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Reformers have tried to solve the U.S. healthcare crisis by focusing on costs, coverage, and benefits. But this doesn't get to the heart of medicine's problem, says veteran health services consultant Lawrence J. O'Brien, who argues that the real solutions require a complete overhaul of the medical mindset of doctors and the institutions that train them.O'Brien exposes this "bad medicine" by penetrating the core issues at the center of our $1 t...

A family memoir filled with hope and grief, music and discord, madness and miracles, loss and faith.

Joan Marie Johnson investigates how the desire to create a distinctive southern identity influenced black and white clubwomen at the turn of the 20th century and motivated their participation in efforts at social reform. Often doing similar work for different reasons, both groups emphasized history, memory, and education. Focusing particularly on South Carolina clubs, "Southern Ladies, New Women shows that white women promoted a culture of seg...

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Inhaltsangabe:Abstract: The submitted dissertation critically discusses business models in the context of customer dimensions under uncertain market conditions. The following questions summarise the fields of investigation: How do business models adapt to rapidly changing and buyer driven markets? What are the next two steps after Customer Relationship Management? Can the gap in the process chain between ¿Customer Relation Management¿ and ¿S...

A completely updated edition of the definitive guide for researchers in international management

At the polemical level, fascism has become a generic term applied to virtually any form of real or potential violence, while among Marxist and left-wing scholars discredited interpretations of fascism as a product of late capitalism have been revived. But these formulas disregard the historical and philosophical roots of fascism as it arose in Italy and spread throughout Europe. In Giovanni Gentile, Gregor returns to those roots by examining t...

This pictorial history documents dirt track racing, with what is today called sprint cars, around the United States from 1919 to 1941. Information on dirt track racing in Mexico and Canada during this time is also provided. Regionally divided chapters detail the drivers, tracks, and specific races of each area of the country. Some of the drivers went on to win fame and fortune while others faded into obscurity. Tracks included well known facil...

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A new theory of conceptual representations as a bridge between the symbolic and connectionist approaches.

A beautiful marquise who is actually a man and a handsome marquis who is actually a young woman fall in love. Will they live happily ever after?

A beautiful marquise who is actually a man and a handsome marquis who is actually a young woman fall in love. Will they live happily ever after?

Now fully revised and updated, VSAT Networks continues to cover all of the essential issues involved with the installation and operation of networks of small earth stations called 'Very Small Aperture Terminal'. VSATs are typically one to two meters in antenna reflector diameter and communicate with one another, or with a central earth station called a 'hub', via a relay satellite in space. This informative volume enables the reader to underst...

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Archaeological Perspectives on Political Economies "explores past societies that are characterized by hierarchical organization where the production and circulation of goods transcend domestic units. Based on contributions to the biennial Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry Roundtable, Gary Feinman and Linda Nicholas bring together twelve leaders in the field whose contributions consider such questions as the emergence of rank within a previ...

For half a century, television spies have been trained professionals, reluctant heroes, housewives, businessmen, criminals, and comedians. They have by turns been glamorous, campy, reflective, sexy, and aloof. This is the first book-length treatment of one of TV's oldest and most fascinating genres. Britton's comprehensive guide provides readers, from casual viewers to die-hard fans, with behind-the-scenes stories to this notable segment of te...

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In "Film and Television after 9/11, twelve distinguished scholars and critics discuss the production, reception, and distribution of Hollywood and foreign films after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and examine how movies have changed to reflect the new world circumstances. While some contemporary films offer escapism, the bulk of mainstream American cinema since 9/11 seems centered on the desire to replicate the idea of the "just...

A complete guide to the creation of compelling science photographs.

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