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Words and Meanings

Lexical Semantics Across Domains, Languages, and Cultures

By: Cliff Goddard,Anna Wierzbicka

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Words and Meanings

Lexical Semantics Across Domains, Languages, and Cultures

By: Cliff Goddard,Anna Wierzbicka

This book presents cross-linguistic and cross-cultural investigations of word meaning from different domains of the lexicon - concrete, abstract, physical, sensory, emotional, and social. The words they consider are complex, culturally important, and basic, in a range of languages that includes English, Russian, Polish, French, Warlpiri and Malay.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199668434

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The Origin of Mountains

By: Cliff Ollier,Colin Pain

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The Origin of Mountains

By: Cliff Ollier,Colin Pain

The Origins of Mountains approaches mountains from facts about mountain landscapes rather than theory. The book illustrates that almost everywhere, mountains arose by vertical uplift of a former plain, and by a mixture of cracking and warping by earth movements, and erosion by rivers and glaciers, the present mountainous landscapes were created. It also gives evidence that this uplift only occured in the last few million years, a time scale which does not fit the plate tectonics theory. Another fascinating part of the evidence, shows that mountain uplift correlates very well with climatic change. Mountain building could have been responsible for the onset of the ice age. It certainly resulted in the creation of new environments. Fossil plants and animals are used in places to work out the time of mountain uplift, which in turn helps to explain biogeographical distributions.

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Routledge

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1134638787

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9781134638789

Field Guide to Fynbos Fauna

By: Cliff Dorse,Suretha Dorse

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Field Guide to Fynbos Fauna

By: Cliff Dorse,Suretha Dorse

South Africa’s Fynbos Biome, which spans the country’s Western and Eastern Cape provinces, is one of the richest floras in the world. In addition to its spectacular botanical diversity, the region is also famous for its remarkable variety of fauna, with some species occurring nowhere else – from the tiny Micro Frog to the brightly coloured Orange-breasted Sunbird and the large, strikingly marked Bontebok. The first of its kind, this concise field guide covers more than 400 species in four animal groups: mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs. The species accounts include key identification features and are paired with full-colour photographs and distribution maps. This guide encompasses popular tourist destinations such as the Cape Peninsula, the Kogelberg, the Cederberg, the Agulhas Plain, the West Coast and Baviaanskloof. Sales points: First guide to focus on Fynbos wildlife. Ideal for visitors, hikers, botanists, conservationists and anyone with an interest in the region’s natural history. Written by conservationists with extensive field experience. Supported by high-quality colour photographs.

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Penguin Random House South Africa

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1775847403

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9781775847403

Families and Their Children with Down's Syndrome

One Feature in Common

By: Elizabeth A. Byrne,Cliff Cunningham,Patricia Sloper

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Families and Their Children with Down's Syndrome

One Feature in Common

By: Elizabeth A. Byrne,Cliff Cunningham,Patricia Sloper

The authors present research based on interviews with families in the Manchester Down's Syndrome Cohort given to professionals involved in the welfare of children with Down's Syndrome or in the provision of community care and support for their families.

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Psychology Press

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0415006082

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The Great Decision

Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the Battle for the Supreme Court

By: Cliff Sloan,David McKean

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The Great Decision

Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the Battle for the Supreme Court

By: Cliff Sloan,David McKean

In 1800, the United States teetered on the brink of a second revolution. The presidential election between Adams and Jefferson was a bitterly contested tie, and the government neared collapse. The Supreme Court had no clear purpose or power -- no one had even thought to build it a courtroom in the new capital city. When Adams sought to prolong his policies in defiance of the electorate by packing the courts, the fine words of the new Constitution could do nothing to stop him. It would take a man to make those words good, and America found him in John Marshall. The Great Decision tells the riveting story of Marshall and of the landmark court case, Marbury v. Madison, through which he empowered the Supreme Court and transformed the idea of the separation of powers into a working blueprint for our modern state. Rich in atmospheric detail, political intrigue, and fascinating characters, The Great Decision is an illuminating tale of America's formative years and of the evolution of our democracy.

