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Colour of paradise the emerald in the age of gunpowder empires / by Lane, Kris E., 1967-

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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: “…-- From aid bureaucracy to civil society -- Toward participation and partnerships -- Wealth, poverty, and the rise of corporate citizenship -- Micro-enterprise : tapping native capability at the bottom of the pyramid -- America's most generous gift : the great tsunami of 2005 -- Conflict or collaboration : religion and civil society -- Understanding and confronting anti-americanism -- Civil society and nation building : prospects for democratization -- Conflict and reconciliation in the context of nation building -- Habits of the heart : building civic community -- Looking ahead : a roadmap for building communities and nations through indigenous civil society, markets, and rule of law -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.…”
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Africa's infrastructure a time for transformation /

Table of Contents: “…Africa's infrastructure : a time for transformation -- The Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic -- Meeting Africa's infrastructure needs -- Closing Africa's funding gap -- Dealing with poverty and inequality -- Building sound institutions -- Facilitating urbanization -- Deepening regional integration -- Information and communication technologies : a boost for growth -- Power : catching up -- Transport : more than the sum of its parts -- Roads : broadening the agenda -- Railways : looking for traffic -- Ports and shipping : landlords needed -- Airports and air transport : the sky's the limit -- Water resources : a common interest -- Irrigation : tapping potential -- Water supply : hitting the target? …”
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Colour of paradise the emerald in the age of gunpowder empires / by Lane, Kris E., 1967-

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Building background knowledge for academic achievement research on what works in schools / by Marzano, Robert J.

Table of Contents: “…The importance of background knowledge -- Six principles for building an indirect approach -- Tapping the power of wide reading and language experience -- Building academic background knowledge through direct vocabulary instruction -- Six steps to effective vocabulary instruction -- Defining an academic vocabulary -- Setting up a schoolwide or districtwide program -- Technical notes -- Vocabulary -- Mathematics terms -- Science terms -- English language arts terms -- History -- General history terms -- U.s. history terms -- World history terms -- Geography terms -- Civics terms -- Economics terms -- Health terms -- Physical education terms -- The arts -- Arts general terms -- Dance terms -- Music terms -- Theater terms -- Visual arts terms -- Technology terms.…”
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Energy : its use and the environment / by Hinrichs, Roger, 1941-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Energy mechanics -- Conservation of energy -- Heat and work -- Home energy conservation and heat-transfer control -- Solar energy : characteristics and heating -- Energy from fossil fuels -- Air pollution and energy use -- Global warming, ozone depletion, and waste heat -- Electricity : circuits and superconductors -- Electromagnetism and the generation of electricity -- Electricity from solar, wind, and hydro -- The building blocks of matter : the atom and its nucleus -- Nuclear power : fission -- Effects and uses of radiation -- Future energy alternatives : fusion -- Biomass : from plants to garbage -- Tapping the Earth's heat : geothermal energy -- A national and personal commitment.…”

Energy : its use and the environment / by Hinrichs, Roger, 1941-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Energy mechanics -- Conservation of energy -- Heat and work -- Home energy conservation and heat-transfer control -- Solar energy : characteristics and heating -- Energy from fossil fuels -- Air pollution and energy use -- Global warming, ozone depletion, and waste heat -- Electricity : circuits and superconductors -- Electromagnetism and the generation of electricity -- Electricity from solar, wind, and hydro -- The building blocks of matter : the atom and its nucleus -- Nuclear power : fission -- Effects and uses of radiation -- Future energy alternatives : fusion -- Biomass : from plants to garbage -- Tapping the Earth's heat : geothermal energy -- A national and personal commitment.…”

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Diaspora for development in Africa

Table of Contents: “…Nordman -- Diaspora bonds : tapping the diaspora during difficult times / Suhas L. …”
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Diaspora for development in Africa

Table of Contents: “…Nordman -- Diaspora bonds : tapping the diaspora during difficult times / Suhas L. …”
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Gestures of music theatre : the performativity of song and dance /

