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Ed Pinckney's Tales from the Villanova Hardwood

The Story of the 1985 NCAA Champs

By: Bob Gordon,Ed Pinckney

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Ed Pinckney's Tales from the Villanova Hardwood

The Story of the 1985 NCAA Champs

By: Bob Gordon,Ed Pinckney

Take a bunch of nice kids, dump in gobs of fiery Italian seasoning, mix in copious measures of robust Augustinian teaching, and stir gently for four years. That's the winning recipe that transformed April Fool's Day 1985 into a feast for underdogs and everymen everywhere. March Madness maddened to the max that year with the crowning of perhaps the NCAA Tournament's most unlikely champion, the Villanova Wildcats. The most unlikely and perhaps the most liked team to ever win the championship, the Villanova kids won the nation over with courtesy and class more than jump shots and slam dunks. The NCAA final was supposed to be a slam dunk for Georgetown, the defending national champions. But 'Nova never buckled under Hoya Paranoia, the fear factor that paralyzed most Georgetown opponents in the John Thompson era. Paternal coach Rollie Massimino drilled commitment, loyalty, and honor into his family as much as Xs and Os. The result was a poised, disciplined, and undaunted quintet who played what some have called the perfect basketball game where they sizzled the cords with unprecedented 78.6 percent shooting accuracy. Wildcat icon Ed Pinckney, along with teammates and other members of Coach Mass's family, relate the tale of how Villa-nowhere, as the 'Cats were dubbed before April 1, fooled the whole world.

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Sports Publishing LLC

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1582618097

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9781582618098

Well, He Would, Wouldn't He?

By: Bob Hyslop

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Well, He Would, Wouldn't He?

By: Bob Hyslop

1963 UK. The Profumo -Keeler sex-and-espionage scandal crocks the Establishment. Jonas Forbes is hired to protect leading figures but stumbles on to activities which could guarantee future nightmares involving zombies and sewers. A thriller, rich in period detail, which uses evidence from actual legal and police activity

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Cuthan Books

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0955871867

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9780955871863

Brain & Behavior

An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience

By: Bob Garrett,Gerald Hough

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Brain & Behavior

An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience

By: Bob Garrett,Gerald Hough

Winner of the 2022 Textbook & Academic Authors Association′s The McGuffey Longevity Award In Brain & Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience, authors Bob Garrett and Gerald Hough showcase the ever-expanding body of research into the biological foundations of human behavior through a big-picture approach. With thought-provoking examples and a carefully crafted, vibrant visual program, the text allows any student to appreciate the importance and relevance of this field of study. New features to the Sixth Edition include fully revised learning objectives, a streamlined box feature program, an expanded collection of foundational animations, and updated research on timely topics such as drugs and addiction, sex and gender, and emotions and health. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Digital Option / Courseware SAGE Vantage is an intuitive digital platform that delivers this text’s content and course materials in a learning experience that offers auto-graded assignments and interactive multimedia tools, all carefully designed to ignite student engagement and drive critical thinking. Built with you and your students in mind, it offers simple course set-up and enables students to better prepare for class. Assignable Video with Assessment Assignable video (available with SAGE Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. LMS Cartridge Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site.

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SAGE Publications

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1544373457

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9781544373454

Dragon-Spit

By: Bob Hyslop

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Dragon-Spit

By: Bob Hyslop

1961 UK. Mao Zedong orders Chinese Intelligence (CID) to penetrate the British Labour Party and CND to produce a split between Britain and its NATO allies. In China a Western spy reveals the plot but then goes on the run. MI5 recruits Jonas Forbes to investigate the threat. Jonas becomes involved one of beautiful Chinese twins – but is she an enemy agent? Triads and the Soviet Embassy play a part before the end is reached. A thriller meticulously exploiting its historical context

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Cuthan Books

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0955871875

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9780955871870

Family Business

By: Bob Hyslop

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Family Business

By: Bob Hyslop

1966 UK Criminal families hog the headlines. One gang are double-crossed by their corrupt lawyer. In the resulting violence the brother-in-law of Jonas Forbes is nearly killed. Jonas strikes back and is then hunted by both police and gangsters. The contest becomes a matter of family business. – and survival. A fast-moving thriller closely set in its historical background, chiefly in Kent..

