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The Great American Story of Sneakers

by Nicholas Smith ...

“A vivid picture of how what we wear on our feet can tell us what it really means to be an American.”—Vanity Fair“Expansive, thorough, and entertaining . . . a comprehensive look at how much the sneaker became a signature indicator of cool.”—The Wall Street JournalA cultural history of sneakers, tracing the footprint of one of our most iconic fashions across sports, business, pop culture, and ... Read more

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“A vivid picture of how what we wear on our feet can tell us what it really means to be an American.”—Vanity Fair“Expansive, thorough, and entertaining . . . a comprehensive look at how much the sneaker became a signature indicator of cool.”—The Wall Street JournalA cultural history of sneakers, tracing the footprint of one of our most iconic fashions across sports, business, pop culture, and
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Integral Ecology for a More Sustainable World

Dialogues with Laudato Si'

by Matthew Eaton, Anne Marie Dalton, Timothy Harvie, Christopher Hrynkow, Peter McGrail, Dennis O’Hara, Neil Ormerod, Michael Taylor Ross0, Stephen Scharper1, Nicholas Smith2, Laura Stivers3, Kate Ward4, Andrew Warmback5, Matthew Philipp Whelan6, Brianne Bell Jacobs7, Charles Camosy Charles Camosy, Fordham University8, Guy Consolmagno9, John F. Haught, Georgetown University0, Gerard Mannion1, Dawn M. Nothwehr2, Susan Rakoczy3, Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson4, Christopher P. Vogt5 ...

Laudato Si’ insists on a revolutionary human response to the public challenges of our time concerning the ecological crisis. The volume takes up the revolutionary spirit of Pope Francis and speaks to the economic, technological, political, educational, and religious changes needed to overcome the fragile relationships between humans and Earth. This volume identifies various systemic factors that ... Read more

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Laudato Si’ insists on a revolutionary human response to the public challenges of our time concerning the ecological crisis. The volume takes up the revolutionary spirit of Pope Francis and speaks to the economic, technological, political, educational, and religious changes needed to overcome the fragile relationships between humans and Earth. This volume identifies various systemic factors that
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Solidarity

Theory and Practice

by Hauke Brunkhorst, Simon Derpmann, Heikki Hiilamo, Siegwart Lindenberg, Kristen Renwick Monroe, Bente B. Nicolaysen, Juho Saari, Mikko Salmela, Nicholas Smith ...

This book brings together philosophers, social psychologists and social scientists to approach contemporary social reality from the viewpoint of solidarity. It examines the nature of different kinds of solidarity and assesses the normative and explanatory potential of the concept. Various aspects of solidarity as a special emotionally and ethically responsive relation are studied: the nature of ... Read more

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This book brings together philosophers, social psychologists and social scientists to approach contemporary social reality from the viewpoint of solidarity. It examines the nature of different kinds of solidarity and assesses the normative and explanatory potential of the concept. Various aspects of solidarity as a special emotionally and ethically responsive relation are studied: the nature of
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Reading McDowell

On Mind and World

Edited by Nicholas Smith ...

Reading McDowell: On Mind and World brings together an exceptional list of contributors to analyse and discuss McDowell's challenging and influential book, one of the most influential contributions to contemporary philosophy in recent years. In it McDowell discusses issues in epistemology, philosophy of mind and ethics as well as surveying the broader remit of philosophy. Reading McDowell ... Read more

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Reading McDowell: On Mind and World brings together an exceptional list of contributors to analyse and discuss McDowell's challenging and influential book, one of the most influential contributions to contemporary philosophy in recent years. In it McDowell discusses issues in epistemology, philosophy of mind and ethics as well as surveying the broader remit of philosophy. Reading McDowell
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Third Eye Awakening

The Spiritual Guide to Open Your Third Eye Chakra and Unlock Mind Power, Enhance Psychic Intuition, Activate Pineal Gland and Achieve Higher Consciousness

by Alfred Bajer ...

Narrated by Nicholas Smith ...

Unabridged

3 hours 45 min

Achieve higher consciousness, gain psychic powers, and unlock your true potential by opening your third eye - here’s how!Did you know that your body has organs that can’t be seen on an X-ray?One such organ is your third eye, responsible for intuition and being able to see the future. Even though it’s connected to a physical gland in your brain, your third eye is not a physical organ. However, this ... Read more

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Achieve higher consciousness, gain psychic powers, and unlock your true potential by opening your third eye - here’s how!Did you know that your body has organs that can’t be seen on an X-ray?One such organ is your third eye, responsible for intuition and being able to see the future. Even though it’s connected to a physical gland in your brain, your third eye is not a physical organ. However, this
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Change in Contemporary English

A Grammatical Study

by Marianne Hundt, Christian Mair, Nicholas Smith, Geoffrey Leech ...

Series series Studies in English Language
Based on the systematic analysis of large amounts of computer-readable text, this book shows how the English language has been changing in the recent past, often in unexpected and previously undocumented ways. The study is based on a group of matching corpora, known as the 'Brown family' of corpora, supplemented by a range of other corpus materials, both written and spoken, drawn mainly from the ... Read more

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Based on the systematic analysis of large amounts of computer-readable text, this book shows how the English language has been changing in the recent past, often in unexpected and previously undocumented ways. The study is based on a group of matching corpora, known as the 'Brown family' of corpora, supplemented by a range of other corpus materials, both written and spoken, drawn mainly from the
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Lean Mastery Collection: 3 Books in 1

Lean Six Sigma, Agile Project Management, Scrum

by Homer Herring ...

