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The Life of Marian Anderson

Diva and Humanitarian

By: Andrea Broadwater

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The Life of Marian Anderson

Diva and Humanitarian

By: Andrea Broadwater

At a time in history when many doors were closed to African Americans, Marian Anderson, with the power of her magnificent voice, triumphed over racial barriers. Andrea Broadwater's spirited profile breathes new life into Anderson's inspiring story. During a career that spanned four decades, this quiet, proud woman lifted herself out of poverty and obscurity to become a world-famous singer.

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Enslow Publishing, LLC

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0766062899

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Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song

By: Andrea Davis Pinkney

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Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song

By: Andrea Davis Pinkney

They were each born with the gift of gospel. Martin's voice kept people in their seats, but also sent their praises soaring. Mahalia's voice was brass-and-butter - strong and smooth at the same time. With Martin's sermons and Mahalia's songs, folks were free to shout, to sing their joy. On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, and his strong voice and powerful message were joined and lifted in song by world-renowned gospel singer Mahalia Jackson. It was a moment that changed the course of history and is imprinted in minds forever. Told through Andrea Davis Pinkney's poetic prose and Brian Pinkney's evocative illustration, the stories of these two powerful voices and lives are told side-by-side -- as they would one day walk -- following the journey from their youth to a culmination at this historical event when they united as one and inspiring kids to find their own voices and speak up for what is right.

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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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0316247367

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9780316247368

Handbook of Cardiac Electrophysiology

By: Andrea Natale

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Handbook of Cardiac Electrophysiology

By: Andrea Natale

The first practical, user-friendly guide to the theory and practice of a routinely used technique, this new manual provides the specialist in training with a thorough grounding in the equipment, procedures, and clinical findings with which clinicians need to be familiar. Conceived as an alternative to the large and expensive texts aimed at specialists, the handbook is divided into two sections, which present: a review of the main kinds of arrhythmia, with illustrations of typical ECG findings supported where appropriate by correlative imaging the principal diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including implantation of pacemakers, resynchronization therapy, use and placement of catheters and ablation techniques Providing practical guidance on clinical applications, and illustrated with numerous graphics, checklists and flowcharts to enable readers to locate information quickly and easily, Handbook of Cardiac Electrophysiology is an accessible resource covering a widespread, but complex technology.

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398

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CRC Press

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1841846201

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9781841846200

Jesus Freaks: The Prodigal

By: Andrea Randall

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Jesus Freaks: The Prodigal

By: Andrea Randall

The morning after Kennedy Sawyer confirmed to the world that she is the daughter of internationally renowned televangelist Roland Abbot, she’s faced with a new challenge: What kind of daughter does she want to be to him? The sometimes kind, the title kind, or the all-in kind? In the months following her decision, Kennedy is faced with sex, drugs, extended family, lying, threats, booze, strip clubs, and wavering faith among her family and friends. Exploring how much honesty is too much, Kennedy pushes the boundaries of all of the relationships around her to see if God really lies somewhere beneath it all.

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Cincinnatus Press

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1632021137

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9781632021137

Making Crime Pay

The Writer's Guide to Criminal Law, Evidence, and Procedure

By: Andrea Campbell

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Making Crime Pay

The Writer's Guide to Criminal Law, Evidence, and Procedure

By: Andrea Campbell

Making Crime Pay is an invaluable reference to criminal law, evidence, and procedure and the potential it holds for breathtaking plots and dramatic storytelling. Readers will learn in detail how criminal law has evolved historically, discover the differences between crimes and how they are judged in the eyes of the law, and understand law's mechanisms and loopholes from the first thought of a crime to the offender's arrest and trial.

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Simon and Schuster

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1621531988

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9781621531982

Road Trip

A Pocket History of Indiana

By: Andrea Neal

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Road Trip

A Pocket History of Indiana

By: Andrea Neal

The bicentennial of Indiana’s statehood in 2016 is the perfect time for Hoosiers of all stripes to hit the road and visit sites that speak to the nineteenth state’s character. In her book, Andrea Neal has selected the top 100 events/historical figures in Indiana history, some well-known like George Rogers Clark, and others obscured by time or memory such as the visit of Marquis de Lafayette to southern Indiana. These highly readable essays and photographs that accompany them feature a tourist site or landmark that in some way brings the subject to life. This will enable interested Hoosiers to travel the entire state to experience history at firsthand. Related activities and sites include nature hikes, museums, markers, monuments, and memorials. The sites appear in chronological order, beginning with the impact of the Ice Age on Indiana and ending with the legacy of the bicentennial itself.

