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Islamic Jurisprudence in the Classical Era
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Subject(s): Islamic law -- History -- To 1500 Summary: "Ten years after his untimely death, Norman Calder is still considered a luminary in the field of Islamic law. At the time he was one among a handful of scholars from the West who were beginning to engage with the subject. In the intervening years, much has changed, and Islamic law is n

Information, Technology, and Innovation : Resources for Growth in a Connected World
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Subject(s): Technological innovations | Information technology -- Management Summary: "A big-picture look at how the latest trends in information management and technology are impacting business models and innovation worldwide. With all of the recent emphasis on "big data," analytics and visualization, and emerging technology archit

Video Gamers
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Subject(s): Video games | Video games -- Social aspects Summary: "Video gaming is economically, educationally, culturally, socially and theoretically important, and has, in a relatively short period of time, firmly cemented its place within contemporary life. It is fair to say, however, that the majority of research to date has focused most

An Introduction to Biomaterials
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Subject(s): Biomedical materials Summary: "The second edition of this popular text includes seven new chapters that provide a comprehensive and up-to-date educational framework for biomaterials education. A new chapter on the biology of wound healing sets the stage for the basic requirements of standardized biomaterials testing and explains

Tropical Experience : Architecture + Design
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Subject(s): Architecture, Tropical | Architect-designed houses -- Tropics | Interior architecture -- Tropics Summary: Tropical Experience introduces a series of design stories with provocative story lines around some of de Reus Architects' most prominent projects. Each of the stories reveals the search that is inherent in the architectural

Fundamentals of Performance Improvement : a Guide to Improving People, Process, and Results
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Subject(s): Performance technology | Performance | Personnel management Summary: "Fundamentals of Performance Improvement is a practical how-to guide designed to help practitioners and students understand the science of performance technology and successfully implement organizational change. Using the Human Performance Technology (HTP) mode

Corporate Governance and the Global Financial Crisis : International Perspectives
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Subject(s): Corporate governance | Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 Summary: "Over the last two decades there has been a notable increase in the number of corporate governance codes and principles, as well as a range of improvements in structures and mechanisms. Despite this, corporate governance failed to prevent a widespread default of

The Iraqi Marshlands and the Marsh Arabs : the Ma'dan, their Culture and the Environment
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Subject(s): Marsh Arabs -- Social life and customs | Marshes -- Iraq Summary: "The people of the Iraqi Marshlands are heirs to a culture that can be traced back thousands of years, and prior to the 1970s (i.e. before they were systematically desiccated by Saddam Hussein), these marshes comprised the largest wetland ecosystem in the Middle E

Doing Cultural Theory
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Subject(s): Culture -- Philosophy | Culture -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain | Culture -- Study and teaching | Popular culture -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain | Popular culture -- Study and teaching Summary: "Doing Cultural Theory is a textbook and a toolkit that teaches the basics of cultural theory, unpacks its complexities w

Working with Economic Indicators : Interpretation and Sources
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Subject(s): Economic forecasting -- United States | Economic indicators -- United States | Business cycles -- United States | United States -- Economic conditions Abstract: "Executives and managers hear or read headlines about recent economic data nearly every business day. Most important economic statistics are the products of programs des

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