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This entertaining guide to some of the best short novels of all time, from a bestselling historian, is the “perfect gift for busy bibliophiles” (BookPage).Experience the joys of literature with this this “exciting guide to all that the world of fiction has to offer” (The New York Times Book Review): a compulsively readable, deeply engaging discussion of great short novels. A journey into fiction designed with our contemporary attention spans in mind, Great Short Books suggests fifty-eight excellent short novels, all under 200 pages—easily readable in a week or less—a fresh approach to a fun, fascinating year of reading. From hard-boiled fiction to magical realism, the 18th century to the present day, Great Short Books spans genres, cultures, countries, and time to present an enchanting and diverse selection of acclaimed and canonical novels. From works in translation like Yu Miri’s Tokyo Ueno Station and Marguerite Duras’s The Lover to popular, acclaimed authors like Toni Morrison and James Baldwin, this compilation is a celebration of classics from the historic to contemporary—plus a few bestsellers, including Stephen King and Colson Whitehead. Each entry includes the novel’s opening lines, a spoiler-free plot summary, a “why you should read it” section, and suggestions for what to read next. “An entertaining journey with a fun, knowledgeable guide” (Booklist), this eclectic collection is a fun and practical book for any passionate reader hoping to broaden their literary IQ—or anyone who wants to find an effortless reentry into reading.

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A bestselling historian takes readers on an intellectual and cultural adventure, offering a carefully curated guide to great, short nonfiction works by some of the world’s most influential writers—from Plato to Toni Morrison, Ernest Hemingway to bell hooks, and Marcus Aurelius to Joan Didion. A delightful roadmap to a year’s worth of reading briefly, plus biographies, fascinating facts, and idea-rich insights into the lives of the thinkers, historians, and literary giants who have shaped our world.For both avid readers and those looking to spark a new habit, The World in Books is an invitation to a more lively and meaningful intellectual life. Davis’s literary adventure guides readers through some of the most important works of nonfiction of all time, offering a political, literary, and cultural history through reading. Each of the fifty-two entries provides the book’s opening lines or a brief excerpt from the work; a summary of the work; a biography of the author; why you should read the work; and what to read next. Davis offers insights into some of the most enduring issues of our time—from the existential perspective in Viktor E. Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning, to questions of race in Toni Morrison’s The Origin of Others, and the climate crisis in Elizabeth Kolbert’s Under a White Sky. With insights from ancient times to the present day, Kenneth C. Davis offers a wide-ranging historical education through pleasure reading. In an accessible, conversational style, he explores texts that both mirror our contemporary moment and present new ways to think about our lives. These 52 selections, with books perfect for reading one week at a time, offer a year-long journey through history, philosophy, nature, and personal growth. More than just a literary companion, The World in Books is an education that combines wisdom with practical application. Davis’s work has been called “a wealth of succinct, entertaining advice” (Kirkus Reviews). The World in Books provides an engaging way to explore some of the most influential books ever written. A refresher course for lifelong learners.

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What is Hermeticism? How do things above reflect things below? Why did its short text influence so many of the greatest thinkers of the past 1500 years. Professor Kenneth Davis opens the door to the Way of Hermes, its history, ideas and practical methods of connecting with the light and mind of the Cosmos.

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Kniha - autor Milton Crane, 592 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá 50 Great Short Stories is a comprehensive selection from the world's finest short fiction. The authors represented range from Hawthorne, Maupassant, Poe, through Henry James, Conrad, Aldous Huxley, James Joyce, to Hemingway, Katherine Anne Porter, Faulkner, E.B. White, Saroyan and O'Connor. The variety in style and subject is enormous, but all these stories have one point in common - the enduring quality of the writing, which places them among the masterpieces of the world's fiction."50 Great Short Stories" is a comprehensive selection from the world 8217;s finest short fiction. The authors represented range from Hawthorne, Maupassant, and Poe, through Henry James, Conrad, Aldous Huxley, and James Joyce, to Hemingway, Katherine Anne Porter, Faulkner, E.B. White, Saroyan, and O 8217;Connor. The variety in style and subject is enormous, but all these stories have one point in...

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50 Great Short Stories is a comprehensive selection from the world's finest short fiction. The authors represented range from Hawthorne, Maupassant, and Poe, through Henry James, Conrad, Aldous Huxley, and James Joyce, to Hemingway, Katherine Anne Porter, Faulkner, E.B. White, Saroyan, and O'Connor. The variety in style and subject is enormous, but all these stories have one point in common-the enduring quality of the writing, which places them among the masterpieces of the world's fiction.

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Encourage children to use their voices, talents, and intelligence to help the world and raise awareness of girls and all the amazing things they do! An inspiration for readers of all ages, New York Times bestseller Girls of the World: Doing More Than Ever Before calls attention to the truth that it’s never too soon to become aware of and speak up about things that are important to you. Now is the perfect time for girls to show the world just who they are and what they’re capable of!Written by ABC News anchor and bestselling author Linsey Davis, together with co-author Michael Tyler, Girls of the World invites us to celebrate the equality and fairness we should all experience. It encourages girls to be strong, brave, and curious about the world and their place in it.Girls of the World:Features inspiring, motivating rhymes from Emmy award-winning ABC News anchor and New York Times bestselling authors Linsey Davis and Michael TylerIncludes whimsical illustrations by bestselling artist Lucy FlemingIs a great read-aloud for children ages 4-8Has a message that celebrates equality, fairness, and is meant to spur girls (and boys) on to be brave and take their place in a challenging worldConcludes with a personal note from Linsey Davis Look for additional inspirational picture books by Linsey Davis, including:One Big HeartThe World Is AwakeStay This Way ForeverHow High is HeavenSmallest Spot of a Dot

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In this enduring classic, renowned Irish author Seán O''Faoláin offers a penetrating examination of what makes great short fiction work. Drawing from his experience as both a master practitioner and dedicated teacher of the form, O''Faoláin provides aspiring writers with insights that have remained relevant for over seven decades.The heart of O''Faoláin''s approach lies not in technical formulas but in his insistence that good writing begins with authentic perception. Through clear-eyed analysis and memorable examples, he demonstrates why so many aspiring writers fail—not for lack of technique, but because they have not truly learned to see the world around them.O''Faoláin challenges the notion that ordinary lives provide insufficient material for fiction, pointing to writers like Dickens and Maupassant who transformed humble experiences into enduring literature. He argues persuasively that the bank clerk who claims to have nothing to write about has missed the essential truth: that the writer''s gift lies not in extraordinary circumstances but in extraordinary awareness. His unique perspective as an Irish writer engaged with European literary traditions gives the book a broad, cosmopolitan outlook. ''The Short Story'' stands alongside Frank O''Connor''s ''The Lonely Voice'' as an indispensable resource for writers, readers, and scholars.Blending practical advice with philosophical depth, this vintage gem from the post-war literary renaissance stands as both a practical guide and a passionate defense of authenticity in fiction. For anyone serious about the craft of short stories, O''Faoláin''s candid, sometimes bracingly direct counsel remains as valuable today as when first written.

