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Rear Entrance

By: David Kumar Thomas

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Six months in dreary and cold Brussels ? and no headway with her handsome colleague Luc ? has convinced systems analyst Seetha, brought up in `steamy? Madras, that she must move on. The British Government?s immigration laws allow writers and artists to be granted a visa even if they have no job, so Seetha decides that she is a writer ? and her first creative assignment is her visa application form. Harish, escaping the slums of India, has slogged hard in Belgium for the last fourteen years, and finally has saved enough to fulfil a lifelong dream: watch a cricket match at Lords in London. Amit seems to have everything ? except his strict father?s approval, which he may win if he finds a way to launder the $2 million his father moved out of India `during the restrictive years of Nehruvian socialism?. To Ratnesh, who hates the Indian caste system, and as a Dalit, plans to seek asylum in the UK, all?s fair in love, war, and getting a visa. Even using the naïve Harish for his own ends. And across the desk from them all, holding their fate in his hands, is British visa officer Doug Evans? who himself does not know what is going to happen at the end of the two days in which these characters' lives, dreams ? and visa applications ? cross paths.

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A.B.C.'s of Behavioral Forensics

Applying Psychology to Financial Fraud Prevention and Detection

By: Sridhar Ramamoorti,David E. Morrison, III,Joseph W. Koletar,Kelly R. Pope

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A.B.C.'s of Behavioral Forensics

Applying Psychology to Financial Fraud Prevention and Detection

By: Sridhar Ramamoorti,David E. Morrison, III,Joseph W. Koletar,Kelly R. Pope

Get practical insights on the psychology of white-collar criminals—and how to outsmart them Understand how the psychologies of fraudsters and their victims interact as well as what makes auditors/investigators/regulators let down their guard. Learn about the psychology of fraud victims, including boards of directors and senior management, and what makes them want to believe fraudsters, and therefore making them particularly vulnerable to deception. Just as IT experts gave us computer forensics, we now have a uniquely qualified team immersed in psychology, sociology, psychiatry as well as accounting and auditing, introducing the emerging field of behavioral forensics to address the phenomenon of fraud. Ever wonder what makes a white-collar criminal tick? Why does she or he do what they do? For the first time ever, see the mind of the fraudster laid bare, including their sometimes twisted rationalizations; think like a crook to catch a crook! The A.B.C.'s of Behavioral Forensics takes you there, with expert advice from a diverse but highly specialized authoring team of professionals (three out of the four are Certified Fraud Examiners): a former accounting firm partner who has a PhD in psychology, a former FBI special agent who has been with investigative practices of two of the Big Four firms, an industrial psychiatrist who has worked closely with the C-level suite of large and small companies, and an accounting professor who has interviewed numerous convicted felons. Along with a fascinating exploration of what makes people fall for the common and not-so-common swindles, the book provides a sweeping characterization of the ecology of fraud using The A.B.C.'s of Behavioral Forensics paradigm: the bad Apple (rogue executive), the bad Bushel (groups that collude and behave like gangs), and the bad Crop (representing organization-wide or even societally-sanctioned cultures that are toxic and corrosive). The book will make you take a longer look when hiring new employees and offers a deeper more complex understanding of what happens in organizations and in their people. The A.B.C. model will also help those inside and outside organizations inoculate against fraud and make you reflect on instilling the core values of your organization among your people and create a culture of excellence and integrity that acts as a prophylactic against fraud. Ultimately, you will discover that, used wisely, behavioral methods trump solely economic incentives. With business fraud on the rise globally, The A.B.C.'s of Behavioral Forensics is the must-have book for investigators, auditors, the C-suite and risk management professionals, the boards of directors, regulators, and HR professionals. Examines the psychology of fraud in a practical way, relating it to aspects of fraud prevention, deterrence, detection, and remediation Helps you understand that trust violation—the essence of fraud—is a betrayal of behavioral assumptions about "trusted" people Explains how good people go bad and how otherwise honest people cross the line Underscores the importance of creating a culture of excellence and integrity that inoculates an organization from fraud risk (i.e., honest behavior pays, while dishonesty is frowned upon) Provides key takeaways on what to look for when hiring new employees and in your current employees, as well as creating and maintaining a culture of control consciousness Includes narrative accounts of interviews with convicted white-collar criminals, as well as interpretive insights and analysis of their rationalizations Furnishes ideas about how to enhance professional skepticism, how to resist fraudsters, how to see through their schemes, how to infuse internal controls with the people/behavioral element, and make them more effective in addressing behavioral/integrity risks Provides a solid foundation for training programs across the fraud risk management life cycle all the way from the discovery of fraud to its investigation as well as remediation (so the same fraud doesn't happen again) Enables auditors/investigators to engage in self-reflection and avoid cognitive and emotional biases and traps that lead to professional judgment errors (e.g., overconfidence, confirmation, self-deception, groupthink, halo effect, availability, speed-accuracy trade-off, etc.) Ever since the accounting scandals surrounding Enron and WorldCom surfaced, leading to the passage of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, as well as the continuing fall out from the Wall Street financial crisis precipitating the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, fraud has been a leading concern for executives globally. If you thought you knew everything there was to know about financial fraud, think again. Get the real scoop with The A.B.C.'s of Behavioral Forensics.

