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Portraits of Automated Facial Recognition

On Machinic Ways of Seeing the Face

By: Lila Lee-Morrison

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Portraits of Automated Facial Recognition

On Machinic Ways of Seeing the Face

By: Lila Lee-Morrison

Automated facial recognition algorithms are increasingly intervening in society. This book offers a unique analysis of these algorithms from a critical visual culture studies perspective. The first part of this study examines the example of an early facial recognition algorithm called »eigenface« and traces a history of the merging of statistics and vision. The second part addresses contemporary artistic engagements with facial recognition technology in the work of Thomas Ruff, Zach Blas, and Trevor Paglen. This book argues that we must take a closer look at the technology of automated facial recognition and claims that its forms of representation are embedded with visual politics. Even more significantly, this technology is redefining what it means to see and be seen in the contemporary world.

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transcript Verlag

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3839448468

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9783839448465

Cultural Conflict and Adaptation

The Case of Hmong Children in American Society

By: Henry T. Trueba,Lila Jacobs,Elizabeth Kirton

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Cultural Conflict and Adaptation

The Case of Hmong Children in American Society

By: Henry T. Trueba,Lila Jacobs,Elizabeth Kirton

Cultural Conflict and Adaptation (1990) examines the alienation and cultural conflicts faced at school by the children of a small group of Hmong who have settled in La Playa, California. The educational process for these children is an example of cultural conflict and adjustment patterns which may be found in many other populations in the world.

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167

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Taylor & Francis

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1000777332

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9781000777338

Sentence First, Arguments Afterward

Essays in Language and Learning

By: Lila Gleitman

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Sentence First, Arguments Afterward

Essays in Language and Learning

By: Lila Gleitman

Sentence First, Arguments Afterward collects the most important papers of Lila Gleitman's career, spanning over 50 years of work. These papers explore the nature of linguistic knowledge in children and adults by asking how children acquire language, how language and thought are related, the nature of concepts, and the role of syntax in shaping the direction of word learning. With an exclusive foreword by Noam Chomsky and an essay by Jeffrey Lidz contextualizing Gleitman's work in the emergence of the field of cognitive science, this book promises to be valuable both for its historical perspective on language and its acquisition and for the lessons it offers to current practitioners.

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Oxford University Press

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0199828105

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9780199828104

Darkroom

A Memoir in Black and White

By: Lila Quintero Weaver

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Darkroom

A Memoir in Black and White

By: Lila Quintero Weaver

The author tells her story of being a Latina in the Jim Crow South.

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University of Alabama Press

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0817357149

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9780817357146

Structure And Action Of Molecular Chaperones: Machines That Assist Protein Folding In The Cell

By: Lila M Gierasch,Arthur L Horwich,Christine Slingsby,Sue Wickner,David Agard

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Structure And Action Of Molecular Chaperones: Machines That Assist Protein Folding In The Cell

By: Lila M Gierasch,Arthur L Horwich,Christine Slingsby,Sue Wickner,David Agard

This unique volume reviews the beautiful architectures and varying mechanical actions of the set of specialized cellular proteins called molecular chaperones, which provide essential kinetic assistance to processes of protein folding and unfolding in the cell. Ranging from multisubunit ring-shaped chaperonin and Hsp100 machines that use their central cavities to bind and compartmentalize action on proteins, to machines that use other topologies of recognition — binding cellular proteins in an archway or at the surface of a 'clamp' or at the surface of a globular assembly — the structures show us the ways and means the cell has devised to assist its major effectors, proteins, to reach and maintain their unique active forms, as well as, when required, to disrupt protein structure in order to remodel or degrade. Each type of chaperone is beautifully illustrated by X-ray and EM structure determinations at near- atomic level resolution and described by a leader in the study of the respective family. The beauty of what Mother Nature has devised to accomplish essential assisting actions for proteins in vivo is fully appreciable.

