Download or read book Socialist Economic Systems written by Steven Rosefielde and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-06-29 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bernie Sanders’ socialist advocacy in the United States, communist China’s economic successes and a Marxist revival are inspiring many to muse about improved strategies for building superior socialist futures. Socialist Economic Systems provides an objective record of socialism’s promises and performance during 1820–2022, identifies a feasible path forward and provides a rigorous analytic framework for the comparison of economic systems. The book opens by surveying pre-industrial utopias from Plato to Thomas More, and libertarian communal designs for superior living. It plumbs all aspects of the revolutionary and democratic socialist political movements that emerged after 1870 and considers the comparative economic, political and social performance of the USSR and others from the Bolshevik Revolution onwards. The book also provides case studies for all revolutionary Marxist–Leninist regimes, and supplementary discussions of Mondragon cooperatives, Israeli kibbutzim, Nordic corporatism and European democratic socialism. It investigates the theoretical and practical complexities of command-planning, reform communism, market communism, worker economic management and egalitarianism. It examines communism as an engine of economic growth, and a mechanism for improving people’s quality of existence, including living standards, labor self-governance, egalitarianism, social justice, and prevention of crimes against humanity before addressing the perennial question of what needs to be done next. A suggested path forward is elaborated drawing lessons from the warts-and-all historical performance of socialist economies during 1917–2022 and failed socialist prophesy. The evidence indicates that the key to 21st-century socialism success lies in empowering workers of all descriptions to govern democratically for their mutual protection and welfare without the extraneous imposition of priorities imposed by other movements. The book is essential reading for anyone interested in socialism, political economy, comparative economic systems, and political and social history.

Download or read book Coloring Book of Shadows written by Amy Cesari and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-10 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ** Hardcover with #70 Paper ** Make Your Year Magical! Harness the power of the seasons, planets, moon, sun, and yourself as you expand your horizons and create an extraordinary year. It can be easy to fall out of synch with your spiritual practice. And maybe you've noticed that it's the "everyday" things that help keep you connected to your magical life-like creativity, journaling, and simple spells. Imagine what you could do or how you'd feel if you were "in the flow" all year. With inspiring illustrations to color, seasonal spells and rituals, and monthly and weekly calendar pages, find yourself on the empowering journey of your own magical path. - Hardcover with #70 Paper - For use with colored pencils, gel pens, & ballpoint pens only. - Markers or watercolors are NOT recommended - Printed on both sides of the page - Monthly calendar spreads - Weekly planning pages with lined space for each day - Moon phase and moon sign tracking - A spell for each month and a ritual idea for each Sabbat - Lots of magical illustrations to color and extra space for notes - Handy 6×9″ size