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Romance and Revolution

Shelley and the Politics of a Genre

By: David Duff

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Romance and Revolution

Shelley and the Politics of a Genre

By: David Duff

Relates the revival of literary romance to the French Revolution's imaginative impact on English Romanticism.

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Cambridge University Press

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Polymer Microscopy

By: Linda Sawyer,David T. Grubb

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Polymer Microscopy

By: Linda Sawyer,David T. Grubb

A practical guide to the study and understanding of the structure of synthetic polymer materials using the complete range of microscopic techniques. The major part of the book is devoted to specimen preparation and applications. New applications and additional references provide a critical update.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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How to Solve It: Modern Heuristics

By: Zbigniew Michalewicz,David B. Fogel

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How to Solve It: Modern Heuristics

By: Zbigniew Michalewicz,David B. Fogel

No pleasure lasts long unless there is variety in it. Publilius Syrus, Moral Sayings We've been very fortunate to receive fantastic feedback from our readers during the last four years, since the first edition of How to Solve It: Modern Heuristics was published in 1999. It's heartening to know that so many people appreciated the book and, even more importantly, were using the book to help them solve their problems. One professor, who published a review of the book, said that his students had given the best course reviews he'd seen in 15 years when using our text. There can be hardly any better praise, except to add that one of the book reviews published in a SIAM journal received the best review award as well. We greatly appreciate your kind words and personal comments that you sent, including the few cases where you found some typographical or other errors. Thank you all for this wonderful support.

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Modern Environmentalism

An Introduction

By: David Pepper

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Modern Environmentalism

An Introduction

By: David Pepper

Modern Environmentalism presents a comprehensive introduction to environmentalism, the origins of its main beliefs and ideas, and how these relate to modern environmental ideologies. Providing a historical overview of the development of attitudes to nature and the environment in society, the book examines key environmentalist ideas, influences and movements. Science's role in mediating our view of nature is emphasised throughout. This entirely new account draws on the explosion of writing on socio-environment relations since Pepper's earlier work, The Roots of Modern Environmentalism.

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1134933134

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Textbook of Emergency Medicine

By: Suresh David

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Textbook of Emergency Medicine

By: Suresh David

Textbook of Emergency Medicine (Vol. 1 and 2) is a comprehensive and contemporary exposition of the vast array of disorders and emergencies that might present to the emergency or casualty department of a hospital.

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Research Methods for Political Science

Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

By: David E. McNabb

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Research Methods for Political Science

Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

By: David E. McNabb

Thoroughly updated, more concise than the previous edition, and available for the first time in paperback, "Research Methods for Political Science" is designed to help students learn what to research, why to research, and how to research. The text integrates both quantitative and qualitative approaches to research in one volume, and includes the most comprehensive coverage of qualitative methods currently available. It covers such important topics as research design, specifying research problems, designing questionnaries and writing questions, designing and carrying out qualitative research, and analyzing both quantitative and qualitative research data. Heavily illustrated, classroom tested, and exceptionally readable and engaging, the text also provides specific instructions on the use of available statistical software programs such as Excel and SPSS.