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World Scientific

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9814749346

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9789814749343

The Master Craftsman

Heartwarming Novel of Father-son Relationships and the Incredible Gifts of Love

By: Lila Hopkins

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The Master Craftsman

Heartwarming Novel of Father-son Relationships and the Incredible Gifts of Love

By: Lila Hopkins

Eric Walsh is a successful artist and art director at a New York publishing house. He returns to the home of his childhood -- a farm in the Appalachian Mountains -- to face a critical decision. Growing up, often estranged from his father, he felt he wasn

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Ingalls Publishing Group

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1932158812

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9781932158816

Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets

Surviving the Public Spectacle in Finance and Politics

By: William Bonner,Lila Rajiva

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Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets

Surviving the Public Spectacle in Finance and Politics

By: William Bonner,Lila Rajiva

An insightful look at how to succeed by going against the crowd Collectively, people think and act in ways that are different from how they think and act as individuals. Understanding these differences, says William (Bill) Bonner-a longtime maverick observer of the financial world and the vagaries of the investing public-is vital to preserving your wealth and personal dignity. From the witch-hunts of the early modern world to the war on terror, from dot-com mania to the real estate bubble, people have always been caught up in frauds, conceits, and wild guesses-often with devastating results. In Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets, Bonner and coauthor Lila Rajiva show groupthink at work in an improbable array of instances throughout history and reveal why swimming against the current pays. Shares the deeper secrets of investing and pushes you to question what this means for your financial well-being Explains why people so often abandon good sense and good behavior to "follow the crowd" Offers concrete advice on how you can avoid the "public spectacle" of modern finance The authors' cautionary tale of bubble economies reveals how the gush of credit let loose by Alan Greenspan has wreaked havoc on our lives-but their thoughtful and always entertaining approach also offers some sound investing principles for avoiding the pitfalls of the public spectacle, thinking for yourself, and protecting your money, your sanity, and your soul.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118039157

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9781118039151

Songs of Ethiopia's Tesfaye Gabbiso

Singing with Understanding in Babylon, the Meantime, and Zion

By: Lila W. Balisky

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Songs of Ethiopia's Tesfaye Gabbiso

Singing with Understanding in Babylon, the Meantime, and Zion

By: Lila W. Balisky

Tesfaye Gabbiso, prominent Ethiopian soloist, began composing song texts and tunes as a young lad in the early 1970s during a period of social and political upheaval in Ethiopia. This national ferment strengthened a creative surge among a generation of youth as the Ethiopian revolution (1974–91) was taking hold. An explosion of indigenous spiritual songs was one result. The indigenous song style was in contrast to the imported and translated European hymnody that had earlier been sung in Ethiopia's evangelical churches. Because of his testimony, both in life and song, Tesfaye was imprisoned for seven years during the revolution, during which time he continued to compose and sing. Thus, his songs reflect suffering, endurance, and hope in the "Babylons, Meantime, and Zions" of life experience. The human voice in song, rooted in the flow of the missio Dei, is perhaps the greatest testimony that may be lived out, whether in a prison cell or in the larger complex world. A special feature of this book is the inclusion of 104 of Tesfaye's songs (Cassettes 1–7) in English translation. This study is valuable as a cross-cultural textbook, offers rich lyrics, and embodies a challenge to Christian commitment in the arts.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1532634943

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9781532634949

Yours

The Civil War, a Love Triangle, and the Steamboat Sultana

By: Lila Jeanne Elliott Sybesma

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Yours

The Civil War, a Love Triangle, and the Steamboat Sultana

By: Lila Jeanne Elliott Sybesma

Sarah Sutton and the Elliott brothers, Gabe and Joseph, grew up together, and, as teenagers, the brothers vie for Sarah's attention. When the Civil War starts, Gabe and Joseph enlist in the Union army. Sarah accompanies her father, a surgeon, and serves as a nurse in battlefield hospitals. They reunite on the Sultana, a steamboat returning thousands of soldiers, many former prisoners of war, home. Tragedy strikes when the boilers explode and the ship sinks in the Mississippi River. What will happen next?

