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Investigating the Dhamma : a collection of papers by Bodhi, Bhikkhu

Table of Contents: “…What does Mindfulness really mean? 8. Deconstructing constructions : The role of Sankhara in the Buddha 's discourses…”

Manopause : your guide to surviving his changing life / by Bloch, Lisa Friedman

Table of Contents: “…The manopause quiz -- What it means to "be a man" -- The manopause problem -- Good men, bad behavior -- Your manopause man's emotional awakening -- Emotions and behaviors go from bad to worse -- Testosterone and your manopause man -- Manopause sex, his penis, and your relationship -- Intimacy with your manopause man -- Family matters at manopause -- Manopause men at work -- Conclusion : your new and improved manopause man.…”

The Credentials of Christianity : examined in the east / by Jayatilaka, D. B.

Table of Contents: “…Biblical Inspiration 6. The meaning of words 7. Documents under the Lens 8. The Astronomy of the Bible... …”

I can make a difference / by Marsh Tracy

Can You Get Hooked on Lip Balm? : Top Cosmetic Scientists Answer Your Questions about the Lotions, Potions and Other Beauty Products You Use Every Day. by Perry Romanowski

Harvard business review on talent management / by Harvard business school publishing corporation

Table of Contents: “…1. What it means to work here / Erickson, Tamara J. ; Gratton, Lynda -- 2. …”

Music and cancer : a prescription for healing / by Nagarsheth, Nimesh P.

Table of Contents: “…-- In music, the rests are as important as the notes -- Keeping time -- The show must go on -- The live performance and the meaning of cancer.…”

Text complexity : raising rigor in reading / by Fisher, Douglas

Table of Contents: “…Text complexity is the new black: -- Text complexity defined -- Revisiting how we match readers and texts -- Text complexity and the common core state standards -- The case for struggle -- Conclusion -- Quantitative measures of text complexity: -- Word-level analysis -- Sentence-level analysis --Conventional readability formulas -- Readability formulas that also measure readers -- Measuring coreference and cohesion -- Cautions and criticism of readability formulas -- Readability for early readers -- Conclusion -- Qualitative measures of text complexity: -- Considerate texts -- But not all texts are considerate -- Levels of meaning and purpose -- Structure -- Language conventionality and clarity -- Knowledge demands -- Returning to the hunger games, qualitatively -- Cautions and criticisms of qualitative analysis of text complexity -- Conclusion -- Matching readers to texts and tasks: -- Exploring the reader -- Exploring the task -- Exploring the question -- Shifting expectations -- Cautions and criticisms of matching readers with texts and tasks -- Conclusion -- A close reading of complex texts: Close reading -- Close reading up close in fourth grade : "post-it-notes" -- Close reading up close in ninth grade : "The road not taken" -- Conclusion.…”

Text complexity : raising rigor in reading / by Fisher, Douglas

Table of Contents: “…Text complexity is the new black: -- Text complexity defined -- Revisiting how we match readers and texts -- Text complexity and the common core state standards -- The case for struggle -- Conclusion -- Quantitative measures of text complexity: -- Word-level analysis -- Sentence-level analysis --Conventional readability formulas -- Readability formulas that also measure readers -- Measuring coreference and cohesion -- Cautions and criticism of readability formulas -- Readability for early readers -- Conclusion -- Qualitative measures of text complexity: -- Considerate texts -- But not all texts are considerate -- Levels of meaning and purpose -- Structure -- Language conventionality and clarity -- Knowledge demands -- Returning to the hunger games, qualitatively -- Cautions and criticisms of qualitative analysis of text complexity -- Conclusion -- Matching readers to texts and tasks: -- Exploring the reader -- Exploring the task -- Exploring the question -- Shifting expectations -- Cautions and criticisms of matching readers with texts and tasks -- Conclusion -- A close reading of complex texts: Close reading -- Close reading up close in fourth grade : "post-it-notes" -- Close reading up close in ninth grade : "The road not taken" -- Conclusion.…”

Religiousness in Sri Lanka /

Table of Contents: “…The religious practices of Muslims in Sri Lanka in manifestation and meaning / Abdul Majid Mackeen 13. The Catholic presence in Sri Lanka through history, belief, and faith / W.L.A. …”

Stop talking, start communicating : counterintuitive secrets to success in business and in life / by Tumlin, Geoffrey

