Bill Zuk's Books

The Avro Arrow Story

The Revolutionary Airplane and its Courageous Test Pilots

By: Bill Zuk

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The Avro Arrow Story

The Revolutionary Airplane and its Courageous Test Pilots

By: Bill Zuk

These dedicated men and women gave blood, sweat, and tears as their contribution - And now, it really happened, our beloved bird was in the air." - Ray Boone, A.V. Roe Canada employee. In the 1950s, A. V. Roe Canada was at the forefront of aviation development worldwide. After building one of the first jet airliners and completing production of Canada's first jet fighter, the company was poised to launch its most revolutionary design - the Avro Arrow. Despite the efforts of courageous test pilots and some of the world's best designers, engineers, and technicians, the dream was shattered.

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James Lorimer & Company

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1552778312

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True-Life Adventures of Canada's Bush Pilots

By: Bill Zuk

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True-Life Adventures of Canada's Bush Pilots

By: Bill Zuk

Bush pilots haul cargo to remote reserves along the West Coast of Canada. They ferry big-game hunters to base camps and fly-in fishermen to remote lodges. They take nature photographers to scenic vistas and archaeological explorers to their latest dig. Bush pilots and the planes they have flown are an exciting part of Canada's aviation history. In his latest book Bill Zuk brings their exploits and adventures alive. With detailed descriptions of their planes, and stories of their daring and their bravery, he evokes our admiration for these enterprising men who have contributed so colourfully to the fabric of Canadian life.

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James Lorimer & Company

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145940775X

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9781459407756

The Pittsburgh Pirates Encyclopedia

Second Edition

By: David Finoli,Bill Ranier

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The Pittsburgh Pirates Encyclopedia

Second Edition

By: David Finoli,Bill Ranier

The Pittsburgh Pirates have one of the most storied histories in the annuals of baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates Encyclopedia captures these fabulous times through the stories of the individuals and the collective teams that have thrilled the Steel City for 125 years. The book breaks down the team with a year-by-year synopsis of the club, biographies of over 180 of the most memorable Pirates through the ages as well as a look at each manager, owner, general manager and announcer that has served the club proudly. Now updated through the 2014 season, The Pittsburgh Pirates Encyclopedia will provide Pirates fans as well as baseball fans in general a complete look into the team's history, sparking memories of glories past and hopes for the future. Highlights include: • Single-season and career records • Player and manager profiles • Pirates award winners • Synopses of key games in Pirates history Now fully updated, this is one of the most comprehensive books ever written about the Pirates, and a resource that no Bucs fan should be without. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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Simon and Schuster

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1613217382

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9781613217382

The Pastime in the Seventies

Oral Histories of 16 Major Leaguers

By: Bill Ballew

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The Pastime in the Seventies

Oral Histories of 16 Major Leaguers

By: Bill Ballew

The 1970s represent one of the most turbulent times in baseball's history. This decade of disco was for baseball fans the decade of divisions and DH's. The major leagues grew by four teams in 1969, and aligned themselves into divisions for the first time. The owners added the designated hitter in 1973 to provide additional offense to a game they feared was becoming dull. Labor strife became a recurring problem during the early part of the decade, and it led to free agency. Herein are interviews with 16 players who played during the turbulent 1970s. John Montefusco, Fred Lynn, Ron Cey, Vida Blue, Jerry Koosman, Rick Wise, Jeff Burroughs, Butch Wynegar, Fred Patek, Darrell Evans, Bob Boone, Buddy Bell, Don Gullett, Tommy John, Don Money, and Al Oliver tell how baseball really was in the 70s. Each interview is preceded by a short profile of the player and noteworthy statistics, transactions and accomplishments.

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McFarland

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0786413476

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Fulcrum

By: Bill Kellan

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Fulcrum

By: Bill Kellan

The terror is building... A monstrous terrorist attack in Kuwait City sparks a string of identical incidents, with all intel pointing to a nightmarish all-out assault in the future. And only one fighting force can stop it-the men and women of the 201st Special Operations Group.

