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Gain the understanding of today''s financial markets and corporate financial management you need to propel you toward your goals with the contemporary insights and innovative learning tools found in Brigham/Houston''s popular FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, 16E. This longtime market leader offers intriguing insights into the social responsibility of business, the significant effects of recent changes in corporate tax code, the ongoing multiple effects related to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and other emerging issues straight from today''s headlines. Clear explanations and real, meaningful examples help you understand the what and the why of corporate budgeting, financing, working capital decision making, forecasting, valuation and Time Value of Money. Hands-on exercises, cases, Excel? spreadsheet models and interactive MindTap digital activities and learning modules guide you in putting the theory you learn into action.

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Sustainable development is one of the key challenges of our time. It has social, ecological and economic dimensions, which makes it also a multi-faceted and complex problem. International Business scholars have stressed that the Multinational Enterprise should be considered the most important vehicle through which sustainable development occurs in developing countries. However, actual study of the topic remains fraught with theoretical and empirical caveats. This eighth volume in the Progress in International Business Research series includes new texts from a number of leading scholars and opinion leaders in the area. Contributors develop new levels of analysis (in particular global value chains or the partnership strategies of firms) that present promising areas for new theoretical and empirical insights. Whilst authors from leading international institutes are brought together in this volume, younger scholars with innovative ideas also offer valuable insights.

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Uneasy Partnerships presents the analysis and insights of practitioners and scholars who have shaped and examined China's interactions with key Northeast Asian partners. Using the same empirical approach employed in the companion volume, The New Great Game (Stanford, 2016), this new text analyzes the perceptions, priorities, and policies of China and its partners to explain why dyadic relationships evolved as they have during China's "rise." Synthesizing insights from an array of research, Uneasy Partnerships traces how the relationships that formed between China and its partner states—Japan, the Koreas, and Russia—resulted from the interplay of competing and compatible objectives, as well as from the influence of third-country ties. These findings are used to identify patterns and trends and to develop a framework that can be used to illuminate and explain Beijing's engagement with the rest of the world.

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Wisdom From the Edge describes what anthropologists can do to contribute to the social and cultural changes that shape a social future of wellbeing and viability. Paul Stoller shows how anthropologists can develop sensuously described ethnographic narratives to communicate powerfully their insights to a wide range of audiences. These insights are filled with wisdom about how respect for nature is central to the future of humankind. Stoller demonstrates how the ethnographic evocation of space and place, the honing of dialogue, and the crafting of character depict the drama of social life, and borrows techniques from film, poetry, and fiction to expand the appeal of anthropological knowledge and heighten its ability to connect the public to the idiosyncrasies of people and locale. Ultimately, Wisdom from the Edge underscores the importance of recognizing and applying indigenous wisdom to the social problems that threaten the future.

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Reflecting the dynamic creativity of its subject, this definitive guide spans the evolution, aesthetics, and practice of today’s digital art, combining fresh, emerging perspectives with the nuanced insights of leading theorists. Showcases the critical and theoretical approaches in this fast-moving discipline Explores the history and evolution of digital art; its aesthetics and politics; as well as its often turbulent relationships with established institutions Provides a platform for the most influential voices shaping the current discourse surrounding digital art, combining fresh, emerging perspectives with the nuanced insights of leading theorists Tackles digital art’s primary practical challenges – how to present, document, and preserve pieces that could be erased forever by rapidly accelerating technological obsolescence Up-to-date, forward-looking, and critically reflective, this authoritative new collection is informed throughout by a deep appreciation of the technical intricacies of digital art

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Discover the uncharted expanses of your dreaming mind in this stunning deck and oracle set, featuring symbols, self-care rituals, energetic insights, and lush imagery by artist and creator of The Starchild Tarot Danielle Noel.  Filled with rich symbology and open-ended imagery, The Dreamgate Oracle is a beautiful tool to support your dreams and day-to-day life. Meant to evoke subconscious landscapes and celestial vistas, the cards of this deck are carefully crafted by visual artist and leading oracle creator Danielle Noel to explore the magic of your inner worlds. The Dreamgate Oracle invites readers through their own dreaming doorways, using 50 carefully crafted oracle cards to guide meditations, rituals, and dreamtime explorations. An accompanying guidebook offers further insights into each card, as well as the history of dream interpretation and practices for active dreaming.  Deluxe set: 

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Is this the right book for me?With over 30,000 translations, including everyday idioms and expressions, Essential Dutch Dictionary is the perfect tool to support your Dutch learning. This edition is fully updated to reflect the recently published spelling conventions, and includes a guide to usage and insights from the author to help you learn and remember new words and phrases.Learn effortlessly with an easy-to-read page design, in particular: Author insightsLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.Not got much time?One- and five-minute informative summaries to get you started.Useful vocabularyAn extensive list of everyday words and phrases translated, to build a solid foundation for speaking.Want to learn more? Why not check out the Teach Yourself Library at library.teachyourself.com.

