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It Happens for You

A Guide to Creating a Brilliant Life

By: Christopher Stear

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It Happens for You

A Guide to Creating a Brilliant Life

By: Christopher Stear

“An absolutely delightful read. You aren’t likely to find another book that covers everything from Mikhail Gorbachev to cow farts to Harvard Business School. But if you do, you can count on the fact that it won’t be as fun to read. Christopher Stear has done a fabulous job of knitting together quick, pithy stories and insights into something that is clearly much greater than the sum of its parts. You won’t have to spend a lot of time to get through it, but the takeaways could last you a lifetime.” Mick Mulvaney Former Member of Congress, US Budget Director, and Chief of Staff to The President of the United States

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Balboa Press

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1982296887

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9781982296889

Fighter Pilot: From Cold War Jets to Spitfires

The Extraordinary Memoirs of a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Pilot

By: Christopher Coville

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Fighter Pilot: From Cold War Jets to Spitfires

The Extraordinary Memoirs of a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Pilot

By: Christopher Coville

A young boy sits in the back of a Chipmunk aircraft at RAF Woodvale, near Liverpool. He has never flown in anything before. As the power goes on and the little aeroplane soars into a clear blue sky, he decides at once that this is the only thing he wants to do in life: to be an RAF pilot. Fighter Pilot: From Cold War Jets to Spitfires tells the riveting story of how a boy from Liverpool, at the height of the Cold War, joined an RAF that was largely led by veterans of the Second World War. Christopher Coville arrived at the RAF College at Cranwell to find an environment shaped by English Public School traditions, but he made the grades needed to be streamed onto fighters, and went on to fly the Lightning, Phantom and Tornado F3 in the air defense role. Christopher eventually became station commander of RAF Coningsby and while in that role flew with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, becoming the only station commander to qualify on the Hurricane, Spitfire and Lancaster. He also qualified on helicopters and multi-engine aircraft and became responsible for the quality of the displays performed by the Red Arrows, flying with them regularly. Along the way, he steered the RAFâs biggest re-equipment programme since 1945 during a tour at the Ministry of defense and filling a challenging top NATO post during the wars in the Balkans. While this is a book about a young man from Liverpool who joined from grammar school and became a three-star Air Marshal, it is also, above all, a story written by a passionate aviator, whose affection for flying leaps out of every line, in a book which is full of excitement, deep knowledge of flying and affection for his fellow servicemen and women. But it is also a wonderful narrative about people, the great characters forged by military life, and honed by fear, exhilaration, and occasional tragedy. Fighter Pilot: From Cold War Jets to Spitfires is a unique perspective on aviation, written by a talented and dedicated pilot at the very top table of the RAF. This book culminates with his retirement, as the No.3 in the RAF, and being invited to have lunch with The Queen.

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250

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Air World

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1399015605

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9781399015608

Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology

By: Christopher G. Morris,Academic Press

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Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology

By: Christopher G. Morris,Academic Press

A Dictonary of Science and Technology. Color Illustration Section. Symbols and Units. Fundamental Physical Constants. Measurement Conversion. Periodic Table of the Elements. Atomic Weights. Particles. The Solar System. Geologial Timetable. Five-Kingdom Classification of Organisms. Chronology of Modern Science. Photo Credits.

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Gulf Professional Publishing

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0122004000

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9780122004001

Looking Through a Mirror Darkly

Collected Poems and Short Works

By: Christopher Lynn Autmon

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Looking Through a Mirror Darkly

Collected Poems and Short Works

By: Christopher Lynn Autmon

This small collection of poems and short stories has been almost twelve years in the making from writing and revising, to its publication. The poetry salutes God and Jesus Christ along with the celebration of love and life. The poetry reminds us also that we are human with human emotions, sensations, desires and feelings. It is hoped that the poetry will strike a chord with readers’ spirit and stir his soul to think of love, faith and hope. The short works are written with an attempt to examine the unpredictability of life and have people face the unknown when confronted with it. There are elements of romance, drama, mystery, plus horror in the stories you will read, hence the title of the work. In any given moment we have the unknown and unexpected—sometimes to our delight while at other times to our horror. Pray that you discover delight and fascination in reading this book.

