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German philosophy in the twentieth century : Weber to Heidegger / by Young, Julian

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Data, matter, design : strategies in computational design /

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CyRM? mastering the management of cybersecurity / by Martin, David X.

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Coordinating public and private sustainability : green energy policy, international trade law, and economic mechanisms / by Partain, Roy

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Business and entrepreneurship for filmmakers : making a living as a creative artist in the film industry / by Haine, Charles

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Postcolonial realism and the concept of the political / by Sorensen, Eli Park, 1979-

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Linear groups : the accent on infinite dimensionality / by Dixon, Martyn R. (Martyn Russell), 1955-, Kurdachenko, Leonid A., 1949-, Subbotin, Igor Ya., 1950-

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In search of a round table : gender, theology & church leadership /

Table of Contents: “…Kanyoro -- Discipleship of equals : reality and vision / Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza -- Vocation and ministry / Eugene L. …”

Piracy in World History /

Table of Contents: “…-- Hans Hägerdal -- 6 Piracy in India's Western Littoral -- Reality and Representation…”
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Bits and Pieces : Screening Animal Life and Death / by O'Brien, Sarah, 1982-

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Warping Time : How Contending Political Forces Manipulate the Past, Present, and Future / by Ginsberg, Benjamin, Bachner, Jennifer, 1983-

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Reinventing local and regional economies / by Gordon, Gerald L.

Table of Contents: “…The case study approach -- Lessons from the formula for economic growth on main street America -- Political foundations for economic reinvention -- Exposing the notion that a local economy can remain static -- Taking the long-term view and managing expectations : the horizon for elected officials -- Economic development seen as an investment -- (Case studies: Fairfax County, Milwaukee) -- Community development as a precursor to economic reinvention -- Building bridges between the public and private sectors -- (Case studies: Rochester, Allentown, Buffalo) -- Creating support systems and clusters -- (Case studies: Lexington, Kentucky; Pittsburgh; Dayton; Kansas City, Phoenix) -- Enhancing a community's assets for business attraction: tending to the product -- (Case studies: Baltimore, Las Vegas/Water) -- Basic strategic foundations for economic growth and economic development -- Distinguishing between economic growth and economic development -- Stabilizing economies through diversification -- (Case studies: Seattle, Detroit, Fairfax County, Birmingham, Tulsa, Charlotte) -- Coordinating land use and other local and regional planning -- (Case studies: Albuquerque, Dubuque, Youngstown) -- Target industries and community assets -- (Case studies: Indianapolis, Cleveland, the Bronx, multiple silicon "wannabe's" -- Encouraging technology transfer from colleges and universities to stimulate economic development -- (Case studies: MIT, johns hopkins, carnegie-mellon university and the university of pittsburgh, george Mason University) -- Marketing for business relocation and expansion -- Reality versus perceptions and truth in advertising -- The growth of entrepreneurial businesses as a complement to business attraction and retention -- (case studies: Allentown, Rochester, Kansas City) -- Best (and worst) practices in the use of incentives for business attraction -- (Case studies: Chicago/Boeing; State of North Carolina/Firestone Bridgestone tires; State of Maryland/Marriott Corporation).…”

Reforming welfare by rewarding work one state's successful experiment / by Hage, Dave

Table of Contents: “…Welfare 101 : a new approach to public assistance : introducing Patty, Lucille, and Meg -- Reality check (1986) : a crash course in poverty for a divided legislature -- Real life, fall 2001 : Patty leaves an abusive boyfriend, Lucille moves north for a fresh start, Meg abandons her dream of medical school -- Remaking welfare (1987-1994) : making work pay -- Real life, winter 2001-2002 : Meg chooses school over a dead-end job, Patty fights for child support, Lucille pursues her GED -- A new federal challenge (1997) : the Personal Responsibility Act threatens Minnesota's innovations -- Real life, spring 2002 : Lucille escapes a violent neighborhood, surgery for her boys sidetracks Meg, Patty's choice: mother or breadwinner -- Making welfare work (1998-2000) : Minnesota attracts national attention -- Real life, summer 2002 : Patty becomes engaged, Lucille returns south to care for her mother, Meg is back on track -- The limits of Welfare reform (2000-2001) : when work isn't the answer -- Real life, fall 2002 : Lucille wins disability benefits, Patty goes back to square one, Meg finds the perfect job -- Unfinished business : what the nation can learn from Minnesota's experiment.…”
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Choosing the lesser evil understanding decision making in humanitarian aid NGOs / by Heyse, Liesbet, 1973-

Table of Contents: “…Choosing the lesser evil : selecting humanitarian aid projects -- Filling a void in NGO research : understanding diversity in NGO behavior -- Opening the black box of internal NGO dynamics : an organizational decision-making perspective -- Towards the reality of humanitarian aid provision : three sketches of NGO behavior -- Traces of the administrative organization : MSF's organizational features -- Consequentionality in aid provision : MSF's dominant decision-making pattern -- Disagreement, commitment, and constraints : MSF's secondary decision-making patterns -- From consequential to garbage can decision-making : two examples of MSF aid provision to Africa -- The opposite of the administrative organization : ACT Netherlands' organizational features -- Working with 'the family' : ACT's dominant decision-making pattern -- Working outside 'the family' : ACT's secondary decision-making patterns -- Decision-making dynamics in MSF and ACT : comparison and discussion of research results -- A look beyond the horizon : identifying steps towards theoretical generalization -- Complexity reduction through decision-making : intended and unintended consequences in humanitarian aid.…”
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Saviors or sellouts the promise and peril of Black Conservatism, from Booker T. Washington to Condoleezza Rice / by Bracey, Christopher Alan, 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Facing reality : Black conservatism's growing appeal and why it matters -- The origins of Black conservative thought : Evangelicals, entrepreneurs, and Booker T. …”
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Warping Time : How Contending Political Forces Manipulate the Past, Present, and Future / by Ginsberg, Benjamin, Bachner, Jennifer, 1983-

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On the Anarchy of Poetry and Philosophy : A Guide for the Unruly / by Bruns, Gerald L.

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Ethnography #9 / by Klima, Alan, 1964-

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Piracy in World History /

Table of Contents: “…-- Hans Hägerdal -- 6 Piracy in India's Western Littoral -- Reality and Representation…”
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Russia before the radiant future essays in modern history, culture, and society / by Confino, Michael, 1926-2010

Table of Contents: “…Approaches to the history of Russia -- Re-inventing the Enlightenment : Western images and Eastern realities in the eighteenth century -- Political murder in Russian culture : comparisons and counterfactuals -- Current events and the representation of the past : issues in Russian historical writing -- Afterword.…”
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