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PublicAffairs

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0786744960

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9780786744961

War Epidemics

An Historical Geography of Infectious Diseases in Military Conflict and Civil Strife, 1850-2000

By: Matthew Smallman-Raynor,Andrew Cliff

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War Epidemics

An Historical Geography of Infectious Diseases in Military Conflict and Civil Strife, 1850-2000

By: Matthew Smallman-Raynor,Andrew Cliff

Down the ages, war epidemics have decimated the fighting strength of armies, caused the suspension and cancellation of military operations, and have brought havoc to the civil populations of belligerent and non-belligerent states alike. This book examines the historical occurrence and geographical spread of infectious diseases in association with past wars. It addresses an intrinsically geographical question: how are the spatial dynamics of epidemics influenced by militaryoperations and the directives of war? The term historical geography in the title indicates the authors' primary concern with qualitative analyses of archival source materials over a 150-year time period from 1850, and this is combined with quantitative analyses less frequently associated with historicalstudies.Written from the viewpoints of historical geography, epidemiology, and spatial analysis, this book examines in four parts the historical occurrence and geographical spread of infectious diseases in association with wars. Part I: War and Disease, surveys war-disease associations from early times to 1850. Part II: Temporal Trends studies time trends since 1850. Part III: A Regional Pattern of War Epidemics, examines grand themes in the war-disease complex. Part IV:Prospects, considers a series of war-related issues of epidemiological significance in the twenty-first century.

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Oxford University Press

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0198233647

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9780198233640

Families Child Downs Syndrome

By: Elizabeth Byrne,Cliff Cunningham

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Families Child Downs Syndrome

By: Elizabeth Byrne,Cliff Cunningham

First published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Routledge

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113498717X

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Representations of Groups

Canadian Mathematical Society Annual Seminar, June 15-24, 1994, Banff, Alberta, Canada

By: Bruce Normansell Allison,Gerald Howard Cliff,Canadian Mathematical Society

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Representations of Groups

Canadian Mathematical Society Annual Seminar, June 15-24, 1994, Banff, Alberta, Canada

By: Bruce Normansell Allison,Gerald Howard Cliff,Canadian Mathematical Society

Representations of Groups contains papers presented at the Canadian Mathematical Society Annual Seminar held in June 1994, in Banff, Alberta, Canada.

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American Mathematical Soc.

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0821803115

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Strategic Management

By: Cliff Bowman,David C. Asch

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Strategic Management

By: Cliff Bowman,David C. Asch

This major text for undergraduate and MBA courses in Corporate Strategy and Business Policy brings a new sophisticated strategic framework to the material it covers. It incorporates a critical review of recent techniques of external and internal appraisal, strategic option generation and of selection and evaluation as well as covering a wide range of current issues.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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134918702X

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9781349187027

Architecture 3.0

The Disruptive Design Practice Handbook

By: Cliff Moser

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Architecture 3.0

The Disruptive Design Practice Handbook

By: Cliff Moser

This book provides a definitive guide for the future direction of the practice and profession of architecture. In five parts, Cliff Moser provides you with all the tools and know-how to implement changes that will serve you and your practice in the short, medium and long term. Written at a crucial time for the industry, this is essential reading for every architect.

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1317916859

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Foundations Of Nursing: An Integrated Approach

An Integrated Approach

By: Evans, Cliff,Tippins, Emma

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Foundations Of Nursing: An Integrated Approach

An Integrated Approach

By: Evans, Cliff,Tippins, Emma

Combines anatomy and physiology with principles of nursing practice to present an approach to patient care and the nurse's role. This title introduces the role of the nurse and the scope of practice (accountability, EBP, EBL etc). It then looks at each body system in turn.

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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033522525X

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9780335225255

Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures

By: Cliff Gerwick

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Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures

By: Cliff Gerwick

The leading authority in the field offers a unique and comprehensive treatment of the construction aspects of offshore structures, rather than the more commonly addressed design considerations. Extensively updated, this second edition provides a new chapter on extending offshore technologies to inland waterways and emphasizes recent advances-including floating structures, deep-water structures, ice-resistant structures, and bridge foundations. Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures details all the particulars of building in a marine environment, including construction equipment, marine operations, installing piles, pipelines, and cables, steel and concrete offshore platforms, and underwater repairs. Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures provides an essential reference to engineers in the oil and service industries and to marine construction planners, designers, and contractors. New in the second edition: How the physical environment and geotechnical conditions affect construction Increased attention to protecting the natural environment and compliance with regulatory provisions Recent developments in positioning, instrumentation, and underwater inspection, plus a new section on concrete and steel floating structures and installing permanent moorings Expanded treatment of deep water bridge piers as well as locks and dams on major rivers.

