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Profits of Doom: Transaction Costs, Rent-seeking, and ...

Profits of Doom: Transaction Costs, Rent-seeking, and ...

David Chan-oong Kang

150Suxy from Inwon Choue, The Politics of Industrial Restructuring: South Korea's turn toward export-led heavy and chemical industrialization, 1961-1974," (PhD. diss.. University of Pennsylvania, 1988), p. 2I3.See also Man-suk Cho.
China Rising: Peace, Power, and Order in East Asia

China Rising: Peace, Power, and Order in East Asia

David C. Kang

Why has the region accommodated China's rise? David C. Kang believes certain preferences and beliefs are responsible for maintaining stability in East Asia.
East Asia Before the West: Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute

East Asia Before the West: Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute

David C. Kang

Focusing on the role of the "tribute system" in maintaining stability in East Asia and fostering diplomatic and commercial exchange, Kang contrasts this history against the example of Europe and the East Asian states' skirmishes with ...
The Ghost of Neil Diamond

The Ghost of Neil Diamond

David Milnes

Neil tried to recall in which of Chan's smart clubs Iannis was working but he couldn't remember. What else was in that expression, that puckered frown? With the shadow from the hat it was impossible to say. “How is he? Ole channy Chan?
The political economy of East Asia: striving for wealth and ...

The political economy of East Asia: striving for wealth and ...

Ming Wan

Jong-Chan Rhee, The State and Industry in South Korea: The Limits of the Authoritarian State (London: Routledge, 1994). 35. Amsden, Asia 's New Giant, 11-18. 36. Kang, Crony Capitalism. 37. Koo, State and Society in Contemporary Korea.
The Power of Patriarchs: Qisong and Lineage in Chinese Buddhism

The Power of Patriarchs: Qisong and Lineage in Chinese Buddhism

Elizabeth A. Morrison

A study of the Northern Song Chan monk Qisong and his writings on Chan lineage, this book offers new arguments about Buddhist patriarchs, challenges assumptions about Chan masters, and provides insight into the interactions of Buddhists and ...
Attaining the Way: A Guide to the Practice of Chan Buddhism

Attaining the Way: A Guide to the Practice of Chan Buddhism

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This landmark guide to the practice of Chan Buddhism includes texts from the great living Chan master Sheng Yen, as well as material by three key ancestors of his lineage, going back to medieval times: Yuanyun Jiexian, Boshan Yuanlai, and ...
Bulletin: Chi K'an

Bulletin: Chi K'an

Chung yang yen chiu yüan. Hua hsüeh yen chiu so, Nan-kang, Formosa

... of Cyclopentadienyltricarbonylmolybdenum and Their Derivatives. The Crystal structure of Bis(methylcyclopentadienyltricarbonylmolybdenum)-a,a'-n-o-xylen See Lin ( # Hi ), Ling-Kang Liu ( gljggfaj ), Nien-Tzu Wang and Hui-Ying Wu The  ...
The Grammar of Wh-interpretation, Scrambling and de Re/de ...

The Grammar of Wh-interpretation, Scrambling and de Re/de ...

Sang-Hun Yoon

I would like to thank my fellow students at UW-Madison for their encouragement and help: among others, Hui-Fen Chang, Hansik Choi, Young-In Choi, Elkeir Elkeir, Dukkyo Jung, Jung-Ae Kang, Kyung-Rhan Kim, Yoo-Kang Kim, Jongil Kwon, ...
Poker

Poker

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Johnny Chan Johnny Chan Johnny Chan at the 2006 World Series of Poker Nickname(s) Orient(al) Express Hometown Las Vegas, Nevada World Series of Poker Bracelet(s) 10 Money finishes 42 Highest ITM Main Event finish Winner, 1987, ...
Play Poker Like Johnny Chan: Book One: Casino Poker

Play Poker Like Johnny Chan: Book One: Casino Poker

Johnny Chan

Whether you are a beginning or intermediate player, this book will help you on your road to expert status. Concise and easy to understand, Play Poker Like Johnny Chan covers all the popular casino poker games.
Aspect and the syntax of verbal noun objects

Aspect and the syntax of verbal noun objects

Sang-Geun Lee

... Jung-Ae Kang, Kyung-Ah Chung, Kyung-Sik Shin, Leyla Zidani-Eroglu, Melina Lozano, Mi-Ae Park, Mun-Seon Shin, Sang-Hun Yoon, Soon-Hyuk Park, Tae- Hyun Baek, Tomomi Nakasone, Yasu Sasahira, Yoo-Kang Kim, and Young-In Choi ...
Million Dollar Hold'em: Limit Cash Games

Million Dollar Hold'em: Limit Cash Games

Johnny Chan

Chan, who regularly plays against and defeats the best players in the world, shows how to win money consistently at poker's most popular game-limit hold'em.
North Korea's Strategic Intentions

North Korea's Strategic Intentions

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See Victor Cha and David Kang, Nuclear North Korea: A Debate About Engagement Strategies, New York: Columbia University, 2003, p. 46. 7. Harrison, Korean Endgame, p. 25. 8. These quotes come from Ibid., pp. xxi, 6, and 26, respectively.
Charlie Chan's Words of Wisdom

Charlie Chan's Words of Wisdom

Howard M. Berlin

A selection of 600 quotes from the Charlie Chan movies, based on the character created by Earl Derr Biggers. Includes a 12-page databank of publicity photos, lobby cards, and other scenes from the movies.
Chan Rhetoric of Uncertainty in the Blue Cliff Record: ...