Download or read book Black Cat 2020 Daily Planner written by New Nomads Press and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-23 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2020 One Year Daily Planner390 Pages of Features You Need Make 2020 a year of intention: This all-in-one calendar, planner, and notebook is the ultimate organizational tool. Monthly and Daily pages combined with top 3 to-do prompts keep you focused on your everyday schedule. Meanwhile, monthly, and yearly overviews give you an at-a-glance look at what's to come. It's stocked with goal-setting worksheets, so go ahead: dream big. This 390-Page, 1 Year, 12 Month January - December 2020 Calendar is both practical and easy to use. With 365 (+1) Daily schedule views, this organizer sets the tone for the year ahead! Use it for school, work or just to keep track of your busy social schedule! Buy one for yourself and your friend! Make the world more organized! Bold Unique Design Our designers create cute, trendy, unique designs that help you express your own bold and powerful personality! Inside, the simple - yet proven effective - planner format provides a great way to keep your world in order while giving your creative ideas a place to be realized. Brilliant White Paper With crisp white pages, your 2020 diary (as the Brits call it!) provides a perfect foundation for your dreams and goals! Makes a perfect photo background for Instagram and Reddit weekly and monthly spread shots! Looks great with stickers and washi tape! Makes a Great Gift for Under $15!Perfect Planner For: Students - High School or College, great for academic homework assignments Teachers - Perfect for Elementary, Homeschool or College Classroom Busy Moms - Helps women keep track of your hectic work, home, and social life! Hard Working Dads - Great office / budget planner for men or sports team tracker Backpacker / Travelers - Plan your next journey and keep travel memories Vacation Planners - whether it is a dream trip to Disney or a Caribbean tropical island cruise Office Gift Exchange - Makes a perfect gift for your coworker or boss! Planner Addicts - Everyone has one (or more) in their life Birthday Present and Stocking Stuffer - There's always a reason to give! Journal Writer - Plenty of space to capture your day! Format Page Size: 8" x 10" in (20.32 x 25.4 cm) - Approximately A4 Feature-Rich Contents: 390 pages Yearly Overview 12 x 2-Page Monthly Views 365 (+1) Daily Detailed Schedules Wide Ruled Lined Notes Pages Personal Information Password Reminders 1 Year / 52 Week / 365 (+1) Day / 12 Month View Bonus Leap Year Day - AT NO EXTRA CHARGE!: -) January - December 2020 Holiday Schedule: US, UK and Religious Christian Hindu Muslim Jewish Simple or Complex - Open design for your own creative ideas

Download or read book 2022 Planner written by 2022 Planner and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-24 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2022 Daily Planner 8.5x11 one page per day. Help keep up with daily life, important dates, goals, notes, and etc...

Download or read book The Uninvited written by Cat Winters and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-08-11 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set during the fear and panic of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919, The Uninvited is part gothic ghost-story, part psychological thriller, perfect for those who loved The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield or The Vanishing by Wendy Webb. Twenty-five year old Ivy Rowan rises from her bed after being struck by the flu, only to discover the world has been torn apart in just a few short days. But Ivy’s life-long gift—or curse—remains. For she sees the uninvited ones—ghosts of loved ones who appear to her, unasked, unwelcomed, for they always herald impending death. On that October evening in 1918 she sees the spirit of her grandmother, rocking in her mother’s chair. An hour later, she learns her younger brother and father have killed a young German out of retaliation for the death of Ivy’s older brother Billy in the Great War. Horrified, she leaves home, to discover the flu has caused utter panic and the rules governing society have broken down. Ivy is drawn into this new world of jazz, passion, and freedom, where people live for the day, because they could be stricken by nightfall. But as her ‘uninvited guests’ begin to appear to her more often, she knows her life will be torn apart once more, but Ivy has no inkling of the other-worldly revelations about to unfold. The Uninvited is an atmospheric, haunting, and utterly compelling novel.

Download or read book The Crap Hound Big Book of Unhappiness written by Sean Tejaratchi and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unhappiness stalks us all, from that first painful slap in the delivery room to the final sorrow of a graveside service. Rather than attempt to alleviate or rise above life's trauma, the Crap Hound Big Book of Unhappiness instead enthusiastically catalogues popular culture s attempts to illustrate, channel and finally exploit our anxieties. Between a brief introduction and the end credits, the Crap Hound Big Book of Unhappiness is pure vintage 20th century imagery, carefully collected from old catalogues, advertising, obscure books, and found ephemera.

