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The Roman Self in Late Antiquity : Prudentius and the Poetics of the Soul / by Mastrangelo, Marc

Table of Contents: “…: Prudentius, Aeneid 6 and Roman epic tradition -- Christian history and the narrative of Rome -- Christian theology and the making of allegory -- Pagan philosophy and the making of allegory -- Epilogue. Self, poetry, and literary history in Prudentius.…”
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Humanitarian education, literacy & civilization.

Table of Contents: “…Ron Hubbard -- Applied scholastics -- Epilogue.…”
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Why God won't go away : brain science and the biology of belief / by Newberg, Andrew B., 1966-

Table of Contents: “…: an introduction to the biology of belief -- Brain machinery: the science of perception -- Brain architecture: how the brain makes the mind -- Myth-making: the compulsion to create stories and beliefs -- Ritual: the physical manifestation of meaning -- Mysticism: the biology of transcendence -- The origins of religion: the persistence of a good idea -- Realer than real: the mind in search of absolutes -- Why God won't go away: the metaphor of God and the mythology of science -- Epilogue: So just what is neurotheology anyway?.…”

Mighty stories, dangerous rituals weaving together the human and the divine / by Anderson, Herbert, 1936-

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- The authors -- The power of storytelling -- Ritualizing our stories -- Connecting the divine and human narratives -- Welcoming the child -- Preparing for marriage -- Encountering death -- Creating new rituals -- Revitalizing rituals with stories -- Reconciling stories and rituals -- Epilogue.…”
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Developing more curious minds by Barell, John

Table of Contents: “…A culture of inquisitiveness -- Models of inquiry -- Creating schools of inquiry -- The nature of good questions -- Writing our curiosities -- Questioning texts -- An intelligent revolution -- Inquiry- and problem-based learning -- Wisely using the World Wide Web -- Of museums and fieldnotes -- How we assess our inquisitiveness -- The power of leadership -- Epilogue.…”
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The incredible payback innovative sourcing solutions that deliver extraordinary results / by Nelson, Dave, 1937-

Table of Contents: “…The incredible payback -- Ten common mistakes -- How to build a fair advantage and capture the incredible payback -- Working with suppliers -- Developing incredible payback people, organizations, and systems -- Metrics for the incredible payback -- Incredible payback conclusions -- An epilogue from Dave Nelson.…”
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The politics of disgust the public identity of the welfare queen / by Hancock, Ange-Marie

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: The face of welfare reform -- Political culture and the public identity of the "welfare queen" -- The news media -- Public discourse in Congress -- Contending with the politics of disgust -- The dual threat -- Epilogue: Public identity and the politics of disgust in the new millennium.…”
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The emotional survival guide for caregivers looking after yourself and your family while helping an aging parent / by Jacobs, Barry J.

Table of Contents: “…Prologue -- First days -- Defining commitments -- Utilizing support -- Handling sacrifice -- Weighing hope and acceptance, fantasy and reality -- Fostering awareness and flexibility -- Protecting intimacy -- Sustaining the spirit -- Last days -- Epilogue.…”
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Lives per gallon the true cost of our oil addiction / by Tamminen, Terry

Table of Contents: “…The breath of our fathers -- A losing proposition -- Desperate enterprise -- All that glitters -- Wealth rather seems to possess them -- Worse poison to men's souls -- Postcards from the year -- The quality of mercy -- Epilogue : the seventh generation.…”
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Encounters of the spirit Native Americans and European colonial religion / by Pointer, Richard W., 1955-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The sounds of worship -- A language of imitation -- A scene of new ideas -- "Poor Indians" and the "poor in spirit" -- Martyrs, healers, and statesmen -- Encountering death -- Epilogue.…”
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Love song for the life of the mind an essay on the purpose of comedy / by Fendt, Gene, 1955-

Table of Contents: “…The problem of the Iphigenia and the purposes of tragedy -- The purpose of comedy -- The exemplary comic fiction : resolution, catharsis, and culture in As you like it -- A love song for the life of the mind : Arcadia -- Epilogue : "Still awake and drinking" : Symposium 223c, d.…”
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The science of the swastika by Mees, Bernard (Bernard Thomas)

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: "Issues concerning the Teutons" -- The tradition of völkisch Germanism -- History and intuition -- The origins of ideographic studies -- Germanic resurgence -- National socialism and antiquity -- Intellectual prehistory -- Academic responses -- The expansion of the Ahnenerbe -- Into the academy -- Epilogue, aftermath -- Conclusion: The secret garden.…”
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Leaders at all levels deepening your talent pool to solve the succession crisis / by Charan, Ram

Table of Contents: “…A new way to fund the leadership talent deficit -- How apprenticeship turns potential into leaders -- How to recognize leadership potential -- Customizing leaders' growth paths -- The crucial role of bosses -- Managing apprenticeship systematically -- Choosing the CEO who is most likely to be successful -- Adopting the apprenticeship model -- Epilogue.…”
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Our stories remember American Indian history, culture, & values through storytelling / by Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-

Table of Contents: “…-- Origins -- Spirit: life and death -- Trickster's turn -- Contact: the coming of Europeans -- Generations: parents, grandparents, children -- All is living around us: animal, people, and plants -- Epilogue: the drum is the heartbeat.…”
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From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow how maps name, claim, and inflame / by Monmonier, Mark S.

Table of Contents: “…-- Erasures -- Inscriptions -- Epilogue : naming rites.…”
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Empires of Islam in Renaissance historical thought by Meserve, Margaret

Table of Contents: “…Note on nomenclature -- List of figures -- Introduction -- The rise and fall of the Trojan Turks -- Barbarians at the gates -- In search of the classical Turks -- Translations of empire -- Wise men in the east -- Epilogue -- Appendix: The Caspian gates -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.…”
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Outpost Kelly a tanker's story / by Siewert, Jack R., 1924-

Table of Contents: “…Reconnaissance up front -- Close and join -- Hill 199 -- Stuck in the mud -- Outpost kelly is lost -- The fight for outpost kelly -- Return to home station -- Epilogue.…”
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Fleeing the Nazis, surviving the Gulag, and arriving in the free world my life and times / by Zarnowitz, Victor, 1919-2009

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: a vanished world -- And music was in the air -- The saddest thing -- 17 days -- The Gulag -- Love in Ili -- From the ashes -- The Association of Jewish Students -- Our American education -- My American century -- Peaks and valleys -- Epilogue: an octogenarian in a new millennium.…”
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Intimate creativity partners in love and art / by Sarnoff, Irving, 1922-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Exploring intimate creativity -- Relating and creating -- Transcending the culture of individualism -- Embracing a collective identity -- The unending conversation -- From inspiration to implementation -- The harmony of equals -- Making art/making love -- Couple and community -- Epilogue: The composite picture.…”
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Prose of the world modernism and the banality of empire / by Majumdar, Saikat

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: poetics of the prosaic -- James Joyce and the banality of refusal -- Katherine Mansfield and the fragility of Pakeha boredom -- The dailiness of trauma and liberation in Zoe Wicomb -- Amit Chaudhuri and the materiality of the mundane -- Epilogue: The uneventful.…”
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