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Essential Documents in the History of American Higher Education, Paperback - John R. Thelin

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Reducere. Essential Documents in the History of American Higher Education, designed to be used alongside John R. Thelin's A History of American Higher Educat...

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The Anatomy of Blackness: Science & Slavery in an Age of Enlightenment, Paperback - Andrew S. Curran

257,99 RON

This volume examines the Enlightenment-era textualization of the Black African in European thought. Andrew S. Curran rewrites the history of blackn...

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Coolies and Cane: Race, Labor, and Sugar in the Age of Emancipation, Paperback - Moon-Ho Jung

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Reducere. How did thousands of Chinese migrants end up working alongside African Americans in Louisiana after the Civil War? With the stories of these worker...

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The Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845, Paperback - Robert V. Remini

256,99 RON 274,99 RON

Reducere. National Book AwardsAvailable in paperback for the first time, these three volumes represent the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson. Volume One...

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Christ's Associations. Connecting and Belonging in the Ancient City, Hardback - John S. Kloppenborg

256,99 RON

A groundbreaking investigation of early Christ groups in the ancient Mediterranean that reshapes the perception of Christian associations in the fi...

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Ain't You Got a Right to the Tree of Life?: The People of Johns Island South Carolina-Their Faces, Their Words, and Their Songs - Guy Carawan

255,99 RON

Ain't You Got a Right to the Tree of Life? presents an oral, musical, and photographic record of the venerable Gullah culture in modern times. With...

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Negotiating the World Economy, Paperback - John S. Odell

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It is often said economics has become as important as security in international relations, yet we work with much less than full understanding of wh...

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The Buddha's Tooth. Western Tales of a Sri Lankan Relic, Paperback - Professor John S. Strong

255,99 RON

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Professor John S. StrongIllustration(s): 9 halftones, 2 tablesNumber of pages: 352Collection: ...

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Tobacco Coast: A Maritime History of Chesapeake Bay in the Colonial Era, Paperback - Arthur Pierce Middleton

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Reducere. It is not surprising to anyone who knows the Bay country that the Chesapeake captured the imagination of Europeans in the 17th and 18th centuries, ...

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Turner & the Sea, Hardback - Richard Johns

251,99 RON

Published to coincide with a major exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, this book explores and celebrates Turners lifelong fascination with ...

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Superman: The Last Son the Deluxe Edition, Hardcover - Geoff Johns

251,99 RON

Who is the true last son of Krypton? Since he first arrived on our world as an infant, the Man of Steel believed that he was the only survivor of h...

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The Masks of War: American Military Styles in Strategy and Analysis, Paperback - Carl Builder

250,99 RON 268,99 RON

Reducere. Why was the Navy ready to clear the skies over the Persian Gulf, yet surprised by the mines laid under it? Why is it that the Army is always prepar...

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Jasper Johns, Paperback - Jasper Johns

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Reducere. DescriptionJasper Johns is regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, and has remained central to American art since his ...

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The Trojan Epic: Posthomerica, Paperback - ***

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Reducere. Composed in the third century A.D., the Trojan Epic is the earliest surviving literary evidence for many of the traditions of the Trojan War passed...

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Great Mistake. How We Wrecked Public Universities and How We Can Fix Them, Paperback - Christopher Newfield

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Reducere. A powerful, hopeful critique of the unnecessary death spiral of higher education, The Great Mistake is essential reading for those who wonder why s...

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Andrew Jackson, Volume 1: The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821, Paperback - Robert V. Remini

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Reducere. Available in paperback for the first time, these three volumes represent the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson. Volume One covers the role Jac...

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Venice, A Maritime Republic, Paperback - Frederic Chapin Lane

247,99 RON

Drawing on a lifetime of study and reflection, the author shows how that resplendent city came to have the institutions, the buildings, and the pat...