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Indiana Historical Society

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0871953951

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9780871953957

The Case for Interprofessional Collaboration

In Health and Social Care

By: Geoffrey Meads,John Ashcroft,Hugh Barr,Rosalind Scott,Andrea Wild

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The Case for Interprofessional Collaboration

In Health and Social Care

By: Geoffrey Meads,John Ashcroft,Hugh Barr,Rosalind Scott,Andrea Wild

The Case for Interprofessional Collaboration recognises andexplores the premium that modern health systems place on closerworking relationships. Each chapter adopts a consistent format anda clear framework for professional relationships, considering thosewith the same profession, other professions, new partners, policyactors, the public and with patients. Section one, Policy into Practice, considers a series of analyticalmodels which provide a contemporary account of collaborationtheory, including global developments. The second section of thebook, Practice into Policy, examines real-life drivers forbehavioural change. The third section evaluates personal learningand learning together. * Highlights the barriers to collaboration, how to overcome them,and the resulting dividends * Enlivens health policy with a view to transformative adaptationsin the workplace * Draws on international examples of effective practice for localapplication This book is designed for those in the early stages of theircareers as health and social care professionals. It is also aimedat managers and educators, to guide them in commissioning andproviding programmes to promote collaboration.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1405145455

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9781405145459

American Foreign Policy Since World War II

By: Steven W. Hook,John Spanier,Andrea Grove

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American Foreign Policy Since World War II

By: Steven W. Hook,John Spanier,Andrea Grove

A classic introductory text that examines the history of American foreign policy to help students analyze and understand modern issues

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CQ Press

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1071814680

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9781071814680

International Law Theories

An Inquiry into Different Ways of Thinking

By: Andrea Bianchi

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International Law Theories

An Inquiry into Different Ways of Thinking

By: Andrea Bianchi

Two fish are swimming in a pond. 'Do you know what?' the fish asks his friend. 'No, tell me.' 'I was talking to a frog the other day. And he told me that we are surrounded by water!' His friend looks at him with great scepticism: 'Water? Whats that? Show me some water!' International lawyers often find themselves focused on the practice of the law rather than the underlying theories. This book is an attempt to stir up 'the water' that international lawyers swim in. It analyses a range of theoretical approaches to international law and invites readers to engage with different ways of legal thinking in order to familiarize themselves with the water all around us, of which we hardly have any perception. The main aim of this book is to provide interested scholars, practitioners, and students of international law and other disciplines with an introduction to various international legal theories, their genealogies, and possible critiques. By providing an analytical approach to international legal theory, the book encourages readers to enhance their sensitivity to these different approaches and to consider how the presuppositions behind each theory affect analysis, research, and practice in international law. International Law Theories is intended to assist students, scholars, and practitioners in reflecting more generally about how knowledge is formed in the field.

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Oxford University Press

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0191038229

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9780191038228

The International Politics of Judicial Intervention

Creating a More Just Order

By: Andrea Birdsall

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The International Politics of Judicial Intervention

Creating a More Just Order

By: Andrea Birdsall

The author examines the conflict between the states, international law and aspirations for justice by analyzing cases of judicial intervention including: Pinochet and the House of Lords, the Congo vs Belgium, the Former Yugoslavian war crimes tribunal and the ICC.

