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  • Nigeria’s Policy Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
    Isaac Nnamdi Obasi
    Nigeria’s Policy Response to COVID-19 Pandemic provides an insightful discussion of how the Nigerian government and its people fought the battle against the coronavirus pandemic which claimed over 6 million deaths and over 468 million confirmed cases globally as of 20 March 2022. Like many other countries, Nigeria faced many challenges implementing its policy response particula...
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    32,54 €

  • Herbivores and Carnivores
    John Astley
    In Herbivores and Carnivores, John Astley offers insights on closed or cloaked subject: the struggle for democratic cultural values in post-War Britain. The materials vary in content, but a central theme emerges: as individual members of society, we so often seem to adhere - the author suggests - to strictly limited choices with pre-packaged versions of the way we live our live...
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    13,12 €

  • Un-Learning to Labour?
    Jon Sunnerfjell
    Today’s flexible Western labour markets place new demands on the workforce. Whereas industrial society fostered individuals who found dignity in performing long-term, manual labour, few people can now expect to go through working life without engaging in continuous updating of knowledges and skills. However, there are environments on both sides of the Atlantic where the workfor...
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    27,93 €

  • The Economic Consequences of the Peace
    John Maynard Keynes
    The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919) is a book written and published by the British economist John Maynard Keynes. After the First World War, Keynes attended the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 as a delegate of the British Treasury. In his book, he argued for a much more generous peace, not out of a desire for justice or fairness - these are aspects of the peace that Ke...
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    28,20 €

  • The Economic Consequences of the Peace
    John Maynard Keynes
    The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919) is a book written and published by the British economist John Maynard Keynes. After the First World War, Keynes attended the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 as a delegate of the British Treasury. In his book, he argued for a much more generous peace, not out of a desire for justice or fairness - these are aspects of the peace that Ke...
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    16,27 €

  • The Souls of Queer Folk
    Joel Davis Brown
    You’d be hard-pressed to find a leader who doesn’t want to be better. Yet, at a time when leaders are being asked to do more with fewer resources, modern professionals are having a difficult time leading in a distinctive, powerful, and transformative way. At a time when leaders are feeling besieged, the question is: to whom should they turn to learn, develop, and embody a new ...
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    32,07 €

  • Freedom’s Anchor
    Andrew P Napolitano
    In Freedom’s Anchor, famed legal commentator Judge Andrew P. Napolitano makes the case for using natural law principles to restrain government. Going back to Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas, Judge Napolitano identifies the origins of Natural Law Theory and explains its growth and development in English and American law. He argues compellingly that the idea that our rights com...
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    66,89 €

  • 夕照漫笔（上）
    中筠 资
    '资中筠先生，大概是今天学术界、文化界、思想界中一位最受尊敬的老前辈了。'--梁文道 '她不阿世、不迎俗，以独立的人格，自立于天地之间。'--杨继绳 '作者绝少废话，叙述简练直白，切中肯綮，持论倘正，隐藏启蒙理想，这是上一世代的大家风范。'--豆瓣读者'无异议' '资中筠先生实乃真的勇士，遗世独立、风骨傲然的士人也！'--豆瓣读者龙辰 本书是继2011年《资中筠自选集》、2013年《老生常谈》之后，著名学者资中筠的又一个自选集，收入其2013-2022年间尚未入集的文章，以及讲座整理稿、访谈记录。全书共两卷、八辑，涉及学术思考、公共话题、私人生活等各个方面。上卷四辑为：文化教育、公益与社会改良、闲情与杂感、访谈录，下卷四辑为：历史与救国、世界观察、思故人、音乐家园。 资先生的主要著...
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    28,63 €

  • A 'SHARPE' VIEW
    Sharpe James
    A SHARPE VIEW BRINGS TO LIFENewark’s longest serving (1986-2006) modern day Mayor Sharpe James whose extroverted personality, leadership style that bordered on civic and religious frenzy, emotional speeches defending Newark and his intemperate letters to his critics and detractors, part historian, part street fighter and always entertaining, made Newark a destination city and p...
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    22,83 €

  • Legal Identity, Race and Belonging in the Dominican Republic
    Eve Hayes de Kalaf
    This book provides a cautionary tale regarding legal identity practices as promulgated by the World Bank, UN and Inter-American Development Bank. It warns that policies encouraging the en masse registration of native-born migrant-descended populations can also force the thorny question of nationality, unsettling long-established identities and entitlements. ...
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    38,83 €

  • How Trump and the Christian Right Saved LGBTI Human Rights
    Cynthia Burack
    Traces the Trump administration’s surprising support for LGBTI human rights abroad to Trump’s indifference and the cynicism and political interests of Christian conservative elites. ...
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    29,38 €

  • Singapore Ageing
    Ageing is a part of life that all Singaporeans must face and, in fact, all families will have next of kins who will undergo that life stage. Singapore Ageing assembles a team of researchers, administrators, practitioners, advocates and academics from varied social service and care sectors, to share their thoughts, concerns and future challenges faced by an ageing Singapore in d...
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    117,82 €

  • NASA Historical Investigation Into James E. Webb’s Relationship To The Lavender Scare
    Brian C. Odom
    The central purpose of this investigation was to locate any evidence that could indicate whether James Webb acted as a leader of or proponent for firing LGBTQ+ employees from the federal workforce. For this purpose, the acting NASA Chief Historian examined thousands of documents at the Truman Presidential Library, as well as archival collections at NASA Headquarters, NASAÔøΩs...
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    29,60 €

  • Report Of Investigation
    Congressman Jim Banks et al.
    The storming of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 was ashock to us all, even AIs. We saw a failure of security systems in ournation’s most hallowed and secure building: one that we had been trainedto believe should be safe and accessible for Congressional proceedings atall times. It has become increasingly clear that we must understand thefailures in order to effecti...
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    39,18 €