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Cuthan Books

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095736945X

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9780957369450

Lies Hunt In Packs

By: Bob Hyslop

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Lies Hunt In Packs

By: Bob Hyslop

1964 USSR Khrushchev has fallen. Somebody wants a dissident helped to escape from USSR. Jonas Forbes is sent as he's considered 'expendable' Everybody seems to be lying and complications abound with the KGB torn by inner struggles and trouble continues after Jonas escapes from the USSR.

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Cuthan Books

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0957369441

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9780957369443

The American Association Milwaukee Brewers

By: Rex Hamann,Bob Koehler

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The American Association Milwaukee Brewers

By: Rex Hamann,Bob Koehler

Many people know of Milwaukee's famous beer brewers, such as Schlitz, Pabst, and Miller, but these pages contain the story of the original baseball Brewers. The Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association spent 51 seasons (1902-1952) on the city's near north side. To have had the opportunity to stretch out in the sun-soaked stands of Borchert Field during that era was to witness minor league baseball at its best. The Brewers were the second-winningest franchise in the league's history, and names like Tom "Sugar Boy" Dougherty and Nick "Tomato Face" Cullop were once household words throughout the city. This book stands as a tribute to the colorful history of this team and to all the former players, coaches, and managers who ever wore the woolens for Milwaukee.

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140

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738532754

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9780738532752

Dare Call It Treason

By: Bob Hyslop

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Dare Call It Treason

By: Bob Hyslop

1956 UK. Stalinists plot to murder the new Soviet leaders, Bulganin and Khrushchev, visiting Britain. But their agent a themselves as much as their enemies. Jonas Forbes, hired to protect the visiting leaders, soon finds himself with a personal score to settle. He is both helped and hindered by the rival Soviet organisations, the GRU and the KGB, as well as the British police. A lightly-written thriller concentrating on historical accuracy.

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Cuthan Books

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0955871859

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9780955871856

Reza-Sharpe

By: Bob Hyslop

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Reza-Sharpe

By: Bob Hyslop

London 1959 The Shah of Iran is visiting Britain but somebody aims to kill him. Jonas Forbes is hired to protect him, but from whom? Religious extremists or left-wing revolutionaries or an unknown enemy? His chief Iranian contact is Reza Karimidad: his chief M15 contact is Jack Sharpe. Who is helping and who is not? How does he distinguish truth from lies? A thriller firmly set in the period.

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Cuthan Books

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0957369425

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9780957369429

Rawhide Ranger, Ira Aten

Enforcing Law on the Texas Frontier

By: Bob Alexander

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Rawhide Ranger, Ira Aten

Enforcing Law on the Texas Frontier

By: Bob Alexander

Ira Aten was the epitome of a frontier lawman. He enrolled in Company D of the Texas Rangers during the transition from Indian fighters to peace officers. The years Ira spent as a Ranger were packed with adventure, border troubles, shoot-outs, major crimes, and manhunts. Aten's role in these events earned him a spot in the Ranger Hall of Fame.

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University of North Texas Press

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1574413155

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9781574413151

And Death Will Have His Day

By: Bob Hyslop

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And Death Will Have His Day

By: Bob Hyslop

1965 UK An under-current of racial unrest is fanned by unknown forces. Jonas Forbes battles those threatening British society but is almost overwhelmed by his own mistakes. A thriller firmly set in 1965 and with a frenetic pace.

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Cuthan Books

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0955871840

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9780955871849

Californian Nightmare

By: Bob Hyslop

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Californian Nightmare

By: Bob Hyslop

1968 California Rumour in London says a UK hit-man has been hired to murder a US Presidential candidate. Jonas Forbes is hired to stop the threat to Bobby Kennedy and finds it now involves a personal score.. A thriller set in both London and San Francisco and focused on the Californian Primary election to decide the Democrat Presidential candidate.

