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Mandatory and Default Rules in Contract and Commercial Law

Edited by William Day, Dr Jonathan Morgan, Professor Andrew Robertson, Dr Katy Barnett ...

Series series Hart Studies in Private Law
This collection explores the nature and justification of mandatory rules (which are non-excludable) and default rules (which can be modified or excluded by the parties) in contract and commercial law.The collection distinguishes between different kinds of mandatory and default rules that govern commercial transactions. It also explores the choice of rule in various situations. Which rules are ... Read more

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This collection explores the nature and justification of mandatory rules (which are non-excludable) and default rules (which can be modified or excluded by the parties) in contract and commercial law.The collection distinguishes between different kinds of mandatory and default rules that govern commercial transactions. It also explores the choice of rule in various situations. Which rules are
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The Case for Contention

Teaching Controversial Issues in American Schools

by Jonathan Zimmerman, Emily Robertson ...

Series series History and Philosophy of Education Series
From the fights about the teaching of evolution to the details of sex education, it may seem like American schools are hotbeds of controversy. But as Jonathan Zimmerman and Emily Robertson show in this insightful book, it is precisely because such topics are so inflammatory outside school walls that they are so commonly avoided within them. And this, they argue, is a tremendous disservice to our ... Read more

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From the fights about the teaching of evolution to the details of sex education, it may seem like American schools are hotbeds of controversy. But as Jonathan Zimmerman and Emily Robertson show in this insightful book, it is precisely because such topics are so inflammatory outside school walls that they are so commonly avoided within them. And this, they argue, is a tremendous disservice to our
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How to Think About Money

by Jonathan Clements, William J. Bernstein ...

Narrated by Eric Robertson ...

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3 hours 55 min

There are those who think the goal of investing is to beat the market and amass as much wealth as possible, that street smarts and hard work ensure investment success, and that the road to happiness is paved with more of everything. And then there are those who get it. Want a more prosperous, less stressful financial life? Jonathan Clements, longtime personal finance columnist for The Wall Street ... Read more

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There are those who think the goal of investing is to beat the market and amass as much wealth as possible, that street smarts and hard work ensure investment success, and that the road to happiness is paved with more of everything. And then there are those who get it. Want a more prosperous, less stressful financial life? Jonathan Clements, longtime personal finance columnist for The Wall Street
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Agency and Institutions in Sport

Edited by Mathew Dowling, Jonathan Robertson, Marvin Washington, Becca Leopkey, Dana Ellis ...

This book offers a unique insight into the role of individuals and organisations in shaping institutional arrangements within the context of sport. Institutional approaches can be used to examine the complex relationships between sport organisations and their broader environment and can help explain some of the most fundamental questions about the nature of how sport is organised including why are ... Read more

$64.99 USD

This book offers a unique insight into the role of individuals and organisations in shaping institutional arrangements within the context of sport. Institutional approaches can be used to examine the complex relationships between sport organisations and their broader environment and can help explain some of the most fundamental questions about the nature of how sport is organised including why are
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The Shame of the Nation

The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America

by Jonathan Kozol ...

Narrated by Robertson Dean ...

Unabridged

10 hours 10 min

“The nation needs to be confronted with the crime that we’re committing and the promises we are betraying. This is a book about betrayal of the young, who have no power to defend themselves. It is not intended to make readers comfortable.”Over the past several years, Jonathan Kozol has visited nearly 60 public schools. Virtually everywhere, he finds that conditions have grown worse for inner-city ... Read more

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“The nation needs to be confronted with the crime that we’re committing and the promises we are betraying. This is a book about betrayal of the young, who have no power to defend themselves. It is not intended to make readers comfortable.”Over the past several years, Jonathan Kozol has visited nearly 60 public schools. Virtually everywhere, he finds that conditions have grown worse for inner-city
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The Enlightenment

The Pursuit of Happiness, 1680-1790

by Ritchie Robertson ...

Narrated by Jonathan Keeble ...

Unabridged

40 hours 9 min

A magisterial history that recasts the Enlightenment as a period not solely consumed with rationale and reason, but rather as a pursuit of practical means to achieve greater human happiness.One of the formative periods of European and world history, the Enlightenment is the fountainhead of modern secular Western values: religious tolerance, freedom of thought, speech and the press, of rationality ... Read more

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A magisterial history that recasts the Enlightenment as a period not solely consumed with rationale and reason, but rather as a pursuit of practical means to achieve greater human happiness.One of the formative periods of European and world history, the Enlightenment is the fountainhead of modern secular Western values: religious tolerance, freedom of thought, speech and the press, of rationality
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River of Death--The Chickamauga Campaign

Volume 1: The Fall of Chattanooga

by William Glenn Robertson ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

27 hours 32 min

The Battle of Chickamauga was the third bloodiest of the American Civil War and the only major Confederate victory in the conflict's western theater. It pitted Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee against William S. Rosecrans's Army of the Cumberland and resulted in more than 34,500 casualties. In this first volume of an authoritative two-volume history of the Chickamauga Campaign, William Glenn ... Read more

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The Battle of Chickamauga was the third bloodiest of the American Civil War and the only major Confederate victory in the conflict's western theater. It pitted Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee against William S. Rosecrans's Army of the Cumberland and resulted in more than 34,500 casualties. In this first volume of an authoritative two-volume history of the Chickamauga Campaign, William Glenn
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The Boy in the Dress

Investigating a tragic unsolved murder in wartime Australia that echoes through the ages

by Jonathan Butler ...

