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A Dictionary of Symbols
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by Dover Publications
Paperback (16 September, 2002)
(1 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A sacred way of looking at the outer world: This is one of the most frequently used and most deeply pondered works of my permanent collection.
A History of Islamic Societies
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by Cambridge University Press
Paperback (22 August, 2002)
(5 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Good Outline of the General History, but Very Biased: The author gives a good outline of the history of Islam. His description, however, of the life of Muhammad and the life in Arabia fell short and was biased.I

A History of Warfare
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by Knopf
Hardcover (19 October, 1993)
(50 reviews) 4.04 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Military history of unparallelled scope: Having finished my fourth reading of this outstanding book, I am again in awe of Keegan,
A Short History of the American Nation (8th Edition)
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by Longman
Paperback (31 July, 2000)
(1 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A fantastic and concise history of America.: This book is a very readable, and very unbias look at American History. It presents its subject without overflowing detail,

American Cultural Patterns: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
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by Intercultural Press
Paperback (01 August, 1991)
(1 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Learning about the American way of thinking: I read this book as part of a class I took called socio-cultural perspectives on language and found this book very interesting and insightful.
American Ways, The: An Introduction to American Culture
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by Pearson ESL
Paperback (16 December, 1996)
(3 reviews) 4.33 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Easy-to-read introduction: This is an excellent introduction to American culture, and easy enough to read to be used with foreign students.

Among Schoolchildren
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by Perennial
Paperback (01 September, 1990)
(68 reviews) 4.28 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A review of Among Schoolchildren: I am an Early Childhood education major at Georgia College & State Univeristy, and for one of my classes we had to choose a book to read and I chose Among Schoolchildren.
Anarchism and Other Essays
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by Dover Publications
Paperback (01 June, 1969)
(12 reviews) 4.58 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Emma Goldman's essays collected: I've heard from many people who are interested in reading books about anarchism (allthough i think the term "anarchism" is incorrect) that most books about anarchy are "heavy" and difficult to get through much less understand because they aim their content to readers that have a good backround of political understanding (its terminologies,

Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders
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by Riverhead Books
Paperback (06 March, 2000)
(30 reviews) 4.43 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Understanding our elders: I read this book wanting to have a better understanding of what my parents might be feeling as they enter old age.
Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia
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by University of Minnesota Press
Paperback (01 October, 1983)
(12 reviews) 3.83 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: brilliant, important: This is, in my opinion, the most important work of theory/philosophy for the latter half of the twentieth century.

Arco Police Sergeant, Lieutenant and Captain Promotion Exams (Police Sergeant, Lieutenant,
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Paperback (01 September, 2001)
Being and Time: A Translation of Sein and Zeit (SUNY series in Contemporary Continental
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by State University of New York Press
Paperback (30 October, 1996)
(28 reviews) 3.93 out of 5 stars
Editorial Review: Martin Heidegger paved the road trod on by the existentialists with the 1927 publication of Being and Time. His encyclopedic knowledge of philosophy from ancient to modern times led him to rethink the most basic concepts underlying our thinking about ourselves.

Being Human: Readings from the President's Council on Bioethics
- our price: $33.40
Paperback (2004)
Better Off : Flipping the Switch on Technology
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by HarperCollins
Hardcover (03 August, 2004)

Beyond Fear
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by Copernicus Books
Hardcover (28 July, 2003)
(32 reviews) 4.47 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Informative, Important, Entertaining, Indispensible: The central message of _Beyond Fear_ is that we need to change the way we, the average reader, think about security.
Black Metropolis
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by University of Chicago Press
Paperback (01 August, 1993)
(1 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Editorial Review: "The facts of urban life presented here are in their starkest form," Richard Wright wrote in the original foreword to this penetrating study of Chicago's South Side, first published in 1945. "To have them presented otherwise would have been to negate the humanity of the American Negro."

