Consumed By The Past

Author : J.R. Ward
Publisher : Gallery Books
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781501194917

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Consumed by J.R. Ward Pdf

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and “master of contemporary romance, with heroes so hot they set the pages on fire” (Gena Showalter, New York Times bestselling author), a steamy romantic suspense novel about arson investigator, Anne Ashburn, who is consumed by her troubled past, her family’s scorched legacy, and her current case: chasing a deadly killer. Anne Ashburn is a woman consumed… Strong-willed and brash, Anne relished the thrill of fighting fires. But when one risky decision at a warehouse scene changes her life forever, she must reinvent not only her job, but her whole self. Despite the desire to move on, Anne finds her new career as an arson investigator a pale substitute for all the adrenaline-fueled buzz she left behind. She doesn’t believe she will ever feel that same all-consuming passion for a job again—until a string of suspicious fires endangers the lives of her former colleagues. Danny McGuire is the best fireman in the city but in the midst of a personal meltdown. He’s taking risks like never before thanks to a reckless death wish—until he teams up with Anne to find the fire starter. Passion flares between them—not for the first time—but as Anne narrows in on her target, the arsonist marks her as the next victim in this firestorm of a novel. With heart-pounding suspense and sizzling romance, Consumed is a compulsively readable novel that “you won’t be able to put down” (USA TODAY).

Author : Gary Cross
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780231539609

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Consumed Nostalgia by Gary Cross Pdf

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. For many of us, modern memory is shaped less by a longing for the social customs and practices of the past or for family heirlooms handed down over generations and more by childhood encounters with ephemeral commercial goods and fleeting media moments in our age of fast capitalism. This phenomenon has given rise to communities of nostalgia whose members remain loyal to the toys, television, and music of their youth. They return to the theme parks and pastimes of their upbringing, hoping to reclaim that feeling of childhood wonder or teenage freedom. Consumed nostalgia took definite shape in the 1970s, spurred by an increase in the turnover of consumer goods, the commercialization of childhood, and the skillful marketing of nostalgia. Gary Cross immerses readers in this fascinating and often delightful history, unpacking the cultural dynamics that turn pop tunes into oldies and childhood toys into valuable commodities. He compares the limited appeal of heritage sites such as Colonial Williamsburg to the perpetually attractive power of a Disney theme park and reveals how consumed nostalgia shapes how we cope with accelerating change. Today nostalgia can be owned, collected, and easily accessed, making it less elusive and often more fun than in the past, but its commercialization has sometimes limited memory and complicated the positive goals of recollection. By unmasking the fascinating, idiosyncratic character of modern nostalgia, Cross helps us better understand the rituals of recall in an age of fast capitalism.

Author : Sarah Elton
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-03
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780226093765

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Consumed by Sarah Elton Pdf

By 2050, the world population is expected to reach nine billion. And the challenge of feeding this rapidly growing population is being made greater by climate change, which will increasingly wreak havoc on the way we produce our food. At the same time, we have lost touch with the soil—few of us know where our food comes from, let alone how to grow it—and we are at the mercy of multinational corporations who control the crops and give little thought to the damage their methods are inflicting on the planet. Our very future is at risk. In Consumed, Sarah Elton walks fields and farms on three continents, not only investigating the very real threats to our food, but also telling the little-known stories of the people who are working against time to create a new and hopeful future. From the mountains of southern France to the highlands of China, from the crowded streets of Nairobi to the banks of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, we meet people from all walks of life who are putting together an alternative to the omnipresent industrial food system. In the arid fields of rural India we meet a farmer who has transformed her community by selling organic food directly to her neighbors. We visit a laboratory in Toronto where scientists are breeding a new kind of rice seed that they claim will feed the world. We learn about Italy’s underground food movement; how university grads are returning to the fields in China, Greece, and France; and how in Detroit, plots of vacant land planted with kale and carrots can help us see what’s possible. Food might be the problem, but as Elton shows, it is also the solution. The food system as we know it was assembled in a few decades—and if it can be built that quickly, it can be reassembled and improved in the same amount of time. Elton here lays out the targets we need to meet by the year 2050. The stories she tells give us hope for avoiding a daunting fate and instead help us to believe in a not-too-distant future when we can all sit at the table.

