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10. The Long Legacy of Ptolemy.

Author

Lennart Berggren, J.

Subjects
*ASTROLOGY, *HISTORY of astronomy, *OUTER planets, *MATHEMATICAL proofs, *PHYSICS, *GEOMETRICAL constructions
Abstract

There is no reference to a ninth sphere in the I Almagest i but a number of Arabic and Jewish scholars believed that Ptolemy thought there were nine spheres. In his lead-in paper, "The Ancient Ptolemy", Alexander Jones seeks to present Ptolemy "in the round" and begins by asking which "Ptolemaic" works Ptolemy wrote. But when Ptolemy criticizes some astrological theories Pico uses Ptolemy the astronomer to add weight to the criticisms. The section on Greek and Near Eastern Traditions closes with Boyadar Dimitrov's "'Fort.recte': Witnesses to the Text of Ptolemy's I Tetrabiblos i in Its Near Eastern Transmission", which considers a "fragmentarily preserved, possibly pre-Islamic Syriac translation" of Ptolemy's classic work on astrology (p. 97). [Extracted from the article]

Published
2022
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11. Identities, Assimilation, and Race.

Author

Bukowczyk, John J.

Subjects
*INTERMARRIAGE, *SUBURBS, *RACISM, *CULTURAL pluralism, *ETHNIC groups, *POST-World War II Period, *SOCIAL scientists
Abstract

Given the size and importance of Chicago's Polish community, the Chicago story, as pridefully told in this book, stands in for the history of Polish America, interweaving the affairs of neighborhood parishes and local organizations with the general history of Poles in the United States, which those parishes and organizations played a great role in making. Pacyga demonstrates that a Polish Chicago still exists, but shows that it is a new Polish Chicago comprising Solidarity- and post-Solidarity-era immigrants and ethnic Poles who have moved to Chicago's suburbs. But wishful liberal nostrums which paper over the long history of racialism in America or rely upon rainbow fantasies to transcend it fail to appreciate how deeply entrenched white racism still is in American society and American institutions; how deeply white supremacism has penetrated portions - perhaps large - of contemporary America, despite no less palpable racial progress; and how difficult it will be to root these out when, it appears (in the wake of the 2020 presidential election) that sizable numbers of white Americans would rather keep racial matters in America much as they have been since the end of slavery days. "Chicago's Polonia lives on", Pacyga writes, "not simply in memory but as a vibrant Polish American community in both the city and suburbs... Chicago's Polonia has been yet again resurrected anew" (p. 267). [Extracted from the article]

Published
2022
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15. Intersecting Lives: How Place Shapes Reentry.

Subjects
INTERSECTING Lives: How Place Shapes Reentry (Book)
Abstract

byLeverentz, Andrea M.Oakland, CA : University of California Press, 2022. 270 pp. $29.95 paper ISBN: 9780520379435. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2024

19. Book reviews.

Author

Balester, Valerie and Tebeaux, Elizabeth

Subjects
KINNEAVY Papers, The (Book), WORSHAM, Lynn, DOBRIN, Sidney, OLSON, Gary
Abstract

Reviews the book 'The Kinneavy Papers: Theory and the Study of Discourse,' edited by Lynn Worsham, Sidney I. Dobrin and Gary A. Olson

Published
2001
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20. Who leads The Last Dance ?

Author

Weinish, Shlomo and Lev, Assaf

Subjects
*SOCIAL order, *LEADERSHIP, *GEORGE Floyd protests, 2020, *TRANSFORMATIONAL leadership, *PHYSICAL education, *TOUGHNESS (Personality trait)
Abstract

In the context of sportsmen and sportswomen in social places, [17] show how high-profile professional athletes experiencing difficulties perpetuate their "athlete" persona. Therefore, the coach must consistently act "like a coach" in the eyes of their players as part of the sporting environment (the setting) in order to establish and maintain the appropriate and expected interaction ([19]). In the context of our paper, it was found that coaches and star athletes and players that are leaders exhibit different types of leadership behaviors ([13]). Halberstam's I Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the world he made i ([9]) was written after Jordan's second retirement and was the first try to take full measure of Jordan's epic career and the larger forces that converged to make him the iconic figure he became. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2021
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22. Book Review.

