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Ding Dong! Avon Calling!

The Women and Men of Avon Products, Incorporated

by Katina Manko ...

The Avon Lady acquired iconic status in twentieth century American culture. This first history of Avon tells the story of a direct sales company that was both a giant in its industry and a kitchen-table entrepreneurial venture. With their distinctive greeting at the homes across the country--Ding Dong! Avon Calling!--sales ladies brought door-to-door sales of makeup, perfume, and other products to ... Read more

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The Avon Lady acquired iconic status in twentieth century American culture. This first history of Avon tells the story of a direct sales company that was both a giant in its industry and a kitchen-table entrepreneurial venture. With their distinctive greeting at the homes across the country--Ding Dong! Avon Calling!--sales ladies brought door-to-door sales of makeup, perfume, and other products to
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Political Imagination and Utopian Energies in Central and Eastern Europe

by Rafał Mańko ...

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The book explores the interplay between utopianism and modernity in Central and Eastern Europe, emphasizing the evolution of political imagination in the region. It provides several case studies mapping the ideological landscape of Central and Eastern Europe, illustrating the dynamics of imported ideologies, local traditions, and evolving societal norms. The volume covers issues such as socialism, ... Read more

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The book explores the interplay between utopianism and modernity in Central and Eastern Europe, emphasizing the evolution of political imagination in the region. It provides several case studies mapping the ideological landscape of Central and Eastern Europe, illustrating the dynamics of imported ideologies, local traditions, and evolving societal norms. The volume covers issues such as socialism,
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Law, Populism, and the Political in Central and Eastern Europe

Edited by Rafał Mańko, Adam Sulikowski, Przemysław Tacik, Cosmin Cercel ...

Series series Birkbeck Law Press
This book addresses the variety of right-wing illiberal populism which has emerged in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).Against the backdrop of weak institutional traditions, frequent and profound transformations, and deep historical traumas affecting the law, politics, economy and society in the region, the book critically examines the entanglements of legality in the region’s transformation from ... Read more

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This book addresses the variety of right-wing illiberal populism which has emerged in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).Against the backdrop of weak institutional traditions, frequent and profound transformations, and deep historical traumas affecting the law, politics, economy and society in the region, the book critically examines the entanglements of legality in the region’s transformation from
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My Hindi Book of Opposites

Hindi Written in English for Easy Understanding

by Chandni Bhatia ...

Illustrated by Kateryna Manko ...

Learn OPPOSITES and OBJECTS in Hindi"My Hindi Book of Opposites" introduces your child to everyday opposites and objects in English and Hindi. The Hindi words are written in English letters to make it easy for children and caregivers to read! The book introduces at least two key language words on each page and focuses on teaching the language as a whole.Author Chandni Bhatia wrote My First Hindi ... Read more

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Learn OPPOSITES and OBJECTS in Hindi"My Hindi Book of Opposites" introduces your child to everyday opposites and objects in English and Hindi. The Hindi words are written in English letters to make it easy for children and caregivers to read! The book introduces at least two key language words on each page and focuses on teaching the language as a whole.Author Chandni Bhatia wrote My First Hindi
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The Invention of Exile

A Novel

by Vanessa Manko ...

Austin Voronkov is many things. He is an engineer, an inventor, an immigrant from Russia to Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1913, where he gets a job at a rifle factory. At the house where he rents a room, he falls in love with a woman named Julia, who becomes his wife and the mother of his three children. When Austin is wrongly accused of attending anarchist gatherings his limited grasp of English ... Read more

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Austin Voronkov is many things. He is an engineer, an inventor, an immigrant from Russia to Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1913, where he gets a job at a rifle factory. At the house where he rents a room, he falls in love with a woman named Julia, who becomes his wife and the mother of his three children. When Austin is wrongly accused of attending anarchist gatherings his limited grasp of English
... Read more
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Ding Dong! Avon Calling!

The Women and Men of Avon Products, Incorporated

by Katina Manko ...

Narrated by Elisabeth Rodgers ...

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10 hours 25 min

With their distinctive greeting at homes across the country—Ding Dong! Avon Calling!—sales ladies brought door-to-door sales of makeup, perfume, and other products to American women beginning in 1886. Working for the company enabled women to earnmoney on the side and even become financially independent in a respectable profession while selling Avon’s wares to friends, family, and neighborhood ... Read more

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With their distinctive greeting at homes across the country—Ding Dong! Avon Calling!—sales ladies brought door-to-door sales of makeup, perfume, and other products to American women beginning in 1886. Working for the company enabled women to earnmoney on the side and even become financially independent in a respectable profession while selling Avon’s wares to friends, family, and neighborhood
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The Invention of Exile

by Vanessa Manko ...