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Penguin

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1101188227

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9781101188224

.NET 4 Wrox eBook Bundle

Professional ASP.NET 4, Professional C# 4, VB 2010 Programmer's Reference, WPF Programmer's Reference, Professional Visual Studio 2010, and Professional SQL Server 2008

By: Bill Evjen,Christian Nagel,Rod Stephens,Robert Vieira,Nick Randolph,Scott Hanselman

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.NET 4 Wrox eBook Bundle

Professional ASP.NET 4, Professional C# 4, VB 2010 Programmer's Reference, WPF Programmer's Reference, Professional Visual Studio 2010, and Professional SQL Server 2008

By: Bill Evjen,Christian Nagel,Rod Stephens,Robert Vieira,Nick Randolph,Scott Hanselman

The books included in this set are: 9780470502204 Professional ASP.NET 4: in C# and VB: Written by three highly recognized and regarded ASP.NET experts, this book provides comprehensive coverage on ASP.NET 4 with a unique approach featuring examples in both C# and VB, as is the incomparable coverage of core ASP.NET. 9780470502259 Professional C# 4 and .NET 4: After a quick refresher on C# basics, the author dream team moves on to provide you with details of language and framework features including LINQ, LINQ to SQL, LINQ to XML, WCF, WPF, Workflow, and Generics. 9780470548653 Professional Visual Studio 2010: This book gets you quickly up to speed on what you can expect from Visual Studio 2010. Packed with helpful examples, this comprehensive guide explains examines the features of Visual Studio 2010, which allows you to create and manage programming projects for the Windows platform. 9780470499832 Visual Basic 2010 Programmer's Reference: This reference guide provides you with a broad, solid understanding of essential Visual Basic 2010 topics and clearly explains how to use this powerful programming language to perform a variety of tasks 9780470477229 WPF Programmer's Reference: Windows Presentation Foundation with C# 2010 and .NET 4: Written by a leading expert on Microsoft graphics programming, this richly illustrated book provides an introduction to WPF development and explains fundamental WPF concepts. 9780470257029 Professional SQL Server 2008 Programming: This expanded best-seller includes new coverage of SQL Server 2008's new datatypes, new indexing structures, manageability features, and advanced time-zone handling.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470621656

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9780470621653

The Body

A Guide for Occupants

By: Bill Bryson

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The Body

A Guide for Occupants

By: Bill Bryson

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A must-read owner’s manual for every body. Take a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body in this “delightful, anecdote-propelled read” (The Boston Globe) from the author of A Short History of Nearly Everything. With a new Afterword. “You will marvel at the brilliance and vast weirdness of your design." —The Washington Post Bill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body—how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately) the ways it can fail. Full of extraordinary facts (your body made a million red blood cells since you started reading this) and irresistible Brysonesque anecdotes, The Body will lead you to a deeper understanding of the miracle that is life in general and you in particular. As Bill Bryson writes, “We pass our existence within this wobble of flesh and yet take it almost entirely for granted.” The Body will cure that indifference with generous doses of wondrous, compulsively readable facts and information. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best.

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Anchor

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0385539312

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Photographic Guide to the Birds of India

And the Indian Subcontinent, Including Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutanh, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & the Maldives

By: Bikram Grewal,Bill Harvey,Otto Pfister

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Photographic Guide to the Birds of India

And the Indian Subcontinent, Including Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutanh, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & the Maldives

By: Bikram Grewal,Bill Harvey,Otto Pfister

Periplus is proud to present the first comprehensive photographic guide to the birds of the Indian subcontinent. This ebook offers over 800 species and distinct sub-species and contains over 1,000 full-color photographs. Each species has a distribution map. Many of the photographs in this magnificent volume appear for the first time and have been carefully selected to show the most important features of the species illustrated. In several cases, different plumages or flight shots are included. The concise text provided vital information on the plumages, voice and habits of each species covered and includes new information. Over a hundred related species are also mentioned in the texts. The maps are accompanied by a note on the status and distribution. This ebook will enable accurate field identification in one of the world's most diverse avifaunal regions. Indispensable reading for all bird lovers.

