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American Methods

Torture and the Logic of Domination

By: Kristian Williams

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American Methods

Torture and the Logic of Domination

By: Kristian Williams

A powerful indictment, American Methods is "not about Abu Ghraib; this is a book about the USA.

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South End Press

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0896087530

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9780896087538

The Superhuman Mind

Free the Genius in Your Brain

By: Berit Brogaard, PhD,Kristian Marlow, MA

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The Superhuman Mind

Free the Genius in Your Brain

By: Berit Brogaard, PhD,Kristian Marlow, MA

Did you know your brain has superpowers? Berit Brogaard, PhD, and Kristian Marlow, MA, study people with astonishing talents—memory champions, human echolocators, musical virtuosos, math geniuses, and synesthetes who taste colors and hear faces. But as amazing as these abilities are, they are not mysterious. Our brains constantly process a huge amount of information below our awareness, and what these gifted individuals have in common is that through practice, injury, an innate brain disorder, or even more unusual circumstances, they have managed to gain a degree of conscious access to this potent processing power. The Superhuman Mind takes us inside the lives and brains of geniuses, savants, virtuosos, and a wide variety of ordinary people who have acquired truly extraordinary talents, one way or another. Delving into the neurological underpinnings of these abilities, the authors even reveal how we can acquire some of them ourselves—from perfect pitch and lightning fast math skills to supercharged creativity. The Superhuman Mind is a book full of the fascinating science readers look for from the likes of Oliver Sacks, combined with the exhilarating promise of Moonwalking with Einstein.

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290

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Penguin

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ISBN 10

069819036X

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9780698190368

2050

By: Kristian Zenz

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2050

By: Kristian Zenz

In a world of digitized euphoria, the lights shine bright. The future that humans have desired has finally arrived. The year is 2050, and all that shines is gold, except for one man. Named Patrick Shields, the man is a dark spot in such a world. His distaste for technology has become notorious to all who know him. Perhaps, he is just a precursor to what lies ahead. Patrick himself doesn’t know what is coming, but he is going to do whatever it takes to change the future for all of mankind. Even if that includes embracing what he hates. In this novel, a man whose experiences with technology and society drive him to change the past, in order to save the future.

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223

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Archway Publishing

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1480876909

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9781480876903

Pro Python Best Practices

Debugging, Testing and Maintenance

By: Kristian Rother

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Pro Python Best Practices

Debugging, Testing and Maintenance

By: Kristian Rother

Learn software engineering and coding best practices to write Python code right and error free. In this book you’ll see how to properly debug, organize, test, and maintain your code, all of which leads to better, more efficient coding. Software engineering is difficult. Programs of any substantial length are inherently prone to errors of all kinds. The development cycle is full of traps unknown to the apprentice developer. Yet, in Python textbooks little attention is paid to this aspect of getting your code to run. At most, there is a chapter on debugging or unit testing in your average basic Python book. However, the proportion of time spent on getting your code to run is much higher in the real world. Pro Python Best Practices aims to solve this problem. What You'll Learn Learn common debugging techniques that help you find and eliminate errors Gain techniques to detect bugs more easily discover best="" practices="" to="" prevent="" bugscarry="" out="" automated="" testing="" discover="" problems="" fasteruse="" maintain="" a="" project="" over="" long="" timeLearn techniques to keep your project under controlbr/uldivbWho This Book Is For/bbr/divdivbr/divdivExperienced Python coders from web development, big data, and more./divdivbr/divdivdiv/div

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280

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Apress

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1484222415

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9781484222416

The It Girl

By: Roger Kristian Jones

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The It Girl

By: Roger Kristian Jones

Klara Bow" isn't your average woman. She's a serial killer.As Klara Bow (who crafted the name in a twisted homage to a silet movie star) terrorizes New York City, she leaves a bloody trail of mutilated men from the powerful reaches of Manhattan society.For NYPD Detective Rick Schow and his partner, their problems are only beginning. As the bodies pile up, the FBI wrangles for control of the case and the media frenzy surrounding it.But while trying to stop the ingenious killer from completing her string of slayings, the investigators unearth trouble with the women in their lives -- be she a wife, an ex-wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister, or ... a psychotic killer.Do you really want to know why Klara Bow is killing? Finding out the answers just might kill you.

