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      • Get Fresh Books Publishing

        Get Fresh Books Publishing is a non-profit, cooperative press devoted to amplifying diverse voices in poetry and making the publication process accessible to marginalized communities. Our primary objective is to provide opportunities for underrepresented voices by eliminating economic and societal barriers, such as submission fees and contests, which may inhibit marginalized voices from contributing to the literary conversation. As a cooperative press, we encourage manuscript submissions from BIPOC, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities and people living with mental illnesses. By doing so, we explicitly reject any “ism” or phobia which seeks to suppress the voices of those who receive insufficient or inadequate representation in literature.    In the four short years of our founding, we have been able to preserve our commitment to diversity and inclusivity by publishing the work of 12 talented and distinct poets, whose poetry cover a wide range of topics from ethnicity, sexuality and religion to immigration, suicide and discrimination. Our press’s cooperative process of integrating the ideas and skills of our poets, editors and publisher have given us the ability to bring fresh and diverse voices into the literary world. With the help of donations, grants and private investments, we have been able to publish each literary work without charging a single submission fee to ensure that poets and writers of all ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, abilities, and economic statuses would have their voices heard.

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        March 2021

        Little People, Big Dreams: Sticker-Mitmach-Buch

        by María Isabel Sánchez Vegara

        Ein Buch zum Sticker kleben und Mitmachen. Entwirf ein Bühnenoutfit für David Bowie, rette mit Greta Thunberg unseren Planeten, bring den Sternenhimmel mit Stephen Hawking zum Leuchten und probier dich an chemischen Experimenten mit Marie Curie. Und entdecke kleine Heldinnen und Helden, die mit ihren großen Träumen die Welt veränderten. Mit extra vielen Stickern für noch mehr Klebespaß. Für alle Fans der Serie Little People, BIG DREAMS – und für alle, die es noch werden wollen. - Mit 100 Stickern und weiteren Mitmach-Aktivitäten - Featuring Marie Curie, David Bowie, Vivienne Westwood, Muhammad Ali und vielen mehr

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        February 2024

        ‘Survival Capitalism’ and the Big Bang

        Culture, contingency and capital in the making of the 1980s financial revolution

        by Emma Barrett

        This book about the Thatcher government and the City of London tells the compelling human story of the people and processes that made Britain's 1980s financial revolution. Fusing insider testimony with new archival discoveries, it examines high stakes and networked solutions, and uncovers new objectives that drove reforms. In so doing it demystifies a major shift in capitalism. This has implications for our understandings of government and capitalism, from the way we think about the origins of subsequent financial crises to today's growing inequalities. Survival Capitalism offers new insights into the last major restructuring of the City, disrupts myths surrounding the logics of the market, and pays attention to people and processes at a time when the City of London again faces major change as Britain seeks to find its place outside the European Union in the wake of Brexit.

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        Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours
        May 2015

        Anne Clifford's Great Books of Record

        by Jessica L. Malay

        In her Great Books of Record Anne Clifford places herself within the dynamic history of the ancient Clifford family, providing an unbroken view into medieval and early modern life for nearly six centuries. In this annotated edition, we glimpse the lives of simple widows, traders, farmers, and labourers juxtaposed with the adventures of soldiers, lords and ladies, princes and princesses. Throughout, Anne Clifford asserts the centrality of women to the success of noble families, including the monarchy. Her Great Books draws upon medieval traditions and early modern scholarship and builds upon these through biographies of the Clifford lords and ladies, along with an extended biography of her mother Margaret Russell and her own autobiographical 'Life of Mee'. Those interested in the lives of medieval and early modern women, changes in culture, the effect of the political upon individuals, and the inspiring life of Anne Clifford will find this a rich and rewarding book.

