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The Loss of Happiness in Market Democracies

By: Robert Edwards Lane

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The Loss of Happiness in Market Democracies

By: Robert Edwards Lane

Despite the fact that citizens of advanced market democracies are satisfied with their material progress, many are haunted by a spirit of unhappiness. There is evidence of a rising tide of clinical depression in most advanced societies, and in the United States studies have documented a decline in the number of people who regard themselves as happy. Although our political and economic systems are based on the utilitarian philosophy of happiness--the greatest good for the greatest number--they seem to have contributed to our dissatisfaction with life. This book investigates why this is so. Drawing on extensive research in such fields as quality of life, economics, politics, sociology, psychology, and biology, Robert E. Lane presents a challenging thesis. He shows that the main sources of well-being in advanced economies are friendships and a good family life and that, once one is beyond the poverty level, a larger income contributes almost nothing to happiness. In fact, as prosperity increases, there is a tragic erosion of family solidarity and community integration, and individuals become more and more distrustful of each other and their political institutions. Lane urges that we alter our priorities so that we increase our levels of companionship even at the risk of reducing our income.

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Yale University Press

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0300091060

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9780300091069

Environmental Calculations

A Multimedia Approach

By: Robert G. Kunz

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Environmental Calculations

A Multimedia Approach

By: Robert G. Kunz

Consolidates information and technical calculations for a wide variety of environmental factors Operating a business facility of any size, especially a manufacturing location, requires environmental permits from a number of governmental regulatory agencies responsible for protecting human health and the environment. Environmental Calculations: A Multimedia Approach provides an essential, one-stop reference for the necessary technical calculations to obtain a broad range of such permits. Along with clear, concise, and factual explanations, the text also includes relevant equations, examples, and case studies to support and clarify the calculations. Filled with the rich experience from the author's years of work in environmental permitting, the coverage features: An introduction to the major concepts and practice in the permitting process Key concepts in environmental chemistry such as the ideal gas law, vapor pressure, reaction stoichiometry, and heat effects Air pollution control Water/wastewater Solid/hazardous waste Noise generation, propagation, and control Radiation/radioactive decay An all-around guide for environmental permitting in many contexts, Environmental Calculations: A Multimedia Approach is a must-have for anybody concerned with environmental assessment and compliance, as well as those reviewing, issuing, and monitoring environmental permits.

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646

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John Wiley & Sons

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111821563X

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9781118215630

Catalogue of Type, Figured and Cited Fossils in the National Museum of Wales

Supplement 1971-1994

By: Robert Maurice Owens,Michael G. Bassett,National Museum of Wales

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Catalogue of Type, Figured and Cited Fossils in the National Museum of Wales

Supplement 1971-1994

By: Robert Maurice Owens,Michael G. Bassett,National Museum of Wales

This catalogue lists all 'type and figured fossils' - those described, illustrated or referred to by geologists in scientific publications - up to the end of 1994.

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National Museum Wales

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0720004225

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9780720004229

The British Tariff for 1839

Vol. IV

By: Robert Ellis

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The British Tariff for 1839

Vol. IV

By: Robert Ellis

Reprint of the original, first published in 1839.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385146607

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9783385146600

The Radical Middle Class

Populist Democracy and the Question of Capitalism in Progressive Era Portland, Oregon

By: Robert D. Johnston

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The Radical Middle Class

Populist Democracy and the Question of Capitalism in Progressive Era Portland, Oregon

By: Robert D. Johnston

America has a long tradition of middle-class radicalism, albeit one that intellectual orthodoxy has tended to obscure. The Radical Middle Class seeks to uncover the democratic, populist, and even anticapitalist legacy of the middle class. By examining in particular the independent small business sector or petite bourgeoisie, using Progressive Era Portland, Oregon, as a case study, Robert Johnston shows that class still matters in America. But it matters only if the politics and culture of the leading player in affairs of class, the middle class, is dramatically reconceived. This book is a powerful combination of intellectual, business, labor, medical, and, above all, political history. Its author also humanizes the middle class by describing the lives of four small business owners: Harry Lane, Will Daly, William U'Ren, and Lora Little. Lane was Portland's reform mayor before becoming one of only six senators to vote against U.S. entry into World War I. Daly was Oregon's most prominent labor leader and a onetime Socialist. U'Ren was the national architect of the direct democracy movement. Little was a leading antivaccinationist. The Radical Middle Class further explores the Portland Ku Klux Klan and concludes with a national overview of the American middle class from the Progressive Era to the present. With its engaging narrative, conceptual richness, and daring argumentation, it will be welcomed by all who understand that reexamining the middle class can yield not only better scholarship but firmer grounds for democratic hope.

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Princeton University Press

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1400849527

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Rockhounding Montana

A Guide to 100 of Montana's Best Rockhounding Sites

By: Montana Hodges,Robert Feldman

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Rockhounding Montana

A Guide to 100 of Montana's Best Rockhounding Sites

By: Montana Hodges,Robert Feldman

With this informative, fully updated and revised guide, you can explore the mineral-rich region of Montana. It describes the state's best rockhounding sites and covers popular and commerical sites as well as numerous little-known areas. This handy guide also descirbes how to collect specimens, includes maps and directions to each site, and lists rockhound clubs around the state. This is truly a complete guide to popular collecting sites in Montana and source-book brimming with advice that can be of use to both the novice and the experienced rockhounder.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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149301448X

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9781493014484

Mineral Statistics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the Year 1867

By: Robert Hunt

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Mineral Statistics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the Year 1867

By: Robert Hunt

Reprint of the original, first published in 1868.

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3375013701

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Book's by Robert Edwards Lane

The Loss of Happiness in Market Democracies

The Loss of Happiness in Market Democracies

Environmental Calculations

Environmental Calculations

Catalogue of Type, Figured and Cited Fossils in the National Museum of Wales

Catalogue of Type, Figured and Cited Fossils in the National Museum of Wales

The British Tariff for 1839

The British Tariff for 1839

The Radical Middle Class

The Radical Middle Class

Rockhounding Montana

Rockhounding Montana

Mineral Statistics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the Year 1867

Mineral Statistics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the Year 1867

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