topics, current and emerging trends, and contemporary issues in the study of human social relationships and institutions. A collection of contributions from globally-recognized scholars and experts explore the theoretical and methodological foundations of sociology,...
8) James Bond
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The mere hint recently that British actor Idris Elba might take up the mantle of James Bond in future instalments of the film franchise was a major international news story – a testament to the enduring interest and appeal of Bond, a figure who has become a true global icon.
Fan Phenomena: James Bond explores the devoted fanbase that has helped make Bond what he is, offering a serious but wholly accessible take on the many different ways that...
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Following the story of one middle class family as they work, eat, love, and grow, Everyday Life in Global Morocco provides a moving and engaging exploration of how world issues impact lives. Rachel Newcomb shows how larger issues like gentrification, changing diets, and nontraditional approaches to marriage and fertility are changing what the everyday looks and feels like in Morocco. Newcomb's close engagement with the Benjelloun family presents a...
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From police on the street, to the mayor of New Orleans and FEMA administrators, government officials monumentally failed to protect the most vulnerable residents of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast during the Katrina disaster. This violation of the social contract undermined the foundational narratives and myths of the American nation and spawned a profound, often contentious public debate over the meaning of Katrina's devastation. A wide range of voices...
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Where more poignantly than in a small country graveyard can a traveler fathom the flow of history and tradition? During the past twenty years, Terry G. Jordan has traveled the back roads and hidden trails of rural Texas in search of such cemeteries. With camera in hand, he has visited more than one thousand cemeteries created and maintained by the Anglo-American, black, Indian, Mexican, and German settlers of Texas. His discoveries of sculptured stones...
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Obesity rates are rising across the United States and beyond. While some claim that people simply eat too much "energy-dense" food while exercising too little, The Neoliberal Diet argues that the issue is larger than individual lifestyle choices. Since the 1980s, the shift toward neoliberal regulation has enabled agribusiness multinationals to thrive by selling a combination of meat and highly processed foods loaded with refined flour and sugars-a...
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You are alone and finishing up some shopping at the local mall when you hear a young woman scream for help. You notice that she‚Äs surrounded by several men. Your mind begins the justification process: she is just playing; someone else will come to her aid. As you hesitate, the young woman is dragged into a van and they disappear. Already late for a meeting, as you power walk toward your office you see a young boy crying and being dragged to a...
14) Liberación, Un Balance Histórico Bajo El Influjo De Aparecida Y Laudato Si'. El Aporte Latinoamerica
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Liberación, un balance histórico bajo el influjo de Aparecida y Laudato si'. El aporte latinoamericano de Francisco, constituye un esfuerzo por acompañar la trayectoria de la liberación latinoamericana –desde la mitad del siglo pasado hasta sus últimos desdoblamientos en las primeras décadas del nuevo milenio–, y para ello se escudriñan diferentes aspectos referidos al caminar de la Iglesia de los pobres y la(s) teología(s) de la liberación....
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Fifty years ago Malcolm X told a white woman who asked what she could do for the cause, 'Nothing.' Michael Eric Dyson believes he was wrong. Now he responds to that question. If society is to make real racial progress, people must face difficult truths, including being honest about how Black grievance has been ignored, dismissed, or discounted.
16) Jaana Rönty
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Jaana Rönty on nuori tyttö syvältä maaseudulta, Kuhmon Lentualta. Kun Jaana muuttaa Helsinkiin piikomaan, odotukset ovat korkealla. Elämä suuressa kaupungissa ei kuitenkaan ole niin hienoa kuin olisi voinut kuvitella – ja Jaana joutuu huomaamaan, ettei piikatytöllä ole kovin paljon ihmisarvoa.
Eino Leinon "Jaana Rönty" kuvaa yhteiskunnan sosiaalista jakautumista ja sosiaalidemokratian aatteen nousua 1900-luvun alun Suomessa.
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Este livro é um resumo produzido a partir da obra original. Uma crítica potente e eletrizante do movimento feminista moderno. Uma voz nova e poderosa do feminismo negro.
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Com muita frequência, o foco do feminismo dominante não está na sobrevivência...
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Em sua obra, Silvia Federici estrutura sua análise a partir do processo de cercamento e privatização de terras comunais e, examinando o ambiente e as motivações que produziram as primeiras acusações de bruxarias na Europa, relaciona essa forma de violência à ordem econmica. Evidencia, enfim, que marcas desse processo foram deixadas também nos valores sociais. A partir desse debate, a autora nos mostra como as acusações e a punição de...
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Neste ensaio, Silvia Federici estrutura sua análise a partir do processo de cercamento e privatização de terras comunais e, examinando o ambiente e as motivações que produziram as primeiras acusações de bruxarias na Europa, relaciona essa forma de violência à ordem econmica. Evidencia, enfim, que marcas desse processo foram deixadas também nos valores sociais.
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