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Foundations of real world economics : what every economics student needs to know / by Komlos, John, 1944-

Table of Contents: “…Welcome to real-world economics -- Markets are neither omniscient nor omnipotent -- The nature of demand -- Homo oeconomicus is extinct : the foundations of behavioral economics -- Taste makers and consumption -- Firms and imperfect competition -- Returns to the factors of production -- The case for oversight, regulation, and control of markets -- Microeconomic applications on and off the blackboard -- What is macroeconomics? …”
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Intangible finance standards advances in fundamental analysis & technical analysis / by Standfield, Ken

Table of Contents: “…Advances in fundamental analysis -- Competitive advantage valuation -- Foundations of intangible financial statements -- Benchmarking intangible performance -- 21st century fundamental analysis -- IntMgtOS[reg] and other standards -- Advances in technical analysis -- Intangible analysis of sectors and industries -- The intMgtOS[reg] economy statement -- The intMgtOS[reg] standfield statement -- The intMgtOS[reg] smart money statement -- Pattern return analysis.…”
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Working with difficult people by Lundin, William, 1923-

Table of Contents: “…-- Stop, look, and listen -- Maximizing your power -- It's not (always) personal, it's (often) business -- Planning your strategy -- Working with difficult superiors -- Working with difficult subordinates -- Corporate culture and difficult people -- Mean and angry -- Suspicious -- Pessimists -- Cynics -- Shy and quiet -- How do I love me? -- Extreme competitiveness -- Overcontrolling -- It takes two to make a toady -- Lessons: handling all kinds of difficult people.…”
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The shrimp that became a tiger : transformation theory and Korea's rise after the Asian crisis / by Seliger, Bernhard, 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Cognitive models and the changing perception of FDI after the crisis -- part 5. Institutional competition, East Asian integration and Korea's future in the world economy.…”
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Expressive Politics : Issue Strategies of Congressional Challengers / by Boatright, Robert G.

Table of Contents: “…Parallel histories : the incumbency advantage and electoral competition -- The rational candidate and the hopeless cause -- Incumbents and challengers compared -- "It's not like rocket science" : how candidates understand public opinion -- "Like throwing golf balls against the wall" : the candidates talk about issues and ideology -- "You don't know me, but here I am" : candidate perceptions of party strength -- Expressive campaigning in 2000 and beyond -- Conclusions : expressive politics and invisible politics.…”
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Sport and exercise nutrition

Table of Contents: “…Crosland and E. Broad -- Competition nutrition / L.M. Burke -- Losing, gaining, and making weight for athletes / H. …”
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Fatal thirst diabetes in Britain until insulin / by Furdell, Elizabeth Lane

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : the "biography" of a disease and its sufferers -- The early history of diabetes from classical times to the Renaissance : diagnoses and descriptions -- Renaissance diabetics and their doctors : changing treatments for revolutionary times -- Early modern medicine in print and diabetes : published advice and imagery -- Diabetes and seventeenth-century medical controversy -- Reconstructing diabetic life in early modern England -- Diabetic specialists and their patients in the long nineteenth century : competition for a cure -- After insulin : the lingering effects of an incurable disease.…”
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Migration and the welfare state political-economy policy formation / by Razin, Assaf

Table of Contents: “…-- The generosity of the welfare state : fiscal competition -- Epilogue.…”
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Italian critics of capitalism

Table of Contents: “…The transformation of democracy and the plutocratic cycle / Vilfredo Pareto -- The mystification of capitalism / Guglielmo Ferrero -- Economy of competition and historical capitalism / Luigi Einaudi -- The revolution against capital and the crisis of the capitalist system / Antonio Gramsci -- Liberal socialism and modern capitalist society / Carlo Rosselli -- The reform of society in the European perspective / Ernesto Rossi -- Capital / Bruno Rizzi -- The autonomous order of economy / Adriano Olivetti -- The economic and political powers in the capitalistic system / Amintore Fanfani -- The future of democracy and capitalism / Norberto Bobbio -- The capitalist actors and their social role / Franco Ferrarotti -- Toward a new critique of capitalism / Luciano Pellicani -- Rethinking democracy in the age of globalization / Carlo Mongardini.…”
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Belo from newspapers to new media / by Segura, Judith Garrett, 1944-

