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Lobbying Reconsidered

Politics Under the Influence

by Gary Andres, Paul Hernnson ...

Lobbying Reconsidered: Politics Under the Influence, reveals how lobbying is a complex process that involves more than just relationships, friends, access, favors, and influence. This book offers a broader perspective on this important dimension of American public policymaking. As a person who straddles the worlds of Washington insider and interest group scholar, author Gary Andres hopes to use ... Read more

$112.99 CAD

Lobbying Reconsidered: Politics Under the Influence, reveals how lobbying is a complex process that involves more than just relationships, friends, access, favors, and influence. This book offers a broader perspective on this important dimension of American public policymaking. As a person who straddles the worlds of Washington insider and interest group scholar, author Gary Andres hopes to use
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Temporomandibular Joint and Airway Disorders

A Translational Perspective

Edited by G. Gary Demerjian, André Barkhordarian, Francesco Chiappelli ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
This book on the local and systemic manifestations and correlates of temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs) encompasses the two intertwined facets of translational science – translational research and translational effectiveness – as they relate specifically to TMDs. The first part of the book, on recent translational research, focuses on topics such as the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of ... Read more

$192.19 CAD

This book on the local and systemic manifestations and correlates of temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs) encompasses the two intertwined facets of translational science – translational research and translational effectiveness – as they relate specifically to TMDs. The first part of the book, on recent translational research, focuses on topics such as the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of
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Military Families and War in the 21st Century

Comparative perspectives

Edited by Rene Moelker, Manon Andres, Gary Bowen, Philippe Manigart ...

Series series Cass Military Studies
This book focuses on the key issues that affect military families when soldiers are deployed overseas, focusing on the support given to military personnel and families before, during and after missions.Today’s postmodern armies are expected to provide social-psychological support both to their personnel in military operations abroad and to their families at home. Since the end of the Cold War and ... Read more

$92.99 CAD

This book focuses on the key issues that affect military families when soldiers are deployed overseas, focusing on the support given to military personnel and families before, during and after missions.Today’s postmodern armies are expected to provide social-psychological support both to their personnel in military operations abroad and to their families at home. Since the end of the Cold War and
... Read more
World-Systems Theory in Practice

Leadership, Production, and Exchange

by Rani T. Alexander, Gary M. Feinman, Andre Gunder Frank, Robert J. Jeske, P Nick Kardulias, Darrell LaLone, George Modelski, Peter Peregrine, Mark T. Shutes, Gil Stein, Patricia A. Urban, Peter Wells, Lawrence A. Kuznar, Edward M. Schortman, Thomas D. Hall, Ian Morris, William R. Thompson ...

In the quarter century since Wallerstein first developed world systems theory (WST), scholars in a variety of disciplines have adopted the approach to explain intersocietal interaction on a grand scale. These essays bring to light archaeological data and analysis to show that many historic and prehistoric states lacked the mechanisms to dominate the distant (and in some cases, nearby) societies ... Read more

$94.99 CAD

In the quarter century since Wallerstein first developed world systems theory (WST), scholars in a variety of disciplines have adopted the approach to explain intersocietal interaction on a grand scale. These essays bring to light archaeological data and analysis to show that many historic and prehistoric states lacked the mechanisms to dominate the distant (and in some cases, nearby) societies
... Read more
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Standard Deviations

Flawed Assumptions, Tortured Data, and Other Ways to Lie with Statistics

by Gary Smith ...

Narrated by Tim Andres Pabon ...

Unabridged

9 hours 20 min

“A very entertaining book about a very serious problem. We deceive ourselves all the time with statistics, and it is time we wised up.” –Robert J. Shiller, Winner of the Nobel Prize in EconomicsDid you know that baseball players whose names begin with the letter “D” are more likely to die young? Or that Asian Americans are most susceptible to heart attacks on the fourth day of the month? Or that ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

“A very entertaining book about a very serious problem. We deceive ourselves all the time with statistics, and it is time we wised up.” –Robert J. Shiller, Winner of the Nobel Prize in EconomicsDid you know that baseball players whose names begin with the letter “D” are more likely to die young? Or that Asian Americans are most susceptible to heart attacks on the fourth day of the month? Or that
... Read more
Avocado, The

Botany, Production and Uses

by Victor Albert, Martín Aluja, Mary Arpaia, Carlos Balerdi, Araceli Barceló-Muñoz, Alejandro Barrientos Priego, Gary Bender, Jay Bost, John Bower, Andre Chanderbali, Lindy Coates, Jonathan Crane, Elizabeth Dann, Derek Donkin, Greg Douhan, André Ernst, Edward Evans, Ben Faber, Lauren Garner, Pilar Gil, Mark Hoddle, Peter Hofmann, Emanuel Lahav, Uri Lavi, Richard Litz, Rodrigo López-Gómez, Carol Lovatt ...

