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Valkyrie
Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager, with Florence and Jérôme Fehrenbach ; translated by Steven Rendall.
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x, 211 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
The only firsthand account of the failed German military plot to kill Hitler--told by one of the key conspirators--gives eloquent voice to the courageous spirit of the men whose honor could not be dimmed by the diabolical propaganda of the Third Reich.
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Out of our heads : why you are not your brain, and other lessons from the biology of consciousness
Alva Noë.
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xv, 214 p. ; 22 cm.
Alva Noë is one of a new breed—part philosopher, part cognitive scientist, part neuroscientist—who are radically altering the study of consciousness by asking difficult questions and pointing out obvious flaws in the current science. InOut of Our Heads, he restates and reexamines the problem of consciousness, and then proposes a startling solution: Do away with the two hundred-year-old paradigm that places consciousness within the confines of the brain.nbsp;Our culture is obsessed with the brain—how it perceives; how it remembers; how it determines our intelligence, our morality, our likes and our dislikes. It’s widely believed that consciousness itself, that Holy Grail of science and philosophy, will soon be given a neural explanation. And yet, after decades of research, only one proposition about how the brain makes us conscious—how it gives rise to sensation, feeling, and subjectivity—has emerged unchallenged: We don’t have a clue.nbsp;In this inventive work, Noë suggests that rather than being something that happens inside us, consciousness is something we do. Debunking an outmoded philosophy that holds the scientific study of consciousness captive,Out of Our Headsis a fresh attempt at understanding our minds and how we interact with the world around us.
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Outcasts united : a refugee soccer team, an American town
Warren St. John.
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307, [3] p. ; 25 cm.
The extraordinary tale of a refugee youth soccer team and the transformation of a small American town Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement center in the 1990s, becoming the first American home for scores of families in flight from the world's war zones--from Liberia and Sudan to Iraq and Afghanistan. Suddenly Clarkston's streets were filled with women wearing the hijab, the smells of cumin and curry, and kids of all colors playing soccer in any open space they could find. The town also became home to Luma Mufleh, an American-educated Jordanian woman who founded a youth soccer team to unify Clarkston's refugee children and keep them off the streets. These kids named themselves the Fugees. Set against the backdrop of an American town that without its consent had become a vast social experiment, Outcasts United follows a pivotal season in the life of the Fugees and their charismatic coach. Warren St. John documents the lives of a diverse group of young people as they miraculously coalesce into a band of brothers, while also drawing a fascinating portrait of a fading American town struggling to accommodate its new arrivals. At the center of the story is fiery Coach Luma, who relentlessly drives her players to success on the soccer field while holding together their lives--and the lives of their families--in the face of a series of daunting challenges. This fast-paced chronicle of a single season is a complex and inspiring tale of a small town becoming a global community--and an account of the ingenious and complicated ways we create a home in a changing world.
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Pauline Frommer's Spain : spend less see more
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v. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 21 cm.
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Philadelphia, Brandywine Valley & Bucks County : a complete guide.
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v. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
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The Pluto files : the rise and fall of America's favorite planet
Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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xii, 194 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 22 cm.
An exploration of the controversy surrounding Pluto and its planet status from a renowned astrophysicist at the heart of the controversy.
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The power of less : the fine art of limiting yourself to the essential-- in business and in life
Leo Babauta.
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xiii, 170 p. ; 22 cm.
"The Power of Less" is a blueprint for reducing the clutter, noise, and unnecessary work that fills a modern day. Babauta's lessons enable readers to do less, be more effective, get more done, and simplify their lives.
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Presentation zen : simple ideas on presentation design and delivery
Garr Reynolds.
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IX, 229 S. : zahlr. Ill.
Provides lessons to help users design and deliver creative presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint.
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Pretty in plaid : a life, a witch, and a wardrobe, or the wonder years before the condescending, egomaniacal, self-centered smart-ass phase
Jen Lancaster.
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ix, 365 p. ; 24 cm.
In this prequel to "Bitter Is the New Black," Lancaster reveals how she has developed the hubris that perpetually gets her into trouble. Using fashion icons of her youth to tell her hilarious and insightful stories, readers meet the girl she used to be.
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Project management in easy steps/ John Carroll.
Carroll, John, 1943 Dec. 21-
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192 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Right from the start, Project Management in easy steps focuses on making a project successful and introduces the key skills that a project manager needs to develop. It takes us through the process of developing a positive approach to managing a project in easy steps. Alongside that it takes project managers through the things that they need to do to succeed as project managers, again in easy steps. Essentially for the first time project manager it covers the vital process of starting up a project in a controlled way, for this traditionally is where a great number of projects start to go wrong. It takes the reader through the process of selecting and building a winning team and making sure all the project stakeholders are involved and on-side. It uses easy to follow examples of the key project deliverables, with simple instructions on how to produce them in easy steps. It covers a well- proven approach to risk management, together with valuable insights on how to plan, lead, organize and control a project.
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Public art New York
Jean Phifer ; photography by Francis Dzikowski.
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288 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 22 cm.
A walking tour like no other takes readers through the best permanent public art in all five boroughs of New York City. From outdoor sculptures in public plazas and landscapes to murals and works of art in lobbies accessible to the public, this book focuses on how exemplary works of public art enrich urban public space. Pieces featured include sculptures by Alexander Calder, Louise Bourgeois and Mark di Suvero.
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QuickBooks 2009 for dummies
by Stephen L. Nelson.
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xviii, 386 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
* What the book covers: the key features of QuickBooks including getting started, creating invoices and credit memos, recording a sales receipt, recording and paying bills, setting up inventory items, tracking business credit cards, printing checks, processing payroll and preparing payroll tax returns, building a budget, going online with QuickBooks, balancing accounts, generating financial reports, job estimating, billing, and tracking, simplifying tax return preparation, backing up data, and more. * Updated coverage of the new version: Revised throughout to cover the latest updates and enhancements made to QuickBooks. * Series features: Information presented in the straightforward but fun language that has defined the Dummies series for more than fifteen years.
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