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by William J. Baumol, Robert E. Litan, Carl J. Schramm
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Imagine this: a mere century ago, the purchasing power of an average American was one-tenth of what it is today. But what will it take to sustain that growth through the next century? And what can be said about economic growth to aspiring nations seeking higher standards of living for their citizens?
In...
Manuscripts Don't Burn
Mikhail Bulgakov: a Life in Letters and Diaries
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2013
The Russian playwright and novelist Mikhail Bulgakov (1891 - 1940) is now widely acknowledged as one of the giants of twentieth-century Soviet literature, ranking with such luminaries as Pasternak and Solzhenitsyn. In his own lifetime, however, a casualty of Stalinist repression, he was scarcely published...
Transforming Undergraduate Education
Theory that Compels and Practices that Succeed
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
For those ready to participate in making transformative changes, Transforming Undergraduate Education provides evidence and case studies that suggest how steps can be taken and progress made. For those who are currently leading their campuses through a change in culture, this book offers support and...
by J. E. Lindsay
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2017
For many teenagers writing poetry can be an expression of emotion that rarely sees the light of day.
This collection of poetry by J. E. Lindsay details her deepest feelings as a teenager during her first experiences with love and heartbreak.
Written throughout her teens and released...
The Dragon in the Room
Is Love Too Much to Ask For?
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
Love is like a dragon in the room; it can lay there sleeping for what seems like a hundred years then suddenly wake and terrify or seduce. It is powerful and swift, slow and cumbersome. A dragon destroys or protects, just like love.
In her collection of poetry, The Dragon in the Room, author...
by Bruce Holland Rogers, Denise E Dora, Jamie Ferguson
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2018
From "Jurassic Park" to "Godzilla," dinosaurs have a rich history of exploring the idea of the creatures of the past. We love dinosaurs because they are big, we love them when they are terrifying, and we love them because they are dangerous.
Think Like A Dinosaur by James...
Love Across the Universe
Twelve Stories of Science Fiction Romance Set on Intergalactic Shores
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Summer love is summer love, no matter the planet. Climb aboard your spacecraft or time machine and travel across the universe with these twelve tales of love on beaches in the future and among the stars. Includes stories by USA Today Bestselling Author Traci Douglass, Cara McKinnon, A.E. Hayes, Sheri...
Crazy Little Spring Called Love
Eight Magical Stories of Fantasy Romance
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2017
This delightful fantasy romance anthology features eight magical stories inspired by the awakenings and renewal of springtime. If you love gods and goddesses, fairies, djinn, druids, mermaids, sirens, and magic of all varieties, this is the anthology for you!
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by Margaret A. Boden, Liane Gabora, Apara Ranjan
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2013
Experts describe current perspectives and experimental approaches to understanding the neural bases of creativity.
This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the latest neuroscientific approaches to the scientific study of creativity. In chapters that progress logically from neurobiological...
by D. Abdel-Halim, D. Anagnostopoulos, T.A. Angerpointner
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
At first sight it may appear strange that a volume of Progress in Pediatric Surgery should be devoted to the history of our specialty. One assumes that progress is concerned primarily with recent developments whilst history deals with matters of the past. However, in the past there has also been considerable...
by Michael J. Awe, Andreas Fieberg, Gabriele Behrend
Language: German
Release Date: May 17, 2019
Language: German
Release Date: May 17, 2019
Ein pralles Bündel neuer Storys aus Science Fiction und Phantastik gibt es in der 15. Ausgabe von GEGEN UNENDLICH. Diesmal mit Beiträgen von Michael J. Awe, Gabriele Behrend, Marco Denevi, Ute Dietrich, Raven E. Dietzel, Sascha Dinse, Uwe Durst, Rainer Erler, Tino Falke, Andreas Fink, Norbert Fiks,...
Scripture and Social Justice
Catholic and Ecumenical Essays
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2018
The essays gathered here provide a panoramic view of current thinking on biblical texts that play important roles in contemporary struggles for social justice – either as inspiration or impediment. Here, from the hands of an ecumenical array of leading biblical scholars, are fresh and compelling...
Environmental Governance Reconsidered
Challenges, Choices, and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2017
Key topics in the ongoing evolution of environmental governance, with new and updated material.
This survey of current issues and controversies in environmental policy and management is unique in its thematic mix, broad coverage of key debates, and in-depth analysis. The contributing authors,...
Southern Illinois University at 150 Years
Growth, Accomplishments, and Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2019
Chartered in 1869, Southern Illinois University has been a stalwart presence on the southern Illinois landscape for a century and a half. This book celebrates the 150th anniversary of the university’s founding by exploring in depth its history since 1969, when the last book to celebrate a major...