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Book SynopsisShow your SLYTHERIN™ house pride with this beautiful pencil box, featuring the crest and colors of house Slytherin™.This pencil box features a wraparound lid with a magnetic flap and is the perfect way to store or carry your pens, pencils, and other small desk accessories. Perfect for school, work, or home. • 8.7 BY 2.7 BY 1 INCH PENCIL BOX: This pencil box is the perfect size for your desk, home office, or backpack. • BEAUTIFUL DESIGN: This pencil box will let you decorate your desk or home office with the magic of Harry Potter.  • OFFICIALLY LICENSED: Collect more officially licensed stationery from Insights, featuring Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, DC Comics, and more.

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Book SynopsisKeep in touch with your past, present, and future selves with this unique book of letters.Enjoy this new and inspiring look for the bestselling Letters to . . . series with artwork by Sophie Douala.The ultimate self-care gift! Nourishing your relationship with yourself is vitally important at every stage of life, and now you can do so in style with this modern and brightly illustrated redesigned package. Write letters to yourself-just like entries in a diary or journal-then postdate and seal them up with the included stickers. Assign a date for future opening and don't peek until the time arrives. In the years to come, break open your letters like a time capsule to appreciate the past and all that you've become. Included are 12 letters that have the same classic prompts from the original Letters to My Future Self, such as:- These are my roots . . . - Where I want to go . . . - I never want to forget this . . . - A pep talk for the future me . . . An outstanding self-purchase or thoughtful graduation, holiday, or birthday gift for women or men of any age, this specialty set is perfect to write now, read later, and treasure forever.A NEW TWIST ON AN OLD FAVORITE: Created by Lea Redmond, author of the bestselling Letters to . . . book series that has sold more than 3 million copies worldwide, this fresh twist on the classic format from artist Sophie Douala adds a bit of colorful texture to a timeless keepsake. PERFECT SELF-CARE PURCHASE: Inspired Letters to My Future Self helps you embark on a journey of letter-writing that will eventually turn into a priceless memento. Future you will thank you. LETTERS TO OPEN WHEN: The finished set of special notes makes a great self-gift for graduation, a milestone birthday, or any other day that marks a special occasion in your life.Perfect for:- Anyone with an interest in journaling or time-capsule projects - A fresh twist on a guided journal or memory book to honor your accomplishments and milestone moments - Fans and users of other bestsellers in the Letters to . . . series looking for a new aesthetic approach

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Book SynopsisShare memories, affection, and promises with the one you love with this unique and inspiring book of letters. Part of the blockbuster bestsellingLetters to . . . series!*An Oprah's Favorite Things Pick*The must-have romance book! Nothing is more romantic than a handwritten love letter. Declare your affection in this keepsake collection of aerograms that capture a moment in time and serve as an enduring expression of love. Like a dozen grand gestures in one, this innovative format invites romantics to declare their affection to their beloved in 12 fold-and-mail letters to be opened in the future.Letters to My Love includes 12 letters that each begin with a unique prompt, such as:- When we first met . . . - What I love about us . . . - It's the little things, like when . . . - I promise to you . . . Plus two blank templates to personalize with your own ideas, these letters will inspire love notes to remind your sweetheart how much your relationship means to you. Postdate each envelope, seal with a kiss (and one of the included stickers), and gift this book of love to your sweetheart for future opening.THE GIFT OF LOVE: Ideal gift for Valentine's Day, wedding anniversaries, long-distance relationships, or engaged couples. Creator and recipient will treasure this paper time capsule of their time together for years to come. TIME-TESTED AND ENDURINGLY POPULAR: Created by Lea Redmond, author of the bestselling Letters to . . . book series that has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide and includes Letters to My Mom, Letters to My Baby, and Letters to My Grandparent. LETTERS TO OPEN WHEN: The finished set of special notes makes a great gift for a wedding day, anniversary, or milestone birthday. Fans have praised the special value of having a sample of a loved one's handwriting to cherish always.Perfect for:- Valentine's Day, anniversary, engagement, or wedding shower gift - A fresh twist on a guided journal or memory book to capture special moments with a significant other to share in the future - An engaging way to record family history for posterity - Fans and users of other bestsellers in the Letters to . . . series

