Strange narrators in contemporary fiction : explorations in readers' engagement with characters by Caracciolo, Marco

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Spiders on Drugs: A Prologue; Introduction: Minding Characters; 1 Patterns of Cognitive Dissonance; 2 Two Child Narrators; 3 Madness between Violence and Insight; 4 A Strange Mood; 5 Tales of Rats and Pigs; 6 Obsessive Narrators, Unstable Knowledge; Coda: Uses of the Character- Centered Illusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index.…”
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Shaky colonialism : the 1746 earthquake-tsunami in Lima, Peru, and its long aftermath by Walker, Charles F., 1959-

Table of Contents: “…Earthquakes, tsunamis, absolutism, and Lima -- Balls of fire : premonitions and the destruction of Lima -- City of kings : before and after -- Stabilizing the unstable and ordering the disorderly -- Contending notions of Lima : obstacles to urban reform in the aftermath -- Licentious friars, wandering nuns, and tangled censos : a shakeup of the church -- Controlling women's bodies and placating God's wrath : moral reform -- "All these Indian and black people bear us no good will" : the Lima and Huarochirí rebellions of 1750.…”
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Magazine movements : women's culture, feminisms and media form by Forster, Laurel, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Modernity and the Unstable Housewife -- 3 Producing a Magazine for Television: Houseparty -- 4 'Improving the Public Image of the Lesbian' in Arena Three -- 5 'Our Culture in a Racist Society': Mukti -- 6 A Magazine of Letters, CCC -- 7 'Make the Women Feel That They Are Important': Developing the Radio Magazine -- 8 Magazines Working for the Feminist Cause -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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Frontiers In Mathematical Analysis And Numerical Methods : In Memory Of Jacques-louis Lions. by Tatsien, Li

Table of Contents: “…Frontiers in Mathematical Analysis and Numerical Methods: In Memory of Jacques-Louis Lion; Preface; Contents; Jacques-Louis LIONS, 1928-2001; Always Remembered; Stable and Unstable Ideal Plane Flows; Regularity Theory for Systems of Partial Differential Equations with Neumann Boundary Conditions; Sensitivity of Darcy's Law to Discontinuities; Reiterated Homogenization of Degenerate Nonlinear Elliptic Equations; On the Connection in Finsler Space; Operator-Splitting Methods for the Simulation of Bingham Visco-Plastic Flow.…”
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The Bipolar Spectrum : Diagnosis or Fad?. by Paris, Joel

Table of Contents: “…Differential Diagnosis of Unstable Mood; 5. Bipolarity and Personality Disorders; 6. …”
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Fast facts: Acute coronary syndromes by Gurbel, Paul A., Tantry, Udaya S., Huber, Kurt

Table of Contents: “…Fast Facts: Acute Coronary Syndromes; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1: Pathophysiology; Chapter 2: Diagnosis, risk stratification and decision-making; Chapter 3: Coronary revascularization; Chapter 4: Unstable angina/non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; Chapter 5: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; Chapter 6: Secondary prevention of coronary artery disease; Chapter 7: Developments; Useful resources; Index.…”
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Conditional stability and real analytic pseudo-Anosov maps by Gerber, Marlies

Table of Contents: “…Existence and uniqueness of stable and unstable curves -- 8. Local topological conjugacy -- 9. …”
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The Concession of Évora Monte : the failure of liberalism in nineteenth-century Portugal by Thomson, Ron B., 1946-

Table of Contents: “…The Concession of Évora Monte ; The Concession of Évora Monte ; 1834 -- Part Three. An unstable peace ; Maria II -- Conclusion : The failure of Portuguese liberalism -- Appendix 1. …”
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Idea of Building : Thought and Action in the Design and Production of Buildings. by Groak, Steven

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Foreword; Preliminaries; The Flight from Equilibrium; Buildings as unstable systems in dynamic environments; Flows of matter and energy; Uncertainty in the industrial environment; The decline of technical precedent; The social demand for buildings; Interlude; Some Polemical Remarks; Building Knowledge and Building Experience; Historical concepts of building science; The analysis of sensations; The analysis of energy; Building engineering; Building pathology and its lessons; Intelligent buildings and intelligent sites.…”
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Individuality and modernity in Berlin : self and society from Weimar to the Wall by Föllmer, Moritz

Table of Contents: “…Weimar Berlin -- Risk, isolation and unstable selfhood -- Flexibility, authenticity and consumption -- Reform, scandal and extremism -- Part II. …”
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Franco Modigliani and Keynesian Economics: Theory by Rancan, Antonella

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction: Modigliani's Keynesianism and beyond -- 1 Modigliani before Modigliani -- 2 Approaching Keynes and American Keynesianism -- 3 Keynesian economics in between corporative and socialist economics -- 4 Modigliani at the University of Illinois: "The Bowen war" and McCarthyism -- 5 Uncertainty and expectations: Modigliani at Carnegie Tech -- 6 The life cycle savings in an unstable economy -- 7 Becoming Keynesian -- Index…”
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Pious ambitions : Sally Merriam Wait's mission south, 1813-1831 by Tribble, Mary C.

