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Lost and Found, by Dr. Mark D’Souza, ventures deep into this quandary, addressing the poignant disconnects of our modern era. As workplaces remain trapped in a cacophony of disagreements, the world witnesses an opioid crisis showing no signs of remission. Drawing upon his extensive experience in medical practice and rich insights from philosophy, psychology, and literature, Dr. D’Souza traces this descent into chaos, marking Nietzsche’s assertion of the “death of God” as a pivotal moment in the annals of philosophical and societal thought.

Africa 101: The Pan African Lifestyle Guide to Relocating, Investing, and Living the African Dream in the Motherland is your ultimate guide to thriving in Africa. Designed for the global Black diaspora, it offers practical advice, inspiring insights, and essential steps for those ready to relocate, invest, or immerse themselves in the continent. Whether you're looking to reconnect with your roots, travel, acquire citizenship, or scale business opportunities, this guide provides the foundational essentials to embrace and enjoy a true Pan-African lifestyle.

When people think of scams, they often imagine dramatic heists or strangers tricking someone into wiring money overseas. But the truth is, cons come in many forms—and they aren’t always about money. You can be conned into giving away personal information, compromising your time, handing over control, or even entering relationships under false pretenses.

Was erzählen uns Handabdrücke auf frühen Höhlenmalereien über die Rolle der Frau bei der Jagd? Und die parfümierten Handschuhe der Katharina von Medici über Prostitution im 16. Jahrhundert? Was hat ein Mobiltelefon mit Femiziden zu tun? Oder Kim Kardashians Brillantring mit Elena Ferrante? Eine Kulturgeschichte der Frau erzählt entlang an 100 Objekten, gelesen von berühmten weiblichen Stimmen unserer Zeit. 100 bemerkenswerte Frauen aus dem öffentlichen Leben haben die Texte eingelesen, darunter Schriftstellerinnen und Künstlerinnen, Unternehmerinnen und Politikerinnen, Wissenschaftlerinnen und Aktivistinnen.

A unique book that shares about the value of friendship as well as material and non-material celebrations including friend getaways and annual friendship events such as International Friendship Day (July 30th). This little gem of a book, illustrated with color photographs throughout, will be helpful if you want some fresh ideas about how to maintain your friendships and even how to initiate and improve them.

The Harlan Renaissance is an intimate remembrance of kinship and community in eastern Kentucky’s coal towns written by one of the luminaries of Appalachian studies, William Turner. Turner reconstructs Black life in the company towns in and around Harlan County during coal’s final postwar boom years, which built toward an enduring bust as the children of Black miners, like the author, left the region in search of better opportunities.

Determined to learn more about those who fate did not favor, I toured tattered, handmade refuges of those without homes and also interviewed them on the streets and in homeless shelters, and conversed with the poor in the United States, Mexico, Ecuador, and Spain, and on occasion wrote composite stories to illuminate their difficult lives. Where Will We Sleep? is a revised edition focusing on poverty and homelessness.

Una guía para lidiar con ellos en todos los ámbitos de nuestra vida y evitar caer en sus redes. De la mano de la psicóloga Júlia Pascual aprenderás cómo se construyen y funcionan las personalidades narcisistas, qué mecanismos emplean y los efectos que producen en los demás, ya sea en el ámbito de...

En personlig fortælling om internettets storhed og fald – om at blive forført og siden forrådt af en teknologi, der er sivet ind i alle sprækker af vores liv. Mikkel Boris, en ret så gennemsnitlig internetbruger og millenial, har med denne bog sat sig for at undersøge, hvorfor internettet ikke er så fedt, som det plejede at være. Han erindrer en fjern fortid, der gik med at spille Mujaffa i skolens edb-lokaler, chatte med piger fra parallelklassen på MSN og slå sine venner ihjel på netcaféens natarrangementer.

In Why Journalism – Real News in an Age of Lies, Erik Fichtelius explores the media's role in defending truth in an era of misinformation. With democracy under threat worldwide, this book reveals the challenges faced by journalists as they navigate political pressures, digital disruption, and AI's impact on newsrooms. Drawing on five decades of experience, Fichtelius, one of Sweden's most respected journalists, delves into major global events, from Cold War smuggling operations to modern-day conflicts between the press and political powerhouses.

