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In this book, the reader is privileged to take a leisurely and thoroughly enjoyable trip through the Greece of the mid-twentieth century, led by a poet-narrator who is a comfortable and engaging guide and complemented by the artwork of John Guerin. Frederic Will recounts his odyssey: from Austria through Yugoslavia, across the northern Greek border, from Salonika to Athens and the Aegean Sea, to the site of remnants of Old Greece in Smyrna, Pergamum, and Ephesus, and finally to the monaste...

By walking, you escape from the very idea of identity, the temptation to be someone, to have a name and a history ... The freedom in walking lies in not being anyone; for the walking body has no history, it is just an eddy in the stream of immemorial life.In A Philosophy of Walking, a bestseller in France, leading thinker Fr�d�ric Gros charts the many different ways we get from A to B-the pilgrimage, the promenade, the protest march, the nature ramble-and reveals ...

Showing how market researchers can get a seat at the decision-making table, this book is the essential guide to mastering storytelling techniques that can dramatically enhance the impact of research reports and presentations, commanding full audience engagement and buy-in.While demand for storytelling in marketing research reports and presentations has mushroomed in recent years, there can be confusion about what decision-makers mean by "stories." Leading market research expert C. ...

The Heir's Discovery: The protagonist's realization of his heritage and rightful place in the history of Grand-Pré serves as the catalyst for the story. This discovery leads him on a journey to uncover his family's past and the legacy of his people.Historical Context: The novel is steeped in the history of the Acadians, particularly focusing on their expulsion by the British in 1755. This event, known as the Great Expulsion, saw thousands of Acadians forcibly removed from their homes, and ...

Grand-Pré, the home of Evangeline, seldom fails to impress the stranger, who sees it for the first time, with a sense of its rich loveliness. It would be difficult to find a more delightful setting for the story of the Acadian maiden, separated from her betrothed lover, Gabriel, and sent into exile with her people. The country fronting the present Grand-Pré is broadly open to the Basin of Minas. The dyked marshes extend for miles in blocks of pasture, grain, and haylands. Great creeks whic...

Oratory is one of the earliest necessities of society; as soon as men were organised on terms of equality for corporate action, there must have been occasions when opinions might differ as to the best course to be pursued, and, if there were no inspired king whose unquestioned authority could impose his will, the majority must decide whether to flee or to fight, to kill or to keep alive. Thus different plans must be discussed, and, in cases where opinion was evenly balanced, that side woul...

The Greatest Murder Mysteries Ever Written surveys the formative pleasures and formal ingenuity of detective fiction, gathering locked rooms, poisoned clues, country-house crimes, urban conspiracies, and investigations shaped by psychological suspense. Its range extends from Gothic atmosphere and sensational plotting to the brisk procedural, the gentleman-thief adventure, and the modern puzzle mystery. Foundational tales of analytic detection and influential locked-room enigmas sit beside ...

For years, we’ve assumed that we are headed toward a world where vehicles will be autonomous and shared, assuring hassle-free and seamless mobility. But is this a “double leap” too big to accept? What hurdles stand in the way of shared autonomy, and what steps do we need to take to overcome them?This study is based on proprietary research conducted in the UK, and over 20 interviews from across the world. Our findings suggest that user adoption might represent a bigger challenge tha...

A personal odyssey and a portrait of a distinguished anthropologist in practice—a life shaped by accident, transformation, and the enduring power of connection.How does the youngest of eight children, raised on a family farm in northern Wisconsin by parents with only half a grammar school education, become an Ivy League professor and a witness to some of the most transformative events of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries? In this remarkable memoir...

The anthology "The King's Men: A Tale of To-morrow" presents a compelling tapestry of speculative fiction, offering readers a diverse exploration of futures shaped by the imaginative foresight of its contributing authors. This collection harnesses a range of literary styles from the allegorical to the philosophical, painting a vivid picture of societies poised on the cusp of transformation. Noteworthy pieces within this anthology encapsulate the broader tensions and aspirations of their re...

Without a beginning, there can be no life. Without life, there can be no meaning. Without death, there can be no judgment. Without judgment, there can be no salvation. One’s destination—be it heaven or hell—is one’s own choice. Finally here is the book to help guide you in making the right choice!

Despite significant theoretical advances in social and behavioural macroeconomics, little has been done to synthesise the disparate developments in these fields and point the way forward to future research directions and policy implications. This book reviews, unifies and extends diverse strands of thinking and shows how these theories can be used to improve macroeconomic modelling for policy development in a range of spheres.The book explores how the most empirically relevant soci...