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One Hundred Dollar Misunderstanding

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A chance encounter on a college weekend becomes a collision of two worlds that will forever change how you see American society. When a naive, privileged college student meets a streetwise young woman in 1960s America, what begins as a simple transaction spirals into a devastating exploration of race, class, and the lies we tell ourselves about who we really are. Robert Gover's groundbreaking ... Read more

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A chance encounter on a college weekend becomes a collision of two worlds that will forever change how you see American society. When a naive, privileged college student meets a streetwise young woman in 1960s America, what begins as a simple transaction spirals into a devastating exploration of race, class, and the lies we tell ourselves about who we really are. Robert Gover's groundbreaking
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Americans are loud. Amsterdam equals sex, drugs, and rock & roll. Mexicans are lazy and Germans are boring, but punctual. Paris is romantic, Wuhan infectious, Ukrainians heroic, and New Zealand untouched.This is the way people around the world think about cities, regions and countries and the communities that live there; through cliches and stereotypes. It can be frustrating and hindering trade, ... Read more

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Americans are loud. Amsterdam equals sex, drugs, and rock & roll. Mexicans are lazy and Germans are boring, but punctual. Paris is romantic, Wuhan infectious, Ukrainians heroic, and New Zealand untouched.This is the way people around the world think about cities, regions and countries and the communities that live there; through cliches and stereotypes. It can be frustrating and hindering trade,
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Institutionalising fragility

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The sustainability of cultural organisations and their positioning in contemporary society are increasingly relevant topics among practitioners and scholars interested in the cultural field. Foundations, research centers, but also libraries and museums are under pressure to seek a balance between tradition and new challenges of modernity. Therefore, they need to rethink their role by developing ... Read more

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A rousing call to action for those who would be citizens of the world—online and off.We live in an age of connection, one that is accelerated by the Internet. This increasingly ubiquitous, immensely powerful technology often leads us to assume that as the number of people online grows, it inevitably leads to a smaller, more cosmopolitan world. We’ll understand more, we think. We’ll know more. We ... Read more

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Spatial Agency: Other Ways of Doing Architecture

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This new guide to international business culture can help you avoid misundrestandings during negotiations and other important talks.Author and businessman Ashraf Haggag discusses a number of important issues,incliding-The definition of culture as a driving force in business,-The unique cultures of a varaity of countries and global regionsa.-The ways culture directs business negotiations,-The ... Read more

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