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Finding God through Yoga

Paramahansa Yogananda and Modern American Religion in a Global Age

By: David J. Neumann

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Finding God through Yoga

Paramahansa Yogananda and Modern American Religion in a Global Age

By: David J. Neumann

Paramahansa Yogananda (1893–1952), a Hindu missionary to the United States, wrote one of the world's most highly acclaimed spiritual classics, Autobiography of a Yogi, which was first published in 1946 and continues to be one of the best-selling spiritual philosophy titles of all time. In this critical biography, David Neumann tells the story of Yogananda's fascinating life while interpreting his position in religious history, transnational modernity, and American culture. Beginning with Yogananda's spiritual investigations in his native India, Neumann tells how this early "global guru" emigrated to the United States in 1920 and established his headquarters, the Self-Realization Fellowship, in Los Angeles, where it continues today. Preaching his message of Hindu yogic philosophy in a land that routinely sent its own evangelists to India, Yogananda was fueled by a religious nationalism that led him to conclude that Hinduism could uniquely fill a spiritual void in America and Europe. At the same time, he embraced a growing belief that Hinduism's success outside South Asia hinged on a sincere understanding of Christian belief and practice. By "universalizing" Hinduism, Neumann argues, Yogananda helped create the novel vocation of Hindu yogi evangelist, generating fresh connections between religion and commercial culture in a deepening American religious pluralism.

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Encyclopedia of Human Rights

By: David P Forsythe

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Encyclopedia of Human Rights

By: David P Forsythe

This four-volume encyclopedia set offers coverage of all aspects of human rights theory, practice, law, and history.

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The Rough Guide to Iceland

By: David Leffman,James Proctor

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The Rough Guide to Iceland

By: David Leffman,James Proctor

The Rough Guide to Iceland is the ultimate guidebook to one of Europe's most exciting destinations. Features include: - Full-colour section introducing Iceland's highlights. - Comprehensive coverage of all the attractions, from cosmopolitan Reykjavik to the coastal villages of the southeast and the wilderness of the Hornstandir Peninsula. - Insider's review's of the best places to eat, stay and drink, plus how to enjoy the country on any budget. - Practical tips on a host of activities, from whitewater rafting to whale watching and crossing the uninhabited interior. - Maps and plans for every region.

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Reconstructing the University

Worldwide Shifts in Academia in the 20th Century

By: David John Frank,Jay Gabler

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Reconstructing the University

Worldwide Shifts in Academia in the 20th Century

By: David John Frank,Jay Gabler

Detailed study of transformations in the teaching and research priorities of universities worldwide, examining how these changes correspond to globally institutionalized understandings of reality.

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Stanford University Press

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Economic Evolution and Revolution in Historical Time

By: Paul Rhode,Joshua Rosenbloom,David Weiman

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Economic Evolution and Revolution in Historical Time

By: Paul Rhode,Joshua Rosenbloom,David Weiman

Papers originally presented at a conference sponsored by Stanford University's Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) and held Sept. 26-27, 2008.

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The Rough Guide to Nepal

By: David Reed

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The Rough Guide to Nepal

By: David Reed

THE ROUGH GUIDE TO NEPAL is the ultimate guide to this beautiful and varied country. Features include- Full-coloursection introducing Nepal's highlights. Unrivalledaccounts of all the sights, from legendary Kathmandu and the peaks around Pokhara, to the jungles and ethnic diversity of the Tarai region. Incisivereviews of the best places to stay, eat, drink and shop, whatever your budget. Detailedchapters on trekking, rafting and mountain-biking. Comprehensivebackground on Nepalese culture, politics and the environment. Maps and plansfor every region.

