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Cocktails in a Crisis: New-York Historical’s Iconic Barware and a History of Happy Hours in Dark Times

As the COVID-19 crisis continues, perhaps it’s no surprise that alcohol sales are booming. With many of us confined to our homes (if we’re lucky), braving commutes to carry out essential work, or simply trying to figure out how to make a mask out of your last pair of clean underwear, there seems to be no...

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Catching Rays with #MuseumSunshine: Shining Light on Social Media

People around the world are stuck at home and socially distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. So, we want to bring the outdoors inside. The New-York Historical Society partnered with the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., to send virtual rays of #MuseumSunshine to lighten moods and brighten social media feeds. Dear @metmuseum, we...

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History at Home: Longshots, Underdogs, and Great Moments in New York Sports

In 2010, our Public Program series welcomed an all-star lineup: journalist and then-New York Times columnist Bob Herbert, The New Yorker‘s Adam Gopnik, and boxing writer and sports historian Bert Sugar (who sadly, passed away in 2012). The subject of their talk was an irresistible one for any sports fan who’s missing the action during lockdown: longshots, underdogs,...

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Nonlinear finite element analysis of solids and structures

Title: Nonlinear finite element analysis of solids and structures [electronic resource] : R. de Borst [and three others].
Imprint: Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : Wiley, 2012.
Shelfmark: Wiley
Subjects: Structural analysis (Engineering) -- Data processing.
Finite element method -- Data processing.
Finite element method -- Data processing. fast (OCoLC)fst00924900
Structural analysis (Engineering) -- Data processing. fast (OCoLC)fst01135607




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Forensic science and humanitarian action

Title: Forensic science and humanitarian action [electronic resource] : interacting with the dead and the living. Volume 1 / edited by Roberto C. Parra, Sara C. Zapico, Douglas H. Ubelaker.
Imprint: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2020.
Shelfmark: Wiley
Subjects: Forensic sciences.
Forensic anthropology.
Dead -- Identification.
Humanitarian assistance.
Dead -- Identification. fast (OCoLC)fst00888389
Forensic anthropology. fast (OCoLC)fst00931952
Forensic sciences. fast (OCoLC)fst00932011
Humanitarian assistance. fast (OCoLC)fst00963553





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Learning relationships in the classroom

Title: Learning relationships in the classroom [electronic resource] / edited by Dorothy Faulkner, Karen Littleton, and Martin Woodhead.
Imprint: London : Routledge, 2013.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Teacher-student relationships.
Communication in education.
Group work in education.
Communication in education. fast (OCoLC)fst00870133
Group work in education. fast (OCoLC)fst00948532
Teacher-student relationships. fast (OCoLC)fst01144236




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William Stanley Jevons and the cutting edge of economics

Title: William Stanley Jevons and the cutting edge of economics [electronic resource] / Bert Mosselmans.
Author: Mosselmans, Bert.
Imprint: London New York : Routledge, 2007.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Jevons, William Stanley, 1835-1882.
Economists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Economics -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Jevons, William Stanley, 1835-1882. fast (OCoLC)fst00050884
Economics. fast (OCoLC)fst00902116
Economists. fast (OCoLC)fst00902277
Great Britain. fast (OCoLC)fst01204623
1800-1899 fast




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The philosophy of Keynes's economics

Title: The philosophy of Keynes's economics [electronic resource] : probability, uncertainty and convention / edited by Jochen Runde and Sohei Mizuhara.
Imprint: London : Routledge, 2003.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Keynesian economics.
Probabilities.
Uncertainty.
Keynesian economics. fast (OCoLC)fst00987025
Probabilities. fast (OCoLC)fst01077737
Uncertainty. fast (OCoLC)fst01160832






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Colonialism and the object

Title: Colonialism and the object [electronic resource] : empire, material culture, and the museum / edited by Tim Barringer and Tom Flynn.
Imprint: London New York : Routledge, 1998.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Art, Primitive.
Art, Colonial.
Art, Colonial -- Foreign influences.
Colonies -- Relations -- Europe.
Europe -- Relations -- Colonies.
Art, Colonial. fast (OCoLC)fst00816140
Art, Colonial -- Foreign influences. fast (OCoLC)fst00816142
Art, Primitive. fast (OCoLC)fst00816768
Europe. fast (OCoLC)fst01245064





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Development of achievement motivation

Title: Development of achievement motivation [electronic resource] / edited by Allan Wigfield, Jacquelynne S. Eccles.
Imprint: San Diego : Academic Press, ©2002.
Shelfmark: ScienceDirect
Subjects: Motivation in education.
Academic achievement.
Achievement motivation in children.
Academic achievement. fast (OCoLC)fst00794949
Achievement motivation in children. fast (OCoLC)fst00795665
Motivation in education. fast (OCoLC)fst01027541




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The emotions of internationalism

