World Financial Orders challenges the predominance of neo-liberalism as a mode of knowledge about contemporary world finance, and claims that it neglects the social and political bases as well as the malign consequences of change. He looks to the field of International Political Economy (IPE) to construct an alternative mode, one that critically restores society and politics. An 'historical' approach to IPE is advanced that accounts for modern world finance since the seventeenth c...

The Tompkins family intended to take a holiday aboard a cruise ship bound for the Carribean, stopping on the first leg in New York.Unfortunatley cats are not allowed on board a ship, so poor old Bonkers would have to spend the next three weeks at dear old Mrs McDonald's farm, with his two brothers Billy and Scruff and his sister Ginger. Bonkers was born there three years earlier.How could they possibly think about going on holiday and leaving me behind? Hmmm we will have to...

Neither Bonkers nor Whiteback had ever seen a circus before. They couldn't wait to get involved.They were taken there by Boomerang, Willbe and the rest of the herd. None of them could possibly have guessed what would happen next.

A thorough examination of the worldwide digital transformation of people’s everyday monetary and financial relations driven by the emergence of FinTechHow people pay, make savings and investments, buy insurance, and take on debt is undergoing digital transformation across the globe. This book argues that FinTech is a distinct form of intermediary and rentier capital that is radically reorganizing the routine social relations of money and finance. People are being c...

Change Your Diet to Live Healthier!It is now a proven fact that many of the sicknesses, illnesses and diseases that plague mankind, are a direct or indirect result of the worsening of people’s dietary habits. This has been attributed, for the most part, to the ever increasing rhythms of life which create stress and anxiety. People need to eat fast, need to eat unhealthy foods and sometimes they need to eat while standing up or even when walking (running sometimes). In order to make...

Todo pregador faz um sermão a partir de uma perspectiva articulada ou não articulada. Essa perspectiva pode ser metodológica, teórica, filosófica, cultural, sociológica ou teológica. Há muitos livros sobre métodos de pregação. Outros textos exploram o lado teórico. Além disso, alguns enfocam uma filosofia de pregação. Outros falam, ainda, sobre os aspectos culturais ou sociológicos da tarefa. Este livro é sobre descobrir as pressuposições teológicas das abordagens para a pregação, ou seja,...

Immanuel Kant's "IMMANUEL KANT Premium Collection: Complete Critiques, Philosophical Works and Essays (Including Kant's Inaugural Dissertation)" presents a monumental compilation of his most influential texts that shaped modern philosophy. The collection encapsulates his critical philosophy, characterized by rigorous analytical reasoning, systematic exploration of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics. This oeuvre demonstrates Kant's profound engagement with Enlightenment ideal...

Immanuel Kant's "Philosophical Books, Critiques & Essays" presents a comprehensive examination of central philosophical inquiries that shaped modern thought. Characterized by his rigorous analytical style, Kant scrutinizes metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics through systematic reasoning, establishing a foundational framework for his critique of pure and practical reason. His writings reflect the Enlightenment's ambition to reconcile empirical knowledge with rationalist principles, navigati...

Start Loving Person You See in the Mirror!Are you unhappy with the person you see when you look in the mirror? How we feel about ourselves is the result of a complicated set of social cues, and often our own misperception of how we think other people view ourselves. The good news is that our body image is the result of our own feelings, and therefore is something that is within our grasp to change. And we should endeavor to do just that – no one deserves to live un...

What Is The Mediterranean Diet And Why Should I Be Following It?There are numerous diets on the market that advocate a diet that is either restrictive in the amount of calories a person eats or specifically excludes a certain type of nutrient. The goal of the typical “fad diet” is usually always weight loss – and some of them are even successful, at least in the short term. So what is the Mediterranean Diet and how is it different?There are two things that ...

How Could Someone Even Think Of Doing That To Teddy?I am the matriarch of a family of six: myself, my husband, a 14 year old son, a 12 year old daughter, a 4 year old Coton de Tuléar and a 6 year old Shih Tzu. On any given day if you ask me who my favorite member of the family is, depending on raging teenage hormones and the occasional marital spat, the answer may very well be Teddy the Shih Tzu. Ironically, he is also the only one of the group that came within hou...

Batman is one of the most compelling and enduring characters to come from the Golden Age of Comics, and interest in his story has only increased through countless incarnations since his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. Why does this superhero without superpowers fascinate us? What does that fascination say about us? Batman and Psychology explores these and other intriguing questions about the masked vigilante, including the following: Does Batman have PTSD? Why does he fig...