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NEAR ABROAD : socialist eastern europe and soviet patriotism in ukraine 1956-1985. by WOJNOWSKI, ZBIGNIEW

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Near human : border zones of species, life, and belonging / by Svendsen, Mette N.

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The singularity is near : when humans transcend biology / by Kurzweil, Ray

Table of Contents: “…The six epochs -- The intuitive linear view versus the historical exponential view -- The six epochs -- Epoch one : physics and chemistry -- Epoch two : biology and DNA -- Epoch three : brains -- Epoch four : technology -- Epoch five : the merger of human technology with human intelligence -- Epoch six : the universe wakes up -- The singularity is near -- 2. A theory of technology evolution : the law of accelerating returns -- The nature of order -- The life cycle of a paradigm -- Fractal designs -- Farsighted evolution -- The S-curve of a technology as expressed in its life cycle -- The life cycle of a technology -- From goat skins to downloads -- Moore's law and beyond -- Moore's law : self-fulfilling prophecy? …”

Near the ocean / by Lowell, Robert, 1917-1977

Be near me / by O'Hagan, Andrew, 1968-

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Near Black : White-to-Black passing in American culture / by Dreisinger, Baz, 1976-

Facing fear : the history of an emotion in global perspective /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Fear and Its Opposites in the History of Emotions / Max Weiss -- Fear of the Thirty Years War / David Lederer -- Conceptions of Terror in the European Enlightenment / Ronald Schechter -- "When Fear rather than Reason Dominates" : Priests behind the Lines in the Tupac Amaru Rebellion (1780-83) / Charles Walker -- Fear in Colonial California and within the Borderlands / Lisbeth Haas -- Weimar Cinema between Hypnosis and Enlightenment / Andreas Killen -- Italian Fascism's Wartime Enemy and the Politics of Fear / Marla Stone -- The Persecuted Body : Evangelical Internationalism, Islam, and the Politics of Fear / Melani McAlister -- Danger, Media, and the Urban Experience in Delhi / Ravi Sundaram -- Fear of the Past : Post-Soviet Culture and the Soviet Terror / Alexander Etkind -- White Hajjis : Dutch Islamophobias Past and Present / Michael Laffan.…”
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By force and fear : taking and breaking monastic vows in early modern Europe / by Schutte, Anne Jacobson

Table of Contents: “…Forced monachization, 1668-1793 : an overview -- Literary and historiographical contexts -- Elders and forced monachization -- Waging law in the congregation of the council -- Contracts and fear in monachization and marriage -- Witnesses to forced monachization -- Degrees of separation -- War and coerced monachization -- Continuity and change in forced monachization.…”
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Frontiers of fear : tigers and people in the Malay world, 1600-1950 / Tigers and people in the Malay world, 1600-1950 by Boomgaard, P., 1946-2017

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Library of Congress Near East collections : an illustrated guide. / Near East collections

Table of Contents: “…The Middle East and religion -- The Arab world -- Armenia and Georgia -- Central Asia -- The Iranian world -- Turkey -- The Near East heritage in America -- A note to researchers -- Countries and areas covered by the Near East Section -- Languages of the Near East Section collections -- Publications on the Near East Section collections.…”
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Fear and fortune : spirit worlds and emerging economies in the Mongolian gold rush / by High, Mette M.

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The Fear Within : Spies, Commies and American Democracy on Trial. by Martelle, Scott

Table of Contents: “…Fear, and Howard Smith's law -- From spies to speeches -- A sudden and violent storm -- The judge, and the mood -- Battle lines and battle scars -- The trial opens -- Deserters and spies -- Stool pigeons and turncoats -- The defense -- The Peekskill Riots -- Guilty -- In the wind -- Hollow vindication.…”
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The Fear Within : Spies, Commies and American Democracy on Trial. by Martelle, Scott

Table of Contents: “…Fear, and Howard Smith's law -- From spies to speeches -- A sudden and violent storm -- The judge, and the mood -- Battle lines and battle scars -- The trial opens -- Deserters and spies -- Stool pigeons and turncoats -- The defense -- The Peekskill Riots -- Guilty -- In the wind -- Hollow vindication.…”
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Fearful vassals : urban elite loyalty in the viceroyalty of Río de la Plata, 1776-1810 / by Blanchard, Peter, 1946-

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The fear of barbarians : beyond the clash of civilizations / by Todorov, Tzvetan, 1939-2017

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Between fear and resentment -- Barbarism and civilization -- Collective identities -- The war of the worlds -- Steering between the reefs -- European identity -- Conclusion: Beyond manicheism -- Afterword, 2010.…”
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Fear of Abandonment : Australia in the world since 1942. by Gyngell, Allan

Table of Contents: “…Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction: Us and Them; 1 Fear of Abandonment; 2 Asia and Decolonisation: The 1940s to the 1960s; H.V. …”
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Transcending fear : the story of Gao Zhisheng /

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The Fear Challenge / Day 13: The Fear Challenge

“…Day 13: The Fear Challenge…”
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Tears of fear /

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Cold fear : gay life in Russia / Hunted :

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Fear is Good /

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Nothing to fear : behind the scenes / Nothing to fear (behind the scenes)

“…Nothing to fear (behind the scenes)…”
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The culture of fear : why Americans are afraid of the wrong things / by Glassner, Barry

Table of Contents: “…Dubious dangers on roadways and campuses: how fears are sold -- Crime in the news: tall tales and overstated statistics -- Youth at risk: faulty diagnoses and callous cures -- Monster moms: on the art of misdirection -- Black men: how to perpetuate prejudice without really trying -- "Smack is back": when presidents and the press collude, the scares never stop -- Metaphoric illnesses: how not to criticize the establishment -- Plane wrecks: small danger, big scare -- Final thoughts: the martians aren't coming -- New fears for a new century: and some old ones updated.…”
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Fear of physics : a guide for the perplexed / by Krauss, Lawrence M., 1954-

