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A Small Indiscretion

A Novel

By: Jan Ellison

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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE • With the emotional complexity of Everything I Never Told You and the psychological suspense of The Girl on the Train, O. Henry Prize winner Jan Ellison delivers a brilliantly paced, beautifully written debut novel about one woman’s reckoning with a youthful mistake. “Part psychological thriller, part character study . . . I peeled back the pages of this book as fast as I could.”—The Huffington Post At nineteen, Annie Black trades a bleak future in a washed-out California town for a London winter of drinking and abandon. Twenty years later, she is a San Francisco lighting designer and happily married mother of three who has put her reckless youth behind her. Then a photo from that distant winter in Europe arrives inexplicably in her mailbox, and an old obsession is awakened. Past and present collide, Annie’s marriage falters, and her son takes a car ride that ends with his life hanging in the balance. Now Annie must confront her own transgressions and fight for her family by untangling the mysteries of the turbulent winter that drew an invisible map of her future. Gripping, insightful, and lyrical, A Small Indiscretion announces the arrival of a major new voice in literary suspense as it unfolds a story of denial, passion, forgiveness—and the redemptive power of love. Praise for A Small Indiscretion “Ellison is a tantalizing storyteller . . . moving her story forward with cinematic verve.”—USA Today “Rich with suspense . . . Lovely writing guides us through, driven by a quiet generosity.”—San Francisco Chronicle (Book Club pick) “Delicious, lazy-day reading. Just don’t underestimate the writing.”—O: The Oprah Magazine (Editor’s Pick) “Rich and detailed . . . The plot explodes delightfully, with suspense and a few twists. Using second-person narration and hypnotic prose, Ellison’s debut novel is both juicy and beautifully written. How do I know it’s juicy? A stranger started reading it over my shoulder on the New York City subway, and told me he was sorry that I was turning the pages too quickly.”—Flavorwire “Are those wild college days ever really behind you? Happily married Annie finds out.”—Cosmopolitan “An impressive fiction debut . . . both a psychological mystery and a study of the divide between desire and duty.”—San Jose Mercury News “A novel to tear through on a plane ride or on the beach . . . I was drawn into a web of secrets, a world of unrequited love and youthful mistakes that feel heightened and more romantic on the cold winter streets of London, Paris, and Ireland.”—Bustle “Ellison renders the California landscape with stunning clarity. . . . She writes gracefully, with moments of startling insight. . . . Her first novel is an emotional thriller, skillfully plotted in taut, visual scenes.”—The Rumpus “To read A Small Indiscretion is to eat fudge before dinner: slightly decadent behavior, highly caloric, and extremely satisfying. . . . An emotional detective story that . . . mirrors real life in ways that surprise and inspire.”—New York Journal of Books “If you liked Gone Girl for its suspenseful look inside the psychology of a bad marriage, try A Small Indiscretion. . . . It touches many of the same nerves.”—StyleCaster

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A Small Indiscretion

A Novel

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By: Jan Ellison

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ONE TICKET TO TEXAS

Harlequin Comics

By: Jan Hudson,Emiko Inoue

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ONE TICKET TO TEXAS

Harlequin Comics

By: Jan Hudson,Emiko Inoue

Irish is headed to Texas to find herself a rich, single man. She meets Kyle Rutledge at a lodge on the way. From the beginning, Irish is attracted to him, but even if he does have a perfect face and body, he is still a poor sculptor…or at least that’s what she thinks. And she is determined to find herself a rich man. Kyle, on the other hand, is determined to win her heart despite her assumptions about him. Maybe later on he’ll reveal that he is, in fact, a millionaire!

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The Global Economy as You've Never Seen It

99 Ingenious Infographics That Put It All Together

By: Thomas Ramge,Jan Schwochow

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The Global Economy as You've Never Seen It

99 Ingenious Infographics That Put It All Together

By: Thomas Ramge,Jan Schwochow

An ingeniously conceived tour of the global economy and all its key components, illuminated one by one in 99 large-scale, full-color infographics The economy is a complex, world-spanning, layer-upon-layer-upon-layer behemoth: One could argue that almost every aspect of our lives is connected to the realms of business and finance. And yet few of us truly understand it—even the world’s foremost economists can’t seem to agree on how it runs. The Global Economy as You’ve Never Seen It presents 99 brilliant infographics that everyone can understand. From start-ups to monopolies, from trade agreements to theory, author Thomas Ramge and infographic specialist Jan Schwochow bring every facet of the economic web to life. Economics connects us all, from what we buy, to how we buy it, who made it, and where. See the economy differently—and the world.