Download or read book Black Cat 2 1 written by Bob Ford and published by BrownBooks.ORM. This book was released on 2015-01-12 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This moving memoir about the gritty life of a military helicopter pilot fills a gap in the genre of Vietnam literature.”—Foreword Reviews In the Vietnam War, 2,197 helicopter pilots and 2,717 crew members were killed. Black Cat 2-1 is the story of one pilot who made it home and the valiant men he served with who risked their lives for the troops on the ground. Bob Ford invites readers into the Huey helicopters he flew on more than 1,000 missions when he and his men dared to protect and rescue. For those whose voices were silenced in that faraway place or who have never told their stories, he creates a tribute that reads like a thriller, captures the humor of men at war, and resounds with respect for those who served with honor. An Oklahoma Book Award Finalist “Bob Ford’s account of his year in the command seat of his ship of salvation is a priceless contribution to the literary canon of that war.”—David A. Maurer, Special Forces veteran, author of The Dying Place “[Ford] brings to life his story so the reader can experience what it may have been like—and how the troops felt at the time. With moments that feel like they were written for a movie, Black Cat 2-1 will take you in the air over Vietnam and through some of the hardest missions you could expect.”—Week99er “This memoir is hard to beat.”—Air & Space/Smithsonian “Capably written.”—Publishers Weekly “Refreshing . . . evocative descriptions of combat flying.”—The VVA Veteran

Download or read book The Black Cat Breaks a Mirror written by Kay Finch and published by Beyond The Page. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mystery novelist Sabrina Tate and her cat Hitchcock are headed to a country music show, but there’s a killer on the loose who plans to end the evening with a deadly Texas two-step . . . As the summer tourist season draws to a close in Lavender, Texas, Sabrina has invited her brother and nephews for the highly anticipated concert of Colt Jamison, whose hit song “Broken Mirror” is rising to the top of the Nashville charts. But their stay begins on a sour note when one of the boys stumbles upon the dead body of Jamison’s former public relations manager—a man who’d long ago burned his bridges in town, leaving no shortage of suspects in the murder. As Sabrina is reluctantly drawn into the investigation, she’s confronted with a country singer who may be harboring more than a few dark secrets, an overzealous fan club president who may be up to her ears in criminal activities, and someone leaving shards of broken mirrors scattered all over town. Just as Sabrina narrows the list of suspects and closes in on the culprit, she realizes that seven years of bad luck may be the least of her worries . . . Includes mouthwatering dessert recipes! Praise for the Bad Luck Cat Mysteries: “I loved every page of Black Cat Crossing, and I can’t wait for a return visit to Lavender.” —Miranda James, New York Times bestselling author “Finch has, yet again, offered a great tale of female and feline that cozy readers will love.” —Suspense Magazine “Hitchcock and Sabrina make a wonderful detective team, and I can’t wait to read about their next big case.” —TheBookReview.com “Don’t miss out on this humorous well-written cozy! You’ll be turning pages as fast as you can to find out whodunit!” —MyShelf

Download or read book Black Cat Mystery Magazine 7 written by Michael Bracken and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Black Cat Mystery Magazine returns with issue #7 — a special Private Eye edition, with great new tales (and one classic reprint) by masters of the genre. Included this time are: THE CHARITY CASE, by Robert Lopresti THE WHOLE STORY, by Andrew Welsh-Huggins THE STOPWATCH OF DEATH, by Josh Pachter THE FUGITIVE WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Bev Vincent LOVE PIRATE, by O'Neil De Noux PICTURES OF LILY, by Graham Powell SHOW AND ZELLER, by Gordon Linzner MUSTANG SALLY, by John M. Floyd FUNERAL POTATOES, by E.E. King THE MAKINGS OF A KILLER, by Robert Jeschonek LOOSE ENDS, by Fletcher Flora (classic reprint)

Download or read book Chase s Calendar of Events 2016 written by Editors of Chase's and published by Bernan Press. This book was released on 2015-09-11 with total page 753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chase's Calendar of Events is the most comprehensive and authoritative reference available on special events, holidays, federal and state observances, historic anniversaries, astronomical phenomena, and more. Published since 1957, Chase's is the only guide to special days, weeks, and months.