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Figures -- foreword -- Keith Harper -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One -- Soon Fades the Flower -- One -- Awakening -- Two -- Becoming -- Three -- Courting -- Part Two -- Facing the Frowns of Life -- Four -- Settling -- Five -- Striving -- Six -- Loving -- Part Three -- Unstable Ground -- Seven -- Moving -- Eight -- Fussing -- Nine -- Crumbling -- Part Four -- To Bring Us All Together -- Ten -- Seeking -- Eleven -- Reckoning -- Twelve -- Choosing Home -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Notes…”
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Housing policy and economic power : the political economy of owner occupation by Ball, Michael, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of abbreviations; List of tables; List of figures; Preface; Housing problems and owner occupation; The origins of mass home ownership; The modern speculative housebuilding industry; Building for the new housing market; Housing development and land dealing; The housing production process and the crisis of production; Land-use planning and speculative housebuilding; The demise of planning control; Owner occupiers: a social category and its consequences; Building societies and the changing mortgage market; The unstable housing market.…”
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Sensitive space : fragmented territory at the India-Bangladesh border by Cons, Jason

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : the fragments and their nation(s) -- Territorial anxieties : uncertain land, unstable territory, and unsettled rule at the border -- Amplified territory : transforming the enclaves from "border problems" into "sensitive spaces" -- Histories of belonging(s): negotiating Dahagram's political community -- Contesting boundaries, claiming territory: counter-narratives of belonging, identity, and power -- Territorial corrosion: boundary surveys, symbolic developments, and border management in sensitive space -- Contingent terrain: conjuncture, movement, and agrarian change in Dahagram -- Conclusion: Whither sensitive space?…”
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The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation : From Snow White to WALL-E. by Whitley, David

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Part 1: Fairy Tale Adaptations; 1 Domesticating Nature: Snow White and Fairy Tale Adaptation; 2 Healing the Rift: Human and Animal Nature in The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast; Part 3: Tropical Environments; 5 The Jungle Book: Nature and the Politics of Identity; 6 Tropical Discourse: Unstable Ecologies in Tarzan, The Lion King and Finding Nemo; Part 4: New Developments; 7 WALL-E: Nostalgia and the Apocalypse of Trash; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Kazakhstan : Surprises and Stereotypes After 20 Years of Independence. by Aitken, Jonathan

Table of Contents: “…Intro; Acknowledgements; 1; Towards a New National Identity; 2; New Kazakhstan v Old Kazakhstan; 3; Reforming the Law; 4; Understanding the President of Surprises; 5; Nuclear Past, Nuclear Future; 6; A Tale of Two Cities; 7; After the Recession â#x80;#x93; Prospects for the Economy; 8; The Dragon, the Bear and the Unstable Neighbourhood; 9; Diplomacy and the OSCE; 10; The Education Revolution; 11; Last Word; Endnotes; Index.…”
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Water : a matrix of life by Franks, Felix

Table of Contents: “…Origin and distribution of water in the ecosphere : water and prehistoric life -- Structure of the water molecule and the nature of the hydrogen bond in water -- Physical properties of liquid water -- Crystalline water -- The structure of liquid water -- Aqueous solutions of "simple" molecules -- Aqueous solutions of electrolytes -- Aqueous solutions of polar molecules -- Chemical reactions in aqueous solutions -- Hydration and the molecules of life -- Water in the chemistry and physics of life -- "Unstable" water -- Supersaturated and solid aqueous solutions -- Water availability, usage and quality -- Economics and politics -- Summary and prognosis.…”
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Atlas of Coronary Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography. by Kini, Annapoorna

Table of Contents: “…2.3 Case 2. Plaque Rupture in Unstable Angina Pectoris: Subcritical Stenosis, Plaque Rupture, and Acute Event (Figs. …”
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Abelian properties of Anick spaces by Gray, Brayton, 1940-

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Dynamics and Mission Design Near Libration Points - Vol I : Fundamentals. by Llibre, J.

