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Momentum

Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age

By: Allison Fine

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Momentum

Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age

By: Allison Fine

A new and empowering way of looking at and organizing social change! How can we move from serving soup until our elbows ache to solving chronic social ills like hunger or homelessness? How can we break the disastrous cycle of low expectations that leads to chronic social failures? The answers to these questions lie within Momentum, a fresh, zestful way of thinking about and organizing social change work. Today's digital tools—including but not limited to e-mail, the Web, cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), even iPods—promote interactivity and connectedness. But as Momentum shows, these new social media tools are important not for their wizardry but because they connect us to one another in inexpensive, accessible, and massively scalable ways.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0787988219

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9780787988210

Kant's Theory of Taste

A Reading of the Critique of Aesthetic Judgment

By: Henry E. Allison

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Kant's Theory of Taste

A Reading of the Critique of Aesthetic Judgment

By: Henry E. Allison

This book constitutes one of the most important contributions to recent Kant scholarship. In it, one of the pre-eminent interpreters of Kant, Henry Allison, offers a comprehensive, systematic, and philosophically astute account of all aspects of Kant's views on aesthetics. The first part of the book analyses Kant's conception of reflective judgment and its connections with both empirical knowledge and judgments of taste. The second and third parts treat two questions that Allison insists must be kept distinct: the normativity of pure judgments of taste, and the moral and systematic significance of taste. The fourth part considers two important topics often neglected in the study of Kant's aesthetics: his conceptions of fine art, and the sublime.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139428683

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9781139428682

People and Spaces in Roman Military Bases

By: Penelope M. Allison

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People and Spaces in Roman Military Bases

By: Penelope M. Allison

This study uses artefact distribution analyses to investigate the activities that took place inside early Roman imperial military bases. Focusing especially on non-combat activities, it explores the lives of families and other support personnel who are widely assumed to have inhabited civilian settlements outside the fortification walls. Spatial analyses, in GIS-type environments, are used to develop fresh perspectives on the range of people who lived within the walls of these military establishments, the various industrial, commercial, domestic and leisure activities in which they and combat personnel were involved, and the socio-spatial organisation of these activities and these establishments. The book includes examples of both legionary fortresses and auxiliary forts from the German provinces to demonstrate that more material-cultural approaches to the artefact assemblages from these sites give greater insights into how these military communities operated and demonstrate the problems of ascribing functions to buildings without investigating the full material record.

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Cambridge University Press

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110747101X

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9781107471016

Atlas of Cytopathology: A Pattern Based Approach

By: Christopher J. VandenBussche,Erika F. Rodriguez,Derek B. Allison,M. Lisa Zhang

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Atlas of Cytopathology: A Pattern Based Approach

By: Christopher J. VandenBussche,Erika F. Rodriguez,Derek B. Allison,M. Lisa Zhang

Atlas of Cytopathology: A Pattern Based Approach is the latest installment in a unique new series designed to present diagnostic processes in a way similar to how clinicians actually review specimens. The book is image-rich, with scores of illustrations and tables, and filled with checklists, FAQs, and other tools to support fast, easy comprehension of material. Highlighted are common rather than obscure diseases and conditions, and “normal” cytology is presented first to give you a benchmark for subsequent discussions.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1496397053

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9781496397058

Gems and Gemstones

Timeless Natural Beauty of the Mineral World

By: Lance Grande,Allison Augustyn

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Gems and Gemstones

Timeless Natural Beauty of the Mineral World

By: Lance Grande,Allison Augustyn

Gems and Gemstones" features nearly 300 color images of cut gems, precious and semiprecious stones, gem-quality mineral specimens, and fine jewelry to be unveiled in the new Grainger Hall of Gems at the Field Museum in Chicago.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226305112

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9780226305110

I Dream He Talks to Me

A Memoir of Learning How to Listen

By: Allison Moorer

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I Dream He Talks to Me

A Memoir of Learning How to Listen

By: Allison Moorer

When Allison’s son, John Henry, stopped using his growing vocabulary just before his second birthday, she knew in her bones that something was shifting. In the years since his autism diagnosis, Allison and John Henry have embarked on an intense journey filled with the adventure, joy, heartbreak, confusion, and powerful love lessons that are the hallmarks of a quest for understanding. In I Dream He Talks to Me, Allison details the meltdowns and the moments of grace, and how the mundane expectations of a parent turn into extraordinary achievements. The saying goes, “If you know one person with autism, you know one person with autism”; no two stories are alike, and yet there are universal truths that apply to all parent-child relationships. With gorgeous prose, Allison shares her and John Henry’s experience while also creating a riveting narrative that will speak to anyone who parents—and who has questioned their own ability to do so. An exploration of resilience and compassion—both for ourselves and for others—I Dream He Talks to Me is also a moving meditation on our place in the world and how we get there; what words mean, what they don’t; and, ultimately, how we truly express ourselves and truly know those whom we love.

