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Critical Essays on Elmore Leonard: If It Sounds Like Writing


 

A scholarly exploration of Elmore Leonard—provides original essays and fresh insights on the author’s works and influence

Labelled as “the closest thing America has to a national novelist,” Elmore Leonard’s clean and direct writing, engaging bad guys, and deadpan humor resonate with readers around the nation and throughout the world. Popular films based on his books continue to introduce new audiences to Leonard’s unique way of engaging with complex



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Wiley Blackwell Companion to Wisdom Literature


 

A comprehensive introduction to ancient wisdom literature, with fascinating essays on a broad range of topics.

The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Wisdom Literature is a wide-ranging introduction to the texts, themes, and receptions of the wisdom literature of the Bible and the ancient world. This comprehensive volume brings together original essays from established scholars and emerging voices to offer a variety of perspectives on the “wisdom” biblical



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A Left that Dares to Speak Its Name: 34 Untimely Interventions


 

With irrepressible humor, Slavoj Žižek dissects our current political and social climate, discussing everything from Jordan Peterson and sex “unicorns” to Greta Thunberg and Chairman Mao. Taking aim at his enemies on the Left, Right, and Center, he argues that contemporary society can only be properly understood from a communist standpoint.

Why communism? The greater the triumph of global capitalism, the more its dangerous antagonisms multiply: climate



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A Left that Dares to Speak Its Name: 34 Untimely Interventions


 

With irrepressible humor, Slavoj Žižek dissects our current political and social climate, discussing everything from Jordan Peterson and sex “unicorns” to Greta Thunberg and Chairman Mao. Taking aim at his enemies on the Left, Right, and Center, he argues that contemporary society can only be properly understood from a communist standpoint.

Why communism? The greater the triumph of global capitalism, the more its dangerous antagonisms multiply: climate



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The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Inter-Religious Dialogue


 

This comprehensive volume brings together a distinguished editorial team, including some of the field’s pioneers, to explore the aims, practice, and historical context of interfaith collaboration. 



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The radium girls [electronic resource] : the dark story of America's shining women / Kate Moore

Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, Inc., [2017]




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Integration costs and missing women in firms [electronic resource] / Conrad Miller, Jennifer Peck, Mehmet Seflek

Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2019




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The impact of COVID-19 on gender equality [electronic resource] / Titan M. Alon, Matthias Doepke, Jane Olmstead-Rumsey, Michèle Tertilt

Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020




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Sex markets [electronic resource] : a denied industry / Marina Della Giusta, Maria Laura Di Tommaso and Steinar Strøm

London ; New York : Routledge, 2008




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J&K youth line up to join Army in Srinagar

This also comes at a time when Pakistan continues to violate ceasefire on the Line of Control




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Bihar govt denies outbreak of diseases

However, 900 cases of dengue have come to light in Bihar, of which 640 are in Patna alone




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Why do some people stick to their fitness goals?

Conscientiousness, a measure of individuals' orderliness and dependability on the Big Five Inventory of personality, has long been tied with healthy behaviours




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80% of adolescents don't even spend an hour on physical activity, at risk of heart disease: WHO study

An alarming highlight in the study is the fact that India, along with Bangladesh and the United States (US), ranks the lowest in physical activity among boys.




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Does regularly drinking water prevent coronavirus infection? Here is the FactCheck

A claim that drinking water every 15 minutes may help prevent people from getting infected is false.




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'Minding our minds': Govt guide on dealing with mental health issues during coronavirus lockdown

The government has advised people not to follow sensational news or social media posts which impact their mental state, follow facts and not rumours during the lockdown period.




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Here's how you can boost your immunity using Ayurveda in wake of coronavirus crisis

The Ministry of AYUSH has recommended the following self-care guidelines for preventive health measures and boosting immunity with special reference to respiratory health.




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'Can confirm COVID-19 in 2 hours at low cost': Harsh Vardhan announces new test kit developed by Kerala-based institute

The detection time is 10 minutes, and the sample to result in time will be less than 2 hours, Harsh Vardhan said.




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COVID-19: Max Healthcare to study role of hydroxychloroquine as prophylaxis for healthcare workers

The study aims to collect sero-epidemiological data from 10,000 healthcare workers from Max Healthcare and Radiant Lifecare and study the effectiveness of HCQ as prophylaxis for COVID-19 infection.




