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Canadian Gothic

Literature, History, and the Spectre of Self-Invention

By: Cynthia Sugars

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Canadian Gothic

Literature, History, and the Spectre of Self-Invention

By: Cynthia Sugars

This book explores the Gothic tradition in Canadian literature by tracing a distinctive reworking of the British Gothic in Canada. It traces the ways the Gothic genre was reinvented for a specifically Canadian context. On the one hand, Canadian writers expressed anxiety about the applicability of the British Gothic tradition to the colonies; on the other, they turned to the Gothic for its vitalising rather than unsettling potential. After charting this history of Gothic infusion, Canadian Gothic turns its attention to the body of Aboriginal and diasporic writings that respond to this discourse of national self-invention from a post-colonial perspective. These counter-narratives unsettle the naturalising force of this invented history, rendering the sense of Gothic comfort newly strange. The Canadian Gothic tradition has thus been a conflicted one, which reimagines the Gothic as a form of cultural sustenance. This volume offers an important reconsideration of the Gothic legacy in Canada.

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University of Wales Press

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1783160772

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9781783160778

The Cannibals

By: Cynthia D. Grant

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The Cannibals

By: Cynthia D. Grant

“Unlike me, life isn’t always pretty,” says Tiffany Spratt—a cheerleader destined for fame who will do anything to get there Tiffany is definitely glad that the best-looking boy in the universe just transferred to her high school. Her boyfriend, Wally, got caught hacking into the Pentagon’s computer system and was sent to boarding school, so she almost didn’t have a date for the Homecoming dance! But Tiffany knows that she’ll look fabulous next to her new boyfriend, Cannibal MacLaine—at least she thinks he said his name was Cannibal. Sure, it’s an incredibly unusual name, but then, he is from Los Angeles. Then something even more exciting happens: A major Hollywood director wants to film a horror movie right in their school! Not everyone is as pleased as Tiffany though—in fact, her own mother is leading protests against the plan—but Tiffany is Head Yell Leader at Hi High, so she gets the chamber of commerce on her side. The movie studio signs the contract, and everything is going to be perfect . . . if it doesn’t turn into a perfect nightmare first.

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Open Road Media

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1504013557

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9781504013550

Firefly Nights

A Clean Romance

By: Cynthia Thomason

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Firefly Nights

A Clean Romance

By: Cynthia Thomason

The road she's meant to be on Hoping for a fresh start, Kitty Galloway packs up her son and a few bare necessities and hits the road. Only now they're stranded in the Blue Ridge Mountains and at the mercy of small-town justice. But it's the temporary gig she gets caring for an injured pilot that makes her start believing in second chances. After completing his tour of duty, Campbell Oakes came home a hero to his North Carolina town. Until a freak accident forces the decorated soldier to accept the help of the down-on-her-luck single mother. Quirky and far too appealing, Kitty—along with her sassy kid—is making Campbell trust in the future again. Except it turns out that Kitty isn't the woman he thought she was…

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Harlequin

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146038167X

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9781460381670

History along the Way

Stories beyond the Texas Roadside Markers

By: Dan K. Utley,Cynthia J. Beeman

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History along the Way

Stories beyond the Texas Roadside Markers

By: Dan K. Utley,Cynthia J. Beeman

Texans love stories, and the 15,000 roadside markers along the state’s highways and byways testify to the abundance of tales to tell. History along the Way recounts the narratives behind and beyond more than one hundred Texas roadside markers. Peopled with colorful characters—a national leader of Camp Fire Girls, an army engineer who mapped the Republic of Texas frontier, a hunter of mammoth bones, a ragtime composer, civil rights leaders, and an iconic rock star, among others—the book gives readers an intriguing and expanded look at the details, challenges, and lives commemorated by the words cast in metal on these wayside markers scattered across the Lone Star landscape. Also recounted in History along the Way are the stories of historic structures (from roadside architecture and elaborate West Texas hotels to university Old Mains and country schoolhouses of Gillespie County), engineering features (the Hidalgo Pumphouse in South Texas and the Rainbow Bridge in East Texas), and even town mascots (a jackrabbit, a mule, and a prairie dog). Accompanied by helpful maps, colorful photographs, and informative sidebars, History along the Way is guaranteed to inform, amuse, and intrigue. Every part of Texas gets a visit in this anthology of select sites, making it easy for travelers—both the armchair and touring varieties—to enjoy and learn about the fascinating nooks and crannies of history captured in all their variety by the roadside markers of Texas.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1603448187

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9781603448185

Business and Corporation Engagement with Higher Education

Models, Theories and Best Practices

By: Morgan R. Clevenger,Cynthia J. MacGregor

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Business and Corporation Engagement with Higher Education

Models, Theories and Best Practices

By: Morgan R. Clevenger,Cynthia J. MacGregor

Multiple scholars and practitioners provide models and theories to understand the inter-organizational relationships between businesses and higher education. This work illuminates the complexities, expectations and long-term impact of such relationships.

