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A Third Path

Corporatism in Brazil and Portugal

By: Melissa Teixeira

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A Third Path

Corporatism in Brazil and Portugal

By: Melissa Teixeira

A transnational history of corporatism-a "third path" between capitalism and communism-centered on mid-twentieth century Brazil. Following the First World War, there was a widespread feeling that the unchecked free-market competition had given rise to financial crisis, social unrest, and chronic underdevelopment. With people and governments across the world looking for an alternative to laissez-faire capitalism, Brazil took a central role in experimenting with a "third path" between capitalism and communism: corporatism. Remaking Capitalism: A Global History of Corporatism in Brazil, 1920s-1960s argues that corporatism transformed the Brazilian state into an agent of economic development, and it explains why it matters that this transformation was engineered under an authoritarian regime. Melissa Teixeira incorporates wide-ranging legal, economic, and cultural sources to document the process of state-building from the perspective of government ministries and grocery markets alike from 1917 to the 1950s. During the Getulio Vargas regime (1930-45), especially, the state took an unprecedented role in controlling social pressures and economic growth via wage and price agencies, labor tribunals and technical councils. Teixeira looks beyond categorical authoritarianism to explain how corporatism constituted an early experiment with the mixed economy as a path to development, combining state planning with a market economy. Corporatism, she shows, generated a model of development dependent on uneven and unequal citizenship, in which economic interests-and not individuals-organized and petitioned through the state. With Brazil at the center of this story of economic experimentation, Remaking Capitalism centers the Global South in the longer history of the production of economic thought. Drawing comparisons with the United States, Italy, and Portugal, Teixeira offers a transnational history of this important interwar attempt to create a third way between capitalism and communism"--

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Princeton University Press

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0691191026

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9780691191027

A Mug Up with Elisabeth

By: Melissa Hayes,Marilyn Westervelt

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A Mug Up with Elisabeth

By: Melissa Hayes,Marilyn Westervelt

Anyone who has come under the spell of Elisabeth Ogilvie's novels to bound to wonder about this writer who, for more than fifty years, has crafted one memorable book after another: historical fiction, mysteries, young adult stories, even a gothic novel. Most are set in Maine or the Scottish Highlands, and for many readers it is Ogilvie's beautifully realized settings that make them pick up her novels again and again. Equally fascinating are her characters: vivid, individual, appealingly imperfect, deeply rooted in their families and home ground. Now, at last, we have a book about this prolific yet unassuming author who would rather live quietly on her Maine island than seek the limelight. A Mug-Up with Elisabeth is the definitive resource on her life, her work, her characters, and her settings--including Criehaven, the inspiration for Bennett's Island, which is arguably one of the most evocative locales in American fiction. On Bennett's Island, many a tale is told and many a crisis resolved around the kitchen table while the islanders pause for a "mug-up" of coffee. In these pages, readers can enjoy a mug-up with Elisabeth Ogilvie herself.

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Down East Books

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1461744679

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Guide to Fashion Entrepreneurship

The Plan, the Product, the Process

By: Melissa G. Carr,Lisa Hopkins Newell

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Guide to Fashion Entrepreneurship

The Plan, the Product, the Process

By: Melissa G. Carr,Lisa Hopkins Newell

A comprehensive text on how to develop, market, and sell your own product lines as independent labels or brands.

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A&C Black

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1609014936

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Inadvertent Disclosure

By: Melissa F. Miller

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Inadvertent Disclosure

By: Melissa F. Miller

Tiny dynamo Sasha McCandless returns in the acclaimed follow-up to Irreparable Harm in this USA Today bestselling series. It was supposed to be a routine discovery motion. It wasn't. When Sasha travels to rural Clear Brook County for a discovery argument, the judge appoints her counsel to an angry senior citizen facing a competency hearing. Then she's attacked by a group of environmental activists who mistake her for an oil and gas industry executive. She quickly learns the community is bitterly divided over the issue of hydrofracking the Marcellus Shale and mistrustful of outsiders. She's eager for her appointment to end so she can leave for good. Then the town's only judge is murdered, and she can't walk away. As she races to find the killer against a backdrop of small town secrets, back room deals, and corruption, the town threatens to fracture beyond repair. Keywords: women sleuths, mystery & thriller, mystery series, legal thriller, suspense, murder, bestseller, environmental thriller, fast-paced, political thriller, conspiracy

