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Honey, the Movers Are Here

By: Bruce Hunsberger

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When retired furniture mover/trucker Mitch Curtis is asked back to the struggling Browns Express for a days work, he ends up buying its old rusty truck and golden movers license. After years working for others, he sees a chance to have his own business and create a place where hed like to work: the coffeepot always on, the beer fridge filled for happy hour, and the customer not always right. Set several decades ago in a midsize city called Essick, Mitchs narrative focuses on his workers and the running of his business. The crew he attracts are not those men who make the world go round but the kind he has always been drawn to: the ones who do not go round but wobble on their cosmic axle. Held together by alpha male Jake, an ever-changing cast of characters enlivens the pages of this novel. Its tales are both humorous and poignant and often infuriating, documenting the secret lives of the movers.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1984533991

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9781984533999

Q Methodology

By: Bruce McKeown,Dan B. Thomas

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Q Methodology

By: Bruce McKeown,Dan B. Thomas

Direct, well-organized, and easy to follow, Q Methodology, Second Edition, by Bruce McKeown and Dan B. Thomas, reviews the philosophical foundations of subjective communicability (concourse theory), operant subjectivity, and quantum-theoretical aspects of Q as relevant to the social and behavioral sciences. The authors discuss data-gathering techniques (communication concourses, Q samples, and Q sorting), statistical techniques (correlation and factor analysis and the important calculation of factor scores), and strategies for conducting small person-sample research along Q methodological lines.

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SAGE Publications

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1483311880

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9781483311883

Cain’s Cycle

By: Bruce Hunsberger

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Cain’s Cycle

By: Bruce Hunsberger

Cain’s Cycle is the dramatic tale of an unnamed narrator as he is drawn into the demanding and dangerous world of motorcycle gangs. After he meets Speed, the one who will become his future blood brother, a young man seeking a sense of belonging, commitment, and brotherhood purchases a chopper and all the accouterments and joins the Pagans, a motorcycle gang known for racing, drinking, using drugs, and confronting anyone who crosses them. The young man idolizes Speed who mentors him during his first few days as a Pagan residing in a camp located in an abandoned amusement park outside a small city. Nobody in the gang is as close as Speed and the young man. They share everything—booze, dope, and women. When the fellow cyclist performs the ultimate deed for the young man, their bond is strengthened even further. As a series of events unfolds, the young man shares a glimpse into a disturbing yet tantalizing world where true love and romance complicate longstanding routines, where the actions of the motorcycle gang become increasingly violent, and where the quest for brotherhood turns into a mission for survival and revenge as a bond is put to the ultimate test.

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iUniverse

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1532075758

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9781532075759

Amazing Conversions

Why Some Turn to Faith & Others Abandon Religion

By: Bob Altemeyer,Bruce E. Hunsberger

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Amazing Conversions

Why Some Turn to Faith & Others Abandon Religion

By: Bob Altemeyer,Bruce E. Hunsberger

This groundbreaking study uncovers fascinating new data on sudden shifts in religious and nonreligious belief. Amazing Conversions explores, for the first time ever, the reasons why converts join, and apostates go. The focus of this absorbing study is on some amazing people, with unique stories to tell those who join a religious group in spite of being raised in nonreligious (or even antireligious) families, and those who, at great personal cost, choose to leave religion in spite of having a deeply religious background. Why would an atheist''s son become a Christian fundamentalist? Why would a "good Catholic girl" decide that she really is an atheist? The authors of Amazing Conversions, both social psychologists, surveyed thousands of young adults to find that small number who were "amazing believers" or "amazing apostates." These rare individuals tell their stories, which are supplemented by their responses to a detailed questionnaire. The resulting picture shows that amazing believers and amazing apostates are dramatically different groups of people, in spite of the fact that their lives now stand in opposition to previous (non)religious training. You, too, can complete the same questionnaire to learn more about yourself and your beliefs. Have you experienced an amazing conversion?

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Prometheus Books

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1615926224

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9781615926220

Atheists

A Groundbreaking Study of America's Nonbelievers

By: Bruce E. Hunsberger

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Atheists

A Groundbreaking Study of America's Nonbelievers

By: Bruce E. Hunsberger

According to polls, most Americans believe in God.But disbelief is spreading. After reviewing the mounting evidence that organized religion is declining in many countries, this accessible book provides the first scientific study of active atheists. The authors surveyed nearly 300 members of atheist organizations in the United States. Besides soliciting these nonbelievers'' level of education, political leanings, etc., the researchers sought to understand how each respondent had become an atheist. Had they ever believed in God, or had they never? Had they paid a price for their atheism?Three chapters describe the levels of dogmatism, zealotry, and religious prejudice found among the active atheists. These results, compared with others obtained from more ordinary samples of atheists (and strong fundamentalists), often surprised the authors. Uniquely, the book features a chapter in which the atheists give their reaction to the study and its often-surprising findings. Another chapter breaks down the answers a large Canadian sample gave to the measures used in the American study, according to how religious the respondent was-from atheist to agnostic to four different levels of theistic intensity. A clear finding emerged: the more religious a group was, the more their personalities, prejudices, and beliefs separated them from everyone else.

