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The former editorial director of the Free Press and son of the great American novelist serves up a delicious exploration of nepotism, the favored treatment of one's relatives, in our times, arguing that the much stigmatized practice has its roots in human biological behavior and that it represents

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"More than a quarter century after Bob Woodward introduced his Scotch-drinking, cigarette-smoking, garage-skulking friend and source in All the President's Men, the public remains enduringly engrossed"

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Simon contends that the more we understand our own values, the better equipped we are to make the best choices for a happy and productive life. In a dynamic tool for personal growth--a companion to Values Clarification--he provides guided exercises to help readers determine what really counts.

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When Professor X's article that inspired this book was published in "Atlantic Monthly," a firestorm of controversy began as teachers across the country weighed in, some thanking him for his honesty and others pillorying him for his warts-and-all portrayal of the downside of universal college enrollment.

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The highest Commonwealth military decoration for gallantry is the Victoria Cross. This book examines the history of the award, presenting the stories of those New Zealanders who have won it. It also covers some of the controversies and political machinations surrounding those whose nominations have been declined.

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Imagine this. You are a country boy and just eighteen. The war has been raging for two years and because of your age, you have not been eligible for enlistment. Your mates, older by a few months are joining up and disappearing to the great adventure across the world in Europe.

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Originally published in hardcover in 2010.

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After conducting exclusive interviews with more than 100 current and former Secret Service agents, bestselling author and award-winning reporter Kessler reveals their secrets for the first time.

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When the Emperor Hirohito died in 1989, Japanese newspapers could not call his death a death, nor could they refer to him by his proper name. To do so would have exposed them to terrorism from the vigilante right wing. But this insightful book by a Japanese-American scholar reveals the hidden fault lines in the realm of the dying emperor.

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Taking readers into the homes of middle-class families to reveal the hidden consequences of student debt and the ways that financing college has transformed family life, the author describes the profound moral conflicts for parents take on enormous debts and gamble on an investment that might not pay off.

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An essential handbook for all those seeking todebunk the myths that underpin the global arms trade.

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An essential handbook for all those seeking todebunk the myths that underpin the global arms trade.

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The 1995-1996 edition of the Index to International Public Opinion has even greater coverage than earlier volumes in the series.

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Examines the struggle for equality of citizenship of Indian Muslims in light of the release of the Sachar Committee report of 2006, which sparked widespread awareness of socioeconomic disparity and exclusion of religious minorities in India, especially Muslims. The contributors are some of the most eminent social scientists in the fields of applied economics, politics, sociology and demography.

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This encyclopedia describes how intrusive activities such as mining, tourism, and dam building are damaging the environments of indigenous people around the world. Entries frequently describe the situation in whole countries and regions and other times focus in on the experiences of a particular ind

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An argument that individuals and collectives form memories by analogous processes and a case study of collective retrograde amnesia.

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An eye-opening, firsthand account of Indonesia's campaign of terror in Aceh.

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Presents industrial ruins and explains what they can tell us about ourselves and our past. It is their fragmentary nature and lack of fixed meaning that render ruins meaningful. This book highlights the danger of eradicating such urban sites through policies that privilege homogeneous new developments.

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Presents industrial ruins and explains what they can tell about ourselves and our past. It is their fragmentary nature and lack of fixed meaning that render ruins meaningful. This book highlights the danger of eradicating such urban sites through policies that privilege homogeneous new developments.

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