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Controlling In-Plant Airborne Contaminants

Systems Design and Calculations

By: John D. Constance

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Controlling In-Plant Airborne Contaminants

Systems Design and Calculations

By: John D. Constance

This book is a useful reference work for practicing engineers in their evaluation and design of systems for the control of the industrial in-plant environment. It provides design criteria, useful calculations and proven techniques to control the environment in oil refineries and chemical industries.

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CRC Press

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1000105490

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9781000105490

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Pacific Northwest

By: Anita Carmin,Constance Brissenden,Stephen Brewer

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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Pacific Northwest

By: Anita Carmin,Constance Brissenden,Stephen Brewer

Now available in PDF format. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Pacific Northwest will lead you straight to the best attractions the northwest coast of the USA has to offer. Fully illustrated, it covers all the major cities, from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington, and Vancouver, British Columbia, and provides all the insider tips you need, whether you're kayaking on Lake Ozette in Olympic National Park or hitting the shops in downtown Seattle's Columbia Centre. Plus, this guidebook is packed with comprehensive listings of the best hotels, restaurants, shops, and nightlife in each area for all budgets. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Pacific Northwest explores the region's culture, history, architecture, tours, beaches, and scenic walks. You'll find 3-D illustrated cutaways and floor plans of all the must-see sights, as well as street maps and reliable information for getting around. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that brighten every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Pacific Northwest truly shows you this region as no one else can.

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Penguin

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0756695570

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9780756695576

Making a Scene

By: Constance Wu

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Making a Scene

By: Constance Wu

Named a Most Anticipated Book by Time and Associated Press! A powerful and poignant new book by Crazy Rich Asians and Fresh Off the Boat star Constance Wu about family, romance, sex, shame, trauma, and how she found her voice on the stage. Growing up in the friendly suburbs of Richmond, Virginia, Constance Wu was often scolded for having big feelings or strong reactions. “Good girls don’t make scenes,” people warned her. And while she spent most of her childhood suppressing her bold, emotional nature, she found an early outlet in local community theater—it was the one place where big feelings were okay—were good, even. Acting became her refuge, her touchstone, and eventually her vocation. At eighteen she moved to New York, where she’d spend the next ten years of her life auditioning, waiting tables, and struggling to make rent before her two big breaks: the TV sitcom Fresh Off the Boat and the hit film Crazy Rich Asians. Through raw and relatable essays, Constance shares private memories of childhood, young love and heartbreak, sexual assault and harassment, and how she “made it” in Hollywood. Her stories offer a behind-the-scenes look at being Asian American in the entertainment industry and the continuing evolution of her identity and influence in the public eye. Making a Scene is an intimate portrait of pressures and pleasures of existing in today’s world.

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Simon and Schuster

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1982188561

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9781982188566

Strong of Body, Brave and Noble

Chivalry and Society in Medieval France

By: Constance Brittain Bouchard

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Strong of Body, Brave and Noble

Chivalry and Society in Medieval France

By: Constance Brittain Bouchard

Medieval society was dominated by its knights and nobles. The literature created in medieval Europe was primarily a literature of knightly deeds, and the modern imagination has also been captured by these leaders and warriors. This book explores the nature of the nobility, focusing on France in the High Middle Ages (11th-13th centuries). Constance Brittain Bouchard examines their families; their relationships with peasants, townspeople, and clerics; and the images of them fashioned in medieval literary texts. She incorporates throughout a consideration of noble women and the nobility's attitude toward women. Research in the last two generations has modified and expanded modern understanding of who knights and nobles were; how they used authority, war, and law; and what position they held within the broader society. Even the concepts of feudalism, courtly love, and chivalry, once thought to be self-evident aspects of medieval society, have been seriously questioned. Bouchard presents bold new interpretations of medieval literature as both reflecting and criticizing the role of the nobility and their behavior. She offers the first synthesis of this scholarship in accessible form, inviting general readers as well as students and professional scholars to a new understanding of aristocratic role and function.

