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Based upon the physical resources of our bodies and our environment, music has been part of our history during the entire development of our civilization. From our earliest efforts to celebrate life, we have invented tools to facilitate the use of sound to make music. In sixteenth century Cremona, Andrea Amati developed the instrument models and construction standards which further refined by his family and colleagues, remain the standards of ...

Excerpt from The Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette, Vol. 30: A Monthly Magazine of Individual and Public Health, January, 1914At Rivington Street the pool is in prog ress of installation and will be open this fall. It will be 60 feet long, 30 feet wide and the depth will vary from 4 to 8 feet. This pool 'will hold gallons of water when filled and will be the second largest of the municipal tanks. Like the Rutgers Place pool, it is located in the m...

This book proposes a new theory of identity politics in elections, explaining why it is difficult for democracies to address rising inequality.

he very name application-specific integrated circuit, or ASIC, con­ T notes an ability to provide a dense package for a highly complex design targeted at a focused, often complex solution. The ability to create customized high-performance designs has come of age, facilitated by so­ phisticated tools that enable designers to cope with ever-increasing de­ mands for added product functionality, features, and complexity. Most designers are trained...

Although inequality in Latin America ranks among the worst in the world, it has notably declined over the years, offset by improvements in health care and education, enhanced programs for social assistance, and increases in the minimum wage. The author argues that the resurgence of democracy in Latin America is key to this change.

Although inequality in Latin America ranks among the worst in the world, it has notably declined over the years, offset by improvements in health care and education, enhanced programs for social assistance, and increases in the minimum wage. The author argues that the resurgence of democracy in Latin America is key to this change.

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Excerpt from Why Die So Young? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original,...

Demonstrates how libraries can create real growth opportunities through concentrating on their true mission and purpose, and without spending a lot more money. With a focus on putting ideas into action, this title covers new ways to think about metrics, reexamining customer self-driven services, effectively leveraging the footprint of libraries, and identifying and assessing community needs.

Evelyne Huber and John D. Stephens offer the most systematic examination to date of the origins, character, effects, and prospects of generous welfare states in advanced industrial democracies in the post--World War II era. They demonstrate that prolonged government by different parties results in markedly different welfare states, with strong differences in levels of poverty and inequality. Combining quantitative studies with historical quali...

Excerpt from Consumption, Its Relation to Man and His Civilization, Its Prevention and Cure A hall and sink renovated Advertising Sign before premises Advertising Sign removed Bottom of an air-shaft. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to...

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Libraries today face reduced budgets, increased customer expectations, and aggressive competition from web-based information sources. Management guru John Huber, a pioneer and leader in the Lean Manufacturing movement, has worked as a consultant with libraries across North America. Featured Review: "I handed out John Huber's Lean Library Management book -- to rave reviews -- at our own Lean Value Stream Mapping event to improve library service...

This book explains the different approaches legislators use when they write laws.

Excerpt from A Doctor's ViewpointSuch images permeated literature and made it mag nificent. The poetic temperament may a little regret the extent to which the modern science of preventive medicine has damaged imaginative literature, so that such sublime pictures as Milton portrayed, such su perb V1s10ns as Byron and Coleridge saw, cannot now get themselves expressed, and (since human interest depends largely on the extent to which events imagi...

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This book examines how institutional arrangements in the French Constitution shape the bargaining strategies of political parties.

This book examines how institutional arrangements in the French Constitution shape the bargaining strategies of political parties.