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These notes have been prepared for the Special Research Semester on Financial Markets, which was held in Pisa, from April 29 to July 15, 2002. The general topics of these lectures is the Hamilton-Jaco
There have been thousands of books written about prayer and millions of sermons preached about it, yet people continue to wonder: Why doesn't God answer me when I cry out to him? Anthony DeStefano
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As part of the Leadership for Learning initiative of the American Association of School Administrators--which aims to improve the skills and knowledge of school leaders--this volume discusses ethics i
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