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Book SynopsisDiscover the calming power of the flow state with Forest Dream, a 1,000-piece circular puzzle that captures the natural beauty of the woods.   We all know flow, even if we don’t yet know what to call it: that blissful state of absorption, when you’re so engaged with what you’re doing that you don’t notice the time passing. Psychologists have discovered that this still, almost meditative condition brings us a host of mental health benefits: balance, tranquility, and stress reduction. Jigsaw puzzling is an easy way to find flow, which is why it has boomed so dramatically in recent years.   With the first of Skittledog’s Flow puzzles, illustrator Elin Svensson’s Forest Dream uses harmonious forms and colors, inspired by the forests of her native Sweden, to take the puzzler on a gentle journey to a place of calm.   In a new spin on the traditional jigsaw, this circular design, cente

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Book SynopsisCelebrate one of The Beatles'' most iconic albums, Abbey Road, with this novelty journal. Designed to look like the cover of Abbey Road record album, this unique journal includes ruled pages for journaling, a few pages with staves for your own musical notations, and a decorative display album with the original record album artwork and song list. For fans of The Beatles and vinyl record collectors alike, this novelty record journal makes a special gift or desktop addition. LEGENDARY COVER: Universally recognized and imitated countless times, the Abbey Road album cover captured The Beatles at their peak and became some of the most famous album artwork of all time. This deluxe journal showcases and commemorates that iconic crosswalk scene. QUALITY CONSTRUCTION: With 192 pages of archival paper, a durable hardcover case, and ribbon marker, this journal provides you with ample space to record all your thoughts and musings.

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Book SynopsisFrom the 1920s until the Second World War, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand filled British shop windows, newspapers, and cinema screens with 'British to the core' Canadian apples, 'British to the backbone' New Zealand lamb, and 'All British' Australian butter. Selling Britishness explores the role of commodity marketing in creating "Britishness."Trade Review‘Felicity Barnes covers new ground in her study of the construction of dominion Britishness by emphasising trade and focusing the interwar period – still neglected in the historiography – as well as by bringing gender and race to the fore. The book is an invaluable contribution to debates about the British world.’ Andrew Dilley, University of Aberdeen and author of Finance, Politics, and Imperialism: Australia, Canada, and the City of London, c.1896–1914“This is a colourful account of how, from the mid-1920s, the Western world embraced the consumer society and how three settler colonies of the British Empire marketed their goods in the ‘Home’ country. While [the book’s] academic framework is an essential part of scholarship today, the rich detail and anecdotes from the past are a valuable contribution to wider knowledge of how New Zealand earned a living from exporting food.” *National Business Review *“Barnes takes a welcome alternative approach [and] convincingly argues that the Dominions played a leading role in developing commodity Marketing. Through a series of engaging case studies, Selling Britishness [challenges] the metropolitan focus of much of the literature that has explored the popular culture of imperial trade.” *Journal of British Studies *“Barnes provides useful insights into how commodities were implanted within the daily lives of British people. [Selling Britishness] is a significant contribution to the history of commodities in the twentieth century [and] contributes to understanding national identity in an era when high imperialism had arguably waned but had by no means completely evaporated.” New Zealand Journal of History“This is a major addition to the history of interwar British imperial marketing.” British Journal of Canadian Studies“Selling Britishness explores the advertising campaigns of the three major British Dominions [and] places Dominion commodity marketing as a significant cultural force. Barnes delivers a compelling and enjoyable book.” Journal of Australian, Canadian, and Aotearoa New Zealand Studies