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The Experiment

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1615195173

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Computer Security – ESORICS 2006

11th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security, Hamburg, Germany, September 18-20, 2006, Proceedings

By: Dieter Gollmann,Jan Meier

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Computer Security – ESORICS 2006

11th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security, Hamburg, Germany, September 18-20, 2006, Proceedings

By: Dieter Gollmann,Jan Meier

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security, ESORICS 2006. The 32 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 160 submissions. ESORICS is confirmed as the European research event in computer security; it presents original research contributions, case studies and implementation experiences addressing any aspect of computer security - in theory, mechanisms, applications, or practical experience.

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PLAIN JANE'S TEXAN

By: Jan Hudson

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PLAIN JANE'S TEXAN

By: Jan Hudson

ONE DETERMINED TEXAN From the moment their gazes collided at a family wedding, and their lips met in a passionate kiss, plain Jane Eve Ellison wondered if a man like Matt Crow could truly desire her. Sophisticated, sexy, and superwealthy, he could have any woman. But after their first magical encounter, he claimed he wanted her…. Eve didn't give her heart easily All her life she'd been the brains to her sister's beauty. Often overlooked. Never the object of anyone's affection. But Matt was different. He made her feel beautiful. And cherished. Yet could Eve trust that this Texan was not merely enjoying the thrill of the chase, but was motivated by true love?

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1459258290

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Survivors and Exiles

Yiddish Culture after the Holocaust

By: Jan Schwarz

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Survivors and Exiles

Yiddish Culture after the Holocaust

By: Jan Schwarz

After the Holocaust’s near complete destruction of European Yiddish cultural centers, the Yiddish language was largely viewed as a remnant of the past, tragically eradicated in its prime. In Survivors and Exiles: Yiddish Culture after the Holocaust, Jan Schwarz reveals that, on the contrary, Yiddish culture in the two and a half decades after the Holocaust was in dynamic flux. Yiddish writers and cultural organizations maintained a staggering level of activity in fostering publications and performances, collecting archival and historical materials, and launching young literary talents. Schwarz traces the transition from the Old World to the New through the works of seven major Yiddish writers—including well-known figures (Isaac Bashevis Singer, Avrom Sutzkever, Yankev Glatshteyn, and Chaim Grade) and some who are less well known (Leib Rochman, Aaron Zeitlin, and Chava Rosenfarb). The first section, Ground Zero, presents writings forged by the crucible of ghettos and concentration camps in Vilna, Lodz, and Minsk-Mazowiecki. Subsequent sections, Transnational Ashkenaz and Yiddish Letters in New York, examine Yiddish culture behind the Iron Curtain, in Israel and the Americas. Two appendixes list Yiddish publications in the book series Dos poylishe yidntum (published in Buenos Aires, 1946–66) and offer transliterations of Yiddish quotes. Survivors and Exiles charts a transnational post-Holocaust network in which the conflicting trends of fragmentation and globalization provided a context for Yiddish literature and artworks of great originality. Schwarz includes a wealth of examples and illustrations from the works under discussion, as well as photographs of creators, making this volume not only a critical commentary on Yiddish culture but also an anthology of sorts. Readers interested in Yiddish studies, Holocaust studies, and modern Jewish studies will find Survivors and Exiles a compelling contribution to these fields.

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Wayne State University Press

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Media Management

A Casebook Approach

By: George Sylvie,Jan Wicks, LeBlanc,C. Ann Hollifield,Stephen Lacy,Ardyth Sohn, Broadrick

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Media Management

A Casebook Approach

By: George Sylvie,Jan Wicks, LeBlanc,C. Ann Hollifield,Stephen Lacy,Ardyth Sohn, Broadrick

Media Management: A Casebook Approach provides a detailed look at the major areas of responsibility that fall to the managers of media organizations, including leadership, motivation, planning, marketing, and strategic management. It provides media-based cases that promote the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Addressing such topics as diversity, group cultures, progressive discipline, training, and market-driven journalism, this casebook provides real-world scenarios that help students anticipate and prepare for experiences in their future careers. Among the additions to this fourth edition are Increased discussions on groups, vision, change, diversity, and management styles; Additional media-sensitive examples within each section of the text; A new chapter on knowledge management; Ethics integrated into law and leadership discussions; A primer in global markets, technology, and policy; In-depth consideration into the aspects of change; and Increased emphasis on analysis. This edition also includes management scenarios in which one or more participant is a new employee or intern, making the material relevant to students while also preparing them to understand the motivations of their future employers. Developed as a media management text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, Media Management provides realistic scenarios and invaluable insights on working in the media industries.

