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Somebody's children : the politics of transracial and transnational adoption / by Briggs, Laura

Table of Contents: “…African American children and adoption, 1950-1975 -- The making of the Indian Child Welfare Act, 1922-1978 -- "Crack babies", race, and adoption reform, 1975-2000 -- From refugees to madonnas of the Cold War -- Uncivil wars -- Latin American family values -- Gay and lesbian adoption in the United States -- Epilogue: U.S. immigrants : the next fight over race, adoption, and foster care?…”
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Southern River by De Lanerolle, Kenneth M.

Table of Contents: “…The Village The Rapids Night and morning A Quiet place Badapissa Summing-up Riots Birthday boy A visit Needlewomen Dogs and guns Forbidden ground Amusements The Buggy Medication Friends and Neighbours Uncle's Valley Pandals A pair of Sandals Bogey man Dhobies The Village store The well Romance The Village Tribunal An Anecdote The ferry Premonitions The Beginning of the end notes on spelling…”

Southern River by De Lanerolle, Kenneth M.

Table of Contents: “…The Village The Rapids Night and morning A Quiet place Badapissa Summing-up Riots Birthday boy A visit Needlewomen Dogs and guns Forbidden ground Amusements The Buggy Medication Friends and Neighbours Uncle's Valley Pandals A pair of Sandals Bogey man Dhobies The Village store The well Romance The Village Tribunal An Anecdote The ferry Premonitions The Beginning of the end notes on spelling…”

New paths in buddhist research

Table of Contents: “…Prolegomena to a history of Indian science 7. A study of the first chapter in the abhidharmasarasastra…”

Education in colonial Ceylon : being a research study on the history of education in Ceylon for the period 1796 to 1834 / by Ruberu, T. Ranjit

Table of Contents: “…Reorganisation of Education in the British Settlements under the administration of the first civil governor the Honourable Frederick North (1798-1805) 3. …”

Life of Sir James Peiris / by Keble, W. T.

Table of Contents: “…James Peiris-Home Life 13. Last Years…”

Presentations in action : 80 memorable presentation lessons from the masters / by Weissman, Jerry

Table of Contents: “…The Wizard of Oz -- How to Customize Your Presentation -- 2.Obama and You -- The Most Persuasive Word -- 3.The "So What?" Syndrome -- ...and How to Avoid It -- 4.Beware of Jokes -- Dispelling a Common False Belief -- 5.Presentation Advice from Abraham Lincoln -- Clarity, Ownership, and Add Value -- 6.It Ain't What You Say, It's How You Say It -- Lessons in Structure from Jeffrey Toobin and Andrew Weil, M.D. -- 7.Presentation Advice from Mark Twain -- Brevity Takes Time -- 8.Presentation Advice from Mike Nichols -- How to Find Value in Your Story -- 9.Show versus Tell in Hollywood -- The Wrong and Right Way to Tell a Story -- 10.Slogan Power -- Why the U.S. …”

Spontaneous happiness / by Weil, Andrew

Table of Contents: “…An 8-week program for optimum emotional well-being -- The anti-inflammatory diet.…”
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Drilling down : the Gulf Oil debacle and our energy dilemma / by Tainter, Joseph A.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The significance of oil in the Gulf of Mexico -- The energy that runs the world -- Offshore drilling and production, a short history -- The energy-complexity spiral -- The benefits and costs of complexity -- What happened at the Macondo Well -- Why the Gulf disaster happened -- Our energy and complexity dilemma: prospects for the future -- Appendix A. …”

Ayurvedic management of benign prostate hypertrophy by Pushpakumara, A. A. J.

Table of Contents: “…Epidemthology/ lifestyle and diet factors 4. Prostate - Anatomy 5. Prostate - Physiology 6. …”

The life of the John Hensman / by Dibben, A. E.

