Heralding the coming spring, the weather forecast promised a warm and sunny Easter in 1913. Little did the citizens of Tippecanoe County realize that a furious deluge would cause the Wabash River to swell to an ungovernable and lethal height. Bridges collapsed, whole buildings came unmoored from their foundations and washed away and heroic rescue attempts saved lives and cost others. Using previously untold stories and images never before seen in print, Pete Bill and Arnold Sweet unfold the human drama of communities suddenly cut off from the rest of the world and facing a natural disaster that gripped twenty states.
This book provides overdue guidance for demonstrating and preserving library, information, knowledge, and archival professionalism in American, British, and Canadian communities and organizations. There is no longer any way to deny or to escape the responsibility of marketing services and being an advocate for one's profession. Practitioners also need effective arguments and approaches for combating library and information deprofessionalization. This book offers the antidote for ineptitude in the fight to preserve professionalism in all major library and information environments. Composed of 14 chapters written by contemporary practitioners and practitioners-turned-theorists, Defending Professionalism: A Resource for Librarians, Information Specialists, Knowledge Managers, and Archivists clearly justifies the employment of the professional librarian, information specialist, knowledge manager, and archivist. The contributors offer both short-term and long-term political, cultural, and other approaches for the ongoing effort to retain and expand professionalism. The book provides managers, funding authorities, educators, and practitioners with practical, political, and theoretical reasons why it is in their self-interest to employ professionally educated personnel for positions within libraries, information or knowledge management centers, and archives.
Ohio State University's remarkable 2012 season--and the beginning of a new era at the Big Ten school—are recalled in this fascinating account. It tells the story of Urban Meyer, who accepted the job as head coach at Ohio State just before the NCAA banned the Buckeyes from postseason play in 2012, rendering them ineligible for the Big Ten Championship and bowl games. Meyer ultimately rose to the challenge of motivating a group of players to commit to the program despite the ban, and the book recounts what turned out to be one of the most remarkable seasons in Ohio State's 123-year history. Filled with never-before-revealed details about Meyer and the 2012 season, this surprising and entertaining record provides a complete picture of the new age at Ohio State.
Heralding the coming spring, the weather forecast promised a warm and sunny Easter in 1913. Little did the citizens of Tippecanoe County realize that a furious deluge would cause the Wabash River to swell to an ungovernable and lethal height. Bridges collapsed, whole buildings came unmoored from their foundations and washed away and heroic rescue attempts saved lives and cost others. Using previously untold stories and images never before seen in print, Pete Bill and Arnold Sweet unfold the human drama of communities suddenly cut off from the rest of the world and facing a natural disaster that gripped twenty states.
Many Indiana University fans have heard the name Branch McCracken, after whom the hallowed court at Assembly Hall is named, but how many of them know about the legendary coach himself? Before Tom Crean, before Bob Knight, IU basketball relied on this man to make the school famous for its hoops stars. And boy did he--with two national titles, four Big Ten titles, and numerous other accolades, McCracken defined Hoosier Hysteria for a generation. However, his greatest legacy remains the example of good character he set and the way he touched the lives of everyone around him. Fans remember him as the coach who helped IU break the color barrier in Big Ten basketball, and players remember him as a second father. If, as McCracken once wrote, "A coach is not paid in money or winning teams, but in the men his players become," he was a rich man, indeed. Branch McCracken made Indiana University basketball a force to be reckoned with, and this is his story.
What should we tell our children about Vietnam?" That was the question facing junior high school teacher and Vietnam veteran Bill McCloud as he prepared to teach his students about the war. To find the answers, he went straight to the people who were involved in the war: soldiers, politicians, military officers, POWs, nurses, refugees, writers, and parents of soldiers who died in the war. He sent them handwritten letters, and responses poured in from all over the country. A collection of these responses, this book represents a unique and heartening outpouring of national conscience, hindsight, reflection, sorrow, and wisdom. Respondents included here are: George Bush, Jimmy Carter, Geraldine A Ferraro, Allen Ginsburg, Barry Goldwater, Tom Hayden, Henry Kissinger, Timothy Leary, Robert S. McNamara, George S. Patton, Oliver Stone, Gary Trudeau, Kurt Vonnegut, and Caspar W. Weinberger.
Capturing the best and the worst moments in the history of some of America's favorite teams, this entertaining and informative series for sports fans includes information on the best and worst teams and players of all times, the greatest and worst moments in franchise history, dramatic comebacks and blown leads, overrated and underrated players and coaches, and more, all complemented by archival photographs.