  • a Blue Arctic
    Department of the Navy / White House
    Welcome to the world of the Blue Arctic! Through this book, you will be taken on a journey of discovery into one of Earth’s most remote and fascinating regions.The US Navy has been increasing its presence in Arctic waters over the past few years, with an eye towards promoting peace and protecting our interests throughout the region. The Navy is engaging in interoperability exer...
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    23,66 €

  • Big Data and Decision-Making
    Big data and its accompanying technological ecosystems have had a dramatic impact on business, politics and society. At the same time, the very nature of big data, a term that originates from computer science discourse, often remains opaque to research communities in other disciplines as well as to practitioners. Considering the pervasive impact of big data across a number of i...
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    149,74 €

  • Anglophobia
    Frank Salter / Harry Richardson
    'The white race is the biggest murderer, rapist, pillager, and thief of the modern world.' So said journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones.Had she said this about any other race, it is unlikely that she would ever have found employment with a mainstream media outlet. Yet not only was Nikole Hannah-Jones hired by The New York Times; she received the coveted Pulitzer Prize for journalism ...
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    15,75 €

  • Regulating Cyber Technologies
    Nathalie Rébé
    Regulating cyber matters is a complex task, as cyberspace is an intricate world full of new threats related to a person’s identity, finance, and private information. Algorithm manipulation, hate crimes, cyber-laundering, and data theft are strong menaces in the cyber world. New technologies are generating both privacy and security issues involving anonymity, cross-border transa...
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    169,66 €

  • Interface
    R.K. Hillhouse
    After a global collapse, the world teeters on the edge of disappearance. A familiar power, corrupt and unabashed, seeks to lay claim to the lives of those who remain. Beyond its borders are those who believe in a different way and fight for an elusive freedom.  Orphaned child, Emerson Lloyde, dreams of flying. He is cared for by his grandfather, Chandler Estes, in the wildernes...
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    11,99 €

  • Personal Data Collection Risks in a Post-Vaccine World
    Colette Mazzucelli
    The editors observe that in key texts written to teach international relations less mention is made of personal data collection risks in countries around the globe. ...
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    158,33 €

  • Junk Food Politics
    Eduardo J Gómez
    Why do sugary beverage and fast food industries thrive in the emerging world?An interesting public health paradox has emerged in some developing nations. Despite government commitment to eradicating noncommunicable diseases and innovative prevention programs aimed at reducing obesity and type 2 diabetes, sugary beverage and fast food industries are thriving. But political leade...
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    66,44 €

  • The United States Space Force
    Lamont Colucci
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    108,97 €

  • Cyber Laundering
    Nathalie Rébé
    This book illustrates current cyber laundering practices and the underlying risks associated with them, such as cross-border crimes and terrorism financing. Despite the existence of international regulations and strong worldwide cooperation, countermeasures and international response efforts are often hindered by enforcement and jurisdictional issues, as well as online asset re...
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    166,63 €

  • The Social Protection Indicator for the Pacific
    Asian Development Bank
    This report presents an analysis of 2018 social protection data from the Asian Development Bank’s 14 Pacific developing member countries. It uses the bank’s Social Protection Indicator to assess the level of resources invested in social protection, the extent of coverage, and the benefit levels of social protection programs. Further data disaggregation provides the distribution...
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    44,31 €

  • The January 6th Report (Part 2 of 2)
    Select Committee January 6th Attack
    Warning: Other publishers’ versions purport to be the full report but omit the footnotes or appendix, or use poor print to squeeze into one volume; if theirs is less than 845 pages, it’s not complete. We solve that by breaking it into two volumes. Properly sized in manageable book form, but retaining the pagination of the original -- its readability as a true book (and not just...
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    17,48 €

  • The January 6th Report (Part 1 of 2)
    Select Committee January 6th Attack
    Warning: Other publishers’ versions purport to be the full report but omit the footnotes or appendix, or use poor print to squeeze into one volume; if theirs is less than 845 pages, it’s not complete. We solve that by breaking it into two volumes. Properly sized in manageable book form, but retaining the pagination of the original -- its readability as a true book (and not just...
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    17,68 €

  • Road Funds and Road User Charges in the CAREC Region
    Asian Development Bank
    This publication explores how roads are financed in five Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program countries and outlines lessons and best practices to help build a robust road network throughout the region. The publication details how road funds are managed in Azerbaijan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan, and explains how earmarked road ...
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    39,87 €

  • Public-Private Partnership Monitor
    Asian Development Bank
    Exploring the public-private partnership (PPP) environment in Kazakhstan, this report assesses the country’s progress in creating better conditions for PPPs, to increase its infrastructure funding and improve service delivery. Consolidating data from leading financial and legal experts, this detailed review includes more than 500 qualitative and quantitative indicators profilin...
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    44,56 €

  • Executive Summary of the January 6th Committee Report
    Select Committee January 6th Attack
    The only published edition of this important report printed in normal-size pages rather than letter-size memo format, to be readable as a manageable paperback; yet it retains the original pagination. This is the top-line findings and principal supporting evidence found in the House Select Committee’s official 'Introductory Material' report. It was issued on December 19, 2022, i...
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    21,52 €

  • National Security Strategy
    Joseph R. Biden
    In a world that is ever-changing and increasingly interconnected, this Strategy argues tht the United States must work with other nations to address shared challenges and improve the lives of people around the world. By doing so, we not only ensure our own future, but also make a better world for all. In a globalized world, the United States cannot go it alone. This Strategy co...
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    24,65 €


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