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Embedded language studies of Sri Lankan and Buddhist cultures. by Karunatillake, W. S.

Table of Contents: “…Buddhism in a Nutshell : The uses of Dhanmmapala 183 6. What do we see through the Dhamm eye? vision 7. The ethics of devotion in the sinhala Thupavamsa 8. …”

Vulpi / by Gordon, Kate

Right on the money : Doug Casey on economics, investing, and the ways of the real world with Louis James /

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Twenty observations on a world in turmoil / by Beck, Ulrich

Table of Contents: “…-- Harm in exchange for money -- Illegal world citizens -- The cards of power are being reshuffled across the world -- Felt peace and waged war -- The return of social Darwinism or : which university do we want? -- A kind of Berlin Wall has again collapsed -- German euro-nationalism -- Beyond the aeroplane -- Global domestic politics from below : how global families are becoming normal -- The environmental storm on the Bastille -- Without Buddha I could not be a Christian -- The caterpillar's mistake : Fukushima and the end of nuclear power -- It's time to get angry, Europe : create the Europe of citizens now! …”

Taking people with you : the only way to make big things happen / by Novak, David

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Taking people with you -- An insight-driven approach to leading people and achieving big goals -- Get your mind-set right -- Be your best self: be yourself, know yourself; grow yourself -- Be an avid learner: seek and build know-how -- Unleash the power of people -- You have to believe it can be done -- Have a plan: strategy, structure, culture -- Strategy: tell it like it is-- and how it could be -- Strategy: create a vision and personalize it -- Strategy: gain alignment every step of the way at every level -- Structure: resources, organization, and process enable execution -- Culture: make "winning together" a big idea -- Follow through to get results -- Market the change: be a bold ad for your big goal -- Understand and overcome the barriers to success -- Use recognition to drive performance -- The change is never over -- Afterword: Be your own big goal: move from me to we.…”
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දෘෂ්ටිමානයට ඔබ්බෙන් /

Dushtimanayata obben

by ඩෝර්, ඇන්තනී

කලෙක අපි සොයුරන්ව සිටියෙමු

Kaleka api soyuranva sitiyemu

by බැල්සන්, රොනල්ඩ් එච්

The collaboration economy : how to meet business, social, and environmental needs and gain competitive advantage / by Lowitt, Eric

Table of Contents: “…Winning in the Collaboration Economy 10. Where Do We Go from Here? -- Endnotes -- About the Author -- Index.…”

Modern dating : a field guide from the experts at "howaboutwe / by Atik, Chiara

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.…”

What I think by Vijayatunga, J.

Table of Contents: “…Science : the humanitarian's ideal 23. What shall we do with the Cinema 24. Where are the portrait painters 25. …”

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.…”

Networks without a cause : a critique of social media / by Lovink, Geert

The truth about style / by London, Stacy

A season to remember./ by O'Flanagan, Sheila

Feed your brain, lose your belly : a brain surgeon reveals the weight-loss secrets of the brain-belly connection / by McCleary, Larry

My fair wedding : finding your vision-- through his revisions! / by Tutera, David

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A beginner's guide to autism spectrum disorders : essential information for parents and professionals / by Taylor, Paul G.

Table of Contents: “…Nuts and bolts -- Diagnosis -- The pervasive developmental disorders are hard-wired -- How to recognise the person who has ASD -- How people with ASD see the world -- Stress and anxiety -- And now for the good news -- Part II, ASD, what can we do about it?. Guiding principles -- Remember, this person is hard-wired differently -- Seek alternative explanations for behaviour -- Make sure that everybody involved understands -- Listen to what the person with ASD tells you -- Listen to what the family tells you -- Make sure you have the right chair of the board -- Create structure and predictability -- Anticipate and deal with transitions -- Create self-help options -- Compensate for lack of self-directed learning -- Work through strengths, by-pass weaknesses -- Abandon the standard curriculum -- Teach skills for life -- Use visual approaches to learning whenever possible -- Stay concrete: avoid metaphor, irony, sarcasm, cynicism, etc. -- Reinforce teaching of social skills -- Deal with stress -- Remember that not much learning occurs when there is stress -- Remember that punishment does not produce learning -- Avoid power struggles -- Specific intervention programmes that may help -- Specific intervention programmes that have no proof that they work.…”

Saffronised startup : hitting big in noble land by Perera, Kusal

Table of Contents: “…When a diplomat and "once a diplomat" cycle to nowhere 17. Lets we forget - pre and post '83 Black july 18. Anura Kumara should 19. …”

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.…”