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Everything Has Two Handles

The Stoic's Guide to the Art of Living

By: Ronald Pies

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Everything Has Two Handles

The Stoic's Guide to the Art of Living

By: Ronald Pies

In the course of this compact and insightful work, Dr. Ronald Pies, tells us a little about what happiness is, and a lot about how to achieve it. The first chapter begins with a reminder from the great Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, that "things do not touch the soul." This, explains Pies, "is the keystone in the arch of Stoic philosophy." In a sense, then, the rest of the book is an extended meditation on how we might avoid letting things touch our souls too much. But, it is much more than simply a meditation. From here, Pies goes on to offer readers a well-researched, often witty explanation of how Stoic philosophy—as it resonates not only with Christian and Judaic, but also with Buddhist and Hindu worldviews—can guide and improve their lives. In the process, he draws on his own considerable clinical experience to offer composite case vignettes, both positive and negative, that illustrate the principles he is discussing.

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0761839518

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Century Cook Book

By: Mary Ronald

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Century Cook Book

By: Mary Ronald

Mary Ronald's 1898, The Century Cook Book "contains directions for cooking in its various branches, from the simplest forms to high-class dishes and ornamental pieces; a group of New England dishes furnished by Susan Coolidge; and a few receipts of distinctively Southern dishes. It gives also the etiquette of dinner entertainments how to serve dinners, table decorations, and many items relative to household affairs.

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Applewood Books

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1429012064

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Requiem to a Republic

By: Ronald Runge

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Requiem to a Republic

By: Ronald Runge

A refreshing depiction of America as seen through the eyes of a young Midwesterner, Carl Steiner, and how he views school, girls, religion, the Army, and growing up in a traumatic time. The story begins with America's entry into World War II, and covers the world, as Carl sees it, up to and including the presidential tenure of Bill Clinton. Carl views these events as a man who represents a diminishing group of American citizens, who always put America first, last, and always. They understand America's founders' gift, a unique Republic unduplicated anywhere, based on the individual's freedom, and the freedom of the market place. The story relates how, over a short period of years, the fabric of the Republic has been rent and torn by greedy, election-at-all-costs politicians, and their news media, labor and big business handlers; by an increasing population of un-caring and un-knowing, kept voters, who have no conception of what their freedoms are and that they are voting them away; and by self-styled elites, who think they know better how you should live and think, and what is in your best interest. These elites have taken over and occupied American schools, foundations and bureaucracies. Carl finds at crucial moments in our history some Americans provide that spark, that courage, and that individualism, which gives us a safety net for the Republic, even as she is licking her wounds.

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0595268617

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Been There Done That

By: Ronald T. Parsons

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Been There Done That

By: Ronald T. Parsons

A true, down-to-eath story of a young person growing up in Australia in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. It was a time of global financial crisis, high unemployment, war, nuclear threats, drought, bush fires, floods and shark attacks. A time not unlike the present...

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Boolarong Press

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1921555335

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Inside the White House

By: Ronald Kessler

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Inside the White House

By: Ronald Kessler

Investigative reporter Ronald Kesser created a media buzz with this insider's expose of the modern presidencies. And this revised and updated paperback edition contains the latest revelations on Whitewater and sexual harrassment allegations against Clinton.

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Simon and Schuster

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0671879197

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Item Response Theory

Principles and Applications

By: Ronald K. Hambleton,H. Swaminathan

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Item Response Theory

Principles and Applications

By: Ronald K. Hambleton,H. Swaminathan

In the decade of the 1970s, item response theory became the dominant topic for study by measurement specialists. But, the genesis of item response theory (IRT) can be traced back to the mid-thirties and early forties. In fact, the term "Item Characteristic Curve," which is one of the main IRT concepts, can be attributed to Ledyard Tucker in 1946. Despite these early research efforts, interest in item response theory lay dormant until the late 1960s and took a backseat to the emerging development of strong true score theory. While true score theory developed rapidly and drew the attention of leading psychometricians, the problems and weaknesses inherent in its formulation began to raise concerns. Such problems as the lack of invariance of item parameters across examinee groups, and the inadequacy of classical test procedures to detect item bias or to provide a sound basis for measurement in "tailored testing," gave rise to a resurgence of interest in item response theory. Impetus for the development of item response theory as we now know it was provided by Frederic M. Lord through his pioneering works (Lord, 1952; 1953a, 1953b). The progress in the fifties was painstakingly slow due to the mathematical complexity of the topic and the nonexistence of computer programs.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9401719888

