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Competition and Structure

The Political Economy of Collective Decisions: Essays in Honor of Albert Breton

By: Albert Breton

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Competition and Structure

The Political Economy of Collective Decisions: Essays in Honor of Albert Breton

By: Albert Breton

The essays in this volume, written by well-known economists and other social scientists from North America, Europe, and, in one case, Australia, share to an unusual degree a common concern with the competitive mechanisms that underlie collective decisions and with the way they are embedded in institutional settings. This gives the book a unitary inspiration whose value is clear from the new understanding and insights its chapters provide on important theoretical and practical issues such as the social dimension and impact of trust, the management of information in bureaucratic settings, the role of political parties in constitutional evolution, inter-level rivalry and reassignments of powers in federal and unitary systems of government, the impact of ethnicity and nationalism on federal institutions or arrangements, and the response of governments and overarching institutions of globalization

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464

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Cambridge University Press

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ISBN 10

0521771331

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9780521771337

The Parthenon Enigma

By: Joan Breton Connelly

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The Parthenon Enigma

By: Joan Breton Connelly

A revolutionary new understanding of the West's most iconic building and the people who made it"--Jacket.

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521

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Knopf

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030759338X

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9780307593382

The White-Magic Book

By: John Le Breton

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The White-Magic Book

By: John Le Breton

This oracle volume contains ancient wisdom and will provide the answers to all your questions. This runic magic book was first published in 1919. John Le Breton’s divination volume gives everyone easy access to fortune-telling magic, and will assist the reader in discovering the answers to any questions they pose using the Table of Jupiter.

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115

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Read Books Ltd

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147335191X

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9781473351912

National Geographic Traveler Amsterdam

By: Christopher Catling,Gabriella Breton

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National Geographic Traveler Amsterdam

By: Christopher Catling,Gabriella Breton

Every day National Geographic experts travel the world, going behind the scenes and into the heart of a country's culture, history, and people. This incomparable experience can be yours through National Geographic Traveler guides.

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National Geographic Books

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1426211856

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9781426211850

Free Rein

By: Andrä Breton

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Free Rein

By: Andrä Breton

Free Rein is a gathering of seminal essays by Andri Breton, the foremost figure among the French surrealists. Written between 1936 and 1952, they include addresses, manifestoes, prefaces, exhibition pamphlets, and theoretical, polemical, and lyrical essays. Together they display the full span of Breton's preoccupations, his abiding faith in the early principles of surrealism, and the changing orientations, in light of crucial events of those years, of the surrealist movement within which he remained the leading force. Having broken decisively with Marxism in the mid-1930s, Breton repeatedly addresses the horrors of the Stalinist regime (which denounced him during the Moscow trials of 1936). He argues for the autonomy of art and poetry and condemns the subservience to "revolutionary" aims exemplified by socialist realism. Other articles reflect on aesthetic issues, cinema, music, and education and provide detailed meditations on the literary, artistic, and philosophical topics for which he is best known. Free Rein will prove indispensable for students of Breton, surrealism, and modern French and European culture. Michel Parmentier is a professor of French at Bishop's University, Quibec. He is the author of Mise au point and Regards contemporains: Textes d'actualiti quibicoise. He is coauthor with Jacqueline d'Amboise of Second Regards, Ricits ricents, and Nouvelles nouvelles: Fictions du Quibec contemporain. Jacqueline d'Amboise is an independent poet and translator. She is the author of Mother Myths, a book of poems.

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450

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803212410

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9780803212411

The Unexpected War

A New Beginning

By: Jean-Pierre Breton

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The Unexpected War

A New Beginning

By: Jean-Pierre Breton

When the fiends invade Earth in search of a new home, millions of fiends and humans die. As chaos reigns all around them, a boy from the Peoples Liberation Force somehow finds love with a beautiful fiend amid his imprisonment. Together, Lance and Lara create lifeRashellia, the worlds first half-blood gifted with extraordinary powers. Since then, many lives have been lost in order to protect Rashellia, including Lancesor so he thinks. When Lance awakens from the darkness of unconsciousness, he learns that Lara has sacrificed her immortality in return for his life. Unfortunately, their child, Rashellia, is missing. With the fate of the world at stake, Lance, Lara, and their friends begin recruiting supporters to help them in the war against the fiends and to retrieve what was stolen from them. Now with more at stake than ever before, everything comes down to one critical moment when fate will decide the future. In this continuing saga, a young couple forges an unforgettable tale of love and survival together to save their daughter from an uncertain destiny.