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When Horace bakes a biscuit in the shape of a bear, little does he know that his edible treat is going to turn into Biscuit Bear!For in the middle of the night, when all is quiet, that is exactly what happens, and Biscuit Bear decides that it is time he made some friends of his own. So, with flour, sugar and butter he does just that.In fact, he makes a whole circus of friends and the fun begins . . ."My four year old loves Mini Grey''s books and this is her absolute favourite. If you''re looking for something a bit off beat, with a sweet ending give this a try." - a 5 star reviewer"This is my 5 year old boy''s favourite book, we have read it so many times and I had to buy a biscuit bear cutter so we can make our own biscuit bears. Brilliant illustrations and a great story." - a 5 star reviewer

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''What if you could listen in on any phone conversation in town? Irresistible!'' Kathryn Stockett, bestselling author of THE HELP''Glorious, gossipy, delicious and perfect'' Jill Mansell, bestselling author of AND NOW YOU''RE BACKREADERS LOVE THIS BOOK!* ''Unique and quirky . . . You will definitely see Vivian and co. in your mind''s eye!'' THE BOOKTRAIL* ''Moving and ultimately uplifting . . . A wonderful novel'' JO''S BOOK BLOG* ''The small town feeling is portrayed really well . . . Great'' SHORT BOOK AND SCRIBES* ''A joy to read . . . Wonderful, witty, intriguing and heart-felt'' EMMA''S BIBLIO TREASURES* ''Delightfully written and cleverly woven. I enjoyed getting to know all the characters and learning their secrets'' LOCKY LOVES BOOKSIt''s 1952. The switchboard operators in Wooster, Ohio, love nothing more than to eavesdrop on their neighbours'' conversations, and gossip about what they learn. Vivian Dalton is no different (despite her teenage daughter''s disapproval), and always longs to hear something scandalous. But on the night of December 15th, she wishes she hadn''t. The secret that''s shared by a stranger on the line threatens to rip the rug of Vivian''s life from under her. Vivian may be mortified, but she''s not going to take this lying down. She wants the truth, no matter how painful it may be. But one secret tends to lead to another . . . This moving, heart-felt and ultimately uplifting novel brilliantly weaves together an irresistible portrayal of a town buzzing with scandal, and an unforgettable story of marriage, motherhood and the unbreakable ties of family.''Funny, sweet, secretive, and full of fascinating 1930s, 40s, and 50s period details... a poignant look at life in a small town with its nosy neighbors, thorny families, imperfect romances, scandalous pasts, and gratifyingly just deserts'' Laurie Frankel, bestselling author of THIS IS HOW IT ALWAYS IS''Funny and fast-paced'' Heat

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The short story is one of the most varied and exciting genres in American literature. This collection brings together many of its finest examples from the early nineteenth century to the present. It contains a richly diverse cast of characters, including convicts, artists, farm labourers, slaves, soldiers and salesmen, witches and ghosts, families and lovers. Their stories are told by some of America''s most celebrated writers (Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edith Wharton, Raymond Carver) and a few, like Fanny Fern or Charles W. Chestnutt, who may be less familiar. The collection offers a stimulating combination of acknowledged classics, including Mark Twain''s hilarious ''Jim Smiley''s Jumping Frog'' and Edgar Allan Poe''s chilling ''The Tell-Tale Heart'', and some remarkable pieces that deserve a wider audience, such as Ernest Hemingway''s story of miscommunication, ''Out of Season'', or Lorrie Moore''s tale of modern love and wit, ''Starving Again''.Kasia Boddy''s introduction traces the history of the American short story and explores the changes and continuities in its forms and preoccupations. This edition also contains a chronology, explanatory and biographical notes and suggestions for further reading. Table of contentsWashington Irving - The Little Man in Black (1807)Nathaniel Hawthorne - Young Goodman Brown (1835)Edgar Allan Poe - The Tell-Tale Heart (1843)Fanny Fern - Aunt Hetty on Matrimony (1851)Mark Twain - Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog (1865)Joel Chandler Harris - The Tar Baby Story (1880)Mary Wilkins Freeman - Two Friends (1887)Charles W. Chesnutt - The Wife of his Youth (1898)Henry James - The Real Right Thing (1899)Stephen Crane - An Episode of War (1899)O. Henry - Hearts and Hands (1903)Sherwood Anderson - The Untold Lie (1917)Ernest HemingwayOut of Season (1923)Edith Wharton - Atrophy (1927)Dorothy Parker - New York to Detroit (1928)Eudora Welty - The Whistle (1938)William Faulkner - Barn Burning (1939)F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Lost Decade (1939)Zora Neale Hurston - Now You Cookin'' with Gas (1942)Bernard Malamud - The First Seven Years (1950)Flannery O''Connor - A Late Encounter with the Enemy (1953)John Updike - Sunday Teasing (1956)John Cheever - Reunion (1962)Grace Paley - Wants (1971)Alice Walker - The Flowers (1973)Donald Barthelme - I Bought a Little City (1974)Raymond Carver - Collectors (1975)Richard Ford - Communist (1985)Lorrie Moore - Starving Again (1990)Jhumpa Lahiri - The Third and Final Continent (1999)Lydia Davis - The Caterpillar (2006)

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A novel about the magical lure of books and summoning the courage to rewrite our stories by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Keeper of Happy Endings and The Last of the Moon Girls.Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer’s affinity for books extends beyond the intoxicating scent of old paper, ink, and leather. She can feel the echoes of the books’ previous owners—an emotional fingerprint only she can read. When Ashlyn discovers a pair of beautifully bound volumes that appear to have never been published, her gift quickly becomes an obsession. Not only is each inscribed with a startling incrimination, but the authors, Hemi and Belle, tell conflicting sides of a tragic romance.With no trace of how these mysterious books came into the world, Ashlyn is caught up in a decades-old literary mystery, beckoned by two hearts in ruins, whoever they were, wherever they are. Determined to learn the truth behind the doomed lovers’ tale, she reads on, following a trail of broken promises and seemingly unforgivable betrayals. The more Ashlyn learns about Hemi and Belle, the nearer she comes to bringing closure to their love story—and to the unfinished chapters of her own life.

