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Hollywood to Europe (and back)

Author : Bob Tapper
Publisher : Bob Tapper
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book Hollywood to Europe (and back) written by Bob Tapper and published by Bob Tapper. This book was released on 2023-10-01 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bob's journey spans over four decades, transitioning from a young actor in California to a successful business career. In 2019, he retires from the corporate world to pursue his original passions of acting, filmmaking, and living a nomadic life traveling throughout Europe. In January 2020, Bob's European adventure begins in Vienna, Austria, and everything goes smoothly until mid-March when a global pandemic changes the world. He narrowly escapes border closures and reaches Zagreb, Croatia, only to face a devastating earthquake, the worst in the country in 140 years. The US Travel Department advises him to return home, but lacking a real home to go back to, Bob decides to stay in Europe. Riding out the pandemic in Europe grants Bob a unique perspective on the world as he learns to face fears, develop resilience, and keep moving forward. Upon returning to the US after three years, Bob is met with a different world, where discussing sensitive subjects like the pandemic, health, politics, and just about any subject seems to pose challenges and creates occasional tension. The atmosphere feels delicate and uncertain, leading to shifts in relationships. However, reconnecting with loved ones after a long absence proves to be a transformative, healing, and enlightening experience for Bob. His journey represents a testament to embracing change, facing adversity, and finding personal growth through exploration and pursuing one's passions.

Full Spectrum

Author : Elena Manferdini
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000907988
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Full Spectrum written by Elena Manferdini and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2023-12-18 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colour is architecture’s sharpest tool in the box. It has indexed everything from the feminine, cosmetic and vulgar to the pure, intrinsic and embodied. Colour has played a central role in the history of architecture. From the polychromy of the ancients to the great white interiors of high modernism. The figurative flourishes of postmodernism to the embedded sublime of contemporary building systems and facades. In contemporary architecture, colour has emerged as something powerful, both a mode of working and a political proposition. The second digital age has brought a fundamental shift in how architects engage colour. Employing the full range of colour puts forth a projective mode of action. It aids the democratisation of visual culture: opening the field to enable subjectivities, bring in new references and embrace new voices. This book explores the function of colour in contemporary architecture and argues it is not to present a vision of an idealised other world, but to prompt new imaginaries. Take in the full spectrum. Features: 100 Architects, Maya Alam, David Batchelor, Galo Canizares, Courtney Coffman, Fala Atelier, Marcelyn Gow, Sauerbruch Hutton, Sam Jacobs, Carolyn Kane, Guto Requena, Paulette Singley, Amanda Williams and Mimi Zeiger.

India and Germany in a Turbulent World

Author : Rajendra K. Jain
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040175759
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book India and Germany in a Turbulent World written by Rajendra K. Jain and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-11-15 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India shares a multi-dimensional relationship with the Federal Republic of Germany. Germany is India's largest trading partner within the European Union, and is also a major source and destination of foreign direct investment, a significant donor, and an important source of technology. Drawing on English and German language source material, this book covers the evolution and expansion of India’s economic, political, defence, and scientific-technological ties with Germany from 1947 to the present day. It analyses mutual perceptions, highlights the elements of convergence and divergence, and discusses the challenges and prospects of this relationship in a world marked by geopolitical uncertainty. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)

People’s Republic of China

Author : International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book People’s Republic of China written by International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2024-08-02 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After four decades of high growth and remarkable socioeconomic achievements, China’s growth has decelerated in recent years, reflecting the pandemic, a large but needed property market correction, and structural headwinds such as weakening productivity and labor force growth. The transition to lower growth is consistent with the authorities’ goal to pursue high-quality growth and reduce the imbalances and vulnerabilities that have emerged, most notably with the significant build-up of debt. The authorities have taken incremental policy steps to achieve these objectives, but a comprehensive and balanced policy approach is needed to manage the challenges facing the economy.