Narrated by Nicholas Smith, David Martin ...

Unabridged

11 hours 10 min

Become a project management guru and get your life organized with this unique bundle.What do saving up for a new car, organizing a wedding, and designing a rocket have in common?All three are projects, or sequences of actions that aim for a certain goal.Projects are literally everywhere.This is why everyone should have at least a rough understanding of project management philosophies and a handy ... Read more

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Become a project management guru and get your life organized with this unique bundle.What do saving up for a new car, organizing a wedding, and designing a rocket have in common?All three are projects, or sequences of actions that aim for a certain goal.Projects are literally everywhere.This is why everyone should have at least a rough understanding of project management philosophies and a handy
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Reiki Healing

Unlock the Secrets of Aura Cleansing, Heal Your Body and Increase Your Energy with Guided Meditation, Chakra Balancing and Reiki Healing

by Alfred Bajer ...

Narrated by Nicholas Smith ...

Unabridged

3 hours 51 min

Use your hands to heal yourself and others - this Japanese healing method makes it possible!Do you suffer from a chronic illness?Do you feel that your mental health needs a boost?Are you ready to open your heart and accept new healing techniques?It looks like Reiki is the perfect choice for you.Reiki healing looks very simple: The practitioner just moves his or her hands over your body. However, ... Read more

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Use your hands to heal yourself and others - this Japanese healing method makes it possible!Do you suffer from a chronic illness?Do you feel that your mental health needs a boost?Are you ready to open your heart and accept new healing techniques?It looks like Reiki is the perfect choice for you.Reiki healing looks very simple: The practitioner just moves his or her hands over your body. However,
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Are You Being Served?

Eight classic soundtracks from the original BBC TV series

by Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft ...

Narrated by Mollie Sugden, Frank Thornton, Nicholas Smith, Harold Bennett, Trevor Bannister, John Inman, Wendy Richard, Full Cast, Arthur Brough ...

Unabridged

3 hours 50 min

Eight vintage TV soundtracks from the long-running BBC sitcom set in a fictional London department storeAre You Being Served? was a comedy juggernaut, running for 10 series between 1973 and 1985 and often attracting audiences of over 20 million. A family favourite, it was a fun-packed mix of double entendres, slapstick and larger-than-life characters – including cat-loving Mrs Slocombe and camp ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Eight vintage TV soundtracks from the long-running BBC sitcom set in a fictional London department storeAre You Being Served? was a comedy juggernaut, running for 10 series between 1973 and 1985 and often attracting audiences of over 20 million. A family favourite, it was a fun-packed mix of double entendres, slapstick and larger-than-life characters – including cat-loving Mrs Slocombe and camp
... Read more
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Cheers!

Around the World in 80 Toasts

by Brandon Cook ...

Narrated by Nicholas Smith ...

Unabridged

4 hours 41 min

Salut! Prost! Skål! Na zdrave! Tagay!No matter what country you clink glasses in, everyone has a word for cheers. In Cheers! Around the World in 80 Toasts, Brandon Cook takes readers on a whirlwind trip through languages from Estonian to Elvish and everywhere in between. Need to know how to toast in Tagalog? Say "bottoms up" in Basque? "Down the hatch" in Hungarian? Cook teaches readers how to ... Read more

$14.99 USD

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Salut! Prost! Skål! Na zdrave! Tagay!No matter what country you clink glasses in, everyone has a word for cheers. In Cheers! Around the World in 80 Toasts, Brandon Cook takes readers on a whirlwind trip through languages from Estonian to Elvish and everywhere in between. Need to know how to toast in Tagalog? Say "bottoms up" in Basque? "Down the hatch" in Hungarian? Cook teaches readers how to
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The Great American Story of Sneakers

by Nicholas Smith ...

Narrated by Christopher J. Grove ...

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8 hours 57 min

A cultural history of sneakers, tracing the footprint of one of our most iconic fashions across sports, business, pop culture, and American identityWhen the athletic shoe graduated from the beaches and croquet courts of the wealthy elite to streetwear ubiquity, its journey through the heart of American life was just getting started. In this rollicking narrative, Nicholas K. Smith carries us ... Read more

$20.99 USD

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A cultural history of sneakers, tracing the footprint of one of our most iconic fashions across sports, business, pop culture, and American identityWhen the athletic shoe graduated from the beaches and croquet courts of the wealthy elite to streetwear ubiquity, its journey through the heart of American life was just getting started. In this rollicking narrative, Nicholas K. Smith carries us
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A Dictionary of Sociology

by John Scott ...

Series series Oxford Quick Reference
A consistent best-seller, the wide-ranging and authoritative Dictionary of Sociology was first published in 1994 and contains more than 2,500 entries on the terminology, methods, concepts, and thinkers in the field, as well as from the related fields of psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy, and political science. For this fourth edition, Professor John Scott has conducted a thorough ... Read more

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A consistent best-seller, the wide-ranging and authoritative Dictionary of Sociology was first published in 1994 and contains more than 2,500 entries on the terminology, methods, concepts, and thinkers in the field, as well as from the related fields of psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy, and political science. For this fourth edition, Professor John Scott has conducted a thorough
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