Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Vol. 6, Part 3,

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For more than 25 years the Peabody Museum has been publishing The Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions under the editorial and artistic direction of Mayanist Ian Graham. The goal of this unique series of folio volumes is to document in photographs and detailed line drawings all known Maya inscriptions and their associated figurative art. When complete, the Corpus will have published the inscriptions from over 200 sites and 2,000 monuments. The series has been instrumental in the remarkable success of the ongoing process of deciphering Maya writing, making available hundreds of texts to epigraphers working around the world.

Each volume in the series consists of three fascicles, which examine an individual site or group of neighboring sites and include maps of site location and plans indicating the placement monuments within each site. Each inscription is reproduced in its entirety in both photographs and line drawings. The text of each volume presents descriptive information about the sites and monuments and their associated artifacts.

This fascicle includes addenda to introductory text for the site Tonina; appendix with sources of sculpture and their codes; index to volumes 1 through six; and one oversized map in pocket.

Critical and Historical Essays, Part 6 (The Complete Writings of Lord Macaulay)

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Critical and Historical Essays, Part 6 (The Complete Writings of Lord Macaulay)
Lord MacAulay
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Contents: Madame D'Arblay (1843), The Life and Writings of Addison (1843), Barere (1844), The Earl of Chatham (1844).

Fra Elbertus (Elbert Hubbard's Selected Writings, Part 6)

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Fra Elbertus (Elbert Hubbard's Selected Writings, Part 6)
Fra Elbert Hubbard
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ASIN: 0766104281

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Above Hubbard's power to condense; his style and his human sympathy; transcending his vast and unusual vocabulary; his mastery of satire and his free flow of vitriol when aroused; he possessed in rare degree the ability to make his readers think. His pencil was a plow that let light and air into brains baked hard by centuries of vicarious thinking. These 80 articles portray Hubbard as a Great Teacher.

Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, Part 2 (The Writings of Lafcadio Hearn in Sixteen Volumes, Volume 6)

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Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, Part 2 (The Writings of Lafcadio Hearn in Sixteen Volumes, Volume 6)
Lafcadio Hearn
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Black cloth Library Bound 1974 reprint of the original publication, with gilt lettering on the spine. Reprint publisher unknown.

A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part Six: Negaim, Mishnah-Tosefta (Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity)

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A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part Six: Negaim, Mishnah-Tosefta (Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity)

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Mill on the Floss, The - Part 2 (The Writings of George Eliot - Volume 6)

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Mill on the Floss, The - Part 2 (The Writings of George Eliot - Volume 6)
George Eliot
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A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles, Part 6-Morphology:: Otto Jespersen Collected English Writings (Otto Jespersen: Collected English Writings)

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A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles, Part 6-Morphology:: Otto Jespersen Collected English Writings (Otto Jespersen: Collected English Writings)
O. Jesperson , P. Christophersen , N. Haislund , and K. Schibsbye
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Selected Writings: Early Slavic Paths and Crossroads/Volume 6 Part 1

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Selected Writings: Early Slavic Paths and Crossroads/Volume 6 Part 1
Roman Jakobson
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Selected Writings: Early Slavic Paths and Crossroads/Volume 6 Part 2

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Selected Writings: Early Slavic Paths and Crossroads/Volume 6 Part 2
Roman Jakobson
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Think & Write! (Writer's Fun Shop, Grades 5-6)

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Think & Write! (Writer's Fun Shop, Grades 5-6)

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ASIN: 156472199X

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Reproducible Teacher's Resource Book. Fun and challenging writing activities that build critical thinking skills. Includes sentence organization, parts of speech, and literary devices.

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Today, many people take for granted the idea that a stopped heart can be restarted, that a person who appears dead isn't really dead until all life-saving techniques have been attempted. But just a few centuries ago, dead was dead. The Amsterdam Rescue Society, formed in 1767, was the first dedicated to the idea that someone who appeared dead--drowning victims, in this case--could and should be revived. Life in the Balance looks at the colorful history of resuscitation from biblical times to the present, and shows just how recent today's life-saving techniques, and the will to save lives at all, really are.