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Cuthan Books

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0955871891

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9780955871894

The River Where America Began

A Journey Along the James

By: Bob Deans

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The River Where America Began

A Journey Along the James

By: Bob Deans

From the establishment of the first permanent English colony at Jamestown in 1607 to the fall of Richmond in 1865, the James River has been instrumental in the formation of modern America. It was along the James that British and Native American cultures collided and, in a twisted paradox, the seeds of democracy and slavery were sown side by side. The culture crafted by Virginia's learned aristocrats, merchants, farmers, and frontiersmen gave voice to the cause of the American Revolution and provided a vision for the fledgling independent nation's future. Over the course of the United States' first century, the James River bore witness to the irreconcilable contradiction of a slave-holding nation dedicated to liberty and equality for all. When that intractable conflict ignited civil war, the James River served as a critical backdrop for the bloodiest conflict in U.S. history. As he guides readers through this exciting historical narrative, Deans gives life to a dynamic cast of characters including the familiar Powhatan, John Smith, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Benedict Arnold, and Robert E. Lee, as well as those who have largely escaped historical notoriety. The River Where America Began takes readers on a journey along the James River from the earliest days of civilization nearly 15,000 years ago through the troubled English settlement at Jamestown and finishes with Lincoln's tour of the defeated capital of Richmond in 1865. Deans traces the historical course of a river whose contributions to American life are both immeasurable and unique. This innovative history invites us all to look into these restless waters in a way that connects us to our past and reminds us of who we are as Americans.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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0742564894

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9780742564893

Psalms and Prayers

Papers Read at the Joint Meeting of the Society for Old Testament Study and Het Oud Testamentisch Werkgezelschap in Nederland en België, Apeldoorn August 2006

By: Eric Peels,Bob Prof. Dr. Becking

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Psalms and Prayers

Papers Read at the Joint Meeting of the Society for Old Testament Study and Het Oud Testamentisch Werkgezelschap in Nederland en België, Apeldoorn August 2006

By: Eric Peels,Bob Prof. Dr. Becking

The essays in this volume focus on the interpretation of the Book of Psalms and comparable texts in the Hebrew Bible. A variety of methods is applied to the ancient texts. Some essays concentrate on composition and structure, others on redaction and context. It is of great interest to see that each approach has its strength and its limits: stressing the importance to read the Psalms with a multi-dimensional matrix of methods. By viewing the Psalms as prayers, and thus as expressions of both faith and despair, a perspective on the contents of the ancient hymns and their functions in daily life has been opened. This volume contains various incentives for future research.

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BRILL

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9047422589

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9789047422587

The Raw Files: 2015

By: James Dixon,Arnold Furious,Bob Dahlstrom,Benjamin Richardson

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The Raw Files: 2015

By: James Dixon,Arnold Furious,Bob Dahlstrom,Benjamin Richardson

The team at www.historyofwrestling.co.uk are back with the latest in their series documenting every episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, year by year. We cover every angle, segment and match in detail, and offer plenty of thoughts and facts along the way. The book is written and presented in the usual HOW style, with various awards, match lists and a host of star ratings for fans to debate at will. FEATURING: Brock Lesnar verus a car, the return of the Dudley Boyz, Xavier Woods and his Trolling Trombone, #divasrevolution, Sting, The John Cena US Open Challenge, Stephanie McMahon emasculating the entire roster, the Shield reunion, Mother Nature defeats RAW, Kevin Owens mauls John Cena, Roman wins the big one, and much more! As usual, every single segment is covered in detail, with witty comment and analysis throughout. Fans of the series won't be disappointed, and once again the tome clocks in at a monster 185,000 words! It is our biggest Raw book ever! A must have have all wrestling fans.

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Lulu.com

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1326529846

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9781326529840

The USA TODAY College Football Encyclopedia 2009-2010

By: Bob Boyles,Paul Guido

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The USA TODAY College Football Encyclopedia 2009-2010

By: Bob Boyles,Paul Guido

The most comprehensive resource on college football ever published.

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Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

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1602396779

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9781602396777

The USA TODAY College Football Encyclopedia 2008-2009

A Comprehensive Modern Reference to America's Most Colorful Sport, 1953-Present

By: Bob Boyles,Paul Guido

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The USA TODAY College Football Encyclopedia 2008-2009

A Comprehensive Modern Reference to America's Most Colorful Sport, 1953-Present

By: Bob Boyles,Paul Guido

The result of 15 years of exhaustive research, this work is the definitive statistical and factual reference for everything related to college football in the past 50 years.

