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Java Phrasebook

By: Timothy R. Fisher

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Essential Code and Commands Java Phrasebook gives you the code phrases you need to quickly and effectively complete your programming projects in Java. Concise and Accessible Easy to carry and easy to use—lets you ditch all those bulky books for one portable guide Flexible and Functional Packed with more than 100 customizable code snippets—so you can readily code functional Java in just about any situation Timothy Fisher has been working professionally in the Java software development field since 1997 and is currently a consultant for the Compuware Corporation in Detroit, Michigan. He enjoys writing about technology and has been a contributor to Java Developer’s Journal and XML Journal. Tim is also passionate about education and the use of advanced Internet technologies for education. Programming / Java

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0132715007

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Human Communication as Narration

Toward a Philosophy of Reason, Value, and Action

By: Walter R. Fisher

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Human Communication as Narration

Toward a Philosophy of Reason, Value, and Action

By: Walter R. Fisher

This book addresses questions that have concerned rhetoricians, literary theorists, and philosophers since the time of the pre-Socratics and the Sophists: How do people come to believe and to act on the basis of communicative experiences? What is the nature of reason and rationality in these experiences? What is the role of values in human decision making and action? How can reason and values be assessed? In answering these questions, Professor Fisher proposes a reconceptualization of humankind as homo narrans, that all forms of human communication need to be seen as stories—symbolic interpretations of aspects of the world occurring in time and shaped by history, culture, and character; that individuated forms of discourse should be considered "good reasons"—values or value-laden warrants for believing or acting in certain ways; and that a narrative logic that all humans have natural capacities to employ ought to be conceived of as the logic by which human communication is assessed.

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Univ of South Carolina Press

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1643362429

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9781643362427

Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation

By: Barry A. J. Fisher,David R. Fisher

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Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation

By: Barry A. J. Fisher,David R. Fisher

If you are a Professional Crime Scene Investigator, then this book is a must have for both your personal forensic reference library, as well as your office reference library."Edward W. Wallace Jr., Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst, Retired First Grade Detective, NYPD"Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation is a well-written, comprehensive gu

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CRC Press

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1466507403

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9781466507401

Living without Justice

By: Loren R. Fisher

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Living without Justice

By: Loren R. Fisher

Gift yourself with a tour of ancient worlds. Fisher is a talented scholar in ancient languages and invites the reader into the dynamic world of language and international relations. Once one has read this novel (and hopefully the two previous novels in the series) one will read Old Testament Scriptures with new eyes. Fisher helpfully presents an alternative to a belief in a punishing and rewarding deity." --Rev. Arthur Gafke, author of Strong Ministry: Strengthening Your Pastoral Leadership and Pray the Seasons

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1621896609

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The Jerusalem Academy, 2nd Edition

By: Loren R. Fisher

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The Jerusalem Academy, 2nd Edition

By: Loren R. Fisher

This novel tells the story of the scribes who produced the book of Genesis. It is narrated by Keziah, the wife of Jonathan, one of the scribes. They collected the stories and put them together according to a detailed plan. These same scribes worked in the Jerusalem Academy during the time of the Davidic monarchy about 1000 BCE. The scribes understood their work to be a Royal Epic, and it helped bring Judah and Israel together and legitimize the throne of David. This epic was performed at the dedication of David's palace, and it is interesting to note the interplay between the scribes' text and the performance of the minstrels.

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1621893901

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The Eloquent Peasant, 2nd edition

By: Loren R. Fisher

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The Eloquent Peasant, 2nd edition

By: Loren R. Fisher

Four thousand years ago, Egyptian society struggled with the downfall of the Old Kingdom, which brought an end to material success and introduced anarchy and chaos. Out of this period of crisis came such literature as A Dialogue between a Man and His Ba, Instructions to Meri-ka-Re, as well as the story recounted in this volume, The Eloquent Peasant. In this story, Khun-Anup, a poor peasant, was robbed, beaten, and scorned by Nemtinakht, who was well connected. Khun-Anup appealed to authorities for redress but had to make his appeals nine times. This compelling narrative recounts the peasant's struggle for justice. Fisher's fresh translation with notes provides an engaging entry to a story that has contemporary implications.

