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Making Failure Feasible

How Bankruptcy Reform Can End Too Big to Fail

Edited by Thomas H. Jackson, Kenneth E. Scott, John B. Taylor ...

In 2012, building off work first published in 2010, the Resolution Project proposed that a new Chapter 14 be added to the Bankruptcy Code, exclusively designed to deal with the reorganization or liquidation of the nation's large financial institutions. In Making Failure Feasible, the contributors expand on their proposal to improve the prospect that our largest financial institutions—particularly ... Read more

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In 2012, building off work first published in 2010, the Resolution Project proposed that a new Chapter 14 be added to the Bankruptcy Code, exclusively designed to deal with the reorganization or liquidation of the nation's large financial institutions. In Making Failure Feasible, the contributors expand on their proposal to improve the prospect that our largest financial institutions—particularly
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Eighteenth-Century Dermatological Handbook

Plenck's Doctrina De Morbis Cutaneis

by Scott M. Jackson, Althea C. Ashe ...

Ever wonder about what an 18th-century physician or surgeon needed to know about skin diseases? For the very first time, the 18th-century handbook, Doctrina de Morbis Cutaneis (1783 edition), has been translated into English. In an effort to distill confusing information about skin diseases into a simple system for his students, Joseph Jacob Plenck (1738–1807)—unknowingly and without any ... Read more

$38.49 CAD

Ever wonder about what an 18th-century physician or surgeon needed to know about skin diseases? For the very first time, the 18th-century handbook, Doctrina de Morbis Cutaneis (1783 edition), has been translated into English. In an effort to distill confusing information about skin diseases into a simple system for his students, Joseph Jacob Plenck (1738–1807)—unknowingly and without any
... Read more
Systems Theory and Application

A Multi-Disciplinary Approach

by Scott Jackson, Ricardo Moraes ...

This book describes the characteristics of he five different disciplines of systems which are Systems Theory, Systems Science, Thinking in Systems, Systems Architecting, and Systems Engineering. The book discusses how they all relate to each other and form a synergistic set of disciplines.Systems Theory and Application: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach presents how the five different disciplines of ... Read more

$46.71 CAD

This book describes the characteristics of he five different disciplines of systems which are Systems Theory, Systems Science, Thinking in Systems, Systems Architecting, and Systems Engineering. The book discusses how they all relate to each other and form a synergistic set of disciplines.Systems Theory and Application: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach presents how the five different disciplines of
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Audiobook

Crow's Rest: Faerie Crossed Book 1

by Angelica R. Jackson ...

Narrated by Brenda Scott Wlazlo ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Faerie Crossed
Unabridged

9 hours 11 min

Winner of a Silver award in the 31st Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards in the Audiobook: Fiction category."The story has a timeless quality about it, mixed with a connection to history, mythology, and fairy tales, and it includes themes of magic, romance, friendship, and family. Jackson has delightful and often flirty humor woven into a story of courage, adventure, love, secrets, and strength." ... Read more

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Winner of a Silver award in the 31st Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards in the Audiobook: Fiction category."The story has a timeless quality about it, mixed with a connection to history, mythology, and fairy tales, and it includes themes of magic, romance, friendship, and family. Jackson has delightful and often flirty humor woven into a story of courage, adventure, love, secrets, and strength."
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Shadowrun: Shadow Borders

(Sprawl Stories, Volume Three)

by Mel Odom, Russell Zimmerman, Chris A. Jackson, Scott Schletz, John Helfers, Editor ...

Series series Shadowrun Anthology
BETWEEN DARKNESS AND LIGHT…This quartet of novellas travels around the Sixth World to places where the boundaries between good and evil, light and darkness can be…blurry, at best.In the mysterious Caliphate of Arabia, A shaman makes the ultimate deal with one of the deadliest—and most treacherous—spirit totems to exact justice for her murdered family. Everyone’s favorite down on his luck PI Jimmy ... Read more

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BETWEEN DARKNESS AND LIGHT…This quartet of novellas travels around the Sixth World to places where the boundaries between good and evil, light and darkness can be…blurry, at best.In the mysterious Caliphate of Arabia, A shaman makes the ultimate deal with one of the deadliest—and most treacherous—spirit totems to exact justice for her murdered family. Everyone’s favorite down on his luck PI Jimmy
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Systems Engineering for Commercial Aircraft

A Domain-Specific Adaptation

by Scott Jackson ...

