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Towards a Better Global Economy

Policy Implications for Citizens Worldwide in the Twenty-first Century

By: Franklin Allen,Jere Richard Behrman,Nancy Birdsall,Shahrokh Fardoust,Dani Rodrik,Andrew D. Steer,Arvind Subramanian

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Towards a Better Global Economy

Policy Implications for Citizens Worldwide in the Twenty-first Century

By: Franklin Allen,Jere Richard Behrman,Nancy Birdsall,Shahrokh Fardoust,Dani Rodrik,Andrew D. Steer,Arvind Subramanian

Substantial progress in the fight against extreme poverty was made in the last two decades. But the slowdown in global economic growth and significant increases in income inequality in many developed and developing countries raise serious concerns about the continuation of this trend into the 21st century. The time has come to seriously think about how improvements in official global governance, coupled with and reinforced by rising activism of 'global citizens' can lead to welfare-enhancing and more equitable results for global citizens through better national and international policies. This book examines the factors that are most likely to facilitate the process of beneficial economic growth in low-, middle-, and high-income countries. It examines past, present, and future economic growth; demographic changes; the hyperglobalization of trade; the effect of finance on growth; climate change and resource depletion; and the sense of global citizenship and the need for global governance in order to draw longer-term implications, identify policy options for improving the lives of average citizens around the world, and make the case for the need to confront new challenges with truly global policy responses. The book documents how demographic changes, convergence, and competition are likely to bring about massive shifts in the sectoral and geographical composition of global output and employment, as the center of gravity of the global economy moves toward Asia and emerging economies elsewhere. It shows that the legacies of the 2008-09 crisis-high unemployment levels, massive excess capacities, and high debt levels-are likely to reduce the standard of living of millions of people in many countries over a long period of adjustment and that fluctuations in international trade, financial markets, and commodity prices, as well as the tendency of institutions at both the national and international level to favor the interests of the better-off and more powerful pose substantial risks for citizens of all countries. The chapters and their policy implications are intended to stimulate public interest and facilitate the exchange of ideas and policy dialogue.

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0198723458

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Food Supply Chain Management and Logistics

From Farm to Fork

By: Samir Dani

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Food Supply Chain Management and Logistics

From Farm to Fork

By: Samir Dani

WINNER: ACA-Bruel 2015 - Prix des Associations With the growth of the food industry come unique logistics challenges, new supply routes, demand dynamics and investment re-shaping the future of the food logistics industry. It is therefore important for the food industry to innovate both with regards to demand management and sustainability of food sources for a growing population. Food Supply Chain Management and Logistics provides an accessible and essential guide to food supply chain management, considering the food supply chain from 'farm to fork'. Samir Dani shows the reader how to stay ahead of the game by keeping abreast of global best practice, harnessing the very latest technology and squeezing efficiency and profit from increasingly complex supply chains. Food Supply Chain Management and Logistics covers essential topics in food supply chain management, including: food supply chain production and manufacturing; food logistics; food regulation, safety and quality; food sourcing; food retailing; risk management; food innovation; technology trends; food sector and economic regeneration; challenges in International food supply chains; triple bottom-line trends in the food sector; food security and future challenges. Winner of the 2015 Prix des Associations, this book has been commended for its comprehensive coverage of the design, governance, supporting mechanisms and future challenges in the food supply chain.

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Kogan Page Publishers

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0749473657

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Critical and Cultural Theory

By: Dani Cavallaro

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Critical and Cultural Theory

By: Dani Cavallaro

This radical, new book brings together the key concepts, issues and debates in critical and cultural theory today. Each chapter presents a self-contained analysis of each concept as well providing a range of discussion questions and further reading. Throughout, text-links connect related material across chapters, enabling the reader to pursue their own line of disciplinary or cross-disciplinary inquiry.

