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Fossil Capital: The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming - Paperback

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by Andreas Malm (Author)A sweeping study of how capitalism first promoted fossil fuels with the rise of steam power--and contributed to the worsening climate crisis The more we know about the catastrophic implications of climate change, the more fossil fuels we burn. How did we end up in this mess? In this masterful new history, Andreas Malm claims it all began in Britain with the rise of steam power. But why did manufacturers turn from traditional sources of power, notably water mills, to a...

How to Write It: A Complete Guide to Everything You'll Ever Write - Paperback

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by Sandra E. Lamb (Author)Write personal and professional communications with clarity, confidence, and style. How to Write It is the essential resource for eloquent personal and professional self-expression. Award-winning journalist Sandra E. Lamb transforms even reluctant scribblers into articulate wordsmiths by providing compelling examples of nearly every type and form of written communication. Completely updated and expanded, the new third edition offers hundreds of handy word, phrase, an...

The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution - Hardcover

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by Gregory Zuckerman (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Shortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award The unbelievable story of a secretive mathematician who pioneered the era of the algorithm--and made $23 billion doing it. Jim Simons is the greatest money maker in modern financial history. No other investor--Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Ray Dalio, Steve Cohen, or George Soros--can touch his record. Since 1988, Renaissance's signature Medallion fund has generate...

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by Ali Kadri (Author)In the waste masquerading as wealth, nature is the principal commodity on offer. Waste sells and, like everything under capital, is financialized, This work attributes the emergence of waste to the intrinsic workings of the Marxian value relation. Number of Pages: 584 Publication Date: February 13, 2025

Mangaddicts: French Teenagers and Manga Reading - Paperback

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by Christine D?trez (Author), Olivier Vanh?e (Author)Just pronounce the word "manga" and conflicted representations of media reception emerge: either passive teenagers immersed in Japanese fictional worlds, or hyperactive fans. To understand what drives a variety of teenagers to read manga, we conducted empirical research among French readers enrolled in secondary schools. Manga is part of a whole constellation of interests, including music and digital technology. It is also the object of ana...

The Ideology of Work: Theoretical Humanism, Work and Labour - Hardcover

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by Samuel Mercer (Author)In On the Reproduction of Capitalism, Louis Althusser cited an appendix which, it seems, remains lost or was never completed. This appendix was titled 'the Ideology of Work'. This book takes inspiration from this appendix, to think about what is at stake for both Marxism and sociology in analysing work from an Althusserian perspective today. The dominant form of this ideology of work today is theoretical humanism. This book demonstrates how theoretical humanism has un...

Where Shrimp Eat Better Than People: Globalized Fisheries, Nutritional Unequal Exchange and Asian Hunger - Paperback

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by Wilma Dunaway (Author), Maria Cecilia Macabuac (Author)East, South and Southeast Asia are home to two-thirds of the world's hungry people, but they produce more than three-quarters of the world's fish and nearly half of other foods. Through integration into the world food system, these Asian fisheries export their most nutritious foods and import less healthy substitutes. Worldwide, their exports sell cheap because women, the hungriest Asians, provide unpaid subsidies to production process...

Copper Coins and the Emperor's Wallet: The Role of Currency in Ming China - Hardcover

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by Sui-Wai Cheung (Author)Sui-Wai Cheung's study of the institutional history of copper coins in the Ming dynasty reveals how emperors and statesmen perceived and used the copper coins at their disposal. In this process, he uncovers the reality of the Sons of Heaven, showing that although Ming emperors seemed to have unlimited power, they could not afford the upkeep on their palace. In this revealing history of Ming China, Cheung argues that especially after the breakdown of the household re...

The Getting Things Done Workbook: 10 Moves to Stress-Free Productivity - Paperback

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by David Allen (Author), Brandon Hall (Author)An accessible, practical, step-by-step how-to guide that supplements Getting Things Done by providing the details, the how-to's, and the practices to apply GTD more fully and easily in daily life The incredible popularity of Getting Things Done revealed people's need to take control of their own productivity with a system that reduces the stress of staying on top of it all. Around the world hundreds of certified trainers and coaches are engaged fu...

Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters - Hardcover

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by Richard Rumelt (Author)Good Strategy/Bad Strategy clarifies the muddled thinking underlying too many strategies and provides a clear way to create and implement a powerful action-oriented strategy for the real world. Developing and implementing a strategy is the central task of a leader. A good strategy is a specific and coherent response to--and approach for--overcoming the obstacles to progress. A good strategy works by harnessing and applying power where it will have the greatest effect...

Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time - Hardcover

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by Jeff Sutherland (Author), J. J. Sutherland (Author)For those who believe that there must be a more agile and efficient way for people to get things done, here is a brilliantly discursive, thought-provoking book about the leadership and management process that is changing the way we live. In the future, historians may look back on human progress and draw a sharp line designating "before Scrum" and "after Scrum." Scrum is that ground-breaking. It already drives most of the world's top techno...