Title: The emotions of internationalism [electronic resource] : feeling international cooperation in the Alps in the interwar period / Ilaria Scaglia.
Author: Scaglia, Ilaria, author.
Imprint: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Shelfmark: Oxford Scholarship Online
Subjects: Europe, Western -- History -- 20th century.
International agencies -- Europe, Western.
Europe, Western -- Foreign relations.
Emotions -- History -- 20th century.
Internationalism -- History -- 20th century.
Alps -- History -- 20th century.
Diplomatic relations. fast (OCoLC)fst01907412
Emotions. fast (OCoLC)fst00908819
International agencies. fast (OCoLC)fst00976708
Western Europe. fast (OCoLC)fst01272478







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Relationship thinking

Title: Relationship thinking [electronic resource] : agency, enchrony, and human sociality / N.J. Enfield.
Author: Enfield, N. J., 1966- author.
Imprint: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Shelfmark: Oxford Scholarship Online
Subjects: Communication -- Social aspects.
Semiotics -- Social aspects.
Social interaction.
Cognition.
Sociolinguistics.
Cognition. fast (OCoLC)fst00866457
Communication -- Social aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst00870009
Semiotics -- Social aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst01112363
Social interaction. fast (OCoLC)fst01122562
Sociolinguistics. fast (OCoLC)fst01123847




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Virtue and law in Plato and beyond

Title: Virtue and law in Plato and beyond [electronic resource] / Julia Annas.
Author: Annas, Julia, author.
Imprint: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Shelfmark: Oxford Scholarship Online
Subjects: Plato.
Ethics.
Virtue.
Law (Philosophical concept)
Plato. fast (OCoLC)fst00046610
Ethics. fast (OCoLC)fst00915833
Law (Philosophical concept) fast (OCoLC)fst01770250
Virtue. fast (OCoLC)fst01167712




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Causal cognition

Title: Causal cognition [electronic resource] : a multidisciplinary debate / edited by Dan Sperber, David Premack, and Ann James Premack.
Imprint: Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Shelfmark: Oxford Scholarship Online
Subjects: Cognition -- Congresses.
Causation -- Congresses.
Attribution (Social psychology) -- Congresses.
Cognition and culture -- Congresses.
Attribution (Social psychology) fast (OCoLC)fst00820913
Causation. fast (OCoLC)fst00849829
Cognition. fast (OCoLC)fst00866457
Cognition and culture. fast (OCoLC)fst00866482




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Alfred Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'

Title: Alfred Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam' [electronic resource] : a reading guide / Anna Barton.
Author: Barton, Anna, 1979-, author.
Imprint: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2012]";"©2012
Shelfmark: JSTOR ebooks
Subjects: Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892. In memoriam.
Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892 -- Criticism and interpretation.
In memoriam (Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron). fast (OCoLC)fst01937933
English poetry -- 19th century -- History and criticism





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Consultancy, organizational development and change

Title: Consultancy, organizational development and change [electronic resource] : a practical guide to delivering value / Julie Hodges.
Author: Hodges, Julie.
Imprint: [Place of publication not identified] : Kogan Page : Kogan Page, 2017.
Shelfmark: EBSCO ebooks
Subjects: Organizational change -- Management.
Organizational effectiveness.
Organizational change -- Management. fast (OCoLC)fst01047838
Organizational effectiveness. fast (OCoLC)fst01047852




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Modern macroeconomics

Title: Modern macroeconomics [electronic resource] : its origins, development and current state / Brian Snowdon, Howard R. Vane.
Author: Snowdon, Brian.
Imprint: Cheltenham, UK Northhampton, MA : Edward Elgar, ©2005.
Shelfmark: EBSCO ebooks
Subjects: Macroeconomics.
Keynesian economics.
Comparative economics.
Comparative economics. fast (OCoLC)fst00871323
Keynesian economics. fast (OCoLC)fst00987025
Macroeconomics. fast (OCoLC)fst01005221








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Recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters

Title: Recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters [electronic resource] / edited by Anselmo Reyes.
Imprint: Oxford New York, Hart, 2019.
Shelfmark: Ebook Central
Subjects: Judgments, Foreign -- East Asia.
Judgments, Foreign -- Southeast Asia.
Judgments, Foreign -- South Asia.
Judgments, Foreign. fast (OCoLC)fst00984632
East Asia. fast (OCoLC)fst01243628
South Asia. fast (OCoLC)fst01244520
Southeast Asia. fast (OCoLC)fst01240499







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Prostitution

Title: Prostitution [electronic resource] : sex work, policy and politics / Teela Sanders, Maggie O'Neill, Jane Pitcher.
Author: Sanders, Teela, author.
Imprint: Los Angeles : Sage, 2017.
Shelfmark: Ebook Central
Subjects: Prostitution -- Great Britain.
Prostitutes -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain.
Prostitution -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.
Prostitutes -- Great Britain -- Social conditions.