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1602393311

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9781602393318

The Wrong Side of Murder Creek

A White Southerner in the Freedom Movement

By: Bob Zellner

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The Wrong Side of Murder Creek

A White Southerner in the Freedom Movement

By: Bob Zellner

Even forty years after the civil rights movement, the transition from son and grandson of Klansmen to field secretary of SNCC seems quite a journey. In the early 1960s, when Bob Zellner’s professors and classmates at a small church school in Alabama thought he was crazy for even wanting to do research on civil rights, it was nothing short of remarkable. Now, in his long-awaited memoir, Zellner tells how one white Alabamian joined ranks with the black students who were sitting-in, marching, fighting, and sometimes dying to challenge the Southern “way of life” he had been raised on but rejected. Decades later, he is still protesting on behalf of social change and equal rights. Fortunately, he took the time, with co-author Constance Curry, to write down his memories and reflections. He was in all the campaigns and was close to all the major figures. He was beaten, arrested, and reviled by some but admired and revered by others. The Wrong Side of Murder Creek, winner of the 2009 Lillian Smith Book Award, is Bob Zellner’s larger-than-life story, and it was worth waiting for.

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NewSouth Books

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1603061045

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9781603061049

HAVOK Goes To Moscow

By: Bob Hyslop

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HAVOK Goes To Moscow

By: Bob Hyslop

1967 USSR Jonas Forbes is hired to protect a guitarist in HAVOK, a rock group booked for concerts in Moscow; but Jonas is also working for MI6. Can he manage both jobs? Can he elude the KGB? As the group travel by coach across Europe he’s also threatened by the STASI and the SB. The Rock World, Cold War and murder feature in this fast-paced thriller.

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Cuthan Books

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0957369476

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9780957369474

Elizabethan Poetry

An Anthology

By: Bob Blaisdell

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Elizabethan Poetry

An Anthology

By: Bob Blaisdell

The relative peace and prosperity of the Elizabethan age (1558–1603) fostered the growth of one of the most fruitful eras in literary history. Lyric poetry, prose, and drama flourished in sixteenth-century England in works that blended medieval traditions with Renaissance optimism. This anthology celebrates the wit and imaginative creativity of the Elizabethan poets with a generous selection of their graceful and sophisticated verse. Highlights include sonnets from Astrophel and Stella, written by Sir Philip Sidney — a scholar, poet, critic, courtier, diplomat, soldier, and ideal English Renaissance man; poems by Edmund Spenser, whose works combined romance with allegory, adventure, and morality; and sonnets by William Shakespeare, whose towering poetic genius transcends the ages. Other celebrated contributors include John Donne ("Go, and catch a fallen star"), Ben Jonson ("Drink to me only with thine eyes"), and Christopher Marlowe ("The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"). The poetry of lesser-known figures such as Michael Drayton, Samuel Daniel, and Fulke Greville appears here, along with verses by individuals better known in other fields — Francis Bacon, Queen Elizabeth I, and Walter Raleigh — whose poems offer valuable insights into the spirit of the age.

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Courier Corporation

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0486437949

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9780486437941

All the President's Men

By: Carl Bernstein,Bob Woodward

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All the President's Men

By: Carl Bernstein,Bob Woodward

The two Washington Post reporters present the inside story of their inquiry into the persons involved in the Watergate scandal that resulted in the resignation of President Nixon.