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A&C Black

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1441163840

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Sweet Romantic Nights

By: Rachelle Ayala,Dani Haviland,Susan Jean Ricci,Nancy Radke,Stacy Eaton,J.L. Campbell,Denise Devine

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Sweet Romantic Nights

By: Rachelle Ayala,Dani Haviland,Susan Jean Ricci,Nancy Radke,Stacy Eaton,J.L. Campbell,Denise Devine

Forget the day’s problems and dive into this delectable set of seven stories by award-winning and bestselling authors. Season your sweet romances with a sprinkle of suspense, a cup of humor, and just the right amount of ‘aww’ factor to keep you reading through the night. SWEET ROMANTIC NIGHTS, another great set from THE AUTHORS’ BILLBOARD. (A Limited Release Boxed Set) Rachelle Ayala – Christmas Lovebirds: Can two little lovebirds and Christmas cheer open Melisa’s heart to giving Rob another chance? Dani Haviland – LOST: The Time Travel Romance That Started It All: LOST: the epic time travel romance and the story of how it changed lives in the 21st century. Susan Jean Ricci – A Sweet Snafu: There’s never a dull moment with these two characters from Dinosaurs and Cherry Stems. Nancy Radke – Christmas on Cougar Mountain: Was this woman scamming him, or was she the lifeline he needed? Stacy Eaton – Tangled in Tinsel: When an unexpected visitor shows up at Casey’s house a few days before Christmas, her future and past collide. J.L. Campbell - Cupid’s Gift: Two single parents have their lives turned inside out by the antics of a four-footed ball of fluff named Maddox. Denise Devine – Run from the Night: A strange encounter on a country trail, a body bag and a relentless stalker--Julie Stark was in the wrong place at the wrong time and now she’s running for her life.

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Chill Out! Books

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1950592030

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History of Civilizations of Central Asia

The Dawn of Civilization: Earliest Times to 700 B.C.

By: Dani, Ahmad Hasan,Masson, V. M.,UNESCO

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History of Civilizations of Central Asia

The Dawn of Civilization: Earliest Times to 700 B.C.

By: Dani, Ahmad Hasan,Masson, V. M.,UNESCO

Volume 1 of this UNESCO multi-volume series traces the history of man in this vast region from the Palaeolithic beginnings to circa 700 BC, when the foundations of the Achaemenian Empire were laid. The earliest history of man is evidenced and the food producing areas of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and the Indus Valley explored. The Bronze Age and the first signs of urbanization from the Indus to the Oxus are described as is the development of the nomadic pastoral tribes, such as the Aryans, whose history can be seen in proper perspective through archaeological evidence now available. A comprehensive first instalment for any enthusiast interested in the history and development of Asia.

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UNESCO Publishing

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9231027190

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9789231027192

French Feminist Theory

An Introduction

By: Dani Cavallaro

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French Feminist Theory

An Introduction

By: Dani Cavallaro

French Feminist Theory offers an introduction to the key concepts and themes in French feminist thought, both the materialist and the linguistic/psychoanalytic traditions. These are explored through the work of a wide range of theorists: Simone de Beauvoir, Chantal Chawaf, Helene Cixous, Catherine Clement, Christine Delphy, Marguerite Duras, Colette Guillaumin, Madeleine Gagnon, Luce Irigaray, Julia Kristeva, Nicole-Claude Mathieu, Michele Montreley, Monique Plaza, Paola Tabet and Monique Wittig. The book outlines the philosophical and political diversity of French feminism, setting developments in the field in the particular cultural and social contexts in which they have emerged and unfolded.

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A&C Black

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1441123504

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9781441123503

Anarchists in the Academy

Machines and Free Readers in Experimental Poetry

By: Dani Spinosa

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Anarchists in the Academy

Machines and Free Readers in Experimental Poetry

By: Dani Spinosa

Dani Spinosa takes up anarchism’s power as a cultural and artistic ideology, rather than as a political philosophy, with a persistent emphasis on the common. She demonstrates how postanarchism offers a useful theoretical context for poetry that is not explicitly political—specifically for the contemporary experimental poem with its characteristic challenges to subjectivity, representation, authorial power, and conventional constructions of the reader-text relationship. Her case studies of sixteen texts make a bold move toward politicizing readers and imbuing literary theory with an activist praxis—a sharp hope. This is a provocative volume for those interested in contemporary poetics, experimental literatures, and the digital humanities. Case Studies Jim Andrews Christian Bök Mez Breeze John Cage Andy Campbell Robert Duncan Kenneth Goldsmith Susan Howe Jackson Mac Low Erín Moure [Erin Mouré] Harryette Mullen bpNichol Vanessa Place Juliana Spahr Brian Kim Stefans W. Mark Sutherland Darren Wershler

