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Nobody Likes a Fat Jockey

By: Bobby Townsend

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Rocky Scarpati is a young, narcissistic womanizer and theatrical-school dropout who believes in the old Shakespearean adage that the world is a stage and everyone is playing a part. Rocky chooses his parts with wild abandonment and pursues them with vigor. First, he’s the tough young kid seeking fame and fortune in the prize fighting ring. Then he’s the dedicated and hard-hitting newspaper columnist who seeks to change the world with his words and, finally, a role he never sought; a murder defendant on trial for a crime he never committed. But is he as guilty as the thug who did? Nobody Likes a Fat Jockey is the tale of a prize fighter and wanna-be actor who dares to live his dreams and face the consequences, even when they threaten to crush him.

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1532052952

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American Will

The Forgotten Choices That Changed Our Republic

By: Bobby Jindal

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American Will

The Forgotten Choices That Changed Our Republic

By: Bobby Jindal

Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, a much-talked-about 2016 presidential candidate, offers fourteen lessons from our nation’s past and discusses how they can be used to restore American courage, faith, and wisdom. Nearly forty-five years ago, Bobby Jindal’s parents left their home in rural India—a place with no electricity or running water—to build a new life in the United States. Every day, Jindal’s father told him, “You should be grateful that you were blessed to be born in the greatest country in the history of the world”—a country where the son of poor immigrants could grow up to become the governor of Louisiana. For Jindal, this defining experience bolsters a profound belief in American exceptionalism: Freedom is not just the American way, it’s the American will. As we approach the next great turning point in this extraordinary nation’s remarkable history, Jindal brings to life inspiring stories from our country’s past that have influenced his beliefs and the indispensable lessons each can teach us about our future. Stories such as the stalwart senator who galvanized the public against Hillary Clinton’s costly and oppressive socialist health-care proposal in the early 1990s; the entrepreneur whose dogged determination ushered in a worldwide energy revolution, and with it technological innovation and economic growth; and the Founding Father who refused to “lead from behind” and instead used his vision for the nascent nation’s vast potential and the best interests of its people to outwit a greedy dictator. In the next election, we can continue down the current destructive path of big government, emboldened enemies, diminished liberties, and hostility to religious faith. Or we can embrace the values that have always propelled America to the top: limited government; free people and free markets; strength and exceptionalism; and the essential role of religious faith in effecting change. American power is precious, and our vital interests and those of our allies depend on strong leadership. Whom will we choose: a cynic or a statesman, a politician or a problem solver? The dramatic tales in American Will illuminate the courage, faith, and vision that we need in 2016—and the government folly, corruption, and myopia that jeopardize our future.

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Simon and Schuster

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1501117106

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9781501117107

Oilfield Trash

Life and Labor in the Oil Patch

By: Bobby D. Weaver

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Oilfield Trash

Life and Labor in the Oil Patch

By: Bobby D. Weaver

Oilfield Trash is written in a charming, flowing style that any reader will enjoy....In Weaver's capable hands, the gypsy lives of a generation of young men unfold on the rigorous stage of drilling fields...."---Paul Spellman, author of Spindletop Boom Days --

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Texas A&M University Press

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1603442057

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The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

Changing Visions of the West

By: Bobby D. Weaver

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The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

Changing Visions of the West

By: Bobby D. Weaver

In June 1965, the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center, as it was then named, owned a mere handful of artifacts. In fact, the Oklahoma City institution was forced to borrow materials in order to mount exhibitions to support its inaugural events. From that modest beginning, the center, now known as the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, has grown into perhaps the world’s most respected repository for the study and understanding of the diverse cultures of the American West. But, as Bobby D. Weaver demonstrates in this no-holds-barred history, the path from those humble origins to the esteemed position the museum occupies today led through some rough-and-tumble times, including a period of receivership. The autocratic style of the founding director, coupled with certain early less-than-ethical practices, forced the museum into what Weaver delicately terms “a legal tangle” that required a complete organizational and financial overhaul. With renewed professional leadership and the steadfast support of dedicated patrons and sponsors, the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum has developed and changed along with evolving understandings of the culture it was founded to celebrate. What was once a shrine to a particular manifestation of American frontier life has transformed into a world-class art and historical museum that represents the broad sweep of the American West—both lived and imagined—with its full range of social, ethnic, and economic diversity. As Weaver relates, today’s institution is well poised for the future as it furthers its mission of preserving and interpreting the heritage of a vital American region and its lifeways.