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Emerald Group Publishing

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1787546551

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The Oxford Handbook of Canadian Literature

By: Cynthia Sugars

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The Oxford Handbook of Canadian Literature

By: Cynthia Sugars

The Oxford Handbook of Canadian Literature provides a broad-ranging introduction to some of the key critical fields, genres, and periods in Canadian literary studies. The essays in this volume, written by prominent theorists in the field, reflect the plurality of critical perspectives, regional and historical specializations, and theoretical positions that constitute the field of Canadian literary criticism across a range of genres and historical periods. The volume provides a dynamic introduction to current areas of critical interest, including (1) attention to the links between the literary and the public sphere, encompassing such topics as neoliberalism, trauma and memory, citizenship, material culture, literary prizes, disability studies, literature and history, digital cultures, globalization studies, and environmentalism or ecocriticism; (2) interest in Indigenous literatures and settler-Indigenous relations; (3) attention to multiple diasporic and postcolonial contexts within Canada; (4) interest in the institutionalization of Canadian literature as a discipline; (5) a turn towards book history and literary history, with a renewed interest in early Canadian literature; (6) a growing interest in articulating the affective character of the "literary" - including an interest in affect theory, mourning, melancholy, haunting, memory, and autobiography. The book represents a diverse array of interests -- from the revival of early Canadian writing, to the continued interest in Indigenous, regional, and diasporic traditions, to more recent discussions of globalization, market forces, and neoliberalism. It includes a distinct section dedicated to Indigenous literatures and traditions, as well as a section that reflects on the discipline of Canadian literature as a whole.

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Oxford University Press

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019049400X

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Secession on Trial

The Treason Prosecution of Jefferson Davis

By: Cynthia Nicoletti

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Secession on Trial

The Treason Prosecution of Jefferson Davis

By: Cynthia Nicoletti

This book focuses on the post-Civil War treason prosecution of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, which was seen as a test case on the major question that animated the Civil War: the constitutionality of secession. The case never went to trial because it threatened to undercut the meaning and significance of Union victory. Cynthia Nicoletti describes the interactions of the lawyers who worked on both sides of the Davis case - who saw its potential to disrupt the verdict of the battlefield against secession. In the aftermath of the Civil War, Americans engaged in a wide-ranging debate over the legitimacy and effectiveness of war as a method of legal adjudication. Instead of risking the 'wrong' outcome in the highly volatile Davis case, the Supreme Court took the opportunity to pronounce secession unconstitutional in Texas v. White (1869).

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Cambridge University Press

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110824761X

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Millennials and Conflict in the Workplace

Understand the Unique Traits of the Now Generation

By: Cynthia Pearce LeMay

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Millennials and Conflict in the Workplace

Understand the Unique Traits of the Now Generation

By: Cynthia Pearce LeMay

This book unravels the mysteries and confusion surrounding Millennials. They are now the largest group in the labor force and their presence redefines the workplace for many organizations. Many older workers, who struggle to understand Millennials, often define them by stereotypes rather than their actual attributes. The historical and social events that occurred when Millennials were growing up are reviewed, which can result in traits and values specific to this cohort. The research behind this book explores the conflict styles of Millennials compared to Generation Xers and Baby Boomers – the unique strategies they are likely to use to address conflict in the workplace. This book shares the results of interviews and focus groups providing first-hand accounts from Millennials and non-Millennials about their work interactions. And the results from approximately 11,000 test-takers of the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument provide fascinating findings about generational differences in conflict styles. Millennials grew up with technology at their fingertips and tend to avoid conflict and seek advice from their online support groups. The book will also dig into Millennials’ powerful use of social media and how they use it to further their causes. They have a strong desire to know what’s happening now and find it difficult to “turn off.” This book explores generational differences and finds an increase in unassertive styles in Millennial males. This work shares what Millennials want and value in a workplace and what employers can do to recruit and retain this valuable cohort. Millennials’ diversity, political and social engagement, and the implications for the broader society are explored. This research fills an important gap in the research on generational cohorts and conflict management and provides valuable information to scholars and practitioners alike.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000799522

