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The Everything Kids' Soccer Book, 5th Edition

Rules, Techniques, and More about Your Favorite Sport!

By: Carlos Folgar,Deborah W Crisfield

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The Everything Kids' Soccer Book, 5th Edition

Rules, Techniques, and More about Your Favorite Sport!

By: Carlos Folgar,Deborah W Crisfield

Everything kids need to know about their favorite sport including up-to-date stats and information on players and teams in this revised, updated edition of The Everything Kids’ Soccer Book. Your kids can finally learn everything they could ever need or want to know about soccer in this revised and updated edition of The Everything Kids’ Soccer Book. Young soccer fans will learn fun and exciting ways to perfect their passing, shooting, and dribbling skills and master the fancy footwork needed to becoming a soccer superstar. This new edition features up-to-date information about the MLS and the World Cup teams as well as dozens of interactive games and puzzles to keep them entertained. No matter what level of soccer player your child is, this book makes learning about the world’s favorite sport—almost—as fun as playing it!

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Simon and Schuster

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1507215584

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Heuristics in Analytics

A Practical Perspective of What Influences Our Analytical World

By: Carlos Andre Reis Pinheiro,Fiona McNeill

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Heuristics in Analytics

A Practical Perspective of What Influences Our Analytical World

By: Carlos Andre Reis Pinheiro,Fiona McNeill

Employ heuristic adjustments for truly accurate analysis Heuristics in Analytics presents an approach to analysis that accounts for the randomness of business and the competitive marketplace, creating a model that more accurately reflects the scenario at hand. With an emphasis on the importance of proper analytical tools, the book describes the analytical process from exploratory analysis through model developments, to deployments and possible outcomes. Beginning with an introduction to heuristic concepts, readers will find heuristics applied to statistics and probability, mathematics, stochastic, and artificial intelligence models, ending with the knowledge applications that solve business problems. Case studies illustrate the everyday application and implication of the techniques presented, while the heuristic approach is integrated into analytical modeling, graph analysis, text analytics, and more. Robust analytics has become crucial in the corporate environment, and randomness plays an enormous role in business and the competitive marketplace. Failing to account for randomness can steer a model in an entirely wrong direction, negatively affecting the final outcome and potentially devastating the bottom line. Heuristics in Analytics describes how the heuristic characteristics of analysis can be overcome with problem design, math and statistics, helping readers to: Realize just how random the world is, and how unplanned events can affect analysis Integrate heuristic and analytical approaches to modeling and problem solving Discover how graph analysis is applied in real-world scenarios around the globe Apply analytical knowledge to customer behavior, insolvency prevention, fraud detection, and more Understand how text analytics can be applied to increase the business knowledge Every single factor, no matter how large or how small, must be taken into account when modeling a scenario or event—even the unknowns. The presence or absence of even a single detail can dramatically alter eventual outcomes. From raw data to final report, Heuristics in Analytics contains the information analysts need to improve accuracy, and ultimately, predictive, and descriptive power.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118416740

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The Everything Kids' Soccer Book, 4th Edition

Rules, Techniques, and More about Your Favorite Sport!

By: Carlos Folgar,Deborah W Crisfield

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The Everything Kids' Soccer Book, 4th Edition

Rules, Techniques, and More about Your Favorite Sport!

By: Carlos Folgar,Deborah W Crisfield

Fun and exciting tips soccer tips and techniques for kids—along with puzzles and games!—in this new and up-to-date edition of the Everything Kids’ Soccer Book. Every year, more and more children join the exciting world of soccer—is your child one of them? Help them be the best player they can be, with this helpful and informative guide to one of the popular youth sports in the US! In the latest edition of The Everything Kids’ Soccer Book, kids will find practical tips, rules, and guidance on how to perfect their passing, shooting, and dribbling skills and master the fancy footwork to become a soccer pro in no time. With plenty of puzzles and games included along the way, now learning about soccer can be—almost—as fun as playing it!

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150720891X

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Einstein For Dummies

By: Carlos I. Calle

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Einstein For Dummies

By: Carlos I. Calle

Genius demystified, the Dummies way! In 1905, Albert Einstein revolutionized modern physics with his theory of relativity. He went on to become a twentieth-century icon-a man whose name and face are synonymous with "genius." Now, at last, ordinary readers can explore Einstein's life and work in this new For Dummies guide. Physicist Carlos Calle chronicles Einstein's career and explains his work-including the theories of special and general relativity-in language that anyone can understand. He shows how Einstein's discoveries affected everything from the development of the atom bomb to the theory of quantum mechanics. He sheds light on Einstein's personal life and beliefs, including his views on religion and politics. And he shows how Einstein's work continues to affect our world today, from nuclear power to space travel to artificial intelligence.