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Parfit

A Philosopher and His Mission to Save Morality

By: David Edmonds

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Parfit

A Philosopher and His Mission to Save Morality

By: David Edmonds

From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein’s Poker, an entertaining and illuminating biography of a brilliant philosopher who tried to rescue morality from nihilism Derek Parfit (1942–2017) is the most famous philosopher most people have never heard of. Widely regarded as one of the greatest moral thinkers of the past hundred years, Parfit was anything but a public intellectual. Yet his ideas have shaped the way philosophers think about things that affect us all: equality, altruism, what we owe to future generations, and even what it means to be a person. In Parfit, David Edmonds presents the first biography of an intriguing, obsessive, and eccentric genius. Believing that we should be less concerned with ourselves and more with the common good, Parfit dedicated himself to the pursuit of philosophical progress to an extraordinary degree. He always wore gray trousers and a white shirt so as not to lose precious time picking out clothes, he varied his diet as little as possible, and he had only one serious non-philosophical interest: taking photos of Oxford, Venice, and St. Petersburg. In the latter half of his life, he single-mindedly devoted himself to a desperate attempt to rescue secular morality—morality without God—by arguing that it has an objective, rational basis. For Parfit, the stakes could scarcely have been higher. If he couldn’t demonstrate that there are objective facts about right and wrong, he believed, his life was futile and all our lives were meaningless. Connecting Parfit’s work and life and offering a clear introduction to his profound and challenging ideas, Parfit is a powerful portrait of an extraordinary thinker who continues to have a remarkable influence on the world of ideas.

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Princeton University Press

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0691225249

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The Planet Venus

By: Michail Ja Marov,Mikhail I͡Akovlevich Marov,Mikhaill A Marov,Mikhail Ya Marov,David Harry Grinspoon

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The Planet Venus

By: Michail Ja Marov,Mikhail I͡Akovlevich Marov,Mikhaill A Marov,Mikhail Ya Marov,David Harry Grinspoon

Shrouded by the thick clouds of hot, dense atmosphere, the planet Venus - Earth's closest neighbour in space - remained mysterious until recent decades. Today, with data from contemporary observations and from Russian and American spacecraft, Venus has moved into sharper focus. This comprehensive book provides an up-to-date and detailed analysis of the nature of Venus. The authors, experts in planetary science from Russia and the United States, examine all the principal aspects of Venus, with particular attention paid to the planet's formation, the development of a runaway greenhouse effect, and Venus' evolution into a planet completely different from others in our solar system. Integrating data from Galileo, Magellan, Pioneer-Venus, Venera sand other space missions, this book summarizes the history of Venus, covers the atmosphere, geomorphology and tectonic history of the planet, and considers its geology.

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Yale University Press

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0300049757

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Beyond Price

Essays on Birth and Death

By: J. David Velleman

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Beyond Price

Essays on Birth and Death

By: J. David Velleman

In nine lively essays, bioethicist J. David Velleman challenges the prevailing consensus about assisted suicide and reproductive technology, articulating an original approach to the ethics of creating and ending human lives. He argues that assistance in dying is appropriate only at the point where talk of suicide is not, and he raises moral objections to anonymous donor conception. In their place, Velleman champions a morality of valuing personhood over happiness in making end-of-life decisions, and respecting the personhood of future children in making decisions about procreation. These controversial views are defended with philosophical rigor while remaining accessible to the general reader. Written over Velleman's 30 years of undergraduate teaching in bioethics, the essays have never before been collected and made available to a non-academic audience. They will open new lines of debate on issues of intense public interest.

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Kinship, Law and Politics

An Anatomy of Belonging

By: Joseph E. David

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Kinship, Law and Politics

An Anatomy of Belonging

By: Joseph E. David

An introduction to how belonging and identity have been reflected, modified, and rearticulated in crucial moments throughout history.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108499686

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Monk Lewis

A Critical Biography

By: David Lorne Macdonald

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Monk Lewis

A Critical Biography

By: David Lorne Macdonald

A modern critical biography of Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775-1818), until now neglected as a cultural figure. This is the first study to consider all of Lewis's works and their connections to his personal and public life.

