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The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"During World War II, far more soldiers stayed in the United States than went overseas. This was a disaster for the port cities that hosted them and the civilians who lived there. Whether stationed there or on leave, soldiers and sailors ran amok, terrorizing and assaulting women in particular. These soldiers answered largely only to military authorities, who often looked the other way. Their behavior changed these cities. Some red-light districts...
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Publisher
Impact Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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"Examining many jobs in terms of employment outlook, nature of work, working conditions, education and training requirements, expected earnings, and recommended resources, the book serves as a handy directory for exploring job options appropriate for ex-offenders...includes summary charts of today's best jobs and separate chapters on transitional employment experiences, job restrictions on ex-offenders, and internal and external barriers to employment....
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Series
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English
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Forget far-away dreams of the future. Artificial intelligence is here now! Every time you use a smart device or some sort of slick technology--be it a smartwatch, smart speaker, security alarm, or even customer service chat box--you're engaging with artificial intelligence (AI). If you're curious about how AI is developed--or question whether AI is real--Artificial Intelligence For Dummies holds the answers you're looking for. Starting with a basic...
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English
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This classic book serves as a starting point for any serious discussion of welfare reform. Losing Ground argues that the ambitious social programs of the1960s and 1970s actually made matters worse for its supposed beneficiaries, the poor and minorities. Charles Murray startled readers by recommending that we abolish welfare reform, but his position launched a debate culminating in President Clinton's proposal "to end welfare as we know it." --from...
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
A young Chinese-American hippie in San Francisco during the late 60s is driven by his dream of writing and staging an epic production of interwoven Chinese novels and folktales, taking the reader on an extraordinary journey through an era.
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Publisher
Pen & Sword Family History
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The recent past is so often neglected when people research their family history, yet it can be one of the most rewarding periods to explore, and so much fascinating evidence is available. The rush of events over the last century and the rapid changes that have taken place in every aspect of life have been dramatic, and the lives of family members of only a generation or two ago may already appear remote. That is why Karen Bali's informative and accessible...
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Publisher
Meyer & Meyer Media
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This easy-to-use guide moves from self-assessment to information to decision making. The decision-making process begins with an explanation of what a college major is and what should be considered when making a decision. The next chapters offer three quick exercises to help readers clarify dimensions that are relevant to the choice of a major: their personality type, their strongest skills, and their favorite high school courses. Using the results...
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Publisher
Crown Forum
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
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"Behind every awful, dangerous decision lurks one evil beast: the Cool. From politics to the personal, from fashion to food, from the campus to the locker room, the desire to be cool has infected all aspects of our lives. At its most harmless, it is annoying. At its worst, it is deadly, on a massive scale. The Cool are the termites of life, infiltrating every nook and cranny and destroying it from within. The Cool report the news, write the scripts,...
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Publisher
Verso
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In this riveting, rich history, Jamie Mackay peels away the layers of this most mysterious of islands. It is a story with its origins in ancient legend that has reinvented itself across centuries: in conquest and resistance. Inseparable from these political and social developments is the nation's cultural patrimony"--
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Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Labor and race have shared a complex, interconnected history in America. For decades, key aspects of work—from getting a job to workplace norms to advancement and mobility—ignored and failed Black people. While explicit discrimination no longer occurs, and organizations make internal and public pledges to honor and achieve “diversity,” inequities persist through what Adia Harvey Wingfield calls the “gray areas:” the relationships, networks,...
19) Selected poems
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English
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The poetry of Walt Whitman is the cornerstone of modern American verse. He was America's first truly great poet and his influence is still evident today. The first edition of Whitman's Leaves of Grass, published in 1855, was a revolutionary manifesto declaring America's independence from European cultural domination. His rhapsodic free verse broke radically with poetic, tradition: it was poetry about America, its democracy, its people, and its hopes....
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
1994, ©1993
Language
English
Description
Filled with lively essays and a glossary of obscure terms, this unique reference--organized by subject--is a practical and entertaining compendium of information and insight on this time of debtor prisons, bedlam, and that wonderful disease of sense and sensibility, "putrid fever". Illustrations.
For every frustrated reader of the great nineteenth-century English novels of Austen, Trollope, Dickens, or the Brontës, who has ever wondered whether...
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