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Tuttle Publishing

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1462914853

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9781462914852

Geophysical and Climate Hazards: A Very Short Introduction

By: Bill McGuire

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Geophysical and Climate Hazards: A Very Short Introduction

By: Bill McGuire

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring In this Very Short Introduction Bill McGuire takes a fresh look at our sometimes perilous planet, and evaluates the causes and consequences of what used to be thought of as 'natural' hazards through the prism of planetary heating and the continuing destabilising of our climate. Our world has always been a dangerous and deadly place, and storms, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic blasts have taken an enormous toll on lives and livelihoods throughout recorded history and before. In the past, such events were regarded first as acts of God, or gods, and later as simply a consequence of hazardous natural phenomena that are a normal part of how our planet works. In recent decades, however, this picture has changed. Relentless global heating, arising from the 2.4 trillion tonnes of carbon dioxide pumped into the atmosphere as a result of human activities, has completely altered the 'natural' hazard landscape. There has long been a debate about whether - due to the influence of societal and economic factors - there is such a thing as a truly natural disaster. Now, the debate has moved on to whether or not the hazards that cause them can any longer be described as entirely natural. Our damaged climate has driven an explosion of extreme weather, which has become ever more apparent in recent years via the super-charging of storms, floods, heatwaves and wildfires. The fingerprints of global heating can be detected even in individual events that would have been extremely unlikely to have happened, or even been impossible, in its absence. Meanwhile earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions continue to plague communities and take lives, while even here there are links with a changing climate that have the potential to magnify their occurrence and impacts. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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Oxford University Press

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019287456X

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9780192874566

Reclaiming the Curriculum

Specialist and creative teaching in primary schools

By: Jackie Holderness,Bill Laar

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Reclaiming the Curriculum

Specialist and creative teaching in primary schools

By: Jackie Holderness,Bill Laar

Bill Laar and Jackie Holderness' Reclaiming the Curriculum examines the nature of a broad-ranging, content-rich primary school curriculum and presents case studies that exemplify how it can be effectively delivered. Many schools believe that the value of their work is undermined by a test-driven agenda that limits the breadth of the education they provide and who can blame them? In Reclaiming the Curriculum Bill and Jackie inspire teachers to escape such narrow confines by unearthing a rich seam of case study examples from schools who are broadening their provision with specialist content that transcends the core curriculum: taking pupils into the realms of exploration and enquiry while also providing for higher attainment in the core subjects. Featuring a variety of exciting initiatives, ranging from the development of an IT-enabled collaborative learning space to the artful application of storytelling across the curriculum, this book will embolden primary schools to identify and enhance their own creative practice and more effectively prepare pupils for the tests of life, not a life of tests. The 18 case studies written by a diverse line-up of contributors including school leaders, teachers and special-ist coaches are sourced from a mixture of different settings and offer detailed descriptions of the initiatives' unique backgrounds: their genesis and inspiration, their underpinning aims and objectives, and the ways in which they were resourced, realised and, eventually, evaluated. At the beginning of each chapter, Bill and Jackie briefly summarise the educa-tional value of each example of curriculum development, the significance of specific aspects and the ways in which they are likely to help maintain full and relevant learning. Each case study then presents the contributors' first-hand perspectives as they: describe in detail the structure that underpins the provision including the number of staff involved and the time and resources allocated; share interesting insights into the level of pupil involvement and, where relevant, the extent of parental and community participation; paint a vivid picture of how the initiatives have been made compatible with their school's wider educational programme; and provide practical guidance, useful links and relevant resources to aid readers' own pursuit of curriculum development. Suitable for primary school teachers and leaders.

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Crown House Publishing Ltd

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1785833650

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9781785833656

Character Is Not a Statistic: the Legacy and Wisdom of Baseball's Godfather Scout Bill Lajoie

By: Bill Lajoie,Anup Sinha

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Character Is Not a Statistic: the Legacy and Wisdom of Baseball's Godfather Scout Bill Lajoie

