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Prehistoric Myths in Modern Political Philosophy / by Widerquist, Karl, McCall, Grant S.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Modern political philosophy and prehistoric anthropology : some preliminary issues -- The Hobbesian hypothesis : how a colonial prejudice became an essential premise in the most popular justification of government -- John Locke and the Hobbesian hypothesis : how a similar colonial prejudice became an essential premise in the most popular justification of private property rights -- The Hobbesian hypothesis in eighteenth-century political theory -- The Hobbesian hypothesis in nineteenth-century political theory -- The Hobbesian hypothesis in contemporary political theory -- The Hobbesian hypothesis in anthropology -- Nasty and brutish? …”
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Be a network marketing superstar the one book you need to make more money than you ever thought possible / by Christensen, Mary, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Dare to Dream -- Set Your Sights -- Believe You Can -- Work the Plan -- Don't Reinvent the Wheel -- Take Charge -- Work the Hours -- Master Six Core Skills -- Honor Your Planner -- Sell Don't Tell -- Radiate Positive Energy -- Focus on Relationships -- Keep It Simple -- Become an Effective Communicator -- Keep Finding New People -- Become a Mentor -- Embrace the Tools -- Keep Moving, Whatever Happens -- Bend Don't Break -- Manage Your Priorities -- Don't Let Fear Trample Your Dreams -- Fix What's Faulty -- Lead by Example -- Keep Your Eye on the Ball -- Never Stop Learning -- Have Fun -- A Few Final Thoughts.…”
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Prehistoric Myths in Modern Political Philosophy / by Widerquist, Karl, McCall, Grant S.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Modern political philosophy and prehistoric anthropology : some preliminary issues -- The Hobbesian hypothesis : how a colonial prejudice became an essential premise in the most popular justification of government -- John Locke and the Hobbesian hypothesis : how a similar colonial prejudice became an essential premise in the most popular justification of private property rights -- The Hobbesian hypothesis in eighteenth-century political theory -- The Hobbesian hypothesis in nineteenth-century political theory -- The Hobbesian hypothesis in contemporary political theory -- The Hobbesian hypothesis in anthropology -- Nasty and brutish? …”
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The age of doubt tracing the roots of our religious uncertainty / by Lane, Christopher, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : putting faith in doubt -- Miracles and skeptics -- Stunned Victorians look backward and inward -- Feeling doubt, then drinking it -- Natural history sparks honest doubt -- Uncertainty becomes a way of life -- Faith-based certainty meets the gospel of doubt.…”
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A history of homosexuality in Europe Berlin, London, Paris 1919-1939 / by Tamagne, Florence

Table of Contents: “…Unacknowledged fears and desires : ambiguous speech and stereotyped images, homosexuals become commonplace during the inter-war period.…”
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Architecture and urbanism in modern Korea by Chŏng, In-ha, 1964-

Table of Contents: “…First urbanization -- Birth of urban housing -- Acceptance of new technologies -- Urban expansion and construction boom -- New urban housing types -- Modern identity in architecture -- Semantics of technology -- Discovery of reality -- New paradigm of urban design in a globalized era.…”
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Wars in the woods : the rise of ecological forestry in America / by Hays, Samuel P.

Table of Contents: “…New and old forestry: a confrontation in the making -- Shaping an ecological forestry program -- The national response to ecological forestry -- Ecological forestry in the states -- The Pennsylvania story: missed opportunities -- The skirmishes become a full-scale war -- In search of the future forest.…”
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Brothers estranged heresy, Christianity, and Jewish identity in late antiquity / by Schremer, Adiel

Table of Contents: “…: destruction, defeat, and identity crisis -- Conceptualizing minut : the denial of God and the renunciation of his people -- Laws of minim -- Becoming minut : labeling the early Christians as minim -- Christian belief and rabbinic faith -- Significant brothers -- Conclusion: A different perspective.…”
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1 Peter by Horrell, David G.

