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The Last Hour

By: Charles Sheehan-Miles

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From the bestselling author of Just Remember to Breathe Twenty-seven year old Carrie Thompson-Sherman has the life she always wanted: her PhD, a prestigious fellowship, and an amazing husband. Her charmed life begins to unravel as a jealous colleague puts her fellowship in jeopardy and a hideous secret Ray carried home from Afghanistan comes to light. Hanging on by a single thread, a disastrous accident puts both her husband and her sister's lives at risk. Heartbroken, Carrie will be faced with the most devastating choice of her life. A choice that will change everything.

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Cincinnatus Press

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0988273691

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9780988273696

Luminous Passage

The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America

By: Charles S. Prebish

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Luminous Passage

The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America

By: Charles S. Prebish

In Luminous Passage a well-known Buddhologist and longtime observer of Buddhism in the United States presents the first comprehensive scholarly study of American Buddhism in nearly two decades. Charles S. Prebish revisits the expanding frontier of the fastest growing religion in North America and describes its historical development, its diversity, and the significance of this ancient tradition at century's end. More than anything else, this is a book about American Buddhist communities (sanghas) and about life within those communities. Prebish considers various Buddhist practices, rituals, and liturgies, as well as the ways these communities have confronted the changing American spiritual landscape. In profiling several different sanghas Prebish reveals the ways that Buddhism is being both reinvented and Westernized. He includes the first exploration of the American Buddhist "cybersangha," a community that has emerged from recent developments in information-exchange technology, and discusses the growing community of "scholar-practitioners." The interactions of Buddhist identities that are related to ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, social engagement, and the healing professions are also examined. This book fully captures the vibrancy and importance of Buddhism in American religious life today. Finally, Prebish appraises the state of Buddhism at the millennium. Placing the development of American Buddhism squarely in the midst of the religion's general globalization, he argues for an ecumenical movement which will embrace Buddhist communities worldwide.

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354

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Univ of California Press

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0520922255

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9780520922259

A History of Online Information Services, 1963-1976

By: Charles P. Bourne,Trudi Bellardo Hahn

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A History of Online Information Services, 1963-1976

By: Charles P. Bourne,Trudi Bellardo Hahn

A detailed chronology of the early, pre-Internet years of online information systems and services. Every field of history has a basic need for a detailed chronology of what happened: who did what when. In the absence of such a resource, fanciful accounts flourish. This book provides a rich narrative of the early development of online information retrieval systems and services, from 1963 to 1976—a period important to anyone who uses a search engine, online catalog, or large database. Drawing on personal experience, extensive research, and interviews with many of the key participants, the book describes the individuals, projects, and institutions of the period. It also corrects many common errors and misconceptions and provides milestones for many of the significant developments in online systems and technology.

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MIT Press

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0262261758

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9780262261753

Public Relations, Cooperation, and Justice

From Evolutionary Biology to Ethics

By: Charles Marsh

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Public Relations, Cooperation, and Justice

From Evolutionary Biology to Ethics

By: Charles Marsh

Modern approaches to public relations cluster into three camps along a continuum: conflict-oriented egoism, e.g. forms of contingency theory that focus almost exclusively on the wellbeing of an entity; redressed egoism, e.g. subsidies to redress PR’s egoistic nature; and forms of self-interested cooperation, e.g. fully functioning society theory. Public Relations, Cooperation, and Justice draws upon interdisciplinary research from evolutionary biology, philosophy, and rhetoric to establish that relationships built on cooperation and justice are more productive than those built on conflict and egoistic competition. Just as important, this innovative book shuns normative, utopian appeals, offering instead only empirical, materialistic evidence for its conclusions. This is a powerful, multidisciplinary, and well-documented analysis, including specific strategies for the enactment of PR as a quest for cooperation and justice, which aligns the discipline of public relations with basic human nature. It will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of public relations and communication ethics.

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287

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Routledge

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1317371941

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9781317371946

Making Better Choices

Design, Decisions, and Democracy

By: Charles E. Phelps,Guru Madhavan

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Making Better Choices

Design, Decisions, and Democracy

By: Charles E. Phelps,Guru Madhavan

Systems engineering offers a set of capabilities and competencies to design and manage complex systems as they evolve. Drawing from social choice research and systems engineering practice, Making Better Choices examines how we make decisions together and the tools we use to arrive at those decisions. It takes a critical look at the rules and methods we apply to important decisions--from how we run meetings to how we elect presidents--with an interest in how we can improve these mechanisms. By reviewing different voting systems, their original intents, and their deficits, the authors outline a systems engineering approach to making collective choices in society. Written by an economist and an engineer, this groundbreaking work draws from insights in sociology, linguistics, law, political science, philosophy, psychology, economics, and systems design. In an era of relentless rating, this book offers a fresh vision for engineering better democracies by enabling diverse and inclusive choices

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Oxford University Press

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0190871164

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9780190871161

Thompson Sisters Boxed Set Volume 1

A Song for Julia, Just Remember to Breathe, The Last Hour

By: Charles Sheehan-Miles

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Thompson Sisters Boxed Set Volume 1

A Song for Julia, Just Remember to Breathe, The Last Hour

By: Charles Sheehan-Miles

Three complete novels in one. This boxed set edition contains the complete text of three bestselling novels by Charles Sheehan-Miles: A Song for Julia, Just Remember to Breathe and The Last Hour

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Cincinnatus Press

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1632020327

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9781632020321

The Role of the Supreme Court in American Government and Politics, 1835-1864

By: Charles Grove Haines

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The Role of the Supreme Court in American Government and Politics, 1835-1864

By: Charles Grove Haines

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1957.

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0520350367

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The Last Hour

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Luminous Passage

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A History of Online Information Services, 1963-1976

A History of Online Information Services, 1963-1976

Public Relations, Cooperation, and Justice

Public Relations, Cooperation, and Justice

Making Better Choices

Making Better Choices

Thompson Sisters Boxed Set Volume 1

Thompson Sisters Boxed Set Volume 1

The Role of the Supreme Court in American Government and Politics, 1835-1864

The Role of the Supreme Court in American Government and Politics, 1835-1864

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