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8 steps to create the life you want : the anatomy of a successful life
Creflo A. Dollar.
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xiii, 334 p. ; 24 cm.
To matter where you are today or what decisions you made yesterday, there is hope. Today is a new day filled with sew opportunities. Your whole way of thinking is about to change. Uncover the proven process that will lead to a life of success and total fulfillment!
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50 great walks in Florida
Lucy Beebe Tobias ; foreword by M. Timothy O'Keefe.
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xvii, 312 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
From the deepest swamps to the most civilized sidewalks, this guidebook-complete with contact information, dog policies, and more-features the best short outdoor jaunts in the Sunshine State. These manageable walks will appeal to tourists in search of the real Florida as well as to residents who want to become better acquainted with their state but still be done in time for lunch. Though shoes may be required, backpacks are not.Organized by geographic region, each section includes at least one beach or wetlands walk, a historic walk, a garden walk, a place to see wildlife, and one locale with an unusual natural feature. Included are the Florida Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Coca-Cola Town, Ybor City Fresh Market, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, and even a ghost tour! Experienced tour guide Lucy Beebe Tobias recommends additional activities for each walk and offers suggestions for where to stop nearby, including local restaurants, to enhance the regional and cultural experience. This handy guide includes comprehensive locator maps, listings of trip essentials, and useful warnings about possible dangers such as poisonwood sap. Book jacket.
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Active value investing : making money in range bound markets
Vitaliy N. Katsenelson.
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xix, 282 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
"For the next dozen years or so, the U.S. stock market will be a wild roller-coaster ride - setting all-time highs and multi-year lows in the process. While the twists and turns of this ride are still to be written by history, the long-term, sideways "range-bound" trajectory has already been set by the eighteen-year bull market that ended in 2000. When the dust settles, only those who adapted their investment strategies to this range-bound market will have captured any meaningful profits." "Nobody understands this situation better than author, educator, and respected investment manager Vitaliy Katsenelson. And now, with Active Value Investing, he'll reveal how to achieve unparalleled success in these conditions by taking traditionally profitable and fundamentally driven strategies - developed during the eighteen-year bull market - and modifying them for use in range-bound markets."--BOOK JACKET.
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After Tamerlane : the global history of empire since 1405
John Darwin.
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xiv, 574 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
"After Tamerlane takes a sweeping new look at our global past. John Darwin's account shows that the ascent of the West was neither foreordained nor a linear process. Indeed, it is likely to be a transitory phase, as we witness the great resurgence of Asia, the central feature of our modern "globalized" world. If we are to make sense of our future, we need also to make sense of our Eurasian past."--BOOK JACKET.
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After the revolution : women who transformed contemporary art
Eleanor Heartney ... [et al.].
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320 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
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The age of American unreason
Susan Jacoby.
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xx, 356 p. ; 25 cm.
"Combining historical analysis with contemporary observation, Susan Jacoby dissects a new American cultural phenomenon - one that is at odds with our heritage of Enlightenment reason and with modern, secular knowledge and science. She surveys an anti-rationalist landscape extending from pop culture to a pseudointellectual universe of "junk thought." Disdain for logic and evidence defines a pervasive malaise fostered by the mass media, triumphalist religious fundamentalism, mediocre public education, a dearth of fair-minded public intellectuals on the right and the left, and, above all, a lazy and credulous public." "Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment - from television to the Web - and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion."--BOOK JACKET.
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AIA guide to New York City
Norval White & Elliot Willensky, [editors].
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xxviii, 1056 p. : ill., col. maps ; 26 cm.