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ADHD and Hyperkinetic Disorder

By: Tobias Banaschewski,Alessandro Zuddas,Philip Asherson,Jan Buitelaar,David Coghill,Marina Danckaerts,Manfred Döpfner,Luis Augusto Rohde,Edmund Sonuga-Barke,Eric Taylor

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ADHD and Hyperkinetic Disorder

By: Tobias Banaschewski,Alessandro Zuddas,Philip Asherson,Jan Buitelaar,David Coghill,Marina Danckaerts,Manfred Döpfner,Luis Augusto Rohde,Edmund Sonuga-Barke,Eric Taylor

This pocketbook serves as a concise and practical guide to the management of ADHD for child and adolescent psychiatrists and child psychologists, paediatricians, trainees, psychiatric specialist nurses, interested general practitioners, and other mental health professionals. The pocketbook provides a user-friendly introduction to the clinical understanding, evaluation, and treatment of ADHD. This edition has been updated to include new DSM-5 diagnostic criteria (May 2013) and to reflect more published studies on ADHD in the adult population, along with new data on the CNS stimulant drug LDX (Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate).

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0191036307

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Introductory Mining Engineering

By: Howard L. Hartman,Jan M. Mutmansky

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Introductory Mining Engineering

By: Howard L. Hartman,Jan M. Mutmansky

An introductory text and reference on mining engineering highlighting the latest in mining technology Introductory Mining Engineering outlines the role of the mining engineer throughout the life of a mine, including prospecting for the deposit, determining the site's value, developing the mine, extracting the mineral values, and reclaiming the land afterward. This Second Edition is written with a focus on sustainability-managing land to meet the economic and environmental needs of the present while enhancing its ability to also meet the needs of future generations. Coverage includes aboveground and underground methods of mining for a wide range of substances, including metals, nonmetals, and fuels. Completely up to date, this book presents the latest information on such technologies as remote sensing, GPS, geophysical surveying, and mineral deposit evaluation, as well as continuous integrated mining operations and autonomous trucks. Also included is new information on landscape restoration, regional planning, wetlands protection, subsidence mitigation, and much more. New chapters include coverage of: * Environmental responsibilities * Regulations * Health and safety issues Generously supplemented with more than 200 photographs, drawings, and tables, Introductory Mining Engineering, Second Edition is an indispensable book for mining engineering students and a comprehensive reference for professionals.

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0471348511

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Freshwater Crustacean Zooplankton of Europe

Cladocera & Copepoda (Calanoida, Cyclopoida) Key to species identification, with notes on ecology, distribution, methods and introduction to data analysis

By: Leszek A. Bledzki,Jan Igor Rybak

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Freshwater Crustacean Zooplankton of Europe

Cladocera & Copepoda (Calanoida, Cyclopoida) Key to species identification, with notes on ecology, distribution, methods and introduction to data analysis

By: Leszek A. Bledzki,Jan Igor Rybak

This work provides a user-friendly, species level taxonomic key based on morphology, current nomenclature, and modern taxonomy using molecular tools which fulfill the most pressing needs of both researchers and environmental managers. This key arms the reader with the tools necessary to improve their species identification abilities. This book resolves another issue as well: the mix of female and male characters used in keys to the calanoid copepods. Often, during the identification process, both calanoid copepod sexes are not available, and the user of such a key is stuck with an uncertain identification. Here, separate male and female keys to the calanoid copepods are provided for both the genera and species levels.

