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Digital Signal Processing and Statistical Classification

By: George J. Miao,Mark A. Clements

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Digital Signal Processing and Statistical Classification

By: George J. Miao,Mark A. Clements

This is the first book to introduce and integrate advanced digital signal processing (DSP) and classification together, and the only volume to introduce state-of-the-art transforms including DFT, FFT, DCT, DHT, PCT, CDT, and ODT together for DSP and communication applications. You get step-by-step guidance in discrete-time domain signal processing and frequency domain signal analysis; digital filter design and adaptive filtering; multirate digital processing; and statistical signal classification. It also helps you overcome problems associated with multirate A/D and D/A converters.

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Artech House

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1580531350

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9781580531351

The President's Czars

Undermining Congress and the Constitution

By: Mitchel A. Sollenberger,Mark J. Rozell

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The President's Czars

Undermining Congress and the Constitution

By: Mitchel A. Sollenberger,Mark J. Rozell

Faced with crises that would challenge any president, Barack Obama authorized "pay czar" Kenneth Feinberg to oversee the $20 billion fund for victims of the BP oil spill and to establish—and enforce—executive pay guidelines for companies that received $700 billion in federal bailout money. Feinberg's office comes with vastly expansive policy powers along with seemingly deep pockets; yet his position does not formally fit anywhere within our government's constitutional framework. The very word "czar" seems inappropriate in a constitutional republic, but it has come to describe any executive branch official who has significant authority over a policy area, works independently of agency or Department heads, and is not confirmed by the Senate-or subject to congressional oversight. Mitchel Sollenberger and Mark Rozell provide the first comprehensive overview of presidential czars, tracing the history of the position from its origins through its initial expansion under FDR and its dramatic growth during the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The President's Czars shows how, under pressure to act on the policy front, modern presidents have increasingly turned to these appointed officials, even though by doing so they violate the Appointments Clause and can also run into conflict with the nondelegation doctrine and the principle that a president cannot unilaterally establish offices without legislative support. Further, Sollenberger and Rozell contend that czars not only are ill-conceived but also disrupt a governing system based on democratic accountability. A sobering overview solidly grounded in public law analysis, this study serves as a counter-argument to those who would embrace an excessively powerful presidency, one with relatively limited constraints. Among other things, it proposes the restoration of accountability—starting with significant changes to Title 3 of the U.S. Code, which authorizes the president to appoint White House employees "without regard to any other provision of law." Ultimately, the authors argue that czars have generally not done a good job of making the executive branch bureaucracy more effective and efficient. Whatever utility presidents may see in appointing czars, Sollenberger and Rozell make a strong case that the overall damage to our constitutional system is great-and that this runaway practice has to stop.

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University Press of Kansas

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0700618368

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The Allure of Orchids

By: Mark A. Clements

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The Allure of Orchids

By: Mark A. Clements

For many lovers of flowers, orchids have a particular allure. Popular among gardeners, florists and nature lovers, orchids come in a huge array of shapes, sizes, and colours, and have some of the most intriguing names of any flower species — Flying Duck, Beard, Fire and Boat-lip Orchids, Doubletails, Fairy Bells, Parson’s Bands and Greenhoods. Some spend their whole lives underground while others grow high in trees. And they are the tricksters of the flower world, many mimicking the forms and smells of female insects and spiders to sexually deceive their male counterparts into pollinating the flower. The Allure of Orchids features an essay by orchid expert Mark Clements, accompanied by a portfolio of illustrations, both historical and modern, of this alluring species. In it you will find works by around 25 artists, including the extraordinarily detailed lithographs of early botanical illustrator Ferdinand Bauer, Ellis Rowan’s beautiful paintings, the delicate watercolours of Margaret Cochrane Scott, and many more.