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Indiana Historical Society

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087195432X

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9780871954329

George Lopez

Latino King of Comedy

By: Lila Guzmán,Rick Guzmán

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George Lopez

Latino King of Comedy

By: Lila Guzmán,Rick Guzmán

Explores the life of Latino comedian and actor George Lopez, including his childhood and family, his path to success as a comedian, and his charitable work in the community"--Provided by publisher.

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Enslow Publishing, LLC

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0766029689

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9780766029682

With a Name Like Tuchmacher...

By: Lila Snow

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With a Name Like Tuchmacher...

By: Lila Snow

WITH A NAME LIKE TUCHMACHER starts at the beginning of the century when the authors grandparents came to America to escape eastern Europe and partake in the American dream of a better life. In just one generation LILA SNOW and her husband GEORGE A. SNOW went from immigrant families living in Brooklyn and the Bronx to the international life of physics, academia and the art world. The sharp contrast in different cultures is brought into focus by the keen eye and humor of the author.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1469103842

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9781469103846

The Enchanter: Nabokov and Happiness

By: Lila Azam Zanganeh

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The Enchanter: Nabokov and Happiness

By: Lila Azam Zanganeh

Discovering happiness in reading the work of an extraordinary writer. The protagonist of Vladimir Nabokov's The Gift playfully dreamed of writing "A Practical Handbook: How to Be Happy." Now, Nabokov's own creative reader Lila Azam Zanganeh lends life to this vision with sly sophistication and ebullient charm, as she shares the delirious joy to be found in reading the masterpieces of "the great writer of happiness." Plunging into the enchanted and luminous worlds of Speak, Memory; Ada, or Ardor; and the infamous Lolita, Azam Zanganeh seeks out the Nabokovian experience of time, memory, sexual passion, nature, loss, love in all its forms, and language in all its allusions. She explores Nabokov's geography-from his Russian childhood to the landscapes of "his" America-suffers encounters with his beloved "nature," hallucinates an interview with the master, and seeks the "crunch of happiness" in his singular vocabulary. This beautifully illuminated book will both reignite the passion of experienced Nabokovians and lure the innocent reader to a well of delights as yet unseen.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393083004

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9780393083002

Metropolitan Jews

Politics, Race, and Religion in Postwar Detroit

By: Lila Corwin Berman

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Metropolitan Jews

Politics, Race, and Religion in Postwar Detroit

By: Lila Corwin Berman

In this provocative urban history, Lila Corwin Berman considers the role that Detroit s Jews have played in the city s well-known narratives of migration and decline. Like other Detroiters in the 1960s and 1970s, Jews left the city for the suburbs in large numbers. But Berman makes the case that they nevertheless constituted themselves as urban people, and she shows how complex spatial and political relationships existed within the greater metropolitan region. By insisting on the existence and influence of a metropolitan consciousness, Berman reveals the complexity and contingency of what did and didn t change as regions expanded in the postwar era.

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University of Chicago Press

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022624783X

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9780226247830

Some Kids Left Behind

A Survivor's Fight for Health Care in the Wake of 9/11

By: Lila Nordstrom

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Some Kids Left Behind

A Survivor's Fight for Health Care in the Wake of 9/11

By: Lila Nordstrom

For the 20th anniversary of 9/11 comes an awe-inspiring account of the schoolchildren poisoned by the toxic air left in the wake of the Twin Towers’ destruction and the survivor who fought for health care for them in front of Congress and against the odds. On September 11, 2001, high school senior Lila Nordstrom watched from her classroom’s window as the Twin Towers, mere blocks away, fell. Weeks later, at the urging of local officials and assurance from the EPA, Lila and her three thousand classmates were returned to their school—even though the air was thick with toxic debris, dust, and smoke. In this remarkable, empowering memoir, Lila shares how the illnesses and deaths of her classmates related to the effects of the 9/11 cleanup spurred her into action. She created StuyHealth and became involved in the fight for the Victim Compensation Fund, working alongside first responders and heavyweights like Jon Stewart, Hillary Clinton, and Nancy Pelosi, proving at every turn that her survivor community also deserves recognition and mental and physical health care and that her voice too deserves to be heard. This timely tale reveals how tragedy lays bare the American health care system and how corruption and misinformation continue to fail victims of tragedies. An honest, at times humorous guide to advocating for one’s self and one’s community and navigating the cutthroat world of legislation and health care, Lila's story begs us to consider how we as a nation treat our vulnerable communities and how all victims of all disasters deserve care, truth, and respect. Also included is a section on the meaning of advocacy work, what it means to be an active citizen, and how to support a cause you believe in.

