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    Plunder of the Commons: A Manifesto for Sharing Public Wealth

    Guy Standing

    Proposes a charter for a new form of commoning–of remembering, guarding, and sharing that which belongs to us all, to slash inequality and soothe our current political instability.

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    The Politics of Time

    Guy Standing

    The renowned radical economist Guy Standing turns his attention to our time, and how to reclaim it

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    The Politics of Time

    Guy Standing

    The renowned radical economist Guy Standing turns his attention to our time, and how to reclaim it

    Time has always been political. Throughout history, how we use our time has…

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    Stand Up Guy

    Nina Kaye

    Dumped by Instagram post. Not a whiff of a social life. Can it get any worse?

    After a string of failed relationships - romantic and platonic - Lea's had enough…

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    Global Labour Flexibility: Seeking Distributive Justice

    Guy Standing

    What models of distributive justice can the twenty-first century promote to challenge the spread of insecurity, inequality and social fragmentation? The twentieth century was dominated by competition between two labour…

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    Beyond the New Paternalism: Basic Security as Equality

    Guy Standing

    Whilst the century of labouring man has come to an end, governments continue to link the social entitlements to the performance of labour and to the figure of labouring man…

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    Minimum Income Schemes in Europe

    This volume examines the recent trends and developments in minimum income schemes in Western Europe. Today even the richest countries in the world have levels of poverty that few social…

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    Basic Income: A Guide for the Open-Minded

    Guy Standing

    Shouldn’t everyone receive a stake in society’s wealth? Could we create a fairer world by guaranteeing income to all? What would this mean for our health, wealth, and happiness?

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    Russian Unemployment and Enterprise Restructuring: Reviving Dead Souls

    Guy Standing

    In the 1990s, attempted shock therapy generated unemployment much worse than many economists claimed. This book, based on an enterprise survey conducted between 1991 and 1994, examines how factories responded…

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    Global Labour Flexibility: Seeking Distributive Justice

    Guy Standing

    What models of distributive justice can the twenty-first century promote to challenge the spread of insecurity, inequality and social fragmentation? The twentieth century was dominated by competition between two labour…

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    Unemployment and Female Labour: A Study of Labour Supply in Kingston, Jamaica

    Guy Standing

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    The Corruption of Capitalism: Why Rentiers Thrive and Work Does Not Pay

    Guy Standing

    Standing demonstrates why, in the interests of democracy and our common wealth, the rise of rentier capitalism must be resisted.

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    Promoting Income Security as a Right: Europe and North America

    This book is about the right to a basic income: a right without conditions, just as a citizen of a good society should have the right to clean water.

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    The Blue Commons

    Guy Standing

    The blue commons are our oceans: they feed us all, link our continents, provide a natural economy on coasts around the world and are a crucial part of our ecosystem…

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    Basic Income: And How We Can Make It Happen

    Guy Standing

    The essential guide to understanding the real economics behind a universal basic income

    Shouldn’t everyone receive a stake in society’s wealth? Could we create a fairer world by granting a…

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    Global Labour Flexibility: Seeking Distributive Justice

    Guy Standing

    What models of distributive justice can the twenty-first century promote to challenge the spread of insecurity, inequality and social fragmentation? The twentieth century was dominated by competition between two labour…

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    The Blue Commons: Rescuing the Economy of the Sea

    Guy Standing

    An expose of the plunder of the world’s oceans, and the devastating environmental and economic impact that is having across the globe

    The sea provides more than half the oxygen…

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    A Precariat Charter: From Denizens to Citizens

    Prof. Guy Standing (SOAS, UK)

    This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.

    Guy Standing’s immensely influential 2011 book introduced the Precariat as an emerging…

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    Battling Eight Giants: Basic Income Now

    Prof. Guy Standing (SOAS, UK)

    Today in one the richest countries in the world, 60% of households in poverty have people in jobs, inequality is the highest it has been for 100 years, climate change…

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    A Precariat Charter: From Denizens to Citizens

    Prof. Guy Standing (SOAS, UK)

    Guy Standing’s immensely influential 2011 book introduced the Precariat as an emerging mass class, characterized by inequality and insecurity. Standing outlined the increasingly global nature of the Precariat as a…

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    The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class SPECIAL COVID-19 EDITION

    Prof. Guy Standing (SOAS, UK)

    This book presents the new Precariat - the rapidly growing number of people facing lives of insecurity, on zero hours contracts, moving in and out of jobs that give little…

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    State Policies and Migration

    First published in 1982, State Policies and Migration is a study on migration-related government action. This book consists of analyses of various rural reforms and industrial strategies in eight Latin…

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    Statistics for Emerging Labour Markets in Transition Economies: A Technical Guide on Sources, Methods, Classifications and Policies

    Igor Chernyshev,Guy Standing

    The book is a guide to the evolution of labour statistics in transition economies. The book documents the results achieved so far in meeting demands for consistent, and internationally comparable…

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    Minimum Wages in Central and Eastern Europe: From Protection to Destitution

    Explores the depths of minimum wage deprivation and the causes and consequences of this development, while also recommending a series of reforms.