Narrated by John Robertson ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

On a balmy Townsville night in 1944, young serviceman Warwick Meale is found beaten to death under a bridge.The army and police do not, or will not, conduct a proper investigation and history forgets the killer - until now. Nearly eighty years on, Warwick's descendant Jonathan Butler dusts off the case and chases the leads that were there all along.The Boy in the Dress exhumes secrets of life on ... Read more

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On a balmy Townsville night in 1944, young serviceman Warwick Meale is found beaten to death under a bridge.The army and police do not, or will not, conduct a proper investigation and history forgets the killer - until now. Nearly eighty years on, Warwick's descendant Jonathan Butler dusts off the case and chases the leads that were there all along.The Boy in the Dress exhumes secrets of life on
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Beyond Beehives: Poetry & Prose Commemorating Utah's First 125 Years of Statehood

by LUW Press, Denis Feehan, Amanda Freshman, Alexis Hansen, Aren K. Hatch, Jaron Hatch, RG Hughes, Jef Huntsman, Susan Izatt-Foster, Letitia Archuleta Lester, Alex Jay Lore, Margot Monroe, J. T. Moore, Whitney Oliver, John M. Olsen, Jonathan Reddoch, Rebecca Marie Robertson, Natasha Rogers, Talysa Sainz, Mark Mason Taylor, D. Pat Thomas, Heidi Voss, Cassidy Ward, Rosemary L. Wise, Johnny Worthen, Bryan Young ...

The League of Utah Writers, in cooperation with Thrive125 and Utah Humanities, presents a look back at the first 125 years of Utah's statehood. This collection of poetry, prose, and essays paint a picture of Utah as a place through its history and its future. Journey with us through hidden stories of unknown lore, forgotten by folks and history books—sometimes even on purpose. These unique works ... Read more

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The League of Utah Writers, in cooperation with Thrive125 and Utah Humanities, presents a look back at the first 125 years of Utah's statehood. This collection of poetry, prose, and essays paint a picture of Utah as a place through its history and its future. Journey with us through hidden stories of unknown lore, forgotten by folks and history books—sometimes even on purpose. These unique works
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The Surreal and Supernatural Stories of Walter de la Mare

A BBC Radio Collection

by Walter de la Mare ...

Narrated by Walter de la Mare, Julian Wadham, Anthony Head, Kenneth Cranham, Richard E. Grant, Emma Fielding, Samuel West, Jonathan Keeble, Margaret Robertson, Andrew Wincott0, Garard Green1, Full cast2 ...

Unabridged

7 hours 34 min

Full-cast dramatisations and readings of classic tales by Walter de la Mare – plus bonus material.An award-wining poet, short story writer and novelist, Walter de la Mare is probably best known for his works for children and his perennially popular poem ‘The Listeners’. His ghost stories were much admired by H. P. Lovecraft and inspired subsequent authors of supernatural horror such as Robert ... Read more

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Full-cast dramatisations and readings of classic tales by Walter de la Mare – plus bonus material.An award-wining poet, short story writer and novelist, Walter de la Mare is probably best known for his works for children and his perennially popular poem ‘The Listeners’. His ghost stories were much admired by H. P. Lovecraft and inspired subsequent authors of supernatural horror such as Robert
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An Elegant Solution

by Paul Robertson ...

Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Unabridged

13 hours 48 min

Robertson's Latest Mix of Rich History and Deadly Murder For young Leonhard Euler, the Bernoulli family have been more than just friends. Master Johann has been a demanding mentor, and his sons have been Leonhard's allies and companions. But it is also a family torn by jealousy and distrust. Father and sons are engaged in a ruthless competition for prestige among the mathematical elites of Europe, ... Read more

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Robertson's Latest Mix of Rich History and Deadly Murder For young Leonhard Euler, the Bernoulli family have been more than just friends. Master Johann has been a demanding mentor, and his sons have been Leonhard's allies and companions. But it is also a family torn by jealousy and distrust. Father and sons are engaged in a ruthless competition for prestige among the mathematical elites of Europe,
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Wallflowers

by Eliza Robertson ...

Narrated by Erin Moon, Jonathan Todd Ross, Luis Moreno, Morgan Hallett, Multiple Narrators ...

Unabridged

7 hours 28 min

A small boy and his grandmother set sail for China in the mud of her back yard; a supermarket car park becomes a graveyard of strewn blueberries; migratory birds fly over a marshland ringing with the sound of wooden spoons on kitchen pots; and the breaking of a silence between two roommates leads to disquieting revelations. Eliza Robertson's delicate and startling stories tell of the adventure of ... Read more

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A small boy and his grandmother set sail for China in the mud of her back yard; a supermarket car park becomes a graveyard of strewn blueberries; migratory birds fly over a marshland ringing with the sound of wooden spoons on kitchen pots; and the breaking of a silence between two roommates leads to disquieting revelations. Eliza Robertson's delicate and startling stories tell of the adventure of
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