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Maroon Societies: Rebel Slave Communities in the Americas, Paperback - Richard Price

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Reducere. Now in its twenty-fifth anniversary edition, Maroon Societies is a systematic study of the communities formed by escaped slaves in the Caribbean, L...

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What Engineers Know and How They Know It: Analytical Studies from Aeronautical History, Paperback - Walter G. Vincenti

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Reducere. To solve their design problems, engineers draw on a vast body of knowledge about how things work. Examining previously unstudied historical cases, ...

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Icelandic. Grammar, Text and Glossary, Paperback - Stefan Einarsson

245,99 RON

The geography and nature of the country is discussed and elucidated with maps and drawings.Publisher: Johns Hopkins University PressAuthor(s): Stef...

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Colonial Living, Paperback - Edwin Tunis

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Reducere. Colonial Living is EdwinTunis's a vigorous re-creation of 17th- and 18th-century America--of the everyday living of those sturdy men and women who ...

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Everyday Life in Ancient Mesopotamia, Paperback - Jean Bott ro

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Reducere. Everyday Life in Ancient Mesopotamia, based on articles originally published in L'Histoire by Jean Bott ro, Andr Finet, Bertrand Lafont, and George...

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American National Security, Paperback (6th Ed.) - Amos A. Jordan

242,99 RON

Contributor(s): Author: Amos A. JordanAuthor: William J. TaylorAuthor: Michael J. MeeseThe sixth edition of American National Security has been ext...

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Mountain Gorillas. Biology, Conservation, and Coexistence, Hardback - ***

242,99 RON

Mountain Gorillas features stunning photos and four appendices documenting key biological and ecological information, habitat vegetation, milestone...

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Unequal Cities: Structural Racism and the Death Gap in America's Largest Cities, Hardcover - Maureen R. Benjamins

242,99 RON

The elimination of racial and ethnic inequities--differences that are avoidable, unnecessary, and unfair--has been one of the overarching health-re...

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Pandemics, Pills, and Politics. Governing Global Health Security, Paperback - Stefan Elbe

242,99 RON

At the heart of this issue, Elbe argues, lies something deeper: the rise of a new molecular vision of life that is reshaping the world we live in.

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Science of Conjecture. Evidence and Probability before Pascal, Paperback - James Franklin

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The Science of Conjecture provides a history of rational methods of dealing with uncertainty and explores the coming to consciousness of the human ...

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Learning Innovation and the Future of Higher Education, Hardcover - Joshua Kim

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A quiet revolution is sweeping across US colleges and universities as schools rethink how students learn both inside and outside the classroom. Tec...

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Theory of the Novel: A Historical Approach, Paperback - Michael McKeon

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Contributor(s): Editor: Michael McKeonMichael McKeon, author of The Origins of the English Novel, 1600-1740, here assembles a collection of influen...

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Living in Death's Shadow. Family Experiences of Terminal Care and Irreplaceable Loss, Hardback - ***

242,99 RON

Living in Death's Shadow is essential reading for everyone seeking to understand what it means to live with someone suffering from a chronic, fatal...

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Engineering Rules. Global Standard Setting since 1880, Paperback - Craig N. Murphy

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Engineering Rules is a riveting global history of the people, processes, and organizations that created and maintain this nearly invisible infrastr...

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A History of American Higher Education, Paperback - John R. Thelin

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DescriptionColleges and universities are among the most cherished--and controversial--institutions in the United States. In this updated edition of...

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Runaway College Costs. How College Governing Boards Fail to Protect Their Students, Hardback - Richard J. Cebula

242,99 RON

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

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Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College, Hardcover - Peter Felten

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What single factor makes for an excellent college education? As it turns out, it's pretty simple: human relationships. Decades of research demonstr...

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Ospreys: The Revival of a Global Raptor, Hardcover - Alan F. Poole

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DescriptionOspreys are one of the few bird species that are found throughout the world. From forests in Hokkaido to rivers in Oregon and islands of...