Table of Contents: “…Back up to go forward : we are neglecting three essential communication habits -- Invert your expectations : expect less from technology and more from people -- Lose your friends : important relationships are being trumped by people you barely know -- Stop talking : hyper-communication is the problem, not the solution -- Don't be yourself : it's an excuse for neanderthal behavior -- Play dumb : don't pin the tail on the donkey -- Question your questions : questions make many conversations worse -- Ignore your (tell-tale) heart : it wants you to talk without a plan -- Don't solve problems : you are messing around with far too many issues already -- Blow things off : protect what matters by letting go of what doesn't -- Let difficult people win : stop trying to impose your will on tough communicators -- Respond with weakness : bring a stick to a knife fight -- Overlook people -- Change the underlying conditions, not the person -- Take things off the table : just because you can talk about something doesn't mean that you should -- Be boring : most conversations are exciting for all the wrong reasons -- Give people what they want : few things connect like a story.…”

Stop talking, start communicating : counterintuitive secrets to success in business and in life / by Tumlin, Geoffrey

Table of Contents: “…Back up to go forward : we are neglecting three essential communication habits -- Invert your expectations : expect less from technology and more from people -- Lose your friends : important relationships are being trumped by people you barely know -- Stop talking : hyper-communication is the problem, not the solution -- Don't be yourself : it's an excuse for neanderthal behavior -- Play dumb : don't pin the tail on the donkey -- Question your questions : questions make many conversations worse -- Ignore your (tell-tale) heart : it wants you to talk without a plan -- Don't solve problems : you are messing around with far too many issues already -- Blow things off : protect what matters by letting go of what doesn't -- Let difficult people win : stop trying to impose your will on tough communicators -- Respond with weakness : bring a stick to a knife fight -- Overlook people -- Change the underlying conditions, not the person -- Take things off the table : just because you can talk about something doesn't mean that you should -- Be boring : most conversations are exciting for all the wrong reasons -- Give people what they want : few things connect like a story.…”

Trust me, I'm lying : the tactics and confessions of a media manipulator / by Holiday, Ryan

Table of Contents: “…Blogs make the news -- How to turn nothing into something in three way-too easy steps -- Blogs as a business : a brief overview -- Tactic #1: bloggers are poor, help pay their bills -- Tactic #2: tell them what they want to hear -- Tactic #3: give them what spreads, not what's good -- Tactic # 4: help them trick their readers -- Tactic #5: sell them something they can sell (exploit the one off problem) -- Tactic #6: make it all about the headline -- Tactic #7: kill 'em with pageview kindness -- Tactic #8: use the technology against itself -- Tactic #9: just make stuff up (everyone else is doing it) -- The monster attacks : what blogs mean -- Irin carmon, the daily show, and me: the perfect storm of how toxic blogging can be -- There are others : the manipulator hall of fame -- Cute but evil : online entertainment tactics that drug you & i -- The link economy : the leveraged illusion of sourcing -- Extortion via the web : facing the online shakedown -- The iterative hustle : online journalism's bogus philosophy -- The myth of corrections -- Cheering on our own deception -- The dark side of snark : when internet humor attacks -- The 21st century degradation ceremony : blogs as machines of hatred and punishment -- Welcome to unreality -- How to read a blog : an update on account of all the lies -- Conclusion.…”

Make the bread, buy the butter : what you should and shouldn't cook from scratch--over 120 recipes for the best homemade foods / by Reese, Jennifer

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The dark at the end / by Wilson, F. Paul

The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money /

Table of Contents: “…. - 5 Expectation as Determining Output and Employment -- 6 The Definition of Income, Saving and Investment -- 7 The Meaning of Saving and Investment Further Considered -- Book III The Propensity to Consume -- 8 The Propensity to Consume: I. …”

Pranamalekha : essays in honour of ven. Dr. Medagama Vajiragnana

Table of Contents: “…The Navigator of the Middle Path: The meaning and function of Samma Ditthi 28. How the Buddha Taught…”

Reshaping retail why technology is transforming the industry and how to win in the new consumer driven world / by Niemeier, Stefan

Table of Contents: “…The next era of technology changeMobility; Measurability; Agility; What it means for consumers; Chapter 4: Consumer Empowerment; The consumer decision journey; Customer empowerment tools; Mobile purchase and payment; Connections to social media; Retailers' response to consumers' changing behavior; Transparency; Convenience; Social media; Chapter 5: Toward A New Retailing Paradigm; The changing role of the physical store; Instant gratification; Experience products and brands; Convenience; Entertainment and social interaction; Find a solution; Buy it more cheaply; New contenders; Manufacturers.…”

ඥාන නිධි = Treasures of knowledge

Table of Contents: “…Encyclopedias and Development. 6. The meaning and purpose of a National for Sri Lanka. 7. …”

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Table of Contents: “…Encyclopedias and Development. 6. The meaning and purpose of a National for Sri Lanka. 7. …”