![]() ![]() These things are themselves a product of the law they don’t exist outside the law, so that means that lawyers are basically in the business of minting capital for their clients.” “But increasingly, intellectual property rights and other nontangible assets, like financial instruments and data, are the major sources of wealth today. “Even for land, it was never about a piece of dirt but about the right you have to land over others,” she says. Parker Professor of Comparative Law and director of Columbia Law School’s Center on Global Legal Transformation, explains that capital, which for centuries was synonymous with real property, has always been a legal construct. “But I want people to understand the centrality of law for capitalism, both historically and certainly in the contemporary world.” “I don’t want to accuse or indict lawyers,” Professor Katharina Pistor was saying on the day last month when her new book, The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality, was published by Princeton University Press. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Characteristically quirky, elegant, and entrancing, Gorey’s visual take on Wells’s seminal tour de force was unavailable until 2005, when NYRB Classics reissued it in a special hardcover edition. In 1960, Edward Gorey prepared a set of his inimitable pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate a new edition of The War of the Worlds for the legendary Looking Glass Library. The War of the Worlds is a fantasy that is startlingly up-to-date yet in touch with the most ancient of human fears. ![]() Wells’s masterpiece of speculative fiction has thrilled and delighted generations of readers, spawned countless imitations, and inspired dramatizations by such masters as Orson Welles and Steven Spielberg. When massive, intelligent aliens from Mars touch down in Victorian England and threaten to destroy the civilized world, humanity’s vaunted knowledge proves to be of little use.įirst published in 1898, H. Now in paperback, and accompanied by Edward's Gorey's masterful, timelessly haunting illustrations, H. ![]() ![]() ![]() Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287 Printed in the United States of America All rights reserved. Hess Published by Baker Academic a division of Baker Publishing Group P.O. HISTORY An Introduction to Issues and Sources Illustrative items, such as maps and images, visually support the books content. The editors and contributors, all top biblical scholars and historians, discuss historical evidence in a readable manner, using both canonical and chronological lenses to explore Israelite history. Featuring the latest scholarship, the book introduces students to the current state of research on issues relevant to the study of ancient Israel. This substantive history of Israel textbook values the Bibles historical contribution without overlooking critical issues and challenges. Many serious students of the Bible find themselves between these two positions and would benefit from a careful exploration of issues in Israelite history. On the other side are those who assume the biblical text is a precise historical record. ![]() ![]() On one side are minimalists who find little of historical value in the Hebrew Bible. The history of Israel is a much-debated topic in Old Testament studies. ![]() ![]() ![]() The mutual dependence, trust, and sharing that result are causes for hope, not despair. The habit of exchange and specialization, which started more than 100,000 years ago, has created a collective brain that sets human living standards on a rising trend. Prosperity comes from everybody working for everybody else. ![]() Yet Matt Ridley does more than describe how things are getting better. But they have been saying this for 200 years. The pessimists who dominate public discourse insist that we will soon reach a turning point and things will start to get worse. Though the world is far from perfect, necessities and luxuries alike are getting cheaper population growth is slowing Africa is following Asia out of poverty the Internet, the mobile phone, and container shipping are enriching people's lives as never before. ![]() Food availability, income, and life span are up disease, child mortality, and violence are down all across the globe. Life is getting better at an accelerating rate. ![]() ![]() ![]() Long's ( Sylvia Long's Mother Goose) skilled use of contrast and compositional balance prevent monotony. " This repetitive rhythm contrasts with the visual variety of the illustrations. ![]() In most spreads, different adjectives (colorful, shapely, textured, etc.) complete the sentence, "An egg is. The narrative then launches into a kind of survey about the characteristics of eggs, which follows a simple format. ![]() buried beneath the sand," Aston ( When You Were Born) begins, as spot illustrations zero in on a hummingbird, emperor penguin and sea turtle, respectively. It sits there, under its mother's feathers. Like the subject matter it describes, this book packages with understated elegance the substantive matter found within it. "An exceptionally handsome book.A beautiful guide to the unexpected panoply of 'the egg'." - School Library Journal Long's illustrations are elegant and simple, and the gallery of eggs, as brilliantly colored and polished as gems, will inspire kids to marvel at animals' variety and beauty." - Booklist "The succinct text will draw young fact hounds, particularly fans of Steve Jenkins' Biggest, Strongest, Fastest and his similar titles. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With these two architectural elements – only a subset of the many more that make a mixed-use building more approachable at ground level, the simple reality is that these types of buildings, however well-designed, are part of urban life. Zooming in to examine the architectural elements that make a building more friendly to the pedestrian and zooming out to see how those architectural elements can have a symbiotic relationship with the urban realm. As cities like Portland and Paris seek to become more walkable, it’s worth zooming in and zooming out. However, many high-rises end up neglecting their ground-level contribution to the street, becoming imposing monoliths that foster isolation instead of community. Most high-rises today house a mix of uses, often combining housing, offices, and retail into one structure. There’s good in this – high-rises create much-needed space in already dense cities and can reduce urban sprawl in city centres, allowing for better preservation of natural areas. ![]() Cities like Dubai are home to nearly 1000 high-rise buildings, and New York’s vibrant luxury real estate market has shown no signs of slowing down, with more high-rise additions slated to be added to its already towering skyline. Since the year 2000, global skyscraper construction has increased by 402%. Buildings around the world are getting taller. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Impact on the Wine History of San Luis Obispo County ![]() As Gary Eberle states, “Victor Hugo Roberts was at the nucleus of every important stage in development in Paso Robles wine region.” He was instrumental in founding and leading the first organization of growers and winemakers in the Paso Robles region. This festival grew to become the largest in the United States with his support and leadership. He was among the founders of the first annual Paso Robles Wine Festival which helped develop Paso Robles as an important wine region in California. In the same year, 1982, Victor stepped forward as a newcomer to join the Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce and local winemakers to help research and write the application for the Paso Robles AVA. Wines created by Victor Hugo have received over 600 medals in wine competitions. In 1982, his first year as winemaker at Creston Manor Vineyard and Winery, Victor’s first vintage of Sauvignon Blanc won gold medals. He is known for getting the job done thoroughly and efficiently whether it is the Paso Robles AVA application or making wine for a United States President’s inauguration. Victor is a quiet and thoughtful man, but he is also a leader, a visionary, and the man that takes responsibility. Gary Eberle describes him as one of the finest winemakers in San Luis Obispo County. Victor Hugo Roberts represents the essence of the small high-quality producer that shaped the wine history of the county in the 1980s and 1990s, and he continues to do so. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It concludes that The Da Vinci Code does not present a feminist mythic narrative, but instead presents another version of the heroic quest myth that functions to reaffirm masculine power, under the guise of a faux feminism. ![]() Using insights derived from feminist theology and myth, this study examines this claim through a close analysis of both novel and film, focusing both on the mythic narrative and individual characters. Most criticism focused on the historical and religious problems in both the novel and subsequent film, leading some to claim that the storyline represented a type of radical feminism in its presumed secret marriage between Jesus and Mary Magdalene that led to “the greatest cover-up in history,” and ultimately the suppression of "the divine feminine" in the Catholic Church. One of the more controversial films of 2006 was the highly anticipated The Da Vinci Code, based on Dan Brown’s best-selling novel. ![]() ![]() Everyone in the Underland has been taking great pains to keep The Prophecy of Time from Gregor. The stunning conclusion to the riveting Gregor the Overlander series. Though Gregor's family receives frequent updates on her condition, they all know Gregor must return to fulfill his role as the warrior who is key to the Underlanders' survival. It's only a few months since Gregor and Boots returned from the Underland, leaving their mother behind to heal from the plague. Gregor must summon all his power to end the biological wrfare that threatens the fate of every warmblooded creature. It is spreading fast, and when it claims one of Gregor's family, he begins to truly understand his role in the Prophecy of Blood. Gregor and Boots must return to the Underland to help ward off a plague. Recognizable by its tremendous size and snow-white coat, the Rat King is destined to bring a World War to the Underland. Spies have reported the sighting of a Rat King in the Underland, a character who has been legendary since the Middle Ages. When eleven-year-old Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders, rats and giant cockroaches coexist uneasily with humans. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As the Allies close in on the airfield where Felix waits for his lover, Baldur must face the truth that he is no longer the only one in mortal danger. Away from the pressures of the airfield, their bond deepens, and Baldur shows Felix the kind of brotherhood he’d only ever dreamed of before.īut there’s no escaping the war, and when they return, Baldur joins the fray again in the skies over Berlin. He takes a few days’ leave to recover, and he takes Felix with him. ![]() ![]() When Baldur narrowly cheats death, Felix pulls him from his plane, and the pilot makes his riskiest move yet. But there’s no room for love at the end of the world, never mind in Nazi Germany. He’s especially attached to fighter ace Baldur Vogt, a man he admires and secretly loves. The Third Reich is on its knees as Allied forces bomb Berlin to break the last resistance. Yet on an airfield near Berlin, the battle is far from over for a young mechanic, Felix, who’s attached to a squadron of fighter pilots. Skybound Kindle Edition by Aleksandr Voinov (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 80 ratings Kindle 0.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Love soars. ![]() |