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Madison's Militia

The Hidden History of the Second Amendment

by Carl T. Bogus ...

Narrated by Alan Peterson ...

Unabridged

11 hours 26 min

In Madison’s Militia, Carl T. Bogus illuminates why James Madison and the First Congress included the right to bear arms in the Bill of Rights. Linking together dramatic accounts of slave uprisings and electric debates over whether the Constitution should be ratified, Bogusshows that—contrary to conventionalwisdom—the fitting symbol of the Second Amendment is not the musket in the hands of the ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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In Madison’s Militia, Carl T. Bogus illuminates why James Madison and the First Congress included the right to bear arms in the Bill of Rights. Linking together dramatic accounts of slave uprisings and electric debates over whether the Constitution should be ratified, Bogusshows that—contrary to conventionalwisdom—the fitting symbol of the Second Amendment is not the musket in the hands of the
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Analysing Families

Morality and Rationality in Policy and Practice

Edited by Alan Carling, Simon Duncan, Rosalind Edwards ...

While the family and its role continues to be a key topic in social and government policy, much of the literature is concerned with describing the dramatic changes that are taking place. By contrast, Analysing Families directly addresses the social processes responsible for these changes - how social policy interacts with what families actually do. Topics covered include:* the relationship between ... Read more

$68.99 USD

While the family and its role continues to be a key topic in social and government policy, much of the literature is concerned with describing the dramatic changes that are taking place. By contrast, Analysing Families directly addresses the social processes responsible for these changes - how social policy interacts with what families actually do. Topics covered include:* the relationship between
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The Art of Social Enterprise

Business as if People Mattered

by Alan Bromberger, Carl Franker ...

Narrated by David Skulski ...

Unabridged

6 hours 27 min

The current business-for-profit model rewards short-term thinking, narrow self-interest, and a social-and-environmental-costs-be-damned attitude. Non-profits, while more focused on the greater good, tend to be inherently resource-challenged and rely on increasingly scarce grants and donations to sustain their existence. Social enterprise is an exciting, blended model driven by the desire to create ... Read more

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The current business-for-profit model rewards short-term thinking, narrow self-interest, and a social-and-environmental-costs-be-damned attitude. Non-profits, while more focused on the greater good, tend to be inherently resource-challenged and rely on increasingly scarce grants and donations to sustain their existence. Social enterprise is an exciting, blended model driven by the desire to create
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True Happiness

The Teachings of Ramana Maharshi

by Alan Jacobs ...

Learn from the MasterSri Ramana Maharshi is regarded as one of the most important Indian sages of all time. At the age of sixteen, he experienced a spiritual awakening and travelled to the holy mountain of Arunachala, where a community grew up around him. From there, he touched the lives of influential writers, artists, and seekers such as Carl Jung, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Somerset Maugham. ... Read more

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Learn from the MasterSri Ramana Maharshi is regarded as one of the most important Indian sages of all time. At the age of sixteen, he experienced a spiritual awakening and travelled to the holy mountain of Arunachala, where a community grew up around him. From there, he touched the lives of influential writers, artists, and seekers such as Carl Jung, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Somerset Maugham.
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Community Involvement in Trekking Tourism: The Rinjani Trek Ecotoourism Programme, Lombok, Indonesia

by Carl Cater, Alan Fyall, Brian Garrod ...

Series series Contemporary Cases Online
This case study is part of the Contemporary Cases Online series. The series provides critical case studies that are original, flexible, challenging, controversial and research-informed, driven by the needs of teaching and learning. Each case is fully referenced in academic style and is accompanied by a wealth of supplementary material including discussion questions, further reading, links to ... Read more

$8.59 USD

This case study is part of the Contemporary Cases Online series. The series provides critical case studies that are original, flexible, challenging, controversial and research-informed, driven by the needs of teaching and learning. Each case is fully referenced in academic style and is accompanied by a wealth of supplementary material including discussion questions, further reading, links to
... Read more
Implementing Safety Management Systems in Aviation

Edited by Alan J. Stolzer, Carl Halford, John J. Goglia ...

Series series Ashgate Studies in Human Factors for Flight Operations
The International Civil Aviation Organization has mandated that all of its member states implement Safety Management Systems (SMS) in their aviation industries. Responding to that call, many countries are now in various stages of SMS development, implementation, and rulemaking. In their first book, Safety Management Systems in Aviation, Stolzer, Halford, and Goglia provided a strong theoretical ... Read more

$70.99 USD

The International Civil Aviation Organization has mandated that all of its member states implement Safety Management Systems (SMS) in their aviation industries. Responding to that call, many countries are now in various stages of SMS development, implementation, and rulemaking. In their first book, Safety Management Systems in Aviation, Stolzer, Halford, and Goglia provided a strong theoretical
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Never Try to Teach a Pig to Sing

Still More Urban Folklore from the Paperwork Empire

by Alan Dundes, Carl Pagter ...

