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Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes

By: Andre Bernard,Clifton Fadiman

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From Hank Aaron to King Zog, Mao Tse-Tung to Madonna, Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes features more than 2,000 people from around the world, past and present, in all fields. These short anecdotes provide remarkable insight into the human character. Ranging from the humorous to the tearful, they span classical history, recent politics, modern science and the arts. Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes is a gold mine for anyone who gives speeches, is doing research, or simply likes to browse. As an informal tour of history and human nature at its most entertaining & instructive, this is sure to be a perennial favorite for years to come.

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Little, Brown

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0446931268

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9780446931267

Optical Absorption of Impurities and Defects in Semiconducting Crystals

Electronic Absorption of Deep Centres and Vibrational Spectra

By: Bernard Pajot,Bernard Clerjaud

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Optical Absorption of Impurities and Defects in Semiconducting Crystals

Electronic Absorption of Deep Centres and Vibrational Spectra

By: Bernard Pajot,Bernard Clerjaud

This book outlines, with the help of several specific examples, the important role played by absorption spectroscopy in the investigation of deep-level centers introduced in semiconductors and insulators like diamond, silicon, germanium and gallium arsenide by high-energy irradiation, residual impurities, and defects produced during crystal growth. It also describes the crucial role played by vibrational spectroscopy to determine the atomic structure and symmetry of complexes associated with light impurities like hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen, and as a tool for quantitative analysis of these elements in the materials.

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532

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642180183

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9783642180187

The Screen Is Red

Hollywood, Communism, and the Cold War

By: Bernard F. Dick

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The Screen Is Red

Hollywood, Communism, and the Cold War

By: Bernard F. Dick

The Screen Is Red portrays Hollywood's ambivalence toward the former Soviet Union before, during, and after the Cold War. In the 1930s, communism combated its alter ego, fascism, yet both threatened to undermine the capitalist system, the movie industry's foundational core value. Hollywood portrayed fascism as the greater threat and communism as an aberration embraced by young idealists unaware of its dark side. In Ninotchka, all a female commissar needs is a trip to Paris to convert her to capitalism and the luxuries it can offer. The scenario changed when Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, making Russia a short-lived ally. The Soviets were quickly glorified in such films as Song of Russia, The North Star, Mission to Moscow, Days of Glory, and Counter-Attack. But once the Iron Curtain fell on Eastern Europe, the scenario changed again. America was now swarming with Soviet agents attempting to steal some crucial piece of microfilm. On screen, the atomic detonations in the Southwest produced mutations in ants, locusts, and spiders, and revived long-dead monsters from their watery tombs. The movies did not blame the atom bomb specifically but showed what horrors might result in addition to the iconic mushroom cloud. Through the lens of Hollywood, a nuclear war might leave a handful of survivors (Five), none (On the Beach, Dr. Strangelove), or cities in ruins (Fail-Safe). Today the threat is no longer the Soviet Union, but international terrorism. Author Bernard F. Dick argues, however, that the Soviet Union has not lost its appeal, as evident from the popular and critically acclaimed television series The Americans. More than eighty years later, the screen is still red.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1496805402

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9781496805409

The Dream Solution

The Murder of Alison Shaughnessy - and the Fight to Name Her Killer

By: Bernard O'Mahoney,Mick McGovern

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The Dream Solution

The Murder of Alison Shaughnessy - and the Fight to Name Her Killer

By: Bernard O'Mahoney,Mick McGovern

Following Michelle and Lisa Taylor's conviction of the savage murder of Alison Shaugnessy, Bernard O'Mahoney embarked on a successful crusade to prove their innocence. Michelle - who had been having an affair with Alison's husband - had been found guilty of murdering Alison in a jealous rage, and her sister, Lisa, was convicted of aiding her in the brutal attack. During the appeal to clear their names, Bernard O'Mahoney and Michelle began a passionate affair. Then, his suspicions aroused by her obsessive behaviour, O'Mahoney stumbled across a letter which could only mean one thing - Michelle was guilty. Following a heated confrontation, she finally broke down and admitted her guilt. The Dream Solution tells of two dramatic legal battles - one to free the sisters, and the other to prove their guilt.

