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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Looking West? Looking West? Moya Flynn,Elena Omel'Chenko,Ul'Iana Bliudina,Elena Starkova,Hilary Pilkington "Looking West? engages theories of cultural globalization to chart how post-Soviet Russia's opening up to the West has been reflected in the cultural practices of its young people.". "The younger ge… OL18208577W
The State of world population 2000 The State of world population 2000 Nafis Sadik,United Nations Population Fund,United Nations Population Fund. 76p. : 30 cm OL18915445W
El Zorro El Zorro Isabel Allende *El Zorro: comienza la leyenda* es una biografía ficticia de 2005 y la primera historia de los orígenes del héroe El Zorro, escrita por la autora chilena Isabel Allende. Es una precuela a los eventos… OL1905366W
We Were Eight Years in Power We Were Eight Years in Power Ta-Nehisi Coates In these "urgently relevant essays," the National Book Award-winning author of Between the World and Me "reflects on race, Barack Obama's presidency and its jarring aftermath"*--including the electio… OL19194503W
Francophone voices of the "New Morocco" in film and print Francophone voices of the "New Morocco" in film and print Valérie Orlando Assesses to what extent Moroccan francophone literature, press, and film reflect the socio-cultural and political transitions that have taken place in Morocco since 1999 and King Mohamed VI's corona… OL1934038W
Before and After 9/11 Before and After 9/11 Tom Rockmore This clearly written and accessible work presents a philosopher's response to the series of events known as "9/11" and the global culture in the United States -and global societyGÇöthat followed. It … OL19830170W
City of lies City of lies Ramita Navai "Rich, absorbing, and exotic, City of Lies travels up and down Vali Asr Street, Tehran's pulsing thoroughfare, from the lavish shopping malls of Tajrish through the smog that lingers over the alleywa… OL19984271W
Safe house Safe house Iggy McGovern Iggy McGovern's second collection of poems sees him walking the metrical line between a childhood in the religiously divided northern town of Coleraine and his present home in Dublin. He takes in the… OL20889259W
Last days of the bus club Last days of the bus club Chris Stewart It's two decades since Chris Stewart moved to his farm on the wrong side of a river in the mountains of southern Spain and his daughter Chloe is preparing to fly the nest for university. In this late… OL20975778W
Longitudes and Attitudes Longitudes and Attitudes Thomas L. Friedman *Longitudes and Attitudes* contains the columns Friedman has published about the most momentous news story of our time, as well as a diary of his experiences and reactions during this period of crisi… OL3740420W
A New Brand World A New Brand World Scott Bedbury,Stephen Fenichell What does it really take to succeed in business today? In A New Brand World, Scott Bedbury, who helped make Nike and Starbucks two of the most successful brands of recent years, explains this often m… OL7988040W
Kabul Beauty School Kabul Beauty School Kristin Ohlson,Deborah Rodriguez Soon after the fall of the Taliban, in 2001, Deborah Rodriguez went to Afghanistan as part of a group offering humanitarian aid to this war-torn nation. Surrounded by men and women whose skills--as d… OL8552967W