How was it possible for one woman, later joined by a handful of others, to overcome a large organisation and bring about a gender equality sea change in higher education in her country? This is the story of how the granddaughter of Ireland's most famous suffragette won a gender discrimination case for lack of promotion, the first such win in either Ireland or the UK; then donated her €70,000 award to five other women, also passed over in that promotion round, for their High Court case.

Jewish masculinity as a diverse set of adaptive reactions to masculine hegemony and the political, religious, and social realities of American Jews throughout the twentieth century. For twentieth-century Jewish immigrants and their children attempting to gain full access to American society, performative masculinity was a tool of acculturation. However, as scholar Miriam Eve Mora demonstrates, this performance is consistently challenged by American mainstream society that holds Jewish men outside of the American ideal of masculinity.

प्रचार प्रसिद्धीच्या या युगात जग अगदी लहान झाले आहे. जगाच्या कानाकोपर्‍यात घडणारी कोणतीही गोष्ट तत्काळ या टोकापासून त्या टोकापर्यंत सर्वांपर्यंत पोचते असे म्हणतात. या विधानातले तथ्य एवढेच की, प्रचार माध्यमे अधिक शक्तिशाली झाली आहेत व रात्रंदिवस माहिती ऐकविण्याची त्यांची क्षमता अपरिमीत वाढली आहे. पण साधन हे कधीच चांगले अथवा वाईट नसते. ते वापरणार्‍यांच्या बुद्धीवर त्याचा चांगले वाईटपणा अवलंबून असतो. प्रसिद्धी माध्यमे आज सर्वसामान्य व्यक्तीचे प्रबोधन करणे, संस्कार करणे, जगात कुठे काय चांगले चालले आहे ते इतरांपर्यंत पोचवतो या भूमिकेपासून फार दूर आहेत.

ब्रिटिशांनी जाती जमातींमध्ये फूज्ञट पाहून गुन्हेगार जमाती कायद्यानुसार बेरड, टकारी, रामोशी अशा अनेक जमातींना गुन्हेगार ठरवल्याने झालेला अन्याय आणि त्यांचा संघर्ष कथास्वरूपात मांडणारे पुस्तक, ह्या जमातींच्या रूढी, परंपरा, जीवनपद्धतीचे दर्शन घडवणार्‍या, संवेदना जागृत करणार्‍या कथा.

In The Dumond Affair: How Lies and Politics Freed a Killer, first-time author D.R. Bartlette weaves a story of the political corruption and religious zealotry that gave birth to an anti-Bill Clinton conspiracy theory that led to the deaths of two women and, thirty-six years later, the birth of an insurrection.

Explore Disney’s Unmatched Influence on Generations, Media, and Society! How did Disney grow from a small animation studio to a global cultural powerhouse? Curious about the stories, strategies, and societal shifts shaped by the magic behind the mouse? If so, From Fairy Tales to Franchises: Disney’s Influence on Generations, Media, and Society is your ultimate guide. Uncover the secrets behind Disney’s storytelling and how it has shaped emotions, memories, and societal norms.

Cuando nos enfrentamos a un desafío que a veces parece irresoluble y hallamos una solución, estamos desplegando nuestra inteligencia. En este sentido, dada la actual complejidad del mundo, necesitamos trascender el HOMO SAPIENS, el ser humano que sabe, y elevarlo a HOMO SOLVER, el que soluciona. Porque no basta con conocer las dificultades del mundo y las de nuestra propia vida. Lo que marcará la diferencia es cómo las resolvamos.

In Why Do We Say That, we've rounded up 101 of the most commonly used idioms and "hit the nail on the head" by providing the historical context behind each one. Don't be a "deer in the headlights" when someone asks you the meaning of "straw man" or "up a creek without a paddle." This book has got you covered.

How can you cheat… at drinking wine? It turns out you can. And when you do, a whole world of power, ego and money will unravel. Corked is the scandalous saga in the glamorous, competitive and mysterious world of fine wines.

From the historical roots of the concept of risk to the latest digital anxieties, each chapter unfolds a captivating narrative, weaving together major historical incidents and topical news events. Explore the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and witness the transformative power of risk perception. Travel to Fukushima and learn how a nuclear disaster shapes our approach to designing critical infrastructure. Dive into the digital realm with the Cambridge Analytica scandal, revealing a new era of digital risk and anxiety.