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A novel about the magical lure of books and summoning the courage to rewrite our stories by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Keeper of Happy Endings and The Last of the Moon Girls.Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer’s affinity for books extends beyond the intoxicating scent of old paper, ink, and leather. She can feel the echoes of the books’ previous owners—an emotional fingerprint only she can read. When Ashlyn discovers a pair of beautifully bound volumes that appear to have never been published, her gift quickly becomes an obsession. Not only is each inscribed with a startling incrimination, but the authors, Hemi and Belle, tell conflicting sides of a tragic romance.With no trace of how these mysterious books came into the world, Ashlyn is caught up in a decades-old literary mystery, beckoned by two hearts in ruins, whoever they were, wherever they are. Determined to learn the truth behind the doomed lovers’ tale, she reads on, following a trail of broken promises and seemingly unforgivable betrayals. The more Ashlyn learns about Hemi and Belle, the nearer she comes to bringing closure to their love story—and to the unfinished chapters of her own life.

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Hudební CD - 4 Alba jazzové legendy Milese Davise na 2CD 4 Alba jazzové legendy Milese Davise na 2CD 2CD obsahuje alba: 1. Miles Davis amp; Milt Jackson:Quintet / Sextet 2. Miles Davis amp; The Modern Jazz Giants: Bags' Groove 3. The Miles Davis Quintet: Miles 4. Miles Davis amp; The Modern Jazz Giants Seznam stop CD1 Dr. Jackle (Miles Davis amp; Milt Jackson:Quintet / Sextet) / Bitty Ditty (Miles Davis amp; Milt Jackson : Quintet / Sextet) / Minor March (Miles Davis amp; Milt Jackson: Quintet / Sextet) / Changes (Miles Davis amp; Milt Jackson: Quintet / Sextet) / Bags #039; Groove (Take 1) (Miles Davis amp; The Modern Jazz Giants: Bags #039; Groove) / Bags #039; Groove (Take 2) (Miles Davis amp; The Modern Jazz Giants: Bags #039; Groove) / Airegin (Miles Davis amp; The Modern Jazz Giants: Bags #039; Groove) / Oleo (Miles Davis amp; The Modern Jazz Giants: Bags #039; Groove) / But Not For Me (Take 2) (Miles Davis amp; The Modern Jazz Giants:...

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What can long-dead dinosaurs teach us about our future? Plenty, according to world-renowned paleontologist and recent star of BBC show The Day the Dinosaurs Died Dr Kenneth Lacovara, who has discovered some of the largest creatures to ever walk the Earth, including the super-massive Dreadnoughtus. 'Majestic, awe-inspiring and deeply humbling. Kenneth Lacovara reveals how dinosaurs have changed how we understand time, the world and ourselves' DR ALICE ROBERTS, anatomist and anthropologist, television presenter, author and professor ‘This is a dinosaur book with a difference. In lyrical prose Kenneth Lacovara shows how an understanding of the past helps to understand the present. The dinosaurs played no role in the great extinction that ended their era: we, on the other hand, are playing a major part in the extinction that is taking place today. And unless we change our ways, if we continue destroying the natural world, this will lead inevitably to our own extinction. But unlike the dinosaurs we have the power to turn things around.’ DR JANE GOODALL, DBE, conservationist, founder of the Jane Goodaal Institute and UN Messenger of Peace ‘Kenneth Lacovara LOVES Dinosaurs, LOVES science and truly LOVES telling you about it. Few non-fiction writers wield words with more poetic and potent affection for their subject. Ken’s deep scholarship and clear enjoyment of his subject always makes ME feel smarter. A man obsessed not just with his subject matter, but with showing us how looking into our deep past can illuminate our future.’ ADAM SAVAGE of THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL By tapping into the wonder that dinosaurs inspire, Dr Lacovara weaves together the stories of our geological awakening, of humanity’s epic struggle to understand the nature of deep time, the meaning of fossils, and our own place on the vast and bountiful tree of life. Go on a journey, back to when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, to discover how dinosaurs achieved feats unparalleled by any other group of animals. Learn the secrets of how paleontologists find fossils, and explore quirky, but fascinating questions, such as: Is a penguin a dinosaur? How are the tiny arms of T. rex the key to its power and ferocity? In this revealing book, Dr Lacovara offers the latest ideas about the shocking and calamitous death of the dinosaurs and ties their vulnerabilities to our own.Why Dinosaurs Matter is compelling and engaging - a reminder that our place on this planet is both precarious and potentially fleeting. As we move into an uncertain environmental future, it has never been more important to understand the past.

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‘I’ll put you in my diary!’ comedian Kenneth Williams was known to threaten on occasion, although tantalisingly he kept the journal to himself during his lifetime. Here at last, in one spellbinding volume, are four million words of it.For more than forty years, from his sixteenth birthday until the eve of his unexpected death in 1988, the beloved actor and outrageous ‘Carry On’ star Kenneth Williams kept a candid diary. Devastatingly honest about himself, he is equally unsparing in his verdicts on his fellow man. In his descriptions of Tony Hancock, Maggie Smith, Joe Orton and countless others, his waspish sense of humour, love of anecdote and ear for dialogue are given full rein.Malicious, hilarious and harrowing, ‘The Kenneth Williams Diaries’ are a unique portrait of one of Britain’s most popular – and most misunderstood – performers.

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Can''t and Won''t is the new collection from Lydia Davis, one of the greatest short story writers alive.WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2013Lydia Davis has been universally acclaimed for the wit, insight and genre-defying formal inventiveness of her sparkling stories.With titles like ''A Story of Stolen Salamis'', ''Letters to a Frozen Pea Manufacturer'', ''A Small Story About a Small Box of Chocolates'', and ''Can''t and Won''t'', the stories in this new collection illuminate particular moments in ordinary lives and find in them the humorous, the ironic and the surprising.Above all the stories revel in and grapple with the joys and constraints of language - achieving always the extraordinary, unmatched precision which makes Lydia Davis one of the greatest contemporary writers on the international stage.Praise for Lydia Davis: ''What stories. Precise and piercing, extremely funny. Nearly all are unlike anything you''ve ever read'' Metro''To read The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis is to be reminded of the grand, echoing mind-chambers created by Sebald or recent Coetzee. A writer of vast intelligence and originality'' Independent on Sunday''Among my most favourite writers. Read her now!'' A. M. HomesLydia Davis is the author of Collected Stories, one novel and six short story collections, the most recent of which was a finalist for the 2007 National Book Award. She is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and was named an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government for her fiction and her translations of modern writers, including Gustave Flaubert and Marcel Proust. She won the Man Booker International Prize in 2013.