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232

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Random House

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1780574487

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9781780574486

The King's Reformation

Henry VIII and the Remaking of the English Church

By: G. W. Bernard

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The King's Reformation

Henry VIII and the Remaking of the English Church

By: G. W. Bernard

A major reassessment of England’s break with Rome

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Yale University Press

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0300109083

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9780300109085

Spectral Theory and Its Applications

By: Bernard Helffer

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Spectral Theory and Its Applications

By: Bernard Helffer

Introduces the basic tools in spectral analysis using numerous examples from the Schrödinger operator theory and various branches of physics.

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Cambridge University Press

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110703230X

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9781107032309

Victorian Science and Literature, Part II vol 8

By: Gowan Dawson,Bernard Lightman,Claire Brock,Marwa Elshakry,Sujit Sivasundaram,Ralph O'Connor,Roger Luckhurst,Justin Sausman

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Victorian Science and Literature, Part II vol 8

By: Gowan Dawson,Bernard Lightman,Claire Brock,Marwa Elshakry,Sujit Sivasundaram,Ralph O'Connor,Roger Luckhurst,Justin Sausman

This eight-volume, reset edition in two parts collects rare primary sources on Victorian science, literature and culture. The sources cover both scientific writing that has an aesthetic component – what might be called 'the literature of science' – and more overtly literary texts that deal with scientific matters.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040246354

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9781040246351

Report of the Inquiry Into the Circumstances of the Death of Bernard (Sonny) Lodge at Manchester Prison on 28 August 1998

By: Inquiry into the Circumstances of the Death of Bernard (Sonny) Lodge at Manchester Prison on 28 August 1998,Great Britain. Ministry of Justice

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Report of the Inquiry Into the Circumstances of the Death of Bernard (Sonny) Lodge at Manchester Prison on 28 August 1998

By: Inquiry into the Circumstances of the Death of Bernard (Sonny) Lodge at Manchester Prison on 28 August 1998,Great Britain. Ministry of Justice

Sonny Lodge died by his own hand in the segregation unit of Manchester prision on 28 August 1998. He had been due for release that day, from a five month sentence, but remained in prison remanded on a charge of assaulting a prison officer. The purpose of the Inquiry was to examine the care of Mr Lodge in order to identify any deficiences and help prevent similar tragedies. The report describes in detail the events preceding Mr Lodge's death; makes recommendations and looks at the changes that have been made since then. Though practice at that time was generally not breached it was unsatisfactory and that 'there was systemic failure to protect Sonny Lodge in the last days of his life..

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The Stationery Office

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0102963118

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9780102963113

Essex Boys, The New Generation

By: Bernard O'Mahoney

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Essex Boys, The New Generation

By: Bernard O'Mahoney

In December 1995, three key members of the infamous Essex Boys firm were executed in their Range Rover after being lured to a deserted farm track by the promise of a lucrative drug deal. The police predicted that the void left as a result of the murders would cause a gangland war that would extend across London and much of the south-east. Essex Boys, The New Generation tells the chilling true story of the gang that destroyed everything that stood in their way to take control of their fallen predecessors' drug empire. With a reputation for ruthless violence, the gang expanded and protected their drug-dealing operation with a terrifying combination of bloodshed and intimidation. In February 2001, tensions within their circle boiled over and resulted in one member being shot dead. The police investigation was met with a wall of silence and for three years it seemed as if the case would remain unsolved. A leading member of the gang was eventually charged, but in an unexpected twist he became the prosecution's star witness. While a murder conviction was finally secured, the real truth surrounding the murder and the gang's psychotic crimes has never been revealed. Now, for the first time, former Essex Boys member Bernard O'Mahoney tells the full, extraordinary story of the rise and fall of the gang that took over the Essex underworld from him and his associates.

