Barbara Hannan's Books

Full Moon Over Kabul

By: Barbara Kastelin

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Did Colette not understand that falling in love was forbidden? Kabul, 1998 Colette takes a job teaching French to Afghan men in Kabul. She meets Abdul Hannan, a handsome and courteous man and her best pupil, who also happens to be a Taliban Commander’s son. Despite the Islamist regime, Colette and Abdul grow close and fall in love, which inevitably causes drama. Bedfordshire, 1999 Pursued by terrorist threat, Colette goes home to rural Bedfordshire. With the help of her friend Davina, a florist in a dynamic London flower company, Colette starts a new life. But she cannot forget who she left behind in Kabul, nor will the Taliban let her. When Gilbert, the lodger, steals her Kabul story for his own aggrandisement, she quickly learns that one should not provoke a Taliban Commander.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1805149970

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9781805149972

China's Rational Entrepreneurs

The Development of the New Private Sector

By: Barbara Krug

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China's Rational Entrepreneurs

The Development of the New Private Sector

By: Barbara Krug

The ability of China's entrepreneurs to establish firms in the midst of a strangling bureaucratic system is a topic which demands attention not least because it forms the basis of China's economic development. Combining theoretical approaches with extensive fieldwork, China's Rational Entrepreneurs presents a fresh angle of analysis for understanding the behaviour of Chinese entrepreneurs and what kind of relations they have with local government in order to secure long-term business success.

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Routledge

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1134335199

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9781134335190

Reason's Neglect

Rationality and Organizing

By: Barbara Townley

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Reason's Neglect

Rationality and Organizing

By: Barbara Townley

Reason, and the need to Be Rational, are essential dimensions of society and the organizations we live and work in. Yet the 'rationalization' of working and administrative processes, or the 'rationality' studied in social sciences, is all too often, used, understood, and interpreted in an extremely narrow sense. Reason's Neglect does three things. Firstly, it argues that rationality is a leitmotif of organization studies, but one that has often been neglected. Secondly, it deploys Foucault's work to recover the neglected dimensions of rationality. In doing this, it allows for a revisionary exploration of key subjects in organization studies: organization theory, bureaucracy, technology, culture, practice, etc. Finally, the book presents the case of new rational management techniques being introduced in an organization, allowing individuals to 'speak for themselves', and examining how they respond to these innovations, and how they make sense of them. Arguing that rationality should be seen as disembedded, embedded, or embodied, each chapter goes on to explore a different aspect of reason, such as economic, bureaucratic, technocratic, institutional, or contextual. Clearly written and structured, yet an engaged and challenging approach to the study of organizations in society, Reason's Neglect is an iconoclastic book.

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OUP Oxford

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0191559423

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9780191559426

The Haunting of Louisiana

By: Sillery, Barbara

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The Haunting of Louisiana

By: Sillery, Barbara

To those who may be encountering Louisiana for the first time through these wonderful stories-prepare to be engaged and entertained to a degree to which you are certainly unaccustomed . . . Barbara's gift for storytelling holds in the written word just as it does before a television camera."-Phillip J. Jones, former secretary, Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism "A personal, anecdotal narrative that paints events with evocative descriptions . . . best savored in slices-it serves up a great bedtime read."-New Orleans Times-Picayune Based on the PBS documentary of the same name that aired across the country, The Haunting of Louisiana highlights many of the stories that would not fit into the one-hour television program. Louisiana's haunted reputation is spotlighted in the twenty chapters that cover the ghostly escapades and happenings at Oak Alley Plantation, Ormond Plantation, Destrehan Manor, and America's "most haunted home," the Myrtles, in St. Francisville, to name a few. The book also includes behind-the-scenes incidents that occurred during the taping of the documentary. Who is the lady in the photograph whose mirrored reflection appears headless in a bedroom in Oak Alley Plantation? Why are little girls the only tour visitors to experience the taunting of Chloe, a slave and mistress of the owner of the Myrtles in the 1800s? Whose invisible hand had to be repeatedly pushed away from the owner's car horn at Chretien Point Plantation before the owner could get a good night's rest? The spine-tingling explanations for these events and many others are just waiting to be discovered.

