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Cedar: The Life and Music of Cedar Walton

By: Ben Markley

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Cedar: The Life and Music of Cedar Walton

By: Ben Markley

Grammy Award–winning pianist, bandleader, and composer Cedar Walton (1934–2013) is a major figure in jazz, associated with a variety of styles from bebop to funk and famous for composing several standards. Born and raised in Dallas, Walton studied music in Denver, where he jammed with musicians such as Charlie Parker and John Coltrane. In 1955, Walton moved to New York, immediately gaining recognition from notable musicians and nightclub proprietors. When Walton returned to the U.S. after serving abroad in the Army, he joined Benny Golson and Art Farmer’s Jazztet. Later, he became both pianist and arranger for Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Next, he worked as part of Prestige Records’s house rhythm section, recording with numerous greats and releasing his own albums. One hallmark of Walton’s impact is his numerous long-term collaborations with giants such as trombonist Curtis Fuller and drummer Billy Higgins. By the end of his career, Walton’s discography, as both band member and bandleader, included many dozens of vaunted recordings with some of the most notable jazz musicians of the 1960s through the first decade of the twenty-first century. Ben Markley conducted more than seventy-five interviews with friends and family members, musicians who played with or were otherwise influenced by Walton, and industry figures such as club owners. Musicians interviewed include such stars as Jimmy Heath, Benny Golson, and Ron Carter. Walton’s wife Martha shared her extensive archives of photos, ephemera such as fliers and tour itineraries, and letters.

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University of North Texas Press

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1574419048

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50 Years of Hunting and Fishing, Part 2

More Mis-Adventures of a Guy Who Couldn't Quit

By: Ben D. Mahaffey

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50 Years of Hunting and Fishing, Part 2

More Mis-Adventures of a Guy Who Couldn't Quit

By: Ben D. Mahaffey

More fascinating, humorous, exciting stories of hunting and fishing in 11 states and Alaska over the past 50 years.

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iUniverse

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1462048285

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Inchbald, Hawthorne and the Romantic Moral Romance

Little Histories and Neutral Territories

By: Ben P Robertson

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Inchbald, Hawthorne and the Romantic Moral Romance

Little Histories and Neutral Territories

By: Ben P Robertson

Explores the connections between British and American Romanticism, focusing on the novels of Elizabeth Inchbald (1753-1821) and Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-64). This study argues that Inchbald and Hawthorne are representative of a larger British/American cultural confluence during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

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288

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Routledge

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1317316215

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A Lifetime of Outdoor Action

Five Volumes of Hunting and Fishing by a Guy Who Couldn’T Quit!

By: Ben D. Mahaffey

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A Lifetime of Outdoor Action

Five Volumes of Hunting and Fishing by a Guy Who Couldn’T Quit!

By: Ben D. Mahaffey

This volume is a compilation of five books written by the author over the last decade. Many readers have read one or more of the books but don't have the complete set. This compilation gives former readers and new readers hours of exciting reading. The first four books are similar, but the last book is "beyond hunting and fishing" in that it covers the life of Theodore Roosevelt, personal war stories, a discussion of the Constittion and other exciting features.

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651

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iUniverse

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1491713879

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9781491713877

Theatre World

By: John Willis,Ben Hodges

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Theatre World

By: John Willis,Ben Hodges

Scenes from the plays and portraits of leading actors accompany a statistical record of the current season

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420

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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155783685X

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Just A Theory

Exploring The Nature Of Science

By: Moti Ben-Ari

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Just A Theory

Exploring The Nature Of Science

By: Moti Ben-Ari

Some people claim that evolution is "just a theory". Do you know what a scientific theory really is? Just a theory is an overview of the modern concepts of science. A clear understanding of the nature of science will enable you to distinguish science from pseudoscience (which illegitimately wraps itself in the mantle of science), and real social issues in science from the caricatures portrayed in postmodernist critiques.Prof. Ben-Ari''s style is light (even humorous) and easy to read, bringing the latest concepts of science to the general reader. Of particular interest is his analysis of the terminology of science (fact, law, proof, theory) in relation to the colloquial meaning of these terms.Between chapters are biographical vignettes of scientists - both familiar and unfamiliar - showing their common commitment to the enterprise of science, together with a diversity of backgrounds and personalities.This accessible, informative, and comprehensive work will give lay readers a good grasp of real science.