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CRC Press

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1420049607

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9781420049602

The Giza Revelation

By: Cliff Brennen

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The Giza Revelation

By: Cliff Brennen

Jason Dent, a young down-and-out sociologist living in Cairo, is hired by an Egyptian businessman to retrieve stolen archaeological evidence. He must travel to Cape Town, South Africa, infiltrate a group of the victim's colleagues, and identify the murderer and thief. Problems arise when he agrees to assist the police in a sting operation at a luxury spa, putting his own life at risk. He must also wrestle with the ethical dilemma of selling scientific findings. The evidence he seeks threatens to ruin scholarly reputations and tarnish the image of ancient Egyptian civilization. His investigation is hampered by foreign intrigue and the discovery that he is not alone in seeking the evidence.

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iUniverse

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0595297250

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9780595297252

The Standard Model

A Primer

By: Cliff Burgess,Guy Moore

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The Standard Model

A Primer

By: Cliff Burgess,Guy Moore

This 2006 book uses the standard model as a vehicle for introducing quantum field theory.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521860369

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9780521860369

Semantic Analysis

A Practical Introduction

By: Cliff Goddard

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Semantic Analysis

A Practical Introduction

By: Cliff Goddard

A lively introduction to methods for articulating the meanings of words and sentences, and revealing connections between language and culture. It shows that the study of meaning can be rigorous, insightful, and exciting.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199560285

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9780199560288

The Russian Embassy Party

By: Cliff Adelman

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The Russian Embassy Party

By: Cliff Adelman

A ride on the edges of history, with all its unanticipated connections, from the 1963 March on Washington to the 1993 chaos of Yeltsin's Russia. When an ex-CIA agent convinces a bumbling law student to write a term paper on international rights on the high seas, the student and his roommates in Washington wind up with the whole Soviet Embassy coming to dinner. This happened on August 10, 1963, and has never been marked in the history books. Out of this encounter spins a story of revenge, counterpoint, and rollicking foolishness, ending on a railroad platform by the Russian-Finnish border in September, 1993. The Russian Embassy Party follows its sort-of-ordinary people in a not-so-ordinary web through the edges of history (the set for 'I Have a Dream, ' watching the fall of the Berlin Wall, revelations of the Katyn Forest Massacre, the last gasp failed Soviet coup of August 1991, stumbling attempts to shore up democracy in Yelstin's Russia) until . . . Well, let's say only that there is a good dose of history in the story, and a larger dose of realism in the minds, environments, and conversations of both American and Russian protagonists and supporting cast. At the same time, the echoes of the 1963 Russian Embassy Party itself (when the students behaved and talked like the late-adolescents they were) cut veins through the story, linking its participants in ways they realize, bit by bit, as adults.

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Archway Publishing

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1480800058

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9781480800052

Urban Design

Health and the Therapeutic Environment

By: Cliff Moughtin,Paola Signoretta,Kate McMahon Moughtin

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Urban Design

Health and the Therapeutic Environment

By: Cliff Moughtin,Paola Signoretta,Kate McMahon Moughtin

This title shows how the theory and practice of urban design and planning impact on public health issues and sustainable development. With cities increasingly crowded and the need for new homes paramount, the authors explore the concept of what makes a physically and psychologically 'healthy' environment.

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Routledge

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1856176142

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9781856176149

Theoretical Aspects of Computing - ICTAC 2007

4th International Colloquium, Macau, China, September 26-28, 2007, Proceedings

By: Cliff B. Jones

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Theoretical Aspects of Computing - ICTAC 2007

4th International Colloquium, Macau, China, September 26-28, 2007, Proceedings

By: Cliff B. Jones

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Colloquium on Theoretical Aspects of Computing, ICTAC 2007 held in Macau, China in September 2007. The 29 revised full papers presented together with 3 invited talks and summaries of 2 tutorials were carefully reviewed and selected from 69 submissions. The aim of the colloquium is to bring together practitioners and researchers from academia, industry and government to present research results, and exchange experience, ideas, and solutions for their problems in theoretical aspects of computing such as automata theory and formal languages, principles and semantics of programming languages, software architectures and their description languages, software specification, refinement, and verification, model checking and theorem proving, real-time, embedded and hybrid systems, theory of parallel, distributed, and internet-based (grid) computing, simulation and modeling, and service-oriented development.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540752900

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9783540752905

The Welbourne Papers

By: Cliff McDuffie

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The Welbourne Papers

By: Cliff McDuffie

I lost my father when I was 7 and did not have the pleasure of knowing much about him and would rather my children not have that experience. Over the last twenty years, with the advent of personal computers, I began saving my poetry, official letters, letters to the editor and things that have come to mind for what ever reason. In the last year I have determined that rather than have a drawer full of papers for my children to throw away, I would attempt to gather them all and but them in book form so that they may, if they ever read them, have a better understanding of who I am.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1503530353