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Book SynopsisNeurowaves demonstrates how the brain’s inner time and its dynamics produce the mind and mental features like thoughts and feelings. Northoff proposes that the world is structured by waves of time, and the passing of these waves through our brains – neurowaves – is the basis of our mental experiences of the world.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Brain’s Mental Surfing 3 1 Brain Time 12 2 From Brain Time to World Time 26 3 The Tango of Brain Time and Body Time 42 4 Self Time and Its Duration 58 5 Time Speed in Brain and Mind 74 6 Beyond Human Time 86 Coda: Copernican Revolution in Neuroscience and Philosophy 102 References 107 Index 117

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Book SynopsisRichard Kearney offers a timely call for the cultivation of the basic human need to touch and be touched. Making the case for the complementarity of touch and technology, this book is a passionate plea to recover a tangible sense of community and the joys of life with others.Trade ReviewTouch is a sophisticated book that comes at a time when, as a result of a biological catastrophe that has spread across the globe, we share our sense of isolation with other humans in the global sense. So this might be the right moment to relearn how intertwined touch is with every aspect of our life, both as individuals and as one species among many. -- Maria Pia Lara * International Journal of Philosophical Studies *Kearney presents compelling evidence for the therapeutic power of touch, from the treatment of torture victims to the physiology of childhood trauma and more quotidian effects on stress, immunity, and sleep. -- Kieran Setiya * Los Angeles Review of Books *Kearney’s powerful meditation aims at initiating a new vital wisdom of sensorial groundedness based on tact and savvy, flair and insight. -- Anne Davenport * JMJ Journal *Touch provides a compelling narrative on an intimate connection between healing and touch. -- Frank Armstrong * Cassandra Voices *A fascinating piece of work by one of the most interesting thinkers of our age. -- Simon Critchley, author of Tragedy, the Greeks, and UsWhich came first? The spirit seeking a touch? Or the touch seeking a further touch? A confirmation of life out of touch, a phone that a hand cannot reach or touch? Sometimes it seems that the senses were created out of a lonely and desiring spirit. Especially touch. In this openhearted study of that sense, Richard Kearney leads the reader masterfully through thinkers of the past and the present who have wondered deeply, had ideas, and made gestures in response to the mystery of 'feeling things.' -- Fanny Howe, author of Second Childhood and winner of the 2009 Ruth Lilly Poetry PrizeKearney is acutely aware of how our digital technologies exacerbate the drift to excarnation in modern culture. This book casts much light on how we lost sight of touch—and might regain it. -- Charles Taylor, author of A Secular AgeRichard Kearney writes with urgency, fluency and commitment. He connects serious and complex thought to ideas on how we might live better in the world. His work arises not only from deep reading but also from a belief that just as philosophy comes from the world it has a duty to touch and transform its own source. -- Colm Tóibín, author of Brooklyn: A NovelTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Are We Losing Our Senses?1. Coming to Our Senses: Tact, Savvy, Flair, Insight, Sound2. Philosophies of Touch: From Aristotle to Phenomenology3. Tales of the Wounded Healer4. Healing Touch: Therapies of Trauma and Recovery5. Reclaiming Touch in the Age of ExcarnationCoda: Touch and the CoronavirusNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisResearch into and around women's participation in cinematic history has enjoyed dynamic growth over the past decade. A broadening of scope and interests encompasses not only different kinds of filmmaking--mainstream fiction, experimental, and documentary--but also practices--publicity, journalism, distribution and exhibition--seldom explored in the past. Cutting-edge and inclusive, Doing Women's Film History ventures into topics in the United States and Europe while also moving beyond to explore the influence of women on the cinemas of India, Chile, Turkey, Russia, and Australia. Contributors grapple with historiographic questions that cover film history from the pioneering era to the present day. Yet the writers also address the very mission of practicing scholarship. Essays explore essential issues like identifying women's participation in their cinema cultures, locating previously unconsidered sources of evidence, developing methodologies and analytical concepts to reveal the impactTrade Review"Offers a differentiated and comprehensive overview of the current methodological and theoretical problem areas of film historiography no film library should be missing."--Rezens "An innovative, culturally transformative, and historically complex collection of essays that bring together cinematography, historiography, and political and social activism: areas that have traditionally been gendered as male-dominated fields. . . . A comprehensive and fascinating study."--Feminist Media Studies "This collection is essential for anyone researching film history and feminist historiographies."--Women's History Review"Recommended."--Choice"An emphatic statement of the strength of contemporary scholarship in women's film history, the collection presents readers with new material and new perspectives."--Yvonne Tasker, author of Soldiers' Stories: Military Women in Cinema and Television since WWII"The research here is ambitious and impressive. Covering numerous contexts, including production, distribution, reception, stardom, censorship, and more, this book has international scope and broad appeal. It offers new perspectives from emerging scholars as well as the most recent findings from many of the field's most respected senior voices."--Christina Lane, author of Feminist Hollywood: From 'Born in Flames' to 'Point Break'"Doing Women's Film History brings together work from one of the most exciting scholarly gatherings that I have attended in a very long time. The essays collected here document the incredible scope of women's engagement with movie cultures across varied global contexts, time periods, and cinematic modes. More than that, they provide methodological roadmaps for how we might continue to chart feminist histories of cinema, cinema-going, and cinema practice."--Shelley Stamp, author of Lois Weber in Early Hollywood"This useful anthology spans continents and centuries, introducing women, events, and innovative feminist historiographical strategies that will spur us on to further discovery and provide us tools to interpret our findings."--Leslie DeBauche, author of Reel Patriotism: The Movies and World War I