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My Name Is Prince Albert

By: Ronald D. Drobeck

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My Name Is Prince Albert

By: Ronald D. Drobeck

Albert, a young frog fresh from the pond, overheard the story of a fabled frog that was kissed by a princess. He turned into a handsome prince, and they lived happily ever after. Albert wanted to live happily ever after. Bewitched by the tale of The Frog Prince, Albert waited by the path, and was discovered by the princess and her handmaiden. With a giggle, the handmaiden dropped to a knee, held Albert high in her cupped hands, offering him to the princess in jest. The princess gave the handmaiden a mock, appreciative smile, pulled the maidens hands toward her lips, and gave Albert a kiss on the top of his head. With this silliness over, the handmaiden set Albert down alongside the path, and the two continued on their way. I lay by the side of the path for a long time, limp and exhausted, trembling, and the ground beneath me was spinning! I could feel my frog body beginning to change. Here I go! Here I go! Then there was nothing. Nothing! I did not turn into a prince. I slept. Now what? Will Albert be able to live happily ever after? You wont believe what happens next!

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1458202046

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Food, National Identity and Nationalism

From Everyday to Global Politics

By: Ronald Ranta,Atsuko Ichijo

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Food, National Identity and Nationalism

From Everyday to Global Politics

By: Ronald Ranta,Atsuko Ichijo

Building and expanding on the first edition, the second edition of Food, National Identity and Nationalism continues to explore a much-neglected area study: the relationship between food and nationalism. With a preface written by Michaela DeSoucey and using a wide range of case studies, it demonstrates that food and nationalism is an important area to study, and that the food-nationalism axis provides a useful prism through which to explore and analyse the world around us, from the everyday to the global, and the ways in which it affects us. The second edition includes a number of new case studies, including the demise and resurrection of pie as a ‘national dish’ in post-Brexit Britain; the use of netnography; the role of diasporas in maintaining and reinventing national food; the gastrodiplomatic potential of the New Nordic Cuisine; the potential of veganism to transcend nationalism; and the relationship between gastronationalism and populism.

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Springer Nature

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3031078349

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Slavic Sins of the Flesh

Food, Sex, and Carnal Appetite in Nineteenth-Century Russian Fiction

By: Ronald D. LeBlanc

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Slavic Sins of the Flesh

Food, Sex, and Carnal Appetite in Nineteenth-Century Russian Fiction

By: Ronald D. LeBlanc

A pathbreaking "gastrocritical" approach to the poetics of Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and their contemporaries

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158465824X

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The Birth of Numerical Analysis

By: Adhemar Bultheel,Ronald Cools

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The Birth of Numerical Analysis

By: Adhemar Bultheel,Ronald Cools

The 1947 paper by John von Neumann & Herman Goldstine, 'Numerical Inverting of Matrices of High Order', is considered as the birth certificate of numerical analysis. Since its publication, the evolution of this domain has been enormous. This book collects contributions by researchers who have lived through this evolution.

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World Scientific

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981283625X

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One Way Ticket

By: Ronald Conradt

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One Way Ticket

By: Ronald Conradt

Jon Burke and his two closest friends are deer-hunting in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula when they meet some interesting people. The women have been brought to the United States under false pretenses and are victims of human trafficking. When Jon, Donovan, and Larry decide to help the young women, Burke experiences violence and loss of things near and dear to him. Before it’s over, Burke does things he regrets and places himself and the women he tries to help, in peril. William Morrison gives Burke advice and counsel and saves his career in the process.

