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Since it first went to press in 1996, BlackBook has established itself as an arbiter of style, and a forum for new and dynamic writing. The Revolution Will Be Accessorized gathers many of the magazine's strongest pieces, and the result is a star-studded collection that addresses the intersection of pop culture, the arts, politics, and fashion, with provocative contributions from many of today's best writers, including:
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L'activité en travail social est souvent méconnue, parfois mystérieuse, mais constitue néanmoins toujours une importante source d'apprentissage. Le présent livre propose des outils conceptuels et méthodologiques pour développer les compétences d'analyse et d'auto-analyse de cette activité de façon à soutenir le développement professionnel des travailleuses sociales, qu'elles soient en formation, en stage ou en emploi. Toute personne intéressée...
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An unprecedented look at that most commonplace act of everyday life--throwing things out--and how it has transformed American society.
Susan Strasser's pathbreaking histories of housework and the rise of the mass market have become classics in the literature of consumer culture. Here she turns to an essential but neglected part of that culture--the trash it produces--and finds in it an unexpected wealth of meaning.
Before the twentieth century,...
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From the desk of Highly Rated UDEMY Instructor, Psychotherapist & Life CoachEmbark on a captivating journey through human behavior and growth with "Social Learning Theory: Mastering Life's Lessons in Society's Classroom." Explore the intricate dynamics of observation, emulation, and empowerment that shape our interactions and values. Discover the influence of role models, cognitive processes, and cultural contexts. Navigate childhood development,...
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Celebrity host of CMT's Cowboy U Rocco Wachman's modern guide to being a cowboy
Cowboy: The Ultimate Guide to Living Like a Great American Icon is the first book to explore, through a pop-culture lens, the many facets of the cowboy life. This book entertains and educates with an insider's look at topics such as ranching, rodeos, chuck wagon cooking, cowboy music, country and western dancing, and most important, the cowboy spirit. Cowboy includes...
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With armed conflict in the Persian Gulf now upon us, Harvard archaeologist Steven LeBlanc takes a long-term view of the nature and roots of war, presenting a controversial thesis: The notion of the "noble savage" living in peace with one another and in harmony with nature is a fantasy. In Constant Battles: The Myth of the Peaceful, Noble Savage, LeBlanc contends that warfare and violent conflict have existed throughout human history, and that humans...
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"Far from being a lifeless ornament in the sky, the Moon holds the answers to some of science's central questions. Silent, dry, and barren, Earth's 4.34-billion-year-old companion is essential to life on earth. Its gravity stabilized the Earth's orbit, and, as it once guided evolution, its tide stirring up nutrients that fostered complex life, it now influences everything from animal migrations and reproduction to the movements of plants' leaves....
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Meet the men and women whose deeply personal philanthropy is dramatically changing the way we think about giving
There are 8.6 million millionaires in the United States, and these numbers are set to rise in what will be the biggest intergenerational wealth transfer in history. As $41 trillion dollars (or over three times the national GDP) moves from the World War II generation to their baby- boomer children over the next couple of decades, it will...
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Get the Summary of Lyn Slater's How to Be Old in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "How to Be Old" by Lyn Slater is a reflective journey through the author's experiences as she navigates the intersections of aging, fashion, and identity. Slater, a professor turned fashion blogger, explores the dynamics of her classroom and the corporatized academic environment while also delving into the world of fashion. She finds...
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Get the Summary of Chip Heath and Dan Heath's Made to Stick in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Made to Stick" by Chip Heath and Dan Heath explores why some ideas thrive while others die. The book introduces the concept of Commander's Intent (CI) used by the U.S. Army to empower soldiers to adapt to changing circumstances while still achieving the overarching objective. This principle of simplicity is central to...
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Le 13 mars 2020 a marqué un tournant au Québec avec l'instauration de l'urgence sanitaire liée à la COVID-19, qui a contraint le gouvernement à faire de la gestion de la pandémie une priorité. En promulguant des décrets stricts, qui restreignent les libertés individuelles, l'État a dû mobiliser la police et ses patrouilleurs afin que les règles soient respectées. Ces mesures régulatoires ont toutefois entraîné des situations inédites...
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As mankind is moving onto the next stage of its evolution, spiritual maturity in order to reach balance, which will be a golden age, human beings will have to choose, with a united voice, to transcend the current paradigm of division and violence. It is thus paramount that each individual understands his or her role for the advent of this future. There are decisions to be made at two levels: collective action and individual action. At the collective...
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It has been a long time since that day in July of 2001 when a friend and I and I were having a conversation about making a difference when I jokingly said "I should write a book!" and my friend replied "Why don't you?" Suffice it to say that this book would not be here today had it not been for the invaluable support and encouragement I received from the only 2 people who believed in me, and believed I could write a book that may, just may create...
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We were immersed in our own self-destruction, which is why an attack in the middle of Europe took us off guard. A long period of cultural disarmament had come before the West's strategic disarmament. We must destroy our self-esteem, place the blame on ourselves, and punish ourselves in order to adhere to the dominant worldview, which the elites propagate through academia, the media, popular culture, and entertainment. We no longer have ideals to offer...
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Au-delà des apparences, ce qui s'est principalement joué en mai 68, c'est essentiellement la remise en question fondamentale de la notion de différence. Cependant, soixante ans plus tard, la France n'a pas su tirer pleinement parti de cette évolution mentale, et cela a des conséquences graves, en particulier pour le système éducatif et la transmission culturelle. En réalité, notre jeunesse n'est ni suffisamment éduquée ni correctement instruite....
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The Mexicans is a multifaceted portrait of the complex, increasingly turbulent neighbor to our south. It is the story of a country in crisis -- poverty, class tensions, political corruption -- as told through stories of individuals.
From Augustín, an honest cop, we learn that many in the Mexican police force use torture as their number-one-crime-solving technique; from Julio Scherer Garcia, a leading newspaper editor, we learn how kidnapping and...
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The author of the groundbreaking work Slut! explores the phenomenon of slut-shaming in the age of sexting, tweeting, and "liking." She shows that the sexual double standard is more dangerous than ever before and offers wisdom and strategies for alleviating its destructive effects on young women's lives.
Young women are encouraged to express themselves sexually. Yet when they do, they are derided as "sluts." Caught in a double bind of mixed sexual...
19) Cómo Analizar a las Personas con una Mirada - 27 Señales Inconfundibles que Otros Dan Sin Darse C
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¿Te Gustaría Saber lo Que Otros Piensan de Ti con un 100% de Certeza?Es inevitable sentir que alguien intenta decirte que no, incluso cuando sus palabras apuntan hacia un "sí".Como humanos, no siempre decimos lo que queremos decir y no siempre queremos decir lo que decimos.La comunicación es compleja, confusa y llena de capas.Revisa los siguientes hechos increíbles:El 55% de la comunicación se esconde en el lenguaje corporal y señales no verbalesLa...
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A great historian crowns a lifetime of thought and research by answering a question that has haunted us for more than 50 years: How did one of the most industrially and culturally advanced nations in the world embark on and continue along the path leading to one of the most enormous criminal enterprises in history, the extermination of Europe's Jews?
Giving considerable emphasis to a wealth of new archival findings, Saul Friedlander restores the...
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