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Generations

The Real Differences between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents—and What They Mean for America's Future

de Jean M. Twenge, PhD ...

Narrado por Madeleine Maby ...

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16 hora 49 minutos

A groundbreaking, revelatory portrait of the five generations that make up today’s population, from the bestselling author of Generation Me and iGen. Dr. Jean Twenge has analyzed millions of data points to glean the attitudes, characteristics, and life circumstances that define each generation, resulting in a fascinating look at how they connect, conflict, and compete with each other.Upending the ... Leer más

$26.99 USD

A groundbreaking, revelatory portrait of the five generations that make up today’s population, from the bestselling author of Generation Me and iGen. Dr. Jean Twenge has analyzed millions of data points to glean the attitudes, characteristics, and life circumstances that define each generation, resulting in a fascinating look at how they connect, conflict, and compete with each other.Upending the
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Rige børn leger bedst

et portræt af det danske klassesamfund

de Lars Andersen, Sune Caspersen, Jørgen Goul Andersen, Lars Olsen, Niels Ploug, Sune Ehlers ...

Narrado por Peter Secher Schmidt ...

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8 hora 24 minutos

Til overraskelse for mange er arbejderklassen stadig langt den største klasse i Danmark. 41 procent er faglærte og ufaglærte med almindelige job. Og 21 procent af danskerne i den erhvervsaktive alder står langvarigt uden for arbejdsmarkedet.Det er kun 1,6 %, der tilhører overklassen: selvstændige, topledere og nøglemedarbejdere med indkomster over 1,2 million. Men det er dem, der bestemmer på de ... Leer más

$15.61 USD

Til overraskelse for mange er arbejderklassen stadig langt den største klasse i Danmark. 41 procent er faglærte og ufaglærte med almindelige job. Og 21 procent af danskerne i den erhvervsaktive alder står langvarigt uden for arbejdsmarkedet.Det er kun 1,6 %, der tilhører overklassen: selvstændige, topledere og nøglemedarbejdere med indkomster over 1,2 million. Men det er dem, der bestemmer på de
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iGen

Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood--and What That Means for the Rest of Us

de Jean M. Twenge, PhD ...

Narrado por Madeleine Maby ...

Completo

9 hora 52 minutos

“We’ve all been desperate to learn what heavy use of social media does to adolescents. Now, thanks to Twenge’s careful analysis, we know: It is making them lonely, anxious, and fragile—especially our girls. If you are a parent, teacher, or employer, you must read this fascinating book.”—Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious GenerationBorn after 1995, the smartphone generation grew up with cell ... Leer más

$23.39 USD

“We’ve all been desperate to learn what heavy use of social media does to adolescents. Now, thanks to Twenge’s careful analysis, we know: It is making them lonely, anxious, and fragile—especially our girls. If you are a parent, teacher, or employer, you must read this fascinating book.”—Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious GenerationBorn after 1995, the smartphone generation grew up with cell
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When You Learn the Alphabet

Essays

de Kendra Allen ...

Narrado por Nicole Cash ...

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5 hora 24 minutos

Kendra Allen’s first collection of essays—at its core—is a bunch of mad stories about things she never learned to let go of. Unifying personal narrative and cultural commentary, this collection grapples with the lessons that have been stored between parent and daughter. These parental relationships expose the conditioning that subconsciously informed her ideas on social issues such as colorism, ... Leer más

$22.49 USD

Kendra Allen’s first collection of essays—at its core—is a bunch of mad stories about things she never learned to let go of. Unifying personal narrative and cultural commentary, this collection grapples with the lessons that have been stored between parent and daughter. These parental relationships expose the conditioning that subconsciously informed her ideas on social issues such as colorism,
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Brown is the New White

How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority

de Steven Phillips ...

Narrado por Sean Crisden ...

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6 hora 30 minutos

Despite the abundant evidence from Obama's victories proving that the U.S. population has fundamentally changed, many progressives and Democrats continue to waste millions of dollars chasing white swing voters. Explosive population growth of people of color in America over the past fifty years has laid the foundation for a new American majority consisting of progressive people of color and ... Leer más

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Despite the abundant evidence from Obama's victories proving that the U.S. population has fundamentally changed, many progressives and Democrats continue to waste millions of dollars chasing white swing voters. Explosive population growth of people of color in America over the past fifty years has laid the foundation for a new American majority consisting of progressive people of color and
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Suburbs

A Very Short Introduction

de Carl Abbott ...