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Cornell University Press

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0801485487

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9780801485480

Anna Karenina: Leo Tolstoy

By: Translated by: Constance Garnett

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Anna Karenina: Leo Tolstoy

By: Translated by: Constance Garnett

Thomas Mann says that ANNA KARENINA is the greatest novel of society in world literature. This intriguing and provoking story of broken marital relations also presents in great detail Russian manners and customs under the old regime. The story is as real as life itself. More then a century has passed since Tolstoy’s masterpiece appeared and shook Russian society by its unsparing attack of social hypocrisy. The every increasing popularity of ANNA KARENINA bears witness to the impact that this novel continues to make on us and the way we view the world. “Its theme – the simple one of the wife, the husband, and the lover – is treated with a marvelous perception.” —HELLEN REX KELLER

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Jaico Publishing House

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8184954719

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9788184954715

Choosing To Lead

Women and the Crisis of American Values

By: Constance H. Buchanan

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Choosing To Lead

Women and the Crisis of American Values

By: Constance H. Buchanan

In this challenging book, historian Constance H. Buchanan shows that while public debate often blames women for the nation's "crisis of values," women's leadership actually has the potential to solve this crisis by redefining the American pattern of adult life and work.

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Beacon Press

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0807020036

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9780807020036

Once and Forever

By: Constance O'Day-Flannery

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Once and Forever

By: Constance O'Day-Flannery

The New York Times–bestselling author once again “proves that love is timeless” with this tale of a modern woman who finds love in Elizabethan England (Nora Roberts). Maggie Whitaker looks out the small window on her red-eye flight to London, asking herself a simple question. What is she doing here? Running away is the answer. Running away from unemployment, a mortgage, an artist ex-husband demanding alimony. But, Maggie is also running towards something…A romance that lies hundreds of years in the past. Nicholas Layton is the third son of the Earl of Traherne, introduced at the court and summoned by the house of Amebury to Greville Manor. On his way there, Nicholas is thrown from his horse and meets this enchanting, perplexing Margaret who claims to come from the future. Surely she must be confused, especially considering how entangled she already is in the political machinations of Elizabeth’s royal court. But, the truth unfolds in a single, perfect kiss… In ONCE AND FOREVER, Constance O’Day-Flannery, the original “Queen of Time Travel Romance,” shows that nothing--not insidious plots, not royal decree, not even a distance of centuries--can get in the way of true love.

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Open Road Media

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1497631785

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9781497631786

Survey of Audiology

Fundamentals for Audiologists and Health Professionals, Third Edition

By: David DeBonis,Constance Donohue

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Survey of Audiology

Fundamentals for Audiologists and Health Professionals, Third Edition

By: David DeBonis,Constance Donohue

For nearly 20 years, Survey of Audiology: Fundamentals for Audiologists and Health Professionals has provided both the breadth of an introductory survey of audiology and the depth of a detailed textbook. Inside, Drs. David DeBonis and Constance Donohue have combined their years of work in clinical settings and their experience teaching audiology into a textbook intended to give students all the knowledge they’ll need in the most accessible and comprehensible format. In this Third Edition, updates have been made to include the latest information on the most current topics in audiology, including cognition and hearing loss, pharmacology, central auditory processing disorders, wireless technology, hearing aid accessibility, tinnitus, genetics and biotechnology, and noise exposure. New and updated inside the Third Edition: Ethical considerations for audiologists Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD) Auditory processing disorders Tinnitus Evidence-based genetic counseling The latest hearing aid technology How to critically review evidence in literature and studies Included with the text are online supplemental materials for faculty use in the classroom. With its extensive glossary, numerous case examples, chapter abstracts, learning objectives, and questions for discussion, Survey of Audiology is designed to support learning and reinforce key points in every way. The text also works to integrate the humanistic aspects of audiology with the scientific ones into holistic discussions of assessment and intervention. Through this approach, students will learn to always remember that there is a person behind each set of symptoms. While aspiring audiologists will appreciate the depth of Survey of Audiology: Fundamentals for Audiologists and Health Professionals, Third Edition, students of speech-language pathology and other health professions looking for a crash course in audiology will benefit from its readability and wide scope.