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University of Toronto Press

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0802047491

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Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis

By: J. David Irwin,Robert M. Nelms

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Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis

By: J. David Irwin,Robert M. Nelms

Maintaining its accessible approach to circuit analysis, the tenth edition includes even more features to engage and motivate engineers. Exciting chapter openers and accompanying photos are included to enhance visual learning. The book introduces figures with color-coding to significantly improve comprehension. New problems and expanded application examples in PSPICE, MATLAB, and LabView are included. New quizzes are also added to help engineers reinforce the key concepts.

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0470633220

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Engineering Circuit Analysis

By: J. David Irwin,R. M. Nelms

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Engineering Circuit Analysis

By: J. David Irwin,R. M. Nelms

Circuit analysis is the fundamental gateway course for computer and electrical engineering majors. Irwin and Nelms' Engineering Circuit Analysis has long been regarded as the most dependable textbook on the subject. Focusing on the most complete set of pedagogical tools available and student-centered learning design, this book helps students complete the connection between theory and practice and build their problem-solving skills. Key concepts are explained multiple times in varying formats to support diverse learning styles, followed by detailed examples, including application and design examples. These are then followed by Learning Assessments, which allow students to work similar problems and check their results against the answers provided. At the end of each chapter, the book includes a robust set of conceptual and computational problems at a wide range of difficulty levels. This International Adaptation enhances the coverage of network theorems by adding new theorems such as reciprocity, compensation, and Millman's, and strengthens the topic of filter networks by including cascaded and Butterworth filters. This edition also includes inverse hybrid and inverse transmission parameters to describe two-port networks and a dedicated chapter on diodes

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Hope and Education

The Role of the Utopian Imagination

By: David Halpin

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Hope and Education

The Role of the Utopian Imagination

By: David Halpin

This book is a rallying cry to teachers at a time when many in the profession feel profoundly pessimistic about their work and the future of education. In this uplifting book, David Halpin suggests ways of putting the hope back into education, exploring the value of and need for utopian thinking in discussions of the purpose of education and school policy. David Halpin does not attempt to predict the future of schooling. Rather, he discusses the attitude educators should adopt about its reform and the prospect of educational change. He suggests that educators need to adopt a militant optimism of the will, applying aspects of the utopian imagination through which hopefulness can be brought to bear on educational situations. This important book will stimulate fresh thinking about school reform. It will be interesting reading for those studying for Masters and Doctoral degrees in education, and academics, researchers and policy makers working in the same field.

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Multiband Integrated Antennas for 4G Terminals

By: David A. Sánchez-Hernández

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Multiband Integrated Antennas for 4G Terminals

By: David A. Sánchez-Hernández

The book serves as a comprehensive, one-stop resource, including in-depth coverage of multiband integrated antenna design, simulation, testing and manufacturing. This practical book helps you solve integration problems for ever-increasing multiband requirements. You find discussions on important considerations regarding future handset MIMO terminals, such as efficiency and the effect of the user. The book also shows you how to avoid tweaking for fractal multiband designs and printed dipole design.

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Artech House

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1596933984

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The Post-Corporate World

Life After Capitalism

By: David C. Korten

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The Post-Corporate World

Life After Capitalism

By: David C. Korten

This work investigates the growing gap between the promises of new global capitalism and the reality of insecurity, inequality, social breakdown, spiritual emptiness and environmental destruction. It looks at what went wrong and offers solutions based on examples from new biology.

