WHAT A MUSHROOM LIVES FOR : Matsutake and the Worlds They Make / by Hathaway, Michael J., author 656068

“…Hathaway's book keys on how fungi exercise this capacity for world making. The matsutake takes center stage for most of this book. …”
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Making and remaking the home ‘at home’ in Shanghai in the time of COVID-19 by Xiao, L

“…This thesis explores the ever-ongoing process of home-making in contemporary Shanghai, China. …”

'You would never pick up the thread from where you left off’: older Irish women migrants' narratives of non‐return, post‐retirement by Ryan, Louise, Doshi, Neha

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The South China Sea Disputes : Makings of a New Cold War? by Teo, KB

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THE ART OF CLOSING THE SALE : The Key to Making More Money Faster in the World of Professional Selling / by Brian Tracy, author 504285

Endogenous institutionalism and the puzzle of gender quotas: insights from Latin America by Gatto, MLAC

“…</p> <p>To evaluate the plausibility of my theory, I employ a series of multi-method and multi-level analyses presented across five substantive chapters, each of which is respectively based on: 1) a cross-sectional analysis of Latin America countries; 2) an elite survey experiment with Brazilian state legislators; and, in-depth process tracing of the cases of gender quota adoption in 3) Costa Rica; 4) Brazil; and, 5) Chile.</p> <p>The work makes three main contributions. Firstly, although previously identified, the resistance of male legislators towards gender quotas had never been systematically analysed in a comparative manner; focusing on the behaviour of male incumbents is thus a relevant contribution. …”

‘Who’s the fairest of them all?’ The impact of men on the stepmother-daughter relationship in Snow White by Tan, Aaron Justin Li Jie

“…In fairy tales, there are no ambiguities or complications but instead, straightforwardness in the narrative trajectory, where good deeds are rewarded and wicked deeds punished as seen in the ‘happily ever after’ of Snow White and the cruel ending of the stepmother. …”
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Maqasid Syariah in Islamic Consumption by Ahmad Musadik, Siti Hajar Salwa, Yusuff, Noraini, Abd Aziz, Noriza, Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ilhaamie

“…Emerging issues in consumption among Muslim consumers are constantly changing from small scale towards immense issues such as overspending, massive debt, bankruptcy, and financial crime which resulted into detrimental effect on life and society. Islam never prohibited consumerism, but Islamic doctrine stipulated the rule and regulation in consumption. …”
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The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player : Becoming the Kind of Person Every Team Wants / by Maxwell, John C., 1947-, author 272745

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The Devotion of Suspect X / by Higashino, Keigo, 1958-, author 656116, Smith, Alexander O., translator 656118, Alexander, Elye J., translator 656119, Minotaur Books (Online service) 656121

“…When Detective Kusanagi of the Tokyo Police tries to piece together the events of that day, he finds himself confronted by the most puzzling, mysterious circumstances he has ever investigated. Nothing quite makes sense, and it will take a genius to understand the genius behind this particular crime... …”
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THE 17 ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF A TEAM PLAYER : Becoming the Kind of Person Every Team Wants / by Maxwell, John C., 1947-, author 272745

Societal factors and the inescapability of Chinese female oppression by Wang, Carmen Onggo Jiawen

“…There is no sense of female camaraderie, because the only reality that women have been exposed to is from an artificial male construct and as such they too become perpetrators of patriarchal society. …”
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NEGOTIATE your way to RICHES / by Wink, Peter, 1966-, author 655681

“…Negotiate Your Way to Riches is unlike any negotiating book you've ever read. This book not only cover business negotiations, it also teaches you how to get deals on everyday personal purchases. …”

The host : a novel / by Meyer, Stephenie, 1973- 317653

“…Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love. …”

Verify / by Hoover, Colleen, author 595716

“…After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue to love her.…”

SCHOOL OF THIEVES / by Sabrina Ismail, author 655830, Naadhira Zahari, editor 655828

“…When life hits her hard, she has no choice but to do dirty thief work in order to make ends meet. One day, a new family moves into town. …”

Evaluation of information sources in marketing : a study of business buyers in Singapore. by Purnima Kamath.

“…One of the challenges facing marketing managers in international markets is how best to carry their sales messages to the decision-makers who make the purchase decisions. An excellent product can never be successful in the marketplace if its benefits are not communicated effectively to target consumers. …”
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AND THEREBY HANGS A TALE / by Jeffrey Archer, author 507936

“…From Germany comes Masterpiece, the tale of a priceless oil painting that has remained in the same family for over 200 years, until… To the Channel Islands, and Members Only, where a golf ball falls out of a Christmas cracker and a young man’s life will never be the same again… To Italy, where a young man trying to book a hotel room ends up in bed with the receptionist, unaware that she… To England, where, in High Heels, a woman explains to her husband why a pair of designer shoes couldn’t have gone up in flames because… Some of these stories will make you laugh. …”

Developing a medical ontology in the domain of colon cancer. by Yeo, Evelyn Andrewina Wan Gek.

“…Even though more data are available on demand than ever before, the gap in members of the public knowledge of health topics still thwarts their attempts to find information or make sense of what information they do receive (Stavri, 2001).…”
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Effects of clozapine-N-oxide and compound 21 on sleep in laboratory mice by Traut, J, Mengual, JP, Meijer, E, McKillop, L, Alfonsa, H, Hoerder-Suabedissen, A, Song, SH, Fehér, KD, Riemann, D, Molnar, Z, Akerman, CJ, Vyazovskiy, VV, Krone, LB

“…Despite the popularity of DREADDs in neuroscience and sleep research, potential effects of the DREADD actuator clozapine-N-oxide (CNO) on sleep have never been systematically tested. Here, we show that intraperitoneal injections of commonly used CNO doses (1, 5, and 10 mg/kg) alter sleep in wild-type male laboratory mice. …”