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9781503530355

Folk on the Delaware General Corporation Law

Fundamentals, 2022 Edition

By: Robert S. Saunders,Allison L. Land,Jennifer C. Voss,Cliff C. Gardner

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Folk on the Delaware General Corporation Law

Fundamentals, 2022 Edition

By: Robert S. Saunders,Allison L. Land,Jennifer C. Voss,Cliff C. Gardner

For quick access to Delaware Corporation Law when you're away from the office, here's a handy portable version of Folk you can easily carry to court in your briefcase. Adapted from the major 4-volume analysis of the Delaware General Corporation Law the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act that is constantly cited by courts and relied upon daily by corporate lawyers everywhere, Folk Fundamentals gives you: The complete text of the Delaware General Corporation Law The complete text of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act The essential and most commonly used analytic elements of the larger set's commentary Take this convenient one-volume softcover "distillation" any place you need to refer to Folk on the spot. Organized for Quick and Easy Reference! Following the unique and convenient organizational format of the 4-volume set, Folk Fundamentals provides annotated commentary with each section of the statutes. Each section's commentary incorporates discussion of every significant court decision (including non-Delaware cases) that interprets the language and intent of that section, and adds the incisive analysis of Folk and his successor authors. This expert commentary synthesizes statutes, cases, and analysis into clear, up-to-date guidance that can be put to immediate use in any business activity or situation affected by Delaware Corporation Law or the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. With Folk Fundamentals, you'll be able to: Locate any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law--quickly Locate any provision of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act--quickly Quote directly from the statutes or commentary in the office or the courtroom Support or counter arguments with Folk's proven analysis

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Wolters Kluwer Law & Business

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1543836682

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9781543836684

The Languages of East and Southeast Asia

An Introduction

By: Cliff Goddard

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The Languages of East and Southeast Asia

An Introduction

By: Cliff Goddard

This book introduces readers to the remarkable linguistic diversity of East and Southeast Asia. It contains wide-ranging and accessible discussions of every important aspect of the languages of the region, including word origins, cultural key words, tones and sounds, language families and typology, key syntactic structures, writing systems, and communicative styles. Students of linguistics will welcome the book's treatments of celebrated East Asian features such as classifiers, serial verb constructions, tones, topic-prominence, and honorifics. It shows students of particular Asian languages how their language fits structurally and culturally into the regional language mosaic. With its exercises, solutions, glossary, and many fascinating cases and insights, the book is an ideal introduction to descriptive and field linguistics. Cliff Goddard writes with great clarity and an eye for interesting examples. His book will appeal to all those with a serious interest in the languages and cultures of the region.

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OUP Oxford

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0191037338

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Escape from Tyranny

By: Cliff LeCleir

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Escape from Tyranny

By: Cliff LeCleir

ESCAPE FROM TYRANNY The Path to Freedom Caught between their desire to practice their faith freely and the dictates of a state religion, Emmett and Winifred flee their native Germany for America. They soon find that tyranny wasnt left behind in their homeland for it exists wherever mans evil desires are left unchecked. Their moral courage influences those they encounter as they face danger, disease, and heartbreak. Emmetts strong desire to work his own land is passed on to their son, Hans, who also struggles with love, natural disasters, conflicts with Indian tribes, and personal tragedy in his quest to find freedom. All this is because freedom has a price, and it costs everything to achieve it!

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Xlibris Corporation

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1483679918

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9781483679914

Principles of Leadership and Management in Law Enforcement

By: Michael L. Birzer,Gerald J. Bayens,Cliff Roberson

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Principles of Leadership and Management in Law Enforcement

By: Michael L. Birzer,Gerald J. Bayens,Cliff Roberson

Effective police organizations are run with sound leadership and management strategies that take into account the myriad of challenges that confront today‘s law enforcement professionals. Principles of Leadership and Management in Law Enforcement is a comprehensive and accessible textbook exploring critical issues of leadership within police agenci

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CRC Press

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1439880352

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9781439880357

Poliomyelitis

Emergence to Eradication

By: Matthew Smallman-Raynor,Andrew David Cliff

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Poliomyelitis

Emergence to Eradication

By: Matthew Smallman-Raynor,Andrew David Cliff

In the 20th century, poliomyelitis emerged to become a global crippler and killer. But, with the development of preventive vaccines in the 1950s, it looks set to be the first disease to be eliminated by direct human intervention. Divided into four parts, this book presents a world geography of poliomyelitis.

