Romanticism at the end of history by Christensen, Jerome, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…The romantic movement at the end of history -- The color of imagination and the office of romantic criticism -- Ecce homo: the end of the French Revolution and the romantic reinvention of English verse -- The dark romanticism of the Edinburgh review -- Romantic hope: the maid of Buttermere, the right to write, and the future of liberalism -- Clerical liberalism: Walter Scott's world picture -- Using: romantic ethics and digital media in the ruins of the university.…”
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Cracks in the wall : beyond apartheid in Palestine/Israel by White, Ben, 1983-

Table of Contents: “…Progressive Alienation, Far-Right Embrace; 5. BDS and the Backlash; 6. Palestinian Green Shoots and Signposts; 7. …”
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The ethical school by Haynes, Felicity

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Beyond power -- chapter 3 Ends and means -- chapter 4 Equity and the construction of difference -- chapter 5 What is a right? -- chapter 6 Maximizing good -- chapter 7 Community and loyalty -- chapter 8 Censorship and curriculum -- chapter 9 Omissions and commissions -- chapter 10 Making progress in ethical judgement.…”
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Selling anxiety : how the news media scare women by Rivers, Caryl

Table of Contents: “…-- Divorce and disruption -- Suffer the little children -- The mommy diaries -- The muted voice -- Hating Hillary, trashing Teresa, and mauling Martha -- Ladies of the Right -- News as poli-porn -- Brainpower -- The war on birth control -- Conclusion : against forgetting.…”


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Death and the author : how D.H. Lawrence died, and was remembered by Ellis, David, 1939-

Table of Contents: “…Will-power -- Lying for truth -- Image rights -- Settling scores -- Celebrations -- Mortal remains -- Apotheosis -- Postscript: on the fear of death.…”
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The citizenship experiment : contesting the limits of civic equality and participation in the age of revolutions by Koekkoek, René, 1985-

Table of Contents: “…'The kindred spirit tie of congenial principles' -- Saint-Domingue, rights and empire -- The civilizational limits of citizenship -- The turn away from French universalism -- Uniting 'good' citizens in Thermidorian France -- The post-revolutionary contestation and nationalization of American citizenship -- Forging the Batavian citizen in a post-terror revolution -- Epilogue. …”
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Saving schools : from Horace Mann to virtual learning by Peterson, Paul E.

Table of Contents: “…., and school desegregation -- The decline. The rights movement diversifies ; Albert Shanker and collective bargaining ; Money and the adequacy lawsuit ; William Bennett and the demand for accountability -- Signs of resurrection. …”
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Wageless Life : a Manifesto for a Future Beyond Capitalism by Shaw, Ian G. R.

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction: The Coming Storm -- Capital's Morbid Symptoms -- Surplus Populations -- Ground Zero -- A Worldless Planet -- The Geographies of Surplus Life -- The Wretched of the Earth -- Sites of Radical Praxis and Survival -- Reclaiming Desire -- The Right to the World -- Alter-­Worlds: A Manifesto -- Last Thoughts: The Alienated -- Acknowledgments -- Works Cited…”
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Radioactive! : how Irène Curie & Lise Meitner revolutionized science and changed the world by Conkling, Winifred

Table of Contents: “…"The most beautiful experiment in the world" -- Little queen and the other baby -- On the battlefields -- Dr. and Mrs. -- Right on time -- Lost and found -- A lab of her own -- Radium: treatment or toxin? …”


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Shock jocks : hate speech & talk radio : America's ten worst hate talkers and the progressive alternatives by O'Connor, Rory, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…America, we have a problem -- The resurrection of Don Imus: the unpleasant aftertaste of Craig Carton -- How right-wing radio killed immigration reform: Talkers magazine top talk radio audiences -- The top ten worst shock jocks (minus Imus) -- Fear of fairness -- Air wars and conservative dominance -- Progressive alternatives -- Beyond changing the channel.…”


