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City and Soul in Divided Societies
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Subject(s): Ethnic conflict -- Case studies | Social conflict -- Case studies | Cities and towns -- Case studies Summary: "In this unique book Scott A. Bollens combines personal narrative with academic analysis in telling the story of inflammatory nationalistic and ethnic conflict in nine cities - Jerusalem, Beirut, Belfast, Johannesburg, N

Electrical Safety
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Subject(s): Electrical engineering -- Safety measures | Electricity -- Safety measures | Electrical injuries -- Prevention | Electric apparatus and appliances -- Safety measures | Work environment -- Safety measures Summary: Electrical Safety is an introductory text written for the novice student in an easy to understand manner. Electrical haza

The Contemporary Global Economy : a History Since 1980
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Subject(s): International economic relations | Economic history | Globalization Summary: "In The Contemporary Global Economy, Alfred Eckes provides a lively overview of recent turbulence in the world economy for non-specialists. Focusing on the dynamics of globalization since the 1980s, the book views developments historically, explaining h

Using Playful Practice to Communicate with Special Children
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Subject(s): Learning disabled children -- Education | Learning disabled children -- Recreation | Early childhood special education | Communication in education | Creative activities and seat work Summary: "Playfulness is important; it creates an alternative space where emotional, cognitive and social dimensions can be explored and tested. T

Representing Landscapes : a Visual Collection of Landscape Architectural Drawings
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Subject(s): Landscape architectural drawing | Visual communication in art Summary: "What do you communicate when you draw an industrial landscape using charcoal; what about a hyper-realistic PhotoShop collage method? What are the right choices to make? Are there right and wrong choices when it comes to presenting a particular environment in

Paediatric Biomechanics and Motor Control : Theory and Application
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Subject(s): Motor ability in children | Biomechanics | Child development Summary: "Paediatric Biomechanics and Motor Control brings together the very latest developmental research using biomechanical measurement and analysis techniques and is the first book to focus on biomechanical aspects of child development. The book is divided into fou

India's Waters.
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Subject(s): Water resources development -- India | Water-supply -- India | Environmental economics -- India Summary: "This book discusses the development of world's oldest and largest water systems in India in context of civil and environmental engineering. The author illustrates the environmental characteristics of water systems in Ind

Mechatronics in Medicine : a Biomedical Engineering Approach
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Subject(s): Biomedical engineering | Mechatronics Summary: "Comprehensive coverage of mechatronics in medical systems. Mechatronics in Medicine: A Biomedical Engineering Approach addresses this emerging field focused on areas of medicine such as robotic surgery and smart surgical instruments, design of artificial organs, new medical imaging

Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructure : Paths to the Future
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Subject(s): Sustainable construction Summary: "Construction is one of the biggest industries in the world, providing necessary facilities for human prosperity ranging from the homes in which we live to the highways we drive, the power plants that provide energy for our daily activities, and the very infrastructure on which human society is

The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
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Subject(s): Leadership Summary: From academia to government, healthcare to technology, faith-based to community advocacy organizations, The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership have stood the test of time as the world's most trusted source for becoming a better leader. Through decades of research, hundreds of personal interviews, analysi

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