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Streamliner: Raymond Loewy and Image-Making in the Age of American Industrial Design, Hardcover - John Wall

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Born in Paris in 1893 and trained as an engineer, Raymond Loewy revolutionized twentieth-century American industrial design. Combining salesmanship...

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Mammalogy Techniques Lab Manual, Paperback - James M. Ryan

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DescriptionMammals inhabit nearly every continent and every sea. They have adapted to life underground, in the frozen Arctic, the hottest deserts, ...

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Migraine: A History, Paperback - Katherine Foxhall

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DescriptionFor centuries, people have talked of a powerful bodily disorder called migraine, which currently affects about a billion people around t...

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Big Data on Campus: Data Analytics and Decision Making in Higher Education, Hardcover - Karen L. Webber

242,99 RON

The continuing importance of data analytics is not lost on higher education leaders, who face a multitude of challenges, including increasing opera...

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The Medicalization of Birth and Death, Hardcover - Lauren K. Hall

242,99 RON

In 1900, most Americans gave birth and died at home, with minimal medical intervention. By contrast, most Americans today begin and end their lives...

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Academia Next. The Futures of Higher Education, Hardback - Bryan Alexander

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An unusually multifaceted approach to American higher education that views institutions as complex organisms, Academia Next offers a fresh perspect...

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Food Insecurity on Campus: Action and Intervention, Paperback - Katharine M. Broton

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As the price of college continues to rise and the incomes of most Americans stagnate, too many college students are going hungry. According to rese...

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Indentured Labor, Caribbean Sugar. Chinese and Indian Migrants to the British West Indies, 1838-1918, Paperback - Walton Look Lai

241,99 RON

Exploring living and working conditions as well as the makeup of immigrant communities and their cultures, Look Lai offers a "dialectical pluralist...

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The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro, Paperback - Zachary M. Schrag

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Reducere. Drivers in the nation's capital face a host of hazards: high-speed traffic circles, presidential motorcades, jaywalking tourists, and bewildering s...

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Cultural Internationalism and World Order, Paperback - Akira Iriye

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Reducere. As the nineteenth century became the twentieth and the dangers of rampant nationalism became more evident, people throughout the world embraced the...

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Far-Right Vanguard. The Radical Roots of Modern Conservatism, Hardback - John S. Huntington

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Far-Right Vanguard chronicles the history of the ultraconservative movement, its national network, its influence on Republican Party politics, and ...

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Is It Alzheimer's?: 101 Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions about Memory Loss and Dementia, Hardcover - Peter V. Rabins

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Reducere. Perhaps someone in your family has been diagnosed with Alzheimer disease--or maybe you worry about developing memory loss yourself. In Is It Alzhei...

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Scientific Spirit of American Humanism, Hardback - Stephen P. Weldon

236,99 RON

Significantly, the book shows why special attention to American liberal religiosity remains critical to a clear understanding of the scientific spi...

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Landscapes of the Sacred: Geography and Narrative in American Spirituality, Paperback - Belden C. Lane

235,99 RON

This substantially expanded edition of Belden C. Lane's Landscapes of the Sacred includes a new introductory chapter that offers three new interpre...

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Great Powers and Geopolitical Change, Paperback - Jakub J. Grygiel

234,99 RON

In an era of high technology and instant communication, the role of geography in the formation of strategy and politics in international relations ...

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Seeing Fairies: From the Lost Archives of the Fairy Investigation Society, Authentic Reports of Fairies in Modern Times, Hardcover - Marjorie T. Johns

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THIS IS NOT A CHILDREN'S BOOK. Its accounts of fairy experiences, mostly from the twentieth century, have come from business men and women, housewi...

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Lacrosse: A History of the Game, Paperback - Donald M. Fisher

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Reducere. North America's Indian peoples have always viewed competitive sport as something more than a pastime. The northeastern Indians' ball-and-stick game...

