The working class in Schrader’s Blue Collar (1978) by Wheeler, Mark

“…Within this rust-belt drama, two of the men are black --- the thirty year-old Ezekiel ‘Zeke’ Brown (Richard Pryor) and the two-time ‘loser’ ex-convict thirty-five-year-old Sam ‘Smokey’ James (Yaphet Kotto) --- and one is white --- the thirty two year old Polish American Jerry Bartowski (Harvey Keitel). …”
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Executive's Cybersecurity Program Handbook : A comprehensive guide to building and operationalizing a complete cybersecurity program / by Brown, Jason, author 656359, Packt Publishing (Online service) 656336

“…This book will ensure that you can build a reliable cybersecurity framework to keep your organization safe from cyberattacks. …”
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Information hiding and copyrights by Araujo, Istteffanny Isloure

“…Through a review of historical techniques in the field, the study identifies weaknesses in the algorithms to improve security and increase capacity using different techniques. One of the approaches proposed in this study involves a distributed method, which is simple, clear, low-cost, and agile. …”
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Tobin’s Q as a market-based measure of firm’s performance and as a proxy for exposure to systematic risk. by Ng, Hao Chieh., Kuik, Zoe Soo Hsien., Chan, Hwa Jiat.

“…The results indicate a negative association between asset returns and book-to-market equity; and a positive one between asset returns and q ratio. …”
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Global Human Resource Development : Regional and Country Perspectives / by Garavan, Thomas N., editor 517539, McCarthy, Alma, editor 655105, Morley, Michael, editor 312792

“…Specifically, the volume provides an overview of 17 regions, 85 countries and includes one emerging market grouping, CIVETS. This book examines the role of the state in HRD, the relationship between HRD and the level of economic development in the country or region, the influence of foreign direct investment within the country or region, and firm-level HRD practices within countries or regions. …”
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Questioning the Herderian ideal by Mishra, Pritipuspa, Tan, Ying Ying

“…How has the Herderian ideal of one nation-one language continued to survive beneath the uncomfortable resolution struck by new multilingual nations as they create fictions of a singular national mother tongue? …”
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A Learning Community of Reflective Teachers : From Whispers to Resonance / by Raghavan, Neeraja, translator 656168

“…By means of networking communities such as the one described in this book, the transformation of teachers going from whispers to resonance is greatly amplified. …”
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新谣 ：我们的心声 = Xinyao : our voice by Low, Charlotte Qian Hui

“…This book, which takes on a journal-like editorial look, features a selection of ten classic Xinyao which I resonate with and my personal anecdotes in relation to each song. …”
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The Chinese expansion and language coexistence in Modern China by LaPolla, Randy J.

“…These later migrations were generally into areas where other people already lived, and so there was mixing of the people and the cultures. This is one factor that created the different branches of Sinitic (“Chinese dialects”). …”
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Helsinki or Helsingfors? Jean Sibelius and the stage by Bullock, PR

“…Located at the easternmost reach of what has typically constituted ‘western’ Europe, and—at the same time—having a significant history as one of the most westerly outposts of the Russian Empire, Helsinki (or Helsingfors in Swedish) is one of Europe’s newest capitals. …”

Information structure and syntactic choices in Kelabit by Hemmings, CL

“…However, it is the relative prominence or unexpectedness of information that is important, rather than the status of the subject as topic or focus. Hence, there is no one-to-one link between particular grammatical functions and information structure roles. …”

Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers / by Sapolsky, Robert M., author 656050, Holt (Online service) 655998

“…Sapolsky relates the history of endocrinology, how the field reacted at times of discovery, and how it has changed through the years. While most of the book focuses on the biological machinery of the body, the last chapter of the book focuses on self-help. …”
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Modern Developments in Catalysis / by Hutchings, Graham (Graham John), 1951-, editor 655445, Davidson, Matthew, editor 655446, Catlow, Richard, editor 655447, Hardacre, Christopher, editor 655448, Turner, Nicholas, editor 655449, Williams, Charlotte, editor 655450, Mulholland, Adrian, editor 655451, Goodall, Josie, editor 655452, Mitchell, Chris, editor 304287, World Scientific (Online service) 655444

