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"Ian Smillie is Canada’s most knowledgeable expert on foreign aid. In The Charity of Nations, he joins Larry Minear to produce a donor’s guide to spending our dollars...Smillie tops his previous publications...in a book that may help the reader handle the relentless plopping of pleading epistles in the front hall. The authors lay out clear, concise prescriptions they insist should be followed by donors and doers attempting to respond to a humanitarian crisis. Government decision makers and international nongovernmental organizations should pay heed, since the immensity and urgency of current conditions demand we do things differently. Smillie and Minear have a formula."

-- Literary Review of Canada, Volume 13, No. 2


I hope [this] becomes a standard reference in the current discussion of the humanitarian enterprise. We would all be very much the better for it."
--Gerry Barr, President and CEO, Canadian Council for International Cooperation

Much more than an indictment of a humanitarian apparatus that allows 'forgotten emergencies.' . . .This is a timely, important, and highly readable book.
--Sadako Ogata, Former UN High Commissioner for Refugees

"Offers an insightful analysis of the complexities of the humanitarian enterprise. The authors' grasp of the topic is impressive.
--Angelo Gnaedinger, Director General, International Committee of the Red Cross

*Probes the reasons behind governmental and nongovernmental responses to urgent human need

*Will be one of the most important and influential assessments of humanitarianism in a decade

*Up-to-date field research, extensive interviews with practitioners and donor government officials, and over sixty collective years of work in humanitarian and development issues

*Accessibly written for the concerned international public, undergraduate and graduate students, practitioners, and analysts troubled by the direction of today’s humanitarian action



The charitable impulse has a history rooted in ethics. But much of what passes for humanitarianism today is a commercial enterprise, manipulated by market forces of supply and demand. And since the launch of the "war on terror," national security interests and political objectives have increasingly come into play. The Charity of Nations probes the reasons behind governmental and nongovernmental responses to urgent human need. It explains why some crises get the lion’s share of attention and resources, while others are essentially forgotten.



Vibrantly contrasting cases of Afghanistan, East Timor, and Sierra Leone, among others, illustrate how foreign policy and domestic politics have shaped what has become the business of humanitarianism. The authors call for a revamped humanitarian structure--one that eliminates the ambiguities and confusion that exist today. They argue for a shift away from rampant political and commercial intrusions, and a rededication to multilateralism, genuine accountability, and trust..
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Puccini's swansong has a claim to being the last great popular opera. Its melodic wealth has enchanted audiences since its posthumous premiere in 1926, two years after Puccini's death. It truly is an opera that has everything: a chilling story of love and cruelty, a fascinating cast of characters, the exotic backdrop of Imperial China, majestic ensembles, magnificent choruses, and dazzling orchestration in an exotic score that comprises a string of the most splendid arias - among which the great tenor aria 'Nessun dorma' is the jewel. It is more than Puccini's last opera; it is the last word, in every sense, on Italian opera..
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Daniel's dates, 1866 and 1875, heralded the Second Advent. Not until the fruit of those years became evident was it possible to see the magnitude of its meaning for all mankind Mary Baker Eddy's revelation of Christian Science in 1866 and her textbook, Science and Health, the "little book," published in 1875, aggravated the war against the Woman and her remnant - all of which is uncovered and documented in this vital book.

Mr. Smillie's thorough defense of this God-sent Woman details the importance of her life and its heavenly message. Mrs. Eddy's virtuous life is described in Proverbs 31. Micah foresaw two messengers. Zechariah asked, "what be these two olive branches which empty the golden oil out of themselves? These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth." St. John records two witnesses or Prophets. Apparently these two would teach the same message. "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my [Jesus'] name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.".
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'Mastering the Machine Revisted' is about the connection between poverty, aid and technology It is about a search that has been going on, officially in the developing world for over forty years, and less officially in most countries since the beginning of time. It is a search driven today by more hard core poverty than has ever been known, and by a realization that the technologies applied to the problem have severe limitations. We have sent people safely to the moon but we cannot ensure that people will live safely on earth - safe from war, disease, and the crushing poverty that stifles ambition, hope and enterprise.

The book is about development that gives meaning to people’s lives, that is relevant to their resources and needs, and to the hopes they have for their countries and their children. It is about how appropriate technology fits into the larger picture of aid and development, and what it has accomplished in the fight against poverty. The book is about possibilities and limitations. It is about failure as well as success, arguing that too many aid failures have been ignored or hidden, condemning poor people to suffer the re-invention of too many wheels that never worked in the first place.