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1623499151

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9781623499150

Lay My Guitar Down Gently

Where the Dream to Become a Rock Legend Often Leads to Self Destruction

By: Bobby of the Teemates

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Lay My Guitar Down Gently

Where the Dream to Become a Rock Legend Often Leads to Self Destruction

By: Bobby of the Teemates

A RECOVERY HISTORY AND ROCK N ROLL BOOK ALL ROLLED INTO ONE It just may just be the Book Baby boomers have been waiting for. This self published semi Historical/ Biography contains elements of the past Sixty years many will feel has taken them back in time. It is the story of a impoverished child who finds Rock n Roll at the age of 14 in 1955. Six years later he is at the height of the Sixties Music Scene on the East Coast. As a Rock n Roll Musician in those years he discovers the true psychic nature of the stirrings of his soul during a stay in the legendary Greenwich Village of the early Sixties. While there he becomes familiar with all the soon to be legends including Bob Dylan. One year later he associates with other soon to be legends including Jimi James Hendrix, The Animals while backing up some of the largest recording acts in the world including Jerry Lee Lewis, The Ronnettes, Shangri-Las-Others. His band the Teemates were the FIRST and foremost exact look and sound alike of the Beatles and the electrifying performances drew huge numbers of screaming girls at their Concerts Soon he and his band are the House band for the legendary Sixties Disc Jockey Scot Muni at Scots entry into the Nightclub business which opened in 1965 called The Rolling Stone Disco. From there the band became the Matinee House band at the legendary Big Band Dixie land nightclub on Broadway called The Metropole Cafe. Within months an LP is released (Which is still in demand today) Sadly he also discovers that with all of its pomp and glory being a musician in those days the subtle risks involved carry a deadly trait as well. Within the rapidly passing years of time his addiction to alcohol soon took its toll until he no longer had any idea of who he was or where to go. But he did find recovery from his addictions. Only to realize that years would be required to undo the damage of a severely damaged emotional state of being.In summary a great many will discover his experience of repairing that damage is available for anyone willing to follow his lead.

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1456887092

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I Ain't Studdin' Ya

My American Blues Story

By: Bobby Rush

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I Ain't Studdin' Ya

My American Blues Story

By: Bobby Rush

Experience music history with this memoir by one of the last of the genuine old school Blues and R&B legends, the Grammy-winning dynamic showman Bobby Rush. This memoir charts the extraordinary rise to fame of living blues legend, Bobby Rush. Born Emmett Ellis, Jr. in Homer, Louisiana, he adopted the stage name Bobby Rush out of respect for his father, a pastor. As a teenager, Rush acquired his first real guitar and started playing in juke joints in Little Rock, Arkansas, donning a fake mustache to trick club owners into thinking he was old enough to gain entry. He led his first band in Arkansas between Little Rock and Pine Bluff in the 1950s. It was there he first had Elmore James play in his band. Rush later relocated to Chicago to pursue his musical career and started to work with Earl Hooker, Luther Allison, and Freddie King, and sat in with many of his musical heroes, such as Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed and Little Walter. Rush eventually began leading his own band in the 1960s, crafting his own distinct style of funky blues, and recording a succession of singles for various labels. It wasn't until the early 1970s that Rush finally scored a hit with "Chicken Heads." More recordings followed, including an album which went on to be listed in the Top 10 blues albums of the 1970s by Rolling Stone and a handful of regional jukebox favorites including "Sue" and "I Ain't Studdin' Ya." And Rush's career shows no signs of slowing down now. The man once beloved for performing in local jukejoints is now headlining major music/blues festivals, clubs, and theaters across the U.S. and as far as Japan and Australia. At age eighty-six, he is still on the road for over 200 days a year. His lifelong hectic tour schedule has earned him the affectionate title "King of the Chitlin' Circuit," from Rolling Stone. In 2007, he earned the distinction of being the first blues artist to play at the Great Wall of China. His renowned stage act features his famed shake dancers, who personify his funky blues and his ribald sense of humor. He was featured in Martin Scorcese's The Blues docuseries on PBS, a documentary film called Take Me to the River, performed with Dan Aykroyd on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and most recently had a cameo in the Golden Globe nominated Netflix film, Dolemite Is My Name, starring Eddie Murphy. He was recently given the highest Blues Music Award honor of B.B. King Entertainer of the Year. His songs have also been featured in TV shows and films including HBO's Ballers and major motion pictures like Black Snake Moan, starring Samuel L. Jackson. Considered by many to be the greatest bluesman currently performing, this book will give readers unparalleled access into the man, the myth, the legend: Bobby Rush.

