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Coping with aging by Lazarus, Richard S.

Table of Contents: “…The typical course of aging -- The emotions and research problems -- Coping -- The environment -- The personality -- Family and friends -- A different doctor for every organ -- Loss of a useful function in life : work -- Psychological treatment -- Principles of successful aging.…”
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Science & the search for meaning perspectives from international scientists /

Table of Contents: “…Agreements and conflicts between the two -- pt. 5. Personal and scientific search -- pt. 6. Synthesis.…”
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Making sense of Micronesia the logic of Pacific island culture / by Hezel, Francis X.

Table of Contents: “…The personal touch -- Forging an identity -- The limits of the individual -- The place of wealth -- The uses of information -- Deciphering the unspoken -- Showing respect -- The matter of sex -- The real power of women -- Love and its expression -- Coping with conflict -- Handling uncertainty and loss.…”
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Alabama afternoons profiles and conversations / by Hoffman, Roy, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Different windows on Dixie -- pt. 7. Personal sojourns.…”
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Contemporary property / by Nelson, Grant S, Medill, Colleen E, 1962-, Saxer, Shelley Ross, Whitman, Dale A

Table of Contents: “…Property law concepts and theories -- Personal property -- Methods of transferring property : an overview -- Estates -- Landlord and tenant -- Contracts for the sale of land -- Deeds and titles -- Easements -- Covenants running with interests in land -- Public land use control and regulation.…”

Understanding racial and ethnic differences in health in late life a research agenda /

Table of Contents: “…The nature of racial and ethnic differences -- Perspectives on racial and ethnic differences -- Genetic influences -- Socioeconomic factors -- Behavior risk factors -- Social and personal resources -- Prejudice and discrimination -- Stress -- Biopsychosocial interactions -- Health care -- The life course -- Interventions.…”
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A life in public health an insider's retrospective / by Breslow, Lester

Table of Contents: “…Personal life -- Preparation and start in public health -- Military life -- Disease control -- A larger view of public health -- Tobacco control -- Concepts, determinants and measurement of health -- International health -- Public health administration -- Academe -- Reflections.…”
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Jewish subjects and their tribal chieftains in Kurdistan a study in survival / by Zaken, Mordechai

Table of Contents: “…Some aspects of daily and personal life -- pt. 4. The last generation in Kurdistan : between WWI and the immigration to Israel.…”
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The EQ interview finding employees with high emotional intelligence / by Lynn, Adele B.

Table of Contents: “…The five areas of emotional intelligence and the EQ job competencies -- Self-awareness -- Self-control or self-management -- Empathy -- Social expertness -- Personal influence : influencing self -- Mastery of purpose and vision -- The EQ fraud and other warning signs.…”
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In the shadow of sectarianism law, Shi'ism, and the making of modern Lebanon / by Weiss, Max, 1977-

Table of Contents: “…Prologue : Shiʻism, sectarianism, modernity -- The incomplete nationalization of Jabal ʻAmil -- The modernity of Shiʻi tradition -- Institutionalizing personal status -- Practicing sectarianism -- Adjudicating society at the Jaʻfari court -- ʻAmili Shiʻis into Shiʻi Lebanese? …”
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Consumer-centric healthcare opportunities and challenges for providers / by Konschak, Colin B.

Table of Contents: “…The transparent provider -- Information technology goes mobile -- Personal health records -- Consumer-driven health plans -- Concierge and retail medicine -- Telemedicine -- Globalization -- Social media -- Targeted marketing to consumers -- Converting patients to customers -- Visions for the future.…”
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The life and thought of Louis Lowy social work through the Holocaust / by Gardella, Lorrie Greenhouse

Table of Contents: “…A European childhood -- The Terezin ghetto -- Escape from Auschwitz -- The social statesman -- Louis and Ditta -- Deggendorf Displaced Persons Center -- The making of a social worker -- A life's work -- Social work with refugees and displaced populations.…”
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Army of the sky Russian military aviation before the Great War, 1904-1914 / by Vitarbo, Gregory

Table of Contents: “…Technology, community, and reform in the Russian Imperial Army -- Flights of fancy -- Paths to the future -- Institutions and adaptation -- Personality, professionalism, and the politics of command -- Pioneers, poseurs, professional -- Officers, gentlemen, citizens -- Ceremony and spectacle -- Military aviation and the imperatives of modernity.…”
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The black box of schooling a cultural history of the classroom /

Table of Contents: “…Writings and documents inside classrooms -- pt. 3. Memories and personal experiences about classrooms -- pt. 4. Space and design of classrooms -- pt. 5. …”
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Singapore's National Wages Council : an insider's view / by Lim, Chong-Yah

Table of Contents: “…Awards and commendations -- part 4. My personal reflections as NWC chairman -- part 5. Two special lectures and a postscript.…”
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Double trouble : the doppelgänger from romanticism to postmodernism / by Dorfman, Eran

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Chapter One: The Double That Takes My Breath Away -- Chapter Two: The Shadow's Gaze -- Chapter Three: The Double's Lesson of Love -- Chapter Four: Islands of Doubles -- Epilogue: "It's Not Me, It's You": From the Personal to the Collective Double…”
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Ethics, love, and faith in Kierkegaard philosophical engagements /

Table of Contents: “…Mooney -- Commitment, personality, and identity -- Kierkegaard on the self / Hubert L. …”
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The beginner's guide to winning the Nobel prize a life in science / by Doherty, P. C. (Peter C.)

Table of Contents: “…The Swedish effect -- The science culture -- This scientific life -- Immunity: a science story -- Personal discoveries and new commitments -- The next American century? …”
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Vygotsky's legacy a foundation for research and practice / by Gredler, Margaret E.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Research methods -- Cultural signs and symbols -- Development of the higher psychological functions -- Speech and cognitive development -- Development of thinking in concepts -- Structure and dynamics of age-related development -- Development of world view and personality -- A new way of thinking.…”
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Making the connection between brain and behavior coping with Parkinson's disease / by Friedman, Joseph H.

Table of Contents: “…Overview -- Personality -- Fatigue -- Apathy -- Depression -- Anxiety -- Dementia -- Hallucinations -- Delusions -- Confusion and delirium -- Compulsive behavior -- Sleep -- Surgery for Parkinson's disease -- Driving -- Caregivers and family -- Why you should not go to the emergency department (and why you should!).…”
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