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Sudden deaths are perhaps the hardest to accept. The heart attack that strikes without warning; the accident that takes away a loved one in the prime of life. But now, for the first time in human history, we have the ability to reverse sudden death. In communities and emergency rooms around the country, men, women, and children who almost certainly would have died 100 or even 50 years ago today survive thanks to the miracle of cardiac resuscitation. But while television shows such as ER. or Rescue 911 have made even the direst medical emergencies seem all too familiar--the wailing sirens, the arrival of paramedics, the initiation of CPR--few of us know of the decades and centuries of effort behind every successful resuscitation. Life in the Balance is the riveting story of the ongoing quest to reverse sudden death. Written by Mickey S. Eisenberg, M.D., Director of Emergency Medicine Service at the University of Washington Medical Center, it is infused with a dedicated doctors passion for saving lives. Eschewing medical jargon, Eisenberg takes us on a fascinating journey of discovery that ranges from biblical times to a real life, minute-by-minute resuscitation in suburban King County, Washington. The journey begins with a grief-stricken mother who brings her lifeless child before the prophet Elijah, and continues with, among others, a physician to gladiators, a Danish masseur, a Baltimore fire chief, smooth-talking medical quacks, and a crusty cardiologist. This wildly improbable but true tale includes magnets, bellows, rectal tobacco smoke, frog legs, executed criminals, bells attached to coffins, reanimation chairs, a long car ride from Kansas City to Baltimore, a serendipitous dog experiment, and a one-story hospital in Belfast. Eisenberg recreates the thrilling breakthroughs in our understanding of respiration, circulation, defibrillation, and the need for mobile emergency medical services, and confronts the limits of modern medicine. He reveals that just as critical as the ability to resuscitate is the will to resuscitate--inconceivable before the Enlightenment, when reversing sudden death would have been viewed as tampering with divine will, and still a source of painful dilemmas today in cases of brain damage or serious illness. A first-class medical detective story, Life in the Balance is supplemented with a straightforward, easy-to-use guide to emergency CPR, a handy glossary of relevant medical terms, and a potentially life-saving Community Survival Checklist. It is must reading not only for health care and emergency medicine practitioners, but for everyone whose life has been touched by the modern-day miracle of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.

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An excellent history of resuscitation.......2003-08-04

This book is an excellent resource for those interested in resuscitation. It's a must-read for ACLS or BCLS practitioners. Eisenberg, himself a nationally-known expert in the field of prehospital care and layperson CPR, takes us on a tour of efforts of resusucation over history, some of them useful, some of them bizarre, but all of them by people who helped us learn what we know of the science of resuscitation today.

jousting at windmills.......1999-12-06

The case for reversing sudden death is anything but secure and proven. Recent works such as that of Stefan Timmermanns cast aspersions on CPR and ACLS on logistical and clinical grounds. The Eisenberg book is the essential first step one undergoes when entering into a very real controversy. It is a standard one uses to measure growing evidence from Delaware and Ontario not to mention rural Kansas that much of our time honored dogmas are no longer sacrosanct. The quest goes on for now, but maybe not forever.

Elegant and fascinating history.......1999-03-18

This is an extremely interesting and well-written book. I picked it up because I love medical case histories, doctor or nurse biographies, or anything of that nature. This book is a lively overview of resuscitation through the ages. Who knew that artificial respiration used to involve fireplace bellows, with the modern method not making an appearance until the 1960's? Ties together the contributions of many far-flung individuals as well as the historical contexts which shaped them. I love a great find like this!

The Enduring Library: Technology, Tradition, and the Quest for Balance

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The Enduring Library: Technology, Tradition, and the Quest for Balance
Michael Gorman
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Quest for Balance: The Human Element in Performance Management Systems

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Scorecard also balanced for people
Scorecard balanced for people
Scorecard balanced for people
Finally human factor recognised in performance management!
The human element matters most

Quest for Balance: The Human Element in Performance Management Systems
André A. de Waal , and Andre A. de Waal
Manufacturer: Wiley
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ASIN: 0471205710

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Explains the competencies a manager must possess in order to use a balanced scorecard.
* Features case studies of corporations who have successfully used the human element when implementing the balanced scorecard as a PMS.

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Scorecard also balanced for people.......2002-09-02

Many organizations struggle with the implementation of the balanced scorecard. It is rumoured that about 70% of these projects fail. There are many reasons given for this, like wrong timing, no commitment of the organization, inadequate IT etc. These failures are a shame because, as the book Quest for Balance shows, the use of a good PMS helps organizations obtain better results! So we should concentrate more on the reasons for PMS-failure and the things we can do to make these successful. This book concentrates on the human factors which influence this success. These factors are still too often ignored, probably because humans are so hard to deal with. Based on case study research the author has discovered which factors are the most important, like visible commitment of top management and a firm belief in performance management. Also management styles are discusses. With this book the failure rate of BSC-implementations surely must go down.

Scorecard balanced for people.......2002-09-02

Finally human factor recognised in performance management!.......2002-08-15

Andre de Waal manages to prove the importance of the human element as a critical success factor for using performance management systems (PMS). In this book he gives a clear overview which factors are important and how managers can use them. He uses very interesting case material to support his views. This book is not only for managers that want to set up a new PMS but also for managers that already use a PMS and struggle with it. A book that every manager needs to read and use in practice!

The human element matters most.......2002-08-08

In every implementation project the most difficult part is dealing with the human factor. It isn't so difficult to technicaly implement a balanced scorecard but getting people to actually use it always turns out to be the most difficult part. This book researches which elements we have to take into account to make sure that managers will use the balanced scorecard. Seeing that the scorecard is one of the most popular management tools of the last decade this is very important. The book provides useful advice as well as proof that using the scorecard indeed helps a company get better results. This is good news for everybody.

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Very, very impressive
This needs edited badly.
It filled me with confidence
Great book!
Best book ever!