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Routledge

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1134040997

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9781134040995

Testament of Time

Selected Objects from the Collection of Palestinian Antiquities in the Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri--Columbia

By: University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology. Palestinian Antiquities,Andrea Berlin

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Testament of Time

Selected Objects from the Collection of Palestinian Antiquities in the Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri--Columbia

By: University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology. Palestinian Antiquities,Andrea Berlin

This illustrated catalogue presents 190 objects from the Collection of Palestinian Antiquities in the Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Covering the 4th millennium BC to the 8th century AD, the artefacts are presented in ten thematic sections. These cover such subjects as: death and burial in the early Bronze Age; war; the domestic world in the Bronze and Iron Ages; the wider world; religion in the late Bronze and Iron Ages; Hellenistic and Byzantine trade; the villa at Tel Anafa; technology; everyday life in the hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods; and pagans, Jews and Christians. Each section begins with a discussion followed by a full description and discussion of the objects themselves, all of which are illustrated. Many types of object are represented including ceramics and lamps, personal implements and tools, religious figurines and carvings, jewellery, bone items, toilet implements, scarabs, armour and weapons, intaglio gems and ossuaries. The book begins with a brief discussion of changing attitudes and practice in the archaeology of the Holy Hand.

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Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

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0838639755

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9780838639757

Jesus Freaks: Sins of the Father

By: Andrea Randall

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Jesus Freaks: Sins of the Father

By: Andrea Randall

Intelligent, thought-provoking, heart-twisting. Andrea Randall proves once again that she is an eloquent writer and creator of characters who will stay with you long after you finish the book." ~Melissa Brown, author of Wife Number Seven Kennedy Sawyer is the valedictorian of her upper middle class, liberal high school. Roland Abbot is the charismatic, attractive televangelist from New Life Church with a dark past and an illegitimate child. Ignoring the cautions of her mother and the confusion of her Ivy League-bound friends, Kennedy enrolls at the conservative Christian Carter University where her sights are set on Roland Abbot—her birth father. Kennedy’s intentions are to learn more about her father than the Bible. However, roommates who are quick to evangelize to strangers, an RA who seems to be hiding something, and friends in the most unlikely places challenge everything she’s ever held as true in the raging battle of us vs. them.

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Cincinnatus Press

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1632020904

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9781632020901

Indoor America

The Interior Landscape of Postwar Suburbia

By: Andrea Vesentini

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Indoor America

The Interior Landscape of Postwar Suburbia

By: Andrea Vesentini

Cars, single-family houses, fallout shelters, air-conditioned malls—these are only some of the many interiors making up the landscape of American suburbia. Indoor America explores the history of suburbanization through the emergence of such spaces in the postwar years, examining their design, use, and representation. By drawing on a wealth of examples ranging from the built environment to popular culture and film, Andrea Vesentini shows how suburban interiors were devised as a continuous cultural landscape of interconnected and self-sufficient escape capsules. The relocation of most everyday practices into indoor spaces has often been overlooked by suburban historiography; Indoor America uncovers this latent history and contrasts it with the dominant reading of suburbanization as pursuit of open space. Americans did not just flee the city by getting out of it—they did so also by getting inside. Vesentini chronicles this inner-directed flight by describing three separate stages. The encapsulation of the automobile fostered the nuclear segregation of the family from the social fabric and served as a blueprint for all other interiors. Introverted design increasingly turned the focus of the house inward. Finally, through interiorization, the exterior was incorporated into the all-encompassing interior landscape of enclosed malls and projects for indoor cities. In a journey that features tailfin cars and World’s Fair model homes, Richard Neutra’s glass walls and sitcom picture windows, Victor Gruen’s Southdale Center and the Minnesota Experimental City, Indoor America takes the reader into the heart and viscera of America’s urban sprawl.

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University of Virginia Press

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0813941806

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9780813941806

The Round Table Movement and the Fall of the 'Second' British Empire (1909-1919)

By: Andrea Bosco

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The Round Table Movement and the Fall of the 'Second' British Empire (1909-1919)

By: Andrea Bosco

In spite of the general phobia of federalism, there is a strong federalist trend within British political culture. In three very different historical contexts, federalism inspired the action of political movements such as the Imperial Federation League, the Round Table and the Federal Union. Indeed, it was regarded as the solution to problems arising from the first signs of the possible collapse of Great Britain and its Empire. The Round Table Movement played a particularly interesting role in this regard, attempting to reverse the rapid and inexorable decline of the British Empire. It was a political organisation with roots in all the major peripheries of the Empire and almost unlimited financial resources. This volume discusses the strategies and means employed by the group in order to maintain the British Empire’s global prominence. The book’s main argument is that we did not have a “British century” – the nineteenth – and an “American century” – the twentieth – but, rather, four centuries of Anglo–Saxon supremacy, which witnessed the affirmation of the national principle – expression of the Continental political tradition – and its overcoming through its opposite, the federal principle, the expression of the insular political tradition.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1443869996