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Retina

By: David R. Hinton,Stephen J. Ryan,Andrew P. Schachat,Charles P. Wilkinson

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Retina

By: David R. Hinton,Stephen J. Ryan,Andrew P. Schachat,Charles P. Wilkinson

Praised by JAMA as "The most complete description of the development, structure, function, pathophysiology, and treatment of the retina and its diseases to be found anywhere," this monumental three-volume work puts all of today's scientific and clinical knowledge of the retina at readers' fingertips. The New Edition has been comprehensively updated and reorganized to reflect all of the very latest scientific and genetic discoveries, diagnostic imaging methods, drug therapies, treatment recommendations, and surgical techniques. The result is an indispensable reference and diagnostic tool for generalists and specialists alike. Delivers the editorial expertise of four highly respected authorities, as well as contributions from internationally recognized leaders in visual science, ophthalmology, and vitreoretinal studies. Presents more than 3,400 superb illustrations (2,200 in full color) that capture all forms of retinal disease from every perspective. Offers the very latest information on the genetic basis of retinal disease, diagnostic retinal imaging, photodynamic therapy, and age-related macular degeneration. Examines the most recent advances in diagnostic indocyanine green angiography � optical coherence tomography (OCT) and quantitative fluoroscein angiography � macular translocation with 360� peripheral retinectomy � surgery for diffuse macular edema due to multiple causes, including proliferative vitreoretinopathy � artificial vision � and much more. Features a completely restructured section on age-related macular degeneration that includes epidemiology and risk factors � prophylaxis and prevention knowledge gained from large clinical trials like AREDS � proven and experimental treatments for AMD � and pharmacotherapy. Incorporates a multitude of new full-color images, 2200 in all.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323025986

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Charles Darwin's the Origin of Species

New Interdisciplinary Essays

By: David Amigoni

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Charles Darwin's the Origin of Species

New Interdisciplinary Essays

By: David Amigoni

This volume marks a new approach to a seminal work of the new modern scientific imagination. Darwin's central theory of natural selection neither originated nor could be contained within the natural sciences, but continues to shape and challenge our most basic assumptions about human social and political life. Seven readings, crossing the fields of history, literature, sociology, anthropology and the history of science, demonstate the complex position of the text within the cultural debates past and present.

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Manchester University Press

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So you want to be a doctor?

The ultimate guide to getting into medical school

By: Harveer Dev,David Metcalfe,Stephan Sanders

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So you want to be a doctor?

The ultimate guide to getting into medical school

By: Harveer Dev,David Metcalfe,Stephan Sanders

Applying for medical school needn't be such a daunting prospect with this book on your side. Packed with insight, tips, and information you won't find anywhere else, the second edition of So you want to be a doctor? is an essential guide to the application process from start to finish. Over 100 medical students and admissions tutors have contributed to unique profiles of every medical school in the UK. An insider point-of-view on each school is complemented by straight-forward rankings of each school by the cost of living, the difficulty of the course, and the competition for each place. With such a comprehensive and honest survey of UK medical schools, choosing the right one for you has never been easier. Alongside these profiles, this guide is packed with practical advice for every step of the application process. Find out what kind of work experience is best, and how to go about getting it. Prepare for your interview with an updated chapter including sample questions taken from the direct experience of successful medical school candidates. Ace your UKCAT or BMAT by learning how to approach the tests strategically and practising with the included sample questions. So you want to be a doctor? Then you'll need this book!

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0191510491

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The Transportation Experience

Policy, Planning, and Deployment

By: William L. Garrison,David M. Levinson

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The Transportation Experience

Policy, Planning, and Deployment

By: William L. Garrison,David M. Levinson

While much of the transportation systems in Europe and the United States are mature (if not senescent), the rest of the world is still planning, developing, and deploying new systems. The accomplishments and mistakes of places like the United Kingdom and the United States, then, can teach us lessons that may be applied to places where transportation remains nascent or adolescent. The Transportation Experience seeks to understand the genesis of transportation policy in America and the UK, along with the roles that this policy plays as systems are innovated, deployed, and reach maturity, and how policies might be improved.

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0195346734

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Faster, Smarter, Greener

The Future of the Car and Urban Mobility

By: Venkat Sumantran,Charles Fine,David Gonsalvez

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The Future of the Car and Urban Mobility

