Although much has been written on autobiography, the same cannot be said of autothanatography, the writing of one's death. This study starts from the deconstructive premise that autobiography is aporetic, not or not only a matter of a subject strategizing with language to produce an exemplary identity but a matter also of its responding to an exorbitant call to write its death. The I-dominated representations of particular others and of the privileged other to whom a work is addressed, mus...

Jacques Derrida explores the ramifications of what we owe to others.Hospitality reproduces a two-year seminar series delivered by Jacques Derrida at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris between 1995 and 1997. In these lectures, Derrida asks a series of related questions about responsibility and “the foreigner”: How do we welcome or turn away the foreigner? What does the idea of the foreigner reveal about kinship and the state, particul...

This series on the treatment of cancer is sponsored by the UICe. The editors and authors feel strongly that more standar dization in cancer therapy is needed on a worldwide basis. This, of course, is only possible if experts from all countries subscribe to a joint policy of making their treatment designs available to practising oncologists all over the world. Current Treatment of Cancer discusses all the equipment and methods now in use in cancer therapy. It covers all types of cancer, thu...

Back in the day radio was the medium; and its message was entertainment!Whatever you craved, radio delivered. Detectives, Mysteries, Westerns, Sci-Fi, Literature.This Golden Age really was crammed full of exciting, thrilling and downright brilliant programmes.These classic radio hours serve up a wide range of genres, stars, stories, and yes, entertainment.Let's jump right in.

Bringing together more than twenty illustrated mystery and adventure narratives, FRANK & DICK MERRIWELL – Ultimate Collection offers a substantial encounter with one of the defining traditions of American juvenile popular fiction. Across school stories, athletic contests, investigations, rescues, and moral tests, the volume displays the energetic pacing, episodic suspense, and melodramatic clarity that made the Merriwell saga a landmark of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century boys'...

The Adventures of Frank & Dick Merriwell gathers a substantial body of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century popular fiction centered on athletic heroism, campus rivalry, travel, mystery, and detection. Written in the brisk, episodic manner of the dime novel and story-paper tradition, these tales combine suspenseful plotting with moral instruction, presenting Frank and his successor Dick as models of courage, self-command, loyalty, and fair play. The illustrated format further evoke...

BURT L. STANDISH Premium Collection: 24 Adventure & Mystery Novels gathers a substantial body of popular fiction rooted in the energetic traditions of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American adventure writing. Its narratives range across mystery, pursuit, athletic rivalry, moral testing, and sensational intrigue, reflecting the serialized momentum and broad appeal of the dime-novel era. The collection's significance lies in its vivid blend of action-driven plotting, accessibl...

Ronald Burt describes the social structural theory of competition that has developed through the last two decades. The contrast between perfect competition and monopoly is replaced with a network model of competition. The basic element in this account is the structural hole: a gap between two individuals with complementary resources or information. When the two are connected through a third individual as entrepreneur, the gap is filled, creating important advantages for the entrepreneur. C...

Strong Bridges is a book about a contradiction and the opportunity it offers. For decades, social network theory has drawn its maps of advantage from the idea that brokers sit astride structural holes, reaping value from weak ties that bridge disconnected worlds. But what if some of those bridges are not weak? What if the real advantage lies not just in structure, but in trust forged in interpersonal history regardless of structure? This is the puzzle Strong Bridges takes...

There is a moral to this book, a bit of Confucian wisdom often ignored in social network analysis: "Worry not that no one knows you, seek to be worth knowing." This advice is contrary to the usual social network emphasis on securing relations with well-connected people. Neighbor Networks examines the cases of analysts, bankers, and managers, and finds that rewards, in fact, do go to people with well-connected colleagues. Look around your organization. The individuals doing well tend to be ...

Social Capital, the advantage created by location in social structure, is a critical element in business strategy. Who has it, how it works, and how to develop it have become key questions as markets, organizations, and careers become more and more dependent on informal, discretionary relationships. The formal organization deals with accountability; Everything else flows through the informal: advice, coordination, cooperation friendship, gossip, knowledge, trust. Informal relations have al...

Poems Every Child Should Know brings some of the most beloved Authors of all time together in one place where they can be enjoyed by the entire family.