Author : Cincinnati (Ohio) Chamber of Commerce and Merchants' Exchange
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Cincinnati (Ohio)
ISBN : HARVARD:HB0Z9C

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Annual Report by Cincinnati (Ohio) Chamber of Commerce and Merchants' Exchange Pdf

Author : Stefano Goffredo,Zvy Dubinsky
Publisher : Springer
Page : 855 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319313054

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The Cnidaria, Past, Present and Future by Stefano Goffredo,Zvy Dubinsky Pdf

This volume presents a broad panorama of the current status of research of invertebrate animals considered belonging to the phylum Cnidaria, such as hydra, jellyfish, sea anemone, and coral. In this book the Cnidarians are traced from the Earth’s primordial oceans, to their response to the warming and acidifying oceans. Due to the role of corals in the carbon and calcium cycles, various aspects of cnidarian calcification are discussed. The relation of the Cnidaria with Mankind is approached, in accordance with the Editors’ philosophy of bridging the artificial schism between science, arts and Humanities. Cnidarians' encounters with humans result in a broad spectrum of medical emergencies that are reviewed. The final section of the volume is devoted to the role of Hydra and Medusa in mythology and art.

Author : Cornelius Walford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Famines
ISBN : HARVARD:HB9JU6

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The Famines of the World: Past and Present ... by Cornelius Walford Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Domestic and International Scientific Planning, Analysis, and Cooperation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Malnutrition
ISBN : UOM:39015081118658

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Nutrition-related Oversight Review by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Domestic and International Scientific Planning, Analysis, and Cooperation Pdf

Author : Aja Barber
Publisher : Balance
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781538709856

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Consumed by Aja Barber Pdf

A call to action for consumers everywhere, Consumed asks us to look at how and why we buy what we buy, how it's created, who it benefits, and how we can solve the problems created by a wasteful system. We live in a world of stuff. We dispose of most of it in as little as six months after we receive it. The byproducts of our quest to consume are creating an environmental crisis. Aja Barber wants to change this--and you can, too. In Consumed, Barber calls for change within an industry that regularly overreaches with abandon, creating real imbalances in the environment and the lives of those who do the work—often in unsafe conditions for very low pay—and the billionaires who receive the most profit. A story told in two parts, Barber exposes the endemic injustices in our consumer industries and the uncomfortable history of the textile industry, one which brokered slavery, racism, and today’s wealth inequality. Once the layers are peeled back, Barber invites you to participate in unlearning, to understand the truth behind why we consume in the way that we do, to confront the uncomfortable feeling that we are never quite enough and why we fill that void with consumption rather than compassion. Barber challenges us to challenge the system and our role in it. The less you buy into the consumer culture, the more power you have. Consumed will teach you how to be a citizen and not a consumer.

Author : Disha Experts
Publisher : Disha Publications
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789388373586

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TARGET MH-CET (MBA / MMS) 2019 - Past (2018 - 2007) + 5 Mock Tests 10th Edition by Disha Experts Pdf

The thoroughly revised & updated 3rd edition of the book ‘Samanya Gyan Capsule 2019' offers a variety of information on various subjects in a very precise & crisp format. The various subjects included are History, Geography, Polity, Economy, General Science, Ecology & Environment, Computers, Miscellaneous, Indian Panorama etc. A special section has also been provided on Current Affairs containing the coverage of latest Events, Issues, Ideas & People. The highlighting feature of the book is the collection of the most relevant information and latest authentic DATA useful for all your needs. • The content has been made engaging with the use of Charts, Graphics and Tables.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Boston (Mass.)
ISBN : OSU:32435026755777

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Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly by Anonim Pdf

Author : Stathers, T.,Low, J.,Mbabu, A.,Ojwang, F.
Publisher : International Potato Center
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Sweetpotato by Stathers, T.,Low, J.,Mbabu, A.,Ojwang, F. Pdf

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Author : Gülşen Bayat
Publisher : Livre de Lyon
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9782382361771

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Traditional Dishes Consumed in The Eastern Anatolian Region of Turkey by Gülşen Bayat Pdf

Author : Robert Bennet Forbes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Merchant ships
ISBN : HARVARD:32044020515128

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Notes on Ships of the Past by Robert Bennet Forbes Pdf

Author : Charles E. Orser
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 0761991425

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Images of the Recent Past by Charles E. Orser Pdf

A collection of classic and contemporary articles demonstrating the development of historical archaeology over the past 20 years, both in North America and throughout the world. Contains sections on recent perspectives, people and places, historic artifacts, interdisciplinary studies, landscape studies, and international historical archaeology. For use in historical archaeology classes. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433090820139

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Annual Report of the Trustees by Anonim Pdf