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Baseball's Last Great Scout

The Life of Hugh Alexander

By: Daniel L. Austin,Hugh Alexander

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Baseball's Last Great Scout

The Life of Hugh Alexander

By: Daniel L. Austin,Hugh Alexander

Late in 1937 Hugh Alexander, a kid fresh out of small-town Oklahoma, had just finished his second year playing outfield for the Cleveland Indians when an oil rig accident ripped off his left hand. Within three months he was back with the Indians, but this time as a scout—the youngest ever in Major League history. In the next six decades he signed more players who made it to the Majors than any other scout. His story, Baseball’s Last Great Scout, reads like a backroom, bleacher-seat history of twentieth-century baseball—and a primer on what it takes to find a winner. It gives a gritty picture of learning the business on the road, from American Legion field to try-out camp to beer joint, and making the fine distinctions between “performance” and “tools of the trade” when checking out prospects. Over the years Alexander worked for the Indians, the White Sox, the LA Dodgers, the Phillies, and the Cubs—and signed the likes of Allie Reynolds, Don Sutton, and Marty Bystrom. This book, based on extensive interviews and Alexander’s journals, is filled with memorable characters, pithy lessons, snapshots of American life, and a big picture of America’s pastime from one of its great off-the-field players.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803246269

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Survey of Medieval Winchester

By: Derek Keene,Alexander R. Rumble

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Survey of Medieval Winchester

By: Derek Keene,Alexander R. Rumble

By the fourteenth century Winchester had lost its former eminence, but in trades, manufactures, and population, as well as by virtue of its administrative and ecclesiastical role, the city was still one of the major provincial centres in England. This Survey is based on a reconstruction of the histories of the houses, plots, gardens, and fields in the city and suburbs between c. 1300 and c. 1540, although in many instances both earlier and later periods are also covered. The reconstruction takes the form of a gazetteer (Part ii) of 1,128 histories of properties, together with accounts of 56 parish churches and the international fair of St. Giles, all illustrated by detailed maps. There is also a biographical register (Part iii) concerning more than 8,000 property-holders, most of whom lived in Winchester. This is the first time that it has been possible to piece together such a precise and detailed picture of both the topography and the inhabitants of a medieval town. Part i of the book contains a full discussion of the significance of this material and, in a manner relevant to an understanding of life in medieval towns in general, describes and defines such matters as the evolution of the physical environment, housing, land-tenure, property values, the parochial structure, the practice and organization of trades, and the ways in which the citizens of Winchester adapted to the declining status of their city.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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019813181X

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9780198131816

Higher Education Law

Policy and Perspectives

By: Klinton W. Alexander,Kern Alexander

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Higher Education Law

Policy and Perspectives

By: Klinton W. Alexander,Kern Alexander

This fully revised and updated textbook weaves law into its historical, political, and sociological context, while providing clear explanation of the law as it applies to American colleges and universities. This text draws exclusively on federal and state cases emerging from campuses and includes helpful pedagogical elements--such as chapter outlines, questions for discussion, side bars, text boxes, research aids, and summation of law--to equip readers with the tools and knowledge to effectively respond in an environment of increasing litigation. Addressing a gap in the literature, this new edition provides a comprehensive and accessible understanding of the latest laws relevant to higher education and student affairs administrators. New In This Edition: Explanation and streamlining of old case law. New cases throughout covering recent developments in: student loan debt, student safety, Internet speech, affirmative action, discrimination, Greek life, issues relating to new technology, non-faculty employees, campus police, and athletics. Revised explanation on student and college costs. Expanded examination of the idea of academic freedom

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1248

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Routledge

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131720610X

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9781317206101

The Scottish Poets Recent and Living

By: Alexander G. Murdoch

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The Scottish Poets Recent and Living

By: Alexander G. Murdoch

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385350875

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9783385350878

Treasures Afoot

Shoe Stories from the Georgian Era

By: Kimberly S. Alexander

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Treasures Afoot

Shoe Stories from the Georgian Era

By: Kimberly S. Alexander

Shoes reveal the hopes, dreams, and disappointments of the early Americans who wore them. Honorable Mention of the Historic New England Book Prize by Historic New England In Treasures Afoot, Kimberly S. Alexander introduces readers to the history of the Georgian shoe. Presenting a series of stories that reveal how shoes were made, sold, and worn during the long eighteenth century, Alexander traces the fortunes and misfortunes of wearers as their footwear was altered to accommodate poor health, flagging finances, and changing styles. She explores the lives and letters of clever apprentices, skilled cordwainers, wealthy merchants, and elegant brides, taking readers on a colorful journey from bustling London streets into ship cargo holds, New England shops, and, ultimately, to the homes of eager consumers. We trek to the rugged Maine frontier in the 1740s, where an aspiring lady promenades in her London-made silk brocade pumps; sail to London in 1765 to listen in as Benjamin Franklin and John Hose caution Parliament on the catastrophic effects of British taxes on the shoe trade; move to Philadelphia in 1775 as John Hancock presides over the Second Continental Congress while still finding time to order shoes and stockings for his fiancée’s trousseau; and travel to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1789 to peer in on Sally Brewster Gerrish as she accompanies President George Washington to a dance wearing a brocaded silk buckle shoe featuring a cream ground and metallic threads. Interweaving biography and material culture with full-color photographs, this fascinating book raises a number of fresh questions about everyday life in early America: What did eighteenth-century British Americans value? How did they present themselves? And how did these fashionable shoes reveal their hopes and dreams? Examining shoes that have been preserved in local, regional, and national collections, Treasures Afoot demonstrates how footwear captures an important moment in American history while revealing a burgeoning American identity.

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357

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JHU Press

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1421425858

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9781421425856

Driver Reactions to Automated Vehicles

A Practical Guide for Design and Evaluation

By: Alexander Eriksson,Neville A. Stanton

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Driver Reactions to Automated Vehicles

A Practical Guide for Design and Evaluation

By: Alexander Eriksson,Neville A. Stanton

Driver Reactions to Automated Vehicles focuses on the design and evaluation of the handover to and from driver and the automobile. The authors present evidence from studies in driving simulators and on the open roads to show that handover times are much longer than anticipated by previous research. In the course of the studies, Eriksson and Stanton develop compelling evidence to support the use of driving simulators for the study of handovers. They also develop guidelines for the design of handover strategies and show how this improves driver takeover of vehicle control. Features Provides a history of automobile automation Offers a contemporary analysis of the state of automobile automation Includes novel approaches in examining driver-automation interaction Presents studies of automation in driving simulators Includes on-road studies of driver automation Covers guidelines for design of vehicle automation

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177

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CRC Press

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1351207504

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9781351207508

Ap4a and Other Dinucleoside Polyphosphates

By: Alexander G. McLennan

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Ap4a and Other Dinucleoside Polyphosphates

By: Alexander G. McLennan

Ap4A and Other Dinucleoside Polyphosphates is the first compilation of contributions from major investigators involved in studying the chemistry and biology of dinucleoside polyphosphates. The book features reviews and original research (including unpublished and anecdotal material) covering the whole area of dinucleoside polyphosphate research from its inception to the present day. Ap4A and Other Dinucleoside Polyphosphates will be a useful reference for biological scientists studying nucleotide metabolism, cell signalling, DNA replication and repair, and cellular response to stress.

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368

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CRC Press

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1000098656

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9781000098655

Waiting for Gautreaux

A Story of Segregation, Housing, and the Black Ghetto

By: Alexander Polikoff

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Waiting for Gautreaux

A Story of Segregation, Housing, and the Black Ghetto

By: Alexander Polikoff

Winner, 2006 The American Lawyer Lifetime Achievement Award On his thirty-ninth birthday in 1966, Alexander Polikoff, a volunteer ACLU attorney and partner in a Chicago law firm, met some friends to discuss a pro bono case. Over lunch, the four talked about the Chicago Housing Authority construction program. All the new public housing, it seemed, was going into black neighborhoods. If discrimination was prohibited in public schools, wasn't it also prohibited in public housing? And so began Gautreaux v. CHA and HUD, a case that from its rocky beginnings would roll on year after year, decade after decade, carrying Polikoff and his colleagues to the nation's Supreme Court (to face then-solicitor general Robert Bork); establishing precedents for suits against the discriminatory policies of local housing authorities, often abetted by HUD; and setting the stage for a nationwide experiment aimed at ending the concentration--and racialization--of poverty through public housing. Sometimes Kafkaesque, sometimes simply inspiring, and never less than absorbing, the story of Gautreaux, told by its principal lawyer, moves with ease through local and national civil rights history, legal details, political matters, and the personal costs--and rewards--of a commitment to fairness, equality, and justice. Both the memoir of a dedicated lawyer, and the narrative of a tenacious pursuit of equality, this story--itself a critical, still-unfolding chapter in recent American history--urges us to take an essential step in ending the racial inequality that Alexis de Toqueville prophetically named America's "most formidable evil.

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444

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Northwestern University Press

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0810124203

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9780810124202

The Recruiter

By: Alexander Mukte

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The Recruiter

By: Alexander Mukte

This new thought fiction series explores pursuing your higher self, transcending ego and fear, the interconnectedness of all things in nature, and the importance of listening to the universe. A 2022 International Book Awards winner, The Recruiter is “one of those well-written, nuanced books” that will “keep you guessing, keep you thinking… an impressive read” (Reader Views). This series starter is a fast-paced, topical mystery focused on freedom and purpose while offering a different take on the “bad guy.” Ori may seem like an idealist, but he understands how this world works. Powerful people want to stay that way, and a degree of social order is needed to ensure that’s possible. Ego can be dangerous... However, Ori has proven what good can come from granting people certain freedoms through everything he has done as founder and CEO of the Singularity Group. Though he hoped otherwise, he knew the day might come when powerful opposing forces would threaten what he’s built. When a series of suspicious events escalate to an attempt on his life, Ori must use all he can to see the bigger picture and who or what is pulling the strings. Will preserving his legacy be enough to protect our future? With imaginative twists that span across time into the near future, this visionary mystery explores greater possibilities for humanity. The Recruiter is “an intriguing thriller” with an “intelligent storyline” that “feels quite original” (The BookLife Prize by Publishers Weekly). Recognition for The Recruiter: 2022 International Book Awards Winner, African-American Fiction 2022 International Book Awards Finalist, Visionary Fiction 2021 American Fiction Awards Winner, African-American Fiction 2021 Royal Dragonfly Ebook Awards Winner, Mystery 2021 CIBA Finalist, Mystery & Mayhem

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Three to Five Publishing LLC

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1952030013

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9781952030017

Philosophy of Social Science

By: Alexander Rosenberg

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Philosophy of Social Science

By: Alexander Rosenberg

Philosophy of Social Science provides a tightly argued yet accessible introduction to the philosophical foundations of the human sciences, including economics, anthropology, sociology, political science, psychology, history, and the disciplines emerging at the intersections of these subjects with biology. Philosophy is unavoidable for social scientists because the choices they make in answering questions in their disciplines force them to take sides on philosophical matters. Conversely, the philosophy of social science is equally necessary for philosophers since the social and behavior sciences must inform their understanding of human action, norms, and social institutions. The fifth edition retains from previous editions an illuminating interpretation of the enduring relations between the social sciences and philosophy, and reflects on developments in social research over the past two decades that have informed and renewed debate in the philosophy of social science. An expanded discussion of philosophical anthropology and modern and postmodern critical theory is new for this edition.

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355

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Routledge

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0429974477

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9780429974472

Awakening to Justice

Faithful Voices from the Abolitionist Past

By: The Dialogue on Race and Faith Project,Jemar Tisby,Christopher P. Momany,Sègbégnon Mathieu Gnonhossou,David D. Daniels,R. Matthew Sigler,Douglas M. Strong,Diane Leclerc,Esther Chung-Kim,Albert G. Miller,Estrelda Y. Alexander

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Awakening to Justice

Faithful Voices from the Abolitionist Past

The Dialogue on Race and Faith project presents groundbreaking scholarship on the writings of David Ingraham and his two Black colleagues, James Bradley and Nancy Prince. Through considering connections between the revivalist, holiness, and abolitionist movements, they offer insight and hope for Christians concerned about racial justice.

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180

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InterVarsity Press

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1514009196

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9781514009192

The Ultimate Parkour & Freerunning Book

Discover your possibilities

By: Ilona E. Gerling,Alexander Pach,Jan Witfeld

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The Ultimate Parkour & Freerunning Book

Discover your possibilities

By: Ilona E. Gerling,Alexander Pach,Jan Witfeld

The increasing number of followers of the two movement cultures, Parkour and Freerunning, has given rise to the need for safe, methodical orientation, which the reader will find in this book. Parkour, a new movement culture from France, is all about moving as efficiently as possible between points A and B by sprinting fluently over obstacles. The sport of Freerunning has developed from it, involving developing and showing off the most creative, extreme, flowing, acrobatic moves possible on obstacles. This book contains precise illustrations for the teaching of all basic techniques, easy-tofollow movement breakdowns and methodical tips for indoor and outdoor training. All the most common terms from the scene are listed for reference in English and French. History, philosophy, rules of behavior, training advice based on the latest sports science knowledge, interviews from the scene about motivations and trends, advice for schools and explanations of competitions and competition criteria are a few examples of the book’s contents.

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Meyer & Meyer Verlag

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1782550208

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9781782550204

Fitz-John Porter. Speech of Hon. John Alexander Logan, of Illinois, in the Senate of the United States, Friday, December 29,1882, and Tuesday and Wednesday, January 2 and 3, 1883

By: John Alexander Logan

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Fitz-John Porter. Speech of Hon. John Alexander Logan, of Illinois, in the Senate of the United States, Friday, December 29,1882, and Tuesday and Wednesday, January 2 and 3, 1883

By: John Alexander Logan

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

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186

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385315417

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9783385315419

Fundamentals of Investments

By: Gordon J. Alexander,William F. Sharpe,Jeffery V. Bailey

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Fundamentals of Investments

By: Gordon J. Alexander,William F. Sharpe,Jeffery V. Bailey

This introduction provides a clear framework for understanding and analyzing securities, and covers the major institutional features and theories of investing. While the book presents a thorough discussion of investments, the authors keep the material practical, relevant, and easy to understand. The latest developments in investments are brought to life through the use of tables, graphs, and illustrations that incorporate current market information and academic research. An international content deals directly with international securities and securities markets throughout the book--along with currency management and interest rate parity. Up-to-date "Money Matters" articles reflect the latest real-world developments and are provided throughout each chapter to give readers a sense of how practitioners deal with various investment issues and use techniques. Other coverage includes an array of investment tools--presented through discussions on stocks, bonds, and other securities such as options and futures. A guide to reviewing, forecasting, and monitoring--for individuals preparing to make investments or take the CFA exam.

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Pearson Educación

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9702603757

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9789702603757

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Baseball's Last Great Scout

Baseball's Last Great Scout

Survey of Medieval Winchester

Survey of Medieval Winchester

Higher Education Law

Higher Education Law

The Scottish Poets Recent and Living

The Scottish Poets Recent and Living

Treasures Afoot

Treasures Afoot

Driver Reactions to Automated Vehicles

Driver Reactions to Automated Vehicles

Ap4a and Other Dinucleoside Polyphosphates

Ap4a and Other Dinucleoside Polyphosphates

Waiting for Gautreaux

Waiting for Gautreaux

The Recruiter

The Recruiter

Philosophy of Social Science

Philosophy of Social Science

Awakening to Justice

Awakening to Justice

The Ultimate Parkour & Freerunning Book

The Ultimate Parkour & Freerunning Book

Fitz-John Porter. Speech of Hon. John Alexander Logan, of Illinois, in the Senate of the United States, Friday, December 29,1882, and Tuesday and Wednesday, January 2 and 3, 1883

Fitz-John Porter. Speech of Hon. John Alexander Logan, of Illinois, in the Senate of the United States, Friday, December 29,1882, and Tuesday and Wednesday, January 2 and 3, 1883

Fundamentals of Investments

Fundamentals of Investments

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