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1630878340

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Government and Society in Colonial Peru

The Intendant System 1784-1814

By: John R. Fisher

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Government and Society in Colonial Peru

The Intendant System 1784-1814

By: John R. Fisher

This study of the structure of government and society in late colonial Peru is based upon detailed examination of the operation of the viceroyalty of the system of administration by intendants, partly in response to the demands for better provincial government expressed by the Túpac Amaru rebellion. Fisher examines relations between the intendants and other groups of administrators, and brings out the revolutionary implications of their attempts to stimulate municipal life and government and assesses Peru's increasing political and administrative instability upon the application of the viceroyalty of the Constitution of Cádiz.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1474241182

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9781474241182

Transplant Unlimited

By: Kyle R. Fisher

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Transplant Unlimited

By: Kyle R. Fisher

It's the near future and advances in organic 3D printing have made the organ donor list obsolete. Nelson and Walt run Transplant Unlimited, a company that can print these organs from your own DNA in just a few hours for transplant the same day. Best friends since college, Nelson is devastated when Walt dies in a fiery car crash but he suspects there's more to it when he finds out Walt owed the local crime syndicate two million dollars. The organ printing business was good - why did he need to borrow that kind of money?

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Lulu.com

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1329147731

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9781329147737

Reading for Reform

The Social Work of Literature in the Progressive Era

By: Laura R. Fisher

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Reading for Reform

The Social Work of Literature in the Progressive Era

By: Laura R. Fisher

An unprecedented examination of class-bridging reform and U.S. literary history at the turn of the twentieth century Reading for Reform rewrites the literary history of late nineteenth and early twentieth century America by putting social reform institutions at the center of literary and cultural analysis. Examining the vibrant, often fractious literary cultures that developed as part of the Progressive mandate to uplift the socially disadvantaged, it shows that in these years reformers saw literature as a way to combat the myriad social problems that plagued modern U.S. society. As they developed distinctly literary methods for Americanizing immigrants, uplifting and refining wage-earning women, and educating black students, their institutions gave rise to a new social purpose for literature. Class-bridging reform institutions—the urban settlement house, working girls’ club, and African American college—are rarely addressed in literary history. Yet, Laura R. Fisher argues, they engendered important experiments in the form and social utility of American literature, from minor texts of Yiddish drama and little-known periodical and reform writers to the fiction of Edith Wharton and Nella Larsen. Fisher delves into reform’s vast and largely unexplored institutional archives to show how dynamic sites of modern literary culture developed at the margins of social power. Fisher reveals how reformist approaches to race, class, religion, and gender formation shaped American literature between the 1880s and the 1920s. In doing so, she tells a new story about the fate of literary practice, and the idea of literature’s practical value, during the very years that modernist authors were proclaiming art’s autonomy from concepts of social utility.

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U of Minnesota Press

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1452960364

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Urban Environmental Stewardship and Civic Engagement

How planting trees strengthens the roots of democracy

By: Dana R. Fisher,Erika S. Svendsen,James Connolly

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Urban Environmental Stewardship and Civic Engagement

How planting trees strengthens the roots of democracy

By: Dana R. Fisher,Erika S. Svendsen,James Connolly

Once considered the antithesis of a verdant and vibrant ecosystem, cities are now being hailed as highly efficient and complex social ecological systems. Emerging from the streets of the post-industrial city are well-tended community gardens, rooftop farms and other viable habitats capable of supporting native flora and fauna. At the forefront of this transformation are the citizens living in the cities themselves. As people around the world increasingly relocate to urban areas, this book discusses how they engage in urban stewardship and what civic participation in the environment means for democracy. Drawing on data collected through a two-year study of volunteer stewards who planted trees as part of the MillionTreesNYC initiative in the United States, this book examines how projects like this can make a difference to the social fabric of a city. It analyses quantitative survey data along with qualitative interview data that enables the volunteers to share their personal stories and motivations for participating, revealing the strong link between environmental stewardship and civic engagement. As city governments in developed countries are investing more and more in green infrastructure campaigns to change the urban landscape, this book sheds light on the social importance of these initiatives and shows how individuals’ efforts to reshape their cities serve to strengthen democracy. It draws out lessons that are highly applicable to global cities and policies on sustainability and civic engagement.