Chan Rhetoric of Uncertainty in the Blue Cliff Record: ...

Steven Heine

See Morten Schlütter, How Zen Became Zen: The Dispute Over Enlightenment and the Formation of Chan Buddhism (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2009). T48:292c22–293a14. See Robert E. Buswell Jr., “The Transformation of Doubt ...
Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times

Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times

Soong-Chan Rah

Soong-Chan Rah's prophetic exposition of the book of Lamentations provides a biblical and theological lens for examining the church's relationship with a suffering world.
The Moneymaker Effect: The Inside Story of the Tournament ...

The Moneymaker Effect: The Inside Story of the Tournament ...

Eric Raskin

This was our ESPN debut broadcast, so we wanted—and ESPN wanted—to have a Johnny Chan or a Doyle or a Hellmuth. So when Johnny Chan was eliminated, there was certainly some disappointment in that. Maranz: Our coverage, we ...
Shattering the Great Doubt: The Chan Practice of Huatou

Shattering the Great Doubt: The Chan Practice of Huatou

Shengyan

A Chan Master who has co-led retreats with the Dalai Lama presents the Chinese Zen meditational practice of asking an answerless question, called huatou, a traditional method for breaking through the trap of habitual thinking and finding a ...
Out of the Shadow of 1997?: The 2000 Legislative Council ...

Out of the Shadow of 1997?: The 2000 Legislative Council ...

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Some of the Young Turk members in these branches spent time campaigning for Albert Chan, instead of campaigning in their own districts, as they saw Chan as the only hopeful Young Turk candidate. However, this did not violate any party ...
Attaining the Way: A Guide to the Practice of Chan Buddhism

Attaining the Way: A Guide to the Practice of Chan Buddhism

Master Sheng-Yen

He finally settled down on Mount Bo (Boshan) to teach for the rest of his life. In the Chan custom of referring to eminent masters by their place of settlement, he then became known as Master Boshan. The two tracts of Boshan's translated here ...
WSOP Official Guidebook

WSOP Official Guidebook

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Johnny Chan 198788 Main Event Champion Member of Poker Hall of Fame The 1988 championship event isa classic in WorldSeries ofPoker history,inpart because Johnny Chan won it for the second consecutive year, but primarily because ...
Patriarchs on Paper: A Critical History of Medieval Chan ...

Patriarchs on Paper: A Critical History of Medieval Chan ...

Alan Cole

Patriarchs on Paper charts the emergence of this kind of “fantasy Buddhism” and details how it interacted with more traditional forms of Chinese Buddhism in order to show how Chan’s illustrious ancestors were created in literature in ...
Chan Rhetoric of Uncertainty in the Blue Cliff Record: ...

Chan Rhetoric of Uncertainty in the Blue Cliff Record: ...

Steven Heine

See Miriam Levering, “Dahui Zonggao and Zhang Shangying: The Importance of a Scholar in the Education of a Song Chan Master,” Journal of Song-Yuan Studies 30 (2000), 115–139; Robert M. Gimello, “Chang Shang-ying on Wu-t'ai Shan,” ...
Incorporating Children in Worship: Mark of the Kingdom

Incorporating Children in Worship: Mark of the Kingdom

Michelle A. Clifton-Soderstrom

Rah, Soong-Chan. Many Colors: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church. Chicago: Moody, 2010. ———. “Soong-Chan Rah: Freeing the Captive Church.” Faith and Leadership. September 2011.
52 Greatest Moments World Series of Poker

52 Greatest Moments World Series of Poker

Mark Rogers

THE MOMENT If Johnny Chan wanted to be the king of the World Series of Poker he first would have to defeat the court jester. The final match was postponed in order for ESPN to provide adequate television coverage for Chan's historical ...
Master Sheng Yen:

Master Sheng Yen:

Dharma Drum Mountain

By the time of his death in February 2009, Chan Master Sheng Yen was recognized as a preeminent spiritual leader. A traditional master of Chinese Buddhism,he wasa lineagedescendant ofboththe Linjiand Caodongschools of Chan.For over ...
Coconut recipes from around the world

Coconut recipes from around the world

M. L. C. George

Albert Chan and Yeow Giap Seng did the layout. We are grateful to our Bioversity colleagues Albert Chan, for providing valuable technical assistance; Yeow Giap Seng, for facilitating the whole process of getting the book to publication; and ...
Fire in the Tail: Bobby's Adventure Continues Down Under

Fire in the Tail: Bobby's Adventure Continues Down Under

Mary Randall

As the five of us kids and Tutu looked over at Mae—Ling, her father Albert—Chan , and Kim—Sung, we noticed that Kim—Sung who was now dressed was looking down at the ground in shame while his father, Albert—Chan was speaking very ...

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