Table of Contents: “…1.4.1 References 1.4.2 The Control of Libration Point Satellites ; 1.4.3 Station Keeping for a Translunar Station ; 1.4.4 Control of an Unstable Periodic Orbit ; 1.4.5 Station Keeping for the ISEE-C. …”
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Marriage and partnership

Table of Contents: “…-- Same-sex couple families with children -- Are de facto relationships more unstable than marriages? -- Many Australians live alone -- Demographics of living alone: key messages -- Chapter 2 -- Lasting couple relationships -- Lasting couple relationships: recent research findings -- 20-year itch -- increase in divorce after long marriages -- What types of factors contribute to difficulties in relationships? …”
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Injuries to the chest wall : diagnosis and management

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1 Epidemiology and Definition of Chest Wall Injuries -- Chapter 2 A Review of Modern Literature -- Chapter 3 The Current Treatment of Flail Chest Injuries -- Chapter 4 The Pathophysiology of Flail Chest Injury -- Chapter 5 The Non-Operative Treatment of Flail Chest Injury -- Chapter 6 Biomechanics of Rib Fracture Fixation -- Chapter 7 Indications for Operative Fixation of Flail Chest Injuries -- Chapter 8 Surgical Approaches for Rib Fracture Applications -- Chapter 9 Principles of Plate Fixation: Rib Fracture Applications -- Chapter 10 Associated Intra-Thoracic Injuries and Their Treatment -- Chapter 11 Clinical Outcomes Following Operative Fixation of Flail Chest Injury -- Chapter 12 Complications of Surgical Treatment and Their Management -- Chapter 13 Post-Operative Care including Chest Tube Management -- Chapter 14 Long-Term Outcome Following Flail Chest Injuries -- Chapter 15 Management of Associated Fractures (Scapula, Clavicle) -- Chapter 16 Unstable Chest Wall Injuries: Future Directions.…”
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Evidence-based cardiology by Steinberg, Benjamin A., Cannon, Christopher P.

Table of Contents: “…Steinberg and Justin M. Dunn -- Unstable angina/non-ST elevation MI / Christopher P. …”
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Awkward politics : technologies of popfeminist activism by Smith, Carrie, 1975-, Stehle, Maria

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Machel Montano Port Authority. Master tape 1

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Christ's churches purely reformed : a social history of Calvinism by Benedict, Philip

Table of Contents: “…Zurich contra Wittenberg -- The second generation : Switzerland and Germany -- The second generation : Calvin and Geneva -- France : the construction and defense of a minority church -- Scotland : a revolutionary reformation -- The Netherlands : another revolutionary reformation -- The empire : further reformation by princely fiat -- England : the unstable settlement of a church "but halfly reformed" -- Eastern Europe : local reformations under noble protection -- Theological disputes in the age of orthodoxy -- Changing political circumstances on the continent -- British schisms -- The reformation of the ministry -- The exercise of discipline -- The practice of piety.…”
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Christ's churches purely reformed : a social history of Calvinism by Benedict, Philip

Table of Contents: “…Zurich contra Wittenberg -- The second generation : Switzerland and Germany -- The second generation : Calvin and Geneva -- France : the construction and defense of a minority church -- Scotland : a revolutionary reformation -- The Netherlands : another revolutionary reformation -- The empire : further reformation by princely fiat -- England : the unstable settlement of a church "but halfly reformed" -- Eastern Europe : local reformations under noble protection -- Theological disputes in the age of orthodoxy -- Changing political circumstances on the continent -- British schisms -- The reformation of the ministry -- The exercise of discipline -- The practice of piety.…”
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Advances in understanding mechanisms and treatment of infantile forms of nystagmus

Table of Contents: “…Perceptual Influences of the Extraretinal Signals for Normal Eye Movements and Infantile Nystagmus; 3. Perception with Unstable Fixation; 4. Internal and External Influences on Foveation and Perception in Infantile Nystagmus Syndrome; 5. …”
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Critical care nursing handbook by Porter, William, 1957-

Table of Contents: “…ACLS and PALS -- Allergic reaction -- Altered mental status -- Aortic dissection -- Diabetic ketoacidosis / Samijean Nordmark -- Hyperkalemia -- Meningitis / Michelle Porter -- Acute myocardial infarction -- Sepsis -- Stroke -- Unstable angina and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) -- How to read an EKG : EKG interpretation in a nutshell -- Rapid sequence intubation / Kathy Dyck -- Medication infusion (IV push) rates -- Generic and brand name index -- Lists of essential readings / Helenka Marcinek, Richard Mullins, Lewis Rubinson.…”
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Coronary Artery Disease. Part 1