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Brown Street Books

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0983492735

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Data Science

A First Introduction with Python

By: Tiffany Timbers,Trevor Campbell,Melissa Lee,Joel Ostblom,Lindsey Heagy

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Data Science

A First Introduction with Python

By: Tiffany Timbers,Trevor Campbell,Melissa Lee,Joel Ostblom,Lindsey Heagy

Data Science: A First Introduction with Python focuses on using the Python programming language in Jupyter notebooks to perform data manipulation and cleaning, create effective visualizations, and extract insights from data using classification, regression, clustering, and inference. It emphasizes workflows that are clear, reproducible, and shareable, and includes coverage of the basics of version control. Based on educational research and active learning principles, the book uses a modern approach to Python and includes accompanying autograded Jupyter worksheets for interactive, self-directed learning. The text will leave readers well-prepared for data science projects. It is designed for learners from all disciplines with minimal prior knowledge of mathematics and programming. The authors have honed the material through years of experience teaching thousands of undergraduates at the University of British Columbia. Key Features: Includes autograded worksheets for interactive, self-directed learning. Introduces readers to modern data analysis and workflow tools such as Jupyter notebooks and GitHub, and covers cutting-edge data analysis and manipulation Python libraries such as pandas, scikit-learn, and altair. Is designed for a broad audience of learners from all backgrounds and disciplines.

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CRC Press

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1040106668

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Surviving the Debt Storm

Getting capitalism back on track

By: Leigh Skene,Melissa Kidd

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Surviving the Debt Storm

Getting capitalism back on track

By: Leigh Skene,Melissa Kidd

Banking system collapses have annihilated credit markets and even the few borrowers with investment grade credit ratings cannot borrow. Conditions are worse than when the monetary system collapsed in 1931. Government revenue streams have shrunk to a trickle and services have shrivelled commensurately. Benefits are virtually non-existent, so protests, civil disobedience and riots continue to rise. Developed nation hope for emerging nation growth to provide export markets vanished with China plummeting into prolonged recession. Instead, China is trying to distract its increasingly restive population from their problems with an aggressive foreign policy over military control of the South China Sea ... Can this actually happen? Indeed it can! In fact, this book is a searing indictment of the agenda now adopted by governments and central banks, which is likely to result in yet more bank failures, countries leaving the eurozone, dysfunctional capital markets and higher taxes and reduced government services and benefits. Yet it is still not too late to choose a different path that will help put capitalism back on track. Skene and Kidd outline what that path should be to ensure a prosperous rather than austere future.

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Profile Books

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1847659527

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Prosperity in the Fossil-free Economy

Cooperatives and the Design of Sustainable Businesses

By: Melissa K. Scanlan

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Prosperity in the Fossil-free Economy

Cooperatives and the Design of Sustainable Businesses

By: Melissa K. Scanlan

A blueprint for creating sustainable businesses, emphasizing the power and potential of cooperative models "[An] important take on achieving a cleaner and safer world. . . . [Scanlan] envisions a future where green policies go hand-in-hand with worker empowerment, and provides a detailed blueprint for how to get there. . . . Her book offers essential hope that we can yet save ourselves . . . from ourselves."--Bill Lueders, The Progressive, "Favorite Books of 2021" Drawing on both her extensive experience founding and directing social enterprises and her interviews with sustainability leaders, Melissa Scanlan provides a legal blueprint for creating alternate corporate business models that mitigate climate change, pay living wages, and act as responsible community members, including Certified B Corps and benefit corporations. With an emphasis on cooperatives, this book reveals the power and potential of cooperating as a unifying concept around which to design social enterprise achieving triple bottom-line results: for society, the environment, and finance.

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Yale University Press

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0300253990

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9780300253993

Ultimate Guide to the UBE (Uniform Bar Exam) Redesigned

By: Melissa Hale,Antonia Miceli,Tania N. Shah

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Ultimate Guide to the UBE (Uniform Bar Exam) Redesigned

By: Melissa Hale,Antonia Miceli,Tania N. Shah

Addressing the relative newness of the UBE, The Ultimate Guide to the UBE provides a detailed approach to the exam, utilizes real students’ past bar exam answers (including real bar exam scores), and includes commentary from expert contributors for added insight and perspective on how students can improve their own exam writing scores. In the past decade the UBE has gone from being adopted by merely a few jurisdictions to over 40, including Massachusetts, New York, Illinois, and Texas, and soon Pennsylvania in July of 2022. This encompasses a large percentage of students taking the Bar Exam. It also means that many students, as well as bar prep professionals, have questions about the UBE. We seek to provide one guide that addresses everything anyone would want to know about the UBE, most importantly, how to prepare for it. Melissa Hale, and Antonia (Toni) Miceli, and Tania Shah are experts in bar exam preparation, each having taught in the field for over a decade. As the UBE becomes more prevalent, we encounter more and more people with questions about how the UBE works and how best to prepare for each section of the UBE. This book is intended to be a “one-stop shop” for all things UBE! Professors and students will benefit from: Addressing the relative newness of the UBE, this guide provides a step-by-step process for tackling each section of the exam, utilizing real students’ past bar exam answers (including real bar exam scores), and employing expert contributors’ commentary for added perspective. The straightforward approach of this book appeals to students, and includes: outlines, charts, easily digestible content, and good humor to engage students in material that might otherwise seem dry or overwhelming. Above all, students want to see what an actual exam answer looks like, not just be told how to write the “perfect” (and mostly impossible) essay answer. In the Ultimate Guide to the UBE, students can see what real bar exam takers did under timed conditions. They can read expert commentary on real bar exam answers, and step into the shoes of a bar exam grader by critiquing real bar exam answers themselves. Students can see, firsthand, what separates a score of 1 from a score of 3 from a score of 6 out of 6, and learn how to push their own score up the grading scale. Memorizing rules separate from the essay-writing process is not a winning strategy; practicing writing an essay while looking up the rules enables students to hone their analysis skills and learn the rules. The online appendices provide all the substantive law students need to complete the questions in this book, allowing students to focus on the skill development piece of bar review, rather than guessing the applicable rule.