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'Difficult Heritage' in Nation Building [electronic resource] : South Korea and Post-Conflict Japanese Colonial Occupation Architecture / by Hyun Kyung Lee

Lee, Hyun Kyung, author




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Disaster Relief Aid [electronic resource] : Changes and Challenges / by Bimal Kanti Paul

Paul, Bimal Kanti, author




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Eastern Mediterranean Port Cities [electronic resource] : A Study of Mersin, Turkey—From Antiquity to Modernity / edited by Filiz Yenişehirlioğlu, Eyüp Özveren, Tülin Selvi Ünlü




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Education Policy, Digital Disruption and the Future of Work [electronic resource] : Framing Young People's Futures in the Present / by Shane B. Duggan

Duggan, Shane B., author




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An Ethics of Science Communication [electronic resource] / by Fabien Medvecky, Joan Leach

Medvecky, Fabien, author




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The Experience of Being First in Family at University [electronic resource] : Pioneers in Higher Education / by Sharron King, Ann Luzeckyj, Ben McCann

King, Sharron, author




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Exploring Police Integrity [electronic resource] : Novel Approaches to Police Integrity Theory and Methodology / edited by Sanja Kutnjak Ivković, M. R. Haberfeld




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Filmmaking as Research [electronic resource] : Screening Memories / by Diane Charleson

Charleson, Diane, author




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The Gangs of Bangladesh [electronic resource]: Mastaans, Street Gangs and 'Illicit Child Labourers' in Dhaka

Atkinson-Sheppard, Sally




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Gender, Work and Social Control [electronic resource]: A Century of Disability Benefits

Gulland, Jackie




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Global Perspectives on Korean Literature [electronic resource]

Kim, Wook-Dong




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Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals [electronic resource] : Exploring an Integrative Framework of Theories, Tools, and Competencies / by Joachim Monkelbaan

Monkelbaan, Joachim, author




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Higher Education, Pedagogy and Social Justice [electronic resource] : Politics and Practice / edited by Kelly Freebody, Susan Goodwin, Helen Proctor




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How Outlaws Win Friends and Influence People [electronic resource] / by Tereza Kuldova

Kuldova, Tereza, author




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Human Ecology of Climate Change Hazards in Vietnam [electronic resource] : Risks for Nature and Humans in Lowland and Upland Areas / by An Thinh Nguyen, Luc Hens

Nguyen, An Thinh, author




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India Goes to School [electronic resource] : Education Policy and Cultural Politics / by Shivali Tukdeo

Tukdeo, Shivali, author




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Knowing the Salween River: Resource Politics of a Contested Transboundary River [electronic resource] / edited by Carl Middleton, Vanessa Lamb




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Korean Memories and Pyscho-Historical Fragmentation [electronic resource]




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Leadership in the Context of Religious Institutions [electronic resource] : The Case of Benedictine Monasteries / edited by Gèunter Mèuller-Stewens, Notker Wolf




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Leading in a VUCA World [electronic resource] : Integrating Leadership, Discernment and Spirituality / edited by Jacobus (Kobus) Kok, Steven C. van den Heuvel




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The Making of the Banlieue [electronic resource]: An Ethnography of Space, Identity and Violence

Slooter, Luuk




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Mediated Time [electronic resource] : Perspectives on Time in a Digital Age / edited by Maren Hartmann, Elizabeth Prommer, Karin Deckner, Stephan O. Görland




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Military Past, Civilian Present [electronic resource] : International Perspectives on Veterans' Transition from the Armed Forces / edited by Paul Taylor, Emma Murray, Katherine Albertson




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New Cities and Community Extensions in Egypt and the Middle East [electronic resource] : Visions and Challenges / edited by Sahar Attia, Zeinab Shafik, Asmaa Ibrahim




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The Palgrave Handbook of Male Psychology and Mental Health [electronic resource] / edited by John A. Barry, Roger Kingerlee, Martin Seager, Luke Sullivan




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The Palgrave Handbook of Prison and the Family [electronic resource] / edited by Marie Hutton, Dominique Moran




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Peacebuilding and Sustainable Human Development [electronic resource] : The Pursuit of the Bangsamoro Right to Self-Determination / by Ayesah Uy Abubakar

Abubakar, Ayesah Uy, author




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The Pimping of Prostitution [electronic resource] : Abolishing the Sex Work Myth / by Julie Bindel

Bindel, Julie, author




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Policing UK Honour-Based Abuse Crime [electronic resource] / by Rachael Aplin

Aplin, Rachael, author




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The Promotion of Education [electronic resource] : A Critical Cultural Social Marketing Approach / by Valerie Harwood, Nyssa Murray

Harwood, Valerie, author




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Remaking Sustainable Urbanism [electronic resource] : Space, Scale and Governance in the New Urban Era / edited by Xiaoling Zhang




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Research Methodology in Marketing [electronic resource] : Theory Development, Empirical Approaches and Philosophy of Science Considerations / by Martin Eisend, Alfred Kuss

Eisend, Martin, author