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Contemplative nation a philosophical account of Jewish theological language / by Fisher, Cass, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Hermeneutic theory and the study of Jewish theology : toward a new model of Jewish theological language -- Jewish theology as a religious and doxastic practice -- Forms of theological language in Mekhilta of Rabbi Ishmael -- Forms of theological language in Franz Rosenzweig's The star of redemption.…”
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Monsters of the Gévaudan the making of a beast / by Smith, Jay M., 1961-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: The beast and its world -- Sounding the alarm -- Monsters real and imagined -- Digesting defeat -- A star is born -- The perils of publicity -- Heroes and skeptics -- Exaggerated expectations and extraordinary endings -- Narrative echoes past and present -- Conclusion: The beast in history -- Note on place names.…”
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The gnostic new age : how a countercultural spirituality revolutionized religion from antiquity to today / by De Conick, April D.

Table of Contents: “…The matrix of ancient spirituality -- The gnostic true man -- Supermen and monsters -- Paul and gnostic dogma -- John and the dark cosmos -- Gnostic altered states -- Hell walks and star treks -- Spiritual avatars -- The Pi of gnostic politics -- Pleasantville religions -- Gnosticism out on a limb.…”
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Rekindling the Christic imagination : theological meditations for the new evangelization / by Imbelli, Robert P.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Charles Taylor and Pope Benedict XVI: faith today -- The originality and uniqueness of Jesus the Christ -- "The love that moves the sun and the other stars" -- The Eucharist, sacrament of communion -- Ecclesia as call to holiness -- Conclusion: the new evangelization: going forth from the center -- Postscript: the joy of the Gospel.…”
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Dancing naked by Rogers, Mary (Mary Russell)

Table of Contents: “…Fathers and sons -- pt. 3. Star crossed -- pt. 4. The benefactors and the legends -- pt. 5. …”
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Discovery and classification in astronomy controversy and consensus / by Dick, Steven J.

Table of Contents: “…In Herschel's gardens: nebulous discoveries in the realm of the stars; 4. Dwarfs, giants, and planets (again!): the discovery of the stars themselves; 5. …”
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Wiki at war conflict in a socially networked world / by Carafano, James Jay, 1955-

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: Mad scientists and fighter pilots -- Mongols and mullahs -- Star Trek and superhighways -- Dragons, bears, cutthroats, and criminals -- Keystone Cops and the fog of war -- Cheerleaders, pornographers, and unemployed engineers -- Anciens régimes and the government after next -- Weird science and dark horizons -- Epilogue: The art of war and wiki war.…”
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We called it mag-nificent Dow Chemical and magnesium, 1916-1998 / by Brandt, E. N.

Table of Contents: “…Star shells -- Dowmetal pistons and the Indy 500 -- Willard and the gondolas -- Dow goes down to the sea -- How to make magnesium out of seawater -- Faced government -- The Hanawalt era -- The hazards of coastal Texas -- Hot stuff -- Mag mountain -- The nineteen seventies -- Havoc in the market place -- A non-event.…”
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Shakin' all over : popular music and disability / by McKay, George, 1960-

Table of Contents: “…"Crippled with nerves" : polio survivors in popular music -- Vox crippus : voicing the disabled body -- Corpus crippus : performing disability in pop and rock -- Johnnie-be-deaf : one hearing-impaired star, and popular music as a disabling (deafening) culture -- Crippin' the light fandango : an industry that kills and maddens, and campaigns.…”
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A brief introduction to the search for extra-terrestrial life by Barbieri, Cesare, 1942-

Table of Contents: “…Cosmological process leading to life on Earth -- Events in the Milky Way and Solar system -- Main characteristics of living organisms -- Water and life -- Human outposts on the Moon and on Mars -- Comets, asteroids, meteorites, death and life -- The cometary mission Rosetta -- Planets of nearby stars -- Search for extra-terrestrial intelligence, SETI.…”
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Motivational management inspiring your people for maximum performance / by Hiam, Alexander

Table of Contents: “…The quest for star performers -- Creating a positive performance environment -- Rethinking management communications -- Using motivational communication techniques -- Tackling the feelings that drive performance -- Providing challenging opportunities -- Using feedback to motivate -- Eliminating contaminants -- Transforming negative attitudes -- Appealing to individual motives -- Using recognition and rewards.…”
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Ragged but right black traveling shows, "coon songs," and the dark pathway to blues and jazz / by Abbott, Lynn, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Coon songs, big shows, and black stage stars of the Ragtime era -- The spirit of the smart set -- Blues for the sideshow tent -- "Under canvas" : African American tented minstrelsy and the untold story of Allen's New Orleans Minstrels, the Rabbit's Foot Company, the Florida Blossoms, and Silas Green from New Orleans.…”
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The porning of America the rise of porn culture, what it means, and where we go from here / by Sarracino, Carmine, 1944-

Table of Contents: “…Normalizing the marginal -- A nation of porn stars -- Popping Rosie's rivets : porn in the good old days -- Porn exemplars : advancing the front lines of porn -- Would you like porn with that burger? …”
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Public cowboy no. 1 the life and times of Gene Autry / by George-Warren, Holly

Table of Contents: “…The Autrys and the Ozments -- Cross timbers -- Tioga -- Workin' on the railroad -- Musical mentors -- A new name, a new profession -- The Oklahoma yodeling cowboy -- Hillbilly recording artist -- Midwestern buckaroo -- Uncle Art -- From "High steppin' Mama" to "Silver haired daddy" -- Sweet home Chicago -- "The singing and yodeling marvel" -- Motherless son -- WLS radio star -- Cowboy balladeer -- Smiley, Patsy, and Pee Wee -- Celluloid cowboy -- Negotiations by post -- Republic pictures star -- Battles--on screen and off -- The singing cowboy -- Public cowboy No. 1 -- Strike! …”
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Ugly war, pretty package how CNN and Fox News made the invasion of Iraq high concept / by Jaramillo, Deborah Lynn, 1976-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the spectacle of televised war -- High concept, media conglomeration, and commercial news -- The high-concept war narrative -- Intertextuality, genres, and stars -- War characters -- The look and sound of high-concept war coverage -- The marketing of the 2003 invasion of Iraq -- Conclusion: the narrative exits screen right, the coverage fizzles, and news is what, exactly?…”
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Arguments that count physics, computing, and missile defense, 1949-2012 / by Slayton, Rebecca, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…Software in the "Safeguard" Debate -- The Politics of Complex Technology -- The Political Economy of Software Engineering -- Nature and Technology in the Star Wars Debate -- Conclusion: Complexity Unbound -- Unpublished Sources and Notations.…”
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Evita, inevitably : performing Argentina's female icons before and after Eva Perón / by Graham-Jones, Jean, 1958-

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Evita at the intersections of Argentine femiconicity, nation, and performance -- Camila O'Gorman and the making of an Argentine femicon -- The (many, many) lives of Evita Perón -- Performing Evita's afterlives -- Argentine Madonnas, pop stars, and performances of immediacy and virtuality -- Conclusion: Toward a complicated understanding of Eva Perón and Argentine femiconity in performance.…”
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Moral Enterprise Literature and Education in Antebellum America / by Pacheco, Derek Andrew, 1976-

Table of Contents: “…"The sun is but a morning star".…”
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Moral Enterprise : Literature and Education in Antebellum America / by Pacheco, Derek Andrew, 1976-

Table of Contents: “…"The sun is but a morning star."…”
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Moral Enterprise : Literature and Education in Antebellum America / by Pacheco, Derek Andrew, 1976-

Table of Contents: “…"The sun is but a morning star."…”
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