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Race, Republicans & the return of the party of Lincoln by Philpot, Tasha S.

Table of Contents: “…reactions to the 2000 Republican National Convention -- One step forward, two steps back : the compassionate conservative versus the Florida recount -- The second time around : race and the 2004 Republican National Convention -- Working in reverse : reshaping the Democratic Party -- The final tally: race, party image, and the American voter.…”
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Honesty sells how to make more money and increase business profits / by Gaffney, Steven, 1963-

Table of Contents: “…Top 10 sales hall of shame: when bad sales people go even worse -- Honesty: the best policy for closing sales and growing the business -- The startling truth about why honest sells -- Being honest with yourself -- The hidden costs of communication breakdowns -- Just the facts: how assumptions impact sales -- Be a life giver -- Getting the truth from everyone -- Referral selling: ensuring honest relationships from the start -- The start of your selling relationship: getting started with an honest foot forward -- Close more sales by acknowledging your clients -- The honest way to close more sales. more often. more quickly -- Overcoming objections and questions -- Turning a onetime client into a lifetime client -- Remember to practice honesty internally -- Some final thoughts.…”
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Ready, set, go lead! by Dickenson-Hazard, Nancy

Table of Contents: “…: being trustworthy -- My energy flows : being passionate -- Gaze into my crystal ball : shared vision and forward looking -- Come, follow me : inspiring and motivating others -- Do we speak the same language? …”
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Diagnosing greatness ten traits of the best supply chains / by Poirier, Charles C., 1936-

Table of Contents: “…Traits of the best supply chains : an overview -- Supply chain maturity : hypotheses behind the supporting research -- Trait 1 : supply chain success starts with a sound strategy supported by solid leadership -- Trait 2 : focusing on financial impact to achieve superior results -- Trait 3 : a portfolio approach to innovation and process improvement -- Trait 4 : selective collaboration with trusted business partners -- Trait 5 : excellence in strategic sourcing -- Trait 6 : world-class logistics execution -- Trait 7 : proficiency in planning and responsiveness -- Trait 8 : high customer integration and satisfaction -- Trait 9 : ability to anticipate and manage risk -- Trait 10 : globally optimized operations (completing the effort) -- Advice for moving forward.…”
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Regional planning in America practice and prospect /

Table of Contents: “…Popper -- Green regions, green regionalism / Timothy Beatley -- Regional planning for sustainability and hegemony of metropolitan regionalism / Gerrit Knaap and Rebecca Lewis -- Engaging the public and communicating successfully in regional planning / John Fregonese and C. J. Gabbe -- Moving forward : the promise of megaregions and high-speed rail / Robert D. …”
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The rise of global civil society building communities and nations from the bottom up / by Eberly, Don E.

Table of Contents: “…Forward poverty reduction in the age of globalization -- Civil society : America's most consequential export -- The common elements of community building and nation building: -- The American domestic policy debate -- The great foreign aid debate : America, generous or stingy? …”
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Race, Republicans & the return of the party of Lincoln by Philpot, Tasha S.

Table of Contents: “…reactions to the 2000 Republican National Convention -- One step forward, two steps back : the compassionate conservative versus the Florida recount -- The second time around : race and the 2004 Republican National Convention -- Working in reverse : reshaping the Democratic Party -- The final tally: race, party image, and the American voter.…”
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Honesty sells how to make more money and increase business profits / by Gaffney, Steven, 1963-

Table of Contents: “…Top 10 sales hall of shame: when bad sales people go even worse -- Honesty: the best policy for closing sales and growing the business -- The startling truth about why honest sells -- Being honest with yourself -- The hidden costs of communication breakdowns -- Just the facts: how assumptions impact sales -- Be a life giver -- Getting the truth from everyone -- Referral selling: ensuring honest relationships from the start -- The start of your selling relationship: getting started with an honest foot forward -- Close more sales by acknowledging your clients -- The honest way to close more sales. more often. more quickly -- Overcoming objections and questions -- Turning a onetime client into a lifetime client -- Remember to practice honesty internally -- Some final thoughts.…”
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Ready, set, go lead! by Dickenson-Hazard, Nancy

Table of Contents: “…: being trustworthy -- My energy flows : being passionate -- Gaze into my crystal ball : shared vision and forward looking -- Come, follow me : inspiring and motivating others -- Do we speak the same language? …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Diagnosing greatness ten traits of the best supply chains / by Poirier, Charles C., 1936-

Table of Contents: “…Traits of the best supply chains : an overview -- Supply chain maturity : hypotheses behind the supporting research -- Trait 1 : supply chain success starts with a sound strategy supported by solid leadership -- Trait 2 : focusing on financial impact to achieve superior results -- Trait 3 : a portfolio approach to innovation and process improvement -- Trait 4 : selective collaboration with trusted business partners -- Trait 5 : excellence in strategic sourcing -- Trait 6 : world-class logistics execution -- Trait 7 : proficiency in planning and responsiveness -- Trait 8 : high customer integration and satisfaction -- Trait 9 : ability to anticipate and manage risk -- Trait 10 : globally optimized operations (completing the effort) -- Advice for moving forward.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Regional planning in America practice and prospect /

