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Western culture is exhibiting its fascination with sex in new, often surprising ways. Pole dancing is a form of keep fit, porn stars find work as agony aunts, pornography itself is just 'a mouse click away', and phone sex, email affairs and cybersex are part of our everyday lives. This book discusses sexualization of modern culture.

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In 1881 the tension between Britain and the Boer farmers of southern Africa that had existed for 75 years boiled over into open conflict. This concise, illustrated volume examines this conflict in detail.

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The renowned author of the New York Times bestseller Vernon Can Read, on his best speeches and the great tradition of African American oratory

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE is one man's journey around the globe to find his purpose in life. While delaying "adulthood" as long as possible, author Cecil Nazareth, CPA, CA, MBA, taps into his faith, the "immigrant hustle" and inner strength to realize his superpower is helping others succeed, whether on the athletic field, in the classroom, in the workplace or ultimately in life.

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This text explores the struggle between the President and Congress to shape US foreign policy from World War II, through Vietnam, "Operation Desert Storm", to the Clinton Administration's policy in Somalia. Case studies are included.

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Focusing on the vastly different outcomes of post-Soviet regime transitions, this study explores why some societies have become more democratic and some have not. Based on in-depth comparative analyses, the book assesses political developments in six of Russia's regions (Sarat...

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Based on extensive research of Australian media coverage, public opinion, interest groups as well as in-depth interviews with current and former diplomats and politicians, this book provides a unique insight into the policy making process in regards to one of the world's most enduring and volatile dilemmas.

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An hilarious spoof self-help book from the star of Marion & Geoff and host of the new hit BBC comedy The Keith Barret Show.

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From acts of humiliation in Nazi Germany to events during the bloodbaths in Rwanda and Somalia, and precursors to the attacks on the Twin Towers in New York, this work provides examples to explain humiliation across history. Using insights from psychology, peace studies, and linguistics, it explains which words and actions can humiliate.

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School board members and superintendents face the reality of providing all students access to a quality education and carefully requesting and allocating public funds to finance excellent educational opportunities. One of the key resources available to boards and superintende...

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All parents want their children to be happy but no parent knows how to guarantee it. Now this groundbreaking book explores the ways in which parents can influence their childrens happiness, providing a positive framework for emotional growth.

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Emotions often get in the way of our functioning or understanding a situation. This book helps readers better understand emotions, as they learn to perceive, recognize, identify, and adapt their emotional reserves to increase well-being and happiness. Parents will also learn how to teach emotional fitness to developing children.

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Here, the author helps readers understand the relationship between the perception of our senses and the thinking that makes it possible for teachers and children to learn within a pedagogical relationship.

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This book proposes a radical truth_that online education, when taught using the methodology perfected by successful veterans of distance learning, surpasses traditional face-to-face teaching and learning.

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At a time of tea parties and rallies to restore sanity, the political debate in America has become nothing more than a shouting match of various soundbites. This book presents the conservative and liberal arguments related to the economic issues faced by the Obama administration, including market regulation and green economy.

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At a time of tea parties and rallies to restore sanity, the political debate in America has become nothing more than a shouting match of various soundbites. This book presents the conservative and liberal arguments related to the economic issues faced by the Obama administration, including market regulation and green economy.

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Christian missionaries, secular cultural elite, and the government have served as three major forces pushing American cultural values and political idealism abroad, although each has emphasized different elements of AmericanismChristian beliefs, individualism, democracy, and free enterprisein championing American leadership.

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In Making Youth Matter Robert Mitchener shares from his own experiences the importance of young people being valued, developed and directed through collaborative community efforts.

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An account of the epic siege of the island fortress of the Knights Hospitaller by the Turkish Army of the Emperor Suleiman. The six battle scenes in the book depict the brutal fighting and acts of bravery by the 500 Knights who held out against 30,000 Turkish soldiers for four months.

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