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Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

Subha Mukherji

Dunstan Roberts

Rebecca Tomlin

George Oppitz-Trotman

Economies of Literature and Knowledge in Early Modern Europe

Change and Exchange

&lt;p&gt;1.&amp;nbsp;Introduction.- 2.&amp;nbsp;Some Economic Aspects to Private Prayer in Shakespeare.- 3.&amp;nbsp;Fake News: The Marketplace of Boccalini’s Parnassian Press and the History of Criticism.- 4.&amp;nbsp;Emblem Books, Gift-exchange Practices and Œconomia.- 5.&amp;nbsp;Vexed and Insatiable: Unfeelable Feelings and the Marketplace of Early Modern Drama.- 6.&amp;nbsp;Poesies for Prizes: Queen Elizabeth’s Lottery, Providential Rule and ‘Fair Advantages’ in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice.- 7.&amp;nbsp;‘Her tongue hath guilded it’: Speaking Economically in Thomas Heywood’s Edward IV.- 8.&amp;nbsp;‘To Look on Your Incestuous Eyes’: Knowledge, Matter, and Desire in Richard Brome’s The Queen’s Exchange and The New Academy, or the New Exchange.- 9.&amp;nbsp;Mirifica commutatio: The Economy of Salvation in Reformation Theology.- 10.&amp;nbsp;In vulcano veritas: Sir Hugh Platt’s Alchemical Exchanges.- 11.&amp;nbsp;Freedom from Debt: The Economies of The Tempest.&lt;/p&gt;

It's Not too Late to Build Toward a Better Future!Rick Caruso has earned a reputation for being a problem solver--somebody who's not afraid of facing big challenges. From his appointment to Water Commissioner and later Police Commissioner in Los Angeles to his bold real estate ventures, Caruso made the decisions he felt were right, even in the face of staunch adversity. In Its Not Too Late, Caruso shares the lessons he learned from his experiences while offering us all a path forward to a better future. At a time when more importance is placed on choosing sides than actually getting things done (let alone done right), Caruso offers refreshing perspective and will teach you how to let go of false divisions, and instead to embrace the search for actual answers and solutions.Togetherness, brotherhood, sisterhood, faith in each other, respect for each other, the ideals preached in almost every faith on Earth are the way forward, no matter how difficult the climb in front of us may seem. And ultimately, the only way we will get back on that path is for each of us to step up, with integrity, in whatever small way we can: for our kids, for our communities, for our country, and for each other.

The Power of Finding Steadfast Solutions

It's Not Too Late

Meine ganz besondere Hochzeit / Light Novel

Es soll eine ganz besondere Hochzeit werden! Voller Vorfreude fiebert Miyo dem Augenblick entgegen, in dem sie und Kiyoka endlich den Bund der Ehe eingehen. Doch kurz vor der Trauung muss Kiyoka ein übermächtiges Mysterium bekämpfen. Mit bangem Herzen und einem Saal voller Gäste bleibt Miyo zurück. Wird Kiyoka von seiner Mission heil zurückkehren?

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “After his spectacular Lincoln in the Bardo, Saunders returns . . . with a new novel even more spectacular than the last.”—Los Angeles Times A “daring” (Time) novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize–winning author of A Swim in a Pond in the Rain and Tenth of December, taking place at the bedside of an oil company CEO in the twilight hours of his life as he is ferried from this world into the next “Vibrant, fiendishly clever . . . Vigil is pure Saunders: the death of empathy, he insists, is greatly exaggerated.”—The Boston Globe Not for the first time, Jill “Doll” Blaine finds herself hurtling toward earth, reconstituting as she falls, right down to her favorite black pumps. She plummets towards her newest charge, yet another soul she must usher into the afterlife, and lands headfirst in the circular drive of his ornate mansion. She has performed this sacred duty 343 times since her own death. Her charges, as a rule, have been greatly comforted in their final moments. But this charge, she soon discovers, isn’t like the others. The powerful K. J. Boone will not be consoled, because he has nothing to regret. He lived a big, bold, epic life, and the world is better for it. Isn’t it? Vigil transports us, careening, through the wild final evening of a complicated man. Visitors begin to arrive (worldly and otherworldly, alive and dead), clamoring for a reckoning. Birds swarm the dying man’s room; a black calf grazes on the love seat; a man from a distant, drought-ravaged village materializes; two oil-business cronies from decades past show up with chilling plans for Boone’s postdeath future. With the wisdom, playfulness, and explosive imagination we’ve come to expect, George Saunders takes on the gravest issues of our time—the menace of corporate greed, the toll of capitalism, the environmental perils of progress—and, in the process, spins a tale that encompasses life and death, good and evil, and the thorny question of absolution.