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Aspen Publishing

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1543856381

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Yale University College Prowler Off the Record

By: Melissa Doscher

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Yale University College Prowler Off the Record

By: Melissa Doscher

Provides a look at Yale University from the students' viewpoint.

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College Prowler, Inc

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1596582073

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Variance in Approach Toward a ‘Sustainable’ Coffee Industry in Costa Rica

Perspectives from Within; Lessons and Insights

By: Melissa Vogt

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Variance in Approach Toward a ‘Sustainable’ Coffee Industry in Costa Rica

Perspectives from Within; Lessons and Insights

By: Melissa Vogt

Dr. Melissa Vogt considers the influence of Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade in coffee farming communities of Costa Rica from 2009-2019. Sustainability certifications schemes are working amongst a range of sustainability efforts, unique by their intra market location. The intentions of each certification scheme must be clarified prior to evaluation and their influence considered amongst contextually specific historic and contemporary considerations, and alongside the range of sustainability efforts. The advantages and disadvantages, opportunities for improvement and how alternative mechanisms might improve upon or complement sustainability certification schemes are explained. An epilogue considers how prioritisation of coffee as a cash crop may align with sustainability. The influence on biodiversity, community health and income, and the possible implication of reduced coffee crop density for consumers, the market and farming landscapes is considered. How sustainability standards might better encourage more ambitious sustainability in farming landscapes is for future consideration.

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Ubiquity Press

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1911529781

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The Economic and Legal Effectiveness of the European Union�s Anti-Money Laundering Policy

By: Brigitte Unger,Joras Ferwerda,Melissa van den Broek,Ioana Deleanu

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The Economic and Legal Effectiveness of the European Union�s Anti-Money Laundering Policy

By: Brigitte Unger,Joras Ferwerda,Melissa van den Broek,Ioana Deleanu

Official government policies against money laundering in the EU have been in place for roughly 25 years, after much concerted effort and a great deal of time and money invested. This volume examines the anti-money laundering policy of the EU Member Sta

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1783472774

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Climate Change in the 21st Century

By: Stewart J. Cohen,Melissa W. Waddell

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Climate Change in the 21st Century

By: Stewart J. Cohen,Melissa W. Waddell

Public and media interest in the climate change issue has increased exponentially in recent years. Climate change, or "global warming," is a complex problem with far-reaching social and economic impacts. Climate Change in the 21st Century brings together all the major aspects of global warming to give a state of the art description of our collective understanding of this phenomenon and what can be done to counteract it on both the local and global scale. Stewart Cohen and Melissa Waddell explain and clarify the different ways of approaching the study of climate change and the fundamental ideas behind them. From a history of climate change research to current attempts to mitigate its impact such as the Kyoto Protocol and carbon trading, they explore key ideas from many fields of study, outlining the environmental and human dimensions of global warming. Climate Change in the 21st Century goes beyond climate modeling to investigate interdisciplinary attempts to measure and forecast the complex impacts of future climate change on communities, how we assess their vulnerability, and how we plan to adapt our society. The book explores the impact of climate change on different ecosystems as well as what the social and economic understanding of this phenomenon can tell us; it also links discussions of climate change with the global discourse of sustainable development. Climate Change in the 21st Century provides a comprehensive, understandable, but academically informed introduction to the world's biggest challenge for both students and concerned citizens.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773581294

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9780773581296

Market Entry into the USA

Why European Companies Fail and How to Succeed

By: Ralf Drews,Melissa Lamson

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Market Entry into the USA

Why European Companies Fail and How to Succeed

By: Ralf Drews,Melissa Lamson

This book connects a buying psychology driven by American beliefs and values with a company’s go-to market strategy, the goal being to sensitize readers to how the cultural values of a particular country or region can impact the business environment. The book also addresses the reasons behind these differences and therefore begins with a detailed cultural comparison of the United States and Europe, and assessments of how these characteristics impact their respective markets and customer behavior differently. Another aspect that sets this book apart is that it argues for sound decision-making processes as the first priority in any international business strategy. Readers are provided detailed insights into the variables a European company needs to understand before it makes its “go/no-go” decision, along with the tools needed to evaluate the probability of success and the risks of going to market. Once a company decides to enter the US market, the book then offers a highly customer-centric approach to developing and executing an effective market strategy.

