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Enthusiasm studies what Kant calls a "strong" sense of the sublime, not as an aesthetic feeling but as a form of political judgment rendered not by the active participants in historical events but those who witness them from afar. Lyotard's analysis, preparatory to his work in The Differend and subsequent publications, is a radical rereading of the Kantian "faculties," traditionally understood as functions of the mind, in terms of a philosophy of phrases derived from Lyotard's prior encounters with Wittgenstein's theory of language games. The result is a kind of "fourth" critique based in Kant's later political and historical writings, with an emphasis on understanding the place of those sudden and unscripted events that have the power to reshape the political/historical landscape (such as the French Revolution, May 1968, and others).

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Philosophical thinking is interrupted by the finitude of what cannot be named, on the one hand, and that within which it is subsumed as one of multiple modes of sense-making, on the other. Sense and Singularity elaborates Jean-Luc Nancy’s philosophical project as an inquiry into the limits or finitude of philosophy itself, where it is interrupted, and as a practice of critical intervention where philosophy serves to interrupt otherwise unquestioned ways of thinking. Nancy’s interruption of philosophy, Van Den Abbeele argues, reveals the limits of what philosophy is and what it can do, its apocalyptic end and its endless renewal, its Sisyphean interruption between the bounds of infinitely replicating sense and the conceptual vanishing point that is singularity. In examinations of Nancy’s foundational rereading of Descartes's cogito as iterative, his formal experimentations with the genres of philosophical writing, the account of “retreat” in understanding the political, and the interruptive play of sense and singularity in writings on the body, sexuality, and aesthetics, Van Den Abbeele offers a fresh account of one of our major thinkers as well as a provocative inquiry into what philosophy can do.

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This book focuses on coaching leaders in the context of the organizational systems within which they lead, drawing on the curriculum of the Georgetown University Leadership Coaching Certificate Program, one of the premier coach training programs in the world and the only one with this particular focus.

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An engaging and visually exciting look at some of South America's major cities.This series offers readers of 9 and up an engaging and visually exciting look at some of the world's major cities. Cityscapes draw in the reader with facts about the iconic buildings that help to shape each city's unique identity. Data-packed pages give the essential details about each featured city, including where to go, what to do and things to eat on a visit, as well as information about the city's history. The cities of South America covered in the book are Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Bogota, Columbia; Santiago, Chile; Caracas, Venezuela; Quito, Ecuador; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cuzco, Peru; Montevideo, Uruguay; Georgetown, Guyana; La Paz, Bolivia; Paramaribo, Suriname; Santa Cruz, Bolivia; Lima, Peru; Manaus, Brazil; Cuenca, Ecuador; Potosi, Bolivia; Cartagena, Columbia and Asuncion, Paraguay.Titles in the 6-book series feature the cities of Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America.

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International Space Law and Space Laws of the United States provides helpful practice tips for representing clients and doing business in today's commercial space industry, as well as important coverage of the essentials for students of Space Law. Each chapter explores a nuanced space law issue and concludes with review questions.Written by two Georgetown Space Law professors who are also Space Law practitioners, with more than 50 years of combined expertise having worked as legal counsel for NASA, in the halls of Congress and in the Executive Branch, this book explains complex regulations in approachable language and is thoroughly annotated.This work is valuable for students of Space Law as well as practitioners. It will serve as a handy desk reference for years to come.

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An engaging and visually exciting look at some of South America's major cities.This series offers readers of 9 and up an engaging and visually exciting look at some of the world's major cities. Cityscapes draw in the reader with facts about the iconic buildings that help to shape each city's unique identity. Data-packed pages give the essential details about each featured city, including where to go, what to do and things to eat on a visit, as well as information about the city's history. The cities of South America covered in the book are Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Bogota, Columbia; Santiago, Chile; Caracas, Venezuela; Quito, Ecuador; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cuzco, Peru; Montevideo, Uruguay; Georgetown, Guyana; La Paz, Bolivia; Paramaribo, Suriname; Santa Cruz, Bolivia; Lima, Peru; Manaus, Brazil; Cuenca, Ecuador; Potosi, Bolivia; Cartagena, Columbia and Asuncion, Paraguay.Titles in the 6-book series feature the cities of Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America.

