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African development : making sense of the issues and actors / by Moss, Todd J, 1970-

Table of Contents: “…The complexities and uncertainties of development -- The domestic context -- History and the legacy of colonialism -- Big men, personal rule, and patronage politics -- Violent conflict and civil war -- Political change and democratization -- Core development questions -- Africa's growth puzzle -- Economic reform and the politics of adjustment -- The international aid system -- Debt burdens and debt relief -- Poverty, human development, and HIV/AIDS -- Regionalism and globalization -- The African Union and regional institutions -- Africa and world trade -- Private investment and the business environment -- Conclusion -- Some concluding themes.…”

The creation of American common law, 1850-1880 technology, politics, and the construction of citizenship / by Schweber, Howard H.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- North and South -- Illinois: "We were determined to have a rail-road" -- "The memory of man runneth not to the contrary": cases involving damage to property -- "Intelligent beings": cases involving injuries to persons -- The North: Ohio, Vermont, and New York -- Virginia in the 1850s: the last days of planter rule -- The common law of antebellum Virginia: the preservation of status -- Virginia's version of American common law: old wine in new bottles -- The South: Georgia, North Carolina, and Kentucky -- Legal change and social order.…”
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Effective knowledge management for law firms by Parsons, Matthew, 1967-

Table of Contents: “…-- Consultation : agreeing the processes for change management -- Story : the lawyer's life in the new world -- Personal knowledge strategy : tacit is king -- Interpersonal knowledge strategy : creation and projection -- Impersonal and digital knowledge strategy.…”
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Pachangas borderlands music, U.S. politics, and transnational marketing / by Dorsey, Margaret E. (Margaret Ellen), 1973-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Political pachangas, marketing, and music -- A history and style of association: music, pachangas, and politics in South Texas -- Marketing pachangas: the Budgirls -- Budweiser's Hispanic Scholarship Fund Fiesta Extravaganza -- Out of a social gathering, music: galvanizing persons into politics -- Democracy and the borderlands: two versions -- Pachanga moves: a local republican and a national democratic gathering -- Ace hardware: national corporate marketers learn how the locals do it -- A private event for a public servant: "Mr. …”
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Winding through time the forgotten history and present-day peril of Bayou Manchac / by Sternberg, Mary Ann

Table of Contents: “…-- Exploring the bayou -- Community development, then and now -- Iberville discovers the bayou -- The bayou has a split personality -- Colonial development begins with the French -- An international boundary -- The British settle the Manchac-- -- And the Spanish settle the Manchac -- What the Louisiana Purchase meant -- When Andrew Jackson dammed the bayou -- The bayou in the nineteenth century -- The biggest little village on the bayou -- When the woodmen came -- Prehistory redux -- A quiet stream and modern development -- Spirit of place -- Contemporary struggles-- and possibilities -- Where are the rose-colored glasses?…”
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The culture of Islam changing aspects of contemporary Muslim life / by Rosen, Lawrence, 1941-

Table of Contents: “…-- Constructing institutions in a political culture of personalism -- Memory worlds, plausible worlds. Contesting sainthood -- Memory in Morocco -- Have the Arabs changed their mind? …”
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Assistive technologies in the library by Mates, Barbara T.

Table of Contents: “…The library's mission : to serve all patrons -- Creating accessible electronic information -- Seeing the bigger picture : large-print-access technology solutions -- When computers talk : listening to the Web and printed materials -- Touching the Internet : braille access to the Internet -- Seeing the sounds : technologies for persons with hearing impairments -- Surfing the Internet with a "different" board -- Accessible collections, resources, and discussion forums -- Staff make it all work -- Finding the funding -- We got it, come and get it, or, Marketing -- Creating avenues for accessible electronic communication.…”
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Catholic social learning educating the faith that does justice / by Bergman, Roger (Roger C.)

Table of Contents: “…Personal encounter : the only way -- Ignatian pedagogy and the faith that does justice -- Teaching justice after MacIntyre : toward a Catholic philosophy of moral education -- Immersion, empathy, and perspective transformation : Semestre Dominicano, 1998 -- "We make the road by stumbling": Aristotle, service-learning, and justice -- Meetings with remarkable men and women: on teaching moral exemplars -- Education for justice and the Catholic university : innovation or development? …”
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The cognitive neuropsychiatry of Parkinson's disease by McNamara, Patrick, 1956-

Table of Contents: “…On Parkinson's disease -- Dopamine -- The nature and functions of the agentic self -- The neurology of the agentic self -- Impairment of the agentic self in Parkinson's disease : cognitive -- Deficits in Parkinson's disease -- The agentic self and personality changes in Parkinson's disease -- Evolutionary perspectives on the agentic self : its neural -- Networks and Parkinson's disease -- Speech and language deficits of Parkinson's disease -- Sleep disorders of Parkinson's disease -- Mood disorders and apathy in Parkinson's disease -- Psychosis and dementia in Parkinson's disease -- Impulse control disorders in Parkinson's disease -- Rehabilitation of the agentic self.…”
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Henry Ford an interpretation / by Marquis, Samuel S., 1866-1948