By: Bill Lajoie,Anup Sinha

Bill Lajoie just had it. When it came to drafting ballplayers and building a World Series club, few in baseball history can match his extraordinary success. The lessons of Lajoies illustrious career and the brilliance of his philosophy are put to print in Character is Not a Statistic. After a playing career that fell achingly short of the major leagues, Lajoie returned to Detroit to become a teacher in the mid-1960s. But his unyielding passion for baseball and desire to atone for a broken dream pulled him back to the game as a scout. From there, hed go on to build World Series Championships from scratch by finding players who possessed the very character he lacked as a young athlete. Starting as an area scout for the Cincinnati Reds in 1965, Lajoie later moved up the ladder with the Detroit Tigers and was the architect and general manager of their 1984 World Series crowning. Lajoie would then be instrumental as an assistant GM for two more franchises who dominated their decades with championships and titles; the 1990s Atlanta Braves and the 2000s Boston Red Sox. Perhaps no one alive has scouted more baseball over the last 50 years or has better stories to tell about finding the greats. Though the modern era has seen the depersonalization of scouting via statistics and radar gun readings, Lajoie was immensely successful through five decades by emphasizing what a player had inside him. His belief in a players humanity and character persists to this day. This book is not only a biography, but a collection of great baseball stories and a manual for the next generation of fans and scouts alike. Lajoie tackles such controversial issues as the Moneyball movement, the importance of a strong manager, scouting for makeup, making trades, preventing pitching injuries, running a farm system, and ranking both the best general managers and scouting directors of the modern era.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1462825486

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9781462825486

Compendium of Auditory and Speech Tasks

Children's Speech and Literacy Difficulties 4 with CD-ROM

By: Joy Stackhouse,Maggie Vance,Michelle Pascoe,Bill Wells

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Compendium of Auditory and Speech Tasks

Children's Speech and Literacy Difficulties 4 with CD-ROM

By: Joy Stackhouse,Maggie Vance,Michelle Pascoe,Bill Wells

The book summarises research findings from a range of projects using a set of auditory and speech procedures designed for the psycholinguistic framework developed by Stackhouse and Wells (1997). These procedures have been used with children and adolescents with a range of difficulties associated with cleft lip and palate, dysarthria, dyspraxia, phonological impairment, Down syndrome, dyslexia, stammering, autism, semantic-pragmatic difficulties, general learning difficulties, and disadvantaged backgrounds. The procedures have also been used with normally developing children in the age range of 3-7 years. As a result, the book includes descriptions of typical performance on the procedures so that atypical can be identified more easily. In addition, as the materials were used in a longitudinal study of children’s speech and literacy development between the age of 4 and 7 years we can highlight which procedures will help in identifying children a) who are likely to persist with their speech difficulties and b) have associated literacy difficulties.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470517492

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9780470517499

Outrageous Advertising That's Outrageously Successful

Created for the 99% of Small Business Owners Who Are Dissatisfied with the Results They Get from their Current Advertising

By: Bill Glazer

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Outrageous Advertising That's Outrageously Successful

Created for the 99% of Small Business Owners Who Are Dissatisfied with the Results They Get from their Current Advertising

By: Bill Glazer

The legendary marketing consultant shares the secret to getting the most out of your advertising—by being outrageous—in this classic small business guide. When a sprinkler malfunctioned at his Baltimore menswear store, Bill Glazer could have done the normal thing and sold the wet merchandise to a Jobber—a business that buys damaged goods in bulk. Instead, he did something OUTRAGEOUS: he created an out-of-the-box ad campaign that resulted in far better returns. And it was easy. In this classic guide to small business advertising, Bill teaches readers the secrets to advertising that actually works. Rich with examples and stories showing exactly how to implement a successful OUTRAGEOUS program, this book cracks the code on getting noticed in ways that increase your sales!

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Morgan James Publishing

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0982379390

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9780982379394

Therapeutic Delivery Solutions

By: Chung Chow Chan,Kwok Chow,Bill McKay,Michelle Fung

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Therapeutic Delivery Solutions

By: Chung Chow Chan,Kwok Chow,Bill McKay,Michelle Fung

Provides a comprehensive review of all types of medical therapeutic delivery solutions from traditional pharmaceutical therapy development to innovative medical device therapy treatment to the recent advances in cellular and stem cell therapy development • Provides information to potentially allow future development of treatments with greater therapeutic potential and creativity • Includes associated regulatory requirements for the development of these therapies • Provides a comprehensive developmental overview on therapeutic delivery solutions • Provides overview information for both the general reader as well as more detailed references for professionals and specialists in the field

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118903498

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9781118903490

Modern German Grammar

A Practical Guide

By: Ruth Whittle,John Klapper,Bill Dodd,Christine Eckhard-Black,William Dodd

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Modern German Grammar

A Practical Guide

By: Ruth Whittle,John Klapper,Bill Dodd,Christine Eckhard-Black,William Dodd

Announcing an innovative, new, practical reference grammar, combining traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume. It is the ideal reference grammar at advanced secondary level and above.

