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Wealth of Nations
$10.62
While it has been pointed to time and again by governments and pundits promoting laissez-faire economics, the Wealth of Nations actually shows that Adam Smith viewed capitalism with a deep suspicion, and tempered his celebration of a self-regulating market with a darker vision of thedehumanizing pot..
Wechsler's Measurement and Appraisal of Adult Inte...
$9.64
"Provides the most mature statement of Binet's original view in print today. it is a superb book! ... I can think of no finer introduction to the problem of intelligence for the beginning clinical student nor a better overall review of the current literature for the practitioner." --Contemporary Psy..
Weighing the World: The Quest to Measure the Earth
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Weighing the World is a revealing behind-the-scenes look at the scientific events leading to modern map making, written by one of the world's master surveyors. Edwin Danson, using a similar approach to his earlier best seller, "Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Important Border..
Well Read 1 Student Book: Skills and Strategies fo...
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Product DescriptionWell Read 1 is the first book in a four-level series that develops students' reading skills and vocabulary strategies, preparing them for success in the classroom as critical thinkers. Each chapter features: Compelling perspectives related to the content areas, such as Technology ..
Well Read 2 Student Book: Skills and Strategies fo...
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Well Read develops the skills and strategies while making academic reading enjoyable and interesting. Author: Wiederholt, Karen Publisher: Oxford University Press Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0194761029 ISBN-13: 9780194761024..
Well Read 3 Student Book: Skills and Strategies fo...
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Well Read develops the skills and strategies while making academic reading enjoyable and interesting. Author: Wrangell, Elisaveta Publisher: Oxford University Press Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0194761045 ISBN-13: 9780194761048..
Well Read 4: Skills and Strategies for Reading, St...
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Well Read develops the skills and strategies while making academic reading enjoyable and interesting. Author: Elisaveta Wrangell Publisher: Oxford University Press Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0194761061 ISBN-13: 9780194761062..
West Indian Folk-tales (Oxford Myths and Legends)
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As a child, Philip Sherlock loved to listen to folk tales. Since then he has made a significant contribution to Caribbean folklore by recording many of them in print for the first time.Here are fables of the birds and animals of the West Indies: jaguar, snake, crested curassow, wild pig, parrot, wis..
West of Everything: The Inner Life of Westerns
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A leading figure in the debate over the literary canon, Jane Tompkins was one of the first to point to the ongoing relevance of popular women's fiction in the 19th century, long overlooked or scorned by literary critics. Now, in West of Everything, Tompkins shows how popular novels and films of the ..
Western Philosophy: An Illustrated Guide
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What does it mean for someone to exist What is truth Are we free to choose to think or act What is consciousness Is human cloning justifiable These are just some of the questions philosophers have attempted to answer, striking right at the heart of what it means to be human. Thisimportant new b..
Western Reserve's Experiment in Medical Education ...
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xvii + 523 pages including appendix and index, detailed history of the Western Reserve's revisions of its medical curriculum in 1952 and 1968 and the outcomes of the implemented changes Author: Williams, Greer Publisher: Oxford University Press Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 019502679..
Wetlands Explained: Wetland Science, Policy, and P...
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This book brings together in compact form a broad scientific and sociopolitical view of US wetlands. This primer lays out the science and policy considerations to help in navigating this branch of science that is so central to conservation policy, ecosystem science and wetland regulation. It gives e..
What Do We Deserve?: A Reader on Justice and Deser...
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The concept of desert, which once enjoyed a central place in political and ethical theory, has been relegated to the margins of much of contemporary theory, if not excluded altogether. Recently a renewed interest in the topic has emerged, and several philosophers have argued that the notion merits a..
What Does It All Mean?: A Very Short Introduction ...
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In this cogent and accessible introduction to philosophy, the distinguished author of Mortal Questions and The View From Nowhere sets forth the central problems of philosophical inquiry for the beginning student. Arguing that the best way to learn about philosophy is to think about its questions dir..
What Is an Emotion?: Classic and Contemporary Read...
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What is an Emotion , 2/e, draws together important selections from classical and contemporary theories and debates about emotion. Utilizing sources from a variety of subject areas including philosophy, psychology, and biology, editor Robert Solomon provides an illuminating look at the "affective" si..
What is Chemistry?
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Most people remember chemistry from their schooldays as a subject that was largely incomprehensible. For many the topic was seen as being fact-rich but understanding-poor, smelly, and so far removed from the real world of events and pleasures that there seemed little point, except for the most intro..
WHAT IS CRIMINOLOGY P
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Criminology is a booming discipline, but at the same time it is also deeply divided. This rich and diverse collection of essays addresses the key questions at the heart of the debate.What is criminology for What is the impact of criminology How should criminology be done What are the key issues a..
What Is Justice?: Classic and Contemporary Reading...
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What is Justice Classic and Contemporary Readings, 2/e, brings together many of the most prominent and influential writings on the topic of justice, providing an exceptionally comprehensive introduction to the subject. It places special emphasis on "social contract" theories of justice, both ancien..
What Is Mathematics, Really?
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Most philosophers of mathematics treat it as isolated, timeless, ahistorical, inhuman. Reuben Hersh argues the contrary, that mathematics must be understood as a human activity, a social phenomenon, part of human culture, historically evolved, and intelligible only in a social context. Hersh pulls t..
What Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ide...
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For more than two thousand years a familiarity with mathematics has been regarded as an indispensable part of the intellectual equipment of every cultured person. Today, unfortunately, the traditional place of mathematics in education is in grave danger. The teaching and learning of mathematics has ..
What Is This Thing Called Happiness?
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According to an ancient and still popular view -- sometimes known as 'eudaimonism' -- a person's well-being, or quality of life, is ultimately determined by his or her level of happiness. According to this view, the happier a person is, the better off he is. The doctrine is controversial in part bec..
What Is Time?: The Classic Account of the Nature o...
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G. J. Whitrow (1912-2000) begins this classic exploration of the nature of time with a story about a Russian poet, visiting London before the First World War. The poet's English was not too good and when he asked a man in the street, 'Please, what is time ' he received the response, 'But that's a ph..
What Really Matters: Living a Moral Life amidst Un...
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In this moving and thought-provoking volume, Arthur Kleinman tells the unsettling stories of a handful of men and women, some of whom have lived through some of the most fundamental transitions of the turbulent twentieth century.Here we meet an American veteran of World War II, tortured by the memor..
What the Face Reveals: Basic and Applied Studies o...
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While we have known for centuries that facial expressions can reveal what people are thinking and feeling, it is only recently that the face has been studied scientifically for what it can tell us about internal states, social behavior, and psychopathology. Today's widely available, sophisticated me..
What the Face Reveals: Basic and Applied Studies o...
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Facial expressions convey a vast amount of information, but only recently have investigators begun to explore the precise details of what expressions are telling us about internal states, social behavior, and psychopathology. The Facial Action Coding System (FACS), which is a tool forcomprehensively..