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Random House

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1845968875

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9781845968878

Sound Mapping the New Testament, Second Edition

By: Margaret E. Lee,Bernard Brandon Scott

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Sound Mapping the New Testament, Second Edition

By: Margaret E. Lee,Bernard Brandon Scott

In the ancient world, writings were read aloud, heard, and remembered. But modern exegesis assumes a silent text. According to Margaret Lee & Brandon Scott, the disjuncture between ancient and modern approaches to literature obscures the beauty and meaning in writings such as the New Testament. Further, the structure of an ancient Greek composition derives first from its sounds and not from the meaning of its words. They argue that sound analysis, analysis of the signifier and its audible dimension, is crucial to interpretation. Sound Mapping the New Testament explores writing technology in the Greco-Roman world, then turns to ancient Greek literary criticism for descriptions of grammar as a science of sound and literary composition as a woven fabric of speech. Based on these perspectives and a close analysis of writings from the four gospels, Paul, and Q, Sound Mapping the New Testament advances a theory of sound analysis that will enable modern readers to hear the New Testament afresh. The second edition reprints the first edition with a new introduction that reviews a decade of sound mapping scholarship and argues for the continued necessity of sound mapping for New Testament interpretation.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1532681747

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9781532681745

Hypoelliptic Estimates and Spectral Theory for Fokker-Planck Operators and Witten Laplacians

By: Francis Nier,Bernard Helffer

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Hypoelliptic Estimates and Spectral Theory for Fokker-Planck Operators and Witten Laplacians

By: Francis Nier,Bernard Helffer

There has recently been a renewal of interest in Fokker-Planck operators, motivated by problems in statistical physics, in kinetic equations, and differential geometry. Compared to more standard problems in the spectral theory of partial differential operators, those operators are not self-adjoint and only hypoelliptic. The aim of the analysis is to give, as generally as possible, an accurate qualitative and quantitative description of the exponential return to the thermodynamical equilibrium. While exploring and improving recent results in this direction, this volume proposes a review of known techniques on: the hypoellipticity of polynomial of vector fields and its global counterpart, the global Weyl-Hörmander pseudo-differential calculus, the spectral theory of non-self-adjoint operators, the semi-classical analysis of Schrödinger-type operators, the Witten complexes, and the Morse inequalities.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540242007

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9783540242000

Bass & Stogdill's Handbook of Leadership

Theory, Research, and Managerial Applications

By: Bernard M. Bass,Ralph Melvin Stogdill

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Bass & Stogdill's Handbook of Leadership

Theory, Research, and Managerial Applications

By: Bernard M. Bass,Ralph Melvin Stogdill

For 15 years and through two editions, this handbook has been indispensable for serious students of leadership. Now, in this third edition, Bass introduces a decade of new findings on the newest theories and models of leadership. With over 1,200 pages of essential information, Bass & Stogdill's Handbook of Leadership will continue to be the definitive resource for managers for years to come.

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Simon and Schuster

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0029015006

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9780029015001

The Heraldic Register

By: J. Bernard Burke

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The Heraldic Register

By: J. Bernard Burke

The Heraldic Register 1849 - 1850 by J Bernard Burke Esq. First Published in 1850 The Heraldic Register, 1849-1850 with an introductory essay on heraldry, and an annotated obituary by Burke, Bernard, Sir, 1814-1892. Then Book is a Clean original facsimile of the original, not an OCR copy. The book is in casewrap-hardback with 266 pages with numerous black and whiter illustrations. Reproduced by facsimile from the original volume and is 6in wide x 9in tall (13.29cm wide x 22.23cm tall)

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Lulu.com

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0995724652

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9780995724655

EBOOK: Retention and Student Success in Higher Education

By: Mantz Yorke,Bernard Longden

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EBOOK: Retention and Student Success in Higher Education