Washita Love Child: The Rise of Indigenous Rock Star Jesse Ed Davis

Author : Douglas K. Miller
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1324092106
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Washita Love Child: The Rise of Indigenous Rock Star Jesse Ed Davis written by Douglas K. Miller and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2024-11-12 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I first met Jesse Ed Davis in the late ’80s. . . . [He was a] gentle yet intensely present giant who was a legend of an artist. . . . In Washita Love Child, Jesse Ed Davis is resurrected in story.” —Joy Harjo, from the foreword No one played like Jesse Ed Davis. One of the most sought-after guitarists of the late 1960s and ’70s, Davis appeared alongside the era’s greatest stars—John Lennon and Mick Jagger, B.B. King and Bob Dylan—and contributed to dozens of major releases, including numerous top-ten albums and singles, and records by artists as distinct as Johnny Cash, Taj Mahal, and Cher. But Davis, whose name has nearly disappeared from the annals of rock and roll history, was more than just the most versatile session guitarist of the decade. A multitalented musician who paired bright flourishes with soulful melodies, Davis transformed our idea of what rock music could be and, crucially, who could make it. At a time when few other Indigenous artists appeared on concert stages, radio waves, or record store walls, in a century often depicted as a period of decline for Native Americans, Davis and his Kiowa, Comanche, Cheyenne, Seminole, and Mvskoke relatives demonstrated new possibilities for Native people. Weaving together more than a hundred interviews with Davis’s bandmates, family members, friends, and peers—among them Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, and Robbie Robertson—Washita Love Child powerfully reconstructs Davis’s extraordinary life and career, taking us from his childhood in Oklahoma to his first major gig backing rockabilly star Conway Twitty, and from his dramatic performance at George Harrison’s 1971 Concert for Bangladesh to his years with John Trudell and the Grafitti Man band. In Davis’s story, a post-Beatles Lennon especially emerges as a kindred soul and creative partner. Yet Davis never fully recovered from Lennon’s sudden passing, meeting his own tragic demise just eight years later. With a foreword by former poet laureate Joy Harjo, who collaborated with Davis near the end of his life, Washita Love Child thoroughly and finally restores the “red dirt boogie brother” to his rightful place in rock history, cementing his legacy for generations to come.

The Long Defeat

Author : Patrick Connors
Publisher : Mosaic Press
ISBN 13 : 1771617667
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (716 download)

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Download or read book The Long Defeat written by Patrick Connors and published by Mosaic Press. This book was released on 2024-06-07 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his highly anticipated follow-up to 'The Other Life', Patrick Connors presents 'The Long Defeat', a poetic journey through the depths of personal and universal turmoil. Connors, influenced by his own experience of pandemic-induced unemployment, delves into the essence of human resilience and the quest for renewal. Through poignant verses and lyrical precision, he captures the spectrum of emotions— from despair and isolation to the profound resilience that emerges from enduring hardship.'The Long Defeat' is not just a collection of poems; it is a testament to the indomitable spirit that perseveres through adversity. Each poem resonates with themes of trauma and recovery, offering readers a mirror to their own struggles and a path towards inner peace. Connors' language is both evocative and contemplative, drawing readers into landscapes of emotion and reflection.Critically acclaimed author Dane Swan describes the collection as 'writing the Blues', where Connors' verses express the universal traumas, fears, and loneliness with deep empathy and relatability. Bernadette Gabay Dyer praises Connors' ability to meld personal scars into courageous and authoritative verse, while Brandon Pitts highlights how the poems lead readers from uncertainty to hope, embodying a resilience earned through perseverance.'The Long Defeat' is essential reading for poetry enthusiasts, book clubs exploring contemporary themes, and anyone navigating personal challenges. It speaks directly to the times we live in— where resilience is both a struggle and a triumph, and where the human spirit finds its voice amidst adversity. Connors' poetic opus invites readers to reflect, heal, and ultimately, find strength in the face of life' s most daunting defeats.

Spycops

Author : Raphael Schlembach
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447365380
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Spycops written by Raphael Schlembach and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ‘spycops’ scandal has laid bare the existence of secretive police units that sent undercover police officers to infiltrate and undermine hundreds of political campaigns and activist groups. This is the first academic analysis of the activists’ experiences and their attempts to find answers and accountability in the Undercover Policing Inquiry. Written from the perspective of the ‘policed’, the author draws on extensive fieldwork and his first-hand experience of police infiltration through his participation in climate campaigns.

Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics 2024

Author : Mary Meghan Ryan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics 2024 written by Mary Meghan Ryan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-07-31 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics is recognized as an authoritative resource on the U.S. labor force. It continues and enhances the Bureau of Labor Statistics's (BLS) discontinued publication, Labor Statistics. It allows the user to understand recent developments as well as to compare today's economy with that of the past. This publication includes several tables throughout the book examining the extensive effect that coronavirus (COVID-19) has had on the labor market since 2020. In addition, it includes a completely updated chapter on prices and the most current employment projections through 2032. The Handbook is a comprehensive reference providing an abundance of information on a variety of topics. In addition to providing statistics on employment, unemployment, and prices, it includes information on topics such as: Earnings; Productivity; Consumer expenditures; Occupational safety and health; Union membership; Working poor Recent trends in the labor force And much more! Features of the publication: In addition to over 215 tables that present practical data, the Handbook provides: Introductory material for each chapter that contains highlights of salient data and figures that call attention to noteworthy trends in the data Notes and definitions, which contain concise descriptions of the data sources, concepts, definitions, and methodology from which the data are derived References to more comprehensive reports which provide additional data and more extensive descriptions of estimation methods, sampling, and reliability measures