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Springer

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3319298712

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The Apostle of the Flesh

A Critical Life of Charles Kingsley

By: Jan M.I. Klaver

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The Apostle of the Flesh

A Critical Life of Charles Kingsley

By: Jan M.I. Klaver

This Life of Charles Kingsley is a detailed intellectual biography, which is at the same time a critical and contextual study. Working from the original manuscript letters, the author has placed the events of Kingsley’s life against a social-historical-religious background, paying much attention to such mid-nineteenth-century issues as geological discoveries, the Oxford Movement, biblical Higher Criticism, Chartism, sanitary reform, the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, Darwinism, the American Civil War, and the anti-slavery campaigns. Analyses of Kingsley’s relationships with important contemporaries are allotted ample space, and special emphasis has been given to themes on which previous biographies have remained relatively silent. Kingsley emerges from this study as one of England’s leading nineteenth-century voices as poet, novelist, social reformer, churchman and historian.

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9047409582

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Genius Denied

How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds

By: Jan Davidson,Bob Davidson,Laura Vanderkam

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Genius Denied

How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds

By: Jan Davidson,Bob Davidson,Laura Vanderkam

With all the talk of failing schools these days, we forget that schools can fail their brightest students, too. We pledge to "leave no child behind," but in American schools today, thousands of gifted and talented students fall short of their potential. In Genius Denied, Jan and Bob Davidson describe the "quiet crisis" in education: gifted students spending their days in classrooms learning little beyond how to cope with boredom as they "relearn" material they've already mastered years before. This lack of challenge leads to frustration, underachievement, and even failure. Some gifted students become severely depressed. At a time when our country needs a deep intellectual talent pool, the squandering of these bright young minds is a national tragedy. There are hundreds of thousands of highly gifted children in the U.S. and millions more whose intelligence is above average, yet few receive the education they deserve. Many school districts have no gifted programs or offer only token enrichment classes. Education of the gifted is in this sorry state, say the Davidsons, because of indifference, lack of funding, and the pernicious notion that education should have a "leveling" effect, a one-size-fits-all concept that deliberately ignores the needs of the gifted. But all children are entitled to an appropriate education, insist the authors, those left behind as well as those who want to surge ahead. The Davidsons show parents and educators how to reach and challenge gifted students. They offer practical advice based on their experience as founders of a nonprofit organization that assists gifted children. They show parents how to become their children's advocates, how to win support for gifted students within the local schools, and when and how to go outside the school system. They discuss everything from acceleration ("skipping" a grade) to homeschooling and finding mentors for children. They tell stories of real parents and students who overcame poor schooling environments to discover the joy of learning. Genius Denied is an inspiring book that provides a beacon of hope for children at risk of losing their valuable gift of intellectual potential.

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Simon and Schuster

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1416595686

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Genes, Germs And Medicine: The Life Of Joshua Lederberg

By: Jan Sapp

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Genes, Germs And Medicine: The Life Of Joshua Lederberg

By: Jan Sapp

Genes, Germs and Medicine explores the development of modern biomedical science in the United States through the life of one of the Twentieth Century's most influential scientists.Joshua Lederberg was a scientific renaissance man. He and his collaborators founded the field of bacterial genetics, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize at the age of 33 (the second youngest in history). He helped to lay the foundations for genetic engineering, made fundamental revisions to immunological and evolutionary theory, and developed medical genetics. He initiated the search for extraterrestrial microbial life, developed artificial intelligence, and was a visionary of the Digital Age. Lederberg coined some of the central terms of modern biology: plasmid, transduction, exobiology, euphenics and microbiome.A complex humanist who spoke out for social justice, Lederberg confronted racism, and denied a gene-centered view of humans. Pondering our social evolution outside of nature, he forewarned of the complex ethical issues arising from bioengineering. He sounded the alarm about coming pandemics at a time when few would listen, and warned of the peril of biowarfare and strove to prevent it. Lederberg was a man with a deep sense of social and intellectual responsibility, a trusted advisor to eight presidential administrations.

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World Scientific

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9811225494

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American Science Fiction TV

Star Trek, Stargate, and Beyond

By: Jan Johnson-Smith

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American Science Fiction TV

Star Trek, Stargate, and Beyond

By: Jan Johnson-Smith

Science fiction TV and the American psyche.

