Priests of Prosperity

Author: Juliet Johnson
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501703757
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 311

Book Description
Priests of Prosperity explores the unsung revolutionary campaign to transform postcommunist central banks from command-economy cash cows into Western-style monetary guardians. Juliet Johnson conducted more than 160 interviews in seventeen countries with central bankers, international assistance providers, policymakers, and private-sector finance professionals over the course of fifteen years. She argues that a powerful transnational central banking community concentrated in Western Europe and North America integrated postcommunist central bankers into its network, shaped their ideas about the role of central banks, and helped them develop modern tools of central banking. Johnson's detailed comparative studies of central bank development in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, and Kyrgyzstan take readers from the birth of the campaign in the late 1980s to the challenges faced by central bankers after the global financial crisis. As the comfortable certainties of the past collapse around them, today’s central bankers in the postcommunist world and beyond find themselves torn between allegiance to their transnational community and its principles on the one hand and their increasingly complex and politicized national roles on the other. Priests of Prosperity will appeal to a diverse audience of scholars in political science, finance, economics, geography, and sociology as well as to central bankers and other policymakers interested in the future of international finance, global governance, and economic development.

Shadowfell

Author: Juliet Marillier
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0375871969
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418

Book Description
Sixteen-year-old Neryn is alone in the land of Alban, where the oppressive king has ordered anyone with magical strengths captured and brought before him. Eager to hide her own canny skill--a uniquely powerful ability to communicate with the fairy-like Good Folk--Neryn sets out for the legendary Shadowfell, a home and training ground for a secret rebel group determined to overthrow the evil King Keldec. During her dangerous journey, she receives aid from the Good Folk, who tell her she must pass a series of tests in order to recognize her full potential. She also finds help from a handsome young man, Flint, who rescues her from certain death--but whose motives in doing so remain unclear. Neryn struggles to trust her only allies. They both hint that she alone may be the key to Alban's release from Keldec's rule. Homeless, unsure of who to trust, and trapped in an empire determined to crush her, Neryn must make it to Shadowfell not only to save herself, but to save Alban.

And Both Were Young

Author: Madeleine L'Engle
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1667682970
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277

Book Description
When 15-year-old Flip is sent to boarding school in Switzerland, she struggles to fit in and make friends. But a chance encounter with a mysterious boy named Paul gives her hope. As their secret friendship grows, Paul confides in Flip about his fragmented memories of his childhood during WWII. When a sinister man appears claiming to be Paul's father, Flip bravely takes matters into her own hands to protect her friend. Her act of courage will change her life forever in this poignant coming-of-age story set amidst the majestic Swiss Alps.

Romeo and Juliet

Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Castrovilli Giuseppe
ISBN:
Category : Miniature books
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
The tragedy of Romeo and juliet - the greatest love story ever.

Boarding School Juliet

Author: Yousuke Kaneda
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1646592662
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Dahlia Academy’s second-year class has arrived in the Principality of West for their class trip. From Hasuki getting lost to Inuzuka finding himself on a risky mission to sneak into the girls’ bath, the trip is fraught with trouble from day one! But that’s nothing in comparison to the hurdle that awaits Inuzuka on the final day of the trip, when he’s booked to meet Persia’s parents…

Boarding School Juliet 15

Author: Yousuke Kaneda
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1646510836
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Romeo and Juliet high school rom-com manga that inspired the anime! Rival dorms on an extravagant island campus fight a schoolyard war, but can two star-crossed lovers keep their budding relationship a secret? Whereto I Have Invited Many a Guest Dahlia Academy’s second-year class—Black Doggies and White Cats alike—has arrived in the Principality of West for their joint class trip. From Hasuki getting lost, to Inuzuka ﬁnding himself on a risky mission to sneak into the girls’ bath, the trip is fraught with trouble from day one! But that’s nothing in comparison to the hurdle that awaits Inuzuka on the ﬁnal day of the trip, when he plans to meet Persia’s parents…

Quarterly Calendar

Author: University of Chicago
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 680

Book Description

Virginity on Screen

Author: Caroline Madden
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476685002
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 266

Book Description
Virginity--a major adolescent rite of passage--has been explored in the coming-of-age film genre for many decades. This book examines the evolution of teen movies over the past 40 years, posing crucial questions about how film shapes our cultural understanding of virginity. By surveying more than 30 mainstream and independent coming-of-age films from the 1980s to the present, it considers what types of first-time sexual experiences are represented on screen, how they are different for men and women, and whether they are subverting or reinforcing gender stereotypes. Drawing from notable teen movies such as Dirty Dancing (1987), American Pie (1999), Real Women Have Curves (2002), Lady Bird (2017), and Plan B (2021), the book identifies a progressive shift toward more sex-positive and feminist representations of first-time sexual experiences on screen. Each chapter studies how the political climate, sex education policies, and cultural norms specific to each era impact the film's release and its teenage audience.

Werner's Magazine

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elocution
Languages : en
Pages : 536

Book Description

The World's Most Bizarre Murders

Author: James Marrison
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
ISBN: 1844549755
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
Take, for example, Enriqueta Marti who kidnapped children from the streets of Barcelona, then boiled away their flesh and crushed their bones for ingredients for her coveted 'magic potions'. Or take Randy Kraft, known as The Scorecard Killer, a computer genius by day and a a deranged psychopath by night. Finally arrested with a corpse slumped in the passenger seat of his car, it emerged that Kraft had spent over a decade cutting up and disposing of his numerous victims along the California highways. In this stomach-churning collection, all the stories have one thing in common - a unique bizarre twist. True crime writer James Marrison draws upon the material that has featured in the hugely successful column The Murder File in cult magazine Bizarre in order to disclose the kind of sickening deeds that are perpetrated more often than you might think, but which sometimes go largely unreported by the media. Welcome to The World's Most bizarre Murders - the most shocking true crime book you will ever read.