The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future - Hardcover

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by Chris Guillebeau (Author)Lead a life of adventure, meaning and purpose--and earn a good living. "Thoughtful, funny, and compulsively readable, this guide shows how ordinary people can build solid livings, with independence and purpose, on their own terms."--Gretchen Rubin, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Happiness Project Still in his early thirties, Chris Guillebeau completed a tour of every country on earth and yet he's never held a "real job" or earned a regular paycheck....

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by Jason Fried (Author), David Heinemeier Hansson (Author)Rework shows you a better, faster, easier way to succeed in business. Most business books give you the same old advice: Write a business plan, study the competition, seek investors, yadda yadda. If you're looking for a book like that, put this one back on the shelf. Read it and you'll know why plans are actually harmful, why you don't need outside investors, and why you're better off ignoring the competition. The truth is, you need le...

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by Herb Cohen (Author)Regardless of who you are or what you want, you can negotiate anything promises Herb Cohen, the world's best negotiator. From mergers to marriages, from loans to lovemaking, the #1 bestseller You Can Negotiate Anything proves that "money, justice, prestige, love--it's all negotiable." Hailed by such publications as Time, People, and Newsweek, Cohen has advised presidents on everything from domestic policy to hostage crises to combating internal terrorism. His advice: "B...

The Global Politics of Artistic Engagement: Beyond the Arab Uprisings - Paperback

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by P駭駘ope Larzilli鑽e (Volume Editor)Are artistic engagements evolving, or attracting more attention? The range of artistic protest actions shows how the globalisation of art is also the globalisation of art politics. Here, based on multi-site field research, we follow artists from the MENA countries, Latin America, and Africa along their committed transnational trajectories, whether these are voluntary or the result of exile. With this global and decentred approach, the different repertoires ...

Economic Diplomacy: Economic and Political Perspectives - Paperback

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by Peter A. G. Van Bergeijk (Editor), Maaike Okano-Heijmans (Editor), Jan Melissen (Editor)In a climate of enhanced global competition, attention for economic diplomacy has substantially grown, as much in the West as in other parts of the world. This book conceptualizes economic diplomacy and adds to a better understanding of its central place in the theory and practice of international relations. With original research from a number of thematic and regional perspectives, scholars from diplom...

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by Bart Wernaart (Editor), Bernd Van Der Meulen (Editor)"The food sciences cover a wide area from ethics to microbiology; from toxicology to law; from marketing to genetics. Professionals in the food sector may have to deal daily with issues related to another expertise than their own and with colleagues who have their expertise in any of these fields. The purpose of this book is to provide an introduction for (future) professionals, students, researchers, and teachers to all these different ...

Prostitutes and Their Rescuers: Sociological Dynamics and Public Controversies in French Prostitution - Paperback

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by Lilian Mathieu (Author)Few sociological subjects excite so much passion - and fantasies - as prostitution. Relying on a thirty year-long study of the French case, Lilian Mathieu offers an objective and comprehensive account of prostitution realities, first by analyzing the sex market as a social world with its own rules, hierarchies, and vulnerabilities, but also by stressing how prostitutes' practice and living conditions are framed and shaped by moral campaigns, public controversies, and...

Global Rupture: Neoliberal Capitalism and the Rise of Informal Labour in the Global South - Paperback

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by Anita Hammer (Volume Editor), Immanuel Ness (Volume Editor)Global Rupture makes a key intervention in debates on informal and precarious labour. Increasing recognition that informal and precarious labour is an enduring reality under neo-liberal capitalism, and the norm globally, rather than the exception has ignited debates around analytical frames, activist strategies and development interventions. This pathbreaking volume provides a corrective through drawing upon theoretically informed ...

Multiple Globalizations: Linguistic Landscapes in World-Cities - Paperback

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by Eliezer Ben-Rafael (Author), Miriam Ben-Rafael (Author)This work studies aspects of the symbolic construction of public spaces by means of linguistic resources (i.e. linguistic landscapes or LLs) in a number of world-cities. The sociology of language leads us to this field and to study the intermingling impacts of globalization, the national principle and multiculturalism - each one conveying its own distinct linguistic markers: international codes, national languages and ethnic vernacular...

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Report copyright infringementby Shelli Brunswick (Author)In What's Space Got To Do With It? 10 Life Lessons for Personal Growth, Shelli Brunswick distills over 35 years of experience in the aerospace industry and insights from global thought leaders into powerful, practical life lessons. Drawing from her career in the US Air Force, the space industry, and her global advocacy, Shelli delivers a roadmap for personal and professional growth that transcends industries and professions. This inspir...

Going Along to Get Along: Diplomatic Pressure and Interstate Socialization at the United Nations - Hardcover

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by Naif Al-Mulla (Author)Going Along to Get Along: Diplomatic Pressure and Interstate Socialization by Naif Al-Mulla explores how diplomatic pressure shapes global governance at the United Nations. Through rigorous analysis and empirical examples, the book demonstrates how diplomatic pressure influences foreign policy positions and, by extension, global, multilateral outcomes. The work challenges assumptions and provides fresh insight, showcasing the cumulative effect of proactive diplomacy. ...