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Apollo Publishers

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1948062631

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9781948062633

Therapeutic Antibody Engineering

Current and Future Advances Driving the Strongest Growth Area in the Pharmaceutical Industry

By: William R Strohl,Lila M Strohl

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Therapeutic Antibody Engineering

Current and Future Advances Driving the Strongest Growth Area in the Pharmaceutical Industry

By: William R Strohl,Lila M Strohl

The field of antibody engineering has become a vital and integral part of making new, improved next generation therapeutic monoclonal antibodies, of which there are currently more than 300 in clinical trials across several therapeutic areas. Therapeutic antibody engineering examines all aspects of engineering monoclonal antibodies and analyses the effect that various genetic engineering approaches will have on future candidates. Chapters in the first part of the book provide an introduction to monoclonal antibodies, their discovery and development and the fundamental technologies used in their production. Following chapters cover a number of specific issues relating to different aspects of antibody engineering, including variable chain engineering, targets and mechanisms of action, classes of antibody and the use of antibody fragments, among many other topics. The last part of the book examines development issues, the interaction of human IgGs with non-human systems, and cell line development, before a conclusion looking at future issues affecting the field of therapeutic antibody engineering. - Goes beyond the standard engineering issues covered by most books and delves into structure-function relationships - Integration of knowledge across all areas of antibody engineering, development, and marketing - Discusses how current and future genetic engineering of cell lines will pave the way for much higher productivity

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Elsevier

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1908818093

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9781908818096

Pediatric Bone Marrow

By: Lila Penchansky

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Pediatric Bone Marrow

By: Lila Penchansky

No other book covers the pathology of the bone marrow in children as extensively as Pediatric Bone Marrow. It provides a wide background for the understanding of bone marrow disease in children and its difference from that of the adult population. The text illustrates the morphology of the peripheral blood, bone marrow aspirate and bone marrow biopsy. It is useful for the diagnosis of pediatric disorders in the bone marrow, making it an ideal guide for pediatric pathologists, hematologists, oncologists and medical technologists or any physician involved in the diagnosis of pediatric bone marrow disorders.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642187994

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9783642187995

Business Intelligence for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

An Agile Roadmap toward Business Sustainability

By: Lila Rao-Graham,Maurice L. McNaughton,Gunjan Mansingh

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Business Intelligence for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

An Agile Roadmap toward Business Sustainability

By: Lila Rao-Graham,Maurice L. McNaughton,Gunjan Mansingh

Business intelligence (BI) has evolved over several years as organizations have extended their online transaction processing (OLTP) capabilities and applications to support their routine operations. With online analytical processing (OLAP), organizations have also established the capability to extract internal and external data from a variety of sources to specifically obtain intelligence about non-routine and often less-structured arrangements. BI therefore refers to applications and technologies that are used to gather, provide access to, and analyze data and information about the operations of an organization. It has the capability of providing comprehensive insight into the more volatile factors affecting the business and its operations, thereby facilitating enhanced decision-making quality and contributing to the creation of business value. Larger and more sophisticated organizations have long been exploiting these capabilities. Business Intelligence for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) guides SMEs in replicating this experience to provide an agile roadmap toward business sustainability. The book points out that successful BI implementations have generated significant increases in revenue and cost savings, however, the failure rates are also very high. More importantly, it emphasizes that a full range of BI capabilities is not the exclusive purview of large organizations. It shows how SMEs make extensive use of BI techniques to develop the kind of agility endowing them with the organizational capability to sense and respond to opportunities and threats in an increasingly dynamic business environment. It points to the way to a market environment in which smaller organizations could have a larger role. In particular, the book explains that by establishing the agility to leverage internal and external data and information assets, SMEs can enhance their competitiveness by having a comprehensive understanding of the key to an agile roadmap for business sustainability.