A handy, straightforward guide that teaches students how to acquire marketable job skills and real-world know-how before they graduate—revised and updated for today’s economic and academic landscapes. Award-winning college professor and adviser Bill Coplin lays down the essential skills students need to survive and succeed in today’s job market, based on his extensive interviews with employers, recruiters, HR specialists, and employed college grads. Going beyond test scores and GPAs, Coplin teaches students how to maximize their college experience by focusing on ten crucial skill groups: Work Ethic, Physical Performance, Speaking, Writing, Teamwork, Influencing People, Research, Number Crunching, Critical Thinking, and Problem Solving. 10 Things Employers Want You to Learn in College gives students the tools they need to prepare during their undergraduate years to impress potential employers, land a higher-paying job, and start on the road to career security and satisfaction.
The world's most comprehensive, well documented, and well illustrated book on this subject. With extensive subject and geographic index. 36 photographs and illustrations - many color. Free of charge in digital PDF format.
This book tells the intense story about the molding of a young Hellenic-American who was swept up by the times between 1949 to 2019, serving other students, soldiers, clients, and his family. His adventures carry one to West Point, Fort Benning, Fort Bragg, Okinawa, Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Pentagon, Germany, federal courts, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Florida Hospital North Pinellas to Tarpon Springs on the sponge docks. Readers are not limited to those in just uniform but to all those in our society that are planning for the geriatric care of a family member or are actually taking care of a parent. As American society ages, the chances are that at least one reader out of five will, at one time or another, serve as a guardian or as a home health provider for a close family member. The fight of life by a wife with cancer provides a trail of medical battle that others may gain insights in coping and supporting loved ones. The trail of an elderly mother and the options for elder care are brought to the forefront in this text for others to gain insight for current or future use. The text reflects the growth of a young man who constantly improved and molded himself to maintain a professional currency over a span of some sixty-five years, who became a professional in the Army, served in Vietnam and in other theaters in command and staff positions, performed duties of a nuclear weapons specialist, graduated from Purdue to teach electrical engineering at West Point, graduated evening graduate business school offered by Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey, and Seton Hall University School of Law, New Jersey; retired from the Army Service; practices law; and became the primary key caregiver of his beloved wife, who valiantly fought cancer, first and then later of his centenarian mother. It is hoped that readers of this book will be inspired to gain insights that may assist them in the duty of "caring" for others whether they be soldiers, family members, assisted living or hospital patients, or clients and, second, to reach deep within themselves to strive in maintaining their education, competence, and relevancy current over an extended life span.
Waltenburg and Swinford provide a detailed and systematic examination of state government activity before the U.S. Supreme Court. They provide an explanatory model of state litigation behavior that both rests upon a solid theoretical perspective and places state decisions in a larger political context. After an examination of the evolution of U.S. constitutional law on issues of direct state concern, Waltenburg and Swinford focus most of their attention on qualitative and quanitative analyses of the behavior over time of states in all their roles before the Court. Scholars and other researchers interested in judicial decision-making, Constitutional Law, and inter-governmental relations will find this a particularly useful study.
In 2004, journalist Bill Bishop coined the term "the big sort." Armed with startling new demographic data, he made national news in a series of articles showing how Americans have been sorting themselves into alarmingly homogeneous communities -- not by region or by state, but by city and even neighborhood. Over the past three decades, we have been choosing the neighborhood (and church and news show) compatible with our lifestyle and beliefs. The result is a country that has become so polarized, so ideologically inbred that people don't know and can't understand those who live a few miles away. How this came to be, and its dire implications for our country, is the subject of this ground-breaking work. In The Big Sort, Bishop has taken his analysis to a new level. He begins with stories about how we live today and then draws on history, economics and our changing political landscape to create one of the most compelling big-picture accounts of America in recent memory.
Proven gentle, non-toxic remedies Praised by readers in 42 countries, Bill Henderson's "Cure Your Cancer" book describes exactly how you can take control of your cancer and overcome it. Eighty-one treatments, each of which has cured thousands of cancer patients, including "terminal" cases, are covered in this book. Bill has spent the last three years in intense study of the Internet resources, clinics, doctors, supplements and support groups now available to you. Augmented by his vibrant network of cancer crusaders doctors, researchers and cancer survivors he guides you every step of the way to vibrant health. When his former wife, Marjorie, died on November 1st, 1994 after a four-year bout with ovarian cancer, Bill vowed that "there must be a better way" to treat cancer. Six years later, he published the first edition of this book. This second edition of "Cure Your Cancer," published in January 2003, incorporates all the knowledge he gained from the many doctors and cancer researchers who contributed to his 35 newsletters and from his thousands of readers all over the world. This is "how-to" book. It encourages you to take charge of your health and gives you the guidance you need to do just that.
The United States of Sports takes kids on a first-of-its-kind journey across the U.S. with stops in every state in the union. Super cool maps with unique hand-illustrated icons show where all the great sites can be found, including arenas, stadiums, halls of fame, championship golf clubs, the greatest ski mountains, Olympic cities, and more. Each state's Greatest Moments and homegrown heroes are pro led, and we wouldn't forget to run down all the numbers! Championships, pro teams, famous events, and more-- spread by spread--it's the book to pore over this season.