Table of Contents: “…Lewis -- Introduction to Henry Ford: an interpretation -- The Ford halo -- The art of self-advertising -- A dream that came true -- The Ford fortune -- Some elements of success -- Mental traits and characteristics -- "Just kids" -- Behind a Chinese wall -- Henry Ford and the church -- Henry Ford, Dives, Lazarus and others -- The Ford charities -- The Ford executive scrap heap -- The Ford indebtedness -- Industrial scavengers -- Lights -- Shadows -- An elusive personality -- Edsel Ford -- The son and his father's shoes.…”
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Explaining creativity the science of human innovation / by Sawyer, R. Keith (Robert Keith)

Table of Contents: “…Conceptions -- Introduction -- Conceptions of creativity -- Individualist approaches -- Defining creativity through assessment -- The creative personality -- The creative process, part 1 -- The creative process, part 2 -- The creative process, part 3 -- Computer simulations of the creative process -- Biology and creativity -- Cognitive neuroscience and creativity -- Sociocultural approaches -- Sociology -- Group creativity -- Organizational creativity -- Culture and creativity -- History and creativity -- Creativity in the domains -- Visual arts -- Writing -- Music -- Theater -- Science -- Everyday creativity -- Education and creativity -- How to be more creative -- Conclusion: the future of creativity.…”
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Depression 101 / by Durbin, Emily

Table of Contents: “…-- What is the role of personality in depressive disorders? -- How do stress and the environmental context impact depression? …”
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Preparing for Life in a Digital Age The IEA International Computer and Information Literacy Study International Report / by Fraillon, Julian, Ainley, John, Schulz, Wolfram, Friedman, Tim, Gebhardt, Eveline

Table of Contents: “…The Influence of Students’ Personal and Home Background on Computer and Information Literacy -- 5. …”
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Sexuality and gender now : moving beyond heteronormativity /

Table of Contents: “…Sex and the consulting room -- Homophobia, heteronormativity and shame -- Working with sameness and difference: reflections on supervision with diverse sexualities -- Desire -- Losing the internal Oedipal mother and loss of sexual desire -- The primary maternal Oedipal situation and female homoerotic desire -- Mending the symbolic, when a place for male same-sex desire is not found -- Perspectives on gender -- From bisexuality to intersexuality: rethinking gender categories -- Notes on a crisis of meaning in the care of gender diverse children -- Crossing over -- Gender now -- Anonymous: a person beyond gender.…”
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History of plant breeding / by Schlegel, Rolf H. J.

Table of Contents: “…chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Plant Breeding Since 10,000 Years bc -- chapter 3 MENDEL’s Contribution to Genetics and Breeding -- chapter 4 Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering -- chapter 5 “Farmerceuticals,” “Nutraceuticals,” and Other Exotic Characters -- chapter 6 Intellectual Property Rights, Plant Variety Protection, and Patenting -- chapter 7 Germplasm Maintenance -- chapter 8 Future Developments -- chapter 9 In the Service of CERES—A Gallery of Breeders, Geneticists, and Persons Associated with Crop Improvement and Plant Breeding.…”
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Human-robot interaction : safety, standardization, and benchmarking /

Table of Contents: “…The role of standardization in technical regulations -- André Pirlet, Ir -- The intricate relationships between private standards and public policy making in the case of personal care robot. who cares more? -- Eduard Fosch-Villaronga and Angelo Jr Golia -- Standard ontologies and HRI -- Sandro Rama Fiorini, Abdelghani Chibani, Tamas Haidegger, Joel Luis Carbonera, Craig Schlenoff, Jacek Malec, Edson Prestes, Paulo Gonçalves, S. …”
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Siblings of children with autistic spectrum disorders Part 2 /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Sources of family stress -- Sources of social support or stress -- Family responses to community -- Stressors from the immediate and greater world outside and their solution -- Different kinds of stressors: personal, Marital, Child-rearing, Social support system -- The role for psychotherapy -- Different kinds of psychotherapy: Individual, Marital/dyadic, Family, Play therapy -- Sibling groups -- ASDs and proactive support -- Sibling relationships -- Risks for sub-optimal parenting -- ASD and siblings solutions -- Effect of ASD on parents and sibs -- Understanding and preparing for the future.…”
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Engaging millennials for ethical leadership : what works for young professionals and their managers / by McManus Warnell, Jessica

Table of Contents: “…"A tale of two stories" facilitator debrief questions/reflection -- Appendix B. Personal-professional profile -- Appendix C. A framework for ethical decision making -- Appendix D. …”
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Radical Humanism : Selected Essays / by Amery, Jean

Table of Contents: “…After five thousand newspaper articles : how I became a writer -- Being a Jew : a personal account -- In the waiting room of death : reflections on the Warsaw ghetto -- Antisemitism on the left -- Eternal outcasts : prejudices against emigrants -- The time of rehabilitation : the Third Reich and historical objectivity -- Wasted words : thoughts on Germany since 1945 -- Nietzsche the contemporary : on his essay "Schopenhauer as educator" -- The limits of perspicacity : on Ludwig Wittgenstein's culture and values -- Simone Weil : beyond the legend -- Sartre : greatness and failure -- Enlightenment as philosophia perennis.…”
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