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Death and Dying in America

By: Andrea Fontana,Jennifer Reid Keene

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Death and Dying in America

By: Andrea Fontana,Jennifer Reid Keene

This engaging new book takes a fresh approach to the major topics surrounding the processes and rituals of death and dying in the United States. It emphasizes individual experiences and personal reactions to death as well as placing mortality within a wider social context, drawing on theoretical frameworks, empirical research and popular culture. Throughout the text the authors highlight the importance of two key factors in American society which determine who dies and under what circumstances: persistent social inequality and the American consumerist ethic. These features are explored through a discussion of topics ranging from debates about euthanasia to deaths resulting from war and terrorism; from the death of a child to children's experience of grieving and bereavement; and from beliefs about life after death to more practical issues such as the disposal of the dead body. Drawing on sociological, anthropological, philosophical, and historical research the authors present the salient features of death and dying for upper-level students across the social sciences. For anyone interested in learning more about the end of life, this book will provide a useful and accessible perspective on the uniquely American understanding of death and dying.

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Polity

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0745639143

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9780745639147

Rebuilding Shattered Worlds

Creating Community by Voicing the Past

By: Andrea L. Smith,Anna Eisenstein

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Rebuilding Shattered Worlds

Creating Community by Voicing the Past

By: Andrea L. Smith,Anna Eisenstein

Rebuilding Shattered Worlds explores the ways a demolished neighborhood in Easton, Pennsylvania, still resonates in the imaginations of displaced residents. Drawing on six years of ethnographic research, the authors highlight the intersecting languages of blight, race, and place as elderly interlocutors attempt to make sense of the world they lost when urban renewal initiatives razed "Syrian Town"--a densely packed neighborhood of Lebanese American, Italian American, and African American residents. This ethnography of remembering shows how former residents engage collective memory-making through their shared place, language, and class position within the larger cityscape. Demonstrating the creative power of linguistic resources, material traces, and absent spaces, Rebuilding Shattered Worlds brings together insights from linguistic anthropology and material studies, foregrounding the role language plays in signaling "pastness.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803299435

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9780803299436

White Masculinity in Contemporary Australia

The Good Ol’ Aussie Bloke

By: Andrea Waling

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White Masculinity in Contemporary Australia

The Good Ol’ Aussie Bloke

By: Andrea Waling

Spanning the disciplines of sociology, history, media and cultural studies, and popular culture, this book offers a historical exploration of Australian masculine tropes and an examination of contemporary representations of masculinity in the media. With attention to a range of thematic issues, including race, gender, sexuality, mythmaking, media representation, class, and nationality, it draws on new qualitative research and interview material to investigate the ways in which everyday Australian men take up or reject such ideas. White Masculinity in Contemporary Australia thus explores the contradictory resistance to and adoration of ideals of masculinity, forms of Othering used to differentiate the practice of "good" masculinity from that of "bad" masculinity, the relationship between heterosexuality, masculinity and Australian sporting culture as central to ideals of masculinity, and the existence of differing pressures to be masculine. As such it will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in gender and sexuality, Australian studies, and contemporary popular culture.

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Routledge

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1351801627

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9781351801621

The Incomplete Traveler

Diaries of a Cuban Exile

By: Andrea Bermúdez

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The Incomplete Traveler

Diaries of a Cuban Exile

By: Andrea Bermúdez

The Incomplete Traveler is a human story of strength and grit in the face of a series of historical events that lead to the loss of a homeland, and the need to adapt to life in exile. The history of the Fidel Castro revolution, along with the events that preceded it, is woven throughout the experiences of the books main character, Elena, her family, and friends. Survival is the thread that holds the story together, as Elena faces her circumstances with humor and acceptance. An important contribution of the book is to connect future generations of Cuban exiles to the historical and emotional roots of their ancestors.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1453586512

