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European Rules of Civil Procedure sets out a clear examination of
the Rules adopted by UNDROIT and the European Law Institute in
2020. Presented within a systematic structure to aid enhanced
academic understanding, it precisely showcases the comparative
knowledge of its authors. Key Features: Provides rule-by-rule
explanations of the ELI-UNDROIT Model European Rules of Civil
Procedure Encompasses insight from a diverse international team of
authors including members of the ELI/UNIDROIT project Offers
commentary on all rules of the ERCP, surveying their meaning and
application as well as their collective history This in-depth
Commentary will be essential for academics of European, private,
corporate and commercial law disciplines wishing to sharpen their
knowledge of comparative civil procedure. It will additionally
benefit policy makers and practitioners with an interest in using
the model rules to provide a framework for national legislation.
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy
bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the
incredible life of Lewis Hamilton, Formula One champion. Little
Lewis's childhood was filled with cars, motorcycles and watching
Formula One with his dad. On his fifth birthday, he received a
remote-controlled racing car and joined a local club. It was hard
being the only black child there, but he listened to his dad's
words: 'Let your results speak for you.' His hobby led him to
go-kart racing, and at the age of 10 he became the youngest ever
winner of the British cadet go-karting competition. Shortly after,
he began training as a racing driving with McLaren, rising through
the ranks to compete at Formula One's Grand Prix. Despite his
amazing successes, from breaking the record for the most triumphs
in Formula One to his knighthood, Lewis has never forgotten where
he came from. Today he is a campaigner for racial justice and
racial diversity in sport, as well as an advocate for positive
mental health as well as environmental issues. This inspiring book
features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the
back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and
a detailed profile of the incredible young poet and activist's life
so far. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books
and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people,
from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them
achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a
dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children
of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in
simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers.
The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning
readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the
books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games and
other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives
of these role models accessible to children. Inspire the next
generation of outstanding people who will change the world with
Little People, BIG DREAMS!
Through careful investigation into the role of eco-innovation as a
catalysing factor in the societal transition towards
sustainability, this Handbook proposes more appropriate measures of
innovation as a driver of change. It examines innovation from
various perspectives, including labour, trade, the circular economy
and energy, to illustrate a more comprehensive picture of its
impacts. Chapters by leading authors from the sectors of
eco-innovation, sustainability transformations and green and
circular economies provide a meticulously balanced observation of
innovation at local, regional, national and global scales. By
featuring case studies from across Australasia, Europe and Latin
America, as well as empirical work and modelling exercises, this
forward-thinking Handbook links innovation to a range of
interconnected topics. It imparts new evidence to offer a succinct
conclusion about the potential success of certain innovation and
green industrial policies. This enlightening Handbook will be
valuable for scholars and academics studying economics and
management, economic and social innovation, and environmental
policy. It will also be of great benefit for those analysing policy
and industry professionals looking to learn more about
eco-innovation.
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London Mini Map (Sheet map)
Bensons MapGuides; Maps by Fernando Benito, Pedro Benito
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COVID-19 and other recent crises have proved the need to review the
state-of-play and implement robust institutional frameworks in the
complex, heterogenous and decentralised European supervisory
architecture. This insightful book outlines what can be done to
innovate the current set-up in the face of pressing issues such as
climate change, BigTech and crypto assets. Revisiting the debate on
financial sector oversight in Europe, a range of highly acclaimed
international academics and influential policymakers discuss the
scope of institutional arrangements. Chapters examine how the
architecture of European financial supervision currently works,
analysing the trends in banking supervision design and the
influence that recent financial and economic crises have exerted.
Providing a rare insight into the role that central banks play in
the supervisory set-up, their accountability and democratic
legitimacy, the book also considers the ways that macro- and
micro-prudential and monetary policies interact. Gleaning lessons
from the FinTech revolution and the COVID-19 crisis, the book
ultimately concludes by seeking a path for optimal architecture for
European financial supervision. With invaluable industry insights,
this cutting-edge book will prove vital to academics in the field
of financial economics and financial regulation, alongside
policymakers looking to transform their current supervisory
architecture.
This ground-breaking book analyses the severe monetary policy
challenges facing Latin American countries. Contributors reflect on
how these issues should be addressed by policy-makers, identifying
the need for a synergic response from regional central banks.
Arguing that the challenges currently faced by regional central
banks are intrinsically related, this book examines the risks
generated by an international climate of uncertainty. It explores
how to address inflationary pressures, output contraction, external
vulnerabilities, tightness in advanced central banks’ monetary
policies, nominal dollar appreciation, and falling commodity
prices. Chapters focus on key elements of monetary policy,
including transmission channels, exchange rates, international
reserves, sustainable finance, and income inequality, to give an
alternative view on the position of regional central banks in the
global financial system. Monetary Policy Challenges in Latin
America will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of
monetary policy, development economics, banking, and political
economy. It will also be essential reading for policy-makers
seeking new perspectives on monetary policy.
