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New York's Forgotten Substations

The Power Behind the Subway

By: Christopher Payne

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New York's Forgotten Substations

The Power Behind the Subway

By: Christopher Payne

His photographs and detailed drawings bring these lost treasures to life, while his text tells their story. Anyone interested in the art of industrial America will find this book a delight."--BOOK JACKET.

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Princeton Architectural Press

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1568983557

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9781568983554

Freemasons For Dummies

By: Christopher Hodapp

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Freemasons For Dummies

By: Christopher Hodapp

Fascinated by Freemasons? Freemasons For Dummies is the internationally best-selling introduction to the Masons, the oldest and largest "secret society" in the world. This balanced, eye-opening guide demystifies Freemasonry, explaining everything from its elaborate rituals and cryptic rites, to its curious symbols and their meanings. Find out what goes on in a Masonic meeting. You'll understand the true purposes of Masonic "secrecy" and philosophy, meet famous Masons throughout history, and discover related organizations like the Knights Templar, the Scottish Rite, Order of the Eastern Star, and the Shriners. Explore the controversies and conspiracy theories that swirl around this organization at the center of Dan Brown's novel The Lost Symbol, and discover the changes coming to the Craft.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118054644

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9781118054642

The Early Republic and Antebellum America

An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History

By: Christopher G. Bates

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The Early Republic and Antebellum America

An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History

By: Christopher G. Bates

First Published in 2015. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

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Routledge

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1317457404

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Good Americans

Italian and Jewish Immigrants During the First World War

By: Christopher M. Sterba

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Good Americans

Italian and Jewish Immigrants During the First World War

By: Christopher M. Sterba

Among the Americans who joined the ranks of the Doughboys fighting World War I were thousands of America's newest residents. Good Americans examines the contributions of Italian and Jewish immigrants, both on the homefront and overseas, in the Great War. While residing in strong, insular communities, both groups faced a barrage of demands to participate in a conflict that had been raging in their home countries for nearly three years. Italians and Jews "did their bit" in relief, recruitment, conservation, and war bond campaigns, while immigrants and second-generation ethnic soldiers fought on the Western front. Within a year of the Armistice, they found themselves redefined as foreigners and perceived as a major threat to American life, rather than remembered as participants in its defense. Wartime experiences, Christopher Sterba argues, served to deeply politicize first and second generation immigrants, greatly accelerating their transformation from relatively powerless newcomers to a major political force in the United States during the New Deal and beyond.

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Oxford University Press

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0195348230

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Origins of Form

The Shape of Natural and Man-made Things—Why They Came to Be the Way They Are and How They Change

By: Christopher Williams

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Origins of Form

The Shape of Natural and Man-made Things—Why They Came to Be the Way They Are and How They Change

By: Christopher Williams

Origins of Form is about the shape of things. What limits the height of a tree? Why is a large ship or office building more efficient than a small one? What is the similarity between a human rib cage and an airplane or a bison and a cantilevered bridge? How might we plan for things to improve as they are used instead of wearing out? The author has chosen eight criteria that constitute the major influences on three-dimensional form. These criteria comprise the eight chapters of the book: each looks at form from entirely different viewpoints. The products of both nature and man are examined and compared. This book will make readers—especially those who design and build—aware of their physical environment and how to break away from previously held assumptions and indifference about the ways forms in our human environment have evolved. It shows better ways to do things. The author’s practical, no-nonsense approach and his exquisite drawings, done especially for this volume, provide a clear understanding of what can and cannot be; how big or small an object should be, of what material it will be made, how its function will relate to its design, how its use will change it, and what laws will influence its development. The facts and information were gathered from many sources: the areas of mechanics, structure, and materials; geology, biology, anthropology, paleobiology, morphology and others. These are standard facts in these areas of specialization, but they are also essential to the designer’s overall knowledge and understanding of form. The result is an invaluable work for students, designers, architects, and planners, and an informed introduction to a fascinating subject for laymen.

