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Collection of two comedies. In 'No Strings Attached' (2011), when
long-time friends Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher)
decide to add a physical dimension to their relationship and move
into 'friends with benefits' territory, they agree to keep things
strictly casual and on a 'no strings' basis. But before long both
of them find things becoming more complicated than planned as those
pesky emotions get in the way. In 'Morning Glory' (2010), a sparky,
ambitious young television producer spies an opportunity to claw
her way up the career ladder when she is offered a job on
'Daybreak', the worst-performing morning chat show in the ratings.
Her decision to hire veteran newscaster Mike Pomeroy (Harrison
Ford) to host the show meets with scepticism from network executive
Jerry (Jeff Goldblum) and co-host Colleen Peck (Diane Keaton), and
with little enthusiasm from Pomeroy himself, who is obliged by his
contract to take this less-than-promising gig. Can Becky overcome
the poor ratings and in-fighting to bring the team together and
transform the show into something to be proud of?
A Modern Guide to the Economics of Crime discusses the evolution of
a field, whose growing relevance among scholars and policymakers is
partly related to the persistence of crime and violence around the
world and partly to the remarkable progress made in recent years in
the economic analysis of individual and organised crime. Such
progress is related to the so-called "credibility revolution" as
well as to the cross-fertilization of economics and other social
sciences such as criminology, sociology and political science. With
contributions from some of the leading scholars in the economics of
crime, the volume highlights a variety of topics, conceptual
frameworks and empirical approaches, thus providing a comprehensive
overview of the most recent developments of the field. Emphasising
the importance of designing crime-reducing policies that are guided
by rigorous empirical analyses, the contributions leverage the
availability of novel and administrative micro-data, the use of
research designs that unveil causal relationships, and the
interdisciplinarity of approaches and theoretical frameworks. The
Modern Guide moves through four parts: first investigating the role
of the police and their effectiveness, then moving on to look at
the distinct socio-economic factors that may induce individuals to
commit crimes, followed by issues related to crime in specific
groups including migrants, women and racial minorities, and finally
turning from individual to organized crime. This Modern Guide will
be an invigorating read for economics and criminology students and
scholars looking at the relationship between the two fields. Policy
makers will also benefit from the application of interdisciplinary
theory to empirical research in the chapters.
How might law address the multiple crises of meaning intrinsic to
global crises of climate, poverty, mass displacements, ecological
breakdown, species extinctions and technological developments that
increasingly complicate the very notion of 'life' itself? How can
law embrace - in other words -the 'posthuman' condition - a
condition in which non-human forces such as climate change and
Covid-19 signal the impossibility of clinging to the existing
imaginaries of Western legal systems and international law? This
carefully curated book addresses these and related questions,
bringing 'law beyond the human' (drawing on Indigenous legalities,
life ways and ontologies) and New Materialist and Posthuman/ist
approaches into stimulating proximity to each other. Bold and
astute, it draws an invigorating and lively mix of participants
into its conversation: soils, urban animals, rivers, rights,
Indigenous legalities, property as habitat, swarms, 'unusual
posthuman capacities', decolonial critiques, eco-feedback, arts,
affective encounters and more besides. Ultimately, this pivotal
work shows how law currently fails to respond to the challenges and
realities it faces, while demonstrating that law can also be a
co-emergence of 'something else', more responsive, relational and
prefigurative. Lively and engaging, Posthuman Legalities will prove
an imperative read for students and scholars with a keen interest
in breaking down barriers to address emerging challenges in
environmental law, climate law, and human rights law, in
conversation with new approaches to planetary justice.
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Harsh Times (Paperback)
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In 1945, the Loyola New Orleans Wolf Pack became the city's first
basketball team to earn a national championship. The Cinderella
season was chronicled in the "Times Picayune," the student
newspaper "The Maroon" and letters from students and alums fighting
overseas. The 1944-45 run to the championship was an amazing boon
to the community during trying times. The group of boyhood friends
and rivals beat out previous national champions and exhausted
opponents. Take a courtside seat as journalist Ramon A. Vargas
chronicles the season, including heartfelt personal narratives to
tell the story of the championship and legacy of a team that led
Loyola to national prominence.
In a small Parisian square, the ancient tradition of the town crier
continues into modern times. The self-appointed crier, Joss Le
Guern, reads out the daily news, snippets of gossip, and lately,
ominous messages -- placed in his handmade wooden message box by an
anonymous source -- that warn of an imminent onset of the bubonic
plague.
Concerned, Le Guern brings the puzzling notes to the bumbling
but brilliant Chief Inspector Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg and his
straight-edged, right-hand man, Adrien Danglard. When strange signs
that were historically believed to ward off the black death start
to appear on the doors of several buildings, Adamsberg takes notice
and suspects a connection with Le Guern's warnings. After a
flea-bitten corpse with plague-like symptoms is found in one of the
marked buildings, Fred Vargas's inimitable genius chief inspector
is under pressure to solve the mystery and restore calm to a
panicked Paris. But is it a real case of the bubonic scourge, or
just a sinister trick designed to frighten as the body count grows
and the culprit continues to elude the police?
