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From a leading international crisis management expert, a breakthrough book about performance under pressure that will change the way you think about stress

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[A] creative and original book on resilience through crises DAVID MILIBAND

[A] fascinating book is full of insights I highly recommend it KATE RAWORTH, AUTHOR OF DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS

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Hilfiker makes a clear path through the complex history of societal poverty, the obvious weakness and surprising strengths of social responses to poverty so far, and offers an analysis of models of assistance from around the world that might assist us in making a better world for our children once we decide what we must do.

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The ultimate collection of those outlandish tales people love to share. With themes that run the gamut from funny to sick, risque to informative, frightening to disgusting, these fantastic yarns are remarkable for their uncanny ability to travel by word of mouth.

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"Urban OS critically examines the modest potentials and serious contradictions of reconfiguring urban life, city services, and urban networked infrastructure through computational operating systems"--

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"How new media forms can influence spatial design and placemaking"--

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The authors of this text show that the ancient Book of Enoch, rediscovered in the 18th century, describes how Uriel's Machine should be constructed, and how Enoch's secret technology has been preserved since ancient times in Freemasonic lore.

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A new history of the large, fast, and long-ranged armored cruisers of the US Navy, and the roles that these warships played in the fleet as America developed into a great naval power.

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This title explores the history of the US Navy's guided missile cruisers, its most powerful surface ships during the Cold War, which were tasked with protecting carrier groups, acting as flagships, and engaging in surface actions from Vietnam to the Persian Gulf.

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A fresh, new study on the overlooked history of the backbone of the Cold War US Navy, the go-anywhere, do-anything frigate.

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An illustrated history of the long Cold War careers of the US Navy's last gun destroyers, from the modernized World War II-era Fletcher-class to the Forrest Sherman-class.

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This illustrated and detailed volume covers the capabilities and actions of two of the most compelling naval forces in history--the Imperial Japanese Navy's carriers and their incomparably trained aviators, and the US ships which defended against them.

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Offers an insight into the Standard-type classes of US battleships. This book provides an investigation into the histories of each of the warships in the Standard-type battleship classes, the first three of which, the Nevada, Pennsylvania and New Mexico, formed the US Navy's main force in the inter-war period.

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Thrills and chills, witches, ghosts, and goblinsthese terrifying teaching tools dont need to be controversial to inspire reluctant readers in grades K-6. Cross-curricular lesson plans are linked to language arts, social studies, math, art and technology.

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A Vietnam vet and former U.S. Marine describes the arrival of the 2nd Battalion and 7th Regiment "incountry" in 1965, describing the treacherous jungle terrain, enemy ambushes, and disease that dogged these men. Original.

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Spanning four centuries, the V&A's Fashion Collection is the most comprehensive in the world, housing unrivaled collections of dress,accessories, shoes and hats from the 17th century to the present day. This thoroughly revised and redesigned edition perfectly encapsulates the collection and is a must for any fashion enthusiast.

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The definitive account of the rise and fall of Britain's nuclear strike force- the Valiant, Victor and Vulcan RAF bombers - and Britain's changing role through the Cold War.

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Since 1993, Vanity Fair magazine has featured the Proust Questionnaire, in which a different noteworthy person each month answers the same series of probing personal questions. This book brings together the responses of 100 of the most vibrant personalities of our time, from Bette Midler and Lauren Bacall to Salman Rushdie and Norman Mailer.

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A revolutionary reimagining of the cities we live in, the air above us, and what goes on in the earth beneath our feet

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This controversial book, by one of our finest military historians, reveals the squalid truth about Britain's highest military honour, exposing a shameful history of racism, misogyny and political expediency.

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A dramatic first hand account of life on the West Bank in the 21st century, a place enveloped in a hopeless conflict that threatens not only the Middle East, but global hopes for peace.