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Pelican Publishing

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145560562X

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9781455605620

Potter and Perry's Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing - E-Book

By: Barbara J. Astle,Wendy Duggleby,Patricia A. Potter,Anne G. Perry,Patricia A. Stockert,Amy Hall

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Potter and Perry's Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing - E-Book

By: Barbara J. Astle,Wendy Duggleby,Patricia A. Potter,Anne G. Perry,Patricia A. Stockert,Amy Hall

Get the solid foundation you need to practise nursing in Canada! Potter & Perry's Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th Edition covers the nursing concepts, knowledge, research, and skills that are essential to professional nursing practice in Canada. The text's full-colour, easy-to-use approach addresses the entire scope of nursing care, reflecting Canadian standards, culture, and the latest in evidence-informed care. New to this edition are real-life case studies and a new chapter on practical nursing in Canada. Based on Potter & Perry's respected Fundamentals text and adapted and edited by a team of Canadian nursing experts led by Barbara J. Astle and Wendy Duggleby, this book ensures that you understand Canada's health care system and health care issues as well as national nursing practice guidelines. - More than 50 nursing skills are presented in a clear, two-column format that includes steps and rationales to help you learn how and why each skill is performed. - The five-step nursing process provides a consistent framework for care, and is demonstrated in more than 20 care plans. - Nursing care plans help you understand the relationship between assessment findings and nursing diagnoses, the identification of goals and outcomes, the selection of interventions, and the process for evaluating care. - Planning sections help nurses plan and prioritize care by emphasizing Goals and Outcomes, Setting Priorities, and Teamwork and Collaboration. - More than 20 concept maps show care planning for clients with multiple nursing diagnoses. - UNIQUE! Critical Thinking Model in each clinical chapter shows you how to apply the nursing process and critical thinking to provide the best care for patients. - UNIQUE! Critical Thinking Exercises help you to apply essential content. - Coverage of interprofessional collaboration includes a focus on patient-centered care, Indigenous peoples' health referencing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Report, the CNA Code of Ethics, and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) legislation. - Evidence-Informed Practice boxes provide examples of recent state-of-the-science guidelines for nursing practice. - Research Highlight boxes provide abstracts of current nursing research studies and explain the implications for daily practice. - Patient Teaching boxes highlight what and how to teach patients, and how to evaluate learning. - Learning objectives, key concepts, and key terms in each chapter summarize important content for more efficient review and study. - Online glossary provides quick access to definitions for all key terms.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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032387066X

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9780323870665

Weight in America

Obesity, Eating Disorders, and Other Health Risks

By: Barbara Wexler

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Weight in America

Obesity, Eating Disorders, and Other Health Risks

By: Barbara Wexler

Contains studies, surveys, and statistics on issues related to weight in America, covering weight and physical health, dietary treatment for overweight and obesity, political, legal, and social cocerns, and other topics.

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Information Plus

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1414407823

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9781414407821

Conquering Arthritis

By: Barbara D. Allan

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Conquering Arthritis

By: Barbara D. Allan

A complete guide for healing arthritis newly revised and updated with important information that makes healing from arthritis even easier and quicker.

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SPFP, Inc.

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0971889724

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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

The Untold Story

By: Barbara Leaming

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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

The Untold Story

By: Barbara Leaming

A biography of first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, arguing that she suffered from PTSD after her first husband's assassination.

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Macmillan

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1250017645

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Immortal Films

"Casablanca" and the Afterlife of a Hollywood Classic

By: Barbara Klinger

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Immortal Films

"Casablanca" and the Afterlife of a Hollywood Classic

By: Barbara Klinger

Casablanca is one of the most celebrated Hollywood films of all time, its iconic romance enshrined in collective memory across generations. Drawing from archival materials, industry trade journals, and cultural commentary, Barbara Klinger explores the history of Casablanca's circulation in the United States from the early 1940s to the present by examining its exhibition via radio, repertory houses, television, and video. By resituating the film in the dynamically changing industrial, technological, and cultural circumstances that have defined its journey over eight decades, Klinger challenges our understanding of its meaning and reputation as both a Hollywood classic and a cult film. Through this single-film survey, Immortal Films proposes a new approach to the study of film history and aesthetics and, more broadly, to cinema itself as a medium in constant interface with other media as a necessary condition of its own public existence and endurance.