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CRC Press

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1000063879

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9781000063875

The Everything Guide to Reiki

Channel your positive energy to promote healing, reduce stress, and enhance your quality of life

By: Phylameana Lila Desy

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The Everything Guide to Reiki

Channel your positive energy to promote healing, reduce stress, and enhance your quality of life

By: Phylameana Lila Desy

The Everything Guide to Reiki is a comprehensive resource for readers interested in this ancient Japanese hands-on therapy, which has been proven to reduce stress, promote healing, and enhance quality of life. Beyond learning the basics of Reiki's history, readers learn about the placing of hands, how to harness negative energy, promote a healthy immune system, and alleviate specific ailments such as chronic pain, digestive issues, infertility, and depression. Featuring a section on how to get certified and open up your own Reiki practice, The Everything Guide to Reiki is the ideal guide for readers interested in this ancient therapy.

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Simon and Schuster

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1440528411

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9781440528415

The Everything Reiki Book

Channel Your Positive Energy to Reduce Stress, Promote Healing, and Enhance Your Quality of Life

By: Phylameana Lila Desy

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The Everything Reiki Book

Channel Your Positive Energy to Reduce Stress, Promote Healing, and Enhance Your Quality of Life

By: Phylameana Lila Desy

For centuries, Reiki has been valued by Eastern cultures as a means for relieving pain and balancing the body's natural energies. This hands-on healing method is now gaining subscribers in the Western world who seek a mind-body approach to overall wellness. The Everything Reiki Book introduces readers to basic Reiki techniques and teaches them how they can channel positive energy to reduce stress, enhance vitality, and strengthen the immune system. Packed with easy-to-follow instruction and helpful illustrations, The Everything Reiki Book is the perfect resource for readers interested in using this effective touch therapy in the comfort of their own homes. Reiki Master Phylameana lila Désy shows readers how to: Identify and tap into "life energy" Make use of Reiki principles for treating themselves and others Channel positive energy through proper hand placement Use Reiki to alleviate specific ailments, such as indigestion and foot pain Integrate Reiki into all aspects of daily life Written with the beginner in mind, The Everything Reiki Book is a practical approach to all-around wellness for the body, mind, and soul.

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Simon and Schuster

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1440522731

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9781440522734

Southeastern Indians Life Portraits

A Catalogue of Pictures 1564-1860

By: Emma Lila Fundaburk

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Southeastern Indians Life Portraits

A Catalogue of Pictures 1564-1860

By: Emma Lila Fundaburk

This pictorial classic is a valuable ethnological record of southeastern Indians that also showcases the work of early photographers and artists. A collection of over 350 photographs, paintings, drawings,and woodcuts, Life Portraits offers us an important visual representation of southeastern Indians—at work, at play, in rituals, and in death—when they first encountered Europeans. Studied by historians and archaeologists, as well as museum exhibit designers and costumers, these illustrations provide a wealth of information on native dress and jewelry, house construction, agricultural techniques, warfare, and other aspects of American Indian life. Among the tribes illustrated are Natchez, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Seminole, Chitimacha, Timucua, Powhatan, Tuscarora, Caddo, Yuchi, and Shawnee. A special section of the book quotes historic narratives and comments on the life and work of the artists, lithographers, photographers, and engravers who made the originals. Included among these are Jacques le Moyne, John White, Theodore De Bry, Francis Parsons, Joshua Reynolds, John Trumball, George Catlin, John Mix Stanley, Thomas McKenney, and Samuel Waugh. Life Portraits has been a classic title in southeastern archaeology and a staple of bookstores and museum shops around the country since its original publication in 1958. Because the carefully identified illustrations were secured from a wide variety of sources, including the British Museum, the Charleston Museum, the New York Public Library, and the Oklahoma Historical Society, this volume represents the most comprehensiveand widely available record of Indian images. Designed for Americana collections, it will appeal to general readers as well as professional historians and archaeologists.