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A guide to insights and best practices with both open data sharing and civic apps competitions based on the authors' experience with Apps 4 Metro Chicago IL. This will also serve as a "how-to" guide for community and developer outreach, which is a key element to a successful competition.

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Based on the findings of the Innovate Project, this book asks how services can be re-envisioned and transformed through innovation. The authors offer insights into the core conditions necessary for socially just and practice-congruent social care innovation that responds to the distinctive, contemporary safeguarding concerns facing young people.

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Presents a complete introduction to modern exchange markets and what to know in order to operate them effectively using trading systems, computer-based models and other analytical tools. Contains an in-depth explanation of the emerging structure of new international financial markets including insights into current electronic and global markets.

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This book offers sharp new insights into the acquisition and use of French as a foreign language. The authors are specialists in their particular theoretical paradigms and focus on morphology, morpho-syntax, syntax, discourse, as well as fluency in the French interlanguage from beginners to advanced learners with different first languages.

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Every four years, the international Calvin Congress convenes to share insights in the theology and context of the 16th century Reformer John Calvin. A selection of the papers is published in this conference volume.

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How to Have Fun without Getting into Trouble provides insights into the many complex issues that modern Jews face today. The essays are drawn from the authors' experiences as religious Jews, parents, and psychotherapists.

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This book details the latest research and development in the use of magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy as tools to give quantitative insights concerning late stage pharmaceutical formulation, tablet manufacturing and drug dissolution behaviour.

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John Campbell’s political letters and writings are here published for the first time, delivering rare and significant insights into eighteenth century English politics and providing a substantial new resource for historians. A unique resource - John Campbell’s political letters and other writings are published here for the first time This body of work is a substantial and important new source of information for historians working in the field of mid-eighteenth century politics Provides remarkable insights into the politics of the time, and especially into debates in the Commons at a time when Parliament had placed an embargo on the reporting of political debates All letters are fully transcribed and in their original form

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Expand your knowledge of the Tarot and build your confidence and accuracy in giving readings. Author Debra Zachau's profound insights are the result of extensive real-world testing, with over 10,000 readings validating her unique system of Tarot interpretation. Perfect for those interested in reading professionally, or just improving their accuracy and understanding, Decode Tarotunlocks the keys to: understanding the suits and their hidden meanings connecting with the court cards confidently interpreting combinations and reversals Pursue your passion for helping others through Tarot and become a trusted source of wisdom and clarity. Delve deeper into your Tarot knowledge and gain the confidence, insights, and skills needed to take your readings to the next level.

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2019 AXIOM BUSINESS BOOK AWARD WINNER Featured in Forbes, NPR's Marketplace, and a Google Talk, The Customer Centricity Playbook offers "actionable insights to drive immediate value," according to Neil Hoyne, Head of Customer Analytics and Chief Analytics Evangelist, Google. How did global gaming company Electronic Arts go from being named "Worst Company in America" to clearing a billion dollars in profit? They discovered a simple truth—and acted on it: Not all customers are the same, regardless of how they appear on the surface. In The Customer Centricity Playbook, Wharton School professor Peter Fader and Wharton Interactive's executive director Sarah Toms help you see your customers as individuals rather than a monolith, so you can stop wasting resources by chasing down product sales to each and every consumer. Fader and Toms offer a 360-degree analysis of all the elements that support customer centricity within an organization. In this book, you will learn how to: Develop a customer-centric strategy for your organization Understand the right way to think about customer lifetime value (CLV) Finetune investments in customer acquisition, retention, and development tactics based on customer heterogeneity Foster a culture that sustains customer centricity, and also understand the link between CLV and market valuation Understand customer relationship management (CRM) systems, as they are a vital underpinning for all these areas through the valuable insights they provide Fader's first book, Customer Centricity, quickly became a go-to for readers interested in focusing on the right customers for strategic advantage. In this new book, Fader and Toms offer a true playbook for companies of all sizes that want to create and implement a winning strategy to acquire, develop, and retain customers for the greatest value. "A must-read."—Aimee Johnson, Chief Marketing Officer, Zillow "The Customer Centricity Playbook offers fundamental insights to point organizations of any size in the right direction."—Rob Markey, Partner, Bain & Company, Inc., and coauthor, The Ultimate Question 2.0 "Peter Fader and Sarah Toms offer transformative insights that light the path for business leaders."—Susan Johnson, Chief Marketing Officer, SunTrust Banks