Missing Dollars: Illicit Financial Flows from Commodity Trade - Paperback

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by Gilles Carbonnier (Volume Editor), Fritz Brugger (Volume Editor), Elisabeth B?rgi Bonanomi (Volume Editor)Illicit financial flows (IFFs) associated with commodity trade erode the tax base of resource-rich developing countries. Efforts to curb IFFs and reform taxation stumble over enhanced North-South tensions but remain crucial to helping poorer countries mobilise domestic resources for development. The 17th volume of International Development Policy examines this key part of the wider age...

Negotiation: The Game Has Changed - Hardcover

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by Max H. Bazerman (Author)From the world's leading expert on negotiation, an essential guide to negotiating in any situation--whether over Zoom, across political and cultural divides, or during a supply chain crisis The world has changed dramatically in just the past few years--and so has the game of negotiation. COVID-19, Zoom, political polarization, the online economy, increasing economic globalization, and greater workplace diversity--all have transformed the who, what, where, and how of...

China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower - Paperback

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by Frank Dikter (Author)"An important corrective to the conventional view of China's rise."--Financial TimesFrom internationally renowned historian Frank Dikter, winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize, a myth--shattering history of China from the death of Chairman Mao to Xi Jinping. Through decades of direct experience of the People's Republic combined with extraordinary access to hundreds of hitherto unseen documents in communist party archives, the author of The People's Trilogy offers a ri...

Principles: Your Guided Journal (Create Your Own Principles to Get the Work and Life You Want) - Hardcover

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by Ray Dalio (Author)From Ray Dalio, the legendary investor and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Principles--whose books have sold more than five million copies worldwide--comes a guided reflection journal that empowers readers everywhere to develop their own principles for success in work and life. "Principles are fundamental truths that serve as the foundations for behavior that gets you what you want out of life." --Ray Dalio In his #1 New York Times bestseller Principles, legendar...

The Financial Peace Planner: A Step-By-Step Guide to Restoring Your Family's Financial Health - Paperback

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by Dave Ramsey (Author)Get out of debt and stay out with the help of Dave Ramsey, the financial expert who has helped millions of Americans control their money The Financial Peace Planner may be the most valuable purchase you ever make. Dave Ramey's practical regimen, based on his own personal experience with debt, offers hard-won advice and much needed hope to people who find themselves in serious debt and desperate for a way out. This book comes in a workbook format, allowing you to frequen...

Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques: A Contemporary Guide to the Ancient Investment Techniques of the Far East, Second Edition - Hardcover

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by Steve Nison (Author)In this contemporary guide to the ancient investment techniques of the Far East, the author provides an in-depth explanation of candlestick plotting and analysis.Author BiographySteve Nison is the foremost leader of the art of using candlestick charting as an analysis tool in studying market trends and making investment decisions. He owns and runs Nison Research International, a firm that provides technical advisory and on-site seminar services to major financial firms....

The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation - Paperback

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by Jon Gertner (Author)The definitive history of America's greatest incubator of innovation and the birthplace of some of the 20th century's most influential technologies "Filled with colorful characters and inspiring lessons . . . The Idea Factory explores one of the most critical issues of our time: What causes innovation?" --Walter Isaacson, The New York Times Book Review "Compelling . . . Gertner's book offers fascinating evidence for those seeking to understand how a society should best ...

The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: How Risk Taking Transforms Us, Body and Mind - Paperback

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by John Coates (Author)A successful Wall Street trader turned neuroscientist reveals how risk taking and stress transform our body chemistry Before he became a world-class scientist, John Coates ran a derivatives trading desk in New York City. He used the expression "the hour between dog and wolf" to refer to the moment of Jekyll-and-Hyde transformation traders passed through when under pressure. They became cocky and irrationally risk-seeking when on a winning streak, tentative and risk-aver...

How to Make Money: An Ancient Guide to Wealth Management - Hardcover

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by Luca Grillo (Translator)An enriching collection of classical writings about how ancient Romans made--and thought about--money Ancient Romans liked money. But how did they make a living and sometimes even become rich? The Roman economy was dominated by agriculture, but it was surprisingly modern in many ways: the Romans had companies with CEOs, shareholders, and detailed contracts regulated by meticulous laws; systems of banking and taxation; and a wide range of occupations, from merchant a...

Cointeligencia. Vivir Y Trabajar Con La Ia / Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI - Paperback

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by Ethan Mollick (Author)Bestseller instant?neo del New York Times. Cointeligencia es el manual definitivo para trabajar, aprender y vivir en la nueva era de la inteligencia artificial. La inteligencia artificial generativa ha llegado. Y con ella la inevitable confusi?n que conlleva intentar saber c?mo afectar? a nuestra vida laboral y personal y, tambi?n, al futuro de la humanidad. Entre las voces de los adoradores de la IA y los catastrofistas, el profesor Ethan Mollick, uno de los te?rico...