Narrado por Mike Lenz ...

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4 hora 14 minutos

We live in the suburban era. Well over half of all Americans and two-thirds of Canadians live in suburbs. Tracts of suburban bungalows ring Sydney and Melbourne. Suburban apartments rise on the outskirts of Paris, Prague, Singapore, and Beijing. Nearly everyone has a strong opinion about suburbs. Folks who love dense cities scorn "suburbia," while people who like big yards dislike bustling ... Leer más

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We live in the suburban era. Well over half of all Americans and two-thirds of Canadians live in suburbs. Tracts of suburban bungalows ring Sydney and Melbourne. Suburban apartments rise on the outskirts of Paris, Prague, Singapore, and Beijing. Nearly everyone has a strong opinion about suburbs. Folks who love dense cities scorn "suburbia," while people who like big yards dislike bustling
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Birth-Rate Crisis

Reclaiming Family and Purpose in a Dopamine-Driven World

de Jim Penman, Andrea Pearson ...

Narrado por Tamblyn Lord ...

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5 hora 9 minutos

Birth rates are falling almost everywhere. But why?Governments have spent billions trying to reverse the trend, yet fertility continues to fall. Economists blame housing costs. Sociologists point to changing cultural values. Politicians argue over policy. But what if they’re all focusing on the symptoms rather than the cause?In Birth-Rate Crisis: Reclaiming Family and Purpose in a Dopamine-Driven ... Leer más

$12.95 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Birth rates are falling almost everywhere. But why?Governments have spent billions trying to reverse the trend, yet fertility continues to fall. Economists blame housing costs. Sociologists point to changing cultural values. Politicians argue over policy. But what if they’re all focusing on the symptoms rather than the cause?In Birth-Rate Crisis: Reclaiming Family and Purpose in a Dopamine-Driven
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The Super Age

Decoding Our Demographic Destiny

de Bradley Schurman ...

Narrado por Brian Holsopple ...

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8 hora 32 minutos

A demographic futurist explains the coming Super Age—when there will be more people older than sixty-five than those under the age of eighteen—and explores what it could mean for our collective future.Societies all over the world are getting older, the result of the fact that we are living longer and having fewer children. At some point in the near future, much of the developed world will have at ... Leer más

$23.39 USD

A demographic futurist explains the coming Super Age—when there will be more people older than sixty-five than those under the age of eighteen—and explores what it could mean for our collective future.Societies all over the world are getting older, the result of the fact that we are living longer and having fewer children. At some point in the near future, much of the developed world will have at
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Before It's Gone

Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small Town America

de Jonathan Vigliotti ...

Narrado por Jonathan Vigliotti ...

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9 hora 12 minutos

This “stunning call to action to save ourselves and all life on the planet” (Booklist), i****n the vein of This Changes Everything and Saving Us, effortlessly demonstrates how climate change is affecting America right now.Discussion of the climate crisis has always suffered from a problem of abstraction. Data points and warnings of an overheated future struggle to break through the noise of ... Leer más

$23.39 USD

This “stunning call to action to save ourselves and all life on the planet” (Booklist), i****n the vein of This Changes Everything and Saving Us, effortlessly demonstrates how climate change is affecting America right now.Discussion of the climate crisis has always suffered from a problem of abstraction. Data points and warnings of an overheated future struggle to break through the noise of
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Why Are Fewer Americans Getting Married?

de PBS NewsHour ...

Narrado por PBS NewsHour ...

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6 minutos

Fewer Americans are tying the knot nowadays, according to a new Pew Research report that showed 51 percent of the adult population is married, compared to 1960 when 72 percent of the country was. Ray Suarez discusses the changing demographics of marriage in the United States with Stephanie Coontz of Evergreen State College. ... Leer más

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Fewer Americans are tying the knot nowadays, according to a new Pew Research report that showed 51 percent of the adult population is married, compared to 1960 when 72 percent of the country was. Ray Suarez discusses the changing demographics of marriage in the United States with Stephanie Coontz of Evergreen State College.
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Where Did You Get This Number?

