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J.M. Coetzee and ethics philosophical perspectives on literature /

Table of Contents: “…Cietzee, Moral Thinker / Alice Crary -- Being True to Fact: Coetzee's Prose of the World / Pieter Vermeulen -- Part IV. Literature, Literary Style, and Philosophy -- Truth and Love Together at Last: Style, Form, and Moral vision in Age of Iron / Samantha Vice -- The Lives of Animals and the Form-Content Connection / Jennifer Flynn -- Irony and Belief in Elizabeth Costello / Michael Funk Deckard and Ralph Palm -- Coetzee's Hidden Polemic with Nietzsche / Alena Dvorakova.…”
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Design in the USA by Meikle, Jeffrey L., 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The emergence of the American system, 1790-1860 -- Art and industry in the gilded age, 1860-1918 -- Designing the machine age, 1918-1940 -- High design versus popular styling, 1940-1965 -- Into the millenium: moving beyond modernism -- Notes -- Timeline -- Museums and websites -- List of illustrations.…”
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Strategic giving the art and science of philanthropy / by Frumkin, Peter

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Philanthropy and the public sphere -- Central problems in philanthropy : effectiveness, accountability, and legitimacy -- Donors and professionals -- The idea of strategic giving -- Dimensions of philanthropic value -- Logic models : theories of change, leverage, and scale -- Institutions and vehicles -- Giving styles -- Time frames for giving -- Measuring, knowing, and acting -- Conclusion.…”
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The learned collector mythological statuettes and classical taste in late antique Gaul / by Stirling, Lea Margaret

Table of Contents: “…Findspots, functions, and the burden of proof: some questions of methodology -- Late antique villas in southwest Gaul and their sculptural collections -- Issues of style, chronology, and origins -- Paideia and the world of Ausonius of Bordeaux: the social environment of late mythological statuary -- Learned collectors across the empire -- Statuary, paideia, and collecting: conclusions.…”
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Meneket Rivkah a manual of wisdom and piety for Jewish women / by Ṭiḳṭiner, Rivḳah bat Meʼir

Table of Contents: “…Rivka bat Meir -- Meneket Rivkah -- The literary style: between morality book and homiletic work -- Ideals of conduct and social practices -- On research -- Meneket Rivkah -- Appendix I: Meneket Rivkah: Yiddish text (Prague 1609) -- Appendix II: Simhes Toyre lid: original Yiddish text.…”
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The ethics of authorship communication, seduction, and death in Hegel and Kierkegaard / by Berthold-Bond, Daniel, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Rorschach tests -- A question of style -- Live or tell -- Kierkegaard's seductions -- Hegel's seductions -- Talking cures -- A penchant for disguise : the death (and rebirth) of the author in Kierkegaard and Nietzsche -- Passing over : the death of the author in Hegel -- Conclusion : the melancholy of having finished -- Aftersong : from low down.…”
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The Palestinian executive leadership under challenging conditions / by Muna, Farid A.

Table of Contents: “…Understanding culture from within : culture and context do matter -- Environmental pressures, challenges, and opportunities -- Roles of the Palestinian executive -- Leadership styles of Palestinian leaders -- On performance and motivation -- Ingredients for successful leadership -- Advice to potential executives -- Recommendations for developing future Palestinian leaders -- Suggestions for future research.…”
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The learned collector mythological statuettes and classical taste in late antique Gaul / by Stirling, Lea Margaret

Table of Contents: “…Findspots, functions, and the burden of proof: some questions of methodology -- Late antique villas in southwest Gaul and their sculptural collections -- Issues of style, chronology, and origins -- Paideia and the world of Ausonius of Bordeaux: the social environment of late mythological statuary -- Learned collectors across the empire -- Statuary, paideia, and collecting: conclusions.…”
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Meneket Rivkah a manual of wisdom and piety for Jewish women / by Ṭiḳṭiner, Rivḳah bat Meʼir

Table of Contents: “…Rivka bat Meir -- Meneket Rivkah -- The literary style: between morality book and homiletic work -- Ideals of conduct and social practices -- On research -- Meneket Rivkah -- Appendix I: Meneket Rivkah: Yiddish text (Prague 1609) -- Appendix II: Simhes Toyre lid: original Yiddish text.…”
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The ethics of authorship communication, seduction, and death in Hegel and Kierkegaard / by Berthold-Bond, Daniel, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Rorschach tests -- A question of style -- Live or tell -- Kierkegaard's seductions -- Hegel's seductions -- Talking cures -- A penchant for disguise : the death (and rebirth) of the author in Kierkegaard and Nietzsche -- Passing over : the death of the author in Hegel -- Conclusion : the melancholy of having finished -- Aftersong : from low down.…”
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The Palestinian executive leadership under challenging conditions / by Muna, Farid A.

