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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: “…Forward poverty reduction in the age of globalization -- Civil society : America's most consequential export -- The common elements of community building and nation building: -- The American domestic policy debate -- The great foreign aid debate : America, generous or stingy? …”
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A dictionary for the modern flutist by Maclagan, Susan J., 1952-

Table of Contents: “…The dictionary (p. 1-205) -- Appendix 1, Various flute classifications -- Appendix 2, One-keyed, two-keyed, and simple-system flutes -- Appendix 3, One-keyed, two-keyed, and simple-system flute parts -- Appendix 4, Flute clutches / David Shorey -- Appendix 5, Parts from older or modified Boehm flutes -- Appendix 6, The family of Boehm-system flutes -- Appendix 7, Basic modern flute parts -- Appendix 8, Boehm flute key and tone hole names -- Appendix 9, Common modern flute options -- Appendix 10, Some modern head joint options -- Appendix 11, An easy guide to checking your flute tuning and scale / Trevor Wye -- Appendix 12, Tools of the trade -- Appendix 13, Anatomy of the human head, neck, and mouth -- Appendix 14, Orchestra and opera audition excerpts.…”
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Private guns, public health by Hemenway, David

Table of Contents: “…The scope of the gun problem -- The facts about gun ownership -- What public health means in practice -- The scientific basis of injury control -- The wrong medicine: "good guys" and "bad guys" -- Gun accidents -- Suicides -- Homicides -- Other gun-related crimes -- The myth and reality of deterrence -- How common is self-defense gun use? -- Is more better? …”
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The case of Terri Schiavo ethics, politics, and death in the 21st century /

Table of Contents: “…Cerminara -- The continuing assault on personal autonomy in the wake of the Schiavo case / Jon B. Eisenberg -- A common uniqueness : medical facts in the Schiavo case / Ronald E. …”
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Peripheral neuropathies in clinical practice by Herskovitz, Steven

Table of Contents: “…Basic concepts and glossary of common clinical terms -- Anatomic classification of peripheral nervous system disorders -- Evaluation and management of the patient with peripheral neuropathy -- Electrodiagnostic, imaging, nerve, and skin biopsy investigations in peripheral nerve diseases -- Case presentations illustrating the diagnostic method -- Acute immune-mediated neuropathies -- Chronic immune-mediated neuropathies -- Neuropathies associated with monoclonal gammopathies and cancer -- Infectious and granulomatous neuropathies -- Diabetic and other endocrine neuropathies -- Neuropathies associated with vitamin and essential mineral deficiencies and malabsorption -- Vascular/ischemic neuropathies -- Neuropathies associated with organ failure -- The hereditary neuropathies -- Hereditary metabolic/multisystem disorders with neuropathy -- The toxic neuropathy : principles of general and peripheral neurotoxicology; pharmaceutical agents -- The toxic neuropathies : industrial, occupational, and environmental agents -- Focal neuropathies : nerve injuries, entrapments, and other mononeuropathies -- Plexopathies -- Disorders of peripheral nerve hyperexcitability.…”
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Ethics in epidemiology and public health practice collected works / by Coughlin, Steven S. (Steven Scott), 1957-

Table of Contents: “…Ethics in epidemiology at the end of the twentieth century : ethics, values, and mission statements -- Ethics in epidemiology : common misconceptions, paradoxes, and unresolved questions -- How many principles for public health ethics? …”
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Opening standards the global politics of interoperability /

Table of Contents: “…Linda Garcia -- Securing the root / Brenden Kuerbis and Milton Mueller -- Open document standards for government, the South Africa experience / Andrew Rens -- An economic basis for open standards / Rishab Ghosh -- Open innovation and interoperability / Nick Tsilas -- Standards, trade, and development / John Wilson -- Questioning copyright in standards / Pamela Samuelson -- Constructing legitimacy : the W3C's patent policy / Andrew Russell -- Common and uncommon knowledge : reducing conflict between standards and patents / Brian Kahin -- ICT standard setting today : a system under stress / Andrew Updegrove -- Software standards, openness, and interoperability / Robert Sutor -- Open standards : definition and policy / Ken Krechmer.…”
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Depression in the elderly

Table of Contents: “…Tampi and Deena Williamson -- Management of depression in older people : a role for physical activity / Jane Sims, Daniel O'Connor, Colette Browning -- Interactions between dementia and depression : causes, consequences, and common mechanisms / Analuiza Camozzato ... [et al.].…”
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Scaling a Software Business The Digitalization Journey / by Fitzgerald, Brian, Stol, Klaas-Jan, Minör, Sten, Cosmo, Henrik

Table of Contents: “…Common challenges with software -- The map -- A holistic view to change -- The compass -- The journeys -- Co-develop in a community -- Charing is caring -- A thriving Open Source culture behind the wall -- Keeping the doors open.- Building ecosystems -- Pushing the boundaries -- Add supplementary services -- Adding Internet to things -- Boosting product sales by services -- Deliver 24/7 -- Pruning a bush -- Ensuring prima deliveries -- Pump up the volume -- Global R&D goes agile with SAFe -- Multi-site development -- Agile and disciplined -- Scaling Agile in Automotive -- Scaling Agile in Life sciences -- Outside the box -- Efficient communication -- Outsourcing Strategy at Sony Mobile -- Not so shore anymore -- Play it again, Sam, backwards -- First things first -- Robotic growing pains -- Softhouse reflects on architecture changes -- From mobile to Platform -- Your journey.…”
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Doing Business in America : A Jewish History /

Table of Contents: “…American Jewish business : at the street level / Hasia R. Diner -- 2. Common fortunes : social and financial gains of Jewish and Christian partnerships in eighteenth-century Transatlantic trade / Allan M. …”
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Persuasion IQ the 10 skills you need to get exactly what you want / by Mortensen, Kurt W.