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iUniverse

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0595167616

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9780595167616

Ibbs and Tillett

The Rise and Fall of a Musical Empire

By: Christopher Fifield

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Ibbs and Tillett

The Rise and Fall of a Musical Empire

By: Christopher Fifield

For the greater part of the twentieth century, Ibbs and Tillett's concert agency was to the British music industry what Marks and Spencer is to the world of the department store. The roll-call of famous musicians on its books was unmatched, and included such international stars as Clara Butt, Fritz Kreisler, Pablo Casals, Sergei Rachmaninov, Andr Segovia, Kathleen Ferrier, Myra Hess, Jacqueline du Pr Clifford Curzon and Vladimir Ashkenazy, to name but a handful. From 1906, the success of the company was due to the dedication of its founders, Robert Leigh Ibbs and John Tillett. After their deaths, the agency was run by the latter's wife, Emmie, who, dubbed the 'Duchess of Wigmore Street', became one of the most formidable yet respected women in British music. The history of this unique institution and its owners is told here for the first time, often through the fascinating letters that were exchanged between the artists themselves and the agency. It begins in the latter years of the 19th century with the concert and theatrical manager Narciso Vert, for whom both Ibbs and Tillett worked until his death in 1905. The story then becomes a history of musical life in twentieth-century Britain, illuminating aspects of the day-to-day management of concerts and festivals, the lives and livelihoods of professional musicians, as well as those who strove to join their ranks through audition or recommendation. The changing profile, and particularly the onset and development of personal management of artists represented by Ibbs and Tillett and their reception in the press, can be viewed as a barometer of musical taste. The demise of the agency in 1990 was indicative of just how much the world of British music had changed by the end of the century, but despite its loss to the profession, the legacy and influence of Ibbs and Tillett has remained a benchmark in today's highly competitive world of artist management and concert promotion, many of whose principal operators began

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Routledge

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1351125346

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9781351125345

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Intelligent Design

By: Christopher Carlisle, M.Div,W. Thomas Smith Jr.

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Intelligent Design

By: Christopher Carlisle, M.Div,W. Thomas Smith Jr.

An objective overview of the biggest controversy in American education. Intelligent Design is one of the hottest issues facing parents and educators to day, but it can be hard to separate the facts from the heated rhetoric. This expert and objective guide gets to the bottom of the questions: What is Intelligent Design? Should it replace or complement traditional science? What's all the fuss about? * Explains the terms, the controversy, and the involvement of the American courts * Indispensable guide for concerned educators and parents * Written by an expert in the field

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Penguin

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1436294142

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9781436294140

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 20 Years of Slaying

The Watcher's Guide Authorized

By: Christopher Golden

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer 20 Years of Slaying

The Watcher's Guide Authorized

By: Christopher Golden

Portions of this material were previously published in The watcher's guide volumes 1-3"--Title page verso.

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Simon and Schuster

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1534404155

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9781534404151

Build a Rocket

By: Christopher York

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Build a Rocket

By: Christopher York

This isn't the story of Icarus and Daedalus. It's Yasmin and Jack. And we won't fly too close to the sun. We'll fly through the f***er." Yasmin is young and feisty and lives on the edge. A young mum, her Scarborough isn't sandcastles, arcades and donkey rides. She's been dealt a rough hand and has to decide whether to give in or get smart. But can the thing which threatens to ruin her life be the one thing which saves her? Can she still be the architect of her own destiny? An explosive and passionate portrait of a young heroine of our times.

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106

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350093823

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9781350093829

The Oldest Rule

By: Christopher B. Gilbert

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The Oldest Rule

By: Christopher B. Gilbert

This book could save you $1 million! OK, maybe not - but some school districts have spent that much defending themselves (and not always successfully) in First Amendment lawsuits brought by students and their parents. First Amendment litigation is on the rise across the nation, and as any principal who has sat through a deposition in one of those cases can tell you, the raw emotions and zealous anger that fuels such disputes can become a massive distraction from your real job of running a school. The Oldest Rule is a comprehensive examination of the different First Amendment issues involving students that public school administrators and attorneys are increasingly facing on daily basis. We will look at such topics as school prayer, dress codes, student threats and cyberbullying, the distribution of literature, the use of public facilities by outside groups, the celebration of religious holidays, and the rise of esoteric religions and their impact in the public schools. Written by Chris Gilbert, an attorney with over twenty-one years' experience advising and representing school districts - big and small, urban and rural -- this book combines discussions of the legal standards and key case decisions with practical advice and hypotheticals.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1503523497