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Routledge

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1134859147

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9781134859146

Advances in Polymer Synthesis

By: Bill M. Culbertson,James E. McGrath

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Advances in Polymer Synthesis

By: Bill M. Culbertson,James E. McGrath

Polymer Science and Engineering: Challenges, Needs, and Opportunities," a report issued in 1981 by the National Research Council's ad hoc Panel on Polymer Science and Engineering gives ample support for the urgent need of increased commitment to basic studies on polymers. Needs and opportunities, mentioned in the Panel's list, included polymerization methods, specialty polymers, high performance materials, and in situ (reaction injection molding) polymerization for direct conversion of monomers/oligomers to useful shapes. Clearly, in all these and several other areas, advances in polymer synthesis are needed. Whether one takes a look at the commodity or specialty polymers area or considers areas of growing needs, such as polymers for the automotive, aerospace, electronics, communications, separations, packaging, biomedical, etc., advances in polymer synthesis are needed. Polymeric materials, as they are constantly being modified and improved, fine-tuned for current and additional needs, and more readily adopted by industry and the public, will have a vastly expanding influence on everyday life. However, lack of long-term support of meaningful size for basic research on all facets of polymer chemistry and engineering, with particular emphasis on making needed advances in polymer synthesis, could well stunt the growth of high techn.ology in our country. Expanding this thought, lack of attention to basic research on polymer synthesis could help foster or insure that we won't have materials with performance profiles to meet requirements of emerging technologies and national needs, in a reasonably economic and timely fashion.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461321212

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9781461321217

Photographic Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka

Including Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutanh, Bangladesh, & the Maldives

By: Bikram Grewal,Bill Harvey,Otto Pfister

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Photographic Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka

Including Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutanh, Bangladesh, & the Maldives

By: Bikram Grewal,Bill Harvey,Otto Pfister

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka and India is the best, most comprehensive photographic guide to the birds of South Asia. Because of its vast size and geographical location, the Indian subcontinent has some of the world's most diverse avifauna. It boasts of thousands of species. This birdwatching book covers over 800 species and distinct sub-species and contains over 1,000 full-color photographs. Each species has a distribution map Many of the photographs in this magnificent volume appear for the first time and have been carefully selected to show the most important features of the species illustrated. In several cases, different plumages or flight shots are included. The concise text provides vital information on the plumages, voice and habits of each species are also mentioned in the texts. The maps are accompanied by a note on the status and distribution. This birdwatching book will enable accurate field identification in one of the world's most diverse avifaunal regions. Indispensable reading for all bird lovers.

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Tuttle Publishing

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1462916317

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Major League Baseball Players of the 1970s

A Biographical Dictionary from Aase to Zisk

By: Bill Ballew

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Major League Baseball Players of the 1970s

A Biographical Dictionary from Aase to Zisk

By: Bill Ballew

In the 1970s, after a decade of stagnant fan interest that seemed to signal the demise of Major League Baseball, the game saw growth and change. In 1972, the players became the first in professional sports to go on strike. Four years later, contractual changes allowed those with six years in the majors to become free agents, leading to an unprecedented increase in salaries. Developments in the play of the game included new ballparks with faster fields and artificial turf, and the introduction of the designated hitter in 1973. Eminent personalities emerged from the dugout, including many African Americans and Latinos. Focusing on the stars who debuted from 1970 through 1979, this book covers the highs and lows of more than 1,300 players who gave fans the most exciting decade baseball has ever seen.