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Virtualbookworm Publishing

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1589392531

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9781589392533

Camp Century

The Untold Story of America's Secret Arctic Military Base Under the Greenland Ice

By: Henry Nielsen,Kristian Hvidtfeldt Nielsen

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Camp Century

The Untold Story of America's Secret Arctic Military Base Under the Greenland Ice

By: Henry Nielsen,Kristian Hvidtfeldt Nielsen

At the height of the Cold War, the United States Army secretly began work on a base embedded deep in the Greenland ice cap: Camp Century. Officially defined as a scientific research station, this facility had an undisclosed purpose: to aim up to 600 nuclear warheads, buried in the ice, at the Soviet Union. In 1966, just six years after the camp was established, the United States gave up this provocative strategy and abandoned the base. Despite its brief life, Camp Century has been the cause of controversies from diplomatic relations between the United States and its Arctic allies, Denmark and Greenland, to the risks of radioactive waste abandoned at the site. This book is the first comprehensive account of the U.S. Army’s “city under the ice.” Beginning with the Truman administration’s vision of military superiority in the Arctic and continuing through present-day concerns over the effects of climate change, Kristian H. Nielsen and Henry Nielsen unravel the extraordinary history of this clandestine installation. Drawing on sources including top-secret memos and never-before-seen photographic evidence, they follow the intertwining threads of high-level politics, ice-core research, media representations, daily life beneath the ice, and the specter of long-buried environmental problems that will one day resurface. Camp Century reveals a hidden chapter of Cold War history—and why, as the Greenland ice cap slowly melts, this story is not yet over.

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230

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Columbia University Press

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0231554257

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9780231554251

Corporate Responsibility and Political Philosophy

Exploring the Social Liberal Corporation

By: Kristian Høyer Toft

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Corporate Responsibility and Political Philosophy

Exploring the Social Liberal Corporation

By: Kristian Høyer Toft

This book argues for the inclusion of the corporation as an integral element of political philosophy. It begins with a historical evaluation of the corporation as a constituent of political society. It shows how Adam Smith, Hegel, and Marx conceived the role of the corporation in relation to the state, the market and civil society, before moving on to the rejection of the corporation as a genuine moral and political agent by Rawls and Habermas. The next chapter of the book presents the corporation as a collective that possesses political and moral agency. The author outlines four distinct political philosophies of corporate responsibility: the Aristotelian conservative-virtue ethical conception; the market liberal theory; the social liberal theory of corporate citizenship and political CSR; and Marxist-inspired critical theories. It is argued that the social liberal theory provides a better justification compared to its rivals. The third and final group of chapters applies the social liberal conception – called the social liberal corporation – to important contemporary issues, including human rights in global supply chains, financial and digital firms, sustainability and climate change. Corporate Responsibility and Political Philosophy will appeal to political philosophers, political theorists, and applied ethicists, as well as scholars in other disciplines working on issues related to business ethics, organizational ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility. As it provides a comprehensive introduction to corporate responsibility it is also relevant to sustainability professionals who seek an overview of the theoretical debate on corporate responsibility.

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253

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Routledge

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1351660101

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9781351660105

Unconformities in Shakespeare’s Tragedies

By: Kristian Smidt

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Unconformities in Shakespeare’s Tragedies

By: Kristian Smidt

This work attempts to analyze Shakespeare's tragedies, concentrating on the accidental irregularities and the inspired "unconformities" to the found there. The aim is to understand Shakespeare's mind and craft by an interpretion of the plays to see what problems of consistency they present.