Peopled with charming and eccentric Gallic characters, and
packed with gripping historical detail, "Have Mercy on Us All" is a
complex, surprising, and stylish tale from France's finest mystery
writer.
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Las cartas del Boom / Boom Letters
Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez, Carlos Fuentes, Julio Cortázar
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The Rise of the Radical Right in the Global South is the first
academic study—adopting an interdisciplinary and international
perspective—to offer a comprehensive and groundbreaking framework
for understanding the emergence and consolidation of different
radical-right movements in Global South countries in the
twenty-first century. From deforestation and the anti-vaccine
movement in Bolsonaro’s Brazil to the massacre of religious
minorities in Modi’s India, the rise of the radical right in the
Global South is in the news every day. Not long ago, some of these
countries were globally celebrated as emerging economies that
consolidated vibrant democracies. Nonetheless, they never overcame
structural problems including economic inequality, social violence,
cultural conservatism, and political authoritarianism. Featuring
case studies from Brazil, India, the Philippines, and South Africa,
and more generally from Africa and Latin America, this book
analyses future scenarios and current alternatives to this
political movement to the radical right. It proposes a shift of
focus in examining such a trend, adopting a view from the Global
South; conventional theoretical tools developed around the
experience in Global North countries are not enough. The authors
show that the radical right in the Global South should be analysed
through specific lenses, considering national historical patterns
of political and economic development and instability. They also
warn that researching these countries may differ from contexts
where democratic institutions are more reliable. This does not mean
abandoning a transnational understanding of the radical right;
rather, it calls for the opposite: the chapters examine how the
radical right is invented, adapted, modified, and resisted in
specific regions of the globe. This volume will be of interest to
all those researching the radical right and the politics of
development and the Global South.
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Devil (DVD)
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Supernatural sci-fi suspense thriller produced and based on a
concept by M. Night Shyamalan, but directed by Drew and John Erick
Dowdle. Set inside a skyscraper office block, the film revolves
around a group of five people trapped inside an elevator - one of
whom, unbeknownst to the others, is the Devil in disguise.
Sustainable Finance Fundamentals provides an accessible overview of
this critical, rapidly growing area at the intersection of finance
and sustainability. The first part showcases different approaches
to sustainable finance, covering banking, impact investing,
integrated reporting and strategy, and risk management. The second
part covers investing, including equity, green bonds and
crowdfunding. In the final part, issues beyond sustainable finance,
such as alternative investments, renewable energy and innovation,
are explored. In addition, two optional appendices provide useful
introductions to Time Value of Money and financial statements.
Ethical and regulatory issues are addressed holistically throughout
the book and sustainable finance is linked to related topics, such
as environmental economics and the UN Sustainable Development
Goals. Each chapter has an international focus and features
examples, ‘in a nutshell’ summaries and discussion questions.
Whether you are a student or professional, Sustainable Finance
Fundamentals is essential reading for anyone looking to gain a
comprehensive understanding of sustainable finance, impact
investing and related areas. Lecture slides and teaching notes are
also available for instructors, making this book an ideal text for
courses on sustainable finance.
The Routledge International Handbook of Clinical Hypnosis explores
and clarifies the challenge of defining what hypnosis is and how
best to integrate it into treatment. It contains state of the art
neuroscience, cutting edge practice, and future-oriented visions of
clinical hypnosis integrated into all aspects of health and
clinical care. Chapters gather current research, theories, and
applications in order to view clinical hypnosis through the lens of
neurobiological plasticity and reveal the central role of hypnosis
in healthcare. This handbook catalogues the utility of clinical
hypnosis as a biopsychosocial intervention amid a broad range of
treatment modalities and contexts. It features contributions from
esteemed international contributors, covering topics such as:
self-hypnosis, key theories of hypnosis, hypnosis and trauma,
hypnosis and chronic pain management, attachment, and more. This
handbook is essential for researchers, clinicians, and newcomers to
clinical hypnosis, in medical schools, hospitals, and other
healthcare settings.
This book explores the emergence, and in Poland, Hungary, and
Russia the coming to power, of politicians and political parties
rejecting the consensus around market reforms, democratization, and
rule of law that has characterized moves toward an "open society"
from the 1990s. It discusses how over the last decade these
political actors, together with various think tanks, intellectual
circles, and religious actors, have increasingly presented
themselves as "conservatives," and outlines how these actors are
developing a new local brand of conservatism as a full-fledged
ideology that counters the perceived liberal overemphasis on
individual rights and freedom, and differs from the ideology of the
established, present-day conservative parties of Western Europe.
