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Humanity's end why we should reject radical enhancement / by Agar, Nicholas

Table of Contents: “…-- The philosopher : Nick Bostrom on the morality of enhancement -- The sociologist : James Hughes and the many paths of moral enhancement -- A species-relativist conclusion about radical enhancement.…”
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Tax politics in Eastern Europe globalization, regional integration, and the democratic compromise / by Appel, Hilary

Table of Contents: “…The decline of tax politics in Eastern Europe -- Creating a capitalist tax structure after communism -- Ceding control : European integration and consumption taxes -- The race to the bottom? : corporate taxes and the competition for capital -- Politics and personal income taxes -- Politics and taxation in Russia : the case of an oil economy -- Globalization, electoral politics, and European taxation.…”
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What is sexual harassment? from Capitol Hill to the Sorbonne / by Saguy, Abigail Cope, 1970-

Table of Contents: “…-- Discrimination, violence, professionalism, and the bottom line : how interview respondents frame sexual harassment -- Conclusion : institutions, framing, and political power.…”
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Activism, inc how the outsourcing of grassroots campaigns is strangling progressive politics in America / by Fisher, Dana, 1971-

Table of Contents: “…The man, the message, and the members : the 3Ms of politics in America today -- Institutionalizing activism : the people's project -- Making a difference as a canvasser : jobs with a conscience -- Outsourcing activism : politics and the bottom line -- Laying sod vs. cultivating the grass : a post-mortem on the 2004 election -- Where do we go from here? …”
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Conservation and sustainability in historic cities by Rodwell, Dennis

Table of Contents: “…Definitions : conservation and sustainability -- Conservation : background -- Urban planning context -- Sustainability : background -- Conservation : international initiatives and directions -- Conservation : United Kingdom position and directions -- Sustainable cities and urban initiatives -- Managing world heritage cities : United Kingdom -- Managing historic cities : the bottom-up approach -- The coincidence between conservation and sustainability -- The challenge and the opportunity -- Sources -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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California crackup how reform broke the Golden State and how we can fix it / by Mathews, Joe, 1973-

Table of Contents: “…Out of luck -- Building and breaking California -- Crisis without exit -- History and the constitution -- Empowering and shackling Sacramento -- From teachers to janitors : direct democracy demotes the legislature -- The California fix -- Budgeting without shackles -- The architecture of political frustration -- Remaking elections and the legislature -- Government from the bottom up -- A more direct democracy -- Good rules to match its mountains.…”
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Fast facts for the clinical nurse manager managing a changing workplace in a nutshell / by Fry, Barbara, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…pt. 1. The bottom line : managing what lies beneath -- pt. 2. …”
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Instant recess building a fit nation 10 minutes at a time / by Yancey, Antronette K.

Table of Contents: “…The high price of a sedentary America and the challenge of getting society moving -- The benefits of widespread physical activity and opportunities to move the needle -- The evolution of an idea -- The marketing and social marketing of physical activity and fitness -- The case for the instant recess model -- Instant recess : what's good for the waistline is good for the bottom line! -- A glimpse into the future : how instant recess sparked a physical activity movement.…”
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Spartak Moscow a history of the people's team in the workers' state / by Edelman, Robert, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Spartak's roots : futbol in the 'hood, 1900-1917 -- Before there was Spartak, 1917-1935 -- The battle is joined, 1936-1937 -- On top and bottom, 1937-1944 -- The golden age of Soviet soccer : Spartak in eclipse, 1945-1948 -- Spartak resurgent, 1949-1952 -- Thaw, change, and resurrection, 1953-1956 -- Good-bye, golden age, 1957-1964 -- Uncertainly ever after, 1964-1991.…”
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Fantastic realities 49 mind journeys and a trip to Stockholm / by Wilczek, Frank

Table of Contents: “…; The persistence of ether ; Reaching bottom, laying foundations. -- Inspired, irritated, inspired. …”
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Beyond sweatshops foreign direct investment and globalization in developing countries / by Moran, Theodore H., 1943-

Table of Contents: “…Foreign direct investment in low-wage, low-skill activities -- Improving the treatment of workers at the bottom by providing a path up from below -- Core standards for the treatment of workers around the world -- WTO-based enforcement of core labor standards -- Voluntary mechanisms for improving the treatment of workers -- Using foreign investment to shape host-country development -- The impact of outward investment on the home economy of the investor.…”
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Japanese and Chinese immigrant activists organizing in American and international Communist movements, 1919-1933 / by Fowler, Josephine