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Oxford Geographical and Enviro

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019924474X

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Racial Competition and Class Solidarity

By: Terry Boswell,Cliff Brown,John Brueggemann

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Racial Competition and Class Solidarity

By: Terry Boswell,Cliff Brown,John Brueggemann

It sometimes seems that racial conflict is an intractable impediment to class solidarity in the United States. Yet in a time of economic depression and overt racism, the unions of the CIO did, on a number of occasions, forge interracial solidarity among industrial workers of the 1930s and 1940s. This book explores the role of racism and racial solidarity in union organizing efforts or strikes during the period between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement, covering both those conditions and actions that enabled unions to realize interracial solidarity and those more common circumstances in which union organizing was defeated by racial competition. The authors combine theories of racial competition, specifically split labor market theory, with game theory models of collective action to compare the patterns of race relations that accompanied nine American labor organizing drives and strikes. They conclude that racial competition thwarted solidarity when minorities were recent immigrants or where employers used racist paternalism. Where conditions were more favorable, unions overcame racial divisions by institutionalizing their rhetoric about racial equality in the form of black organizers and black union officials, in what came to be known as the "miners' formula." This formula worked, and the CIO unions today remain among the country's most integrated institutions and most powerful advocates of working class interests.

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SUNY Press

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0791482081

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9780791482087

Deep Earthquakes

By: Cliff Frohlich

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Deep Earthquakes

By: Cliff Frohlich

A comprehensive, topical, historical, and geographical summary of deep earthquakes and related phenomena.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521828694

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9780521828697

Ten Lectures on Natural Semantic MetaLanguage

Exploring language, thought and culture using simple, translatable words

By: Cliff Goddard

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Ten Lectures on Natural Semantic MetaLanguage

Exploring language, thought and culture using simple, translatable words

By: Cliff Goddard

This lively lecture series by a leading expert introduces the theory, practice and application of a versatile, rigorous and well-developed approach to cross-linguistic semantics: the NSM approach originated by Anna Wierzbicka. Topics include: history and philosophy of the study of meaning, semantic primes and molecules, emotions, evaluation, verbs and event structure, cultural key words and scripts. Case studies come from English, Chinese, Danish, and other languages. Applications in language teaching and intercultural education are also covered, along with comparisons between NSM and other leading approaches to linguistic semantics. The book will appeal to students and scholars of linguistics at all levels, communication and translation scholars, and anyone interested in a systematic and non Anglocentric approach to meaning, culture and cognition.

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BRILL

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9004357726

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9789004357723

Texas Earthquakes

By: Cliff Frohlich,Scott D. Davis

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Texas Earthquakes

By: Cliff Frohlich,Scott D. Davis

When nature goes haywire in Texas, it isn't usually an earthshaking event. Though droughts, floods, tornadoes, and hail all keep Texans talking about the unpredictable weather, when it comes to earthquakes, most of us think we're on terra firma in this state. But we're wrong! Nearly every year, earthquakes large enough to be felt by the public occur somewhere in Texas. This entertaining, yet authoritative book covers "all you really need to know" about earthquakes in general and in Texas specifically. The authors explain how earthquakes are caused by natural forces or human activities, how they're measured, how they can be predicted, and how citizens and governments should prepare for them. They also thoroughly discuss earthquakes in Texas, looking at the occurrences and assessing the risks region by region and comparing the amount of seismic activity in Texas to other parts of the country and the world. The book concludes with a compendium of over one hundred recorded earthquakes in Texas from 1811 to 2000 that briefly describes the location, timing, and effects of each event.