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9781453586518

Talking Back

. . . to Presidents, Dictators, and Assorted Scoundrels

By: Andrea Mitchell

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Talking Back

. . . to Presidents, Dictators, and Assorted Scoundrels

By: Andrea Mitchell

No TV reporter today is more respected than NBC’s Andrea Mitchell. She’s covered stories from Jonestown to the fall of the Berlin Wall, gotten unexpected answers from such interviewees as Fidel Castro and Hillary Clinton, and balanced her high-wire career with a very public marriage to former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Dr. Alan Greenspan. Mitchell’s candid, funny, and riveting memoir is filled with unprecedented behind-the-scenes views of the television news industry and official Washington. A classic of contemporary journalism by a woman who has taken on her profession’s entire old-boy network, Talking Back deserves a place on the shelf alongside the memoirs of Hillary Clinton and Katherine Graham.

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Penguin

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1101201355

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9781101201350

The Shoulder in Sport

Management, Rehabilitation and Prevention

By: Andrea Fusco,Andrea Foglia,Frank Musarra,Marco Testa

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The Shoulder in Sport

Management, Rehabilitation and Prevention

By: Andrea Fusco,Andrea Foglia,Frank Musarra,Marco Testa

The book is divided into 5 sections: the first and second sections provide introductory topics, such as anatomical variances of the articulations and soft tissues, the biomechanics of the shoulder, diagnostic imaging, specialist and functional examinations. The third section is dedicated to the description of surgical solutions in acute articular, muscle and tendinous pathologies. Rehabilitation and prevention are described in the fourth section, where the authors present exercises of post-surgical rehabilitation, techniques of mobilizing in manual therapy and load multidimensional model. The last two chapters in this section are dedicated to prevention, especially of chronic pathologies, using intervention influencing programmes, methodology of training and how to rectify incorrectly performed movements. The last section is dedicated to the use of electromyography of the surface. This method is used to register muscular activity during training; the description contains practical information and a great number of references of clinical interest.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0443068747

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9780443068744

Making the World Safe for Investment

The Protection of Foreign Property 1922–1959

By: Andrea Leiter

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Making the World Safe for Investment

The Protection of Foreign Property 1922–1959

By: Andrea Leiter

Western governments, companies, economists and lawyers established the international legal order now known as international investment law to protect foreign property from a redistribution of wealth through domestic law making. This book offers a pre-history of these legal arrangements, focusing on the time before 1959 and the ratification of the first bilateral investment treaty and the ICSID Convention. It introduces new archival material, such as arbitral awards, diplomatic notes and concession agreements, as well as scholarly writings pertaining to developments in these proceedings. These materials are systematised into a coherent argument on the protection of foreign property. The book develops the important role of concession agreements and their internationalisation for the making of international investment law, thereby insisting on the private law character of the foundations of the field. In doing so it displays the analytic force of viewing law as jurisdictional practice, rather than as a system of norms.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009330403

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9781009330404

Celebrity

A History of Fame

By: Susan J. Douglas,Andrea McDonnell

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Celebrity

A History of Fame

By: Susan J. Douglas,Andrea McDonnell

The historical and cultural context of fame in the twenty-first century Today, celebrity culture is an inescapable part of our media landscape and our everyday lives. This was not always the case. Over the past century, media technologies have increasingly expanded the production and proliferation of fame. Celebrity explores this revolution and its often under-estimated impact on American culture. Using numerous precedent-setting examples spanning more than one hundred years of media history, Douglas and McDonnell trace the dynamic relationship between celebrity and the technologies of mass communication that have shaped the nature of fame in the United States. Revealing how televised music fanned a worldwide phenomenon called “Beatlemania” and how Kim Kardashian broke the internet, Douglas and McDonnell also show how the media has shaped both the lives of the famous and the nature of the spotlight itself. Celebrity examines the production, circulation, and effects of celebrity culture to consider the impact of stars from Shirley Temple to Muhammad Ali to the homegrown star made possible by your Instagram feed. It maps ever-evolving media technologies as they adeptly interweave the lives of the rich and famous into ours: from newspapers and photography in the nineteenth century, to the twentieth century’s radio, cinema, and television, up to the revolutionary impact of the internet and social media. Today, mass media relies upon an ever-changing cast of celebrities to grab our attention and money, and new stars are conquering new platforms to build their adoring audiences and enhance their images. In the era of YouTube, Snapchat, and reality television, fame may be fleeting, but its impact on society is profound and lasting.

