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This is rather like the conversation pictures in that it shows the positions that people get into when reading - but it's more specific and "observed" in that it shows different characters and their individual reactions. In recent years ...

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If this book of shocking intelligence and moral hope is read widely and above all well, word for word, it will help the world. Peter Schjeldahl An expanded edition of Hickeys controversial and exquisitely written apologia for beautychampioned by a...

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Sew bold, modern landscape quilts inspired by wide open spaces with this collection of patterns for every quilter. I cant believe how much good information is packed into one book! Donna includes more than just beautiful projects, she answers tech...

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Contributors from a range of disciplines explore boundary-crossing in videogames, examining both transgressive game content and transgressive player actions. Video gameplay can include transgressive play practices in which players act in ways mean...

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Basis of the anime series, Witchcraft Works is a romance comedy where magic and supernational powers shape the lives of a handful of high school kids. Takamiya Honoka is just an ordinary high school student who sits next to Kagari Ayaka, the "...

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Louis XIV was a man in pursuit of glory. Not content to be the ruler of a world power, he wanted the power to rule the world. And, for a time, he came tantalizingly close. Philip Mansel's King of the World is the most comprehensive and up-to-date ...

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A compilation of the best shots from the book series 'East London Photo Stories', released to mark Hoxton Mini Press's fifth anniversary.

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the go-to pharmacology reference that medical and health science professionals have relied upon for more than 50 years!   For more than 50 years,  goodman & gilmans the pharmacological basis of therapeutics , has been the comprehensive, ...

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Quantum computing explained in terms of elementary linear algebra, emphasizing computation and algorithms and requiring no background in physics. This introduction to quantum algorithms is concise but comprehensive, covering many key algorithms. I...

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How to assess critical aspects of cognitive functioning that are not measured by IQ tests: rational thinking skills. Why are we surprised when smart people act foolishly? Smart people do foolish things all the time. Misjudgments and bad decisions ...

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An innovative theory of consciousness, drawing on the phenomenology of Edmund Husserl and supported by brain-imaging, presented in the form of a hardboiled detective story. Professor Grue is dead (or is he?). When graduate student/sleuth Miranda S...

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Describes the style and construction of royal raiment, ecclesiastical vestments, academic and legal robes, and civilian dress for all classes. Also discusses related subjects such as jewelry, textiles, armor, and hairdressing. Over 350 black-and- ...

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The twenty-first century is likely to witness Asias two largest civilizations, China and India, join the United States in an elite club of global superpowers. By some economic indicators, the two Asian giants are already the second and third large...

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The Handbook of Meteorology gives specialists and non-specialists alike a clear understanding of the way our weather functions. It provides scientific answers to questions that arise when looking at the world around us. It starts with the basics o...

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Keep warm while looking your best with these quick and easy crocheted hat designs! Whether you prefer a slouchy hat, a beanie, or the author's favorite hybrid, the slouchy-beanie, you are sure to find a favorite in these 14 unique and colorfu...

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Add a pop of color and style to your home with these quick crochet pieces! All of the patterns in this book work up in just a few hours, and are great for using up leftover yarn. Crochet colorful dishcloths, trivets, and potholders for the kitchen...

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An unprecedented meeting of philosophical thought, financial markets, and the art world. Why has the concept of contingency taken on a marked importance both in contemporary philosophy and in contemporary art practice? And if this simultaneity der...

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The arrangements in this book are carefully written for intermediate-level guitarists. Each solo combines melody and harmony in one superb fingerpicking arrangement. Also includes an easy introduction to basic fingerstyle guitar. 14 songs: Angie *...

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The Oral History Manual is designed to help anyone interested in doing oral history research to think like an oral historian. Recognizing that oral history is a research methodology, the authors define oral history and then discuss the methodology...

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With the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq seemingly drawing down, and with new calls to focus on the threats of great power competition posed by states such as China and Russia on the rise, what will happen to U.S. capabilities for dealing with confli...

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State Building in Revolutionary Ukraine examines six attempts to create governments on Ukrainian territories between 1917 and 1922. Focusing on how political leaders formed and staffed administrations, this study shows that in Ukraine during this ...

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And by now, mind, its too late to redeem your debts by giving up guzzling. Dante's poetic correspondence (or tenzone) with Forese Donati, a relative of his wife, was rife with crude insults: the two men derided one another on topics ranging f...

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Why are so many public school teachers, administrators, and coaches choosing to become romantically and sexually involved with teenage students and players? Since 2000, numbers of intimate relationships between teachers and students have skyrocket...

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Grit, Determination and Resilience: Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools is written with the consideration of the important and effective role educators and other staff who work with children every day can have on children of trauma. Daily supportive...

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Grit, Determination and Resilience: Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools is written with the consideration of the important and effective role educators and other staff who work with children every day can have on children of trauma. Daily supportive...

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Crowning Glories integrates Louis XIVs propaganda campaigns, the transmission of Northern art into France, and the rise of empiricism in the eighteenth century three historical touchstones to examine what it would have meant for Frances elite to e...

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The new edition of this market-leading textbook includes a revised introduction and updated chapters with new research and insights. Four new case studies of twenty-first-century genocides bring this horrific history up to the present moment: the ...

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What is a human being? What does it mean to be human? How can you lead your life in ways that best fulfil your own nature? In The Human Paradox, Ralph Heintzman explores these vital questions and offers an exciting new vision of the nature of the ...

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The Sediq and Truku Indigenous peoples on the mountainous island of Formosa today called Taiwan say that their ancestors emerged in the beginning of time from Pusu Qhuni, a tree-covered boulder in the highlands. Living in the mountain forests, the...

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