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Are Americans obsessed with shopping? Shop 'til You Drop is a lively look at our consumer culture and its role in our everyday lives and society. Arthur Asa Berger considers the sacred roots of consumer culture, the demographics of consumption, theories about competing cultures, and the semiotics of shopping. Accessibly written and entertaining, this book is ideal for courses in cultural studies, advertising, and American studies, as well as f...

A study of the status of Jews, Muslims and pagan Turkic nomads in medieval Hungary.

When was the last time you left a cocktail party saying "that was the best sugar snap pea I've ever had!?" Although simple food does have its place, and nothing satisfies me quite like a warm, yeasty mouthful of unadorned bread, it won't make your party memorable. But...brush that bread with butter... crisp the edges to please the eye... spread it with a creamy St. André cheese awakened with vidalias and lemon... top that with musky shiitakes ...

One Life to Live is the intelligent person's guide to a better life. It is unique, because it appeals to the reader's common sense and good reason. No helping hands, no unusual practices, and no commitments to mystical powers are required. There is no organizational membership prerequisite to a good life. The author proposes that it is within the Self, alone, that the reader will find happiness. Recognition of the self as an independent entity...

One Life to Live is the intelligent person's guide to a better life. It is unique, because it appeals to the reader's common sense and good reason. No helping hands, no unusual practices, and no commitments to mystical powers are required. There is no organizational membership prerequisite to a good life. The author proposes that it is within the Self, alone, that the reader will find happiness. Recognition of the self as an independent entity...

Aims to provide a forum for researchers concerned with appraising and significantly transforming conventional accounting theory, practice, teaching and research. This title recognizes and examines the effect of accounting practice on environmental issues and on the externalities imposed on local and global communities.

The philosophical concept of 'possible worlds' used to explain theoretical problems of fictionality and narrativity.

This book takes readers on a leisurely journey through a bygone era with fascinating accounts of canals, corduroy roads, and turnpikes, waterwheels and icehouses, colorful road signs and their painters, circus folk, and more. Brimming with anecdotes about people and the times, this delightful narrative remains a milestone of Americana. 81 black-and-white illustrations.

This book makes a stimulating contribution to the philosophy of language and mind. It begins with a spirited defense of the view that propositions are structured and that propositional structure is psychologically real.

This book examines responsibility and luck as these issues arise in tort law, criminal law, and distributive justice. The central question is: whose bad luck is a particular piece of misfortune Arthur Ripstein argues that there is a general set of principles to be found that clarifies responsibility in those cases where luck is most obviously an issue: accidents, mistakes, emergencies, and failed attempts at crime. In revealing how the problem...

Ed Ringering takes the successes and failures of several student pilots and weaves them into the story of one particular student who has dreamed of flying since his early years in grade school. You will follow this student pilot's journey from the very first flight to the attainment of his dream and only then learn how important commitment and dedication can be when working towards a dream.

The aim of this book is to explore the phenomena underlying earthquake fracture and present a general theoretical model for earthquake source processes.

The National Theatre's mega-hit in a new version.

Between 1929 and 1970, Dmitri Shostakovich wrote almost 40 film scores of Soviet films, from Stalinist cult epics to classical literary adaptations. His long and distinguished cinema career has hitherto been overlooked. Combining analysis and anecdote, John Riley provides this first account to examine the scores and their contexts in the films for which they were written, the ways in which contemporary events shaped both films and scores, and ...

Jon Burgart and Jon Johnson provide the newest members of the working world the humorous guide to surviving post-collegiate life that they never realized they needed.until the "real world" gave them a harsh wake up slap. Learn all about the rough realities different types of job dwellers deal with, learn how to maximize your outside of work hobbies and entertainment options, and learn how your relationships change when you aren't constantly ar...

A heart wrenching children's story. A little girl comes across a malnourished cheetah cub caged at the back of a small shop in an Arab souq. Her mother agrees to buy the animal to save its life, and the little girl rears the cub at their house until it grows into a fine young cheetah.

Our God answered their cry, and they chose to follow His directions, even though it sometimes seemed against their common sense. You'll find answers that can change your whole perspective on life. Those that took the challenge to pray a very simple short prayer "Lord, change me" are living examples of changed lives. The results were not dependent upon God changing the circumstances. They were willing for God to change them in their circumstanc...

Our God answered their cry, and they chose to follow His directions, even though it sometimes seemed against their common sense. You'll find answers that can change your whole perspective on life. Those that took the challenge to pray a very simple short prayer "Lord, change me" are living examples of changed lives. The results were not dependent upon God changing the circumstances. They were willing for God to change them in their circumstanc...

This story of the Galileo spacecraft probe to Jupiter`s moon provides a unique understanding of the Galileo images of Europa, and examines in detail the physical setting that might sustain extra-terrestrial life in Europa's ocean and icy crust.

This volume is in no way intended to be an exhaustive study of God in many faceted nature of His being or a full commentary on Who He is in the Psalms. Its purpose is to give glimpses of Him in the Bible and serve as a devotional guide in our quest for a greater knowledge of and closer relationship with Him.Our God is too big and wonderful for us to full comprehend His nature and what power He holds in His almighty hands. Even though we cannot...