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Tax power for the self-employed straightforward advice from an expert / by Parker, James O., 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Self-employment income -- Hobby income and loss -- Phantom income : a source of cash flow crisis -- Business deductions for the self-employed -- In-home office expenses deductions -- Deduction for the cost of goods sold -- Non-business deductions available to self-employed taxpayers -- Deductions from adjusted gross income -- Exemption -- Federal income taxes and common tax credits -- Retirement planning for the self-employed -- Tax law compliance by the self-employed.…”
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Wetwares experiments in postvital living / by Doyle, Richard, 1963-

Table of Contents: “…Representing life for a living -- Simflesh, simbones : at play in the artificial life ribotype -- Disciplined by the future : the promising bodies of cryonics -- Give me a body, then : corporeal time-images -- Remains to be seen : a self-extracting amalgam -- Uploading anticipation, becoming silicon -- Dot coma : the dead zone of media and the replication of family values -- Take my bone marrow, please : the community in which we have organs in common -- Wetwares ; or, cutting up a few aliens -- Sympathy for the alien : informatic ecologies and the proliferation of abduction.…”
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Unjust sentencing and the California Three Strikes law by Kieso, Douglas W.

Table of Contents: “…The passage of AB971 -- The social construction of common criminals in the U.S. -- U.S. crime in the 1980s and 1990s -- California voters -- California initiatives and the three strikes law -- The three strikers and the counties that created them -- Discretion and the three strikes law -- Los Angeles County -- San Francisco and Alameda Counties -- Kern, Kings, and Del Norte Counties -- Orange County -- Policy research and constitutional analysis -- The element of randomness and lack of democracy -- The politics of three strikes after 1994 -- Justice and democracy -- Recommendations.…”
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Small change, big problems detecting and preventing financial misconduct in your library / by Snyder, Herbert

Table of Contents: “…Fraud : how it occurs in organizations and why libraries are susceptible -- Internal control : what it is and why libraries need it -- Common weaknesses in your library's internal control system : how to recognize and correct them -- Change management and fraud prevention : allowing the improvements you make to work -- Specific types of fraud : understanding, detecting, and preventing them -- Uncovering fraud : techniques for your library to use -- If fraud happens : dealing with the fallout -- A closing thought : getting what you pay for in fraud prevention.…”
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Don't just do something, stand there! ten principles for leading meetings that matter / by Weisbord, Marvin Ross

Table of Contents: “…Get the whole system in the room -- Control what you can, let go what you can't -- Explore the "whole elephant" -- Let people be responsible -- Find common ground -- Master the art of subgrouping -- Make friends with anxiety -- Get used to projections -- Be a dependable authority -- Learn to say no if you want yes to mean something -- Ten principles, six techniques : a summary -- Conclusion : changing the world one meeting at a time.…”
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Calming your anxious mind how mindfulness and compassion can free you from anxiety, fear, and panic / by Brantley, Jeffrey

Table of Contents: “…A mindful approach to fear and anxiety -- Paying attention on purpose -- The body and its fear system -- Anxiety and the power of the mind -- Mindfulness and meditation -- Your attitude is important -- Building your practice foundation -- Mindfulness in everyday life -- Establishing mindfulness, breath by breath -- Mindfulness of the body -- Bringing full attention to life -- Befriending your anxious mind -- Making room for the upset -- Common concerns about these meditation practices -- Feeling safe, resting in silence -- Applying mindfulness to fear and anxiety -- Taking a larger view.…”
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International law and the genetic resources of the deep sea by Leary, David Kenneth

Table of Contents: “…The international significance of deep-sea hydrothermal vents -- Framework treaties and key concepts in international law -- Regional and other environmental treaties -- The continental shelf regime -- The common heritage of mankind -- Domestic legal regimes regulating activities at hydrothermal vent sites within national jurisdiction -- The emerging deep sea biotechnology industry -- Marine scientific research -- The role of the International Seabed Authority -- Elements of the future international legal regime.…”
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Planting a capitalist South masters, merchants, and manufacturers in the southern interior, 1790-1860 / by Downey, Tom, 1965-

Table of Contents: “…The agrarian landscape -- Publici juris : economic development and entrepreneurship in the post-revolutionary era -- "An inducement to capitalists" : the rise of the merchant class -- "The great avenue of intercourse and common channel of commerce" : the railroad -- "A change in our industrial pursuits" : Vaucluse and Graniteville -- The elevation of commerce : the merchant's ascent and the divergence of town and country -- From intrastate to interstate : the railroad and the demise of publici juris -- "A domineering influence": Graniteville and the triumph of men of capital.…”
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Manual of cardiovascular medicine /

Table of Contents: “…Electrophysiologic procedures -- section XI. Common cardiology procedures.…”
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Planting a capitalist South masters, merchants, and manufacturers in the southern interior, 1790-1860 / by Downey, Tom, 1965-

Table of Contents: “…The agrarian landscape -- Publici juris : economic development and entrepreneurship in the post-revolutionary era -- "An inducement to capitalists" : the rise of the merchant class -- "The great avenue of intercourse and common channel of commerce" : the railroad -- "A change in our industrial pursuits" : Vaucluse and Graniteville -- The elevation of commerce : the merchant's ascent and the divergence of town and country -- From intrastate to interstate : the railroad and the demise of publici juris -- "A domineering influence": Graniteville and the triumph of men of capital.…”
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Manual of cardiovascular medicine /

Table of Contents: “…Electrophysiologic procedures -- section XI. Common cardiology procedures.…”
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The origins of nationalism an alternative history from ancient Rome to early modern Germany / by Hirschi, Caspar

Table of Contents: “…Killing and dying for love: the common fatherland; 5. Competing for honour: the making of nations in late medieval Europe; 6. …”
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International law and the genetic resources of the deep sea by Leary, David Kenneth

Table of Contents: “…The international significance of deep-sea hydrothermal vents -- Framework treaties and key concepts in international law -- Regional and other environmental treaties -- The continental shelf regime -- The common heritage of mankind -- Domestic legal regimes regulating activities at hydrothermal vent sites within national jurisdiction -- The emerging deep sea biotechnology industry -- Marine scientific research -- The role of the International Seabed Authority -- Elements of the future international legal regime.…”
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The origins of nationalism an alternative history from ancient Rome to early modern Germany / by Hirschi, Caspar

Table of Contents: “…Killing and dying for love: the common fatherland; 5. Competing for honour: the making of nations in late medieval Europe; 6. …”
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The Funambulist Pamphlets 11: Cinema /

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Challenging Parties, Changing Parliaments : Women and Elected Office in Contemporary Western Europe / by Kittilson, Miki Caul

Table of Contents: “…Women, parties, and political power -- Opportunity structures: the key to womens access -- Change from the inside out: women in party leadership -- Rule changes to increase womens parliamentary presence: the diffusion of candidate gender quotas -- Britain: women, parties, and the House of Commons -- Germany: women, parties, and the Bundestag -- Finland: women, parties, and the Eduskunta -- Increasing access to parliaments: a model for change -- Conclusions: implications for party theory and underrepresented groups -- Afterword: women and parties navigate in a new era, 19982004 -- Appendix A List of sources for party variables used in the study -- Appendix B List of sources for survey data.…”
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Old Age in the New Land : The American Experience since 1790 / by Achenbaum, W. Andrew

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French Chivalry : Chivalric Ideas and Practices in Mediaeval France / by Painter, Sidney, 1902-1960

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