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At a time of widespread disillusion, citizens keep telling us how “frustrated” they feel with their democracies. However, whilst scholars and commentators alike have heard that complain millions of times, we may not have taken it as seriously as we should. The author takes the concept of democratic frustration literally and puts it under an unprecedented analytical and empirical microscope. She applies insights from the psychology and political science literatures and uses a mixture of panel studies, surveys, interviews, and experiments to understand its sources, nature, dimensions, and consequences. The book sheds unprecedented light on pathologies of democratic frustration in the US, UK, Australia, and South Africa with a double focus on the general population, and on young people. Doing so, it reveals new thought-provoking insights on the true nature of contemporary democratic crises, and not least on how citizens’ actual desire for democracy uniquely shapes their dissatisfaction.

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Key insights into women’s multi-dimensional roles as wives, widows, and mothers during the seventeenth century. Lady Mary Carey (c. 1609–c. 1680) was a noblewoman who examined her life and expressed her views in a handwritten manuscript that she intended for self-reflection and for sharing with restricted audiences of family and friends, rather than for print publication. Her poetry and prose, composed and revised between 1650 and 1658, were important enough to her inner circle, however, that her autograph manuscript was carefully copied by another hand in 1681. In addition to providing us with key insights into women’s multidimensional roles as wives, widows, and mothers during the seventeenth century in England, Carey’s work teaches us a great deal about a woman’s deepest emotional and spiritual states while confronting the hardships of life—from the fears of childbearing to the sorrows over child loss to the terrors of war.

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The book is about brand health tracking, one of the biggest (and most costly) sources of insights about brand performance and inputs into brand strategy that marketers engage in. But yet most trackers were designed pre-How Brands Grow, and so suffer from being not fit for purpose to provide insights to managers looking to grow their brands. Jenni has conducted R&D into brand health tracking for the past decade, much of this is published in a disparate range of academic marketing journals, some of it is not published because it is more technical. This book brings together that R&D with Jenni and the Ehrenberg-Bass Institutes background in How Brands Grow to help brand managers and researchers design an evidence based, useful brand health tracking research instrument and help them get the most out of the information to inform their recommendations and implications.

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For over fifty years, Pepper de Callier has been collecting quotes. But not just any quotes. Throughout his research and engagement with people as the founder and Executive Director of Prague Leadership Institute, he has identified quotes that have changed lives. Drawn from the world's greatest writers, thinkers and leaders from across the ages, and illuminated by Pepper's insights as one of Europe's preeminent career and life coaches, Common-Sense Wisdom: A Trusted Companion for your Life and Career Journey has the power to trigger self-awareness, honest reflection, and the compass points to help you find your own direction. Whether you are a CEO, recent graduate, or working your way through the normal ups and downs of personal and professional growth, these common-sense insights will help you view challenges and opportunities in a whole new way, and turn around even the most difficult of days.

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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2: The Unofficial Quintessential Guide provides a wealth of information and professional insights for owners of this powerful HD camera. With its electronic viewfinder and interchangeable lenses, the GH2 is capable of not only recording professional-quality still images, but has the added ability to record HD video as well

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Drawing together insights from nearly 100 former players, coaches, and Hokie fans, this is the ultimate compendium of everything that is special about Virginia Tech's football team. Highlights include the most important moments in Virginia Tech's football history, beloved traditions and memories from Blacksburg, coaching legends, and the team's greatest players from past and present.

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This volume sheds new light on the signi cance of architecture, painting, installation, photography, and sculpture in the historical narratives of this period and offers fresh insights into artistic production and reception within the cultural and political contexts of post-colonialism and the Cold War, the legacies of which continue to shape the region today.

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Fully updated new edition of an essential reference resource Contains explanations of over 250 terms and concepts, written by over 170 international contributors Reflects major developments in: knowledge management; globalization; ethics and governance related issues; new technologies; networks and alliances; and new organizational forms Provides fresh insights on performance management, leadership and organizational learning.

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The story of an ambitious Norman-Welsh priest who wrote, often angrily and always vividly, about his troubles and about the people and places he knew. His books provide the most detailed evidence and the shrewdest insights we have into twelfth century Wales, its social customs, its agriculture, its leading figures and its religious life.