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Prometheus Books

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1615922423

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Oral Performance and the Veil of Text

Detextification, Paul's Letters, and the Test Case of Galatians 2-3

By: Ben F. van Veen

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Oral Performance and the Veil of Text

Detextification, Paul's Letters, and the Test Case of Galatians 2-3

By: Ben F. van Veen

It is common opinion in biblical scholarship that the biblical documents functioned in a sociocultural context dominated by the spoken word. Detextification is the result of addressing the complex relation between this formally acknowledged functioning in its original oral delivery and the daily praxis of biblical scholarship in which these documents function as autonomous texts in an ever-expanding universe of texts. The argument in this book is that in addition to acknowledging the difference in media (oral performance there and then versus reading text here and now), it is crucial to differentiate and explicate the mindsets behind these media. A literate reader in the present structures thought, vis-à-vis text, differently from someone intensively formed by oral-aural communication, in the moment of exposure to a performing orator. The latter perspective was Paul’s in the process of his letter composition. Therefore, this is a leading question in detextification: How can a contemporary biblical scholar relate to the text of Paul’s letters in such a way as to understand how the apostle envisioned his original addressees structuring their thoughts during the event of a letter’s oral-aural delivery? Two test cases are provided from the Letter to the Galatians (Gal 2–3).

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1666762954

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Experimental Philosophy and the Birth of Empirical Science

Boyle, Locke and Newton

By: Michael Ben-Chaim

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Experimental Philosophy and the Birth of Empirical Science

Boyle, Locke and Newton

By: Michael Ben-Chaim

How did empirical research become the cornerstone of modern science? Scholars have traditionally associated empirical research with the search for knowledge, but have failed to provide adequate solutions to this basic historical problem. This book offers a different approach that focuses on human understanding - rather than knowledge - and its cultural expression in the creation and social transaction of causal explanations. Ancient Greek philosophers professed that genuine understanding of a particular subject was gained only when its nature, or essence, was defined. This ancient mode of explanation furnished the core teachings of late medieval natural philosophers, and was reaffirmed by early modern philosophers such as Bacon and Descartes. Yet during the second half of the 17th century, radical transformation gave rise to innovative research practices that were designed to explain how empirical properties of the physical world were correlated. The study unfolded in this book centres on the works of Robert Boyle, John Locke, and Isaac Newton - the most notable exponents of the 'experimental philosophy' in the late 17th century - to explore how this transformation led to the emergence of a recognizably modern culture of empirical research. Relating empirical with explanatory practices, this book offers a novel solution to one of the major problems in the history of western science and philosophy. It thereby provides a new perspective on the Scientific Revolution and the origins of modern empiricism. At the same time, this book demonstrates how historical and sociological tools can be combined to study science as an evolving institution of human understanding.

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309

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Routledge

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1351937758

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Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Theory, Practice and Futures

By: Ben Spigel

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Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Theory, Practice and Futures

By: Ben Spigel

This is a guide to understanding entrepreneurial ecosystems: what they are, why they matter, and to whom they matter. Ben Spigel explores this popular new theory of economic development, locating the intellectual roots of ecosystems, explaining the practices and processes that allow ecosystems to support the creation and growth of innovative entrepreneurial firms.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1788975936

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Folktales of the Jews, Volume 2

Tales from Eastern Europe

By: Dan Ben-Amos,Dov Noy

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Folktales of the Jews, Volume 2

Tales from Eastern Europe

By: Dan Ben-Amos,Dov Noy

Folktales from Eastern Europe presents 71 tales from Ashkenasic culture in the most important collection of Jewish folktales ever published. It is the second volume in Folktales of the Jews, the five-volume series to be released over the next several years, in the tradition of Louis Ginzberg's classic, Legends of the Jews. The tales here and the others in this series have been selected from the Israel Folktale Archives at The University of Haifa, Israel (IFA), a treasure house of Jewish lore that has remained largely unavailable to the entire world until now. Since the creation of the State of Israel, the IFA has collected more than 20,000 tales from newly arrived immigrants, long-lost stories shared by their families from around the world. The tales come from the major ethno-linguistic communities of the Jewish world and are representative of a wide variety of subjects and motifs, especially rich in Jewish content and context. Each of the tales is accompanied by in-depth commentary that explains the tale's cultural, historical, and literary background and its similarity to other tales in the IFA collection, and extensive scholarly notes. There is also an introduction that describes the Ashkenasic culture and its folk narrative tradition, a world map of the areas covered, illustrations, biographies of the collectors and narrators, tale type and motif indexes, a subject index, and a comprehensive bibliography. Until the establishment of the IFA, we had had only limited access to the wide range of Jewish folk narratives. Even in Israel, the gathering place of the most wide-ranging cross-section of world Jewry, these folktales have remained largely unknown. Many of the communities no longer exist as cohesive societies in their representative lands; the Holocaust, migration, and changes in living styles have made the continuation of these tales impossible. This volume and the others to come will be monuments to a rich but vanishing oral tradition