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Hachette Books

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0306923068

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9780306923067

The Exiles

A Novel

By: Allison Lynn

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The Exiles

A Novel

By: Allison Lynn

A couple escaping the over-the-top lifestyle of Manhattan's Upper East Side move to the quaint town of Newport, only to be confronted by truths they tried to leave behind.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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054410210X

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9780544102101

What You Must Know About Hashimoto’s Disease

Restoring Thyroid Health Through Traditional and Complementary Medicine

By: Brittany Henderson, MD,Allison Futterman

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What You Must Know About Hashimoto’s Disease

Restoring Thyroid Health Through Traditional and Complementary Medicine

By: Brittany Henderson, MD,Allison Futterman

In the United States, it is estimated that over 20 million people have thyroid problems. And of this number, the most common thyroid condition is Hashimoto’s Disease—a form of hypothyroidism in which the body’s immune system attacks its own thyroid gland. Despite millions of people having this disease, many suffer with life-changing symptoms for years without being diagnosed. And even after diagnosis, many Hashimoto’s patients continue to experience debilitating effects from this disease. Fatigue, muscle and joint pain, weight gain, headaches, hair loss, and throat/neck pain are some of the commonly occurring symptoms. That’s why endocrinologist and thyroid specialist Dr. Brittany Henderson and patient Allison Futterman joined together to write What You Must Know About Hashimoto’s Disease. Realizing that far too many patients are not getting the information and care they need, the authors created this book to help those who are suffering from this all-too-common form of hypothyroidism. Written in understandable language, the authors give you an insider’s view of what you need to know about Hashimoto’s. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1, Getting to Know Your Thyroid, explains how your thyroid functions, how Hashimoto’s affects your health, and what signs to look for. Part 2, Testing and Diagnosis, looks at the most reliable tests used to detect Hashimoto’s, how they work, and what to expect from testing. Part 3, Treatment and Management, discusses the most effective conventional medications as well as those complementary treatments that have proven to be effective. Unfortunately, there still remains a lack of understanding of Hashimoto's among patients and health professionals alike. As a serious autoimmune disorder, Hashimoto’s is multifaceted and complex. What You Must Know About Hashimoto’s Disease provides patients with an invaluable resource that they can rely on at every stage of their journey to greater health.

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Square One Publishers, Inc.

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0757054757

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9780757054754

Deep South

A Social Anthropological Study of Caste and Class

By: Allison Davis,Burleigh B. Gardner,Mary R. Gardner

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Deep South

A Social Anthropological Study of Caste and Class

By: Allison Davis,Burleigh B. Gardner,Mary R. Gardner

Deep South was originally published in 1941, documenting in startling detail the nuances, character, and lived realities of racism in a southern town. Allison Davis and his co-authors, Burleigh and Mary Gardner, all went undercover, not revealing their scholarly project or even their association with one another. Their analysis notably revealed the importance of caste and class to both Black and White worldviews, and it anatomized how those are constructed, reified, and reinforced. Deep South is freshly relevant today to those interested in the concept of caste and how it continues to inform the many flavors of American inequality"--

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University of Chicago Press

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0226817989

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9780226817989

Class, Race, Gender, and Crime

The Social Realities of Justice in America

By: Gregg Barak,Paul Leighton,Allison Cotton

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Class, Race, Gender, and Crime

The Social Realities of Justice in America

By: Gregg Barak,Paul Leighton,Allison Cotton

Class, Race, Gender, and Crime is a popular, and provocative, introduction to crime and the criminal justice system through the lens of class, race, gender, and their intersections. The book systematically explores how the main sites of power and privilege in the United States consciously or unconsciously shape our understanding of crime and justice in society today. The fifth edition maintains the overall structure of the fourth edition—including consistent headings in chapters for class, race, gender, and intersections—with updated examples, current data, and recent theoretical developments throughout. This new edition includes expanded discussions of police violence and the Black Lives Matter movement, immigration, and queer criminology. This book is accompanied by instructor ancillaries. See the Resources tab for more information. Instructor’s Manual. For each chapter in the text, this valuable resource provides a chapter outline, chapter summary, and suggestions for additional projects and activities related to the chapter. Test Bank. The Test Bank includes multiple choice, true-false, fill-in-the-blank, short answer, and essay questions for each chapter. The Test Bank is available as a Word document, PDF, or through the test management system Respondus.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442268891

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Flames in Our Forest

Disaster Or Renewal?