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0520968956

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JOHNSON V. JOHNSON

By: Barbara Goldsmith

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JOHNSON V. JOHNSON

By: Barbara Goldsmith

With the extraordinary investigative acumen and sensitive narrative skills that informed her best-selling Little Gloria . . . Happy at Last, Barbara Goldsmith now gives us the most sensational case of a contested will in American history—weaving a hypnotic tale of vast wealth and moral corruption. When J. Seward Johnson, the pharmaceutical heir, died in 1983 at the age of eighty-seven, his six children (each of whom was already in possession of an immense fortune) were outraged to learn that he had willed his entire $500-million estate to their stepmother Basia—a woman forty-two years Seward’s junior, a Polish refugee who had once worked as a chambermaid in his household. They came to believe that Basia had used undue influence to “enchant” their father, prying his fortune away from him and turning him against his own children. They wanted “justice.” The legal battle that followed spawned a seventeen-week-long trial, the involvement of 210 lawyers (some of whose behavior was legally and ethically questionable), $24 million in legal fees, and public disclosures of the often scandalous details of the lives of many of the parties involved, including attempted suicide, drug addiction, and accusations of a murder plot. Going beyond the courtroom itself, Goldsmith delves into the family’s past and present, demonstrating that, from the start, the poisonous effects of overwhelming wealth were a tacit but powerfully felt subtext to the proceedings. From her insider’s position, she reveals the true Johnson legacy—one of profound emotional damage. In their own voices Seward’s children, his first wife, relatives, friends, employees, and Basia herself express their thoughts and feelings with a startling degree of frankness, revealing a past of incest, malignant neglect, and betrayal. Through this deepening of the story, Goldsmith has been able to elucidate the profoundly complex reasons why each of the Johnsons believed that what was most emphatically at stake was not financial remuneration but emotional reparation. Throughout the four-month trial, Goldsmith (who researched the case for over a year and examined thousands of pages of documentation) was in constant attendance, and she tells the dramatic story of what occurred in spellbinding detail. We see the contesting parties, their innumerable lawyers, and the trial’s remarkable judge, Marie Lambert (“part Portia, part Tugboat Annie”), playing out their roles in a courtroom packed with press and spectators, and rife with animosity, mistrust, and uncontrolled emotions (which erupted into a near-riot and death threats against the judge). Goldsmith illuminates how and why, as the trial progressed, it was transmuted almost entirely into a battle among lawyers, about lawyers, and for lawyers. She provides a masterful and devastating indictment of American law and lawyers, seen here as an out-of-control juggernaut fueled by a seemingly inexhaustible supply of money. Family drama, courtroom drama, explosive psychological drama, a trenchant and sometimes shocking portrayal of lawyers at work today—Johnson v. Johnson is a brilliant synthesis of the legal, the social, and the human aspects of a society in disarray.

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0307800369

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Continuous Improvement

Intertwining Mind and Body in Athletic Expertise

By: John Toner,Barbara Montero,Aidan Moran

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Continuous Improvement

Intertwining Mind and Body in Athletic Expertise

By: John Toner,Barbara Montero,Aidan Moran

How is it possible for world-class athletes who are already at the top of their game to keep improving? This book addresses this puzzle by presenting a theory of "continuous improvement", exploring the psychological and physical processes behind advancing elite performance.

