The Cracked Mirror


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Western constructs giving precedence to ideas over experience have, for long, dominated theorization in Indian social sciences. Problematizing their tenuous relationship, this book presents a passionate plea to create new frameworks for describing contemporary Indian social experiences. Using a dialogic form and placing the reality of untouchability and Dalit life at the centre of analyses, Gopal Guru and Sundar Sarukkai examine the ontological and epistemological nature of experience, thereby exhibiting the politics of experience. By illustrating ways of using alternative frameworks for theorizing, The Cracked Mirror argues for a more careful understanding of the ethics of representation.




The Broken Bow


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The Shape of Joy


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Drawing from positive psychology, author Richard Beck (Hunting Magic Eels) explores concepts like gratitude, mindfulness, ego volume, and the small self to provide readers with a road map toward a healthier, happier, and more fulfilling life.




Take Me (Book Two)


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Alice: I thought I'd do anything to get out of this wedding. But I didn't expect to be kidnapped! I agreed to marry a man I didn't love. So imagine how I felt when he came and stole me away. Jake Harker. He's raw, primal, dangerous. My bad boy kidnapper. He won't tell me who's paying him And now here I am, blindfolded and bound, And I guess you'd call this a honeymoon… Jake: Steal the blushing bride on her big day, and collect the ransom from her doting daddy. Easy, right? I'm just the middleman; she's just a job. I shouldn't give a damn. But something about her drives me crazy. 've never been a sucker for girls in wedding dresses. But this time it's different. So do I hand her over for the money? Or keep her for myself?




Liveforever


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Andrés Caicedo's novel Liveforever is a wild celebration of youth, hedonism and the transforming power of music. María del Carmen Huerta lives a respectable middle-class life in Colombia. One day she misses class, and discovers she cannot return to her ordinary existence but must pursue her passion for dancing across the city. We follow her from rumbas in car parks to concerts in shantytowns as she gives in to every desire - however dark. Published in 1977, Liveforever was its young author's masterpiece - and final work. Andrés Caicedo took his life the day it was published, but it has been recognized as a landmark in Colombian literature ever since. Andrés Caicedo was born in Cali, Colombia on September 29, 1951. In his short life, he wrote dozens of articles on film, several plays, screenplays, novellas, and countless short stories, with a prominent focus on social discord. He committed suicide at the age of 25.




Christian Advice from One Wife to Another


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Self-help guide for Christian wives who want to better understand their husbands. This book was written in response to an overwhelming request from Christian husbands who'd read 'Christian Advice From His Wife to Her Husband.' They enjoyed the book so much that they requested a book be written for women to help them better understand their roles as wives, and to better understand their husbands. 'Christian Advice From One Wife to Another' is an in depth teaching that not only advises the reader, but it is full of testimonies from the author about the struggles she had to overcome as a wife.




The Dream Interpretation Dictionary


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Unravels dream symbols and their meanings What do reoccurring dreams reveal? What's the purpose of nightmares—and can they be stopped? Why do some people show up in dreams? Are some dreams actually warnings? Going beyond superficial explanations, The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs and Meanings brings a deep and rich understanding to a variety of images, signs, and symbols. It considers the context to help anyone complete their own personal jigsaw puzzle. It provides the tools to allow anyone to sort through possible connections and to make sense of their dreams. From entries ranging from “Abandonment” to “Zoo,” this massive tome analyzes sex dreams, money dreams, dreams of falling, running, or paralysis and much, much more. It brings profound insights to thousands of dream messages. It shows what to look for and what to ignore and teaches how to master dream interpretation. Examples of symbols are given. The complexity and context of a dream are explored. Signs and their meanings are illustrated. Illuminating the intelligence of dreams, decoding clues, explaining symbols, and revealing the universal meanings of each as well as their subtler associations, The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings explores the messages delivered by the unconscious mind during sleep. It examines how dreams connect to daily life. It shows how dreams can lead to deeper understanding and self-awareness. Also included are a helpful bibliography and an extensive index, adding to the book’s usefulness.




Sacrifice


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Sacrifice: big, small, easy, hard, fatal... the word can mean many things to many people. Thirteen authors have taken the word and conjured very different ideas of what sacrifice is about. This anthology contains outstanding stories on a very personal theme for each of us makes a sacrifice in our lives - you need to trust you never meet any of these situations... Enjoy!




Time and Displacement


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In Time and disPLACEment, a new science fiction novel about time travel by Matthew Underwood, we join the adventures of two time travellers, whose lives get turned upside down by events beyond their control. Greed is the driving force of the local criminal element and law enforcing Inspector who find themselves squabbling over the time machine, only for it to slip through their fingers, more than once. Only the cunning abilities of Carl Vincent and Graham Howard, with their two new friends, will outsmart the combined forces that want the machine for themselves.




The Cracked Art World


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This book presents a nuanced view of Northern Ireland, a place at once deeply mired in its past and seeking to forge a new future for itself as a ‘post-post-conflict’ place within the context of a changing United Kingdom, a disintegrating Europe, and a globalized world. This is a Northern Ireland that is conflicted, segregated, and marginalized within modern Europe, but also hopeful and forward looking, seeking to articulate for itself a new place in the contemporary world.