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In this poignant retelling of The Great Gatsby, set amongst L.A.’s Black elite, a young veteran finds his way post-war, pulled into a new world of tantalizing possibilities—and explosive tensions.In 1945, Charlie Trammell steps off a cross-country train into the vibrant tapestry of Los Angeles. Lured by his cousin Marguerite’s invitation to the esteemed West Adams Heights, Charlie is immediately captivated by the Black opulence of L.A.’s newly rechristened “Sugar Hill.”Settling in at a local actress’s energetic boarding house, Charlie discovers a different way of life—one brimming with opportunity—from a promising career at a Black-owned insurance firm, the absence of Jim Crow, to the potential of an unforgettable romance. But nothing dazzles quite like James “Reaper” Mann.  Reaper’s extravagant parties, attended by luminaries like Lena Horne and Hattie McDaniel, draw Charlie in, bringing the milieu of wealth and excess within his reach. But as Charlie’s unusual bond with Reaper deepens, so does the tension in the neighborhood as white neighbors, frustrated by their own dwindling fortunes, ignite a landmark court case that threatens the community’s well-being with promises of retribution.Told from the unique perspective of a young man who has just returned from a grueling, segregated war, The Great Mann weaves a compelling narrative of wealth and class, illuminating the complexities of Black identity and education in post-war America.

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Hudební CD - Miles Davis na tomto deseti CD. Miles Davis na tomto deseti CD. Seznam stop CD 1 / The New Sounds: Conception / Dig / My Old Flame / It #039;s Only a Paper Moon / Blue Period: Bluing / Blue Room / Out of the Blue / Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins: Airegin / Oleo / But Not for Me / Doxy / CD 2 / Miles David Coll.items: the Serpent #039;s Tooth I / The Serpent #039;s Tooth II / #039;round About Midnight / Compulsion / No Line / Vierd Blues / In Your Own Sweet Way / Sonny Rollins Moving Out: Movin #039; out / Swingin #039; for Bumsy / Silk N #039; Satin / Solid / More Than You Know / CD 3 / Miles amp; Horns: Tasty Pudding / Floppy / Willie the Wailer / For Adults Only / Morpheus / Down / Blue Room / Whispering / Al Cohn amp; Zoot Sims: It #039;s a Wonderful World / Brandy and Beer / Two Funky People / Chasing the Blues / Halley #039;s Comet / You #039;re a Lucky Guy / The Wailing Boat / Just You, Just Me / CD 4 / Miles Davis All Star Sextet: Blue...

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The extraordinary multiplicity of religions and religious cultures in India, chronicled over two thousand yearsFrom its earliest recorded history, India was a place of remarkable and varied religious activity, ranging from elaborate sacrificial rituals and rigorous regimes of personal austerity to psycho-spiritual experimentation and utopian visions. In this ambitious and wide-ranging chronicle, Richard Davis offers a history of India’s myriad religious cultures that spans two thousand years, from 1300 BCE to 700 CE. India, Davis writes, was not only the birthplace of the religions we now know as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. It was also the home of other, often unnamed religions that can be classified as “folk” or “popular” religions. Tracing these intertwined practices, Davis shows that the ardent and heterogeneous religious cultures of early India came to define and redefine themselves in relation to one another. Davis recounts this history through voices—voices recorded in hymns, poems, songs, didactic stories, epic narratives, scientific treatises, and theological discourses, as well as voices that speak through material remains, whether monumental sculptures or tiny terracotta figurines of nameless goddesses. He focuses on the long millennium often designated as “classical India,” which stretches from the time of the founding figures of Buddhism and Jainism during the sixth century BCE through the seventh-century-CE dynasties of the Chalukyas and the Pallavas in southern India. Throughout, he emphasizes encounter, interaction, debate, critique, and borrowing among religious communities within a shared, changing social and political reality. The voices and visions of early India’s religions, Davis shows us, are fascinating in their multiplicity.

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Renowned cardiologist William Davis explains how eliminating wheat from our diets can prevent fat storage, shrink unsightly bulges and reverse myriad health problems.Every day we eat food products made of wheat. As a result millions of people experience some form of adverse health effect, ranging from minor rashes and high blood sugar to the unattractive stomach bulges that preventative cardiologist William Davis calls ‘wheat bellies’. According to Davis, that fat has nothing to do with gluttony, sloth or too much butter: it’s down to the whole grain food products so many people eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner.After witnessing over 2,000 patients regain their health after giving up wheat, Davis reached the disturbing conclusion that wheat is the single largest contributor to the nationwide obesity epidemic – and its elimination is key to dramatic weight loss and optimal health.In Wheat Belly Davis exposes the harmful effects of what is actually a product of genetic tinkering being sold to the public as ‘wheat’ and provides readers with a user-friendly, step-by-step plan to navigate a new, wheat-free lifestyle. Benefits include: substantial weight loss, correction of cholesterol abnormalities, relief from arthritis, mood benefits and prevention of heart disease.Informed by cutting-edge science and nutrition, and numerous case studies, Wheat Belly is an illuminating look at what is truly making us sick.

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Angela Davis is iconic as an international figure but few recognize the educational, political and ideological contexts that formed the public persona. Excavating layers of networks, activists, academics, polemicists, and funders across the ideological spectrum, Joy James studies the paradigms and platforms that leveraged Angela Davis into recognition as an activist and radical intellectual.Beginning in Alabama in 1944 with Davis’s birthplace and ending in California in 1970 with a surrogate political family, James investigates context in order to better understand the agency and identity of Davis. Her chronology marks key events relevant to Davis, Black communities, and the US: AntiBlack repression under Jim Crow, Black bourgeois southern families, revolutionaries, elite education, communist parties, international travels, undergrad and graduate schooling—all interconnect and play a part in Davis''s rise in stature from persecution as a UC graduate student to the UC Presidential chair some three decades later. Set against the backdrop of 21st-century US democracy and the rise of neofascists, James highlights of the centrality of those considered ancillary to US liberation movements. She unpacks the contradictions of iconography and revolutionary agency and shows how a triumphal figure from a symbolic era of struggle became the icon of the rare peoples’ victory.

