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Conflicted American Landscapes
How conflicting ideas of nature threaten to fracture America's identity.
Amber waves of grain, purple mountain majesties: American invest much of their national identity in sites of natural beauty. And yet American lands today are torn by conflicts over science, religion, identity, and politics. Creationists ... | | Uninsured in America: Life and Death in the Land of OpportunityReaching beyond statistics and prevalent assumptions, Uninsured in America goes to the heart of why more than forty million Americans are falling through the cracks in the health care system, and what it means for society as a whole when so many people suffer the consequences of inadequate medical care. Based on interviews with 120 uninsured men... | | Broken Markets: A User's Guide to the Post-Finance Economy
"I would sleep better if I knew that Bernanke, Geithner, Bachus, Sen. Tim Johnson, Obama and Romney all kept dog-eared copies of Kevin Mellyn's Broken Markets on their nightstands. . . . Mellyn's work is a fascinating, important, and eminently good read and should inform the debate on overhauling the U.S. and... |
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| | | | Corporate Hacking and Technology-Driven Crime: Social Dynamics and Implications
This book takes a novel approach to the presentation and understanding of a controversial topic in
modern-day society: hacking. The term hacker was originally used to denote positively-motivated individuals
wanting to stretch the capabilities of computers and networks. In contrast, the term cracker was
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Financial Accounting in an Economic Context
Financial Accounting in an Economic Context is a trendsetting textbook in the area of
introductory financial reporting and analysis. Since the publication of the first edition
in 1989, this text has become an important part of the curriculum at a large and impressive
group of forward-thinking schools. The eighth edition continues... | | Political Bubbles: Financial Crises and the Failure of American Democracy
Behind every financial crisis lurks a "political bubble"--policy biases that foster market behaviors leading to financial instability. Rather than tilting against risky behavior, political bubbles--arising from a potent combination of beliefs, institutions, and interests--aid, abet, and amplify risk. Demonstrating how political... | | Nagios: System and Network Monitoring
Good system administrators recognize problems long before anyone asks, "Hey, is the Internet down?" Nagios, an open source system and network monitoring tool, has emerged as the most popular solution for sys admins in organizations of all sizes. It's robust but also complex, and Nagios: System and Network Monitoring, 2nd... |
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