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The Complete Guide to Finding the Birds of Australia

By: Richard Thomas,Sarah Thomas,David Andrew,Alan McBride

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The Complete Guide to Finding the Birds of Australia

By: Richard Thomas,Sarah Thomas,David Andrew,Alan McBride

First published in 1994, The Complete Guide to Finding the Birds of Australia was the first ever book of its type in Australia – a complete guide to locating every resident bird species in Australia, plus supplementary information on where to find rarities, migratory species and logistical information. This fully revised second edition expands on the best-selling appeal of the first, describing the best-known sites for all of Australia’s endemic birds, plus vagrants and regular migrants such as seabirds and shorebirds. It covers all states and territories, and is the first guide to include all of Australia’s island and external territories. A comprehensive Bird Finder Guide details site information on all Australian bird species, and the authors provide valuable travel advice, including transport, climate and accommodation. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs of interesting, unique or unusual Australian birds, this book is a must-have for all birdwatchers living in Australia or visiting from overseas.

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CSIRO PUBLISHING

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0643102264

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9780643102262

Curiosities of London

Historical Walks Around the Capital

By: David Brandon,Alan Brooke

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Curiosities of London

Historical Walks Around the Capital

By: David Brandon,Alan Brooke

An informative and entertaining walking guide, encountering the oddities, curiosities and unknown history of some of London's most well-known and less-visited areas.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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144564844X

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The Making of London

The People and Events That Made it Famous

By: Alan Brooke,David Brandon

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The Making of London

The People and Events That Made it Famous

By: Alan Brooke,David Brandon

The Making of London explores the rich history of the Metropolis from the Roman settlement established 2,000 years ago in the area that came to be known as the 'Square Mile' and traces the process whereby it eventually emerged as the world's greatest city. London became the capital and seat of government of Britain, a center of culture, entertainment and retailing, a major port and industrial center and world leader in international trade, commerce and finance. The focus is largely on central London but necessarily brings in other nearby districts when events involved interaction with these. While examining a selection of major historical events, consideration is also given to some of the more unusual and quirky aspects that have contributed to making London the diverse and fascinating place it remains today. A largely chronological approach is taken which emphasizes how the lives of the ordinary people were shaped by the events they witnessed such as invasions, riots and rebellions, fires, smogs, wars, epidemics and pandemics. The story embraces the apparent glamour of areas such as Mayfair and the West End but does not neglect districts stalked by crime, poverty and despair. London has always been a place of paradoxes where flaunted wealth has existed alongside appalling social deprivation. The juxtaposition of extravagance and poverty, of high culture with the lowest of low life is a recurrent theme in London's history. The Making of London will interest newcomers wishing to know about London's past but even those familiar with its history are likely to find something new in its pages.

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Pen and Sword History

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1399084704

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Edmond Halley

Charting the Heavens and the Seas

By: Alan H. Cook

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Edmond Halley

Charting the Heavens and the Seas

By: Alan H. Cook

Edmond Halley (1656-1742), MA, LLD, FRS, Capt. RN, Savillian Professor of Geometry and Astronomer Royal, stands pre-eminent among Oxford, English, and European scientists. A contemporary of Wren, Pepys, Hooke, Handel, Purcell, and Dryden, he was a schoolboy in London while the Great Fireraged, and was an active participant in the Enlightenment, an age of profound developments in all the arts and sciences. As a younger contemporary of Isaac Newton, he had a crucial part in the Newtonian revolution in the natural sciences. It was Halley who set the question that led Newton to writethe Principia, and who edited, paid for, and reviewed it. In later years he applied the methods of the Principia widely in astronomy and geophysics. Now more widely known for his prediction of the return of "his" comet, Halley discovered the proper motion of stars, made important studies of themoon's motion, and his investigations of the Earth's magnetic field and of tides were unrialled for centuries. His prediction of the transit of Venus led to Cook's voyage to Tahiti. He was far more than an cloistered academic; his exploits as a naval captain led to perilous adventures, and he wasalso a notable servant of the State. Much material about his eventful career has come to light in recent years, making this a timely new account of the life, scientific interests, and continuing influence of this engaging and adventurous scholar. Sir Alan Cook has written a fascinating andilluminating account of Halley's life and science, making this a unique and highly readable biography of one of the key figures of his time.