A Pollster's Guide to Making Sense of the World

de Anthony Salvanto ...

Narrado por Anthony Salvanto ...

Completo

5 hora 45 minutos

CBS News’ Elections and Surveys Director Anthony Salvanto takes you behind the scenes of polling to show you how to think about who we are and where we’re headed as a nation.As Elections and Surveys Director for CBS News, it’s Anthony Salvanto’s job to understand you—what you think and how you vote. He’s the person behind so many of the poll numbers you see today, making the winner calls on ... Leer más

$17.09 USD

CBS News’ Elections and Surveys Director Anthony Salvanto takes you behind the scenes of polling to show you how to think about who we are and where we’re headed as a nation.As Elections and Surveys Director for CBS News, it’s Anthony Salvanto’s job to understand you—what you think and how you vote. He’s the person behind so many of the poll numbers you see today, making the winner calls on
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How Not to Die (Too Soon)

The Lies We’ve Been Sold and the Policies That Can Save Us

de Devi Sridhar ...

Narrado por Devi Sridhar ...

Completo

9 hora 45 minutos

Brought to you by Penguin.Have you ever questioned why, despite the avalanche of self-help books and optimization hacks, we remain embroiled in multiple global health crises? Populations worldwide are gaining life-shortening excess weight (even in poorer countries), and water contamination is rampant (even in richer countries). In such dire circumstances, a gratitude journal won’t help.The stark ... Leer más

$17.01 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.Have you ever questioned why, despite the avalanche of self-help books and optimization hacks, we remain embroiled in multiple global health crises? Populations worldwide are gaining life-shortening excess weight (even in poorer countries), and water contamination is rampant (even in richer countries). In such dire circumstances, a gratitude journal won’t help.The stark
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Generation Me

Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled--and More Miserable Than Ever Before

de Jean M. Twenge, PhD ...

Narrado por Randye Kaye ...

Completo

12 hora 20 minutos

In this provocative new book, psychologist and social commentator Dr. Jean Twenge documents the self-focus of what she calls "Generation Me"—people born in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Dr. Twenge explores why her generation is tolerant, confident, open-minded, and ambitious but also cynical, depressed, lonely, and anxious.Dr. Twenge reveals how profoundly different today's young adults are—and ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

In this provocative new book, psychologist and social commentator Dr. Jean Twenge documents the self-focus of what she calls "Generation Me"—people born in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Dr. Twenge explores why her generation is tolerant, confident, open-minded, and ambitious but also cynical, depressed, lonely, and anxious.Dr. Twenge reveals how profoundly different today's young adults are—and
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An Other Kingdom

Departing the Consumer Culture

de Peter Block, Walter Brueggemann, John McKnight ...

Narrado por Mirron Willis ...

Completo

3 hora 45 minutos

Our seduction into beliefs in competition, scarcity, and acquisition are producing too many casualties. We need to depart a kingdom that creates isolation, polarized debate, an exhausted planet, and violence that comes with the will to empire. The abbreviation of this empire is called a consumer culture.We think the free-market ideology that surrounds us is true and inevitable and represents ... Leer más

$11.69 USD

Our seduction into beliefs in competition, scarcity, and acquisition are producing too many casualties. We need to depart a kingdom that creates isolation, polarized debate, an exhausted planet, and violence that comes with the will to empire. The abbreviation of this empire is called a consumer culture.We think the free-market ideology that surrounds us is true and inevitable and represents
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KI, Arbeit und Demokratie im Wandel

Zukunft der Gesellschaft: Anpassungsfähigkeit trainieren.

de Johann Weidmann ...

Narrado por Alexander (AI) ...

Series Audiolibro 16 - Jonas Weidmann
Completo

38 minutos

Stehst du oft vor der Frage, wie sich unser Leben in den nächsten Jahren verändern wird? Die rasante technologische Entwicklung wirft große Fragen auf. In diesem Künstliche Intelligenz Ratgeber Hörbuch mit dem Titel KI, Arbeit und Demokratie im Wandel werfen wir einen fundierten Blick auf die kommenden Entwicklungen.Wenn du Zukunftsangst überwinden und dich optimal auf die kommenden Jahre ... Leer más

$2.88 USD

PEDIDO ANTICIPADO

Stehst du oft vor der Frage, wie sich unser Leben in den nächsten Jahren verändern wird? Die rasante technologische Entwicklung wirft große Fragen auf. In diesem Künstliche Intelligenz Ratgeber Hörbuch mit dem Titel KI, Arbeit und Demokratie im Wandel werfen wir einen fundierten Blick auf die kommenden Entwicklungen.Wenn du Zukunftsangst überwinden und dich optimal auf die kommenden Jahre
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Ten Billion

de Stephen Emmott ...

