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Bull by the Horns
Sheila Bair · Free Press
Format: Kindle Edition |
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“When Sheila Bair took over as head of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in 2006, the agency was probably better known for the ‘FDIC’ logo on the doors of the nation’s banks than for anything it did. Now Bair is at the center of the financial crisis, speeding... |
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The Classical Tradition
Anthony Grafton (Editor), · Belknap Press; First Edition edition |
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How do we get from the polis to the police? Or from Odysseus’ sirens to an ambulance’s? The legacy of ancient Greece and Rome has been imitated, resisted, misunderstood, and reworked by every culture that followed. In this volume, some five hundred articles by a wide range... |
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Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
Dan L Flores · Basic Books
Pages: 288
Format: Print book |
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With its uncanny night howls, unrivaled ingenuity, and amazing resilience, the coyote is the stuff of legends. In Indian folktales it often appears as a deceptive trickster or a sly genius. But legends don't come close to capturing the incredible survival story of the coyote. As soon as Americans... |
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