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An Economist Best Book of 2023 One of The New York Times' 33 Nonfiction Books to Read This Fall Named a most anticipated fall book by the Chicago Tribune and Bloomberg "Wherever you sit on the political spectrum, there's a lot to learn from this book. More than a biography of one controversial person, it's an intellectual history of twentieth-century economic thought." --Greg Rosalesky, NPR's Planet Money The first full biography of America's ...

Allison loved her job, but she loved traipsing around after her favorite band with her best friend even more. Allison and Madison caught the attention of Donovan and Derek from their favorite band Dillonsledge by holding up their heart light keyrings at all of their concerts. It wasn't long before they were invited backstage and started spending time with the boys from the band. Things like... a. going backstage before and after the concer...

The first full biography of America's most renowned economist.Milton Friedman was, alongside John Maynard Keynes, the most influential economist of the twentieth century. His work was instrumental in the turn toward free markets that defined the 1980s, and his full-throated defenses of capitalism and freedom resonated with audiences around the world. It's no wonder the last decades of the twentieth century have been called "the Age of Friedman...

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Autumn is here! From colorful leaves, to football games, to lazy Sundays curled up with a book, this truly is the perfect time of year. So grab some warm apple cider, a fleecy blanket, and your little ones as you learn about fall and all the joy it brings.

Drawing on unprecedented access to Ayn Rand's private papers and original, unedited journals, Burns offers a groundbreaking reassessment of this key cultural figure, examining her life, her ideas, and her impact on conservative political thought.

In a world increasingly defined by the transnational and translingual, and by the pressures of globalization, it has become difficult to study culture as primarily a national phenomenon.

This book analyzes the process of cultural production and consumption in late-eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Italy and the ways in which authors, composers, publishers, performers, journalists, and editors engage with the anxieties and aspirations of their diverse audiences.

Teenage twins Scott and Raylynn hope to make it through their senior year without any mishaps. Already they have plans to go to college and make a bright future for themselves. But on the eve of their graduation, fate takes them on an unexpected journey. On their eighteenth birthday, the siblings are thrown into a time and place that is eerily familiar. Their mother, who passed away three years ago, used to tell them fascinating fairy tales be...

Teenage twins Scott and Raylynn hope to make it through their senior year without any mishaps. Already they have plans to go to college and make a bright future for themselves. But on the eve of their graduation, fate takes them on an unexpected journey. On their eighteenth birthday, the siblings are thrown into a time and place that is eerily familiar. Their mother, who passed away three years ago, used to tell them fascinating fairy tales be...

What if you could sit down with some of the most talented security engineers in the world and ask any network security question you wanted? Security Power Tools lets you do exactly that! Members of Juniper Networks' Security Engineering team and a few guest experts reveal how to use, tweak, and push the most popular network security applications, utilities, and tools available using Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and Unix platforms. Designed to be...

Drawing on unprecedented access to Rand's private papers and the original, unedited versions of Rand's journals, Jennifer Burns offers a groundbreaking reassessment of this key cultural figure, examining her life, her ideas, and her impact on conservative political thought. Burns highlights the two facets of Rand's work that make her a perennial draw for those on the right: her promotion of capitalism, and her defense of limited government. Bo...

Hans-Ulrich Obrist Hear Us is a collection of writings exploring the transgressive and transdisciplinary nature of Burns' practice. The publication is richly illustrated with material representing Burns' work across photography, performance, writing and artists' books.

Covers more than 70 careers in a variety of contexts, from newspapers and broadcasting to education and new media. This book includes listings of related educational programs, professional associations and publications. It includes such career profiles as: Advertising copywriter, Broadcast meteorologist, Field producer, and Film critic.

Landing a job in the 21st century takes skill, determination, and a little help from the Career Opportunities series. Each volume contains in-depth profiles of approximately 60 to 100 jobs, providing thorough information on salary ranges, advancement prospects, employment trends, necessary experience, and helpful unions and associations.

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This book addresses a rich corpus of contemporary narratives by authors who have come to Italy as migrants. It traces the figurative commonalities that emerge across these diverse texts, which together suggest the shape and substance of what might be termed 'migrant imaginaries'. Examining five central figures and concepts - identity, memory, home, place and space, and literature - across a range of novels and stories by writers of African and...

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More than 75 jobs that will take you around the world.

Zwei "Ocean¿s"-Trilogie Veteranen, Matt Damon und Regisseur Steven Soderbergh, nehmen diesmal die Machenschaften des Big Business sc hwungvoll aufs Korn, indem sie die unfassbar wahre Story des hochkarätigsten Informanten in der Geschichte der amerikanischen Wirtsc haft erzählen. Damon spielt den schlagfertigen Mark Whitacre, der auch dann noch ungemein sympathisch wirkt, als seine Pläne zur Aufdeckung illegaler Preisabsprachen bei Lebensmitte...