“…Edited by leaders of the UK Hub, this book provides insight into one of the most important areas of modern chemistry — it represents a unique learning opportunity for students and professionals studying and working towards speeding up, improving and increasing the rate of catalytic reactions in science and industry.…”
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Bystanders by Rowe, Mary, Giraldo-Kerr, Anna

“…This entry considers the cultural, religious, and gender perspectives through which one can understand bystander behavior, the value of bystander training, and directions for future research.…”
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Eastern Asia : Sino‐Tibetan linguistic history by LaPolla, Randy J.

“…Its history is intimately associated with Neolithic and Bronze Age developments in China itself, and today it is one of the major world language families in terms of population numbers.…”
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30 Essential Skills for the Qualitative Researcher / by Creswell, John W., author 401571, Creswell Báez, Johanna, author 655108

“…"The second edition of 30 Essential Skills for the Qualitative Researcher provides practical, applied information for the novice qualitative researcher, addressing the "how" of conducting qualitative research in one brief guide. Author John W. Creswell and new co-author Johanna Creswell Báez draw on many examples from their own research experiences, sharing them throughout the book"--…”
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Quantum-Safe Cryptography Algorithms and Approaches : Impacts of Quantum Computing on Cybersecurity / by Yadav, Satya Prakash, editor 656347, Singh, Raghuraj, editor 656348, Yadav, Vibhash, editor 656349, Al-Turjman, Fadi, editor 622956, Kumar, Swarn Avinash, editor 656350, De Gruyter (Online service) 654067

“…Quantum computers have demonstrated that they have the inherent potential to outperform classical computers in many areas. One of the major impacts is that the currently available cryptography algorithms are bound to no longer hold once quantum computers are able to compute at full speed. …”
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WORKS IN PROGRESS / by Rosenbaum, Alvin, author 353631, Delony, Eric, author 656243, Maddex, Diane photo editor 216394, Mui, Gretchen Smith, photo editor 656242

“…Unfortunately, most entries are illustrated by only one (albeit large) b&w photo. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. …”

Monstrans de droit, petition of right, and liability for Crown debt by Getzler, J

“…The history of claims against the Crown reveals a problematic dualism whereby one party is both adjudicator and one of the adjudicated. …”