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Oxford University Press

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0198500319

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The Little Book of Cambridgeshire

By: Caroline Clifford,Alan Akeroyd

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The Little Book of Cambridgeshire

By: Caroline Clifford,Alan Akeroyd

The Little Book of Cambridgeshire is a compendium full of information which will make you say, 'I never knew that!' Contained within is a plethora of entertaining stories about the county and its famous - and occasionally infamous - men and women, its literary, artistic and sporting achievements, its customs and traditions, its transport and leisure, and a few ghostly appearances. Compiled by two knowledgeable local historians, this is a reliable reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped in to time and time again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage, the secrets and the enduring fascination of the county.

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The History Press

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0750990155

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For God's Sake

Religion, Atheism, and why I gave them up

By: Alan Budge

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For God's Sake

Religion, Atheism, and why I gave them up

By: Alan Budge

This is the – all too true – story of one person’s tragi-comic quest for spiritual enlightenment. Having given up on the (entirely godless) realm of would-be smart London restaurants, he journeyed widely (and frequently wildly) through India, China, Tibet, and parts of West Yorkshire. He also worked for various would-be deeply spiritual organisations. This unflinching quest for truth – incorporating walk-on parts for everyone from Marianne Faithfull to the Dalai Lama – led, not entirely unexpectedly – to a far from enlightened descent into alcoholism and misery. Having sobered up, and grown up (a bit), our hero began to ponder: what is really at the heart of all this spiritual carry-on anyway? And can it be of any use, given the challenges we face? What if we’re all for it anyway? What’s the appropriate response –spiritual or otherwise, to that? All good questions For God’s Sake is spirituality without the usual self-help smugness, written by a normal, flawed human being, in the hope of engaging a similar audience. It deals with serious themes of spiritual development, and the role this might play in our current environmental crisis – all in the form of a heartfelt, and often very funny personal memoir.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1783061642

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Out of Sight Out of Mind

By: J. Alan Brown

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Out of Sight Out of Mind

By: J. Alan Brown

A varied collection of poetry selected from several years writing. Warm, witty, thought provoking and sometimes with a cutting edge.

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Lulu.com

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0244453330

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The Secret Lore of London

The city's forgotten stories and mythology

By: Nigel Pennick,John Matthews,Caroline Wise

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The Secret Lore of London

The city's forgotten stories and mythology

By: Nigel Pennick,John Matthews,Caroline Wise

With a foreword by Iain Sinclair. London is an ancient city, whose foundation dates back literally thousands of years into the legendary prehistory of these islands. Not surprisingly it has accumulated a large number of stories, both historic and mythical, during this period, many of which, though faithfully recorded at the time, have lain almost forgotten in dusty libraries throughout the city. The Secret Lore of London is a guide to the legends, including a discussion of their importance as part of the oral tradition of Britain, combining Prehistoric, Celtic, Arthurian, Roman, Saxon and Norman levels - each of which has contributed to the many-layered life of the city. The first part contains a unique selection of essays (some printed here for the first time) by experts in their fields, each of whom possesses a unique interest in the legends of these islands, and who have written widely on associated themes. The second part of the book will consist of a Gazetteer of the sites mentioned which are still in existence, together with various other sites of associated interest, compiled by the Editor, the contributors, and members of the London Earth Mysteries Group. This part will be fully updated and extended to include many more sites. The result is a wide ranging and wholly fascinating book, with wide sales application possible. A series of appendixes will include William Stukley's extraordinary document The Brill, which relates to the ancient prehistoric sites around the area of present day St. Pancras, and excerpts from some of the best known 19th and early 20th century works on Legendary London by Lewis Spence and Harold Bayley Contributors to the book are: Nigel Pennick John Matthews Caroline Wise Caitlín Matthews Carol Clancy R.J. Stewart Bernard Nesfield-Cookson Gareth Knight Robert Stephenson Geraldine Beskin Chesca Potter William Stukeley Lewis Spence Harold Bayley Alan V. Insole Ross Nichols