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National Library Australia

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0642278075

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Health Care Law and Ethics

By: Mark A. Hall,David Orentlicher,Mary Anne Bobinski,Nicholas Bagley,I. Glenn Cohen

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Health Care Law and Ethics

By: Mark A. Hall,David Orentlicher,Mary Anne Bobinski,Nicholas Bagley,I. Glenn Cohen

Health Care Law and Ethics, Ninth Edition offers a relationship-oriented approach to health law—covering the essentials, as well as topical and controversial subjects. The book provides thoughtful and teachable coverage of every aspect of health care law. Current and classic cases build logically from the fundamentals of the patient/provider relationship to the role of government and institutions in health care. The book is adaptable to both survey courses and courses covering portions of the field. Key Features: New authors Nick Bagley and Glenn Cohen Incorporated anticipated changes to the Affordable Care Act More current cases and more streamlined notes, including ones on medical malpractice, bioethics, and on finance and regulation More coverage of “conscientious objection” and “big data” - Discussion of new “value based” methods of physician payment - Expanded coverage of “fraud and abuse” Current issues in public health (e.g., Ebola, Zika) and controversies in reproductive choice (e.g., Hobby Lobby) Coverage of cutting-edge genetic technologies (e.g., gene editing and mitochondrial replacement)

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Aspen Publishing

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1454897651

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The Archaeology of Liberty in an American Capital

Excavations in Annapolis

By: Mark Leone

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The Archaeology of Liberty in an American Capital

Excavations in Annapolis

By: Mark Leone

The Archaeology of Liberty in an American Capital is the work of a mature scholar reporting on one of the most important, large-scale, and long-range projects in contemporary American archaeology."—Randall McGuire, author of The Archaeology of Inequality "Many would argue the Mark Leone is the most distinguished practitioner of historical archaeology in the United States, and one of the most prominent in the world."—Thomas C. Patterson, coeditor of Making Alternative Histories

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Univ of California Press

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0520244508

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Gender Differences in Metabolism

Practical and Nutritional Implications

By: Mark Tarnopolsky

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Gender Differences in Metabolism

Practical and Nutritional Implications

By: Mark Tarnopolsky

Gender Differences in Metabolism: Practical and Nutritional Implications is the first book to successfully integrate nutritional science, exercise physiology/medicine, and metabolism. This volume explores recent scientific evidence that male and female athletes exhibit different metabolic responses and, therefore, differ in their nutritional needs and advice. Anyone interested in good health, exercise, and nutrition will find this book a valuable resource.

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CRC Press

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1351080679

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American Labor and Economic Citizenship

New Capitalism from World War I to the Great Depression

By: Mark Hendrickson

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American Labor and Economic Citizenship

New Capitalism from World War I to the Great Depression

By: Mark Hendrickson

Once viewed as a distinct era characterized by intense bigotry, nostalgia for simpler times and a revulsion against active government, the 1920s have been rediscovered by historians in recent decades as a time when Herbert Hoover and his allies worked to significantly reform economic policy. Mark Hendrickson both augments and amends this view by studying the origins and development of New Era policy expertise and knowledge. Policy-oriented social scientists in government, trade union, academic and nonprofit agencies showed how methods for achieving stable economic growth through increased productivity could both defang the dreaded business cycle and defuse the pattern of hostile class relations that Gilded Age depressions had helped to set as an American system of industrial relations.

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Cambridge University Press

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110735529X

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God in Translation

Deities in Cross-Cultural Discourse in the Biblical World

By: Mark S. Smith

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God in Translation

Deities in Cross-Cultural Discourse in the Biblical World

By: Mark S. Smith

God in Translation offers a substantial, extraordinarily broad survey of ancient attitudes toward deities, from the Late Bronze Age through ancient Israel and into the New Testament. Looking closely at relevant biblical texts and at their cultural contexts, Mark S. Smith demonstrates that the biblical attitude toward deities of other cultures is not uniformly negative, as is commonly supposed. He traces the historical development of Israel's "one-god worldview, " linking it to the rise of the surrounding Mesopotamian empires. Smith's study also produces evidence undermining a common modern assumption among historians of religion that polytheism is tolerant while monotheism is prone to intolerance and violence.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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0802864333

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Dispossessing the Wilderness

