TEDTalks, Laura Rovner—What Happens to People In Solitary Confinement / TED.

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Hamlin Garland : a life / Keith Newlin. by Newlin, Keith

Table of Contents: “…Return of the private, 1860-1868 -- Boy life on the prairie, 1868-1881 -- Dakota homesteader, 1881-1884 -- Boston mentors, 1884/85 -- The earnest apprentice, 1886-1887 -- Single-tax realist, 1888 -- Life under the wheel, 1888-89 -- Main travelled roads, 1889-1891 -- Table rapper, 1890-92 -- The campaign for realism, 1893 -- The iconoclast, 1893-94 -- Western horizons, 1895 -- "Ho, for the Klondike!"…”
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Achieve Financial Freedom – Big Time! Wealth-Building Secrets from Everyday Millionaires / Botkin, Sandy. by Botkin, Sandy

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Understanding calculators Cambridge Educational (Firm).

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Greece : third review under the extended arrangement under the extended fund facility / International Monetary Fund.

Table of Contents: “…2 Structural reforms with budgetary relevance2.1 Privatizing to boost efficiency in the economy and reduce public debt -- 2.2 Tax policy reform -- 2.3 Revenue administration reforms -- 2.4 Public Financial Management Reforms -- 2.5 Safeguards for the delivery of fiscal commitments -- 2.6 Other institutional requirements -- 2.7 Making the public administration more efficient and effective -- 2.8 Avoiding waste and increasing quality through sound public procurement -- 2.9 Completing the pension reform to secure sustainability -- 2.10 Modernising the health care system…”
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Reform Processes and Policy Change Veto Players and Decision-Making in Modern Democracies / edited by Thomas König, Marc Debus, George Tsebelis. by König, Thomas

Table of Contents: “…Veto-Players and Welfare State Reforms -- The Veto Player Approachy in Comparative Politics: Concepts and Explanatory Power -- Annoying, but Pacifying: Veto Players and the Onset of Civil War -- Veto Players, Bargaining and the Empirical Analysis of EU Policy Making: A Quantal Response Approach -- Mutual Veto?…”
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The conceptual foundations of investing : a short book of need-to-know essentials / Bradford Cornell, Shaun Cornell, Andrew Cornell. by Cornell, Bradford, Cornell, Shaun, 1979-, Cornell, Andrew, 1981-

Table of Contents: “…Managed Investment Funds and FeesTaxes; Income Versus Capital Gains; Realized Versus Unrealized Gains and Losses; Conceptual Foundation 6; 7 Can History Be Trusted?…”
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The conceptual foundations of investing : a short book of need-to-know essentials / Bradford Cornell, Shaun Cornell, Andrew Cornell. by Cornell, Bradford, Cornell, Shaun, 1979-, Cornell, Andrew, 1981-

Table of Contents: “…Managed Investment Funds and FeesTaxes; Income Versus Capital Gains; Realized Versus Unrealized Gains and Losses; Conceptual Foundation 6; 7 Can History Be Trusted?…”
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The controller's function : the work of the managerial accountant / Steven M. Bragg. by Bragg, Steven M.

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Public finance of the Dutch Republic in comparative perspective : the viability of an early modern federal state (1570s-1795) / by Wantje Fritschy. by Fritschy, Wantje

Table of Contents: “…-- Historical Backgrounds and Institutional Characteristics -- The Concept 'Public Finance of the Dutch Republic', the Data and the Estimates -- Financing the First Phase of the Revolt against Spain (1566-1572) -- Calvinist Donations and the Credit of the Prince of Orange -- A Prince in Search of New Sources of Finance -- The First Financial Decisions of the 'Free' States of Holland -- Conclusion -- From Under-taxed Pan of an Empire to Heavily Taxed Republic (1550S-1609) -- Holland and the Spanish Empire -- The Development of Holland's Fiscal System until 1609 -- The Other Provinces -- The Financial Scope of the 'Generality' -- Conclusion -- Public Finance of the Dutch Republic in the 17th and 18th Centuries -- The Increasing Public Expenditure of the Dutch Republic -- The Resilience of the Provincial Revenue Systems -- Conclusion -- The Fiscal System of the Dutch Republic in International Comparative Perspective -- Introduction to Part 2 -- A Comparison with the Venetian Republic -- Common Characteristics but Long-Term Differences -- 'Survive and Prosper on the Cheap' -- Taxation in a Centralized and in a Federal Urbanized Republic -- Differing Debt Developments -- Conclusion -- A Comparison with Britain -- The Comparability of Britain and the Netherlands -- National Public Finance: A Long-Term Perspective -- Public Expenditure in Two 'Maritime States' -- Public Revenue in Two 'Commercial States' -- A Comparison of Loan Financing and Public Debt -- Conclusion -- A Comparison with the Ottoman Empire -- Two Incomparable States -- Contrastive Long-Term Trajectories of State Formation -- A Comparison of Public Revenue -- Deficits, 'Advance Payments', Advances and Debt -- Conclusion.…”
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Quick cash : a guide to raising money during life's planned and unplanned changes / Richard E. Schell. by Schell, Richard E.

