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The Kingdom of Sicily, 1100-1250 a literary history / by Mallette, Karla

Table of Contents: “…Toward a literary history of the Kingdom of Sicily -- An archeology of the Sicilian park -- Frederick II and the Genesis of a Sicilian romance culture -- Rereading Le Origini: Sivilian romance poetry and the language of natural philosophy -- Beyond Le Origini: Sicilian romance poetry in a feminine voice -- Vernacularity and Sicilian culture -- "In youth, the soul attains its desire" (from the Siqilliyyat) / Ibn Hamdis -- "Because of long-lasting grief" (from the Siqilliyyat) / Ibn Hamdis -- "Oh, garden of love" / Ibn Hamdis -- "You tortured me with the two elements" / Ibn Hamdis -- "Oh, blonde tribe, my blood is on your hands" / Abu Musa -- "My tears expose my love" / Abu Musa -- "Oh, Favara of the two seas!" / Al-Atrabanishi -- "Pass round the golden carnelian-red [wine]" / Al-Buthayri and Ibn Bashrun -- "The radiant moon has been extinguished" / Abu al-Dawʼ -- "He sought solace" / Abu Hafs -- Introduction to al-Idrisi's Geography -- The Travels of Ibn Jubayr -- The daughter of Ibn ʻAbbad and Frederick II -- Henricus Aristippis's preface to his translation of Plato's Phaedo, ca. 1156 -- Preface to a translation of Ptolemy's Almagest / by an unknown translator, ca. 1160 -- On the death of William and the arrival of the Germans / Hugo Falcandus -- Lament on the death of William II / Peter of Eboli -- Hunting with birds / Frederick II -- Frederick II and Lucera -- Innocent IV excommunicates Frederick -- The destruction of Lucera -- Introduction to the Book of Sydrac -- "Maravigliosamente" / Giacomo da Lentini -- "Armor non vole" / Giacomo da Lentini -- "Or come pote sí gran donna intrare" / Giacomo da Lentini -- "A l'aire claro ò vista ploggia dare" / Giacomo da Lentini -- "Dolze meo drudo" / Frederick II -- "Sei anni ò travagliato" / Mazzeo di Ricco -- "Già mai non mi conforto" / Rinaldo d'Aquino -- "Ancor che l'aigua per lo foco lassi" / Guido delle Colonne -- "Oi lassa 'namorata" / Anonymous.…”
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Secret wars and secret policies in the Americas, 1842-1929 by Schuler, Friedrich Engelbert, 1960-

Table of Contents: “…The secret warfare that established the benchmark for future Allied war fears (1910-18). The Mexican Revolution : the first complex Japanese policy in Latin America beyond diplomacy -- Four waves of secret warfare -- Japan's navy exploits the opportunities World War I offers -- President Carranza explores warfare against the United States : certainly not a victim -- The war breaks all certainties of imperialism : the Battle of Jutland and the collapse of Allied war financing -- The Zimmerman telegram and its aftermath : a research update -- Argentina's president Hipólito Irigoyen : personalist hispanista secret diplomacy -- [pt.] …”
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Theorizing Twilight critical essays on what's at stake in a post-vampire world /

Table of Contents: “…society's (and the media's) lovesick infatuation with prince-like vampires / Colette Murphy -- Team Bella: fans navigating desire, security, and feminism / Ananya Mukherjea -- Once upon a Twilight: fairy fales, Byronic (anti) heroes, post-feminist romance, and growing up in a Twilight world. …”
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Klimawandel in Deutschland Entwicklung, Folgen, Risiken und Perspektiven /

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Portrayals of children in popular culture : fleeting images /

Table of Contents: “…: girl power and commodification in teen magazines / Caryn Murphy -- Children and media in parenting magazines / Amy Franzini -- Making kids sexy : sexualized youth, adult anxieties and Abercrombie and Fitch / Stephen Gennaro -- Configuring childhood on the web / Katie Elson Anderson -- Television -- Pearly whites : the imagery of teeth in Peter Pan, elite figure skating, gymnastics, and toddler beauty pageants / Beth Nardella -- Conceptualizing childhood in the Korean education the korean education broadcasting system (EBS) : a critical analysis of Pororo / LENA LEE -- Accidental deaths : the violence of representing childhood in law & order : special victims unit / MORGAN GENEVIEVE BLUE -- Better multiculturalism through technology : Dora the explorer and the training of the preschool viewer(s) / Drew Chappell -- Film -- Making mischief of one kind or another : turning literary rebellion into film reminiscence in where the wild things are / Michelle Ann Abate -- They don't really care what happens to me : divorce, family life and children's emotional worlds in 1950s' British cinema / Janet Fink -- Representations of children in Pixar films : / 1995-2008 / Iris Shepard -- Little Burton Blue : Tim Burton and the product(ion) of color in the fairy tale films the nightmare before Christmas (1993) and the corpse bride (2005) / Debbie Olson -- Childhood in war and violence : turtles can fly and the kite runner / Lan Dong -- Spelling out racial difference : moving beyond the inspirational discourses in Akeelah and the bee / Kathryn E. …”
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Introduction to international political economy / by Balaam, David N., 1950-, Dillman, Bradford L.

