Christopher Swift's Books

Duty Honor Sacrifice

By: Ralph Christopher

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Most of the poetry in this book was written during a 6-month period in the winter of 2002-2003. These are my collective thoughts from that time period addressing what I felt then in my heart. It comprises thoughts that I wished to share with people in my life but had not, be it because of distance, hurt, shyness, or anger. It was an attempt to express parts of myself that I had not shown to the world.

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1434328023

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Political Magic

British Fictions of Savagery and Sovereignty, 1650-1750

By: Christopher F. Loar

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Political Magic

British Fictions of Savagery and Sovereignty, 1650-1750

By: Christopher F. Loar

Political Magic examines early modern British fictions of exploration and colonialism, arguing that narratives of intercultural contact reimagine ideas of sovereignty and popular power. These fictions reveal aspects of political thought in this period that official discourse typically shunted aside, particularly the political status of the commoner, whose “liberty” was often proclaimed even as it was undermined both in theory and in practice. Like the Hobbesian sovereign, the colonist appears to the colonized as a giver of rules who remains unruly. At the heart of many texts are moments of savage wonder, provoked by European displays of technological prowess. In particular, the trope of the first gunshot articulates an origin of consent and political legitimacy in colonial showmanship. Yet as manifestations of force held in abeyance, these technologies also signal the ultimate reliance of sovereigns on extreme violence as the lessthan-mystical foundation of their authority. By examining works by Cavendish, Defoe, Behn, Swift, and Haywood in conjunction with contemporary political writing and travelogues, Political Magic locates a subterranean discourse of sovereignty in the century after Hobbes, finding surprising affinities between the government of “savages” and of Britons.

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Fordham Univ Press

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0823256936

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9780823256938

The Appearance of Print in Eighteenth-Century Fiction

By: Christopher Flint

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The Appearance of Print in Eighteenth-Century Fiction

By: Christopher Flint

Eighteenth-century fiction holds an unusual place in the history of modern print culture. The novel gained prominence largely because of advances in publishing, but, as a popular genre, it also helped shape those very developments. Authors in the period manipulated the appearance of the page and print technology more deliberately than has been supposed, prompting new forms of reception among readers. Christopher Flint's book explores works by both obscure 'scribblers' and canonical figures, such as Swift, Haywood, Defoe, Richardson, Sterne and Austen, that interrogated the complex interactions between the book's material aspects and its producers and consumers. Flint links historical shifts in how authors addressed their profession to how books were manufactured and how readers consumed texts. He argues that writers exploited typographic media to augment other crucial developments in prose fiction, from formal realism and free indirect discourse to accounts of how 'the novel' defined itself as a genre.

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Cambridge University Press

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113950150X

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Twenty-First Century Civil Procedure

By: Christopher B. Mueller

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Twenty-First Century Civil Procedure

By: Christopher B. Mueller

Twenty-First Century Civil Procedure, Third Editionpresents the major themes of U.S. civil litigation—the adversary system, our dedication to the use of juries in civil cases, our American brand of federalism and its impact on the judicial system and litigation generally, and the relatively recent development of managerial judging—for an introductory course on civil procedure. With its contemporary perspective, Twenty-First Century Civil Procedureincludes discussion of modern problems, such as e-discovery and the requirement of careful scrutiny during the certification stage of class suits. The skillful pedagogy evident throughout the book is designed to provide context for the understanding of doctrines and issues, and to stimulate classroom discussion. Expository text introduces students to the issues, followed by carefully edited cases that resolve some of the more important issues, practical Problems, and Notes and Questions that aid the process of analysis. Pictures and sidebars provide additional context and pique student interest. A statutory supplement is published annually. New to the Third Edition: New cases—including Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California; Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court; and Ford Motor Co. v. Bandemer Streamlined—the Third Edition is approximately 10% shorter Professors and students will benefit from: Ample expository text introducing doctrines and issues in context Exploration of major themes in civil litigation, including the adversary system, use of juries, the federal structure of our judicial system, and the advent of managerial judging Comprehensive treatment of federalism, including Erie doctrine, pre-emption, abstention, and anti-suit injunctions Examination of jury entitlement without all the lengthy and inconclusive that add complexity and obscurity to the subject Detailed coverage of post-verdict challenges (new trial and JMAL motions, additur and remittitur)

