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This book offers a new outlook on the derivation and interpretation of control constructions. It clears up some common misconceptions about the nature of control, as well as sharpening the empirical c
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There are two myths about Ontario Catholic separate schools: * One is that Ontario Catholic separate schools are funded by the property taxes of the supporters of separate schools.* The second is that
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The essays range across fields foundational to cognitive science, including perception, attention, memory, and language, using formal, experimental, and neuroscientific approaches to issues of represe
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Examines the executive branch of the United States government, outlining who leads the branch, who are its members, what it does and the important role it plays in our system of democracy. Simultaneou
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From the former editor in chief of Haaretz, the first in-depth comprehensive biography of Ariel Sharon, the most important Israeli political and military leader of the last forty years.The life of Ari
Each Christmas, adults and children alike delight at the story of the kings from the East who followed the star to Bethlehem to offer gifts to the newborn Christ. While this familiar tale is recorded