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Lila Abu-Lughod draws on anthropological and feminist insights to construct a critical ethnography of a small Awlad 'Ali Bedouin community in Egypt. She explores how the telling of stories of everyday life challenges the power of anthropological theory to render adequately the lives of others and the way feminist theory appropriates Third World women.

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Franziska König examines the anatomy of uncertainty-governance choice relationships from different theoretical angles, including transaction costs economics, resource-based theory, and real options theory. The book provides, furthermore, comprehensive empirical insights both from secondary data examined with a “vote-counting” analysis as well as from primary data, collected through a “policy-capturing” study.

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This exposition is rooted first in a thorough analysis of the Hebrew text, employing helpful insights from archaeology and linguistics, and second in the major theological and literary themes discovered in each section. Finally the author brings the fragments together in an expository treatment ‘that is not ashamed to stoop to the level of application.’

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This commentary brings the stimulating insights of world-renowned theologian Stanley Hauerwas to the first Gospel. This volume, like each in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible, is designed to serve the church--through aid in preaching, teaching, study groups, and so forth--and demonstrate the continuing intellectual and practical viability of theological interpretation of the Bible.

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Remembering Tanizaki Jun'ichiro and Matsuko provides previously unpublished memories, anecdotes, and insights into the lives, opinions, personalities, and writings of the great novelist Tanizaki Jun'ichiro (1886 - 1965) and his wife Matsuko (1903-1991), gleaned from the diaries of Edward Seidensticker and two decades of Anthony Chambers’s conversations with Mrs. Tanizaki and others who were close to the Tanizaki family.

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A member of the AWL OD Series! This book is about the use of data as a tool for organizational change. It attempts to bring together some of what we know from experience and research and to translate that knowledge into useful insights for those people who are thinking about using data- based methods in organizations.

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This book analyses the parallels and echoes between the ideas of the most influential contemporary practitioners of speculative realism and the poetry and poetics of the most innovative Romantic poets. It introduces you to the intellectual precedents and contemporary stakes of speculative realism, together with new understandings of the philosophical underpinnings and far-reaching insights of British Romanticism.

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In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to the most important poets in our literature.

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How does Google support organizations in their transformation to digital marketing? How does the International Food Waste Coalition influence more sustainable behaviour? How did a producer of Thai herbal toothpaste amend their marketing mix to maintain sales during COVID-19? With insights from leading practitioners and exploration of the latest issues to affect consumers and businesses alike, Marketing answers these questions and more to provide students with the skills they need to successfully engage with marketing across all areas of society. Founded on rigorous research, this critical text presents a current, complete guide to marketing success and explores topical issues such as sustainability and digital transformation. Its broadest ever range of examples, Practitioner Insights and Market Insights also give readers a unique view into the fascinating worlds of marketing professionals. Individuals from Arch Creative, Klarna, eDreams Odigeo and Watson Farley & Williams are just a few of the practitioners that join the authors to offer real-life insights and career advice to those starting out in the industry. Review and discussion questions conclude each chapter, prompting readers to examine the themes discussed in more detail, and encouraging them to engage critically with the theory. New critical thinking questions also accompany the links to seminal papers throughout each chapter, presenting the opportunity for students to take their learning further. An exciting development for this new edition, the enhanced e-book offers an even more flexible and engaging way to learn. It features a select range of embedded, digital resources designed to stimulate, assess, and consolidate learning, including practitioner videos to offer further glimpses into the professional world, multiple-choice questions after each key section of the chapter to offer regular revison and understanding checkpoints, and a flashcard glossary at the end of each chapter to test retention of key terms and concepts. Marketing is the complete package for any introductory marketing module. This book is accompanied by the following online resources. For everyone: Bank of case studies Practitioner insight videos Career insight videos Library of video links For students: Key concept videos Author audio podcasts Multiple-choice questions Flashcard glossary Internet activities Research insights Web links For lecturers: PowerPoint slides Test bank Essay questions Tutorial activities Discussion question pointers Figures and tables from the book

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In Mastering Bird Photography: The Art, Craft, and Technique of Photographing Birds and Their Behavior, acclaimed bird photographer and author Marie Read shares techniques and stories behind her compelling images, offering fresh insights into making successful bird photographs, whether you're out in the field or in the comfort of your own backyard.

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Drawing on several disciplines-including economics, sociology, and political science-this study assesses the state of community economic development (CED) theory. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of drawing theoretical insights from each discipline, as well as interdisciplinary approaches. The analysis also includes discussions of future theoretical directions and achieving a transformative CED.