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Industrial Violence and the Legal Origins of Child Labor. by Schmidt, James D.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Prologue: The Job; 1 Big Enough to Work; 2 The Divine Right to Do Nothing; 3 Mashed to Pieces; 4 Natural Impulses; 5 An Injury to All; 6 The Dawn of Child Labor; Epilogue: Get Up and Play; Note on Sources; Index.…”
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Constituting Scotland : the Scottish national movement and the Westminster model by Bulmer, W. Elliot

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The global development of the Westminster model -- The Scottish context -- The emergent Scottish constitutional tradition -- 2002 draft I : Parliament and the legislative power -- 2002 draft II : head of state and the executive branch -- 2002 draft III : judiciary, rights and substantive provisions -- The SNP's constitutional policy 2002-14 : from liberal procedural constitutionalism to democratic populism?…”
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Blue-ribbon babies and labors of love : race, class, and gender in U.S. adoption practice by Gailey, Christine Ward, 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Profiling adoption in the United States today -- "Kids need families to turn out right": public agency adopters -- Transracial adoption in practice -- Making kinship in the wake of history: older child adoption -- The global search for "blue-ribbon babies": international adoption -- Inclusive, exclusive, and contractual families: what adoption can tell us about kinship today.…”


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Life After Residency A Career Planning Guide by Berhow, Melissa T., Feaster, William W., Brock-Utne, John G.

Table of Contents: “…Finding the right fir -- Getting ready for the job search -- Identifying practice opportuniuties -- The interview -- Evaluating the Offer -- Medical staff credentialing and privileges -- Obtaining and maintaining your medical license -- Malpractice insurance,- Reimbursement -- Financial planning for the new practitioner -- EMR -- Importance of physician leaders in a sea of MBAs -- Physical wellness -- Careers outside of clinical medicine.…”
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Recruitment and Selection Revised Edition : Management Extra.

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Recruitment and Selection; Copyright Page; Contents; List of activities; List of figures; List of tables; Series preface; Introduction: recruiting the right people; Chapter 1 Essentials of recruitment and selection; Chapter 2 Profiling the role; Chapter 3 Recruitment strategies; Chapter 4 The selection process; Chapter 5 Making a good start; References…”
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Enlightenment now : the case for reason, science, humanism, and progress by Pinker, Steven, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…Progressophobia ; Life ; Health ; Sustenance ; Wealth ; Inequality ; The environment ; Peace ; Safety ; Terrorism ; Democracy ; Equal rights ; Knowledge ; Quality of life ; Happiness ; Existential threats ; The future of progress -- Part III: Reason, science, and humanism. …”


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Trading and investing in the forex market using chart techniques by Burgess, Gareth

Table of Contents: “…Trading and Investing in the Forex Market Using Chart Techniques; Contents; Preface; 1 Candlesticks = Signals; 2 Chart Patterns = Opportunity; 3 Buying and Selling = Support and Resistance Levels; 4 Applying Confirmation = Confidence Building; 5 Entry and Exit = Right or Wrong?; 6 Putting it all together = Practice and Patience; Appendix; Further Reading; Index.…”
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Starting and managing fee-based information services in academic libraries by Ward, Suzanne M.

Table of Contents: “…-- Is a library fee-based information service right for your library? -- Background research: preparing the business plan -- Presenting, defending, and revising the business plan -- Implementing the business plan -- Launching the service -- The established service: growth and maturity -- Managing change -- Legal and ethical issues -- Professional issues.…”


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Signs of safety : a solution and safety oriented approach to child protection by Turnell, Andrew

Table of Contents: “…Child protection : a global perspective -- Practice principles that build partnerships -- A map for the territorry : the six practice elements -- Starting out right : the referral -- Child protection assessment with safety in mind -- Knocking on the door : more than an investigation -- Developing a cooperative case plan -- Maintaining the focus on safety -- Focusing on good practice : the key to successful implementation.…”


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Reasons without rationalism by Setiya, Kieran, 1976-

Table of Contents: “…"Squeezing the good into the right through the tubes of imperfection" -- The relevance of action theory -- A puzzle about intention -- The belief-desire model -- Acting for reasons -- Solving the puzzle -- A causal theory of action? …”
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