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NYU Press

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1479852430

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9781479852437

The Pedant's Revolt

Why Most Things You Think Are Right Are Wrong

By: Andrea Barham

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The Pedant's Revolt

Why Most Things You Think Are Right Are Wrong

By: Andrea Barham

This intriguing book sets the record straight, exposing misconceptions that have become entrenched in everyday thought.

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Michael O'Mara Books

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1843176726

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9781843176725

Private Security and Identity Politics

Ethical Hero Warriors, Professional Managers and New Humanitarians

By: Jutta Joachim,Andrea Schneiker

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Private Security and Identity Politics

Ethical Hero Warriors, Professional Managers and New Humanitarians

By: Jutta Joachim,Andrea Schneiker

This book examines the self-representation and identity politics of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs). PMSCs have become increasingly important over the past few decades. While their boom is frequently explained in functional terms, such as their cost-efficiency and effectiveness, this book offers an alternative explanation based on an analysis of the online self-presentations of forty-two US- and UK-based companies. PMSCs are shaping how they are perceived and establishing themselves as acceptable and legitimate security actors by eclectically appropriating identities more commonly associated with the military, businesses and humanitarian actors. Depending on their audience and clients’ needs, they can be professional hero warriors, or promise turn-key security solutions based on their exceptional expertise, or, in a similar way to humanitarians, reassure those in need of relief and try to make the world a better place. Rather than being merely public relations, the self-referential assertions of PMSCs are political. Not only do they contribute to a normalization of private security and reinforce an already ongoing blurring of lines between the public and private sectors, they also change what we deem to be ‘security’ and a ‘security actor’. This book will be of much interest to students of private military companies, critical security studies, military studies, security studies and IR.

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Routledge

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1317268555

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9781317268550

American Oligarchs: The Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage of Money and Power

By: Andrea Bernstein

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American Oligarchs: The Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage of Money and Power

By: Andrea Bernstein

An absorbing, novelistic, and powerfully affecting work of history and investigative journalism that tracks the unraveling of American democracy. In American Oligarchs, award-winning investigative journalist Andrea Bernstein tells the story of the Trump and Kushner families like never before. Building on her landmark reporting for the acclaimed podcast Trump, Inc. and The New Yorker, Bernstein brings to light new information about the families’ arrival as immigrants to America, their paths to success, and the business and personal lives of the president and his closest family members. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and more than one hundred thousand pages of documents, American Oligarchs details how the Trump and Kushner dynasties encouraged and profited from a system of corruption, dark money, and influence trading, and reveals the historical turning points and decisions?on taxation, regulation, white-collar crime, and campaign finance laws?that have brought us to where we are today. A new afterword examines how the two families’ transactional politics left America particularly vulnerable to the crises of 2020.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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1324001887

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9781324001881

Life's a Bitch and Then You Change Careers

9 Steps to Get You Out of Your Funk & on to Your Future

By: Andrea Kay

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Life's a Bitch and Then You Change Careers

9 Steps to Get You Out of Your Funk & on to Your Future

By: Andrea Kay

Get out of your job funk and onto the career path of your dreams with this guide featuring expert advice for career changers of every age. Life’s a Bitch and Then You Change Careers is like a series of one-on-one sessions with veteran career counselor Andrea Kay. She takes you through the nine steps that have helped countless clients realize their potential and change their lives. The process begins with defining a career objective that’s based on who you are, not what others think you should be. Kay then offers a practical, step-by-step plan for making the shift, addressing every issue from research and training to networking, interviewing, and landing your ideal job. Along the way, you’ll find helpful exercises and real-life examples of Kay’s clients who have made the transition to a happier working life. Kay’s personable writing style, vast knowledge, and years of experience make this life-changing book the next best thing to an in-person consultation.

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Abrams

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1613123493

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9781613123492

Seen That, Now What?

The Ultimate Guide to Finding the Video You Really Want to Watch

By: Andrea Shaw

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Seen That, Now What?