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Oxford University Press

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0198852266

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Facts & Fabrications: Unraveling the History of Quilts & Slavery

By: Barbara Brackman

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Facts & Fabrications: Unraveling the History of Quilts & Slavery

By: Barbara Brackman

“A renowned quilt historian . . . present[s] what she considers to be an accurate assessment of slavery, quilts and the Underground Railroad.” —Time Recall an unforgettable phase of our nation’s history with America’s leading quilt historian. Barbara Brackman presents the most current research on the role of quilts during the time of slavery, emancipation, and the Underground Railroad. Nine quilt projects combine historic blocks with Barbara’s own designs. Did quilts really lead the way to freedom? What role did quilts play? Barbara explores the stories surrounding the Underground Railroad. Read about the people who were there! First-person accounts, newspaper and military records, and surviving quilts all add clues. YOU decide how to interpret the stories and history, fabrication and facts as you learn about this fascinating time in history. Excellent resource for elementary through high school learners—curriculum included! “Quilters interested in African American slavery and quilting will find many historically accurate, teachable moments within these pages. The first-personal accounts by slaves of their quilt making, quilt parties, and stolen quilts make emotional reading. A must-have book for your quilting library!” —Kyra Hicks, author of Black Threads “Brackman skillfully assembles accurate historical evidence along with beautiful quilt examples infused with slave-era symbolism.” —Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, author of Threads of Faith “Many of persons featured or quoted are women with a connection to the ‘peculiar institution’: slaves, escaped slaves, freed slaves, plantation owners, abolitionists, and so forth . . . teaches history through quilting and offers fun projects for history-minded quilters . . . the stories offer good starting points for one’s own research and the projects are beautiful.” —Beth’s Bobbins

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1607053861

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Sustaining New Orleans

Literature, Local Memory, and the Fate of a City

By: Barbara Eckstein

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Sustaining New Orleans

Literature, Local Memory, and the Fate of a City

By: Barbara Eckstein

This is an expansive interpretation of New Orleans – America’s most unique city. Eckstein pursues meanings of the phrase ‘sustaining New Orleans’ from the images that remain through media activities to the competing demands of social justice.

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1135403392

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Marriage Beyond Black and White

An Interracial Family Portrait

By: David Almerin Douglas,Barbara Douglas

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Marriage Beyond Black and White

An Interracial Family Portrait

By: David Almerin Douglas,Barbara Douglas

A powerful story about the marriage of a black man and a white woman, this volume offers a poignant and sometimes painful look at what it was like to be an interracial couple in the United States from the early 1940s to the mid-1990s.

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Baha'i Publishing Trust

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1931847045

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Abortion in England 1900-1967

By: Barbara Brookes

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Abortion in England 1900-1967

By: Barbara Brookes

The book, originally published in 1988, suggests that the inter-war years saw a crucial mapping of boundaries in the debates over abortion.

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0415622999

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Does Basel Compliance Matter for Bank Performance?

By: Rym Ayadi,Mr.Sami Ben Naceur,Barbara Casu,Barry Quinn

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Does Basel Compliance Matter for Bank Performance?

By: Rym Ayadi,Mr.Sami Ben Naceur,Barbara Casu,Barry Quinn

The global financial crisis underscored the importance of regulation and supervision to a well-functioning banking system that efficiently channels financial resources into investment. In this paper, we contribute to the ongoing policy debate by assessing whether compliance with international regulatory standards and protocols enchances bank operating efficiency. We focus specifically on the adoption of international capital standards and the Basel Core Principles for Effective Bank Supervision (BCP). The relationship between bank efficiency and regulatory compliance is investigated using the (Simar and Wilson 2007) double bootstrapping approach on an international sample of publicly listed banks. Our results indicate that overall BCP compliance, or indeed compliance with any of its individual chapters, has no association with bank efficiency.

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International Monetary Fund

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147558038X

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Personalized Medicine

Empowered Patients in the 21st Century?

By: Barbara Prainsack

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Personalized Medicine

Empowered Patients in the 21st Century?

By: Barbara Prainsack

Personalized Medicine investigates the recent movement for patients' involvement in how they are treated, diagnosed, and medicated; a movement that accompanies the increasingly popular idea that people should be proactive, well-informed participants in their own healthcare. While it is often the case that participatory practices in medicine are celebrated as instances of patient empowerment or, alternatively, are dismissed as cases of patient exploitation, Barbara Prainsack challenges these views to illustrate how personalized medicine can give rise to a technology-focused individualism, yet also present new opportunities to strengthen solidarity. Facing the future, this book reveals how medicine informed by digital, quantified, and computable information is already changing the personalization movement, providing a contemporary twist on how medical symptoms or ailments are shared and discussed in society"--Provided by publisher.