Table of Contents: “…Popper -- Green regions, green regionalism / Timothy Beatley -- Regional planning for sustainability and hegemony of metropolitan regionalism / Gerrit Knaap and Rebecca Lewis -- Engaging the public and communicating successfully in regional planning / John Fregonese and C. J. Gabbe -- Moving forward : the promise of megaregions and high-speed rail / Robert D. …”
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Real world research : a resource for users of social research methods in applied settings / by Robson, Colin

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Ways of using the book -- The main steps when carrying out a project -- Setting the scene -- Introduction -- Approaches to social research -- Planning : selecting a strategy -- Developing your ideas -- General design issues -- Desk-based research -- Fixed designs -- Flexible designs -- Multi-strategy (mixed methods) designs -- Designs for particular purposes: evaluation, action and change -- Ethical and political considerations -- Tactics : the methods of data collection -- Surveys and questionnaires -- Interviews and focus groups -- Tests and scales -- Observational methods -- Additional methods of data collection -- Writing a project proposal -- Carrying out the project -- Dealing with the data -- The analysis and interpretation of quantitative data -- The analysis and interpretation of qualitative data -- Reporting, disseminating and moving forward -- Appendix A: Using specialist software for quantitative analysis -- Appendix B: Using specialist software for qualitative analysis -- Glossary -- References and author index -- Subject index.…”

Teaching and Learning of Calculus by Bressoud, David, Ghedamsi, Imène, Martinez-Luaces, Victor, Törner, Günter

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Real world research : a resource for users of social research methods in applied settings / by Robson, Colin

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Ways of using the book -- The main steps when carrying out a project -- Setting the scene -- Introduction -- Approaches to social research -- Planning : selecting a strategy -- Developing your ideas -- General design issues -- Desk-based research -- Fixed designs -- Flexible designs -- Multi-strategy (mixed methods) designs -- Designs for particular purposes: evaluation, action and change -- Ethical and political considerations -- Tactics : the methods of data collection -- Surveys and questionnaires -- Interviews and focus groups -- Tests and scales -- Observational methods -- Additional methods of data collection -- Writing a project proposal -- Carrying out the project -- Dealing with the data -- The analysis and interpretation of quantitative data -- The analysis and interpretation of qualitative data -- Reporting, disseminating and moving forward -- Appendix A: Using specialist software for quantitative analysis -- Appendix B: Using specialist software for qualitative analysis -- Glossary -- References and author index -- Subject index.…”

Scaling impact : innovation for the public good / by McLean, Robert, 1983-, Gargani, John

Table of Contents: “…Pathways to scale -- Part V. Moving Forward -- Appendix. Methods note.…”

Scaling impact : innovation for the public good / by McLean, Robert, 1983-, Gargani, John

Table of Contents: “…Pathways to scale -- Part V. Moving Forward -- Appendix. Methods note.…”

Rethinking Poverty : What makes a good society? / by Knight, Barry, 1947-

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Africa : altered states, ordinary miracles / by Dowden, Richard

Table of Contents: “…Africa is a night flight away: images and realities -- Africa is different: Uganda I -- How it all went wrong: Uganda II -- The end of colonialism: new states, old societies -- Amazing, but is it Africa? Somalia -- Forward to the past: Zimbabwe -- Breaking apart: Sudan -- A tick bigger than the dog: Angola -- Missing the story and the sequel: Burundi and Rwanda -- God, trust and trade: Senegal -- Dancers and the leopard men: Sierra Leone -- The positive women: AIDS in Africa -- Copying King Leopold: Congo -- Not just another country: South Africa -- Meat and money: eating in Kenya -- Look out world: Nigeria -- New colonists or old friends? …”

Ethical choices in long-term care what does justice require?.

Table of Contents: “…Long-term care and social justice -- Ch. 7. The way forward -- Ch. 8. References -- App. A. Long-term care and social justice: a challenge to conventional ideas of the social contract -- App. …”
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American law in the 20th century by Friedman, Lawrence Meir, 1930-

Table of Contents: “…Structure, power, and form : American public law, 1900-1932 -- The legal profession in the early twentieth century -- The law of business and commerce -- Crime and punishment in the new century -- Race relations and civil liberties -- The Roosevelt Revolution -- War and postwar : prosperity and the flowering of the welfare state -- Crime and criminal justice in the postwar world -- Courts, trials, and procedures in the twentieth century -- Race relations and civil rights -- The liability explosion : personal-injury law in the twentieth century -- Business law in an age of change -- The law of property -- Family law and family life -- Internal legal culture : the legal profession -- American legal culture in the twentieth century -- Backward and forward : counterrevolution and its aftershocks -- Getting around and spreading the word -- Law : an American export -- Taking stock.…”
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