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Origin: The Nameless Celestial

By: Aaron R. Allen

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Origin: The Nameless Celestial

By: Aaron R. Allen

An elite forces ranger must keep his dark secret at bay to unravel the mystery of a nameless evil.

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1680461028

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9781680461022

Empire of Dogs

Canines, Japan, and the Making of the Modern Imperial World

By: Aaron Skabelund

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Empire of Dogs

Canines, Japan, and the Making of the Modern Imperial World

By: Aaron Skabelund

In 1924, Professor Ueno Eizaburo of Tokyo Imperial University adopted an Akita puppy he named Hachiko. Each evening Hachiko greeted Ueno on his return to Shibuya Station. In May 1925 Ueno died while giving a lecture. Every day for over nine years the Akita waited at Shibuya Station, eventually becoming nationally and even internationally famous for his purported loyalty. A year before his death in 1935, the city of Tokyo erected a statue of Hachiko outside the station. The story of Hachiko reveals much about the place of dogs in Japan's cultural imagination. In the groundbreaking Empire of Dogs, Aaron Herald Skabelund examines the history and cultural significance of dogs in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Japan, beginning with the arrival of Western dog breeds and new modes of dog keeping, which spread throughout the world with Western imperialism. He highlights how dogs joined with humans to create the modern imperial world and how, in turn, imperialism shaped dogs' bodies and their relationship with humans through its impact on dog-breeding and dog-keeping practices that pervade much of the world today. In a book that is both enlightening and entertaining, Skabelund focuses on actual and metaphorical dogs in a variety of contexts: the rhetorical pairing of the Western "colonial dog" with native canines; subsequent campaigns against indigenous canines in the imperial realm; the creation, maintenance, and in some cases restoration of Japanese dog breeds, including the Shiba Inu; the mobilization of military dogs, both real and fictional; and the emergence of Japan as a "pet superpower" in the second half of the twentieth century. Through this provocative account, Skabelund demonstrates how animals generally and canines specifically have contributed to the creation of our shared history, and how certain dogs have subtly influenced how that history is told. Generously illustrated with both color and black-and-white images, Empire of Dogs shows that human-canine relations often expose how people—especially those with power and wealth—use animals to define, regulate, and enforce political and social boundaries between themselves and other humans, especially in imperial contexts.

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289

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Cornell University Press

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0801463246

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9780801463242

Implementation

How Great Expectations in Washington Are Dashed in Oakland; Or, Why It's Amazing that Federal Programs Work at All, This Being a Saga of the Economic Development Administration as Told by Two Sympathetic Observers Who Seek to Build Morals on a Foundation

By: Jeffrey L. Pressman,Aaron Wildavsky

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Implementation

By: Jeffrey L. Pressman,Aaron Wildavsky

This book confronts the widespread impression that policy or program implementation should be easy, arguing instead that implementation, even under the best of circumstances, is exceedingly difficult. Using the Oakland Project as a case study, this book discusses each stage of the process of implementation, demonstrating that completion of what might seem to be a simple sequence of events will in fact depend on a complex chain of reciprocal interactions. Each part of the chain must be built with the others in view, so the separation of policy design from implementation is fatal. The first four chapters illustrate the movement from simplicity to complexity. Chapter 5 discusses the number of decision points throughout the process, giving an indication of the magnitude of the task. Chapter 6 examines why project targets may be set even if they are unlikely to be met, considering both the position of those who set targets -- top federal officials who wish large accomplishments from small resources in a short time -- and those who must implement them -- career bureaucrats and local participants characterized by high needs and low cohesion. The last chapter discusses the relationship between the evaluation of programs and the study of their implementation, arguing that tendencies to assimilate the two should be resisted.

