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The Language of Life

DNA and the Revolution in Personalized Medicine

By: Francis S. Collins

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The Language of Life

DNA and the Revolution in Personalized Medicine

By: Francis S. Collins

His groundbreaking work has changed the very ways we consider our health and examine disease.” —Barack Obama From Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institute of Health, 2007 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and 15-year head of the Human Genome Project, comes one of the most important medical books of the year: The Language of Life. With accessible, insightful prose, Dr. Collins describes the medical, scientific, and genetic revolution that is currently unlocking the secrets of “personalized medicine,” and offers practical advice on how to utilize these discoveries for you and your family’s current and future health and well-being. In the words of Dr. Jerome Groopman (How Doctors Think), The Language of Life “sets out hope without hype, and will enrich the mind and uplift the heart.”

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Harper Collins

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0061963496

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The Road to Wisdom

On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust

By: Francis S. Collins

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The Road to Wisdom

On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust

By: Francis S. Collins

From “national treasure” Francis Collins (Philip Yancey), the New York Times bestselling author of The Language of God and former director of the National Institutes of Health, comes a deeply thoughtful guidebook to get us beyond societal divisions and back to the sources of wisdom—"the sort that can save us before it is too late” (Jane Goodall). As the COVID-19 pandemic revealed, we have become not just a hyper-partisan society but also a deeply cynical one, distrustful of traditional sources of knowledge and wisdom. Skepticism about vaccines led to the needless deaths of at least 230,000 Americans. “Do your own research” is now a rallying cry in many online rabbit holes. Yet experts can make mistakes, and institutions can lose their moral compass. So how can we navigate through all this? In The Road to Wisdom, Francis Collins reminds us of the four core sources of judgement and clear thinking: truth, science, faith, and trust. Drawing on his work from the Human Genome Project and heading the National Institutes of Health, as well as on ethics, philosophy, and Christian theology, Collins makes a robust, thoughtful case for each of these sources—their reliability, and their limits. Ultimately, he shows how they work together, not separately—and certainly not in conflict. It is only when we relink these four foundations of wisdom that we can begin to discern the best path forward in life. Thoughtful, accessible, winsome, and deeply wise, The Road to Wisdom leads us beyond current animosities to surer footing. Here is the moral, philosophical, and scientific framework with which to address the problems of our time—including distrust of public health, partisanship, racism, response to climate change, and threats to our democracy—but also to guide us in our daily lives. This is a book that will repay many readings, and resolve dilemmas that we all face every day.

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Little, Brown

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0316576336

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The Language of God

A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief

By: Francis S. Collins

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The Language of God

A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief

By: Francis S. Collins

Arguably one of the world's most famous scientists, Francis Collins - the head of the Human Genome Project and a former atheist - interweaves science, logic and intuition to present the most powerful argument in decades for the existence of God.

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Simon and Schuster

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0743286391

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9780743286398

The Language of Science and Faith

Straight Answers to Genuine Questions

By: Karl W. Giberson,Francis S. Collins

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The Language of Science and Faith

Straight Answers to Genuine Questions

By: Karl W. Giberson,Francis S. Collins

World-renowned scientist Francis Collins and fellow scientist Karl Giberson show how we can embrace both science and faith without compromising either. Their fascinating treatment explains how God cares for and interacts with his creation while science offers a reliable way to understand the world he made.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830868445

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9780830868445

The Carolingian Debate over Sacred Space

By: S. Collins

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The Carolingian Debate over Sacred Space

By: S. Collins

Retracing the contours of a bitter controversy over the meaning of sacred architecture that flared up among some of the leading lights of the Carolingian renaissance, Collins explores how ninth-century authors articulated the relationship of form to function and ideal to reality in the ecclesiastical architecture of the Carolingian empire.

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Springer

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1137295058

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9781137295057

FreeSWITCH 1.0.6

By: Anthony Minessale,Darren Schreiber

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FreeSWITCH 1.0.6

By: Anthony Minessale,Darren Schreiber

Build robust high-performance telephony systems using FreeSWITCH

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Packt Publishing Ltd

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1847199976

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9781847199973

Building Codes Illustrated for Healthcare Facilities

A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code

By: Steven R. Winkel,David S. Collins,Steven P. Juroszek,Francis D. K. Ching

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Building Codes Illustrated for Healthcare Facilities

A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code

By: Steven R. Winkel,David S. Collins,Steven P. Juroszek,Francis D. K. Ching

Now more than ever, architects need an interpretive guide to understand how the building code affects the early design of specific projects. This easy-to-use, illustrative guide is part of a new series covering building codes based on the International Building Code for 2006. This book presents the complex code issues inherent to healthcare facility design in a clear, easily understandable format.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470048476

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9780470048474

FreeSWITCH 1.2

By: Anthony Minessale

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FreeSWITCH 1.2

By: Anthony Minessale

This book is full of practical code examples aimed at a beginner to ease his or her learning curve.This book is written for IT professionals and enthusiasts who are interested in quickly getting a powerful telephony system up and running using the free and open source application, FreeSWITCH.Telephony experience will be helpful, but not required.

