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Netflix's Speculative Fictions: Financializing Platform Television argues that Netflix's scaled expansion has hinged upon its ability not only to create, but more importantly to communicate, new forms and flows of potential value in platform capitalism, wherein capital is mobilized not only from direct revenue streams but also the new value assigned to inputs and investments of data, debt, attention, behavior, taste, time, sociality, and specu...

Netflix's Speculative Fictions: Financializing Platform Television argues that Netflix's scaled expansion has hinged upon its ability not only to create, but more importantly to communicate, new forms and flows of potential value in platform capitalism, wherein capital is mobilized not only from direct revenue streams but also the new value assigned to inputs and investments of data, debt, attention, behavior, taste, time, sociality, and specu...

Twenty years ago, while in prison, Mark was given a copy of James Allen's book, "As A Man Thinketh". He was so moved by this book that it became his daily devotional. However, over the next few years he realized that even though the overarching theme of Mr. Allen's book applied to all people, it did not deal with the day to day things that were unique to prison and prisoners alone. Being a prisoner himself, Mark, wanted to write a book designe...

Vertreibe die Schatten des Krieges Ob an Bord eines Flugschiffs oder in einem Zugwaggon - mach dich auf den Weg in vielfältige Abenteuer, eingehüllt in einen Mantel aus Intrigen! Entdecke Geheimnisse, die während eines zerstörerischen Krieges verschollen gingen, einem Krieg, in dem magiebetriebene Waffen einen ganzen Kontinent bedrohten. In dieser Nachkriegswelt durchdringt Magie jedermanns Alltag, und alle möglichen Leute zieht es nach Sharn,...

This is my personal account of prison, and being a Lifer Convict in the Federal Prison system, struggling to not only adapt to a reality I cannot accept, but likewise searching for the meaning of my life.

A Chinese medical student, a Jamaican Tim Horton's manager, an Indian father of three, and a 17-year-old Syrian refugee walk into a curling club. It's Monday night at a small-town rink and it's the first-ever Learn to Curl class for new Canadians. Inspired by the local refugee resettlement program, community-minded Marlene organized this evening to welcome newcomers and "diversify the club." But when she slips on the ice and breaks her hip, th...

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Deep in Simon's basement, there is a secret world of imagination and adventure. When his new friend Abby comes over after school to work on a class assignment, Simon steers their work toward creating a play...but Simon's older brother, Zach, is having none of it. Zach's on high alert for certain behaviours: as he reveals to Abby, Simon wishes to be a girl. As the three characters struggle through their conflicts, they improvise a fairy tale ab...

A down-to-earth and informative resource on obsessive-compulsive disorder from a solid Christian perspective. Drawing from an expansive clinical background, Crawford illustrates chapters with clear examples of people finding real solutions for dealing with OCD.

When Two Become Three helps couples work through the inevitable challenges to their relationship that occur during the childrearing years to keep their marriage strong.

This weekend may be the last-ever Turkey Days, but for these four characters, that isjust the beginning! Sarah, a turkey farmer, has just left her husband and moved back home to live with her mom Gail. Gail's a beekeeper and she has other things to worry about--like why her honeybees are dropping dead. Then there's Earl: Gail's neighbour, farm tenant, and the ex-husband of Gail's ex-husband's new wife. In these past twenty years, he's been kee...

These previously untold or little-known Civil War stories expand our understanding of this dreadful conflict--and of the human spirit.

A fully illustrated compendium of pivotal figures, battles, and political strategies of the Mexican-American War.Between 1846 and 1848, the United States and Mexico engaged in a conflict that resulted in major Mexican territorial losses and honed the battlefield skills of Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and other U.S. officers who later took part in the Civil War. The A-Z entries, many of them illustrated, range over such diverse subjects as ...

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Scirocco is pleased to introduce two comedies by emerging playwright Mark Crawford. In Stag and Doe, Bonnie and Brad are throwing a party to pay for their upcoming wedding. Their Maid of Honour, Dee, is still getting over being left at the altar seven years ago. Mandy and Rob are getting married today, even though their big white tent blew away in last night's storm. And Jay just found out his entire catering staff is in jail! It's all happeni...

Born in Hagerstown, MD, Mark grew up in Jacksonville, FL. He left home at the age of 15, he wandered the streets of Jacksonville, worked the orange groves in Brooksville, FL, then moved to Aransas Pass, where he learned to weld. Mark joined the Army in 1974 and also met and married Teresa Mata. Mark served five years in the Army and was honorably discharged. Mark and Teresa have three children and six grandchildren. Mark was elected in 1988 an...

A unique guide to little-known protected sites across America.