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The Internationalization of Capital explores the nature of capitalist expansion, providing a wealth of up-to-date empirical data combined with incisive theoretical analyses of the dynamics of international capitalism within a comparative-historical framework. The unique combination of theory and extensive data on the labor force structures of various countries makes this…

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I like stories in which ordinary people are tested, really driven to the breaking point.

At the center of this novel, a grieving school teacher addresses her final class before the scheduled break. Gradually and with ever-increasing suspense, we learn that the teacher has uncovered the awful circumstances behind the recent death of her child.

In this powerful, well-paced story of innocence and cruelty, the central character is a typical educator, a dedicated person with a lot of responsibilities who has been pushed beyond the limit. She isn’t a psychopath. Her actions merely demonstrate how far a sane, self-sacrificing person…

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The High House by James Stoddard,

The Victorian mansion, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe.

The lamps must be lit, or the stars die. The clocks must be wound, or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved, or Existence crumbles.

Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…

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