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0306874792

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Tales from Piney Grove

By: Bobby Morrison

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Tales from Piney Grove

By: Bobby Morrison

Tales from Piney Grove by Bobby Morrison is a coming-of-age, regional, tradition and social change account of Black Americana. Piney Grove, a misnomer because there are no pine trees there, is a small 200-populated community, which is centered around a church in North Carolina. The author has sandwiched his Tales between a Prelude, which leisurely demonstrates to the reader the history of the community and its customs, and an Epilogue which 40 years later on a frequent visit the author sums up his "you can go home again" philosophy about an era "gone with the wind." The Morrison family like many sharecroppers was poor but proud. The pot-bellied stove had to be fired up by the bravest member of the family who wasnt frozen to climb out from under those mountains of hand-made quilts on a cold winter morning. And like many sharecroppers, they had to beg-borrow from landowner Mr. Lonnie to tide them over the winter months when there was no farming to be done. "Thumb" Morrison often moonlighted with out-of-town construction jobs to supplement their income and not have to beg-borrow from skinflint Mr. Lonnie. Morrisons Tales are peopled with amusing, often bizarre and idiosyncratic characters. Uncle Dinky who got his spirit from moonshine on Saturday night and Sundays sat in the back of the church and told the parishioners to sit down and stop making fools of themselves when they were moved by religious fervor and shouted, "Praise the Lord" and "Walk with me Jesus". However, Uncle Dinky was a comforting and amusing drunk who yelled, "Jesus I want you to walk with the boys this evening" on the baseball diamond at the Rainbow Inn on Sunday afternoons. The Rainbow Inn was a favorite Sunday-after-church recreational family spot for the Piney Grovers. That is, until the evening nightclub drinkers arrived and the families went home. "Boo" is a coming-of-age story of the authors coming of terms with his fear of ghosts and other superstitions and prejudice. "The Promise" is a serio-comedic piece about the authors Uncle Booker T. calling his brother and matter-of-factly and casually announcing his going to die that afternoon and asking that he take care of his wife Marie, who idiosyncratic antics proved tougher to handle than an unruly, undisciplined teenager. Uncle Kent in "Uncle K," a suave, lovable owner of a moonshiner distillery was always two steps ahead of the sheriff and was well known for his fast cars and loose women. The preachers eulogy at his demise is a humility and tolerance for all to behold. "The Grass on the Other Side" is another poignant coming-of-age boys wanting to meet girls and the warm old-age philosophical truth that surrounds this universal phenomenon. "The Industrial Revolution Comes to Piney Grove Better Late than Never: is the final tale that changes the old Piney Grove to the new Piney Grove by way of Krandall Textile coming in and giving factory jobs to the one-time sharecroppers. Now mobile homes with A/C sprang up. Only the big landowners industrialized the farms with modern technology. The others just died a natural death. The days of the sharecroppers was ended. Morrison has a sharp eye and total recall. He recreated a world he knew as a child and a young adult so vividly and graphically that you are there. He is never judgmental. This is his world before and after the revolution. The good and the bad are always all mingled together in characters and tradition. Piney Grove is the authors love affair. He never left Piney Grove. He took Piney Grove with him. So will his readers take Tales from Piney Grove to their hearts for a long time to come.

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1477181954

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Nobody Likes a Fallen Angel

Author of Nobody Likes a Fat Jockey

By: Bobby Townsend

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Nobody Likes a Fallen Angel

Author of Nobody Likes a Fat Jockey

By: Bobby Townsend

On a cold November night, Rocky Scarpati, a former hard-hitting prize fighter and now an even harder hitting newspaper columnist, pumps three bullets into the back of his nemesis. Then Rocky nail-bitingly observes from a distance as another man is tried for his crime, all the while wondering if the Scales of Justice will suddely tilt....directly towards him! NOBODY LIKES A FALLEN ANGEL is a fast moving crime saga, a courtroom thriller and a love story with a twist at the end that will make your head spin.