Download or read book More Cat Tales From Moon Cottage written by Marilyn Edwards and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: font size="+1"'It's catnip for anyone who's ever loved a feline' Karin Slaughter/font size Fannie and Titus have had the run of tranquil Moon Cottage - until now. Pushkin, a young Russian Blue tom kitten has joined their family, but can the three cats achieve a peaceful co-existence? Capturing the joys and challenges of owning a cat, Marilyn Edwards tenderly depicts and the great privilege of loving and being loved in return by the feline companions we share our homes and lives with. **Fully illustrated throughout** Praise for the Moon Cottage cat series: 'My all-time favourite cat book' Jacqueline Wilson 'Cat lovers will adore this book . . . A tender story of love between the author and her cats' Celia Haddon 'All the many delights and a few of the heartaches of a life with cats are told with charm and wit. A vivid, honest, observant and involving book' Desmond Morris

Download or read book Mission on the Ho Chi Minh Trail written by Richard L. Stevens and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking the reader in the mountains and forests that the Americans called “Indian country,” Stevens presents the Viet Nam War as an extension of the romantic myth of the American frontier. In seven operations on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the reader enters an exotic, exhilarating, terrifying world. Documented by military reports, Steven’s powerful and poetic prose and his complex examination of the Viet Nam War elevate his Trail journey into the realm of myth.

Download or read book A View to a Kilt written by Kaitlyn Dunnett and published by Kensington Cozies. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of blizzards have kept tourists away from Moosetookalook, Maine, and shoppers out of Liss MacCrimmon’s Scottish Emporium. But as warmer weather brings promises of tartan sales and new faces, melting snow reveals cold-blooded murder . . . Liss has suddenly found herself in charge of the March Madness Mud Season Sale, a town-wide celebration created to boost the local economy during the slushy weeks of early spring. With businesses ailing after a rough winter, the pressure is on to make this year’s effort the can’t-miss-event of the season. But before Liss can get her hands dirty, her husband makes a horrifying discovery. There’s a dead man on their property, and he didn't die of natural causes . . . Stunned by the murder mystery developing in her own backyard, Liss receives another shock. The victim is identified as Charlie MacCrimmon, an uncle believed to have died eleven years before Liss was born. No one has seen or heard from Charlie since he went off to fight in Vietnam. What secrets could he have been hiding for so many years, and who would want to kill a man long thought to be dead? Enlisting the help of her family, Liss uncovers more questions than answers as she delves into her uncle’s murky past. One thing is clear—before he met his end, Uncle Charlie was desperately trying to warn her about something sinister. And unless Liss can soon track down a maniacal criminal as elusive as the Loch Ness Monster, she just might be the next MacCrimmon to disappear . . .

Download or read book Big Friendship written by Aminatou Sow and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A close friendship is one of the most influential and important relationships a human life can contain. Anyone will tell you that! But for all the rosy sentiments surrounding friendship, most people don’t talk much about what it really takes to stay close for the long haul. Now two friends, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, tell the story of their equally messy and life-affirming Big Friendship in this honest and hilarious book that chronicles their first decade in one another’s lives. As the hosts of the hit podcast Call Your Girlfriend, they’ve become known for frank and intimate conversations. In this book, they bring that energy to their own friendship—its joys and its pitfalls. Aminatou and Ann define Big Friendship as a strong, significant bond that transcends life phases, geographical locations, and emotional shifts. And they should know: the two have had moments of charmed bliss and deep frustration, of profound connection and gut-wrenching alienation. They have weathered life-threatening health scares, getting fired from their dream jobs, and one unfortunate Thanksgiving dinner eaten in a car in a parking lot in Rancho Cucamonga. Through interviews with friends and experts, they have come to understand that their struggles are not unique. And that the most important part of a Big Friendship is making the decision to invest in one another again and again. An inspiring and entertaining testament to the power of society’s most underappreciated relationship, Big Friendship will invite you to think about how your own bonds are formed, challenged, and preserved. It is a call to value your friendships in all of their complexity. Actively choose them. And, sometimes, fight for them.

