“…Boyer's extensive research shows that the University of Chicago's identity is profoundly interwoven with its history, and that history is unique in the annals of American higher education. After a little-known false start in the mid-nineteenth century, it achieved remarkable early successes, yet in the 1950s it faced a collapse of undergraduate enrollment, which proved fiscally debilitating for decades. …”

“…But I still believe that traditional Old Testament criticism has had the effect of killing the Old Testament for the church. This little tome can hardly reverse that, but it is meant as an exercise in reading the Old Testament for fun and profit. …”

“…Se trata de la más escueta y completa exposición de una filosofía de vida feliz que ha sobrevivido desde la Antigüedad.La presente edición ofrece, junto al original griego, una traducción literal interlineal y una traducción libre. Completa el volumen una introducción sobre el contexto histórico, político y cultural, así como dos amplios comentarios, uno filosófico y otro lingüístico.Epicuro de Samos (341 - 270 a.C.) ha sido uno de los filósofos griegos más influyentes en la historia del pensamiento y de la cultura universales…”

“…My purpose was to make their lives a little easier and less anxious. The six prescribed titles from which they choose a title for the TOK essay they are required to write for the IB Organization are typically very lofty, even for graduate students in philosophy. …”

“…These developments in standards for bibliographic description follow on from the introduction of the MARC21 formats, adopted in the UK in 2004, but poorly covered in existing cataloging textbooks. As yet there is little help for catalogers in the transition to RDA, and a new textbook is urgently needed to assist them in mapping the new standard onto the existing rules for description. …”

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“…Larry Schaaf employs hundreds of little-studied letters, notebooks and diaries to illuminate the intellectual and artistic development and relationship of these two men. …”

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“…Paul Marciano's acclaimed RESPECT model, which gives you specific, low-cost, turnkey solutions and action plans-- based on seven key drivers of employee engagement that are proven and supported by decades of research and practice-that will empower youto assess, troubleshoot, and resolve engagement issuesin the workplace: Recognition and acknowledgment of employees' contributions Empowerment via tools, resources, and information that set employees up to succeed Supportive feedback through ongoing performance coaching and mentoring Partnering to encourage and foster collaborative working relationships Expectations that set clear, challenging, and attainable performance goals Consideration that lets employees know that they are cared about Trust in your employees' abilities, skills, and judgment Carrots and Sticks Don't Work delivers the sameproven resources and techniques that have enabledtrainers, executives, managers, and owners at operations ranging from branches of the United States government to Fortune 500 corporations to twenty-person outfits to realize demonstrable gains in employee productivity andjob satisfaction. When you give a little RESPECT you get a more effective organization, with reduced turnover and absenteeism and employees at all levels who areengaged, focused, and committed to succeed as a team. …”

“…Author Steven Miller introduces readers to fundamental concepts and practices in a style accessible to beginners and LIS students, as well as experienced practitioners with little metadata training. He also takes account of the widespread use of digital collection management systems such as CONTENTdm. …”

“…Chapter 6 explores the broader reasons why it took so long to grant so little by examining the 'Image of the City': an analysis of the major religious and secular festivities, like the centenaries of the Reformation, illuminates those deep-rooted political and ideological factors which cancelled out the obvious and increasingly pressing economic and humanitarian arguments in favour of open toleration until 1785. …”
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“…The definitive 2,500-year history of sugar and its human costs, from its little-known origins as a luxury good in Asia to worldwide environmental devastation and the obesity pandemic. …”

“…Il est indispensable que le droit du commerce international indique aussi dans quelles conditions s'opère le règlement des litiges, par recours aux juridictions étatiques ou à l'arbitrage international. …”

“…Upon closer inspection, China itself has historically worried very little about expansionist war from a rising power, let alone carrying one out. …”

“…Son activité couvre dans le domaine des sciences humaines les États maghrébins : Algérie, Libye, Maroc, Tunisie. Elle s'étend à la Mauritanie depuis 1974. …”

“…Additional topics include the Twins Paradox, the physical aspects of the Lorentz-FitzGerald contraction, the constancy of the speed of light, time travel, the direction of time, and more. …”

“…Como toda obra de la vanguardia, Faribole es un extrañamiento múltiple como bien nos lo anticipa su título: a la vez una provocación del sentido –un sinsentido, literal- y un alarde mímico, de gestos cómicos, aparentemente “poco serios”. …”

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“…El fundamentalismo es de origen religioso, preconiza la interpretación literal de los textos sagrados y su estricto cumplimiento. …”