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Politics and government, Customs and cultures, General non-fiction
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This introduction presents, in a readable, lively style, an overview of feminism as an essentially contested field of theory and…
political engagement. Renee Heberle offers readers a unique approach to studying feminisms in the plural, combining historical and theoretical perspectives on the academic and political lives of the term “feminism.” While the popular imagination identifies feminism in the singular with political activity about women’s rights, this book introduces readers to diverse, historically significant, critical perspectives and interventions. Heberle’s approach demonstrates the ongoing relevance of feminisms to contemporary political thinking and practice. This book will be particularly useful in upper-division undergraduate classrooms and introductory courses at the graduate level of study. It is written in an accessible narrative form that will also appeal to the non-academic reader.Key Features: Reviews the historiography of the term “feminism” and perspectives and activism associated with the term. Introduces feminisms for their value in understanding complex dynamics of domination and power from interdisciplinary perspectives. Explains differences among self-identified feminists as thinkers and activists historically and in the contemporary moment. Serves as an excellent springboard for classroom discussions of the nature and purpose of feminisms as complex and contested field of theories and practices Discusses contemporary work by Brittney Cooper, Sarah Ahmed, Nevedita Menon, and Veronica Gago to set up questions about how/why each contemporary author identifies as a feminist and what they describe as feminism. Shows how integral feminisms have become to academic, institutional and public understandings of historical and contemporary events and dynamics. Feminisms: The Basics is a fresh introduction to our understanding of feminisms and feminist theories.
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Police and military, Politics and government, Science and technology
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The January 6th attack is an unprecedented crime in American history. Sprawling and openly political, it can't be handled by…
the traditional rules and norms of law enforcement--threatening the very idea of justice and its role in society. The attack on the Capitol building following the 2020 election was an extraordinarily large and brazen crime. Conspiracies were formed on social media in full public view, the law-breakers paraded on national television with undisguised faces, and with outgoing President Donald Trump openly cheering them on. The basic concept of law enforcement--investigators find criminals and serve justice--quickly breaks down in the face of such an event. The system has been strained by the sheer volume of criminals and the widespread perception that what they did wasn't wrong. A mass of online tipsters--"sedition hunters"--have mobilized, simultaneously providing the FBI with valuable intelligence and creating an ethical dilemma. Who gets to serve justice? How can law enforcement still function as a pillar of civil society? As the foundations of our government are questioned, the FBI and Department of Justice are the first responders to a crisis of democracy and law that threatens to spread, and fast. In this work of extraordinary reportage, Ryan Reilly gets to know would-be revolutionaries, obsessive online sleuths, and FBI agents, and shines a light on a justice system that's straining to maintain order in our polarized country. From the moment the police barriers were breached on January 6th, 2021, Americans knew something had profoundly changed. Sedition Hunters is the fascinating, high-stakes story of what happens next.
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The #1 New York Times-bestselling author Nora Roberts concludes her compelling Lost Bride trilogy as two women—one dead, one alive—prepare…
for a terrifying final showdown…Long ago, Arthur Poole built a grand house overlooking the turbulent ocean, in a Maine village that bore his name. Today, Sonya MacTavish lives in that house—a manor that has been cursed for generations. Within its walls, she has witnessed the deaths of seven brides and the thefts of seven wedding rings. And now, to break the curse and banish a malevolent spirit once and for all, a difficult task must be completed.After Sonya, her boyfriend, Trey, and their friends are forced to hear, see—and feel—the suffering of the house’s many ghosts as their torment is reenacted by the evil presence, their bond only strengthens and their anger is renewed. Refusing to let her spirit be broken, Sonya searches each room for clues to her ancestors’ hidden story, putting the picture together, unearthing small treasures, and uncovering the moments of joy that existed among the sorrows. She’s determined to bring light to this haunted place—to fill it with people, with life and hope, once again.But the enemy in the black dress continues to hover, to come at her in frightening forms. They may be illusions—but illusions can be powerful enough to wound and kill. She feeds on fear, and lies are her weapon. This dark-hearted witch wants to be mistress of Poole Manor, at any cost. And Sonya will need to fight a battle across two realms to finally take possession of the house on the clifftop—and of her own future…
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Laws and statutes, Politics and government
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This groundbreaking monograph offers a comprehensive legal and conceptual analysis of hybrid warfare and hybrid threats—two evolving challenges that blur…
the boundaries between war and peace. Drawing from international law, political science, and security studies, the book explores how states and non-state actors exploit legal, informational, and cyber tools to undermine adversaries without crossing the threshold of conventional warfare. With in-depth case studies and a critical review of doctrines from NATO, the EU, China, and Russia, the author maps the conceptual thresholds that distinguish hybrid threats from hybrid warfare. The book introduces “hybrid legality” as a framework to understand how international humanitarian law, human rights law, and sovereignty norms are manipulated in modern conflicts. Emphasizing the risks of conceptual ambiguity, it warns against the overuse of terms like “hybrid war” and “hybrid attack,” which may lead to alarm fatigue and legal confusion. Instead, it argues for precision and interdisciplinary insight to confront these threats effectively. With a unique focus on legal thresholds and norms, the volume is essential reading for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners navigating today’s increasingly multipolar and legally ambiguous security environment.