Systems-engineered aircraft are designed to transport passengers safely, ensuring all components work together seamlessly. This book explores the concept of aircraft as a complex system, including humans, with safety as a crucial aspect. By prioritizing safety and quality, fewer fatalities can be achieved, leading to efficient, reliable, and safe aircraft for passengers and crew.Systems ... Read more

$193.75 CAD

Systems-engineered aircraft are designed to transport passengers safely, ensuring all components work together seamlessly. This book explores the concept of aircraft as a complex system, including humans, with safety as a crucial aspect. By prioritizing safety and quality, fewer fatalities can be achieved, leading to efficient, reliable, and safe aircraft for passengers and crew.Systems
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Audiobook

Collective Consciousness

How to Transcend Mass Consciousness and Become One With the Universe

by Dan Desmarques ...

Narrated by Scott Jackson ...

Unabridged

1 hour 32 min

The term cosmic consciousness, or collective consciousness, although widely studied in psychology, and explained by many in the field of spirituality, has never been fully understood and properly clarified at a higher level than the one made possible commonly on Earth. And the reason why, is that these terms are often misinterpreted on a wider scale, for how could we use words such as “cosmic” or ... Read more

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The term cosmic consciousness, or collective consciousness, although widely studied in psychology, and explained by many in the field of spirituality, has never been fully understood and properly clarified at a higher level than the one made possible commonly on Earth. And the reason why, is that these terms are often misinterpreted on a wider scale, for how could we use words such as “cosmic” or
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Audiobook

Change of Command (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

Serrano Legacy 6

by Elizabeth Moon ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Nanette Savard, Mort Shelby, Andy Clemence, Elisabeth Demery, Colleen Delany, Tim Getman, Peter Stray, Dylan Lynch, David Coyne, Eric Messner, Casie Platt, Tom Simpson, Steven Carpenter, Sherri Simpson, Elizabeth Jernigan, Christopher Graybill, Jonathan Watkins, Lily Beacon, Joe Brack, Tim Carlin, Sunny Lasskey, Richard Rohan, Michael Glenn, Kate Foster, James Lewis, Tess Rohan, Ren Kasey, Terence Aselford, Scott McCormick, Ken Jackson, Michael John Casey ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Serrano Legacy
Unabridged

5 hours 11 min

Rejuvenates fear the backlash caused by bad drugs: they want nothing to interfere with their pursuit of long life—or the profit that comes from promising it to others. Neighbor states fear the aggressive expansion of the Familias Regnant, fuelled by population growth and extended lifespan. Within the Regular Space Service, those who have received experimental rejuvenations fear they may have been ... Read more

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Rejuvenates fear the backlash caused by bad drugs: they want nothing to interfere with their pursuit of long life—or the profit that comes from promising it to others. Neighbor states fear the aggressive expansion of the Familias Regnant, fuelled by population growth and extended lifespan. Within the Regular Space Service, those who have received experimental rejuvenations fear they may have been
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Audiobook

Return of the Mountain Man [Dramatized Adaptation]

Smoke Jensen: The Mountain Man 2

by William W. Johnstone ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Mort Shelby, James Lewis, Elizabeth Jernigan, Terence Aselford, Richard Rohan, Tim Getman, Steven Carpenter, David Coyne, Tim Carlin, Thomas Penny, Lily Beacon, Peter Stray, Christopher Graybill, James Konicek, Eric Messner, Dylan Lynch, Nanette Savard, Michael John Casey, Ken Jackson, Scott McCormick, M.B. Van Dorn ...