Table of Contents: “…Origins and beginnings -- Historical background -- Study groups, the Oriental Branch, and "hands-off China" demonstrations -- From the top down -- "The red capital of the great bolshevik republic" -- Advancing bolshevism from Moscow outward and back and forth across the Pacific -- From the bottom up -- From East to West and West to East -- Left-wing Chinese immigrant activists -- Chinese workers in America -- Formation of the Oriental Branch of the ILD.…”
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Alabama in the twentieth century by Flynt, Wayne, 1940-

Table of Contents: “…In the beginning : the 1901 constitution -- Every man for himself : politics, Alabama style -- Selling Alabama : the economy -- Life from the bottom up : society -- Teaching the people : education -- On and off the pedestal : women -- Counting behind white folks : African Americans -- Fighting mad : Alabamians at war -- Beyond the game : the social significance of sports -- What would Jesus do? …”
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Circling home by Lane, John, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…Prologue : drawing the circle -- How we came to live here -- Dream house / green house -- Eugene -- Flood -- Alamos -- Our Indian country -- Fred's cache -- Suburban renewal -- Across the creek and into the suburbs -- The upper shoals -- The mill downstream -- Nearby fields of leisure -- I'll take my stand -- Bottom dog -- The unnatural history of a clear-cut -- Driving the circle with Fred -- Epilogue : is.…”
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Dark matter : invisibility in drama, theater, and performance / by Sofer, Andrew, 1964-

Table of Contents: “…How to do things with demons: conjuring performatives in Doctor Faustus -- Quantum mechanicals: desiring bottom in A midsummer night's dream -- Unmasking women: The rover and sexual signification on the Restoration stage -- Unbecoming acts: power, performance, and the self-consuming body in Tennessee Williams's Suddenly last summer -- Bugs in the mind: The archbishop's ceiling and Arthur Miller's prismatic drama -- Invisible wounds: rehearsing trauma on the contemporary stage.…”
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Doping in sport a defence / by Petersen, Thomas S. (Thomas Søbirk)

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Warm Up: The Tunnel Vision of the Doping Debate -- 1 Doping and Health -- 2 Doping and the Spirit of Sport -- 3 Doping and Role Models -- 4 Doping and Coercion -- 5 Doping and the Wish for Prohibition -- 6 Doping and Fair Competition -- 7 Doping and Onwards: Bottom of the Ninth -- References -- Index…”
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Japanese And Chinese Immigrant Activists : Organizing in American and International Communist Movements, 1919–1933 / by Fowler, Josephine

Table of Contents: “…Origins and beginnings -- Historical background -- Study groups, the Oriental Branch, and "hands-off China" demonstrations -- From the top down -- "The red capital of the great bolshevik republic" -- Advancing bolshevism from Moscow outward and back and forth across the Pacific -- From the bottom up -- From East to West and West to East -- Left-wing Chinese immigrant activists -- Chinese workers in America -- Formation of the Oriental Branch of the ILD.…”
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An insider's guide to the UN by Fasulo, Linda M.

Table of Contents: “…An overview -- UN founding documents -- The Secretary General and the Secretariat -- The American ambassadors -- The Security Council -- Peace operations -- The General Assembly -- Coordinating to fight international terrorism -- The UN village -- Rights versus sovereignty: the US and the International Criminal Court -- The call for reform -- UN finances -- A tour of UN headquarters -- The coup against Boutros-Ghali -- UN advocates, donors, and friends -- Keeping tabs on how nations vote -- Making a career at the UN -- ECOSOC -- Agencies, programs, and commissions -- Rule of law and human rights -- Social and economic development -- Protecting the biosphere and its inhabitants -- UN to the rescue -- Nuclear, biological, and chemical threats -- Guiding globalization: how the UN helps make things work -- International crime and drug trafficking.…”
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Total water management practices for a sustainable future / by Grigg, Neil S.

Table of Contents: “…Total water management : from vision to execution -- Water management and its impacts -- Total water management : vision, principles, and examples -- Planning and shared governance -- Triple bottom line reporting for water agencies -- Value and cost of water -- Environmental water : assessment, value, and sustainability -- Social impacts of water management -- Laws and regulations of water management -- Political and institutional obstacles to TWM -- Environmental stewardship, ethics, and education -- Water industry prospects and policies.…”
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