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158

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iUniverse

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1491777087

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9781491777084

Women Pioneers For The Environment

By: Mary Joy Breton

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Women Pioneers For The Environment

By: Mary Joy Breton

As the torchbearers of environmental activism, women from around the world have created profound changes that are helping to ensure a healthier planet for all living things. Whether it is Judi Bari, who was crippled by a car bomb because of her efforts to save California's ancient redwood forests; Dai Qing, who was imprisoned for her opposition to an environmentally destructive dam on China's Yangtze River; or Dr. Tatynana Artyomkina, who defied KGB threats and exposed health and environmental risks in the Soviet Union, women have put their lives on the line and persevered against daunting odds to restore and protect the environment. Mary Joy Breton provides absorbing sketches of these and other women activists in the Americas, Eastern and Western Europe, Africa, and Asia. Breton interweaves her accounts with narrative on the ecological hazards that drove these women to spearhead various environmental campaigns, examining why and how they challenged, and often defeated, the power structures of government and industry. Although these remarkable women come from various geographical regions and represent a wide range of economic, ethnic, and political backgrounds, they share insights, values, and a particular sensitivity to the Earth that led them to change the course of history. Their courageous efforts illuminate the crucial role of women in the environmental movement, and provide inspiration for a new generation of activists.

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Northeastern University Press

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155553855X

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9781555538552

Competitive Governments

An Economic Theory of Politics and Public Finance

By: Albert Breton

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Competitive Governments

An Economic Theory of Politics and Public Finance

By: Albert Breton

COMPETITIVE GOVERNMENTS systematically explores the hypothesis that, similar to merchandisers, governments are internally competitive and also in their relations with each other, as well as in their relations with other institutions in society.

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408

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Cambridge University Press

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0521646286

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9780521646284

Memoirs, Miscellanies and Letters of the late Lucy Aikin

By: Lucy Aikin,Philip Hemery Le Breton

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Memoirs, Miscellanies and Letters of the late Lucy Aikin

By: Lucy Aikin,Philip Hemery Le Breton

Reprint of the original, first published in 1864. Including those addressed to the Rev. Dr. Channing from 1826 to 1842

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3752592532

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9783752592535

The Greatest Gift

The Courageous Life and Martyrdom of Sister Dorothy Stang

By: Binka Le Breton

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The Greatest Gift

The Courageous Life and Martyrdom of Sister Dorothy Stang

By: Binka Le Breton

In 1966, Sister Dorothy Stang went to Brazil as a missionary, and in 1982 she moved to a small town in the Amazon to work with an organization to protect poor farmers and their land from loggers and land-developers who stop at nothing—including murder—in pursuit of profits. After testifying at a government panel investigating illegal incursions into protected areas, Sister Dorothy was denounced as a “terrorist” by powerful companies and began receiving death threats. Refusing to be intimidated, she continued her work—until two gunmen shot her six times on a rural Amazon road. THE GREATEST GIFT is the first biography of this extraordinary woman and her mission. Written by a mainstream journalist who has spent many years in Brazil, it exposes the entrenched collusion between government officials and commercial interests and celebrates the profound courage of Sister Dorothy and others fighting to protect the Amazon jungles and the people eking out a life there. Inspired by deep religious conviction, Dorothy Stang gave of herself generously. A book that will resonate with readers of Sister Helen Prejean’s Dead Man Walking, THE GREATEST GIFT presents not only the story of Sister Dorothy’s tragic death, but the powerful and beautiful lessons of her life.

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0385525516

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9780385525510

Talk, Talk, Sweet Charlotte

By: Dean A. Le Breton

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Talk, Talk, Sweet Charlotte

By: Dean A. Le Breton

Talk, Talk, Sweet Charlotte" presents a unique and often candid investigation of certain psychological, emotional, and social considerations typically associated with autism. It describes the relationship that was built over a two year period when the author worked as a one on one aide with Charlotte Tate, a junior high student who has autism. Charlotte was non-verbal and very aggressive toward principals, vice principals, teachers, aides, and other students. Her behaviors had prevented her from participating in a regular classroom environment. The author traces his work with Charlotte and highlights qualities relating to belief, courage, and caring in various forms. The transformation of Charlotte from "one of the toughest kids to work with" to a student who has a "thirst for knowledge" is an inspirational, amazing story.

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1438972725

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9781438972725

The Passionate Shepheard

By: Nicholas Breton,Frederic Ouvry

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The Passionate Shepheard

By: Nicholas Breton,Frederic Ouvry

Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.

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3385564700

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9783385564701

Sensing the World

An Anthropology of the Senses

By: David Le Breton

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Sensing the World

An Anthropology of the Senses

By: David Le Breton

Sensing the World: An Anthropology of the Senses is a highly original and comprehensive overview of the anthropology and sociology of the body and the senses. Discussing each sense in turn – seeing, hearing, touch, smell, and taste – Le Breton has written a truly monumental work, vast in scope and deeply engaging in style. Among other pioneering moves, he gives equal attention to light and darkness, sound and silence, and his disputation of taste explores aspects of disgust and revulsion. Part phenomenological, part historical, this is above all a cultural account of perception, which returns the body and the senses to the center of social life. Le Breton is the leading authority on the anthropology of the body and the senses in French academia. With a repute comparable to the late Pierre Bourdieu, his 30+ books have been translated into numerous languages. This is the first of his works to be made available in English. This sensuously nuanced translation of La Saveur du monde is accompanied by a spicy preface from series editor David Howes, who introduces Le Breton's work to an English-speaking audience and highlights its implications for the disciplines of anthropology, sociology, and the cross-disciplinary field of sensory studies.