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University of Alabama Press

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0817310789

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9780817310783

No Time for Poverty

By: Lila Wesley,JoAnn Lambert

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No Time for Poverty

By: Lila Wesley,JoAnn Lambert

NO TIME FOR POVERTY was written by Lila Wesley and JoAnn Lambert about her family's life. Lila was raised three miles from Vincennes, Indiana. Their life story will inspire you to trust God for your everyday needs. This book relates the family's hard times during the Depression. With Lila's mother's faith and love, the family survived.

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Inspiring Voices

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1462406513

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9781462406517

Polished Off

By: Lila Dare

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Polished Off

By: Lila Dare

Audrey Faye sashays into Violetta's Salon looking for stylists for the Miss Magnolia Blossom pageant. Hairdresser Grace Terhune's opportunity quickly turns into a nightmare with anti-pageant protestors, angry mothers, frantic contestants...and then, a very dead Audrey. The murder weapon was a nail file, making Violetta's manicurist, Stella, the prime suspect. Now Grace must find the real murderer before she is polished off permanently.

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Penguin

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1101477121

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9781101477120

The Holocaust

By: Lila Perl

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The Holocaust

By: Lila Perl

Presents accounts of narrow escapes executed by oppressed individuals and groups while illuminating social issues and the historical background that led to the event known as the Holocaust.

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Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

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1608704726

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9781608704729

The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex

The History of a Multibillion-Dollar Institution

By: Lila Corwin Berman

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The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex

The History of a Multibillion-Dollar Institution

By: Lila Corwin Berman

The first comprehensive history of American Jewish philanthropy and its influence on democracy and capitalism For years, American Jewish philanthropy has been celebrated as the proudest product of Jewish endeavors in the United States, its virtues extending from the local to the global, the Jewish to the non-Jewish, and modest donations to vast endowments. Yet, as Lila Corwin Berman illuminates in The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex, the history of American Jewish philanthropy reveals the far more complicated reality of changing and uneasy relationships among philanthropy, democracy, and capitalism. With a fresh eye and lucid prose, and relying on previously untapped sources, Berman shows that from its nineteenth-century roots to its apex in the late twentieth century, the American Jewish philanthropic complex tied Jewish institutions to the American state. The government’s regulatory efforts—most importantly, tax policies—situated philanthropy at the core of its experiments to maintain the public good without trammeling on the private freedoms of individuals. Jewish philanthropic institutions and leaders gained financial strength, political influence, and state protections within this framework. However, over time, the vast inequalities in resource distribution that marked American state policy became inseparable from philanthropic practice. By the turn of the millennium, Jewish philanthropic institutions reflected the state’s growing investment in capitalism against democratic interests. But well before that, Jewish philanthropy had already entered into a tight relationship with the governing forces of American life, reinforcing and even transforming the nation’s laws and policies. The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex uncovers how capitalism and private interests came to command authority over the public good, in Jewish life and beyond.

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Princeton University Press

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0691242119

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9780691242118

Fado Resounding

Affective Politics and Urban Life

By: Lila Ellen Gray

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Fado Resounding

Affective Politics and Urban Life

By: Lila Ellen Gray

Fado, Portugal's most celebrated genre of popular music, can be heard in Lisbon clubs, concert halls, tourist sites, and neighborhood bars. Fado sounds traverse the globe, on internationally marketed recordings, as the "soul" of Lisbon. A fadista might sing until her throat hurts, the voice hovering on the break of a sob; in moments of sung beauty listeners sometimes cry. Providing an ethnographic account of Lisbon's fado scene, Lila Ellen Gray draws on research conducted with amateur fado musicians, fadistas, communities of listeners, poets, fans, and cultural brokers during the first decade of the twenty-first century. She demonstrates the power of music to transform history and place into feeling in a rapidly modernizing nation on Europe's periphery, a country no longer a dictatorship or an imperial power. Gray emphasizes the power of the genre to absorb sounds, memories, histories, and styles and transform them into new narratives of meaning and "soul.

