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Prometheus Books, 2007. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. De Waal (philosophy, Indiana University) invited a number of experts in philosophy, science and law to engage in a dialogue with Anglo- American philosopher Susan Haack. Covering all the phases in her intellectual career, topics include her concepts of logic, Foundherenterism, perception, philosophy of science, metaphysics, postmodernism and the role of the philosopher in the modern world. After each essay, Haack is allowed a response. In come cases s... more information

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U. of Washington Press, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Wachtel (humanities, Northwestern U.) focuses on the varieties of intertextual experience that are specific to the dramatic and theatrical media. In drama, compared to non-performance media, he says, far more actors are affected by intertextual usage, and their complex reactions can make the experience more complex and interesting. Much of the material is revised from earlier publication. He has not indexed his work. (©2007 Book News, Inc.,... more information

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Praeger, 2008. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Waddell (U. of Connecticut) uses his expertise in writing about the New Deal and World War II to examine the development of civil- military relations in post-war America, and how the military- industrial complex was originally formed. The author claims a unique perspective on the subject by showing how the military itself changed during World War II, as opposed to politics or everyday life in the United States. While the text, which is aimed at history and mil... more information

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Idea Group Publishing, 2004. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Singh (information technology and e-business, RMIT University, Australia) and Waddell (Graduate Management Programs, Edith Cowan University, Australia) collect recent perspectives by e-business and change management professionals who present new ideas on trends in e- business and describe change management tools for implementing a successful transition into e-business. Encompassing scholarly research work, practical applications, and theory on e-... more information

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Peter Lang Publishing Inc, 2003. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. The two modern American poets, says Wadden (English, International Christian U., Tokyo) often split themselves in order to explore fluid and fragmentary self-identity. He points out that the doubles can be husband and wife, twins, siblings, shadows, half-born sister, and bi-partite beasts and angels. One can search for, rescue, encounter, rescue, rail against, or lament the other. (©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Oxbow Books, 2007. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. The 15 chapters of this work report on excavation carried out in 2005 of a mesolithic hut site, with the geophysical survey, fieldwalking, test pits, absolute dating, chipped stone tools, faunal remains, plant remains, geomorphological and palaeoenvironmental analysis discussed in separate chapters. The excavation itself, a longer analysis of the site and its surroundings, and a description of an experimental version of the ancient hut are also discussed. ... more information

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Willan Publishing, 2006. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Waddington (sociology, U. of Reading, UK) et al. examine violence in the workplaces of police, accident and emergency staff, social workers, and mental health professionals that ranges from anger to physical violence. They discuss the nature of their research and the meaning of violence in connection with the act, the relationship of the people, where it happened, and the outcome and impact on victims, in addition to moral aspects and prevention. Dis... more information

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Nova Science Publishers, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Classical economists of an earlier age pondered distribution and equality of income between land, labor, and capital as factors of production, whereas the focus now tends more to the distribution between individuals and households. Economists and other social scientists from Europe and the US sampling the current thinking. Their topics include income distribution and inequality in some major industrialized countries, the rank-size representatio... more information

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Harvard Bus. School Press, 2004. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. ... more information

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Edward Elgar Publishing, 2007. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Assembling significant research on the role of entrepreneurship in the development of global capitalism, Jones (business history, Harvard Business School) and Wadhwani (management and entrepreneurship, U. of the Pacific) hope "to re-stimulate the exchange between [empirical] historical and [theoretical] social scientific studies of entrepreneurship that Joseph Schumpeter envisioned." Therefore, they naturally begin the 36-paper collec... more information

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Interlink Publishing Group, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. ... more information

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Countryside Books, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. ... more information

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Leuven U. Press, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Sixteen papers review findings of basic geo-archaeological, archaeometrical, and bio-archaeological research performed within the framework of the excavations and surveys in around the ancient city of Sagalassos and surrounding territory in southwest Turkey carried out between 1996 and 2006. The papers are organized into sections on the geological setting, the geomorphological setting, the climatic setting, and exploitation of local resources and the i... more information

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John Wiley & Sons, 2008. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. The collapse of former financial giant Bear Stearns (not to mention the other failing financial institutions that followed Bear Stearns into oblivion) and the ongoing credit crisis has investors understandably worried. Addressing these investors, Waggoner (the investment columnist and personal finance reporter for USA Today) presents a fairly mainstream explanation of the causes of the crisis and dispenses advice on how to weather it, addressing ... more information

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Peter Lang Publishing Inc, 2003. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Though the tradition of liberalism in South Africa has significantly helped shape the multi-party democracy, says Waghid (philosophy of education, U. of Stellenbosch), it suffers from such weaknesses as an aversion to majority rule, attempts to equalize opportunities through affirmative action, and a focus on securing political rights as opposed to substantive rights for all citizens. He promotes a form of liberalism he thinks can minimize th... more information

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Praeger, 1998. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Continuing a series of published and planned volumes that began in 1991, Wagman (psychology, U. of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign) develops intellectual grounding for establishing theoretical and research foundations of a general unified theory of human and artificial intelligence and of its psychological and philosophical implications. His topics include cognitive science and the nature of language, analogical retrieval and mapping, and the capacity theory of lang... more information

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Praeger, 2002. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Beginning with an overview of the general nature of problem- solving, Wagman (emeritus, psychology, U. of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign) critically analyzes current theory and research in the cognitive and computational sciences on problem-solving processes and structures, ranging from everyday intuition to the "rediscovery" of scientific methods by artificial intelligence systems--some named after noted scientists (e.g., BACON.3, BOOLE2, and MENDEL). ... more information

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Scholar's Bookshelf, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Wagner makes the point early that strategy is the art of moving an army into a position that will increase the possibility of victory or lessen the impact of defeat, while tactics is the art of maneuvering troops in battle. He also points out that strategy, tactics, and their cohorts logistics and engineering will sooner or later terminate in battle and do not have any other purpose. With this end in sight, Wagner produced this classic work whi... more information

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Entrepreneur Press, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Beginning from the premise that personality is the most important variable in who will succeed or fail as an entrepreneur, a management consultant outlines the five-tier performance pyramid approach to success, defines seven personality types, and explains why four of them make the best entrepreneurs. He examines the strengths and weaknesses of each personality type, and recommends strategies to help each succeed in business. (©2006 Book News, ... more information

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Bloomberg Press, 2008. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Writing for professional investors and individuals, Wagner, a portfolio manager at a US hedge fund and a firm that provides daily technical analysis of leading ETFs and stocks, describes the major types and families of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and how to pick and trade them. He provides strategies that are based on technical analysis rather than fundamental analysis. He also details the history and advantages of trading ETFs instead of individual s... more information

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