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Routledge

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1000190021

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9781000190021

The Homing Beacon of Martial Arts

By: Adrien Breton

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The Homing Beacon of Martial Arts

By: Adrien Breton

This book presents a harmonized approach to three major martial arts namely, karate, jiu-jitsu, and judo. The first part deals with the philosophical aspect of life and looks at how balance should be achieved between opposites such as soft and hard, hot and cold, violence and non-violence, masculine and feminine, etc. (yin-yang) which are found in nature, rather than adopting the modern tendency which is to try to favour only one side of the equation to the detriment of the other. It illustrates how martial arts can help us develop ""mastery"" of these so-called opposites so as to live in harmony with our spiritual being instead of ignoring it and favouring the development of the ego, source of all our misery. The second part of the book covers the basic technical aspect of gross and fine motor skills and is addressed to advanced practitioners. It stresses the need to keep an open mind with reference to cultures and provides an extensive glossary (Japanese, English, and French).

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Lulu.com

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1329960890

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9781329960893

When Money Was In Fashion

Henry Goldman, Goldman Sachs, and the Founding of Wall Street

By: June Breton Fisher

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When Money Was In Fashion

Henry Goldman, Goldman Sachs, and the Founding of Wall Street

By: June Breton Fisher

This epic biography tells the story of the rise of Wall Street and the growth of Goldman Sachs from a small commercial paper company to the international banking business we know today. At its heart is the story of Henry Goldman, a man who spoke out passionately for his beliefs, understood the importance of the bottom line, and was known to chuckle, draw on his cigar, and remind his young protégés, "Just keep in mind . . . Money is always in fashion." Though you will rarely find a mention of him in the official history of Goldman Sachs, it was Henry who established many of the practices of modern investment banking. He devised the plan that made Sears, Roebuck Co. the first publicly owned retail operation in the world, helped convince Woodrow Wilson to pass the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, and became a power player in the world of Wall Street finance at a time when Jews were considered outsiders. The book traces Henry Goldman's hard-fought and often frustrating career with Goldman Sachs, a company founded by his father Marcus and fraught with professional rivalries. The tensions between the Goldman and Sachs families extended outside of the boardroom and into the larger world as the United States went to war. Henry's steadfast support for Germany during World War I would tarnish his reputation and drive him from the firm. But his involvement with finance would continue throughout his life, as would close friendships with luminaries like Albert Einstein, whom he would later join in outspoken denunciation of Hitler's atrocities against European Jews. Here, June Breton Fisher, Henry Goldman's granddaughter, tells his whole story for the first time—a story that has shaped contemporary finance and continues to resonate with us today.

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175

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Macmillan

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0230108520

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9780230108523

Lethal Lies

By: Laurie Breton

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Lethal Lies

By: Laurie Breton

Chelsea Logan never gets the chance to file the storythat would have shocked the blue-collar town ofSerenity, Maine, to its core. Her death is ruled asuicide, but her cousin Faith Pelletier knows Chelseabetter than that. Faith returns to their hometown andbegins to ask questions—questions that no one wantsto answer. And it’s not long before she uncovers somenasty little truths about life in this fading mill town. As Faith closes in on a web of drugs and violence,she is forced to turn to police chief Ty Savage forinformation. After all these years he still gets underher skin, but should she trust him? As the circle ofdeceit draws ever tighter, Faith must outwit a facelessenemy who will stop at nothing to have her silenced.

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Harlequin

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1460363264

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9781460363263

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Competition and Structure

Competition and Structure

The Parthenon Enigma

The Parthenon Enigma

The White-Magic Book

The White-Magic Book

National Geographic Traveler Amsterdam

National Geographic Traveler Amsterdam

Free Rein

Free Rein

The Unexpected War

The Unexpected War

Women Pioneers For The Environment

Women Pioneers For The Environment

Competitive Governments

Competitive Governments

Memoirs, Miscellanies and Letters of the late Lucy Aikin

Memoirs, Miscellanies and Letters of the late Lucy Aikin

The Greatest Gift

The Greatest Gift

Talk, Talk, Sweet Charlotte

Talk, Talk, Sweet Charlotte

The Passionate Shepheard

The Passionate Shepheard

Sensing the World

Sensing the World

The Homing Beacon of Martial Arts

The Homing Beacon of Martial Arts

When Money Was In Fashion

When Money Was In Fashion

Lethal Lies

Lethal Lies

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