Indian Removal and the Making of the National Parks

By: Mark David Spence

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Dispossessing the Wilderness

Indian Removal and the Making of the National Parks

By: Mark David Spence

National parks like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Glacier preserve some of this country's most cherished wilderness landscapes. While visions of pristine, uninhabited nature led to the creation of these parks, they also inspired policies of Indian removal. By contrasting the native histories of these places with the links between Indian policy developments and preservationist efforts, this work examines the complex origins of the national parks and the troubling consequences of the American wilderness ideal. The first study to place national park history within the context of the early reservation era, it details the ways that national parks developed into one of the most important arenas of contention between native peoples and non-Indians in the twentieth century.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195142438

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The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail

Its History and Economic Impact

By: Mark Fagan

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The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail

Its History and Economic Impact

By: Mark Fagan

The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail tells how a bold, imaginative investment by a public employee pension fund turned into a world-class tourist attraction that helped change the image and boost the economy of an entire state. The pension fund was the Retirement Systems of Alabama, and its alternative investment was in a string of golf courses and affiliated high-end hotels and spas. In business-speak, this was an "economically targeted investment" designed to diversify returns, create jobs, and increase tax revenue. Twenty-five years later, the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail is known worldwide for the quality and beauty of its courses and the hospitality and elegance of its resorts. It has significantly increased Alabama's infrastructure for tourism and conventions, provided millions upon millions in new tax revenues, spurred construction of thousands of units of adjacent housing, and helped persuade other businesses to locate in the state. Making the Golf Trail a reality involved not only the initial vision of CEO David G. Bronner and his associates at RSA, but also the design genius and reputation of Robert Trent Jones Sr. and the hard work of many dedicated engineers and builders. It also required the cooperation of scores of local and state elected officials and economic developers. This book is the illustrated historical account of the financial, legal, political, and economic impact details of RSA's investment in the RTJ Golf Trail. Such a detailed history could not have been written without the years of economic analysis conducted by author Mark Fagan dating back to the earliest stages of the concept. Fagan's ongoing involvement with Dr. Bronner and those working to develop the Trail made possible the mammoth one-of-a-kind history that is presented in this book.

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NewSouth Books

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1603064192

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The Book of Orchids

A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the World

By: Mark Chase,Maarten Christenhusz,Tom Mirenda

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The Book of Orchids

A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the World

By: Mark Chase,Maarten Christenhusz,Tom Mirenda

“Clear, informative text. It is a superb production, reminding us of the astonishing diversity of these plants.” —Times Literary Supplement One in every seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid. Yet orchids retain an air of exotic mystery—and they remain remarkably misunderstood and underappreciated. The orchid family contains an astonishing array of colors, forms, and smells that captivate growers from all walks of life across the globe. Though undeniably elegant, the popular moth orchid—a grocery store standard—is a bland stand-in when compared with its thousands of more complex and fascinating brethren, such as the Demon Queller, which grows in dark forests where its lovely blooms are believed to chase evil forces away. Or the Fetid Sun-God, an orchid that lures female flies to lay their eggs on its flowers by emitting a scent of rancid cheese. The Book of Orchids revels in the diversity and oddity of these beguiling plants. Six hundred of the world’s most intriguing orchids are displayed, along with life-size photographs that capture botanical detail, as well as information about distribution, peak flowering period, and each species’ unique attributes, both natural and cultural. With over 28,000 known species, the orchid family is the largest and most geographically widespread of the flowering plant families. Including the most up-to-date science and accessibly written by botanists Mark Chase, Maarten Christenhusz, and Tom Mirenda, each entry in The Book of Orchids will entice researchers and orchid enthusiasts alike. “A luscious coffee-table tome.” —Nature

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University of Chicago Press

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022622466X

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9780226224664

The Land of Nod

A Novel

By: Mark A. Clements

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The Land of Nod

A Novel

By: Mark A. Clements

A horror novel on a lawyer who returns to his hometown in Indiana where he meets the ghosts of dead friends from his youth. One is a murderer who tries to involve him in more childhood murders, another is a girl he jilted and with whom falls in love again.