Table of Contents: “…Odd Jobs and Jobs that are Odd -- Using Your Creativity and Talent -- Become a Landlord -- Chapter 7: Find It -- Judgments -- Unclaimed Property -- Buried Treasure -- Part Four: Making the Right Decision -- Chapter 8: Quick Cash Cautions -- Payday Loans -- Scams -- Car Title Loans -- Loan Sharks -- Bargain Sales of Real Estate and Collectibles -- Tax Refund Loans -- Glossary -- Appendix A: Quick Exercises -- Appendix B: Resources -- Appendix C: 50 Fast Ways to Raise Cash -- Appendix D: What Not to Do -- Appendix E: Collectible Checklist -- Index -- About the Author -- Ad Pages -- Back Cover.…”
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Off the Grid American Communities in the Wake of the Financial Crisis / Autlook Filmsales GmbH.

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Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2011. by Langdon, Davis

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; PART 1: GENERAL; Purpose and Content of the Book; Outline of the Tendering and Estimating Process; Capital Allowances; Value Added Tax; The Aggregates Levy; PART 2: PRELIMINARIES AND GENERAL ITEMS; General Requirements and Method Related Charges; Checklist of Items; Insurances and Bond; Worked Examble; PART 3: RESOURCES; Basis of this Section; Labour Costs; Basic Material Prices; Plant; PART 4: UNIT COSTS (CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS); Introductory Notes; Guidance Notes; Class A: General Items.…”
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Applied Plant Cell Biology Cellular Tools and Approaches for Plant Biotechnology / edited by Peter Nick, Zdeněk Opatrny. by Nick, Peter

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: Plant Stem Cells – Evolution of a Key Concept -- From Němec and Haberlandt to Molecular Cell Biology -- Part I: Control of Growth And Development -- Why to Spent Tax Money on Plant Microtubules? -- Auxin Biology: Applications and the Mechanisms Behind -- The Biotechnological Potential of Cytokinin Status Manipulation -- Cell Fate Between Life and Death During Somatic Embryogenesis -- Molecular Cell Biology of Pollen Walls -- Part II: Stress Tolerance -- Plant Cell Responses to Cadmium and Zinc -- Applied Cell Biology of Sulfur and Selenium in Plants -- Endocytosis: At the Crossroads of Pattern Recognition Immune Receptors and Pathogen Effectors -- Part III: Plant Metabolism -- Plant Compounds Acting on the Cytoskeleton -- Secondary Metabolites of Traditional Medical Plants – A Case Study of Ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera) -- Metabolic Engineering of Wood Formation -- Part IV: The Cell Biology Toolbox – New Approaches -- Flow Cytometry in Plant Research: A Success Story -- Photoconvertible Reporters for Selective Visualization of Subcellular Events and Interactions -- Plant Cell Strains in Fundamental Research and Application.…”
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Greece. by European Dept., International Monetary Fund

Table of Contents: “…Health Spending Overruns; 3. Toward a New Property Tax in Greece; 4. Exceptional Access Criteria; FIGURES; 1. …”
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Kosovo : institutions and policies for reconstruction and growth / Dimitri G. Demekas, Johannes Herderschee, Davina F. Jacobs. by Demekas, Dimitri G., Herderschee, Han, Jacobs, Davina F.

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Labour Market and Fiscal Policy Adjustments to Shocks The Role and Implications for Price and Financial Stability in South Africa / by Nombulelo Gumata, Eliphas Ndou. by Gumata, Nombulelo, Ndou, Eliphas

Table of Contents: “…-- 29: Income Tax Shocks and the Inflation-Output Volatility Trade-offs -- 30: Do Positive Tax Revenue Shocks Impact Financial and Credit Conditions? …”
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Measuring Entrepreneurship Building a Statistical System / edited by Emilio Congregado. by Congregado, Emilio

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Managing Your Money Meridian Education Corporation.

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