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First globalization

Title: First globalization [electronic resource] : the Eurasian exchange, 1500 to 1800 / Geoffrey C. Gunn.
Author: Gunn, Geoffrey C., author.
Imprint: Lanham, [Maryland] : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2003]";"©2003
Shelfmark: Ebook Central
Subjects: East and West.
Europe -- Relations -- Asia.
Asia -- Relations -- Europe.
Europe -- Civilization -- Oriental influences.
Asia -- Foreign public opinion, Western.




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New directions and paradigms for the study of Greek architecture

Title: New directions and paradigms for the study of Greek architecture [electronic resource] : interdisciplinary dialogues in the field / edited by Philip Sapirstein PhD, University of Toronto David Scahill PhD, American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
Author: New Approaches and Paradigms in the Study of Greek Architecture (Conference) (2016 : American School of Classical Studies at Athens), author.
Imprint: Leiden Boston : Brill, [2020]
Shelfmark: Brill
Subjects: Architecture, Greek -- Congresses.
Architecture, Greek. fast (OCoLC)fst00813766





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Brill's companion to Thucydides

Title: Brill's companion to Thucydides [electronic resource] / edited by Antonios Rengakos and Antonis Tsakmakis.
Imprint: Leiden Boston : Brill, 2006.
Shelfmark: Brill
Subjects: Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War.
Greece -- History -- Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C. -- Historiography.
History of the Peloponnesian War (Thucydides) fast (OCoLC)fst01356140
Historiography. fast (OCoLC)fst00958221
Greece. fast (OCoLC)fst01208380
431-404 B.C fast





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A commentary on Virgil

Title: A commentary on Virgil [electronic resource] : Aeneid VIII / by P.T. Eden.
Author: Eden, P. T.
Imprint: Lugduni Batavorum : Brill, 1975.
Shelfmark: Brill
Subjects: Virgil. Aeneis. Liber 8.
Aeneas (Legendary character) -- In literature.
Aeneis (Virgil) fast (OCoLC)fst01356034
Aeneas (Legendary character) fast (OCoLC)fst00798041
Epic poetry, Latin -- History and criticism.
Rome -- In literature.
Epic poetry, Latin. fast (OCoLC)fst00913954
Literature. fast (OCoLC)fst00999953
Rome (Empire) fast (OCoLC)fst01204885




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The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Occupational Safety and Workplace Health


 




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The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Recruitment, Selection and Employee Retention


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Adult Development and Aging, 7th Edition


 

The new edition of the leading textbook on the biopsychosocial processes of aging in adults, fully revised and updated.

Adult Development and Aging helps student readers understand the aging process both in themselves and in those around them. Approaching the subject from the biopsychosocial perspective — an innovative model of adult development that takes into account the influences and interactions of complex biological, psychological, and social



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Handbook of Sport Psychology, 2 Volume Set, 4th Edition


 

The fourth edition of a classic, leading resource for the field of sport, exercise, and performance psychology

Now expanded to two volumes, and featuring a wealth of new chapters from highly respected scholars in the field, this all-new edition of the Handbook of Sports Psychology draws on an international roster of experts and scholars in the field who have assembled state-of-the-art knowledge into this thorough, well-rounded, and accessible volume



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Microaggressions in Everyday Life, 2nd Edition


 

The essential, authoritative guide to microaggressions, revised and updated

The revised and updated second edition of Microaggressions in Everyday Life presents an introduction to the concept of microaggressions, classifies the various types of microaggressions, and offers solutions for ending microaggressions at the individual, group, and community levels. The authors—noted experts on the topic—explore the psychological effects of microaggressions



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Intervention Library: Finding Interventions and Resources for Students and Teachers (IL:FIRST v1.0)


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Psycho-Criminological Approaches to Stalking Behavior: An International Perspective


 

Provides multidisciplinary coverage of stalking behavior worldwide from both academic and practical approaches

Psycho-Criminological Approaches to Stalking Behavior: The International Perspective is a thorough, up-to-date overview of stalking perpetration and victimization in different regions of the world. This authoritative book brings together contributions from a team of leading scholars and practitioners that discuss a diverse range of interrelated



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Psycho-Criminological Approaches to Stalking Behavior: An International Perspective


 

Provides multidisciplinary coverage of stalking behavior worldwide from both academic and practical approaches

Psycho-Criminological Approaches to Stalking Behavior: The International Perspective is a thorough, up-to-date overview of stalking perpetration and victimization in different regions of the world. This authoritative book brings together contributions from a team of leading scholars and practitioners that discuss a diverse range of interrelated



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iPad For Seniors For Dummies, 12th Edition


 

Get to know the exciting features of your new iPad!

The iPad can do almost anything: entertain you, help you stay in touch with the world, boost your productivity, and more. If you have lots of life experience but are a little less tech savvy, iPad For Seniors For Dummies is here to help you make the most of your wireless device.

Learn the essentials of any model of iPad with this friendly, easy-to-follow guide. You’ll learn to connect to the Internet



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