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An illuminating reflection on the creative process from acclaimed fiction writer, essayist, and translator Lydia Davis“Reporting from the slipstream of her reading life, [Davis] offers less a new way to think than perhaps an old one, pushing back against mechanization and the collapse of context by reframing reading in the most particular and human terms.”—David L. Ulin, The Atlantic When asked why she writes, Lydia Davis confesses that the question makes her uncomfortable. Maybe she would rather not know. Instead, Davis considers how she writes her stories, how other writers write, and what insights the how might provide into the why.  In this free-ranging exploration, Davis discovers that one reason she writes is for pleasure: the pleasure of encountering something that demands to be treated in language, of handling and manipulating the language into the form it ought to take, and, finally, of seeing a story exist where it didn’t exist before. As she observes the processes of some of the authors who interest her the most, she finds that there seem to be as many reasons to write as there are writers: to relive an experience, to share an experience, to articulate something one has not quite comprehended.  Reflecting on an eclectic mix of thinkers, including James Baldwin, Kate Briggs, Walter Raleigh, Christina Sharpe, Knut Hamsun, Grace Paley, Josep Pla, John Ashbery, and John Clare, Davis undertakes a clear-eyed, patient inquiry into the manifold reasons we choose to put pen to paper and begin something new.

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Hudební CD - Kenneth Hamilton provádí ohromující výběr romantických klavírních vystoupení. Toto album je balzám: krásně a citlivě hrané, přináší pocit klidu a pohody. Kenneth Hamilton provádí ohromující výběr romantických klavírních vystoupení. Toto album je balzám: krásně a citlivě hrané, přináší pocit klidu a pohody. Rok vydání : 2021 Seznam stop CD J.S. Bach/Alexander Siloti: Prelude in B minor / John Dowland/Percy Grainger: bdquo;Now, O now I needs must part rdquo; / J.S. Bach/Charles Valentin Alkan: Siciliano / Felix Mendelssohn: Fantasy on the Irish Air bdquo;The Last Rose of Summer rdquo; / Percy Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry / Robert Schumann/Franz Liszt: bdquo;Widmung rdquo; / Richard Strauss/Percy Grainger: Rosenkavalier Ramble / Percy Grainger: Colonial Song / Johann Strauss/Ignaz Friedman: bdquo;Voices of Spring rdquo; Waltz / Edward Elgar: In Smyrna / Camille Saint-Saens/Lawrence Glover: The Swan / Ignaz Paderewski: Nocturne in Bb...

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LP vinyl - Miles Smiles je album jazzového hudebníka Milese Davise , vydané v lednu 1967 u Columbia Records . Nahrál ho Davis a jeho druhý kvintet v Columbia 30th Street Studio v New Yorku 24. října a 25. října 1966. Miles Smiles je album jazzového hudebníka Milese Davise , vydané v lednu 1967 u Columbia Records . Nahrál ho Davis a jeho druhý kvintet v Columbia 30th Street Studio v New Yorku 24. října a 25. října 1966. Rok vydání : 1967 Rok reedice : 2014 Seznam stop LP Orbits / Circle / Footprints / Dolores / Freedom Jazz Dance / Ginger Bread Boy

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Kenneth Cole Mankind, 100 ml, Toaletní vody pro muže, Nový den, nová příležitost zdolávat výzvy. Toaletní voda pro muže Kenneth Cole Mankind osvěží vaši mysl a vy tak můžete směle následovat svůj instinkt. Vydejte se vstříc každodennímu dobrodružství. dřevitá vůně aromatická vůně s bylinnými tóny ocení ji každý moderní gentleman vůně vhodná pro každodenní nošení

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Kenneth Cole Black for Her, 100 ml, Parfémované vody pro ženy, Kenneth Cole Black For Her je květinová vůně. Ukrývá v sobě jemnou svěžest květin, ale zároveň i jejich spalující vášeň. Je tak lehce chladivá a současně i příjemně vřelá. Jedná se tedy o parfém jako stvořený pro celoroční nošení. Umí osvěžit v horkých dnech jara či léta, ale nádherně se rozvoní i za chladných dní zimy či podzimu. Parfém Black For Her se otevírá svěží květinově-ovocnou kombinací. Chladivost přidává esence citronu, ale důraznější jsou křehké vůně květin, frézie a hyacintu. Srdce parfému pak zcela patří bílým, svěžím květinám. Můžeme zde najít lotos, magnólii či tuberózu. Základ vůni dodává smyslný a svůdný ráz. Je tvořen dráždivým santalovým dřevem, pižmem a hladkou ambrou. Ve vůni Black For Her se snoubí řada protikladů. Můžeme zde nalézt neuvěřitelně jemné esence květin společně se svůdnými a tajemně dráždivými akcenty. Vůně tak v sobě spojuje nevinnost a čistotu s až hříšnou smyslností. Black For Her je parfém, který v sobě ukrývá něhu a křehkost. Má však v sobě i ryzí, živočišnou sexualitu. A pro ženy, které rády svému okolí dokazují, že nic není černé nebo bílé, je tato vůně jako stvořená. Dokáže totiž ze své nositelky v jednu chvíli učinit nevinného andílka, ale za okamžik se křehká nevinnost dokáže změnit v ďábelskou svůdnost. A každá žena je přeci plná takových kontrastů. A tak vůně Black For Her dokonale vystihuje osobnost každé ženy. Parfém Black For Her je stvořený pro denní i večerní nošení. Přes den zdůrazní nevinnou krásu své nositelky. Jedná se o výbornou vůni pro každou neformální příležitost, rozhodně se výborně bude hodit na schůzky a to jak romantické, tak přátelské. Skvělým doplňkem však Black For Her bude i při večerním nošení. Svou nositelku učiní středem pozornosti při jakékoliv výjimečné události.

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Kenneth Cole Blue, 100 ml, Toaletní vody pro muže, Jako by se zrodila pod hladinou moře ‒ toaletní voda pro muže Kenneth Cole Blue je prostoupená svěžestí vody a odráží v sobě její nekonečnou hloubku. Bude vždy nadčasová a neunikne ničí pozornosti. citrusová vůně akvatická vůně s tóny moře aromatická vůně s bylinnými tóny ocení ji každý moderní gentleman vůně vhodná pro každodenní nošení

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Kenneth Cole Copper Black, 100 ml, Toaletní vody pro muže, Novou závislost, které se nebudete chtít vzdát, představuje toaletní voda pro muže Kenneth Cole Copper Black . Přesvědčí vás hned při prvním přivonění, že od teď bude neodmyslitelnou součástí každého vašeho dne. kořenitá vůně gurmánská vůně dřevitá vůně

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Kenneth Cole Black Bold, 100 ml, Parfémované vody pro muže, Mužnost, sílu a odvahu, které jsou ve vás ukryté, vám pomůže odhalit pánská parfémovaná voda Kenneth Cole Black Bold . Tato vůně překypující maskulinitou dokonale podtrhne váš charakter na každém kroku a během okamžiku nechá vyniknout vaše skutečné já. Podpoří vaše sebevědomí kdykoliv, kdy budete chtít zazářit nebo se jen cítit sebejistě ve své kůži. Objevte i vy vůni, která perfektně doplní vaše osobité charisma. kořenitá vůně dřevitá vůně pro aktivního muže plného energie