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Alvin Karpis and the Barker Gang in Minnesota

By: Deborah Frethem,Cynthia Schreiner Smith

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Alvin Karpis and the Barker Gang in Minnesota

By: Deborah Frethem,Cynthia Schreiner Smith

“The St. Paul of the gangster era springs vividly to life again . . . A captivating glimpse into a shadowy era in the city’s history.” —Community Reporter From their home base in Minnesota, the Karpis-Barker Gang cut a swath of crime and terror across the Midwest in the early 1930s. They kidnapped two important businessmen and held them for exorbitant ransoms. They stole payrolls and robbed banks as the bullets flew. Corrupt police and wily crime bosses helped Alvin Karpis and the Barker brothers Freddie and Doc every step of the way. Who were these men and women? What made them into killers and kidnappers? How did their reckless lifestyles lead to their downfall? From Ma Barker to Volney Davis to Edna Murray the Kissing Bandit, authors Deborah Frethem and Cynthia Schreiner Smith delve into the crimes, personalities and motivations of one of the most successful and infamous gangs in American history.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439671303

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9781439671306

Mad Men Unzipped

Fans on Sex, Love, and the Sixties on TV

By: Karen E. Dill-Shackleford,Cynthia Vinney,Jerri Lynn Hogg,Kristin Hopper-Losenicky

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Mad Men Unzipped

Fans on Sex, Love, and the Sixties on TV

By: Karen E. Dill-Shackleford,Cynthia Vinney,Jerri Lynn Hogg,Kristin Hopper-Losenicky

This is the story of the Mad Men fan phenomenon: how the show and its fans distinguished themselves in a market where it’s hard to make an impression, not unlike the driven ad execs at the center of the show. In this book, four media psychologists who also just happen to be dedicated Mad Men fans explore how the show’s viewers make meaning from fictional drama. The authors also interviewed several contemporary advertising industry professionals, getting their inside view of the business in its modern guise and what they make of the show’s vision of their past. The result is cutting-edge psychological research that crunches and codes online fan commentary to understand the ways that people use the show to debate complex social issues, from sex and alcohol to gender roles, parenting, and advertising itself. What do the 1960s mean to us today, and how well does the twenty-first century measure up against that famously turbulent decade? Which characters do fans identify with—and which ones do they love to hate? How would fans unfurl the Mad Men storylines if they were in charge? What makes a good man, and has it changed over time? How should husbands and wives treat each other, and how should parents treat their children? In answering these questions, the authors explore not just the online commentary but also Mad Men fans’ fan fiction, cosplay, cocktail making, and vintage furniture collecting. Whether tweeting as one of the main characters (or just a lowly mail clerk), setting Peggy up with the man who’ll treat her right, or figuring out just which “Mad Man” they are at heart, fans integrate the show into their lives and use it to make sense of their own choices in work, leisure, and love.

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University of Iowa Press

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1609383788

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9781609383787

Christmas Dreams

By: Cynthia Breeding

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Christmas Dreams

By: Cynthia Breeding

Three friends, each of whom has been emotionally hurt, have dreams on Christmas Eve that bring healing. Maggie Maguire, who’s been betrayed by an ex, finds herself in Ireland where Finn O’Byrne, Prince of the Fae, gives her hope. Elizabeth Shelton, who has little sympathy for women who don’t break glass ceilings, finds herself in Victorian England...as a maid. Broc Haden, the warlock duke of the castle, helps her see the light. Caroline Campbell, whose husband was killed in war, is transported to Scotland just before the fatal battle of Culloden where Gavin McLean, a shapeshifting warrior, helps her overcome her loss. It is only when the three women meet for lunch after Christmas that they realize the three men sitting at the bar are the heroes from their dreams.

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The Wild Rose Press Inc

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1509256105

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9781509256105

Romanticism

By: Cynthia Chase

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Romanticism

By: Cynthia Chase

The essays in this volume have all been carefully chosen by Cynthia Chase to exemplify the most important strands in contemporary critical thought on Romantic literature, in particular the best of recent feminist, deconstructive, and new historicist writing. They include contributions from critics such as Paul de Man, Mary Jacobus, Marjorie Levinson and Jerome Christensen. The collection, with its substantial introduction and judicious selection of key work, explains the significance of recent critical debate by relating it to fundamental critical questions that define Romanticism. Through the course of their analyses the essays offer answers to perhaps the most essential question posed by the Romantic period: what is the role of language in history?