Table of Contents: “…Perspectives on international political economy -- What is international political economy? -- Laissez-faire : the economic liberal perspective -- Wealth and power : the mercantilist perspective -- Economic determinism and exploitation : the structuralist perspective -- Constructivism -- Structures of international political economy -- The global production structure -- The international trade structure -- The international finance and monetary structure -- The global security structure -- The international knowledge structure : controlling flows of information and technology -- States and markets in the global economy -- The development challenge -- The fragmentation of the European Union : the crossroads redux -- Moving into position : the rising powers -- The Middle East and North Africa : things fall apart -- Transnational problems and dilemmas -- The illicit global economy : the dark side of globalization -- Energy and the environment : navigating climate change and global disaster -- Global health : refugees and caring for the forgotten.…”

Introduction to international political economy / by Balaam, David N., 1950-, Dillman, Bradford L.

Table of Contents: “…Perspectives on international political economy -- What is international political economy? -- Laissez-faire : the economic liberal perspective -- Wealth and power : the mercantilist perspective -- Economic determinism and exploitation : the structuralist perspective -- Constructivism -- Structures of international political economy -- The global production structure -- The international trade structure -- The international finance and monetary structure -- The global security structure -- The international knowledge structure : controlling flows of information and technology -- States and markets in the global economy -- The development challenge -- The fragmentation of the European Union : the crossroads redux -- Moving into position : the rising powers -- The Middle East and North Africa : things fall apart -- Transnational problems and dilemmas -- The illicit global economy : the dark side of globalization -- Energy and the environment : navigating climate change and global disaster -- Global health : refugees and caring for the forgotten.…”

Récits exemplaires de pratique enseignante : Analyse typologique / by Desgagne, Serge, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…RÉCITS EXEMPLAIRES DE PRATIQUE ENSEIGNANTE; Table des matieres; Remerciements; Introduction_D'une parole à faire entendre; Chapitre 1_Contribution à la formation et à la recherche; Chapitre 2_Demarche de reconstruction et d'analyse; Chapitre 3_Presentation d'une typologie; Chapitre 4_Mise en valeur d'une professionnalite; Conclusion_D'un savoir en heritage; Annexe_Deux exemples de recits dans leurs premiere version reconstruits selon une posture restitutive ; Bibliographie; L'auteur.…”
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NAFTA revisited achievements and challenges / by Hufbauer, Gary Clyde

Table of Contents: “…Trends in Mexican imports since 2000 -- 2. Labor -- Facts about fears -- NAFTA's labor provisions -- Labor adjustment programs in North America -- Conclusion and recommendations -- References -- Appendix 2A -- 3. …”
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Klimawandel in Deutschland Entwicklung, Folgen, Risiken und Perspektiven /

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Portrayals of children in popular culture : fleeting images /

Table of Contents: “…: girl power and commodification in teen magazines / Caryn Murphy -- Children and media in parenting magazines / Amy Franzini -- Making kids sexy : sexualized youth, adult anxieties and Abercrombie and Fitch / Stephen Gennaro -- Configuring childhood on the web / Katie Elson Anderson -- Television -- Pearly whites : the imagery of teeth in Peter Pan, elite figure skating, gymnastics, and toddler beauty pageants / Beth Nardella -- Conceptualizing childhood in the Korean education the korean education broadcasting system (EBS) : a critical analysis of Pororo / LENA LEE -- Accidental deaths : the violence of representing childhood in law & order : special victims unit / MORGAN GENEVIEVE BLUE -- Better multiculturalism through technology : Dora the explorer and the training of the preschool viewer(s) / Drew Chappell -- Film -- Making mischief of one kind or another : turning literary rebellion into film reminiscence in where the wild things are / Michelle Ann Abate -- They don't really care what happens to me : divorce, family life and children's emotional worlds in 1950s' British cinema / Janet Fink -- Representations of children in Pixar films : / 1995-2008 / Iris Shepard -- Little Burton Blue : Tim Burton and the product(ion) of color in the fairy tale films the nightmare before Christmas (1993) and the corpse bride (2005) / Debbie Olson -- Childhood in war and violence : turtles can fly and the kite runner / Lan Dong -- Spelling out racial difference : moving beyond the inspirational discourses in Akeelah and the bee / Kathryn E. …”
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Récits exemplaires de pratique enseignante : Analyse typologique / by Desgagne, Serge, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…RÉCITS EXEMPLAIRES DE PRATIQUE ENSEIGNANTE; Table des matieres; Remerciements; Introduction_D'une parole à faire entendre; Chapitre 1_Contribution à la formation et à la recherche; Chapitre 2_Demarche de reconstruction et d'analyse; Chapitre 3_Presentation d'une typologie; Chapitre 4_Mise en valeur d'une professionnalite; Conclusion_D'un savoir en heritage; Annexe_Deux exemples de recits dans leurs premiere version reconstruits selon une posture restitutive ; Bibliographie; L'auteur.…”
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Marching to different drummers by Guild, Pat Burke