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive anthology of Chinese poetry since 12th century BC.Trade Review"This magnificent collection has the effect of a complete library rather than of an anthology of poetry... A lyric quality comes through into our own language ... Every page is alive with striking and wonderful things, immediately accessible." Publishers Weekly "Sunflower Splendor is the largest and, on the whole, best anthology of translated Chinese poems to have appeared in a Western language." The New York Times Book Review "This remarkably fine anthology should remain standard for a long time." Library Journal " ... excellent translations by divers hands. Open to any page and listen to the still, sad music ... " Washington Post Bookworld

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Book SynopsisA novella by a popular Egyptian writer that explores the struggle against tyrannical oppression, set in the rich cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa.Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Translator’s Note on Transliteration and Pronunciation Siraaj: An Arab Tale Chapter One: Amina and the Sea Chapter Two: The Cares of the Sultan Chapter Three: An Account of What Happened to Saïd Chapter Four: Ammar’s Reminiscences Chapter Five: The Ringdove Chapter Six: The Return of the Wanderer Chapter Seven: Forbidden Coffee Chapter Eight: The Locked Vault Chapter Nine: The Festival Chapter Ten: Saïd’s Dream Chapter Eleven: The Well-Kept Secret Chapter Twelve: The Lamp Glossary Notes

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Contributes significantly to our understanding of twentieth-century Japan and the intertwined trajectories of personal artistic careers, art groups and networks on the one hand and global art trends and local developments on the other. This book will be a useful reference not only for art historians specializing in modern Japanese art, but also a valuable teaching resource for courses on modernisms and modernities, various -isms and their global reverberations, and for teaching in the field of Japanese visual culture." * Sehepunkte *"This book does the important work of global art history but simultaneously reiterates the importance of a deep knowledge of nationally based archives, scholarship, and artworks." * Journal of Japanese Studies *