The Game of Life: It's Almost Over
Linda C. Dipman
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ASIN: 1598006061

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God spoke to me and this is what he said! Do you ever wonder why bad things happen? Why did my child die? Why did a hurricane kill so many people? Why did I lose my job? How many times have you blamed God? Now, what if I told you that you are in a huge multi-faceted game? A game where you are the hero battling spiritual forces of evil. I must be joking, let me prove it to you! In 'The Game of Life', I will answer the question, why? I will reveal the true purpose for each experience you go through. I will use my life as an illustration to show you the veil of darkness and demonstrate to you the battle between good versus evil. More importantly, I will explain why the game is about to end! Yes, the clock is ticking down to the very last second! Are you playing your 'Game of Life' to win?

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Very, very impressive.......2006-08-11

I think it took a lot of guts for an upholster to write a book like this. I was very impressed that someone without any experience could write so well. The editing may not have been perfect, but I don't think the "Divine" expects perfection (which the book is very clear about). Anyone expecting God to edit His own work is just plain ridiculous. The content was extremely enlightening, and definitely God sent. I hope this author continues to write, I think she has an important message.

This needs edited badly. .......2006-08-11

Just on the back cover of this book, there are six errors of spelling, punctuation, and usage. If this book was truly from the Divine, surely He would edit his work. The fluidity of reading this book was sketchy at best, and positively rambling at worst. In order to affect people, a book must be tightly edited; that demands respect. I think winning the game of life must not require these demands, but reading the book does.

It filled me with confidence.......2006-08-07

My father died last year . He was my best friend. After reading this book I stopped blaming God and I started praising his name. Now I know that my life has meaning even if I can't talk to my dad and receive the encouragement that I need to live. Now I feel like I can let go of the past and march forward with confidence so I can win my game of life just like my dad won his.

Great book!.......2006-08-02

Demons and angels, self-writing typewriters, elaborate games. You have to read it for yourself. There is not a dull moment.

Best book ever! .......2006-08-02

Best book ever! I am raising three kids, who are three and under. This book helped me deal with the frustration and loneliness of motherhood by encouraging me not to be so hard on myself. I realized that as long as I was doing my best, that was good enough, and I would succeed the tasks God had set out for me.

Self Healing With Reiki: How to Create Wholeness, Harmony and Balance for Body, Mind and Spirit

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one of my favorite reiki books

Self Healing With Reiki: How to Create Wholeness, Harmony and Balance for Body, Mind and Spirit
Penelope Quest
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Reiki master Penelope Quest has written an excellent guide showing how to gain access to the real impact and power of self-healing with Reiki.

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one of my favorite reiki books.......2007-09-11

This reiki book is one of the best resources I read. It has everything!
spiritual development using reiki; better explanations on energy; energetic protection & cleansing pp52-76 (gassho, reiki shower, hatsurei-ho, kihon shisei, dry bathing, feng shui!); whole body, whole self treatment page 85-117; self-treatment as meditation page 118; DNA and cellular reiki; tanden chiryo-ho and seiheki chiryo (mental healing); emotional healing; mental healing! very nice higher energy work

Arming for Peace?: Syria's Elusive Quest for Strategic Balance (Policy Papers, No 31)

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Arming for Peace?: Syria's Elusive Quest for Strategic Balance (Policy Papers, No 31)
Michael Eisenstadt
Manufacturer: Washington Institute for Near East Policy
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The black Bahamian: His indomitable quest for metaphysical, ontological, and political balance

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The black Bahamian: His indomitable quest for metaphysical, ontological, and political balance
Lowell A Moree
Manufacturer: Vantage Press
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The European System of Central Banks: An Autonomous Actor?: The Quest for an Institutional Balance in EMU (Europainstitut Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien Schriftenreihe ... Wien Publication Series)

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The European System of Central Banks: An Autonomous Actor?: The Quest for an Institutional Balance in EMU (Europainstitut Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien Schriftenreihe ... Wien Publication Series)
Barbara Dutzler
Manufacturer: Springer
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ASIN: 3211838619

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With the communitarisation of monetary policy and the establishment of a European Central Bank (ECB), the idea of insulating a central bank from the political process was realised to a degree yet undreamed of. The result, the asymmetric construction of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), makes it difficult to democratically legitimise the exercise of power by the autonomous actor ECB. In this regard, EMU can be conceived as parable for the respective difficulties of the European Union. As a still rare example for a combination of juridical and economic point of view, this volume makes this challenge subject of discussion. By means of comparison with the American central banking system, the book probes the ECB's institutional design, attempts to define the ECB's status in EMU, and looks for ways towards a more democratically legitimated economic and monetary policy.

Nuclear Weapons, the Balance of Terror, the Quest for Peace

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Nuclear Weapons, the Balance of Terror, the Quest for Peace
A. J. C. Edwards
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Police Power and Individual Freedom (The Quest For Balance)

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Police Power and Individual Freedom (The Quest For Balance)

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