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This collection of primary source material chronicles the Civil War experiences of North Carolinians from the secession crisis to the Confederate surrender at Bennett Place. In contrast to other works on the Civil War, this book focuses not on military events but on the larger issue of the societal costs of such conflicts. Through selections from diaries, newspapers, letters, official records, and other documentary sources, it offers a sober account...
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Do you want an addiction — a lifelong diagnosis — or do you want to see yourself as having a habit that you can solve completely? Your answer tells you if The Freedom Model for Addictions is the answer you have been looking for.
The Freedom Model debunks the addiction disease concept as well as the idea that "recovery" is needed after you've decided to abstain or moderate your use. Much of the content within the book may surprise you, maybe even...
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Completing a PhD is a huge undertaking and not one that students should take on lightly. At the age of 45, I started my nine-year journey to gain the world's first PhD in reflexology and pain management as a non-academic in a Science Faculty that did not have a dedicated department of Complementary Medicine.
There was extraordinarily little prior research in reflexology from which to draw evidence and I was, faced with pulling out all the stops, mentally,...
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A Volume of the Business Analysis Essential Library Series.
Uncover the role of the business analyst as the business and technology strategist who provides the executive leadership team with the information, process, tools, and capability to make the best decisions. The Business Analyst as Strategist: Translating Business Strategies into Valuable Solutions outlines the first two phases of the business solution life - strategic planning and enterprise...
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Le livre retrace la trajectoire des nouveaux mouvements catholiques entre la fin du XXe et le début du XXIe siècle en Italie.
Comment la lutte contre la « théorie du genre », le mariage pour tous, l'homoparentalité, l'avortement a-t-elle permis de recomposer le champ de la mobilisation pro-vie et de l'action politique catholique ? Quel rôle la Manif pour tous a-t-elle joué dans le contexte italien ? Quelles leçons peut-on tirer de...
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How do you know that you are making a product or service that your customers want? How do you ensure that you are improving it over time? How do you guarantee that your team is creating value for your customers in a way that creates value for your business?
In this book, you'll learn a structured and sustainable approach to continuous discovery that will help you answer each of these questions, giving you the confidence to act while also preparing...
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Jim Morris has been responsible for some of the most memorable ad campaigns in history. He knows best that bad ads don't just create themselves. Part indictment on the advertising industry, part cautionary tale on what not to do with your ads, Jim pulls no punches to better ad people everywhere.
"How many ads have you seen that made you question the intelligence of whomever designed it? Probably too many. If every ad person read Badvertising, the...
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Pegasus Books
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2017.
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First Pegasus Books edition.
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xv, 269 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cm
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English
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John Crocker spent eight months in the Gombe forest working with Jane Goodall. He would follow families of wild chimpanzees and learn the fundamental behavioural traits of these chimps as they raised their offspring. Upon returning home and becoming a doctor, Crocker found himself incorporating the lessons he learned into his work as a father and physician.
1349) Homo sapiens 1900
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distributed by First Run Features
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[1999]
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1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., b&w. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Examines the history of eugenics, racial hygiene and the ideas of the "new man," as developed in the early 20th century in Germany and the Soviet Union. In Germany, race hygiene focused on the body, on corporal beauty and the ideal form, while in the Soviet Union, eugenic interest focused on the brain and intellect.
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The exclusive, first-hand, behind-the-scenes story of how Pfizer raced to create the first Covid-19 vaccine, told by Pfizer's Chairman and CEO Dr. Albert Bourla.
A riveting, fast-paced, inside look at one of the most incredible private sector achievements in history, Moonshot recounts the intensive nine months in 2020 when the scientists at Pfizer, under the visionary leadership of Dr. Albert Bourla, made "the impossible possible"-creating, testing,...
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Alfred A. Knopf
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2016.
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First edition.
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x, 624 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
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English
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"From the creator of and inspired by the seminal documentary of the same name--an Oscar nominee--the definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic, and the powerful, heroic stories of the gay activists who refused to die without a fight. Intimately reported, this is the story of the men and women who, watching their friends and lovers fall, ignored by public officials, religious leaders, and the nation at large, and confronted...
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"John Lisle reveals the untold story of the OSS Research and Development Branch-The Dirty Tricks Department-and its role in World War II. In the summer of 1942, Stanley Lovell, a renowned industrial chemist, received a mysterious order to report to an unfamiliar building in Washington, D.C. When he arrived, he was led to a barren room where he waited to meet the man who had summoned him. After a disconcerting amount of time, William "Wild Bill" Donovan,...
1354) Akira
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Kōdansha
Pub. Date
[2013]
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25th Anniversary edition.
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2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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日本語
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Clandestine army activities threaten the war-torn city of Neo-Tokyo when a mysterious being with powerful psychic abilities escapes his prison and inadvertently draws a violent motorcycle gang into a heinous web of experimentation. As a result, a biker with a twisted mind embarks on a path of war, seeking revenge against a society that once called him weak.
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This book argues for an approach to linguistic ethnography which departs from the singular gaze of the academic researcher, to amplify instead the voices of participants, researchers and collaborators. The authors offer an account of writing ethnography polyphonically, incorporating the complexity of individual voices. In doing so they challenge the imperative to make meaning from, and explain the culture of, 'the other'. Together, the essays open...
1356) Conflicts of Interest In Science: How Corporate-Funded Academic Research Can Threaten Public Health
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30+ Years of Peer-Reviewed Studies on the Corporate Ties and Vested Interests that Influence Scientific Research
For over 500 years, groups and organizations with political, economic, and personal interests have successfully exercised influence on the pursuit of scientific inquiry and knowledge. History is replete with examples like the Papal authority muddying research into studies of the cosmos, but far less attention is paid today to the various...
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LEARN GRANT WRITING FROM AN EXPERT
The Wise Guide to Winning Grants provides you with the information you need to research funders and write winning grant proposals to foundations, corporations, and government agencies, as well as major gifts from individuals. The entire grant writing process is described step-by-step with numerous real-life examples in an easy-to-read conversational style.
You'll find advice on how to make your proposals stand out...
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La mise en liaison des modes de production, de diffusion et de partage de connaissances différents fonde la légitimité de toute démarche dite «cognitive». Le souhait de montrer, dans les collectifs socioprofessionnels, la variété des formes de cognition ainsi que leur ordonnancement possible est au cœur de l'ouvrage Une stratégie de la cognition. Pour chaque expérience professionnelle collective, un «champ cognitif» peut faire l'objet...
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The must-read summary of Al Ries and Jack Trout's book: "Bottom-Up Marketing: Building a Tactic into a Powerful Strategy".
This complete summary of the ideas from Al Ries and Jack Trout's book "Bottom-Up Marketing" shows that traditional marketing is generally carried out top-down. That is, the senior manager decides on a strategy the company will follow and the middle managers decide on the tactics to achieve that strategy. However, this summary...
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User research war stories are personal accounts of the challenges researchers encounter out in the field, where mishaps are inevitable, yet incredibly instructive. Doorbells, Danger, and Dead Batteries is a diverse compilation of war stories that range from comically bizarre to astonishingly tragic, tied together with valuable lessons from expert user researcher Steve Portigal.
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