Overall, the book argues that the "renaissance of conservatism" in
these countries represents variations on a new, illiberal
conservatism that aims to re-establish a strong state sovereignty
defining and pursuing a national path of development.
Disability and Music Performance examines discriminatory social
practices in music conservatoria, orchestras, music festivals and
music competitions, which limit disabled people's access to music
performance at a professional level. Of particular interest are the
disabling barriers that musicians with an intellectual, physical,
sensory or neurological disability-or an acquired brain
injury-encounter in the world of Western classical music, both as
students and as professional performers. This book collects data in
the form of semi-structured interviews and video and audio
recordings to explore the voice, concerns and suggestions expressed
by musicians with disabilities. It examines their perceptions of
both inclusive and discriminatory practices in music institutions
as well as the representation of, and audio-visual recordings by,
key musical figures with disabilities. Its findings aim to
contribute to the wellbeing of musicians with impairments by
challenging disabling social practices that see them as inferior.
This publication offers performers, teachers and researchers new
perspectives for exploring some of the most common social dynamics
in encounters between normative audiences, musicians and music
critics, and musicians with disabilities. It invites the reader to
recognise disability as a rightful identity category in music
performance and to dismantle the disabling barriers that limit the
participation of disabled people in music-making.
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Underground geological storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) has
considerable potential for mitigating climate change. CO2 can be
safely injected and stored at well characterized and properly
managed sites. Injecting carbon dioxide in deep geological
formations can store it underground for long periods of time.
Depleted oil and gas reservoirs, saline aquifers and carboniferous
formations can be used for storage of CO2, as well as in abandoned
coal mines. At depths below about 800-1000m, CO2 has a liquid-like
density that permits the efficient use of underground reservoirs in
porous sedimentary rocks. The papers in the present volume are from
leading experts in the field of CO2 storage and were presented at
an International Workshop on CO2 Storage in Carboniferous
Formations and Abandoned Coal Mines (Beijing, China, 8-9 January
2011). CO2 storage in abandoned coal mines appears to have a bright
future. Although CO2 Storage in Carboniferous Formations and
Abandoned Coal Mines is primarily intended for mining engineers,
environmental engineers and engineering geologists, the book will
also be useful to civil engineers, and academics and professionals
in geophysics and geochemistry.
Sustainable Finance Fundamentals provides an accessible overview of
this critical, rapidly growing area at the intersection of finance
and sustainability. The first part showcases different approaches
to sustainable finance, covering banking, impact investing,
integrated reporting and strategy, and risk management. The second
part covers investing, including equity, green bonds and
crowdfunding. In the final part, issues beyond sustainable finance,
such as alternative investments, renewable energy and innovation,
are explored. In addition, two optional appendices provide useful
introductions to Time Value of Money and financial statements.
Ethical and regulatory issues are addressed holistically throughout
the book and sustainable finance is linked to related topics, such
as environmental economics and the UN Sustainable Development
Goals. Each chapter has an international focus and features
examples, ‘in a nutshell’ summaries and discussion questions.
Whether you are a student or professional, Sustainable Finance
Fundamentals is essential reading for anyone looking to gain a
comprehensive understanding of sustainable finance, impact
investing and related areas. Lecture slides and teaching notes are
also available for instructors, making this book an ideal text for
courses on sustainable finance.
Central Europe may be perceived as a homogeneous subunit: a
geographic locale that shares similar cultural traits, common
histories, and a linked troubled past, and one that has embarked on
a joint process of European integration in the past three decades.
A closer look reveals that there are significant differences hidden
in the cracks and the states of Central Europe exhibit large
variety in two key elements that makes regional cooperation
uniquely challenging: their strategic cultures and their relations
toward Russia. Two major factors determine a state’s foreign
policy and international ambition – its perception of the
security environment and the capabilities it possesses. Policy
experts provide an overview of how these two factors, and by
extension state-level foreign policies, have varied in the
post-Cold War era, up until 2019. The contributing authors in this
volume take a deep dive into nine Central and Eastern European
states’ policies: Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary,
Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Serbia and Ukraine. The assessments
provided in this book attempt to deconstruct the monolithic
regional-level approach through the methodical study of the states
of the region. This approach will be particularly useful for
scholars and interested individuals who want to understand why and
how individual Central European states participate in NATO and EU
security and defence initiatives and policies. This book was
originally published as a special issue of Defense & Security
Analysis.