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Springer

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3319171240

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Tasting Grace

Discovering the Power of Food to Connect Us to God, One Another, and Ourselves

By: Melissa d'Arabian

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Tasting Grace

Discovering the Power of Food to Connect Us to God, One Another, and Ourselves

By: Melissa d'Arabian

The winner of The Next Food Network Star season five and New York Times best-selling author of Ten Dollar Dinners shares how God used food to invite her into His love. It wasn't until Melissa d'Arabian evaluated her relationship with food in light of her relationship with God that she began to appreciate food as not only a gift from him but also as a deeper invitation into his love. As she prayed, studied Scripture, and reflected on the stories from her own life, Melissa saw how God had used food to draw her into community, to redeem her moments of greatest tragedy, and ultimately to connect her more to him. In Tasting Grace, Melissa shares sixteen invitations that will transform your perception of food and the role it plays in your own life, from equality to connection to hospitality to stewardship and more. She explains how through her experiences, she learned to trust the ingredients--in recipes and in life--and join God in the act of creation. Whether you are a mom struggling to throw together a healthy meal for your family each night or a single woman longing for fellowship around your table, you will draw encouragement and inspiration from Melissa's reminder that all food, first and foremost, is a gift from God. When you return to him as the source, you will find the freedom to enjoy his beautiful and delicious creation. Advance praise for Tasting Grace “What a beautiful book. Using stories of her own triumphs and pain, Melissa digs past the surface layers of food as we see it on television, in cookbooks, and on social media. Rather, she helps us think about it in a whole new way—as nothing short of a spiritual force, a vessel through which we can experience (and extend) compassion, comfort, fellowship, love, enjoyment, and grace. It has given me a brand-new lens with which to examine the deeper significance of the food I cook, eat, and share.”—Ree Drummond, author of The Pioneer Woman Cooks “The intersection between faith and food is endlessly interesting to me, and Melissa articulates the significance and beauty of that intersection so well. Melissa is a great storyteller, and she invites us into her story and gives us a seat at her table with graciousness and wisdom. This is a lovely, meaningful book.”—Shauna Niequist, New York Times best-selling author of Present Over Perfect and Bread and Wine “This is a beautifully written book. These aren’t just words on pages; they are an invitation to a feast, to hospitality, and to finding lasting purpose in your life. Melissa has set a table fit for a King, pulled our chairs, and reminded us there’s a place for us here. This is a book that will not only feed your imagination but also your soul.” —Bob Goff, author of New York Times bestsellers Love Does and Everybody Always

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WaterBrook

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0525652744

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9780525652748

Formal and Informal Approaches to Food Policy

By: William Aspray,George Royer,Melissa G. Ocepek

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Formal and Informal Approaches to Food Policy

By: William Aspray,George Royer,Melissa G. Ocepek

Formal approaches are those taken by government bodies through laws, court decisions and actions of government regulatory bodies. Informal approaches are those taken by individuals, non profit organizations, industries working at self-regulation, etc. Because the formal means are tied to a particular legal system, this kind of approach is nation-specific and the book focuses on the United States. But many of the things the authors have to say about US food policy and the interactions between formal and informal approaches would also be of interest to policymakers and food industry professionals in other countries. Coverage includes the regulation of food advertising on children's television and the internet, regulation of school lunch programs and the influence of Eleanor Roosevelt and Michelle Obama.

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Springer Science & Business

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3319049666

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9783319049663

Green Grabbing: A New Appropriation of Nature

By: James Fairhead,Melissa Leach,Ian Scoones

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Green Grabbing: A New Appropriation of Nature

By: James Fairhead,Melissa Leach,Ian Scoones

Across the world, ecosystems are for sale. ‘Green grabbing’ – the appropriation of land and resources for environmental ends – is an emerging process of deep and growing significance. A vigorous debate on ‘land grabbing’ already highlights instances where ‘green’ credentials are called upon to justify appropriations of land for food or fuel. Yet in other cases, environmental green agendas are the core drivers and goals of grabs. Green grabs may be drivn by biodiversity conservation, biocarbon sequestration, biofuels, ecosystem services or ecotourism, for example. In some cases theyse agendas involve the wholesale alienation of land, and in others the restructuring of rules and authority in the access, use and management of resources that may have profoundly alienating effects. Green grabbing builds on well-known histories of colonial and neo-colonial resource alienation in the name of the environment. Yet it involves novel forms of valuation, commodification and markets for pieces and aspects of nature, and an extraordinary new range of actors and alliances. This book draws together seventeen original cases from African, Asian and Latin American settings to ask: To what extent and in what ways do ‘green grabs’ constitute new forms of appropriation of nature? What political and discursive dynamics underpin ‘green grabs’? How and when do appropriations on the ground emerge out of circulations of green capital? What are the implications for ecologies, landscapes and livelihoods? Who is gaining and who is losing? How are agrarian social relations, rights and authority being restructured, and in whose interests? This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Peasant Studies.