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NYU Press

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1479814873

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9781479814879

EBOOK: Virtual Learning Communities

By: Dina Lewis,Barbara Allan

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EBOOK: Virtual Learning Communities

By: Dina Lewis,Barbara Allan

·What are the characteristics of a successful learning community? ·How are successful communities facilitated and maintained? ·What lessons can be learnt from existing learning communities? ·What type of learning community will suit your organisation or situation? This user-friendly guide is written to help managers, professionals and learners, planning, facilitating or participating in online learning communities, as part of a structured learning programme, as an approach to continuous professional development, as a means of improving performance at work or as a dynamic approach to innovation and collaborative working. The book is relevant to senior mangers with a responsibility for strategic planning and change management. This can include new work practices involving working in multi-professional teams across traditional boundaries. It aims to engage readers in identifying key issues in relation to their own work situation and prompts readers to find their own solutions. Virtual Learning Communities provides practical guidance and includes extensive examples, case studies and activities. It is key reading for those involved in e-learning courses, professional trainers and staff developers with a responsibility for CPD, and professionals involved in facilitating new approaches to group work.

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335226221

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9780335226221

The Enabling State

Modern Welfare Capitalism in America

By: Neil Gilbert,Barbara Gilbert

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The Enabling State

Modern Welfare Capitalism in America

By: Neil Gilbert,Barbara Gilbert

Studies of the welfare state have formed an important part of public policy research in the USA since World War II. This volume examines and reconsiders the scope of social welfare transfers, how they are delivered, and whom they benefit.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195058941

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9780195058949

Reflections

Life After the White House

By: Barbara Bush

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Reflections

Life After the White House

By: Barbara Bush

“There is a myth in the United States—you’ve heard it many times. It says that all American mothers hope that their child will grow up to be President of the United States...” —Barbara Bush Not since Abigail Adams has one woman been both the wife and mother of presidents. Barbara Bush’s prominent place in American history is matched only by her extraordinary popularity: Republicans and Democrats alike appreciate her wit, her compassion, and her devotion to her family. Dignified, loyal, and unpretentious, the former First Lady defied skeptics to become one of the most admired first ladies in history—and she remains a beloved public figure today. In this inspiring follow-up to her number-one bestselling memoir, Mrs. Bush covers the momentous eight years between President George H. W. Bush’s leaving office and President George W. Bush’s 2001 inauguration. Reflections comprises Mrs. Bush’s diary entries, travelogues, family photographs, even secret recipes. She discusses her experiences in the White House, on the campaign trail, and in the public eye, as well as her own views about such controversial issues as her husband’s resignation from the NRA, the caning of an American student in Singapore, and—in her candid epilogue—her family’s reactions to September 11, 2001. Throughout, the extraordinary amount of love and pride Mrs. Bush feels for her husband, five children, and fourteen grandchildren is always clear. Reflections will delight Barbara Bush's millions of admirers with her touching anecdotes and personal revelations from the past decade of a full and fascinating life.

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Simon and Schuster

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074326231X

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Public Relations

A Managerial Perspective

By: Danny Moss,Barbara DeSanto

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Public Relations

A Managerial Perspective

By: Danny Moss,Barbara DeSanto

Taking a managerial perspective, this book explores public relations and its role in the wider organizational world. Contributors explore a variety of contexts in which the relevance of understanding these two interlinking domains is so paramount, such as corporate branding and reputation, government relations and community communications, as well as drawing on experise of legal considerations and ethical awareness. The effective management of public relations is crucial within any organization, but a wider managerial awareness and support of its role is equally critical. Public Relations: A Managerial Perspective offers an original and vital discussion of these challenges for second and third year undergraduate and postgraduate students of public relations, corporate communications and public affairs.