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Wesleyan University Press

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0819567388

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Family Forest: Public Version Volume 6 S-Z

By: Jan Young

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Family Forest: Public Version Volume 6 S-Z

By: Jan Young

The result of more than twenty years' research, this seven-volume book lists over 23,000 people and 8,500 marriages, all related to each other by birth or marriage and grouped into families with the surnames Brandt, Cencia, Cressman, Dybdall, Froelich, Henry, Knutson, Kohn, Krenz, Marsh, Meilgaard, Newell, Panetti, Raub, Richardson, Serra, Tempera, Walters, Whirry, and Young. Other frequently-occurring surnames include: Greene, Bartlett, Eastman, Smith, Wright, Davis, Denison, Arnold, Brown, Johnson, Spencer, Crossmann, Colby, Knighten, Wilbur, Marsh, Parker, Olmstead, Bowman, Hawley, Curtis, Adams, Hollingsworth, Rowley, Millis, and Howell. A few records extend back as far as the tenth century in Europe. The earliest recorded arrival in the New World was in 1626 with many more arrivals in the 1630s and 1640s. Until recent decades, the family has lived entirely north of the Mason-Dixon Line.

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Lulu.com

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1387232703

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Techniques and Basic Experiments for the Study of Brain and Behavior

By: Jan Bures,Olga Burešová,Joseph P. Huston

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Techniques and Basic Experiments for the Study of Brain and Behavior

By: Jan Bures,Olga Burešová,Joseph P. Huston

Techniques and Basic Experiments for the Study of Brain and Behavior emphasizes the practical aspects of conducting behavioral experiments, illustrates the various fundamental methods with characteristic examples, and provides a thorough description of the techniques. This text aims to teach the basic skills of behavioral research by providing a wide range of reproducible experiments. Most of the experiments can be completed within a few hours, which makes them suitable for classroom demonstrations and laboratory courses for students. Although this book is organized into systematically arranged sections, the reader can commence with any of the experiments without studying the preceding chapters. A general knowledge of physiological psychology, along the lines outlined in Chapter 1, however, is indispensable. This book is intended for students and scientists (physiologists, psychologists, pharmacologists, biologists, and biophysicists) interested in physiological psychology.

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Elsevier

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1483163776

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Isle of Wight Villains

Rogues, Rascals and Reprobates

By: Jan Toms

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Isle of Wight Villains

Rogues, Rascals and Reprobates

By: Jan Toms

Once renowned as a place to dump criminals, and with a past steeped in smuggling, the Isle of Wight provides copious tales of corruption, violence and delinquency. From the customs officer who had both his hands severed by smugglers, to Bembridge witch Molly Downer who embarrassed the vicar by making him her heir, this book contains a vast array of misdeeds and miscreants. Featuring criminals such as Michael Morey, who butchered his grandson, and thirteen-year-old John Leigh, who strangled his father and, caught in the act by his sister, threw her from a window, Isle of Wight Villains details the darker side of this island paradise.

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The History Press

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0752482238

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Imagining Serengeti

A History of Landscape Memory in Tanzania from Earliest Times to the Present

By: Jan Bender Shetler

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Imagining Serengeti

A History of Landscape Memory in Tanzania from Earliest Times to the Present

By: Jan Bender Shetler

Many students come to African history with a host of stereotypes that are not always easy to dislodge. One of the most common is that of Africa as safari grounds—as the land of expansive, unpopulated game reserves untouched by civilization and preserved in their original pristine state by the tireless efforts of contemporary conservationists. With prose that is elegant in its simplicity and analysis that is forceful and compelling, Jan Bender Shetler brings the landscape memory of the Serengeti to life. She demonstrates how the social identities of western Serengeti peoples are embedded in specific spaces and in their collective memories of those spaces. Using a new methodology to analyze precolonial oral traditions, Shetler identifies core spatial images and reevaluates them in their historical context through the use of archaeological, linguistic, ethnographic, ecological, and archival evidence. Imagining Serengeti is a lively environmental history that will ensure that we never look at images of the African landscape in quite the same way.

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Ohio University Press

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0821442430

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Governing Hybrid Organisations

Exploring Diversity of Institutional Life

By: Jan-Erik Johanson,Jarmo Vakkuri

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Governing Hybrid Organisations

Exploring Diversity of Institutional Life

By: Jan-Erik Johanson,Jarmo Vakkuri

Intuitively, organisations can easily be categorised as ‘public’ or ‘private’. However, this book questions such a black and white dichotomy between public and private, and seeks a deeper understanding of hybrid organisations. These organisations can be found at micro, meso and macro levels of societal activity, consisting of networks between companies, public agencies and other entities. The line between these two realms is increasingly blurred — giving rise to hybrid organisations. Governing Hybrid Organisations presents an engaging discussion around hybrid organisations, highlighting them as important and fascinating examples of modern institutional diversity. Chapters examine the changing landscape of service delivery and the nature and governance of hybrid organisations, using international examples and cases from different service contexts. The authors put forward a clear analytical framework for understanding hybrid governance, looking at strategy and performance management. This text will be valuable for students of public management, public administration, business management and organisational studies, and will also be illuminating for practising managers.