From the beginning of time, technology has been a touchstone of growth and development. 'Mastering the Machine Revisted' is about a hybrid era, one somewhere between the Bronze Age and the Internet, between sail and jet engines; one in which quality has become confused with quantity, and means with ends. For the South, this is a time of immense technological opportunity and optimism. It is also a period of unimaginable poverty and hopelessness. And it is unlike any other period in history, for today, in addition to artisans and artists, farmers, machinists and dreamers, the direction of technology is influenced by bureaucrats, economists, faraway corporate planners, aid agencies and charities. Never before have so many non-technical people exerted so much influence on the advancement, retardation, and movement of technology. Mastering the Machine Revisted is about the interaction between these people, and between poverty, aid and technology. Mastering the Machine Revisited ' is about the connection between poverty, aid and technology. It is about a search that has been going on, officially in the developing world for over forty years, and less officially in most countries since the beginning of time. It is a search driven today by more hard core poverty than has ever been known, and by a realization that the technologies applied to the problem have severe limitations. We have sent people safely to the moon but we cannot ensure that people will live safely on earth - safe from war, disease and the crushing poverty that stifles ambition, hope and enterprise.

The book is about development that gives meaning to people's lives, that is relevant to their resources and needs, and to the hopes they have for their countries and their children. It is about how appropriate technology fits into the larger picture of aid and development, and what it has accomplished in the fight against poverty. The book is about possibilities and limitations. It is about failure as well as success, arguing that too many aid failures have been ignored or hidden, condemning poor people to suffer the re-invention of too many wheels that never worked in the first place..
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The editors present a collection of essays dealing with both the life and ideas of Charles Darwin as they relate to human sociobiology They represent themes coming from evolutionary theory, cultural anthropology, political science, sociology, and psychology and psychiatry. Consistent with E. O. Wilson's Consilience, the compilation also reflects an interest in the humanities and thus offers materials exploring the possibility of a broad synthesis of knowledge relating to human nature. Beyond the theory and evidence offered in these disciplines is the promise of finding explanations for, and solutions to, current human differences and problems..
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Most engineers rely on a small core of books that are specifically targeted to their job responsibilities These dog-eared volumes are used daily and considered essential. But budgets and space commonly limit just how many books can be added to your core library.

The Newnes Mixed-Signal Circuit Design Ebook Collection solves this problem. It contains five of our best-selling titles, providing the "next level" of reference you will need for a fraction of the price of the hard-copy books purchased separately.

The CD contains the complete PDF versions of the following Newnes titles:

Analog and Digital Filters (Winder) 9780750675475
Analog and Digital Circuits (Luecke) 9780750678100
Analog and Digital Communications Technology (Smillie) 97807340731253
Demystifying Mixed-Signal Test Methods (Baker) 9780750676168
Circuit Designer's Companion, 2nd Edition (Williams) 9780750663700

* 800-1000 pages of reference material on one CD
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* Incredible value at a fraction of the corst of bound books.
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This EMS volume, the first edition of which was published as Dynamical Systems II, EMS 2, sets out to familiarize the reader to the fundamental ideas and results of modern ergodic theory and its applications to dynamical systems and statistical mechanics. The exposition starts from the basic of the subject, introducing ergodicity, mixing and entropy. The ergodic theory of smooth dynamical systems is treated. Numerous examples are presented carefully along with the ideas underlying the most important results. Moreover, the book deals with the dynamical systems of statistical mechanics, and with various kinetic equations. For this second enlarged and revised edition, published as Mathematical Physics I, EMS 100, two new contributions on ergodic theory of flows on homogeneous manifolds and on methods of algebraic geometry in the theory of interval exchange transformations were added. This book is compulsory reading for all mathematicians working in this field, or wanting to learn about it..
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An increasing proportion of the world's poor is dependent on NGOs for the support the state cannot or will not provide. Management of development organizations is critical to their success.
This major new study, published with the Aga Khan Foundation, Canada, draws lessons from the enormous success of a number of NGOs in Asia, including BRAC and Proshika in Bangladesh, BAIF and AKRSP in India, and IUCN and Sungi in Pakistan. From the reality on the ground, the authors highlight the key lessons and operational issues facing NGO managers. They analyze how strategy is made, what makes effective NGO leaders, and the management style appropriate to crises and change. They also explore the handling of donor relations, staff motivation and development, and change management.
The books dispatches many myths about NGO management and reaches striking conclusions about how they are formed and how they achieve success.
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