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Book SynopsisIn April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried fifty-eight shipping containers from Newark to Houston. From that modest beginning, container shipping developed into a huge industry that made the boom in global trade possible. The Box tells the dramatic story of the container's creation, the decade of struggle before it was widely adopted, and the sweTrade ReviewWinner of the 2007 Anderson Medal, Society for Nautical Research Winner of the 2007 Bronze Medal in Finance/Investment/Economics, Independent Publisher Book Awards Shortlisted for the 2006 Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Honorable Mention for the 2006 John Lyman Book Award, Science and Technology category, North American Society for Ocean History One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Business Books of 2013 (chosen by guest critic Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft) "One of the most significant, yet least noticed, economic developments of the last few decades [was] the transformation of international shipping... The idea of containerization was simple: to move trailer-size loads of goods seamlessly among trucks, trains and ships, without breaking bulk... Along the way, even the most foresighted people made mistakes and lost millions... [A] classic tale of trial and error, and of creative destruction."--Virginia Postrel, The New York Times [See full review http://bit.do/Box-NYT-Postrel] "Marc Levinson's concern is business history on a grand scale. He tells a moral tale. There are villains ... and there is one larger than life hero: Malcom McLean... Levinson has produced a fascinating exposition of the romance of the steel container. I'll never look at a truck in the same way again."--Howard Davies, The Times (UK) "Like much of today's international cargo, Marc Levinson's The Box arrives 'just in time.'... It is a tribute to the box itself that far-off places matter so much to us now: It has eased trade, sped up delivery, lowered prices and widened the offering of goods everywhere. Not bad for something so simple and self-contained."--Tim W. Ferguson, The Wall Street Journal "[A] smart, engaging book... Mr. Levinson makes a persuasive case that the container has been woefully underappreciated... [T]he story he tells is that of a classic disruptive technology: the world worked in one fashion before the container came onto the scene, and in a completely different fashion after it took hold."--Joe Nocera, The New York Times [See full review http://bit.do/Box-NYT-Nocera] "By artfully weaving together the nuts and bolts of what happened at which port with the grand sweep of economic history, Levinson has produced a marvelous read for anyone who cares about how the interconnected world economy came to be."--Neil Irwin, Washington Post "Mr Levinson... makes a strong case that it was McLean's thinking that led to modern-day containerisation. It altered the economics of shipping and with that the flow of world trade. Without the container, there would be no globalization."--The Economist [See full review http://bit.do/Box-Economist] "A fascinating new book... [I]t shows vividly how resistance to technological change caused shipping movements to migrate away from the Hudson river to other East Coast ports."--Management Today [See full review http://bit.do/Box-MT] "Marc Levinson's The Box ... illustrates clearly how great risks are taken by entrepreneurs when entrenched interests and government regulators conspire against them. Even after these opponents are dispatched, technological and economic uncertainty plague the entrepreneur just as much as the vaunted 'first-mover advantage' blesses him, perhaps more. The story of the shipping container is the story of the opponents of innovation."--Chris Berg, Institute of Public Affairs Review "International trade ... owes its exponential growth to something utterly ordinary and overlooked, says author Marc Levinson: the metal shipping container... The Box makes a strong argument... Levinson ... spins yarns of the men who fought to retain the old On the Waterfront ways and of those who made the box ubiquitous."--Michael Arndt, BusinessWeek [See full review http://bit.do/Box-BW-Arndt] "[An] enlightening new history... [The shipping container] was the real-world equivalent of the Internet revolution."--Justin Fox, Fortune [See full review http://bit.do/Box-Fortune-Fox] "Marc Levinson's The Box is ... broad-ranging and ... readable. It describes not just the amazing course of the container-ship phenomenon but the turmoil of human affairs in its wake."--Bob Simmons, The Seattle Times [See full review http://bit.do/Box-ST-Simmons] "Author and economist Marc Levinson recounts the little-known story of how the humble shipping container has revolutionized world commerce. He tells his tale using just the right blend of hard economic data and human interest... Mr. Levinson's elegant weave of transportation economics, innovation, and geography is economic history at its accessible best."