Series series Botany, Production and Uses
Although the avocado has been cultivated and consumed for more than 9000 years in its native Latin America, world production and trade have only developed over the past few decades, and now exceed 3.5 million tonnes. The avocado is now widely traded between warmer and colder countries as a result of the global community becoming increasingly aware of its versatility and nutritional value. For the ... Read more

$215.99 CAD

Although the avocado has been cultivated and consumed for more than 9000 years in its native Latin America, world production and trade have only developed over the past few decades, and now exceed 3.5 million tonnes. The avocado is now widely traded between warmer and colder countries as a result of the global community becoming increasingly aware of its versatility and nutritional value. For the
... Read more
The Avocado

Botany, Production and Uses

by Martín Aluja, Mary Arpaia, Carlos Balerdi, Araceli Barceló-Muñoz, Alejandro Barrientos Priego, Gary Bender, Jay Bost, John Bower, Andre Chanderbali, Jonathan Crane, Ben Faber, E.D. Focht, R. Folgado, C. Fuentealba, M.E. Galindo-Tovar, M. García-Rojas, F.J. Gardiazabal, Lauren Garner, R. Gazis, Pilar Gil, Mark Hoddle, Peter Hofmann, Professor Jose Ignacio Hormaza, Emanuel Lahav, Uri Lavi, Richard Litz, Rodrigo López-Gómez, Carol Lovatt, I. Hernández, P. Manosalva, F.J. Mena, José Mercado, Michael Mickelbart, Isabel Narváez, Elena Palomo-Ríos, F. Meza, D. Olivares, Jorge Peña, Fernando Pliego-Alfaro, Clara Pliego, J.G. Ramirez-Gil, Douglas Soltis, Pamela Soltis, Allan Woolf, T. Cantuarias-Avilés ...

Series series Botany, Production and Uses
The avocado industry is evolving rapidly. Avocado production has almost doubled recently, with significant expansion in areas planted, especially in Latin America, but also in Africa and Asia. Moreover, the global demand for avocado keeps on growing. The Avocado, 3rd edition is a unique and comprehensive source of information for avocado researchers, and covers everything from the history and ... Read more

$258.99 CAD

The avocado industry is evolving rapidly. Avocado production has almost doubled recently, with significant expansion in areas planted, especially in Latin America, but also in Africa and Asia. Moreover, the global demand for avocado keeps on growing. The Avocado, 3rd edition is a unique and comprehensive source of information for avocado researchers, and covers everything from the history and
... Read more
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Gone Viral

by Gary Soto ...

Narrated by André Santana ...

Unabridged

5 hours 8 min

For fans of the Legendary Alston Boys, an uproarious contemporary adventure story with a dash of fantasy about two friends who start a non-singing duo, go viral, and become unlikely international rock stars, bringing mindfulness to the middle school masses.At Visalia Middle School, nothing exciting ever happens. For Jason and Sean, eating candy at recess and dreaming of a future filled with fame ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

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For fans of the Legendary Alston Boys, an uproarious contemporary adventure story with a dash of fantasy about two friends who start a non-singing duo, go viral, and become unlikely international rock stars, bringing mindfulness to the middle school masses.At Visalia Middle School, nothing exciting ever happens. For Jason and Sean, eating candy at recess and dreaming of a future filled with fame
... Read more

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What the Luck?

The Surprising Role of Chance in Our Everyday Lives

by Gary Smith ...

Narrated by Tim Andres Pabon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 49 min

The newest book by the acclaimed author of Standard Deviations takes on luck, and all the mischief the idea of luck can cause in our lives.In Israel, pilot trainees who were praised for doing well subsequently performed worse, while trainees who were yelled at for doing poorly performed better. It is an empirical fact that highly intelligent women tend to marry men who are less intelligent. ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

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The newest book by the acclaimed author of Standard Deviations takes on luck, and all the mischief the idea of luck can cause in our lives.In Israel, pilot trainees who were praised for doing well subsequently performed worse, while trainees who were yelled at for doing poorly performed better. It is an empirical fact that highly intelligent women tend to marry men who are less intelligent.
... Read more

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The Power to Bless

How to Speak Life and Empower the People You Love

by Alan Wright ...

Narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

Unabridged

6 hours 12 min

Blessed people flourish by a power that transcends human talent or hard work—a mystical grace empowers them to be joyful and fruitful. But does it ever feel like others are blessed while you're stuck?With honesty and warmth, Alan Wright shares his inspiring journey from craving blessing to living the blessed life. The absence of his father's affirmation left him struggling for years with symptoms ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

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Blessed people flourish by a power that transcends human talent or hard work—a mystical grace empowers them to be joyful and fruitful. But does it ever feel like others are blessed while you're stuck?With honesty and warmth, Alan Wright shares his inspiring journey from craving blessing to living the blessed life. The absence of his father's affirmation left him struggling for years with symptoms
... Read more

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Show Them You're Good

A Portrait of Boys in the City of Angels the Year Before College

by Jeff Hobbs ...

Narrated by Fajer Al-Kaisi, Christian Barillas, Tim Chiou, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Timothy Andrés Pabon, Jonathan Todd Ross, Gary Tiedemann ...

Unabridged

10 hours 40 min

The acclaimed, award-winning author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace presents a “carefully observed journalistic account [that] widens our view of the modern ‘immigrant experience’” (The New York Times Book Review) as he closely follows four Los Angeles high school boys as they apply to college.Four teenage boys are high school seniors at two very different schools within the city of ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

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The acclaimed, award-winning author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace presents a “carefully observed journalistic account [that] widens our view of the modern ‘immigrant experience’” (The New York Times Book Review) as he closely follows four Los Angeles high school boys as they apply to college.Four teenage boys are high school seniors at two very different schools within the city of
... Read more

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Falling Short

by Ernesto Cisneros ...

Narrated by Gary Tiedemann, Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

Unabridged

5 hours 11 min

Ernesto Cisneros, Pura Belpré Award-winning author of Efrén Divided, is back with a hilarious and heartfelt novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. A great next pick for readers who loved Ghost by Jason Reynolds or The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez.Isaac and Marco already know sixth grade is going to change their lives. But it won’t change things at home ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

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Ernesto Cisneros, Pura Belpré Award-winning author of Efrén Divided, is back with a hilarious and heartfelt novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. A great next pick for readers who loved Ghost by Jason Reynolds or The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez.Isaac and Marco already know sixth grade is going to change their lives. But it won’t change things at home
... Read more

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