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  • Hour Before Dawn

    The Fall and Uncertain Rise of the Philippine Supreme Court

    by Marites Danguilan Vitug ...
    HOUR BEFORE DAWN takes the reader to what might have been the darkest hour of the Philippine Supreme Court, when its integrity was compromised by the actions of its Chief Justice, who was subsequently impeached, and by a series of highly irregular reversals of its own rulings.  It reveals a court seemingly subject to political pressure, disbursing funds for questionable purposes, and abetting ... Read more

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  • Welcome to Hell

    One Man's Fight for Life inside the Bangkok Hilton

    by Colin Martin ...
    Written from his cell and smuggled out page by page, Colin Martin’s autobiography chronicles an innocent man’s struggle to survive inside one of the world’s most dangerous prisons. After being swindled out of a fortune, Colin was let down by the hopelessly corrupt Thai police. Forced to rely upon his own resources, he tracked down the man who conned him and, drawn into a fight, he accidentally ... Read more

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  • Global Warming?

    Understanding Climate Change by Monitoring the Atmosphere

    by Dr. Stephen T. Hanley ...
    Global Warming?By: Dr. Stephen T. HanleyGlobal Warming? represents the culmination of a lifetime of work to better understand the atmosphere. The constituents of the atmosphere are a type of "fingerprint" and being able to measure the molecules at different levels will help us to understand the dynamic nature of the system. This could then inform policies and decision-making about human activities ... Read more

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  • Mad Millennial Manifesto

    by Anon Ymous ...
    Series Book 1 - Mad Millennial
    The ultimate “The Reason You Suck” speech to those responsible for the current state of the world. While this text heavily focuses on the contemporary United States, and is written from the perspective of an American individual, it is intended to serve as a framework for the discussion of recent major issues on a global scale.Warning: there will be lots of cursing! This book is very angry. This is ... Read more

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  • La reforma de las escuelas de Criminología en México

    by Wael Hikal ...
    En el presente proyecto titulado se muestran de manera introductoria al tema los antecedentes del origen de las área en mención: Criminología-Criminalística, revisando brevemente un marco histórico de su desarrollo en Latinoamérica, con la corriente inicialmente proveniente de Europa esparciéndose por toda América Latina y México, se detallan algunas obras literarias que repuntaron en el comienzo ... Read more

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  • Ringtones of Opportunity: Policy, Technology and Access in Caribbean Communications

    by Hopeton S. Dunn ...
    This multi-authored volume is one of the first books to present scholarly research on the liberating opportunities offered by information and communications technologies in the Caribbean and the global south. While acknowledging challenges of policy implementation and technology adaptation, the book nevertheless identifies a range of empowering development options in media literacy, e-fisheries, m ... Read more

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  • Kindly Heretics

    Courageous Muslims for a better world

    by Steven Freygood ...
    Perhaps you have a neighbor who is a Muslim. Perhaps you work with Muslims or are just curious; who are these people really? This book gives you a glimpse into the lives of many Muslims who live among you. From a Hollywood actor to a US Marine, from an African fashion designer to an Irish first responder when disaster strikes. Ordinary men and women? That is what you need to decide for yourself! ... Read more

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  • Des mots face aux maux

    De l'invasion à la libération !

    by Edouard Camblain ...
    Apporter une dose de légèreté dans un environnement anxiogène tout en conservant pour plus tard une trace d’un quotidien inédit ... vaste programme ! Cet ouvrage retrace la crise sanitaire, de son invasion à la libération de la population. On y apprend par exemple que le papier toilette est devenu le nouvel "or blanc", pourquoi les cancres ont envahi les réseaux sociaux ou encore la difficile mise ... Read more

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  • Quintana & Friends

    by John Gregory Dunne ...
    “Dunne has a wicked eye for the telling details, an uncanny ear for the revealing phrase.”—The New York Times.   Quintana & Friends gathers thirty-three brilliant essays written by a pioneer of New Journalism between 1963 and 1978. John Gregory Dunne's gifts for keen reportage, subtle storytelling, and articulate opinion on full display, he covers topics ranging from the Hollywood machine to ... Read more