The Ultimate Guide to Finding the Video You Really Want to Watch

By: Andrea Shaw

You've never used a video guide like this before. You loved Chariots of Fire and you want to see something like it. Where do you start? Look up Chariots of Fire in the index, and find it in Drama. There you'll see it listed under White Flannel Films: Welcome to the glory days of the British empire when the ruling class rode horses on large country estates, servants were in plentiful supply, and only an adulterous lover questioned the status quo. As in other costume dramas, the period details are celebrations of all that was brilliant and luxurious, with the camera sweeping over British, Indian, or African countryscapes and exquisite turn-of-the-century interiors. But all this lush upholstery doesn't cover up the intelligent, thoughtful stories -- usually based on Lawrence, Forster, and Waugh novels -- played by stellar British actors. In White Flannel Films there are concise, witty reviews of select movies like A Room with a View A Passage to India Heat and Dust The Shooting Party Out of Africa White Mischief and more There is also a unique ratings system that helps you distinguish the bombs from the sleepers. But the key is that all these films offer the same kind of viewing experience -- if you like one, chances are good you'll like the others, too. Seen That, Now What? is your own personal video genius, who knows everything about movies and exactly what you like to watch.

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Simon and Schuster

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068480011X

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The Delegated Welfare State

Medicare, Markets, and the Governance of Social Policy

By: Kimberly J. Morgan,Andrea Louise Campbell

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The Delegated Welfare State

Medicare, Markets, and the Governance of Social Policy

By: Kimberly J. Morgan,Andrea Louise Campbell

In The Delegated Welfare State, the first book in the Oxford Studies in Postwar American Political Development series, Andrea Campbell and Kimberly Morgan use the exampke of Medicare to tackle the federal government's increasing propensity in recent times to outsource governmental functions to the private sector.

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OUP USA

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0199730350

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Haunted Hikes

Spine-Tingling Tales and Trails from North America's National Parks

By: Andrea Lankford

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Haunted Hikes

Spine-Tingling Tales and Trails from North America's National Parks

By: Andrea Lankford

Ghosts! Curses! Hoaxes! Unsolved mysteries! Paranormal events! Take a walk on the creepy side of North America's National Parks! Andrea Lankford, a 12-year veteran ranger with the National Park Service, has written a thoroughly investigated yet often tongue-in-cheek guidebook that takes the reader to the scariest, most mysterious places inside North America's National Parks. Lankford shares such eerie tales as John Brown's haunting of Harper's Ferry, the disembodied legs that have been seen running around inside the Mammoth Cave Visitor Center, and the "wailing woman" who roams the trail behind the Grand Canyon Lodge. Lankford also uncovers paranormal activities park visitors have experienced, such as the chupacabra that roams the swamps inside Big Thicket National Preserve and the teenage bigfoot who rolled a park service campground with toilet paper. She also reports on long-forgotten unsolved murders, such as the savage stabbing of a young woman on Yosemite's trail to Mirror Lake, and the execution style shooting of two General Motors executives at Crater Lake. The witnesses to the supernatural occurrences are highly credible people-rangers, park historians, river guides, and the like-and each tale has factual relevance to the cultural or natural history of the park. Haunted Hikes provides readers with all the information they need: for each hike: a "fright factor rating" is listed along with trailhead access information, detailed trail maps, and hike difficulty levels. Most of the haunted sites included in the book can be reached by the average hiker, some are wheelchair accessible, and others are for intrepid backpackers willing to make multi-day treks into wilderness areas. Intriguing photographs of many sites are included. Haunted Hikes is sure to satisfy readers looking for those spine-tingling moments when you begin to wonder if maybe, just maybe, we are not alone.

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Santa Monica Press

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1595809856

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9781595809858

The St. Martin's Handbook with 2009 MLA and 2010 Updates

By: Andrea A. Lunsford

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The St. Martin's Handbook with 2009 MLA and 2010 Updates

By: Andrea A. Lunsford

Click here to find out more about the 2009 MLA Updates and the 2010 APA Updates. Andrea A. Lunsford’s years of experience in the classroom and in the field have given her a unique understanding of how, what, where, and why today’s students write. For her research for The St. Martin’s Handbook — ongoing for over two decades — she has studied thousands of papers by composition students nationwide. Andrea Lunsford’s trademark attention to rhetorical choice, language and style, and critical thinking and argument have always made The St. Martin’s Handbook an accessible and thorough writing resource. Now informed by new research into student writing patterns and featuring expanded and more visual coverage of research, documentation, and writing in any discipline, The St. Martin’s Handbook offers students more help than ever before with meeting the expectations of college work.