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Simon and Schuster

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1476770514

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9781476770512

The Awkward Package

By: Bob Hyslop

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The Awkward Package

By: Bob Hyslop

1958. Europe Following revolution in Iraq a cousin of the deposed king is in danger. Jonas Forbes has the job of bringing a most uncooperative individual from Rome to London, under constant threat from the Mafia, the Unione Corse and others pursuing the contract. Will the 'package' arrive undamaged in London? A thriller firmly centred in historical fact which involves European railways, an uncooperative client and two of the world’s most dangerous criminal organisations

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Cuthan Books

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0955871883

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9780955871887

China’s Footprint in East Africa

Pessimism versus Optimism

By: Bob Wekesa

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China’s Footprint in East Africa

Pessimism versus Optimism

By: Bob Wekesa

Based on an extensive literature review, in-depth interviews, fieldwork, and anecdotal evidence, this text examines China’s engagement with East Africa (notably Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) and considers these relationships through the lens of history, diplomacy, education, trade, media, cultural exchanges, and infrastructure. It probes the sentiments of pessimism, optimism, and pragmatism to explore perceptions about China in East Africa Africa. China’s ancient connection to the East African coast, as well as other incidents of contact in the past, are analyzed from the viewpoint of the deployment of Chinese soft power capital in current times. The book notably examines the significant role China is playing in the construction of new infrastructure and housing throughout East Africa and addresses China’s involvement in the natural resources sector and the political debate surrounding the construction of gas and oil pipelines, its investment in the tourism sector, in the news media and information and communication technology sectors as well as in educational and cultural programs.

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352

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Springer Nature

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9819952654

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9789819952656

Find Bormann!

By: Bob Hyslop

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Find Bormann!

By: Bob Hyslop

1962 Uruguay Jonas Forbes, Mossad, Kameradenwerk and a mysterious German girl are all looking for fugitive war criminal Martin Bormann means trouble.. Add the police and the CIA and the trouble gets bigger.. A fast-paced thriller, with close attention to historical background.

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Cuthan Books

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0957369433

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9780957369436

Texas Water Safari

The World's Toughest Canoe Race

By: Bob Spain,Joy Emshoff

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Texas Water Safari

The World's Toughest Canoe Race

By: Bob Spain,Joy Emshoff

In the summer of 1962, Frank Brown and “Big Willie” George launched a 133-pound motorboat—with no motor—into the San Marcos River and headed for the Texas coast. Over the next three weeks they paddled downriver, wrestling through log jams and fighting off mosquitoes on their 337-mile journey to Corpus Christi. The following year, Brown staged a canoe race that followed the same route, billed as “The Texas Water Safari—The Toughest Boat Race in the World.” Contestants had to carry all their provisions with them from the start and could receive no assistance during the competition. One hundred and twenty-six men and one woman, all Texans, lined up for the grueling race. Some boats sank at the start, others were wrecked on the river, and some people dropped out from exhaustion or injury, while others failed to make the time deadlines and were disqualified. Of the 58 vessels that started the race, only two arrived at the finish line in Corpus Christi. The now-famous Texas Water Safari has since attracted thousands of competitive and recreational paddlers from across the globe who line up every summer in canoes and kayaks to carry on a tradition now in its 60th year. In Texas Water Safari: The World’s Toughest Canoe Race, veteran racers Bob Spain and Joy Emshoff chronicle the winding history of this epic competition, documenting the many changes to the racecourse over the years, the evolution of competition vessels, and the influx of national and international racers. Drawing upon the record books, Water Safari lore, and their own experiences, the authors have compiled a collection of stories, statistics, and photographs that celebrates and preserves the history of this Texas river tradition.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1648430597

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9781648430596

Pete Hill

Black Baseball's First Superstar

By: Bob Luke

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Pete Hill

Black Baseball's First Superstar

By: Bob Luke

Among early 20th century baseball players, John Preston "Pete" Hill (1882-1951) was considered the equal of Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker--only skin color kept him out of the majors. A capable manager, Hill captained the Negro League's Chicago-based American Giants, led two expansion teams and retired from the sport as manager of the Baltimore Black Sox. Drawing on contemporary newspaper accounts, this first ever biography of Hill recounts the career of a neglected Hall of Famer in the context of the turbulent issues that surrounded him--segregation, women's suffrage, Prohibition and the Spanish flu.

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McFarland

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147664781X

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Further Down the Road

By: Bob Brackin

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Further Down the Road

By: Bob Brackin

Further Down the Road contains an interview andvarious essays and poems. It is the authors twelfth published book.