--David K. Hurst, Strategy + Business [See full review http://bit.do/TheBox-Strategy-Hurst] "The Box is ... an engrossing read... The book is well-written, with detailed notes and an index. I found it absorbing and informative from the first page."--Graham Williams, Sydney Morning Herald "This well-researched and highly readable book about the ubiquitous containers that carry so much of the world's freight will no doubt surprise most readers with its description of the immensity of the impact this simple rectangular steel box has had on global and regional economics, employment, labor relations, and the environment... The Box makes for an excellent primer on innovation, risk taking, and strategic thinking. It's also a thoroughly good read."--Craig B. Grossgart, Taiwan Business Topics "The ubiquitous shipping container ... as Mark Levinson's multilayered study shows ... has transformed the global economy."--The Australian "Here's another item we see every day that had a revolutionary effect. The shipping container didn't just rearrange the shipping industry, or make winners of some ports (Seattle and Tacoma among them). It changed the dynamics and economics of where goods are made and shipped to."--Bill Virgin, Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Excellent."--J Bradford DeLong, The Edge Financial Daily "An engrossing read... The book is well written, with detailed notes and an index. I found it absorbing and informative from the first page."--Sydney Morning Herald "A fascinating history of the shipping container."--Richard N. Cooper, Foreign Affairs [See full review http://bit.do/TheBox-FE-Cooper] "For sheer originality ... [this book] by Marc Levinson, is hard to beat. The Box explains how the modern era of globalization was made possible, not by politicians agreeing to cut trade tariffs and quotas, but by the humble shipping container."--David Smith, The Sunday Times (London) "Ingenious analysis of the phenomenon of containerism."--Stefan Stern, Financial Times [See full review http://bit.do/TheBox-FT-Stern] "This is a smoothly written history of the ocean shipping container... Marc Levinson turns it into a fascinating economic history of the last 50 years that helps us to understand globalization and industrial growth in North America."--Harvey Schachter, Globe and Mail "This is an ingenious analysis of containerization--a process that, Levinson argues, in fact made globalization possible."--Business Voice "Using a blend of hard economic data and financial projections, combined with human interest, Levinson manages to provide insights into a revolution that changed transport forever and transformed world trade."--Leon Gettler, The Age [See full review http://bit.do/TheBox-Age-Gettler] "There is much to like about Marc Levinson's recent book, The Box... Levinson uses rich detail, a combination of archival and anecdotal data to build his story, and is constantly moving across levels of observation... And the story of the box is a very good read."--Administrative Science Quarterly "A lively and entertaining history of the shipping container... The Box does a fine job of demonstrating how exciting the container industry is, and how much economists stand to lose by ignoring it."--William Sjostrom, EH.Net [See full review http://bit.do/TheBox-EH-Sjostrom] "The Box is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in understanding the emergence of our contemporary 'globalized' world economy."--Pierre Desrochers, Independent Review [See full review http://bit.do/TheBox-IndReview-Desrochers] "[T]he insights the book provides make it a worthwhile read for anyone interested in how international trade in goods has evolved over the last 50 years."--Meredith A. Crowley, World Trade Review "The Box reveals the subject to be interesting and powerful, shedding light on all kinds of issues, from the role of trade unions to the Vietnam War."--NUMAST Telegraph "A perfect illustration of how an idiosyncratic entrepreneur brings something new into the world, and a wonderful example of how business history can be made to sing."--David Warsh, Economic Principals BlogTable of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments to the Second Edition xvii Chapter 1 The World the Box Made 1 Chapter 2 Gridlock on the Docks 21 Chapter 3 The Trucker 47 Chapter 4 The System 72 Chapter 5 The Battle for New York's Port 102 Chapter 6 Union Disunion 135 Chapter 7 Setting the Standard 170 Chapter 8 Takeoff 202 Chapter 9 Vietnam 230 Chapter 10 Ports in a Storm 254 Chapter 11 Boom and Bust 285 Chapter 12 The Bigness Complex 310 Chapter 13 The Shippers' Revenge 329 Chapter 14 Just in Time 355 Chapter 15 Adding Value 375 Notes 391 Bibliography 465 Index 491