Table of Contents: “…The new rules of success and wealth -- Persuasion resistance: ten common obstacles that limit your persuasion success -- PQ skill #1: Mental programming of top persuaders -- PQ skill #2: Understanding how your audience thinks -- PQ skill #3: Instant rapport and social synchronization -- PQ skill #4: Establishing automatic trust -- PQ skill #5: Command attention with power and authority -- PQ skill #6: The ability to influence other people -- PQ skill #7: How to motivate yourself and others every time -- PQ skill #8: Advanced presentation and communication skills -- PQ skill #9: Preplanned anticipation: the secret formulas of the pros -- PQ skill #10: Self-mastery and personal development -- Final thoughts: time to capture your greatness.…”
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Scaling a Software Business The Digitalization Journey / by Fitzgerald, Brian, Stol, Klaas-Jan, Minör, Sten, Cosmo, Henrik

Table of Contents: “…Common challenges with software -- The map -- A holistic view to change -- The compass -- The journeys -- Co-develop in a community -- Charing is caring -- A thriving Open Source culture behind the wall -- Keeping the doors open.- Building ecosystems -- Pushing the boundaries -- Add supplementary services -- Adding Internet to things -- Boosting product sales by services -- Deliver 24/7 -- Pruning a bush -- Ensuring prima deliveries -- Pump up the volume -- Global R&D goes agile with SAFe -- Multi-site development -- Agile and disciplined -- Scaling Agile in Automotive -- Scaling Agile in Life sciences -- Outside the box -- Efficient communication -- Outsourcing Strategy at Sony Mobile -- Not so shore anymore -- Play it again, Sam, backwards -- First things first -- Robotic growing pains -- Softhouse reflects on architecture changes -- From mobile to Platform -- Your journey.…”
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Administrative assistant's and secretary's handbook by Stroman, James

Table of Contents: “…Overview for the new administrative assistant -- Daily routine -- Telephone usage -- Mail services and shipping -- Travel arrangements -- Meetings -- Time management -- Keeping accurate records -- Office machines -- Telecommunications equipment -- Computer hardware -- Computer software -- Database management -- Computer networking -- E-mail -- Using the internet -- Web conferencing -- Spreadsheet software -- Data security -- Keyboarding skills -- Word processing -- Desktop publishing -- Using Powerpoint -- Troubleshooting computer problems -- Office ergonomics -- Glossary of computer terms -- The business letter -- Other written communications -- Forms of address -- Legal documents and terms -- Grammar -- Language, usage, and style -- Common English usage problems -- Spelling -- Pronunciation -- Punctuation -- Numerals -- Bookkeeping and accounting -- Business taxes -- Banking -- Special business and financial information for the small business -- Weights and measures -- Your future -- Presentation skills -- Communications skills -- Office management and supervision.…”
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Doing Business in America : A Jewish History /

Table of Contents: “…American Jewish business : at the street level / Hasia R. Diner -- 2. Common fortunes : social and financial gains of Jewish and Christian partnerships in eighteenth-century Transatlantic trade / Allan M. …”
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Tangled roots : the Appalachian Trail and American environmental politics / by Mittlefehldt, Sarah

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Grabbing back : essays against the global land grab /

Table of Contents: “…-- Women, land-struggles, and globalization : an international perspective / Silvia Federici -- Land, territory, entropy / Guillermo Delgado-P -- A coup over land / Benjamin Dangl -- Black women on the edge / Keisha-Khan Perry and Ana Cristina da Silva Caminha -- Exit and territory : a world-systems analysis of non-state spaces / Andrej GrubacŒic -- Taking back the commons : an introduction / Alexander Reid Ross -- Reconstructing the poor peoples movement / Noam Chomsky -- A Detroit story : ideas whose time has come / Grace Lee Boggs ... …”
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Tangled roots : the Appalachian Trail and American environmental politics / by Mittlefehldt, Sarah

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Grabbing back : essays against the global land grab /

Table of Contents: “…-- Women, land-struggles, and globalization : an international perspective / Silvia Federici -- Land, territory, entropy / Guillermo Delgado-P -- A coup over land / Benjamin Dangl -- Black women on the edge / Keisha-Khan Perry and Ana Cristina da Silva Caminha -- Exit and territory : a world-systems analysis of non-state spaces / Andrej GrubacŒic -- Taking back the commons : an introduction / Alexander Reid Ross -- Reconstructing the poor peoples movement / Noam Chomsky -- A Detroit story : ideas whose time has come / Grace Lee Boggs ... …”
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The Unheralded Triumph : City Government in America, 1870-1900 / by Teaford, Jon C.

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Entrepreneurial Vernacular : Developers' Subdivisions in the 1920s / by Loeb, Carolyn S., 1948-

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