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Dutton Adult

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1556114427

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9781556114427

Growing American Rubber

Strategic Plants and the Politics of National Security

By: Mark R Finlay

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Growing American Rubber

Strategic Plants and the Politics of National Security

By: Mark R Finlay

Growing American Rubber explores America's quest during tense decades of the twentieth century to identify a viable source of domestic rubber. Straddling international revolutions and world wars, this unique and well-researched history chronicles efforts of leaders in business, science, and government to sever American dependence on foreign suppliers. Mark Finlay plots out intersecting networks of actors including Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, prominent botanists, interned Japanese Americans, Haitian peasants, and ordinary citizensùall of whom contributed to this search for economic self-sufficiency. Challenging once-familiar boundaries between agriculture and industry and field and laboratory, Finlay also identifies an era in which perceived boundaries between natural and synthetic came under review. Although synthetic rubber emerged from World War II as one solution, the issue of ever-diminishing natural resources and the question of how to meet twenty-first-century consumer, military, and business demands lingers today.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813548705

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Lorelei

By: Mark A. Clements

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Lorelei

By: Mark A. Clements

Like the sirens of myth, Lorelei temps men with the promise of unbelievable passion--even as she lures them to horrifying death. She has journeyed far and wide in search of the one lover who will fulfill a destiny both dark and dreadful--a fate that will alter history and give her the power to rule all mankind.

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Leisure Books

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0843938676

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9780843938678

The Theory of Ecological Communities (MPB-57)

By: Mark Vellend

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The Theory of Ecological Communities (MPB-57)

By: Mark Vellend

A plethora of different theories, models, and concepts make up the field of community ecology. Amid this vast body of work, is it possible to build one general theory of ecological communities? What other scientific areas might serve as a guiding framework? As it turns out, the core focus of community ecology—understanding patterns of diversity and composition of biological variants across space and time—is shared by evolutionary biology and its very coherent conceptual framework, population genetics theory. The Theory of Ecological Communities takes this as a starting point to pull together community ecology's various perspectives into a more unified whole. Mark Vellend builds a theory of ecological communities based on four overarching processes: selection among species, drift, dispersal, and speciation. These are analogues of the four central processes in population genetics theory—selection within species, drift, gene flow, and mutation—and together they subsume almost all of the many dozens of more specific models built to describe the dynamics of communities of interacting species. The result is a theory that allows the effects of many low-level processes, such as competition, facilitation, predation, disturbance, stress, succession, colonization, and local extinction to be understood as the underpinnings of high-level processes with widely applicable consequences for ecological communities. Reframing the numerous existing ideas in community ecology, The Theory of Ecological Communities provides a new way for thinking about biological composition and diversity.

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Princeton University Press

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0691208999

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American Destiny, Chapters 16-33

Narrative of a Nation

By: Mark C. Carnes,John A. Garraty,Gouverneur Morris Professor Emeritus of History John A Garraty

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American Destiny, Chapters 16-33

Narrative of a Nation

By: Mark C. Carnes,John A. Garraty,Gouverneur Morris Professor Emeritus of History John A Garraty

Using rich and distinctive prose, American Destiny: Narrative of a Nation, Volume II presents a comprehensive look at the development and growth of the United States since 1865. Based on a political history framework, the book further examines the political, social, economic, and cultural developments that have shaped this country. This elegant, high-quality text offers a low-price alternative to traditional U.S. history survey textbooks.