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1663219648

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9781663219640

Introduction to Music Publishing for Musicians

Business and Creative Perspectives for the New Music Industry

By: Bobby Borg,Michael Eames

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Introduction to Music Publishing for Musicians

Business and Creative Perspectives for the New Music Industry

By: Bobby Borg,Michael Eames

At a time when artists are independently releasing their own music and acting as their own self-publishers, there has never been a greater need for a simple and easy-to-read introduction to the business and creative aspects of music publishing for musicians. Written by two musicians and industry pros with decades of experience, Introduction to Music Publishing For Musicians is organized into seven clearly written sections that will help musicians save time and avoid getting screwed. Topics include the basics of copyrights, types of publishing income, publishing companies and types of deals, creative matters of music publishing, and things you need to know about music publishing’s future.The book features: Short digestible chapters written in a conversational tone to keep artists focused Section-by-section FAQs that expand on key issues that musicians encounter today Boxed text stories featuring current events to emphasize key concepts Interviews with top beat makers, collaborators, and more to provide secrets of success A glossary to help you keep track of important publishing terms Publishing resources offering to help you place and promote your music Chapter quizzes and activity assignments to help measure your knowledge Bobby Borg and Michael Eames have created a compact, simple and easy-to-read overview of today’s music publishing industry that caters to both students and musicians (songwriters, producers, beat makers, and more) who want quick, up-to-date, credible, and relatable information so that they can get back to doing what they like best: creating music!

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538153416

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The Music Producer's Handbook

Includes Online Resource

By: Bobby Owsinski

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The Music Producer's Handbook

Includes Online Resource

By: Bobby Owsinski

The Music Producer's Handbook, Second Edition reveals the secrets to becoming a music producer and producing just about any kind of project in any genre of music. Among the topics covered are the producer's multiple responsibilities and all the elements involved in a typical production, including budgeting, contracts, selecting the studio and engineer, hiring session musicians, and even getting paid. Unlike other books on production, The Music Producer's Handbook also covers the true mechanics of production, from analyzing, troubleshooting, and fixing a song that isn't working to getting the best performance and sound out of a band or vocalist. In addition, Bobby Owsinski tackles what may be the toughest part of being a producer – being a diplomat, a confidant, and an amateur psychologist all at once. This edition also includes new chapters on self-production, small studio production, and how the new songwriter-producer and engineer-producer hybrids make money in our new digital music world. It also features several new interviews with some of the best-selling producers from different musical genres, who offer advice on getting started, getting paid, and making hits. Packed with inside information and including exclusive online media, The Music Producer's Handbook, Second Edition provides invaluable tools and advice that will help beginners and seasoned professionals alike. Item includes online resource.

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149308366X

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Enterprise Integration Patterns

Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions

By: Gregor Hohpe,Bobby Woolf

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Enterprise Integration Patterns

Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions

By: Gregor Hohpe,Bobby Woolf

Enterprise Integration Patterns provides an invaluable catalog of sixty-five patterns, with real-world solutions that demonstrate the formidable of messaging and help you to design effective messaging solutions for your enterprise. The authors also include examples covering a variety of different integration technologies, such as JMS, MSMQ, TIBCO ActiveEnterprise, Microsoft BizTalk, SOAP, and XSL. A case study describing a bond trading system illustrates the patterns in practice, and the book offers a look at emerging standards, as well as insights into what the future of enterprise integration might hold. This book provides a consistent vocabulary and visual notation framework to describe large-scale integration solutions across many technologies. It also explores in detail the advantages and limitations of asynchronous messaging architectures. The authors present practical advice on designing code that connects an application to a messaging system, and provide extensive information to help you determine when to send a message, how to route it to the proper destination, and how to monitor the health of a messaging system. If you want to know how to manage, monitor, and maintain a messaging system once it is in use, get this book.