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CRC Press

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1040139833

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9781040139837

The Deepest Sense

A Cultural History of Touch

By: Constance Classen

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The Deepest Sense

A Cultural History of Touch

By: Constance Classen

From the softest caress to the harshest blow, touch lies at the heart of our experience of the world. Now, for the first time, this deepest of senses is the subject of an extensive historical exploration. The Deepest Sense: A Cultural History of Touch fleshes out our understanding of the past with explorations of lived experiences of embodiment from the middle ages to modernity. This intimate and sensuous approach to history makes it possible to foreground the tactile foundations of Western culture--the ways in which feelings shaped society. Constance Classen explores a variety of tactile realms including the feel of the medieval city; the tactile appeal of relics; the social histories of pain, pleasure, and affection; the bonds of touch between humans and animals; the strenuous excitement of sports such as wrestling and jousting; and the sensuous attractions of consumer culture. She delves into a range of vital issues, from the uses--and prohibitions--of touch in social interaction to the disciplining of the body by the modern state, from the changing feel of the urban landscape to the technologization of touch in modernity. Through poignant descriptions of the healing power of a medieval king's hand or the grueling conditions of a nineteenth-century prison, we find that history, far from being a dry and lifeless subject, touches us to the quick.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252094409

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9780252094408

Graceful Women

Gender and Identity in an American Sikh Community

By: Constance Waeber Elsberg

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Graceful Women

Gender and Identity in an American Sikh Community

By: Constance Waeber Elsberg

A number of religious movements were born in the United States in the 1970s as refugees from the counterculture sought new ways of living. In 1969 in Los Angeles, teacher Yogi Bhajan founded the Healthy Happy Holy Organization (3HO) and dedicated it to yoga and healthy living. Many members began to convert to Sikhism, Bhajan's faith, and soon the group numbered in the thousands. Graceful Women is the first look at the women who embraced this community as they sought meaning in their lives. Constance Waeber Elsberg follows members of an ashram over an extended period of time--from affiliation, through their first attempts to apply the teachings of 3HO to everyday life, through upheavals and doubts in the community, and finally, to mature formulations of their own purpose and identity. Both long-term and former members speak about the group and the process of adopting Sikhism and participating in such cultural practices as arranged marriages. In studying this group, Elsberg found women building individual and collective identities and using symbols, narratives, and metaphors to participate in a view of the world that stresses an essential unity beneath the conflicts of contemporary life. A regimen including yoga, meditation, and diet helped the women feel that they could control their responses to everyday stress and manage difficult decisions. A central focus of the book is the Sikh Dharma ideal of the "graceful woman" and the ways in which this concept both empowers and constrains women. Women are free to choose their degree of engagement in the public sphere: some build careers, some are active in the 3HO community, some dedicate their lives to their families. Work in community businesses allows many women to combine family and work lives. Curtailing this freedom of choice, however, is 3HO's teaching that women should also be gracious, undemanding, and willing to defer to those in authority. Elsberg places this movement in the context of other alternative religious organizations and provides a brief history of Sikhism, as well as reviewing events concerning Sikhs today. She explores the range of ways in which gender identities are created, transformed, and contested, particularly as a religion from one part of the world is adopted in a completely different country and culture. The Author: Constance Waeber Elsberg is professor of sociology and anthropology at Northern Virginia Community College.

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Univ. of Tennessee Press

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157233214X

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9781572332140

Poetic Relations

Intimacy and Faith in the English Reformation

By: Constance M. Furey

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Poetic Relations

Intimacy and Faith in the English Reformation

By: Constance M. Furey

Introduction -- Authorship -- Friendship -- Love -- Marriage -- Coda

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University of Chicago Press

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022643415X

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9780226434155

On the Way to Collaborative Psychological Assessment

The Selected Works of Constance T. Fischer

By: Constance T Fischer

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On the Way to Collaborative Psychological Assessment

The Selected Works of Constance T. Fischer

By: Constance T Fischer

This collection of articles by Constance T. Fischer represents many of her major contributions to Collaborative Therapeutic Assessment. Fischer’s work on the conceptual foundations and practices for individualized/ collaborative psychological assessment are assembled in this volume. Also included are her thoughts about how to teach individualized assessment to students. This monograph will serve mental health professionals interested in Collaborative Therapeutic Assessment and instructors and students in graduate courses on psychological assessment.