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Coronet

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1473620287

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The Gardener's Almanac

A Treasury of Wisdom and Inspiration through the Year

By: Alan Titchmarsh

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The Gardener's Almanac

A Treasury of Wisdom and Inspiration through the Year

By: Alan Titchmarsh

National treasure and presenter of ITV's hugely popular Love Your Garden, Alan Titchmarsh brings us his month by month almanac of garden knowledge, facts, advice and inspiration. Here is seasonal advice on what to grow and sow, projects to engage in, as well as wildlife to spot, gorgeous gardens to visit, birds and flowers to celebrate, weather notes, and nature to reflect on in poems, music, and books. A beautifully packaged giftbook with illustrations by Alan himself.

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Hodder & Stoughton

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1529389429

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The Status of Birds in Britain and Ireland

By: David Parkin,Alan Knox

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The Status of Birds in Britain and Ireland

By: David Parkin,Alan Knox

A detailed and up to date assessment of the status and distribution of every species of bird in Britain and Ireland.

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A&C Black

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1408125005

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Curious Walks Around London

By: David Brandon,Alan Brooke

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Curious Walks Around London

By: David Brandon,Alan Brooke

A comprehensive, informative and highly entertaining walking guide to the well-known and less well-known, areas of London.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445627736

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The Hiram Key Revisited

Freemasonry: A Plan for a New World-Order

By: Christopher Knight,Alan Butler

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The Hiram Key Revisited

Freemasonry: A Plan for a New World-Order

By: Christopher Knight,Alan Butler

THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND COMPELLING BOOK EVER WRITTEN ABOUT THE SECRET SOCIETY THAT SHAPED THE MODERN WORLD. Freemasonry, with its arcane rituals, occult symbols, and labyrinthine hierarchy, has mystifi ed the outside world for centuries. But it has become apparent that even the most senior Freemasons do not understand its ancient origins or purpose. So what is this powerful and arcane organization really for? In this eye-opening account, two seasoned researchers show that today’s Freemasons are the spiritual descendants of an ancient priesthood that was forced to act in secrecy. They predicted the birth of the coming Messiah, and Jesus Christ was part of their mission. Soon after the Crucifi xion they were nearly wiped out by a program of mass genocide conducted by the Romans; later, in feudal Europe, they grew to a position of unparalleled power before being branded as heretics and forced underground. But they could not be stopped, and they continued to work in subtle, sometimes subversive, always anonymous, ways to pursue their objective—a new world order that put God above, and yet out of, human affairs.

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Watkins Media Limited

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1780282281

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9781780282282

Uncommon Structures, Unconventional Builders

By: Alan Van Dine

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Uncommon Structures, Unconventional Builders

By: Alan Van Dine

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0760778469

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Haunted Georgia

Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Peach State

By: Alan Brown

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Haunted Georgia

Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Peach State

By: Alan Brown

From Atlanta to the Coastal Plain, Georgia is rich with tales of the supernatural drawn from the state's historic past.

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Stackpole Books

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0811734439

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9780811734431

The Backyard Bird Sanctuary

A Beginner's Guide to Creating a Wild Bird Habitat at Home

By: Alan Baczkiewicz

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The Backyard Bird Sanctuary

A Beginner's Guide to Creating a Wild Bird Habitat at Home

By: Alan Baczkiewicz

Attract, feed, and shelter 50 of your favorite species!"--Cover.