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Routledge

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1317222571

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Digital Skills

Unlocking the Information Society

By: Alexander J. A. M. van Deursen,Jan A. G. M. van Dijk

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Digital Skills

Unlocking the Information Society

By: Alexander J. A. M. van Deursen,Jan A. G. M. van Dijk

The first book to systematically discuss the skills and literacies needed to use digital media, particularly the Internet, van Dijk and van Deursen's clear and accessible work distinguishes digital skills, analyzes their roles and prevalence, and offers solutions from individual, educational, sociological, and policy perspectives.

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Springer

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1137437030

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Buried Alive

The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear

By: Jan Bondeson

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Buried Alive

The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear

By: Jan Bondeson

During the 1800s, stories filled medical journals as well as fiction (Poe's "The Premature Burial") of people being buried before they actually died. Canvassing medical records of the time, the author presents an engrossing and witty history of the fear and facts of being buried alive. Illustrations.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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039332222X

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EP Series: MBA for Executives

By: Syed Shams,Zahid Jan

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EP Series: MBA for Executives

By: Syed Shams,Zahid Jan

EP Series: MBA for Executives is Practical, useful and easily accessible. Very useful for every businessman and nonprofit organization, from the smallest business to the largest corporation.

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061514733X

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A Neolithic and Bronze Age Landscape in Northamptonshire

The Raunds area project Volume 1

By: Jan Harding,Frances Healy

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A Neolithic and Bronze Age Landscape in Northamptonshire

The Raunds area project Volume 1

By: Jan Harding,Frances Healy

The Raunds Area Project investigated more than 20 Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in the Nene Valley. From c 5000 BC to the early 1st millennium cal BC a succession of ritual mounds and burial mounds were built as settlement along the valley sides increased and woodland was cleared. Starting as a regular stopping-place for flint knapping and domestic tasks, first the Long Mound, and then Long Barrow, the north part of the Turf Mound and the Avenue were built in the 5th millennium BC. With the addition of the Long Enclosure, the Causewayed Ring Ditch, and the Southern Enclosure, there was a chain of five or six diverse monuments stretched along the river bank by c 3000 cal BC. Later, a timber platform, the Riverside Structure, was built and the focus of ceremonial activity shifted to the Cotton 'Henge', two concentric ditches on the occupied valley side. From c 2200 cal BC monument building accelerated and included the Segmented Ditch Circle and at least 20 round barrows, almost all containing burials, at first inhumations, then cremations down to c 1000 cal BC, by which time two overlapping systems of paddocks and droveways had been laid out. Finally, the terrace began to be settled when these had gone out of use, in the early 1st millennium cal BC.

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1848021747

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The Mad Potter

George E. Ohr, Eccentric Genius

By: Jan Greenberg,Sandra Jordan

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The Mad Potter

George E. Ohr, Eccentric Genius

By: Jan Greenberg,Sandra Jordan

From the authors of the Sibert Honor book "Ballet for Martha" comes this biography of the world's most enigmatic and eccentric pottery artist. Illustrations.

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Mindful Medicine

40 Simple Practices to Help Healthcare Professionals Heal Burnout and Reconnect to Purpose

By: Jan Chozen Bays

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Mindful Medicine

40 Simple Practices to Help Healthcare Professionals Heal Burnout and Reconnect to Purpose

By: Jan Chozen Bays

Simple mindfulness practices to help health care professionals of all kinds reconnect with themselves and their patients, find joy, and build resilience. Healers need healing too. Mindful Medicine shares simple mindfulness practices and brief meditations that fit easily into the demanding schedule of a healthcare worker’s day, creating an experience of less stress and more presence, connection, ease, and flow. Addressing topics such as connecting with yourself and your patients, the role of the Inner Critic in medicine, and rescue remedies for times of stress, this book offers evidence-based support for the many challenges of healthcare work. These short practices are an invitation to replenish the passion of healthcare work and douse the flickering flames of burnout.