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1118054482

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Microelectronic Design of Fuzzy Logic-Based Systems

By: Iluminada Baturone,Angel Barriga,Carlos Jimenez-Fernandez,Diego R. Lopez,Santiago Sanchez-Solano

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Microelectronic Design of Fuzzy Logic-Based Systems

By: Iluminada Baturone,Angel Barriga,Carlos Jimenez-Fernandez,Diego R. Lopez,Santiago Sanchez-Solano

Fuzzy logic has virtually exploded over the landscape of emerging technologies, becoming an integral part of myriad applications and a standard tool for engineers. Until recently, most of the attention and applications have centered on fuzzy systems implemented in software. But these systems are limited. Problems that require real-time operation, low area, or low power consumption demand hardware designed to the fuzzy paradigm - and engineers with the background and skills to design it. Microelectronic Design of Fuzzy Logic-Based Systems offers low-cost answers to issues that software cannot resolve. From the theoretical, architectural, and technological foundation to design tools and applications, it serves as your guide to effective hardware realizations of fuzzy logic. Review fuzzy logic theory and the basic issues of fuzzy sets, operators, and inference mechanisms Explore the trade-offs between efficient theoretical behavior and practical hardware realizations Discover the properties of the possible microelectronic realizations of fuzzy systems - conventional processors, fuzzy coprocessors, and fuzzy chips Investigate the design of fuzzy chips that implement the whole fuzzy inference method into silicon Analyze analog, digital, and mixed-signal techniques Reduce your design effort for fuzzy systems with CAD tools - learn the requirements they should meet and survey current environments. Put it all together - see examples and case studies illustrating how all of this is used to solve particular problems related to control and neuro-fuzzy applications

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CRC Press

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1482273861

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The classroom is a stage

By: Carlos Gontow

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The classroom is a stage

By: Carlos Gontow

This book is a valuable resource for English teachers. It offers a selection of 40 short plays that can be used by students of English at all levels and at all ages. It's very easy to find a play that is appropriate for your students. And if you don't find one, the book also includes suggestions on how to adapt the plays. All the sketches can be done in the classroom, with very simple scenery and props. Students can present them in front of the class, just reading their lines. You can also use these sketches as an extra-class activity and get students from different classes to put on a play and present it to the whole school.

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Disal Editora

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8589533298

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Superstrings and Other Things

A Guide to Physics, Second Edition

By: Carlos Calle

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Superstrings and Other Things

A Guide to Physics, Second Edition

By: Carlos Calle

A research scientist at NASA working on planetary exploration, Carlos Calle has the opportunity to ponder what seems imponderable, but while that might make Dr. Calle unusual, what makes him truly special is his ability to translate the algebraic formulas and calculus-based logic into concepts that can be appreciated and held in awe by those in pos

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1439810745

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A First Course in Differential Equations, Modeling, and Simulation

By: Carlos A. Smith,Scott W. Campbell

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A First Course in Differential Equations, Modeling, and Simulation

By: Carlos A. Smith,Scott W. Campbell

A First Course in Differential Equations, Modeling, and Simulation shows how differential equations arise from applying basic physical principles and experimental observations to engineering systems. Avoiding overly theoretical explanations, the textbook also discusses classical and Laplace transform methods for obtaining the analytical solution of