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Macmillan

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0312664834

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9780312664831

Closing the Gap

Lombardi, the Packers Dynasty, and the Pursuit of Excellence

By: Willie Davis,Jim Martyka,Andrea Erickson Davis

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Closing the Gap

Lombardi, the Packers Dynasty, and the Pursuit of Excellence

By: Willie Davis,Jim Martyka,Andrea Erickson Davis

Describing how NFL great Willie Davis helped define the hard-nosed, in-your-face defense of the original football dynasty, the 1960s Green Bay Packers, this revealing autobiography also illustrates his persona off the field--humble yet ambitious, with an infectious smile and a reputation of strict discipline that matched his leadership mentality. The book recounts the competitor as one of the game's strongest, quickest, and most agile defensive linemen in his time, showcasing a team captain who led the Green and Gold to five championships and earned a bust in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Distinguished from many other athletes of his generation, Davis's success continued well after he took off his pads. His reputation as one of the most respected businessmen in America is discussed, including his time serving on the board of directors for Fortune 500 companies, taking part in various foundations, and speaking to audiences of all ages about his experiences. From growing up in a poor, segregated small town in the South to the intense pressure he endured as a college athlete contemplating his future, this evocation pays homage to a man who has worked hard to achieve all that he has, always appreciating the fruits of his labors with care, respect, and devout passion.

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Triumph Books

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1617499749

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9781617499746

ReMembering Cuba

Legacy of a Diaspora

By: Andrea O’Reilly Herrera

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ReMembering Cuba

Legacy of a Diaspora

By: Andrea O’Reilly Herrera

One hundred testimonies on the Cuban diaspora are gathered together from narratives, interviews, creative writing, letters, journal entries, photographs, and paintings to capture the strong emotions surrounding this ongoing ordeal. Simultaneous.

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University of Texas Press

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0292731477

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9780292731479

The Creaking Door

And Other Tales of Madness and Horror

By: Andrea D'Allasandra

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The Creaking Door

And Other Tales of Madness and Horror

By: Andrea D'Allasandra

On a rainy, freezing night, in an isolated lake house, a door suddenly creaks open upstairs--where nobody is supposed to be. So begins best-selling Andrea D'Allasandra's latest masterpiece of terror and suspense--The Creaking Door and Other Tales of Madness and Horror. If you dare, journey through these thirteen stories of psychos, zombies and houses that drip blood--where a creaking door is only the beginning of a stream of white-knuckled nightmares. A dead child who returns to haunt her monstrous mother...a homicidal hitchhiker who thinks he's found his new victim...a woman who discovers there are prehistoric dragons in her own backyard...an old house that swallows up its visitors. Encounter thirteen heroines who you'll never forget--the evil, the innocent and the doomed. Andrea D'Allasandra's other three thrillers--Death House, Horror House and The Master of Hell Mountain--have all become international best-sellers!

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iUniverse

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0595295045

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9780595295043

The Presidency and Immigration Policy

Rhetoric and Reality

By: Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha,Eric Gonzalez Juenke,Andrea Silva

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The Presidency and Immigration Policy

Rhetoric and Reality

By: Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha,Eric Gonzalez Juenke,Andrea Silva

This comprehensive analysis of presidential immigration rhetoric quantifies the frequency, tone, and efficacy of public mentions of immigrants and immigration policy by the presidents from Washington through Biden. The book also explores the intersection of the presidential role with that of the other key actors in the immigration policy system—notably the press, the public, and Congress. For students of immigration studies, presidential studies, and political communication, this book also poses the question of which is of the greatest significance to the immigration policy agenda: presidential leadership making immigration a top priority or existing legislative support for comprehensive immigration reform.

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Taylor & Francis

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1003801927

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9781003801924

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