This comprehensive Commentary provides article-by-article
exploration of EU Regulation 655/2014, analysing and outlining in a
straightforward manner the steps that lawyers, businesses and banks
can take when involved in debt recovery. It offers a detailed
discussion of national practice and legislation in order to provide
context and a deeper understanding of the complex difficulties
surrounding the procedural system created by the European Account
Preservation Order (EAPO) Regulation. Aiming to offer a practical
and comprehensive overview of the EAPO Regulation, this book
highlights its strengths and potential to increase the efficiency
of cross-border debt recovery within the European judicial area.
D'Alessandro and Gascon Inchausti examine the descriptive and
analytical literature focusing on the EAPO Regulation, while also
considering available reports and national case law databases. The
book also takes into account the interplay between the EAPO
Regulation and the other instruments of the European Law of Civil
Procedure, and provides analysis of the case law of the Court of
Justice of the European Union and national courts. Key Features:
Article-by-article commentary and analysis Practical direction in
the field of cross-border debt recovery Detailed discussion of
national practice within the EU A contextual approach Offering a
clear and direct way to address the issues and solutions
surrounding EAPO Regulation, this comprehensive book will be an
ideal companion for legal practitioners specializing in debt
recovery as well as students interested in European law and
finance.
A Research Agenda for Sales presents a roadmap of the future of
sales. Eight recognized sales scholars discuss ideas that scholars
are exploring and that firms can use for success in
hypercompetitive markets with demanding customers. Featuring
original research and current developments in the field, the
chapters focus on critical topics and provide answers to important
questions by company leaders and sales scholars. Salespeople are
leveraging technological developments and shaping the evolution of
customer orientation. At the same time, there are challenges and
opportunities from artificial intelligence and digitalization. This
book looks at these topics and explores ways that entrepreneurs and
family business owners can overcome sales challenges and use
professional selling to grow their business as well as what can
sales managers do to attract talented millennials and Gen Z
salespeople and keep them motivated. Traditional sales concepts and
process practiced in the developed economies may apply to emerging
economies and one chapter looks at this process. Lastly, the book
explores what business executives can do to promote an ethical
climate while reducing salespersons' burnout and strain.
Academically rigorous and user friendly, these pages explore timely
concepts that are important for researchers, practitioners, and
scholars in the sales field.
Procter-Rihl is a multidisciplinary studio that navigates between
the scales of architecture, furniture, product design, exhibition
and landscape. In a world dominated by over-specialisation, there
are few architects that inhabit these multiple areas consistently
through their career. The studio proposes a new approach in
architecture, Trans-Local, which brings together the familiar and
the extraordinary, the local and the global. Unlike typical
contextual approaches to place, this method creates tension between
the familiar and the new. Architecture and Beyond surveys the work
of the practice, revealing a design method based on linguistics
fusing spatial verbs to local archetypes. The projects shown do not
follow a chronological order but are clustered by four key design
operations: fold, perforate, float and weave. They are firestarters
to spatial investigations that are regularly revisited in different
scales, programmes or disciplines. The method embraces a
diagrammatic purity that is inevitably reflected in the projects.
Conditional design methods have been extensively explored by recent
parametric and digital architecture delivering complex and
extra-ordinary architecture as a non-contextual formal pursuit.
What is new in Procter-Rihl's design method is the fusion of an
operative system to a symbolic matrix creating an architecture that
responds to locality but also is challenging and provocative. This
book highlights 42 projects richly illustrated with more than 258
photos and 100 drawings.
Responding to global events, including the international financial
crisis (IFC) and the COVID-19 pandemic, central banks and the
monetary regimes in many Latin American countries responded with
actions to mitigate the worst impacts. The authors in this book
focus on the recent trends of monetary policy in Latin America and
analyze how the actions that were taken have affected the economic
performance of these countries. The book is composed of 11 chapters
that analyze, theoretically and empirically, the central banks'
actions and the monetary regimes of the following countries:
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. As
most of these countries implemented inflation-targeting regimes in
the 1990s and 2000s, a special focus will be given on these
experiences and how central banks dealt with the IFC and COVID-19
crises. Academic researchers and students of economics will find a
wealth of knowledge contained in these chapters, as will anyone
looking for a better understanding of the economy of this important
region.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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The Cook of Castamar
Fernando J. Muñez
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R804
R663
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NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES The Duke of Castamar was once a noble
figure who played a crucial role in his family's royal council. But
ever since his wife's tragic death, he's been living in mourning,
forgoing his noble duties. Clara, born into gentility but hard-up
since the death of her beloved father, has taken to solitude in her
grief, rarely leaving the confines of her beloved kitchen. But she
must find a way to make a living, which is how she finds herself
travelling to the Duke's great home to work in the kitchen... Clara
attempts to hide her secret skills, but when she's greeted by the
chaos of the Castamar kitchens, she cannot resist performing a
makeover – much to the disdain of formidable housekeeper Ursula.
And when the Duke learns of Clara's talents, he soon finds himself
falling for her. Meanwhile, there are people masquerading as his
friends who threaten to bring him down... In a world of royal
duties, sordid affairs and complicated politics, will there be
chance for the unlikely romance to blossom?
A new translation of one of the classics of Spanish literature.
This story of lovers, Calisto and Melibea, and their go-between,
Celestina, became the first-ever Spanish bestseller after its
publication in Burgos in 1499.