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Kenneth Cole Moonlight Blue, 100 ml, Toaletní vody pro muže, Nenechte se ničím zastavit a dopřejte si vzpruhu v jakékoli situaci – když vás čeká pracovní schůzka, večírek nebo třeba při sportovním výkonu. Toaletní voda pro muže Kenneth Cole Moonlight Blue vám zajistí okamžitý příliv energie na smyslové úrovni. Povzbudí vás tak, že se budete cítit sebejistí ve své kůži a vše zvládnete s přehledem a lehkostí. Objevte i vy vůni, která vás nejen nabudí, ale také dokonale doplní vaše osobité charisma. citrusová vůně čistá svěží vůně aromatická vůně s bylinnými tóny nadčasová elegantní vůně pro milovníky klasiky

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Kenneth Cole Mankind Rise, 100 ml, Toaletní vody pro muže, Mužnost, sílu a odvahu, které jsou ve vás ukryté, vám pomůže odhalit pánská toaletní voda Kenneth Cole Mankind Rise. Tato vůně překypující maskulinitou dokonale podtrhne váš charakter na každém kroku a během okamžiku nechá vyniknout vaše skutečné já. Podpoří vaše sebevědomí kdykoliv, kdy budete chtít zazářit nebo se jen cítit sebejistě ve své kůži. Objevte i vy vůni, která perfektně doplní vaše osobité charisma. dřevitá vůně kořenitá vůně aromatická vůně s bylinnými tóny ideální volba pro odvážného dobrodruha

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Kenneth Cole Mankind Unlimited, 100 ml, Toaletní vody pro muže, Mužnost, sílu a odvahu, které jsou ve vás ukryté, vám pomůže odhalit pánská toaletní voda Kenneth Cole Mankind Unlimited. Tato vůně překypující maskulinitou dokonale podtrhne váš charakter na každém kroku a během okamžiku nechá vyniknout vaše skutečné já. Podpoří vaše sebevědomí kdykoliv, kdy budete chtít zazářit nebo se jen cítit sebejistě ve své kůži. Objevte i vy vůni, která perfektně doplní vaše osobité charisma. aromatická vůně s bylinnými tóny dřevitá vůně čistá svěží vůně

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Kenneth Cole Blush, 100 ml, Parfémované vody pro ženy, Lehká, svěží a zároveň nezaměnitelná. Parfémovaná voda pro ženy Kenneth Cole Blush vás dostane svou jemnou, sofistikovanou vonnou kompozicí jako stvořenou pro všední nošení. Bude perfektním průvodcem vašeho každodenního dobrodružství, ať už vás čeká pracovní schůzka, rande, večírek či třeba setkání s přáteli. Její osvěžující vonná kompozice se stane vaší neodmyslitelnou součástí a podtrhne jak vaši individualitu, tak osobité charisma. sladká vůně ovocná vůně květinová vůně podtrhne smyslnost každé ženy

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Kenneth Cole Black, 100 ml, Toaletní vody pro muže, Pánský parfém Kenneth Cole Black je první vůně úspěšného návrháře Kennetha Cola. Lze jej charakterizovat jako mužnou, ovocnou, sexy, exotickou vůni, která v sobě skrývá eleganci, energičnost, nebojácnost a v neposlední řadě potenciál zaujmout okolí svojí originalitou. Je velmi komplexní a dlouho výdrží. Vzhledem k tomu, že se jedná o relativně provokativní vůni, je určen spíše mladším, moderním, mužům, kteří na sebe rádi upozorňují a kteří rádi dávají najevo svojí jedinečnost. Jak napovídá název, vhodnou kombinací ingrediencí v sobě parfém Cole Black skrývá i jistou temnou stránku, která činí muže záhadnějším. Jako první po aplikaci se ozývají tóny čerstvé máty, mandarinky, bazalky a zázvoru. Po té přicházejí na řadu mužné tóny cedrového dřeva, lotosového květu, muškátového oříšku a fialky. Základem jsou tóny vzácných dřev, kadidla, ambergisu a růže.

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Kenneth Cole Hyper Violet For Her, 100 ml, Parfémované vody pro ženy, Svádění je hra a neodolatelná vůně je ženskou zbraní, se kterou budete mít vždy navrch. Parfémovaná voda Kenneth Cole Hyper Violet For Her vás zahalí do smyslné sofistikované vůně a podpoří vaše sebevědomí kdykoliv, kdy budete chtít zazářit nebo se jen cítit sebejistě ve své kůži. Objevte i vy vůni, která dokonale doplní vaše osobité charisma a pomůže vám naplno rozvinout vaši magnetickou přitažlivost. květinová vůně dřevitá vůně citrusová vůně ideální volba pro svobodomyslnou ženu vůně vhodná pro každodenní nošení

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Kenneth Cole Mankind Ultimate, 100 ml, Toaletní vody pro muže, Mužnost, charisma a magnetická přitažlivost v jednom flakonu. Dovolte, aby o vás toaletní voda Kenneth Cole Mankind Ultimate prozradila, že do místnosti právě vstoupil muž, který dostane vše, po čem touží. Vůně plná mužné smyslnosti, svůdnosti a vášně nenechá chladným nikoho ve vašem okolí a dokonale podtrhne váš charakter. Podpoří vaše sebevědomí kdykoliv, kdy budete chtít zazářit nebo se jen cítit sebejistě ve své kůži. Objevte i vy vůni, která perfektně doplní vaši maskulinitu a osobité charisma. dřevitá vůně akvatická vůně s tóny moře ocení ji každý moderní gentleman vůně vhodná pro každodenní nošení

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Toaletní voda pro muže Kenneth Cole Blue je citrusová vůně plná svěžesti, která je jako stvořená pro horké letní dny. Úvodní citrusové akordy se rozplynou v divokých mořských tónech, zatímco v základu se objevuje hřejivé spojení cedrového dřeva a jantaru. Energická, dynamická vůně inspirovaná středomořským létem a elektrizujícím pocitem divokosti je oslavou nespoutaného ducha, který ve vás dřímá. Jste připraveni dát mu svobodu? Vůně byla uvedena na trh v roce 2015 a jejím tvůrcem je Mathieu Nardin.

