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For principles of economics, public policy, and social issues courses. Brief, relevant readings that spark independent thinking and classroom discussions The Economics of Public Issues is a collection of brief, relevant readings that spark independent thinking and classroom discussions in Principles of Economics and Social Issues courses. This text encourages students to apply theoretical discussions to today's important issues and to gain a d...

An overview of the progress in our understanding of the pathogenesis of important bacterial pathogens, and an insight into how these advances have been made via uses of recombinant DNA and other molecular techniques. The book describes the investigations made by Dr Falkow and his students.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the broader farming community often refer to the price and income support programs of the farm bill's Title I and the crop insurance and disaster assistance programs of Title XII as encompassing the farm safety net. Many policy makers and farmers consider federal support of farm businesses necessary for their financial survival, given the unpredictable nature of agricultural production and markets. In con...

Although so much of the life we care about takes place at home, this private space often remains behind closed doors and is notoriously difficult for researchers to infiltrate. We may think it is just up to us to decorate, transform and construct our homes, but in this book we discover a new form of 'estate agency', the active participation of the home and its material culture in the construction of our lives. What do the possessions people ch...

Excerpt from Some Who Led: Or Fathers in the Church of the Brethren Who Have Passed Over How relentless is time! The events of moment in our generation are memories in the next, and forgotten in the third. We retain but a fragment of the notable achievements of our fathers. The workers have been so busy doing things that no time was left to record the things they did. Here and there, by accident more frequently than by design, signs and hints...

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Excerpt from History of the Reformed Church in Reading, Pa The history of the Reformed Church in the city of Reading has been a favorite study with the author for several years. It has been his aim to present this history in an authentic form, and in this effort he has spared neither time nor money to produce a reliable and satisfactory volume. Heretofore a good deal of the Church's local history was based upon mere tradition, and in this way...

Excerpt from Early History of the Reformed Church in Pennsylvania: By Daniel Miller, With Introduction by Prof. W. J, Hinke, D. D A more extensive history of the early period, written about the same time by Rev. Dr. Lewis Mayer, was unfortunately never published. 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 hist...

From cultural studies, sociology, media studies, gender studies and elsewhere there has been a spate of books recently which have attempted to characterize the state of modernity. Many of these have also argued that what is required is ethnographic work to determine how far these supposed trends actually apply to a given population. This book explicitly accepts this challenge. It starts by summarizing some debates on modernity and then argues ...

Although so much of the life we care about takes place at home, this private space often remains behind closed doors and is notoriously difficult for researchers to infiltrate. We may think it is just up to us to decorate, transform and construct our homes, but in this book we discover a new form of 'estate agency', the active participation of the home and its material culture in the construction of our lives. What do the possessions people ch...

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This report of the CSIS Congressional Task Force on Trade Capacity Building-cochaired by Representatives Charles Boustany (R-LA) and Jared Polis (D-CO)-focuses on how projects to build trade capacity can be planned and coordinated to maximize the benefits of new trade agreements, both for the United States and its partners.

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Excerpt from Sweet Incence: Prayers for Various Occasions in LifeHe maketh me to lie down in green pas tures he leadeth me beside the still waters.He restoreth my soul. He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name s sake.Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies. Thou ...

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Arredi e decorazioni, dischi e ricordini, fotografie e giocattoli raccontano di noi, danno corpo alla nostra memoria, senso e contesto alle nostre relazioni con gli altri. Con gli oggetti, acquistati o ereditati, ricevuti o trovati, allestiamo il teatro intimo della nostra esistenza. Refrattario a banalizzare le merci come puri contenitori di alienazione e omaggi al consumismo, l'autore entra in dodici appartamenti nella stessa strada di una g...

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