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Duke University Press

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082237885X

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9780822378853

From Bagels to Curry

Life, Death, Family, and Triumph

By: Lila Devi

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From Bagels to Curry

Life, Death, Family, and Triumph

By: Lila Devi

This off beat heartful account takes the reader on a journey of life, death, and freedom through the eyes of a devoted yet independent daughter, showing how an alternative spiritual path can affect families immersed in traditional religion. From his birth in the slums of Chicago to his passing in North Hollywood, Aaron Oscar Zaret (1927–2008)—nicknamed Zeke by his Navy cronies—sings, story-tells, and dances his way through his last days. A subtext woven throughout the book is the author's complicated father-daughter relationship, which for both of them, turned out to be "just what the doctor ordered." From Bagels to Curry (hence from Judaism to yoga) will touch the reader with a singular universal message: that living and dying are chapters of the same divine mystery—love.

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1565895584

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Adult Interactive Style Intervention and Participatory Research Designs in Autism

Bridging the Gap between Academic Research and Practice

By: Lila Kossyvaki

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Adult Interactive Style Intervention and Participatory Research Designs in Autism

Bridging the Gap between Academic Research and Practice

By: Lila Kossyvaki

Regardless of their cognitive and linguistic abilities, people with autism can often find it difficult to develop basic communicative skills that are necessary to gain full control over their environment and maintain their independence. Building on the author’s own cutting-edge research, Adult Interactive Style Intervention and Participatory Research Designs in Autism examines the impact that the interactive style of neurotypical individuals could have on the spontaneous communication of children with autism. This book provides clear and detailed guidance on how to conduct research into autism in real-world settings such as schools and homes. Kossyvaki critically evaluates a wealth of relevant case studies and focuses on a number of methodological issues that researchers are likely to face when carrying out research of this complex nature. The author walks the reader through present literature on the importance of spontaneous communication and the atypical way that this tends to develop in autism, before bringing the results of her own research to bear on the question of how the interactive styles of neurotypical individuals can impact on the spontaneous communication of people with autism. Adult Interactive Style Intervention and Participatory Research Designs in Autism is essential reading for academics, researchers, and postgraduate students in the fields of special educational needs, inclusion, autism, research methods, and educational and clinical psychology.

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1317515803

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9781317515807

My Brother's Keeper

By: Lila Strebeck Wright

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My Brother's Keeper

By: Lila Strebeck Wright

One of those drunken dirty derelicts you saw sleeping under a bridge could have been my brother. Before you turn away and pretend he is invisible take a second if you will to look at him through my eyes. He was a golden child full of energy, hope, enthusiasm for life, filled with sunshine and laughter. My brother was ten years older than I and from the very first he was my champion and hero. I loved him unconditionally. He and his entire generation were called upon to set aside their hopes and dreams to fight a war in far off lands with the express purpose of battling injustice and totalitarianism and to preserve the American Dream. It is because of the sacrifices of those selfless men and women we are still living in democracy with all that entails. When he returned from the war the laughter and the sunshine were gone. Back then they called it Combat Fatigue and today it is referred to as PTSD. It doesn't matter what you call it the results are the same. This is his story.

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Author House

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1481767410

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Speaking of Jews

Rabbis, Intellectuals, and the Creation of an American Public Identity

By: Lila Corwin Berman

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Speaking of Jews

Rabbis, Intellectuals, and the Creation of an American Public Identity

By: Lila Corwin Berman

Lila Corwin Berman asks why, over the course of the twentieth century, American Jews became increasingly fascinated, even obsessed, with explaining themselves to their non-Jewish neighbors. What she discovers is that language itself became a crucial tool for Jewish group survival and integration into American life. Berman investigates a wide range of sources—radio and television broadcasts, bestselling books, sociological studies, debates about Jewish marriage and intermarriage, Jewish missionary work, and more—to reveal how rabbis, intellectuals, and others created a seemingly endless array of explanations about why Jews were indispensable to American life. Even as the content of these explanations developed and shifted over time, the very project of self-explanation would become a core element of Jewishness in the twentieth century.

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Univ of California Press

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0520943708

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9780520943704

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