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1664168680

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Language and Creativity

The Art of Common Talk

By: Ronald Carter

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Language and Creativity

The Art of Common Talk

By: Ronald Carter

Language and Creativity has become established as a pivotal text for courses in English Language, Linguistics and Literacy. Creativity in language has conventionally been regarded as the preserve of institutionalised discourses such as literature and advertising, and individual gifted minds. In this ground-breaking book, bestselling author Ronald Carter explores the idea that creativity, far from being simply a property of exceptional people, is an exceptional property of all people. Drawing on a range of real examples of everyday conversations and speech, from flatmates in a student house and families on holiday to psychotherapy sessions and chat-lines, the book argues that creativity is an all-pervasive feature of everyday language. Using close analysis of naturally occurring language, taken from a unique 5 million word corpus, Language and Creativity reveals that speakers commonly make meanings in a variety of creative ways, in a wide range of social contexts and for a diverse set of reasons. This Routledge Linguistics Classic is here reissued with a new preface from the author, covering a range of key topics from e-language and internet discourse to English language teaching and world Englishes. Language and Creativity continues to build on the previous theories of creativity, offering a radical contribution to linguistic, literary and cultural theory. A must for anyone interested in the creativity of our everyday speech.

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1317332652

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Fish Creek

A Door County Thriller

By: Ronald Conradt

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Fish Creek

A Door County Thriller

By: Ronald Conradt

The tiny tourist village of Fish Creek is rocked when the bodies of two beautiful women are found. Police have no suspects, only a person of interest, and locals are worried that the deaths will have an adverse effect on tourism. Jon Burke, a property owner in the peninsula, is worried about the safety of his fiancée, Lacy Sanderson, but Lacy is capable of taking care of herself.

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1796035971

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In the Company of Writers 2006

By: Ronald A. Sudol

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In the Company of Writers 2006

By: Ronald A. Sudol

In July 2006, teachers of writing came together to share their knowledge, experience and creative expression in language arts as participants in the Meadow Brook Writing Project at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. Affiliated with the National Writing Project, the Meadow Brook Writing Project's 2006 Summer Institute provided these teachers with the opportunity to learn from each other and write together during a month of intensive professional development. In the Company of Writers 2006 is the wonderful anthology resulting from their collaboration. All participants, from elementary through college, returned to their classrooms in the fall, inspired and ready to pass on that inspiration to their students in order to help them become better writers.

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0595471501

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Emerson in His Own Time

A Biographical Chronicle of His Life, Drawn from Recollections, Interviews, and Memoirs by Family, F

By: Ronald A. & Joel Bosco & Myerson

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Emerson in His Own Time

A Biographical Chronicle of His Life, Drawn from Recollections, Interviews, and Memoirs by Family, F

By: Ronald A. & Joel Bosco & Myerson

At his death, Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) was universally acknowledged in America and England as “the Great Romancer.” Novels such as The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables and stories published in such collections as Twice-Told Tales continue to capture the minds and imaginations of readers and critics to this day. Harder to capture, however, were the character and personality of the man himself. So few of the essays that appeared in the two years after his death offered new insights into his life, art, and reputation that Hawthorne seemed fated to premature obscurity or, at least, permanent misrepresentation. This first collection of personal reminiscences by those who knew Hawthorne intimately or knew about him through reliable secondary sources rescues him from these confusions and provides the real human history behind the successful writer. Remembrances from Elizabeth Peabody, Sophia Hawthorne, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Bronson Alcott, Rebecca Harding Davis, and twenty others printed in Hawthorne in His Own Time follow him from his childhood in Salem, through his years of initial literary obscurity, his days in the Boston and Salem Custom Houses, his service as U.S. Consul to Liverpool and Manchester and his life in the Anglo-American communities at Rome and Florence, to his late years as the “Great Romancer.” In their enlightening introduction, editors Ronald Bosco and Jillmarie Murphy assess the postmortem building of Hawthorne’s reputation as well as his relationship to the prominent Transcendentalists, spiritualists, Swedenborgians, and other personalities of his time. By clarifying the sentimental associations between Hawthorne’s writings and his actual personality and moving away from the critical review to the personal narrative, these artful and perceptive reminiscences tell the private and public story of a remarkable life.