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1482257238

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Principles Matter

The Constitution, Progressives, and the Trump Era

By: Carlos A. Ball

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Principles Matter

The Constitution, Progressives, and the Trump Era

By: Carlos A. Ball

Progressives who opposed the Trump administration's policies found themselves repeatedly relying on constitutional principles grounded in federalism, separation of powers, and free speech to resist the federal government. Although many progressives had either criticized or underemphasized those principles before Trump, the principles became vital to progressive causes after Trump was elected. Using dozens of examples from the ways in which Trump abused presidential powers, this book explains how the three sets of principles can help mitigate the harms that autocratic leaders in the Trump mold can inflict on both democratic institutions and vulnerable minorities. In doing so, the book urges progressives to follow this rule of thumb in the post-Trump era: If a constitutional principle was worth deploying to resist Trump's harmful policies and autocratic governance, then it is worth defending in the post-Trump era even if it makes the short-term attainment of progressive objectives more difficult. This type of principled constitutionalism is essential not only because being principled is good in and of itself, but also because being principled in matters related to federalism, separation of powers, and free speech will help both advance progressive causes over the long run and reduce the threats posed by future autocratic leaders in the Trump mold to our system of self-governance, to our democratic values, and to traditionally subordinated minorities. Going forward, progressives should promote and defend constitutional principles grounded in federalism, separation of powers, and free speech regardless of whether they have an ally or an opponent in the White House.

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Oxford University Press

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0197584500

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Son of a Dress Maker

Life and Struggle of a Foreign Medical Graduate in Usa

By: Dr. Carlos Cruz Soriano M.D. FACAS

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Son of a Dress Maker

Life and Struggle of a Foreign Medical Graduate in Usa

By: Dr. Carlos Cruz Soriano M.D. FACAS

ABOUT THE BOOK History of the Filipino-American communities in St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay area,how they manage to organized a long lasting bond with one another that lasted from 1975 to the present time. By joining the St. Petersburg International Folk Fair Society (SPIFFS) in 1975 which consisted of several nations, we were able to show the world our culture, beliefs and our good fellowship amongs each other. In 1993, the Philippine Cultural Foundation was incorporated and serve as an umbrella organization of various Filipino groups. The culmination of our dreams came to light when we received a grant from the state of Florida to built the Bayanihan Arts Center which is the only one build by the efforts of the Filipinos in St, Petersburg and Tampa Bay area - the only one in the United States!

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1456719327

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Kiss Me

How to Raise your Children with Love

By: Carlos González

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Kiss Me

How to Raise your Children with Love

By: Carlos González

How we parent our children is at the heart of our relationships with them – and Dr Carlos Gonzalez, a renowned Spanish paediatrician and father, believes that our children deserve all the love we can give them. If we reject the routines and excessive discipline promoted by self-styled childcare experts, and instead parent with love, respect and freedom, we can allow our children to grow and thrive both physically and emotionally. A bestseller in Spain, Kiss Me encourages parents to see the good in their children and nurture it carefully, forging warm and rewarding family relationships. With discussions of how to handle common parenting issues including sleep, rewards and punishment and carving out quality time with our children, this warm and reassuring book is hugely valuable for parents in today’s world.

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Pinter & Martin

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1780663137

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The Universe

Order Without Design

By: Carlos I. Calle, Ph.D

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The Universe

Order Without Design

By: Carlos I. Calle, Ph.D

Does recent evidence reveal a purpose behind the order of the universe? A NASA senior research scientist explores this tantalizing question and many more in this wide-ranging introduction to the very latest and sundry theories about the enormous cosmos.

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Prometheus Books

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1615922849

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Mechanical Vibrations and Condition Monitoring

By: Juan Carlos A. Jauregui Correa,Alejandro A. Lozano Guzman

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Mechanical Vibrations and Condition Monitoring

By: Juan Carlos A. Jauregui Correa,Alejandro A. Lozano Guzman

Mechanical Vibrations and Condition Monitoring presents a collection of data and insights on the study of mechanical vibrations for the predictive maintenance of machinery. Seven chapters cover the foundations of mechanical vibrations, spectrum analysis, instruments, causes and effects of vibration, alignment and balancing methods, practical cases, and guidelines for the implementation of a predictive maintenance program. Readers will be able to use the book to make predictive maintenance decisions based on vibration analysis. This title will be useful to senior engineers and technicians looking for practical solutions to predictive maintenance problems. However, the book will also be useful to technicians looking to ground maintenance observations and decisions in the vibratory behavior of machine components. - Presents data and insights into mechanical vibrations in condition monitoring and the predictive maintenance of industrial machinery - Defines the key concepts related to mechanical vibration and its application for predicting mechanical failure - Describes the dynamic behavior of most important mechanical components found in industrial machinery - Explains fundamental concepts such as signal analysis and the Fourier transform necessary to understand mechanical vibration - Provides analysis of most sources of failure in mechanical systems, affording an introduction to more complex signal analysis