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  • President Barack Obama’s January 28, 2014 State of the Union Address with the Republican Response by Representative Cathy McMorris (R-WA), the Libertarian Response by Wes Benedict, and the Tea Party Response by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT)

    by United States Government President Barack Obama ...
    The complete and full text of President Barack Obama’s January 28, 2014 State of the Union Address along with the Republican Response by Representative Cathy McMorris (R-Washington), the Libertarian Response by Executive Director Wes Benedict, and the Tea Party Response by Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah). ... Read more

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  • குத்தகைக்கு பொதுப்புத்தி புதிய பரிணாம கொள்கை

    by Varshini Tripura ...
    பொதுப்புத்தி என்பது நிச்சயமாக ஒரு பொருளையோ அல்லது சித்தாந்தத்தையோ அல்லது தத்துவத்தையோ குறிப்பது அல்ல. மனித உளவியலைக் குறிக்கிறது. அதிலும் சமூகமாகக் கட்டமைக்கப்பட்டு இயங்கக்  கூடிய மனித உளவியலைக் குறிக்கிறது. இதை முதன் முதலில் உளவியல் துறை சார்ந்த ஆய்வுக்கு உட்படுத்தி எழுத்திற்குக் கொண்டு வந்தவர் குஸ்டவ் லே பான். லே பான் பிரெஞ்சு நாட்டைச் சேர்ந்தவர். இவர் பல துறைகளில் வித்தகர். அதில் சமூக உளவியலாளர ... Read more

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  • Catéchisme Populaire Républicain

    by Leconte de Lisle ...
    Extrait :  Qu’est-ce que l’homme ? L’homme est un être moral, intelligent et perfectible. Qu’est-ce qu’un être moral ? C’est celui qui aime et qui pratique la justice. Comment l’homme distingue-t-il ce qui est juste de ce qui ne l’est pas ? Par le témoignage infaillible de la conscience, c’est-à-dire en s’affirmant soi-même, car la nature propre de  l’homme est de tendre au bien et de fuir le mal. ... Read more

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  • The Real Enemy in the Fight Against AIDS

    by Dr. Elizabeth Kwigema Mwanukuzi ...
    The Real Enemy in the Fight Against AIDSBy: Dr. Elizabeth Kwigema MwanukuziThe Real Enemy in the Fight Against AIDS shows the challenges for patients facing the treatment for all strategies. Bibi has exposed some of the problems hindering a strategy and suggested plans for the way forward.As a dermatologist with many years’ experience, Bibi came face to face with the early cases of AIDS before ... Read more

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  • The Governors of Illinois and the Mayors of Chicago

    People of Regional, National, and International Consequence

    by Bradley W. Rasch ...
    From Sharach Bond, who served as the first governor of Illinois beginning in 1818, to William Ogden, Chicagos first mayor, many powerful men and women have played vital roles in the political life and climate of both Chicago and Illinois. The Governors of Illinois and the Mayors of Chicago provides biographies for the states most important power brokers.In this study, author Bradley W. Rasch ... Read more

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  • Wrecked

    Deinstitutionalization and Partial Defenses in State Higher Education Policy

    by Barrett J. Taylor ...
    Higher education is a central institution in U.S. democracy. In the 2010s, however, many states that spent previous decades building up their higher education systems began to tear them down. Growing hostility toward higher education reflected changing social forces that remade the politics of U.S. higher education. The political Right became increasingly reliant on angry white voters as higher ... Read more

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  • Teoría y práctica de los estudios culturales

    by David Walton ...
    Los estudios culturales continúan siendo minoritarios en España, incluso en muchas facultades su entrada y aceptación es todavía difícil. Sin embargo, tanto en el resto de Europa como en los Estados Unidos su importancia no ha dejado de crecer desde su nacimiento en la década de los setenta del pasado siglo.Teoría y práctica de los estudios culturales no sólo ayudará a los profanos a saber qué son ... Read more