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Simon and Schuster

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1507217269

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9781507217269

Georgia Legends & Lore

By: Alan Brown

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Georgia Legends & Lore

By: Alan Brown

Settle in for a juicy bushel of Peach State bafflement. Turn a metaphorical shovel of red Georgia clay to find a world teeming with inexplicable, head-scratching mystery. The legends here predate the state's founding by hundreds of years, when Native people settled in and began grappling with the land. Now treasure hunters ply Civil War sites for the Confederacy's lost treasure, spectral soldiers galloping nearby. Hairy beasts lope through dark woods, the night sky above bustling with disconcerting activity like the UFO once spotted by Jimmy Carter. In this Georgia, psychics help convict murderers. The super strict and thoroughly deceased former owner of Savannah's Telfair Museum punishes rule breakers, and a 10-foot 'squatch emits a pungent stench at Minnehaha Falls. Join folklorist Alan Brown on a jaunt through the most confounding elements of Georgia's long history.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439675724

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Logic Without Gaps or Gluts

How to Solve the Paradoxes Without Sacrificing Classical Logic

By: Benjamin Alan Burgis

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Logic Without Gaps or Gluts

How to Solve the Paradoxes Without Sacrificing Classical Logic

By: Benjamin Alan Burgis

This book offers a defense against non-classical approaches to the paradoxes. The author argues that, despite appearances, the paradoxes give no reason at all to reject classical logic. In fact, he believes classical solutions fare better than non-classical ones with respect to key tests like Curry’s Paradox, a Liar-like paradox that dialetheists are forced to solve in a way totally disjoint from their solution to the Liar. Graham Priest’s In Contradiction was the first major work that advocated the use of non-classical approaches. Since then, these views have moved into the philosophical mainstream. Much of this movement is fueled by a widespread sense that these logically heterodox solutions get to the real nub of the issue. They lack the ad hoc feel of many other solutions to the paradoxes. The author believes that it's long past time for a response to these attacks against classical orthodoxy. He presents a non-logically-revisionary solution to the paradoxes. This title offers a literal way of cashing out the disquotation metaphor. While the details of the view are novel, the idea has a pre-history in the relevant literature. The author examines objections in detail. He rejects each in turn and concludes by comparing the virtues of his logically orthodox approach with those of the paraconsistent and paracomplete competition.

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Springer Nature

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303094624X

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Unlikely Paradise

The Life of Frances Gage

By: Alan D. Butcher

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Unlikely Paradise

The Life of Frances Gage

By: Alan D. Butcher

Winner of the 2010 Donald Grant Creighton Award Artist Frances Gage, born in 1924 in Windsor, experienced both artistic recognition and acute despair in her life, yet she flourished in her work and as part of the contemporary Toronto art scene. A friend of Frances Loring and Florence Wyle, she developed a greater connection with the Group of Seven, working closely with Frederick Varley and producing reliefs of both him and A.Y. Jackson while working in Tom Thomson’s shack Frances remained focused and positive and became a successful sculptor, creating more than five hundred works of art. Still, even though she achieved the dream she strove toward during all the years of struggle, she discovered that the Dante-like Paradise she had sought and gained was instead the poet’s Inferno in disguise. Her correspondence, as referenced in this remarkable biography, bears out this insight in a life often marked by unsatisfying triumph over tragedy. It presents a candid view of one of Canada’s most fascinating artists of the twentieth century.