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Univ of California Press

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0520053311

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9780520053311

Magna Graecia

Greek Art from South Italy and Sicily

By: Michael J. Bennett,Aaron J. Paul,Mario Iozzo,Bruce White,Cleveland Museum of Art

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Magna Graecia

Greek Art from South Italy and Sicily

By: Michael J. Bennett,Aaron J. Paul,Mario Iozzo,Bruce White,Cleveland Museum of Art

This magnificent book presents 82 masterpieces of Greek vase painting and sculpture in terrocotta, stone, and bronze from the eight great museum collections of the South of Italy and Sicily. 170 colour illustrations

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Hudson Hills

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0940717719

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9780940717718

Mastery, Dependence, and the Ethics of Authority

By: Aaron Stalnaker

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Mastery, Dependence, and the Ethics of Authority

By: Aaron Stalnaker

Mastery, Dependence, and the Ethics of Authority is an analysis of expertise and authority. Stalnaker examines classical Confucian conceptions of mastery, dependence, and human relationships in order to suggest new approaches to these issues in ethics and political theory.

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0190052309

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9780190052300

An Anxious Inheritance

Religious Others and the Shaping of Sunni Orthodoxy

By: Aaron W. Hughes

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An Anxious Inheritance

Religious Others and the Shaping of Sunni Orthodoxy

By: Aaron W. Hughes

Introduction -- Part I: Late Antique Fantasies: 1. Qur'ānic Others -- 2. Producing Islam through the Production of Religious Others -- 3. Past Perfect: Opening the Jāhiliyya's Complex Present -- Part II: Subsequent Constructions: 4. Good Jew, Bad Jew -- 5. Making Christians -- 6. Shīʻa: The Other Within -- 7. The Amorphous Zindīq -- Conclusions -- Bibliography.

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Oxford University Press

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0197613470

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9780197613474

Combinatorial Game Theory

By: Aaron N. Siegel

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Combinatorial Game Theory

By: Aaron N. Siegel

It is wonderful to see advanced combinatorial game theory made accessible. Siegel's expertise and enjoyable writing style make this book a perfect resource for anyone wanting to learn the latest developments and open problems in the field. —Erik Demaine, MIT Aaron Siegel has been the major contributor to Combinatorial Game Theory over the last decade or so. Now, in this authoritative work, he has made the latest results in the theory accessible, so that the subject will achieve the place in mathematics that it deserves. —Richard Guy, University of Calgary Combinatorial game theory is the study of two-player games with no hidden information and no chance elements. The theory assigns algebraic values to positions in such games and seeks to quantify the algebraic and combinatorial structure of their interactions. Its modern form was introduced thirty years ago, with the publication of the classic Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays by Berlekamp, Conway, and Guy, and interest has rapidly increased in recent decades. This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the subject, tracing its development from first principles and examples through many of its most recent advances. Roughly half the book is devoted to a rigorous treatment of the classical theory; the remaining material is an in-depth presentation of topics that appear for the first time in textbook form, including the theory of misère quotients and Berlekamp's generalized temperature theory. Packed with hundreds of examples and exercises and meticulously cross-referenced, Combinatorial Game Theory will appeal equally to students, instructors, and research professionals. More than forty open problems and conjectures are mentioned in the text, highlighting the many mysteries that still remain in this young and exciting field. Aaron Siegel holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley and has held positions at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute and the Institute for Advanced Study. He was a partner at Berkeley Quantitative, a technology-driven hedge fund, and is presently employed by Twitter, Inc.

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American Mathematical Society

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1470475685

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9781470475680

Security Chaos Engineering

By: Kelly Shortridge,Aaron Rinehart

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Security Chaos Engineering

By: Kelly Shortridge,Aaron Rinehart

Cybersecurity is broken. Year after year, attackers remain unchallenged and undeterred, while engineering teams feel pressure to design, build, and operate "secure" systems. Failure can't be prevented, mental models of systems are incomplete, and our digital world constantly evolves. How can we verify that our systems behave the way we expect? What can we do to improve our systems' resilience? In this comprehensive guide, authors Kelly Shortridge and Aaron Rinehart help you navigate the challenges of sustaining resilience in complex software systems by using the principles and practices of security chaos engineering. By preparing for adverse events, you can ensure they don't disrupt your ability to innovate, move quickly, and achieve your engineering and business goals. Learn how to design a modern security program Make informed decisions at each phase of software delivery to nurture resilience and adaptive capacity Understand the complex systems dynamics upon which resilience outcomes depend Navigate technical and organizational trade-offsthat distort decision making in systems Explore chaos experimentation to verify critical assumptions about software quality and security Learn how major enterprises leverage security chaos engineering

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"O'Reilly Media, Inc."

