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David Berg

A searing family memoir, hailed as “remarkable” (The New York Times), “compelling” (People), and “engrossing” (Kirkus Reviews), of a trial lawyer’s tempestuous boyhood in Texas that led to the vicious murder of his brother by the father of actor Woody Harrelson.In 1968, David Berg’s brother, Alan, was murdered by Charles Harrelson, a notorious hit man and father of Woody Harrelson. Alan was only thirty-one when he disappe...

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David Berg

Learn how Joe Jamail won a $10.5 billion verdict in Pennzoil v. Texaco - and how you can use these trial tactics to your advantage!Colorful, insightful, funny and instructive - and difficult to put down. It will keep you reading - and make you a better trial lawyer.

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David N. Berg

Human Collaboration at Work delves into the dynamics of collaboration between two individuals, examining both the challenges and potential in creative relationships and offering a useful resource for all those working with others. The two-person relationship is one of the key building blocks in our understanding of relationships in organizations yet is largely understudied in the literature.This book brings the dyadic relationship to the fore and offers support for those e...

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Vivien Collingwood

The Hollandsche Schouwburg is a former theatre in Amsterdam where, during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, tens of thousands of Jews were assembled before being deported to transit and concentration camps. Before the war, the theatre had been an example of Jewish integration in the Netherlands, and after the war it became a memorial for the Jewish victims of Nazi persecution. This book is the first international publication to address all the historical aspects of the site, putting ...

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David E. Berg

Spyke the hamster never liked living cooped up in a cage. He managed to escape one day, much to the sorrow of his owner, Billy. He could never guess what destiny awaited him in the woods just outside of town. Billy, already preoccupied with growing up and entering a new middle school, worried in the meantime if he would ever see his beloved runaway pet again.

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David Berg

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Geoffrey Alan Berg

As William Faulkner said, “The past is not dead, it’s not even past.” This observation seems especially true in matters of family, when the fury between generations is often never resolved and instead secretly carried, a wound that cannot heal. For David Berg, this is truer than for most, and once you listen to the story of his family, you will understand why he held it privately for so long and why the betrayals between parent and child can be the most wrenching of all.In 1968 Dav...

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Medicine (R0)

This book answers key questions asked by emergency clinicians faced with complex gastrointestinal and abdominal pain presentations. Instead of a traditional format that includes epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment options, this book takes an approach that mirrors the way clinicians interact with patients – by asking and answering specific clinical care questions. The book is organized into sections by presentation – gastrointestinal bleeding, for example – each of which...

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Routledge Revivals

Published in 1999, this work sets out to assess the potential of urban and peri-urban agriculture for generating income and for improving food supply for the growing urban population in Africa. It considers both full-time small-holder farmers and part-timers, who hold land under various tenurial conditions. Since the book is a collection of papers based on field studies, it contains a wide range of approaches, methods of investigation, and scientific findings.

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Jonathan David Mr. Ostry, Andrew Mr. Berg, Charalambos G. Mr. Tsangarides

The Fund has recognized in recent years that one cannot separate issues of economic growth and stability on one hand and equality on the other. Indeed, there is a strong case for considering inequality and an inability to sustain economic growth as two sides of the same coin. Central to the Funds mandate is providing advice that will enable members economies to grow on a sustained basis. But the Fund has rightly been cautious about recommending the use of redistributive policies given th...

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Mark van der Gaag, Dorien Nieman, David van den Berg

Can severe mental illness be prevented by early intervention?Mental illness is highly prevalent in the general population and has its onset mostly in adolescence and young adulthood. Early intervention usually leads to improved prognosis. This book describes a newly developed, evidence based cognitive behavioural intervention that can be used by clinicians to treat the precursor symptoms of psychosis and other severe mental illness. CBT for those at risk of a First Episode Psyc...

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David Ford, Jeremy D. Maikoetter, Timothy H. Bonner, Chad W Hargrave, David S. Ruppel, Nicky M. Hahn, Robert J. Edwards, Paige Najvar, William Godwin, Mary Jones, David J. Berg, Ned E. Strenth, Jerry L. Cook, Benjamin T. Hutchins, Anthony A. Echelle, Alice F. Echelle, J. Curtis Creighton, D. Craig Rudolph, Josh Pierce, Loren K. Ammerman, Christopher E. Comer, Michael E. Tewes, Julia Buck, Mary Kay Skoruppa, Kim Withers, Andrew C. Kasner, John Karges, Timothy Brush, Clifford E. Shackelford, Heather A. Mathewson, David Cimprich, James M Mueller, Robert Allen, Karl Berg, Philip Matich, Donna J. Shaver, Mary M Streitch, Bernd Würsig, Dr. Neil B. Ford

What good is a rattlesnake? What purpose do animals serve? All species play a vital role in their biological communities, and the removal of just one can have a noticeable and catastrophic ripple effect.Yet social and political pressures frequently pit species conservation against economic progress and prosperity, and scientists fear that we may be in the midst of a mass extinction event. Brian R. Chapman and William I. Lutterschmidt make the case that the effort to preserve animal...

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Susan S. Ellenberg, Thomas R. Fleming, David L. DeMets

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Statistics in Practice

The authoritative guide for Data Monitoring Committees—fully revised and updatedThe number of clinical trials sponsored by government agencies and pharmaceutical companies has grown in recent years, prompting an increased need for interim monitoring of data on safety and efficacy. Data Monitoring Committees (DMCs) are an essential component of many clinical trials, safeguarding trial participants and protecting the credibility and validity of the study. Data Mo...