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University of Iowa Press

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158729432X

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Strategic Planning for Public Relations

By: Ronald D. Smith

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Strategic Planning for Public Relations

By: Ronald D. Smith

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Fateful Encounter

By: Ronald L Moxey

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Fateful Encounter

By: Ronald L Moxey

Rob Mason's presentation could result in a lucrative advertising contract for his agency. But when a looming airline strike forces him to take a train to Chicago, he is faced with an additional challenge . to his emotions and maybe even his life. When faced with a menacing burglar in her home, Julie Grancher panics and decides to seek help from her brother in Chicago. She boards the same train that Rob is on not knowing that the burglar also boards the train. Rabe Corsio knows if he can eliminate Julie, the only witness to his theft, he will be able to hit it big and will go to any length to do so. Julie's husband George has embezzled money from Tony Nartola's import company and has been ordered to explain himself in Miami. But is Tony also a crook or is he a generous benefactor? From Philadelphia to Chicago to Miami the tension mounts as Rob and Julie try to escape their pursuer and learn the truth. Then in a tragic fateful encounter, everyone's life changes.

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0595441491

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Eater's Choice Low-Fat Cookbook

Eat Your Way to Thinness and Good Health

By: Ron Goor,Nancy Goor

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Eater's Choice Low-Fat Cookbook

Eat Your Way to Thinness and Good Health

By: Ron Goor,Nancy Goor

More than 300 recipes for delicious, heart-healthy dishes--all with a full analysis of calories and fat--are featured in this brand-new cookbook by the bestselling authors of "Choose to Lose" and "Eater's Choice".

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0395971047

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Gaming the Market

Applying Game Theory to Create Winning Trading Strategies

By: Ronald B. Shelton

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Gaming the Market

Applying Game Theory to Create Winning Trading Strategies

By: Ronald B. Shelton

Die Spieltheorie betrachtet Entscheidungen als "Schachzüge" in einem Spiel, dessen Ausgang von den Entscheidungen aller Spieler bestimmt wird. Diese Theorie wird hier erstmals auf Investmentgeschäfte am Finanzmarkt angewendet. Nach der Definition der "Spielregeln" und der "Spieler" wird, basierend auf Formeln der Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung, ein Spielmodell entwickelt, das die Rentabilität von beliebigen Finanzaktionen wie Aktienkauf und -verkauf vorhersagt.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471168130

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The Social Art

Language and Its Uses

By: Ronald Macaulay

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The Social Art

Language and Its Uses

By: Ronald Macaulay

The Social Art is an engagingly written, highly accessible tour through the world of languages. Macaulay uses jokes, anecdotes, quotations, and examples to introduce readers to the full range of current linguistic knowledge, covering in 35 chapters, topics like language acquisition, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, dialects, conversation, narrative, swearing, and many others. In this revised and expanded second edition, Macaulay brings the book up to date with the last decade of progress in linguistics, adding more American examples, and updating bibliographies. Two new chapters have been added, on theories of language development and on the evolution of language. The Social Art is perfect for general readers and students who want to learn about what it is that linguists do.

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Oxford University Press

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0199908419

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COMING OF THE STORM CLOUDS

By: Ronald Lee Christopher

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COMING OF THE STORM CLOUDS

By: Ronald Lee Christopher

Coming of the Storm Clouds, as the author notes, came to him because it seems to him that every time there is a storm, something bad happened. He recalls talking in length with his grandmother after he returned from Vietnam about what it was like growing up in the late 1800s and the early 1900s. To him Valera told some very interesting stories. He talked to his own mother to fill in the gaps. The words of those two grand people, and a few others, lie within the covers of this book. Even a few secrets are revealed.