Since the AIA Guide to New York City was first published in 1967, it has been recognized as the ultimate guide to the metropolis's buildings, in all five boroughs -- Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island -- from nineteenth-century brownstones and tenements to modern high-rise apartments and museums. The latest edition of this urban classic takes a fresh look at the architectural treasures that define New York -- from its most characteristic landmarks to its less famous local favorites. To prepare this edition -- the first revision since 1987 -- Norval White has visited and revisited more than 5,000 buildings, making this by far the most complete guide of its kind. This generously illustrated handbook presents the structures of the New York City--from the magnificent to the obscure -- in over 3,000 new photographs, more than 130 new maps, and hundreds of revised and new entries. Beyond the skyscrapers and historical buildings, the guide also leads the way to the city's bridges, parks, and public monuments. From the tip of the Empire State Building to the brownstones in Brooklyn, the AIA Guide to New York City reveals how the city's spirit, fortitude, and character are captured and expressed in its architecture. Thoughtful and humorous descriptions include fascinating bits of local information that bring the city's history to life, telling the stories behind the bricks and mortar. Together, the maps, photographs, and expert critiques invite you on a special grand tour of the city at your own pace. This guide is a definitive record of New York's architectural heritage and provides a compact, authoritative directory for lovers of New York City all over the world. Its portability and encyclopedic quality make it an ideal traveling companion for any walker in the city. For the sightseer, the architect, or anyone on a casual stroll, the AIA Guide to New York City is the book to grab on your way out the door.
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The Alzheimer's answer : reduce your risk and keep your brain healthy
Marwan Noel Sabbagh ; foreword by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
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xii, 308 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
In this book, a neurologist specializing in geriatric neurology and dementia presents the latest research and most promising data thus far about a disease that affects an estimated 5 million Americans; a number that has more than doubled since 1980. The author has unique access to all ongoing research in this field, providing the readers with the most cutting-edge, up-to-date information on Alzheimer's and Alzheimer's prevention. One of the most exciting revelations in this book is that early onset Alzheimer’s can be significantly slowed in its progress, giving the patient as many as 10 to l5 added years of quality life. 
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Amalia's tale : an impoverished peasant woman, an ambitious attorney, and a fight for justice
David I. Kertzer.
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xii, 237 p. ; 22 cm.
"Amalia Bagnacavalli, an illiterate young peasant from the mountains near Bologna, is forced by poverty to take in a child from the city's foundling home to wet-nurse. When Amalia contracts syphilis from the sickly and malformed baby given to her, the city fathers callously dismiss her pleas for treatment and restitution." "Bewildered and frightened, she seeks out Augusto Barbieri, an ambitious attorney looking to make a name for himself. He takes up Amalia's cause, fighting the case for years through the Italian courts before winning an unprecedented and stunning victory for his by now broken client. 'The unforgettable story of a landmark struggle for basic human rights, Amalia's Tale is the moving drama of a rural woman whose life was ruined and the man from the city who would not stop - or so it seemed - until he had seen justice done."--BOOK JACKET.
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American Indians and the law
N. Bruce Duthu.
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xxx, 270 p. ; 20 cm.
"In this account, American Indian scholar N. Bruce Duthu explains the landmark cases in Indian law of the past two centuries and demonstrates their common thread throughout history, giving us an accessible entry point into a vital facet of Indian history. American Indians and the Law provides an overview of the major events, the differing principles, and the evolving perspectives that have governed relations among the tribes, the federal government, and the states since the founding of this country."--BOOK JACKET.
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American made : the enduring legacy of the WPA : when FDR put the nation to work
Nick Taylor.
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viii, 630 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
"When President Roosevelt took the oath of office in March 1933, he was facing a devastated nation. Four years into the Great Depression, a staggering 13 million American workers were jobless and many millions more of their family members were equally in need. Desperation ruled the land." "What people wanted were jobs, not handouts: the pride of earning a paycheck; and in 1935, after a variety of temporary relief measures, a permanent nationwide jobs program was created. This was the Works Progress Administration, and it would forever change the physical landscape and the social policies of the United States." "The WPA lasted for eight years, spent $11 billion, employed 8 [and one half] million men and women, and gave the country not only a renewed spirit but a fresh face. Under its colorful head, Harry Hopkins, the agency's remarkable accomplishment was to combine the urgency of putting people back to work with its vision of physically rebuilding America." "Politically controversial, the WPA was staffed by passionate believers and hated by conservatives; its critics called its projects make-work and wags said it stood for We Piddle Around. The contrary was true. We have only to look about us today to discover its lasting presence."--BOOK JACKET.
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American Shaolin : flying kicks, buddhist monks, and the legend of iron crotch : an odyssey in the new China
Matthew Polly.
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366 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Laced with humor and illuminated by cultural insight, this coming-of-age tale explores one young American's quest to become a kung fu master at China's legendary Shaolin Temple. 8-page photo insert.
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