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'Just wonderful . . . this book deserves to be the new Bridgerton' THE LADY'Goodman's ladies are the undercover Regency heroes we've been waiting for! This is sparkling, thrilling, romantic fun' TONI JORDANA high society amateur detective at the heart of Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as an 'old maid' to protect other women in a new and fiercely feminist historical mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Alison Goodman.What readers are saying:'Taut, exciting, in turns angry, funny and poignant, with a fabulous romantic subplot, this is the new regency series I didn't know I was waiting for. Highly, highly recommended'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'A fabulous read, full of compelling characters with wit and depth, heart breaking and heart pounding moments make this a complete page turner' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'What a thrilling ride this book was!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'This book was an absolute riot to read. The central cast is very well fleshed out and are a joy to get to know'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'A really refreshing regency read that's a little bit different!'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐.........................Lady Augusta Colebrook, 'Gus', is determinedly unmarried, bored by society life, and tired of being dismissed at the age of forty-two. She and her twin sister, Julia, who is grieving her dead betrothed, need a distraction. One soon presents itself: to rescue their friend's goddaughter, Caroline, from her violent husband.The sisters set out to Caroline's country estate with a plan, but their carriage is accosted by a highwayman. In the scuffle, Gus accidentally shoots the ruffian, only to discover he is Lord Evan Belford, an acquaintance from their past who was charged with murder and exiled to Australia twenty years ago. With Lord Evan injured and unconscious, the sisters have no choice but to bring him on their mission to save Caroline. What follows is a high adventure full of danger, clever improvisation, heart-racing near misses, and a little help from a revived and rather charming Lord Evan.Back in London, Gus can't stop thinking about her unlikely (not to mention handsome) comrade-in-arms. She is convinced Lord Evan was falsely accused of murder, and she is going to prove it. She persuades Julia to join her in a quest to help Lord Evan, and others in need-society be damned! And so begins the beguiling secret life and adventures of the Colebrook twins.A rollicking and joyous adventure, with a beautiful love story at its heart, about two rebellious sisters forging their own path in Regency London..........................'If you love Georgette Heyer, you'll love [this]. Smart and sassy and featuring heroines of a certain age, this is the Regency I've been waiting for. Adventure! Mystery! A touch of romance!' JENN MCKINLAY'A must-read for lovers of the Regency and historical mysteries alike' JENNIFER ASHLEY'A truly delightful romp through the Regency period. Alison Goodman has crafted a feminist adventure story that will have you cheering on the unconventional Colebrook sisters in all their exploits' STEPHANIE MARIE THORNTON'Part heart-racing adventure, part gothic mystery, part tantalizing romance, and wholly wonderful' JOANNA LOWELL

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Esta biografía trata de presentar al Molière que conocieron sus contemporáneos más allá del mito edificado sobre diversas leyendas (marido celoso y malhumorado, soñador y melancólico, actor dotado solo para la comedia, enfermo crónico), que todavía hoy componen su retrato.Para poder conocer la figura del hombre, el actor itinerante, el audaz director de teatro, el creador ingenioso, hace falta bucear en testimonios desconocidos, documentos olvidados que ayuden a reconstruir la figura del hombre, de su familia, de una compañía de teatro excepcional, de un artista que llegó a ser favorito de Luis XIV, que nos puedan aclarar las luces y las sombras del gran autor cómico.

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Born at the same time as the ‘Armée de L’air’ itself, in the early 1930s, the squadrons represent the evolution and development of French aerial forces over the decades. Reformed at the end of the Second World War, the number of squadrons for the ‘Armée de l’Air’ peaked during the Cold War after which their numbers were reduced as the threat from the Soviet Union evaporated as the Soviet empire imploded. The very existence of the squadrons came into question during the 1990s, but they were reformed over the next two decades. This title, covering over half a century, covers both French fighter and reconnaissance planes of 1945-2015, the period of the propeller to jet planes, the Spitfire and the Thuderbolt to the Mirage 2000 and the Rafale, including the Ouragan, Mystère and other Mirage 111.Using detailed descriptions and images, each squadron, whether in still in existence or not, is described in detail, not only its history but its insignias, equipment, planes, etc.

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Of Jewish origin and an intimate friend of Hitler, Emil Maurice was the founder of the SA and of the Stosstrupp Hitler (the origin of the SS). He also helped to edit Mein Kampf in Landsberg Prison. Through the unusual destiny of Emil Maurice, this book mainly describes in detail the relatively unknown but ever so terribly determining period for History, from 1919 to 1933, with some very rare documents in black and white, and some in colour: the beginnings of the DAP going back to the Society of Thule, the Munich Soviet and the Freikorps’ fighting in 1919, the Munich Putsch; Landsberg prison, the history of the Stosstrupp with a list of personal information about all its members, the Geli Raubal affair and lots of other historical details with photographs and documents as yet never published or virtually unknown, coming in part from Emil Maurice’s unpublished archives which we have acquired.

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A spectacular, large format, full colour book, packed with over 200 photographs, maps and charts. The book is divided into the sectors associated with the Normandy landings in 1944.

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Suite from Carmen

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