      • Technology, Engineering & Agriculture
        March 1905

        The First Book of Farming

        by Charles L. Goodrich

        This book is a result of the author's search for these facts and truths as a student and farmer and his endeavor as a teacher to present them in a simple manner to others. The object in presenting the book to the general public is the hope that it may be of assistance to farmers, students and teachers, in their search for the fundamental truths and principles of farming.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        November 2009

        British liberal internationalism, 1880–1930

        Making progress?

        by Casper Sylvest

        This book explores the development, character, and legacy of the ideology of liberal internationalism in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Britain. Liberal internationalism provided a powerful way of theorising and imagining international relations, and it dominated well-informed political discourse at a time when Britain was the most powerful country in the world. Its proponents focused on securing progress, generating order and enacting justice in international affairs. Liberal internationalism united a diverse group of intellectuals and public figures, and it left a lasting legacy in the twentieth century. This book elucidates the roots, trajectory, and diversity of liberal internationalism, focusing in particular on three intellectual languages - international law, philosophy and history - through which it was promulgated. Finally, it traces the impact of these ideas across the defining moment of the First World War. The liberal internationalist vision of the late-nineteenth century remained popular well into the twentieth century and forms an important backdrop to the development of the academic study of International Relations in Britain. ;

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        February 2013

        Richard Wainwright, the Liberals and Liberal Democrats

        Unfinished business

        by Frances Babbage, Matt Cole

        Richard Wainwright, the Liberals and Liberal Democrats: Unfinished Business now available in paperback, offers new research on familiar themes involving loyalties of politics, faith and locality. Richard Wainwright was a Liberal MP for seventeen years during the Party's recovery, but his life tells us about much more than this. Wainwright grew up in prosperity, but learned from voluntary work about poverty; he refused to fight in World War Two, but saw war at its cruellest; he joined the Liberal Party when most had given up on it, but gave his fortune to it; lost a by-election but caused the only Labour loss in Harold Wilson's landslide of 1966. He then played a key role in the fall of Jeremy Thorpe, the Lib-Lab Pact and the formation of the SDP-Liberal Alliance and the Liberal Democrats; he represented a unique Yorkshire constituency which reflected his pride and hope for society; and though he gave his life to the battle to be in the Commons, he refused a seat in the Lords. Richard Wainwright's story is central to the story of the Liberal Party and sheds light on the reasons for its survival and the state of its prospects. At the same time this book is a parable of politics for anyone who wants to represent an apparently lost cause, who wants to motivate people who have been neglected, and who wants to follow their convictions at the highest level. ;

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        November 2013

        Liberal realism

        A realist theory of liberal politics

        by Matt Sleat

        Political realism has recently moved to the centre of debates in contemporary political theory. In this monograph, Matt Sleat presents the first comprehensive overview of the resurgence of interest in realist political theory and develops a unique and original defence of liberal politics in realist terms. Through explorations of the work of a diverse range of thinkers, including Bernard Williams, John Rawls, Raymond Geuss, Judith Shklar, John Gray, Carl Schmitt and Max Weber, the author advances a theory of liberal realism that is consistent with the realist emphasis on disagreement and conflict yet still recognisably liberal in its concern with respecting individuals' freedom and constraining political power. The result is a unique contribution to the ongoing debates surrounding realism and an original and timely re-imagining of liberal theory for the twenty-first century. This provocative work will be of interest to students and all concerned with the possibility of realising liberalism and its moral aspirations in today's world. ;

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        September 2012

        Defectors and the Liberal Party 1910–2010

        A study of inter-party relationships

        by Alun Wyburn-Powell

        This book is the first analysis of political defections over a long time span. It investigates all the Liberal/Liberal Democrat MPs and former MPs who defected from the party between the elections of December 1910 and May 2010 - around one sixth of all those elected - as well as the smaller number of inward defectors. Each of the 122 defections was an expert judgment on the state of the party at a specific date. The research investigates the timing and reasons for all the defections and reveals long-term trends and underlying causes and apportions responsibility between leaders for them. The author finds some significant differences which distinguished defectors from loyalists and draws wider conclusions about the underlying factors which lead MPs to defect. This book will be of interest to students and lecturers of British politics and anyone interested in the relationship between British political parties in the last century. ;