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Right Stuff, Wrong Sex: America's First Women in Space Program, Paperback - Margaret A. Weitekamp

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Reducere. DescriptionOn June 17, 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. Curiously, unlike every previous milestone in t...

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Surface Anatomy. The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Examination, Paperback - John S. P. Lumley

231,99 RON

Describes the visible and palpable anatomy that forms the basis of clinical examination. This book considers the anatomical terms needed for precis...

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Last Operas and Plays, Paperback - ***

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This volume contains a collection of Stein's works. It also includes her essay "Plays", in which she reflects on the experience in the theatre of s...

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The Mobile River, Hardcover - John S. Sledge

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Reducere. The Mobile River presents the first-ever narrative history of this important American watercourse. Inspired by the venerable Rivers of America seri...

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Johnny Appleseed and the American Orchard: A Cultural History, Paperback - William Kerrigan

230,00 RON

A fresh look at American icon Johnny "Appleseed" Chapman and the story of the apple. Johnny Appleseed and the American Orchard illuminates the mean...

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Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Paperback - Thomas L. Hankins

229,99 RON

Hankins brings together the many aspects of Hamilton's life and work-from his significant contributions to mathematics, optics, and mechanics to hi...

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Secret Lives of Ants, Hardback - ***

229,99 RON

In the words of the author, "Once you get to know them, you'll love them."Publisher: Johns Hopkins University PressAuthor(s): Jae (Director, Natura...

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A History of Global Health: Interventions Into the Lives of Other Peoples, Paperback - Randall M. Packard

229,99 RON

Over the past century, hundreds of billions of dollars have been invested in programs aimed at improving health on a global scale. Given the enormo...

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Connecting in the Online Classroom: Building Rapport Between Teachers and Students, Paperback - Rebecca A. Glazier

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Reducere. Building rapport with students can revive the promise of online education, leading to greater success for students, more fulfilling teaching experi...

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The Many Faces of Evil: Theological Systems and the Problems of Evil, Paperback - John S. Feinberg

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: John S. FeinbergIn this examination of the questions posed by the problem of evil, John Feinberg addresses the intellectual...

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Corporatizing American Health Care: How We Lost Our Health Care System, Paperback - Robert W. Derlet

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Reducere. Over the past three decades, the once-efficient American health care system has evolved into a complex maze of monopolies and a racket of bureaucra...

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Difficult Freedom: Essays on Judaism, Paperback - Emmanuel Levinas

226,99 RON

Jean Paul Sartre hailed him as the philosopher who introduced France to Husserl and Heidegger. Derrida has paid him homage as "master." An original...

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Violence and the Sacred, Paperback - Ren Girard

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Reducere. Violence and the Sacred is Ren Girard's landmark study of human evil. Here Girard explores violence as it is represented and occurs throughout hist...

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Instructional Design-Step by Step: Nine Easy Steps for Designing Lean, Effective, and Motivational Instruction, Paperback - John S. Hoffman Phd

226,99 RON

Learn a simple, proven, step-by-step method for designing lean, eff ective, and motivational education and training from author Dr. John S. Hoff ma...

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Caring for Children Who Have Severe Neurological Impairment: A Life with Grace, Paperback - Julie M. Hauer

225,99 RON

Global impairment of the central nervous system, whether stable or progressive, is often called severe neurological impairment (SNI). A child who h...

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Of Grammatology, Paperback (2nd Ed.) - Jacques Derrida

225,99 RON

Contributor(s): Author: Jacques DerridaTranslator: Gayatri Chakravorty SpivakForeword by: Judith ButlerJacques Derrida's revolutionary approach to ...

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Mental Health Issues and the University Student, Paperback - Doris Iarovici

225,99 RON

An essential component of the volume is a guide to making emergency assessments, from risk classification and hospitalization to public safety and ...

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The Mysticism of Paul the Apostle, Paperback - Albert Schweitzer

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Immediately after the Gospels, the New Testament takes up the history of the early Christian Church, describing the works of the twelve disciples, ...

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