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 Emile Chabal, "The Age of Hobsbawm: The Life of a Revolutionary Historian" English | ISBN: 0674737768 | 2026 | 480 pages | PDF | 2 MB An intellectual biography of Eric Hobsbawm, one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century.  Jane Kingsley-Smith, "The Afterlife of Shakespeare's Sonnets" English | ISBN: 1107170656 | 2019 | 294 pages | PDF | 10 MB Why did no one read Sonnet 18 for over one hundred years? What traumatic memories did Sonnet 111 conjure up for Charles Dickens? Which Sonnet did Wilfred Owen find particularly offensive on the WW1 battlefront? What kind of love does Sonnet 116 celebrate and why? Filling a surprising gap in Shakespeare studies, this book offers a challenging new reception history of the Sonnets and explores their belated entry into the Shakespeare canon. Jane Kingsley-Smith reveals the fascinating cultural history of individual Sonnets, identifying those which were particularly influential and exploring why they rose to prominence. This is a highly original study which argues that we should redirect our attention away from the story that the Sonnets tell as a sequence, to the fascinating afterlife of individual Shakespeare Sonnets.  C.G. Wynn, "The Aether Awakens " English |ASIN : B0BYGY7V9T | 2023 | 393 pages | EPUB | 5 MB Years after negotiating her freedom from service, a reluctant paladin is summoned back to duty during a period of perceived peace. Unbeknownst to Ophiera, a rising power is spreading across Tanvik and, with it, a growing sickness, leaving destruction in its wake. As if disruption of her quiet retirement wasn't burdensome enough, she is also tasked with escorting a hapless diplomat across the sea. Reckless, smug, and frustratingly charming, her new charge challenges more than just her patience.  Melvyn Bragg, "The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language" English | ISBN: 1611450071 | 2011 | 336 pages | MOBI | 13 MB "Superb. . . . Inspiring."-Newsday. "A captivating history."-The Daily Telegraph. "A thorough and incredibly enjoyable trip down a linguistic memory lane."-Bloomsbury Review  LaGina Gause, "The Advantage of Disadvantage: Costly Protest and Political Representation for Marginalized Groups " English | ISBN: 1316513572 | 2022 | 220 pages | PDF | 35 MB Does protest influence political representation? If so, which groups are most likely to benefit from collective action? The Advantage of Disadvantage makes a provocative claim: protests are most effective for disadvantaged groups. According to author LaGina Gause, legislators are more responsive to protesters than non-protesters, and after protesting, racial and ethnic minorities, people with low incomes, and other low-resource groups are more likely than white and affluent protesters to gain representation. Gause also demonstrates that online protests are less effective than in-person protests. Drawing on literature from across the social sciences as well as formal theory, a survey of policymakers, quantitative data, and vivid examples of protests throughout U.S. history, The Advantage of Disadvantage provides invaluable insights for scholars and activists seeking to understand how groups gain representation through protesting.  Wei Cui, "The Administrative Foundations of the Chinese Fiscal State " English | ISBN: 1108491421 | 2022 | 330 pages | PDF | 2 MB On subjects ranging from trade to democratization, there has lately been a wave of laments about China's development belying Western expectations. Yet these disappointments often come with misunderstandings of the very institutions that China was expected to adopt. Chinese taxation offers a sharp illustration. When China introduced a tax system suited for the market economy, it fully intended tax collection to rely on self-assessment, audits, and the rule of law. But this Western approach was quickly jettisoned in favour of one that emphasized monitoring of taxpayers and ex ante interventions, at the expense of deterrence and truthful reporting norms. The Chinese approach surprisingly matches recommendations made by recent economic scholarship on tax compliance and state capacity. China's massive but little-known explorations in taxation highlight the distinct types of modern state capacity, and raise challenging questions about the future of taxation and the superiority of institutions based on rule of law.  Jennifer Joyce, "The Accidental Life Swap" English | ISBN: 0008348685 | 2019 | 336 pages | MOBI | 474 KB 'I haven't laughed so much at a book for a long time.' Whispering Stories Book Blog, 5 stars  Neil R. A. Bell, "The A-Z of Victorian Crime" English | ISBN: 1445689480 | 2019 | 320 pages | PDF | 3 MB Few things are more evocative of Victorian Britain than its criminals; they are vital ingredients in any Victorian melodrama. The truth, however, was often stranger, more thrilling and more horrifying than fiction. In this book, four eminent crime historians reveal the realities of this aspect of Victorian life, illuminating not just the criminals and their victims, but also the policemen, forensic scientists and others who rubbed shoulders with the 19th-century underworld. Notorious crimes-the Road Hill Murder, the Balham Mystery and Jack the Ripper-stand alongside long-forgotten, neglected cases; the most shocking and terrifying cases appear next to everyday horrors.  Dorothy Calimeris, "The 30-Minute Middle Eastern Cookbook: Classic Recipes Made Simple" English | ISBN: 1638070504 | 2022 | 144 pages | EPUB | 2 MB Savor the flavors of the Middle East!  Jacqui Lewis, "The 14 Day Mind Cleanse: Your step-by-step detox for more clarity, focus, and joy" English | ISBN: 0785843183 | 2023 | 144 pages | MOBI | 475 KB "Joyful, uplifting and transformational. This book will change your life. It changed mine." -Georgie Abay, The Grace Tales |
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