This important book on the culture of the potato presents scientific information for potato growers in an easily accessible format and clear language. Managing the Potato Production System contains all the information needed to harvest a bountiful crop. The book is written specifically for field production-oriented technicians and growers and makes the knowledge of production systems easy for readers to apply by providing essential background information, suggestions for incorporating the information into a total production system, and sample forms for collecting data to assist proper and timely decision making. Special sections on harvesting and storage emphasize techniques for protecting the quality of the crop while other chapters provide helpful information on reporting trends in marketing to aid future planning efforts. This easy-to-use guide directs producers to the most critical areas of production, storage, and marketing, helping them to control or influence factors that will result in a healthy, plentiful crop. This is a valuable reference to be consulted for solutions to specific problems or ways to take advantage of opportunities as they occur. Managing the Potato Production System is more than abstract theory; the systems described here have been proven in one or more actual cases of potato production. The strategies devised in this volume help potato producers grow an economically viable crop in a manner that can be sustained over generations with positive impact on the environment. The book concentrates on the interpretation of scientific findings about potatoes and production beginning with a discussion of the origin of the crop, its distribution, and history of its production in the United States. Other chapters feature explanations of the factors which affect potato production including the genetics of Solanum tuberosum in regard to variety (cultivar) improvement and the effect of potato breeding on production. Specific t
Every Indiana Hoosiers fan has a bucket list of activities to take part in at some point in their lives. But even the most die-hard fans haven't done everything there is to experience in and around Bloomington, Indiana. From visiting the campus to copying Keith Smart's jump shot to win the 1987 national championship, author Terry Hutchens and Bill Murphy provide ideas, recommendations, and insider tips for must-see places and can't-miss activities near the Assembly Hall. But not every experience requires a trip to campus; long-distance Hoosiers fans can cross some items off their list from the comfort of their own homes. Whether you're attending every home game or supporting the Hoosiers from afar, there's something for every fan to do in The Indiana Hoosiers Fans' Bucket List.
This book tells the intense story about the molding of a young Hellenic-American who was swept up by the times between 1949 to 2019, serving other students, soldiers, clients, and his family. His adventures carry one to West Point, Fort Benning, Fort Bragg, Okinawa, Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Pentagon, Germany, federal courts, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Florida Hospital North Pinellas to Tarpon Springs on the sponge docks. Readers are not limited to those in just uniform but to all those in our society that are planning for the geriatric care of a family member or are actually taking care of a parent. As American society ages, the chances are that at least one reader out of five will, at one time or another, serve as a guardian or as a home health provider for a close family member. The fight of life by a wife with cancer provides a trail of medical battle that others may gain insights in coping and supporting loved ones. The trail of an elderly mother and the options for elder care are brought to the forefront in this text for others to gain insight for current or future use. The text reflects the growth of a young man who constantly improved and molded himself to maintain a professional currency over a span of some sixty-five years, who became a professional in the Army, served in Vietnam and in other theaters in command and staff positions, performed duties of a nuclear weapons specialist, graduated from Purdue to teach electrical engineering at West Point, graduated evening graduate business school offered by Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey, and Seton Hall University School of Law, New Jersey; retired from the Army Service; practices law; and became the primary key caregiver of his beloved wife, who valiantly fought cancer, first and then later of his centenarian mother. It is hoped that readers of this book will be inspired to gain insights that may assist them in the duty of "caring" for others whether they be soldiers, family members, assisted living or hospital patients, or clients and, second, to reach deep within themselves to strive in maintaining their education, competence, and relevancy current over an extended life span.
The 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis were both unusual and controversial. One of the major problems for Olympic scholars has been to determine which of the events at these Games were truly of Olympic caliber. The Games were included as part of the World's Fair, and every athletic contest that took place under the Fair's auspices was deemed "Olympic." These activities included croquet and water polo, high school and college championships in football and basketball, as well as the "Anthropology Days" events in which members of "primitive" "tribes" competed against one another. The author demonstrates, after great deliberation, that 16 events of the 21 overall were truly Olympic sports and gives descriptions, scores, and analyses for each (as well as for the five non-Olympic events). Appendices include literature relating to these games, lists of noncompeting foreign entrants, and a guide to all competitors.
No college in America has dominated the basketball scene the way Duke has. From the first game in 1906 through the NCAA National Championship following the 2009–10 season, 100 Seasons of Duke Basketball provides fans with an insider’s look at Duke basketball and the people who have made it a national legend—Vic Bubas, Eddie Cameron, Art Heyman, Mike Krzyzewski, and many others.
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