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    Amazing Heights: How Short Guys Stand Tall

    Seth Ulinski

    What is height bias? Why do taller people tend to obtain leadership positions? What can individuals do to maximize their presence? What can we learn from shorter iconic men such…

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    Basic Income: A Transformative Policy for India

    Sarath Davala,Renana Jhabvala,Prof. Guy Standing (SOAS, UK),Soumya Kapoor Mehta

    This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.

    Would it be possible to provide people with a basic income as…

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    Social Income and Insecurity: A Study in Gujarat

    Guy Standing,Jeemol Unni,Renana Jhabvala,Uma Rani

    This book sets out to identify the components of social income, going beyond conventional measures of monetary income and showing how the restructuring of those components actually intensify income inequality…

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    The Stand-Up Guy

    Srulik Stein

    The Berkley Building Company’s office closes on week-ends. So when Rose Shapiro arrives for work on Monday morning June 20, 1966, she has to unlock the door to gain entry…

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    The Stand-Up Guy

    Srulik Stein

    The Berkley Building Company’s office closes on week-ends. So when Rose Shapiro arrives for work on Monday morning June 20, 1966, she has to unlock the door to gain entry…

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    The Under-Standing of Eclipses

    Guy Ottewell

    This book (now in a 5th edition) methodically explains why eclipses of the sun and moon happen, their intricate patterns in time and space - and why they are so…

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    Standing at the Scratch Line

    Guy Johnson

    Forced to leave his Louisiana home after killing two white deputies during a raid on a rival’s smuggling operation, Le Roi Boudreaux Tremain joins the army, where he becomes King…

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    The Making of a Stand-Up Guy

    Charlie Murphy

    As one of the most popular performers on Comedy Central’s The Chappelle Show, Charlie Murphy–older brother of comedy legend Eddie Murphy–shares his passion for comedy and tells his true Hollywood…

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    Social Income and Insecurity: A Study in Gujarat

    Guy Standing,Jeemol Unni,Renana Jhabvala,Uma Rani

    This book sets out to identify the components of social income, going beyond conventional measures of monetary income and showing how the restructuring of those components actually intensify income inequality…

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    A Practical Guide to Strategic Narrative Marketing: How to Lead Markets, Stand Apart and Say Something Compelling in a Crowded Content World

    Guy Murrel

    Strategic Narrative Marketing will shift the way you think about and develop company messaging. Using this guidebook, you have an action plan to create a consistent, unified message that stands…

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    When a Stand Up Guy Meets a Sold Out Girl

    Nahtan Hoj

    Suzy Cube is stadium sell-out music diva but lives a lonely lifestyle. She’s looking for a stand up guy that will finally bring her companionship.

    Bruce Meadows (aka Bruce Mellow)…

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    F*ck That Guy: And Anyone That Stands in the Way of Your Greatness

    Shennoah Miller

    Dealing with a bad breakup or toxic relationship?

    Or maybe you’re wondering, What is the next phase for me?
    How can I overcome this and grow from it?
    What can…

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    F*ck That Guy: And Anyone That Stands in the Way of Your Greatness

    Shennoah Miller

    Dealing with a bad breakup or toxic relationship?

    Or maybe you’re wondering, What is the next phase for me?
    How can I overcome this and grow from it?
    What can…

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    10 Dead Guys You Should Know: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

    Ian Maddock

    Written by church history teachers A variety of eras, locations and denominations Great introduction to Christian biography

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    Stand-Up Guys: 50 Christian Men Who Changed the World

    Kate Etue,Caroline Siegrist

    Stand-Up Guys features inspiring stories of Christian men doing good all over the world. With a focus on diverse men working in or near our times from social justice to…

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    Fall Guys: Guide to Winning the Crown: Tips and Tricks to Be the Last Bean Standing

    Eddie Robson

    The ultimate unofficial guide to be the last bean standing.

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    Fall Guys: Guide to Winning the Crown: Tips and Tricks to Be the Last Bean Standing

    The ultimate unofficial guide to be the last bean standing.

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    Stand Up or Sit Out: Memories and Musings of a Blind Wrestler, Runner and All-around Regular Guy

    Anthony R Candela

    In this memoir, Anthony Candela, a self-described all-around regular guy, traverses a lifetime of challenges. Some of these are accidents of birth, like his poor eyesight and slow trek to…

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