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Productivity and Performance in the Paper Industry

Labour, Capital and Technology in Britain and America, 1860-1914

By: Gary Bryan Magee

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Productivity and Performance in the Paper Industry

Labour, Capital and Technology in Britain and America, 1860-1914

By: Gary Bryan Magee

This pioneering 1997 study examines the economic development of the British paper industry between 1860 and 1914 - an era in which it is often claimed that the origins of Britain's relative economic decline are first witnessed. For paper-making, this was also a period in which an array of important new forces, including inter alia the development of new raw materials and the move to ever larger scales of production, came on the scene. Gary Bryan Magee looks at the effect of these changes and assesses how effectively the industry coped with the new pressures, drawing upon an extensive range of quantitative and archival sources from Britain, America, and other countries. Along the way, Dr Magee addresses issues central to the understanding of industrial competitiveness, such as technological change, entrepreneurship, productivity, trade policy, and industrial relations.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521581974

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9780521581974

The Dinner Party

By: Gary Freedman

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The Dinner Party

By: Gary Freedman

An evening at the home of the composer Richard Wagner and his wife, Cosima. The book combines features of a short story and a play and is written entirely in quotations.

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Lulu.com

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1312561084

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9781312561083

Why Iris Murdoch Matters

By: Gary Browning

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Why Iris Murdoch Matters

By: Gary Browning

In Why Iris Murdoch Matters Gary Browning draws on as yet unpublished archival material to present an unrivalled overview of Murdoch's work and thought. Browning argues for Murdoch's position amongst the key theorists of modern life, and discusses in detail her engagement with the notion of late modernity. Her multiple perspectives on art, philosophy, religion, politics and the self all relate to how she understands the nature of late modernity. Browning lucidly illustrates that through both her thought and fiction we can grasp the significance of issues that remain of paramount importance today: the possibilities of a moral life without foundations, the meaning of philosophy in a post-metaphysical age, the prospects of politics without ideological certainties and the significance of art after realism. A totally original work arguing persuasively that Iris Murdoch not only matters but is absolutely central to how we think through the contemporary age.

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249

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472574508

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9781472574503

You Kant Make it Up!

Strange Ideas from History's Great Philosophers

By: Gary Hayden

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You Kant Make it Up!

Strange Ideas from History's Great Philosophers

By: Gary Hayden

Drawing on the writings of the great philosophers, You Kant Make it Up sends the reader on thrilling, non-stop tour of their most outrageous and counter-intuitive conclusions. Harry Potter is real. Matter doesn't exist. Dan Brown is better than Shakespeare. All these statements stem from philosophy's greatest minds, from Plato to Nietzsche. What were they thinking? Overflowing with compelling arguments for the downright strange - many of which are hugely influential today - popular philosopher Gary Hayden shows that just because something is odd, doesn't mean that someone hasn't argued for it. Spanning ethics, logic, politics, sex and religion, this unconventional introduction to philosophy will challenge your assumptions, expand your horizons, infuriate, entertain and amuse you.

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223

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Simon and Schuster

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1851688706

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9781851688708

Iris Murdoch and the Political

By: Gary Browning

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Iris Murdoch and the Political

By: Gary Browning

Iris Murdoch is a celebrated philosopher and novelist. Was she a political theorist? Many say that she focused upon the personal and the moral at the expense of the social and the political. However, this book argues the contrary. Murdoch had lifelong interests in politics, just as she did in literature and philosophy. She saw historical experience as the foundation upon which the inter-linked activities of literature, philosophy and politics are based. In reading Murdoch we get a clear insight into the nature of the modern political world. From an early political radicalism to a later anti-utopianism, Murdoch reacted to the great political events of the twentieth century, notably the Holocaust, the rise and fall of ideologies, sexual repression, and the realities of totalitarianism. Her political philosophy conceptualized relations between moral and political spheres, and her novels deal imaginatively with questions of migration, refugees, sexuality and freedom. Her letters and journals provide moment to moment reactions to major political events. Iris Murdoch and the Political presents a lively discussion of Iris Murdoch and her political thought, taking in the nature of socialist thought, the New Left and liberalism in the UK in the latter part of the twentieth century. The book is based upon a wide variety of sources, including Murdoch's journals, letters, reviews, essays, novels and books. It draws upon scholarship in philosophy, literature and intellectual history in developing a coherent sense of how Murdoch theorized the political.

