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Excerpt from Practical Banking With a Survey of the Federal Reserve Act IN putting this volume before the public, the writer has in mind at least two purposes which he hopes to fulfill: (1) to draw with certain accuracy of detail a plan of the structure the mechan ism of the modern bank in America, (2) to reduce all this to untechnical language and yet include sufficient of exact financial information to enable the layman who is interested in...

Portrays American Philosophy as complex and constantly changing. Features readings from several different traditions of American Philosophy.

Ongoing mystery and intrigue continue with these all-new stories set in the world of the ever-popular conspiracy-solving series. The truth is out there.For years, FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully toiled in the X-Files Unit, a one-office division of the Bureau dealing with cases deemed unsolvable and related to unexplained phenomena. Eventually, both agents left the FBI and began new lives in peaceful anonymity. However, recent events prom...

Offers an illustrated, insightfully written survey of movies shot in Chicago from 1897 to 2012. Featuring films from beloved classics to modern blockbusters and obscure silents, this book celebrates the unique character of Chicago on the big screen and is written by a range of contributors who are experts on the subjects of cinema and Chicago.

Dorothy's ruby slippers. Michael Myers's mask. Marilyn Monroe's billowy white dress. Indiana Jones's trusty hat. These objects are icons of popular culture synonymous with the films they appear in, and, at long last, a book has come along that sorts and chronicles fifty of them.

An extraordinarily beautiful city that has been celebrated, criticized, and studied in many films, San Francisco is both fragile and robust. Gathering more than forty short pieces on specific scenes from San Franciscan films, this book includes essays on topics that dominate the history of filmmaking in the city.

Offers a visually compelling written examination, and celebration, of New York's unique place in cinema. This title presents essays focusing on quintessential New York filmmakers like Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and those of the Beat movement.

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-> Der Ghostwriter (DE/FRA/GB 2009, 123 Min., FSK 12): Der britische Ghostwriter (Ewan McGregor) soll die Memoiren des früheren Premierministers Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan) fertig stellen - die Chance seines Lebens, meint sein Agent. Der Verlag hat Lang eine hohe Millionengage für das Buch zugesagt und die Zeit drängt - für seinen "Ghost" verspricht das einen Karrieresprung und ein fürstliches Honorar. Doch von Anfang an steht das Projekt unt...

With more and more filmmakers taking advantage of its rich and varied settings, New Orleans has earned star-studded status as the 'Hollywood of the South'. This title features essays that reflect on the city's long-standing relationship with the film industry. It offers fans a guided tour of the many films that made the city their home.

The visual thalamus conveys visual information detected by the retina to the visual cortex along parallel pathways with distinct anatomical and physiological characteristics. This group of pathways is comprised of the magnocellular, the parvocellular, and the koniocellular pathways. In this book, the authors present research on the anatomy, functions and injuries of the visual cortex. Topics include the biophysical mechanisms underlying the cr...

What are the experiences of faculty of color at predominantly white institutions (PWIs) of higher education (IHE)? In what ways do faculty of color at PWIs of IHE cope with/handle struggles/defeats and successes in the workplace? In what ways can college/university administrators and colleagues support and retain faculty of color? This book seeks to answer these questions and address issues of recruitment, retention, and support of faculty mem...

Research should be interesting, not intimidating! Have you ever wondered how to determine the quality of the research reported in journal articles? This brief, introductory guide walks you, step by step, through the basics of reading and understanding a research article. The author demonstrates the many strengths of social research, including its advantages over ordinary ways of knowing things, and, at the same time, points out that researc...

This anthology promotes a new vision: American Philosophy as complex and constantly changing, enlivened by historically marginalized, yet never silent, voices.

This collection of essays by leading scholars in the field reveals the major contribution of puritan women to the intellectual culture of the early modern period. It demonstrates that women's roles within puritan and broader communities encompassed translating and disseminating key texts, producing an impressive body of original writing.

Unique in its approach, Invitation to the Sociology of Emotions treats neophytes as its primary audience, giving students a brief, but thorough, introduction to the sociology of emotions. Including research examples, exercises, and lists of further reading, this text explains as clearly as possible some of the most interesting theoretical concepts that animate sociological research on emotions.

Unique in its approach, Invitation to the Sociology of Emotions treats neophytes as its primary audience, giving students a brief, but thorough, introduction to the sociology of emotions. Including research examples, exercises, and lists of further reading, this text explains as clearly as possible some of the most interesting theoretical concepts that animate sociological research on emotions.

Guide is like having a regulatory consultant on hand at all timesWhat are your reporting obligations under SARA Title III? How can you minimize your risks of costly enforcement actions? When can you legally withhold information to guard trade secrets? Find out the answers to these and other crucial questions in this guide. Written by two regulatory pros, this compliance roadmap helps you unravel the complexities of federal right-to-know legisl...

Excerpt from Practical Banking With a Survey of the Federal Reserve Act IN putting this volume before the public, the writer has in mind at least two purposes which he hopes to fulfill: (1) to draw with certain accuracy of detail a plan of the structure the mechan ism of the modern bank in America, (2) to reduce all this to untechnical language and yet include sufficient of exact financial information to enable the layman who is interested in...

As Scully and Mulder try to deal with the fallout from the actions of a mysterious group that has been targeting anyone associated with the X-Files and causing their return to the Bureau, reports that a creature from their past has returned sends Mulder heading to Martha's Vineyard and Scully to Quantico.