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The book is wonderfully printed on an eggshell tinted paper, providing a soft warmth to the many images and heightens the effects of the warmer toned images that Gowin has created, varying from a neutral grayscale to a very warm tint. . . . I find the photographs ethereal and surreal."---Douglas Stockdale, PhotoBook Journal

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Book Synopsis In this one-of-a-kind collection, the world’s top players and coaches share their secrets, guidance and advice on every aspect of the game. From batting to bowling and fielding to coaching, Cricket: 99.94 Tips to Improve Your Game covers it all. Trade Review"Practical, accessible, and easy to follow! Reading this book means you'll need a bulletproof excuse for why you managed to run out your skipper yet again. It also contains a Bradman reference—what's not to like?"Ed Davis -- All Out Cricket Magazine "Setting goals early provides a focus for young players, but achieving the goals takes dedication, ability, and a well-developed technique. The tips in this book provide the foundation for the continued development of every young cricketer."Arnie Sidebottom -- Former Yorkshire and England Fast Bowler Table of ContentsPart I: Batting Chapter 1. Starting an Innings Chapter 2. Seeing Off the New Ball Chapter 3. Running Aggressively Chapter 4. Some Rules for Running Between Wickets Chapter 5. Hitting to the Gaps Chapter 6. Dancing With the Spinners Chapter 7. Backing Up—It’s so Easy Chapter 8. Improvising—A Risky Business Chapter 9. Reading the Game Chapter 10. Farming the Strike Chapter 11. Lofting With the Wind Chapter 12. Staying Alert as a Night Watchman Chapter 13. Using the Bowling Machine Wisely Chapter 14. The Communication Triangle When an Injured Batter Isn’t Running Chapter 15. Breaks in Batting Equal Breaks in Concentration Chapter 16. Ones and Twos Make Sense Chapter 17. Beware the Full Toss Chapter 18. A Wicket Falls—You’re In! Chapter 19. Staying in by Getting to the Other End Chapter 20. Wag the Tail Part II: Bowling Chapter 21. Bowling to Plans Chapter 22. Shine, Don’t Whine! Chapter 23. Persist, Persist, Persist: A Bowler’s Mantra Chapter 24. Bowling Is Just Like Archery: Hit the Spot to Win Gold! Chapter 25. Analyse, Don’t Criticise! Chapter 26. Use the Wind to Your Advantage Chapter 27. Practise Like Tennis Players Chapter 28. Learn to Mask Your Deliveries Chapter 29. Variety Is the Spice of Bowling Life Chapter 30. Six-Packs Can Be Spun for More Fun! Part III: Fielding Chapter 31. Anticipating the Shot Chapter 32. Running in Pairs Chapter 33. Setting Up the Relay Chapter 34. Back Up, Don’t Muck Up! Chapter 35. The Value of a Knock-Down Chapter 36. Percentage Fielding Chapter 37. Taking the Stumps When Appropriate Chapter 38. Be a Fielder, Not a Spectator Chapter 39. Slip It On and Cover Them Up Chapter 40. Stay Low and Throw Low Chapter 41. Slide for Speed, Not for Show! Chapter 42. ‘Bend ze Knees’ Chapter 43. Become a Star Fielder off Your Own Bowling Chapter 44. Making Run-Outs Routine Chapter 45. Batters Can Spin, Too! Chapter 46. Use the Right Throw at the Right Time Chapter 47. Bounce the Ball Into the Keeper’s Gloves, Not at His Shins! Chapter 48. Swarm Like Bees to the Honey Pot Chapter 49. Set the Table Chapter 50. Cricket Is Not Baseball Part IV: Leadership Chapter 51. To Bat, or Not to Bat—That Is the Question Chapter 52. Avoid Pressuring Bowlers Chapter 53. Get the Angles Right Chapter 54. Remember the Mid-On Chapter 55. Is the Second New Ball Overrated? Chapter 56. A Positive Attitude Is Infectious Chapter 57. Create the Unexpected Chapter 58. Place Your Fielders Strategically Chapter 59. Change Bowlers Before It’s Too Late Chapter 60. Declarations Must Optimise Your Chance of Winning Chapter 61. The Captain Is More Than a Figurehead Chapter 62. Respect Takes Time to Earn and Just Moments to Lose! Chapter 63. Feel the Difference Chapter 64. Become Your Own Coach Chapter 65. What Should Coaches Expect From Their Players? Chapter 66. What Should Players Expect From Their Coach? Chapter 67. Backyards and Beaches Are Great Nurseries Chapter 68. Train as You Play Chapter 69. Coaching Wicketkeepers Is Often an Afterthought Part V: General Chapter 70. It’s Not Offensive to Be Defensive! Chapter 71. Learn From Mistakes, Don’t Repeat Them Chapter 72. Silent Nights Are Golden Chapter 73. Do More Chapter 74. Come to Practise, Don’t Turn Up for Practice Chapter 75. Concentrate! Chapter 76. Game-like Training Chapter 77. Bring On the Spotlights: Tips for Playing in Finals Chapter 78. The Power of the Leading Arm Chapter 79. There’s no I in ‘Team’ Chapter 80. Be in the Team, Not Just on the Team Sheet Chapter 81. Team Behaviour on Game Day Chapter 82. Play Other Sports Chapter 83. Practise With Distractions Chapter 84. When to Watch the Players, Not the Ball Chapter 85. Grow a Tree That Produces Fruit Every Year Chapter 86. Taking It One Step at a Time Chapter 87. When Things Are Going Badly, Think of the Forest After a Fire Chapter 88. The Power of Peer Assessment Chapter 89. Playing With Pain Is a Balancing Act Chapter 90. Evaluating Performance: Moving Beyond Statistics Chapter 91. Body Language Tells a Story Chapter 92. Versatility in an Increasingly Specialised World Chapter 93. Winning Premierships: The Ultimate Team Reward (Neil’s Story) Chapter 94. Kicking Goals to Launch a Season Chapter 95. Make Your Home Ground Away From Home Chapter 96. What if Your Nightmares Come True? Chapter 97. Boys to Men Chapter 98. When David Beat Goliath (Ken’s Story) Chapter 99. Gaining Wisdom

