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In a time when liberal arts education is increasingly under attack, this volume reminds readers that dedicated teachers at colleges and universities are passing on the heritage of liberal education as well as constructing its future. Future citizens, businesswomen and men, scientists, artists and those working in educational or social programs will all benefit from the insights of this volume into historical, ethical, literary and philosophical perspectives...
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The Memory We Could Be moves beyond the sterile, technical language around climate change and ecology to humanize the abstraction of global warming and bring different voices into the conversation.
Drawing on sources from anthropology to hydrology, botany to economics, agronomy to astrobiology, medicine to oceanography, physics to history, the author weaves a lyrical and powerful story of our relationship with nature.
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All of human experience flows from bodies that feel, express emotion, and think about what such experiences mean. But is it possible for us, embodied as we are in a particular time and place, to know how people of long ago thought about the body and its experiences? In this groundbreaking book, three leading experts on the Classic Maya (ca. AD 250 to 850) marshal a vast array of evidence from Maya iconography and hieroglyphic writing, as well as archaeological...
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How far will Hell's top assassin go to save the angel he was sent to kill? Demon hitman Shax craves freedom. Stuck on Earth and bedeviled by his past sins, he drowns the urge to finish his last job with drugs and sex. Unable to ignore the impulse any longer, Shax stalks his target and in a split second that will change everything, chooses to spare her life. Fearless guardian angel Kheone hates demons. But when an age-old enemy protects her from an...
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A group of jumbo jets lands on the destroyed runways of the now non-existent Sydney airport.Hundreds of grieving Sydney virtuals disembark, having come in the very bodies they were using in battle, to conduct the last rites for their human families.The leaders of Screenside are left rueing the decision to try to kill the digital beasts by getting into their computer network, instead of accepting collateral human damage and going with the option of...
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This book introduces readers to elephants and their family groups. Find out where they live and how they work together, and learn why they are called a memory. Additional features to aid comprehension include an activity or craft, a phonetic glossary, infographics, sources for further research, and critical thinking questions to help readers connect with the text. Activities for further learning Author/Illustrator biography Detailed maps Educational...
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Most Australians see their world through eucalypts. From towering forests to straggly woodlands, in city parks, by the coast and in the bush, these are the trees that inhabit our familiar landscapes and national psyche. Yet the resilience of our eucalypt ecosystems is being tested by logging and land clearing, disease and drought, fire and climate change. In many places they are a faded remnant of those known by past generations. How important is...
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Janie Buchanan has a dark sense of humor and a secret to hide. She has cancer – again – and she's set out on the latest globetrotting adventure to try and mark off more bucket list items.Except what wasn't on the agenda was meeting Caspar Levander, a world-class thespian and specimen of pure male perfection, who has rudely followed her to an African conservation and interrupted her quest to help save a baby elephant.And what is definitely, absolutely,...
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Secure your financial and online assets with MemoryBanc Your Workbook For Organizing Life. Today, more than $58 billion is sitting with state and federal treasurers representing bank accounts, insurance, tax returns, and retirement accounts that were lost in the shuffle of a move, personal crisis, or death. Nearly half of adults over forty can expect to face a short-term disability before they reach sixty-five and 70 percent of American's over sixty-five...
91) Memory Palace: How To Remember Everything You Learn; A Guide To Learning With Unlimited Potential
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Learn how you can enhance your brain to take in more information and store them for a very long time and how to retrieve information at any time, no matter how long it has been stored
As you know, forgetting things can be really frustrating and embarrassing. Imagine forgetting the birthday of your loved ones or your own wedding anniversary. What would happen if you forgot that your kid has a sports game or a play at school and you already promised...
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The callous taking of two lives by an act of pure self-interest brings together DCI Arnold, WPC Desai, Linden Lea, the twin to one of the victims, and Jasper, the deceased's terrier. This coalition of the willing pursue events, both global and personal, past and present, through the jungle of media and politics and into the inner sanctum of the English aristocracy. During their investigations they find redemption for some, retribution for others and...
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Today, I know that everyone is looking for answers and trying to find a way to solve the crucial season of our time in history. We long for leadership and to be the ones that are right. The news overwhelms us. We are finding it harder to sleep and to know what to eat. We have more questions than answers.
I wrote this book because I feel that this world needs a huge dose of love, a love that endures and holds the truth. It is also to fund my assignment,...
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Is there anything we can do to prevent Alzheimer's disease or dementia?Do we have to accept that memory loss is just part of the natural progression of aging?The Memory Diet introduces a powerful, plant-based diet of leafy greens, vegetables, berries, nuts, beans, and whole grains that can slow down or even eliminate cognitive decline. The more than 150 healthy recipes-from awesome appetizers and exceptional entrees to spectacular salads and super...
97) The Memory of Us
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If she had been found moments later, Amelia's heart would have stopped and never recovered. Instead she was taken from the desolate beach to the nearest hospital just in time to save her life. When her sister Lexi arrives from New York, Amelia's heart is beating, but the accident has implanted a series of false memories. These memories revolve around a man named Sam, and a perfect love story that never existed.
Determined to help her sister, Lexi...
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An exceptionally-skilled thief, Ari lives deep in the forest with no one but her bobcat Jagger for company. She is determined to keep to herself as civil war drags on around her, but when a mysterious stranger appears with an unexpected job offer, she has no choice but to leave her quiet life behind.
Unwillingly paired with chatty, optimistic magician Ely, Ari finds her patience, wits, and skill tested when the journey quickly proves to be far from...
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Born privileged in Afghani society, a young man retains his innocence despite the expectations to pursue a tainted ambition. He drifts through life in the challenging streets of Kabul until an accidental encounter with his family's enigmatic patron and the daughter, who becomes his wife. Love blossoms from the start. Oblivious to endemic corruption, Abdul enjoys his bride and the illicit Spanish music and dance she introduced. The fickle winds of...
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