Narrado por Jonathan Cowley ...

Completo

1 horas 14 minutos

Deforestation. Desertification. Species extinction. Global warming. Growing threats to food and water. The driving issues of our times are the result of one huge problem: Us.As the population continues to grow, our problems will increase. And this means that every way we look at it, a planet of ten billion people is likely to be a nightmare.Stephen Emmott, a scientist whose lab is at the forefront ... Leer más

$9.00 USD

Deforestation. Desertification. Species extinction. Global warming. Growing threats to food and water. The driving issues of our times are the result of one huge problem: Us.As the population continues to grow, our problems will increase. And this means that every way we look at it, a planet of ten billion people is likely to be a nightmare.Stephen Emmott, a scientist whose lab is at the forefront
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Generation Z für Personalmanagement und Führung

Ergebnisse der Generation-Thinking-Studie

de Rüdiger Maas ...

Narrado por Andreas Rickert ...

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2 hora 23 minutos

Wie tickt die Generation Z? Wie denkt, lebt und handelt die sogenannte Generation Z? Was kann sie begeistern, was bewegt oder motiviert sie? Fragen, die Rüdiger Maas auf Basis aktuellster Forschung direkt auf die unternehmerische Praxis abgestimmt pointiert und anschaulich beantwortet. Wunderbar illustriert, kompakt und informativ ist dieses Buch ein Muss für alle, die die Generation Z ansprechen, ... Leer más

$14.92 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Wie tickt die Generation Z? Wie denkt, lebt und handelt die sogenannte Generation Z? Was kann sie begeistern, was bewegt oder motiviert sie? Fragen, die Rüdiger Maas auf Basis aktuellster Forschung direkt auf die unternehmerische Praxis abgestimmt pointiert und anschaulich beantwortet. Wunderbar illustriert, kompakt und informativ ist dieses Buch ein Muss für alle, die die Generation Z ansprechen,
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Die Rauhnächte leben - Rituale, Mythen & Magie

Transformation durch altes Wissen und bewusste Spiritualität

de Mike Kock ...

Narrado por Sadaltager (AI) ...

Completo

1 horas

Tauchen Sie ein in die magische Zeit der Rauhnächte! Dieses Hörbuch ist Ihr unverzichtbarer Ratgeber für eine tiefe Innere Einkehr und Transformation am Jahreswechsel. Entdecken Sie alte Mythen, kraftvolle Rituale und bewusste Spiritualität, um Altes Wissen in Ihr modernes Leben zu integrieren. Finden Sie Achtsamkeit, leben Sie bewusster und gestalten Sie Ihre Selbstfindung neu. Erleben Sie die ... Leer más

$5.29 USD

Tauchen Sie ein in die magische Zeit der Rauhnächte! Dieses Hörbuch ist Ihr unverzichtbarer Ratgeber für eine tiefe Innere Einkehr und Transformation am Jahreswechsel. Entdecken Sie alte Mythen, kraftvolle Rituale und bewusste Spiritualität, um Altes Wissen in Ihr modernes Leben zu integrieren. Finden Sie Achtsamkeit, leben Sie bewusster und gestalten Sie Ihre Selbstfindung neu. Erleben Sie die
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Confessions of an Old Man

How Millennials are Being Robbed

de Munir Moon ...

Narrado por Jim Rising ...

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3 hora 36 minutos

The future is being stolen from the millennial generation. Baby boomers have much to answer for: a legacy of economic instability, poor job growth, and an environmental disregard. Confessions of an Old Man is a statement of collective guilt that places the responsibility on the author's generation for dealing a bad card to its children.The elections of 2018 and 2020 will be the most significant ... Leer más

$8.91 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The future is being stolen from the millennial generation. Baby boomers have much to answer for: a legacy of economic instability, poor job growth, and an environmental disregard. Confessions of an Old Man is a statement of collective guilt that places the responsibility on the author's generation for dealing a bad card to its children.The elections of 2018 and 2020 will be the most significant
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Address Book, The

What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power

de Deirdre Mask ...

Narrado por Janina Edwards ...

Completo

8 hora 30 minutos

An extraordinary debut in the tradition of classic works from authors such as Mark Kurlansky, Mary Roach, and Rose George.An exuberant and insightful work of popular history of how streets got their names, houses their numbers, and what it reveals about class, race, power, and identity.When most people think about street addresses, if they think of them at all, it is in their capacity to ensure ... Leer más

$32.39 USD

An extraordinary debut in the tradition of classic works from authors such as Mark Kurlansky, Mary Roach, and Rose George.An exuberant and insightful work of popular history of how streets got their names, houses their numbers, and what it reveals about class, race, power, and identity.When most people think about street addresses, if they think of them at all, it is in their capacity to ensure
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Generation Citizen

The Power of Youth in Our Politics

de Scott Warren ...

Narrado por Graham Halstead ...

Completo

10 hora 4 minutos

America is at a crossroads. We are alienated from civic engagement, and our democracy is in doubt. Yet there is a new energy in the air. Young people are again taking up the role they've often held: as leaders of change, demanding a better future, wielding their votes to uphold democracy and lead the country forward.Enter Generation Citizen, an organization dedicated to empowering youth through ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

America is at a crossroads. We are alienated from civic engagement, and our democracy is in doubt. Yet there is a new energy in the air. Young people are again taking up the role they've often held: as leaders of change, demanding a better future, wielding their votes to uphold democracy and lead the country forward.Enter Generation Citizen, an organization dedicated to empowering youth through
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This Land

America, Lost and Found

de Dan Barry ...

Narrado por Dan Barry, Allan Robertson, Janina Edwards ...

Completo

12 hora 26 minutos

A landmark collection by New York Times journalist Dan Barry, selected from a decade of his distinctive "This Land" columns and presenting a powerful but rarely seen portrait of America.In the wake of Hurricane Katrina and on the eve of a national recession, New York Times writer Dan Barry launched a column about America: not the one populated only by cable-news pundits, but the America defined ... Leer más

$28.79 USD

A landmark collection by New York Times journalist Dan Barry, selected from a decade of his distinctive "This Land" columns and presenting a powerful but rarely seen portrait of America.In the wake of Hurricane Katrina and on the eve of a national recession, New York Times writer Dan Barry launched a column about America: not the one populated only by cable-news pundits, but the America defined
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Kids These Days

Human Capital and the Making of Millennials

de Malcolm Harris ...

Narrado por Will Collyer ...

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7 hora 29 minutos

In Kids These Days, early Wall Street occupier Malcolm Harris gets real about why the Millennial generation has been wrongly stereotyped, and dares us to confront and take charge of the consequences now that we are grown up.Millennials have been stereotyped as lazy, entitled, narcissistic, and immature. We've gotten so used to sloppy generational analysis filled with dumb clichés about young ... Leer más

$22.49 USD

In Kids These Days, early Wall Street occupier Malcolm Harris gets real about why the Millennial generation has been wrongly stereotyped, and dares us to confront and take charge of the consequences now that we are grown up.Millennials have been stereotyped as lazy, entitled, narcissistic, and immature. We've gotten so used to sloppy generational analysis filled with dumb clichés about young
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Fortress London

Why we need to save the country from its capital

de Sam Bright ...

Narrado por Sam Bright ...

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9 hora 37 minutos

A vividly written and timely polemic tackling the burning injustices shaping British society today.‘Intelligently written and powerfully argued.’ Paul Mason‘Witty, scathing, and entertaining.’ Danny DorlingJournalist Sam Bright is a Northerner living in London. He is just one of the millions of people clinging on to the coattails of the capital, sucked in by the prospect of opportunities that the ... Leer más

$25.19 USD

A vividly written and timely polemic tackling the burning injustices shaping British society today.‘Intelligently written and powerfully argued.’ Paul Mason‘Witty, scathing, and entertaining.’ Danny DorlingJournalist Sam Bright is a Northerner living in London. He is just one of the millions of people clinging on to the coattails of the capital, sucked in by the prospect of opportunities that the
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