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This is a hilarious, eye-opening tour of the new romantic landscape, from one of America's sharpest comic voices and one of its leading sociologists.
In the old days, most people would find a decent person who lived in their village or neighbourhood, and after deciding they weren't a murderer, get married and have kids - all by the age of 22. Now we spend years of our lives searching for our perfect soul mate and, thanks to dating apps, mobile phones and social media, we have more romantic options than ever before in human history. Yet we also have to confront strange new dilemmas, such as what to think when someone is too busy to reply to a text but has time to post a photo of their breakfast on Instagram. And if we have so many more options, why aren't people any less frustrated? For years, American comedian Aziz Ansari has been aiming his comic insight at dating and relationships, and in Modern Romance, he teams up with award-winning sociologist Eric Klinenberg to investigate love in the age of technology. They enlisted some of the world's leading social scientists, conducted hundreds of
interviews, analyzed the behavioural data, and researched dating cultures from Tokyo to Buenos Aires to New York City.
The result is an unforgettable picture of modern love, combining Ansari's irreverent humour with cutting-edge social science.
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Ramadan Planner
Dina Aziz
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Exchange Behavior in Selling and Sales Management presents a
pragmatic and easy-to-implement framework for the successful
operation of selling and sales management. Focused specifically on
the value-exchange behavior of buyers and sellers, the book is
composed of eight fundamental building blocks, which provide:
* A revolutionary framework to describe the dynamics of consumer
and organizational buying processes
* A scientific, analytical approach to the personal elements in
selling
* A much needed insight into the personal interactions between
buyers and sellers, both the implicit and explicit
* A new and unique structure which integrates psychographic data
mining and modeling techniques in a sales context, for the first
time
Exchange Behavior in Selling and Sales Management reflects selling
and sales management practices within the field, based upon the
extensive experience of the authors and other contributors. It is
essential reading for advanced students, practitioners and
researchers in sales and marketing.
- Develops a revolutionary framework to describe consumer and
organizational buying processes, derived from author's earlier work
in a nationally-sanctioned textbook in China
- Approaches data modeling in a sales context
- Includes insight the personal interactions between buyer and
seller, both the implicit and explicit
Streetwise pickpockets, Maggie and Josh, are inseparable. Only
their friendship makes life bearable at the Scribbens Home for Very
Wayward Children, run by the villainous Miss Scribbens. But when
Maggie encounters a strange and sinister circus, she abandons Josh
and tumbles headfirst into a world of dangerous and dazzling magic.
Sheâs determined to solve the mystery of its disappearing
performers and animals. Where do they go? Who is the mastermind
behind it all? Josh sets out to find Maggie, unaware of the dark
dangers that lie ahead.
Armed conflict poses a huge threat to public health but perhaps not
in the way you would think. It's time to reconsider our entire
approach to human security. Thanks to our increasingly connected
world, we can now witness the worst manifestations of war in ways
we never could before. This makes it easier than ever to recognize
dangerous conflicts as a threat to health and well-beingâat least
for those populations living in war zones. In How War Kills, Yara
M. Asi exposes the devastating repercussions of war that extend far
beyond the battlefield. By tracing the trajectory of violence
throughout history, with a focus on contemporary conflicts, Asi
argues that war has been overlooked from a public health
perspective. From the breakdown of sanitation and other vital
infrastructure to the scarcity of essential resources, war creates
a perilous environment ripe for disease outbreaks and widespread
suffering far beyond the reach of bullets and bombs. She also
challenges the reactive nature of current humanitarian responses
and calls for more proactive measures to prevent the catastrophic
consequences of war and militarism. Drawing on data and stories
from around the world, Asi breaks down the complex mechanics of war
and how they impact human security. War is not an inevitable part
of the human condition but is rather a global health crisis in dire
need of intervention. Aimed at anyone seeking to understand why
increased national security spending has left us feeling more
insecure than ever, this book provides an eye-opening perspective
on the "war machine" and makes an urgent call to dismantle it for
everyone's sake.
