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Watching TV with a Linguist

by Kay Richardson, Joseph Trotta, Jean Ann, Hanna Green, Matthias Eitelmann, Ulrike Stange, Michael Percillier, Jessie Sams, Gulstat Aygen, Ilaria Fiorentini, Paulo Quaglio ...

Series series Television and Popular Culture
In Watching TV with a Linguist, Fägersten challenges the conventional view of television as lowbrow entertainment devoid of intellectual activity. Rather, she champions the use of fictional television to learn about linguistics and at the same time promotes enriched television viewing experiences by explaining the role of language in creating humor, conveying drama, and developing identifiable ... Read more

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In Watching TV with a Linguist, Fägersten challenges the conventional view of television as lowbrow entertainment devoid of intellectual activity. Rather, she champions the use of fictional television to learn about linguistics and at the same time promotes enriched television viewing experiences by explaining the role of language in creating humor, conveying drama, and developing identifiable
... Read more
Human Dignity and the Future of Global Institutions

by Mark P. Lagon, Anthony Clark Arend, John J. DeGioia, Nancy E. Soderberg, Tod Lindberg, Abiodun Williams, Chester A. Crocker, Anoop Singh, Ryan Kaminski0, Rosalia Rodriguez-Garcia1, Raj M. Desai2, Homi Kharas3, Benjamin Boudreaux4, Thomas Banchoff5, Nicole Bibbins Sedaca6, Michael A. Samway7 ...

What does human dignity mean and what role should it play in guiding the mission of international institutions? In recent decades, global institutions have proliferated—from intergovernmental organizations to hybrid partnerships. The specific missions of these institutions are varied, but is there a common animating principle to inform their goals? Presented as an integrated, thematic analysis ... Read more

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What does human dignity mean and what role should it play in guiding the mission of international institutions? In recent decades, global institutions have proliferated—from intergovernmental organizations to hybrid partnerships. The specific missions of these institutions are varied, but is there a common animating principle to inform their goals? Presented as an integrated, thematic analysis
... Read more
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The Camelot Code

by Sam Christer ...

Narrated by Michael Bower ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Mitzi Fallon
Unabridged

10 hours 54 min

What if King Arthur was more than a myth? On a starlit summer's night in the Welsh mountains, an old man is torn from sleep as an ancient prophecy unfolds. On the other side of the Atlantic, an American antiques dealer lies dying on the floor of his shop, blood ebbing from a fatal stab wound.In San Francisco, Mitzi Fallon begins her new job as lead investigator for the FBI's Historical, Religious ... Read more

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What if King Arthur was more than a myth? On a starlit summer's night in the Welsh mountains, an old man is torn from sleep as an ancient prophecy unfolds. On the other side of the Atlantic, an American antiques dealer lies dying on the floor of his shop, blood ebbing from a fatal stab wound.In San Francisco, Mitzi Fallon begins her new job as lead investigator for the FBI's Historical, Religious
... Read more
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The Venice Conspiracy

by Sam Christer ...

Narrated by Michael Bower ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Tom Shaman
Unabridged

12 hours 44 min

A city´s dark secret holds the key to the gates of hell …When ex-priest Tom Shaman, jaded from years in the Los Angeles ghetto, decides on a last-minute trip to Venice, he gets much more than he expected. A brutal killer is on the loose and Tom finds himself in the midst of a series of ritualistic killings, unlike anything Venice has ever seen. Enlisted by the Italian police, Tom teams up with ... Read more

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A city´s dark secret holds the key to the gates of hell …When ex-priest Tom Shaman, jaded from years in the Los Angeles ghetto, decides on a last-minute trip to Venice, he gets much more than he expected. A brutal killer is on the loose and Tom finds himself in the midst of a series of ritualistic killings, unlike anything Venice has ever seen. Enlisted by the Italian police, Tom teams up with
... Read more

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Dead Man's Hand

Crime Fiction at the Poker Table

by Otto Penzler, Parnell Hall, Jeffery Deaver, Laura Lippman, Walter Mosley, Peter Robinson, Eric Van Lustbader, Joyce Carol Oates, Alexander McCall Smith, Michael Connelly, Sam Hill, Christopher Coake, Sue DeNymme, Rupert Holmes, John Lescroart, Lorenzo Carcaterra ...

