A collection of irreverent summations of more than one hundred well-known works of literature, accompanied with funny color illustrations.From Anna Karenina to Wuthering Heights, Abridged Classics: Brief Summaries of Books You Were Supposed to Read but Probably Didn't is packed with dozens of humorous super-condensed summations—cleverly described in the fewest words possible—of some of the most famous works of literature by many of the ...

A real life story of a man from Middlesbrough with a 31 year career as a pharmacist spanning from the 1970's until 2012, when it all came to a traumatic end due to a brain tumour diagnosis.Early memories and career anecdotes are shared throughout, including medicines, formulation and apothecary skills necessary to treat patients.A story of love and support in a war against the odds, John Atkinson shares his highs and lows, his battles with both his health and family tragedi...

First published in 1902, “The Evolution Of Modern Capitalism” looks at the effects that the industrial revolution had had on contemporary capitalism, focusing primarily on the introduction of machinery into production. Contents include: “The Structure of Industry Before Machinery”, “The Order of Development of Machine Industry”, “The Structure of Modern Industry”, “The Formation of monopolies in Capital”, “Economic Powers of the Trust”, “Machinery and Industrial Depression”, etc. This fasc...

John Atkinson Hobson (1858 – 1940) was an English social scientist and economist most famous for his work on imperialism—which notably had an influence on Vladimir Lenin—as well as his theory of underconsumption. His early work also questioned the classical theory of rent and predicted the Neoclassical "marginal productivity" theory of distribution. In his 1891 work “Problems of Poverty”, Hobson explores the subject of poverty and the industrial condition of the poor, looking at such facto...

First published in 1920, this fascinating treatise by renowned English economist John Atkinson Hobson looks at the subject of internationalism, exploring the moral factors and issues related to it as well as the ramifications of international cooperation in the light of the cessation of the First World War. This detailed treatise will appeal to those with an interest in world politics and economics, especially that of Europe and the aftermath of The Great War. John Atkinson Hobson (1858 – ...

“1920 - Dips Into The Near Future” is a 1917 work by English economist John Atkinson Hobson. It contains a number of satirical writings that predict what life and the world will be life in 1920, just three years after the first publication of this book. In these short satirical pieces, Hobson attempts to point out some of the hypocrisies of the 'Never-Endian' attitude which betrayed “every cause of liberty at home in a war of liberty” and claimed to “end a war by refusing every opportunity...

John Atkinson Hobson (1858 – 1940) was an English social scientist and economist most famous for his work on imperialism—which notably had an influence on Vladimir Lenin—as well as his theory of underconsumption. His early work also questioned the classical theory of rent and predicted the Neoclassical "marginal productivity" theory of distribution. In Hobson's seminal study “Imperialism - A Study”, he explores the roles of patriotism, philanthropy, and the spirit of adventure in the light...

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After the Castro brothers stun their island nation and the world by announcing that, in three months time, the next President of Cuba would be democratically elected, a reluctant Canadian guitarist performing at the Cuban International Jazz Festival gets entangled in the cold-blooded murder of the campaign manager for the leading presidential candidate.

The Evolution of Modern Capitalism: A Study of Machine Production by John A. Hobson is a seminal work that explores the profound transformation of economic and social structures brought about by the rise of machine-based industry. First published in 1894, the book offers a comprehensive analysis of the development of modern capitalism, tracing its roots from the early stages of handicraft and domestic industry to the complex, large-scale factory systems that define the industrial age. Hobs...

Problems of Poverty: An Inquiry into the Industrial Condition of the Poor by J. A. Hobson is a seminal work first published in 1891 that delves deeply into the social and economic challenges faced by the working classes in late nineteenth-century England. Drawing on contemporary statistics, personal observations, and the latest social research of his time, Hobson examines the root causes and far-reaching consequences of poverty in an era marked by rapid industrialization and urbanization. ...

This book serves as an introduction to the science and applications of Large Language Models (LLMs). You'll discover the common thread that drives some of the most revolutionary recent applications of artificial intelligence (AI): from conversational systems like ChatGPT or BARD, to machine translation, summary generation, question answering, and much more.At the heart of these innovative applications is a powerful and rapidly evolving discipline, natural language processing (NLP)....