A Novel

Vigil

Lost in the Cloud

Skylar kann dem Druck durch Cirrus' Spielchen nicht weiter standhalten. Mal zeigt sein Erpresser sich verletzlich, dann verhöhnt er ihn wieder ... und seit Cirrus ihn geküsst hat, wird Skylar immer wieder von quälenden Erinnerungen an ein Ereignis übermannt, das er lieber längst vergessen hätte. \nUm Distanz zu gewinnen, beschließt Skylar, Chan-Il ab sofort keinen Fotounterricht mehr zu geben. Doch dann will Chan-Il ihn unbedingt zum Dank noch zum Essen einladen ...

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From the author of the groundbreaking exposé Gomorrah comes a book that encourages and challenges the people to stand up for themselves and to not be fooled by the coercive nature of political power. Featuring short biographical sketches of a surprising mix of admired and deplored figures and works from history, this is a book that demands of readers to open one’s eyes and be outraged. The iconic Italian author Roberto Saviano’s latest work of nonfiction is an urgent cry for people to stand up for themselves and the things they believe in, featuring those who have most inspired him—Russian poet Anna Akhmatova, Martin Luther King Jr., the Calipygian Venus, immortalized in marble—alongside those whose actions were most deplorable—Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and Rwandan radio host Kantano Habimana, who encouraged the 1993-’94 genocide there. Saviano quotes the Italian author and Auschwitz survivor Primo Levi: “I write what I wouldn’t be able to tell anyone.” Saviano, like Levi, embraces his readers within a similar protective halo of intimacy, taking us in his arms to warn us. Other lives and works that Saviano evokes in Shout It Out! are Hypatia, the murdered Alexandrian philosopher, mathematician and astronomer; political theorist Carl Schmitt; trailblazing Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya; Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi; NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden; 16th century astrology and alchemist Giordano Bruno, burned at the stake by the Inquisition in 1600; Russian poet Anna Akhmatova who chose silence rather than collaboration; Émile Zola; the Brothers Grimm; Martin Luther King; murdered anti-corruption activist Daphne Caruana Galizia; the ancient roman statue of the Callipygian Venus; Terry Bollea (Hulk Hogan); American actress Jean Seberg; Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini; Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels; Rwandan radio host Kantano Habimana; Settimia Spizzichino, one of 50 from the Rome ghetto sent to Auschwitz, and the only survivor; Chinese poet and factory worker Lizhi Xu; Italian-American saint Sister Francesca Saverio Cabrini; Italian architect and London fire victim Gloria Trevisan; George Floyd. Shout It Out dives into world history—and Roberto Saviano’s mind—in a way that constantly surprises.

28 Portraits for a Committed World

Shout It Out!

Studies in Social Analysis

Competition often appears to typify capitalist social life as a process that defines relative value and pits people against one another. But capitalism is not all there is to competition. In ethnographic perspective, the outcomes of competition depend on always varied, shifting and contested interpretations of what is worth competing for and how to do so. Hence, even when competition is imaged to engineer pre-defined changes or institute particular social orders, in practice its effects are often complex and unexpected. This book explores how competition is an unruly dynamic that generates unforeseen possibilities for human connection and mediates divergent social orders, rather than imposing one or another.

Anthropological Perspectives on an Unruly Dynamic

Competition beyond Capitalism

'Utterly gripping' - Spectator'An exuberant chronicle of seduction and betrayal' - Tina Brown, The ObserverBased on interviews with more than 150 inside sources,&nbsp;bestselling political journalist Gabriel Sherman reveals the inside story of the Murdoch family war.&nbsp;When Rupert Murdoch first considered who should inherit his media colossus, controlling FOX News, The Washington Post and tabloids on three continents, he believed that pitting his children against each other would produce the most capable heir. That gamble would tear apart one of the world's most powerful families and trigger a multi-billion dollar reckoning in a succession battle of betrayal, lawsuits, and revenge.Rupert's eventual decision to rip up the secret trust controlling his empire and anoint his conservative firstborn son Lachlan as successor set him on a catastrophic collision course with his three more liberal children. What price would Rupert pay to secure his legacy? For the aging patriarch, this would be his final and most personal deal.Bonfire of the Murdochs&nbsp;is a richly textured narrative of a family feud that explodes in a climactic courtroom showdown, with Murdoch's children weaponizing his own secrets against him. It is a tragedy Shakespeare would have appreciated, where getting everything you want costs everything you love.Reviews'A rollercoaster account [...] What Bonfire of the Murdochs, a slim book by Gabriel Sherman, achieves is to condense the history to its essence. The book seeks to explain Murdoch's broken family relationships not as a departure from his empire-building, but a product of the same ruthlessness that facilitated his success' - Financial Times'This is the book for fans of Succession. [...] Sherman knows his material. He has a clear fascination with viewing global events through the lens of a single, power-hungry protagonist' - New Statesman'Sherman has written a family saga that gallops through 100 years of history in around 200 lively pages' - Economist

