Emily West Boeken

"Amazon is ubiquitous in our daily lives--we stream movies and television on Amazon Prime Video, converse with Alexa, receive messages on our smartphone about the progress of our latest orders. In Buy Now, Emily West examines Amazon's consumer-facing services to investigate how Amazon as a brand grew so quickly and inserted itself into so many aspects of our lives even as it faded into the background, becoming a sort of infrastructure that can be taken for granted. Amazon promotes the comfort and care of its customers (but not its workers) to become the ultimate service brand in the digital economy. West shows how Amazon has cultivated personalized, intimate relationships with consumers that normalize its outsized influence on our selves and our communities. She describes the brand's focus on speedy and seamless ecommerce delivery, represented in the materiality of the branded brown box; the positioning of its book retailing, media streaming, and smart speakers as services rather than sales; and the brand's image control strategies. West considers why pushback against Amazon's ubiquity and market power has come mainly from among Amazon's workers rather than its customers or competitors, arguing that Amazon's brand logic fragments consumers as a political bloc. West's innovative account, the first to examine Amazon from a critical media studies perspective, offers a cautionary cultural study of bigness in today's economy."--Page [4] of cover

Set in the antebellum South, the narrative explores the complex dynamics surrounding free people of color, who posed a threat to pro-slavery ideologies. Their existence challenged the justifications for slavery, leading to legal measures in nine Southern states allowing for the "voluntary" enslavement of free blacks. Intriguingly, some individuals sought to relinquish their freedom, raising questions about their motivations and the societal pressures they faced. This exploration sheds light on a lesser-known aspect of the era's social and legal landscape.

Er ist dein schlimmster Albtraum. Und deine einzige Hoffnung. Eigentlich ist Rubys Leben Sie gehört zur High Society, leitet ihre eigene Kunstgalerie und will bald den begehrtesten Junggesellen von Beverly Hills heiraten. Doch plötzlich wird sie in einen Van gezerrt und verschleppt! Etwa, um ihren reichen Vater zu erpressen? Jamie heißt der Mann, der Ruby eiskalt aus ihrem Leben reißt und an sein Bett kettet. Allerdings entpuppt Jamie sich nicht als das Monster, das sie erwartet hätte. Der attraktive Fremde mit den dunkelbraunen Augen lässt eine zarte Seite durchscheinen und weckt Gefühle in Ruby, die nicht sein dürften. Und dann erfährt sie auch noch, dass die Entführung nicht seine Idee war. Was wird hier gespielt? Abgeschlossener Liebesroman mit heißen Szenen und Happy End.