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Each of the author's three urban portraits - New York, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles, - shows the desperate remedies undertaken by cities searching for a lifeline back to the future whose promise they once seemed to embody. This book holds up a mirror to our urban naure and tells us much about the way we live.

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"Game changer." We heard it so many times during the 2012 U.S. presidential election. But what actually made a difference in the contest--and what was just hype In this groundbreaking book, John Sides and Lynn Vavreck tell the dramatic story of the election--with a big difference. Using an unusual "moneyball" approach and drawing on extensive quan

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Meanwhile, Internet gambling, more or less regulated at home, has found willing government sponsors abroadremoving an ever-larger segment of the industry from U.S. government jurisdiction and recasting the gambling debate.

Using this book, citizens can:

Learn the ethical and rhetorical framework of the gambling debate.

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So, you want to be Chief of Staff to the Australian Prime Minister The Gatekeepers provides the key lessons to equip you for the job. It offers unparalleled insights into how things really work at the centre of Australia's governing networks from those who have worked as chiefs of staff under prime ministers from Fraser to Rudd.

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This gives accounts of such matters as preparation of the agenda, procedure governing debates, voting, election and appointments, and problems relating to budget and financial administration.

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This is a condensed version of three yearbooks of German public opinion for the period 1947-1966. It joins the forces of psychology and statistics in public opinion research for the purpose of measuring political, economic, social and cultural data crystallized into the hard language of figures.

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An overview of the global problem of gun violence. Just as guns know no borders, gun violence has become a global epidemic, killing many people each year and injuring many more. Virtually every illegal gun begins as a legal gun. This book documents the global gun trade, its threat to public health, and efforts to remedy the situation.

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Primarily descriptive in purpose, this work provides an overview of transnational crime in the United State.

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Peter Sutherland is probably the most influential Irish person ever and a key figure in world history over the past 25 years.

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A collection of true stories that present a fascinating insight into a culture that remains mysterious to many non-Lebanese Muslims. Warm, provocative, funny and poignant, these tales of family and community life, contradictions and customs, are a vivid insight into an exotic and vibrant culture.

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This book is an attempt to formulate a systematic philosophy of the city, connecting it at one end with ethical principles and at the other with the practical discipline of city planning in the interest of providing criteria by which concrete programs may be judged.

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A highly personal account of the Rudd and Gillard governments from the heart of the Cabinet and the real story of how Australia avoided the Great Recession from the man recognised as the best treasurer in the world

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The medieval legend of the Grail, a tale about the search for supreme mystical experience, has never ceased to intrigue writers and scholars by its wildly variegated forms. This title shows how the Grail, once a Celtic vessel of plenty, evolved into the Christian Grail with miraculous powers.

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"You will understand Africa differently after reading this book...the richly reported stories he tells to make his case are unforgettable." -William Finnegan.

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This meticulously documented work sets forth the major causes of the greatest asset bubble in world economic historythe American housing bubble, which began in 1940 and collapsed in 2007.

In the aftermath of the American housing collapse in 2007, many ask why.