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Routledge

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1317934164

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The Minority Report, 2nd Edition

By: Loren R. Fisher

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The Minority Report, 2nd Edition

By: Loren R. Fisher

A novel is a novel way of entering into the world of biblical textual criticism! Fisher's novel about the writing of the Job poem and how its message was largely silenced by locating it within the more ancient story is a likely tale that, in any case, brings to life the world of scholars at David's court. It also shows that modern skepticism is not so modern after all!" --John Cobb, Emeritus Professor, Claremont School of Theology

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1621897931

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Caring for Orphaned Children in China

By: Shang Xiaoyuan,Karen R. Fisher

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Caring for Orphaned Children in China

By: Shang Xiaoyuan,Karen R. Fisher

International media regularly features horrific stories about Chinese orphanages, especially when debating international adoption and human rights. Much of the popular information is dated and ill-informed about the experiences of most orphans in China today, Chinese government policy, and improvements evident in parts of China. Informal kinship care is the most common support for the orphaned children. The state supports orphans and abandoned children whose parents and relatives cannot be found or contacted. The book explores concrete examples about the changing experiences and future directions of Chinese child welfare policy. It is about the support to disadvantaged children, including abandoned children in the care of the state, most of whom have disabilities; HIV affected children; and orphans in kinship care. It identifies how many orphans are in China, how they are supported, the extent to which their rights are met, and what efforts are made to improve their rights and welfare provision. When our research about Chinese orphans started in 2001, these children were almost entirely voiceless. Since then, the Chinese government has committed to improving child welfare. We argue that a mixed welfare system, in which state provision supplements family and community care, is an effective direction to improve support for orphaned children. Government needs to take responsibility to guarantee orphans’ rights as children, and support family networks to provide care so that children can grow up in their own communities. The book contributes to academic and policy understanding of the steps that have been taken and are still required to achieve the goal of a child welfare system in China that meets the rights of orphans to live and thrive with other children in a family.

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Lexington Books

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0739136968

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9780739136966

Genesis, A Royal Epic

Introduction, Translation, and Notes, 2nd Edition

By: Loren R. Fisher

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Genesis, A Royal Epic

Introduction, Translation, and Notes, 2nd Edition

By: Loren R. Fisher

This new translation of Genesis is based on the presupposition that Genesis is the Royal Epic of the Davidic Monarchy.

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1610973011

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Projekt Half Light

By: Kyle R. Fisher

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Projekt Half Light

By: Kyle R. Fisher

Colin Studebaker is no FBI agent; he's just an engineer who works on their surveillance equipment. After a seemingly random encounter with a beautiful blond, he finds that gun-wielding thugs are chasing them through the streets of Washington D.C. But this was no random encounter. She's a Private Investigator hired to find Gary Jackson, a Senior Policy Advisor with FEMA who disappeared three weeks earlier. As one of the last people to speak to Gary, she sought Colin out for clues to Gary's whereabouts. In their desperate search, pursued by both sides of the law, they stumble upon a yellowed Nazi document from WWII entitled Projekt Half Light, signed by Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring himself. Is this decades old document a clue to finding Gary Jackson or the beginning of a much larger problem?

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1329174771

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9781329174771

NGOs and Accountability in China

Child Welfare Organisations

By: Jude Howell,Xiaoyuan Shang,Karen R. Fisher

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NGOs and Accountability in China

Child Welfare Organisations

By: Jude Howell,Xiaoyuan Shang,Karen R. Fisher

This book investigates how NGOs in authoritarian states, such as China, craft accountability and legitimacy to ensure their survival. It explores this through the lens of child welfare organisations from 2007 to 2017. The authors provide a fresh approach to accountability that is more attuned to the particular conditions of authoritarianism. The project explores the effects of power relations in shaping the hierarchies of accountability and participation that emerge and the attention given to different voices such as those of donor, government, and users. Essential reading for researchers and policy makers interested in development, NGO, social policy, political science, and child welfare studies.