Series series Humor in Life and Letters
Never Try to Teach a Pig to Sing documents the thriving folklore tradition that circulates in the workplace.Never Try to Teach a Pig to Sing documents the thriving folklore tradition that circulates in the workplace. Alan Dundes and Carl Pagter have collected more than two hundred and fifty "signs of the times"—the office memoranda, parodies, cartoons, and poems that daily make their way through ... Read more

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Never Try to Teach a Pig to Sing documents the thriving folklore tradition that circulates in the workplace.Never Try to Teach a Pig to Sing documents the thriving folklore tradition that circulates in the workplace. Alan Dundes and Carl Pagter have collected more than two hundred and fifty "signs of the times"—the office memoranda, parodies, cartoons, and poems that daily make their way through
... Read more
Work Hard and You Shall Be Rewarded

Urban Folklore from the Paperwork Empire

by Alan Dundes, Carl Pagter ...

Series series Humor in Life and Letters
Anyone who has ever filled in a form in triplicate, taken an aptitude test, or been rebuffed by a form letter will appreciate the urban folklore found in this collection.Anyone who has ever filled in a form in triplicate, taken an aptitude test, or been rebuffed by a form letter will appreciate the urban folklore found in this collection. Urban people as a folk are bound together by their unhappy ... Read more

$26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Anyone who has ever filled in a form in triplicate, taken an aptitude test, or been rebuffed by a form letter will appreciate the urban folklore found in this collection.Anyone who has ever filled in a form in triplicate, taken an aptitude test, or been rebuffed by a form letter will appreciate the urban folklore found in this collection. Urban people as a folk are bound together by their unhappy
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A Romance of the Moors (Unabridged)

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by Mona Caird ...

Narrated by Alan Roberts, Carl Kubat, Victor Keenan, Effie Billings ...

Unabridged

2 hours 54 min

Dick Coverdale is secretly betrothed to his neighbor, the beautiful Bessie Saunders. When a visitor to the area named Margaret Ellwood appears on the scene, however, Dick starts to regret his decision to marry Bessie. After Dick confides his troubles to Margaret, she attempts to guide him down the right path. But Margaret herself is unsure of how to advise him. On the one hand, she knows that it ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Dick Coverdale is secretly betrothed to his neighbor, the beautiful Bessie Saunders. When a visitor to the area named Margaret Ellwood appears on the scene, however, Dick starts to regret his decision to marry Bessie. After Dick confides his troubles to Margaret, she attempts to guide him down the right path. But Margaret herself is unsure of how to advise him. On the one hand, she knows that it
... Read more
Clinical In Vitro Fertilization

Edited by Carl Wood, Alan Trounson ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
In vitro fertilization has resulted in an estimated 4000-5000 births in the world. The procedure has been accepted in Europe, America and Australia and several hundred IVF clinics are operating successfully. The newer procedures of GIFf, embryo freezing and donor oocyte IVF have become established and are dealt with in several chapters. GIFf has become the procedure of choice for patients with ... Read more

$49.49 USD

In vitro fertilization has resulted in an estimated 4000-5000 births in the world. The procedure has been accepted in Europe, America and Australia and several hundred IVF clinics are operating successfully. The newer procedures of GIFf, embryo freezing and donor oocyte IVF have become established and are dealt with in several chapters. GIFf has become the procedure of choice for patients with
... Read more
Poems Seven

New and Complete Poetry

by Alan Dugan ...

Poems Seven: New and Complete Poetry, the winner of the National Book Award, presents the life work of a giant of American letters, tracks a forty-year career of honest, tough artistry, and shows a man at nearly 80 years of age and still at the height of his poetic power. Dugan’s new poems continue his career-long concerns with renewed vigor: the poet’s insistence that art is a grounded practice ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Poems Seven: New and Complete Poetry, the winner of the National Book Award, presents the life work of a giant of American letters, tracks a forty-year career of honest, tough artistry, and shows a man at nearly 80 years of age and still at the height of his poetic power. Dugan’s new poems continue his career-long concerns with renewed vigor: the poet’s insistence that art is a grounded practice
... Read more
Literary History of Canada

Canadian Literature in English, Volume IV (Second Edition)

Edited by Clara Thomas, Douglas Lochhead, Philip Stratford, Alan Cairns, Carl Berger, William New, Francess Halpenny, Henry Kreisel ...

Series series Heritage
This new volume of the Literary History of Canada covers the continuing development of English-Canadian writing from 1972 to 1984. As with the three earlier volumes, this book is an invaluable guide to recent developments in English-Canadian literature and a resource for both the general reader and the specialist researcher.The contributors to this volume are Laurie Ricou, David Jackel, Linda ... Read more

$28.79 USD

This new volume of the Literary History of Canada covers the continuing development of English-Canadian writing from 1972 to 1984. As with the three earlier volumes, this book is an invaluable guide to recent developments in English-Canadian literature and a resource for both the general reader and the specialist researcher.The contributors to this volume are Laurie Ricou, David Jackel, Linda
... Read more

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