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        October 2009

        The political thought of the Liberals and Liberal Democrats since 1945

        by Kevin Hickson

        This book provides the most comprehensive analysis of the post-war political thought of the Liberals and Liberal Democrats to date. The rationale of the book stems from a belief that contemporary debate over the party's future ideological direction can only be fully appreciated by placing it within a broader historical context. The book begins by outlining the three dominant ideological traditions within the Liberals and Liberal Democrats - namely, classical liberalism, the 'centre' and social liberalism. The main ideas, policies and personalities associated with each tradition are evaluated. Leading experts in the field then examine a range of themes and issues including constitutional reform, decentralization, political economy, social morality, internationalism and political strategy. The final section consists of three commentaries from different ideological perspectives written by leading Liberal Democrat MPs - Vincent Cable, David Howarth and Steve Webb. In adopting a new approach to the Liberals and Liberal Democrats and in combining expert analysis with political commentary, this book will be of interest to students and the general reader alike. ;

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        May 2011

        Big Mäc

        Geschichten

        by Serhij Zhadan, Claudia Dathe

        Spätestens seit dem Erfolg seiner "Hymne der demokratischen Jugend" hat sich Serhij Zhadan als originellste Gegenstimme zum poetischen Landvermesser Juri Andruchowytsch etabliert. In seiner sechsteiligen Erzählung "Big Mäc" kehrt er der Anarchie der postsowjetischen Umbruchzeit den Rücken und flaniert durch die Straßen alter Städte - Orte der Subkultur, Mitteleuropa entmythologisiert. Im »Berlin, das wir verloren haben« lauern Irrsinn und Einsamkeit hinter jeder Toreinfahrt. In Wien meditiert er über »Zehn Arten, John Lennon umzubringen«. Es zieht ihn nicht nur zu den hedonistischen Außenseitern, die unter kalten europäischen Himmeln herumwandern, sondern auch in die eigene Vergangenheit: eine Welt des Lachens und endlosen Fliegens »am Orangenhimmel, der sich über unserer Heimat ausspannte«.

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        September 2021

        Little People, Big Dreams: Journal

        by María Isabel Sánchez Vegara

        Willst du Sängerin werden oder Boxer, Wissenschaftlerin oder Bürgerrechtsaktivist – oder hast du einen ganz anderen Traum? In diesem wunderschön gestalteten Journal und Mitmachbuch kannst du das und vieles mehr herausfinden. Entdecke, was dich einzigartig macht und was du in deinem Leben machen willst, mit Seiten zum Ausmalen, Listen zum Vervollständigen, Feldern zum Zeichnen und vielem mehr. Wenn du am Ende des Buches angelangt bist, wirst du all deine Stärken kennen und genau wissen, was du tun kannst, damit deine Träume wahr werden. Für alle Fans der Serie Little People, BIG DREAMS – und für alle, die es noch werden wollen. - Mit zahlreichen Mitmach-Aktivitäten - Inklusive Zitate und Illustrationen aus der Erfolgsreihe - Hochwertige Ausstattung für den täglichen Gebrauch - Featuring Frida Kahlo, Muhammad Ali, David Bowie, Rosa Parks und vielen mehr

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        February 2021

        Little People, Big Dreams: Mutig und unerschrocken

        Geschenkbox mit 6 Bänden: Muhammad Ali, Hannah Arendt, Simone de Beauvoir, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks

        by María Isabel Sánchez Vegara, Lisbeth Kaiser, Marta Antelo, Albert Arrayas, Brosmind, Mai Ly Degnan, Sophia Martineck, Christine Roussey, Svenja Becker

        Sechs Bände der Erfolgsreihe im hochwertigen Geschenkschuber Little People, Big Dreams erzählt von den beeindruckenden Lebensgeschichten großer Menschen, die Unvorstellbares erreicht haben. Die hier versammelten Frauen und Männer haben sich mutig gegen Ungleichheiten gewehrt, für Bürgerrechte gekämpft, sich für Freiheit und Frieden stark gemacht und für die Rechte von Frauen. Dabei begann alles, als sie noch klein waren: mit großen Träumen. Mit diesen beeindruckenden Persönlichkeiten: Rosa Parks Muhammad Ali Simone de Beauvoir Martin Luther King Hannah Arendt Mahatma Gandhi

