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Sot-Weed Factor

This is Barth's most distinguished masterpiece. This modern classic is a hilarious tribute to all the most insidious human vices, with a hero who is "one of the most diverting . . . to roam the world since Candide." "A feast. Dense, funny, endlessly inventive (and, OK, yes, long-winded) this satire of the eighteenth-century picaresque novel-think Fielding's Tom Jones or Sterne's Tristram Shandy-is also an earnest picture of the pitfalls awaiting innocence as it makes its unsteady way in the world. It's the late seventeenth century and Ebenezer Cooke is a poet, dutiful son and determined virgin who travels from England to Maryland to take possession of his father's tobacco (or "sot weed") plantation. He is also eventually given to believe that he has been commissioned by the third Lord Baltimore to write an epic poem, The Marylandiad. But things are not always what they seem. Actually, things are almost never what they seem. Not since Candide has a steadfast soul witnessed so many strange scenes or faced so many perils. Pirates, Indians, shrewd prostitutes, armed insurrectionists-Cooke endures them all, plus assaults on his virginity from both women and men. Barth's language is impossibly rich, a wickedly funny take on old English rhetoric and American self-appraisals. For good measure he throws in stories within stories, including the funniest retelling of the Pocahontas tale-revealed to us in the 'secret' journals of Capt. John Smith-that anyone has ever dared to tell." -Time

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The Lives of 50 Fashion Legends

This fun volume from fashion experts Fashionary tracks the rise to fame of the most influential designers in fashion. This visual book walks you through the stories of the world's greatest designers, across the decades. Explore each of the legend's life choices, learn how they adapted to trends and adversities, and discover how the fashion industry has changed over the years. Filled with timelines and fascinating graphics that place each fashion designer on the world stage. This volume shares appraisals of 50 of the most important fashion designers and their iconic status. Alongside star designers such as Coco Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, Cristóbal Balenciaga, and the most influential fashion designers in the fashion industry, it is filled with historical information about the brands and biographies. A special treat for anyone who loves fashion. Fashion Legends included: Coco Chanel, Cristo bal Balenciaga, Christian Dior , Pierre Balmain, Emilio Pucci , Pierre Cardin , Hubert de Givenchy , Mary Quant , Sonia Rykiel , Valentino Garavani, Oscar de la Renta , Karl Lagerfeld , Giorgio Armani , Azzedine Alai a, Yves Saint Laurent , Issey Miyake , Kenzo Takada, Ralph Lauren, Roberto Cavalli , Vivienne Westwood , Rei Kawakubo , Calvin Klein , Yohji Yamamoto , Jil Sander , Paul Smith , Gianni Versace , Diane Von Fu rstenberg, Donna Karan , Miuccia Prada , Franco Moshino , Tommy Hilger , Jean Paul Gaultier , Helmut Lang , Martin Margiela, Dries Van Noten, Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana, Micheal Kors , Ann Demeulemeester , John Galliano , Alber Elbaz , Tom Ford , Marc Jacobs , Thom Browne , Raf Simons , Hedi Slimane , Alexander Mcqueen , Hussein Chalayan , Nicolas Ghesquie re, Stella McCartney, Riccardo Tisci

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Managing for Happiness

A practical handbook for making management great againManaging for Happiness offers a complete set of practices for more effective management that makes work fun. Work and fun are not polar opposites; they're two sides of the same coin, and making the workplace a pleasant place to be keeps employees motivated and keeps customers coming back for more. It's not about gimmicks or 'perks' that disrupt productivity; it's about finding the passion that drives your business, and making it contagious. This book provides tools, games, and practices that put joy into work, with practical, real-world guidance for empowering workers and delighting customers. These aren't break time exploits or downtime amusements--they're real solutions for common management problems. Define roles and responsibilities, create meaningful team metrics, and replace performance appraisals with something more useful. An organization's culture rests on the back of management, and this book shows you how to create change for the better.Somewhere along the line, people collectively started thinking that work is work and fun is something you do on the weekends. This book shows you how to transform your organization into a place with enthusiastic Monday mornings.* Redefine job titles and career paths* Motivate workers and measure team performance* Change your organization's culture* Make management--and work--fun againModern organizations expect everyone to be servant leaders and systems thinkers, but nobody explains how. To survive in the 21st century, companies need to dig past the obvious and find what works. What keeps top talent? What inspires customer loyalty? The answer is great management, which inspires great employees, who then provide a great customer experience. Managing for Happiness is a practical handbook for achieving organizational greatness.

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Freiheit in Grenzen

In dem Vierteljahrhundert seit dem Ende der DDR ist auch über den Protestantismus in der DDR viel geschrieben worden. Im Zuge dessen ist es zu ganz unterschiedlichen Einschätzungen gekommen. Sie reichen von sehr positiven Würdigungen vor allem angesichts der Rolle in der Friedlichen Revolution von 1989 bis zum Vorwurf vollständiger Anpassung an den DDR-Staat. Die zeitliche Nähe zum Geschehen bringt es mit sich, dass auch verschiedene damalige Akteure an den Deutungen der Geschichte nach wie vor beteiligt sind. Der Band bietet einen knappen, allgemeinverständlichen Überblick über Phasen der Entwicklung und zentrale Themen des Protestantismus in der DDR unter Einbeziehung der Rezeptionsgeschichte. Dabei geht es um strukturelle und theologische Merkmale, die sich innerhalb der vom DDR-Staat gezogenen Grenzen - der äußeren wie der ideologischen - und ihnen zum Trotz auch unter der Signatur der Freiheit entfalteten.[Freedom Within Limits. Protestantism in the GDR]In the quarter of a century since the end of the GDR, much has been written about Protestantism in the GDR. Quite different assessments have been made. They range from very positive appraisals, particularly with regard to the role played in the peaceful revolution of 1989, to the accusation of total adaptation to the GDR state. The proximity in time to the historical events implies that various former actors still are involved in the interpretation of history.The volume provides a short clear overview of the phases of development and the central themes of Protestantism in the GDR, including the history of reception. It explores the structural and theological characteristics which unfolded within the outer and ideological limits set by the GDR state, and in resistance to it, under the signature of freedom.

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