By: Venkat Sumantran,Charles Fine,David Gonsalvez

A call to redefine mobility so that it is connected, heterogeneous, intelligent, and personalized, as well as sustainable, adaptable, and city-friendly. The twentieth century was the century of the automobile; the twenty-first will see mobility dramatically re-envisioned. Automobiles altered cityscapes, boosted economies, and made personal mobility efficient and convenient for many. We had a century-long love affair with the car. But today, people are more attached to their smartphones than their cars. Cars are not always the quickest mode of travel in cities; and emissions from the rapidly growing number of cars threaten the planet. This book, by three experts from industry and academia, envisions a new world of mobility that is connected, heterogeneous, intelligent, and personalized (the CHIP architecture). The authors describe the changes that are coming. City administrators are shifting from designing cities for cars to designing cities for people. Nations and cities will increasingly employ targeted user fees and offer subsidies to nudge consumers toward more sustainable modes. The sharing economy is coaxing many consumers to shift from being owners of assets to being users of services. The auto industry is responding with connected cars that double as virtual travel assistants and by introducing autonomous driving. The CHIP architecture embodies an integrated, multimode mobility system that builds on ubiquitous connectivity, electrified and autonomous vehicles, and a marketplace open to innovation and entrepreneurship. Consumers will exercise choice on the basis of user experience and efficiency, aided by “intelligent advisors,” accessible through their mobile devices. An innovative mobility architecture reconfigured for this century is a social and economic necessity; this book charts a course for achieving it.

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MIT Press

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026253620X

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Encyclopedia of Community

From the Village to the Virtual World

By: DAVID LEVINSON,KAREN CHRISTENSEN

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Encyclopedia of Community

From the Village to the Virtual World

By: DAVID LEVINSON,KAREN CHRISTENSEN

The Encyclopedia of Community is a major four volume reference work that seeks to define one of the most widely researched topics in the behavioural and social sciences. Community itself is a concept, an experience, and a central part of being human. This pioneering major reference work seeks to provide the necessary definitions of community far beyond the traditional views.

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SAGE

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0761925988

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Conflict Mediation Across Cultures

Pathways and Patterns

By: David W. Augsburger

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Conflict Mediation Across Cultures

Pathways and Patterns

By: David W. Augsburger

Believing not only that conflict is inevitable in human life but that it is essential and can be quite constructive, Augsburger proposes a shift to an "international" approach in resolving conflict. Augsburger focuses on interpersonal and group conflicts and provides a comparison of conflict patterns within and among various cultures.

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0664256090

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The Nonviolent Struggle for Indian Freedom, 1905-19

By: David Hardiman

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The Nonviolent Struggle for Indian Freedom, 1905-19

By: David Hardiman

Much of the recent surge in writing about the practice of nonviolent forms of resistance has focused on movements that occurred after the end of the Second World War, many of which have been extremely successful. Although the fact that such a method of resistance was developed in its modern form by Indians is acknowledged in this writing, there has not until now been an authoritative history of the role of Indians in the evolution of the phenomenon. Celebrated historian David Hardiman shows that while nonviolence is associated above all with the towering figure of Mahatma Gandhi, 'passive resistance' was already being practiced by nationalists in British-ruled India, though there was no principled commitment to nonviolence as such. It was Gandhi, first in South Africa and then in India, who evolved a technique that he called 'satyagraha'. His endeavors saw 'nonviolence' forged as both a new word in the English language, and a new political concept. This book conveys in vivid detail exactly what nonviolence entailed, and the formidable difficulties that the pioneers of such resistance encountered in the years 1905-19.

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0190050217

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Goa

By: David Abram

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Goa

By: David Abram

This guide to Goa examines India's best-known resort region. It features a colour introductory section, including photographs of the regions highlights, from enjoying the sun on Palolem Beach to browsing at Anjuna flea market. The basics section provides all the information you need to prepare your trip, including visas, inoculations, flights, insurance and safety advice. The main heart of the guide includes evocative accounts of every beach in the state, plus the region's temples, markets and wildlife sanctuaries from Panjim to Galjibag. There are also lively and reliable reviews of the best places to stay, eat, drink and party. Coverage has also been given to sights in the neighbouring state of Karnataka and the transport hub of Mumbai. Thorough background articles cover Goa's history, religion and environment furthering the reader's understanding of the region.

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Rough Guides

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1843530813

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From Gene to Animal

An Introduction to the Molecular Biology of Animal Development

By: David de Pomerai

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From Gene to Animal

An Introduction to the Molecular Biology of Animal Development

By: David de Pomerai

An exposition of current understanding of the way that hierarchies of genes control aspects of animal development. Emphasis is placed on the best studied systems, nameley "Drosophila" and the nematode "Caenorhabditis".

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CUP Archive

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0521388562

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