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Mammals of Africa

By: Jonathan Kingdon,David Happold,Thomas Butynski,Michael Hoffmann,Meredith Happold,Jan Kalina

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Mammals of Africa

By: Jonathan Kingdon,David Happold,Thomas Butynski,Michael Hoffmann,Meredith Happold,Jan Kalina

Mammals of Africa (MoA) is a series of six volumes which describes, in detail, every currently recognized species of African land mammal. This is the first time that such extensive coverage has ever been attempted, and the volumes incorporate the very latest information and detailed discussion of the morphology, distribution, biology and evolution (including reference to fossil and molecular data) of Africa's mammals. With 1,160 species and 16 orders, Africa has the greatest diversity and abundance of mammals in the world. The reasons for this and the mechanisms behind their evolution are given special attention in the series. Each volume follows the same format, with detailed profiles of every species and higher taxa. The series includes some 660 colour illustrations by Jonathan Kingdon and his many drawings highlight details of morphology and behaviour of the species concerned. Diagrams, schematic details and line drawings of skulls and jaws are by Jonathan Kingdon and Meredith Happold. Every species also includes a detailed distribution map. Extensive references alert readers to more detailed information. Volume I: Introductory Chapters and Afrotheria (352 pages) Volume II: Primates (560 pages) Volume III: Rodents, Hares and Rabbits (784 pages) Volume IV: Hedgehogs, Shrews and Bats (800 pages) Volume V: Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses (560 pages) Volume VI: Pigs, Hippopotamuses, Chevrotain, Giraffes, Deer and Bovids (704 pages)

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1408189968

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The Facing Island

A Personal History

By: Jan Bassett

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The Facing Island

A Personal History

By: Jan Bassett

The discovery of a wonderful primary source—the five-year correspondence from Wilson Tong of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force to Edith Harris at Phillip Island—inspired the author to create this rich and unusual memoir, written as she came to terms with a diagnosis of cancer. As the author replies to the long-dead soldier's letters, links and parallels emerge between the young man living with the fear of death and the woman, 80 years later, facing her own death in middle age. She reflects on her life—particularly her childhood on Phillip Island—her work, and her own confrontation with mortality.

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0522850294

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A Foreign Policy in Transition

Moscow’s Retreat from Central America and the Carribbean, 1985–1992

By: Jan S. Adams

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A Foreign Policy in Transition

Moscow’s Retreat from Central America and the Carribbean, 1985–1992

By: Jan S. Adams

During his years of leadership in the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev initiated revolutionary changes in that country's foreign and domestic policies. A Foreign Policy in Transition charts the changing Soviet policies toward Central America and the Caribbean during the Gorbachev years, examines the effects of these policies on individual countries, and looks to the role that Russia and the other Soviet-successor states will play in this region in the 1990s. Jan S. Adams analyzes the factors shaping Gorbachev's foreign policy in Central America by surveying Soviet political views old and new, by describing Gorbachev's bold restructuring of the Soviet foreign policy establishment, and by assessing the implications of his policy of perestroika. A series of country studies demonstrates how changes in Soviet policies and domestic and economic circumstances contributed to significant shifts in the internal conditions and external relations of the Central American and Caribbean nations. Adams discusses in detail such topics as the reduction of Soviet military and economic aid to the region and pressures exerted by Moscow on client states to effect the settlement of regional conflicts by political rather than military means. The author concludes by speculating about which trends in foreign policy by Russia and other Soviet-successor states toward Central America and the Caribbean may persist in the post-Soviet period, discussing as the implications of these changes for future U.S. policy in the region.

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Duke University Press

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0822383012

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Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing

By: Jan Hinkle,Kerry H. Cheever

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Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing

By: Jan Hinkle,Kerry H. Cheever

Publisher’s Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Trusted by instructors, preferred by students, Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 14th Edition makes fundamental coverage of medical-surgical nursing practices more approachable than ever. Comprehensively updated to keep pace with today’s changing health care environment, this edition layers essential patient care procedures with engaging case studies and vignettes that bring concepts to life and prepare students to confidently apply what they’ve learned in nursing practice. Fully updated and enhanced, this new edition provides a fully integrated solution that promotes clinical judgment, performance, and success on the NCLEX examination and in nursing practice.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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149634801X

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Virtual Communities: 2014

By: Jan Marco Leimeister,Rajagopolan Balaji

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Virtual Communities: 2014

By: Jan Marco Leimeister,Rajagopolan Balaji

Written for both scholars and practitioners, this volume focuses on the design, management, use and impacts of Virtual Communities (VCs) from technological, social and economic perspectives. It brings together peer-reviewed research articles that give an in-depth review of the state-of-the-art practices, and also shows opportunities for research and practice in and around VCs.