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Academic Press

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0128203900

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Metalearning

Applications to Automated Machine Learning and Data Mining

By: Pavel Brazdil

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Metalearning

Applications to Automated Machine Learning and Data Mining

By: Pavel Brazdil

This open access book as one of the fastest-growing areas of research in machine learning, metalearning studies principled methods to obtain efficient models and solutions by adapting machine learning and data mining processes. This adaptation usually exploits information from past experience on other tasks and the adaptive processes can involve machine learning approaches. As a related area to metalearning and a hot topic currently, automated machine learning (AutoML) is concerned with automating the machine learning processes. Metalearning and AutoML can help AI learn to control the application of different learning methods and acquire new solutions faster without unnecessary interventions from the user. This book offers a comprehensive and thorough introduction to almost all aspects of metalearning and AutoML, covering the basic concepts and architecture, evaluation, datasets, hyperparameter optimization, ensembles and workflows, and also how this knowledge can be used to select, combine, compose, adapt and configure both algorithms and models to yield faster and better solutions to data mining and data science problems. It can thus help developers to develop systems that can improve themselves through experience. This book is a substantial update of the first edition published in 2009. It includes 18 chapters, more than twice as much as the previous version. This enabled the authors to cover the most relevant topics in more depth and incorporate the overview of recent research in the respective area. The book will be of interest to researchers and graduate students in the areas of machine learning, data mining, data science and artificial intelligence.

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Springer Nature

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3030670244

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China, Football, and Development

Socialism and Soft Power

By: Emanuel Leite Junior,Carlos Rodrigues

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China, Football, and Development

Socialism and Soft Power

By: Emanuel Leite Junior,Carlos Rodrigues

This book uses football as a lens through which to examine China’s economic development, its political economy, and its political thought. Focusing on the Chinese Football Development Plan, this book opens up new perspectives on the concepts of hegemony, soft power, socialism with Chinese characteristics, and China’s rise to the position of geopolitical superpower. Presenting a critical Marxist analysis of “soft power”, and drawing on Gramsci’s conceptualisation of hegemony, this book argues that football can be seen as a resource for seduction and persuasion, and therefore as an instrument to be used in the “hegemonic clash”. Reflecting on the idea of soft power in relation to imperialism and ideology, and standing in contrast to prevailing Western orthodox analyses of Chinese development, this book shows how the “Chinese Football Dream” is a significant component of the “Chinese Dream” of “rejuvenation of the nation” and shows how football can help us to better understand the role of the state as an inducer of development and creative destruction. This is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in sport policy, public policy, sport and society, football, development studies, political economy, or political thought.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000927423

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Knowledge, Dexterity, and Attention

By: Abrol Fairweather,Carlos Montemayor

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Knowledge, Dexterity, and Attention

By: Abrol Fairweather,Carlos Montemayor

This title provides the first thorough defense of a naturalized virtue epistemology.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107089824

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Functional Training

By: Santana, Juan Carlos

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Functional Training

By: Santana, Juan Carlos

Offering strength, endurance, power, and sport-specific programming, Functional Training is the most comprehensive resource for athletes, coaches, and athletic trainers. In an ever-changing field, it emphasizes proven techniques and approaches to training results.

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Human Kinetics

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1450414826

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Dynamic Modeling of Automatic Machines for Design and Control

By: Juan Carlos Jauregui-Correa

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Dynamic Modeling of Automatic Machines for Design and Control

By: Juan Carlos Jauregui-Correa

This book describes the design experience of automatic machines and the theoretical background for controlling them. Unlike the existing literature, it includes design concepts and their relationship with the dynamic behavior of automated devices, and links the dynamic response of the machine elements with the actuators that constitute an automatic machine. As such, it demonstrates that it is vital to properly model any automatic machine as a single system and find the final response to have a good design and control scheme. The introduction describes the background for designing automatic machines, their uniqueness in machine design, and the need to understand dynamic behavior. The following chapters provide the background for modeling multibody systems, examples of typical automatic machines, and the basis for determining the dynamic response of the most common actuators (motor, pneumatic, and hydraulic pistons and valves). The fourth chapter describes the dynamic response of the most common sensors utilized in automatic machines, while the fifth chapter includes the dynamic models of the machine elements that connect the actuators with the end effects (specific tools for each particular application). The final chapters contain examples of dynamic models for different automatic machines, including all the elements that affect the final response, and describe the simulation techniques (and their application to the examples) and the application of the transfer function for estimating the transient response of automatic machines.