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Asian history, Espionage, Politics and government
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A definitive, headline-making exposé of how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has carried out the largest-scale theft of intellectual property,…
technology, and data in history—reshaping the global balance of power and redrawing the geopolitical map for decades to comeThe Great Heist exposes China's unprecedented state-orchestrated espionage campaign to strip the United States and its allies of their economic, technological, and military edge. Through a coordinated “whole-of-society” strategy, the Chinese Communist Party has dramatically expanded its covert operations to acquire America’s most valuable innovations—stealing defense secrets and proprietary technology from companies like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Google, T-Mobile, and Tesla. By exploiting both human and cyber vulnerabilities, China has quietly looted the crown jewels of Western technology, saving itself trillions in R&D costs since the 1990s—with an ongoing brazenness fueled by decades of Western inaction.Drawing on exclusive investigations and interviews with intelligence officers, corporate security teams, senior policymakers, and espionage victims, David R. Shedd and Andrew Badger reveal how industrial theft has fueled China’s meteoric rise from Third World backwater to global superpower—and present a bold strategic playbook to turn the tide in the greatest economic contest of our time.
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Immigration has reached a breaking point.After four decades of political gridlock—and four years of President Biden&’s incredibly reckless open-borders policy—Americans…
are demanding real solutions, but such solutions require the political willpower to cross party lines, stand up, and say, &“enough is enough.&”ICE raids and mass deportations won&’t solve the problem—they will make things far worse. And neither will blanket amnesty and wide-open borders.Dignity Not Citizenship is Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar&’s urgent answer to the most divisive question facing our country today: How do we finally solve immigration and make America better for all Americans?In this bold and timely book, Salazar lays out her revolutionary legislative plan: the Dignity Act—a pragmatic, compassionate, complete, and bipartisan proposal to fix our broken system once and for all. Drawing on decades of experience, Salazar makes the case for a solution that secures our borders, strengthens our economy, and gives millions of long-term undocumented immigrants—many here for 5, 10, even 20 years—a plan to step out of the shadows. In the process, it makes cities safer, adds trillions to our economy, puts money in your pocket, and ensures our position as the greatest country in the world.With clarity, conviction, and courage, Dignity Not Citizenship charts a course that restores our humanity and reclaims America&’s moral leadership. This isn&’t just a book of policy—it&’s a book about people, the very people who—day in and day out—make this country great.It&’s time for a new vision. It&’s time for Dignity.
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General fiction, Historical fiction, Serious and literary fiction
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Named One of the Best 2019 Winter Books by PopSugar and Chosen as One of 9 Books to Read (or…
Gift!) This February by Instyle!From the #1 international bestselling author of The Lost Wife and The Velvet Hours comes an emotionally charged story about a mother’s love, a teacher’s promise, and a child’s heart.... Katya, a rising ballerina, and Sasha, a graduate student, are young and in love when an unexpected tragedy befalls their native Kiev. Years later, after the couple has safely emigrated to America the consequences of this incident cause their son, Yuri, to be born with a rare health condition that isolates him from other children. Maggie, a passionate and dedicated teacher agrees to tutor Yuri at his home, even though she is haunted by her own painful childhood memories. As the two forge a deep and soulful connection, Yuri's boundless curiosity and unique wisdom inspires Maggie to make difficult changes in her own life. And she'll never realize just how strong Yuri has made her—until she needs that strength the most.... A novel that will make readers examine what it means to live life with a full heart.