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University of Alberta

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1772126470

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9781772126471

Vessel

The Shape of Absent Bodies

By: Dani Netherclift

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Vessel

The Shape of Absent Bodies

By: Dani Netherclift

A new contribution to literature that grapples with grief, death and the shape of what's left behind Who would think to call Ophelia a corpse? She is but a woman emptied of herself. In 1993, when she was 18 years old, Dani Netherclift witnessed the drowning deaths of her father and brother in an irrigation channel in North-East Victoria. Or, she saw her father and brother disappear beneath an opaque surface and never saw these loved ones again. But also, never stopped imagining the shape of this bodily loss. Not viewing the bodies grows into a form of ambiguous loss that makes the world dangerous, making people seem liable to suddenly vanishing. What would it have been like to have seen them, after the fact? To have looked upon their bodies. To picture the emptied vessels of her father and brother is to reach toward a sense of closure; a form of magical thinking in which goodbye is made possible. Vessel pulls together a language of space and ruin, interleaving stories of what it means to lose the physical body of a person you love with a bricolage of literature, history and (vessel) translations, and the realisation that all bodies become in the end bodies of text, beautifully written palimpsests—elegies—inked on the skins of the dead.

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Upswell

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1743823800

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9781743823804

Proof of Their Sin

By: Dani Collins

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Proof of Their Sin

By: Dani Collins

When a secret affair leaves a military widow pregnant, the only way out of scandal may also lead to love in this dramatic romance novel. Pregnant. When Lauren Bradley hears the word, her heart stops. There’s only one man who can be the father. And it’s not her late husband, the man everyone thinks is a celebrated war hero. . . . Ravaged with guilt at sleeping with his best friend’s wife, Paolo Donatelli closed his heart to Lauren forever. But in nine months’ time, the proof of their incredible night together will be there for the world to see. Marriage is Paolo’s answer to avoiding more scandal, but it’s Lauren’s worst fear—she still bears the scars from the first time she said “I do.” Can she trust Paolo enough to reveal the truth?

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Harlequin

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1460315405

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Changeling Dream

By: Dani Harper

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Changeling Dream

By: Dani Harper

An absolutely fantastic read." -Joyfully Reviewed In times of stress Jillian Descharme has always found calm in her dream of a great white wolf with haunting blue eyes. But she is startled when the visions return and this time seem so real. Late at night he comes to her, speaks to her, touches her. It's almost as if he's alive. . . Powerful and uplifting. . ." -The Romance Studio (Five hearts) Thirty years ago James Macleod lost his wife and unborn child to a killer bent on destroying the Changelings. Though he longed for death, his animal instinct fought for survival and James has been a wolf ever since. Yet now a woman has reawakened the man in him, taming wild instincts but arousing still wilder needs. With his ancient enemy hunting the legendary white wolf, James must fight for new life, new hope, new love. "A remarkable story of belonging, need and passion." -Coffee Time Romance (Five cups) "Make room on the keeper shelf-Dani Harper is definitely an author to watch." --Kate Douglas

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Kensington Publishing Corp.

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0758272197

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9780758272195

The Healer

Medieval Fantasy Romance

By: Dani Collins

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The Healer

Medieval Fantasy Romance

By: Dani Collins

Are they each other’s downfall? Or salvation? Athadia is a Healer, possibly the last of her dwindling race. Vaun is the warrior who rescues her—then refuses to let her go. She knows by his first touch he is a Latent, a half-blood and potential mate, but he’s also her mortal enemy. She needs to escape—hopefully with his unborn child in her womb. Athadia keeps Vaun’s soldiers alive on their perilous journey back to Kerfdom, but once there, Vaun is ordered by his brother, the King, to kill her. Keeping her is viewed as treason, but she offers him a type of healing that has eluded him all his life. It can’t be love, though. Athadia is forbidden to take a life mate. As conspiracies are revealed and war threatens, can they unite their people against a common foe? Or will she cause Vaun to be revealed as one of her own, ensuring they’re both killed and all hope of a future lost?