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1479706264

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Alzheimer's Disease Decoded: The History, Present, And Future Of Alzheimer's Disease And Dementia (Second Edition)

By: Ronald Sahyouni,Nolan J Brown,Jefferson William Chen

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Alzheimer's Disease Decoded: The History, Present, And Future Of Alzheimer's Disease And Dementia (Second Edition)

By: Ronald Sahyouni,Nolan J Brown,Jefferson William Chen

This book aims to present, educate and inform individuals about Alzheimer's disease in a comprehensive manner. Its scope ranges from the discovery of the disease, epidemiology and basic biological principles underlying it, to advanced stem cell therapies used in the treatment of Alzheimer's. It adopts a 'global' perspective on Alzheimer's disease, and include epidemiological data and science from countries around the world.Alzheimer's disease is a rapidly growing problem seen in every country around the world. This is the first and only comprehensive book to cover Alzheimer's disease, and includes the most updated literature and scientific progress in the field of dementia and Alzheimer's disease research.Most books on the market that focus on Alzheimer's disease are targeted at caregivers as practical advice on how to deal with loved ones with the disease. This book instead is a comprehensive and popular science book that can be read by anyone with an interest in learning more about the disease.Dr Jefferson Chen MD, PhD, co-author, participated in the world's first surgical clinical trial using shunts to treat Alzheimer's disease. His first-hand involvement in a clinical trial for patients with Alzheimer's disease and experience treating Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) which is commonly misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease lends a unique perspective.This book with appeal to a wide audience, regardless of their scientific or educational background.

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World Scientific

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9811235120

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Modern Labor Economics

Theory and Public Policy

By: Ronald G. Ehrenberg,Robert Smith

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Modern Labor Economics

Theory and Public Policy

By: Ronald G. Ehrenberg,Robert Smith

Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy, now in its thirteenth edition, continues to be the leading text for one-semester courses in labor economics at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It offers a thorough overview of the modern theory of labor market behavior, and reveals how this theory is used to analyze public policy. Designed for students who may not have extensive backgrounds in economics, the text balances theoretical coverage with examples of practical applications that allow students to see concepts in action. Experienced educators for nearly four decades, co-authors Ehrenberg and Smith believe that showing students the social implications of the concepts discussed in the course will enhance their motivation to learn. As such, this text presents numerous examples of policy decisions that have been affected by the ever-shifting labor market. This new edition continues to offer: a balance of relevant, contemporary examples; coverage of the current economic climate; introduction to basic methodological techniques and problems; tools for review and further study. In addition to providing updated data and examples throughout, the thirteenth edition offers greater coverage of inequality, healthcare policy, and labor-replacing technologies. The text is also supported by a full range of companion online materials.

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Routledge

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1351590138

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Exploratory Data Analysis Using R

By: Ronald K. Pearson

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Exploratory Data Analysis Using R

By: Ronald K. Pearson

Exploratory Data Analysis Using R provides a classroom-tested introduction to exploratory data analysis (EDA) and introduces the range of "interesting" – good, bad, and ugly – features that can be found in data, and why it is important to find them. It also introduces the mechanics of using R to explore and explain data. The book begins with a detailed overview of data, exploratory analysis, and R, as well as graphics in R. It then explores working with external data, linear regression models, and crafting data stories. The second part of the book focuses on developing R programs, including good programming practices and examples, working with text data, and general predictive models. The book ends with a chapter on "keeping it all together" that includes managing the R installation, managing files, documenting, and an introduction to reproducible computing. The book is designed for both advanced undergraduate, entry-level graduate students, and working professionals with little to no prior exposure to data analysis, modeling, statistics, or programming. it keeps the treatment relatively non-mathematical, even though data analysis is an inherently mathematical subject. Exercises are included at the end of most chapters, and an instructor's solution manual is available. About the Author: Ronald K. Pearson holds the position of Senior Data Scientist with GeoVera, a property insurance company in Fairfield, California, and he has previously held similar positions in a variety of application areas, including software development, drug safety data analysis, and the analysis of industrial process data. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has published conference and journal papers on topics ranging from nonlinear dynamic model structure selection to the problems of disguised missing data in predictive modeling. Dr. Pearson has authored or co-authored books including Exploring Data in Engineering, the Sciences, and Medicine (Oxford University Press, 2011) and Nonlinear Digital Filtering with Python. He is also the developer of the DataCamp course on base R graphics and is an author of the datarobot and GoodmanKruskal R packages available from CRAN (the Comprehensive R Archive Network).