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Brown Boy - A Memoir
Omer Aziz
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An uncompromising portrait of identity, family, religion, race, and
class that "cuts to the bone" (Publishers Weekly, starred review)
told through Omer Aziz's incisive and luminous prose. In a tough
neighborhood on the outskirts of Toronto, miles away from wealthy
white downtown, Omer Aziz struggles to find his place as a
first-generation Pakistani Muslim boy. He fears the violence and
despair of the world around him, and sees a dangerous path ahead,
succumbing to aimlessness, apathy, and rage. In his senior year of
high school, Omer quickly begins to realize that education can open
up the wider world. But as he falls in love with books, and makes
his way to Queen's University in Ontario, Sciences Po in Paris,
Cambridge University in England, and finally Yale Law School, he
continually confronts his own feelings of doubt and insecurity at
being an outsider, a brown-skinned boy in an elite white world. He
is searching for community and identity, asking questions of
himself and those he encounters, and soon finds himself in
difficult situations--whether in the suburbs of Paris or at the
Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Yet the more books Omer reads and the
more he moves through elite worlds, his feelings of shame and
powerlessness only grow stronger, and clear answers recede further
away. Weaving together his powerful personal narrative with the
books and friendships that move him, Aziz wrestles with the
contradiction of feeling like an Other and his desire to belong to
a Western world that never quite accepts him. He poses the
questions he couldn't have asked in his youth: Was assimilation
ever really an option? Could one transcend the perils of race and
class? And could we--the collective West--ever honestly confront
the darker secrets that, as Aziz discovers, still linger from the
past? In Brown Boy, Omer Aziz has written an eye-opening book that
eloquently describes the complex process of creating an identity
that fuses where he's from, what people see in him, and who he
knows himself to be.
How do educators and activists in today's struggles for change use
historical materials from earlier periods of organizing for
political education? How do they create and engage with independent
and often informal archives and debates? How do they ultimately
connect this historical knowledge with contemporary struggles?
History's Schools aims to advance the understanding of
relationships between learning, knowledge production, history and
social change. This unique collection explores engagement with
activist/movement archives; learning and teaching militant
histories; lessons from liberatory and anti-imperialist struggles;
and learning from student, youth and education struggles. Six
chapters foreground insights from the breadth and diversity of
South Africa's rich progressive social movements; while others
explore connections between ideas and practices of historical and
contemporary struggles in other parts of the world including
Argentina, Iran, Britain, Palestine, and the US. Besides its great
relevance to scholars and students of Education, Sociology, and
History, this innovative title will be of particular interest to
adult educators, labour educators, archivists, community workers
and others concerned with education for social change.
Designed to be used simultaneously with Jusuur 1: Beginning
Communicative Arabic, the Jusuur 1 Arabic Alphabet Workbook teaches
students the letters, short vowels, and diacritics found in Arabic.
As students learn new letters in the alphabet workbook, they
strengthen their literacy skills through the reading and writing
exercises in Jusuur 1. A distinguishing feature of the Jusuur 1
Arabic Alphabet Workbook is that it introduces letters
approximately in the order of letter frequency rather than in the
traditional alphabetical order. This method, tested extensively in
the classroom, enables students to begin to read and write
meaningful phrases they are learning in Jusuur 1: Beginning
Communicative Arabic as early as possible. Each letter section
includes an introduction to the letter and its shapes and sound;
space for writing practice; and activities to practice reading and
dictation. Features of the alphabet workbook include:-Authentic
examples of language drawn from poetry, billboards, signs, and
other sources to help students learn to identify letters -Samples
of real Arabic handwriting, and guidance on recognizing and writing
letters that look different when printed versus handwritten
Resources available on JusuurTextbook.com:-Audio files for
dictation and listening exercises-Extensive instructor's resources,
including pedagogical notes, answers to activities, and
recommendations for lesson and unit planning By the end of the
Jusuur 1 Arabic Alphabet Workbook, students will have learned all
of the letters and sounds of the Arabic alphabet. Used in
conjunction with Jusuur 1: Beginning Communicative Arabic, this
workbook will give students a firm foundation in Arabic literacy to
continue their studies.
