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Presented in letter form, here are private messages of hope from 33 exceptional individuals--including actress/model Renee Russo, jazz musician Herbie Hancock and Body Shop founder Anita Roddick--which will inspire others to overcome their own adversities and achieve richer, more fulfilled lives.

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Much of the exotic dress of the armies of Europe and elsewhere has its origins in the conditions of frontier wars fought by imperial armies. Throughout time, imperial officers and auxiliaries have adopted the dress of hinterland troops, and this text discusses these marginalized peoples.

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"Hip and Hop Learn to Count and ABCs" and more in a fun and interactive way.

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Whether you lived through the sixties and seventies or just wish you had, this revised and expanded edition of the "Hippie Dictionary" entertains as much as it educates. And it wasn't just about sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. These were the early years of pro-ecology and anti-capitalist beliefs.

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An insightful introduction to hippie culture and how its revolutionary principles in the 1960s helped shape modern culture.

This title explores how hippies, and 1960s counterculture in general, developed and influenced popular culture in America.

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Provides more than 350 entries, focusing primarily on propaganda created by the U.S. government throughout its existence.

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It includes over 900 entries written by some 100 scholars, providing a valuable resource for the interested reader, student, and researcher.

For those interested in pursuing specific subjects further, the book provides sources at the end of each entry as well as a general bibliography.

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This exhaustive analysis of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) throughout history discusses the institutions and the major events, individuals, and organizations that have contributed to their existence.

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Provides an historical overview of modern leisure in a wide range of manifestations: cuisine, travel, 'taste', sport, music, entertainment and much more.

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Provides an historical overview of modern leisure in a wide range of manifestations: cuisine, travel, 'taste', sport, music, entertainment and much more.

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Set against the background of the economic, social and political conditions in Germany from 1890 to the end of the Nazi era, this study traces the emergence and development of the German labour movement.

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Even as America faces a world of difficult-to-detect, low-tech, unconventional threats, the Bush administration has put its faith in a missile defence system or ""shield "" to keep us all safe.

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Social ills from drug addiction to unwed mothering is laid at the door of the working woman. As Gloria H. Albrecht shows, this dismal situation is not merely a cultural irony; it is a potential social tragedy, which symbolizes the new face of family life in America's post-industrial economy.

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This is a study of Finnish Lotto winners, aiming to reveal the changes taking place in consumer behaviour when economic resources are suddenly and unpredictably multiplied.

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This is a study of Finnish Lotto winners, aiming to reveal the changes taking place in consumer behaviour when economic resources are suddenly and unpredictably multiplied.

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When Chinas first HIV-positive patient was reported in 1985, among those initially infected were peasants who had sold their plasma to international companies. Then it became clear that sex workers and injecting drug users were also becoming infected, and later, transient populations, ethnic groups and the poor.

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The history, symptoms, prevention, and current issues surrounding HIV and AIDS are discussed, along with a focus on special populations struggling with the disease.

Once thought to be a disease of homosexuals and drug abusers, AIDS has now impacted people across cultures, genders, and sexual orientations.

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Explores the varied contours of the educational accountability movement that has swept the United States. This work describes the historical origins and underlying assumptions of accountability measures; issues surrounding accountability; relationships between the accountability and the standards movements; and more.

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