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Aspen Publishing

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154383907X

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Devilry, Deviance, and Public Sphere

The Social Discovery of Moral Panic in Eighteenth Century London

By: Christopher Hamerton

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Devilry, Deviance, and Public Sphere

The Social Discovery of Moral Panic in Eighteenth Century London

By: Christopher Hamerton

Devilry, Deviance, and Public Sphere draws on criminology and social theory to explore and expand social historical themes in the analysis of perceptions of deviance and crime in the eighteenth century. Developing the theoretical device of Folk Devils and Moral Panics, instigated by Stanley Cohen and developed by Erich Goode and Nachman Ben-Yehuda, the book explores the social discovery of, and public response to, crime and deviance in that period. Detailed contemporary case studies of youth violence, sexual deviance, and substance abuse are used to argue that Hanoverian London and its novel media can be identified as the initiating historical site for what might now be termed public order moral panics. In doing so, Hamerton provides a vivid historical lineage of moral panic which traverses much of the long eighteenth century. The book considers social change, allowing for points of theoretical convergence and divergence to be observed, whilst exploring historical models of public opinion, media, deviance and crime alongside the unique character and power located within the burgeoning Metropolis. Devilry, Deviance, and Public Sphere seeks to make an important contribution to the understanding of both moral panic theory and the historiography of crime and deviance, and posits that the current discourse on folk devils and moral panics can be extended and enriched via the exploration of the moral crises of earlier centuries.

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Springer Nature

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3031148835

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I Never Knew That About the Irish

By: Christopher Winn

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I Never Knew That About the Irish

By: Christopher Winn

In this charming book bestselling author Christopher Winn turns his attention to the Irish people, taking us on a enthralling journey around their homeland, discovering en route the intriguing and surprising ways the places and their history contribute to the Irish character. As he travels across the Emerald Isle, he unearths the traditions, triumphs and disasters, foibles, quirks and customs that come together to make up the Irish people. From County Leitrim, the most sparsely populated county in the Republic of Ireland to County Louth, Ireland's smallest county, discover the site of the first play performed in the Irish language, sail the longest navigable inland waterway in Europe and watch the horse racing at Ireland's first all-weather racecourse. Illustrated throughout with enchanting pen and ink drawings and packed with interesting facts and entertaining stories, myths and legends, I Never Knew That About the Irish will entertain the whole family for hours on end.

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Random House

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1407027042

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American Images of China, 1931-1949

By: T. Christopher Jespersen

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American Images of China, 1931-1949

By: T. Christopher Jespersen

In the 1930's and 1940's, the prevalent American view of China was that of a friendly, democratic, and increasingly Christian state, in many ways akin to the United States. This view was fostered by a wide range of literary, political, and business leaders, including Pearl S. Buck, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Wendell Willkie, Joseph Stillwell, Claire Chennault, and most notably, the powerful publisher of Life and Time, Henry R. Luce. This book shows how the notion of the Chinese as aspiring Americans helped shape American opinions and policies toward Asia for almost twenty years. This notion derived less from the reality of Chinese historical or cultural similarities than from a projection of American values and culture; in the American view, fueled by various political, economic, and religious interests, China was less a geographical entity than a symbol of American hopes and fears. One of the more important consequences was the idealization of China and the demonization of Japan.

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Stanford University Press

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0804736545

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Wildlife of the Box-Ironbark Country

By: Chris Tzaros,Christopher L. Tzaros

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Wildlife of the Box-Ironbark Country

By: Chris Tzaros,Christopher L. Tzaros

The forests of Victoria's Box-Ironbark region are one of the most important areas of faunal diversity and significance in southern Australia. This is a useful guide to the resident and migratory vertebrate fauna of the region. It will enable the user to identify 26 species of mammal, 175 birds, 43 reptiles & 13 amphibians.

