Christopher Howard
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Each year, tens of thousands of students who are interested in politics go through a rite of passage: they take a course in research methods. Many find the subject to be boring or confusing, and with good reason. Most of the standard books on research methods fail to highlight the most important concepts and questions. Instead, they brim with dry technical definitions and focus heavily on statistical analysis, slighting other valuable methods. This...
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Christopher Howard is Assistant Professor of Government at the College of William and Mary.
Despite costing hundreds of billions of dollars and subsidizing everything from homeownership and child care to health insurance, tax expenditures (commonly known as tax loopholes) have received little attention from those who study American government. This oversight has contributed to an incomplete and misleading portrait of U.S. social policy. Here Christopher...
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"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007" Christopher Howard is the Pamela C. Harriman Professor of Government and Public Policy at the College of William and Mary. He is the author of The Hidden Welfare State (Princeton).
The Welfare State Nobody Knows challenges a number of myths and half-truths about U.S. social policy. The American welfare state is supposed to be a pale imitation of "true" welfare states in Europe and Canada. Christopher...
4) River Rats
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The second in this series, follow our intrepid adventures as they are dumped on yet another alien world, the cubic lifeform having stowed away on one of their boats, upsetting the delicate computational weight settings of the return journey to earth. Marooned yet again they find themselves battling for survival.
5) Lost in REM
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Definately a 'dream fantasy' gone wild. This one novelette has gained me more kudos and notoriety than any other, being reprinted countless times. It has spawned many other stories and films; a pop group; and has been used in medical discussions when oneiromancy ever raises its head. When it appeared over three decades ago, it seemed to break new ground. Fan mail poured in from as far away as Japan and Australia, and I'm proud to present it here again,...
7) Starlove
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A touching tale of interplanetary romance - lonely souls reaching out to find love in the stars while travelling through space. A short story, first published in 1990 and enjoyed steadily through the three decades since.
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Science Fiction, Adult reading - This short story was inspired by being spammed in my own email inbox, and although from different sources, they had obviously copied via a team working network. I have translated this into a naive lonely soul as he journeyed through space.
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National Magazine Award finalist Christopher Howard's debut novel, Tea of Ulaanbaatar, tells the story of disaffected Peace Corps volunteer Warren, who flees life in late-capitalist America to find himself stationed in the post-Soviet industrial hell of urban Mongolia. As the American presence crumbles, Warren seeks escape in tsus, the mysterious "blood tea" that may be the final revenge of the defeated Khans-or that may be only a powerful hallucinogen...
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Visual portraits of the iconic spaces where your favorite records were recorded.
Mark Howard has worked with Neil Young, R.E.M., Willie Nelson, U2, the Neville Brothers, Tom Waits, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Marianne Faithfull, and the Tragically Hip
Producer Mark Howard has always made unique records. For Howard, it's not just about the recording process-making great music is also about creating unique, comfortable environments designed to...
11) Options Trading for Beginners: Learn Strategies from the Experts on How to Day Trade Options for
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Trading is covered with a thick veil of misconceptions and is often labeled as risky and dangerous. That's why people are afraid to jump into trading as most of them think that options trading is complex and sophisticated, while others think of trading as pure speculation and a gamble that doesn't pay off.
What they don't know is that options trading is pretty simple when you get ahold of the ropes, and this guide will show you the easiest way to...
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Would you like to become an expert in trading? Would you like to learn the secrets of the trade and become a successful investor?
If so, this guide will show you advanced strategies and tactics you need to succeed in Day Trade Forex, Options, Futures, and Stocks.
Throughout the chapters in this audiobook you will learn:
• Advanced trading strategies that increase profits and minimize risk
• Complete guide to understanding the market...