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Positive Medicine

Disrupting the Future of Medical Practice

by Dr David Beaumont ...

When Ivan Illich published Medical Nemesis in 1975, he offered a withering critique of the medical profession and the medical model. 'The medical establishment has become a major threat to health,' he said. Nearly half a century has elapsed since then, and things have got worse. In the UK, only 5 per cent of the health budget is spent on prevention. The system is so strained that the rule is often ... Read more

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When Ivan Illich published Medical Nemesis in 1975, he offered a withering critique of the medical profession and the medical model. 'The medical establishment has become a major threat to health,' he said. Nearly half a century has elapsed since then, and things have got worse. In the UK, only 5 per cent of the health budget is spent on prevention. The system is so strained that the rule is often
... Read more
Fragmented Powers

Confrontation and Cooperation in the English-Speaking World

Edited by Emmanuelle Avril, Laurence Cossu-Beaumont, David Fée, Fabrice Mourlon ...

Against the backdrop of an increasingly unstable and multipolar modern world, this edited collection takes an interdisciplinary approach to explore institutional, political, social and media fragmentation in today’s increasingly polarised English-speaking world environment. Taking fragmentation as either conflictive or resulting in cooperation, it evaluates to what extent the changes induced are ... Read more

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Against the backdrop of an increasingly unstable and multipolar modern world, this edited collection takes an interdisciplinary approach to explore institutional, political, social and media fragmentation in today’s increasingly polarised English-speaking world environment. Taking fragmentation as either conflictive or resulting in cooperation, it evaluates to what extent the changes induced are
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A Spy Alone

by Charles Beaumont ...

Narrated by David Thorpe ...

Series series Oxford Spy Ring
Unabridged

12 hours 21 min

Everyone knows about the Cambridge Spies from the fifties, identified and broken up after passing national secrets to the Soviets for years. But no spy ring was ever unearthed at Oxford. Because one never existed? Or because it was never found . . . ?2022: Former spy Simon Sharman is eking out a living in the private sector. When a commission to delve into the financial dealings of a mysterious ... Read more

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Everyone knows about the Cambridge Spies from the fifties, identified and broken up after passing national secrets to the Soviets for years. But no spy ring was ever unearthed at Oxford. Because one never existed? Or because it was never found . . . ?2022: Former spy Simon Sharman is eking out a living in the private sector. When a commission to delve into the financial dealings of a mysterious
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The Grammar of Status Competition

International Hierarchies and Domestic Politics

by Paul David Beaumont ...

States do not only strive for wealth and security, but international status too. A burgeoning body of research has documented that states of all sizes spend considerable time, energy, and even blood and treasure when seeking status on the world stage. Yet, for all scholars' success in identifying instances of status seeking, they lack agreement on the nature of the international hierarchies that ... Read more

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States do not only strive for wealth and security, but international status too. A burgeoning body of research has documented that states of all sizes spend considerable time, energy, and even blood and treasure when seeking status on the world stage. Yet, for all scholars' success in identifying instances of status seeking, they lack agreement on the nature of the international hierarchies that
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A Spy at War

by Charles Beaumont ...

Narrated by David Thorpe ...

Series series Oxford Spy Ring
Unabridged

12 hours 35 min

Russia is struggling to defeat Ukraine on the battlefield. But can it win the war for influence?August 2022. Simon Sharman is out for revenge, pursuing the assassin of his former colleague across war-torn Ukraine. Back in London, a Russian spy ring at the heart of the British Establishment remains active, attempting to sabotage the West's support for Ukraine.In the fiercely contested Donbas region ... Read more

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Russia is struggling to defeat Ukraine on the battlefield. But can it win the war for influence?August 2022. Simon Sharman is out for revenge, pursuing the assassin of his former colleague across war-torn Ukraine. Back in London, a Russian spy ring at the heart of the British Establishment remains active, attempting to sabotage the West's support for Ukraine.In the fiercely contested Donbas region
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Race and Hegemonic Struggle in the United States

Pop Culture, Politics, and Protest

by Kristen Hoerl, Linda Horwitz, Brittany Lewis, Catherine H. Palczewski, Anna M. Young, David W. Seitz, Evan Beaumont Center, Casey Ryan Kelly ...

Series series The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Communication Studies
Race and Hegemonic Struggle in the United States: Pop Culture, Politics, and Protest is a collection of essays that draws on concepts developed by Antonio Gramsci to examine the imagining of race in popular culture productions, political discourses, and resistance rhetoric. The chapters in this volume call for renewed attention to Gramscian political thought to examine, understand, interpret and ... Read more

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Race and Hegemonic Struggle in the United States: Pop Culture, Politics, and Protest is a collection of essays that draws on concepts developed by Antonio Gramsci to examine the imagining of race in popular culture productions, political discourses, and resistance rhetoric. The chapters in this volume call for renewed attention to Gramscian political thought to examine, understand, interpret and
... Read more
Cocktails on Tap

The Art of Mixing Spirits and Beer

by Jacob Grier, David L. Reamer ...