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CSIRO PUBLISHING

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Masters of Disaster

The Ten Commandments of Damage Control

By: Christopher Lehane,Mark Fabiani,William Guttentag

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Masters of Disaster

The Ten Commandments of Damage Control

By: Christopher Lehane,Mark Fabiani,William Guttentag

Crisis gurus Lehane and Mark Fabiani teach executives, lawyers, publicists and anyone else who may find themselves or their clients under the public microscope the 10 commandments of damage control.

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Macmillan

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0230341802

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Sightseeking

Clues to the Landscape History of New England

By: Christopher J. Lenney

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Sightseeking

Clues to the Landscape History of New England

By: Christopher J. Lenney

A startlingly original synthesis of keen observation and interpretive skill that will transform one s understanding of New England s man-made landscape

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UPNE

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1584654635

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Getting Away with Torture

Secret Government, War Crimes, and the Rule of Law

By: Christopher H. Pyle

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Getting Away with Torture

Secret Government, War Crimes, and the Rule of Law

By: Christopher H. Pyle

Follows the paper trail of torture memos that led to abuses at Guantanámo, in Afghanistan, and in Iraq.

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Potomac Books, Inc.

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1597976210

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A Political Biography of William King

By: Christopher Fauske

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A Political Biography of William King

By: Christopher Fauske

William King (1650–1729) was perhaps the dominant Irish intellect of the period from 1688 until his death in 1729. An Anglican (Church of Ireland) by conversion, King was a strident critic of John Toland and the clerical superior of Jonathan Swift.

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1317324196

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IBM Software-Defined Storage Guide

By: Larry Coyne,Joe Dain,Eric Forestier,Patrizia Guaitani,Robert Haas,Christopher D. Maestas,Antoine Maille,Tony Pearson,Brian Sherman,Christopher Vollmar,IBM Redbooks

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IBM Software-Defined Storage Guide

By: Larry Coyne,Joe Dain,Eric Forestier,Patrizia Guaitani,Robert Haas,Christopher D. Maestas,Antoine Maille,Tony Pearson,Brian Sherman,Christopher Vollmar,IBM Redbooks

Today, new business models in the marketplace coexist with traditional ones and their well-established IT architectures. They generate new business needs and new IT requirements that can only be satisfied by new service models and new technological approaches. These changes are reshaping traditional IT concepts. Cloud in its three main variants (Public, Hybrid, and Private) represents the major and most viable answer to those IT requirements, and software-defined infrastructure (SDI) is its major technological enabler. IBM® technology, with its rich and complete set of storage hardware and software products, supports SDI both in an open standard framework and in other vendors' environments. IBM services are able to deliver solutions to the customers with their extensive knowledge of the topic and the experiences gained in partnership with clients. This IBM RedpaperTM publication focuses on software-defined storage (SDS) and IBM Storage Systems product offerings for software-defined environments (SDEs). It also provides use case examples across various industries that cover different client needs, proposed solutions, and results. This paper can help you to understand current organizational capabilities and challenges, and to identify specific business objectives to be achieved by implementing an SDS solution in your enterprise.

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0738457051

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Dublin

A Writer's City

By: Christopher Morash

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Dublin

A Writer's City

By: Christopher Morash

The words of its writers are part of the texture of Dublin, an invisible counterpart to the bricks and pavement we see around us. Beyond the ever-present footsteps of James Joyce's characters, Leopold Bloom or Stephen Dedalus, around the city centre, an ordinary-looking residential street overlooking Dublin Bay, for instance, presents the house where Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney lived for many years; a few blocks away is the house where another Nobel Laureate, W. B. Yeats, was born. Just down the coast is the pier linked to yet another, Samuel Beckett, from which we can see the Martello Tower that is the setting for the opening chapter of Ulysses. But these are only a few. Step-by-step, Dublin: A Writer's City unfolds a book-lover's map of this unique city, inviting us to experience what it means to live in a great city of literature. The book is heavily illustrated, and features custom maps.

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Cambridge University Press

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110892364X

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Twentieth-Century Irish Drama

Mirror up to Nation

By: Christopher Murray

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Twentieth-Century Irish Drama

Mirror up to Nation

By: Christopher Murray

This work provides an overview of Irish theatre, read in the light of Ireland's self-definition. Mediating between history and its relations with politics and art, it attempts to do justice to the enabling and mirroring preoccupations of Irish drama.