Religious life is vitally necessary to the Catholic church today.
But it will exist in new and varied forms which speak to the
spiritual hungers of different societies, ethnic cultures, and
generations. God’s Call Is Everywhere is the first comparative
analysis of research in six countries investigating women who have
entered vowed religious life in Catholicism in the twenty-first
century. The data include survey responses from institute leaders,
formation directors, and the women themselves, conducted in the
United States, Canada, Australia, and France, along with focus
groups and interviews in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and France.
Through a careful summary of these studies and comparing
differences, readers of this book will have a better understanding
of the hopes and concerns of those discerning a vocation to
religious life and learn how to move forward in the future. Â
God’s Call Is Everywhere includes six major points of comparison:
Demographic characteristics of the women entering religious life
and their personal and familial backgrounds What attracted them to
religious life and to their specific religious institute What they
find most satisfying and most challenging about religious life
Their hopes and concerns for the future Experiences and programs
that were helpful in their vocational discernment Aspects of the
larger society, of the Church, and of the religious institutes
which make vocational discernment difficult for women today The
analysis is followed by six reflective essays, two of which discuss
the implications of the findings for future vocational discernment
programs and four of which compare the findings to religious life
in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
The world we live in presents plenty of tricky, impactful, and
hard-tomake decisions to be taken. Sometimes the available options
are ample, at other times they are apparently binary, either way,
they often confront us with dilemmas, paradoxes, and even denial of
values.In the dawn of the age of intelligence, when robots are
gradually taking over most decision-making from humans, this book
sheds a bit of light on decision rationale. It delves into the
limits of these decision processes (for both humans and machines),
and it does so by providing a new perspective that is somehow
opposed to orthodox economics. All Economics reflections in this
book are underlined and linked to Artificial Intelligence.The
authors hope that this comprehensive and modern analysis, firmly
grounded in the opinions of various groundbreaking Nobel laureate
economists, may be helpful to a broad audience interested in how
decisions may lead us all to flourishing societies. That is,
societies in which economic blunders (caused by over simplification
of problems and super estimation of tools) are reduced
substantially.
The Book of Disquiet is one of the great literary works of the twentieth century. Written over the course of Fernando Pessoa's life, it was first published in 1982, pieced together from the thousands of individual manuscript pages left behind by Pessoa after his death in 1935.
Now this fragmentary modernist masterpiece appears in a major new edition that unites Margaret Jull Costa's celebrated translation with the most complete version of the text ever produced. It is presented here, for the first time in English, by order of original composition, and accompanied by facsimiles of the original manuscript.
Narrated principally by an assistant bookkeeper named Bernardo Soares - an alias of sorts for Pessoa himself - The Book of Disquiet is 'the autobiobraphy of someone who never existed', a mosaic of dreams, of hope and despair; a hymn to the streets and cafés of 1930s Lisbon, and an extraordinary record of the inner life of one of the century's most important writers. This new edition represents the most complete vision of Pessoa's genius.
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Del miedo a la libertad
Fernando González-Ganoza
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This is the definitive biography of rap supergroup, Wu-Tang Clan
(WTC). Widely regarded as one of the most influential groups in
modern music--hip hop or otherwise--WTC has released seven albums
[including four gold and platinum studio albums, as well as the
genre-defining Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)] and has launched
the careers of famous rappers like RZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard,
Ghostface Killah, Method Man, and more. Beyond the musicians in the
group itself, WTC has also collaborated with many of the biggest
names in the game-from Busta Rhymes and Redman to Nas and Kanye
West), and one is hard pressed to find a group who's had a bigger
impact on the evolution of the hip hop genre. S.H. Fernando, Jr. is
a journalist who has interviewed WTC several times over the past
several decades for publications like Rolling Stone, Vibe, and The
Source. Over the years, he has "built up a formidable
archive--including over 100 pages of unpublished transcribed
interviews, videos of the group in action in the studio, and
several notepads of accumulated memories and observations." The
result is a startling portrait of innovation, collaboration, and
adversity, giving us unparalleled access to the highs and lows of
the WTC's illustrious career so far. And this book doesn't shy away
from controversy--along with stories of the group's musical
success, we're also privy to stories from their childhoods in the
crime-and-cocaine infested hallways of Brooklyn and Staten Island
housing projects, stints in Rikers for gun possession and attempted
murderer, and million-dollar contracts that led to recklessness and
drug overdoses (including Ol' Dirty Bastard's untimely death). Even
more than just a history of a single group, this book tells the
story of a musical and cultural shift that encapsulates and then
expands beyond NYC in the 20th and 21st centuries. Though there
have been biographies written about the band, both from members
(like RZA) and collaborators (like Cyrus Bozorgmehr), most of the
material that's been published so far has either focused on a
single member of the group's story, or a narrow timespan of their
work. This book will not only feature interviews with all living
WTC members and a comprehensive look at their discography, it also
includes never-before-revealed insight into their childhoods and
the neighborhoods that shaped them growing up. It's unique in its
breadth, scope, and access--a must-have for fans of WTC and music
bios more generally.
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