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Walking Corpses: Leprosy in Byzantium and the Medieval West
(Cornell University Press, 2014)Leprosy has afflicted humans for thousands of years. It wasn't until the twelfth century, however, that the dreaded disease entered the collective psyche of Western society, thanks to a frightening epidemic that ravaged ... -
Wall Streeters: The Creators and Corruptors of American Finance
(Columbia University Press, 2015)The 2008 financial collapse, the expansion of corporate and private wealth, the influence of money in politics-many of Wall Street's contemporary trends can be traced back to the work of fourteen critical figures who wrote, ... -
Walter Benjamin : a critical life
(Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014)The German Jewish critic and philosopher Walter Benjamin (1892– 1940) is now generally regarded as one of the most important wit-nesses to European modernity. Despite the relative brevity of his writing career his life was ... -
The War after the War: The Struggle for Credibility during America’s Exit from Vietnam
(Cornell University Press, 2016)Kadura, Johannes In The War after the War, Johannes Kadura offers a fresh interpretation of American strategy in the wake of the cease-fire that began in Vietnam on January 28, 1973. The U.S. exit from Vietnam continues ... -
War, States, and Contention: A Comparative Historical Study
(Cornell University Press, 2015)For the last two decades, Sidney Tarrow has explored "contentious politics"―disruptions of the settled political order caused by social movements. These disruptions range from strikes and street protests to riots and civil ... -
Warlords: Strong-arm Brokers in Weak States
(Cornell University Press, 2012)Warlords are individuals who control small territories within weak states, using a combination of force and patronage. In this book, Kimberly Marten shows why and how warlords undermine state sovereignty. Unlike the feudal ... -
The Warren Buffett Way
(Wiley, 2013)Warren Buffett is the most famous investor of all time and one of today’s most admired business leaders. He became a billionaire and investment sage by looking at companies as businesses rather than prices on a stock screen. ... -
Warren/Reeve/duchac's Financial and Managerial Accounting, 12th and Corporate Financial Accounting
(South-Western College, 2013)Introduction to Accounting and Business: 1, Analyzing Transactions: 17, The Adjusting Process: 33, Completing the Accounting Cycle: 49, Accounting for Merchandising Businesses: 69, Inventories: 95, Sarbanes-Oxley, Internal ... -
Was revolution inevitable? : turning points of the Russian Revolution
(Oxford University Press, 2017)Communism's rise and eventual fall in Eastern Europe is one of the great stories of the 20th century. Within this context, the Russian Revolution's role and legacy overshadows all else. In Was Revolution Inevitable?, former ... -
Water, Energy, Food and People Across the Global South: ‘The Nexus’ in an Era of Climate Change
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)This collection critically engages the resource use nexus. Clearly, a nexus-approach to resource policy, planning and practice is essential if sustainable development goals are to be met. In particular, in an era of climate ... -
Waves
(MIT Press, 2012)Sitting on the beach on a sunny summer day, we enjoy the steady advance and retreat of the waves. In the water, enthusiastic waders jump and shriek with pleasure when a wave hits them. But where do these waves come from? ... -
Wearing My Tutu to Analysis and Other Stories: Learning Psychodynamic Concepts from Life
(Columbia University Press, 2011)There couldn't be a more appropriate method for illustrating the dynamics of psychoanalysis than the vehicle of story. In this book, Kerry L. Malawista, Anne J. Adelman, and Catherine L. Anderson share amusing, poignant, ... -
Weather and climate experiments
(Facts On File, 2010)Study of the weather and climate helps students understand weather conditions and the science behind weather research. Temperature, barometric pressure, wind, and precipitation are just a few of the types of data routinely ... -
Weather and Climate Services for the Energy Industry
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)This open access book showcases the burgeoning area of applied research at the intersection between weather and climate science and the energy industry. It illustrates how better communication between science and industry ... -
Webs of Influence: The Psychology of Online Persuasion
(Pearson, 2017)With the majority of commercial transaction now happening online, companies of all shapes and sizes face an unprecedented level of competition to win over and retain new business. In this second edition of Webs of ... -
Weddings in color: 500 creative ideas for designing a modern wedding
(Chronicle Books, 2015)Overview: In this candy-colored guide, Vané Broussard (founder of the uber-popular blog Brooklyn Bride) and Minhee Cho (of the covetable paper company Paper+Cup) team up to present hundreds of entirely modern style ideas ... -
The Weight of Obesity: Hunger and Global Health in Postwar Guatemala
(University of California Press, 2015)A woman with hypertension refuses vegetables. A man with diabetes adds iron-fortified sugar to his coffee. As death rates from heart attacks, strokes, and diabetes in Latin America escalate, global health interventions ... -
Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook, Fourth Edition
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012)At Weight Watchers, we believe that change is good and Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook, featuring our new PointsPlus program, is very good for anyone who loves to eat and wants to embrace a healthier lifestyle. Heres ... -
Weird IR
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)The scholarly study of international relations tends to go over the same cases, issues, and themes. This book addresses this by challenging readers to think creatively about international politics. It highlights some of ... -
Welfare, work and poverty : social assistance in China
(Oxford University Press, 2017)Welfare, Work, and Poverty provides the first systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the impacts and effectiveness of China's primary social assistance program -- Minimum Livelihood Guarantee, or Dibao -- since its ...
