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  by burlington564

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Type: fiction

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Status: —

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Author: unknown

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Tags: society Business, people, Yusaf Jawed,

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Description: Yusaf Jawed is the Director of Grifphon and hasYusaf Jawed is the Director of Grifphon and has guided it to become a quite impressive company....

2008-11-21

  by nrayko

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Type: scientific

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Status: finished

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Authors: Mark J. Penn E. Kinney Zalesne

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Tags: society sociology trends b 2008 enjoyed

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Description: B: A lot like Blink. The author takes trends that have a following and tries to explain whatB: A lot like Blink. The author takes trends that have a following and tries to explain what that means in the long run (i.e. teens who knit may bring back the idea that creating something with your hands is more important than buying it from the store)...

2008-09-05

  by osamabinrobin & 1 users

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Type: fiction

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Status: liked

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Author: Libba Bray

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Tags: magic historical victorian society death class 2007 cried

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Description: Probably my favorite of the series. However: WHYYYYYYYYYY??!! Oh, the tears. TheyProbably my favorite of the series. However: WHYYYYYYYYYY??!! Oh, the tears. They were swift and mighty....

2008-01-17

  by lindsathon & 188 users

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Type: fiction

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Status: I recommend

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Author: Aldous Huxley

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Tags: distopia drugs communism society community experimental eugenics

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Description: ""Community, Identity, Stability" is the motto of Aldous Huxley's utopian""Community, Identity, Stability" is the motto of Aldous Huxley's utopian World State. Here everyone consumes daily grams of soma, to fight depression, babies are born in laboratories, and the most popular form of entertainment is a "Feelie," a movie that stimulates the senses of sight, hearing, and touch. Though there is no violence and everyone is provided for, Bernard Marx feels something is missing and senses his relationship with a young women has the potential to be much more than the confines of their existence allow. Huxley foreshadowed many of the practices and gadgets we take for granted today--let's hope the sterility and absence of individuality he predicted aren't yet to come."...

2007-12-18

  by screamonrepeat & 3 users

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Type: fiction

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Status: I recommend

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Author: Flannery OConnor

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Tags: society religion, shorts, southerm,

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Description: Good Country People
The Heart of the Park
A Good Man is Hard to Find

2007-08-22

  by seas

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Type: scientific

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Status: favorite

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Authors: Alexander Bard Jan Soderqvist

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Tags: future business society internet communication

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Description: The book unveils current trends in society influenced a global communication and particularlyThe book unveils current trends in society influenced a global communication and particularly Internet....

2007-02-11

  by seas & 14 users

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Type: fiction

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Status: liked

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Author: James Surowiecki

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Tags: science life society crowd

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Description: A summary of positive and negative judgments a crowd can make in some cases. Very interestingA summary of positive and negative judgments a crowd can make in some cases. Very interesting and educational....

2007-02-09

  by heliopinto & 168 users

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Type: fiction

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Author: Ray Bradbury

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Tags: future dystopia society

2006-12-10

  by heliopinto & 13 users

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Type: fiction

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Status: favorite

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Author: Jose Saramago

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Tags: society epidemic blind

2006-12-10

  by mark

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Type: documentary

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Status: favorite

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Authors: Edward W. Said Daniel Barenboim

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Tags: society philosophy, music,

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Description: Inspiring conversations on music, politics, culture and much more between two brilliant men.Inspiring conversations on music, politics, culture and much more between two brilliant men. Well worth a second, slower, deeper re-reading....

2006-10-16