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Addison-Wesley

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0133065103

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9780133065107

Going Public

Why Baptism Is Required for Church Membership

By: Bobby Jamison

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Going Public

Why Baptism Is Required for Church Membership

By: Bobby Jamison

Going Public builds a theological case for why baptism is required for church membership, answers objections, and applies this theological vision to the local church’s practice of baptism, the Lord’s Supper, and church membership.

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1433686201

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Motivation for Learning and Performance

By: Bobby Hoffman

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Motivation for Learning and Performance

By: Bobby Hoffman

Designed for educators, researchers, practitioners, or anyone interested in maximizing human potential, Motivation for Learning and Performance outlines 50 key motivation principles based on the latest scientific evidence from the disciplines of psychology, education, business, athletics, and neurology. Using a highly applied and conversational style, the book is designed to inform the reader about how to diagnosis, analyze, and mediate learning and performance challenges influenced by motivation. The book features chapters on the biopsychology of motivation, how motivation changes across the lifespan, and the important influence of culture on motivated behavior. Three chapters are devoted to practical strategies and the implementation of motivational change. Special sections are included on enhancing motivation at work, in the classroom, in competitive environments, and during online education. Hoffman employs the innovative approach of using his interviews with "real" people including many notable personalities across diverse cultures and disciplines to illustrate motivated behavior. For example, readers will learn what motivated the colossal investment fraud masterminded by Bernie Madoff, the intimate thoughts of former NFL superstar Nick Lowery when he missed a field goal, and the joys and tribulations of Emmy-nominated "Curb your Enthusiasm" actress Cheryl Hines. The book provides a practical, applied, and multi-disciplinary resource for anyone interested in motivation and performance, but especially for university students at the graduate or undergraduate level studying education, psychology, business, leadership, hospitality, sports management, or military science. Additionally, the writing style and eclectic nature of the text will appeal to readers of non-fiction who can use the book to gain self-awareness to enhance performance of themselves or others. - Considers motivation for both learning and performance - Identifies 50 foundational principles relating to motivation - Provides research evidence supporting the foundational principles - Includes interviews from famous individuals, identifying what motivated them and why - Includes research from psychology, education, neuroscience, business, and sports

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Academic Press

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0128011254

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9780128011256

Echoes from Other Worlds

By: Stephen Sanders,Kenneth King,Wendy Easterling,Scott Goodrich,Bobby Matherne,Shana L. Martin,Keith McGraw,Pamala A. Williams,Kittye Williams,Rod Lindsey,Sharon Robb-Chism

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Echoes from Other Worlds

By: Stephen Sanders,Kenneth King,Wendy Easterling,Scott Goodrich,Bobby Matherne,Shana L. Martin,Keith McGraw,Pamala A. Williams,Kittye Williams,Rod Lindsey,Sharon Robb-Chism

Echoes From Other Worlds" is an anthology of poetry, short stories, and artwork. It is divided into two parts - "Tales from the Sea" which is pirate-themed and "Tales from the Mist" which includes works of science fiction and fantasy. It includes poems like "It's in Me Blood," "Vagabond," "Legend of the Compass Rose," "The Scottish Pirate," and "The Pirate Christmas Party." There are short stories like "The Surgeon's Mate," "Judgment," "John Neligan," "The Portal," "The Sorcerer's Headphones," and "The Passing of the Mantle." Come, be still and listen, you may hear echoes from other worlds . . .

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Lulu.com

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0578045885

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9780578045887

Opening Doors to Diversity in Leadership

By: Bobby Siu

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Opening Doors to Diversity in Leadership

By: Bobby Siu

What accounts for the lack of diversity in leadership positions? Looking carefully at how current leaders view the relationship between top tier management and diverse groups, Opening Doors to Diversity in Leadership examines recruitment selection, performance evaluation, workplace succession, working conditions, and corporate culture and how they impact hiring, promotion, and retention of diverse groups. Using a psychological, organizational, and cultural framework Opening Doors to Diversity in Leadership will help businesses integrate a more diverse presence in leadership, Emphasizing the interlocking relationship between our thoughts and actions, this book stresses the importance of organizational review and self-reflection as well as the pivotal role of removing unconscious biases from the workplace and identifying the systemic biases embedded in many aspects of human resources management practices.