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SAGE

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144625366X

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Diffusion of Democracy

The Past and Future of Global Democracy

By: Barbara Wejnert

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Diffusion of Democracy

The Past and Future of Global Democracy

By: Barbara Wejnert

This study of democratization since 1800 provides new data to explore the relationship between socioeconomic development and democracy over the last 200 years. Barbara Wejnert examines both countries and regions, and argues that the role of diffusion mechanisms (as opposed to internal factors) is especially significant, as are regional effects.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107047110

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Teaching Tomorrow's Medicine Today

The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1963-2003

By: Barbara Niss,Arthur H. Aufses, Jr.

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Teaching Tomorrow's Medicine Today

The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1963-2003

By: Barbara Niss,Arthur H. Aufses, Jr.

From Mount Sinai Department of Surgery chairman Arthur H. Afuses, Jr. and archivist Barbara Nuss, an instructional account of Mount Sinai's teaching methods The Mount Sinai Hospital was founded in 1852 as the Jews’ Hospital in the City of New York, but more than a century would pass before a school of medicine was created at Mount Sinai. In Teaching Tomorrow’s Medicine Today, Arthur H. Aufses, Jr., chairman of Mount Sinai's Department of Surgery, and archivist Barbara Niss chronicle the development of the medical school from its origins in the 1960s to the current leadership. The authors examine the social forces that compelled the world-renowned hospital to remake itself as an academic medical center, revealing the school's departure from and subsequent return to its founders' original vision. In addition to a compelling history of each of Mount Sinai’s departments, Teaching Tomorrow’s Medicine Today describes the school’s methods for providing both graduate or resident training and post-graduate physician education. Recognizing Mount Sinai’s central mission as a teaching institution, the authors close their account with perspectives of alumni and current students.

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NYU Press

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0814758762

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Fundamentals of Nursing

Content Review Plus Practice Questions

By: Patricia M Nugent,Barbara A Vitale

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Fundamentals of Nursing

Content Review Plus Practice Questions

By: Patricia M Nugent,Barbara A Vitale

Here’s all of the crucial coverage you need to succeed in class and confidently prepare for the NCLEX-RN®. From nursing theory, legal and ethical issues, and leadership and management to psychological support, infection control and medication administration—easy-to-follow outlines in every chapter review exactly what you need to know.

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F.A. Davis

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0803641176

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Teens in Egypt

By: Barbara A. Somervill

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Teens in Egypt

By: Barbara A. Somervill

Describes the life of teenagers in Egypt focusing on their land, climate, large cities, education, and special foods. Also contains information on their families, farming, their government, the Great Pyramids, and their religious beliefs as well as festivals and holidays, and other related issues.

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Capstone

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0756532949

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Job Queues, Gender Queues

Explaining Women's Inroads Into Male Occupations

By: Barbara F. Reskin,Patricia A. Roos

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Job Queues, Gender Queues

Explaining Women's Inroads Into Male Occupations

By: Barbara F. Reskin,Patricia A. Roos

A controversial interpretation of women's dramatic inroads into several male occupations.

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Temple University Press

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1439901597

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9781439901595

Rights in Exile

Janus-Faced Humanitarianism

By: Guglielmo Verdirame,Barbara Harrell-Bond

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Rights in Exile

Janus-Faced Humanitarianism

By: Guglielmo Verdirame,Barbara Harrell-Bond

Of the estimated 12 million refugees in the world, more than 7 million have been confined to camps, effectively "warehoused," in some cases, for 10 years or more. Holding refugees in camps was anathema to the founders of the refugee protection regime. Today, with most refugees encamped in the less developed parts of the world, the humanitarian apparatus has been transformed into a custodial regime for innocent people. Based on rich ethnographic data, Rights in Exile exposes the gap between human rights norms and the mandates of international organisations, on the one hand, and the reality on the ground, on the other. It will be of wide interest to social scientists, and to human rights and international law scholars. Policy makers, donor governments and humanitarian organizations, especially those adopting a "rights-based" approach, will also find it an invaluable resource. But it is the refugees themselves who could benefit the most if these actors absorb its lessons and apply them.

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1782387269

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The Electronic Reporter

Broadcast Journalism in Australia

By: Barbara Alysen

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The Electronic Reporter

Broadcast Journalism in Australia

By: Barbara Alysen

First ed: Geelong, Vic.: Deakin University Press, 2000.