By: Stephen F. Arno,Stephen Allison-Bunnell

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Flames in Our Forest

Disaster Or Renewal?

By: Stephen F. Arno,Stephen Allison-Bunnell

Shaped by fire for thousands of years, the forests of the western United States are as adapted to periodic fires as they are to the region's soils and climate. Our widespread practice of ignoring the vital role of fire is costly in both ecological and economic terms, with consequences including the decline of important fire-dependent tree and undergrowth species, increasing density and stagnation of forests, epidemics of insects and diseases, and the high potential for severe wildfires. Flames in Our Forest explains those problems and presents viable solutions to them. It explores the underlying historical and ecological reasons for the problems associated with our attempts to exclude fire and examines how some of the benefits of natural fire can be restored Chapters consider: the history of American perceptions and uses of fire in the forest how forest fires burn effects of fire on the soil, water, and air methods for uncovering the history and effects of past fires prescribed fire and fuel treatments for different zones in the landscape Flames in Our Forest presents a new picture of the role of fire in maintaining forests, describes the options available for restoring the historical effects of fires, and considers the implications of not doing so. It will help readers appreciate the importance of fire in forests and gives a nontechnical overview of the scientific knowledge and tools available for sustaining western forests by mimicking and restoring the effects of natural fire regimes.

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Island Press

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1597266035

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Rapid Psychiatry

By: Allison Hibbert,Alice Godwin,Frances Dear

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Rapid Psychiatry

By: Allison Hibbert,Alice Godwin,Frances Dear

Rapid Psychiatry is the fifth title in the Rapidseries of short revision notes books, covering key information in asimple and easily accessible format, using a mnemonic to aidrecall. This book provides an excellent revision tool in the run-upto exams, but is also useful for clinical students working onPsychiatry attachments. Rapid Psychiatry covers the common psychiatricconditions encountered on the wards, in clinics, in generalpractice, and in exams. It acts as a rapid refresher, and isa concise no-nonsense book covering just the basic relevantfacts. The book is divided into sections covering psychiatrichistory-taking and examination, differential diagnosis, disorders,treatment, the key points of the Mental Health Act, psychiatricemergencies, and a glossary of terms. The disordersare arranged in A-Z format, and each topic is coveredusing the same Rapid series mnemonic that covers Definition,Aetiology, Associations/Risk Factors, Epidemiology, History,Examination, Pathology, Investigations, Management, Complications,Prognosis and Differential Diagnosis.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1405140232

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9781405140232

Indestructible

Leveraging Your Broken Heart to Become a Force of Love & Change in the World

By: Allison Fallon

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Indestructible

Leveraging Your Broken Heart to Become a Force of Love & Change in the World

By: Allison Fallon

Indestructible tells the shocking story of a marriage that didn’t go as planned, the truth that shattered everything, and the beautiful unfolding of a woman who decided that saving her marriage wasn’t worth losing herself. Like most people, Allison Fallon didn’t get married thinking she would get divorced. In fact, marrying a pastor felt like the surest way to guarantee a safe and happy marriage. So when she found out the man she married was not the man she thought he was, she had some choices to make. A wrestling with faith and love, romance and drama, truth and fiction, this story calls into question what it means to fall in love, stay in love, and become a force of love and change in the world. Although Indestructible is only one woman’s story, it serves as a powerful reminder to anyone who has been disillusioned by love that falling in love might be harder and easier than they ever imagined; and that “the one” they’re looking for is closer than they think.

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Morgan James Publishing

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1683509765

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9781683509769

Witness in the Dark

By: Allison B. Hanson

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Witness in the Dark

By: Allison B. Hanson

Deputy Marshal Garrett McKendrick does not get involved with witnesses he's tasked to protect. Especially when his boss has a very personal reason for keeping Samantha Hutchinson alive. Can you say off limits? But as Garrett battles to keep Sam safe from the powerful and influential people out to silence her—permanently—he finds she's strong, feisty, and willing to risk everything to tell the truth. And totally irresistible. Losing everything you know and love might just be worth it to meet an amazing man like Garrett. But when Sam learns he has been keeping secrets from her—big ones—she’s convinced his affectionate words were all for the sake of the job. She sends him packing. But can her new protective detail be trusted? The last team betrayed her to the enemy... Garrett isn’t about to take any chances. Not with the woman who has stolen his heart. Each title in the Love Under Fire series is STANDALONE: * Witness in the Dark * Wanted for Life * Witness in the Dark