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University of Toronto Press

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1487511981

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Three Steps to Heaven

The Eddie Cochran Story

By: Bobby Cochran

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Three Steps to Heaven

The Eddie Cochran Story

By: Bobby Cochran

(Book). Outrageously talented, remarkably handsome, internationally renowned, and dead at the age of 21. More than 40 years after the tragic car crash that killed him, Eddie Cochran remains one of rock and roll's most lamented "What Ifs." A trailblazing guitarist, gifted vocalist, hit-making composer and arranger, and budding whiz-kid producer, Cochran quickly ascended from Midwestern obscurity in the late '50s to become one of nascent rock and roll's leading lights. He penned or recorded many of the most recognized songs in rock history "Summertime Blues," "Nervous Breakdown," "Somethin' Else," "C'mon Everybody," "Twenty Flight Rock," "Sittin' in the Balcony" songs whose distinctive sound and defiant, often wryly humorous lyrics have been eagerly digested, analyzed and lovingly reinterpreted by generations of rockers after him, from The Beatles to the Sex Pistols, The Who to U2. Three Steps to Heaven: The Eddie Cochran Story co-authored by Cochran's nephew, also a gifted musician is the first American biography of this uniquely American rock legend, who was among the first to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The book is a detailed portrait of Cochran's personal and professional triumphs and travails, with fascinating insight into the rock pioneer's life that only a family member can provide. 33 B/W photographs; Hardcover.

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0634032526

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9780634032523

Shipping and Logistics Law

Principles and Practice in Hong Kong

By: Felix W.H. Chan,Jimmy J.M. Ng,Bobby K.Y. Wong

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Shipping and Logistics Law

Principles and Practice in Hong Kong

By: Felix W.H. Chan,Jimmy J.M. Ng,Bobby K.Y. Wong

The maintenance of Hong Kong as a free port and international logistics hub is crucial for its economic vitality. Rapidly expanding international trade with mainland China and Hong Kong has generated significant changes to the shipping and logistics law in both jurisdictions. This textbook provides a general framework for the basic principles of shipping and logistics law in Hong Kong. It contains illustrations from case law, extracts of the relevant legislation, and sample shipping and marine insurance documents for reference. It covers the curriculum requirements of most courses on shipping law, transport studies and logistics management. Besides, all the issues examined in this book have relevance for managers, insurers, bankers and lawyers who need to acquire a clear understanding of the key principles in a practical context.

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962209600X

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Food Power Politics

The Food Story of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement

By: Bobby J. Smith II

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Food Power Politics

The Food Story of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement

By: Bobby J. Smith II

This book unearths a food story buried deep within the soil of American civil rights history. Drawing on archival research, interviews, and oral histories, Bobby J. Smith II re-examines the Mississippi civil rights movement as a period when activists expanded the meaning of civil rights to address food as integral to sociopolitical and economic conditions. For decades, white economic and political actors used food as a weapon against Black sharecropping communities in the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta, but members of these communities collaborated with activists to transform food into a tool of resistance. Today, Black youth are building a food justice movement in the Delta to continue this story, grappling with inequalities that continue to shape their lives. Drawing on multiple disciplines including critical food studies, Black studies, history, sociology, and southern studies, Smith makes critical connections between civil rights activism and present-day food justice activism in Black communities, revealing how power struggles over food empower them to envision Black food futures in which communities have the full autonomy and capacity to imagine, design, create, and sustain a self-sufficient local food system.

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UNC Press Books

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1469675080

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9781469675084

Newsgames

Journalism at Play

By: Ian Bogost,Simon Ferrari,Bobby Schweizer

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Newsgames

Journalism at Play

By: Ian Bogost,Simon Ferrari,Bobby Schweizer

How videogames offer a new way to do journalism. Journalism has embraced digital media in its struggle to survive. But most online journalism just translates existing practices to the Web: stories are written and edited as they are for print; video and audio features are produced as they would be for television and radio. The authors of Newsgames propose a new way of doing good journalism: videogames. Videogames are native to computers rather than a digitized form of prior media. Games simulate how things work by constructing interactive models; journalism as game involves more than just revisiting old forms of news production. Wired magazine's game Cutthroat Capitalism, for example, explains the economics of Somali piracy by putting the player in command of a pirate ship, offering choices for hostage negotiation strategies. Videogames do not offer a panacea for the ills of contemporary news organizations. But if the industry embraces them as a viable method of doing journalism—not just an occasional treat for online readers—newsgames can make a valuable contribution.