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Longman Publishing Group

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0321105672

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9780321105677

A Chorus of Prophetic Voices

Introducing the Prophetic Literature of Ancient Israel

By: Mark McEntire

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A Chorus of Prophetic Voices

Introducing the Prophetic Literature of Ancient Israel

By: Mark McEntire

While there are many textbooks about the prophetic literature, most have taken either a historical or literary approach to studying the prophets. A Chorus of Prophetic Voices, by contrast, draws on both historical and literary approaches by paying careful attention to the prophets as narrative characters. It considers each unique prophetic voice in the canon, in its fully developed literary form, while also listening to what these voices say together about a particular experience in Israel's story. It presents these four scrollsâ€"Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Book of the Twelveâ€"as works produced in the aftermath of destruction, works that employ prophetic characters, and as the words uttered during the crises. The prophetic literature became for Israel, living in a context of dispersion and imperial domination, a portable and adaptable resource at once both challenging and comforting. This book provides the fullest picture available for introducing students to the prophetic literature by valuing the role of the original prophetic characters, the finished state of the books that bear their names, the separate historical crises in the life of Israel they address, and the “chorus of prophetic voicesâ€ one hears when reading them as part of a coherent literary corpus.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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1611646073

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Case Files Pediatrics, Fifth Edition

By: Eugene C. Toy,Robert J. Yetman,Mark D. Hormann,Sheela L. Lahoti,Margaret C. McNeese,Mark Jason Sanders,Abby M. Geltemeyer

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Case Files Pediatrics, Fifth Edition

By: Eugene C. Toy,Robert J. Yetman,Mark D. Hormann,Sheela L. Lahoti,Margaret C. McNeese,Mark Jason Sanders,Abby M. Geltemeyer

Sixty high-yield pediatrics cases helps students sharpen their diagnostic and problem-solving skills The Case Files series is an award-winning learning system proven to improve shelf-exam scores and clerkship performance. Unlike other books on the market, this series helps students learn in the context of real patients instead of simply memorizing. Case Files Pediatrics teaches students how to improve their diagnostic and problem-solving skills as they work through sixty high-yield clinical cases. Each case includes a complete discussion, clinical pearls, references, and USMLE-style review questions with answers. The fifth edition has been updated to include a new Case Correlations feature which highlights differential diagnosis and related cases in the book. Updated to reflect the most current high-yield clerkship topics and the latest in medical management and treatment

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071839968

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Trade-Offs

The History of Canada-U.S. Trade Negotiations

By: Mark S. Bonham

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Trade-Offs

The History of Canada-U.S. Trade Negotiations

By: Mark S. Bonham

Trade-Offs: The History of Canada-U.S. Trade Negotiations was the subject of the Canadian Business History Association's annual conference held in November 2018. The conference discussed the history of Canada's efforts in negotiating past trade agreements with the United States, including the Reciprocity Agreement of 1854, the AutoPact (1965), the Free Trade Agreement (1987), the North American Free Trade Agreement (1994), and the most recent United States Mexico Canada Agreement (2018). A critical assessment is provided through twelve presentations which are intended to be the basis of broad guidelines around future trade negotiation efforts.

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Bonham & Co. Inc.

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0993960057

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9780993960055

Children of the End

By: Mark A. Clements

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Children of the End

By: Mark A. Clements

From a rising novelist in the tradition of Stephen King comes a chilling novel of genetic experimentation and bloodshed wrought under the guise of salvation. When a series of murders brings together an ex-San Diego police officer and a biomedical research writer, they discover a horrific plot to use genetically engineered creatures for selective population control.

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Dutton Adult

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1556113420

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Case Files Pediatrics, Sixth Edition

By: Eugene C. Toy,Robert J. Yetman,Mark D. Hormann,Sheela L. Lahoti,Margaret C. McNeese,Mark Jason Sanders,Abby M. Geltemeyer

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Case Files Pediatrics, Sixth Edition

By: Eugene C. Toy,Robert J. Yetman,Mark D. Hormann,Sheela L. Lahoti,Margaret C. McNeese,Mark Jason Sanders,Abby M. Geltemeyer

Realistic patient cases to help sharpen clinical decision-making skills The 60 cases in Case Files: Pediatrics feature realistic clinical scenarios designed to help you enhance and hone your clinical decision-making skills. Each case includes an easy-to-understand discussion correlated to key concepts, definitions of key terms, clinical pearls, and Board-style review questions to reinforce learning. The format allows you to review a patient vignette and then explore/examine the case in a contextual, application-based manner. The book is ideal for both quick-access and slow and careful study.

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