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13 Secret Cities

The Coil, #1

by Cesar Torres ...

Series Book 1 - The Coil
Thirteen portals exist in the cosmos. They are hidden, and secret. No one knows how to find them.Clara Montes has lived her entire life in a Chicago, where militarized police patrol the streets, surveillance is constant, and the democracy her parents once believed in has been hollowed out by authoritarianism. When a protest in Millennium Park erupts into violence, Clara is swept into something far ... Read more

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Thirteen portals exist in the cosmos. They are hidden, and secret. No one knows how to find them.Clara Montes has lived her entire life in a Chicago, where militarized police patrol the streets, surveillance is constant, and the democracy her parents once believed in has been hollowed out by authoritarianism. When a protest in Millennium Park erupts into violence, Clara is swept into something far
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9 Lords of Night

The Coil, #2

by Cesar Torres ...

Series Book 2 - The Coil
Book 2 of The Coil SeriesThe killer writes symbols on his victims and removes their hearts.Manhattan is about to be buried by a nor'easter. As the snow begins to fall, a ritualistic murderer begins his hunt. He earns a nickname fast: the Night Drinker. NYPD detective Nestor Buñuel catches the case—his last before retirement. But this is unlike anything he has worked before.The Night Drinker is ... Read more

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Book 2 of The Coil SeriesThe killer writes symbols on his victims and removes their hearts.Manhattan is about to be buried by a nor'easter. As the snow begins to fall, a ritualistic murderer begins his hunt. He earns a nickname fast: the Night Drinker. NYPD detective Nestor Buñuel catches the case—his last before retirement. But this is unlike anything he has worked before.The Night Drinker is
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Hall of Mirrors

The Coil, #3

by Cesar Torres ...

Series Book 3 - The Coil
Book 3 of The Coil SeriesThe dead do not rest. They journey.Private investigator Nestor Buñuel has spent five years trying to forget what he witnessed—a man pulled back from the edge of Mictlán by something that should not exist. He never crossed the threshold himself. But he got close enough to know that the Aztec lords of the underworld were watching.When Steven Puttock—the Night Drinker, ... Read more

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Book 3 of The Coil SeriesThe dead do not rest. They journey.Private investigator Nestor Buñuel has spent five years trying to forget what he witnessed—a man pulled back from the edge of Mictlán by something that should not exist. He never crossed the threshold himself. But he got close enough to know that the Aztec lords of the underworld were watching.When Steven Puttock—the Night Drinker,
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Digital Gambling

Theorizing Gamble-Play Media

by César Albarrán-Torres ...

Series series Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture
This book develops the concept of "gamble-play media", describing how some gambling and gambling-like practices are increasingly mediated by digital technologies. Digital gambling brings gambling closer to the practices and features of videogames, as audio-visual simulations structure users’ experiences. By studying digital gambling from media studies, videogame and cultural studies approaches, ... Read more

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This book develops the concept of "gamble-play media", describing how some gambling and gambling-like practices are increasingly mediated by digital technologies. Digital gambling brings gambling closer to the practices and features of videogames, as audio-visual simulations structure users’ experiences. By studying digital gambling from media studies, videogame and cultural studies approaches,
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Global Trafficking Networks on Film and Television

Hollywood’s Cartel Wars

by César Albarrán-Torres ...

Series series Routledge Advances in Television Studies
This book draws on a multi-method study of film and television narratives of global criminal networks to explore the links between audiovisual media, criminal networks and global audiences in the age of digital content distribution.Mapping out media representations of the ongoing war on drugs in Mexico and the United States, the author delves into the social, cultural and geopolitical impacts of ... Read more

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This book draws on a multi-method study of film and television narratives of global criminal networks to explore the links between audiovisual media, criminal networks and global audiences in the age of digital content distribution.Mapping out media representations of the ongoing war on drugs in Mexico and the United States, the author delves into the social, cultural and geopolitical impacts of
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Fair Play

The Ethics of Sport

by Robert L. Simon, Cesar R. Torres, Peter F. Hager ...

This book is primarily concerned with some of the most important kinds of philosophical issues that arise in sport which are ethical or moral ones. It focuses on the nature of principles and values that should apply to sport. ... Read more

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This book is primarily concerned with some of the most important kinds of philosophical issues that arise in sport which are ethical or moral ones. It focuses on the nature of principles and values that should apply to sport.
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Death in the Ring

Violent Ends in Combat Sports

by C. Nathan Hatton, David M. K. Sheinin, Professor Cesar R. Torres ...

