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Post-Truth

Why We Have Reached Peak Bullshit and What We Can Do About It

by Evan Davis ...

'A Malcolm Gladwell-style social psychology/behavioural economics primer' Evening StandardLow-level dishonesty is rife everywhere, in the form of exaggeration, selective use of facts, economy with the truth, careful drafting - from Trump and the Brexit debate to companies that tell us 'your call is important to us'. How did we get to a place where bullshit is not just rife but apparently so ... Read more

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'A Malcolm Gladwell-style social psychology/behavioural economics primer' Evening StandardLow-level dishonesty is rife everywhere, in the form of exaggeration, selective use of facts, economy with the truth, careful drafting - from Trump and the Brexit debate to companies that tell us 'your call is important to us'. How did we get to a place where bullshit is not just rife but apparently so
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Marked by Destiny

by W.J. May, Cheryl Davis, Tiffany Evans, Dale Mayer, C.J. Pinard, Erica Stevens, C.M. Doporto, Kristen Middleton, Samantha Long, Chrissy Peebles ...

You can't run from your destiny, but you can fight it, you can embrace it, or you can change it when all else fails.Lose yourself in this anthology full of 10 different stories by 10 different authors. Find love, mystery, excitement, suspense, and... hope when it counts. From vampires to unlikely heroes, and from novellas to full-length novels, this collection is full of variety. Submerse yourself ... Read more

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You can't run from your destiny, but you can fight it, you can embrace it, or you can change it when all else fails.Lose yourself in this anthology full of 10 different stories by 10 different authors. Find love, mystery, excitement, suspense, and... hope when it counts. From vampires to unlikely heroes, and from novellas to full-length novels, this collection is full of variety. Submerse yourself
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Black Women and Public Health

Strategies to Name, Locate, and Change Systems of Power

Edited by Stephanie Y. Evans, Sarita K. Davis, Leslie R. Hinkson, Deanna J. Wathington ...

Series series SUNY series in Black Women's Wellness
Moves Black women's voices and experiences from the margins to the center of conversations about public health.2022 CHOICE Outstanding Academic TitleBlack Women and Public Health creates an urgently needed interdisciplinary dialogue about issues of race, gender, and health. An enduring history of racism, sexism, and dehumanization of Black women's bodies has largely rendered the health nee... ... Read more

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Moves Black women's voices and experiences from the margins to the center of conversations about public health.2022 CHOICE Outstanding Academic TitleBlack Women and Public Health creates an urgently needed interdisciplinary dialogue about issues of race, gender, and health. An enduring history of racism, sexism, and dehumanization of Black women's bodies has largely rendered the health nee...
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North Carolina Slave Narratives

The Lives of Moses Roper, Lunsford Lane, Moses Grandy, and Thomas H. Jones

Edited by William L. Andrews, David A. Davis, Tampathia Evans, Ian Frederick Finseth, Andreá N. Williams ...

Series series The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture
The autobiographies of former slaves contributed powerfully to the abolitionist movement in the United States, fanning national — even international — indignation against the evils of slavery. The four texts gathered here are all from North Carolina slaves and are among the most memorable and influential slave narratives published in the nineteenth century. The writings of Moses Roper (1838), ... Read more

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The autobiographies of former slaves contributed powerfully to the abolitionist movement in the United States, fanning national — even international — indignation against the evils of slavery. The four texts gathered here are all from North Carolina slaves and are among the most memorable and influential slave narratives published in the nineteenth century. The writings of Moses Roper (1838),
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Darlings of Urban Fantasy

by Chrissy Peebles, W.J. May, Dale Mayer, Claire Farrell, Holly Hook, Suzy Turner, C.M. Doporto, Kaitlyn Davis, Tiffany Evans ...

8 thrilling stories in one volume8 sexy heroes.8 strong heroines.This is eight works of fiction from some of today's most exciting authors.A star-studded anthology of thrilling, action-packed and totally swoon-worthy first books by your favorite women authors.Book 1 – IGNITE (Midnight Fire Series Book One) By Kaitlyn DavisBook 2 - CRUSH (The Crush Saga) by Chrissy PeeblesBook 3 – ELEMENT, Part 1 ... Read more

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8 thrilling stories in one volume8 sexy heroes.8 strong heroines.This is eight works of fiction from some of today's most exciting authors.A star-studded anthology of thrilling, action-packed and totally swoon-worthy first books by your favorite women authors.Book 1 – IGNITE (Midnight Fire Series Book One) By Kaitlyn DavisBook 2 - CRUSH (The Crush Saga) by Chrissy PeeblesBook 3 – ELEMENT, Part 1
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Queen Bea

by Scott Evan Davis ...

Illustrated by Tadgh Bentley ...