Table of Contents: “…-- Traditions in 1 Peter -- The situation, indentity, and suffering of the addressees of 1 Peter -- Jewish scriptures and Christian identity -- Becoming Christian in a hostile world -- Assessing 1 Peter : an ambivalent legacy?.…”
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Roman virtues the education of Latin American clergy in Rome, 1858-1962 / by Edwards, Lisa Marie, 1973-

Table of Contents: “…Latin American seminaries, 1850-1950 -- Becoming "Roman at heart: spiritual and academic training in the Roman colleges -- In a truly Catholic spirit: Latin American seminarians in Rome -- Supporting the Colegio Pío Latino Americano -- Romanizing Latin America: alumni at work.…”
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Lincoln and the Constitution by Dirck, Brian R., 1965-

Table of Contents: “…Lincoln and the Constitution : early years -- Lincoln, the Constitution, and slavery during the sectional crisis -- Lincoln and the Declaration of Independence -- Becoming president, and defending the Union -- The war, civil liberties, and ex parte merryman -- Congress and winning the war -- Lincoln and the radicals -- The war and African Americans.…”
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Climate, society and subsurface politics in Greenland : under the great ice / by Nuttall, Mark

Table of Contents: “…Living in a world of becoming -- 4. Shifting worlds and changing livelihoods -- 5. …”
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Oriental Shadows : The Presence of the East in Early American Literature / by Egan, Jim, 1961-

Table of Contents: “…From Bradstreet to Poe -- The colonial body travels East in Anne Bradstreet's poetry -- How West becomes East in colonial Georgia poetry -- Humanity's eastern home in Benjamin Franklin's Oriental tales -- Edgar Allan Poe's Oriental America -- Epilogue.…”
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The Birth of Energy : Fossil Fuels, Thermodynamics, and the Politics of Work / by Daggett, Cara New, 1980-

Table of Contents: “…Putting the world to work -- The birth of energy -- The novelty of energy -- A steampunk production -- A geo-theology of energy -- Work becomes energetic -- Energy, race, and empire -- Energopolitics -- The imperial organism at work -- Education for empire -- A post-work energy politics.…”
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What's it all about? philosophy and the meaning of life / by Baggini, Julian

Table of Contents: “…Looking for the blueprint -- Living life forwards -- More things in heaven and earth -- Here to help -- The greater good -- As long as you're happy -- Becoming a contender -- Carpe diem -- Lose your self -- The threat of meaninglessness -- Of which reason knows nothing.…”
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Divide and pacify strategic social policies and political protests in post-communist democracies / by Vanhuysse, Pieter

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The unexpected peacefulness of transitions -- Political quiescence despite conditions for conflict -- Preventing protests: divide and pacify as political strategy -- The great abnormal pensioner booms: strategic social policies in practice -- Peaceful pathways: the political economy of post- communist welfare -- Conclusions.…”
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Oriental Shadows : The Presence of the East in Early American Literature / by Egan, Jim, 1961-

Table of Contents: “…From Bradstreet to Poe -- The colonial body travels East in Anne Bradstreet's poetry -- How West becomes East in colonial Georgia poetry -- Humanity's eastern home in Benjamin Franklin's Oriental tales -- Edgar Allan Poe's Oriental America -- Epilogue.…”
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The Birth of Energy : Fossil Fuels, Thermodynamics, and the Politics of Work / by Daggett, Cara New, 1980-

Table of Contents: “…Putting the world to work -- The birth of energy -- The novelty of energy -- A steampunk production -- A geo-theology of energy -- Work becomes energetic -- Energy, race, and empire -- Energopolitics -- The imperial organism at work -- Education for empire -- A post-work energy politics.…”
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Linux bible / by Negus, Chris, 1957-

Table of Contents: “…Starting with Linux ; Creating the perfect Linux desktop -- pt. II. Becoming a Linux power user. Using the shell ; Moving around the filesystem ; Working with text files ; Managing running processes ; Writing simple shell scripts -- pt. …”
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Baltimore '68 riots and rebirth in an American city /

Table of Contents: “…Edward Orser and Joby Taylor -- The Pats family : oral history -- How the 1968 riots stopped school desegregation in Baltimore / Howell Baum -- Pivot in perception : the impact of the 1968 uprising on three Baltimore business districts / Elizabeth M. …”
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