The next great ingredient in the craft cocktail revolution has arrived: craft beer.Bartender and cocktail consultant Jacob Grier offers up more than fifty thirst-quenching concoctions featuring beer. Long considered a beverage best enjoyed on its own, beer has now become a favorite ingredient for top bartenders around the world. In Cocktails on Tap, Grier collects the best of these contemporary ... Read more

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The next great ingredient in the craft cocktail revolution has arrived: craft beer.Bartender and cocktail consultant Jacob Grier offers up more than fifty thirst-quenching concoctions featuring beer. Long considered a beverage best enjoyed on its own, beer has now become a favorite ingredient for top bartenders around the world. In Cocktails on Tap, Grier collects the best of these contemporary
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Ministers, Mandarins And Diplomats

Australian Foreign Policy Making 1941–1969

by Joan Beaumont, Christopher Waters, David Lowe ...

In the three decades from the beginning of World War II Australia emerged on the world stage as an independent actor in foreign affairs. The key institution overseeing the development of Australia's international status and foreign policy during that period was the Department of External Affairs.This stimulating collection of essays explores the history of this government department as it grew ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

In the three decades from the beginning of World War II Australia emerged on the world stage as an independent actor in foreign affairs. The key institution overseeing the development of Australia's international status and foreign policy during that period was the Department of External Affairs.This stimulating collection of essays explores the history of this government department as it grew
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Jesus in Muslim-Christian Conversation

by Mark Beaumont ...

Jesus is a revered messenger of God for Muslims and Lord and Savior for Christians. How can Muslims and Christians relate to each other when this figure from the past attracts them yet drives them apart? Jesus is the very center of the Christian faith, but for Muslims he is a faithful witness to God, who is central to Islam. In the twenty-first century, is it possible for Muslims and Christians to ... Read more

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Jesus is a revered messenger of God for Muslims and Lord and Savior for Christians. How can Muslims and Christians relate to each other when this figure from the past attracts them yet drives them apart? Jesus is the very center of the Christian faith, but for Muslims he is a faithful witness to God, who is central to Islam. In the twenty-first century, is it possible for Muslims and Christians to
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The Scarlet Papers

The Times Thriller of the Year

by Matthew Richardson ...

Narrated by Leighton Pugh, Lucy Scott ...

Unabridged

14 hours 25 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.ONLY SHE KNOWS THE TRUTH. ONLY HE CAN TELL THE WORLD.**VIENNA, 1946A brilliant German scientist spirited out of the ruins Nazi Europe in search of a new lifeMOSCOW, 1964A rising star of the British diplomatic service whose job is not what it seemsLONDON, THE PRESENT DAYA once promising academic offered an opportunity to seal his place in historyTheir s... ... Read more

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**Brought to you by Penguin.ONLY SHE KNOWS THE TRUTH. ONLY HE CAN TELL THE WORLD.**VIENNA, 1946A brilliant German scientist spirited out of the ruins Nazi Europe in search of a new lifeMOSCOW, 1964A rising star of the British diplomatic service whose job is not what it seemsLONDON, THE PRESENT DAYA once promising academic offered an opportunity to seal his place in historyTheir s...
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A Reluctant Spy

the award-winning spy thriller 'perfect for fans of Mick Herron' (THE SUN)

by David Goodman ...

Narrated by Norman Bowman ...

Unabridged

10 hours 59 min

RIGHT PLACE. RIGHT TIME. WRONG MAN.'Engrossing...ingenious...Goodman combines traditional elements - the nods to Buchan, Fleming and le Carré - with the topicality of 2020s technology and the threat from Russia' SUNDAY TIMES, THRILLERS OF THE MONTH'A propulsive, intelligent, ripped-from-the-headlines spy novel that's guaranteed to cost you hours of sleep. Highly recommended'DAVID McCLOSKEY'A g... ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

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RIGHT PLACE. RIGHT TIME. WRONG MAN.'Engrossing...ingenious...Goodman combines traditional elements - the nods to Buchan, Fleming and le Carré - with the topicality of 2020s technology and the threat from Russia' SUNDAY TIMES, THRILLERS OF THE MONTH'A propulsive, intelligent, ripped-from-the-headlines spy novel that's guaranteed to cost you hours of sleep. Highly recommended'DAVID McCLOSKEY'A g...
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The Peacock and the Sparrow

A Novel

by I.S. Berry ...

Narrated by Pete Simonelli ...

Unabridged

11 hours 37 min

THRILLER OF THE YEAR: The Times (London) • The TelegraphBEST FIRST NOVEL WINNER: Edgar Awards • International Thriller Writers Awards • Barry Awards • Macavity AwardsA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker • NPR • The Times (London) • The Financial Times • The Guardian• *TheTelegraph* • The Diplomatic CourierDuring the Arab Spring, an American spy’s final mission goes dangerously awry in t... ... Read more

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THRILLER OF THE YEAR: The Times (London) • The TelegraphBEST FIRST NOVEL WINNER: Edgar Awards • International Thriller Writers Awards • Barry Awards • Macavity AwardsA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker • NPR • The Times (London) • The Financial Times • The Guardian• *TheTelegraph* • The Diplomatic CourierDuring the Arab Spring, an American spy’s final mission goes dangerously awry in t...
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