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Politics and government, Law and crime, General non-fiction
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Why are some harms defined as crimes while others are not? This pioneering collection disrupts the boundaries of criminology, offering…
a bold, innovative exploration of crime, state power and social harm across historical and global contexts. Bridging zemiology, governmentality studies, and decolonial theory, this book offers a fresh perspective on how the colonial roots and ongoing dynamics of global capitalism perpetuate harm, particularly in the Global South. Through compelling case studies on topics such as tourism, drugs, non-human animals, food, ecology, minoritized groups and migration, it reveals how colonial legacies and structural injustices shape who experiences harm, whose experiences are acknowledged - and how harm may be resisted.
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Hobbies and crafts
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Quick and easy doesn't mean boring, as this vibrant crochet guide attests. Twenty-four simple patterns, each of which can be…
finished in 24 hours or less, include garments, bags, and home accessories. They're easy to pick up whenever you have a few moments to spare — but they're hard to put down! You'll be amazed at what you can create in such a short time.Patterns include stylish hats, scarves, sweaters, and purses as well as afghans, doilies, and baby clothes. Full-color photos illustrate the easy-to-follow instructions, and a helpful "Refresher Course" offers diagrams of stitches and describes gauge. From a cute little sweater to a trendy scarf and a little black bag for a night on the town, these 24 patterns offer a terrific variety of projects that make great gifts and treasured keepsakes.
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A provocative analysis of interrelated issues running through Paul's letters including Paul's views on the Roman Empire, on the politics of Israel, and politics and the church.
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Business and economics, Politics and government
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This book focuses on the latest development of green design covering products, buildings and cities, including the related concepts, evaluation…
methods, and key technologies. It is divided into two parts, directly corresponding to the process from green design to carbon-neutral design. The first part comprehensively introduces contemporary green design from definitions, development, theoretical evolution, updated criteria, to evaluation methods. With a focus on green product design, green architecture design, and green city planning, it discusses evaluation methods and key technologies of green design. The second part systematically demonstrates the transformation of design paradigms from the perspective of carbon neutrality, from global Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality actions, carbon-neutral enterprises, carbon-neutral buildings, carbon-neutral cities, to evaluation methods and strategies for carbon-neutral design. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.
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Award-winning podcaster, voiceover artist and renowned voice coach Nic Redman brings you the definitive guide to speaking on the microphone.…
Whether you’re on the mic for podcasting, voiceover, audiobook narration, presenting or going live on Instagram, enhancing your speaking voice is crucial for engaging your listener, telling the story and stopping the scroll. Finding your voice means you’ll find your audience. But working with a microphone can be distracting. You cringe hearing your voice through the headphones, you start tripping over your words - and don’t even get me started on what happens to your breath! Fear not, On The Mic is here to help! You’ll learn: How your voice should work... and why it sometimes doesn’t Nic’s infallible, 4-step voice training structure How to create your own fun daily voice warm-ups, for any public speaking, podcast project or voiceover job What to do about plosives, sibilance, mouth clicks and other microphone technique issues How to keep your vocal health in tip-top shape and vocally survive colds, flu and allergy season Written with Nic’s unique Irish charm and loaded with all the most up-to-date voice geekery, this book will entertain, inspire and educate you to be at your best on the mic, every time you hit record! Being the best-sounding podcaster, voiceover or speaker you can be is right at your fingertips.
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Health and medicine, Politics and government, General non-fiction, Lifestyle
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This you gotta read.His final confession. The one he wasn&’t supposed to write. The one they&’ll brand as &“misinformation&” while…
sliding it under the table. Call it a tell-all, call it damage control, call it his victory lap. He calls it . . . pandemic preparedness, uncut. From the ferret labs of 2011 to the DEFUSE proposal they pretend never existed, he walks you through the whole beautiful mess—avian flu experiments, gain-of-function sleight of hand, the pauses that weren&’t really pauses, the oversight boards that didn&’t oversee. How a few coughs in China got buried under a much bigger story. How &“follow the science&” became &“don&’t follow the money.&” Names will be named. Timelines clarified. His fingerprints will be all over it—figuratively, of course. And maybe literally.
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'Burnham has real intellectual courage, and writes about real issues.' - George Orwell Burnham's claim was that capitalism was dead,…
but that it was being replaced not by socialism, but a new economic system he called "managerialism"; rule by managers. Written in 1941, this is the book that theorised how the world was moving into the hands of the 'managers'. Burnham explains how Capitalism had virtually lost its control, and would be displaced not by labour, nor by socialism, but by the rule of administartors in business and in government. This revolution, he posited, is as broad as the world and as comprehensive as human society, asking "Why is 'totalitarianism' not the issue?" "Can civilization be destroyed?" And "Why is the New Deal something bigger than Roosevelt can handle?" In a volume extraordinary for its dispassionate handling of those and other fundamental questions, James Burnham explores fully the implications of the managerial revolution.