Branded Nation : The Marketing of Megachurch, College Inc., and Museumworld
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by Simon & Schuster
Hardcover (08 September, 2004)
Breaking Open the Head : A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanis
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by Broadway
Paperback (12 August, 2003)
(21 reviews) 4.48 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Absolutely essential reading on many levels.......: If you've found the writing of Terence McKenna interesting and thought-provoking,

Brit-Think, Ameri-Think: A Transatlantic Survival Guide
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by Penguin Books
Paperback (25 February, 2003)
(14 reviews) 3.93 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Perfect as half of the whole picture...: This book by an American born woman who has been transplanted to Britain is a very enjoyable read.
Case Study Research : Design and Methods (Applied Social Research Methods)
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by SAGE Publications
Paperback (24 December, 2002)
(2 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A must read for scientists, under- or graduate students: Read it to prepare for my master's thesis and probably will use it for my doctoral thesis as well.

Causality : Models, Reasoning, and Inference
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by Cambridge University Press
Hardcover (13 March, 2000)
(9 reviews) 3.89 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A Pioneering Book on Causality: This is a pioneering book dealing exhaustively with the subject of causation. Its contribution to the field of "Uncertainty in AI" is unmeasureable.
Cleveland Cops: The Real Stories They Tell Each Other
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by Gray & Company Publishers
Hardcover (30 October, 2004)

CLOSING OF THE AMERICAN MIND
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by Simon & Schuster
Paperback (15 May, 1988)
(87 reviews) 3.78 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: To open a mind: A thoughtful and penetrating book, Prof. Bloom dissects Academia and finds the virus that has infected it in the form of relativism,
Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue
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by Aperture
Paperback (31 August, 1996)
(2 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A documentary must have!: Eugene Richards, one of the worlds best photojournalist, has a gift to not only photograph well but also write about his subjects equally as well!

Collaborative Leadership : How Citizens and Civic Leaders Can Make a Difference (Jossey Bass Nonprofit &
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by Jossey-Bass
Hardcover (31 August, 1994)
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
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by Viking Books
Hardcover (29 December, 2004)

Color: The Secret Influence, Second Edition
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by Prentice Hall
Paperback (20 February, 2003)
(6 reviews) 4.5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Fabulous Book!: This is the best book on color I've ever found. It gives a really comprehensive overview of how color affects your entire life.
Computational Handbook of Statistics, Fourth Edition
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by Allyn & Bacon
Paperback (15 January, 1997)
(4 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: So helpful we once owned an upstairs and downstairs copy: What is the best way to learn and be secure in your learning -- work a problem through with expert guidance.

Confucius Lives Next Door : What Living in the East Teaches Us About Living in the
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by Vintage
Paperback (28 March, 2000)
(34 reviews) 3.41 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A Must-Read for Asian-Americans: I spent half of my life in Taiwan, and half in the US (15-years each). I've always been glad to be exposed to both Eastern and Western cultures.
Corrections in the United States : A Contemporary Perspective (4th Edition)
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by Prentice Hall
Paperback (05 March, 2004)

Corsets and Crinolines
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by Theatre Arts Books
Paperback (December, 1990)
(12 reviews) 4.17 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A Letdown!!!: I heard so much about this book - I guess I had to be disappointed! For starters, it's from 1954, so that was a surprise.
Cowboy Capitalism: European Myths, American Reality
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by Cato Institute
Hardcover (25 September, 2004)

Creative Organization Theory : A Resourcebook
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by SAGE Publications
Paperback (01 February, 1989)
(1 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Creative Organization Theory: I purchased this book for use as a text in a doctoral class in organization and management. It offers a wide mix of ideas that can be used in your own workplace and compliments Morgan's other works quite well.
Crime Scene Investigation: Crack The Case With Real-Life Experts
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by Reader's Digest Association
Hardcover (18 November, 2004)

Cultures Consequences : International Differences in Work-Related Values
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by SAGE Publications
Paperback (01 January, 1984)
(3 reviews) 4.67 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: An International Manager's Must: If you need to learn about various cultures for different countries, this book is THE source. Hofstede's groundbreaking work is internationally recognized.
Decoding the Ethics Code : A Practical Guide for Psychologists
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by SAGE Publications
Paperback (17 June, 2003)
(2 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Essential reading for psychotherapists: Decoding the Ethics Code is must reading for psychotherapists from all the mental health guilds.

