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Rural Versus Urban, Their Conflict and its Causes By John W. BookwalterAuthor: John W. BookwalterISBN-10: 150889535XISBN-13: 9781508895350Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/21/2015Pages: 302Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.63d

Author Sir John Hawkins believes that the reality of the state of affairs in our society is that intellectually we are on the rapid decline and that any hope for the future can only come from social revolution. In Everything Forgotten: The Conversation, Sir...

This report presents the findings of an operations research study conducted to assess the implementation of the Government of Bangladesh's National Nutrition Services Program (NNS) and to identify the achievements, determine the bottlenecks that adversely impact these achievements, and highlight potential solutions to ensure...

Revolutionize the Way You View Our Planet: Discover Revolutionary Techniques for Recycling and Reclaiming EarthEmbark on a groundbreaking journey through "Progressive Planet: Modern Techniques for Recycling and Reclaiming Earth", a comprehensive guide on modern, sustainable living. This book dives deep into our current environmental...

Author: Jennifer PlumISBN-10: 1435890612ISBN-13: 9781435890619Publisher: Rosen Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2003Pages: 68Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.18d

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

Recollections Of Tartar Steppes And Their Inhabitants is a book written by Lucy Atkinson in 1863. The book is a memoir of her travels through the Tartar Steppes of Central Asia in the mid-19th century. Atkinson was one of the first Western women to...

First published in 1998, this author illustrates clearly how, on the threshold of the new millennium, the world is entering a post-economic era. On the basis of a comprehensive analysis of modern socio-economic trends, the author brings forward a new paradigm for understanding contemporary...

Theories of Change in Reality examines the usefulness of the approach that has been a foundation stone of Western evaluation for the past few decades. Answering three common questions across five core themes, experienced evaluators and voices of newer and emerging practitioners provide a...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

There is today a cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural recognition of the need to reconceptualize the complexities of the global reality. In this study the authors present the view that a rethinking of Hegel's concept of Civil Society has the potential to meet this need. They...

The devastation of the tsunami and reconstruction in its aftermath, in Aceh and Sri Lanka, resulted in a divergence of political trajectories with Aceh moving towards a cessation of war and Sri Lanka heading towards a resumption of war. These different political outcomes frame...

A collection of articles, reviews and speeches by Monthly Review founder, Paul Sweezy, about the development of societies, mainly within the former USSR, after Marxist revolution. Written during the mid-60s to1980, Sweezy's writing is an attempt to understand why these societies developed as they...

This book examines three different comical forms: humor, irony, and jokes from the philosophical and the ethical points of view. The theme connects these forms in their linguistic expression but distinguishes them by pointing out the differences in their social function. The result of...

This book is designed to explore what the relationships between schooling and working are and what they could be. The book is unique in that eight original autobiographical sketches are used in part one to raise basic questions premised on the writers' experience of...

The Veterans of Industry of America presented a radical agenda for dealing with the Great Depression in Oklahoma. Its primary organizer and only president was Ira M. Finley, a former Socialist and state legislator. Although poorly funded, the VIA played a major role in...

Narrative and Culture draws together fourteen essays in which leading scholars discuss narrative texts and practices in a variety of media and genres, subjecting them to sustained cultural analysis. The essays cross national borders and historical periods as often and as easily as they...

Post-war Cinema and Modernity explores the relationship between film and modernity in the second half of the twentieth century. It begins with essays analyzing new post-war forms of film narrative and responses to the filmic innovations of the 1960s and the question of modernism....

The most comprehensive and authoritative treatment of the rent control issue to date, this volume addresses: the conditions that provoke interest in rent control, the outcome of implementing the policy, the instruments used for evaluating the program, and its impact of local govenrments and...

Mexicans are simultaneously the largest minority in the United States and the forgotten native in the Black and White World of the Southwest, specifically Northern Mexico. The Chicano Treatise is an initialization at reclaiming a lost spirit that has lingered for almost five centuries...

Imagine you are an adult struggling internally with a wish to be the opposite gender. Now imagine you are only 5 years old!Gender Dysphoria is a genuine issue for approximately 30,000 males and 8,000 females across the United States. These numbers may seem small...

Metaman details not only the complexity of diverse interests on a local government level, but also the futility of affecting the federal government given the way the political system in The United States of America has evolved. Focusing on Civics and the concrete decisions...

DR. LUAL DENG provides in this book a powerful narrative of a national conversation among the people of South Sudan about the challenges and opportunities for overcoming the crises of leadership and governance since independence on July 9th, 2011. The National Dialogue has been...

Containing papers published between November 10, 1928, and April 9, 1932, features significant paleontological research. Edited by Eugene S. McCartney and published by the University of Michigan Press in 1932, this volume includes groundbreaking contributions such as E. C. Case's study on indications of...