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  • Catéchisme Populaire Républicain

    by Leconte de Lisle ...
    Extrait : Qu’est-ce que l’homme ? L’homme est un être moral, intelligent et perfectible. Qu’est-ce qu’un être moral ? C’est celui qui aime et qui pratique la justice. Comment l’homme distingue-t-il ce qui est juste de ce qui ne l’est pas ? Par le témoignage infaillible de la conscience, c’est-à-dire en s’affirmant soi-même, car la nature propre de l’homme est de tendre au bien et de fuir le mal. ... Read more

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  • And That's How it Goes

    by Connie H. Deutsch ...
    From the time we enter the world until we take our last breath, we will all experience varying degrees of joy and sorrow. How we handle those occasions are how our lives will be played out.We always have choices. In fact, life is all about choices. Sometimes it feels as though we don’t have any, that someone or some event has obviated our choices but, in actuality, we do. We may not like the few ... Read more

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  • BAMBOOZLING BLACK AMERICA

    CLASSIFIED

    by E. Malcolm Wise ...
    BAMBOOZLING BLACK AMERICA is a Fictional account of a plot to destroy Black America. Secret agencies with devious minds have hatched a plot to bring about the demise of Black people in America. The book is a collection of secret documents between secret agents that outline in detail their plans to destroy Black America. It is a novel? Is it a commentary? Is it a documentary? A history book? A ... Read more

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  • ILLUMINARE UN GIARDINO

    Vogliamo parlarne?

    by MARIO FRAU ...
    "ILLUMINARE UN GIARDINO", è una guida che aiuta il lettore nelle fasi necessarie alla creazione di effetti di luce per illuminare le diverse zone di un giardino. Mettere in pratica un progetto di trasformazione di un giardino attraverso la luce richiede conoscenze ma anche creatività, perché la luce è un elemento che se ben utilizzato consente sia di trascorrere del tempo all'aperto di sera e sia ... Read more

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  • I Don't Mean to Sound Racist, But...

    Examining the Different Faces of Racism

    by Adeyemi Oke ...
    I Don’t Mean to Sound Racist, but… Examining the Different Faces of RacismWhy is that whenever we hear this phrase it follows up with something racist? Different forms of discrimination exist and we are examining and underlining the various forms as there seems to be a lack of awareness across the UK.We wrote this book to engage and to give greater insight to examples of racism experienced by ... Read more

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  • Violencia en el fútbol

    investigaciones sociales y fracasos políticos

    by José Garriga Zucal ...
    En Violencia en el fútbol, José Garriga Zucal compila una serie de ensayos que intentan explicar y comprender el fenómeno de la violencia en el fútbol desde una mirada distinta del sentido común. A partir de ciertas experiencias de su grupo de investigación, en Violencia en el fútbol queda claro cómo, desde un intento antropológico por abordar la cuestión, un equipo de investigadores del CONICET ... Read more

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  • Wealth and Prosperity

    by Njoroge Mungai ...
    This book features the accomplishments of Africans (both on the continent and within the diaspora) whose remarkable contributions to the arts, financial institutions, medical care, scientific thought, community development, and business will inspire you. These are contemporary stories of individuals that are seldom shared but need to be celebrated. ... Read more

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  • Stories 1995-2015

    Mit einem Vorwort von Michael Frank

    by JM Stim ...
    „Die Auswahl der von Stim verhandelten Themen vereint eine seltsame Ansammlung von Charakteren, die höchstens eines gemeinsam haben: ihr Beharren auf ein Leben das sie, egal wie fragil oder provisorisch es ist, wie würdig oder verdient, wie wahnhaft oder fehlgeleitet, ihr eigen nennen können." Eric Jarosinski aka @NeinQuarterly „Ein Buch für alle, die an der heutigen Welt, wie sie ist, ... Read more

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