“…While there has been an abundance of scientific works on the COVID-19 crisis, there has been relatively little research to date from the humanities. This striking new book seeks to address the immediacy of COVID-19 by focusing on the implications of the virus in a wider interdisciplinary context-through the lens of the law, history, ethics, technology, economics, and gender studies. …”

“…This question can make even the most ambitious of us feel a little nauseous. Starting out in the working world is hard enough, but thinking long-term about our careers-and whether we even want a capital-C ""Career""-can be daunting. …”

“…Today's fast-paced, high-demand world requires us to manage so much and all at once. But, with a little tweak to your daily routine, you can more easily deal with what's being thrown at you. …”

“…As a whole, the Handbook delivers a deft exploration of strategies to successfully enforce rights across the EU and encompasses discussion and scrutiny of legal instruments, institutional developments, key litigation issues and judicial practice. It delivers contemporary and comparative reflection on developments in practice, including the impact of the Antitrust Damages directive, and the impact of a range of CJEU case-law. …”

“…In Focus, he delves into the science of attention in all its varieties, presenting a long overdue discussion of this little-noticed and under-rated mental asset that matters enormously for how we navigate life. …”

“…When Tony Blair insisted that British Armed Forces form part of the invasion of Iraq, little attention was paid as to how this might work out in practice or what the consequences might be. …”

“…Safari - Horace Silver 18. Little Rootie Tootie - Thelonious Monk 19. Monk’s Dream - Thelonious Monk 20. …”

“…Neben der Erörterung materiellrechtlicher Fragen wie zum Beispiel der Erbenhaftung und dem Haftungsmaßstab geht er auch der Frage nach, warum dem Hinterleger zwei verschiedene Klagen zur Verfügung standen, eine Klage mit der formula in factum concepta und eine Klage mit der formula in ius concepta. Im Hinblick auf die letzte Fragestellung untersucht der Autor vor allem die einzelnen Funktionen der actio depositi als Deliktsklage, als Zugriffsklage und als Bereicherungsklage sowie deren Verhältnis zu möglichen Konkurrenzklagen. …”

“…It is commonly known that fashion is big business, yet given its global significance, little has been written on the phenomenon of the fashion system. …”

“…From the eighteenth century until its collapse in 1917, Imperial Russia -- as distinct from Muscovite Russia before it and Soviet Russia after it -- officially held that the Russian nation consisted of three branches: Great Russian, Little Russian (Ukrainian), and White Russian (Belarusian). …”

“…L'autobiografia inedita di Tilliette, inserita integralmente in questo volume, consente per la prima volta di ricostruire l'iter formativo dell'uomo di fede e del filosofo…”

“…Individual essays resituate well-researched environmental films such as "An Inconvenient Truth" and "March of the Penguins" by paying close attention to their emotionalising strategies, and bring to our attention the affective qualities of films that have so far received little attention from ecocritics, such as Stan Brakhages "Dog Star Man". …”

“…Goethe and Schiller made their reputations here, as did Franz Liszt and the young Richard Strauss. In the early twentieth century, the Bauhaus school was founded in Weimar. …”

“…Open Court published more of Peirce's philosophical writings than any other publisher during his lifetime, and played a critical role in what little recognition and financial income he received during these difficult, yet philosophically rich, years. …”

“…Merck's Roy Vagelos commits millions of dollars to develop a drug needed only by people who can't afford it · Eugene Kranz struggles to bring the Apollo 13 astronauts home after an explosion rips through their spacecraft · Arlene Blum organizes the first women's ascent of one of the world's most dangerous mountains · Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain leads his tattered troops into a pivotal Civil War battle at Little Round Top · John Gutfreund loses Salomon Brothers when his inattention to a trading scandal almost topples the Wall Street giant · Clifton Wharton restructures a $50 billion pension system direly out of touch with its customers · Alfredo Cristiani transforms El Salvador's decade-long civil war into a negotiated settlement · Nancy Barry leads Women's World Banking in the fight against Third World poverty · Wagner Dodge faces the decision of a lifetime as a fast-moving forest fire overtakes his firefighting crew…”
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“…Though long recognized as one of the most beautiful works from the second half of the thirteenth century, the magnificent sculptural program of the reverse facade at Reims Cathedral has received little in the way of scholarly attention. Interpreting the iconography in the light of Latin texts associated with the building, its history and its ceremonial use, Donna Sadler assesses the significance of the reverse facade in light of other thirteenth century visual programs associated with the court of Louis IX. …”

“…While some PR scholars claim that public relations serves society and enhances the democratic process, others suggest that it is little more than propaganda, serving the interests of global corporations. …”

“…Uri Gneezy and John List are a little like the anthropologists who spend months in the field studying people in their native environments. …”

“…Rinzler hurtles readers back in time for a one-of-a-kind behind-the-scenes look at the nearly decade-long quest of George Lucas and his key collaborators to make the “little” movie that became a phenomenon…”

“…Desde la devastada Gran Barrera Coral en Australia a los muros de hormigón que cubren más del 60 por ciento de la costa de China; pasando por las máquinas terrestres más grandes que jamás se han construido en Alemania a las psicodélicas minas de potasio en Rusia o por las evaporaciones de lítio que se generan en el desierto de Atacama; este documental explora los seis continente del globo terráqueo y un total de veinte países distintos para ofrecer imágenes de primera mano en las que queda patente el catastrófico resultado que nuestra especie está dejando como huella de su paso por el planeta Tierra. …”
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