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1438978766

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Bad Company and Burnt Powder

Justice and Injustice in the Old Southwest

By: Bob Alexander

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Bad Company and Burnt Powder

Justice and Injustice in the Old Southwest

By: Bob Alexander

Bad Company and Burnt Powder is a collection of twelve stories of when things turned "Western" in the nineteenth-century Southwest. Each chapter deals with a different character or episode in the Wild West involving various lawmen, Texas Rangers, outlaws, feudists, vigilantes, lawyers, and judges. Covered herein are the stories of Cal Aten, John Hittson, the Millican boys, Gid Taylor and Jim and Tom Murphy, Alf Rushing, Bob Meldrum and Noah Wilkerson, P. C. Baird, Gus Chenowth, Jim Dunaway, John Kinney, Elbert Hanks and Boyd White, and Eddie Aten. Within these pages the reader will meet a nineteen-year-old Texas Ranger figuratively dying to shoot his gun. He does get to shoot at people, but soon realizes what he thought was a bargain exacted a steep price. Another tale is of an old-school cowman who shut down illicit traffic in stolen livestock that had existed for years on the Llano Estacado. He was tough, salty, and had no quarter for cow-thieves or sympathy for any mealy-mouthed politicians. He cleaned house, maybe not too nicely, but unarguably successful he was. Then there is the tale of an accomplished and unbeaten fugitive, well known and identified for murder of a Texas peace officer. But the Texas Rangers couldn't find him. County sheriffs wouldn't hold him. Slipping away from bounty hunters, he hit Owlhoot Trail.

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University of North Texas Press

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1574415662

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9781574415667

So Few Come Out

By: Bob Hyslop

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So Few Come Out

By: Bob Hyslop

the 15th outing for jonas forbes as an ‘enquiry agent ’finds him a married man After 14 years sorting out problems, chasing villains and upsetting certain members of the ‘good and the great’, he’s still not got rid of that restless streak. So vanessa, long his girl friday and now his wife, watches helplessly as he jumps at the chance of helping reverend obasi whose son has gone missing. unfortunately, emmanuel obasi, a newly-qualified brain surgeon in london, has run off to nigeria, then racked by a civil war with the secession of biafra in 1967. emmanuel’s lover had gone off to use her nursing skills her help her igbo people suffering from the effects of the war and emmanuel followed her. then he suddenly disappeared. of course, the uk foreign office expect jonas to do a ‘little job’ for them as biafra slides to defeat but jonas has other ideas. the high commission in lagos, however, has been warned about him by whitehall critics, and won’t cooperate to the point of hostility. so jonas disappears into the war zone near owerri. it’s december 1969 and the nigerian federal army, at last on the brink of victory, doesn’t welcome any intrusion which might disturb their strategy; nor do their opponents, fighting with their backs against the wall. civilians are subjected to humiliation and violence from both sides and so obviously have little time for strangers. standing both apart and above the battlefield is the ruthless shaidan, as much a myth as reality, waging his own hate-filled campaign of atrocities against the nigerian government and its supporters. Even so jonas does find some help but he just can’t keep them with him. as the federal net tightens on the last biafran resistance jonas falls into the hands of shaidan. as he faces death it looks as if his mission has failed. at home ds john wyatt, his long-time friend, and vanessa can’t even find out where he is, let alone give him any help. Even so, the story isn’t over yet as other minor characters, such as a deserter from the federal army and a disgraced sergeant out to catch him, have a part to play in the finale.of an adventure which, the reader may recognise, eventually comes to be interpreted as three different scenarios. this thriller is really dedicated to the little people, the victims of one of the most disastrous conflicts in the 20th century. it contains cruelty and heroism, endurance and deceit. it uses research into a war of such confusion that, even today, participants still argue about their roles and intentions.