Series series Last Mountain Man
Unabridged

3 hours 40 min

The town of Bury took up a piece of Idaho Territory that was still raw, untamed frontier. It was no place for the cowardly or faint-hearted, but Smoke Jensen was neither. Nor were Stratton, Potter and Richards, the three bloodthirsty outlaws who came there to live. Or, if Smoke had his way...to die!It had been years since hired gunhands had murdered Smoke's wife and son, but the pain was as fresh ... Read more

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The town of Bury took up a piece of Idaho Territory that was still raw, untamed frontier. It was no place for the cowardly or faint-hearted, but Smoke Jensen was neither. Nor were Stratton, Potter and Richards, the three bloodthirsty outlaws who came there to live. Or, if Smoke had his way...to die!It had been years since hired gunhands had murdered Smoke's wife and son, but the pain was as fresh
... Read more
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Audiobook

Son of Spellsinger [Dramatized Adaptation]

Spellsinger 7

by Alan Dean Foster ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Paul Reisman, Matthew Keenan, Kimberly Gilbert, Christopher Graybill, Gregory Linington, Chris Genebach, Yasmin Tuazon, Christopher Walker, Lily Beacon, James Konicek, Michael John Casey, Tim Getman, Danny Gavigan, Ken Jackson, Scott McCormick, Andy Clemence, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Mort Shelby, Michael Glenn, Nathanial Perry, Richard Rohan, Colleen Delany, J.W. Rone, David Jourdan, Tim Carlin, Todd Scofield, Bradley Smith, Thomas Keegan, Dawn Ursula, Casie Platt, Nanette Savard, Dylan Lynch ...

Series series Spellsinger Adventures
Unabridged

6 hours 28 min

Much to Clothahump the Wizard's distress, ex-hippie Jon-Tom and Talea's son Buncan wants to be a questing hero, but not a spellsinger. Instead he forms a band with Mudge's kids, otters Noctor and Squill, one that creates a wild unpredictable magic - based on rap!Then an anteater arrives with rumours about a dangerous legend. Soon the young rappers, aided by a drunk rhino, are off on an odyssey to ... Read more

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Much to Clothahump the Wizard's distress, ex-hippie Jon-Tom and Talea's son Buncan wants to be a questing hero, but not a spellsinger. Instead he forms a band with Mudge's kids, otters Noctor and Squill, one that creates a wild unpredictable magic - based on rap!Then an anteater arrives with rumours about a dangerous legend. Soon the young rappers, aided by a drunk rhino, are off on an odyssey to
... Read more
Must Beliefs and Evidence Agree?

A Debate

by Scott Stapleford, Elizabeth Jackson ...

Series series Little Debates about Big Questions
Should our beliefs be proportioned to our evidence? Are we doing something wrong in believing with little or no evidence? And may our beliefs be based partly or wholly on moral or practical considerations? These questions are harder than you think. Scott Stapleford and Elizabeth Jackson agree on the priority of evidence, but they differ on the degree of permissible slack and the relevance of other ... Read more

$83.81 CAD

Should our beliefs be proportioned to our evidence? Are we doing something wrong in believing with little or no evidence? And may our beliefs be based partly or wholly on moral or practical considerations? These questions are harder than you think. Scott Stapleford and Elizabeth Jackson agree on the priority of evidence, but they differ on the degree of permissible slack and the relevance of other
... Read more
Skin Disease and the History of Dermatology

Order out of Chaos

by Scott Jackson ...

This text is both a history of skin disease and a history of dermatology, telling the human historical experience of skin disease and how we have come to know what we know about the skin and its myriad diseases over the course of four millennia, looking at key figures in life and literature and key events such as the Black Death and the eradication of smallpox.*Examines how the history of skin ... Read more

$321.55 CAD

This text is both a history of skin disease and a history of dermatology, telling the human historical experience of skin disease and how we have come to know what we know about the skin and its myriad diseases over the course of four millennia, looking at key figures in life and literature and key events such as the Black Death and the eradication of smallpox.*Examines how the history of skin
... Read more

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