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9781503523494

Toscanini in Britain

By: Christopher Dyment

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Toscanini in Britain

By: Christopher Dyment

This is the first book to describe Arturo Toscanini's activities - the life he led, his concerts and recording sessions - during his visits to London and elsewhere in Britain in the years 1900-1952. During the 1930s Arturo Toscanini conducted many concerts broadcast by the BBC from London's Queen's Hall, where he also made some unsurpassed recordings. Drawing on newly researched material in British and American archives, Christopher Dyment reveals how the most renowned and influential conductor of the twentieth century, notoriously microphone-shy though he was, came to conduct so frequently in London, a tale replete with unexpected twists, turns and ingenious stratagems. Toscanini's dominating influence on London critics and audiences in the period covered by the narrative, extending through to his final appearances at the Royal Festival Hall in 1952, is copiously documented from contemporary sources. Dyment also presents fresh evidence showing how the remarkable combination of passionate conviction and architectural mastery that characterised Toscanini's conducting was grounded not only in his obsessive study of the score but also in his awareness of performing traditions dating back to the mid-nineteenth century. This book will fascinate those with a particular interest in Toscanini's career and recorded legacy. It is also essential reading for anyone with an interest in the history of conducting and recording in the first half of the twentieth century, set against the vividly evoked backdrop of London's concert scene of the period. This comprehensive study includes both an annotated table of all Toscanini's London concerts and his EMI discography. CHRISTOPHER DYMENT has written extensively about historic conductors since the 1970s, particularly Felix Weingartner and Arturo Toscanini. His first book, on Weingartner, was published in 1976.

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401

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Boydell Press

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1843837897

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9781843837893

Popular Culture and Nationalism in Lebanon

The Fairouz and Rahbani Nation

By: Christopher Stone

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Popular Culture and Nationalism in Lebanon

The Fairouz and Rahbani Nation

By: Christopher Stone

Based on an award-winning thesis, this volume is a pioneering study of musical theatre and popular culture and its relation to the production of identity in Lebanon in the second half of the twentieth century. In the aftermath of the departure of the French from Lebanon and the civil violence of 1958, the Rahbani brothers (Asi and Mansour) staged a series of folkloric musical theatrical extravaganzas at the annual Ba‘labakk festival which highlighted the talents of Asi’s wife, the Lebanese diva Fairouz, arguably the most famous living Arab singer. The inclusion of these folkloric vignettes into the festival’s otherwise European dominated cultural agenda created a powerful nation-building combination of what Partha Chatterjee calls the ‘appropriation of the popular’ and the ‘classicization of tradition.’ The Rahbani project coincides with the confluence of increasing internal and external migration in Lebanon, as well as with the rapid development of mass media technology, of which the Ba'labakk festival can be seen as an extension. Employing theories of nationalism, modernity, globalism and locality, this book shows that these factors combined to give the project a potent identity-forming power. Popular Culture and Nationalism in Lebanon is the first study of Fairouz and the Rahbani family in English and will appeal to students and researchers in the field of Middle East studies, Popular culture and musical theatre.

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Routledge

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1135980152

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9781135980153

The Bronze Age Towers at Bat, Sultanate of Oman

Research by the Bat Archaeological Project, 2007-12

By: Christopher P. Thornton

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The Bronze Age Towers at Bat, Sultanate of Oman

Research by the Bat Archaeological Project, 2007-12

By: Christopher P. Thornton

In the third millennium B.C.E., the Oman Peninsula was the site of an important kingdom known in Akkadian texts as "Magan," which traded extensively with the Indus Civilization, southern Iran, the Persian Gulf states, and southern Mesopotamia. Excavations have been carried out in this region since the 1970s, although the majority of studies have focused on mortuary monuments at the expense of settlement archaeology. While domestic structures of the Bronze Age have been found and are the focus of current research at Bat, most settlements dating from the third millennium B.C.E. in Oman and the U.A.E. are defined by the presence of large, circular monuments made of mudbrick or stone that are traditionally called "towers." Whether these so-called towers are defensive, agricultural, political, or ritual structures has long been debated, but very few comprehensive studies of these monuments have been attempted. Between 2007 and 2012, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology conducted excavations at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bat in the Sultanate of Oman under the direction of the late Gregory L. Possehl. The focus of these years was on the monumental stone towers of the third millennium B.C.E., looking at the when, how, and why of their construction through large-scale excavation, GIS-aided survey, and the application of radiocarbon dates. This has been the most comprehensive study of nonmortuary Bronze Age monuments ever conducted on the Oman Peninsula, and the results provide new insight into the formation and function of these impressive structures that surely formed the social and political nexus of Magan's kingdom.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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1934536067

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9781934536063

Shop Reference for Students and Apprentices

By: Christopher J. McCauley

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Shop Reference for Students and Apprentices

By: Christopher J. McCauley

The perfect handbook for the machine shop, tool room, and drafting room.

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Industrial Press Inc.

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0831130792

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9780831130794

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Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology

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