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Dundurn

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1770704132

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Solomon's Power Brokers

The Secrets of Freemasonry, the Church, and the Illuminati

By: Christopher Knight,Alan Butler

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Solomon's Power Brokers

The Secrets of Freemasonry, the Church, and the Illuminati

By: Christopher Knight,Alan Butler

Is Freemasonry nothing more than a benign and charitable men's social club as the Order insists or does it have a deeper and perhaps darker purpose? Could these men be part of the "Illuminati" - a group of intellectuals with extremely grand plans for the development of civilization? And if so, what is the grand plan that these men were so determined to bring about, and why should there be such opposition to it? Christopher Knight and Alan Butler reveal that present-day freemasons are the spiritual descendents of an ancient priesthood that was forced to act in secrecy. In the early days of Christianity, their views offended and opposed those of the orthodox Church, and later in feudal Europe, both the State and the established Church considered them heretics and sworn enemies. Yet, they could not be silenced - or defeated - and members of this priesthood have continued to this day to work in subtle and sometimes subversive ways to achieve their aims, often occupying very elevated positions within Western society, and always maintaining complete anonymity to those outside their fellowship. The extraordinary story that unfolds in "Solomon's Power Brokers" reveals that the building of the modern world was no haphazard process. There was a grand plan - and it has succeeded. The "New World Order" is already here.

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Sterling Publishing Company

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1842931687

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Following the Trail of Blood

A Time Travel Mystery Based on a True Story

By: Alan Robbins

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Following the Trail of Blood

A Time Travel Mystery Based on a True Story

By: Alan Robbins

The year is 1671 during the time known as the Restoration in the England of King Charles II. London is recovering from the ravages of the Great Plague and the fire that destroyed more than half of the city. Scoundrels and earls, merchants and midwives, and remarkable personalities like William Penn, Isaac Newton, and Thomas Hobbes inhabit its teeming streets. Against this background, the notorious thief and swindler Colonel Thomas Blood is preparing to commit an audacious and daring crime. It is into this dizzying mix that D. is suddenly thrust, having slipped through a rip in time. But can this very 21st century citizen make sense of such an alien world and, more importantly, stop the crime in time to fulfill the destiny that will guide D. home 350 years into the future? This book is time travel mystery based on the true story of the greatest crime of the 17th century.

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iUniverse

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1440122350

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Middle Grounds

Studies in Contemporary American Fiction

By: Alan Wilde

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Middle Grounds

Studies in Contemporary American Fiction

By: Alan Wilde

Alan Wilde identifies and defends what he calls "midfiction," which rejects both the extremes of realism and experimental, self-reflexive fiction. He offers as examples the best works of Apple, Berger, Barthelme, Pynchon, and Paley.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812280695

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The Fighting Captain

The Story of Frederic Walker RN CB DSO & The Battle of the Atlantic

By: Alan Burn

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The Fighting Captain

The Story of Frederic Walker RN CB DSO & The Battle of the Atlantic

By: Alan Burn

A riveting account of the World War II naval career of the man who did more to win the Battle of the Atlantic than any other officer at sea. Captain F. J. Walker, RN, dedicated his life to defeating the Germans—and Karl Dönitz, Führer der U-Boote, in particular—by containing the U-boats, wearing them down, and sending them back to their bunkers. He was a formidable figure and one of the greatest fighting captains in the Royal Navy, sinking twenty U-boats. For this he was awarded a CB and four DSOs. A month after D-Day, exhausted by his continuous actions at sea against the enemy and his successful exertions to keep the U-boats out of the English Channel to ensure the safe passage of the Allied landings at D-day, he went ashore in Liverpool after a patrol. His ships and the men he had trained and inspired were already back at sea when he died on the 9 July, 1944, aged 48. His ships went on to sink another nine U-boats, bringing his flotillas’ total up to twenty-nine, before the U-boat fleet finally surrendered. Fifteen of which were sunk by Walker’s own ship, HMS Starling.