Author

Peterson, Susan

Subjects
PAPER Dolls & Paper Airplanes (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `Paper Dolls and Paper Airplanes: Therapeutic Exercises for Sexually Traumatized Children,' by Geraldine Crisci, Marilynn Lay and Liana Lowenstein.

Published
2000
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23. DOBRZYCKI'S LEGACY.

Author

BARKER, PETER

Subjects
*MEDIEVAL astronomy, *NONFICTION
Abstract

A review of the book "Selected Papers on Medieval and Renaissance Astronomy," written by Jerzy Dobrzycki and edited by Jaroslav Włodarczyk and Richard L. Kremer, volume 44 in the Studia Copernicana series, is presented.

Published
2013
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24. Book reviews.

Author

Stewart, Hamish

Subjects
POPPERIAN Legacy in Economics: Papers Presented at a Symposium in Amsterdam December 1985, The (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the books `The Popperian Legacy in Economics,' by Neil de Marchi and `The Rules of the Game,` by Johannes J. Klant.

Published
1992
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26. Measuring stroke and transient ischemic attack burden in New Zealand: Protocol for the fifth Auckland Regional Community Stroke Study (ARCOS V).

Author

Feigin, Valery L, Krishnamurthi, Rita, Barker-Collo, Suzanne, Barber, P Alan, Rathnasabapathy, Yogini, Te Ao, Braden, Parmar, Priya, Mahon, Susan, Tunnage, Bronwyn, Swain, Andrew, Arroll, Bruce, Elder, Hinemoa, Tautolo, El-Shadan, Parag, Varsha, Anderson, Craig, Bennett, Derrick, Thrift, Amanda G, Cadilhac, Dominique A, Brown, Paul, and Ranta, Annemarei

Subjects
*TRANSIENT ischemic attack, *ENDOVASCULAR surgery, *HEALTH planning, *STROKE
Abstract

Aim: The goal of this paper is to provide a protocol for conducting a fifth population-based Auckland Regional Community Stroke study (ARCOS V) in New Zealand. Methods and Discussion : In this study, for the first time globally, (1) stroke and TIA burden will be determined using the currently used clinical and tissue-based definition of stroke, in addition to the WHO clinical classifications of stroke used in all previous ARCOS studies, as well as more advanced criteria recently suggested for an "ideal" population-based stroke incidence and outcomes study; and (2) age, sex, and ethnic-specific trends in stroke incidence and outcomes will be determined over the last four decades, including changes in the incidence of acute cerebrovascular events over the last decade. Furthermore, information at four time points over a 40-year period will allow the assessment of effects of recent changes such as implementation of the FAST campaign, ambulance pre-notification, and endovascular treatment. This will enable more accurate projections for health service planning and delivery. Conclusion: The methods of this study will provide a foundation for future similar population-based studies in other countries and populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2020
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28. BOOK REVIEWS.

Author

Goodman, Robyn S. and Poindexter, Paula M.

Subjects
TIANANMEN Papers, The (Book), NATHAN, Andrew, ZHANG, Liang, LINK, Perry
Abstract

Reviews the book `The Tiananmen Papers: The Chinese Leadership's Decision to Use Force Against Their Own People--In Their Own Words,' compiled and edited by Zhang Liang, Andrew J. Nathan and Perry Link.

Published
2001
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29. Book Review: Teaching Business, Technical and Academic Writing Online and Onsite: A Writing Pedagogy Sourcebook by Vengadasalam S. S.

Author

Anabire, Dorcas A.