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Packt Publishing Ltd

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1782161015

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9781782161011

Network Security Through Data Analysis

Building Situational Awareness

By: Michael S Collins

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Network Security Through Data Analysis

Building Situational Awareness

By: Michael S Collins

Traditional intrusion detection and logfile analysis are no longer enough to protect today’s complex networks. In this practical guide, security researcher Michael Collins shows you several techniques and tools for collecting and analyzing network traffic datasets. You’ll understand how your network is used, and what actions are necessary to protect and improve it. Divided into three sections, this book examines the process of collecting and organizing data, various tools for analysis, and several different analytic scenarios and techniques. It’s ideal for network administrators and operational security analysts familiar with scripting. Explore network, host, and service sensors for capturing security data Store data traffic with relational databases, graph databases, Redis, and Hadoop Use SiLK, the R language, and other tools for analysis and visualization Detect unusual phenomena through Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) Identify significant structures in networks with graph analysis Determine the traffic that’s crossing service ports in a network Examine traffic volume and behavior to spot DDoS and database raids Get a step-by-step process for network mapping and inventory

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"O'Reilly Media, Inc."

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1449357865

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9781449357863

Community Writing

Researching Social Issues Through Composition

By: Paul S. Collins

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Community Writing

Researching Social Issues Through Composition

By: Paul S. Collins

First-year college composition textbook features a series of recursive assignments that allow students to research & write about issues confronting their individual communities. Covers the basics of the course (the writing process).

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Routledge

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1135648433

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9781135648435

Three Moments of the Day

Praying with the Heart of Jesus

By: Christopher S. Collins

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Three Moments of the Day

Praying with the Heart of Jesus

By: Christopher S. Collins

Retreat master Christopher Collins introduces a powerful approach to both the Sacred Heart devotion and classic Ignatian spirituality. In the tradition of Michael Gaitley’s bestselling 33 Days to Morning Glory, Three Moments of the Day presents a classic Catholic tradition in a way that is fresh and compelling. Jesuit retreat master Christopher Collins introduces three simple, yet powerful prayer habits that are at the foundation of both the Sacred Heart devotion and Ignatian spirituality and that assist the reader in turning intentionally toward the Sacred Heart of Christ. In Three Moments of the Day, Collins guides readers through the morning offering, evening reflection, and how to ponder the gift of the Eucharist throughout the day.

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Ave Maria Press

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1594714657

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9781594714658

Science And The Question Of Human Equality

By: Margaret S Collins,Irving W Wainer,Theodore A. Bremner

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Science And The Question Of Human Equality

By: Margaret S Collins,Irving W Wainer,Theodore A. Bremner

This book provides an interdisciplinary look at racism and science, investigating the biological and social realities of individual and group differences. The contributors examine race and racial distinctions, environmental versus genetic contributions to IQ and to cognitive skill level, the impact of biocultural interactions on behavior, and the problems of achieving an objective appraisal of inter- and intragroup differences in humans. They also consider a possible model for cultural and biological evolution, recommending a careful selection of models and methods of approach for sciences concerned with the study of man. The book includes recent findings in the area of race and IQ, documents instances of racism and classism, and analyzes factors underlying these phenomena.

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Routledge

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1000310833

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Understanding Etheridge Knight

By: Michael S. Collins

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Understanding Etheridge Knight

By: Michael S. Collins

Understanding Etheridge Knight introduces readers to a major—but understudied—American poet. Etheridge Knight (1931-1991) survived a shrapnel wound suffered during military service in Korea, as well as a drug addiction that led to an eight-year prison sentence, to publish five volumes of poetry and a small cache of powerful prose. His status in the front ranks of American poets and thinkers on poetry was acknowledged in 1984, when he won the Shelley Memorial Award, which had previously gone, as an acknowledgement of "genius and need," to E.E. Cummings, Gwendolyn Brooks, and W. S. Merwin. In this first book-length study of Knight and his complete body of work, Michael Collins examines the poetry of a complex literary figure who, following imprisonment, transformed his life to establish himself as a charismatic voice in American poetry and an accomplished teacher at institutions such as the University of Hartford, Lincoln University, and his own Free Peoples Poetry Workshops. Beginning with a concise biography of Knight, Collins explores Knight's volumes of poetry including Poems from Prison, Black Voices from Prison, Born of a Woman, and The Essential Etheridge Knight. Understanding Etheridge Knight brings attention to a crucial era in African American and American poetry, and to the literature of the incarcerated, while reflecting on the life and work of an original voice in American poetry.