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Written by younger as well as by well-established scholars, the essays move quietly away from theoretically dominated criticism, and emphasize the importance of historical criticism, both breaking new ground and recuperating neglected insights and approaches.

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This book has inspired thousands of people in their recoveries. Both comprehensive and practical, it includes answers to common questions, Lindsey Hall’s moving story of self-cure, advice for loved ones, and insights from recovered bulimics.

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Brings together a cross-fertilization of ideas between human molecular genetics, develeopmental biology, tissue biology and the biochemistry of cell signalling pathways, in order to create new insights into the mechanisms of normal and abnormal skeletogenesis.

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This faithful recreation of Marcy's journal chronicles her adventures in Amphibia. Packed to the brim with new character insights, world-building lore, and untold stories, this book will be a must-own for any Amphibia fan.

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Best-selling author Paul David Tripp weaves together his personal story, years of counseling experience, and biblical insights to help us in the midst of suffering, identifying 6 traps to avoid and 6 comforts to embrace.

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Parents and teachers of children with Asperger's know only too well the feeling that they are not quite reaching the child, not quite hearing or getting it, not communicating just right, or at all. Offering rich insights into what Asperger's is like for the child himself or herself, this compassionate book will empower parents and teachers, enabling them to nurture the child's strengths and work towards a happy and promising future. The book is packed with strategies, insights, and points to remember in order to address common areas of difficulty, including creating a safe space, quieting sensory overload, quelling anxiety, connecting to feelings, promoting friendship, and feeding creativity. A chapter devoted to girls with Asperger's describes how to see and connect with the child more deeply in order to better meet her needs, and the author also considers the ways in which other children might view and treat the child with Asperger's, with tried and tested advice on how a positive difference can be made, and what really works. This original and perceptive book offers rich insights into what Asperger's means in the real world, for real children, and is essential reading for parents, teachers, and other professionals.

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Have you ever finished the latest Honor Harrington novel from David Weber and wished you could linger in Weber’s Honorverse just a bit longer? Now you can with this treasure trove of tech, specs, and insights on David Weber

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This is the opening play of Shakespeare's second great tetralogy. Although it is a historical drama, it possesses a haunting and lyrical nature. It explores the theme of kingship through insights into the problems of the weak King Richard.

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What greater legacy can you leave your family and friends than an example of someone who knows and loves God and His Word. It is such a great honor and responsibility. The CSB Legacy Notetaking Bible was designed so that you can provide spiritual guidance and wisdom from your own journey with God to a family member, friend, or anyone important to you. You can use the generous margin space to highlight key verses, record insights, share special stories, prayers, and more. Features include: Special instructions on how to use this Bible to leave a 'legacy of faith,' extended presentation section with family tree, 1.75 inch margins with space to record personalized notes, prayers, and insights, smyth-sewn binding, single-column text, easy-to-read 9-point type, black-letter text, special notetaking concordance to record 'legacy' notes, and full-color maps. âThe CSB Legacy Notetaking Bible features the highly readable, highly reliable text of the Christian Standard Bible® (CSB). Th

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Philosophers of Capitalism provides an interdisciplinary approach, attempting to discover the feasibility of an integration of Austrian Economics and Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. In the first section of the book, Edward W. Younkins supplies essays presenting the essential ideas of Carl Menger, Ludwig von Mises, and Ayn Rand. Building upon these essential ideas, the second portion of the book brings together scholarly perspectives from top academics, analyzing Menger, von Mises, and Rand. The third and final section of the book looks toward the future and the possibility of combining and extending the insights of these champions of a free society, emphasizing how the errors, omissions, and oversights made by one theorist can effectively be negated or compensated for by integrating insights from one or more of the others. Featuring a list of recommended reading for the major ideas and theorists discussed, Philosophers of Capitalism is an essential book for both philosophers and economists.

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In this six-session small group Bible study DVD, pastor and bestselling author Timothy Keller uses one of Jesus' best-loved parables the Prodigal Son to illustrate the depth of God's love and how his grace extends into some very unexpected places.Taking you beyond the traditional focus on the wayward younger son, Keller helps you glean insights from each of the characters in Jesus'' parable: the irreligious younger son, the moralistic elder son, and the Father who lavishes his love on both. Inside this guide, you''ll explore questions for group discussion and personal reflection, and exercises that will help you experience the truths of Jesus'' parable in your own life. The gospel is neither religion nor irreligion, but something else entirely. Whether you''re a devout believer or a skeptic, The Prodigal God will challenge you to see Christianity in a whole new way.This DVD will help you uncover, personalize, and apply life-changing insights from The Prodigal God

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