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Entangled: Amara

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1640633480

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9781640633483

The Learning Annex Presents The Pleasure of Wine

By: Ian Blackburn,Allison Levine

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The Learning Annex Presents The Pleasure of Wine

By: Ian Blackburn,Allison Levine

Learn what you need to know about wine-in a single evening! Though more and more Americans enjoy wine each year, many still feel intimidated by the subject. The image of the wine snob - swirling glass in hand, taking luxurious sniffs, and spouting obscure factoids about the vintage - persists, making the rest of us feel lost in a seemingly elite world. In fact, anyone and everyone can appreciate wine. The Learning Annex Presents the Pleasure of Wine is a straightforward guide that squeezes a seminar's worth of information into a book and answers questions such as: * What are the different types of wine? * What kinds of wine come from France, Italy, North America, Australia and New Zealand, South Africa, and South America? * How do I taste wine, and how do I pair wine with food? * What are some fun ways to integrate wine into my life? Full of sidebars and other special features, The Learning Annex Presents the Pleasure of Wine gives you the tools and knowledge you need to select, judge, and enj oy wine - and all in a single night's reading!

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Turner Publishing Company

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0470333243

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9780470333242

German Shepherds

A Practical Guide for Owners and Breeders

By: Allison Clarke,Lizzy Brown

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German Shepherds

A Practical Guide for Owners and Breeders

By: Allison Clarke,Lizzy Brown

Books in the Practical Guide for Owners and Breeders series explore in detail all aspects of owning and caring for individual breeds of dog. They include information on the history of the breed and the breed standard; choosing a puppy or a rescue dog; care at every stage of life from puppy through to elderly dog and healthcare and nutrition. Training and dealing with specific problems along with activities and competitions including showing are all covered. Finally, breeding from mating to weaning and common ailments and breed specific health issues are discussed. Written in an accessible style, this book focuses on providing practical information about caring for your German Shepherd, and will be an essential resource for all dog owners and professionals. This practical guide focuses on providing information about caring for your German Shepherd dog and is an essential resource for all GSD owners, breeders and professionals. Superbly illustrated with 154 colour photographs.

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Crowood

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1785000918

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9781785000911

Williams Textbook of Endocrinology, 14 Edition: South Asia Edition, 2 Vol SET - E-Book

By: Shlomo Melmed,Ronald Koenig,Clifford J. Rosen,Richard J. Auchus,Allison B. Goldfine

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Williams Textbook of Endocrinology, 14 Edition: South Asia Edition, 2 Vol SET - E-Book

By: Shlomo Melmed,Ronald Koenig,Clifford J. Rosen,Richard J. Auchus,Allison B. Goldfine

Williams Textbook of Endocrinology, 14 Edition: South Asia Edition, 2 Vol SET - E-Book

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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8131262162

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9788131262160

The Romano-British Villa at Castle Copse, Great Bedwyn

By: E. P. Allison

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The Romano-British Villa at Castle Copse, Great Bedwyn

By: E. P. Allison

These efforts have shed light not only on the history of the villa itself, but also on the shifting focus of power over the course of a millennium at the sites associated with Castle Copse in the immediate region - the Iron Age hillfort of Chisbury, a post-Roman settlement, and a Saxon village destined to become an urban center.

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Indiana University Press

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0253328020

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9780253328021

The Business of Mining

Mineral Deposits, Exploration and Ore-Reserve Estimation (Volume 3)

By: Ifan Odwyn Jones,Mehrooz Aspandiar,Allison Dugdale,Neal Leggo,Ian Glacken,Bryan Smith

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The Business of Mining

Mineral Deposits, Exploration and Ore-Reserve Estimation (Volume 3)

By: Ifan Odwyn Jones,Mehrooz Aspandiar,Allison Dugdale,Neal Leggo,Ian Glacken,Bryan Smith

The Business of Mining complete set of three Focus books provides readers with a holistic all-embracing appraisal of the analytical tools available for assessing the economic viability of prospective mines. Each volume has a discrete focus. This third volume commences with "Our Earth, its Minerals and Ore Bodies", followed by a review of mineral exploration and sampling of mineral deposits. It continues with detailed sections covering the reporting of mineral resources and reserves in Australia, and concludes with the basic principles and application of the various methods of estimating the in-situ mineral resources and ore reserves. The books were written primarily for undergraduate applied geologists, mining engineers and extractive metallurgists and those pursuing course-based postgraduate programs in mineral economics. However, the complete series will also be an extremely useful reference text for practicing mining professionals as well as for consultant geologists, mining engineers or primary metallurgists.

