“…"This gathering of autobiographical essays focuses on different experiences and periods of the author’s life and hybrid identity: a childhood spent in Austria, teenage years in an American school and then a lycèe in France, coming to the U.S. as a young adult and attending college, studying in England for two years, and then settling permanently in the U.S. into an academic career. …”

“…Telling perhaps the most important forgotten story in American history, eminent historian Nell Irvin Painter guides us through more than two thousand years of Western civilization, illuminating not only the invention of race but also the frequent praise of "whiteness" for economic, scientific, and political ends. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Evidence from a natural experiment in Turkey -- Variations in infant mortality rates among counties of the United States : the roles of public policies and programs -- Determinants of neonatal mortality rates in the U.S. : a reduced form model -- Birth outcome productions function in the U.S. -- Unobservables, pregnancy resolutions, and birthweight production functions in New York City -- The impact of national health insurance on birth outcomes : a natural experiment in Taiwan -- The effects of government regulation on teenage smoking -- Beer taxes, the legal drinking age, and youth motor vehicle fatalities -- Effects of alcoholic beverage prices and legal drinking ages on youth alcohol use -- Rational addiction and the effect of price on consumption -- An empirical analysis of cigarette addiction -- An empirical analysis of alcohol addiction : results from the monitoring the future panels -- The demand for cocaine by young adults : a rational addiction approach -- An economic analysis of adult obesity : results from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system -- Fast-food restaurant advertising on television and its influence on childhood obesity -- Food prices and body fatness among youths…”

“…The Saudi royal family ultimately compromised with the rebels' supporters, helping to set free the forces that produced the attacks of 9/11 and the harrowing circumstances that surround us today.--From publisher description…”

“…They focus especially on whether our ordinary and scientific thought and talk commit us to abstract objects, surveying the options available to us and the objections each faces. …”

“…In this book, the first global history of espionage ever written, distinguished historian Christopher Andrew recovers much of the lost intelligence history of the past three millennia--and shows us its relevance."…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Where population and income is projected to grow""; ""Period of low inflation will continue""; ""US dollar to remain generally strong""; ""Figure 4. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Defense in DepthComputer Controlled Infrastructure; Organizational View; Where Cyber Fits in the War-Fighting Domains; Land; Sea; Air; Space; Cyber Domain; Summary; References; 3 Cyber Doctrine; Current US Doctrine; US Forces; US Air Force; US Navy; US Army; DoD INFOCONs; Sample Doctrine / Strategy From Around the World; Chinese Doctrine; Other Asian countries; European Countries; Private or Mercenary Armies; Some Key Military Principles that Must be Adapted to Cyber Warfare; Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (IPOE); Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual (JMEM)…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…A. v. Bain & Company (Italy/US/Brazil)…”

“…@Aquest és un llibre sobre l'ús públic de la història, o millor, sobre l'ús públic de la ruïna. …”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…; Chapter Two - RECOGNITION OF THE NOOSPHERE; WHY "INFORMATION" MATTERS; Chapter Three - EMERGENCE OF NOOPOLITIK; GRAND STRATEGIC SHIFTS AT THE TURN OF THECENTURY; FROM REALPOLITIK TO NOOPOLITIK-A COMPARISON OF THE PARADIGMS; NOOPOLITIK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE; FOSTERING NOOPOLITIK: SOME GUIDELINES AND TASKS; Chapter Four - INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND CONFLICT; INFORMATION STRATEGY AND GLOBAL COOPERATION; INFORMATION STRATEGY IN CRISIS AND CONFLICT; Chapter Five - MOVING AHEAD; A NEW TURN OF MIND; U.S. HEGEMONY REQUIRED TO CONSOLIDATE THE NOOSPHERE?…”

“…The current U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) policy for assigning military women was issued in 1994, and the U.S. …”

“…U.S. experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan have demonstrated that improving U.S. capacity for stabilization and reconstruction operations is critical to national security. …”

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“…Thomas Natsoulas shows us how our consciousness - in three of six senses of the word that the book identifies - is involved in our activity of perceiving the one and only world that exists, which includes oneself as a proper part of it, and that all of us share together with the rest of life on earth. …”

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“…These humanizing tales draw us back to basics: relationships matter for us all…”

“…En aquesta tesi s'analitza la freqüència d'ús d'estratègies d'intra i interregulació emocional, la seva funcionalitat i diferències en l'ús d'estratègies, tot això a través del CIRE, un qüestionari d'interregulació emocional construït i validat també en aquest mateix estudi. …”
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“…It influences our well being—a good conversation can leave us ready for anything, a bad one can ruin our whole day. …”

“…Only a few years ago, the U.S. financial system and economy were near collapse. …”