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Routledge

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1317850521

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Extraordinary Times

And Everyday Lives

By: Norma Harris,Melissa Sturm

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Extraordinary Times

And Everyday Lives

By: Norma Harris,Melissa Sturm

1861 - 1866 It should not be. Young men marching off to war. Mothers and fathers left behind to worry. Sisters packing boxes of mittens, scarves and pies to send to their brothers on the fields. Young women with hopes of marriage and homes of their own left to wait and wonder if their dreams will ever come true. Yet it is the life of many as President Lincoln calls up Northern troops to keep Union together and the South prepares to defend their homes. Henry Harris cannot deny the call of duty. He puts on the Union blue and marches South to War. His family and beloved Olivia are left behind. Overnight, it seems, everything changes. Olivia cannot accept Henry's choice of duty over his love for her. Father is left to worry for his son's safety. Sister Sarah puts on a brave face, packs boxes full of good things, and tries her best to be an anchor as the waves of War wash over their lives. Henry must do his duty. As the years rush by, the South is destroyed and the North receives a battered victory. Letters from Henry are the only line connecting him to the changing lives of his family back home. But are those letters enough to protect the hearts of the ones he loves? Or will the many miles and long days of separation destroy all hopes and dreams?

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1456728288

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Nutrition Across Life Stages

By: Melissa Bernstein,Kimberley McMahon

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Nutrition Across Life Stages

By: Melissa Bernstein,Kimberley McMahon

Good nutrition is a critical component at every stage of life. Nutrition Across Life Stages, Second Edition covers topics applicable and relevant for entry-level Nutrition and Dietetics students who are focusing their study on nutritional requirements and challenges during each life stage. The text clearly and comprehensively presents the impact of nutrition on people across the life cycle, moving through each life stage by first highlighting normal nutritional needs before delving into the implications of nutrition for health and disease at each particular stage of life. Each new print copy includes 365-day Navigate eBook access. Instructor resources include test bank, slides in PowerPoint format, image bank, and instructor's manual with learning objectives, chapter outlines, answers to in-text questions, and more.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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1284252086

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9781284252088

Places of the Underground Railroad

A Geographical Guide

By: Tom Calarco,Cynthia Vogel,Kathryn Grover,Rae Hallstrom,Sharron L. Pope,Melissa Waddy- Thibodeaux

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Places of the Underground Railroad

A Geographical Guide

By: Tom Calarco,Cynthia Vogel,Kathryn Grover,Rae Hallstrom,Sharron L. Pope,Melissa Waddy- Thibodeaux

This up-to-date compilation details the most significant stops along the Underground Railroad. Places of the Underground Railroad: A Geographical Guide presents an overview of the various sites that comprised this unique road to freedom, with entries chosen to represent all regions of the United States and Canada. Where most works on the Underground Railroad focus on the people involved, this unique guide explores the intricacies of travel that allowed the "conductors" to carry out the tasks entrusted to them. It presents an accurate picture of just where the Underground Railroad was and how it operated, including routes and itineraries and connections between the various Railroad locations. Through information about these locations, the book takes readers from the beginnings of organized aid to fugitive slaves during the period following the American Revolution up to the Civil War. It delineates the possible routes fugitive slaves may have taken by identifying the rivers, canals, and railroads that were sometimes used. And it shows that a network, though decentralized and variable over time and place, truly was established among Underground Railroad participants.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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Why the South? Why Egypt?

By: Melissa Garcia

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Why the South? Why Egypt?

By: Melissa Garcia

After many years of facing my own down south and Egypt moments of rejection, disappointments, pain, sorrow, and heartaches, I have discovered the hidden gem behind the dark moments we all must encounter in order to live out our greatest potential. It is possible to experience victory while having to journey on down toward Egypt. Down south is where you can experience God's amazing grace and mercy in a way you never thought possible because Egypt is not only a place of deliverance but also a place of refuge for all those who trust in the Lord to bring about the best and the greatest calling on your life. Why the South? Why Egypt? will not only give you a different perspective on life's trials and darkest moments but will also transform your mind and set you on the right track for a victorious future

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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The Hidden Cause of Acne