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UNSW Press

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0868404950

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Insurance Market Integration in the European Union

By: Sławomir Ireneusz Bukowski,Marzanna Barbara Lament

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Insurance Market Integration in the European Union

By: Sławomir Ireneusz Bukowski,Marzanna Barbara Lament

Insurance Market Integration in the European Union offers an in-depth analysis of the mechanisms of insurance market integration and measures the degrees of this integration. It examines the operation of the EU single financial market and, against this backdrop, the regulation relating to the insurance market. In addition, the book focuses on the specificity and determinants of international insurance market development and the issues with assimilation set against other financial market segments such as money market, credit-deposit and bond and equity. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of insurance market integration on an international scale. The authors propose a unique approach to the subject in the context of the EU and particularly in relation to the European area. They also apply new measures of insurance market integration in the EU in practice through the use of statistical data and implementation of econometric modeling. Further, they investigate how the financial and fiscal crisis has affected the insurance market in EU countries and the impact of European Central Bank monetary policy on the degrees of integration in the European area during and after the financial crisis. This book will find an audience among academics and researchers in the fields of international economics and finance and applied, financial and growth economics.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000756025

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9781000756029

The Riddle of the World

A Reconsideration of Schopenhauer's Philosophy

By: Barbara Hannan

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The Riddle of the World

A Reconsideration of Schopenhauer's Philosophy

By: Barbara Hannan

This book is an introduction to the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer, written in a lively, personal style. Hannan emphasizes the peculiar inconsistencies and tensions in Schopenhauer's thought--he was torn between idealism and realism, and between denial and affirmation of the individual will. In addition to providing a useful summary of Schopenhauer's main ideas, Hannan connects Schopenhauer's thought with ongoing debates in philosophy. According to Hannan, Schopenhauer was struggling half-consciously to break altogether with Kant and transcendental idealism; the anti-Kantian features of Schopenhauer's thought possess the most lasting value. Hannan defends panpsychist metaphysics of will, comparing it with contemporary views according to which causal power is metaphysically basic. Hannan also defends Schopenhauer's ethics of compassion against Kant's ethics of pure reason, and offers friendly amendments to Schopenhauer's theories of art, music, and "salvation." She also illuminates the deep connection between Schopenhauer and the early Wittgenstein, as well as Schopenhauer's influence on existentialism and psychoanalytic thought.

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177

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Oxford University Press

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0195378946

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Subjectivity and Reduction

An Introduction to the Mindbody Problem

By: Barbara Hannan

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Subjectivity and Reduction

An Introduction to the Mindbody Problem

By: Barbara Hannan

Contemporary philosophy has seen a proliferation of complex theories and intricate arguments brought to bear on the mind-body problem, perhaps the most intractable of perennial philosophical problems. In this concise and accessible text, Barbara Hannan provides an elegant introduction to this contemporary debate. Her emphasis is upon the clear and even-handed presentation and evaluation of the major theories of the mind, but she does not shrink from contributing to the advancement of the argument, including the presentation of an original account, the theory of "content internalism." Along the way to the formulation of this account, Hannan puts into context and discusses the views of all the major contemporary philosophers writing on the mind, including Lewis, Putnam, Searle, Davidson, Dennett, and Fodor. Combining a deep respect for the depth of the issues with clarity of thought and lucidity of expression, Subjectivity and Reduction is the ideal introduction to the central problem of today's philosophy of mind.

