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Santayana the Philosopher: Philosophy as a Form of Life

Daniel Moreno · Bucknell University Press
Pages: 195
Format: Print book

Regarding Santayana it has been claimed that he lacks a system while contradicting himself in outrageous ways. An attentive analysis of his complete Å“uvre, however, reveals something else entirely. It is not easy to classify a thinker as a Platonic materialist, an ironic nihilist, a spiritual...
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Government Assistance Almanac 2013: The Guide to Federal Domestic Financial and Other Programs

Inc. Omnigraphics · Omnigraphics Inc; 22 edition
Format: Hardcover

Provides information on all federal domestic assistance programs. These programs represent about $2 trillion worth of federal assistance earmarked for distribution to consumers, children, parents, veterans, senior citizens, students, businesses, civic groups, state and local agencies, and others.
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Balancing the Big Stuff: Finding Happiness in Work, Family, and Life

Miriam Liss · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

While the current conversation about work-family balance and having it all tends to focus on women, both men and women are harmed when conditions make it impossible to balance meaningful work with family life. Yet, both will benefit from re-evaluating what it means to have it all and fighting...
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Nurturing Your Child's Math and Literacy in Pre-K-Fifth Grade: The Family Connection

Mary Mueller · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 300
Format: Print book

With recent changes in the curriculum and standards in language arts and mathematics, parents often are challenged to find ways to help their children be successful in their learning endeavors. While parents want to be involved in their children's education, they are often unsure of their...
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Kaplan LSAT Premier 2016-2017 with Real Practice Questions: Book + Online

Kaplan · Kaplan Publishing
Pages: 933
Format: Print book

The #1 comprehensive LSAT prep book on the market just got better.Kaplan's LSAT Premier 2016-2017 is an updated version of the best-selling comprehensive LSAT prep book on the market. Written by Kaplan's expert LSAT faculty who teach the world's most popular LSAT course, this book contains...
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The Fear-free Organization: Vital Insights from Neuroscience to Transform Your Business Culture

Paul Brown · Kogan Page
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Leadership that makes a difference takes guts and confidence, plus belief in oneself and belief in the key players in the organization. It is built on trust, not fear. Scared people spend a lot more time plotting their survival than working productively, so The Fear-Free Organization has zero...
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Group Work: Skills and Strategies for Effective Interventions

Sondra Brandler · Routledge
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

The new edition of Group Work adds a focus on diversity and the use of self in group work, an area too often neglected in professional training but essential to meeting current competence standards set by the Council on Social Work Education. As in previous editions, students and professors...
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Need to Know: Vocation as the Heart of Christian Epistemology

John G Stackhouse · Oxford University Press
Pages: 265
Format: Hardcover

How should a Christian think? If a serious Christian wants to think seriously about a serious subject--from considering how to vote in the next election to choosing a career; from deciding among scientific theories to selecting a mate; from weighing competing marketing proposals to discerning...
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Chronicles: Art & Design

Weta · Harpercollins
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

A stunning look at the creative process behind The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - the third and final installment of one of the world's biggest motion picture franchises from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson.Working closely with the film's production staff, the award-winning...
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Paramedic Exam

LearningExpress Editors · Learningexpress, Llc; 3 edition
Format: Book

To get an EMT-Paramedic certification, candidates must not only complete a rigorous course of study, but also take and pass the EMT-Paramedic certification exam. This book offers the most current test prep for the exam sponsored by the National Registry of EMTs. In addition to the four...
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God, Faith & Identity from the Ashes: Reflections of Children and Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors

Menachem Z Rosensaft · Jewish Lights Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

A Powerful, Life-Affirming New Perspective on the HolocaustAlmost ninety children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivorstheologians, scholars, spiritual leaders, authors, artists, political and community leaders and media personalitiesfrom sixteen countries on six continents reflect on how the memories...
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Cracking the GED Test with 2 Practice Tests, 2015 Edition: Fully Updated for the New GED

Princeton Review · Princeton Review
Format: Print book

THE PRINCETON REVIEW GETS RESULTS. Get all the prep you need to ace the New GED Test with 2 full-length practice tests, thorough GED content reviews, and extra practice online. **PLUS! Purchase of this books entitles buyers to a 20% discount code on the Official GED Ready practice test!...
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Brando's Smile: His Life, Thought, and Work

Susan L. Mizruchi · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

A groundbreaking work that reveals how Marlon Brando shaped his legacy in art and life. When people think about Marlon Brando, they think of the movie star, the hunk, the scandals. In Brando's Smile, Susan L. Mizruchi reveals the Brando others have missed: the man who collected four...
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Barron's GMAT with CD-ROM

Kaplan · Barron's Educational Series; Pap/Cdr edition
Pages: 768
Format: Paperback

Barron's brand-new GMAT is a game-changer, designed to give you the best balance in both the depth of content and breadth of strategies. Written by two of North America's leading GMAT experts and award-winning instructors, Barron's new GMAT book gives you the confidence to tackle...
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