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ACA Decor MF240573 – moderní stojací lampa KENNETH s trojitým bodovým svícením Stojací lampa KENNETH od značky ACA Decor přináší do interiéru elegantní moderní styl a funkční bodové osvětlení. Díky třem samostatným E27 paticím vytváří příjemné zónové světlo ideální pro obývací pokoj, ložnici i pracovnu. Kovové provedení v matné černé barvě dodává lampě nadčasový vzhled a vysokou odolnost. Design & využití Lampa je navržena jako doplňkové ambientní osvětlení i jako praktický světelný bod pro čtení nebo práci. Tři tubusová stínítka umožňují nasměrovat světlo tam, kde ho zrovna potřebujete. Díky tomu se skvěle hodí ke gauči, k psacímu stolu nebo jako efektní doplněk v koutě místnosti. Hlavní výhody 3× E27 objímka – možnost zvolit si intenzitu i barvu světla podle použitých žárovek. Směrové tubusové reflektory – ideální pro zónové či atmosférické osvětlení. Moderní celokovové provedení v černé barvě – vysoká stabilita a dlouhá životnost. Snadné ovládání díky síťovému vypínači na přívodním kabelu. Kvalitní zpracování a bezpečná elektrická ochrana třídy II. Technické parametry Objímky: 3× E27 Max. příkon: 3× 60 W (celkem 180 W) Materiál tělesa: kov Materiál stínítka: kov Barva: černá Provozní napětí: 220–240 V / 50 Hz Stupeň krytí: IP20 Energetická třída: dle použitého zdroje (A–G) Možnost stmívání: dle použité žárovky Světelný zdroj: není součástí balení Doporučení pro výběr žárovek Pro dosažení nejlepšího světelného efektu doporučujeme použít LED žárovky s možností směrového vyzařování (vhodné jsou např. E27 reflektorové typy). Pokud chcete vytvořit příjemnou domácí atmosféru, volte teplou bílou barvu 2700–3000 K. Pro pracovní prostor se hodí neutrální bílé světlo okolo 4000 K. Trust badges & garance Záruka: 2 roky Certifikace: CE FAQ – časté dotazy Lze lampu stmívat? Ano, ale záleží na použité žárovce. Pokud do lampy vložíte stmívatelné LED žárovky a použijete kompatibilní externí stmívač, je možné světlo plynule regulovat. Jaké žárovky jsou nejvhodnější pro tuto lampu? Doporučujeme LED žárovky typu E27 s max. příkonem 60 W na jednu objímku. Pro zónové osvětlení volte reflektorový tvar (např. R63, PAR30), pro obecné osvětlení klasický nebo filamentový design.

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Stolní lampa ACA Lighting KENNETH MT240572 – černý kov, 2× E27 Moderní dvoupatrová stolní lampa KENNETH v elegantním černém kovovém provedení představuje stylový doplněk do každého interiéru. Minimalistická válcová stínidla umístěná na dvou úrovních vytvářejí zajímavý světelný efekt – ideální pro ambientní nasvícení obývacího pokoje, ložnice, pracovny nebo hotelového pokoje. Design & provedení Lampa je vyrobena z kvalitního kovu s matně černou povrchovou úpravou. Robustní válcová základna zajišťuje stabilitu, zatímco dvě oddělené světelné hlavy umožňují nasvítit prostor ve dvou různých výškách. Díky patici E27 si můžete zvolit světelný zdroj přesně podle potřeb – úspornou LED, teplou, studenou nebo dekorativní filament. Hlavní výhody Moderní dvouúrovňové provedení – atraktivní architektonický vzhled. Univerzální patice E27 – kompatibilní s LED žárovkami dle vlastního výběru. Kvalitní celokovová konstrukce – dlouhá životnost a stabilita. Elegantní černá barva – snadno se kombinuje s moderními interiéry. Ideální jako designová dekorace – do obýváku, ložnice, kanceláře i hotelu. Technické parametry Montáž: Stolní Materiál: Kov Barva: Černá Rozměry: Průměr základny 120 mm, výška 590 mm Patice: 2× E27 Max. výkon: 2× 27 W LED (žárovky nejsou součástí balení) Napětí: 220–240 V Výrobce: ACA Lighting – Řecko Doporučení pro výběr žárovky Pro příjemné večerní osvětlení doporučujeme LED žárovky s teplotou 2700–3000 K. Pro pracovní nasvícení lze použít neutrální bílou 4000 K. Pokud chcete zdůraznit design válcových stínidel, ideální volbou jsou filamentové LED žárovky. FAQ Jaký typ žárovek je pro tuto lampu nejúspornější? Nejúspornějším řešením jsou kvalitní LED žárovky E27. Nabízejí minimální spotřebu a dlouhou životnost. Je světlo směrovatelné? Stínidla jsou pevná, světlo svítí směrem dolů – ideální pro náladové osvětlení nebo dekorativní nasvícení prostoru. Trust badges & garance Záruka: 2 roky Certifikace: CE

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In a beautiful single volume, Inga Moore’s magical illustrations bring Kenneth Grahame’s much-loved classic to life for a new generation of readers.Kenneth Grahame''s classic children''s stories, which depict the adventures of the amiable Mole and the Water Rat and the comic misadventures of the wayward Toad, are collected in this beautiful volume. Carefully abridged by the artist herself, this version of the beloved stories is instantly accessible to a young picture book readership.

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In this revealing look at the history of assassinations, Kenneth Baker examines over a hundred political and religious murders or attempted murders, ranging from Julius Caesar to President Kennedy to Osama bin Laden. Assassins hope to change the world, but rarely succeed: Baker concludes that the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June 1914 was the only one that changed the history of the world. Other assassinations, whether of monarchs, politicians, dissidents, clerics, journalists or others at best give only a glancing blow at history. The author concludes that, in Macbeth’s words, an assassination ‘is a poisoned chalice.’ Kenneth Baker also reveals that since 1945 there have been fewer individual assassins working alone; now assassinations are more likely to be carried out by political and religious terrorists, or by the security services of certain states to eliminate dissidents. Not only Russia and Israel, but the USA, the UK and others have resorted to targeted killings when they consider their security is under threat. On Assassinations shows how we have moved from the era of individual assassinations, through to terror groups’ murders and now onto state-sponsored targeted killings

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John Kenneth Galbraith''s international bestseller The Affluent Society is a witty, graceful and devastating attack on some of our most cherished economic myths. As relevant today as when it was first published over forty years ago, this newly updated edition of Galbraith''s classic text on the ''economics of abundance'', lays bare the hazards of individual and social complacency about economic inequality. Why worship work and productivity if many of the goods we produce are superfluous - artificial ''needs'' created by high-pressure advertising? Why begrudge expenditure on vital public works while ignoring waste and extravagance in the private sector of the economy? Classical economics was born in a harsh world of mass poverty, and has left us with a set of preconceptions ill-adapted to the realities of our own richer age. And so, too often, ''the bland lead the bland''. Our unfamiliar problems need a new approach, and the reception given to this famous book has shown the value of its fresh, lively ideas. ''A compelling challenge to conventional thought'' The New York Times ''He shows himself a truly sensitive and civilized man, whose ideas are grounded in the common culture of the two continents, and may serve as a link between them; his book is of foremost importance for them both'' The Times Literary Supplement John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) was a Canadian-American economist. A Keynesian and an institutionalist, Galbraith was a leading proponent of 20th-century American liberalism and progressivism. Galbraith was the author of 30 books, including The Economics of Innocent Fraud, The Great Crash: 1929, and A History of Economics.