A reinterpretation of Ibn Khaldun, 14th-century Arabic philosopher,
historian and politician.
Jusuur 1 presents a well-rounded curriculum that encourages active
communication in Arabic from day one and is suitable for engaging
students at a variety of levels including high school, community
college, and four-year colleges. Students learn the letters and
sounds of Arabic with the accompanying Jusuur 1 Arabic Alphabet
Workbook, while they simultaneously use Jusuur 1 to work through
thematically organized lessons on such topics as greetings,
hospitality, free time, and family. Jusuur 1 invites students to
make the linguistic, social, and cultural connections key to
language acquisition through carefully scaffolded vocabulary and
grammar activities, cultural explanations, and frequent
opportunities for reflection. A series of companion videos, filmed
in Jordan, offers a unique introduction to common everyday
interactions in the Arab world. Jusuur 1 is the first of two books
in the Jusuur Arabic Language Program; students who successfully
finish the program will be able to communicate at novice-high or
intermediate-low levels of proficiency. The Jusuur curriculum,
which draws from the pedagogical strengths of the best-selling
Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program, provides students with a wealth
of written and audio-visual materials to develop skills in
speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Instructors will benefit
from extensive complementary instructor's resources, including
teacher's guides, worksheets, and audio recordings, making it easy
to design an enriching and engaging experience for students.
Jusuur 1 presents a well-rounded curriculum that encourages active
communication in Arabic from day one and is suitable for engaging
students at a variety of levels including high school, community
college, and four-year colleges. Students learn the letters and
sounds of Arabic with the accompanying Jusuur 1 Arabic Alphabet
Workbook, while they simultaneously use Jusuur 1 to work through
thematically organized lessons on such topics as greetings,
hospitality, free time, and family. Jusuur 1 invites students to
make the linguistic, social, and cultural connections key to
language acquisition through carefully scaffolded vocabulary and
grammar activities, cultural explanations, and frequent
opportunities for reflection. A series of companion videos, filmed
in Jordan, offers a unique introduction to common everyday
interactions in the Arab world. Jusuur 1 is the first of two books
in the Jusuur Arabic Language Program; students who successfully
finish the program will be able to communicate at novice-high or
intermediate-low levels of proficiency. The Jusuur curriculum,
which draws from the pedagogical strengths of the best-selling
Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program, provides students with a wealth
of written and audio-visual materials to develop skills in
speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Instructors will benefit
from extensive complementary instructor's resources, including
teacher's guides, worksheets, and audio recordings, making it easy
to design an enriching and engaging experience for students.
An exploration of how and why the Constitution's plan for
independent courts has failed to protect individuals'
constitutional rights, while advancing regressive and reactionary
barriers to progressive regulation. Just recently, the Supreme
Court rejected an argument by plaintiffs that police officers
should no longer be protected by the doctrine of "qualified
immunity" when they shoot or brutalize an innocent civilian.
"Qualified immunity" is but one of several judicial inventions that
shields state violence and thwarts the vindication of our rights.
But aren't courts supposed to be protectors of individual rights?
As Aziz Huq shows in The Collapse of Constitutional Remedies,
history reveals a much more tangled relationship between the
Constitution's system of independent courts and the protection of
constitutional rights. While doctrines such as "qualified immunity"
may seem abstract, their real-world harms are anything but. A
highway patrol officer stops a person's car in violation of the
Fourth Amendment, violently yanked the person out and threw him to
the ground, causing brain damage. A municipal agency fires a person
for testifying in a legal proceeding involving her boss's
family-and then laughed in her face when she demanded her job back.