By: Mantz Yorke,Bernard Longden

·What is the policy background to current interest in retention and student success? ·What causes students to leave institutions without completing their programmes? ·How can theory and research help institutions to encourage student success? Retention and completion rates are important measures of the performance of institutions and higher education systems. Understanding the causes of student non-completion is vital for an institution seeking to increase the chances of student success. The early chapters of this book discuss retention and student success from a public policy perspective. The later chapters concentrate on theory and research evidence, and on how these can inform institutional practices designed to enhance retention and success (particularly where students are enrolled from disadvantaged backgrounds). This book draws upon international experience, particularly from the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa and the United States. Retention and Student Success in Higher Education is essential reading for lecturers, support staff, and senior managers in higher education institutions, and for those with a wider policy interest in these matters.

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335228496

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9780335228492

Who Ruled Tudor England

Paradoxes of Power

By: George Bernard

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Who Ruled Tudor England

Paradoxes of Power

By: George Bernard

Henry VIII's wives, his watershed break with Rome, Mary's 'bloody' persecution of Protestants and Elizabeth's fearless reign have been immortalised in history books and the public consciousness. This book widens the scope of established historiography by examining the dynamics of Tudor power and assessing where power really lay. By considering the roles of the monarch, church and individuals it sheds a fascinating light on the study of government in 16th century England. Addressing different aspects of how Tudor England was governed, the twelve chapters discuss who participated in that government, and the extent of their power and governance. Paying close attention to the scholars who have shaped perceptions of major Tudor political figures, this book re-situates the dynamics of Tudor power and its historiography.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350176923

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9781350176928

Time, Emergences and Communications

By: Bernard Dugué

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Time, Emergences and Communications

By: Bernard Dugué

This book presents an attempt to understand emergences in various situations where material components interact by coordinating their actions to "make system" with emerging properties (or functions) accessible to experimental investigation. I will endeavor to show that communications play a decisive role in these processes. A strategy will be implemented. If communications are so important, then we must show that they are an essential property of matter. This justifies the detailed analyses on the quantum world developed in the first five chapters. Also includes a study of the strange property of entanglement as well as an interpretation of the chemical bonds which cannot be circumvented in order to understand the functioning of complex systems; Living cells and animals. So the strategy consolidates as much as possible the physical foundations and the understanding of the primordial matter and then passing to the realities based on very large numbers of elementary components.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1786302500

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9781786302502

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Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes

Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes

Optical Absorption of Impurities and Defects in Semiconducting Crystals

Optical Absorption of Impurities and Defects in Semiconducting Crystals

The Screen Is Red

The Screen Is Red

The Dream Solution

The Dream Solution

The King's Reformation

The King's Reformation

Spectral Theory and Its Applications

Spectral Theory and Its Applications

Victorian Science and Literature, Part II vol 8

Victorian Science and Literature, Part II vol 8

Report of the Inquiry Into the Circumstances of the Death of Bernard (Sonny) Lodge at Manchester Prison on 28 August 1998

Report of the Inquiry Into the Circumstances of the Death of Bernard (Sonny) Lodge at Manchester Prison on 28 August 1998

Essex Boys, The New Generation

Essex Boys, The New Generation

Sound Mapping the New Testament, Second Edition

Sound Mapping the New Testament, Second Edition

Hypoelliptic Estimates and Spectral Theory for Fokker-Planck Operators and Witten Laplacians

Hypoelliptic Estimates and Spectral Theory for Fokker-Planck Operators and Witten Laplacians

Bass & Stogdill's Handbook of Leadership

Bass & Stogdill's Handbook of Leadership

The Heraldic Register

The Heraldic Register

EBOOK: Retention and Student Success in Higher Education

EBOOK: Retention and Student Success in Higher Education

Who Ruled Tudor England

Who Ruled Tudor England

Time, Emergences and Communications

Time, Emergences and Communications

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