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The valley of fear / by Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; General Editor's Preface to the Series; Introduction; Note on the Text; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of Arthur Conan Doyle; THE VALLEY OF FEAR; PART 1: The Tragedy of Birlstone; 1 The Warning; 2 Mr Sherlock Holmes Discourses; 3 The Tragedy of Birlstone; 4 Darkness; 5 The People of the Drama; 6 A Dawning Light; 7 The Solution; PART 2: The Scowrers; 1 The Man; 2 The Bodymaster; 3 Lodge 341, Vermissa; 4 The Valley of Fear; 5 The Darkest Hour; 6 Danger; 7 The Trapping of Birdy Edwards; Epilogue; Explanatory Notes.…”
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Teaching fear : how we learn to fear crime and why it matters / by Rader, Nicole E.

Table of Contents: “…What Kids Hear And What Kids Fear --…”
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Journeys of fear : refugee return and national transformation in Guatemala / Refugee return and national transformation in Guatemala

Table of Contents: “…Contents -- Tables and Maps -- Preface -- 1 Fear and Hope: Return and Transformation in Historical Perspective -- PART ONE: PERSPECTIVES ON THE NATIONAL POLITICAL-ECONOMIC SETTING -- 2 Reflections on the Problems of Democracy in Guatemala -- 3 Land and Peace: Two Points of View -- PART TWO: NEGOTIATING AND MONITORING THE PEACE: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS -- 4 Paradigms of Negotiation and Democratization in Guatemala -- 5 Maximizing the Benefits of UN Involvement in the Guatemala Peace Process -- PART THREE: LAND, LABOUR, AND MIGRATION…”
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Fear was not in him : the Civil War letters of Major General Francis C. Barlow, U.S.A. by Barlow, Francis C. (Francis Channing), 1834-1896

Table of Contents: “…Fear Was Not In Him; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: 1861: ''A surprising change from the delicate life of New York''; Chapter 2: 1862: ''I was in the thickest of it at the head of my Regt…”
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Fears and Fascinations : Representing Catholicism in the American South. by Haddox, Thomas F.

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Fearful Symmetry : a Study of William Blake. by Frye, Northrop

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For fear of the fire : Joan of Arc and the limits of subjectivity / by Meltzer, Françoise

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Snows of Yesteryear; Chapter One: The Body Revisited; Chapter Two: The Discourse of Virginity: A Flight Before Light; Chapter Three: Professions of Virginity; Chapter Four: Responso Mortifera: The Voice of the Maid; Chapter Five: Fear of Fire: Death and the Impossible; Chapter Six: Father, Can't You See I'm Burning?…”
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Art and Fear. by Virilio, Paul

Table of Contents: “…Intro; Contents; Translator's preface; Art and Fear: an introduction; A Pitiless Art; Silence on Trial; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.…”
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Paralysed with fear : the story of polio / by Williams, Gareth, 1952-

Table of Contents: “…Lost in Transmission -- 6. Fear is the Key -- 7. First Do No Harm -- 8. Dead or Alive -- 9. …”
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No time for fear : voices of American military nurses in World War II / by Fessler, Diane Burke

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Fear of the other : no fear in love / by Willimon, William H.

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- How to Use This Guide -- Introduction and Episode 1 Saved by the Other -- Episode 2 The Other, My Enemy -- Episode 3 Learning to Fear Like Christians -- Episode 4 Loving the Other in Church -- Episode 5 Jesus, the Other.…”
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Age of fear : the Cold War and its influence on Czechoslovakia 1945-1968 / by Michálek, Slavomír, 1961-, Štefanský, Michal

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Fear and temptation : the image of the indigene in Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand literatures / by Goldie, Terry

Table of Contents: “…Fear and temptation -- The natural -- Form -- Sexuality -- Violence -- Orality -- Mysticism -- Historicity -- Theatre -- Rudy Wiebe and Patrick White -- A polemical conclusion.…”
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The poetics of fear : a human response to human security / by Erickson, Chris

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION: THE POLITICS OF FEAR; CHAPTER 2 THE GOD OF FIRE'S GIFT: THE SHIELD OF ACHILLES AND THE LOGIC OF FEAR; CHAPTER 3 UNHEEDED WARNINGS; CHAPTER 4 MIMESIS AS RESISTANCE; CHAPTER 5 WHAT BEGINS WITH CRATYLUS, LEADS TO BAUDRILLARD; CHAPTER 6 LIFE AS LITERATURE: POLITICS AS POETICS; CHAPTER 7 EKPHRASIS AS CRITIQUE; CHAPTER 8 CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; Bibliography.…”
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The Fear of Crime. by Ditton, Jason

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Series Preface; Introduction; PART I AN OVERVIEW OF THE FIELD; 1 Public Reaction to Crime in the Streets; 2 A Cross-National Comparison of Victims of Crime: Victim Surveys of Twelve Countries; PART II THE CAUSES OF VULNERABILITY; 3 Safe Conduct: Women, Crime, and Self in Public Places; 4 Boys Don't Cry: Masculinities, Fear of Crime and Fearlessness; 5 The Elderly's Fear of Crime: A Critical Examination of the Research; 6 Fear of Criminal Victimization: The Effect of Neighborhood Racial Composition.…”
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Without fear : the greatest goalies of all time / by Allen, Kevin, 1956-

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