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What is property, and why does our species have it? In The Property Species, Bart J. Wilson explores how humans acquire, perceive, and know the custom of property and why this might be relevant to understanding how property works in the 21st century. Arguing that neither the sciences nor the humanities synthesizes a full account of property, the book offers a cross-disciplinary compromise that is sure to be controversial: Property is a universal and uniquely human custom.

In times when everything is connected to the internet, we must innovate more and more and learn ways to replace unproductive actions with effective ones, because establishing a social media marketing is very time-consuming. When you are building a business, you are doing a great juggling. The internet is flooded with help services and also others that are getting in the way, but we have come up with all the topics of social media business under the sun.

Bart Stupak, a nine-term Democratic Congressman from Michigan’s First Congressional District, brought two unshakable principles with him to Capitol Hill in 1992: a firm belief in the sanctity of life, and the conviction that health care was a right for all Americans and not a privilege for the fortunate few. Studies indicating that 45,000 Americans died needlessly every year for lack of access to health care inspired Congressman Stupak’s tireless efforts, often at great personal cost, to pass lifesaving legislation while remaining true to his right-to-life principles.

一般人の、一般人による、一般人のための株式投資を提唱し、無理のない、持続可能な利益の積み重ねを紹介しているBart氏を迎え、ガンバル必要のない「自然体」の投資スタイルが語られています。・戦略構築の流れ(チャンスの見分け方)・情報収集(どんな情報を、どんなソースから)・仕掛け・仕切りのタイミングなどなど、力まない(そんな時間がない)サラリーマンの投資スタイルがここにあります。大局的な相場判断で「確実に仕込み、じっくり利幅を蓄積する」サラリーマン投資家の相場アプローチは、相場観が掴みやすい得意セクターで、需給と割安の両面から銘柄選択を行います。このトークでは、「相場の大局観」、「銘柄の需給環境(トップダウン)」、そして「割安判断(ボトムアップ)」の認識について、Bart氏が自ら解説しています。日々の相場の動きに右往左往しない(そんな時間もない)、サラリーマン投資家のための具体的な戦略は、中期投資の基本形でもあります。現役サラリーマン投資家であるBart氏の、投資を継続するためのヒントが凝縮されたトークは、「意外とすごい個人投資家」になるためには聞き逃せない内容となっています。

When Margaret Hamilton’s father rescues Elizabethan manuscripts from a flooded tomb, he asks his daughter’s former fiancé Stephen to help decipher them, bringing the couple back together again. When they uncover links between the buried papers and Shakespeare’s Macbeth, ruthless art and antiquities thieves scheme to take the priceless papers at any cost.

The surprising breakthrough in Start Something Good is that anyone can find their purpose in life and give back to the world. This personal tale of transformation and redemption details how an immigrant stumbled his way towards a calling of improving people’s well-being globally. In 2007, Bartlomiej "Bart" Skorupa quit a promising career in management consulting and bought a one way ticket to Africa. Driven by stories of miserable failures and wild success, Bart outlines actionable insights that inspire you to craft a life of purpose, meaning, and selfless giving

In a world where being born different is against the law, one girl came into existence as illegal as a person could. Born without hands or feet, the state saw Starfish as an anathema and demanded she be executed or incarcerated for life. Unwilling to resign his only child to such a fate, her father, Master Tinker Paul, hid her away on his man-made, floating island, safely out of the reach of the unjust government's laws. For her 11th birthday, her father presented her with mechanical limb extensions, and Starfish cautiously began exploring their island home of Paulsten.

A collection of classic Christmas stories read by Bart Wolffe and Nicki White. Includes stories by Hans Christian Andersen and L. Frank Baum.

This audiobook includes information on the cure for back pain.

Bart Torres spoke with late comedian Ralphie May in 2016 about preparation for May’s first time playing the famous Treasure Island Theater in Las Vegas. May gave some humorous tips for visiting Vegas and joked about his big plans for the stage constructed for the acrobatics show Cirque du Soleil, as well as his opinions on the then-upcoming 2016 presidential election.

In 2015, Bart Torres spent time with comedian, actress, and writer Wanda Sykes leading up to her show at Treasure Island in Las Vegas. Wanda talked about the fated Curb Your Enthusiasm revival, her past career in the NSA, and what activities she was planning for her time on the Vegas Strip.

The late comedian Richard Jeni of Platypus Man and The Mask talked to Bart Torres in this interview from 2005 about his most recent HBO special, A Big Steaming Pile of Me. Jeni makes some humorous observations about hotels and explains how he enjoys Las Vegas without gambling. Jeni also talks politics and about the ever-widening partisan gap in America.

Steven Wright, actor, comedian, writer, Oscar winner, narrator of Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, and Rolling Stone’s 15th greatest stand-up in the world, got his start on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. In this installment of Las Vegas Connection, Wright talks to Bart Torres about his unique, signature deadpan delivery, and how he doesn’t believe in time.

In this episode of Las Vegas Connection, Adam Carolla, comedian, radio personality, television host, actor, podcaster, and director talks to Bart Torres about making up for lost time doing nothing and working construction for 10 years. Carolla jokes about his lax upbringing with hippy parents and taking over for Norm McDonald as the voice of “Death” on the animated series Family Guy. Carolla gives his thoughts on Trump from his experience on Celebrity Apprentice.

Marathon is a quiet little Texas town, and it's getting quieter. Kids are vanishing, disappearing like tumbleweeds in the desert wind. Somebody - or something - is taking them. Action. Adventure. Romance. Suspense. The Bends is a supernatural thriller roller coaster ride! "If it's true, well.... She can't be human." Recommended for fans of Blake Crouch, Stephen King, J. A. Konrath, and Dean Koontz.

Have you ever been a captive listener? Have you ever been cornered and forced to endure an annoying monologue at the hands of someone who loves the sound of their own voice? Have you ever wondered if there's anything you can do to expedite a rapid exit from such encounters? If so, then it's time for you to learn the number-one mistake you're making which actually prolongs an unwanted conversation. Discover little-known secrets like the stopper, the non sequitur, and the handoff.

What are the four golden rules of conversation? How do you break the conversational ice? What are the key conversational red lights that will stop your efforts? What are the essential dos and don'ts for any conversation? Get answers to these questions and much more in this commonsense guide that will turn you into a master conversationalist!

A World War II memoir. I served in Troop A of the 43rd Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron as part of Patton's Third Army from October 1943 to November 1945 and was on the front lines from August 5, 1944 until Germany's surrender on May 7, 1945. This is my story.

"De mère africaine - arrachée à son village par des trafiquants d'esclaves - et de père inconnu - quelque marin du bateau négrier voguant vers la Guadeloupe - elle n'est ni noire ni blanche, et même ses deux yeux sont de nuance différente. Enfant, on la surnommera 'Deux-âmes'. Et finalement c'est sous le nom de 'Solitude' qu'elle vivra à la Guadeloupe dans les familles de Blancs qui l'ont achetée, puis parmi les troupes de Noirs révoltés qu'elle rejoindra à grand-peine dans leurs refuges des forêts de la Soufrière."

Leveraging. Strategizing. Opening the kimono. Unlocking human capital. Trying to nail that BHAG. All on a go-forward basis. These are only a few examples of the jargon-ridden language that is too often the mainstay of business communication. Jargon frustrates, confuses, and generally alienates listeners. Yet it's also everywhere, and using it can often seem like a mandatory requirement for anyone who wants to establish credibility in a professional workplace. To be an effective leader, you must be brave enough to be the first to drop jargon.