Table of Contents: “…Dealey -- The children confront the legacy (1912-1945) -- The grandsons return from war (1946-1955) -- The dark days of Dallas (1956-1964) -- A new era Dawns (1965-1972) -- Enter the fourth generation (1973-1976) -- Competitive gains and rapid change (1977-1981) -- The modern Belo emerges (1982-1986) -- The world takes note (1987-2000) -- New century, new media.…”
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Moral leadership a transformative model for tomorrow's leaders / by Caldwell, Cam

Table of Contents: “…Strategic leadership and competitive advantage -- 8. Leadership and sustainability -- 9. …”
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Judaism's encounter with American sports by Gurock, Jeffrey S., 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: A historian's challenge -- Introduction: Sports and Judaism in competition -- From ancient struggles through a medieval time-out -- Judaism's first modern sports skirmishes -- The challenge and opportunity of a new world of American sports -- The training of "all-American" Yeshiva boys -- Shul vs. pool : interwar battles and early postwar engagements -- The mission of American Jewry's team -- An irresistible force -- Safe at home : tension in Judaism's clubhouse -- Epilogue: A clear path to the finish line.…”
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Muslim societies in African history by Robinson, David, 1938-

Table of Contents: “…Morocco: Muslims in a "Muslim nation" -- Ethiopia: Muslims in a "Christian nation" -- Asante and Kumasi: a Muslim minority in a "sea of paganism" -- Sokoto and Hausaland: jihad within the Dar al-Islam -- Buganda: religious competition for the kingdom -- The Sudan: the Mahdi and Khalifa amid competing imperialisms -- Senegal: Bamba and the Murids under French colonial rule -- Conclusion.…”
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The great orchestrator Arthur Judson and American arts management / by Doering, James M.

Table of Contents: “…New alliances, new media, New York ; Managing a renewal, 1922-1930 ; The list, the old man, and the English replacement ; Competition and indecision -- Pt. 3. The empire of diminishing returns, 1942-1956. …”
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Endangering prosperity a global view of the American school / by Hanushek, Eric A. (Eric Alan), 1943-

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National pastime how Americans play baseball and the rest of the world plays soccer / by Szymanski, Stefan, 1960-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction, the fields of play -- The origins of baseball and soccer leagues -- How soccer spread around the world when baseball didn't -- Pay for play : the development of the baseball and soccer labor markets -- Fans, franchises, and financial failure : why baseball clubs make money and soccer clubs don't -- Watching the money : baseball and soccer broadcasting -- Uncertain prospects : creating competitive balance -- Crossing cultures and learning lessons : what Americans need to know about world soccer and the world needs to know about American baseball.…”
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Drama therapy and storymaking in special education by Crimmens, Paula

Table of Contents: “…Unlikely heroes -- 9. Competitiveness -- 10. Trust -- 11. Devising stories : a guide to using stories to explore themes in everyday life -- 12. …”
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The Syrian wars by Grainger, John D., 1939-

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: Syria's importance revealed -- Syria divided -- Cold war -- The new kings, and the first Syrian war -- Competitive developing -- The second Syrian war -- Increasing strains -- The third war, the 'War of Laodike' -- The Seleukid collapse -- The fourth war -- The reversal, the Ptolemaic collapse -- The fifth war, the triumph of Antiochos III -- Changing priorities -- The sixth war, and the 'day of Eleusis' -- Mutual troubles and a new agenda -- The seventh war, the triumph of Ptolemy Philometor -- The legacy of Philometor -- The eighth war, the last chance for union -- The ninth, and last, war.…”
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Winning library grants a game plan / by Landau, Herbert B.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Grantsmanship fundamentals, definitions, and rules -- Preproposal market analysis and planning -- Finding grants and granting organizations relevant to libraries -- Initiating contact with grantors -- Obtaining solicited competitive grant application packages -- Preproposal research and fact finding -- Proposal management and project planning -- Proposal writing style -- Proposal writing section by section -- Proposal assembly, editing, review, and submission -- Postproposal preaward marketing -- Contract award and project management -- Writing a request for proposal -- Conclusion : why become a grantsman (or -woman)?.…”
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