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Routledge

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1317452593

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The Digital Divide

By: Jan van Dijk

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The Digital Divide

By: Jan van Dijk

Contrary to optimistic visions of a free internet for all, the problem of the ‘digital divide’ – the disparity between those with access to internet technology and those without – has persisted for close to twenty-five years. In this textbook, Jan van Dijk considers the state of digital inequality and what we can do to tackle it. Through an accessible framework based on empirical research, he explores the motivations and challenges of seeking access and the development of requisite digital skills. He addresses key questions such as: Does digital inequality reduce or reinforce existing, traditional inequalities? Does it create new, previously unknown social inequalities? While digital inequality affects all aspects of society and the problem is here to stay, Van Dijk outlines policies we can put in place to mitigate it. The Digital Divide is required reading for students and scholars of media, communication, sociology, and related disciplines, as well as for policymakers.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1509534466

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West Virginia Biographical Dictionary

By: Jan Onofrio

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West Virginia Biographical Dictionary

By: Jan Onofrio

West Virginia Biographical Dictionary contains biographies on hundreds of persons from diverse vocations that were either born, achieved notoriety and/or died in the state of West Virginia. Prominent persons, in addition to the less eminent, that have played noteworthy roles are included in this resource. When people are recognized from your state or locale it brings a sense of pride to the residents of the entire state.

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0403098440

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The Beginning Psychotherapist's Companion

By: Jan Willer

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The Beginning Psychotherapist's Companion

By: Jan Willer

Filling in the gaps from students' lack of experience and confidence, The Beginning Psychotherapist's Companion, Second Edition is a supportive and empathetic guide, addressing real-world concerns and providing essential insights not taught in textbooks. With a reassuring and clear writing style, Willer offers practical suggestions and clinical examples to address the professional development and emotional concerns of the beginning psychotherapist. She guides readers through structuring the first session, making clinical observations, and establishing a therapeutic alliance. Through the use of culturally diverse clinical vignettes, Willer discusses the foundations of ethical practice, including informed consent, confidentiality, documentation, and setting boundaries. The reader is guided on how and when to refer clients for medication and other health care. Crisis management principles are detailed, including suicide and violence risk assessment, child abuse, elder abuse, intimate partner violence, and rape. Willer also provides professional advice on contemporary concerns such as social networking, online searches of clients, the psychotherapist's internet presence, and other important emerging challenges. Comprehensive, practical, and thoroughly updated, The Beginning Psychotherapist's Companion, Second Edition is the ideal resource for students and early career psychotherapists.

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Oxford University Press

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0199931658

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Technology-focused Acquisitions

Performance and Functionality as Differentiators

By: Jan Paul Stein

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Technology-focused Acquisitions

Performance and Functionality as Differentiators

By: Jan Paul Stein

Technology-focused acquisitions are an important complement to the firm’s internal product development efforts. There is considerable heterogeneity when comparing individual technology-focused acquisitions – especially with respect to acquisition timing and the deal value. To resolve some of this heterogeneity the author introduces the novel distinction between performance- and functionality-focused acquisitions. He characterizes this distinction based on a theoretical analysis, a qualitative study, and turns to a sample of acquisitions in the field of artificial intelligence for the quantitative study. There are two key findings. First, performance-focused acquisitions take place earlier in a target’s life cycle than functionality-focused ones. Second, the deal value is – at a comparable stage in a target’s life cycle – higher for performance-focused acquisitions. This thesis is relevant for management scholars and managers alike: Scholars learn about the implications of the distinction between performance- and functionality-focused acquisitions on markets for technology. Managers gain insights into how this distinction may guide their strategic decision making.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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311056209X

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Engaging Performance

Theatre as Call and Response

By: Jan Cohen-Cruz

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Engaging Performance

Theatre as Call and Response

By: Jan Cohen-Cruz

Author Jan Cohen-Cruz draws on a career of groundbreaking research and work within the fields of political, applied, and community theatre to explore the impact of how differing genres of theatre respond to social "Calls." --

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