How Toxic Water Is Affecting Your Health and What You Can Do about It

By: Melissa Gallico

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The Hidden Cause of Acne

How Toxic Water Is Affecting Your Health and What You Can Do about It

By: Melissa Gallico

An investigation into the root cause of the modern acne epidemic--fluoride--and how to remove it from your diet and lifestyle for clear, healthy skin • Chronicles the existing acne research to reveal fluoride was behind the rise of teenage acne in the mid-20th century and the dramatic increase in adult acne today • Details how to avoid fluoridated foods and beverages as well as other common sources of fluoride, such as pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and household products • Explains how to displace fluoride stored in your bones and other tissues through nutrition and the careful use of iodine According to a recent study, over 20 percent of men and 35 percent of women experience acne after the age of 30. At the same time, remote indigenous societies--such as the Inuit before they “moved to town” in the 1960s--experience no acne at all, even among their teenagers. Many things have been cited as causing acne, from sugar, chocolate, or pizza to dirty pillowcases, hormones, or genetics, but none of these “causes” have been able to explain the majority of acne cases, nor why chronic acne is on the rise. Using her FBI intelligence analyst skills, Melissa Gallico identifies fluoride as the root cause of the modern acne epidemic. Chronicling the existing acne research, she reveals where each study went wrong and what they missed. She shares her personal 20-year struggle with severe cystic acne not only on her face, but on her neck, chest, back, and even inside her ears. She explains how her travels around the world and her intelligence work helped her pinpoint exactly what was causing her treatment-resistant flare-ups--fluoridated water, foods, dental products, and the systemic build-up of childhood fluoride treatments. She details how to avoid fluoridated foods and beverages and explains how sources of fluoride work their way deeply into our daily lives through water as well as fluoride-based pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and common household products. The author exposes the corrupt science used to convince people of fluoride’s health benefits and examines the systemic toxicity of fluoride, including its anti-thyroid and neurotoxin effects, how it remains in the body for years, and how it can cause the symptoms of illnesses, such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, and depression. She explains how to displace fluoride stored in your bones and tissues through nutrition and the careful use of iodine. Offering a guide to freeing yourself from persistent adult acne, Gallico shows that it is possible to heal your skin even when dermatologists and their prescriptions have failed.

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Simon and Schuster

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162055710X

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Prattville, Alabama

A Brief History of the Fountain City

By: Marc Parker,Melissa Benefield Parker

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Prattville, Alabama

A Brief History of the Fountain City

By: Marc Parker,Melissa Benefield Parker

In 1833, a New Hampshire industrialist named Daniel Pratt moved south. Pratt established the largest cotton gin factory in the world and, with it, a town known fittingly as Prattville. Soon this humble hamlet outside Montgomery became an industrial hub, fueling Alabama's antebellum cotton production. Prattville weathered the Civil War and recovered faster than any other Alabama town, as Pratt collected on debts owed from his Northern accounts. Since then, Prattville has continued to grow in important ways, gradually shifting from an industrial epicenter to a forward-looking city and a beloved hometown. Through floods, tornadoes, damaging fires and shifting economic conditions, Prattville and its townspeople endured. Now, authors Marc and Melissa Parker ensure that Prattville's history will also endure by recounting the Fountain City's proud heritage.

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1625840756

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How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Painting, Faux Painting, Or Mural Business

By: Melissa Kay Bishop

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How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Painting, Faux Painting, Or Mural Business

By: Melissa Kay Bishop

The painting, faux painting, and mural business is one of the most lucrative small business opportunities around, with more than $100 billion spent annually according to the International Franchise Association. The need for skilled, qualified painters for everything from the family home to other businesses or the side of a new building has made those with the right skill set highly sought after. For anyone seeking to start their own painting or mural painting business, it is only a matter of knowing where and how to get started and what is needed by them to both open a business and be financially successful in running it. This book was written with all of those expert painters in mind, ensuring that everyone who has ever been interested in starting their own painting business gets every possible resource they need to successfully run that business. You will learn what the basics of the career entail and how to go about running your business. You will learn the fundamentals of what equipment you will need and how to go about acquiring it for a decent rate. Learn how to find partners to help you or hire employees. Also learn the basics of your record keeping and how you will keep track of your finances. Additionally, you will learn about how to find and maintain professional contacts and build a portfolio that will help you find new work in the future. You will learn how to meet clients and dress properly and how to scope out the walls at your potential work sites so you can bid and work effectively. You will learn how to bid on a job and get paid for your work and finally how to start painting the walls, including the types of wall surfaces you may have, the paints you might use, how to load up and setup, and how to finalize a project. Dozens of the top faux and mural painters in the nation were contacted and interviewed for this book, their expertise compiled into a series of tips and tricks that will help you both understand how to run a business and be a successful painter. Everything you need to become a faux painter, from the first clients to the expansion of your business is included in this guide; the beginnerâe(tm)s only needed resource. The companion CD-ROM is included with the print version of this book; however is not available for download with the electronic version. It may be obtained separately by contacting Atlantic Publishing Group at sales@atlantic-pub.com Atlantic Publishing is a small, independent publishing company based in Ocala, Florida. Founded over twenty years ago in the company presidentâe(tm)s garage, Atlantic Publishing has grown to become a renowned resource for non-fiction books. Today, over 450 titles are in print covering subjects such as small business, healthy living, management, finance, careers, and real estate. Atlantic Publishing prides itself on producing award winning, high-quality manuals that give readers up-to-date, pertinent information, real-world examples, and case studies with expert advice. Every book has resources, contact information, and web sites of the products or companies discussed.

