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John Banville and His Precursors


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English | 2019 | ISBN: 1350084522, 1350211567 | PDF | pages: 267 | 2.2 mb
Bringing together leading international scholars, John Banville and His Precursors explores Booker and Franz Kafka prize-winning Irish author John Banville’s most significant intellectual influences. The book explores how Banville’s novels engage deeply with a wide range of sources, from literary figures such as Samuel Beckett, Heinrich von Kleist, Wallace Stevens, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Henry James, to thinkers such as Freud, Heidegger, and Blanchot.

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Jerry John Rawlings Leadership and Legacy A Pan-African Perspective


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English | 2022 | ISBN: 3031146662, 3031146697 | PDF | pages: 375 | 7.3 mb
This edited volume examines the leadership and legacy of Ghana’s Jerry John Rawlings within the broader context of Africa’s leadership and democratic governance. The central purpose of the book is threefold. First, it examines the role and place of good and effective political leadership in the development of Africa. Second, it situates Jerry Rawlings’ political style and legacy in the annals of democratic governance in post-independence Africa. Finally, the book adds to the knowledge and understanding of former President Rawlings as one of Africa’s preeminent and transformational political leaders. Taking an interdisciplinary and Pan-African approach, this volume will be of great interest to scholars, policymakers, and students of African politics, African studies, governance, political leadership, democracy, development studies, and political economy.

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Elton John Captain Fantastic on the Yellow Brick Road


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English | January 30, 2024 | ISBN: 0760387605 | 200 pages | PDF | 32 Mb
A beautifully produced celebration of the iconic and beloved rock star,Elton Johnfeatures live onstage and candid offstage photography, an entertaining history, and gatefold timeline.

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Balderdash! John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children’s Books


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English | 2017 | ISBN: 0811879224 | EPUB | pages: 44 | 7.8 mb
This rollicking and fascinating picture book biography chronicles the life of the first pioneer of children’s books-John Newbery himself. While most children’s books in the 18th century contained lessons and rules, John Newbery imagined them overflowing with entertaining stories, science, and games. He believed that every book should be made for the reader’s enjoyment. Newbery-for whom the prestigious Newbery Medal is named-became a celebrated author and ✅Publisher, changing the world of children’s books forever. This book about his life and legacy is as full of energy and delight as any young reader could wish.

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Spiritual Formation as the Hero’s Journey in John of Ruusbroec


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English | ISBN: 1032137568 | 2022 | 222 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
This book examines the theology of spiritual formation developed by fourteenth-century Flemish mystic John of Ruusbroec, arguing that his formational path clearly and consistently displays the characteristics of the archetypal narrative structure of the hero’s journey.

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Reading John Maynard Keynes


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English | ISBN: 1032769998 | 2024 | 130 pages | PDF | 2 MB
This book focuses on understanding the thinking of one of the greatest economists of the 20th century, John Maynard Keynes (JMK), stressing the evolution of his thinking from adherence to the classic Quantity Theory of Money to the development of his own novel theories of unemployment, stagnation and instability in modern capitalism and the need to have active policies to combat these malaises.

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Meditations of John Muir Nature’s Temple


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2001 | 168 Pages | ISBN: 0899972853 | EPUB | 3 MB
Editor Chris Highland pairs 60 insightful Muir quotes with selections from other celebrated thinkers and spiritual texts. Take this pocket-size guide with you on backpacks, nature hikes, and camping trips.

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