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University of Texas Press

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0292781865

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9780292781863

Control Freak

My Epic Adventure Making Video Games

By: Cliff Bleszinski

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Control Freak

My Epic Adventure Making Video Games

By: Cliff Bleszinski

The designer of Unreal and Gears of War offers an eye-opening personal account of the video game industry as it grew from niche hobby to hundred-billion-dollar enterprise. Video games are dominating the planet. In 2020, they brought in $180 billion dollars globally—nearly $34 billion in the United States alone. So who are the brilliant designers who create these stunning virtual worlds? Cliff Bleszinski—or CliffyB as he is known to gamers—is one of the few who’ve reached mythical, rock star status. In Control Freak, he gives an unvarnished, all-access tour of the business. Toiling away in his bedroom, Bleszinski created and shipped his first game before graduating high school, and at just seventeen joined a fledgling company called Epic Games. He describes the grueling hours, obscene amounts of Mountain Dew and obsessive focus necessary to achieve his singular creative visions. He details Epic’s rise to industry leader, thanks largely to his work on bestselling franchises Unreal and Gears of War (and, later, his input on a little game called Fortnite), as well as his own awkward ascent from shy, acne-riddled introvert to sports car-driving celebrity rubbing shoulders with Bill Gates. As he writes, “No one is weirder than a nerd with money.” While the book is laced with such self-deprecating humor, Bleszinski also bluntly addresses the challenges that have long-faced the gaming community, including sexism and a lack of representation among both designers and the characters they create. Control Freak is a hilarious, thoughtful, and inspiring memoir. Even if you don’t play games, you’ll walk away from this book recognizing them as a true art form and appreciating the genius of their creators.

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Simon and Schuster

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1982149167

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9781982149161

Surgery of the Cerebellopontine Angle

By: Bernard L. Maria,Nicholas C. Bambakidis,Cliff A. Megerian,Robert Friedrich Spetzler

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Surgery of the Cerebellopontine Angle

By: Bernard L. Maria,Nicholas C. Bambakidis,Cliff A. Megerian,Robert Friedrich Spetzler

This is a single volume text which meshes the information available in surgical atlases with clinical disease entities.

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1607950014

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9781607950011

Mastering Digital Audio Production

The Professional Music Workflow with Mac OS X

By: Cliff Truesdell

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Mastering Digital Audio Production

The Professional Music Workflow with Mac OS X

By: Cliff Truesdell

This comprehensive guide shows you how to integrate a variety of production tools for the Mac OS X platform into all stages of audio production so that you can create and produce music. From single applications to complete suites, you’ll discover the software toolsets that are best for you and then discover how to incorporate them into a coherent workflow. Featuring best practices, real-world examples, and interviews with audio professionals, this book pulls together all the programs and tasks you need.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470165766

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9780470165768

Agile 2

The Next Iteration of Agile

By: Cliff Berg,Kurt Cagle,Lisa Cooney,Philippa Fewell,Adrian Lander,Raj Nagappan,Murray Robinson

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Agile 2

The Next Iteration of Agile

By: Cliff Berg,Kurt Cagle,Lisa Cooney,Philippa Fewell,Adrian Lander,Raj Nagappan,Murray Robinson

Agile is broken. Most Agile transformations struggle. According to an Allied Market Research study, "63% of respondents stated the failure of agile implementation in their organizations." The problems with Agile start at the top of most organizations with executive leadership not getting what agile is or even knowing the difference between success and failure in agile. Agile transformation is a journey, and most of that journey consists of people learning and trying new approaches in their own work. An agile organization can make use of coaches and training to improve their chances of success. But even then, failure remains because many Agile ideas are oversimplifications or interpreted in an extreme way, and many elements essential for success are missing. Coupled with other ideas that have been dogmatically forced on teams, such as "agile team rooms", and "an overall inertia and resistance to change in the Agile community," the Agile movement is ripe for change since its birth twenty years ago. "Agile 2" represents the work of fifteen experienced Agile experts, distilled into Agile 2: The Next Iteration of Agile by seven members of the team. Agile 2 values these pairs of attributes when properly balanced: thoughtfulness and prescription; outcomes and outputs, individuals and teams; business and technical understanding; individual empowerment and good leadership; adaptability and planning. With a new set of Agile principles to take Agile forward over the next 20 years, Agile 2 is applicable beyond software and hardware to all parts of an agile organization including "Agile HR", "Agile Finance", and so on. Like the original "Agile", "Agile 2", is just a set of ideas - powerful ideas. To undertake any endeavor, a single set of ideas is not enough. But a single set of ideas can be a powerful guide.

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1119799295

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World Atlas of Epidemic Diseases

By: Smallman-Raynor Matthew,Haggett Peter,Cliff Andrew

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World Atlas of Epidemic Diseases

By: Smallman-Raynor Matthew,Haggett Peter,Cliff Andrew

The euphoria about the defeat of epidemics which surrounded the global eradication of smallpox in the 1970s proved short-lived. The advent of AIDS in the following decade, the widening spectrum of other newly-emergent diseases (from Ebola to Hanta virus), and the resurgence of old diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria all suggest that the threa

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CRC Press

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1444114190

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