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278

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Springer

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1349111201

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9781349111206

Tried Money Changers Apocrypha

By: Jonathan Kristian Wain

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Tried Money Changers Apocrypha

By: Jonathan Kristian Wain

An extensive collection of apocrypha, divided into Old and New Testaments. Some titles are rare and elusive, such as Jannes and Jambres, Gad the Seer and Psalms of Thomas. Some texts are fragmented like the newly discovered Gospel of the Saviour, due to the damage sustained by the manuscript. The idea of Tried Money Changers is to provide the reader with an extensive library of apocrypha in one book. Presented in an easy to read format with large text divided into three columns in an A4 size book.

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Lulu.com

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0244508348

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9780244508340

The Gulf States in International Political Economy

By: Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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The Gulf States in International Political Economy

By: Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen documents the startling rise of the Arab Gulf States as regional powers with international reach and provides a definitive account of how they have become embedded in the global system of power, politics, and policy-making.

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Springer

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1137385618

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9781137385611

Insecure Gulf

The End of Certainty and the Transition to the Post-Oil Era

By: Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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Insecure Gulf

The End of Certainty and the Transition to the Post-Oil Era

By: Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

Examines both the traditional and the new challenges that the Gulf states face

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0190241578

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9780190241575

Learn Programming with Flash MX

By: Ben Renow-Clarke,Kristian Besley

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Learn Programming with Flash MX

By: Ben Renow-Clarke,Kristian Besley

* First Flash book to use the unique "virtual classroom" approach to teaching ActionScript programming to absolute beginners, so it meets a need head-on that no other book addresses directly—providing the missing link between technology and creativity. * Flash and ActionScript are extremely simple to learn, so this book provides the ideal entry point for any aspiring programmer and web designer, compared with technologies like VB and C++, which can be very intimidating to the novice. Additionally, this book is complementary to any other entry-level Flash titles – it recognizes that as well as mastering the design side of the toolset, effective designer/developers also need to grasp basic programming skills. Having Flash on your machine doesn't miraculously turn you into a web designer – you need to work at learning design and programming skills too. * The authors are highly experienced authors and Flash tutors, well versed in communicating technical information to a low level consumer audience. They are also active web community members and will provide personal technical support for the book direct to the reader via the Friends of ED support forums.

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478

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Apress

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1430211180

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9781430211181

Ideology and Rationality in the Soviet Model

A legacy for Gorbachev

By: Kristian Gerner,Stefan Hedlund

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Ideology and Rationality in the Soviet Model

A legacy for Gorbachev

By: Kristian Gerner,Stefan Hedlund

First published in 1989, Ideology and Rationality in the Soviet Model assumes that since the October Revolution the development of the Soviet Union has essentially been a process of trial and error. Economic rationality has been sacrificed to political expedients, and the cultural sphere has been put to use as a legitimating and rationalizing device. This book analyses the internal logic of this process from the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution to Gorbachev’s ‘revolution from above’, including coverage of the Stalin, Khrushchev and Brezhnev eras. The book focuses on the structural determinants of the Soviet Model, thus seeking to reveal the specific rationalities that characterizes ‘Soviet man’. Its conclusion casts serious doubt on the likelihood of new policies defeating seven decades of Bolshevik rule and social indoctrination. It will be of interest to students of economics, political science and history.

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469

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Routledge

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1000544532

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9781000544534

Book's by Kristian Gist

American Methods

American Methods

The Superhuman Mind

The Superhuman Mind

2050

2050

Pro Python Best Practices

Pro Python Best Practices

The It Girl

The It Girl

Camp Century

Camp Century

Corporate Responsibility and Political Philosophy

Corporate Responsibility and Political Philosophy

Unconformities in Shakespeare’s Tragedies

Unconformities in Shakespeare’s Tragedies

Tried Money Changers Apocrypha

Tried Money Changers Apocrypha

The Gulf States in International Political Economy

The Gulf States in International Political Economy

Insecure Gulf

Insecure Gulf

Learn Programming with Flash MX

Learn Programming with Flash MX

Ideology and Rationality in the Soviet Model

Ideology and Rationality in the Soviet Model

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