The Oxford handbook of philosophy of criminal law /

Table of Contents: “…Berman -- An alleged act requirement in criminal law / Douglas Husak -- Attempts / Andrew Ashworth -- The philosophical foundations of complicity law / Christopher Kutz -- Causation in the criminal law / Michael Moore -- Responsibility / John Deigh -- Culpability / Larry Alexander -- Justification and excuse / Kimberly Ferzan -- Duress / Joshua Dressler -- Insanity defenses / Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and Ken Levy -- Gender issues in the criminal law / Marcia Baron -- Punishment / David Dolinko -- The death penalty and deontology / Carol Steiker -- Mercy / R. …”

Change one thing : discover what's holding you back and fix it--with the secrets of a top executive image consultant / by Wildermuth, Anna

Table of Contents: “…: the ten most common excuses for not changing -- The clothes make the manager : change one thing about your wardrobe -- My body, myself : change one thing about your body image -- What kind of colleague are you? …”
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Bioethics, medicine, and the criminal law : the criminal law and bioethical conflict : walking the tightrope /

Table of Contents: “…-- In that case -- To prohibit or permit? -- Euthanasia: excused -- Why (not) compromise? -- When to compromise -- How to compromise -- How to compromise on euthanasia -- Conclusion -- Part II: Freedom and autonomy: when consent is not enough -- 5 Body Integrity Identity Disorder: a problem of perception? …”
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Stepping Up : How Taking Responsibility Changes Everything. / by Izzo, John B. 1957-

Table of Contents: “…The 100/0 Perinciple: 100 percent Responsibility/Zero Excuses -- 6. Do Something-Do Anything -- 7. Always Begin in the Room You Are In -- 8. …”
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Decolonization and the decolonized / by Memmi, Albert

Table of Contents: “…The new citizen -- The great disillusion -- A paradoxical poverty -- Corruption -- Imposters and potentates -- Tyrants, zealots, and soldiers -- Diversions, excuses, and myths -- A convenient conflict -- The failure of the intellectuals -- Fiction and reality -- Cultural lethargy -- The clerics' plot -- From repression to violence -- A nation born too late -- Nations without law -- A sick society -- Going abroad -- The immigrant -- The blessings of exile -- Failure twice over -- A new refrain -- The ghetto -- Head scarves and métissage -- Humiliation -- From humiliation to resentment -- The solidarity of the vanquished -- Composite identity -- Abandoning the myth of return -- The immigrant's son -- The zombie -- From exclusion to delinquency -- Questioning integration -- Reciprocal dependence -- The languors of Europe -- Hope for the decolonized? …”
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Wins, losses, and lessons : an autobiography / by Holtz, Lou

Table of Contents: “…-- Bad things sometimes happen for a good reason -- Getting rid of excuses -- Success is a matter of faith -- Perfection is possible if you accept nothing less -- All you can do is all you can do -- Everyone needs something to look forward to.…”

What's race got to do with it : how current school reform policy maintains racial and economic inequality /

Table of Contents: “…High-stakes testing : a tool for white supremacy for over 100 years / Wayne Au -- Mayoral control : reform, whiteness, and critical race analysis of neoliberal educational policy / David Stovall -- School closings : the nexus of white supremacy, state abandonment, and accumulation by dispossession / Pauline Lipman -- Keys to the schoolhouse : black teachers, privatization, and the future of teacher unions / Brian Jones -- School choice : the freedom to choose, the right to exclude / Ujju Aggarwal -- Charter schools : demystifying whiteness in a market of "no excuses" corporate-styled charter schools / Terrenda White -- Philanthrocapitalism : race, political spectacle, and the marketplace of beneficence in a New York City school / Amy Brown -- EDTPA : doubling down on whiteness in teacher education / Barbara Madeloni.…”

The writing culture of ordinary people in Europe, c. 1860-1920 / by Lyons, Martyn

Table of Contents: “…Archives for an alternative history -- 3. 'Excuse my bad writing' -- 4. Literary temptations -- 5. …”
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The writing culture of ordinary people in Europe, c. 1860-1920 / by Lyons, Martyn

Table of Contents: “…Archives for an alternative history -- 3. 'Excuse my bad writing' -- 4. Literary temptations -- 5. …”
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A cultural history of animals and their meat : live, die, buy, eat / by Lykke Syse, Karen, Bjørkdahl, Kristian

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Abuse or punishment? : violence towards children in Québec families, 1850-1969 / by Cliche, Marie-Aimée

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Detonate : why -- and how -- corporations must blow up best practices (and bring a beginner's mind) to survive / by Tuff, Geoff, 1970-, Goldbach, Steve, 1973-

Table of Contents: “…Light the fuse -- Tinderbox : hazardous unwritten rules -- Spark : acceleration of the vicious cycle -- Coordinates : targeting the blast -- Blow up your playbooks -- Dismantle your P & L : revenue should be the last thing you worry about -- Trash the calendar : A strategic planning schedule is largely a waste of time -- Defy expertise : syndicated data creates zero advantage -- Upend insight : customers can't tell you what they believe -- Lose control : discard opportunity management systems -- Stomp out platitudes : celebrating failure is an excuse for mediocrity -- Embrace impermanence : org charts and career paths are past their sell-by date -- Build something better -- Where to start : pick your site to apply the detonate mindset -- Implications for leadership : accelerate by asking better questions -- Minimally viable thoughts.…”
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Sales and leases / by Brook, James, 1946-, Burnham, Scott J.

