The Great Illusion

Author : Justyn Edwards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 1529501946

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The Great Fox Illusion by Justyn Edwards Pdf

Secrets and illusions abound as a group of young magicians competes for the prize of a lifetime in this gripping adventure, the first in an enthralling new series from debut author Justyn Edwards. Magic is about dreaming what is impossible and making it possible. It's the innocent young mind in all of us that loves it. We want to be filled with wonder. We want to believe. I want the winner of this competition and the recipient of my legacy to dare to dream big. So, let the Great Fox Hunt begin. Thirteen-year-old Flick Lions has won a place on a new television show, in which young people compete to win the legacy of The Great Fox, one of the world's most famous magicians. But Flick isn't interested in uncovering the Great Fox's tired old magic tricks - she's after something much more important. The magician destroyed her family, and this is Flick's only chance to put things right. Inside the Fox's house is a secret that will change the world of magic for ever, and Flick will go to any lengths to find it.

Author : Erez Manela
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2007-07-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195176155

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The Wilsonian Moment by Erez Manela Pdf

This book tells the neglected story of non-Western peoples at the time of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, showing how Woodrow Wilson's rhetoric of self-determination helped ignite the upheavals that erupted in the spring of 1919 in four disparate non-Western societies--Egypt, India, China and Korea.

Author : Scott Sumner
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780226826561

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The Money Illusion by Scott Sumner Pdf

The first book-length work on market monetarism, written by its leading scholar. Is it possible that the consensus around what caused the 2008 Great Recession is almost entirely wrong? It’s happened before. Just as Milton Friedman and Anna Schwartz led the economics community in the 1960s to reevaluate its view of what caused the Great Depression, the same may be happening now to our understanding of the first economic crisis of the 21st century. Foregoing the usual relitigating of problems such as housing markets and banking crises, renowned monetary economist Scott Sumner argues that the Great Recession came down to one thing: nominal GDP, the sum of all nominal spending in the economy, which the Federal Reserve erred in allowing to plummet. The Money Illusion is an end-to-end case for this school of thought, known as market monetarism, written by its leading voice in economics. Based almost entirely on standard macroeconomic concepts, this highly accessible text lays the groundwork for a simple yet fundamentally radical understanding of how monetary policy can work best: providing a stable environment for a market economy to flourish.

Author : Martin Ceadel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : International relations
ISBN : 019172176X

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Living the Great Illusion by Martin Ceadel Pdf

This biography of one of the 20th century's leading internationalists, Sir Norman Angell, author of 'The Great Illusion', Labour MP, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, reveals that his life has hitherto been much misrepresented and misunderstood.

Author : Theresa Amato
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781459600010

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Grand Illusion by Theresa Amato Pdf

As the national campaign manager for Ralph Nader's historic runs for president in 2000 and 2004, Theresa Amato had a rare ringside role in two of the most hotly contested presidential elections this country has seen. In Grand Illusion, she gives u...

Author : Richard Alba
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780691206219

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The Great Demographic Illusion by Richard Alba Pdf

"A book that examines the growing population of mixed minority-white backgrounds and society"--

Author : Paul Singh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Consciousness
ISBN : 0997054107

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The Great Illusion by Paul Singh Pdf

"'The Great Illusion' takes a scientific look at the brain itself, presenting research that supports the naturalistic stance that the mind is identical to the brain. Singh argues that if we take seriously the idea that the mind is the brain then it follows logically that free will must be an illusion, that there can be no consciousness independent of the brain, and that there can be no substantial self that exists independently from the brain. He further argues that there can be no such thing as absolute moral responsibility"--Back cover.

Author : David McCready
Publisher : McCready
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007-09
Category : Self-actualization (Psychology)
ISBN : 9780955713804

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The Great Simulator, Parts 1 & 2 by David McCready Pdf

You are Not Here: Your practical guide to recognizing the amazing illusion you are experiencing. Have you noticed that the life you are living is just a fantastic illusion; what relevance is that to you ? You have bills to pay and people to look after. Whether you are living in a universe of non-existent matter is not one of your pressing concerns. However, it turns out that not only are you living in a world entirely constructed out of non-existent matter, but you also determining everything that happens to you. Is this a fantastic claim ? The only way to verify its authenticity is to check this out for yourself. The Great Simulator is a cutting edge description of how the illusion you have engineered is created. The book contains a simple step-by-step guide to verifying that you are indeed the creator of this illusion. If you want to change your life, learn how you really can.

Author : Maria Carla Galavotti,A. Pagnini
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1998-12-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0792354974

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Experience, Reality, and Scientific Explanation by Maria Carla Galavotti,A. Pagnini Pdf

The papers collected here comprise the proceedings of a Workshop in honor ofMerrilee and Wes Salmon, held in Florence on May 17-18, 1996. The aim of the meeting was to pay homage to these two American scholars, whose contact with Italian and European Universities and Institutes had a major influence on "Continental" thought in the field of epistemology and probability. In fact, Merrilee and Wes spent various periods lecturing at the Universities of Bologna, Florence, Rome, Trieste, Catania and Pisa, as well as in the University of Constance, where they helped to build a strong cultural "bridge" with the Pittsburgh Center for the Philosophy of Science. The Florence Center for the History and Philosophy of Science is particularly thankful to the Salmons for their ongoing cooperation and frequent visits. We must not forget that Wes Salmon was in the Florence Center and at the Philosophy Department of Florence, as visiting scholar, on many occasions, and that he made important contributions which have later appeared in Italian journals, such as Iride and Rivista di jilosojia. Merrilee was a speaker at the Conference on "Genetics, Linguistics, and Archaeology" (May 20-24,1991), organized by the Florence Center. Both Wes and Merrilee often enlivened the arguments of the initiatives they took part in.

Author : Norman Angell
Publisher : Andesite Press
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1375898418

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Europe's Optical Illusion by Norman Angell Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Brendan D Murphy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0646973355

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The Grand Illusion by Brendan D Murphy Pdf

The Grand Illusion synthesizes the best consciousness research with decades of cutting-edge discovery and hard science, empowering you with an intelligent new paradigm and new direction for humanity. This acclaimed book destroys the materialist notion of humans as "meat computers" and lays the foundation for a scientifically-based metaphysics.

Author : Joseph Bernard Hutton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : UCAL:$B527619

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The Great Illusion by Joseph Bernard Hutton Pdf

Author : Herbert Asbury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:313454758

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The Great Illusion by Herbert Asbury Pdf

Author : Marc Faber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Business cycles
ISBN : 0582999049

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The Great Money Illusion by Marc Faber Pdf

Author : Brad Honeycutt,Terry Stickels
Publisher : Imagine Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 1936140713

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The Art of the Illusion by Brad Honeycutt,Terry Stickels Pdf

While even the simplest of illusions please, this stunning volume showcases over 200 of the finest images from around the world. Artists include Rafael Olbinski, Rob Gonsalves, Octavio Ocampo, David MacDonald, Gene Levine and M.C Escher. From the most classic optical illusions to complex graphic and painterly designs.