Meier, Barry

Summary: "Between 1999 and 2017, an estimated 250,000 Americans died from overdoses involving prescription painkillers, a plague ignited by the aggressive marketing of OxyContin by its maker, Purdue Pharma. Purdue, owned by a wealthy and secretive family--the Sacklers--knew early on that teenagers and others were abusing its billion dollar "wonder" drug. But Justice Department officials balked a decade...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2018

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Solomon, Larry

Summary: A new look at the group of insects that is rapidly becoming the fly fisherman's most important source of fishing and flytying innovations.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 1977

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Meijer, Fik.

Summary: Overview: Meijer traces the origins of the gladiators over 2,500 years, from the initial belief that their blood spilled on a grave would sustain the dead on its journey to the underworld. Yet, as centuries passed and the Roman Empire grew, gladiators became part of vaster, more brutal entertainments staged by successive emperors eager to manipulate the public with "bread and circuses" and to...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2005

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Zeier, Franz.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Design Press 1990

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Meier, Deborah

Summary: "A challenge to narrow, profit-driven conceptions of school success and an argument for protecting public education to ensure that all students become competent citizens in a vibrant democracy MacArthur award-winning educator, reformer, and author Deborah Meier draws on her fifty-plus years of experience in education to argue that the purpose of universal education is to provide young people...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2017

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Maier, Karl

Summary: "This House Has Fallen is a report on the perilous condition of one of the most complex multi-ethnic nations. The world's tenth most populous country with 110 million inhabitants, a potpourri of languages and people, and boundless dynamism, the West African state of Nigeria is a pivot point for the continent, like Brazil in South America or Indonesia in Southeast Asia. As Nigeria goes, so goes...

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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2000

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Maier, Thomas

Contents: Golden girl -- Heartland -- Mrs. Johnson -- Never going home -- A wonder to behold -- The fertility expert -- The good wife -- Academic freedom -- Through the peephole -- The matrix -- The experiment -- Volunteers -- Noah -- Masks -- Leaving school -- A matter of trust -- Revealing secrets -- The human response -- The excitement of release -- Focusing feelings -- Sexual healing -- Surrogates --...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2009

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Wills, Garry

Summary: An examination of Christianity's place in American life through history, from the Puritans to the administration of George W. Bush. The struggle within American Christianity, historian Wills argues, has been between the head and the heart: reason and emotion, Enlightenment and Evangelism. 18th century America saw a religious revolution--an Enlightenment culture emerged whose hallmarks were...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2007

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Wills, Garry

Summary: In this examination of the life of a founding father, renowned historian Wills takes a fresh look at the life of James Madison, from his rise to prominence in the colonies through his role in the creation of the Articles of Confederation and the first Constitutional Congress.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books/Henry Holt 2002

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Wills, Garry

Summary: Garry Wills has spent a lifetime thinking and writing about Christianity. In What the Qur'an Meant, Wills invites readers to join him as he embarks on a timely and necessary reconsideration of the Qur'an, leading us through perplexing passages with insight and erudition. What does the Qur'an actually say about veiling women? Does it justify religious war? There was a time when ordinary...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2017

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Meijer, Hendrik G.

Summary: The idea that a Senator—Republican or Democrat—would put the greater good of the country ahead of party seems nearly impossible to imagine in our current climate of gridlock and divisiveness. But this hasn’t always been the case. Arthur H. Vandenberg (1884–1951), Republican from Grand Rapids, Michigan, was the model of a consensus builder, and the coalitions he spearheaded continue to form the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2017

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Maier, Pauline

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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1997

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Eimer, David

Summary: Lonely Planet's Thailand is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Cook authentic dishes in Chiang Mai; rock-climb Railay's limestone karsts (or watch from the sugar-white beaches); or stay in tree-top bungalows in Kanchanaburi; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Thailand and begin your...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global 2021

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Meier, Matt S.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Hill and Wang 1993

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Parry, John

Summary: "In The Burden of Sports, John Weston Parry examines the mental health and emotional well-being of elite American athletes generally, as well as in relation to spectator sports propaganda, the legal system, politics, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This book covers mental health conditions that any elite athlete may encounter, from depression and anxiety to substance abuse and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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Feifer, Gregory

Summary: Focuses on the author's years as a journalist in Russia and personal stories by everyday people to examine the forces that have shaped the Russian character for centuries, offering insight into apparent paradoxes in Russian culture, policies, and politics.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Pub 2014

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Harary, Charlie

Summary: "A guide to successfully clearing a pathway from the life you have to the life you want by changing your perspective, discovering your ideal self, and controlling how you experience life. It's easier to do than you might think - in order to get what you want, to achieve that sense of life satisfaction, all you need to do is change your relationship to what you already have."--Publisher's...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2018

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Lefer, David.

Summary: Provides an insightful and gripping account of the birth of modern American conservatism and its impact on the earliest days of our nation.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sentinel 2013

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Leiser, Eric

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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 1993

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Leser, David

Summary: In Women, Men, and the Whole Damn Thing, author David Leser presents an essential and incisive investigation, unearthing the roots of misogyny, its inextricable links to the patriarchy, and how history brought us to the #MeToo movement and the wave of incandescent female rage that is sweeping the world. his book calls on men (yes, all men) to be accountable for their contribution to the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2021

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Schindler, Meriel

Summary: "An extraordinary memoir of a Jewish family spanning two world wars and its flight from Nazi-occupied Austria. Meriel Schindler spent her adult life trying to keep her father, Kurt, at bay. But when he died in 2017, he left behind piles of Nazi-era documents related to her family's fate in Innsbruck and a treasure trove of family albums reaching back to before World War I. Meriel was forced to...

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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2021

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Parry, Aaron.

Summary: An introduction to the Talmud describes such topics as its contents, the relationship between science and medicine and Talmudic philosophy, the Talmudic lifestyle, and blessings found in the Talmud.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alpha Books 2004

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Parry, Richard

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2001

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