The Ministry of Nostalgia
The Ministry of Nostalgia

Author: Owen Hatherley

Publisher: Verso Books

Published: 2016-01-19

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1784780774

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In this brilliant polemical rampage, Owen Hatherley shows how our past is being resold in order to defend the indefensible. From the marketing of a "make do and mend" aesthetic to the growing nostalgia for a utopian past that never existed, a cultural distraction scam prevents people grasping the truth of their condition. The Ministry of Nostalgia explodes the creation of a false history: a rewriting of the austerity of the 1940s and 1950s, which saw the development of a welfare state while the nation crawled out of the devastations of war. This period has been recast to explain and offer consolation for the violence of neoliberalism, an ideology dedicated to the privatisation of our common wealth. In coruscating prose-with subjects ranging from Ken Loach's documentaries, Turner Prize-shortlisted video art, London vernacular architecture, and Jamie Oliver's cooking-Hatherley issues a passionate challenge to the injunction to keep calm and carry on.

The Influential Actuary
The Influential Actuary

Author: David C. Miller

Publisher: ACTEX Publications

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 156698761X

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Lays out specific tools and strategies that enable actuaries and other technical professionals to add greater value to their organizations by being more influential in the way they communicate, influence and relate to others. --from publisher description

In Her Wake
In Her Wake

Author: Nancy Rappaport

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2009-08-11

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0465019935

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In 1963, Nancy Rappaport's mother committed suicide after a bitter divorce and custody battle. Nancy was four years old. As one of eleven children in a prominent Boston family, Nancy struggled to come to terms with the reasons why her mother took her own life. After years spent interviewing family and friends, Rappaport uncovers the story of a conflicted and troubled activist, socialite, and community leader. Drawing on court depositions, her mother's unpublished novel, newspapers, and her own experiences, she highlights heartbreaking stories of a complicated life that played out in the public eye. Inspiring, honest, and engaging, Rappaport's story sheds light on the agonizing nature of loss and healing, and reveals the permeable boundaries between therapists and the patients they treat.

Actuarial Study
Actuarial Study

Author: United States. Social Security Administration. Office of the Actuary

Publisher:

Published: 1937

Total Pages: 874

ISBN-13:

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The Insurance Field
The Insurance Field

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1907

Total Pages: 722

ISBN-13:

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Vols. for 1910-56 include convention proceedings of various insurance organizations.

Malaren
Malaren

Author: N. E. David

Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

Published: 2016-11-25

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1785355325

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Alan Harrison is a perfectly ordinary, middle-class, middle-aged and happily married man. But when his wife, Susan, suddenly dies, his life starts to disintegrate. Rather than stay at home where the memory of his wife still haunts him, he decides to spend the summer in Sweden at the invitation of his in-laws. On the shores of Lake Malaren, he discovers fresh reasons for living and a contentment he had not previously thought possible. But unexpected guests arrive to disturb his new-found peace and he is forced to take unprecedented steps to recover it. Set against a backdrop of stunning Swedish scenery, MALAREN shows us the redemptive power of physical labour and male bonding as an unlikely hero struggles to overcome his challenges.

The Actuary's Wife
The Actuary's Wife

Author: K T Bowes

Publisher: Hakarimata Press

Published: 2021-03-16

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13:

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He lied to her face and now she's in danger. Two men love Emma but hate each other. One has power. The other wants it. One night of passion left Emma back where she started and she should have known better. She allowed her emotions to strip away her hard-won mask of independence and let the handsome Russian back under her skin. He can't be trusted. He's lied to her before. And then there's Dolan, the Irishman who makes promises he can't keep. As another mystery reaches out its tainted fingers and drags Emma into the intrigue, only Anton's generous gift could help her keep her head above water. That is, until she stares at a knife blade aimed at her face and makes the choice to save a stranger. Download The Actuary's Wife today and fantasize about this series' intelligent heroes. This English mystery is guaranteed to spin out of control.