Bonfire of the Murdochs

The Wild Rose

Hunt Ranch

'The perfect blend of suspense, heat, and heart' BAILEY HANNAH'WOW...took my heart, shattered it, and then carefully put it back together in the most breathtaking way' ¿¿¿¿¿'Utterly charming, with small-town swoon, big drama, and a cowboy that will sweep you off your feet!' MAGGIE GATES'Simultaneously wrecked me and healed me at the same time'¿¿¿¿¿***A hundred reasons to run. A cowboy to make her stay...Hollywood starlet Nina Keller is searching for an escape. Arriving at Hunt Ranch after a terrifying assault, she only wants one thing: to rediscover who she is.Maverick Hunt was never a part of that plan. But with his kind heart and unwavering patience, Nina can't help but feel safe around the strong - and undeniably handsome - cowboy. And that is worth more than he could ever know.Enchanted by ranch life with Maverick and his young daughter, Poppy, Nina begins to imagine a future for herself in the country - in seeking an escape, she may have instead found a home.But that dream is threatened when Nina's past catches up with her. And when an unlikely predator strikes, she and Maverick must make a choice: to let each other go or face the world together.'Fans of Elsie Silver, Bailey Hannah... And just cowboys in general. This one is for you'¿¿¿¿¿Featuring all your favourite tropes:¿ Big city actress x small town cowboy¿ Complex characters healing together¿ Slow burn romance¿¿¿ Single dad¿ Found family¿¿ SpiceNight Riderhas lassoed reader's hearts:'The best cowboy romance I've read to date' ¿¿¿¿¿'This book is the perfect mix of high-stakes danger, heart-aching fear, and swoon-worthy cowboy romance' ¿¿¿¿¿'A cowboy romance like no other...the perfect combination of the usual fun and magic of the country scenery with really profound topics that were dealt with incredibly well' ¿¿¿¿¿'Sloane Fletcher clearly knows what she's doing (ripping my heart out), and she's so freaking good at it' ¿¿¿¿¿'This book simultaneously wrecked meand healed me all at the same time. I found Nina's journey so raw and powerful - her story was so inspiring and written with such care' ¿¿¿¿¿'Maverick is the ultimate green flag, he's patient, thoughtful ... all while being a rugged and tough cowboy. Oh, and did I mention he's a single dad who owns a luxury ranch? Sign. Me. Up.' ¿¿¿¿¿'With strong, relatable characters, a slow-burn romance that sizzles, and a beautifully atmospheric setting, this book delivers everything fans of the genre could want' ¿¿¿¿¿'Fletcher has created so many deeply human, messy, raw and real characterswho have all been through so much and yet continue to be there for one another and honestly it's beautiful' ¿¿¿¿¿'Hunt Ranch is my new favourite place to be and Maverick and Nina were my everything.' ¿¿¿¿¿'An emotionally rich and addictive book that blends healing romance, suspense and ranch life into a story that is both heart warming and intensely gripping' ¿¿¿¿¿'A truly heartfelt and memorable read' ¿¿¿¿¿

Night Rider

What if we were to put a value on nature just as we value everything else? For as long as they have existed, our economic models have served us an incomplete picture. The models and metrics tell us that our economies are healthy because they are growing. However, this doesn't account for the fact that our growth is driven by a resource that we take for free and treat as infinite: nature. We know now, more than ever, that our demand on the natural world is unsustainable. It's no longer sufficient to only see part of the picture; it's time that our economic models show us the whole thing. An urgent call from renowned Cambridge economist Sir Partha Dasgupta to transform the focus and structures of global economics, On Natural Capital is a bold and groundbreaking book that could, truly, change everything. 'the most important person you've never heard of' - The New York Times 'Partha Dasgupta provides the compass we urgently need... by bringing economics and ecology together, we can help save the natural world at what may be the last minute - and in doing so, save ourselves.' - David Attenborough

The Value of the World Around Us

On Natural Capital

Shuri von Neuschwanstein will alles tun, um ihre Familie zu beschützen! Und das bedeutet, dass sie lernen muss, sich nicht mehr von allen herumschubsen zu lassen. \nNachdem sie endlich das Vertrauen ihrer Stiefkinder gewinnen konnte, beschließt sie, eine Gedenkfeier für ihren verstorbenen Ehemann zu veranstalten. Außerdem will sie endlich ihren Posten im Parlament ausfüllen, den sie geerbt hat. \nDoch der kritischen Musterung durch den Adel kann sie sich nicht entziehen. Und als sie auch noch die Aufmerksamkeit des Kronprinzen auf sich zieht, wird die Lage kompliziert ...

A Stepmother's Märchen - Eine zweite Chance für meine Familie 02

Das Elixier der Sonne

Am mondbeschatteten See kam es zu einem schicksalhaften Zusammentreffen zwischen Bayan und dem Herrscher des Kaiserreichs, der voller Mordlust von ihrem Blut gekostet hat. \nNur wenige Tropfen konnten den unerbittlichen Schmerz seines Fluches lindern. Und nun sucht der Herrscher des Kaiserreichs nach seinem geheimnisvollen Opfer, um sie vollständig zu verschlingen. Als Konkubine an seinem Hof kann Bayan ihm nicht lange entkommen. Und der Durst des Kaisers ist nahezu unstillbar ...

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Economies of Literature and Knowledge in Early Modern Europe

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