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Pen and Sword

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1783839961

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A Geo-Big Year

Pandemic Retirement is for the Birds

By: Alan M. MacEachren

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A Geo-Big Year

Pandemic Retirement is for the Birds

By: Alan M. MacEachren

A Geo-Big Year: Pandemic Retirement is for the Birds. This book recounts a year-long birding quest across Pennsylvania in 2021. The quest was to see at least 67 bird species in each of the state's 67 counties. During the quest year, the author (now Professor of Geography Emeritus from Penn State University) coped with the process of retiring after 42 years in academia and the challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic posed for safe travel. The book chronicles the birding experiences and birds seen as well as the travel and retirement challenges. The story, told chronologically, is focused on the search for birds. It includes an account of what birds were seen (or not seen) in specific counties and specific sites within those counties. It also recounts the quest itself as it unfolded. Written by a Geographer, places visited are also highlighted. The narrative conveys the adventure of experiencing the mix of both popular and seldom visited places. These places were mostly rural and included state and county parks, game lands, wildlife refuges, trails, and forests across the state together with less attractive places (for humans) that still attract birds (such as cemeteries, retention ponds, and county dumps). The book includes 471 black and white figures, most of which are photo composites of birds seen and/or of the places visited. In total, the 471 figures consist of more than 600 photos of birds plus more than 300 other images (that include landscape scenes, signage, non-bird creatures seen, maps, and graphs). The book is intended for a wide audience. Aspects of the account should resonate with readers who: are or want to be birders; are retired or contemplating retirement; like to travel, particularly on back roads and to natural places that are off the beaten track; are academics thinking about work life balance; have tried (or thought about trying) camping after not doing any for a long time; have a bucket list to pursue; have experienced life changes or expect to have some soon; or have ever contemplated pursuing a birding big year or any other kind of year-long quest.

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Fundamentals of Business Marketing Research

By: David Alan Reid,Richard E. Plank

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Fundamentals of Business Marketing Research

By: David Alan Reid,Richard E. Plank

Fundamentals of Business Marketing Research examines recent industrial/business research, evaluates its current effectiveness, and offers suggestions for future use. This unique book includes and is based on Business Marketing: A Twenty Year Review, a thorough study of industrial/business research from 1978-1997 with critical commenta

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Psychology Press

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0789023121

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Starring the Text

The Place of Rhetoric in Science Studies

By: Alan G. Gross

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Starring the Text

The Place of Rhetoric in Science Studies

By: Alan G. Gross

In this deep revision of his important Rhetoric of Science, Gross examines how rhetorical analyses have a wide range of application, effectively exploring the generation, spread, certification, and closure that characterize scientific knowledge. Gross anchors his position in philosophical rather than in rhetorical arguments and maintains there is rhetorical criticism from which the sciences cannot be excluded.

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SIU Press

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0809326965

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Everything You Need to Know about Birding and Backyard Bird Attraction

By: Alan Pistorius

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Everything You Need to Know about Birding and Backyard Bird Attraction

By: Alan Pistorius

With equal measures of wit, scientific wisdom, and homespun common sense, Alan Pistorius makes his lifelong love of birds come alive for anyone who wants to take up birding as a hobby or merely gain more pleasure from the birds around the home, cottage, or camp. With diagrams, illustrations, and full-color photographs throughout, this is a completely revised and updated version of Pistorius's popular Country Journal Book of Birding and Bird Attraction. The author advises readers on how to make their back yards havens for local birds, what constitutes proper food for birds, what to look for in well-designed feeders, how to build appropriate houses, and how to make baths that birds will actually use. Pistorius's style is lighthearted and humorous, and he's never averse to directing a little gentle humor at the foibles of fellow devotees when they begin to take themselves and their hobby too seriously.

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0395892740

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9780395892749

Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Its Applications

By: Q. Alan Xu

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Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Its Applications

By: Q. Alan Xu

Explores both the benefits and limitations of new UHPLC technology High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) has been widely used in analytical chemistry and biochemistry to separate, identify, and quantify compounds for decades. The science of liquid chromatography, however, was revolutionized a few years ago with the advent of ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC), which made it possible for researchers to analyze sample compounds with greater speed, resolution, and sensitivity. Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Its Applications enables readers to maximize the performance of UHPLC as well as develop UHPLC methods tailored to their particular research needs. Readers familiar with HPLC methods will learn how to transfer these methods to a UHPLC platform and vice versa. In addition, the book explores a variety of UHPLC applications designed to support research in such fields as pharmaceuticals, food safety, clinical medicine, and environmental science. The book begins with discussions of UHPLC method development and method transfer between HPLC and UHPLC platforms. It then examines practical aspects of UHPLC. Next, the book covers: Coupling UHPLC with mass spectrometry Potential of shell particles in fast liquid chromatography Determination of abused drugs in human biological matrices Analyses of isoflavones and flavonoids Therapeutic protein characterization Analysis of illicit drugs The final chapter of the book explores the use of UHPLC in drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics studies for traditional Chinese medicine. With its frank discussions of UHPLC's benefits and limitations, Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Its Applications equips analytical scientists with the skills and knowledge needed to take full advantage of this new separation technology.

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1118533984

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The Classical Language of Architecture

By: John Summerson,Alan Powers

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The Classical Language of Architecture

By: John Summerson,Alan Powers

Derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture in antiquity, the classical style has long dominated the history of western architecture from the Renaissance to the present. Sir John Summersons timeless text, as relevant today as it was when first published, distils the visual language of architecture into its core classical elements, and illustrates that building throughout the ages express an awareness of the grammar of style and its rules even if they vary, break or poetically contradict them. From the original edifices of Greece and Rome to the recapitulations and innovations of the Renaissance; the explosive rhetoric of the Baroque to the grave statements of Neo-classicism; and finally, the exuberant eclecticism of the Victorians and Edwardians to the 'stripped Neo-classicism' of some of the moderns; Summerson explains how every period has employed classical language to make their statement. With a new introduction by academic and architectural historian Alan Powers, this introduction continues to be one of the defining texts on the subject and is essential reading for all students of architecture.

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Thames & Hudson

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0500778787

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Guarino Guarini and His Architecture

By: Harold Alan Meek

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Guarino Guarini and His Architecture

By: Harold Alan Meek

Geïllustreerde studie over het werk van de Italiaanse architect (1624-1683).

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Yale University Press

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0300039891

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London at War

Relics of the Home Front from the World Wars

By: Alan Brooks

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London at War

Relics of the Home Front from the World Wars

By: Alan Brooks

An extensively illustrated tour of relics and reminders of the city’s WWI and WWII experiences. The two world wars of the twentieth century seem so distant from us now, yet in London the evidence of these conflicts can be found in the many relics and reminders that are scattered across the fabric of the modern city. And, as Alan Brooks demonstrates in this fascinating photographic record, they can be seen and visited today. Plaques and inscriptions, graves, cemeteries and rolls of honor, stone monuments and stained glass, war-damaged buildings, pillboxes, and air-raid shelters, painted signs and camouflage—these are just some of the mementos of war, and of the experience of Londoners during the greatest conflicts the country has known.

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Casemate Publishers

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1844683222

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Conversations with Birds

The Metaphysics of Bird and Human Communication

By: Alan Powers

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Conversations with Birds

The Metaphysics of Bird and Human Communication

By: Alan Powers

An exploration of communicating with birds and the lessons they can teach us • Discusses specific birdtalk techniques and offers insights into many species • Looks at the long-standing tradition of “avitherapy” throughout history and in literature and the arts • Explains how song-talk with birds restores peace, calms anxiety, and enhances health For decades Alan Powers has studied bird vocalizations, developing the remarkable ability to imitate birds’ songs and get them to respond and even change tunes. Through his years of study, he has discovered that birds can teach us important lessons about the world and about ourselves. As Powers explains, by communing cross-species we reach out to the timeless interconnected web of all life past and present--what Renaissance philosopher Giordano Bruno called in Latin the Uni-versus, the “Whole turned into One.” Sharing his journey to learn birdtalk and his profound observations about the poetic, spiritual, and healing influences of birdsong, Powers explores the ancient language of birds and the depth of meaning birds convey. He explains how bird speech sounds like song to us, but birdtalk is urgent and nuanced, whether about predators or the weather. He details how he began learning birdtalk, listening to one bird each summer, learning their many vocalizations and variations. Discussing specific techniques, he shares insights into the birdtalk of many species, including the complex and intelligent speech of Crows, the emotional depths of Loons, the mimicry of Blue Jays, and the beautiful song of the Wood Thrush. Exploring the intertwined metaphysics of bird and human languages, Powers looks at the long-standing tradition of “avitherapy” throughout history, literature, and the arts. He shares insights into birds from Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson, reveals how birds appear in love songs throughout the world, and examines how famous writers such as Keats, Catullus, St. Francis of Assisi, and the French historian Jules Michelet found that talking to birds improved their state of mind. He also explores how song-talk with birds restores peace, calms anxiety, and enhances health.

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Simon and Schuster

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1591434521

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9781591434528

Fleet Street

The Story of a Street

By: Alan Brooke

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Fleet Street

The Story of a Street

By: Alan Brooke

An intriguing illustrated history of one of London's most famous streets.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445611384

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Two Tales of Crow and Sparrow

A Freudian Folkloristic Essay on Caste and Untouchability

By: Alan Dundes

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Two Tales of Crow and Sparrow

A Freudian Folkloristic Essay on Caste and Untouchability

By: Alan Dundes

This provocative book by a leading folklorist offers a new analysis of caste in India, focusing on the rationale underlying the customs surrounding untouchability. Drawing on clues contained in two fascinating folktales, Alan Dundes goes beyond Dumont's classic Homo Hierarchicus in deconstructing the pervasive pollution complex that prevents millions of individuals from entering temples or drawing water from community wells. His graceful and erudite explanation of caste also illuminates the mysterious worship of the sacred cow as well as sati/suttee, or widow burning. The author concludes by relating caste to the theory of marginal survival, drawing on Gypsy concepts of pollution. This controversial book offers a fresh perspective for anyone interested in India, folklore, and psychoanlytic anthropology_a detailed case study documenting how folklore, as a source of native categories and symbols, can yield unique insights into the unconscious functioning of a culture through time. In this comprehensive textbook, renowned philosopher J. N. Mohanty examines the range of Indian philosophy from the Sutra period through the 17th century Navya Nyaya. Classical Indian Philosophy is divided into three parts that cover epistemology, metaphysics, and the attempt to transcend the distinction between subject and object. Mohanty focuses on the major concepts and problems dealt with in Indian philosophy, including ethics, social philosophy, law, and aesthetics. Students of Indian philosophy at every level will find this a rich and rewarding text.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0847684571

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Principles of Animal Behavior, 4th Edition

By: Lee Alan Dugatkin

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Principles of Animal Behavior, 4th Edition

By: Lee Alan Dugatkin

Since the last edition of this definitive textbook was published in 2013, much has happened in the field of animal behavior. In this fourth edition, Lee Alan Dugatkin draws on cutting-edge new work not only to update and expand on the studies presented, but also to reinforce the previous editions’ focus on ultimate and proximate causation, as well as the book’s unique emphasis on natural selection, learning, and cultural transmission. The result is a state-of-the-art textbook on animal behavior that explains underlying concepts in a way that is both scientifically rigorous and accessible to students. Each chapter in the book provides a sound theoretical and conceptual basis upon which the empirical studies rest. A completely new feature in this edition are the Cognitive Connection boxes in Chapters 2–17, designed to dig deep into the importance of the cognitive underpinnings to many types of behaviors. Each box focuses on a specific issue related to cognition and the particular topic covered in that chapter. As Principles of Animal Behavior makes clear, the tapestry of animal behavior is created from weaving all of these components into a beautiful whole. With Dugatkin’s exquisitely illustrated, comprehensive, and up-to-date fourth edition, we are able to admire that beauty anew.

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University of Chicago Press

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022644841X

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9780226448411

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