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  • The Engine of Complexity

    Evolution as Computation

    by John Mayfield ...
    The concepts of evolution and complexity theory have become part of the intellectual ether permeating the life sciences, the social and behavioral sciences, and, more recently, management science and economics. In this book, John E. Mayfield elegantly synthesizes core concepts from multiple disciplines to offer a new approach to understanding how evolution works and how complex organisms, ... Read more

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  • Body Intelligence A New Paradigm: Living a Heart-Centered Life in a Mind-Centered World

    Activate your bigger intelligence.Most of us walk through life relying on rational thinking and half-baked ideas as our guide. This clear and refreshing book will help you get out of the old rut of thinking only with your brain. Dr. Mayfield has cracked the code on the mysteries of how the body and mind (actually a bodymind) function together.By combining western medical physiology with classical ... Read more

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  • Counterfeit Gentlemen

    Manhood and Humor in the Old South

    by John Mayfield ...
    Series series New Perspectives on the History of the South
    What does it mean to be a man in the pre–Civil War South? And how can we answer the question from the perspective of the early twenty-first century? John Mayfield does so by revealing how early nineteenth-century Southern humorists addressed the anxieties felt by men seeking to chart a new path between the old honor culture and the new market culture. Lacking the constraints imposed by journalism ... Read more

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  • The Field of Honor

    Essays on Southern Character and American Identity

    Edited by John Mayfield, Todd Hagstette ...
    Current research on the history and evolution of moral standards and their role in Southern societyFor more than thirty years, the study of honor has been fundamental to understanding southern culture and history. Defined chiefly as reputation or public esteem, honor penetrated virtually every aspect of southern ethics and behavior, including race, gender, law, education, religion, and violence. ... Read more

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    Dandruff Hits The Turtleneck

    by John Mayfield ...
    Narrated by Prunella Scales ...

    Unabridged

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    From the moment pub landlord and keen amateur entomologist, Arnold Matson, arrives in Blinkington-on-the-Treacle to take over his new hostelry, the listener is guided superbly by one of Britain's best-loved actresses, Prunella Scales, as she introduces local characters and intimately narrates her way through a colourful collection of vignettes and poignant flashbacks that are both comically funny ... Read more

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  • Promoting the Health of the Community

    Community Health Workers Describing Their Roles, Competencies, and Practice

    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Community health workers (CHWs) are an increasingly important member of the healthcare and public health professions who help build primary care capacity. Yet, in spite of the exponential growth of CHW interventions, CHW training programs, and CHW certification and credentialing by state agencies, a gap persists in the literature regarding current CHW roles and skills, scope of practice, CHW job ... Read more

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  • The Human Tradition in the Old South

    Series series The Human Tradition in America
    The importance of the South in the development of the United States has always been clear, but in recent decades the rise of the sunbelt-politically, economically, and culturally-has made the significance of the region's history all the more apparent. In The Human Tradition in the Old South, Professor James C. Klotter has gathered twelve insightful essays that explore the region's past and ponder ... Read more

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  • The Human Tradition in America from the Colonial Era through Reconstruction

    Series series The Human Tradition in America
    The Human Tradition in America from the Colonial Era through Reconstruction is a collection of the best biographical sketches from several volumes in SR Books' popular Human Tradition in America Series. Compiled by Series Editor Charles W. Calhoun, this book brings American history to life by illuminating the lives of ordinary Americans. This examination of common individuals helps personalize the ... Read more

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  • Book of Extremes

    Why the 21st Century Isn’t Like the 20th Century

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    Series series Engineering (R0)
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  • Discrete Control Systems

    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Discrete Control Systems establishes a basis for the analysis and design of discretized/quantized control systems for continuous physical systems. Beginning with the necessary mathematical foundations and system-model descriptions, the text moves on to derive a robust stability condition. To keep a practical perspective on the uncertain physical systems considered, most of the methods treated are ... Read more

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  • Positive Systems

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