In all these cases, state defendants walked away with the most
minor of penalties (if any at all). Ultimately, we may have rights
when challenging the state, but no remedies. In fact, federal
courts have long been fickle and unreliable guardians of individual
rights. To be sure, through the mid-twentieth century, the courts
positioned themselves as the ultimate protector of citizens
suffering the state's infringement of their rights. But they have
more recently abandoned, and even aggressively repudiated, a role
as the protector of individual rights in the face of abuses by the
state. Ironically, this collapse highlights the position that the
Framers took when setting up federal courts in the first place. A
powerful historical account of the how the expansion of the
immunity principle generated yawning gap between rights and
remedies in contemporary America, The Collapse of Constitutional
Remedies will reshape our understanding of why it has become so
difficult to effectively challenge crimes committed by the state.
Covers the individual aspect in bioconversion, bioprocessing and
downstream process of chemical substitutes produced from
agricultural and industrial by-products.
Easy Comfort Foods Made Nutritious for a Healthy LifestyleThis
nutrient-forward feel good cookbook has over 50 easy recipes for
breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Enjoy a variety of simple meals with
pescatarian, vegetarian, and meal prep friendly options. Not your
basic cookbook for healthy living. Every recipe has the golden
touch of Chef Sara, the founder of Nutrient Matters, where she
creates food content to celebrate the consumption of whole
foodsâwithout sacrificing taste. Chef Sara intentionally curates
recipes that can be added to your healthy meal prep each week.
Enjoy easy recipes and easy meals for a healthy lifestyle.This feel
good cookbook has easy simple recipes for beginning and experienced
cooks. The recipes include Bruschetta Bites, Avocado Chicken
Wontons, Beef Mushroom dumplings, Chimmichurri shrimp skewers,
Crispy Fish Tacos, and so many more delicious meals. Inside,
youâll find: The personal and interesting story of Chef Sara,
founder of Nutrient Matters Simple meals and easy comfort foods to
make every member of your family happy Easy recipes for nutrition
to be a part of your everyday breakfast, lunch, and dinner options
If you're looking for books for lovers of food or if you liked The
Comfortable Kitchen, Half Baked Harvest Every Day, or Making Vegan
Meat, youâll love Nutrient Matters.
The book is a key reading which provides a comprehensive and
systematic overview of the contemporary Asian economy. The book
focuses on the structural changes that are rapidly transforming the
regional economic landscape in the 21st century. It highlights the
concomitant challenges that have arisen, and further discusses
prospects and potentialities of Asian economies given this new
economic environment. The book also looks at broader social issues
that are both the cause and result of these new and complex
economic dynamism in Asia. Understanding the Asian economy cannot
be achieved without understanding the new interrelationships and
complexities that have evolved from this context, which continue to
be driven by drastic changes in technological, demographic, and
social structures, among others. Each of the chapters are titled
based on "issues" and are framed in present continuous tense,
intended to capture and emphasize the progressiveness of this new
dynamism that are transforming the region in a fundamental way.
This book addresses the social and political landscape of Internet
usage in Israel, and studies the formation of a networked
information society in the "hi-tech nation". As Israel is
considered a highly technologically developed country, it could
serve as a model to assess and compare the performance and
prospects of the Internet in other countries as well. Chapters
address a range of issues, including the diffusion of the Internet
to Israel, religion and the Internet in the Israeli Jewish context,
Internet-based planned encounters between Israeli-Jews and
Palestinians and between Jews and Arabs in Israel, online
journalism and user-generated content, Israeli public relations
online, Internet usage by Israeli parliamentarians, parties and
candidates, as well as audiences, and the facilitation of
personalized politics through personal sites of politicians. This
book was originally published as a special issue of Israel Affairs.