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Jewish Publication Society

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0827608306

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9780827608306

The Pennsylvania Weather Book

By: Ben Gelber

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The Pennsylvania Weather Book

By: Ben Gelber

A television meteorologist in Columbus, Ohio, Gelber offers a comprehensive source of historical weather events in Pennsylvania in hopes that it will provide a chronological database with sufficient information and sources for others to document past weather events in their own communities. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813530563

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9780813530567

Able One

By: Ben Bova

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Able One

By: Ben Bova

Can an experimental defense system stop North Korean missile strikes? "Able One" is a timely thrill-ride by a six-time Hugo Award-winner and one of science fiction's most respected novelists.

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St. Martin's Press

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0765363585

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9780765363589

American Geographers, 1784-1812

A Bio-Bibliographical Guide

By: Ben A. Smith,James W. Vining

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American Geographers, 1784-1812

A Bio-Bibliographical Guide

By: Ben A. Smith,James W. Vining

The first major work to identify the original generation of American geographers—teachers, writers, surveyors, cartographers, engravers, and others—who made significant contributions to the field of geography during the early years of the republic. As such, it represents a powerful research tool for scholars interested in learning about this group and the products of their labors. A comprehensive and inclusive reference work, this book depicts the individuals who engaged in the establishment and description of the United States. It includes information on people who were involved in activities that led to a remarkable body of information, maps, and literature of a geographic nature about the country.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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031305293X

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9780313052934

Introduction to Proteins

Structure, Function, and Motion

By: Amit Kessel,Nir Ben-Tal

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Introduction to Proteins

Structure, Function, and Motion

By: Amit Kessel,Nir Ben-Tal

As the tools and techniques of structural biophysics assume greater roles in biological research and a range of application areas, learning how proteins behave becomes crucial to understanding their connection to the most basic and important aspects of life. With more than 350 color images throughout, Introduction to Proteins: Structure, Function, and Motion presents a unified, in-depth treatment of the relationship between the structure, dynamics, and function of proteins. Taking a structural–biophysical approach, the authors discuss the molecular interactions and thermodynamic changes that transpire in these highly complex molecules. The text incorporates various biochemical, physical, functional, and medical aspects. It covers different levels of protein structure, current methods for structure determination, energetics of protein structure, protein folding and folded state dynamics, and the functions of intrinsically unstructured proteins. The authors also clarify the structure–function relationship of proteins by presenting the principles of protein action in the form of guidelines. This comprehensive, color book uses numerous proteins as examples to illustrate the topics and principles and to show how proteins can be analyzed in multiple ways. It refers to many everyday applications of proteins and enzymes in medical disorders, drugs, toxins, chemical warfare, and animal behavior. Downloadable questions for each chapter are available at CRC Press Online.

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CRC Press

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1439810729

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9781439810729

Cedar: The Life and Music of Cedar Walton

By: Ben Markley

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Cedar: The Life and Music of Cedar Walton

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Cedar: The Life and Music of Cedar Walton

Cedar: The Life and Music of Cedar Walton

50 Years of Hunting and Fishing, Part 2

50 Years of Hunting and Fishing, Part 2

Inchbald, Hawthorne and the Romantic Moral Romance

Inchbald, Hawthorne and the Romantic Moral Romance

A Lifetime of Outdoor Action

A Lifetime of Outdoor Action

Theatre World

Theatre World

Just A Theory

Just A Theory

Oral Performance and the Veil of Text

Oral Performance and the Veil of Text

Experimental Philosophy and the Birth of Empirical Science

Experimental Philosophy and the Birth of Empirical Science

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Folktales of the Jews, Volume 2

Folktales of the Jews, Volume 2

The Pennsylvania Weather Book

The Pennsylvania Weather Book

Able One

Able One

American Geographers, 1784-1812

American Geographers, 1784-1812

Introduction to Proteins

Introduction to Proteins

Cedar: The Life and Music of Cedar Walton

Cedar: The Life and Music of Cedar Walton

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