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‘A woman of undeniable courage. She should be heard’ New York TimesFrom trailblazing political activist Angela Y. Davis, a major new collection of essays and interviews that argue for a radical rethinking of our prison systemsAn icon of revolutionary politics, Angela Y. Davis has been at the forefront of collective movements for prison abolition for over fifty years. Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, the first of two important new volumes, brings together an essential collection of Davis’s essays, conversations, and interviews over the years, showing how her thinking has sharpened and evolved even as she has remained uncompromising in her commitment to collective liberation. Davis traces a genealogy of the penal system, from slavery to the prison industrial complex, offering a trenchant analysis of the relationship between the prison system and capitalism, both in the US and on a global scale. Combining decades of analytical brilliance and lessons from organising both inside and beyond prison walls, Davis addresses the history of abolitionist practice, details the unique contributions of women to abolitionist struggles, and offers the radical tools we need for revolutionary change. Powerful and rewarding, filled with insight and provocation, Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, is essential reading for anyone seeking to imagine a world without prisons. 'A brilliantly observant, profoundly knowledgeable, and unfailingly original text . . . A must-read essay collection for anyone invested in racial equity' Kirkus (starred review)‘She has eyes in the back of our head. With her we can survive and resist’ John Berger

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A collection of stunning portraits of Hollywood stars, including Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, Charlize Theron, Samuel L. Jackson, and Angelina Jolie, captured by Davis Factor, the great-grandson of legendary cosmetics pioneer Max Factor.Founded in 1990 by Davis and Dean Factor, the great-grandsons of Max Factor, Smashbox Studios and the Smashbox brand have become legendary in the world of glamour and makeup. Born in a Los Angeles studio and put to the test by professional makeup artists and photographers, Smashbox is the heir to the most storied brand in American cosmetics. Known for makeup on and off the set, Smashbox draws from a legacy of over a century of Hollywood glamour, creating for today’s celebrities what the house of Factor had done for the likes of Clara Bow, Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow, Bette Davis, Judy Garland, and many other icons of the golden age of cinema. Collected together for the very first time are more than three decades of portraits of women—and quite a few men—taken by Davis Factor at Smashbox Studios. Capturing some of the most important actors and celebrities of the era, the book is a snapshot of Hollywood glamour today, in the tradition of George Hurrell and other legends of the golden age of film.

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Nicholas Ray’s 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause is a globally recognised landmark of post-war American cinema. The film follows twenty-four hours in the life of troubled teen Jim Stark (James Dean), the new boy in town, who becomes drawn into a maelstrom of shifting social allegiances, emotional turmoil, and violence. Rebel tackled head-on the thorny political issue of juvenile delinquency from the perspective of the adolescents, contributed to the genesis of the teen movie, and was pivotal in bringing The Method acting style to wider audiences. Dean’s nuanced and dextrous performance as the film’s lead character was paramount in establishing the actor’s iconicity.In his study of the film, Glyn Davis foregrounds the concept of rebellion, exploring in detail what it meant to be a rebel in the 1950s, the role that cinema has played in articulating rebellion and providing a haven for rebels, and why James Dean’s archetypal depiction of a teenage rebel has endured. Combining sharp close analysis with perceptive contextualisation, Davis scrutinises Nicholas Ray’s status as a maverick director, the challenges that The Method presented to calcified standards of performance in Hollywood, and the ways in which Rebel contributed to the shaping of new articulations of masculinity and sexuality. Ray’s film, Davis ultimately argues, has an ambiguous stance on rebellion, depicting both the lure and the terror of rejecting conformity.Davis examines the significant contributions to Rebel Without a Cause made by an array of cast and crew members: from screenwriter Stewart Stern to composer Leonard Rosenman, from production designer Malcolm Bert to costume designer Moss Mabry, from lead actors such as Dean and Mineo to secondary players such as Marietta Canty and Edward Platt. Highlighting the film''s shifting critical reception, he unpacks its legacy and the reasons that it continues to resonate with contemporary audiences.

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“Deeply reported and compellingly told, Kenneth Vogel’s Devils’ Advocates shines a light into the underground world of foreign cash, Washington lobbyists, and the selling of American policy to outsiders. This book hits at the perfect moment, giving invaluable insight into why foreign interests are so powerful in Washington.” —#1 New York Times bestselling authors Jonathan Allen and Amie ParnesNew York Times investigative reporter Kenneth P. Vogel takes us inside Washington’s murky foreign lobbying industry, providing an unsparing look at the politically connected and morally flexible Americans who get rich working on behalf of brutal dictators, corrupt oligarchs, and pitiless arms dealers. The foreign influence business, comprised of shadowy operators who quietly shape U.S. foreign policy while producing massive paydays for themselves, has existed for decades, often unnoticed by Americans. In recent years, it began generating more controversy and scrutiny, thanks to the larger-than-life characters who gained access to power starting in Donald Trump’s first presidential term. Among them is Robert Stryk, who dresses more like a cowboy than a traditional lobbyist. He had failed at several businesses before bluffing his way into relationships in Washington and around the world, quickly amassing wealth, influence, and a reputation for taking deals no one else would dare to touch. Meanwhile, Rudy Giuliani, once “America’s Mayor,” found his fading star rising again under Trump. Giuliani leveraged his position as Trump’s personal lawyer into deals with foreign interests who saw him as a direct line to the president. Hunter Biden, too, the son of the future president, was no stranger to the business, having capitalized on his father’s connections since the elder Biden’s days as a senator and vice president. As the new wave of foreign influence peddlers spent millions on fast cars, pricey cigars, and flashy watches, their stories weaved together in ways that subverted American foreign policy interests. Some became headline-grabbing scandals. Others are being revealed here for the first time. Using exclusive sources, thousands of documents, and on-the-ground reporting, Vogel takes readers from an oligarch’s wooded compound outside Kyiv and a South American presidential palace to the halls of power in Washington, DC, and inside the CIA. Devils’ Advocates shines a harsh light on the people, places, and deals behind this seedy—and often absurd—industry, and provides a never-before-seen look at this billion-dollar business that is often at odds with American values like human rights and democracy.

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