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|  | How to Complete & Survive a Doctoral Dissertation by David Sternberg
Mastering these skills spells the difference between `A.B.D.` and `Ph.D`: refuting the magnum opus myth; coping with the dissertation as obsession (magnificent or otherwise); the fine art of selecting a topic; writing the dissertation with publication in mind; when to stand your ground and when to prudently retreat if the committee`s conception of your thesis differs substantially from your own; dealing with obstructive committee members, and keeping the fences mended; how to reconsider `negative` findings as useful data; reviewing your progress, and getting out of the `dissertation dumps`; defending your paper successfully - distinguishing between mere formalities and a serious substantive challenge; exploiting the career potential of your dissertation; and much, much more. AUTHOR: David Sternberg
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | Jojo's Flying Side Kick by Nancy W. Pinkney
JoJo will be promoted to the next level of tae kwon do instruction as soon as she is able to do a flying side kick and break a board with her foot. Her family and friends offer all sorts of advice but it is up to JoJo herself to find the self-confidence and strength to achieve her goals. Illustrated with scratchboard art. AUTHOR: Nancy W. Pinkney
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Mercy Factory
Each year thousands of people come to the United States seeking protection-more than 62,000 applied for asylum in 1998 alone. America is a country of immigrants with a proud tradition of welcoming refugees from persecution. Yet most Americans object to high levels of illegal immigration, and many feel that poor immigrants are a burden to the society. These conflicting views are played out in a complex system of asylum adjudication that has developed over the last twenty years. THE MERCY FACTORY is the first book to examine that system. It does so by telling the stories of five refugees, following them from their experience of persecution in their home countries to their arrival in the United States and their progress through the barriers of the American immigration legal system. The stories are both tragic and inspiring, but they also illuminate the workings of the asylum system and the dilemmas often faced by immigration officials and judges who must make life or death decisions in limited time, with limited information at hand. Throughout his absorbing narrative, Mr. Einolf explains the basic law of asylum in layman's terms, examines the history of the asylum adjudication system, and suggests proposals for reform.
PUBLISHER: Dee, Ivan R. Publisher
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Oxford Companion to American Law by James W. Ely, Joel B. Grossman, Kermit L. Hall, N. E. H. Hull
Description not available.The comprehensive reference guide to American law features entries written by more than three hundred experts on everything from the Salem witchcraft trials to wiretapping. AUTHOR: James W. Ely, Joel B. Grossman, Kermit L. Hall, N. E. H. Hull
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Caged Eagles by Eric Walters
Description not available.Fourteen-year-old Tadashi Fukushima and his Japanese Canadian family are evacuated from their village near Prince Rupert, British Columbia, and held in an internment camp where he struggles to balance being Japanese enough and Canadian enough to get along with everyone.When his family is forced to move from their home in British Columbia to an internment camp in Vancouver during World War II, Tadashi Fukushima struggles to understand the racism and injustice against Japanese Candians. AUTHOR: Eric Walters
PUBLISHER: Orca Book Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Meeting College Costs
Description not available.An updated guide to college finances examines the various types of financial aid available to students, explains how to interpret and compare college aid offers, and discusses alternatives. Original.
PUBLISHER: College Board, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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