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Univ of South Carolina Press

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1611172632

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9781611172638

Belief

Readings on the Reason for Faith

By: Francis S. Collins

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Belief

Readings on the Reason for Faith

By: Francis S. Collins

“A brilliant, wide ranging and powerful series of readings on the possibilities, problems and mysteries of faith. This book belongs on the shelf of every believer—and every serious skeptic.” — Rabbi David Wolpe, author of Why Faith Matters “This life-giving, faith-filled and hard-nosed collection reveals why, as St. Anselm wrote, true faith always seeks to understand.” — Rev. James Martin, author of My Life with the Saints From Dr. Francis Collins, New York Times bestselling author of The Language of God, comes the definitive reader on the rationality of faith.

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Harper Collins

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006197840X

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9780061978401

Regulation of Securities, Markets, and Transactions

A Guide to the New Environment

By: Patrick S. Collins

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Regulation of Securities, Markets, and Transactions

A Guide to the New Environment

By: Patrick S. Collins

The ultimate guide to the current rules and regulations that govern the securities industry?including amendments in 2010 Providing readers with expert coverage of domestic securities regulation, this book fills the need for coverage of securities regulations, defining, describing, and explaining everything professionals need to know about domestic securities regulation. Examines the current securities rules Provides an overview of the latest regulations for this industry Includes a description of the various government regulations of securities markets, and securities transactions Since the corporate scandals of 2002, this industry has seen intense scrutiny of how it is regulated. Regulation of Securities, Markets, and Transactions demystifies the new laws and regulations with straightforward, to-the-point coverage professionals need.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470601965

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9780470601969

Residential Building Codes Illustrated

A Guide to Understanding the 2009 International Residential Code

By: Steven R. Winkel,David S. Collins,Steven P. Juroszek

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Residential Building Codes Illustrated

A Guide to Understanding the 2009 International Residential Code

By: Steven R. Winkel,David S. Collins,Steven P. Juroszek

An easy-to-use illustrated guide to building codes for residential structures As the construction industry moves to a single set of international building codes, architects and construction professionals need an interpretive guide to understand how the building code affects the early design of specific projects. This newest addition to Wiley’s series of focused guides familiarizes code users with the 2009 International Residential Code® (IRC) as it applies to residential buildings. The book provides architects, engineers, and other related building professionals with an understanding of how the International Residential Code was developed, and how it is likely to be interpreted when applied to the design and construction of residential buildings. • User-friendly visual format that makes finding the information you need quick and easy • The book’s organization follows the 2009 International Residential Code itself • Nearly 900 illustrations, by architectural illustrator Steven Juroszek in the style of noted illustrator and author Frank Ching, visualize and explain the codes • Text written by experienced experts who have been instrumental in gaining acceptance for the new unified building code This book is an essential companion to the IRC for both emerging practitioners and experienced practitioners needing to understand the new IRC.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470916486

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9780470916483

Global White Supremacy

Anti-Blackness and the University as Colonizer

By: Christopher S. Collins,Christopher B. Newman,Alexander Jun

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Global White Supremacy

Anti-Blackness and the University as Colonizer

By: Christopher S. Collins,Christopher B. Newman,Alexander Jun

Knowledge is more expansive than the boundaries of the Western university model and its claim to be the dominant—or only—rigorous house of knowledge. In the former colonies of Europe (e.g., South Africa, Brazil, and Oceania), the curriculum, statues, architectures, and other aspects of the university demonstrate the way in which it is a fixture in empire maintenance. The trajectory of global White supremacy is deeply historical and contemporary—it is a global, transnational, and imperial phenomenon. White supremacy is sustained through the construction of inferiority and anti-Blackness. The context, history, and perspective offered by Collins, Newman, and Jun should serve as an introduction to the disruption of the ways in which university and academic dispositions have and continue to serve as sites of colonial and White supremacist preservation—as well as sites of resistance.

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Rutgers University Press

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1978831862

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9781978831865

Common Sense Training

A Working Philosophy for Leaders

By: Lt. Gen. Arthur S. Collins, Jr.

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Common Sense Training

A Working Philosophy for Leaders

By: Lt. Gen. Arthur S. Collins, Jr.