Citizen science for IceCube: Name that Neutrino by Abbasi, R., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Agarwalla, S. K., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Alameddine, J. M., Amin, N. M., Andeen, K., Anton, G., Argüelles, C., Ashida, Y., Athanasiadou, S., Ausborm, L., Axani, S. N., Bai, X., Balagopal V., A., Baricevic, M., Barwick, S. W., Basu, V., Bay, R., Beatty, J. J., Becker Tjus, J., Beise, J., Bellenghi, C., Benning, C., BenZvi, S., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Besson, D. Z., Blaufuss, E., Blot, S., Bontempo, F., Book, J. Y., Boscolo Meneguolo, C., Böser, S., Botner, O., Böttcher, J., Braun, J., Brinson, B., Brostean-Kaiser, J., Brusa, L., Burley, R. T., Busse, R. S., Butterfield, D., Campana, M. A., Caracas, I., Carloni, K., Carpio, J., Chattopadhyay, S., Chau, N., Chen, C., Chen, Z., Chirkin, D., Choi, S., Clark, B. A., Coleman, A., Collin, G. H., Connolly, A., Conrad, J. M., Coppin, P., Corley, R., Correa, P., Cowen, D. F., Dave, P., De Clercq, C., DeLaunay, J. J., Delgado, D., Deng, S., Deoskar, K., Desai, A., Desiati, P., de Vries, K. D., de Wasseige, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz, A., Díaz-Vélez, J. C., Dittmer, M., Domi, A., Draper, L., Dujmovic, H., DuVernois, M. A., Ehrhardt, T., Eimer, A., Eller, P., Ellinger, E., El Mentawi, S., Elsässer, D., Engel, R., Erpenbeck, H., Evans, J., Evenson, P. A., Fan, K. L., Fang, K., Farrag, K., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feigl, N., Fiedlschuster, S., Finley, C., Fischer, L., Fox, D., Franckowiak, A., Fürst, P., Gallagher, J., Ganster, E., Garcia, A., Gerhardt, L., Ghadimi, A., Girard-Carillo, C., Glaser, C., Glüsenkamp, T., Gonzalez, J. G., Goswami, S., Granados, A., Grant, D., Gray, S. J., Gries, O., Griffin, S., Griswold, S., Groth, K. M., Günther, C., Gutjahr, P., Ha, C., Haack, C., Hallgren, A., Halliday, R., Halve, L., Halzen, F., Hamdaoui, H., Ha Minh, M., Handt, M., Hanson, K., Hardin, J., Harnisch, A. 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W., Leonard DeHolton, K., Leszczyńska, A., Lincetto, M., Liubarska, M., Lohfink, E., Love, C., Lozano Mariscal, C. J., Lu, L., Lucarelli, F., Luszczak, W., Lyu, Y., Madsen, J., Magnus, E., Mahn, K. B. M., Makino, Y., Manao, E., Mancina, S., Marie Sainte, W., Mariş, I. C., Marka, S., Marka, Z., Marsee, M., Martinez-Soler, I., Maruyama, R., Mayhew, F., McElroy, T., McNally, F., Mead, J. V., Meagher, K., Mechbal, S., Medina, A., Meier, M., Merckx, Y., Merten, L., Micallef, J., Mitchell, J., Montaruli, T., Moore, R. W., Morii, Y., Morse, R., Moulai, M., Mukherjee, T., Naab, R., Nagai, R., Nakos, M., Naumann, U., Necker, J., Negi, A., Neumann, M., Niederhausen, H., Nisa, M. U., Noell, A., Novikov, A., Nowicki, S. C., Obertacke Pollmann, A., O’Dell, V., Oeyen, B., Olivas, A., Orsoe, R., Osborn, J., O’Sullivan, E., Pandya, H., Park, N., Parker, G. K., Paudel, E. 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G., Schumacher, L., Sclafani, S., Seckel, D., Seikh, M., Seo, M., Seunarine, S., Shah, R., Shefali, S., Shimizu, N., Silva, M., Skrzypek, B., Smithers, B., Snihur, R., Soedingrekso, J., Søgaard, A., Soldin, D., Soldin, P., Sommani, G., Spannfellner, C., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stezelberger, T., Stürwald, T., Stuttard, T., Sullivan, G. W., Taboada, I., Ter-Antonyan, S., Terliuk, A., Thiesmeyer, M., Thompson, W. G., Thwaites, J., Tilav, S., Tollefson, K., Tönnis, C., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., Trettin, A., Tung, C. F., Turcotte, R., Twagirayezu, J. P., Unland Elorrieta, M. A., Upadhyay, A. K., Upshaw, K., Vaidyanathan, A., Valtonen-Mattila, N., Vandenbroucke, J., van Eijndhoven, N., Vannerom, D., van Santen, J., Vara, J., Veitch-Michaelis, J., Venugopal, M., Vereecken, M., Verpoest, S., Veske, D., Vijai, A., Warrick, E. H. S., Walck, C., Weaver, C., Weigel, P., Weindl, A., Weldert, J., Wen, A. Y., Wendt, C., Werthebach, J., Weyrauch, M., Whitehorn, N., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Witthaus, L., Wolf, A., Wolf, M., Wrede, G., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yildizci, E., Yoshida, S., Young, R., Yu, S., Yuan, T., Zhang, Z., Zhelnin, P., Zilberman, P., Zimmerman, M.

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