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Natural law and the origin of political economy : Samuel Pufendorf and the history of economics / by Saether, Arild

Table of Contents: “…Childhood and education -- pt. II. A true European -- pt. III. Doctrines of political economy -- pt. …”
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South Sudan the untold story : from independence to civil war / by Johnson, Hilde F

Table of Contents: “…Foreword / by Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Prologue -- A dream comes true -- A country without a state -- An incomplete divorce -- Jonglei : the UN - between a rock and a hard place -- The leadership -- The nightmare -- The heart of the matter : security -- Waging peace in South Sudan -- Epilogue -- Appendix I.…”

A poetics of resistance the revolutionary public relations of the Zapatista insurgency / by Conant, Jeff

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Giving It All Away The Story of William W. Cook and His Michigan Law Quadrangle / by Leary, Margaret A.

Table of Contents: “…The 1931 lawsuit -- 1858-82 : Hillsdale childhood, student days in Ann Arbor -- 1882-98 : the ambitious young New York lawyer, the brilliant writer on corporate law, the wooer and husband of Ida Olmstead, the indispensable employee of John Mackay -- 1898-1910 : divorcing Ida, thriving at the Mackay companies, losing a boss and mentor, becoming a man of property, establishing enduring friendships, making philanthropic plans for the University of Michigan -- 1910-19 : rapport with President Hutchins, less rapport with Dean Bates, meeting Myrtle White, making Michigan commitments, honoring a revered mother, moving into an elegant Manhattan town house, a possible case of heartbreak, continuing a distinguished legal career -- John T. Creighton : trustee or toad? -- 1920-27 : a bad diagnosis, researching a new book, the opening of the lawyers club, Dean Bates's endless missteps, the final break with blooming grove, law quad politics bedevil the wise-hearted men at Michigan, Clarence Cook Little arrives in Ann Arbor -- 1928-30 : agonizing over the fate of Port Chester, President Little's appalling lapse, an exasperated Regent Murfin picks up his pen, Cook takes command and resolves to finish the law quad, a funeral is held in Port Chester, Trustee Creighton makes mischief -- 1931-35 : a whole lot of litigation, Creighton obfuscates and delays, Regent Murfin continues as hero, Myrtle White miraculously reappears, Ida's suit settles, Hutchins Hall opens, dedication day for the law quadrangle, the Port Chester lawsuit ends in Michigan's favor -- The fate of everyone else.…”
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Giving It All Away : The Story of William W. Cook and His Michigan Law Quadrangle / by Leary, Margaret A.

Table of Contents: “…The 1931 lawsuit -- 1858-82 : Hillsdale childhood, student days in Ann Arbor -- 1882-98 : the ambitious young New York lawyer, the brilliant writer on corporate law, the wooer and husband of Ida Olmstead, the indispensable employee of John Mackay -- 1898-1910 : divorcing Ida, thriving at the Mackay companies, losing a boss and mentor, becoming a man of property, establishing enduring friendships, making philanthropic plans for the University of Michigan -- 1910-19 : rapport with President Hutchins, less rapport with Dean Bates, meeting Myrtle White, making Michigan commitments, honoring a revered mother, moving into an elegant Manhattan town house, a possible case of heartbreak, continuing a distinguished legal career -- John T. Creighton : trustee or toad? -- 1920-27 : a bad diagnosis, researching a new book, the opening of the lawyers club, Dean Bates's endless missteps, the final break with blooming grove, law quad politics bedevil the wise-hearted men at Michigan, Clarence Cook Little arrives in Ann Arbor -- 1928-30 : agonizing over the fate of Port Chester, President Little's appalling lapse, an exasperated Regent Murfin picks up his pen, Cook takes command and resolves to finish the law quad, a funeral is held in Port Chester, Trustee Creighton makes mischief -- 1931-35 : a whole lot of litigation, Creighton obfuscates and delays, Regent Murfin continues as hero, Myrtle White miraculously reappears, Ida's suit settles, Hutchins Hall opens, dedication day for the law quadrangle, the Port Chester lawsuit ends in Michigan's favor -- The fate of everyone else.…”
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Conflict of laws / by Hay, Peter, 1935-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the subject defined and overview -- The development and current state of approaches to choice of law -- Determining the applicable law -- Domicile -- Basic considerations in personal jurisdiction -- General jurisdiction -- Specific jurisdiction in the contract cases -- Specific jurisdiction in statutory cases -- Special jurisdictional problems -- Limitations on jurisdiction -- Procedure -- Forming domestic relationships -- Marital property -- Dissolution of domestic relationships and its consequences -- Legitimation and adoption -- Torts -- Contracts -- Property -- Succession -- Trusts and powers of appointment -- Probate and administration of estates -- Corporations, winding-up, and bankruptcy -- Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and decrees.…”

Communicating Climate Change : A Guide for Educators / by Armstrong, Anne K., Schuldt, Jonathon P., Krasny, Marianne E.

Table of Contents: “…Climate change science : the facts -- Climate change attitudes and knowledge -- Climate change education outcomes -- Climate change education vignettes -- Identity -- Psychological distance -- Other psychological theories -- Framing climate change -- Using analogy and metaphor in climate change communication -- Climate change messengers : establishing trust -- Climate change education at the Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito, California -- Climate change literacy, action, and positive youth development in Kentucky -- Building soil to capture carbon in a school garden in New Mexico -- Psychological resilience in the environmental community -- Closing thoughts.…”
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Handbook of microwave component measurements with advanced VNA techniques / by Dunsmore, Joel P.