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1601383320

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Math and Science Workout for the ACT, 2nd Edition

By: Melissa Hendrix,Princeton Review,Staff of the Princeton Review

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Math and Science Workout for the ACT, 2nd Edition

By: Melissa Hendrix,Princeton Review,Staff of the Princeton Review

Offers test-taking tips along with practice tests for the math and science portion of the test, along with explanations for the correct answers.

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Princeton Review

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0307945952

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CAIA Level II

Advanced Core Topics in Alternative Investments

By: Melissa Donohue,Urbi Garay,Ernest Jaffarian,Francois Lhabitant,Pierre-Yves Mathonet,Thomas Meyer,Richard Spurgin,Simon Stevenson

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CAIA Level II

Advanced Core Topics in Alternative Investments

By: Melissa Donohue,Urbi Garay,Ernest Jaffarian,Francois Lhabitant,Pierre-Yves Mathonet,Thomas Meyer,Richard Spurgin,Simon Stevenson

Alternative investments have become the 'brooding omnipresence' of modern finance. As such, they are at the core of any significant discussion relating to asset allocation, risk management, and portfolio design. The topics outlined and discussed in this text provide a meaningful stop on the road toward understanding the complexities and rewards of these instruments." —Garry Crowder, Director, Institute for Alternative Investment Education and Research Sponsored by the CAIA Association, the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) program consists of a two-tier exam process (Level I and Level II) through which you may earn the CAIA charter. The Level I exam challenges your understanding of the alternative investment market's tools and terms, and tests your knowledge of various trading strategies and performance measurements. The Level II exam assesses how you would apply the knowledge and analytics learned in Level I within an asset allocation framework. CAIA Level II: Advanced Core Topics in Alternative Investments contains virtually all of the material on alternative investments that potential Level II candidates would need to know as they prepare for the exam—a multifaceted assembly of questions and problem-solving tasks. Since the tools and terms introduced in Level I provide the basis for the second level of this program, the information found here will continue to focus on alternative investments—hedge funds, private equity, commodities and managed futures, and credit derivatives—but in greater depth and in the context of risk management and asset allocation. Whether you're a seasoned professional looking to explore new areas within the alternative investment arena or a new industry participant seeking to establish a solid understanding of alternative investments, CAIA Level II: Advanced Core Topics in Alternative Investments is the best way to achieve these goals, and the smartest way to prepare for such a demanding exam. Take your first steps toward attaining the CAIA charter by picking up CAIA Level I: An Introduction to Core Topics in Alternative Investments.

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0470685115

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Becoming Melungeon

Making an Ethnic Identity in the Appalachian South

By: Melissa Schrift

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Becoming Melungeon

Making an Ethnic Identity in the Appalachian South

By: Melissa Schrift

Appalachian legend describes a mysterious, multiethnic population of exotic, dark-skinned rogues called Melungeons who rejected the outside world and lived in the remote, rugged mountains in the farthest corner of northeast Tennessee. The allegedly unknown origins of these Melungeons are part of what drove this legend and generated myriad exotic origin theories. Though nobody self-identified as Melungeon before the 1960s, by the 1990s “Melungeonness” had become a full-fledged cultural phenomenon, resulting in a zealous online community and annual meetings where self-identified Melungeons gathered to discuss shared genealogy and history. Although today Melungeons are commonly identified as the descendants of underclass whites, freed African Americans, and Native Americans, this ethnic identity is still largely a social construction based on local tradition, myth, and media. In Becoming Melungeon, Melissa Schrift examines the ways in which the Melungeon ethnic identity has been socially constructed over time by various regional and national media, plays, and other forms of popular culture. Schrift explores how the social construction of this legend evolved into a fervent movement of a self-identified ethnicity in the 1990s. This illuminating and insightful work examines the shifting social constructions of race, ethnicity, and identity both in the local context of the Melungeons and more broadly in an attempt to understand the formation of ethnic groups and identity in the modern world.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803271549

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9780803271548

Best Dog Hikes North Carolina

By: Melissa Watson

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Best Dog Hikes North Carolina

By: Melissa Watson

This guidebook reveals a collection of sixty of the best dog friendly hiking trails in North Carolina. From mountain views to the coveted coast, there’s a trail for you and your trusty companions. Your pups will frolic, swim, play, explore, and enjoy every step of the way. Throughout are full-color photos and maps, helpful tips, and tailored hike specs with information on leash requirements, trail surface, other trail users, and more. You’ll also find important advice about hiking with dogs and preparation before you hit the trail. Grab the leash, don your pack, and get ready for an adventure that will have tails wagging for days to come.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493018566

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9781493018567

55 Surefire Internet Businesses You Can Start for Under $5000

By: Melissa Campanelli,Entrepreneur Press

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55 Surefire Internet Businesses You Can Start for Under $5000