Handbook of U. S. Labor Statistics 2023

Author : Mary Meghan Ryan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1636714013
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of U. S. Labor Statistics 2023 written by Mary Meghan Ryan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-07-15 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics: Employment, Earnings, Prices, Productivity, and Other Labor Data continues the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) discontinued publication, Labor Statistics. This edition includes several new tables throughout the book examining the extensive role that COVID-19 had on the labor market since 2020.

Understanding Ethiopia’s Tigray War

Author : Martin Plaut
Publisher : Hurst Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1805260634
Total Pages : 509 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Ethiopia’s Tigray War written by Martin Plaut and published by Hurst Publishers. This book was released on 2023-02-16 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The war in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray began in November 2020. It inflicted more casualties than any other contemporary conflict in the world. It has also been among the least understood. The fighting and accompanying blockade led to an estimated 600,000 deaths – more than the number who died in the 1984-5 famine. International journalists were banned as the region was sealed off from the outside world by Ethiopian and Eritrean governments prosecuting a strategy designed to crush Tigray at almost any cost. Hatred of Tigrayans was stoked by senior advisers to Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed: they have called Tigrayans ‘weeds’ who must be uprooted, their place in history extinguished. Their language was reminiscent of that which preceded the genocide in Rwanda. The war was also orchestrated by Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki, who came to wield increasing influence over Ethiopian affairs. It drew in Somali troops as well as Eritrean forces. Peace agreements signed in November 2022 ended the worst of the violence, but without resolving the war’s underlying drivers, which continue to feed a tense and uncertain situation. This book provides the first clear explanation of the factors that led to the conflict, unravelling their roots in Ethiopia’s long and complex history. It describes the battles that were fought at such terrible cost and the immense suffering, particularly of women, who were brutally abused.

The China Race

Author : Fei-Ling Wang
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438496605
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book The China Race written by Fei-Ling Wang and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2024-02-01 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following its two prequels, The China Order (2017) and The China Record (2023), this book analyzes the China Race, the global competition for power and leadership between the US-led West and the People's Republic of China. Considering the organizational options and optimality with respect to human civilization, Fei-Ling Wang discusses two alternative world orders: the Westphalian System of international relations and a centralized world political unification. Both are feasible and existed before, but with drastically different desirability. The rising power of the PRC state has consistently and methodically sought to recenter and reorganize the world to safeguard and promote its autocracy and, ultimately, build a world empire. Examining the nature, aims, means, accomplishments, pitfalls and failures of Beijing's foreign policy and the state of and developments in Sinology and the West's China policy, Wang focuses on the existential PRC-USA rivalry and proposes a holistic strategic framework, discussing three ranked objectives, for the West and the world, including the Chinese people, to manage, benefit from, and prevail in the China Race.

Territorial Status in International Law

Author : Jure Vidmar
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1509959491
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Territorial Status in International Law written by Jure Vidmar and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-01-11 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book develops a new theory of territorialism and international legal status of territories. It (i) defines the concept of territory, explaining how territories are created; (ii) redefines the concept of statehood, illustrating that statehood (rather than the statehood criteria) is territorial legal status established in the formal sources of international law; and (iii) grounds non-state territorial entities in the sources of international law to explain their international legal status. This fresh new theoretical perspective has both scholarly and practical importance, providing a tool helping decision-makers and judges in the practical application of international law both internationally and domestically.

Standing Up for Science

Author : Salim S. Abdool Karim
Publisher : Pan Macmillan South africa
ISBN 13 : 1770108246
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Standing Up for Science written by Salim S. Abdool Karim and published by Pan Macmillan South africa. This book was released on 2023-06-26 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, Salim S. Abdool Karim was catapulted into a prominent position in the media and on television as the face of South African science in the country's response to the pandemic. Up to that point, his groundbreaking research on AIDS had garnered many awards, leading to his recognition as one of the world’s leading epidemiologists, making him ideally positioned to take the scientific lead in the Covid-19 response. Standing Up for Science is Abdool Karim’s personal, behind-the-scenes account of the first three years of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is inspiring and informative, shedding light on the difficulties in providing scientific advice, on the international co-operation that was integral to responding to the pandemic, as well as giving insight to some of the controversies in the science-to-policy process, and drawing lessons from Covid-19 to prepare for future pandemics. Beyond the recent events in which the story is grounded, the book is an ode to the value of science and its power to help us tackle some of the world's biggest problems.

