A Short View of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the English Stage
Title | A Short View of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the English Stage PDF eBook |
Author | Jeremy Collier |
Publisher | Good Press |
Pages | 235 |
Release | 2019-11-25 |
Genre | Fiction |
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A Short View of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the English Stage is a book by Jeremy Collier. It provides several lengthy and meticulously sharp analyzations of Ancient well known theatrical plays.
Antitheatricality and the Body Public
Title | Antitheatricality and the Body Public PDF eBook |
Author | Lisa A. Freeman |
Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 2017-02-02 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0812248732 |
In an exploration of antitheatrical incidents from the seventeenth to the twentieth century, Lisa A. Freeman demonstrates that at the heart of antitheatrical disputes lies a struggle over the character of the body politic that governs a nation and the bodies public that could be said to represent that nation.
Those Shoes
Title | Those Shoes PDF eBook |
Author | Maribeth Boelts |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Pages | 41 |
Release | 2016-10-11 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0763691488 |
But all the kids are wearing them! Any child who has ever craved something out of reach will relate to this warm, refreshingly realistic story. Features an audio read-along. "I have dreams about those shoes. Black high-tops. Two white stripes." All Jeremy wants is a pair of those shoes, the ones everyone at school seems to be wearing. But Jeremy’s grandma tells him they don’t have room for "want," just "need," and what Jeremy needs are new boots for winter. When Jeremy’s shoes fall apart at school, and the guidance counselor gives him a hand-me-down pair, the boy is more determined than ever to have those shoes, even a thrift-shop pair that are much too small. But sore feet aren’t much fun, and Jeremy comes to realize that the things he has -- warm boots, a loving grandma, and the chance to help a friend -- are worth more than the things he wants.
The Provok'd Wife
Title | The Provok'd Wife PDF eBook |
Author | John Vanbrugh |
Publisher | |
Pages | 560 |
Release | 1770 |
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To Cook a Continent
Title | To Cook a Continent PDF eBook |
Author | Nnimmo Bassey |
Publisher | Fahamu/Pambazuka |
Pages | 206 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1906387532 |
Arguing that the climate crisis confronting the world today is rooted mainly in the wealthy economies’ abuse of fossil fuels, indigenous forests, and global commercial agriculture, this important book investigates how Africa has been exploited and how Africans should respond for the good of all. As it examines the oil industry in Africa and probes the causes of global warming, this record warns of its insidious impacts and explores false solutions. Demonstrating that the issues around natural resource exploitation, corporate profiteering, and climate change must be considered together if the planet is to be saved, the book suggests how Africa can overcome the crises of environment and global warming.
The Bottom Billion
Title | The Bottom Billion PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Collier |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2008-10-02 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0195374630 |
The Bottom Billion is an elegant and impassioned synthesis from one of the world's leading experts on Africa and poverty. It was hailed as "the best non-fiction book so far this year" by Nicholas Kristoff of The New York Times.
The Future of Capitalism
Title | The Future of Capitalism PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Collier |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Pages | 369 |
Release | 2018-12-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0062748661 |
Bill Gates's Five Books for Summer Reading 2019 From world-renowned economist Paul Collier, a candid diagnosis of the failures of capitalism and a pragmatic and realistic vision for how we can repair it. Deep new rifts are tearing apart the fabric of the United States and other Western societies: thriving cities versus rural counties, the highly skilled elite versus the less educated, wealthy versus developing countries. As these divides deepen, we have lost the sense of ethical obligation to others that was crucial to the rise of post-war social democracy. So far these rifts have been answered only by the revivalist ideologies of populism and socialism, leading to the seismic upheavals of Trump, Brexit, and the return of the far-right in Germany. We have heard many critiques of capitalism but no one has laid out a realistic way to fix it, until now. In a passionate and polemical book, celebrated economist Paul Collier outlines brilliantly original and ethical ways of healing these rifts—economic, social and cultural—with the cool head of pragmatism, rather than the fervor of ideological revivalism. He reveals how he has personally lived across these three divides, moving from working-class Sheffield to hyper-competitive Oxford, and working between Britain and Africa, and acknowledges some of the failings of his profession. Drawing on his own solutions as well as ideas from some of the world’s most distinguished social scientists, he shows us how to save capitalism from itself—and free ourselves from the intellectual baggage of the twentieth century.