Hit the jackpot with stories from Michael Connelly, Laura Lippman, Walter Mosley, Alexander McCall Smith, and more superstars of mystery.In "One Dollar Jackpot," Michael Connelly's curmudgeonly Harry Bosch finds himself going toe-to-toe with a professional poker player. Jeffery Deaver offers up "Bump," a tale of a has-been actor trying to make it big by hustling cards. "Hardly Knew Her" by Laura ... Read more

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Hit the jackpot with stories from Michael Connelly, Laura Lippman, Walter Mosley, Alexander McCall Smith, and more superstars of mystery.In "One Dollar Jackpot," Michael Connelly's curmudgeonly Harry Bosch finds himself going toe-to-toe with a professional poker player. Jeffery Deaver offers up "Bump," a tale of a has-been actor trying to make it big by hustling cards. "Hardly Knew Her" by Laura
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The Rome Prophecy

by Sam Christer ...

Narrated by Michael Bower ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Tom Shaman
Unabridged

12 hours 4 min

A woman has been arrested in the streets of Rome. She's young. She's beautiful. She's covered in blood. And she claims to be an ancient prophet in search of a mystical amulet hidden somewhere within the city. Ex-priest Tom Shaman teams up with a headstrong policewoman to unravel the mystery. But within Rome's churches and corridors of power, stealthy enemies are conspiring against them. And soon, ... Read more

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A woman has been arrested in the streets of Rome. She's young. She's beautiful. She's covered in blood. And she claims to be an ancient prophet in search of a mystical amulet hidden somewhere within the city. Ex-priest Tom Shaman teams up with a headstrong policewoman to unravel the mystery. But within Rome's churches and corridors of power, stealthy enemies are conspiring against them. And soon,
... Read more
Uncanny Magazine Issue 19

November/December 2017

by Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Sam J. Miller & Lara Elena Donnolly, Karin Tidbeck, Sarah Monette, Tina Connolly, Troy L. Wiggins, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Zen Cho, Rachel Swirsky ...

Series Book 19 - Uncanny Magazine
The November/December 2017 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine.Featuring new fiction by Sam J. Miller & Lara Elena Donnelly, Karin Tidbeck, Sarah Monette, Tina Connolly, Troy L. Wiggins, and Tansy Rayner Roberts, reprinted fiction by Zen Cho and Rachel Swirsky, essays by Dimas Ilaw, Tim Pratt, Mallory Yu, Mari Ness, and Natalie Luhrs, and poetry by Nin Harris, Sharon Hsu, Sara Cleto & ... Read more

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The November/December 2017 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine.Featuring new fiction by Sam J. Miller & Lara Elena Donnelly, Karin Tidbeck, Sarah Monette, Tina Connolly, Troy L. Wiggins, and Tansy Rayner Roberts, reprinted fiction by Zen Cho and Rachel Swirsky, essays by Dimas Ilaw, Tim Pratt, Mallory Yu, Mari Ness, and Natalie Luhrs, and poetry by Nin Harris, Sharon Hsu, Sara Cleto &
... Read more
Uncanny Magazine Issue 38

January/February 2021

by Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Sam J. Miller, Neil Gaiman, Paul Cornell, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Christopher Caldwell ...