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McFarland

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1476646546

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9781476646541

New Breed Heroes in Pro Baseball

By: Bill Gutman

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New Breed Heroes in Pro Baseball

By: Bill Gutman

Brief biographies concentrating on the careers of twelve baseball players, including Bobby Murcer, Pete Rose, and Carleton Fisk.

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Julian Messner

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0671326678

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2001 Pushcart Prize XXV

Best Of The Small Presses

By: Bill Henderson

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2001 Pushcart Prize XXV

Best Of The Small Presses

By: Bill Henderson

The quarter-century edition of a "distinguished annual literary event" (Anne Tyler, New York Times Book Review) For its twenty-fifth year, The Pushcart Prize surpasses itself with a stunning presentation of new and celebrated authors. Over sixty stories, essays, and poems appear in this landmark edition, picked from more than 5,000 nominations. Over the years more than 400 presses have been honored with reprints in The Pushcart Prize, the most praised literary series in America: winner of the Carey-Thomas Award, named a Notable Book of the Year by The New York Times Book Review, picked for several Book-of-the-Month Club selections, and hailed by Publishers Weekly as "among the most influential in the development of the American book business in the past century and a quarter." "The single best measure of the state of affairs in American literature today."—New York Times Book Review "[A]mong the most influential [series] in the development of the American book business in the past century and a quarter."—Publishers Weekly "The Pushcart Prize is essential."—Library Journal "Those who despair of finding good writing in mass media America need look no further than The Pushcart Prize."—Booklist)

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1888889225

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2003 Pushcart Prize Xxvii

Best Of The Small Presses

By: Bill Henderson

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2003 Pushcart Prize Xxvii

Best Of The Small Presses

By: Bill Henderson

The most honored literary series in America, The Pushcart Prize has been named a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times and hailed with Pushcart Press as "among the most influential in the development of the American book business" by Publishers W For the 2003 edition, The Pushcart Prize presents scores of brilliant short stories, poems, and essays selected from hundreds of presses and literary journals with the help of over 200 distinguished contributing editors. This is a stunning presentation of new and celebrated authors, picked from almost 8,000 nominations.

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1888889330

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9781888889338

The Reggie Jackson Story

By: Bill Libby

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The Reggie Jackson Story

By: Bill Libby

A biography of the controversial baseball player who has led teams to five pennants and four World Series championships and who has been Most Valuable Player in two World Series and his own league.

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Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books

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0688418899

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9780688418892

#14 Pushcart Prize

Best Of The Small Presses 1989-1990

By: Bill Henderson

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#14 Pushcart Prize

Best Of The Small Presses 1989-1990

By: Bill Henderson

Acclaimed as the largest and broadest literary anthology, The Pushcart Prize once again offers an extraordinary collection of short stories, essays, and poetry first published by small presses and magazines from around the world.

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0916366588

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Film Flubs, the Sequel

Even More Memorable Movie Mistakes

By: Bill Givens

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Film Flubs, the Sequel

Even More Memorable Movie Mistakes

By: Bill Givens

A collection of film bloopers features a shot of a Rolex on the wrist of Brando while he played Superman's space age dad, the gun that switched from Bogart's left to right hand with each shot, and more.

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Citadel Press

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0806513608

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True-Life Adventures of Canada's Bush Pilots

By: Bill Zuk

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True-Life Adventures of Canada's Bush Pilots

By: Bill Zuk

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The Avro Arrow Story

The Revolutionary Airplane and its Courageous Test Pilots

By: Bill Zuk

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The Revolutionary Airplane and its Courageous Test Pilots

By: Bill Zuk

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James Lorimer & Company

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ISBN 10

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Bill Nye's Western Humor

By: Bill Nye

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Bill Nye's Western Humor

By: Bill Nye

Although Bill Nye (1850-1896) was America's best known humorist in the late 1880's and early 1890's, his work is little known today--his books long out of print and his columns yellowing in newspaper files. Now T. A. Larson, a dyed-in-the-wool Nye fan for more than thirty years, has assembled the best of Bill Nye's work, most of it dating from the seven Wyoming years when Nye made his name. The selections are chosen from Laramie, Cheyenne, and Denver newspapers and from six books published in the 1890's. The resulting collection is both good fun and a valuable picture of a lively period.

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