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MIT Press

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0262289083

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9780262289085

The Final FRCA Structured Oral Examination

A Complete Guide

By: Bobby Krishnachetty,Darshinder Sethi

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The Final FRCA Structured Oral Examination

A Complete Guide

By: Bobby Krishnachetty,Darshinder Sethi

The Final FRCA Structured Oral Examination is the last step before earning the initials FRCA and becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. This comprehensive revision aid has been compiled by two talented authors who have been running a course on this subject for three years. Motivated to make the cases as close as possible to the exam, they have collected a vast database of questions from their trainees and the book reflects a variety of commonly asked themes. In addition, there are contributions from 11 consultants and registrars, who are all experts in their fields. The clear layout and easy to read style prepares students for the examination environment and focuses on the specific areas and responses examiners look for. The style of questions mimics the exam and there are added tutorials for ECG interpretation and radiology which will benefit trainees immensely in their preparation.

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1498794599

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9781498794596

Richard It's All About the Coney

By: Bobby Joe Harlan

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Richard It's All About the Coney

By: Bobby Joe Harlan

I wrote the story in first person; I wanted the reader to see what was written from each person’s point of view. Chapter One sets the foundation on the two worlds that are part of Richards life. His mother’s family coming from Greece in the early 1900’s. His father’s family having settled in America in the very early colonial days. We then go to each of the key people around Richard, see their lives, and their lives around “The Coney”. Like other short stories I have written, you always learn a great deal about the life of our family; the Harlan Line. The Coney first opened in 1921, this year, in June of 2021 will be 100 years open as a family diner. Another point is how Richard and I developed a closer connection, talking about our family, and life in general. My wife and I visited Richard and his family several years ago in Highland Park, Michigan. Our first meal together was at The Coney, we dined on a 100-year tradition of a Coney Hotdog, topped with the old family traditional chili that started back in 1921 - Bobby Joe.

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1665555122

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The Giants Win the Pennant! the Giants Win the Pennant!

By: Bobby Thomson,Lee Heiman,Bill Gutman

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The Giants Win the Pennant! the Giants Win the Pennant!

By: Bobby Thomson,Lee Heiman,Bill Gutman

It's been called "The Shot Heard Round the World," the miracle home run hit by Bobby Thomson that won the National League pennant for the Giants -- and is considered one of the most dramatic moments in baseball history. Now, in his own words, Bobby Thomson tells the complete story of that incredible event with fascinating details only he can provide.

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Citadel Press

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080652300X

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Structure and Organic Matter Storage in Agricultural Soils

By: M.R. Carter,Bobby A. Stewart

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Structure and Organic Matter Storage in Agricultural Soils

By: M.R. Carter,Bobby A. Stewart

Soils comprise the largest pool of terrestrial carbon and therefore are an important component of carbon storage in the biosphere-atmosphere system. Structure and Organic Matter Storage in Agricultural Soils explores the mechanisms and processes involved in the storage and sequestration of carbon in soils. Focusing on agricultural soils - from tropical to semi-arid types - this new book provides an in-depth look at structure, aggregation, and organic matter retention in world soils. The first two sections of the book introduce readers to the basic issues and scientific concepts, including soil structure, underlying mechanisms and processes, and the importance of agroecosystems as carbon regulators. The third section provides detailed discussions of soil aggregation and organic matter storage under various climates, soil types, and soil management practices. The fourth section addresses current strategies for enhancing organic matter storage in soil, modelling techniques, and measurement methods. Throughout the book, the importance of the soil structure-organic matter storage relationship is emphasized. Anyone involved in soil science, agriculture, agronomy, plant science, or greenhouse gas and global change studies should understand this relationship. Structure and Organic Matter Storage in Agricultural Soils provides an ideal source of information not only on the soil structure-storage relationship itself, but also on key research efforts and direct applications related to the storage of organic matter in agricultural soils.

