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2017
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Originally published in 1986. This helpful text sets out what appears to make exchange rates change and shows how these various factors contribute to an explanation of the past. It considers the problems of providing satisfactory forecasts of the exchange rate while presenting the methods used, outlining their drawbacks and speculating on future ways forward. Laid out to move from empirical issues to theory and on to policy, this book is easily of use to those interested in macroeconomics,...
Why Wales Never Was
The Failure of Welsh Nationalism
2017
EN
Written as an act of protest in a Welsh-speaking community in north-west Wales, Why Wales Never Was combines a devastating analysis of the historical failure of Welsh nationalism with an apocalyptic vision of a non-Welsh future. It is the ‘progressive’ nature of Welsh politics and the ‘empire of the civic’, which rejects both language and culture, that prevents the colonised from rising up against his colonial master. Wales will always be a subjugated nation until modes of thought, dominan...
- Narrated by
- Simone Brooks
Unabridged
58 min
2023
EN
Introducing the ultimate gardening guide for beginners. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, this comprehensive book has everything you need to create a thriving garden right in your own backyard.From selecting the perfect site for your garden, to preparing the soil and planting the perfect selection of flowers, vegetables, and herbs, this guide covers it all. Discover the benefits of gardening, from the joy of nurturing a plant from seed to the satisfaction of ...
- Narrated by
- Simone Brooks
- Audiobook 1 -
- Navarre Falls
Unabridged
1 hour 25 min
2023
EN
When Annabel meets Cal, it’s love at first sight. But after a strange dream, she starts to wonder if perhaps there’s something more than destiny bringing them together. She knows in her heart that she loves Cal, but will that be enough for her to get the one Christmas wish she wants more than anything?
2014
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It is 1977 when Connecticut girl Brook Simons arrives in Los Angeles to become a screenwriter. Homesick and naïve, but ambitious, she falls into the narcotic clutches of the Sunset Strip standup comedy world.Soon obsessed and in love with a talented, self-destructive comedian, she can’t get off the train wreck that ensues. Laced with sex, drugs and violence, this fast-paced, good-girl-goes-bad, true-story romp poses serious questions about addiction, abuse, and the power of passion...
2025
EN
I didn't write this book to play it safe. I wrote this because somebody needed to finally say what nobody else would. The truth is that emotional affairs are real. Soul ties are real. Being married and still feeling lonely is real. And falling in love with someone who wasn't your spouse? That part will make you question everything.This story is fiction, but it's wrapped in real emotion. Real situations. Real spiritual warfare. Every chapter came from a place of knowing what it feel...
2009
EN
In this eleventh volume in The World Over series, Simon and Brooks examine and compare the rights and responsibilities of citizenship across twenty-one countries. The countries included are Canada, the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Israel, Egypt, Iran, Nigeria, South Africa, India, China, Japan, and Australia. In addition to reporting on the rights that citizens enjoy in these countries, as for example the right to...
Corporate Psychopathy
Investigating Destructive Personalities in the Workplace
2019
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This book analyses the conceptualization of psychopathic personality disorder for criminal/forensic populations and examines in depth the emerging phenomenon of the ‘corporate psychopath’. In doing so its authors expose the paradoxical nature of the disorder: while it is frequently associated with antisocial, criminal and predatory behaviour, more recent studies have highlighted examples of creative, visionary and inspiring leaders who are also found to present a high degree of psychopathy...
2009
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Gay and Lesbian Communities the World Over examines the treatment and status of gays and lesbians in 21 countries around the world. The countries included are Canada, the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Israel, Egypt, Iran, Nigeria, South Africa, India, China, Japan, and Australia. The book explores the history of homosexuality dating back to ancient Greece and Rome, as well as attitudes toward gays and lesb...
2022
EN
Immerse yourself in the unnerving world of the paranormal with these tales of horror curated by Bram Stoker Award-nominated Anthony Rivera and Sharon Lawson, editors of the #1 bestseller Peel Back the Skin and the critically acclaimed Dark Visions series.It's here in Death's Realm where the spirits of the dead and monstrosities that should never exist torment the souls of the living they've left behind in sixteen disquieting tales of the supernatural from horror's...
2021
EN
The Domestic Goddess – a story of social media fame, a family in crisis and advice on buying a bike. Adam and Sarah live in a house that’s too small for them with a mortgage that’s too big for them and, once they’ve wrestled the kids into bed, they watch Netflix series in their pyjamas or have cheap-as-chips, Chardonnay-soaked dinners with their friends. After Sarah wins a writing competition for a women’s magazine, she’s asked to become a regular columnist. Emma, Adam’s friend, but certai...
Cultivating Cultures of Thinking in Australian Schools
From Control to Curiosity
2025
EN
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This book is a call to action for educators who seek to move beyond superficial learning and engage students in deeper, more meaningful thinking. At a time when education is dominated by standardisation and a crowded curriculum, this book champions a different path, prioritising student agency, curiosity, and thinking.Grounded in the influential Cultures of Thinking™ approach developed by Dr. Ron Ritchhart from Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, this book sho...