Subjects
*ACADEMIC discourse, *TECHNICAL writing, *AUDIENCE awareness, *PEER review of students, *COMPUTERS in education
Abstract

The chapter shares how teachers of online writing courses would have to adopt strategies different from the physical classroom to enhance the participation level of students. The author believes that transformative pedagogy is where the academic writing teacher "offers students opportunities and strategies to make their papers voiced, not just well cited" (p. 31). Vengadasalam's I Teaching Business, Technical and Academic Writing Online and Onsite: A Writing Pedagogy i I Sourcebook i is a very useful tool for technical and business writing instructors. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2023
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36. Hull-House Maps and Papers: A Presentation of Nationalities and Wages in a Congested District of Chicago, Together With Comments and Essays on Problems Growing Out of the Social Conditions.

Author

Hanus, Roberta

Subjects
*NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "Hull-House Maps and Papers: A Presentation of Nationalities and Wages in a Congested District of Chicago, Together With Comments and Essays on Problems Growing Out of the Social Conditions," by the residents of Hull-House.

Published
2009
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37. CATHOLIC THEOLOGICAL ETHICS AND THE WORLD CHURCH: THE PLENARY PAPERS FROM THE FIRST CROSS-CULTURAL CONFERENCE ON CATHOLIC THEOLOGICAL ETHICS.

Author

Curran, Charles E.

Subjects
*CATHOLIC authors, *CHRISTIAN ethics, *NONFICTION, *CONFERENCES & conventions
Abstract

The article reviews the book "Catholic Theological Ethics and the World Church: The Plenary Papers From the First Cross-Cultural Conference on Catholic Theological Ethics," edited by James F. Keenan.

Published
2008
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40. Inside the Pentagon Papers.

Author

Campbell, W. Joseph

Subjects
*ARCHIVES, *NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "Inside the Pentagon Papers," edited by John Prados and Margaret Pratt Porter.

Published
2004

42. Book reviews.

Author

Gordon, Richard L.

Subjects
ECONOMICS of Petroleum Supply: Papers by M.A. Adelman 1962-1993, The (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `The Economics of Petroleum Supply: Papers by M.S. Adelman 1962-1993,' by M.A. Adelman.

Published
1994

44. How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, 5th edn.

Author

Moseley, I

Subjects
*RESEARCH, *NONFICTION
Abstract

As he reminds us throughout, the author of this book should know what he's writing about, as he has been in the business a long time; Dr Day was, among other things, on the Publications Board of the American Society for Microbiology for some 19 years. A transatlantic approach first becomes evident on the second page of the Preface, with a reference to 'graduate students', but apart from some differences in spelling and a few words or constructions which sound awkward to the English ear ('transmittal' for 'transmission'), this is not a drawback. What is more irritating is a prevailing sense of smugness: when reading the Preface I assumed the author was tongue-in-cheek while writing 'For those of you who share my tremendous admiration for How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, let me tell you a bit about its history', but by the time I'd finished the whole book, I was not so sure. The author declares his intention 'to make the reader laugh' and has weighed things down with what I suspect he would call a 'leavening' of humour; he may be a good raconteur in the flesh, but writing jokes down, one soon realizes, is a quite different talent, as my first quotation suggests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2000
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48. Lineages of European Political Thought: Explorations along the Medieval/Modern Divide from John of Salisbury to Hegel, by Cary J. Nederman. Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2009. 375 pp. $39.95 (paper).

Author

Steinberger, Peter J.

Subjects
*MIDDLE Ages, *NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "Lineages of European Political Thought: Explorations along the Medieval/Modern Divide from John of Salisbury to Hegel," by Cary J. Nederman.

Published
2011
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49. Book reviews: Jones M and Olwig KR (eds) (2008) Nordic Landscapes: Region and Belonging on the Northern Edge of Europe. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. 628 pp. US$105 cloth, US$35 paper. ISBN: 978 0 8166 3914 4 cloth, 978 0 8166 3915 1 ...

Author

Ingold, Tim

Subjects
*LANDSCAPES, *NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "Nordic Landscapes: Region and Belonging on the Northern Edge of Europe," edited by Michael Jones and Kenneth R. Olwig.

Published
2010
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