Table of Contents: “…Understanding culture from within : culture and context do matter -- Environmental pressures, challenges, and opportunities -- Roles of the Palestinian executive -- Leadership styles of Palestinian leaders -- On performance and motivation -- Ingredients for successful leadership -- Advice to potential executives -- Recommendations for developing future Palestinian leaders -- Suggestions for future research.…”
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Design in the USA by Meikle, Jeffrey L., 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The emergence of the American system, 1790-1860 -- Art and industry in the gilded age, 1860-1918 -- Designing the machine age, 1918-1940 -- High design versus popular styling, 1940-1965 -- Into the millenium: moving beyond modernism -- Notes -- Timeline -- Museums and websites -- List of illustrations.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Strategic giving the art and science of philanthropy / by Frumkin, Peter

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Philanthropy and the public sphere -- Central problems in philanthropy : effectiveness, accountability, and legitimacy -- Donors and professionals -- The idea of strategic giving -- Dimensions of philanthropic value -- Logic models : theories of change, leverage, and scale -- Institutions and vehicles -- Giving styles -- Time frames for giving -- Measuring, knowing, and acting -- Conclusion.…”
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The People v. Harvard Law how America's oldest law school turned its back on free speech / by Thomas, Andrew Peyton

Table of Contents: “…Property crimes -- Crocodile hunting -- Up in smoke -- The limits of tenure -- Boneless Bob -- Triumph of the Crits -- Diversity, Harvard style -- "Conservatives should shut up about silencing" -- Poetic injustice -- The Socratic method becomes a hate crime -- Worlds apart -- Un-martial law -- Breaking the code.…”
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Interpretation techniques and exercises / by Nolan, James, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Speaking -- Preparation : anticipating the speaker -- Complex syntax : compression -- Word order : clusters -- General adverbial clauses -- Untranslatability -- Figures of speech -- Argumentation -- Diction : register -- Formal style -- A policy address -- Quotations, allusions, transposition -- Political discourse -- Economic discourse -- Humor -- Latinisms -- Numbers -- Note-taking.…”
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Villainous compounds : chemical weapons and the American Civil War / by Hasegawa, Guy R.

Table of Contents: “…Gurley -- Improvements in Warlike Instrumentalities -- Greek Fire, American Style -- The Torch for the Torch -- No Living Being Will Escape -- Portending the Green Cloud -- Insinuating Dust -- Prostrated by Inhaling It -- Destroying Fluids -- Fire and Brimstone -- Sharp Horrors of Sundry Weapons -- Vulgar Poisons in Honourable Warfare -- Glossary.…”
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Villainous compounds : chemical weapons and the American Civil War / by Hasegawa, Guy R.

Table of Contents: “…Gurley -- Improvements in Warlike Instrumentalities -- Greek Fire, American Style -- The Torch for the Torch -- No Living Being Will Escape -- Portending the Green Cloud -- Insinuating Dust -- Prostrated by Inhaling It -- Destroying Fluids -- Fire and Brimstone -- Sharp Horrors of Sundry Weapons -- Vulgar Poisons in Honourable Warfare -- Glossary.…”
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Japanese Lessons : A Year in a Japanese School Through the Eyes of An American Anthropologist and Her Children / by Benjamin, Gail

Table of Contents: “…-- Day-to-day routines -- Together at school, together in life -- A working vacation and special events -- The three R's, Japanese style -- The rest of the day -- Nagging, preaching, and discussions -- Enlisting mothers' efforts -- Education in Japanese society -- Themes and suggestions -- Sayonara.…”
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The People v. Harvard Law how America's oldest law school turned its back on free speech / by Thomas, Andrew Peyton

Table of Contents: “…Property crimes -- Crocodile hunting -- Up in smoke -- The limits of tenure -- Boneless Bob -- Triumph of the Crits -- Diversity, Harvard style -- "Conservatives should shut up about silencing" -- Poetic injustice -- The Socratic method becomes a hate crime -- Worlds apart -- Un-martial law -- Breaking the code.…”
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Interpretation techniques and exercises / by Nolan, James, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Speaking -- Preparation : anticipating the speaker -- Complex syntax : compression -- Word order : clusters -- General adverbial clauses -- Untranslatability -- Figures of speech -- Argumentation -- Diction : register -- Formal style -- A policy address -- Quotations, allusions, transposition -- Political discourse -- Economic discourse -- Humor -- Latinisms -- Numbers -- Note-taking.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view