'The Feast of the Goat will stand out as the great emblematic novel
of Latin America's twentieth century and removes One Hundred Years
of Solitude of that title.' Times Literary Supplement Urania
Cabral, a New York lawyer, returns to the Dominican Republic after
a lifelong self-imposed exile. Once she is back in her homeland,
the elusive feeling of terror that has overshadowed her whole life
suddenly takes shape. Urania's own story alternates with the
powerful climax of dictator Rafael Trujillo's reign. In 1961,
Trujillo's decadent inner circle (which includes Urania's
soon-to-be disgraced father) enjoys the luxuries of privilege while
the rest of the nation lives in fear and deprivation. As Trujillo
clings to power, a plot to push the Dominican Republic into the
future is being formed. But after the murder of its hated dictator,
the Goat, is carried out, the Dominican Republic is plunged into
the nightmare of a bloody and uncertain aftermath. Now, thirty
years later, Urania reveals how her own family was fatally wounded
by the forces of history. In The Feast of the Goat, Mario Vargas
Llosa eloquently explores the effects of power and violence on the
lives of both the oppressors and those they victimized.
In The Call of the Tribe, Mario Vargas Llosa surveys the readings
that have shaped the way he thinks and has viewed the world over
the past fifty years. The Nobel Laureate maps out the liberal
thinkers who helped him develop a new body of ideas after the great
ideological traumas of his disenchantment with the Cuban Revolution
and departure from the ideas of Jean-Paul Sartre, the author who
most inspired Vargas Llosa in his youth. Writers like Adam Smith,
Friedrich A. Hayek, Karl Popper and Isaiah Berlin helped the author
navigate through these uneasy years of intellectual formation. They
showed him another school of thought that placed the individual
before the tribe, nation, class or party, and defended freedom of
expression as a fundamental value for the exercise of democracy.
The Call of the Tribe documents Vargas Llosa's engagement with
their work and charts the evolution of his personal and
philosophical ideology. Mario Vargas Llosa is one of the world's
greatest living novelists, but, as Clive James wrote in Cultural
Amnesia, his 'true strength' is 'undoubtedly in the essay'.
The Rise of the Radical Right in the Global South is the first
academic study—adopting an interdisciplinary and international
perspective—to offer a comprehensive and groundbreaking framework
for understanding the emergence and consolidation of different
radical-right movements in Global South countries in the
twenty-first century. From deforestation and the anti-vaccine
movement in Bolsonaro’s Brazil to the massacre of religious
minorities in Modi’s India, the rise of the radical right in the
Global South is in the news every day. Not long ago, some of these
countries were globally celebrated as emerging economies that
consolidated vibrant democracies. Nonetheless, they never overcame
structural problems including economic inequality, social violence,
cultural conservatism, and political authoritarianism. Featuring
case studies from Brazil, India, the Philippines, and South Africa,
and more generally from Africa and Latin America, this book
analyses future scenarios and current alternatives to this
political movement to the radical right. It proposes a shift of
focus in examining such a trend, adopting a view from the Global
South; conventional theoretical tools developed around the
experience in Global North countries are not enough. The authors
show that the radical right in the Global South should be analysed
through specific lenses, considering national historical patterns
of political and economic development and instability. They also
warn that researching these countries may differ from contexts
where democratic institutions are more reliable. This does not mean
abandoning a transnational understanding of the radical right;
rather, it calls for the opposite: the chapters examine how the
radical right is invented, adapted, modified, and resisted in
specific regions of the globe. This volume will be of interest to
all those researching the radical right and the politics of
development and the Global South.
This book provides practical and comprehensive guidance for
national practising lawyers (judges and litigation attorneys) on
the application of EU/EEA law before national courts. It describes
the essential rules regarding the application of EU/EEA law before
national judicial instances and structures them systematically, in
order to enable national judges and litigation attorneys to
comprehend the main standards. In short, the book is about legal
norms that would fall under the category of civil and
administrative procedural law in a national legal order. These
rules, developed by the ECJ and the EFTA Court, govern when and how
national judges should apply EU/EEA law in national proceedings.
The book is divided into 6 chapters, each dealing with a specific
topic. For pragmatic purposes, the structure of the chapters is
uniform and each chapter can be read individually. As the norms
have been developed by the ECJ/EFTA court and consist, mainly, of
case law principles, the topics are presented based on thorough
analysis of the judgments rendered by those courts. The book’s
unique practical focus makes a great addition to any national
lawyer’s and EU law expert’s library.
This book is a compilation of chapters on scientific work in novel
and innovative reference that compiles interdisciplinary
perspectives about diverse issues related with Industry 4.0 and
smart cities in different ways, i.e., intelligent optimisation,
industrial applications in the real world, social applications and
technology applications with a different perspective about existing
solutions. Chapters review research in improving optimisation in
smart manufacturing, logistics of products and services,
optimisation of different elements in the time and location, social
applications to enjoy our life of a better way and applications
that increase daily life quality. This book covers applications of
Industry 4.0; applications to improve the life of the citizens in a
smart city; and finally, welfare of the working-age population and
their expectations in their jobs correlated with the welfare-work
relationship.
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