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Springer Nature

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3031359429

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Knit-And-Crochet Garden

Bring a Little Outside In: 36 Projects Inspired by Flowers, Butterflies, Birds and Bees

By: Arne Nerjordet,Carlos Zachrison,Arne & Carlos

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Knit-And-Crochet Garden

Bring a Little Outside In: 36 Projects Inspired by Flowers, Butterflies, Birds and Bees

By: Arne Nerjordet,Carlos Zachrison,Arne & Carlos

Knitting sensations Arne and Carlos present 36 gorgeous patterns that evoke the simple joy of gardens no matter the time of year or location. Hydrangeas, roses, violets, and fluttering critters are among the countryside delights that are transformed into knit and crochet projects in this image-laden book, ranging from the small and decorative to the larger and more practical, including afghans and throws. Arne and Carlos go out of their way to share their imagination and inspiration, once again providing unique and diverse ideas for handmade décor in their characteristic style, which honors traditional Scandinavian knitting while ensuring every crafter's amusement, comfort, and all-around happiness.

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Trafalgar Square Books

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1646010280

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A Night with the Hants

And Other Alabama Folk Experiences

By: Carlos C. Drake,Carlos Drake

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A Night with the Hants

And Other Alabama Folk Experiences

By: Carlos C. Drake,Carlos Drake

This volume represents a good cross section of the folktales of Alabama, of all citizens from all parts of the state.

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Popular Press

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0879721677

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Fire from Within

By: Carlos Castaneda

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Fire from Within

By: Carlos Castaneda

Carlos Castaneda takes the reader into the very heart of sorcery, challenging both imagination and reason, shaking the very foundations of our belief in what is "natural" and "logical." Fire from Within is the author's most brilliant thought-provoking and unusual book, one in which Castaneda, under the tutelage of don Juan and his "disciples," at last constructs, from the teachings of don Juan and his own experiences, a stunning portrait of the "sorcerer's world" that is crystal-clear and dizzying in its implications. Each of Carlos Castaneda's books is a brilliant and tantalizing burst of illumination into the depths of our deepest mysteries, like a sudden flash of light, like a burst of lightning over the desert at night, which shows us a world that is both alien and totally familiar—the landscape of our dreams.

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Simon and Schuster

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1476730970

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Teddy the Jumps in My Life

My True Story Teodoro Palacios Flores

By: Juan Carlos Pocasangre

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Teddy the Jumps in My Life

My True Story Teodoro Palacios Flores

By: Juan Carlos Pocasangre

Inspiration Awaits You! At a very young age, Teddy Palacios Flores was homeless, hungry, and alone in the streets of Guatemala. Nevertheless, due to his love of country, love of sport and love of the few family members who taught him morality and spirituality during the first ten years of his life, he soared to heights he never imagined. Join Teddy as he tells his inspiring true story of perseverance and hope despite enormous challenges including discrimination for being poor and black. Discover how Teddy became an accomplished athlete, educator and philanthropist. An intriguing and heartfelt book for all ages, it is jam-packed with life lessons—it could possibly even change your life!

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Xlibris Corporation

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1664127852

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Elements of Operator Theory

By: Carlos S. Kubrusly

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Elements of Operator Theory

By: Carlos S. Kubrusly

{\it Elements of Operatory Theory} is aimed at graduate students as well as a new generation of mathematicians and scientists who need to apply operator theory to their field. Written in a user-friendly, motivating style, fundamental topics are presented in a systematic fashion, i.e., set theory, algebraic structures, topological structures, Banach spaces, Hilbert spaces, culminating with the Spectral Theorem, one of the landmarks in the theory of operators on Hilbert spaces. The exposition is concept-driven and as much as possible avoids the formula-computational approach. Key features of this largely self-contained work include: * required background material to each chapter * fully rigorous proofs, over 300 of them, are specially tailored to the presentation and some are new * more than 100 examples and, in several cases, interesting counterexamples that demonstrate the frontiers of an important theorem * over 300 problems, many with hints * both problems and examples underscore further auxiliary results and extensions of the main theory; in this non-traditional framework, the reader is challenged and has a chance to prove the principal theorems anew This work is an excellent text for the classroom as well as a self-study resource for researchers. Prerequisites include an introduction to analysis and to functions of a complex variable, which most first-year graduate students in mathematics, engineering, or another formal science have already acquired. Measure theory and integration theory are required only for the last section of the final chapter.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1475733283