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Taylor & Francis

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1317485637

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9781317485636

The Hookup Dilemma

By: Constance Gillam

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The Hookup Dilemma

By: Constance Gillam

What happens when a random hookup turns into the ultimate dilemma? Rashida Howard has never been a one-night-stand kind of woman, but she has good reason for making an exception with Elliott after meeting him in a bar. Cliché? Yes. Utterly amazing? Absolutely. Regrets? None. Elliott Quinn is a workaholic. The one night he decides to break his routine, he has an encounter with the woman of his dreams. But no matter how amazing they are together, work will always come first. Now they’re fighting on opposite sides of an ongoing battle between Elliott’s company and Rashida’s community. It’s turning their lives upside down and seriously complicating the chemistry between them. Neither will risk their integrity or their heart...until they uncover the one secret that will change the game entirely.

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Entangled: Amara

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1682815943

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9781682815946

Slacks and Calluses

Our Summer in a Bomber Factory

By: Constance Bowman

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Slacks and Calluses

Our Summer in a Bomber Factory

By: Constance Bowman

In 1943 two spirited young teachers decided to do their part for the war effort by spending their summer vacation working the swing shift on a B-24 production line at a San Diego bomber plant. Entering a male-dominated realm of welding torches and bomb bays, they learned to use tools that they had never seen before, live with aluminum shavings in their hair, and get along with supervisors and coworkers from all walks of life. They also learned that wearing their factory slacks on the street caused men to treat them in a way for which their "dignified schoolteacher-hood" hadn't prepared them. At times charming, hilarious, and incredibly perceptive, Slacks and Calluses brings into focus an overlooked part of the war effort, one that forever changed the way the women were viewed in America.

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Smithsonian Institution

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156098368X

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9781560983682

CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK SUMMER

By: Constance Danielle Ringgold

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CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK SUMMER

By: Constance Danielle Ringgold

Mia Latham never imagined that betrayal would be so bitter when she chose prominent Baptist Minister, Brian Abrams over loyalty. After five years in this loveless but convenient relationship, the accommodating beauty questions whether there is more to life than being a mother of three at the age of twenty-six, and the known mistress of this backsliding minister. Depleted by her situation, Mia realizes that submissiveness will never get her the possessions to which she feels entitled. Battling for a man’s love and attention would turn even the sweetest person into a cold-hearted bitch and that is proven when Mia tries to eliminate Brian’s wife and girlfriend. Fed up with sitting quietly by, as her life rapidly changes due to the countless exploits of Brian, Mia plots to regain control of what was taken from her. As secrets are buried and lies take on lives of their own, Mia will stop at nothing to keep her past from ruining her future.

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Xlibris Corporation

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149901337X

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9781499013375

General Sketch of the History of Pantheism

Vol. I

By: Constance E. Plumptre

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General Sketch of the History of Pantheism

Vol. I

By: Constance E. Plumptre

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385106974

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9783385106970

The Pirate Lord

High Seas Romance

By: Constance Kent

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The Pirate Lord

High Seas Romance

By: Constance Kent

A curate's daughter with an iron will to survive. A ruthless pirate with a secret identity. Bronwyn Barlow and Captain Jon Stag clash wills aboard the Black Adder. With the life of Bronwyn's little brother at stake, a deal is struck--join the pirate captain in his bed at six bells each night that the Black is at sea. Bronwyn and Jon enter into a passionate world of discovery that ripens into love.

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Writewood Creations Publishing

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198800344X

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9781988003443

The Complete Book of Sewing - Dressmaking and Sewing for the Home Made Easy

By: Constance Talbot

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The Complete Book of Sewing - Dressmaking and Sewing for the Home Made Easy

By: Constance Talbot

This vintage book contains a complete handbook of sewing, with information on all aspects ranging from altering patterns to fastening buttons. Written in plain language and full of helpful tips, “The Complete Book of Sewing” constitutes a must-have for anyone with an interest in sewing, and would make for a worthy addition to the family collection. Contents include: “Choosing the right Clothes”, “How to Choose the Right Fabrics”, “Sewing Tools and How to Make them Work For You”, “Seams”, “Darts, Tucks and Pleats”, “Gathers, Ruffles, and Headings”, “Hems, Facing, Bindings”, “Embroidery Anu Appliqué”, “Time-Saving Measurement Routines”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on sewing and needlework.