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Syracuse University Press

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0815606435

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William Empson and the Philosophy of Literary Criticism

By: Christopher Norris

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William Empson and the Philosophy of Literary Criticism

By: Christopher Norris

Following the publication of Seven Types of Ambiguity in 1930 William Empson was quickly recognised as a critic of great originality and unique creative gifts and he has inspired a whole new method and style of approach in literary criticism. But this is the first full-length study of his work and it is an important part of Dr Norris's purpose to account for the gulf that has emerged between Empson's viewpoint and the development of his ideas by others, especially the American New Critics, and for the consequent failure of Empson's later books to generate the informed discussion they demand and deserve. Here particular attention is given to his critical summa, The Structure of Complex Words. To understand Empson's work as a consistent whole, Dr Norris argues, one must relate it to his philosophy of humanistic rationalism. This is to give a new perspective not only to his practical criticism but also to his differences with Eliot and Leavis and to his anti-Christian polemic.

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A&C Black

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1472510518

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A Study of George Orwell

The Man and His Works

By: Christopher Hollis

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A Study of George Orwell

The Man and His Works

By: Christopher Hollis

Author Christopher Hollis knew George Orwell personally during his schooldays at Eton, afterwards in Burma, and at the end of his life. His study of Orwell’s books is therefore illuminated by some anecdotes of reminiscence. However, it is important to note that this book is primarily a study rather than a biography. Hollis examines Orwell’s books in order and traces through them the development of this unmatched literary giant’s thought process. From the experiences described in Down and Out in Paris and London to the points in his life that began driving him toward socialism, A Study of George Orwell is a comprehensive overview of Orwell’s work as it related to his personal life. Hollis guides the reader all the way through Orwell’s oeuvre, including his two most famous books—Animal Farm and 1984—which are, arguably, the greatest literary protests of political power and tyranny ever penned. Portraying Orwell as a fearless champion of the common man and a follower in the footsteps of Jonathan Swift, Hollis offers a compelling review and analysis of Orwell’s work as well as a perspective not found by the average, distant biographer

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Skyhorse

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1631582240

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Leading Digital Strategy

Driving Business Growth Through Effective E-commerce

By: Christopher Bones,James Hammersley

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Leading Digital Strategy

Driving Business Growth Through Effective E-commerce

By: Christopher Bones,James Hammersley

For a business to thrive competitively in today's marketplace, it needs to have an effective e-commerce channel. Getting it right opens up new markets and opportunities; getting it wrong leads to declining revenues and profitability. To ensure effectiveness, business leaders and decision-makers must understand how e-commerce channels work to make the best strategic choices for their business. Drawing on experience in consulting to large complex organisations and ground-breaking primary research with senior executives from leading corporations, Leading Digital Strategy creates a convincing case for action and offers practical strategies, methodologies and models to improve the effectiveness of a company's online offering. It explores how to align organisational structure with wider goals and implement a customer-centric culture. With coverage of the key digital trends, tools and technologies affecting business today, it provides a practical framework for multi-channel success. This book challenges leaders to become as fluent and creative in digital as they are in finance, sales and marketing, and equips them to choose the right strategy and the right people to make it happen. With strategies for improved operational performance and enhanced engagement from senior management, Leading Digital Strategy gives readers the power to drive forward effective digital initiatives and realise rewarding opportunities for change.

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Kogan Page Publishers

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074947310X

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Self-Leadership

The Definitive Guide to Personal Excellence

By: Christopher P. Neck,Charles C. Manz,Jeffery D. Houghton

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Self-Leadership

The Definitive Guide to Personal Excellence

By: Christopher P. Neck,Charles C. Manz,Jeffery D. Houghton

Written by the scholars who first developed the theory of self-leadership, Self-Leadership: The Definitive Guide to Personal Excellence offers powerful yet practical advice for leading oneself to personal excellence. Grounded in the most recently published, cutting-edge self-leadership research, this milestone book is based on a simple yet revolutionary principle: first learn to lead yourself, then you will be able to effectively lead others. This inclusive approach to self-motivation and self-influence equips readers with the strategies and tips they need to strengthen their own personal effectiveness. The updated Second Edition resonates with today’s students by featuring contemporary examples, new cases, new feature boxes, and the latest research.