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140

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Routledge

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0367289105

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9780367289102

The Nurse Practitioner in Long-term Care

Guidelines for Clinical Practice

By: Barbara S. White,Deborah Truax

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The Nurse Practitioner in Long-term Care

Guidelines for Clinical Practice

By: Barbara S. White,Deborah Truax

A comprehensive reference, The Nurse Practitioner in Long-Term Care covers geriatric care provided by the nurse practitioner in the skilled nursing facility (SNF). It includes an introduction to nursing homes, medication management, practical health promotion and disease prevention, and management of common clinical conditions specific to the skilled and long-term care nursing home settings. It also includes topics pertinent to everyday practice such as end-of-life care, pain control, and legal and regulatory issues. This text is useful in graduate programs for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists, as well as for physician's assistant (PA) students. It provides practical guidelines and is an excellent resource book for nurse practitioners and PAs new to nursing home practice or for seasoned professionals.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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0763734292

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9780763734299

Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology E-Book

By: Daniel M. Albert,Joan W. Miller,Dimitri T. Azar,Barbara A. Blodi

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Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology E-Book

By: Daniel M. Albert,Joan W. Miller,Dimitri T. Azar,Barbara A. Blodi

Inside the 3rd edition of this esteemed masterwork, hundreds of the most distinguished authorities from around the world provide today's best answers to every question that arises in your practice. They deliver in-depth guidance on new diagnostic approaches, operative technique, and treatment option, as well as cogent explanations of every new scientific concept and its clinical importance. With its new streamlined, more user-friendly, full-color format, this 3rd edition makes reference much faster, easier, and more versatile. More than ever, it's the source you need to efficiently and confidently overcome any clinical challenge you may face. Comprehensive, authoritative, and richly illustrated coverage of every scientific and clinical principle in ophthalmology ensures that you will always be able to find the guidance you need to diagnose and manage your patients' ocular problems and meet today's standards of care. Updates include completely new sections on "Refractive Surgery" and "Ethics and Professionalism"... an updated and expanded "Geneitcs" section... an updated "Retina" section featuring OCT imaging and new drug therapies for macular degeneration... and many other important new developments that affect your patient care. A streamlined format and a new, more user-friendly full-color design - with many at-a-glance summary tables, algorithms, boxes, diagrams, and thousands of phenomenal color illustrations - allows you to locate the assistance you need more rapidly than ever.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1437721117

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9781437721119

Principles of Pulmonary Medicine E-Book

By: Steven E. Weinberger,Barbara A. Cockrill,Jess Mandel

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Principles of Pulmonary Medicine E-Book

By: Steven E. Weinberger,Barbara A. Cockrill,Jess Mandel

With an emphasis on the pathophysiologic basis of pulmonary disease, Principles of Pulmonary Medicine, 7th Edition, by Drs. Steven E Weinberger, Barbara A Cockrill, and Jess Mandel, provides a superbly illustrated introduction to this fast-changing field. This essential text employs a concise and understandable approach, integrating clinical topics with underlying physiologic, pathophysiologic, and basic science concepts critical for medical students, trainees, and those looking for a practical update on both acute and chronic pulmonary diseases - Covers all that's new in the field, including new CT lung cancer screening guidelines; new concepts in the pathogenesis of asthma, interstitial lung disease, and other pulmonary diseases; and evolving therapies for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, and advanced lung cancer. - Features updated information on the expanded use of advanced interventional pulmonology (bronchoscopic) procedures, improvements in precision treatment of lung tumors based on genetic profiles, and new and emerging infections with respiratory involvement. - Covers hot topics such as lung tumor treatment, including use of genetic markers and immunotherapy; lung cancer screening reflecting the latest guidelines on who, how, and when to screen; and newer bronchoscopic procedures, such as navigational bronchoscopy. - Expert ConsultTM eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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456

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323523722

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9780323523721

An Accidental Autobiography

By: Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

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An Accidental Autobiography

By: Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

When asked to describe this book, Harrison responds, "An autobiography in which I am not the main character". In her unconventional though never arbitrary approach, she writes about memory, and since memories tend to attach themselves to "things", she writes about collecting and acquiring them in a marvelous chapter entitled "Loot and Lists and Lust (and Things)". And since memories also attach themselves to people, in "Men and God(s)" she talks about men - those in her life and those she's wished were. She remembers the rooms of her childhood and adolescence in "Rooms: Signs and Symbols", and since memories are also housed in our flesh, she has written "Food, Flesh, and Fashion" and "Scars and Distinguishing Marks". Her own brand of experience with the women's movement is dissected in "Home Economics", and human frailty and illness in "Breathing Lessons".

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Mariner Books

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0395860008

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9780395860007

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