This groundbreaking collection explores how the threat and reality of death shape the culture, business, and ethics of the ring.This interdisciplinary volume critically examines the persistent presence of death in combat sports-boxing, mixed martial arts, and professional wrestling-and its broader cultural, ethical, and sociopolitical implications. Drawing on perspectives from history, sociology, ... Read more

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This groundbreaking collection explores how the threat and reality of death shape the culture, business, and ethics of the ring.This interdisciplinary volume critically examines the persistent presence of death in combat sports-boxing, mixed martial arts, and professional wrestling-and its broader cultural, ethical, and sociopolitical implications. Drawing on perspectives from history, sociology,
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Olimpismo

The Olympic Movement in the Making of Latin America and the Caribbean

Edited by Antonio Sotomayor, Cesar R. Torres ...

Series series Sport, Culture, and Society
The Olympic Games are a phenomenon of unparalleled global proportions. This book examines the rich and complex involvement of Latin America and the Caribbean peoples with the Olympic Movement, serving as an effective medium to explore the making of this region. The nine essays here investigate the influence, struggles, and contributions of Latin American and Caribbean societies to the Olympic ... Read more

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The Olympic Games are a phenomenon of unparalleled global proportions. This book examines the rich and complex involvement of Latin America and the Caribbean peoples with the Olympic Movement, serving as an effective medium to explore the making of this region. The nine essays here investigate the influence, struggles, and contributions of Latin American and Caribbean societies to the Olympic
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Historicizing the Pan-American Games

Edited by Bruce Kidd, Cesar Torres ...

Series series Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives
The Pan-American Games, begun officially in 1951 in Buenos Aires and held in every region of the western hemisphere, have become one of the largest multi-sport games in the world. 6,132 athletes from 41 countries competed in 48 sports in the 2015 Games in Toronto, Canada. The Games are simultaneously an avenue for the spread of the Olympic Movement across the Americas, a stage for competing ... Read more

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The Pan-American Games, begun officially in 1951 in Buenos Aires and held in every region of the western hemisphere, have become one of the largest multi-sport games in the world. 6,132 athletes from 41 countries competed in 48 sports in the 2015 Games in Toronto, Canada. The Games are simultaneously an avenue for the spread of the Olympic Movement across the Americas, a stage for competing
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The Bloomsbury Companion to the Philosophy of Sport

Edited by Professor Cesar R. Torres ...

Series series Bloomsbury Companions
The Bloomsbury Companion to the Philosophy of Sport features specially commissioned essays from a team of leading international scholars. The book, by providing an overview of the advances in the philosophical understanding of sport (and related practices), serves as a measure of the development of the philosophy of sport but it also constitutes an expression of the discipline's state of the art. ... Read more

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The Bloomsbury Companion to the Philosophy of Sport features specially commissioned essays from a team of leading international scholars. The book, by providing an overview of the advances in the philosophical understanding of sport (and related practices), serves as a measure of the development of the philosophy of sport but it also constitutes an expression of the discipline's state of the art.
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Fiscal Rules

Coping with Revenue Volatility in Lesotho and Swaziland

by Jiro Honda, Manabu Nose, Cesar Sosa Padilla, Jose L. Torres, Murna Morgan, Fernando G Im, Natalia A Koliadina ...

Over the past decade, Lesotho and Swaziland have faced significant volatility in their fiscal revenues, owing to highly unstable Southern African Customs Union (SACU) receipts. Based on model analysis, this paper explores the advantages of implementing fiscal rules to deal with such volatility. It finds that the use of a structural balance target could smooth the growth impact from revenue shocks ... Read more

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Over the past decade, Lesotho and Swaziland have faced significant volatility in their fiscal revenues, owing to highly unstable Southern African Customs Union (SACU) receipts. Based on model analysis, this paper explores the advantages of implementing fiscal rules to deal with such volatility. It finds that the use of a structural balance target could smooth the growth impact from revenue shocks
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The Don't Laugh Challenge 9 Year Old Edition

The LOL Interactive Joke Book Contest Game for Boys and Girls Age 9

by Billy Boy ...

Series series The Don't Laugh Challenge
Jokes and silly charades for hours of age-appropriate fun!What's the name of the royal DJ with circular speakers?Sir Round Sound!The Don't Laugh Challenge™ Joke Books are not like other joke books—they're also a game that can be played between friends, siblings, cousins, or any two people who like to tell jokes. This book is specially designed for a nine-year-old showdown to crown the Don't Laugh ... Read more

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Jokes and silly charades for hours of age-appropriate fun!What's the name of the royal DJ with circular speakers?Sir Round Sound!The Don't Laugh Challenge™ Joke Books are not like other joke books—they're also a game that can be played between friends, siblings, cousins, or any two people who like to tell jokes. This book is specially designed for a nine-year-old showdown to crown the Don't Laugh
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