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SAGE Publications

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1544324316

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Pitfall

The Race to Mine the World's Most Vulnerable Places

By: Christopher Pollon

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Pitfall

The Race to Mine the World's Most Vulnerable Places

By: Christopher Pollon

A compelling investigation into the global race to exploit our world' s dwindling natural resources. In order to transition to clean energy in the coming decades, billions of tons of copper, nickel, silver, and other metals will be required to build electric vehicles and green infrastructure, and power smart technology. We need more metals than ever before, yet the qualities and quantities are diminishing, making the extraction process more polluting to land, air, and water. And most of these metals will be mined from the global south, where social conflict will only grow, led by Indigenous peoples demanding a greater say in how their wealth is used. In Pitfall, investigative journalist Christopher Pollon charts how transnational companies have controlled copper, precious metals, and lithium mining in Latin America, made inroads into war-torn countries in Africa, and extracted nickel, industrial and rare earth metals across Australia, Asia and the Pacific. Industry attention is now moving to deeper and darker places, including the depths of the ocean, sacrifice zones, and near-Earth asteroids. The stakes couldn' t be higher: How can we mine the metals we need without replicating the environmental and human rights abuses of the past?

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Univ. of Queensland Press

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0702269662

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Living Wisely with the Church Fathers

By: Christopher A. Hall

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Living Wisely with the Church Fathers

By: Christopher A. Hall

Early Christians lived in a culture not unlike our own—in love with empire, infatuated with sex, tolerant of all gods but hostile to the One. Christopher Hall takes us back to that time, conversing with Christian leaders around the ancient Mediterranean world and exploring how this cloud of witnesses challenges us to live an ethical life as a Christ follower.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830889183

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The Modelling of Radiation Damage in Metals Using Ehrenfest Dynamics

By: Christopher Race

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The Modelling of Radiation Damage in Metals Using Ehrenfest Dynamics

By: Christopher Race

Atomistic simulations of metals under irradiation are indispensable for understanding damage processes at time- and length-scales beyond the reach of experiment. Previously, such simulations have largely ignored the effect of electronic excitations on the atomic dynamics, even though energy exchange between atoms and electrons can have significant effects on the extent and nature of radiation damage. This thesis presents the results of time-dependent tight-binding simulations of radiation damage, in which the evolution of a coupled system of energetic classical ions and quantum mechanical electrons is correctly described. The effects of electronic excitations in collision cascades and ion channeling are explored and a new model is presented, which makes possible the accurate reproduction of non-adiabatic electronic forces in large-scale classical molecular dynamics simulations of metals.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642154395

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Sean O'Casey

Writer at Work - A Biography

By: Christopher Murray

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Sean O'Casey

Writer at Work - A Biography

By: Christopher Murray

Se?O'Casey was the quintessential Dublin playwright. In critical works that include his Dublin Trilogy - The Shadow of a Gunman, Juno and the Paycock, and The Plough and the Stars - he portrayed the traumatic birth of a nation and delved into the Irish national character. Christopher Murray's Se?O'Casey: Writer at Work takes a fresh look at the last of the great writers of the Irish literary revival.

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Cyber Risk and Financial Stability

It’s a Small World After All

By: Frank Adelmann,Ms. Jennifer A. Elliott,Ibrahim Ergen,Tamas Gaidosch,Nigel Jenkinson,Mr. Tanai Khiaonarong,Anastasiia Morozova,Nadine Schwarz,Christopher Wilson

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Cyber Risk and Financial Stability

It’s a Small World After All

By: Frank Adelmann,Ms. Jennifer A. Elliott,Ibrahim Ergen,Tamas Gaidosch,Nigel Jenkinson,Mr. Tanai Khiaonarong,Anastasiia Morozova,Nadine Schwarz,Christopher Wilson

The ability of attackers to undermine, disrupt and disable information and communication technology systems used by financial institutions is a threat to financial stability and one that requires additional attention.