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0429847041

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Modern Labor Economics

Theory and Public Policy

By: Ronald G. Ehrenberg,Robert Smith,Kevin F. Hallock

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Modern Labor Economics

Theory and Public Policy

By: Ronald G. Ehrenberg,Robert Smith,Kevin F. Hallock

Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy, now in its fourteenth edition, continues to be the leading text for one-semester courses in labor economics at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It offers a thorough overview of the modern theory of labor market behavior and reveals how this theory is used to analyze public policy. Designed for students who may not have extensive backgrounds in economics, the text balances theoretical coverage with examples of practical applications that allow students to see concepts in action. The authors believe that showing students the social implications of the concepts discussed in the course will enhance their motivation to learn. Consequently, this text presents numerous examples of policy decisions that have been affected by the ever-shifting labor market. This new edition continues to offer the following: a balance of relevant, contemporary examples coverage of the current economic climate an introduction to basic methodological techniques and problems tools for review and further study This fourteenth edition presents updated data throughout and a wealth of new examples, such as the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns, gig work, nudges, monopsony power in the technology industry, and the effect of machine learning on inequality. Supplementary materials for students and instructors are available on the book’s companion website.

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1000397874

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ThunderCloud

The Oddities of a Young Man's Journey to Adulthood

By: Ronald Joseph Kule

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ThunderCloud

The Oddities of a Young Man's Journey to Adulthood

By: Ronald Joseph Kule

ThunderCloud... is a magical-realism novel about an excommunicated Native American teen forced to learn responsibility and its consequences in an unfamiliar and, at times, hostile world full of multi-cultural strangers. When ready, he journeys back to his Principal People (Cherokee), gathering myriad experiences that try his mind and soul, and a motley entourage composed of a renegade band of runaway youngsters, a woman he comes to love, and the wisdom of a precocious Amish boy. Upon arrival at his home reservation, he is not at all sure that he and his followers will be accepted or welcome.

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1735240222

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Buddhism Goes to the Movies

Introduction to Buddhist Thought and Practice

By: Ronald Green

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Buddhism Goes to the Movies

Introduction to Buddhist Thought and Practice

By: Ronald Green

Buddhism Goes to the Movies: Introduction to Buddhist Thought and Practice explains the basics of Buddhist philosophy and practice through a number of dramatic films from around the world. This book introduces readers in a dynamic way to the major traditions of Buddhism: the Theravāda, and various interrelated Mahāyāna divisions including Zen, Pure Land and Tantric Buddhism. Students can use Ronald Green’s book to gain insights into classic Buddhist themes, including Buddhist awakening, the importance of the theory of dependent origination, the notion of no-self, and Buddhist ideas about life, death and why we are here. Contemporary developments are also explored, including the Socially Engaged Buddhism demonstrated by such figures as the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Aung San Suu Kyi, and other Buddhist activists. Finally, comparisons between filmic expressions of Buddhism and more traditional artistic expressions of Buddhism—such as mandala drawings—are also drawn. An important addition to any introduction to Buddhist philosophy and practice, Buddhism Goes to the Movies is an excellent way to bring Buddhist thought, history, and activity to the uninitiated and interested reader.

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McMindfulness

How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality

By: Ronald Purser

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McMindfulness

How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality

By: Ronald Purser

A lively and razor-sharp critique of mindfulness as it has been enthusiastically co-opted by corporations, public schools, and the US military. Mindfulness is now all the rage. From celebrity endorsements to monks, neuroscientists and meditation coaches rubbing shoulders with CEOs at the World Economic Forum in Davos, it is clear that mindfulness has gone mainstream. Some have even called it a revolution. But what if, instead of changing the world, mindfulness has become a banal form of capitalist spirituality that mindlessly avoids social and political transformation, reinforcing the neoliberal status quo? In McMindfulness, Ronald Purser debunks the so-called "mindfulness revolution," exposing how corporations, schools, governments and the military have co-opted it as technique for social control and self-pacification. A lively and razor-sharp critique, Purser busts the myths its salesmen rely on, challenging the narrative that stress is self-imposed and mindfulness is the cure-all. If we are to harness the truly revolutionary potential of mindfulness, we have to cast off its neoliberal shackles, liberating mindfulness for a collective awakening.