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Here Is a Body (Paperback)
Basma Abdel Aziz; Translated by Jonathan Wright
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R427
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This volume, prepared in honor of Samuel H. Osipow, a prominent
teacher, researcher, author, and pioneer in vocational psychology,
deals with significant theoretical and practical issues in the
field of vocational psychology. As a state-of-the-art review of
contemporary models of vocational psychology, this book will
provide current and up-to-date coverage of the topics. It will also
contain in-depth reviews of models of vocational psychology by
leading scholars, including career decision making models, career
self-efficacy, occupational stress, cross-cultural assessment of
interests, and career counseling services within university
systems.
A major theme that runs throughout all chapters is the concept of
change. This unifying theme is fitting since the authors have
prepared their chapters in honor of Osipow, who has significantly
changed the field over the last four decades.
This volume should serve as a valuable resource for vocational
psychology researchers, counseling graduate students, and career
counselors. In addition to being a professional text, it should
also be a useful supplement text for career development and career
counseling courses in graduate programs of counseling, counseling
psychology, and industrial/organizational psychology.
This reference text presents the important components for grasping
the potential of social computing with an emphasis on concerns,
challenges, and benefits of the social platform in depth. Features:
Detailed discussion on social-cyber issues, including hate speech,
cyberbullying, and others. Discusses usefulness of social platforms
for societal needs Includes framework to address the social issues
with their implementations. Covers fake news and rumor detection
models Describes sentimental analysis of social posts with advanced
learning techniques. The book is ideal for undergraduate,
postgraduate, and research students who want to learn about the
issues, challenges, and solutions of social platforms in depth.
The devastating effect of Covid19 on the Indian economy is by now
well-known. The growth rate of the economy slumped to a negative
figure in the year 2020-21. What is less talked about, however, is
the fact that growth slowdown in India had started several years
before the pandemic struck. The two questions that naturally arise
are: what explains the long economic slowdown and what can be done
about it. This book is an in-depth analysis of the economic
slowdown in India in recent years and the reasons behind the
persistent slowdown in the growth rate of the Indian economy in the
2010s, especially in the latter half of the decade. While
discussing both macro- and microeconomic policies, the volume
examines how the perspective on economic policy has evolved over
time in consonance with experience by investigating major instances
of such slowdowns in the past. Three global slowdowns (viz. the
Great Depression of 1929, the stagflation induced by the oil crisis
of the 1970s and the Global Financial Crisis of 2007) and the
industrial deceleration in India in the late 1960s and early 1970s
are discussed. The author also probes into the problems of
inequality, poverty, inflation in the Indian economy pre- and post-
pandemic and policies targeted towards development, manufacturing,
and distribution of vaccines. The book further discusses possible
economic impacts of the Ukraine War and the long-term problem of
global warming. Concise and thoroughly researched, this book will
be of interest to beginners, scholars, research students and
teachers interested in economics, policy making and development
studies.
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30 Minutes Or Less (DVD)
Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride, Nick Swardson, Aziz Ansari, Michael Peņa, …
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Action comedy starring Jesse Eisenberg as Nick, a pizza delivery
boy who is coerced into becoming a criminal. Crooks Dwayne (Danny
McBride) and Travis (Nick Swardson) kidnap Nick to use him in their
plot to rob a bank. With a bomb vest strapped to him, Nick has a
limited time in which to carry out the task. He enlists the help of
his friend, Chet (Aziz Ansari), to find a way out of his dilemma
but time is running out fast...
This book provides a comprehensive exploration of critical topics
in multicultural special education. Filled with case studies,
objectives, and summaries to support deeper learning, the chapters
discuss privilege and power in K-12 school systems, effective and
differentiated instruction, culturally competent IEPs and
transition plans, and appropriate assessment. Drawing from seminal
multicultural education and culturally sustaining pedagogies, this
essential text helps educators develop the skills necessary to
affirm and honor identities while meeting the instructional needs
of culturally diverse students with disabilities.
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