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Read Books Ltd

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1447482360

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9781447482369

The Still Small Voice of God

By: Constance S. Johnson

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The Still Small Voice of God

By: Constance S. Johnson

That day changed everything. That day began a purposeful life filled with abundant blessings. That day was the day that changed her life. Through her brokenness, Constance Johnson accepted the Holy Spirit into her life. It was a long time coming, but she finally realized the call on her life from the Holy Spirit. From that day on, even though life still wasn't easy, she had a friend, confidant, and protector. She was faced with many trials and tribulations because of the devil and his aim to discourage her believing soul. However, the devil is no match for the Lord. With his gentle guidance, she began to trust more readily, and the gifts that opened up to her were bountiful. She began to directly hear from God, and she shared her gift with those that would accept it. You too can lead a blessed and encouraged life. With meaningful life applications and helpful Scripture, this book will encourage the youngest believer to the seasoned Christians. Find out what life looks like with the guidance of A Still, Small Voice.

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Tate Publishing

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1615667741

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9781615667741

Elusion

By: Constance McCutcheon

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Elusion

By: Constance McCutcheon

After a long series of professional failures, the last one costly, Louise Christys life is finally on track with the sudden success of her newly established business, a very special perfume shop. But within weeks, her triumph is stubbed out by her brother, who informs her that her spectacular turnover is due to something else: Her favorite shop clerk, the extraordinary Toko, is exhibiting herself in the shop windows mornings when she has the shop to herself. Unable to believe the outrageous news and incapable of spying on her favorite girl to verify it, Louise hires homely, slow-moving Jane, not to be shop manager as her ad indicates, but scarecrow: Posted in the shop mornings, Jane is to ward off illicit conduct that could be damaging to Ms Christys yields. For her part, Jane is determined to do everything she can to establish credibility with her new employer and secure her cushy, do-nothing job in the glamorous business world. The circumstances spell near disaster for the well-meaning proprietress.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1469102471

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9781469102474

The Prince

By: Constance McCutcheon

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The Prince

By: Constance McCutcheon

Rodge McCullough returns home to finish his Ph.D., gets his degree three years later, and settles in to take a well-earned breather. Reed and Gertrude don't dare interfere as their son pursues his lofty scholar-athlete life at their expense; he is, after all, only engaging in activities they've always encouraged. But after eight years, the activities don't seem so lofty. In fact, they suspect Rodge has become a slouch and a slob. When they discover he is also a thief, they coordinate strategies to dislodge him. But Rodge is resolute: He won't listen, he won't change, and he won't go. Cover art by Karin van de Walle, with her kind permission.

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145684282X

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9781456842826

A New Beginning

A Romance

By: Constance Russello

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A New Beginning

A Romance

By: Constance Russello

Sara Kyle is thrown into the world of single parenting when her husband dies suddenly, leaving her to raise their two children. After a period of mourning, Sara knows she must care for her children, and she starts a successful business fixing up and renting run-down houses. For a time, she feels that her life is complete-until she meets the man of her dreams, Dr. Mark Raybourne. Mark is a handsome and well-liked pediatric surgeon. More than anything, he wants to settle down and raise a family, but he hasn't been successful in finding the right woman. When he meets Sara, though, he is instantly taken with her. As their romance blossoms, Mark and Sara discover a love for each other that is stronger than anything either of them has felt before. But when a woman from Mark's past comes to him with shocking news, he finds himself torn between following his heart and doing what he feels is right. Sara struggles to understand Mark's situation, but she soon has her own startling news to deal with. Both Mark and Sara have to decide what is most important to them and redefine their relationship if they hope to find their way back to each other again-or risk losing what they have forever.