Chinese Statecraft in a Changing World

Author : Jean Dong
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9819964539
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Chinese Statecraft in a Changing World written by Jean Dong and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses one of the most pressing geopolitical inquiries of our era: how will China's ambition manifest on the global stage? To address this question, the book considers China’s long tradition of statecraft. By doing this, it provides a unique and novel insight into the “why” behind China’s actions and sparks a crucial dialogue on “how” to best navigate China’s global rise. Through a keen analytical lens, the book illuminates both the constraints and the flexibility inherent in Chinese policy-making. It underscores the geographic and historical factors that constrain China's actions, forcing its leaders into trade-offs. It also highlights the system's inherent flexibility, expanding the range of strategic options available when dealing with China. The most unique contribution consists in framing the pre-occupations of contemporary China in the context of both long-standing Chinese trends and unprecedented global changes. This book offers a nuanced and realistic guide for senior policy makers, business leaders, academic researchers, and global citizens who seek to decipher the enigma of China's ascent and channel its trajectory towards a more positive and responsible direction.

Development, Transformations and the Human Condition

Author : Sumangala Damodaran
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040149316
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Development, Transformations and the Human Condition written by Sumangala Damodaran and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-10-31 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is grappling to come up with alternative imaginations for transformation despite repeated crises, inequalities and immiseration caused by the increasing dominance of the neo-liberal capitalist framework and the collapse of twentieth-century socialist models. This book looks at concepts that form the core of development economics and political economy and brings together perspectives that explore the inextricable relationship between development and human rights, social movements and the call for social transformation. The essays in this volume honour the massive corpus of work across a large number of areas around development issues by the eminent economist Jayati Ghosh. The book includes contributions by academics, activists and practitioners and attempts to understand the socio-economic causes of inequality, poverty and oppression. Divided into five parts – corresponding broadly to key areas of Ghosh’s work – the book explores capitalism, inequality and development, gender and development, political economy of trade and financial systems, human development and human rights, and music. The volume situates Ghosh’s work within a heterodox and broad-based understanding of development processes and provides many insights towards a new vision that sets an agenda for further research as well as mobilisation. This volume will be of great interest to students, researchers, practitioners and scholars working on the issues of development, transformations, political economy, social science, economics, macroeconomics, international economics, politics and development studies.

Downward spiral

Author : John Bowers
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526167476
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Downward spiral written by John Bowers and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2024-04-16 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Johnson era will be remembered for a series of scandals that severely eroded trust in the British government. From questionable PPE tenders and public appointments to the ‘partygate’ fiasco, every aspect of public life seemed tainted. How did this downward spiral begin, and what can be done to reverse it? In this eye-opening book, veteran KC John Bowers presents a fearless examination of the decline in ethical standards before, during and after the Johnson government. He focuses on the institutions responsible for holding the government accountable, exposing how they have been bypassed by prime ministers determined to impose their agenda. Through interviews with political insiders, Bowers provides analysis of scandals such as partygate, Greensill and the revolving door with the private sector. He shines a light on a culture of favouritism, where standards are upheld based on little more than the assumption those in power can be trusted to behave. Rishi Sunak entered Number 10 on the promise of restoring integrity, but it is clear major problems remain. Confronting the failings of the current system, Downward spiral presents concrete proposals for creating an alternative that is more transparent and accountable.

Seized by Uncertainty

Author : Kevin Quigley
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0228023335
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Seized by Uncertainty written by Kevin Quigley and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2024-11-12 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The COVID-19 virus was responsible for the deaths of over thirty-five thousand Canadians in its first two years alone. Described as the biggest public health crisis of the century, it was an uncertain threat, which emerged within complex psychological, social, legal, administrative, and economic contexts. Seized by Uncertainty explains how Canadian governments responded to that threat. Despite early warning signs, governments failed to appreciate the trade-offs required to respond to the pandemic. Their approach, at times intolerant of debate and ignorant of diversity, served the interests of some over others. Their response prioritized stability and containment, enabling four in ten people to work from home, disproportionately benefiting an educated middle class who profited further from soaring stock markets and housing prices. Mental health issues spiked, racialized people were much more likely to test positive for the virus, those in low-income sectors experienced unstable employment and lacked workplace safety protections, the lives of low-risk youth were in constant suspension, and residents of some care homes were virtually abandoned. Seized by Uncertainty studies the pandemic response through the contexts in which it emerged, exposing uncomfortable truths about a fragmented society and governance problems that predated the threat.