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1566700337

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9781566700337

Methods for Assessment of Soil Degradation

By: Rattan Lal,Winfried E. H. Blum,C. Valentin,Bobby A. Stewart

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Methods for Assessment of Soil Degradation

By: Rattan Lal,Winfried E. H. Blum,C. Valentin,Bobby A. Stewart

Soil degradation has serious global impacts on agronomic, economic, and sociopolitical conditions, however, statistics regarding the degree of these impacts has been largely unreliable. This book aims to standardize the methodology for obtaining reliable and objective data on soil degradation. It will also identify and develop criteria for assessing the severity of soil degradation, providing a realistic scenario of the problem.

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084937443X

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Sound Doctrine

How a Church Grows in the Love and Holiness of God

By: Bobby Jamieson

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Sound Doctrine

How a Church Grows in the Love and Holiness of God

By: Bobby Jamieson

Sound doctrine is the life-blood of God's people, providing the foundation for the church's unity and witness. This short, readable book speaks to the importance of good theology for godly living. Part of the 9Marks Building Healthy Churches series.

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Crossway

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1433535890

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9781433535895

Bama Boy

By: Bobby Morrison

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Bama Boy

By: Bobby Morrison

Bama Boy depicts the author's humble beginnings on a sharecropper's farm in North Carolina. One of 12 children, he picked cotton from the time he was six and went to school only on rainy days. "If your teacher ever feeds you, you can go to school every day," his mother told him. However, the book is not one of racial deprivation nor victimization, but one of achievement. Bobby's family moves up, and Bobby is the first in the family to graduate from high school. This is a story of Americana, coming-of-age, and personal achievement. The author chronicles the 70s and 80s in the Nation's Capital. He realizes his dreams of driving a good car, raising a son and sending him to college, winning tennis trophies and writing his first book. Some chapter headings are, "Easy Money" which explores the numbers racket, before and after it became legalized, as the lottery and asks the reader to think about the magic and mystery of numbers. See how it's done. "Cars, Cars and More Cars" depicts Bobby's passion for wheels. One chapter involves an interlude in Vietnam. The memoir ends with the author returning to his roots at North Carolina family reunion. Bama Boy depicts not only the black experience but also the human experience. It is a reading experience for people of all ages. it is especially inspirational for the teenager or young adult. Morrison has an easy, pleasing, graphic way of storytelling. the stories move swiftly and freely from one episode to another, explore the period, giving the reader an easy vicarious identification. Riding with the author from Washington to Atlantic City, a 17-year-old nephew, who is not an avid reader, devoured the book from cover to cover and wanted more.

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Trafford Publishing

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1412229332

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9781412229333

Portraits of Conflict

A Photographic History of Louisiana in the Civil War

By: Carl Moneyhon,Carl H. Moneyhon,Bobby Leon Roberts

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Portraits of Conflict

A Photographic History of Louisiana in the Civil War

By: Carl Moneyhon,Carl H. Moneyhon,Bobby Leon Roberts

Centering on the common soldier, this photojournalistic album tells the stories of individuals--their heroics, fear, boredom--with some 250 photographs, five maps, and related documents. It also documents, by-the-by, the rise of field photography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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University of Arkansas Press

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1557281580

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9781557281586

Writings From Prison

Bobby Sands

By: Bobby Sands Trust

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Writings From Prison

Bobby Sands

By: Bobby Sands Trust

In this book the author chronicles the abuse by the British state of emergency laws: harassment and intimidation of civilians; injuries and deaths caused by rubber and plastic bullets; collusion between British security forces, British intelligence and loyalist paramilitaries; unjust killings and murders by the security forces; excessive punishments and degrading strip-searches in prisons – abuses ignored by all but a handful of individuals and civil rights organisations.

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Mercier Press Ltd

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1781171106

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9781781171103

Handbook of the Laboratory Diagnosis and Treatment of Infertility

By: Brooks A. Keel,Bobby W. Webster

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Handbook of the Laboratory Diagnosis and Treatment of Infertility

By: Brooks A. Keel,Bobby W. Webster

This book provides comprehensive, detailed, and step-by-step descriptions of materials and methods currently used in laboratory procedures within the infertility clinic. It addresses the numerous highly sophisticated procedures resulting from research in the area of laboratory diagnosis and treatment of infertility. Among those procedures covered are:

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