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Architectural Book Publishing

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1589799364

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Data Mining for Intelligence, Fraud & Criminal Detection

Advanced Analytics & Information Sharing Technologies

By: Christopher Westphal

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Data Mining for Intelligence, Fraud & Criminal Detection

Advanced Analytics & Information Sharing Technologies

By: Christopher Westphal

In 2004, the Government Accountability Office provided a report detailing approximately 200 government-based data-mining projects. While there is comfort in knowing that there are many effective systems, that comfort isn‘t worth much unless we can determine that these systems are being effectively and responsibly employed.Written by one of the most

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CRC Press

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1040082580

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9781040082584

Encyclopedia of journalism. 6. Appendices

By: Christopher H. Sterling

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Encyclopedia of journalism. 6. Appendices

By: Christopher H. Sterling

The six-volume Encyclopedia of Journalism covers all significant dimensions of journalism including: print, broadcast and Internet journalism; US and international perspectives; history; technology; legal issues and court cases; ownership; and economics.

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SAGE

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0761929576

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9780761929574

The Story of Vermont

A Natural and Cultural History

By: Christopher McGrory Klyza,Stephen C. Trombulak

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The Story of Vermont

A Natural and Cultural History

By: Christopher McGrory Klyza,Stephen C. Trombulak

Landscape history or natural history without humans is incomplete history," write authors Christopher McGrory Klyza and Stephen C. Trombulak. In their very readable portrayal of geological, biological, and cultural forces that produced the Vermont of today, they use interconnectedness as a lens to view the changing landscape. Sections such as "From Forestland to Farmland to Funland" describe reciprocal influences of ecosystems, humans, and topography over time. Sections on specific bioregions explain unique interactions of climate and the living world. Whether writing about the emergence of mountain ranges millennia ago, building interstate highways, encounters of indigenous cultures with Europeans, or Act 250's environmental impact, they make it clear that this is not a typical nature guide. They describe the pre-human evolution of the area and its development into distinct biophysical regions, and then show how pre-Columbian inhabitants engaged and altered the landscape. They trace both the enormous effects of European settlement, as well as how the ecosystem influenced human habitation and activity. Finally, they examine Vermont's three natural communities: forest, open terrestrial, and aquatic. Throughout, they impart much specific knowledge about Vermont, speculate on its future, and foster an appreciation of the complex synergy of forces that produced this region.

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UPNE

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0874519365

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9780874519365

International Commercial Arbitration

An Asia-Pacific Perspective

By: Simon Greenberg,Christopher Kee,J. Romesh Weeramantry

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International Commercial Arbitration

An Asia-Pacific Perspective

By: Simon Greenberg,Christopher Kee,J. Romesh Weeramantry

There has been an exponential rise in the use of ICA for resolving international business disputes, yet international arbitration is a scarcely regulated, specialty industry. International Commercial Arbitration: An Asia Pacific Perspective is the first book to explain ICA topic by topic with an Asia Pacific focus. Written for students and practising lawyers alike, this authoritative book covers the principles of ICA thoroughly and comparatively. For each issue it utilises academic writings from Asia, Europe and elsewhere, and draws on examples of legislation, arbitration procedural rules and case law from the major Asian jurisdictions. Each principle is explained with a simple statement before proceeding to more technical, theoretical or comparative content. Real-world scenarios are employed to demonstrate actual application to practice. International Commercial Arbitration is an invaluable resource that provides unique insight into real arbitral practice specific to the Asia Pacific region, within a global context.

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Cambridge University Press

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113949449X

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Freedom Bound

Law, Labor, and Civic Identity in Colonizing English America, 1580–1865

By: Christopher Tomlins

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Freedom Bound

Law, Labor, and Civic Identity in Colonizing English America, 1580–1865

By: Christopher Tomlins

Freedom Bound is about the origins of modern America - a history of colonizing, work and civic identity from the beginnings of English presence on the mainland until the Civil War. It is a history of migrants and migrations, of colonizers and colonized, of households and servitude and slavery, and of the freedom all craved and some found. Above all it is a history of the law that framed the entire process. Freedom Bound tells how colonies were planted in occupied territories, how they were populated with migrants - free and unfree - to do the work of colonizing and how the newcomers secured possession. It tells of the new civic lives that seemed possible in new commonwealths and of the constraints that kept many from enjoying them. It follows the story long past the end of the eighteenth century until the American Civil War, when - just for a moment - it seemed that freedom might finally be unbound.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139490931