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        March 2022

        Love in the Big City

        Roman

        by Sang Young Park, Jan Henrik Dirks

        Young flippert zwischen Bude, Hörsaal und den Betten seiner letzten Tinder-Matches hin und her. Er studiert in Seoul, zusammen mit Jaehee, seiner BFF und Mitbewohnerin, zieht er durch die glitzernden Bars und queeren Clubs der Stadt. Mit noch einem Glas Soju in der Hand und eisgekühlten Marlboro Reds zwischen den Lippen beschwören sie die Euphorie, jede Nacht. Gegen die Ängste, gegen die Liebe, gegen die Ansprüche der Familie und die Not mit dem Geld. Doch als auch Jaehee endlich ankommen will, bleibt Young allein zurück im Partymodus. Mit seiner altgewordenen Mutter, mit dutzenden Liebhabern, von denen kaum einer seinen Namen kennt, mit der Leidenschaft fürs Schreiben und einer Frage: Ist in diesem Land für einen wie mich überhaupt eine Zukunft vorgesehen? Kann ich sie erreichen? Love in the Big City ist eine Heldengeschichte von gewaltiger Zärtlichkeit und Lässigkeit. Sang Young Park erzählt von Chaos, Freude, Leichtigkeit des Jungseins, und seinen schmerzhaften Grenzen, in einer Gesellschaft, deren Vergangenheit trotz allem Blitzen, Blinken, Träumen seltsam mächtig bleibt … Das Kultbuch aus Südkorea, Porträt einer Generation, Psychogramm eines faszinierenden Landes.

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        November 2019

        Paul Klee

        by Daniel Kupper

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        May 2024

        The Official Record

        Oversight, national security and democracy

        by Peter Finn, Robert Ledger

        The construction, control and preservation of the Official Record is inherently contested. Those seeking greater openness and (democratic) accountability argue 'sunlight is [...] the best of disinfectants', while others seek stricter information control because, to their mind, sound government arises when advice and policy are formulated secretly. This edited volume explores the intersection of the Official Record, oversight, national security and democracy. Through US, UK and Canadian case studies, this volume will benefit higher level undergraduate readers and above to explore the Official Record in the context of the national security operations of democratic states. All chapters are research-based pieces of original writing that feature a document appendix containing primary documents (often excerpts) that are key to a chapter's narrative. As a result, this book interrogates the boundaries between national security, accountability, oversight, and the Official Record.

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        June 2017

        Yummy Books!

        In 50 Rezepten durch die Weltliteratur

        by Cara Nicoletti, Tanja Handels, Susanne Kammerer

        Cara Nicoletti liebt zwei Dinge im Leben: Lesen und Kochen. Warum also nicht beides vereinen? Denn Nicoletti ist nicht nur Konditorin, Köchin und die mit Sicherheit charmanteste Metzgerin in ganz Brooklyn, sondern auch ein ausgesprochener Bücherwurm. Wer könnte also besser die beiden schönsten Dinge im Leben zusammenbringen als diese hungrige Leserin? Angefangen hat alles in der Fleischerei des Großvaters in Boston, Massachusetts, in der Cara bereits als Mädchen stapelweise Bücher verschlang. Später zog es sie nach New York, wo sie zwischen dem Bücherwälzen fürs Literaturstudium und der Arbeit in Brooklyns bekanntester Metzgerei schließlich auf die Idee kam, aus ihrer Doppelleidenschaft eine einzige zu machen – indem sie die kulinarischen Passagen ihrer Lieblingsbücher nacherzählte und die besten Rezepte kurzerhand nachkochte. Von Pippi Langstrumpfs »Buttermilchpfannkuchen« über das »perfekt gekochte Ei« von Jane Austen bis hin zu Jonathan Franzens »Schokoladen-Cupcakes mit Pfefferminz-Buttercreme« – Nicoletti lässt uns nicht nur das Wasser im Munde zusammenlaufen, sondern verführt uns auch zum Nachlesen und Nachkochen. Ein perfektes Geschenk für Lesewütige und ein Buch, das rundum glücklich macht.

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