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The Correspondence of William Carlos Williams and Louis Zukofsky

By: William Carlos Williams,Louis Zukofsky

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The Correspondence of William Carlos Williams and Louis Zukofsky

By: William Carlos Williams,Louis Zukofsky

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Wesleyan University Press

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0819564907

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Superstrings and Other Things

A Guide to Physics

By: Carlos I. Calle

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Superstrings and Other Things

A Guide to Physics

By: Carlos I. Calle

Superstrings and Other Things: A Guide to Physics takes readers on a fascinating journey through physics. Written in an accessible style, this comprehensive guide explains the basic concepts of motion, energy, and gravity, through to the latest theories about the structure of matter, the origin of the universe, and the beginning of time. Fully illustrated throughout, the book explores major discoveries and the scientists behind them, from Galileo and Newton, Einstein and Bohr to Feynman and Hawking. Numerous examples of physics in everyday situations are provided and explained in an easy-to-understand way. Intended for the general reader with an inquiring mind, this guide will also be indispensable to students and scientists in other disciplines, and professionals in non-scientific fields who would like to understand the basic concepts of physics.

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CRC Press

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0750307072

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9780750307079

Quit Losing to Hackers, Pushers & Dinkers

By: CARLOS CAMPOS

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Quit Losing to Hackers, Pushers & Dinkers