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iUniverse

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0595422608

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9780595422609

Maryland

A History

By: Suzanne Ellery Chapelle,Jean B. Russo,Jean H. Baker,Dean R. Esslinger,Edward C. Papenfuse,Constance B. Schulz,Gregory A. Stiverson

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Maryland

A History

By: Suzanne Ellery Chapelle,Jean B. Russo,Jean H. Baker,Dean R. Esslinger,Edward C. Papenfuse,Constance B. Schulz,Gregory A. Stiverson

An engaging and accessible introductory history of the people, places, culture, and politics that shaped Maryland. In 1634, two ships carrying a small group of settlers sailed into the Chesapeake Bay looking for a suitable place to dwell in the new colony of Maryland. The landscape confronting the pioneers bore no resemblance to their native country. They found no houses, no stores or markets, churches, schools, or courts, only the challenge of providing food and shelter. As the population increased, colonists in search of greater opportunity moved on, slowly spreading and expanding the settlement across what is now the great state of Maryland. In Maryland, historians recount the stories of struggle and success of these early Marylanders and those who followed to reveal how people built modern Maryland. Originally published in 1986, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated. Spanning the years from the 1600s to the beginning of Governor Larry Hogan’s term of office in January 2015, the book more fully fleshes out Native American, African American, and immigrant history. It also includes completely new content on politics, arts and culture, business and industry, education, the natural environment, and the role of women as well as notable leaders in all these fields. Maryland is heavily illustrated, with nearly two hundred photographs and illustrations (more than half of them in full color), as well as related maps, charts, and graphs, many of which are new to this book. An extensive index and a comprehensive Further Reading section provide extremely useful tools for readers looking to engage more deeply with Maryland history. Touching on major figures from George Calvert to Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman to William Donald Schaefer, this book takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the history of the Free State. It should be in every library and classroom in Maryland.

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JHU Press

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1421426234

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9781421426235

The Merger Mindset

How to Get It Right in the High-Stakes World of Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures

By: Constance Dierickx,Linda Henman

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The Merger Mindset

How to Get It Right in the High-Stakes World of Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures

By: Constance Dierickx,Linda Henman

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do offers a unique perspective for leaders—those executives whose companies, reputations, and futures will thrive or fail because of a deal or a series of deals. This book for leaders helps decision-makers deal with the powerful undercurrents and interpersonal dynamics at play in every deal, and no one is more qualified to write it than Constance Dierickx and Linda Henman. Other books on mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures overwhelmingly have one characteristic in common: they’re technical. Attorneys write books about the legal and contractual aspects of deals; project management experts write from the point of view of managing tasks and schedules; and investment bankers write about valuation and negotiation. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do presents an amalgamation of what Drs. Dierickx and Henman have observed—and in many cases, helped to create—in more than 65 cumulative years of consulting with Fortune 500 companies, privately-held firms, family-owned businesses, and military organizations. Their in-the-trenches experiences spurred them to arrive at this premise: To position their organizations for more success, leaders can’t shy away from the high stakes, tough decisions about their futures. This book maps the key steps in the M & A journey. It takes the reader through how to make the decision to grow acquisitively, identify roadblocks and typical wrong turns, and ultimately shows how to unlock their decision-making potential while navigating an increasingly uncertain world. Through compelling stories and surprising research findings, readers will discover that there’s much more to the decision-making that drives M & A deals than they ever imagined, and they will come away with tools to help them deepen their understanding of what it takes to succeed. A fascinating read, the text weaves lessons that surface from the stories with highly pragmatic advice about suggested mindset, checklists, processes, and diagnostic tools. Readers will understand that while M & A deals aren’t simple, leaders don’t have to overly complicate them either. Instead, they can simplify the process if they remember hope shouldn’t serve as a strategy, and they can’t abdicate or delegate their leadership responsibilities. The lessons from mergers and acquisitions are critical to those considering a deal, but applied elsewhere, they have equal value, even though noticing them takes more effort. This is the essence of leadership: doing the hard work of ensuring that the gulf between strategy and tactics does not lead to either over simplification or needless complexity.

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The Flight of the Arctic Tern

By: Helmericks, Constance

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By: Helmericks, Constance

The Flight of the Arctic Tern, first published in 1952, chronicles the travels and adventures of husband and wife Constance and Harmon Helmericks. Beginning in Connecticut, then flying across Canada to the north of Alaska in a Cessna 140, the couple begin a lifelong pioneering adventure of living simply in the wilds of Alaska.

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