Table of Contents: “…Diversity and learning -- Style : one kind of difference -- Culture and style -- The brain and style -- Thinking about style -- Defining style -- Brief history of style -- Interpersonal relationships and communication : Jung's psychological types -- Supervision and evaluation : Witkin's field-dependence-independence -- Teaching style : Gregorc's mediation abilities -- Counseling : Dunn and Dunn's learning style elements -- Curriculum : McCarthy's 4MAT system -- Instructional methods : modalities, Barbe and Swassing, and Dunn and Dunn -- Assessment and evaluation : Gardner's multiple intelligences -- Common questions and issues -- Style in context -- Accommodating style -- Staff development and style.…”
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Women, celebrity, and literary culture between the wars by Hammill, Faye

Table of Contents: “…: Stella Gibbons's Cold Comfort Farm -- "Wildest hopes exceeded" : E. M. Delafield's Diary of a provincial lady.…”
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Accounting for value by Penman, Stephen H.

Table of Contents: “…Return to fundamentals (and an accounting for the history of investment ideas) -- Anchoring on fundamentals (and how accounting supplies the anchor) -- Challenging market prices with fundamentals (and deploying accounting for the challenge) -- Accounting for growth from leverage (and protection from paying too much for growth) -- Accounting for growth in the business (and more protection from paying too much for growth) -- Accounting for risk and return (and a remedy for ignorance about the cost-of-capital) -- Pricing growth (and a revision to value versus growth investing) -- Fair value accounting and accounting for value -- Adding value to accounting -- The intelligent investor and the intelligent accountant.…”
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Accounting for value by Penman, Stephen H.

Table of Contents: “…Return to fundamentals (and an accounting for the history of investment ideas) -- Anchoring on fundamentals (and how accounting supplies the anchor) -- Challenging market prices with fundamentals (and deploying accounting for the challenge) -- Accounting for growth from leverage (and protection from paying too much for growth) -- Accounting for growth in the business (and more protection from paying too much for growth) -- Accounting for risk and return (and a remedy for ignorance about the cost-of-capital) -- Pricing growth (and a revision to value versus growth investing) -- Fair value accounting and accounting for value -- Adding value to accounting -- The intelligent investor and the intelligent accountant.…”
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People's warrior John Moss and the fight for freedom of information and consumer rights / by Lemov, Michael R., 1935-

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: the consumer decade -- Troubled roots : a little town in the valley -- Dangerous ground : the California Assembly -- I went to bed a loser : the road to Congress -- The people's right to know : a distant shore -- The Freedom of Information Act : perilous journey -- The Product Safety Act : consumer as guinea pig -- Reviving the Federal Trade Commission : the Magnuson-Moss Act -- Investor protection : breaking Wall Street's monopoly -- Cars, chemicals, and Arab oil : changing times -- Consumer protection in retreat: two crushing defeats -- Freedom of information today : the torture memos -- Epilogue : the legacy.…”
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Marching to different drummers by Guild, Pat Burke

Table of Contents: “…Diversity and learning -- Style : one kind of difference -- Culture and style -- The brain and style -- Thinking about style -- Defining style -- Brief history of style -- Interpersonal relationships and communication : Jung's psychological types -- Supervision and evaluation : Witkin's field-dependence-independence -- Teaching style : Gregorc's mediation abilities -- Counseling : Dunn and Dunn's learning style elements -- Curriculum : McCarthy's 4MAT system -- Instructional methods : modalities, Barbe and Swassing, and Dunn and Dunn -- Assessment and evaluation : Gardner's multiple intelligences -- Common questions and issues -- Style in context -- Accommodating style -- Staff development and style.…”
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Women, celebrity, and literary culture between the wars by Hammill, Faye

Table of Contents: “…: Stella Gibbons's Cold Comfort Farm -- "Wildest hopes exceeded" : E. M. Delafield's Diary of a provincial lady.…”
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People's warrior John Moss and the fight for freedom of information and consumer rights / by Lemov, Michael R., 1935-

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: the consumer decade -- Troubled roots : a little town in the valley -- Dangerous ground : the California Assembly -- I went to bed a loser : the road to Congress -- The people's right to know : a distant shore -- The Freedom of Information Act : perilous journey -- The Product Safety Act : consumer as guinea pig -- Reviving the Federal Trade Commission : the Magnuson-Moss Act -- Investor protection : breaking Wall Street's monopoly -- Cars, chemicals, and Arab oil : changing times -- Consumer protection in retreat: two crushing defeats -- Freedom of information today : the torture memos -- Epilogue : the legacy.…”
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