Leadership is so much a part of the conduct of training that at times it is difficult to tell where one stops and the other starts. . . . “The best book on military training from platoon to division level that has been published in any army.”—Army magazine “His message is that whatever works and gets results by the most direct and efficient means is good. All else should be eliminated.”—Air University Review “A utilitarian book that talks intelligently of leadership, management and common sense.”—ARMOR magazine “A hardhitting and unvarnished . . . authoritative work that should be read and reread by everyone who aspires to be a truly professional soldier.”—General Bruce Palmer, U.S. Army (Ret.) “A gem, with few peers, invaluable . . . [Arthur Collins'] advice is always performance oriented. Don't talk so much about it, he says, Don't make so many fancy charts about training. Instead, do it. Teach it. Perform it.”—Parameters

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Presidio Press

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0307788520

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9780307788528

FreeSWITCH 1.6 Cookbook

By: Anthony Minessale II,Michael S Collins,Giovanni Maruzzelli

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FreeSWITCH 1.6 Cookbook

By: Anthony Minessale II,Michael S Collins,Giovanni Maruzzelli

FreeSWITCH is an open source carrier-grade telephony platform designed to facilitate the creation of voice, chat, and video applications, via phones and web browsers. It is scalable, carrier-ready, and easy-to-program for converged communication and VoIP. The technology serves SIP, WebRTC, PSTN, FAX, PBX, VERTO, and all the relevant channels essential to stay connected in today's world. In the FreeSWITCH 1.6 Cookbook, members of the FreeSWITCH development team share some of their hard-earned knowledge with you. Use this knowledge to improve and expand your FreeSWITCH installations.

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Packt Publishing Ltd

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1785284371

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9781785284373

Habits of Freedom

5 Ignatian Tools for Clearing Your Mind and Resting Daily in the Lord

By: Christopher S. Collins

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Habits of Freedom

5 Ignatian Tools for Clearing Your Mind and Resting Daily in the Lord

By: Christopher S. Collins

Awarded second place for classical spirituality by the Catholic Media Association. Do you feel exhausted, anxious, or distracted? Do you want to free your mind from mental clutter? Popular retreat leader and spiritual director Fr. Christopher Collins, SJ, says that if you turn your heart to God you will find clarity and spiritual peace. In Habits of Freedom, Collins offers you five practical tools to help you develop a habit of daily discernment that will lead to inner calm. Drawing on the wisdom of St. Ignatius Loyola and his renowned Spiritual Exercises, Collins offers practical spiritual exercises for incorporating five tools into your daily life to help you de-stress, organize your thoughts, and experience the calming presence of Jesus. These are: allowing God to show you the signs of oncoming anxiety and mental breakdown; developing the ancient practice of spiritual discernment to help analyze your moods and perceptions; interpreting life events with an eye toward personal growth and resiliency; practicing detachment from negative influences; and engaging in interior sensitivity to how God works to bring you peace. Habits of Freedom is an excellent resource for spiritual directors and individuals, as well as for use in prayer and parish groups seeking practical material that can speak broadly to members from a variety of backgrounds and seasons of life. The book can be easily adapted for small groups and retreat use. A free small-group guide is available at AveMariaPress.com.

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Ave Maria Press

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1646801245

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9781646801244

Building Codes Illustrated for Elementary and Secondary Schools

A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code

By: Steven R. Winkel,David S. Collins, FAIA,Steven P. Juroszek

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Building Codes Illustrated for Elementary and Secondary Schools

A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code

By: Steven R. Winkel,David S. Collins, FAIA,Steven P. Juroszek

Now more than ever, architects need an interpretive guide to understand how the building code affects the early design of specific projects. This easy-to-use, illustrative guide is part of a new series covering building codes based on the International Building Code for 2006. This book presents the complex code issues inherent to elementary and secondary school design in a clear, easily understandable format.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470048484

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9780470048481

The Core of Care Ethics

By: S. Collins

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The Core of Care Ethics

By: S. Collins

The ethics of care has flourished in recent decades yet we remain without a succinct statement of its core theoretical commitment. This study argues for a simple care ethical slogan: dependency relationships generate responsibilities. It uses this slogan to unify, specify and justify the wide range of views found within the care ethical literature.

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Palgrave Macmillan

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1349436453

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9781349436453

The Christian Science Monitor

Its History, Mission, and People

By: Keith S. Collins

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The Christian Science Monitor

Its History, Mission, and People

By: Keith S. Collins

For more than a century, The Christian Science Monitor has represented a different kind of journalism: one that not only informs but also encourages, comforts, and even inspires. From its founding in 1908 by Mary Baker Eddy, through seven Pulitzer Prizes and two near collapses, to its conversion to a Web-based daily in 2009, the Monitor has been both highly praised and disdainfully dismissed. Incorporating extensive research and interviews with current and former Monitor journalists, Monitor executives, and church officials, The Christian Science Monitor: Its History, Mission, and People illuminates not just how the paper operates but how its people think. It explores what makes the Monitor unique, what makes it frustrating at times, and why, in the end, the Monitor is needed in the world of journalism." -- back cover

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1891331264

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9781891331268

WA PCN Freedom Claim

International Conference Application : Final Report for Project

By: S. Collins,Vivien Vanstone

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WA PCN Freedom Claim

International Conference Application : Final Report for Project

By: S. Collins,Vivien Vanstone

This report is published ... to pass on information concerning horticultural research and development undertaken for the potato industry."--Cover verso.

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