Download or read book Multilingualism and Gendered Immigrant Identity written by Farah Ali and published by Channel View Publications. This book was released on 2022-10-13 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the intersectionality of gendered, religious identity among Muslim women in Catalonia, and illustrates how this identity is brokered through language use in a multilingual and diasporic context. Drawing on a mixed methods study of 1st and 2nd generation immigrant women, this book also examines how acculturation is a transgenerational process reflected in linguistic behavior. Through the use of questionnaire and interview data, the author constructs a story about informants’ experiences navigating life vis-à-vis language use; specifically through the use of Spanish, Catalan and native/heritage languages. This book offers a unique lens through which we can further our understanding of the role of language in the acculturation process in Catalonia. It adds to the ongoing discussion about language and migration in Catalonia and provides a valuable contribution to debates about immigrant women’s language learning and use.

Download or read book Tempt written by Jen Katemi and published by Flourish Books. This book was released on 2020-09-26 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read this steamy billionaire romance story delivering all the feels, with a second chance at love for the billionaire alpha hero and his first love, and with a guaranteed happy-ever-after ending. She’ll do anything to save her life’s work… Even tangle with the billionaire who broke her heart. Addiction ravaged my body, battered my soul, and took my friend’s life. But I survived. Now I help others do the same. My struggling charity has lost its funding. I’ll do anything to save it. Even tangle with a billionaire playboy—the man who stole my heart and ripped it to pieces. This time I’m older, wiser. Immune to a man’s charms. But Riley Jaxx is no ordinary man. His soulful eyes and sensual caress claim my heart once more. Trusting again is a hell of a risk—one more crack and I’m bound to break. This steamy contemporary romance features a hot alpha billionaire, and an emotionally guarded woman, who will need to risk it all for a second chance with her first love.

Download or read book Greene s Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat E Book written by Jane E. Sykes and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2022-06-24 with total page 1828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Veterinary Medicine** Greene's Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat, 5th Edition provides a comprehensive, clinically useful reference on the management of infectious diseases caused by viruses, bacteria (including rickettsiae, chlamydiae, mycoplasmas, and spirochetes), fungi, algae, protozoa, parasites, and other atypical agents. Each section guides the reader through diagnostic testing for specific infectious diseases, from specimen collection to laboratory submission to interpretation of results to appropriate treatment measures. Full-color illustrations and hundreds of tables provide convenient access to diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations, along with the appropriate drug dosages for effective treatment and prevention. A fully searchable enhanced eBook version is included with print purchase, allowing access to all of the text and figures on a variety of digital devices. - More than 150 internationally recognized experts contribute chapters on topics in their field of specialty. - Clear and logical organization of chapters provides a solid basis for an approach to diseases caused by specific pathogens, with the first part of the book including sections on diagnostic approaches, treatments (including recommended antimicrobial drug doses), and prevention. - Specific pathogens are addressed in the second part of the book, using a structured approach that includes etiology/epidemiology (relevance to wildlife animal hosts, role of the environment), clinical and laboratory findings, treatment, prevention, and public health implications. - Case examples illustrate principles and highlight how the material can be applied. - More than 800 clinical images, maps, life cycles, and photomicrographs assist with accurate understanding of epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis of disease, and disease prevention. - Visually appealing maps and life-cycle drawings enhance your comprehension and retention of the material. - Convenient drug dosage tables in each chapter provide complete prescribing information; chapters on antimicrobial drugs in the first part of the book summarize pharmacokinetics, indications, contraindications, handling and administration guidelines; and dosage recommendations are made for antivirals, antibacterials, antifungals, antiprotozoals, and antiparasitic drugs. The book emphasizes approaches to optimize antimicrobial stewardship. - Clinical Problems section helps you understand what infectious diseases should be considered in animals seen with clinical signs relating to different organ systems. - Suggested readings and references are listed in each chapter, facilitating further research and study. - Fully searchable enhanced eBook version is included with print purchase, allowing access to all of the text and figures on a variety of digital devices.