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241

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Oxford University Press

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0192659553

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9780192659552

Well-Being

By: Gary Bryant

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Well-Being

By: Gary Bryant

The purpose of this book is to present several simple yet fundamental principles I have learned over the last fifty years of working to improve my own mental health and well-being. The book is divided into two parts: teaching and sources. The first partteachingwill be short, and its style lean, primarily to facilitate easy reading and absorption of the material. The second partsourceswill be more academic in style yet still relatively lean, intended for those interested in the source material for the teaching portion of the book. The first part of the book may be read by itself without reading the second part for anyone primarily interested in a very short, very direct account of the principles of the teaching.

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Balboa Press

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1504398823

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The Liberation of Thought

By: Gary Bryant

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The Liberation of Thought

By: Gary Bryant

The most profound thinkers, East and West, have concluded that thought or reason cannot know what is real, cannot discover truth. The universal insight that led to this conclusion is that thought itself is not free but enslaved by desire or passion. Modern and postmodern Western thought has resigned itself to this inability to discover truth, while Eastern thought offers varied remedies intended to liberate thought. The Liberation of Thought will show how ancient Western thought also offered remedies, explaining how modern Western thought was unable to retain this remedial teaching. In so doing, The Liberation of Thought will present a universal teaching, born in the East and brought to the West, that restates ancient Eastern and Western remedies to thought's enslavement, pointing the way to a direct and certain discovery of truth.

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150

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Balboa Press

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1504345444

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Uneasy Dreams

The Golden Age of British Horror Films, 1956-1976

By: Gary A. Smith

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Uneasy Dreams

The Golden Age of British Horror Films, 1956-1976

By: Gary A. Smith

There has been a tremendous amount of renewed interest in the output of Britain's Hammer Films. But there remain a great number of worthwhile British horror films, made at the same time by other companies, that have received little attention. The author provides a comprehensive listing of British horror films--including science fiction, fantasy, and suspense films containing horror-genre elements--that were released between 1956 and 1976, the "Golden Age" of British horror. Entries are listed alphabetically by original British title, from Vincent Price in The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) to Zeta One (1969). Entries also include American title, release information, a critique of the film, and the film's video availability. The book is filled with photographs and contains interviews with four key figures: Max J. Rosenberg, cofounder of Amicus Productions, one of the period's major studios; Louis M. Heyward, former writer, film executive and producer; Aida Young, film and television producer; and Gordon Hessler, director of such films as The Oblong Box and Murders in the Rue Morgue.

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278

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McFarland

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1476605300

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9781476605302

Hiking Ohio

By: Gary Williams

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Hiking Ohio

By: Gary Williams

Hiking Ohiois your complete guide to over 75 of the most scenic day hikes in the Buckeye State. From the shores of Lake Erie to the Ohio River, this handy guide will lead you to the best trails. In this one-of-a-kind resource, you’ll find the following features: • Detailed descriptions, complete with GPS coordinates for every hike in every region • Special points of interest; descriptions of the topography, flora, fauna, and climate; estimated hiking time and distance; and difficulty ratings for each trail • Phone numbers and websites, park hours and rules, and available facilities for 65 of the state’s most scenic hiking areas • Easy-to-read maps for every park and trail to help you navigate your hike and locate landmarks and other points of interest • A convenient trail finder that provides a summary of each trail’s features and available facilities Hiking Ohio brings to life the history, terrain, flora, and fauna of each area. And the descriptions of nearby recreational and sightseeing destinations ensure you won’t miss anything on your trip. Hiking Ohio is your guide to enjoying the great outdoors!

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Human Kinetics

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1492583227

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9781492583226

Book's by Gary Bryan Magee

Productivity and Performance in the Paper Industry

Productivity and Performance in the Paper Industry

The Dinner Party

The Dinner Party

Why Iris Murdoch Matters

Why Iris Murdoch Matters

You Kant Make it Up!

You Kant Make it Up!

Iris Murdoch and the Political

Iris Murdoch and the Political

Well-Being

Well-Being

The Liberation of Thought

The Liberation of Thought

Uneasy Dreams

Uneasy Dreams

Hiking Ohio

Hiking Ohio

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