Table of Contents: “…Other events and incidents 9. closing years 10. Last days and death, reviews and notices 11. Mrs. …”

Superstar sales : a 31-day plan to motivate people, build rapport, and close more sales / by Conlow, Rick

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- How to use this book -- Day 1 Superstar selling assessment -- Day 2 Superstar sales definitions and assessment scoring -- Day 3 Warning pessimism is hazardous to your health -- Day 4 Superstar selling process -- Day 5 Strategic sales planning and preparation -- Day 6 Sales potential matrix - prospecting for profit -- Day 7 Buyer roles, decision style, customer buying process -- Day 8 Sales relationship map -- Day 9 Strategic sales planning swot analysis -- Day 10 How to be a winner -- Day 11 Building rapport -- Day 12 Identifying needs -- Day 13 Presenting solutions -- Day 14 cut the rope that holds you back -- Day 15 risking vs. your reward -- Day 16 Addressing customer concerns -- Day 17 Overcoming sales resistance -- Day 18 the secret sauce of selling -- Day 19 closing the sale -- Day 20 Five ways to increase sales today -- Day 21 The greatest closing technique of all time -- Day 22 Success practices and peak performance -- Day 23 Best of the best exercise -- Day 24 Goal achievement -- Day 25 Positive affirmations -- Day 26 Mental rehearsal -- Day 27 Superstar customer service -- Day 28 Team selling -- Day 29 What is your customer's experience? …”

Collector's choice : [featuring Professor Longhair].

Table of Contents: “…Go to the Mardi Gras (2:47) -- Every day, every night (2:19) -- If only I knew (2:32) -- Cuttin' out (2:36) -- Big chief (2:23) -- Big chief (alternate take) (2:27) -- Everyone's blowing (2:05) -- Everyone's blowing (alternate take) (1:55) -- I believe I'm gonna leave (2:19) -- A whole lot of twisting (2:13) -- Carnival time (Al Johnson) (2:39) -- Don't mess with my man (Irma Thomas) (2:19) -- You talk too much (Joe Jones) (2:30) -- I don't talk too much (Martha Carter) (2:10) -- Double-eyed whammy (Tommy Ridgley) (2:26) -- Check Mr. …”

Making movies with your iPhone : shoot, edit, and share from anywhere / by Ben J Harvell

The art of being a brilliant teenager /

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජයේ ගැසට් පත්‍රය - i වැනි කොටස : (i) වැනි ඡේදය - සාමාන්‍ය : අංක 2100 - 2018.11.30....

The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka : No.2100 - 30.11.2018. இலங்கைச் சனநாயக சோசலிசக் குடியரசு வர்த்தமானப் பத்திரிகை இலக்கம் : 2100 - 30.11.2018.

Table of Contents: “…., by the Cabinet of Ministers... Notice to Mariners, "Excise Ordinance" Notices...…”

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජයේ ගැසට් පත්‍රය - i වැනි කොටස : (i) වැනි ඡේදය - සාමාන්‍ය : අංක 2112 - 2019.02.22....

The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka : No. 2112 - 2019.02.22. இலங்கைச் சனநாயக சோசலிசக் குடியரசு வர்த்தமானப் பத்திரிகை இலக்கம் : 2112 - 2019.02.22.

Table of Contents: “…., by the Cabinet of Ministers... Notice to Mariners, "Excise Ordinance" Notices...…”

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජයේ ගැසට් පත්‍රය - i වැනි කොටස : (i) වැනි ඡේදය - සාමාන්‍ය : අංක 2123 - 2019.05.10....

The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka : No. 2123 - 2019.05.10. இலங்கைச் சனநாயக சோசலிசக் குடியரசு வர்த்தமானப் பத்திரிகை இலக்கம் : 2123 - 2019.05.10.

Table of Contents: “…., by the Cabinet of Ministers... Notice to Mariners, "Excise Ordinance" Notices...…”

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජයේ ගැසට් පත්‍රය - i වැනි කොටස : (i) වැනි ඡේදය - සාමාන්‍ය : අංක 2122 - 2019.05.03....

The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka : No. 2122 - 2019.05.03. இலங்கைச் சனநாயக சோசலிசக் குடியரசு வர்த்தமானப் பத்திரிகை இலக்கம் : 2122 - 2019.05.03.

Table of Contents: “…., by the Cabinet of Ministers... Notice to Mariners, "Excise Ordinance" Notices...…”

How to look expensive : a beauty editor's secrets to getting gorgeous without breaking the bank / by Lustig, Andrea Pomerantz