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Peter Cassio is an unconventional and uninhibited American wanderer whose ruthlessly candid view of the world is able to harmonize both joy and compassion. The unreconciled influences of Cassio''s Greek-Jewish mother and Neapolitan father-violinist, confidence man, and philosopher-have made him a skeptic, pagan, and romantic. Down and out in India, about to start for home, he is caught up in a wild chase for the beautiful and enigmatic Susanna, who is one-part saint, one-part temptress. What unfolds is a spiritual comedy of Cassio''s search for the Life Divine preached by Swami, a worldly sage who does not scorn sensual love. Throughout the novel Cassio searches, through tough neighborhoods and picaresque vistas, encountering a host of extraordinary characters: diplomats, charlatans, freeloaders, status seekers, and hipsters. The language of the novel is as free and exhilarating as Cassio''s mind, brilliantly recording his humor and the jagged contours of his appetite for life.

The surprise election of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States evoked passionate reaction across the American political spectrum. It seemed as if not one American was neutral. Trump''s supporters adored him, while the expressions of hatred of many of his opponents defied the norms of civil debate. Well into the Trump presidency, one community, the Jews, on both sides of the ocean, has been on the front lines of the continuing Trump debate that has gripped the nation. Trump''s relationship with the Jewish community is unique in its very personal nature. Some of his key policy decisions affecting Jerusalem, the Iran nuclear deal, and even economic policy, have been influenced by positive relationships of trust that Trump maintained through the years as a high-profile businessman in New York, as well as some Jewish family connections. At the same time, most American Jews voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. Furthermore, many members of the liberal American Jewish community have b

Continúa la brillante y respetuosa interpretación que hace Neil Gaiman de la vasta colección de estas atemporales historias nórdicas. En este tercer volumen, Gaiman y Russell vuelven a unirse a unos dibujantes legendarios para ofrecerle al lector más mitos nórdicos, entre ellos una búsqueda en la que Thor y Tyr se enfrentan a una giganta de múltiples cabezas, serpientes marinas que escupen fuego y más criaturas mitológicas extrañas; el viaje de Odín al fin del mundo y, por último, el Ragnarok, el destino final de los dioses. El autor superventas Neil Gaiman y el premiado ilustrador P. Craig Russell insuflan nueva vida a las antiguas historias nórdicas en esta adaptación al cómic de la exitosa novela Mitos nórdicos. Recopila los números 1 a 6 de Mitos nórdicos III, ilustrados por P. Craig Russell, David Rubín, Colleen Doran y Galen Showman.

The purpose of this quantitative study is to test the validity of a behavioral theory, value-belief-norm theory (Stern, 2000), in the context of environmental hotel management. The lack of theoretical consideration in previous studies on environmental attitudes of hotel/resort managers warrants an investigation of a theory with the potential to better explain behaviors that support the goals of environment management systems. The goal of this research was to document the values, beliefs, personal norms, and environmental management support behaviors of managers in a hospitality setting. Data were collected from a sample of hotel and resort managers in the Phoenix metropolitan area by using a survey of well-documented items from previous research on the theory. Results suggest the value-belief-norm theory is successful in explaining environmental management support behaviors. Implications for practitioners as well as researchers are discussed.

Munshi Premchand is the greatest figure in twentieth-century Hindi literature and Nirmala is one of his most well-known novels. Apart from being acknowledged as a classic in Hindi literature, it is a milestone in the development of Premchand''s creative genius. While it has been translated into numerous Indian and European languages, David Rubin''s is the first English translation. Set in the 1920s, Premchand''s keen insights into complex social, familial, and gender dynamics remain relevant today. Nirmala is the story of a woman whose only sin is her failure to find a husband who would accept her without a dowry. Married to a widower with children as old as herself, Premchand''s heroic call for social equality shines through on every page of this fascinating novel.

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