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Este libro versa sobre temas de interés de la sociología clásica y contemporánea. Los nombres de Marx, Sorel, Simmel, Durkheim, Weber, Merton y Bourdieu se asocian a problemas esenciales de la disciplina, entre ellos, su formación y ámbito epistemológico, el mito, las formas de socialización, la construcción de la teoría y los procederes metodológicos, el surgimiento del espíritu capitalista moderno, el conocimiento científico y cotidiano,...
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Guide to Joining the Military includes topics like: women in the military, details on opportunities available within all branches of the military, what to expect from a military career, information on joining the national guard and reserve, coverage of the ASVAB examination, details on the physical exam and background investigation, basic training facts (daily schedules, training regimens, physical conditioning and more).
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Riots-protests-anarchy-crowd violence. Call them what you will, civil disturbances are, becoming an all-too-common reality at home and around the world.
When a group of angry, emotional people comes together, it only takes a spark to turn peaceful protestors into murderous, mindless thugs. This book shows how to understand the destructive mob mentality, contain and control groups of violent rioters and looters, and return peace and the rule of law...
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NEW! REA's ASVAB AFQT Crash Course… A Breakthrough Way to Study for the AFQT!REA's new ASVAB AFQT (Armed Forces Qualification Test) Crash Course helps potential recruits get the score they need on this military enlistment test. It's an excellent resource for the last-minute studier or any AFQT test-taker who needs a focused review of the subject matter. Targeted, Focused Review – Study Only What You Need to Know; Our easy-to-read review chapters...
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The military offers a good salary, career training, tuition assistance, and travel opportunities. To take advantage of these benefits, applicants must first pass the ASVAB. This easy-to-use guide helps readers learn how the test is used for recruitment and placement, the exact questions they will be asked on test day, how to set up a personalized study plan, and key test-taking strategies. This thoroughly revised and updated 5th edition includes:
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Achieve Success So You Can Enlist!
Studying for the ASVAB is a major mission. Your score on the four core subtests that comprise the ASVAB's AFQT (Armed Forces Qualifying Test) determines whether or not you can join, and this book concentrates solely on the skills you need to master to secure a spot in the military-reading, vocabulary, and math. It carries you every step of the way, from diagnosing your strengths and weaknesses to giving you plenty...
27) Military Robots
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The military uses robots to search dangerous places. Read to find out about the military's mighty robot warriors.
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The Allied invasion of Northern France was the greatest combined operation in the history of warfare. Up until now it has been recorded from the attacker's point of view whereas the defenders angle has been largely ignored. While the Germans knew an invasion was inevitable, no-one knew where or when it would fall. Those manning Hitler's mighty Atlantic Wall may have felt secure in their bunkers but they had no conception of the fury and fire that...
30) Today we go home
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"Seattle, Washington Larkin Bennett has always known her place, whether it's surrounded by her loving family in the lush greenery of the Pacific Northwest or conducting a dusty patrol in Afghanistan. But all of that changed the day tragedy struck her unit and took away everything she held dear. Soon after, Larkin discovers an unexpected treasure--the diary of Emily Wilson, a young woman who disguised herself as a man to fight for the Union in the...
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A harrowing and heart-wrenching memoir of humanitarian aid worker Jessica Buchanan's kidnapping by Somali land pirates, her three months in captivity, her rescue by the Navy SEALs, and her husband's extraordinary efforts to help bring her home.
In 2006, twenty-seven-year-old Jessica Buchanan arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, with a teaching degree and long-held dreams of helping to educate African children. By 2009, she had met and married the man of her...
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Este libro presenta una memoria histórica del conflicto armado colombiano reconstruida a partir de archivos militares inéditos. El uso de las piezas producidas por las Fuerzas Militares entre 1958 y el 2016, así como de aquellas incautadas a los grupos armados ilegales, permite presentar una versión histórica que aporta nuevas respuestas a viejas cuestiones sobre cuándo y cómo surgió la confrontación armada entre el Estado y los comunistas...
35) Tailspin
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"World War II tail gunner Gene Moran fell four miles through the sky without a parachute and lived. Captured by the Germans, he survived a harrowing eighteen months as a prisoner of war, including a six-hundred-mile death march in 1945 across Central Europe. When Gene returned home, he kept those memories locked up for nearly seventy years. His nine children knew little of their dad's war story. But when John, a young history teacher, learns of Gene's...
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"The heroic American contribution to World War I is one of the great stories of the twentieth century, and yet is largely overlooked by history. In Sons of Freedom, historian Geoffrey Wawro presents the dramatic narrative of the courageous American troops who took up arms in a conflict 4,000 miles across the Atlantic, and in doing so ensured the Allies' victory. Historians have long dismissed the American war effort as too little too late: a delayed...
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Complete CFAT study guide, with over 250 practice questions, prepared by our dedicated team of exam experts, with everything you need to pass the CFAT!
Includes eBook version for any tablet or smart phone!
CFAT Review! will help you:
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Learn and Practice Proven multiple-choice strategies for Paragraph Comprehension, Arithmetic Reasoning and Basic Math!
If you are preparing for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Exam, you probably want all the help you can get! ASVAB Test Strategy is your complete guide to answering multiple-choice questions!
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39) ASVAB Success
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To enlist in any branch of the armed forces, a prospective recruit must earn a qualifying score on the AFQT portion of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). With in-depth review chapters and hundreds of practice questions, this revised and updated third edition of ASVAB Success uses clear, concise language and proven practice techniques to teach everything a potential enlistee needs to know to solve even the toughest questions on...
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Learn and Practice Proven multiple-choice strategies for Paragraph Comprehension, Arithmetic Reasoning and Basic Math!
If you are preparing for the Armed Forces Qualification Test, you probably want all the help you can get! AFQT Test Strategy is your complete guide to answering multiple-choice questions!
Multiple Choice tips, secrets and strategies to increase your score! Not available anywhere else!
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