Narrated by Kevin Orton ...

Unabridged

9 hours 22 min

Austin Voronkov is many things. He is an engineer, an inventor, an immigrant from Russia to Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1913, where he gets a job at a rifle factory. At the house where he rents a room, he falls in love with a woman named Julia, who becomes his wife and the mother of his three children. When Austin is wrongly accused of attending anarchist gatherings his limited grasp of English ... Read more

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Austin Voronkov is many things. He is an engineer, an inventor, an immigrant from Russia to Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1913, where he gets a job at a rifle factory. At the house where he rents a room, he falls in love with a woman named Julia, who becomes his wife and the mother of his three children. When Austin is wrongly accused of attending anarchist gatherings his limited grasp of English
... Read more

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A Gentleman in Moscow

A Novel

by Amor Towles ...

Narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith ...

Unabridged

17 hours 52 min

**The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers • A New York Times “Readers’ Choice: Best Books of the 21st Century” PickFrom the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel**In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by ... Read more

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**The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers • A New York Times “Readers’ Choice: Best Books of the 21st Century” PickFrom the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel**In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by
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Not Enough

Human Rights in an Unequal World

by Samuel Moyn ...

“No one has written with more penetrating skepticism about the history of human rights.”—Adam Kirsch, Wall Street Journal“Moyn breaks new ground in examining the relationship between human rights and economic fairness.”—George SorosThe age of human rights has been kindest to the rich. While state violations of political rights have garnered unprecedented attention in recent decades, a commitment ... Read more

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“No one has written with more penetrating skepticism about the history of human rights.”—Adam Kirsch, Wall Street Journal“Moyn breaks new ground in examining the relationship between human rights and economic fairness.”—George SorosThe age of human rights has been kindest to the rich. While state violations of political rights have garnered unprecedented attention in recent decades, a commitment
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Homeland

A Novel

by John Jakes ...

A monumental American novel about one man’s rise from life as a penniless immigrant to the head of a family empireIn the tradition of great writers like Charles Dickens and John Steinbeck, John Jakes crafts a sweeping family drama. In late-nineteenth-century Chicago, the tragedies and triumphs of the Crowns illustrate the power of the American Dream. As immigrants to America, their turbulent story ... Read more

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A monumental American novel about one man’s rise from life as a penniless immigrant to the head of a family empireIn the tradition of great writers like Charles Dickens and John Steinbeck, John Jakes crafts a sweeping family drama. In late-nineteenth-century Chicago, the tragedies and triumphs of the Crowns illustrate the power of the American Dream. As immigrants to America, their turbulent story
... Read more
Bargaining for Advantage

Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People

by G. Richard Shell ...

A fully revised and updated edition of the quintessential guide to learning to negotiate effectively in every part of your life"A must read for everyone seeking to master negotiation. This newly updated classic just got even better."—Robert Cialdini, bestselling author of Influence and Pre-SuasionAs director of the world-renowned Wharton Executive Negotiation Workshop, Professor G. Richard Shell ... Read more

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A fully revised and updated edition of the quintessential guide to learning to negotiate effectively in every part of your life"A must read for everyone seeking to master negotiation. This newly updated classic just got even better."—Robert Cialdini, bestselling author of Influence and Pre-SuasionAs director of the world-renowned Wharton Executive Negotiation Workshop, Professor G. Richard Shell
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Populism and the European Culture Wars

The Conflict of Values between Hungary and the EU

by Frank Furedi ...

Concern and hostility towards populism has become a distinctive feature of contemporary political culture. In Europe such concerns are frequently directed at Eurosceptics, whose opposition to the European Union is often portrayed as a cultural crime. Ancient anti-democratic claims about the gullibility, ignorance and irrationality of the masses are frequently recycled through the anti-populist ... Read more

$81.99 CAD

Concern and hostility towards populism has become a distinctive feature of contemporary political culture. In Europe such concerns are frequently directed at Eurosceptics, whose opposition to the European Union is often portrayed as a cultural crime. Ancient anti-democratic claims about the gullibility, ignorance and irrationality of the masses are frequently recycled through the anti-populist
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