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A Global Life : my Journey Among Rich and Poor, from Sydney to Wall Street to the World Bank
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Subject(s): Wolfensohn, James D | World Bank -- Biography -- Presidents | Investment bankers -- Biography -- United States Summary: A memoir by the financier who led the World Bank for a decade recalls Wolfensohn's diverse career as an Olympic fencer, leading banker, amateur cellist, and philanthropist and reflects on his successes and fail

Beyond Shelter : Architecture for Crisis
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Subject(s): Sustainable architecture | Sustainable design (Buildings) | Environmentally conscious architecture Summary: "Beyond Shelter presents 25 reports from the field written by a wide array of experts who are on the frontlines of disaster prevention and recovery around the world. Together, these stories illustrate new ways of thinking

Women, Feminism and Religion in Early Enlightenment England
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Subject(s): Women -- History -- 17th century -- England | Feminism -- History -- 17th century -- England | Women's rights -- History -- 17th century -- England | Women and religion -- History -- 17th century -- England Summary: "Illuminating a formative period in the debate over sexual difference, this book contributes to our understand

Crossbones
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Subject(s): Americans -- Fiction -- Somalia | Mogadishu (Somalia) -- Fiction Summary: "A gripping new novel from today's "most important African novelist". (The New York Times Review of Books) A dozen years after his last visit, Jeebleh returns to his beloved Mogadiscio to see old friends. He is accompanied by his son-in-law, Ma

Mathematical Foundations and Biomechanics of the Digestive System
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Subject(s): Gastrointestinal system -- Mathematical models | Biomechanics | Elastic plates and shells | Gastrointestinal Tract -- physiology | Computer Simulation | Gastrointestinal Motility -- physiology | Models, Biological Summary: "Mathematical modelling of physiological systems promises to advance our understanding of complex biologica

Iterative Methods in Combinatorial Optimization
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Subject(s): Iterative methods (Mathematics) | Combinatorial optimization Summary: "With the advent of approximation algorithms for NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems, several techniques from exact optimization such as the primal-dual method have proven their staying power and versatility. This book describes a simple and powerful m

University Architecture
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Subject(s): College buildings -- Pictorial works | College buildings -- Designs and plans | Architecture, Modern -- Designs and plans Summary: The book aims at illustrating current architecture for higher education with projects that have been constructed in recent years. More than forty projects are presented here, including various types of b

Where Good Ideas Come from : the Natural History of Innovation
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Subject(s): Creative thinking Summary: Johnson addresses an urgent and universal question: What sparks the flash of brilliance? How does groundbreaking innovation happen? He provides the complete, exciting, and encouraging story of how the ideas are born that push careers, lives, society, and culture forward. Contents: The The The Reef,

Calatrava : Santiago Calatrava, Complete Works, 1979-2009
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Subject(s): Calatrava, Santiago, 1951- -- Criticism and interpretation | Architecture, Modern -- 20th century | Architecture, Modern -- 21st century Summary: A monograph that places the author's architecture in the context of his art, where nature meets engineering. This book features his work that includes suspended swimming pool at Zurich

The Seven Pillars of Health
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Subject(s): Self-care, Health | Health | Health -- Religious aspects Christianity Summary: Discusses the importance of seven principles in correcting poor health, explaining the body's need for water, rest, living food, exercise, detoxification, dietary supplements, and stress management. Contents:1. Water -- 2. Sleep and rest -- 3. Liv

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