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Book SynopsisAn introduction to the sociology of money, foregrounding how money embodies social relationsTrade Review'An extremely knowledgeable account of existing theories of money' -- Jens Beckert, author of Imagined 'Futures: Fictional Expectations and Capitalist Dynamics' (Harvard University Press, 2016)'A well-argued exploration of the history and nature of money ... Thorough and comprehensive' -- Mary Mellor, author of Money: Myths, Truths and Alternatives (Policy Press, 2019)Table of ContentsPreface 1. Economic Theories of Money – and Their Critiques 1.1. Barter, Exchange and Money 1.2. Objective versus Subjective Theories of Value 1.3. The Improbability of Exchange 2. Money’s Unlikely Origins 2.1. Gift-exchange and ceremonial monies 2.2. Money and (the End of) Violence 2.3. Economies of Sacrifice 2.4. Secrets of the Coin 3. Money and Finance 3.1. Time and Money 3.2. The Logic of Financial Markets 4. The Politics of Money 4.1. The Foundations and Fundamental Problems of Contemporary Money 4.2. Private Monies (or Bitcoin) 4.3. Sovereign Money 4.4. Central Bank Independence and the Inescapable Politicality of Money 5. Money and Society 5.1. Alienation and Freedom 5.2. Money and Functional Differentiation References Index

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Book SynopsisArgues that narrative is simultaneously a cognitive style, a discourse genre, and a resource for writing. Because stories are strategies that help humans make sense of their world, narratives not only have a logic but also are a logic in their own right, providing an irreplaceable resource for structuring and comprehending experience.Trade Review“One of the virtues of David Herman’s Story Logic lies in its attempt to bring together literary and linguistic approaches to the study of narrative. The attempt results in a synthesis that promotes a better understanding of discourse for literary scholars and a deeper grasp of basic narratology tools for discourse analysts. The title of the volume reflects one of the main points of the book: that ‘stories both have a logic and are logic in their own right’ because they constitute a powerful instrument for understanding the world. . . . . Herman has originally and successfully applied basic concepts and tools of linguistic analysis to the study of literary narrative. . . . I believe that many aspects of the narrative analyses proposed in the volume, such as Herman’s ideas about space, time, and action, can help linguists develop new insights about the ways in which different kinds of narratives construct meaning.”—Language in Society

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