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CRC Press

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0429614357

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9780429614354

The Lost Girls

A Novel

By: Allison Brennan

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The Lost Girls

A Novel

By: Allison Brennan

The next riveting thriller featuring FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid from New York Times bestseller Allison Brennan

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Macmillan

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1250105099

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9781250105097

Harlequin Special Edition June 2023 - Box Set 1 of 2

By: Allison Leigh,Michele Dunaway,Kaylie Newell

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Harlequin Special Edition June 2023 - Box Set 1 of 2

By: Allison Leigh,Michele Dunaway,Kaylie Newell

Harlequin® Special Edition brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family. This Special Edition box set includes: #2983 FORTUNE'S RUNAWAY BRIDE (A The Fortunes of Texas: Hitting the Jackpot novel) By NYT bestselling author Allison Leigh Isabel Banninger’s fiancé is a two-timing jerk! Running out of her own wedding leads her straight into CEO Reeve Fortune’s strong, very capable arms. Reeve is so not her type. But is he the perfect man to get this runaway bride to say "I do"? #2985 LOVE'S SECRET INGREDIENT (A Love in the Valley novel) By Michele Dunaway Nick Reilly adores Zoe Smith’s famous chocolate chip cookies—and Zoe herself. He hides his billionaire status to get closer to the single mom. Even pretends to be her fiancé. But trading one fake identity for another is a recipe for disaster. Unless it saves Zoe’s bakery and her guarded heart… #2987 THEIR ALL-STAR SUMMER (A Sisters of Christmas Bay novel) By Kaylie Newell Marley Carmichael is back in Christmas Bay, ready to make her baseball-announcing dreams come true. When a one-night stand with sexy minor-league star Owen Taylor ends with a surprise pregnancy, life and love throw her the biggest curveball yet! For more relatable stories of love and family, look for Harlequin Special Edition June 2023 – Box Set 2 of 2

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0369734157

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9780369734150

Longing and Belonging

Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture

By: Allison Pugh

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Longing and Belonging

Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture

By: Allison Pugh

Even as they see their wages go down and their buying power decrease, many parents are still putting their kids' material desires first. These parents struggle with how to handle children's consumer wants, which continue unabated despite the economic downturn. And, indeed, parents and other adults continue to spend billions of dollars on children every year. Why do children seem to desire so much, so often, so soon, and why do parents capitulate so readily? To determine what forces lie behind the onslaught of Nintendo Wiis and Bratz dolls, Allison J. Pugh spent three years observing and interviewing children and their families. In Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture, Pugh teases out the complex factors that contribute to how we buy, from lunchroom conversations about Game Boys to the stark inequalities facing American children. Pugh finds that children's desires stem less from striving for status or falling victim to advertising than from their yearning to join the conversation at school or in the neighborhood. Most parents respond to children's need to belong by buying the particular goods and experiences that act as passports in children's social worlds, because they sympathize with their children's fear of being different from their peers. Even under financial constraints, families prioritize children "feeling normal". Pugh masterfully illuminates the surprising similarities in the fears and hopes of parents and children from vastly different social contexts, showing that while corporate marketing and materialism play a part in the commodification of childhood, at the heart of the matter is the desire to belong.

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Univ of California Press

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0520943392

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9780520943391

Help Wanted

By: Allison B. Hanson

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Help Wanted

By: Allison B. Hanson

Who said mixing work and pleasure was a bad idea? For Kenley Carmichael, getting fired for sleeping with the boss’s husband is almost funny—at 28, she’s still a virgin. Not that her now ex-boss would believe it—Kenley’s got the face and figure to attract plenty of men, even if she’s never found the right one. A job at New Haven Custom Boats is a chance to start fresh and learn a whole new skill set. Trouble is, she can’t stop wishing her incredibly hot new boss would introduce her to some decidedly un-businesslike pleasure . . . Zane Jackson needs a new assistant, but when his pregnant sister hires her replacement, she chooses a girl who reminds him of the kind who broke his heart in high school. Zane might not be that shy boy anymore, but sweet, sexy Kenley makes him feel every bit as awkward as he did then—and even hungrier to kiss her. She’s the perfect woman for the job—but he wants her to be so much more. Interoffice dating can only lead to trouble—unless it leads to true love . . .

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Lyrical Shine

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1516103386

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