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Springer

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3319902210

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9783319902210

Six Silent Killers

Management's Greatest Challenge

By: James R. Fisher

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Six Silent Killers

Management's Greatest Challenge

By: James R. Fisher

Times have changed. Downsizing, rightsizing, and corporate restructuring have drastically altered the face of the American workplace. Yet most managers are still using the same old methods of dealing with employees - with predictably disastrous results. Six Silent Killers: Management's Greatest Challenge shows how to conquer the dissatisfaction, apathy, and resentment so prevalent in the American workplace - and how to bring your management style in line with the needs of the 21st century. What can you do to lower employee turnover? How can you attract and retain quality workers? Why are your employees dissatisfied - and what can they achieve with the proper training and guidance? Six Silent Killers identifies the challenges facing today's managers and explains how to overcome these common problems in the workplace. Written by an expert in the field, it provides you with the tools to effectively motivate your employees and achieve that all-important competitive edge. Six Silent Killers is an ideal guide for team leaders, supervisors, managers, consultants, and anyone interested in breaking through the barriers to successful management. You'll discover how to boost productivity, enhance performance, and reward quality workers - the first steps on the fast track to success.

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CRC Press

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1574441523

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9781574441529

Disability Policy in China

Child and family experiences

By: Xiaoyuan Shang,Karen R. Fisher

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Disability Policy in China

Child and family experiences

By: Xiaoyuan Shang,Karen R. Fisher

Without access to a public social welfare system in parts of China, some families face invidious decisions about the lives of their children with disabilities. In other places, children with disabilities can now expect to participate in their families and communities with the same aspirations as other children. Understanding how Chinese policy has changed in the places that have addressed these stark situations is vital for the rights of the children and their families who still struggle to find the support they need. This book examines family experiences of child disability policy in China, and is the first to compile research on this area. It applies a child disability rights framework in four domains – care and protection, economic security, development and participation – to investigate families’ experiences of the effectiveness of support to fulfil their children’s rights. Questioning how families experience the interrelationships between these rights, it also considers what the further implications of the policy are. It includes vivid case studies of families’ experiences, and combines these with national data to draw out the likely future policy directions to which the Chinese government has said it is committed. Bringing together a wealth of statistical and qualitative data on children with disabilities, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of Chinese social welfare, social policy, society and children's studies, as well as policy-makers and NGOs alike.

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Routledge

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1317392396

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9781317392392

Total Quality Management for Custodial Operations

A Guide to Understanding and Applying the Key Elements of Total Quality Management

By: Gaudreau

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Total Quality Management for Custodial Operations

A Guide to Understanding and Applying the Key Elements of Total Quality Management

By: Gaudreau

This book examines Total Quality Management for the building cleaning maintenance industry. It demonstrates how to motivate employees to improve the quality of your service. Total Quality Management for Custodial Operations focuses on the customer and applies a methodology used successfully by hundreds of teams.

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CRC Press

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1884015514

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9781884015519

A Teen's Guide to Business

The Secrets to a Successful Enterprise

By: Linda Menzies

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A Teen's Guide to Business

The Secrets to a Successful Enterprise

By: Linda Menzies

Offers advice on such topics as how to find the right job, create a better product or service, develop a business plan, and deal with money matters.

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Mastermedia Publishing Company

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0942361504

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9780942361506

Education Crossing Borders

How Singapore and MIT Created a New University

By: Dara R. Fisher

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Education Crossing Borders

How Singapore and MIT Created a New University

By: Dara R. Fisher

The chronicle of a ten-year partnership between MIT and Singapore's Education Ministry that shows cross-border collaboration in higher education in action. In this book, Dara Fisher chronicles the decade-long collaboration between MIT and Singapore's Education Ministry to establish the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Fisher shows how what began as an effort by MIT to export its vision and practices to Singapore became an exercise in adaptation by actors on the ground. As cross-border higher education partnerships become more widespread, Fisher's account of one such collaboration in theory and practice is especially timely.

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MIT Press

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0262358689

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9780262358682

The Princess and the Thorn

By: Paul R. Fisher

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The Princess and the Thorn

By: Paul R. Fisher

Mole finds himself drawn into a battle between good and evil in which all the powers of the world seem to gather around him and around the lost Great Sword.

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Atheneum Books

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0689307764

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9780689307768

Probability Applications in Mechanical Design

By: Joy R. Fisher

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Probability Applications in Mechanical Design

By: Joy R. Fisher

The authors of this text seek to clarify mechanical fatigue and design problems by applying probability and computer analysis, and further extending the uses of probability to determine mechanical reliability and achieve optimization. The work solves examples using commercially available software. It is formatted with examples and problems for use in a one-semester graduate course.

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0824702603

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