From the food we eat, to the clothes we wear, to the values that shape our realities, Globalization has affected nearly every aspect of modern life on this planet. Contributors to this book suggest that globalization is supplanting Cold War ideology and they critique...

Through interviews with 20 homeless and addicted women over a time frame of five years, the author vividly demonstrates how sexual abuse, sexism, and racism are at the base of their problems and how both neo-conservative and neo-liberal theories and prescriptions for solving their...

As computers become more prevalent throughout society, the issue of computer-human interaction has become paramount to computer scientists and professionals furthering the computerization of organizations. Computers, Human Interaction, and Organizations revisits important theoretical and conceptual issues that have not been resolved in discussions of...

Beginning with an exposition of the four most widely argued theories of the press, this book goes on to explore several critical perspectives on the tasks and roles of print and broadcast news media in the United States. The author sets out critical analyses...

Author: Diallo K. BrooksISBN-13: 9798994852309Publisher: Civic Vision PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/20/2026Pages: 52Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d

Author: Cathy RubinISBN-13: 9798295607318Publisher: Primus PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/04/2026Pages: 314Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d

Author: Christa Jan RyanISBN-10: 1807210456ISBN-13: 9781807210458Publisher: Red Rock PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/11/2026Pages: 168Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d

Author: Mirza Iqbal AshrafISBN-10: 1665791608ISBN-13: 9781665791601Publisher: Archway PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/12/2026Pages: 198Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d

Highway 41 is a great American road.Over its 2000-mile length ranging from north to south are major metropolitan areas, regional cities, small towns, farmland, and forests. Author Christopher Clott takes you on a lively journey to see all that is along the road and...

Author: Jean-Paul G. PotetISBN-10: 0244348731ISBN-13: 9780244348731Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/18/2017Pages: 656Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.54lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 1.32d

The Sole Surviving Son documents the January, 1943, to October, 1945, wartime experiences of Thomas P. Lynch with the U.S. Army's 167th Antiaircraft Gun Battalion as a radar operator, instructor and military policeman through his journal, photographs and letters home to his parents. Recipient...

The Sole Surviving Son documents the January, 1943, to October, 1945, wartime experiences of Thomas P. Lynch with the U.S. Army's 167th Antiaircraft Gun Battalion as a radar operator, instructor and military policeman through his journal, photographs and letters home to his parents. Recipient...

Illustrated Edition featuring carefully curated illustrations, a complete summary, an in-depth author biography, and a detailed characters listUp From Slavery is the powerful and inspiring autobiography of Booker T. Washington, one of the most influential African American leaders in American history. In this classic...

This compelling memoir chronicles a man's extraordinary journey through law enforcement, juxtaposed with his personal struggles and triumphs. Spanning decades, it weaves gripping tales of crime, resilience, and the complexities of human nature with razor-sharp wit and vivid storytelling.Beginning in 1974, the author recounts...

Author: Chirag ShahISBN-13: 9798868824531Publisher: ApressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/17/2026Pages: 136Format: Paperback

They promised us paradise. They didn't warn us about extinction.The world's most powerful tech leaders have sold you a vision: artificial intelligence will free humanity from work, cure disease, and usher in an age of abundance. But behind closed doors, researchers who built these...

American Druid is a collection of contemplative poems. Each section reveals a fragment of the process and study required to become a druid in the modern world. This collection represents 40 years of reflection upon a lifetime of learning and observations: in nature, in...

What if you could stand up for what you believe in, live in alignment with your values, and create meaningful change in the world?On the Duty of Civil Disobedience: The Case for Nonviolent Resistance and Individual Freedom brings you Henry David Thoreau's timeless call...

What happens when humanity learns we're not the center of the universe-or even its most interesting inhabitants? Holy Galactic: When We're No Longer Special in the Universe tackles this mind-bending question with wit, biting humor, and a touch of absurdity.This provocative and hilarious exploration...

From fiery sacrifices to viral memes, the divine narrative of humanity has been anything but dull. Holy Yesterday Mythical Tomorrow: How Religions Become Myth is a bold, darkly comedic exploration of the lifecycle of faith and a thought-provoking follow-up to Ricky Firman's acclaimed book,...

Title: The Valley of Kashmir ... With illustrations.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books,...

What if the conspiracy theories you dismissed. . . . turned out to be true?Declassified Lies is a cinematic, disturbing, and researched journey through the real conspiracies that governments, institutions, and corporations denied, until the evidence could no longer be buried. From CIA-backed coups...

In the vast expanse of Earth's icy realms, from the glittering expansesof the Arctic ice sheets to the ancient glaciers of Antarctica, aprofound transformation is underway. These frozen bastions, onceseen as immutable sentinels of the planet's stability, are now meltingat an unprecedented rate.Author: Laura...

Socialism, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This...

Three Things, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations....