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Captured: An American Prisoner of War in North Vietnam (Scholastic Focus)

By: Alvin Townley

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Captured: An American Prisoner of War in North Vietnam (Scholastic Focus)

By: Alvin Townley

Alvin Townley, a critically acclaimed author of adult nonfiction, delivers a searing YA debut about American POWs during the Vietnam War. Naval aviator Jeremiah Denton was shot down and captured in North Vietnam in 1965. As a POW, Jerry Denton led a group of fellow American prisoners in withstanding gruesome conditions behind enemy lines. They developed a system of secret codes and covert communications to keep up their spirits. Later, he would endure torture and long periods of solitary confinement. Always, Jerry told his fellow POWs that they would one day return home together. Although Jerry spent seven and a half years as a POW, he did finally return home in 1973 after the longest and harshest deployment in US history.Denton's story is an extraordinary narrative of human resilience and endurance. Townley grapples with themes of perseverance, leadership, and duty while also deftly portraying the deeply complicated realities of the Vietnam War in this gripping narrative project for YA readers.

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Scholastic Inc.

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1338255673

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9781338255676

Reliability Wearout Mechanisms in Advanced CMOS Technologies

By: Alvin W. Strong,Ernest Y. Wu,Rolf-Peter Vollertsen,Jordi Sune,Giuseppe La Rosa,Timothy D. Sullivan,Stewart E. Rauch, III

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Reliability Wearout Mechanisms in Advanced CMOS Technologies

By: Alvin W. Strong,Ernest Y. Wu,Rolf-Peter Vollertsen,Jordi Sune,Giuseppe La Rosa,Timothy D. Sullivan,Stewart E. Rauch, III

This invaluable resource tells the complete story of failure mechanisms—from basic concepts to the tools necessary to conduct reliability tests and analyze the results. Both a text and a reference work for this important area of semiconductor technology, it assumes no reliability education or experience. It also offers the first reference book with all relevant physics, equations, and step-by-step procedures for CMOS technology reliability in one place. Practical appendices provide basic experimental procedures that include experiment design, performing stressing in the laboratory, data analysis, reliability projections, and interpreting projections.

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John Wiley & Sons

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047045525X

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9780470455258

The American Sandbox Dictionary of Children's Mispronounced English

By: Alvin Zamudio

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The American Sandbox Dictionary of Children's Mispronounced English

By: Alvin Zamudio

smoke-in-a-troll: A handheld device that operates the functions of an electronic device from a distance, which also has a strange tendency to disappear when used by children. Mom where's the smokinatroll? far-mer-john: Also called farmerjohn cheese. A hard, dry Italian skim milk cheese usually grated and served atop foods such as pizza or salad. I want more farmerjohn on my pizza, please! man-y-nems: A world-famous confection of milk chocolate with a hard candy shell that may not melt in your hands but will certainly have disastrous results if left in children's pockets for long periods of time. Mommy, can I have some more manynems? Mine are all melted! The American Sandbox Dictionary of Children's Mispronounced English is a compilation of the hilarious words children stumble over on a daily basis. Alvin Zamudio has collected the best entries from thousands of submissions from his popular website americansandbox.com. Parents from across the country have shared their kids' mispronunciations, you'll find many of them in this adorable, or adorabubble, volume.

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Reedy Press LLC

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1933370637

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9781933370637

The First Session with Children and Adolescents

Conducting a Comprehensive Mental Health Evaluation

By: Alvin E. House

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The First Session with Children and Adolescents

Conducting a Comprehensive Mental Health Evaluation

By: Alvin E. House

The initial evaluation of a client, whether in a formal diagnostic process or as a first therapy contact, is the beginning of the process of providing that client with help. This book provides a thorough, practical primer on carrying out initial mental health evaluations with children and adolescents. The focus is on efficiently eliciting the information needed for formulating the young person's difficulties, clarifying the diagnostic situation, and planning for treatment or referral. Drawing on the available research literature - as well as the author's 25+ years of professional experience - this user-friendly book will facilitate the work of practitioners in any discipline or clinical setting.

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Guilford Press

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1572307501

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9781572307506

Perestroika at the Crossroads

By: Alfred J. Rieber,Alvin Z. Rubinstein

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Perestroika at the Crossroads

By: Alfred J. Rieber,Alvin Z. Rubinstein

The contributors to this volume have undertaken an assessment of the Soviet Union as it enters the last decade of the 20th century. Organized to cover each major area of policy initiative (or response), the collection surveys the Gorbachev reform agenda and its successes and failures to date in various fields, including culture, economics, ideology, law, politics, federalism and the nationality problem, and foreign policy vis-a-vis the West, Eastern Europe and the Third World.

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Routledge

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1315489430

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9781315489438

Dr. Chase's Recipes

By: Alvin Chase

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Dr. Chase's Recipes

By: Alvin Chase

Immensely popular in the nineteenth-century, Dr. Chase's book sold over four million copies. This book was a vital reference for young Americans, particularly homesteaders, who depended upon it for information on health, diet, cooking, animal husbandry, household hints, and general how-to.

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Applewood Books

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1429010347

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9781429010344

Joint Ventures

Mindreading, Mirroring, and Embodied Cognition

By: Alvin I. Goldman

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Joint Ventures

Mindreading, Mirroring, and Embodied Cognition

By: Alvin I. Goldman

This collection of essays by Alvin Goldman explores an array of topics in the philosophy of cognitive science, ranging from embodied cognition to the metaphysics of actions and events.

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Oxford University Press

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0199874182

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9780199874187

The Amphibians and Reptiles of New York State

Identification, Natural History, and Conservation

By: James P. Gibbs,Alvin R. Breisch,Peter K. Ducey,Glenn Johnson,the late John Behler,Richard Bothner

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The Amphibians and Reptiles of New York State

Identification, Natural History, and Conservation

By: James P. Gibbs,Alvin R. Breisch,Peter K. Ducey,Glenn Johnson,the late John Behler,Richard Bothner

This is the first guide yet produced to the amphibians and reptiles of New York State, a large and heavily populated state that hosts a surprisingly diverse and interesting community of amphibians and reptiles. This much needed guide to the identification, distribution, natural history and conservation of the amphibians and reptiles of New York State fill a long-empty niche. The book is the first comprehensive presentation of the distributional data gathered for the New York State Amphibian and Reptile Atlas project. With more than 60,000 records compiled from 1990-1999, this extraordinary and up-to-date database provides a rich foundation for the book. This volume provides detailed narratives on the 69 species native to New York State. With a heavy emphasis on conservation biology, the book also includes chapters on threats, legal protections, habitat conservation guidelines, and conservation case studies. Also included are 67 distribution maps and 62 pages of color photographs contributed by more than 30 photographers. As a field guide or a desk reference, The Amphibians and Reptiles of New York State is indispensable for anyone interested in the vertebrate animals of the Northeast, as well as students, field researchers and natural resource professionals.

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Oxford University Press

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0199885370

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9780199885374

The Indian Heritage of America

By: Alvin M. Josephy

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The Indian Heritage of America

By: Alvin M. Josephy

From the prehistoric peoples who inhabited the Americas at the end of the last Ice Age to the American Indian of the 20th century, this book encompasses the whole historical and cultural range of Indian life in Corth, Central, and South America. 32 pages of black-and-white photographs.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0395573203

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9780395573204

The Nature of Necessity

By: Alvin Plantinga

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The Nature of Necessity

By: Alvin Plantinga

This is a reissue of a book which is an exploration and defence of the notion of modality 'de re', the idea that objects have both essential and accidental properties. It is one of the first full-length studies of the modalities to emerge from the debate to which Saul Kripke, David Lewis, Ruth Marcus and others have contributed. The argument is developed by means of the notion of possible worlds, and ranges over key problems including the nature of essence, trans-world identity, negative existential propositions, and the existence of unactual objects in other possible worlds. In the final chapters Professor Plantinga applies his logical theories to the clarification of two problems in the philosophy of religion - the Problem of Evil and the Ontological Argument.

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0198244142

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9780198244141

Diverse Administrators in Peril

The New Indentured Class in Higher Education

By: Edna Chun,Alvin Evans

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Diverse Administrators in Peril

The New Indentured Class in Higher Education

By: Edna Chun,Alvin Evans

Diverse Administrators in Peril is the first in-depth examination of the work experiences of minority, female, and LGBT administrators in higher education. Written by two award-winning practitioners in higher education, this vivid and intensive study of American leadership from the inside out illuminates how the collision between everyday life and systems of power takes place in patterns of subtle discrimination. Based on scores of interviews with diverse administrators, the book examines patterns of racism, sexism, and heterosexism that persist in the highest administrative ranks and provides concrete strategies and models for inclusive leadership practices.

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140

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Routledge

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1317261119

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9781317261117

Affirmative Action at a Crossroads: Fisher and Forward

ASHE Higher Education Report, Volume 41, Number 4

By: Edna Chun,Alvin Evans

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Affirmative Action at a Crossroads: Fisher and Forward

ASHE Higher Education Report, Volume 41, Number 4

By: Edna Chun,Alvin Evans

The urgency of developing workable race-neutral admissions strategies that maximize the benefits of student diversity has increased. This practical guide offers: concrete recommendations and strategies for the creation of a campus ecosystem that maximizes the structural, curricular, and interactional benefits of diversity, extensive empirical findings and a rich research literature, opportunities for campuses to craft programs, processes, and intervention that maximize student learning outcomes related to diversity, and alternative strategies for addressing disadvantage, including the use of socioeconomic status and state-based percent plans. This book provides a comprehensive overview of key issues and strategic approaches that will assist institutions of higher education in fostering demographic diversity and building inclusive and welcoming campus environments. This is the fourth issue of the 41st volume of the Jossey-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education issue, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119124921

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9781119124924

Evangelism Handbook

Biblical, Spiritual, Intentional, Missional

By: Alvin Reid

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Evangelism Handbook

Biblical, Spiritual, Intentional, Missional

By: Alvin Reid

A thoroughly updated overview of how evangelism should happen, detailing the work of the Great Commission in four key categories: biblical, spiritual, intentional, missional.

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B&H Publishing Group

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0805445420

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9780805445428

Veiled and Silenced

How Culture Shaped Sexist Theology

By: Alvin J. Schmidt

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Veiled and Silenced

How Culture Shaped Sexist Theology

By: Alvin J. Schmidt

Weaving together evidence from sociolgy, anthropology, history, and biblical studies, this book shows that patriarchal and hierarchial views of gender arise from agrarian culture, along with images of woman as unequal, inferior, unclean, and evil. . . . This book is a valuable resource for theologically conservative Christians who are trying to rethink the connenction between thoeology and gender.

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Mercer University Press

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0865543275

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9780865543270

Clinton Foreign Policy Reader

Presidential Speeches with Commentary

By: Alvin Z. Rubinstein

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Clinton Foreign Policy Reader

Presidential Speeches with Commentary

By: Alvin Z. Rubinstein

An introduction to the main issues of American foreign policy as it has evolved during the first post-Cold War presidency. There are substantive excerpts from major presidential policy statements to illustrate the points and turning points discussed in each chapter. The collection is intended as a supplementary text in American foreign policy and contemporary international relations. It includes a bibliography and a guide to accessing contemporary foreign policy information on line.

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Routledge

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1317474295

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9781317474296

Crisis and Transformation in China's Hong Kong

By: Ming K. Chan,Alvin Y. So

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Crisis and Transformation in China's Hong Kong

By: Ming K. Chan,Alvin Y. So

Hong Kong has undergone sweeping transformation since its return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997. This is a multidisciplinary assessment of the new regime and key issues, challenges, crises and opportunities confronting the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

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Routledge

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1315498642

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9781315498645

Two-Sided Matching

A Study in Game-Theoretic Modeling and Analysis

By: Alvin E. Roth,Marilda A. Oliveira Sotomayor

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Two-Sided Matching

A Study in Game-Theoretic Modeling and Analysis

By: Alvin E. Roth,Marilda A. Oliveira Sotomayor

Two-sided matching provides a model of search processes such as those between firms and workers in labor markets or between buyers and sellers in auctions. This book gives a comprehensive account of recent results concerning the game-theoretic analysis of two-sided matching. The focus of the book is on the stability of outcomes, on the incentives that different rules of organization give to agents, and on the constraints that these incentives impose on the ways such markets can be organized. The results for this wide range of related models and matching situations help clarify which conclusions depend on particular modeling assumptions and market conditions, and which are robust over a wide range of conditions. 'This book chronicles one of the outstanding success stories of the theory of games, a story in which the authors have played a major role: the theory and practice of matching markets ... The authors are to be warmly congratulated for this fine piece of work, which is quite unique in the game-theoretic literature.' From the Foreword by Robert Aumann

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Cambridge University Press

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1107782430

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9781107782433

The Unknown Battle of Midway

The Destruction of the American Torpedo Squadrons

By: Alvin Kernan

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The Unknown Battle of Midway

The Destruction of the American Torpedo Squadrons

By: Alvin Kernan

“A memoir and more . . . Kernan brings this maritime battle superbly to life. . . . And he narrates the air assault in gripping detail” (The Wall Street Journal). The Battle of Midway is considered the greatest US naval victory, but behind the luster is the devastation of the American torpedo squadrons. Of the 51 planes sent to attack Japanese carriers only 7 returned, and of the 127 aircrew only 29 survived. Not a single torpedo hit its target. A story of avoidable mistakes and flawed planning, The Unknown Battle of Midway reveals the enormous failures that led to the destruction of four torpedo squadrons but were omitted from official naval reports: the planes that ran out of gas, the torpedoes that didn’t work, the pilots who had never dropped torpedoes, and the breakdown of the attack plan. Alvin Kernan, who was present at the battle, has written a troubling but persuasive analysis of these and other little-publicized aspects of this great battle. The standard navy tactics for carrier warfare are revealed in tragic contrast to the actual conduct of the battle and the after-action reports of the ships and squadrons involved. “An incisive and laconic writer, Kernan knows his facts and presents them with deep feeling. A World War II must-read.” —Booklist “I read The Unknown Battle of Midway in one sitting. It is a momentous piece of work, reeking of the authenticity of carrier warfare as experienced by the flight crews.” —Sir John Keegan, author of A History of Warfare “An emotionally powerful story, not merely one of war but of its lasting effects.” —The Times Literary Supplement

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Yale University Press

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0300128312

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9780300128314

Speech

A Special Code

By: Alvin Meyer Liberman

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Speech

A Special Code

By: Alvin Meyer Liberman

Alvin Liberman and his colleagues at Haskins Laboratories in New Haven created the techniques, the methods, and the insights appropriate to the study of speech perception. This volume brings together a carefully edited collection of twenty-three of their most important research articles, along with an introduction by Liberman that charts the progress of the research - the errors as well as the hits - over the past five decades. Liberman has been the main analytic and synthesizing scientist in the development of a field that holds a fascination for anyone interested in the place of speech in the biological scheme of things. The more specific implications cover a broad range: at the one extreme, the problems associated with the machine production and recognition of speech; at the other, our understanding of how children learn to read its alphabetic transcriptions, and why some cannot.

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MIT Press

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0262121921

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9780262121927

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