Table of Contents: “…Dance breaks and dream ballets : transitional moments in musical theater / Mary Jo Lodge ; "Love let me sing you" : the liminality of song and dance in La Chiusa's Bernarda Alba (2006) / Matthew Lockitt -- Performativity as identity. Tapping the ivories : jazz and tap dance in Jelly's last jam (1992) / Kathryn Edney ; Everything's coming up Kurt : the Broadway song in Glee / Jessica Sternfeld ; Angry dance : postmodern innovation, masculinities and gender subversion / Judith A. …”
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Gestures of music theatre : the performativity of song and dance /

Table of Contents: “…Dance breaks and dream ballets : transitional moments in musical theater / Mary Jo Lodge ; "Love let me sing you" : the liminality of song and dance in La Chiusa's Bernarda Alba (2006) / Matthew Lockitt -- Performativity as identity. Tapping the ivories : jazz and tap dance in Jelly's last jam (1992) / Kathryn Edney ; Everything's coming up Kurt : the Broadway song in Glee / Jessica Sternfeld ; Angry dance : postmodern innovation, masculinities and gender subversion / Judith A. …”
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The globalization of energy China and the European Union /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : tapping global energy stocks : energy security challenges for the European Union and China / M. …”
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The globalization of energy China and the European Union /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : tapping global energy stocks : energy security challenges for the European Union and China / M. …”
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The necessity of strangers the intriguing truth about insight, innovation, and success / by Gregerman, Alan S.

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The necessity of strangers the intriguing truth about insight, innovation, and success / by Gregerman, Alan S.

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Generation in waiting the unfulfilled promise of young people in the Middle East /

Table of Contents: “…Wolfensohn -- About the Middle East Youth Initiative -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Navtej Dhillon and Tarif Yousef -- Generation in waiting : an overview of school to work and family formation transitions / Navtej Dhillon, Paul Dyer, and Tarik Yousef -- Beyond statism : toward a new social contract for Iranian youth / Djavad Salehi-Isfahani and Daniel Egel -- Rising expectations and diminishing opportunities for Egypt's young / Ragui Assaad and Ghada Barsoum -- In search of a future : the struggle of young Palestinians / Edward Sayre and Samia Al-Botmeh -- The impact of instability and migration on Lebanon's human capital / Jad Chaaban -- The disconnect between education, job growth, and employment in Jordan / Taher Kanaan and May Hanania - Moroccan youth in an era of volatile growth, urbanization, and poverty / Brahim Boudarbat and Aziz Ajbilou -- Tapping into the economic potential of young Syrians during a time of transition / Nader Kabbani and Noura Kamel -- Addressing Yemen's twin deficits : human development and natural resources / Ragui Assaad ... …”
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Generation in waiting the unfulfilled promise of young people in the Middle East /

Table of Contents: “…Wolfensohn -- About the Middle East Youth Initiative -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Navtej Dhillon and Tarif Yousef -- Generation in waiting : an overview of school to work and family formation transitions / Navtej Dhillon, Paul Dyer, and Tarik Yousef -- Beyond statism : toward a new social contract for Iranian youth / Djavad Salehi-Isfahani and Daniel Egel -- Rising expectations and diminishing opportunities for Egypt's young / Ragui Assaad and Ghada Barsoum -- In search of a future : the struggle of young Palestinians / Edward Sayre and Samia Al-Botmeh -- The impact of instability and migration on Lebanon's human capital / Jad Chaaban -- The disconnect between education, job growth, and employment in Jordan / Taher Kanaan and May Hanania - Moroccan youth in an era of volatile growth, urbanization, and poverty / Brahim Boudarbat and Aziz Ajbilou -- Tapping into the economic potential of young Syrians during a time of transition / Nader Kabbani and Noura Kamel -- Addressing Yemen's twin deficits : human development and natural resources / Ragui Assaad ... …”
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Corporate ethics for turbulent markets : executive response to market challenges / by Mascarenhas, Oswald

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