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Dani Collins

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099173498X

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9780991734986

Anime and the Visual Novel

Narrative Structure, Design and Play at the Crossroads of Animation and Computer Games

By: Dani Cavallaro

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Anime and the Visual Novel

Narrative Structure, Design and Play at the Crossroads of Animation and Computer Games

By: Dani Cavallaro

This book describes the thematic and structural traits of a recent and popular development within the realm of anime: series adapted from visual novels. Visual novels are interactive fiction games in which players creatively control decisions and plot turning points. Endings alter according to the player's choices, providing a motivation to replay the game and opt for alternative decisions each time. Pictorial sumptuousness, plot depth and subtle characterization are vital aspects of the medium. Anime based on visual novels capitalizes on the parent games' attributes, yielding thought-provoking yarns and complex personalities.

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McFarland

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0786444274

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9780786444274

The Memory of Us

A brand-new love story for 2024. Filled with heart-wrenching romance, family love, and mystery

By: Dani Atkins

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The Memory of Us

A brand-new love story for 2024. Filled with heart-wrenching romance, family love, and mystery

By: Dani Atkins

A beautifully written, gripping and moving novel about the lengths we will go to for the people who mean the most to us... I was utterly captivated, from start to finish' - Holly Miller *** If you can't trust your head, can you trust your heart? If she had been found moments later, Amelia's heart would have stopped and never recovered. Instead she was taken from the desolate beach to the nearest hospital just in time to save her life. When her sister Lexi arrives from New York, Amelia's heart is beating, but the accident has implanted a series of false memories. These memories revolve around a man named Sam, and a perfect love story that never existed. Determined to help her sister, Lexi enlists the help of Nick, a local vet who bears a striking resemblance to Sam. Together, Lexi and Nick recreate and photograph Amelia's dream dates in the hopes of triggering her true memories. But as love starts to stir between Lexi and Nick, they must navigate a complex web of emotions. How can Lexi fall for Amelia's dream man without hurting her sister? Filled with breathtaking romance, heart-wrenching emotion, the magic of destiny and the power of sisterhood, The Memory of Us is a must-read for fans of Holly Miller and Colleen Hoover. *** 'Wow... This book has everything, heartache, passion and twists galore' - Jenny O'Brien 'Gripping, devastating and romantic... A tale of mystery, intrigue, despair and hope – but above all, of love' - Gillian Harvey

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1804540196

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9781804540190

Waiting for Red

By: Martyn J. Pass,Dani Pass

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Waiting for Red

By: Martyn J. Pass,Dani Pass

This captivating thriller revolves around two very different people: Ben, a legend among the feuding criminal organisations, has a past buried deep beneath the reputation he has carved for himself; and John, the exact opposite, a professional killer no-one seems to remember. Brought to breaking point by an almost psychotic woman he is in love with, John makes an unlikely ally for Ben. They must together decide whether to live in fear of their employers, or to turn and fight.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1905237553

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9781905237555

Cyberpunk & Cyberculture

Science Fiction and the Work of William Gibson

By: Dani Cavallaro

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Cyberpunk & Cyberculture

Science Fiction and the Work of William Gibson

By: Dani Cavallaro

Cyberpunk and Cyberculture explores the work of a wide range of writers- Acker, Cadigan, Rucker, Shierley, Sterling, Williams and, of course, Gibson - setting their work in the context of science fiction, other literary genres, genre cinema - from Metropolis to Terminator to The Matrix - and contemporary work on the culture of technology.

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A&C Black

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1847140351

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9781847140357

The Art of Studio Gainax

Experimentation, Style and Innovation at the Leading Edge of Anime

By: Dani Cavallaro

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The Art of Studio Gainax

Experimentation, Style and Innovation at the Leading Edge of Anime

By: Dani Cavallaro

Formed by a small group of university students in the early 1980s, Studio Gainax is now one of the most adventurous and widely esteemed anime companies on the scene. And it is fascinating for its unique approach to animation. Formal experimentation, genre-straddling, self-reflexivity, unpredictable plot twists, a gourmet palate for stylishness, proverbially controversial endings, and a singularly iconoclastic worldview are some of the hallmarks. This documentation of the studio's achievements provides a critical overview of both the company and its films: in-depth examinations of particular titles that best represent the company's overall work, including television series such as Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water and Neon Genesis Evangelion, and feature films such as Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise and Gunbuster vs. Diebuster. Each chapter highlights the contribution made by a specific production to the company's progress.

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