By: CARLOS CAMPOS

Like Many Lovers Of Tennis, I Didn't Start Playing The Great Game Of Tennis Until I Was An Adult. I Quickly Started Playing Local Tennis Tournaments & Leagues As It Was The Best Way For a New Player To Get Matches. Despite My Lack Of Experience And Lack Of Proper Technique, I Was Somehow Managing To Find a Way To Win Most Of My Matches Against Better Tennis Players, Some With Better Technique, Some With More Athletic Ability & Some With Simply More Experience. I Was Enjoying The Thrill of Victory, But I Quickly Started Consistently Getting Called A Hacker, Pusher & Dinker ! At First I Didn't Know What Those Terms Meant, But I Could Tell That It Was Not Complimentary. Instead Of My Opponents Congratulating Me On My Victories, I Was Getting Hostile Negative Vibes & Comments From Many Of My Defeated Victims. At First I Thought They Were Simply Sore Losers, Unwilling To Accept The Agony Of Defeat Or Mad Because They Had Lost To A Weaker Tennis Player That They Felt They Should Have Crushed. Many Of My Victims Took Away Some Of My Joy Of Tennis As They Made Me Feel Like A Criminal, An Outcast, A 2nd Class Citizen Or Illegal Alien. I Was Confused And Could Not Understand What I Had Done Wrong As I Had Worked Very Hard For My Much Deserved Victories. I Had Fought As If My Life Depended On Me Needing To Win Every Point. I Then Started To Realize That Most Of My Victims Didn't Like The Way In Which I Had Achieved My Victories As They Didn't Appreciate My Playing Style & Lack Of Proper Form. They Didn't Consider It "Real Tennis". After Over 40 Years Of Playing Tournaments & Leagues I Can't Tell You How Many Times I've Been Called A XXX Hacker, Pusher & Dinker I Finally Had To Accept The Fact That I Was A Dreaded & Disliked: Hacker, Pusher & Dinker ! I Soon Learned That I Was Not The Lone Ranger As There Are Hackers, Pushers & Dinkers Like Me All Over The World Whose Similar Style Of Play Is Held in Contempt And Not Respected. We're Often Called Dogs, I Mean Retrievers Or Backboards As We Don't Like Making Errors Which Makes Us Very Consistent. This Makes Our Opponents Have To Work Very Hard To Get a Point Off One Of Us. They Don't Like That, As They Prefer To Win A Point The Easy Way Or The More Pleasurable Way And Thats By Hitting A Winner Or A Great Shot. They Didn't Seem to Accept The Fact That I Get As Much Credit From Them Making an Error As They Get For Hitting A Winner Or Great Shot. They Also Don't Like The Fact That We Often Hit With No Pace Which Seems to Annoy "Normal Tennis Players". I Finally Got Tired Of The Verbal Abuse & Disrespectful Way In Which Many Of My Victims Were Treating Me, So I Decided To Take Pride In My So Called Abnormal Ugly Style Of Play And To Call Myself The Hacker, Pusher & Dinker From Hell ! I Put That Name On My Tennis Shirt As I Wanted My Opponents To Know Up Front That They Were About To Play Their Worst Nightmare. It Turned Out To Be A Psychological Advantage For Me As It Made Many Of My Opponents Uptight, Apprehensive & Unable To Play Their Best Tennis. Quoting Frank Sinatra's Hit Song They Had To Play "My Way". It Also Made Me Understand Why There Are Upsets In Every Level Of Tennis Because It Proved That Tennis Is Not Just A Technical Or Physical Game, But That Tennis Is Also A Psychological, Emotional & Intellectual Chest Match That Is Often Won By The Mentally Tougher Smarter More Intelligent Tennis Player And Not Always By The Technically Better Or Physically Stronger Tennis Player. That Excuse Used To Amuse & Annoy Me, But It Finally Motivated Me To Write A Book Which Enables Me To Share With My Fellow Lovers Of Tennis, My Real Life On The Court Educational, Entertaining, Humorus, Motivational Experiences, Winning Psychological Techniques, & Strategies That Have Worked For Me And That I Know Will Work For Tennis Players Of Any Age Or Any Playing Levels Despite Any Technical Flaws They Have With their Strokes. My Book Is Easy To Read And Explains In Detail How & Why I Have Been Able To Consistently Beat Countless Better Tennis Players With My Brain. My Book Contains The Following 25 Chapters Wherein It Throughly Covers All The Possible Emotional, Psychological Factors And Characteristics That Can Cause A Tennis Player To Win Or Lose A Match. The 25 Chapters CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS A HACKER, PUSHER OR DINKER? CHAPTER 2 DESIRE TO WIN CHAPTER 3 PHYSICAL CONDITIONING CHAPTER 4 MENTAL TOUGHNESS CHAPTER 5 ATTITUDE & EXCUSES CHAPTER 6 RESPECT YOUR OPPONENT CHAPTER 7 THE CHAMELEON CHAPTER 8 KEYS TO IMPROVEMENT CHAPTER 9 ANTICIPATION CHAPTER 10 PATIENCE CHAPTER 11 INTIMIDATION CHAPTER 12 PREPARATION CHAPTER 13 THEORY VERSUS EXECUTION CHAPTER 14 PLAYING SMART TENNIS CHAPTER 15 HITTING WITH A PURPOSE CHAPTER 16 CONTROL THE RALLY CHAPTER 17 SELF ANALYSIS CHAPTER 18 I'M NOT FROM MISSOURI, BUT SHOW ME CHAPTER 19 TENDENCIES CHAPTER 20 LEARNING TO LOSE CHAPTER 21 CHEATING AND HOOKING CHAPTER 22 THE TURTLE BEAT THE HARE CHAPTER 23 EQUIPMENT & ATTIRE CHAPTER 24 TENNIS LESSONS CHAPTER 25 CLOSING COMMENTS My Book Also Contains 60 Great Carefully Selected Motivational & Inspirational Quotes. I Give You A Comprehensive Detailed Analysis Of Every Single Quote Wherein I Explain Why You Need To Understand And Utilize The Wisdom, Humor And Applicability Of These Useful Relevant Great Quotes. The Bottom Line Is That My Book Will Teach You How To Quit Losing To Weaker Tennis Players, Especially To Hackers, Pushers & Dinkers And How To Also Substantially Increase Your Chances Of Beating Technically Better And Or Physically Stronger Tennis Players With Your Brains. See You At The Baseline (In The Finals I Hope) Carlos Campos The Hacker, Pusher & Dinker From Hell !

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The Salvadoran Americans

By: Carlos B. Cordova

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By: Carlos B. Cordova

Salvadorans and other Central Americans have a strong presence in the United States because of the recent civil wars, natural disasters, and resulting economic downturns in the region. Most fled the right-wing death squads that were funded by the Reagan and first Bush Administrations and that targeted civilian populations in the 1980s and 1990s. The war in El Salvador left more than 80,000 people dead and more than 9,000 disappeared. In The Salvadoran Americans, readers will understand the fuller context of Salvadoran and Central American immigration to the United States and how these new Americans are adjusting to and contributing to U.S. society. The land of El Salvador and its demography, language, history, including the war and Peace Accords, culture, and religion are briefly surveyed to begin. A major section then covers the immigration laws and status of the refugees once they arrived. The reasons for emigration and waves of migrations of Central Americans since the 1870s are explained further. Recent demographics offer concrete numbers to better analyze the new populations. Other chapters cover adjustment and integration issues, emphasizing family and community influences. Employment, political, health, and youth issues, including gang participation, are discussed. The contributions to U.S. society and culture, including participation in the labor force, food, and artistic output, as well as profiles of noted Salvadorans in the United States, round out the narrative.