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Prometheus Books

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1615923144

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9781615923144

Understanding the Psychology of Diversity

By: Bruce E. Blaine,Kimberly J. McClure Brenchley

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Understanding the Psychology of Diversity

By: Bruce E. Blaine,Kimberly J. McClure Brenchley

Chapter 5 Understanding Racial Stereotypes and Racism; Race and Ethnicity; Racial Stereotypes; Racism; Summary; Chapter 6 Understanding Gender Stereotypes and Sexism; Gender Stereotypes; Gender Differences and Similarities; Explaining Gender Differences; Summary; Chapter 7 Understanding Sex Stereotypes and Heterosexism; Sexual Minority Categories and Sexual Orientation; Summary; Chapter 8 Obesity Stereotypes and Weightism; Obesity Stereotypes; Weightism: Weight-Based Prejudice and Discrimination; The Psychological and Social Consequences of Weightism; Summary; Chapter 9 Understanding Age Stereotypes and Ageism; Old-Age Categorization and Stereotyping; Old-Age Prejudice; Are Old-Age Stereotypes Self-Fulfilling Prophecies?; Discrimination of Older Workers; Summary; Chapter 10 Social Stigma: The Experience of Prejudice;

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SAGE Publications

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1544381085

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EMI/EMC Computational Modeling Handbook

By: Bruce R. Archambeault,Omar M. Ramahi,Colin Brench

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EMI/EMC Computational Modeling Handbook

By: Bruce R. Archambeault,Omar M. Ramahi,Colin Brench

The application of computational electromagnetics to practical EMI/EMC engineering is an emerging technology. Because of the increased complexity in EMI/EMC issues resulting from advancements in electronics and telecommunications, it is no longer possible to rely exclusively on traditional techniques and tools to solve the growing list of electronic engineering design problems. EMI/EMC Computational Modeling Handbook introduces modeling and simulation of electromagnetics to real-world EMI/EMC engineering. It combines the essentials of electromagnetics, computational techniques, and actual EMI/EMC applications. Included are such popular full-wave computational modeling techniques as the Method of Moments, Finite-Difference Time Domain Technique, Finite Element Method, and several others. The authors have included a myriad of applications for computers, telecommunications, consumer electronics, medical electronics, and military uses. EMI/EMC Computational Modeling Handbook is an invaluable reference work for practicing EMI/EMC engineers, electronic design engineers, and any engineer involved in computational electromagnetics.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1475751249

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9781475751246

Change across Cultures

A Narrative Approach to Social Transformation

By: Bruce Bradshaw

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Change across Cultures

A Narrative Approach to Social Transformation

By: Bruce Bradshaw

C. S. Lewis compared the task of ethical inquiry to sailing a fleet of ships; the primary task is avoiding collisions. When introducing cultural change, such collisions are inevitable. Bruce Bradshaw provides expert instruction for navigating these cultural clashes. Bradshaw contends that lasting change comes only through altering the stories by which people live. The Bible is the metanarrative whose altering theme of redemption forms a transcultural ethical basis. Aspects of God's redemption story can change how local cultures think and behave toward the environment, religions, government, gender identities, economics, science, and technology. However, effective change takes place only in a context of reconciliation, Christian community, and mutual learning. A must read for anyone engaged in or preparing for cross-cultural ministry, relief, or development work. The book is also relevant to students of ethics, philosophy, and theology. Numerous real-life examples illustrate the inevitable tensions that occur when cultures and narratives collide.

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Baker Books

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1441206973

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Religion and Organizational Stigma at Work

By: Stanley Bruce Thomson

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Religion and Organizational Stigma at Work

By: Stanley Bruce Thomson

This book uses stigma theory to provide meaningful insight into the coping mechanisms of employees who experience critical and judgmental reactions to their religion in the workplace. Thomson's research synthesizes the various models of invisible diversity management and offers strategies for application at the organizational level.

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1137514566

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Biennial Review of Counseling Psychology

By: W. Bruce Walsh

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Biennial Review of Counseling Psychology

By: W. Bruce Walsh

Intended to keep pace with the field’s change, the Biennial Review of Counseling Psychology serves as a means of coping with the information explosion by reviewing, criticizing, and synthesizing research, theory, and application of psychological principals in the field of counseling psychology. The content is relevant for science, education and training, public interest and diversity, and professional practice.

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Routledge

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1135593132

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Understanding the Psychology of Diversity

By: Bruce Evan Blaine

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Understanding the Psychology of Diversity

By: Bruce Evan Blaine

Understanding the Psychology of Diversity is a wide-ranging textbook that covers the cognitive and emotional underpinnings of prejudice attached to all forms of inequality, and will be a very useful textbook for an array of students. The book features chapters on traditional prejudice topics such as categorization and stereotypes, sexism, racism, and social stigma. Mixed in with this content are further chapters that explore newer and more nontraditional diversity topics, such as sexual-orientation and social class-based prejudice, weight and appearance-based prejudice, and diversity on television.

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1412921090

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Propaganda, Communication and Public Opinion

By: Bruce Lannes Smith,Harold D. Lasswell

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Propaganda, Communication and Public Opinion

By: Bruce Lannes Smith,Harold D. Lasswell

The most comprehensive bibliography yet published in the public opinion field." —Journalism Quarterly. Besides a selection of the most significant titles from earlier years, this book contains a comprehensive listing of books, pamphlets, and articles which appeared between 1934 and 1943. Originally published in 1946. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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