Table of Contents: “…Overview (0:31) -- Statistics (1:31) -- Definition (0:39) -- Age of Onset (1:08) -- Uncontrollable Risk Factors (1:31) -- Controllable Risk Factors (0:40) -- Pathophysiology (1:46) -- Plaque Formation (0:52) -- Plaque Disruption (2:06) -- Symptoms (0:54) -- Stable Angina (0:15) -- Unstable Angina (0:16) -- Myocardial Infarction (0:45) -- Review and Preview (0:18) -- Credits: Part 1: Cardiac Disorders--Coronary Artery Disease (0:39)…”
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Singapore's Vegas

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Machel Montano Port Authority. Portable tape 1 (Walt Lovelace camera)

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Radiochemistry and nuclear chemistry by Choppin, Gregory R., Liljenzin, Jan-Olov, Rydberg, Jan, Ekberg, Christian

Table of Contents: “…Origin of nuclear science -- Elementary particles -- Nuclei, isotopes and isotope separation -- Nuclear mass stability -- Unstable nuclei and radioactive decay -- Nuclear structure -- Absorption of nuclear radiation -- Radiation effects on matter -- Detection and measurement techniques -- Energetics of nuclear reactions -- Mechanisms and models of nuclear reactions -- The origin of the universe and nucleosynthesis -- Cosmic radiation and radioelements in nature -- The actinide and transactinide elements -- Radiation biology and radiation protection -- Particle accelerators -- Production of radionuclides -- Uses of radioactive tracers -- Principles of nuclear power -- Nuclear power reactors -- The nuclear fuel cycle -- Behavior of radionuclides in the environment.…”
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AAGBI Core Topics in Anaesthesia 2012. by Johnston, Ian

Table of Contents: “…AAGBI Core Topics in Anaesthesia; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; 1 The Physics of Ultrasound; 2 Coronary Artery Stents: Management in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery; 3 Anaesthesia and Enhanced Recovery for Colorectal Surgery; 4 The Unanticipated Difficult Airway: The 'Can't Intubate, Can't Ventilate' Scenario; 5 Analgesia for Abdominal Surgery; 6 Analgesic Regimens for Children; 7 The Unstable Cervical Spine; 8 Obstetric Haemorrhage; 9 Anaesthesia for Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery; 10 e-Learning Anaesthesia; 11 Consent and the Explanation of Risk in Anaesthesia.…”
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Dialogue with the Mediterranean : the role of NATO's Mediterranean initiative by Winrow, Gareth M.

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface; List of Abbreviations; The Mediterranean: A Region of Unstable Peace?; The Importance of Dialogue as a Confidence-Building Measure -- NATO and the Mediterranean in the Cold War; The Southern Mediterranean and the Middle East in the Post-Cold War Era: Political Developments; The Southern Mediterranean and the Middle East in the Post-Cold War Era: Economic and Social Issues and Perceptions of Security; The Immediate Background to NATO's Mediterranean Initiative; NATO's Mediterranean Initiative…”
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Algebraic Topology Oaxtepec 1991. by Tangora, Martin C.

Table of Contents: “…""A relation between K-theory and unstable homotopy groups with 431an application to BA relation between K-theory and unstable homotopy groups with BΣP""""Graded G-sets, symmetric powers of permutation modules, and the cohomology of wreath products""; ""Nilpotent elements in the Bockstein spectral sequence for BSpin(n)""; ""Appendix 1: The publications of Mark Mahowald""; ""Appendix 2: Adams Spectral Sequence chart""…”
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Coxsackie : the life and death of prison reform by Spillane, Joseph F.

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Architecture and the Mimetic Self : a Psychoanalytic Study of How Buildings Make and Break Our Lives. by Huskinson, Lucy

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 4 The body's role in the architectural event: Fortification and containmentUnstable bodies, unstable architecture; Mimesis; Freudian mimesis; Lacan's statue; Touching the skin-ego; Psychoanalytic resistance to the nonhuman environment and architectural object; Reinstating architecture as mother's accomplice; The affective built environment prior to mother; Buildings facilitate vital separation from mother; Conclusion: the flesh of the building and the building of flesh; Notes; Chapter 5 Using architecture to think ourselves into being; 'Thinking' unconsciously.…”
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Mean streets

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Great Depression and the New Deal.

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