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Apologizing Civil society Developed countries Civilization, Western 21st century Developed countries Economic conditions 21st century Developed countries Social conditions 21st century International finance History Kissinger, Henry 1923- Money History Regression (Civilization) Social institutions Developed countriesMoorjani, Anita
Summary: "In this truly inspirational memoir, Anita Moorjani relates how, after fighting cancer for almost four years, her body--overwhelmed by the malignant cells spreading throughout her system--began shutting down. As her organs failed, she entered into an extraordinary near-death experience where she realized her inherent worth. and the actual cause of her disease. Upon regaining consciousness,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House 2012
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Summary: A definitive portrait of the American statesman, based on unprecedented access to his private papers, challenges common misconceptions to trace Kissinger's beliefs to philosophical idealism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KISSINGER, HENRY FERFerguson, Niall.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Penguin Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.73 FERMiall, Marrianne
Summary: Outlines designs for environmentally friendly Christmas decorations that incorporate such natural objects as pinecones and twigs as well as recycled Christmas cards, paper, and bottles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Search Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.594 MIAFerguson, Niall
Summary: "Setting the great crisis of 2020 in broad historical perspective, Niall Ferguson challenges the conventional wisdom that our failure to cope better with disaster was solely a crisis of political leadership, as opposed to a more profound systemic problem. Disasters are by their very nature hard to predict. Pandemics, like earthquakes, wildfires, financial crises and wars, are not normally...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.1962 FEREdworthy, Niall.
Summary: Presents miscellaneous facts about the evolution, behavioral patterns, and lives of birds, providing such features as famous quotations, recipes, anecdotes, traditional sayings, lines of verse, and words of rural wisdom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group 2010
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Summary: Part I: Introduction: Networks and hierarchies ; The mystery of the Illuminati ; Our networked age ; Networks, networks everywhere ; Why hierarchies? ; From seven bridges to six degrees ; Weak ties and viral ideas ; Varieties of network ; When networks meet ; Seven insights ; The Illuminati illuminated -- Part II: Emperors and explorers. A brief history of hierarchy ; The First Networked Age ;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.3 FERFerguson, Niall.
Summary: A history of Western civilization's rise to global dominance offers insight into the development of such concepts as competition, modern medicine, and the work ethic, arguing that Western dominance is being lost to cultures who are more productively utilizing Western techniques.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2011
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taunton Press 1999
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 684.16 BARFerguson, Niall.
Summary: Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals. To Christians, love of it is the root of all evil. To generals, it's the sinews of war. To revolutionaries, it's the chains of labor. But historian Ferguson shows that finance is in fact the foundation of human progress. What's more, he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2008
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Summary: From one of our most renowned historians, Civilization is the definitive history of Western civilization's rise to global dominance-and the killer applications" that made this improbable ascent possible. The rise to global predominance of Western civilization is the single most important historical phenomenon of the past five hundred years. All over the world, an astonishing proportion of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA, Inc. 2011
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Summary: "What causes rich countries to lose their way? Symptoms of decline are all around us today: slowing growth, crushing debts, increasing inequality, aging populations, antisocial behavior. But what exactly has gone wrong? The answer, Niall Ferguson argues ... is that our institutions--the intricate frameworks within which a society can flourish or fail--are degenerating"--Dust cover flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2013
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Summary: What causes rich countries to lose their way? Symptoms of decline are all around us today: slowing growth, crushing debts, increasing inequality, aging populations, antisocial behavior. But what exactly has gone wrong? The answer, Niall Ferguson argues in The Great Degeneration, is that our institutions₇the intricate frameworks within which a society can flourish or fail--are degenerating.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2013
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Summary: "In The Pity of War, Niall Ferguson explodes the myths of 1914-18. He argues that the fatal conflict between Britain and Germany was far from inevitable. It was Britain's declaration of war that needlessly turned a continental conflict into a world war, and it was Britain's economic mismanagement and military inferiority that necessitated American involvement, forever altering the global...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 1999
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soho Press 1987
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Summary: "This compelling approach to the immigration debate takes the reader behind the blaring headlines and into communities grappling with the reality of new immigrants and the changing nature of American identity. Ali Noorani, the Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum, interviews nearly fifty local and national leaders from law enforcement, business, immigrant, and faith communities...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2017
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1998
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Summary: This is the first comprehensive history of the pietistic movement that shaped modern Judaism. The book's unique blend of intellectual, religious, and social history offers perspectives on the movement's leaders as well as its followers, and demonstrates that, far from being a throwback to the Middle Ages, Hasidism is a product of modernity that forged its identity as a radical alternative to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2018
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Summary: Discusses all aspects of sexuality and sexual behavior, including sexual orientation, masturbation, birth control, and sexually transmitted diseases, and answers teenagers' questions on sex in a straightforward and in-depth manner.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2010
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Summary: Dispatches from the new Britain: a slyly funny and compulsively readable portrait of a nation finally refurbished for the twenty-first century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2008
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lorenz Books 1995
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Summary: "It's a truth universally acknowledged that terrible apologies are the worst. We've all been on the receiving end, and oh, how they make us seethe. Horrible public apologies-excuse-laden, victim blame-y, weaselly statements-often go viral instantaneously, whether they're from a celebrity, a politician, or a blogger. We all recognize bad apologies when we hear them. So why is it so hard to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.2 INGRidall, Kathryn
Summary: Have you ever wondered why you dream what you dream? Do you want to deepen your relationship with your dreams and receive guidance from them? Dreaming at the Gates presents dozens of powerful stories demonstrating how dreams guide us from childhood through death. See how dreams can prepare us for marriage, help resolve personal or professional problems, and help us deal with the death of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: "What's in a name? Thoreau thought 'all the poetry in the world.' How does a parent live up to that? Here, parents find more than lists: each entry illuminates a name's distinctive spiritual, historical, and cultural background--its poetry. Names, the initial way we meet someone, from the traditional or religious to the 'made up' and even controversial, are fully explained. Each entry includes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2015