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1912248492

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Fostering Children's Mathematical Power

An Investigative Approach To K-8 Mathematics Instruction

By: Arthur J. Baroody,Ronald T. Coslick

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Fostering Children's Mathematical Power

An Investigative Approach To K-8 Mathematics Instruction

By: Arthur J. Baroody,Ronald T. Coslick

Teachers have the responsibility of helping all of their students construct the disposition and knowledge needed to live successfully in a complex and rapidly changing world. To meet the challenges of the 21st century, students will especially need mathematical power: a positive disposition toward mathematics (curiosity and self confidence), facility with the processes of mathematical inquiry (problem solving, reasoning and communicating), and well connected mathematical knowledge (an understanding of mathematical concepts, procedures and formulas). This guide seeks to help teachers achieve the capability to foster children's mathematical power - the ability to excite them about mathematics, help them see that it makes sense, and enable them to harness its might for solving everyday and extraordinary problems. The investigative approach attempts to foster mathematical power by making mathematics instruction process-based, understandable or relevant to the everyday life of students. Past efforts to reform mathematics instruction have focused on only one or two of these aims, whereas the investigative approach accomplishes all three. By teaching content in a purposeful context, an inquiry-based fashion, and a meaningful manner, this approach promotes chilren's mathematical learning in an interesting, thought-provoking and comprehensible way. This teaching guide is designed to help teachers appreciate the need for the investigative approach and to provide practical advice on how to make this approach happen in the classroom. It not only dispenses information, but also serves as a catalyst for exploring, conjecturing about, discussing and contemplating the teaching and learning of mathematics.

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1135674051

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The Book of the Bivvy

Tips, Stories and Route Ideas

By: Ronald Turnbull

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The Book of the Bivvy

Tips, Stories and Route Ideas

By: Ronald Turnbull

They are the best of nights, they are the worst of nights? Bivvying offers a chance to experience a whole new level of immersion in the outdoors, with just a lightweight bag between you and the elements. The Book of the Bivvy provides an informed, humorous, instructive, wry insight into the world of the bivouac, drawing upon Ronald Turnbull's own extensive experience. The book is a half-and-half mix of how to do it and why to do it (or how not to do it and why not to do it). Accounts of bivvybag nights and expeditions, both nice and nasty, are interspersed with practical tips about types of membrane, sites, techniques and minimalist kit. There are stories and anecdotes from all over the UK, plus a few from abroad. The rich and colourful history of the bivvy is also explored in Ronald's own inimitable style, with descriptions of how Diogenes (the Cynic) bivvied under timber and how the Eigerwand was climbed only through improved bivvying technique. The Book of the Bivvy is a celebration of back-to-basic camping, the perfect antidote to our fast-paced, comfort-based modern life. Honest and entertaining, there is every chance it will inspire you to find a remote hilltop, roll out your bag and watch the sunset.

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1783628677

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The War Within the War

By: Ronald Harris

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The War Within the War

By: Ronald Harris

As one reads the experiences of Tommy I truly believe that the situations that he encounters will touch the reader in such a way that their very lives will be altered to the point that they will have to share The War Within The War with someone else. It is my sincere desire and belief that whatever war one is dealing with spiritually or mentally, he or she will find peace.

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1469731630

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Performance

An Alphabet of Performative Writing

By: Ronald J Pelias

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Performance

An Alphabet of Performative Writing

By: Ronald J Pelias

Performance uses the alphabet as an organizational device to present a series of short pieces that approach performance from multiple perspectives and various compositional strategies. Pelias’s essays, poetry, dialogue, personal narratives, quick speculations, and other literary genres explore the key themes in this field, encapsulating the essence of performance studies for the novice and providing food for thought for the expert. Its brief, evocative, and reflexive pieces introduce performative writing as a method of research for those in performance and many other fields.

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