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Reforming Wall Street
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Subject(s): Financial crises -- History -- 21st century -- United States | Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 | Financial institutions -- Law and legislation -- United States | Bailouts (Government policy) Summary: Discusses the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, including Wall Street's role in the crisis, if Wall Street requires governm

Do More Than Give : the Six Practices of Donors Who Change the World
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Subject(s): Charities | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations | Endowments | Fund raising | Social change Summary: "How donors change the world through the six catalytic practices of high-impact philanthropy. Do More Than Give provides a blueprint for individuals, philanthropists, and foundation leaders to increase their impact. Based on

Desalination Technology : Health and Environmental Impacts
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Subject(s): Saline water conversion Summary: Desalination Technology: Health and Environmental Impacts covers the latest developments in desalination, examining the environmental and public health-related impacts of these technologies. Written by international experts, the text presents specifications for assessing water quality, technical issu

long-Term Secrets to short-Term Trading
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Subject(s): Commodity futures | Speculation Summary: "Hugely popular market guru updates his popular trading strategy for a post-crisis worldFrom Larry Williams--one of the most popular and respected technical analysts of the past four decades--Long-Term Secrets to Short-Term Trading, Second Edition provides the blueprint necessary for soun

Interpretive Research Design : Concepts and Processes
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Subject(s): Science -- Methodology | Experimental design Summary: "Research design is fundamentally central to all scientific endeavors, at all levels and in all institutional settings. This book is a practical, short, simple, and authoritative examination of the concepts and issues in interpretive research design, looking across this appro

Graphic Inquiry
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Subject(s): Visual education | Teaching -- Aids and devices | Graphic arts Summary: "This full-color book provides a practical approach to incorporating graphic inquiry across the curriculum for school library media specialists, technology coordinators, and classroom teachers. We live in a high-tech, multimedia world, and it's proven th

Tales from Facebook
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Subject(s): Facebook (Electronic resource) | Online social networks | Information technology -- Social aspects Summary: Facebook is used by nearly 500 million people throughout the world. Once the preserve of youth, the largest increase in usage today is amongst the older sections of the population. This book examines how Facebook transforms th

Fundamentals of Water Treatment Unit Processes : Physical, Chemical, and Biological
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Subject(s): Water -- Purification | Sewage -- Purification Summary: "Carefully designed to balance coverage of theoretical and practical principles, this textbook delineates the principles that support practice, using the unit processes approach as the organizing concept. Since technologies change but principles remain constant, the author

Development of an Environmental Impact Assessment and Decision Support System for Seawater Desalination Plants
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Subject(s): Saline water conversion plants -- Environmental aspects | Environmental impact analysis Summary: Seawater desalination is a coastal-based industry. This book contains a comprehensive evaluation and synthesis of the potential environmental impacts of desalination plants, with emphasis on the marine environment and aspects of energy u

Fundamentals of Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability
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Subject(s): Energy conservation -- Equipment and supplies | Renewable energy sources | Power resources | Fuel | Sustainable engineering -- Materials Summary: "How will we meet rising energy demands? What are our options? Are there viable long-term solutions for the future? Learn the fundamental physical, chemical and materials science at th

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