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Climate Capitalism: Global Warming and the Transformation of the Global EconomyAuthor:
Peter Newell, Matthew PatersonPages:
222Format:
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0521194857Confronting climate change is now understood as a problem of 'decarbonising' the global economy: ending our dependence on carbon-based fossil fuels. This book explores whether such a transformation is underway, how it might be accelerated, and the complex politics of this process. Given the dominance of global capitalism and free-market ideologies, decarbonisation is dependent on creating carbon markets and engaging powerful actors in the world of business and finance. Climate Capitalism assesses the huge political dilemmas this poses, and the need to challenge the entrenched power of many corporations, the culture of energy use, and global inequalities in energy consumption. Climate Capitalism is essential reading for anyone wanting to better understand the challenge we face. It will also inform a range of student courses in environmental studies, development studies, international relations, and business programmes. 
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J. M. Coetzee and the Paradox of Postcolonial AuthorshipAuthor:
Jane PoynerPages:
214Format:
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0754654621The first comprehensive account of J. M. Coetzee's literary career, this book illuminates the author's life-long engagement with the problems of colonialism and 'post colonialism.' How successful has this member of a white South African academic elite been in accommodating his various roles as author, public intellectual, and citizen? What are the ethics of writing fiction within postcolonial and, more specifically, South African contexts? Has Coetzee's withdrawal from the public domain problematized his portrayals of a series of author-protagonists writing under apartheid and postapartheid conditions? What does Coetzee's criticism on writers like D. H. Lawrence, Samuel Beckett, and Dostoevsky tell us about his own works?From Dusklands to Disgrace and from Waiting for the Barbarians to Elizabeth Costello, Jane Poyner traces how Coetzee rehearses and revises his understanding of the ethics of intellectualism in parallel with the emergency of the 'new South Africa.' She contends that Coetzee not only introduces a singularly modernist reading of the South African situation to the field of postcolonial studies but also makes postcolonial interventions into the modernist tradition by reworking novels of this literary movement. In addition, she is attentive to the ways his writing reflects Coetzee's evolving views of the writer's proper role with respect to the changing ethical demands of contemporary political life. Both theoretically sophisticated and accessibly written, her book is a major contribution to our understanding of the Nobel Laureate and to postcolonial studies.
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Female Orgasm MasteryAuthor:
Miranda PolsonPages:
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0000000000How to give women the GREATEST possible orgasms in the shortest possible time!The simple deep-tissue massage techniques that are, in most cases, REQUIRED to help women to not only "squirt" but to have MULTIPLE, WHOLE-BODY ORGASMS in less than one minute!The techniques that promote the oxygenation of the blood and the release of Nitric Oxide and Dopamine (the orgasm chemical).The proper fingering technique that will trigger women to "squirt", otherwise known as the Yang technique!
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Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional in 24 HoursAuthor:
Dan GookinPages:
550Format:
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067231701XSams Teach Yourself Windows 2000 Professional in 24 Hours provides corporate users of this new operating system with insight into its features and technologies. The book focuses on the new Windows 2000 user interface, personal web technologies including Internet Explorer 5.0, new remote access features, improved security features, connecting to shared network resources, how to install new hardware and software using the new installation wizard, multimedia features, new FAX technology, personal storage, system management, and more. Get the most out of your desktop computer. In addition to providing beginning instruction, this book lets you dig deeper into the Windows 2000 Professional operating system.[b]PDF from html![/b]
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Human Sacrifice, Militarism, and Rulership: Materialization of State Ideology at the Feathered Serpent Pyramid, TeotihuacanAuthor:
Saburo SugiyamaPages:
300Format:
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052178056XTeotihuacan is an amazing mystery. At its peak, it was the 6th largest city in the entire world and exerted at least partial control over key Maya cities up to 600 miles away. Yet it did so with stone age technology, no written language, no beasts of burden, and not even the wheel. And because of the lack of written records, it's very difficult for us today to understand how any of this was possible in general terms, let alone know the details of its civilization and administration.This book is an attempt to throw some light on these enigmas. It was written by one of the recognized experts on the site, who has participated in many of the key excavations there, and is based on what is known as of the present. The main discussion is a detailing of the massive (200-odd) victim human sacrifice that was part of the ground-breaking ceremony of the Feathered Serpent Pyramid, one of the 3 major buildings of Teotihuacan, and its implications for the government of the city.This book is definitely not light reading. It's written in a clear yet rather technical manner, so those who aren't familiar with scientific writing might find it rather heavy going, although still informative. For those with a real interest in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican history, however, it's a very useful and fascinating book. However, there's no way around the disturbing nature of its subject matter, although the book doesn't dwell or even speculate on the gory details. It just tries to explain what the quantity and arrangement of bodies and artifacts means for our understanding of life and government in Teotihuacan.
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The Moon (Science Matters)Author:
Pat YorkPages:
24Format:
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1590360885When a puddle dries up, where does all the water go? The science matters series provides a compelling introduction to key science topics, explaining concepts in a format that encourages reading and comprehension. Each title introduces a core science topic through visual diagrams, hands-on experiments, and fascinating biographies, all engagingly written.
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Unlacing the Innocent MissAuthor:
Margaret McPheePages:
288Format:
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0373296169Accused of a crime she didn't commit, fearful Rosalind begs Wolf not to turn her in. But Rosalind's fear soon turns to desire as the bitterness in Wolf's eyes turns to passion…. His touch is gentle for so fierce a man. Rosalind should be mortified by her wantonness. Instead, it's as if something else has taken over her body….
