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Being an island nation, the ocean is never too far from Sri Lanka. Situated right at the center of the world\'s busiest sea lanes of communication, the geography connects the country with the Indian Ocean, and its destiny is linked to this strategic body of water. For centuries, the Indian Ocean has been part of Sri Lanka\'s strategic, security, and political narratives. However, over the years, the

The Concept of Model is the first of Alain Badiou\'s early books to be translated fully into English. With this publication English readers finally have access to a crucial work by one of the world\'s greatest living philosophers. Written on the eve of the events of May 1968, The Concept of Model provides a solid mathematical basis for a rationalist materialism. Badiou\'s concept of model distinguishes

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pIn the early 1990s, the countries of the former Soviet Bloc faced an urgent need to reform the systems by which they delivered broad, basic social welfare to their citizens. Inherited systems were inefficient and financially unsustainable. Linda J. Cook here explores the politics and policy of social welfare from 1990 to 2004 in the Russian Federation, Poland, Hungary, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.ppMost

pBought will take you on a biblical adventure to uncover the ingredients of what the Bible has to say about how to manage finances - God\'s way. Financial systems facilitate the \'I want it now culture\' of today\'s modern society. But this so often leads to problems. Debt. Marriages suffering stress due to financial pressures. Inadequate savings. The addiction to materialism so often suffocates people

For nearly fifteen years NINE A Journal of Baseball History and Culture has been a leading scholarly journal of baseball history. Covering the cultural and historical implications of America\'s national pastime, NINE has explored baseball from the earliest matches and little-known players of the 1800s to the modern billion-dollar industry and its superstars of today. Here, gathered for the first time,

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pstrongIn this compelling psychological memoir, Keiron Le Grice, the 2023 Zurich Lecture Series\' speaker, details his experience of a profound transformative crisis between 2001 and 2004. He explains how, by a sustained investigation of the root causes of his condition, he was eventually able to overcome the crisis, guided by instructive dreams and startling coincidences, illuminated by a series of

pstrongGet ready for a scandalous Regency romp. Meet the Sinning Flynns!strongppbrppRory Flynn, grandson of the Duke of Savernake, is embittered by his family\'s reputation as a wealthy family from Irish stock. They are hated by the Ton but accepted because of their links to the duke. Rory has a list of those who have offended his family the most and he intends to do something about it.ppbrppEnter

To find a place in her family, Maddy must travel through time to get there.Maddy Rose lives in two worlds. A hundred years apart. In the same strange house built in the shape of an octagon. When a mysterious black cat leads her into an unknown attic, she meets Clare and his very sick sister Eva. Together Maddy and Clare jump into a money-making scheme in his uncle\'s dangerous soap factory to buy a