Table of Contents: “…Article 1 -- The scope of article 2 -- Who is a "merchant" and why it matters -- Offer and acceptance : the basics -- Offer and acceptance advanced : the battle of the forms -- The statute of frauds and UETA -- Usage of trade, course of dealing, and course of performance -- The parol evidence rule -- Good faith, unconscionability, and gap fillers -- The warranties of title and against infringement -- Express warranties of quality -- Implied warranties of quality -- Disclaimer of warranties and limitation of remedies -- The "privity" puzzle -- The Magnuson-Moss Warrranty Act -- Identification of goods and the seller's tender -- Acceptance or rejection of goods -- Cure -- Revocation of acceptance -- Anticipatory repudiation and insecurity -- Installment sales -- Excuse of performance -- Basic treatment -- Delivery through third parties -- Delivery when there has been a breach -- Seller's remedies -- Buyer's remedies -- Lease or sale? …”
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The accountability circle : discovering your true purpose, potential, and impact ... with accountability partnerships / by Silverstein, Sam

Table of Contents: “…Accountability and purpose -- What is your big excuse? -- The cure for burnout -- Does purpose change over time? …”
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First book of airs : 1597 / by Dowland, John, 1563?-1626

Table of Contents: “…If my complaints could passions move. Canshe excuse my wrongs with virtue's cloak? Now, O now I needs must part. …”

Quentin Tarantino : poetics and politics of cinematic metafiction / by Roche, David, 1976-

Table of Contents: “…History and Film History -- "Black Man, White Hell" Identity Politics Vol. 1: Race and Ethnicity -- "That's the Excuse You Guys Use Whenever You Want to Exclude Me from Something" Identity Politics Vol. 2: Gender (and Sexuality) -- "Revenge Is Never a Straight Line" A Neoformalist Approach Vol. 1: Narrative Structures and Paradigms -- "Everything's the Same Except for One Change" A Neoformalist Approach Vol. 2: Narration and Style -- "Lookin' Back on the Track, Gonna Do It My Way" The Use of Preexisting Music -- "Come On, Let's Get into Character" Acting and Theatricality -- "He's Just Not Used to Seein' a Man Ripped Apart by Dogs Is All" Violence and Spectacle.…”

Girl, stop apologizing : a shame-free plan for embracing and achieving your goals / by Hollis, Rachel (Event planner)

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: What if... -- Excuses to let go of. That's not what other women do ; I'm not a goal-oriented person - I don't have time ; I'm not enough to succeed ; I can't pursue my dream and still be a good mom/daughter/employee ; I'm terrified of failure ; It's been done before ; What will they think? …”

Spy capitalism : Itek and the CIA / by Lewis, Jonathan E., 1962-

Table of Contents: “…-- 3 Corporation X -- 4 Sputnik -- 5 The Coffee Slurpers and the Front-Office Pros -- 6 Into the Black -- 7 Pugwash -- 8 Bissell for Vice President -- 9 Going Public -- 10 “An excuse to sellâ€? -- 11 “Friendly in the extremeâ€? …”
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Decolonization and the Decolonized by Memmi, Albert

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The New Citizen; THE GREAT DISILLUSION; A PARADOXICAL POVERTY; CORRUPTION; IMPOSTERS AND POTENTATES; TYRANTS, ZEALOTS, AND SOLDIERS; DIVERSIONS, EXCUSES, AND MYTHS; A CONVENIENT CONFLICT; THE FAILURE OF THE INTELLECTUALS; FICTION AND REALITY; CULTURAL LETHARGY; THE CLERICS' PLOT; FROM REPRESSION TO VIOLENCE; A NATION BORN TOO LATE; NATIONS WITHOUT LAW; A SICK SOCIETY; GOING ABROAD; The Immigrant; THE BLESSINGS OF EXILE; FAILURE TWICE OVER; A NEW REFRAIN; THE GHETTO; HEAD SCARVES AND MÉTISSAGE; HUMILIATION; FROM HUMILIATION TO RESENTMENT.…”
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Lute songs / by Dowland, John, 1563?-1626

Table of Contents: “…sweet love doth now invite (4:27) -- Thou mighty God ; [When David's life ; When the poor cripple] (6:45) -- Can she excuse my wrongs? (2:21) -- Sempre Douland, sempre dolens : (lute solo) (4:20) -- Flow [not] so fast, ye fountain[s] (3:00) -- I saw my lady weep (4:40) -- Weep you no more, sad fountains (3:48) -- Shall I sue? …”
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