When a bee named Beatrice hatches into a golden hive bursting with buzzing energy, she's shockingly told that she's the new queen! How could that be? That role feels far too big for a bee who experiences the world differently than everyone else. With so much noise, so many expectations, and what feels like a thousand eyes watching her every move, Bea begins to wonder whether she truly belongs. She ... Read more

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When a bee named Beatrice hatches into a golden hive bursting with buzzing energy, she's shockingly told that she's the new queen! How could that be? That role feels far too big for a bee who experiences the world differently than everyone else. With so much noise, so many expectations, and what feels like a thousand eyes watching her every move, Bea begins to wonder whether she truly belongs. She
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Made In Britain

How the nation earns its living

by Evan Davis ...

What are countries famous for making? For Japan, the answer might be electronic goods. For Germany, automobiles. For France, perhaps a Louis Vuitton bag. But what about Britain?Here, Evan Davis sets himself the task of finding out. Offering a fascinating look at our manufacturing industries and revealing the various companies that might not be household names, but are very much world leaders in ... Read more

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What are countries famous for making? For Japan, the answer might be electronic goods. For Germany, automobiles. For France, perhaps a Louis Vuitton bag. But what about Britain?Here, Evan Davis sets himself the task of finding out. Offering a fascinating look at our manufacturing industries and revealing the various companies that might not be household names, but are very much world leaders in
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The Wife He Sacrificed

A Billionaire Marriage-in-Crisis Romance

by Theo Blackridge ...

THE WIFE HE SACRIFICEDShe built his empire. He let the board erase her name from it.Nine years ago, Vivienne Marchetti married a man with nothing but a folding table and a dream. Together they built Cross Meridian into an empire worth billions. She was co-CEO. His equal. His wife.Then one scandal, one boardroom vote, and one silence from her husband cost her everything.Nathaniel Cross didn't ... Read more

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THE WIFE HE SACRIFICEDShe built his empire. He let the board erase her name from it.Nine years ago, Vivienne Marchetti married a man with nothing but a folding table and a dream. Together they built Cross Meridian into an empire worth billions. She was co-CEO. His equal. His wife.Then one scandal, one boardroom vote, and one silence from her husband cost her everything.Nathaniel Cross didn't
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Anselm of Canterbury: The Major Works

by St. Anselm ...

Series series Oxford World's Classics
`For I do not seek to understand so that I may believe; but I believe so that I may understand. For I believe this also, that unless I believe, I shall not understand.' Does God exist? Can we know anything about God's nature? Have we any reason to think that the Christian religion is true? What is truth, anyway? Do human beings have freedom of choice? Can they have such freedom in a world created ... Read more

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`For I do not seek to understand so that I may believe; but I believe so that I may understand. For I believe this also, that unless I believe, I shall not understand.' Does God exist? Can we know anything about God's nature? Have we any reason to think that the Christian religion is true? What is truth, anyway? Do human beings have freedom of choice? Can they have such freedom in a world created
... Read more
Ethical Standards in the Public Sector

A Guide for Government Lawyers, Clients, and Public Officials, Third Edition

Edited by Jennifer G. Rodgers, Evan A. Davis ...

This compilation of essays, articles and research provides a clear and concise overview of many of the complexities of public sector ethics, including post-employment restrictions on government employees, whistle-blowing, pro bono work, regulation of honoraria, royalties and travel reimbursements, financial disclosure filing requirements, gift giving, conflicts of interest, and issues in ... Read more

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This compilation of essays, articles and research provides a clear and concise overview of many of the complexities of public sector ethics, including post-employment restrictions on government employees, whistle-blowing, pro bono work, regulation of honoraria, royalties and travel reimbursements, financial disclosure filing requirements, gift giving, conflicts of interest, and issues in
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Passage of Darkness

The Ethnobiology of the Haitian Zombie

by Wade Davis, Richard Evans Schultes ...

In 1982, Harvard-trained ethnobotanist Wade Davis traveled into the Haitian countryside to research reports of zombies — the infamous living dead of Haitian folklore. A report by a team of physicians of a verifiable case of zombification led him to try to obtain the poison associated with the process and examine it for potential medical use.Interdisciplinary in nature, this study reveals a network ... Read more

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In 1982, Harvard-trained ethnobotanist Wade Davis traveled into the Haitian countryside to research reports of zombies — the infamous living dead of Haitian folklore. A report by a team of physicians of a verifiable case of zombification led him to try to obtain the poison associated with the process and examine it for potential medical use.Interdisciplinary in nature, this study reveals a network
... Read more
Letters from Lockdown

A Selection of Covid Chronicles from BBC Radio 4’s PM Programme

A remarkable collection of 'Covid Chronicles' -- stories from lockdown sent in from listeners to BBC Radio 4 -- making a deeply moving people's history of the pandemic.On 23 March 2020, as the deadly virus spread around the world, the UK went into lockdown. In the following weeks and months, it became clear that in many ways we were all in this together, but the illness and the long period of ... Read more

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A remarkable collection of 'Covid Chronicles' -- stories from lockdown sent in from listeners to BBC Radio 4 -- making a deeply moving people's history of the pandemic.On 23 March 2020, as the deadly virus spread around the world, the UK went into lockdown. In the following weeks and months, it became clear that in many ways we were all in this together, but the illness and the long period of
... Read more

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