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Alan Ball : conversations /

Table of Contents: “…Doughton (2008) -- Fresh Air interview with Alan Ball: talking True blood and Towelhead / Terry Gross (2008) -- Life and death, drama and Humor, join hands / Kinney Littlefield (2011) -- Excerpt from interview with Alan Ball: True blood and Beyond / Nancy Harrington (2011) -- Alan Ball in Conversation with Alan Brough / Alan Brough.…”
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Lucky planet : why Earth is exceptional--and what that means for life in the universe / by Waltham, David

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: a tale of two planets -- Almost too good to be true -- Mediocrity -- Rarely earth -- Constant change -- Air conditioning -- Snowballs and greenhouses -- Staggering through time -- Music of the spheres -- Force of nature -- Pond weeds and daisies -- Life's big bang -- Eclipse -- The dark side of the moon -- Gaia or Goldilocks? …”
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Impersonality seven essays / by Cameron, Sharon

Table of Contents: “…Introduction by way of William Empson's Buddha faces -- What counts as love : Jonathan Edwards's "True virtue" -- Representing grief : Emerson's "Experience" -- The way of life by abandonment : Emerson's Impersonal -- The practice of attention : Simone Weil's Performance of impersonality -- "The sea's throat" : T. …”
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Building leaders, living traditions the Memorial Student Center at Texas A&M University / by Bacon, Amy L., 1969-

Table of Contents: “…A dream comes true: the MSC's early beginnings, 1918-51 -- "How did we ever get along without it?"…”
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The spacesuit film a history, 1918-1969 / by Westfahl, Gary

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: pre-flight briefing -- First flights: the early films -- The true frontier: the classic films -- Wild adventures: the melodramatic films -- Ships of fools: the humorous films -- Space frights: the horrific films -- Parallel flight paths: the foreign-language films -- From reel to real: the rebirth and death of the films -- Return to Earth: films after 1969.…”
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The Conservative Party and the extreme right, 1945-75 by Pitchford, Mark

Table of Contents: “…The shock of opposition, 1945-51 -- Consensus Conservatism and extreme-right revival, 1951-57 -- Macmillan and Home : 'pink socialism' and 'true-blue' Conservatism, 1957-64 -- Edward Heath : a rightwards turn and the coalescence of the extreme right, 1964-70 -- 'Heathco' meets the extreme-right's challenge, 1970-75 -- Conclusion : keeping it right.…”
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The grandees of government : the origins and persistence of undemocratic politics in Virginia / by Tarter, Brent, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…For the glory of God and the good of the plantation -- True religion and a civil course of life -- The grievances of the people -- The grandees of government -- All men are not created equal -- On domestic slavery -- Constitutions construed -- House divided -- Causes lost -- An Anglo-Saxon electorate -- The Byrdocracy -- I was born black -- The spirit of Virginia -- Public good and private interest -- Virginia abstractions.…”
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Quality management in a lean health care environment / by Collins, Daniel, Mannon, Melissa

Table of Contents: “…Pillars: coaching, improvement process, and data measurement -- 3. Roof: true north, sustainment culture -- 4. Conclusion -- Appendix 1. …”
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Diplomacy, communication, and peace : selected essays / by Maley, William, 1957-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Diplomacy, diplomatic studies, and diplomatic history -- Minimal English and diplomacy -- Terrorism, diplomacy and strategic communication -- Secret and quiet diplomacy -- Agents of influence -- Refugee diplomacy -- Australia's refugee policy : domestic politics and diplomatic consequences -- The United Nations, NGOs and the land-mines initiative : an Australian perspective -- Humanitarianism and humanitarian diplomacy -- Trust, legitimacy, and the sharing of sovereignty -- Norms as frames for institutions -- Risk, populism and the evolution of consular responsibilities -- Peacekeeping and peacemaking -- Democratic governance and post-conflict transitions -- The United Nations and ethnic conflict management : lessons from the disintegration of Yugoslavia -- Negotiating with morally-repugnant actors.…”
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Sailing with Noah stories from the world of zoos / by Bonner, Jeffrey P.

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Africa : altered states, ordinary miracles / by Dowden, Richard

Table of Contents: “…Somalia -- Forward to the past: Zimbabwe -- Breaking apart: Sudan -- A tick bigger than the dog: Angola -- Missing the story and the sequel: Burundi and Rwanda -- God, trust and trade: Senegal -- Dancers and the leopard men: Sierra Leone -- The positive women: AIDS in Africa -- Copying King Leopold: Congo -- Not just another country: South Africa -- Meat and money: eating in Kenya -- Look out world: Nigeria -- New colonists or old friends? …”

Strategic partnerships an entrepreneur's guide to joint ventures and alliances / by Wallace, Robert L., 1956-

Table of Contents: “…The what of joint venturing -- Case study: the State of Maryland -- The why of joint venturing -- Case study: Michael Scales and Tim Alston -- Case study: Procter & Gamble -- The strategic partnership model: a roadmap for a successful joint venture -- Case study: Ford Motor Company -- Trust: it must be a two-way street -- Case study: Microsoft -- Don't lose your MOGO -- Case study: the Broadview Group, Inc -- Is your organization ready? …”
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