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1098113799

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9781098113797

Meltdown Expected

Crisis, Disorder, and Upheaval at the end of the 1970s

By: Aaron J. Leonard

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Meltdown Expected

Crisis, Disorder, and Upheaval at the end of the 1970s

By: Aaron J. Leonard

In January 1978, President Jimmy Carter proclaimed that “There is all across our land a growing sense of peace and a sense of common purpose.” Yet in the ensuing months, a series of crises disturbed that fragile sense of peace, ultimately setting the stage for Reagan’s decisive victory in 1980 and ushering in the final phase of the Cold War. Meltdown Expected tells the story of the power shifts from late 1978 through 1979 whose repercussions are still being felt. Iran’s revolution led to a hostage crisis while neighbouring Afghanistan became the site of a proxy war between the USSR and the US, who supplied aid to Islamic mujahideen fighters that would later form the Taliban. Meanwhile, as tragedies like the Jonestown mass suicide and the assassination of Harvey Milk captured the nation’s attention, the government quietly reasserted and expanded the FBI’s intelligence powers. Drawing from recently declassified government documents and covering everything from Three Mile Island to the rise of punk rock, Aaron J. Leonard paints a vivid portrait of a tumultuous yet pivotal time in American history.

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Rutgers University Press

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1978836473

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9781978836471

The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s

By: Scott Aaron Stine

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The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s

By: Scott Aaron Stine

Reviews of The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1960s and 1970s: "recommended"--Booklist; "exhaustive...useful"--ARBA; "a solid reference work"--Video Watchdog; "bursting with information, opinion and trivia...impeccably researched"--Film Review; "interesting and informative"--Rue Morgue; "detailed credits...entertaining"--Classic Images. Author Scott Aaron Stine is back again, this time with an exhaustive study of splatter films of the 1980s. Following a brief overview of the genre, the main part of the book is a filmography. Each entry includes extensive technical information; cast and production credits; release date; running time; alternate and foreign release titles; comments on the availability of the film on videocassette and DVD; a plot synopsis; commentary from the author; and reviews. Extensive cross-referencing is also included. Heavily illustrated.

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399

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McFarland

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1476611327

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9781476611327

The Art of Comics

A Philosophical Approach

By: Aaron Meskin,Roy T. Cook

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The Art of Comics

A Philosophical Approach

By: Aaron Meskin,Roy T. Cook

THE ART OF COMICS The Art of Comics: A Philosophical Introduction is the first-ever collection of essays published in English devoted to the philosophical questions raised by the art of comics. The volume, which includes a preface by the renowned comics author Warren Ellis, contains ten cutting-edge essays on a range of philosophical topics raised by comics and graphic novels. These include the definition of comics, the nature of comics genres, the relationship between comics and other arts such as film and literature, the way words and pictures combine in comics, comics authorship, the “language” of comics, and the metaphysics of comics. The book also contains an in-depth introduction by the co-editors which provides an overview of both the book and its subject, as well as a brief history of comics and an overview of extant work on the philosophy of comics. In an area of growing philosophical interest, this volume constitutes a great leap forward in the development of this fast expanding field, and makes a major contribution to the philosophy of art.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1444334646

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Book's by Aaron R. Allen

Origin: The Nameless Celestial

Origin: The Nameless Celestial

Empire of Dogs

Empire of Dogs

Implementation

Implementation

Magna Graecia

Magna Graecia

Mastery, Dependence, and the Ethics of Authority

Mastery, Dependence, and the Ethics of Authority

An Anxious Inheritance

An Anxious Inheritance

Combinatorial Game Theory

Combinatorial Game Theory

Security Chaos Engineering

Security Chaos Engineering

Meltdown Expected

Meltdown Expected

The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s

The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s

The Art of Comics

The Art of Comics

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