Diffusion of Innovations, 5th Edition
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by Free Press
Paperback (16 August, 2003)
(13 reviews) 4.46 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A Classroom Teacher's Perspective: In my "real life" I am a classroom teacher who is working to establish collaborative study groups in two middle schools for the purpose of researching,
Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations
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by Continuum International Publishing Group
Paperback (01 July, 2003)
(5 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Judaism, Globalization, and the Clash of Civilizations: As an International Relations major in college, I spent four years debating and writing about Samuel Huffington's warning of a "clash of civilizations."

Do You Remember TV: The Book That Takes You Back
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by Chronicle Books
Paperback (01 June, 1999)
(5 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A Blast From the Past.: I wasn't born in the 50s or 60s but I remembered about 3/4th's of the shows, commercials, jingles, names and other stuff found in this book.
Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy
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by St. Martin's Griffin
Paperback (01 October, 2003)
(57 reviews) 4.32 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Staggering: Matthew Scully's book Dominion, is an amazing and a shocking book at the same time. I did not want to read this book when i first seen it,

Eat the Rich
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by Grove/Atlantic
Paperback (01 September, 1999)
(89 reviews) 4.09 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A Very Funny Trip: I got hooked on P.J. O'Rourke through his work in "RollingStone." Each of his books have usually just been expandedversions of his gonzo-style of journalism.
Eco-Imperialism: Green Power, Black Death
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by Merril Press
Paperback (01 September, 2003)
(7 reviews) 4.29 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Should open a lot of eyes: Before reading this exceptional primer on the negative effects of modern environmentalism, I was clueless of the far-reaching costs that group's policies have had on the Third World.

El Poder del Ahora: Un Camino Hacia La Realizacion Espiritual
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by New World Library
Paperback (10 October, 2001)
(6 reviews) 4.33 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Un libro que siempre me acompañará .: Un libro verdaderamente extraordinario, el Sr. Tolle hace algo que resulta muy difícil para muchos autores lograr y es lo siguiente:"Transmitir de forma sencilla la verdad esencial de la vida,
Elementary Statistics In Social Research: The Essentials
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by Allyn & Bacon
Paperback (25 July, 2003)

Evolution of a Group: Student Video and Workbook
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by Wadsworth Publishing
Paperback (30 March, 1999)
(3 reviews) 4.33 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Excellant Video: A portion of this video was shown in my group counseling class. I opted to watch the entire video and I am very glad I did.
Exploring Complexity: An Introduction
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by W.H. Freeman & Company
Hardcover (01 October, 1989)
(2 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Intuitive view about the emergence of complexity: It explains, mainly through examples in chemistry and physics, what are the required components for "complex behaviors" to occur within dynamical systems.

Faith the Cow
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by faithQuest
Hardcover (01 March, 1995)
(4 reviews) 4.75 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: My kind of hero: This book is well-written and beautifully-illustrated, but that's not the reason I'd recommend it. I was touched by reading this book,
Family Based Services: A Solution-Focused Approach (Norton Professional Books)
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by W. W. Norton & Company
Hardcover (01 March, 1994)
(2 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A must read for anyone working with families!: This book is a primer on how to do solution-focussed work with families. The great thing about these techniques is that although the author is writing from a child protection perspective,

Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods, Sixth Edition
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by Allyn & Bacon
Hardcover (18 March, 2003)
(7 reviews) 3.57 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Dr. Mak: This is an excellent book. Better than 5th Edition. The best "Family Therapy" book in the marketing. I highly recommanded.
Fanon: A Critical Reader (Blackwell Critical Readers)
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by Blackwell Publishers
Paperback (01 August, 1996)
(1 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: An excellent (critical) reader: This book includes twenty-one articles on Fanon as well as a 'Forward', an 'Introduction' and an 'Afterward' which are all valuable pieces in their own right.

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