The January/February 2020 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine.Featuring new fiction by Sam J. Miller, Miyuki Jane Pinckard, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Paul Cornell, Christopher Caldwell, and Marissa Lingen. Reprint fiction by Del Sandeen. Essays by John Wiswell, Octavia Cade, Katherine Cross, and Aidan Moher, poetry by Theodora Goss, Lizy Simonen, Ewen Ma, Neil Gaiman, and L.X. Beckett, ... Read more

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The January/February 2020 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine.Featuring new fiction by Sam J. Miller, Miyuki Jane Pinckard, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Paul Cornell, Christopher Caldwell, and Marissa Lingen. Reprint fiction by Del Sandeen. Essays by John Wiswell, Octavia Cade, Katherine Cross, and Aidan Moher, poetry by Theodora Goss, Lizy Simonen, Ewen Ma, Neil Gaiman, and L.X. Beckett,
... Read more
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Dark Psychology & Manipulation

Learn How to Influence People with Persuasion and Manipulation Techniques to Get Everything You Want

by CHARLIE KAIN ...

Narrated by Michael Fryar, Sam Valley ...

Unabridged

5 hours 48 min

Reveal the Dark Side of the Human Psyche… And Use It for Good.To influence people, there are a lot of different psychological tools that can be used. People can be influenced by the motivation to gain a benefit, or the fear of losing something. By social proof, or authority figures. By different emotions, and psychological states.While everybody is aware of the psychological influences that run ... Read more

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Reveal the Dark Side of the Human Psyche… And Use It for Good.To influence people, there are a lot of different psychological tools that can be used. People can be influenced by the motivation to gain a benefit, or the fear of losing something. By social proof, or authority figures. By different emotions, and psychological states.While everybody is aware of the psychological influences that run
... Read more
Yearning to Breathe Free

a Charity anthology supporting the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES)

by Lyn Worthen, Sam Schreiber, Michael Brueggeman, Barbara G.Tarn, James Matthew Byers, Brooke Warra, Diana Deverell, Kate Pavelle, Chris Abela, Erica Ruppert, Dashiell Crowe, E.B. Wheeler, VCastro, S. L. Edwards, Sarah Barrett, Lauryn Christopher, Leslie Claire Walker, Fulvio Gatti, Emma Lee ...

We have all seen the pictures, heard the stories, and witnessed the crisis at the southern border of the United States. In the face of an influx of immigrants, particularly children and families, Customs and Border Patrol has housed children in wire-enclosures, providing only an aluminum blanket to sleep under and little to no access to other basic necessities. It is difficult to watch, especially ... Read more

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We have all seen the pictures, heard the stories, and witnessed the crisis at the southern border of the United States. In the face of an influx of immigrants, particularly children and families, Customs and Border Patrol has housed children in wire-enclosures, providing only an aluminum blanket to sleep under and little to no access to other basic necessities. It is difficult to watch, especially
... Read more
Re-thinking Children's Work in Churches

A Practical Guide

by David Csinos, Isobel MacDougall, Barbara Meardon, Martyn Payne, Ruth Radley, Sam Richards, Andy Robertson, Michael Wells, Keith J. White, Howard Worsley, Ian Ross ...

Drawing on current scholarship and research by authors with experience of a range of International contexts who are experts in their field, this accessible guide focuses on approaches that encourage spiritual, physical, mental and emotional development in children.By outlining a range of lenses through which readers can reflect on their ministry with children and their families. this book offers ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

Drawing on current scholarship and research by authors with experience of a range of International contexts who are experts in their field, this accessible guide focuses on approaches that encourage spiritual, physical, mental and emotional development in children.By outlining a range of lenses through which readers can reflect on their ministry with children and their families. this book offers
... Read more
Sport Policy in Small States

Edited by Michael Sam, Steven J. Jackson ...

For small nations like Grenada, New Zealand and Norway, medal counts relative to population are increasingly touted as the most meaningful comparisons with sporting superpowers China, the United States and Germany. In acknowledging that 60% of the world’s states have populations of less than 10 million and 48% of these have less than 5 million inhabitants, this book explores how the ‘minnows’ can ... Read more

$94.81 CAD

For small nations like Grenada, New Zealand and Norway, medal counts relative to population are increasingly touted as the most meaningful comparisons with sporting superpowers China, the United States and Germany. In acknowledging that 60% of the world’s states have populations of less than 10 million and 48% of these have less than 5 million inhabitants, this book explores how the ‘minnows’ can
... Read more

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