By: Melissa Campanelli,Entrepreneur Press

A menu of today's hottest business opportunities--each with a startup cost of less than $5,000

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Entrepreneur Press

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1599182610

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With Purpose and Promise

A Novel

By: K. Melissa Burton

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With Purpose and Promise

A Novel

By: K. Melissa Burton

She seemed like your average country girl on a farm in rural Kentucky... But she had purpose... She had promise... And she had an opportunity. Inspired by real-life local events in her hometown of Lawrenceburg, author K. Melissa Burton introduces Lilly Kate Overstreet, a resourceful young lady of the early 1900s. As Lilly Kate nears the end of eighth grade, she assumes her years of education are coming to a close. But when a family tragedy opens the door for her to attend the local high school, Lilly Kate takes up the mantle to be the first in her family to receive a high school diploma. But the task is far from easy. Not only is the school's founder, Mrs. Kavanaugh, a formidable taskmaster, Lilly Kate is nearly overwhelmed by the changes taking place in her life and in the world around her. Yet, when the girls of Kavanaugh High are introduced to a new game called basketball, it proves to be a catalyst for moving them all forward.

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Tate Publishing

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1616634340

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9781616634346

Find the Right Property, Buy at the Right Price

By: Melissa Opie

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Find the Right Property, Buy at the Right Price

By: Melissa Opie

The essential guide to buying the perfect investment property Interest in buying property is at an all time high. But while everyone’s talking about it, the number of people actually doing it isn’t escalating at the same rate. The reason is simple: would-be buyers are being held back by fears that they’ll choose the wrong property, and pay too much for it, too. Find the Right Property, Buy at the Right Price is here to help, putting author Melissa Opie’s 25-year history in real estate at your fingertips so that you can be certain you’re making the right decision. Part of the reason buyers are so worried about making a bad deal is that the market moves so fast and ‘current’ information dates quickly. Every quarter, newspapers all over Australia print median house prices, indicating which areas have gone up and by how much. But there’s so much more information a buyer needs to feel confident before dipping their toes in the property-buying waters. With this book in hand, you’ll have that all-important extra knowledge. Answers key questions like ‘Which properties should I target in these “boom” areas?’ and ‘How do I know I’m paying the right price?’ Distils property-buying rhetoric in a simple, easy-to-follow way Features numerous case studies and real-life examples to help illustrate strategies and potential pitfalls Includes checklists to help you make sure you aren’t missing anything when buying a property Find the Right Property, Buy at the Right Price is here to allay your property-buying fears. From a respected expert with an impeccable track record, it’s the only book you need to make a responsible, informed, and profitable purchase.

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1118188020

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1,296 Act Practice Questions

By: Melissa Hendrix

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1,296 Act Practice Questions

By: Melissa Hendrix

For students preparing for the ACT exam, a helpful resource includes two full-length practice tests, along with additional practice questions with complete answer explanations and an informative overview of the material covered on the exam. Original.

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Princeton Review

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0375429700

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White-Collar Crime

An Opportunity Perspective

By: Michael L. Benson,Sally S. Simpson,Melissa Rorie,Jay P. Kennedy

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White-Collar Crime

An Opportunity Perspective

By: Michael L. Benson,Sally S. Simpson,Melissa Rorie,Jay P. Kennedy

Approaches white-collar crime from a coherent theoretical perspective, critiquing the roles of socioeconomic class, gender, ethnicity, and race, and analyzing the latest case studies from around the world, like the new forms of fraud emerging in the wake of the COVID pandemic Addresses the growing social problem of crimes of the powerful with full intersectionality, broadening this textbook's appeal to the race and ethnic studies audience A leading competitor in the white-collar crime textbook market due to its rigor and timeliness

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Taylor & Francis

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100381803X

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9781003818038

Complex Cases in Student Affairs

Preparing Early Career Professionals for Practice

By: Michael G. Ignelzi,Melissa A. Rychener,Molly A. Mistretta,Stacy A. Jacob

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Complex Cases in Student Affairs

Preparing Early Career Professionals for Practice

By: Michael G. Ignelzi,Melissa A. Rychener,Molly A. Mistretta,Stacy A. Jacob

Complex Cases in Student Affairs provides students and professionals with a deeper understanding of how problems in student affairs might be addressed through the application of relevant theory/research and practical considerations of professional practice. Featuring 22 original cases situated at a range of different types of institutions, this important text covers many functional areas, represents the experiences of a diverse set of student populations, and addresses a variety of complex and intersecting issues that student affairs professionals regularly face. A clear process for applying theory to practice along with case-specific questions prompts readers to engage with the issues presented in the cases, identify and analyze problems, and construct robust solutions. Whether you are a student affairs or higher education graduate student, faculty member, early student affairs professional, or staff supervisor, reading, analyzing, and crafting resolutions to the cases in this book will better prepare you to effectively consider and address the challenges of the field.

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1315516438

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