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The Fix

How Countries Use Crises to Solve the World's Worst Problems

By: Jonathan Tepperman

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The Fix

How Countries Use Crises to Solve the World's Worst Problems

By: Jonathan Tepperman

We all know the bad news. Our economies are stagnant. Wages are flat and income inequality keeps rising. The Middle East is burning and extremism is spreading. Frightened voters are embracing populist outsiders and angry nationalists. And no wonder: we are living in an age of unprecedented, irreversible decline—or so we’re constantly being told. Jonathan Tepperman’s The Fix presents a very different picture. It identifies ten pervasive and seemingly impossible challenges—including immigration reform, economic stagnation, political gridlock, corruption, and Islamist extremism—and shows that, contrary to the general consensus, each has a solution, and not merely a hypothetical one. By taking a close look at overlooked success stories—from countries as diverse as Canada, Botswana, and Indonesia—Tepperman discovers practical advice for problem-solvers of all stripes, making a data-driven case for optimism in a time of crushing pessimism.

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Crown

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1101903007

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9781101903001

The Jews of Windsor, 1790-1990

A Historical Chronicle

By: Jonathan V. Plaut

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The Jews of Windsor, 1790-1990

A Historical Chronicle

By: Jonathan V. Plaut

From the outset, the Windsor Jews have been active in the community, but in recent years, their shrinking numbers have forced major changes to ensure their survival.

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323

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Dundurn

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1550027069

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9781550027068

Genetic Glass Ceilings

Transgenics for Crop Biodiversity

By: Jonathan Gressel

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Genetic Glass Ceilings

Transgenics for Crop Biodiversity

By: Jonathan Gressel

As the world’s population rises to an expected ten billion in the next few generations, the challenges of feeding humanity and maintaining an ecological balance will dramatically increase. Today we rely on just four crops for 80 percent of all consumed calories: wheat, rice, corn, and soybeans. Indeed, reliance on these four crops may also mean we are one global plant disease outbreak away from major famine. In this revolutionary and controversial book, Jonathan Gressel argues that alternative plant crops lack the genetic diversity necessary for wider domestication and that even the Big Four have reached a “genetic glass ceiling”: no matter how much they are bred, there is simply not enough genetic diversity available to significantly improve their agricultural value. Gressel points the way through the glass ceiling by advocating transgenics—a technique where genes from one species are transferred to another. He maintains that with simple safeguards the technique is a safe solution to the genetic glass ceiling conundrum. Analyzing alternative crops—including palm oil, papaya, buckwheat, tef, and sorghum—Gressel demonstrates how gene manipulation could enhance their potential for widespread domestication and reduce our dependency on the Big Four. He also describes a number of ecological benefits that could be derived with the aid of transgenics. A compelling synthesis of ideas from agronomy, medicine, breeding, physiology, population genetics, molecular biology, and biotechnology, Genetic Glass Ceilings presents transgenics as an inevitable and desperately necessary approach to securing and diversifying the world's food supply.

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JHU Press

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1421429136

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9781421429137

The Pyridazines, Volume 57, Supplement 1

By: Desmond J. Brown,Jonathan A. Ellman,Edward C. Taylor

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The Pyridazines, Volume 57, Supplement 1

By: Desmond J. Brown,Jonathan A. Ellman,Edward C. Taylor

This new volume substantially updates the original pyridazines volume which was published in 1973. Announcing the latest volume in the successful and prominent Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds Series.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471251372

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9780471251378

The Fix

How Countries Use Crises to Solve the World's Worst Problems

By: Jonathan Tepperman

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How Countries Use Crises to Solve the World's Worst Problems

By: Jonathan Tepperman

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110190299X

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Wanted Undead Or Alive

Vampire Hunters and Other Kick-ass Enemies of Evil

By: Jonathan Maberry,Janice Gable Bashman

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Wanted Undead Or Alive

Vampire Hunters and Other Kick-ass Enemies of Evil

By: Jonathan Maberry,Janice Gable Bashman

An indispensable guide identifying and describing mankind's enemies: supernatural beasts, ghosts, vampires, serial killers, etc.-- and unearthing effective, time-proven responses to each horrific threat.

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Citadel Press

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0806528214

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9780806528212

Molecular Biology of Weed Control

By: Jonathan Gressel

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Molecular Biology of Weed Control

By: Jonathan Gressel

Molecular Biology of Weed Control assesses the impact of the new tools of molecular biology on the science of weed control as well as the ways in which the science of weed control has helped and influenced molecular biology. Accentuating the utility of molecular biology to contribute to the control of intransigent weed species both in the developing and developed world, the book also looks to the future and describes how molecular biology can be used to diminish the use of chemical herbicides, and enhance crop competitiveness for light, nutrients and water. This volume is essential reading for all weed scientists, environmental students, researchers, and regulators.

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CRC Press

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1482264706

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9781482264708

The Silence of the Rational Center

By: Stefan Halper,Jonathan Clarke

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The Silence of the Rational Center

By: Stefan Halper,Jonathan Clarke

What has happened to American foreign policy? Stefan Halper and Jonathan Clarke argue that the members of what used to be called the foreign policy establishment are no longer doing the job of keeping our foreign policy informed and rational. Instead, hungry to coin the next Big Idea, they are in the business of advancing simplistic, glib mythologies. The result is that Americans are often presented with a fantasy world of nightmare scenarios rather than with explanations that lead to rational choices. Taking to task such well-known figures as Samuel Huntington, Noam Chomsky, and Jeffrey Sachs, Halper and Clarke argue for a revival of integrity within our foreign policy elite so that America's standing in the world can be restored. A book that pulls no punches, The Silence of the Rational Center is both a penetrating diagnosis and a stirring call to reform in what is possibly the most important area of American political life.

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Basic Books

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0786722290

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The Fix

The Fix

The Jews of Windsor, 1790-1990

The Jews of Windsor, 1790-1990

Genetic Glass Ceilings

Genetic Glass Ceilings

The Pyridazines, Volume 57, Supplement 1

The Pyridazines, Volume 57, Supplement 1

The Fix

The Fix

Wanted Undead Or Alive

Wanted Undead Or Alive

Molecular Biology of Weed Control

Molecular Biology of Weed Control

The Silence of the Rational Center

The Silence of the Rational Center

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