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Rot, Riot, and Rebellion

Mr. Jefferson's Struggle to Save the University That Changed America

By: Rex Bowman,Carlos Santos

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Mr. Jefferson's Struggle to Save the University That Changed America

By: Rex Bowman,Carlos Santos

Thomas Jefferson had a radical dream for higher education. Designed to become the first modern public university, the University of Virginia was envisioned as a liberal campus with no religious affiliation, with elective courses and student self-government. Nearly two centuries after the university’s creation, its success now seems preordained—its founder, after all, was a great American genius. Yet what many don’t know is that Jefferson’s university almost failed. In Rot, Riot, and Rebellion, award-winning journalists Rex Bowman and Carlos Santos offer a dramatic re-creation of the university’s early struggles. Political enemies, powerful religious leaders, and fundamentalist Christians fought Jefferson and worked to thwart his dream. Rich students, many from southern plantations, held a sense of honor and entitlement that compelled them to resist even minor rules and regulations. They fought professors, townsfolk, and each other with guns, knives, and fists. In response, professors armed themselves—often with good reason: one was horsewhipped, others were attacked in their classrooms, and one was twice the target of a bomb. The university was often broke, and Jefferson’s enemies, crouched and ready to pounce, looked constantly for reasons to close its doors. Yet from its tumultuous, early days, Jefferson’s university—a cauldron of unrest and educational daring—blossomed into the first real American university. Here, Bowman and Santos bring us into the life of the University of Virginia at its founding to reveal how this once shaky institution grew into a novel, American-style university on which myriad other U.S. universities were modeled.

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Connect Level 3 Teacher's Edition

By: Jack C. Richards,Carlos Barbisan,Chuck Sandy

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Connect Level 3 Teacher's Edition

By: Jack C. Richards,Carlos Barbisan,Chuck Sandy

Connect, Second Edition, is a fun, four-level, multi-skills American English course especially written and designed for young adolescents. The comprehensive, interleaved Teacher's Edition 3 provides step-by-step instructions to present, practice, and review all new language for Student's Book 3. It also features the audio scripts, optional exercises, and informative notes.

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The Art of Dreaming

By: Carlos Castaneda

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The Art of Dreaming

By: Carlos Castaneda

Bestselling author Carlos Castaneda introduces readers to the worlds that exist within their dreams.

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We Cast a Shadow

A Novel

By: Maurice Carlos Ruffin

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We Cast a Shadow

A Novel

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“An incisive and necessary” (Roxane Gay) debut for fans of Get Out and Paul Beatty’s The Sellout, about a father’s obsessive quest to protect his son—even if it means turning him white “Stunning and audacious . . . at once a pitch-black comedy, a chilling horror story and an endlessly perceptive novel about the possible future of race in America.”—NPR LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD, THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE, THE PEN/OPEN BOOK AWARD, AND THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND THE WASHINGTON POST “You can be beautiful, even more beautiful than before.” This is the seductive promise of Dr. Nzinga’s clinic, where anyone can get their lips thinned, their skin bleached, and their nose narrowed. A complete demelanization will liberate you from the confines of being born in a black body—if you can afford it. In this near-future Southern city plagued by fenced-in ghettos and police violence, more and more residents are turning to this experimental medical procedure. Like any father, our narrator just wants the best for his son, Nigel, a biracial boy whose black birthmark is getting bigger by the day. The darker Nigel becomes, the more frightened his father feels. But how far will he go to protect his son? And will he destroy his family in the process? This electrifying, hallucinatory novel is at once a keen satire of surviving racism in America and a profoundly moving family story. At its center is a father who just wants his son to thrive in a broken world. Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s work evokes the clear vision of Ralph Ellison, the dizzying menace of Franz Kafka, and the crackling prose of Vladimir Nabokov. We Cast a Shadow fearlessly shines a light on the violence we inherit, and on the desperate things we do for the ones we love.

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