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International Monetary Fund

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1513512293

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The Evolution of Law against Payment Frauds

By: Christopher Chen

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The Evolution of Law against Payment Frauds

By: Christopher Chen

This book examines the evolution of legal institutions in containing and tackling fraudulent activities plaguing payment systems (‘payment fraud’, e.g. forged cheques, wrongful payment instructions, etc.) in Asia, focusing on laws in Greater China and Singapore. In the past century, the payment system has invited much innovation, changing the modes of payments from exchanging cash and coins to the use of cards, wire transfers and other new types of payment instruments or services (e.g. bitcoins or QR code payments). As the nature of payment services is to move money from one place to another, it naturally attracts fraudsters. Even with advanced computer technology, payment fraud is still rampant in the market, causing billions of dollars in losses globally per annum. Through an examination of payment instruments and associated frauds over time, the book illustrates a shifting trend of legal solutions from criminal sanctions and civil compensation to a gradual focus on regulations of payment intermediaries. This trend reflects the complexity of payment systems and the challenge of protecting them. The book also identifies the underlying actors and institutional characteristics driving the evolution of legal institutions to deal with payment fraud and illustrates how the arrival of new technology may affect the market and thus the evolution of legal institutions. The book will help readers to better understand the interaction between technology, the market and law and help regulators, financial institutions, practitioners and end users, as well as about payment fraud and corresponding legal responses.

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Taylor & Francis

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100080206X

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Religious Myths and Visions of America

How Minority Faiths Redefined America's World Role

By: Christopher Buck

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Religious Myths and Visions of America

How Minority Faiths Redefined America's World Role

By: Christopher Buck

At the heart of American studies is the idea of America itself. Here, Buck looks at the religious significance of America by examining those religions that have attached some kind of spiritual meaning to America. The author explores how American Protestantism-and nine minority faiths-have projected America into the mainstream of world history by defining-and by redefining-America's world role. Surveying the religious myths and visions of America of ten religions, Buck shows how minority faiths have redefined America's sense of national purpose. This book invites serious reflection on what it means to be an American, particularly from a religious perspective. Religious myths of America are thought-orienting narratives that serve as vehicles of spiritual and social truths about the United States itself. Religious visions of America are action-oriented agendas that articulate the goals to which America should aspire and the role it should play in the community of nations. Buck examines the distinctive perspectives held by ten religious traditions that inform and expand on the notion of America, and its place in the world. He covers Native American, Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Mormon, Christian Identity, Black Muslim, Islamic, Buddhist, and Baha'i beliefs and invites serious reflection on what it means to be an American, particularly from a religious perspective.

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0313359601

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Hawker's Early Jets

Dawn of the Hunter

By: Christopher Budgen

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Hawker's Early Jets

Dawn of the Hunter

By: Christopher Budgen

A study of the British manufacturer’s efforts to get its Hunter aircraft into service following World War II. On September 2 1947, Hawker Aircraft Ltd figuratively and literally took to the air with their first jet design, the P.1040. Conceived in the latter days of the Second World War, and developed in the straitened times of post-war austerity, the aircraft allowed Hawker to explore the new technology before moving on to more ambitious programs. Rejected by the Royal Air Force, subsequent development of the aircraft allowed the Royal Navy to find in it a useful role at sea. As this project slowly wound its way through the government bureaucracy against a background of national insolvency, Hawker continued their research into more potent forms of jet travel with their first swept wing aircraft, the P.1052, their first rocket powered example, the P.1072, and, finally, the sleek, all swept P.1081. These essentially research aircraft gave the company the experience and expertise it required to produce a powerful, transonic fighter with which to equip the RAF for the defense of the UK and other friendly nations at a time when the Cold War threatened to engulf the world in a truly global nuclear conflict. That aircraft, the P.1067 Hunter first flew in 1951 and was, at the time, the fastest fighter in the world as evinced by gaining the World Airspeed Record in 1953 prior to entry into RAF service; at a stroke revolutionizing the potential of the UK’s air arm. Such was the haste with which this occurred that many teething problems remained to be resolved, as detailed here, but eventually the aircraft would become the day fighter of choice for many of the world’s air forces and remain in service for decades to come.

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Air World

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1526792184

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9781526792181

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