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The Rough Guide to Unexplained Phenomena

By: Bob Rickard,John Michell

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The Rough Guide to Unexplained Phenomena

By: Bob Rickard,John Michell

The Rough Guide to Unexplained Phenomena is an exploration of the zone that lies between the known and the unknown, a shadowy territory that's home to the lake monsters, combusting people, teleporting frogs and man-eating trees. Taking a Fortean path between dogmatic scientists and credulous believers, the authors trace tales of wonder back to their sources, drawing from a huge archive of observations, opinions and discussions. This updated second edition boasts new illustrations and plenty of intriguing new sections from near death experiences to ghosts, haunted houses and mysterious mass deaths. There are many things which are not yet known or understood about our world - as this guide shows there are many riddles to solve and wonders to experience. Decide for yourself with The Rough Guide to Unexplained Phenomona

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1405384565

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The Watch Dog Is Mad

(3Rd in the Bachelor Preacher Mystery Series)

By: Bob Wyatt

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The Watch Dog Is Mad

(3Rd in the Bachelor Preacher Mystery Series)

By: Bob Wyatt

The Watch Dog Is Mad is a humorous look at an intern fresh from journalism school who is eager to show his business ability. His use of the mass media using sensational headlines to sell newspapers quickly brings financial success but chaos in the community. In this book the mystery involves the intern and the editor of the Sassafras Springs Gazette who have a lot of surprises as they get to know each other. The intern learns the responsibilities of operating a small town newspaper are more important than most realize.

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The Black Athlete in West Virginia

High School and College Sports from 1900 Through the End of Segregation

By: Bob Barnett,Dana Brooks,Ronald Althouse

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The Black Athlete in West Virginia

High School and College Sports from 1900 Through the End of Segregation

By: Bob Barnett,Dana Brooks,Ronald Althouse

This chronicle of sports at West Virginia's 40 black high schools and three black colleges illuminates many issues in race relations and the struggle for social justice within the state and nation. Despite having inadequate resources, the black schools' sports teams thrived during segregation and helped tie the state's scattered black communities together. West Virginia hosted the nation's first state-wide black high school basketball tournament, which flourished for 33 years, and both Bluefield State and West Virginia State won athletic championships in the prestigious Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (now Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association). Black schools were gradually closed after the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, and the desegregation of schools in West Virginia was an important step toward equality. For black athletes and their communities, the path to inclusion came with many costs.

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1476678979

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52 Illinois Weekends

By: Bob Puhala

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52 Illinois Weekends

By: Bob Puhala

Spend a weekend following the footsteps of the Untouchables or eating the best ear of corn at a state farm fest.

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1566260833

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Light My Candle

By: Anita Bryant,Bob Green

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Light My Candle

By: Anita Bryant,Bob Green

This book in 18-point type is for senior high grade students and may be used for supplementary reading. The book describes how Anita Bryant and her husband, Bob Green, faced a number of difficult circumstances. The authors discuss how they learned to appreciate the importance of shared grief as a liberating experience for the soul and, as a result, drew closer to God. GHK/FKC, 2-76.

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0816163154

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History for Common Entrance: The Making of the UK 1485-1750

By: Bob Pace,N. R. R. Oulton

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History for Common Entrance: The Making of the UK 1485-1750

By: Bob Pace,N. R. R. Oulton

History for Common Entrance: The Making of the UK 1485-1750 ensures a thorough understanding of the 'Making of the UK' element of the Common Entrance exam syllabus. Clearly presented content, lively illustrations and challenging end-of-chapter questions encourage learning and inspire a love of History. - Endorsed by ISEB - Written by the chief exam setter for ISEB History Common Entrance - Arranged chronologically, to help pupils understand historical context - Includes source-based questions to develop essential exam skills Answer book available separately. See History for Common Entrance: Britain and Empire 1485-1750 Answers Also available from Galore Park www.galorepark.co.uk: - History for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Questions - History for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Answers - History for Common Entrance 13+ Revision Guide - History for Common Entrance: Medieval Realms Britain 1066-1485 - History for Common Entrance: Britain and Empire 1750-1914 Suitable for ISEB 13+ History exams from Autumn 2013 onwards.

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1471808920

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Everything Leadership

By: Bob Adams

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Everything Leadership

By: Bob Adams

With over 4 million sold, our Everything "RM" books are just too good to pass up. Each book in the Everything "RM" series is packed with clear, concise information that is written in a fun, engaging style. The large trim-size, bright colors, and great price attract readers, and over 300 pages of unparalled content and two-color illustrations keep them reading!

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Everything

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1580625134

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