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Accents of English: Volume 3

Beyond the British Isles

By: J. C. Wells

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Accents of English: Volume 3

Beyond the British Isles

By: J. C. Wells

Accents of English is about the way English is pronounced by different people in different places. Volume 1 provides a synthesizing introduction, which shows how accents vary not only geographically, but also with social class, formality, sex and age; and in volumes 2 and 3 the author examines in greater depth the various accents used by people who speak English as their mother tongue: the accents of the regions of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland (volume 2), and of the USA, Canada, the West Indies, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Black Africa and the Far East ( volume 3). Each volume can be read independently, and together they form a major scholarly survey, of considerable originality, which not only includes descriptions of hitherto neglected accents, but also examines the implications for phonological theory. Readers will find the answers to many questions: Who makes 'good' rhyme with 'mood'? Which accents have no voiced sibilants? How is a Canadian accent different from an American one, a New Zealand one from an Australian one, a Jamaican one from a Barbadian one? What are the historical reasons for British-American pronunciation differences? What sound changes are currently in progress in New York, in London, in Edinburgh? Dr Wells his written principally for students of linguistics, phonetics and English language, but the motivated general reader will also find the study both fascinating and rewarding.

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0521285410

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9780521285414

A State-by-state Guide to Construction & Design Law

Current Statutes and Practices

By: Carl J. Circo,Christopher H. Little

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A State-by-state Guide to Construction & Design Law

Current Statutes and Practices

By: Carl J. Circo,Christopher H. Little

This is THE book you need if you're involved in multi-state construction and design projects. It outlines essential information about design and construction law and contracting in all 50 states plus DC and Puerto Rico. Information follows a standard format, offering quick comparisons of how different jurisdictions treat the same issue. Topics include licensing and regulation; mechanic's liens; financing; consumer protection; ADR; environmental matters; and statutory and case law governing contracting practices.

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American Bar Association

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1604425547

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9781604425543

A Short History of the American Nation

By: John Arthur Garraty,Mark Christopher Carnes

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A Short History of the American Nation

By: John Arthur Garraty,Mark Christopher Carnes

New edition of a time-tested textbook which uses the political history of the United States as a framework for discussion of social, economic, and cultural development. This edition contains new material on Native Americans, the Reconstruction era, the women's suffrage movement, the emergence of gay

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Longman Publishing Group

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0321070984

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9780321070982

The Indispensable Guide to Classic Men's Clothing

By: Josh Karlen,Christopher Sulavik

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The Indispensable Guide to Classic Men's Clothing

By: Josh Karlen,Christopher Sulavik

A best-selling resource for men's style and clothing, The Indispensable Guide to Classic Men's Clothing answers hundreds of questions about classic articles in a man's wardrobe, from ascots to wingtips. It describes, in practical language and through dozens of illustrations, the rules of attire that every man should know for occasions ranging from Casual Fridays to Black Tie.

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0966184718

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New York's Forgotten Substations

New York's Forgotten Substations

Freemasons For Dummies

Freemasons For Dummies

The Early Republic and Antebellum America

The Early Republic and Antebellum America

Good Americans

Good Americans

Origins of Form

Origins of Form

Data Mining for Intelligence, Fraud & Criminal Detection

Data Mining for Intelligence, Fraud & Criminal Detection

Encyclopedia of journalism. 6. Appendices

Encyclopedia of journalism. 6. Appendices

The Story of Vermont

The Story of Vermont

International Commercial Arbitration

International Commercial Arbitration

Freedom Bound

Freedom Bound

Accents of English: Volume 3

Accents of English: Volume 3

A State-by-state Guide to Construction & Design Law

A State-by-state Guide to Construction & Design Law

A Short History of the American Nation

A Short History of the American Nation

The Indispensable Guide to Classic Men's Clothing

The Indispensable Guide to Classic Men's Clothing

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