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Presenting the Sayings Gospel Q succinctlyTaking the English text from the International Q Project's authoritative The Critical Edition of Q…
(Fortress Press, 2000), this compact volume presents the Sayings Gospel Q for the first time in an accessible format. It includes a brief introduction by James M. Robinson, citations of the Matthew and Luke passages, and topical headings. This is perfect for use in congregations and classrooms alike.
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Side-saddle isn’t easy... Caroline’s cousins have several surprises for her They have a plan. It involves a horse. And a…
side-saddle. And someone who will ride the horse side-saddle to glory in the showring. All they need to do now is get Caroline to be that person, but Caroline is not keen, not keen at all. Even the eccentric but eminently practical help of Mr Marmalade the side-saddle expert does not seem as if it will be enough.
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Arts and entertainment, Politics and government, General non-fiction
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This book is motivated by a simple observation: Privately Owned Public Spaces, or POPS, are overlooked sites when it comes…
to exploring the subject of taste in architecture and urban design. The book unpacks the intricate world that unfolds from this thought, while arguing that taste is a missing key in current spatial practice discourse. Successful POPS are often presented as desirable additions to urban redevelopment projects in cities across the world. This perception often overshadows, and sometimes dismisses, some of the more damaging impacts that the establishment of POPS has on the social tissue of specific localities and social groups, and more generally on the socio-political dynamics of cities. Within the fields of architecture and urban design, high regard for specific urban regeneration projects with POPS at their heart tends to ignore their inherently divisive social impact. This, in turn, strengthens an often-legitimised belief that analysing, questioning and re-aligning such impact falls outside the realm of these professions. This book explores how successful POPS are sustained through, among other maintenance practices, carefully managed aesthetic codes, largely dependent on showcasing the aesthetic value of highly controlled programmes of use. This specific practice turns POPS into revealing sites when it comes to exploring taste in the context of spatial practice. Why don’t we talk about taste in socially engaged practice today? Does a focus on aesthetics pose an ethical dilemma between superficiality and depth for practitioners in the face of persistent social inequity?
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This book describes the understanding of children that forms the core of Mister Rogers' communication. There's nothing magical about this…
understanding, and Fred Rogers and Barry Head share it with anyone who reads this book. 6 inch. x 9 inch.
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When Henry VIII came to the throne in 1509 the English Navy was rather ad hoc: there were no warships…
as such, rather just merchant ships, hired when needed by the king, and converted for military purposes, which involved mostly the transport of troops and the support of land armies. There were no permanent dockyards and no admiralty or other standing institutions to organise naval affairs. Throughout the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary, and theearly part of the reign of Elizabeth, all this changed, so that by the 1580s England had permanent dockyards, and permanent naval administrative institutions, and was able to send warships capable of fighting at sea to attack theSpanish in the Caribbean and in Spain itself, and able to confront the Spanish Armada with a formidable fleet. This book provides a thorough account of the development of the English navy in this period, showing how the formidableforce which beat the Spanish Armada was created. It covers technological, administrative and operational developments, in peace and war, and provides full accounts of the various battles and other naval actions. David Loadesis Honorary Research Professor, University of Sheffield, Professor Emeritus, University of Wales, Bangor, and a member of the Centre for British and Irish Studies, University of Oxford. He has published over 20 books, including"The Tudor Navy" (1992)
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Superb collection of sermons drawing on classical Christian wisdom - idealfor personal reading and as inspiration for clergy and students…
Arranged to follow the principal celebrations of the ancient Christian Year Robert D. Crouse is recognised by many, including Rowan Williams, as one of the finest contemplative theological minds of our age This rich volume is the second of two collecting 96 sermons by the late priest and theologian Robert D. Crouse - one of the finest contemplative theological minds of our age. They are arranged to follow the principal celebrations of the ancient Christian Year, so they can be read in step with the liturgical seasons. A Preface by Victoria Matthews and an Introduction by the collection's editor Gary Thorne highlight some of the connecting threads of the sermons - in particular the theme of Divine Friendship offered by the Gospel.