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When winners write history, they sometimes "forget" to include their own embarrassing misjudgments. Fortunately, this take-no-prisoners edition of history isn't going to let the winners (or the losers) forget the mistakes of the past. Be prepared to laugh out loud—and gasp in horror—at the most painfully idiotic strategies, alliances, and decisions the world has ever known. These stupid wars have been launched by democracies as well as monarchies and dictatorships, in recent decades just as often as in less "enlightened" times. The ridiculous and reckless conflicts chronicled in Stupid Wars include the misdirected Fourth Crusade, the half-baked invasion of Russia by the U.S., the U.K.'s baffling Falklands War, Hitler's ill-fated Beer Hall Putsch, several incredibly foolish South American conflicts, the Bay of Pigs fiasco, and many more. Whether you're a future dictator, war-mongering politician, royal mistress, or history lover, these blow-by-stupid-blow accounts will teach you the valuable lessons you need to stay off the list, including:

• Don't declare war on all your neighbors at the same time.
• Working radios, accurate maps, and weather-appropriate uniforms are big plusses.
• Large amounts of bird poop and very small islands are probably not worth dying for.
• Never invade Russia.
• Seriously. It's a really bad idea.

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In February 2003, an undocumented immigrant teen from Mexico lay dying in a prominent American hospital due to a stunning medical oversight—she had received a heart-lung transplantation of the wrong blood type. In the following weeks, Jesica Santillan's tragedy became a portal into the complexities of American medicine, prompting contentious debate about new patterns and old problems in immigration, the hidden epidemic of medical error, the lines separating transplant "haves" from "have-nots," the right to sue, and the challenges posed by "foreigners" crossing borders for medical care.

This volume draws together experts in history, sociology, medical ethics, communication and immigration studies, transplant surgery, anthropology, and health law to understand the dramatic events, the major players, and the core issues at stake. Contributors view the Santillan story as a morality tale: about the conflicting values underpinning American health care; about the politics of transplant medicine; about how a nation debates deservedness, justice, and second chances; and about the global dilemmas of medical tourism and citizenship.

Contributors:
Charles Bosk, University of Pennsylvania
Leo R. Chavez, University of California, Irvine
Richard Cook, University of Chicago
Thomas Diflo, New York University Medical Center
Jason Eberl, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Jed Adam Gross, Yale University
Jacklyn Habib, American Association of Retired Persons
Tyler R. Harrison, Purdue University
Beatrix Hoffman, Northern Illinois University
Nancy M. P. King, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Barron Lerner, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Susan E. Lederer, Yale University
Julie Livingston, Rutgers University
Eric M. Meslin, Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Susan E. Morgan, Purdue University
Nancy Scheper-Hughes, University of California, Berkeley
Rosamond Rhodes, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Carolyn Rouse, Princeton University
Karen Salmon, New England School of Law
Lesley Sharp, Barnard and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Lisa Volk Chewning, Rutgers University
Keith Wailoo, Rutgers University .
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This digital document is an article from Community College Week, published by Thomson Gale on July 17, 2006. The length of the article is 2077 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: A college in crisis: an inability to get the books right plus botched management sank Compton Community College.(SPECIAL REPORT: FUNDING FALLOUT)
Author: Marla Jo Fisher
Publication:Community College Week (Newspaper)
Date: July 17, 2006
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Volume: 18 Issue: 24 Page: 6(3)

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This digital document is an article from National Right to Life News, published by National Right to Life Committee, Inc. on April 1, 2000. The length of the article is 571 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Abortionist Steir Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter for Botched Abortion.(Bruce Steir )(Brief Article)
Author: Liz Townsend
Publication:National Right to Life News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2000
Publisher: National Right to Life Committee, Inc.
Volume: 27 Issue: 4 Page: NA

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This digital document is an article from Naval Aviation News, published by Thomson Gale on November 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1290 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Botched bailout.(GRAMPAW PETTIBONE)
Publication:Naval Aviation News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2005
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Volume: 88 Issue: 1 Page: 4(2)

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This digital document is an article from Arena Magazine, published by Arena Printing and Publications Pty. Ltd. on February 1, 2004. The length of the article is 1755 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Mad human disease: sheer incompetency and a dangerous lack of planning characterises America's botched post-war 'reconstruction' in Iraq.
Author: Jeremy Salt
Publication:Arena Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2004
Publisher: Arena Printing and Publications Pty. Ltd.
Issue: 69 Page: 18(2)

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This digital document is an article from National Right to Life News, published by National Right to Life Committee, Inc. on April 1, 2003. The length of the article is 670 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Abortionist Remains Licensed Despite Botched Abortion.(Andrew Gbinigie)
Author: Liz Townsend
Publication:National Right to Life News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2003
Publisher: National Right to Life Committee, Inc.
Volume: 30 Issue: 4 Page: 5

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