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Routledge

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1317900081

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9781317900085

Murder Had a Little Lamb

A Reigning Cats & Dogs Mystery

By: Cynthia Baxter

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Murder Had a Little Lamb

A Reigning Cats & Dogs Mystery

By: Cynthia Baxter

WHO BETTER THAN A PET DETECTIVE TO EXPOSE A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING? Things get wild and woolly when Jessica Popper's wedding to longtime fiancé Nick Burby is interrupted by the sound of bloody murder. The sacrificial lamb is the black sheep of the Burby flock, a long-lost relative Nick has never even met. In fact, no one thought Cousin Nathaniel would return to the fold for the event—except his killer. Now, instead of enjoying her honeymoon, Jessie finds herself playing Bo Peep to a growing list of suspects, none with a past as white as snow. All the clues lead to an exclusive private school in Long Island's high-toned Bromptons, where snobby socialites and a smattering of locals on scholarship take classes in African drumming and field trips to Europe. But shearing away the thick fleece of politics, tension, and rivalries reveals a very different animal under the school's progressive appearance. And just when Jess thinks she's about to herd in the killer, she realizes she's being led like a lamb to slaughter….

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Bantam

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0553592378

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9780553592375

Places of the Underground Railroad

A Geographical Guide

By: Tom Calarco,Cynthia Vogel,Kathryn Grover,Rae Hallstrom,Sharron L. Pope,Melissa Waddy- Thibodeaux

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Places of the Underground Railroad

A Geographical Guide

By: Tom Calarco,Cynthia Vogel,Kathryn Grover,Rae Hallstrom,Sharron L. Pope,Melissa Waddy- Thibodeaux

This up-to-date compilation details the most significant stops along the Underground Railroad. Places of the Underground Railroad: A Geographical Guide presents an overview of the various sites that comprised this unique road to freedom, with entries chosen to represent all regions of the United States and Canada. Where most works on the Underground Railroad focus on the people involved, this unique guide explores the intricacies of travel that allowed the "conductors" to carry out the tasks entrusted to them. It presents an accurate picture of just where the Underground Railroad was and how it operated, including routes and itineraries and connections between the various Railroad locations. Through information about these locations, the book takes readers from the beginnings of organized aid to fugitive slaves during the period following the American Revolution up to the Civil War. It delineates the possible routes fugitive slaves may have taken by identifying the rivers, canals, and railroads that were sometimes used. And it shows that a network, though decentralized and variable over time and place, truly was established among Underground Railroad participants.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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ISBN 13

9798216128601

Mushroom

A Global History

By: Cynthia D. Bertelsen

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Mushroom

A Global History

By: Cynthia D. Bertelsen

Known as the meat of the vegetable world, mushrooms have their ardent supporters as well as their fierce detractors. Hobbits go crazy over them, while Diderot thought they should be “sent back to the dung heap where they are born.” In Mushroom, Cynthia D. Bertelsen examines the colorful history of these divisive edible fungi. As she reveals, their story is fraught with murder and accidental death, hunger and gluttony, sickness and health, religion and war. Some cultures equate them with the rottenness of life while others delight in cooking and eating them. And then there are those “magic” mushrooms, which some people link to ancient religious beliefs. To tell this story, Bertelsen travels to the nineteenth century, when mushrooms entered the realm of haute cuisine after millennia of being picked from the wild for use in everyday cooking and medicine. She describes how this new demand drove entrepreneurs and farmers to seek methods for cultivating mushrooms, including experiments in domesticating the highly sought after but elusive truffles, and she explores the popular pastime of mushroom hunting and includes numerous historic and contemporary recipes. Packed with images of mushrooms from around the globe, this savory book will be essential reading for fans of this surprising, earthy fungus.

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Reaktion Books

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1780232195

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9781780232195

Wake County North Carolina Burials - Swift Creek Township

By: Cynthia Selensky Foster

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Wake County North Carolina Burials - Swift Creek Township

By: Cynthia Selensky Foster

This book is a compilation of all known burials in 44 cemeteries in Swift Creek Township, Wake County, North Carolina. Each entry includes tombstone information from surveys conducted 2005-06, including name, birth and death dates. Additional research has been done including spouse(s), parents, marriage dates and data gleaned from census. The book includes comprehensive surname index...--Summary from publisher website: LuLu.com.

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Lulu.com

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1411670744

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Scandal at Bizarre

Rumor and Reputation in Jefferson's America

By: Cynthia A. Kierner

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Scandal at Bizarre

Rumor and Reputation in Jefferson's America

By: Cynthia A. Kierner

In the early 1790s Richard Randolph was accused of fathering a child by his sister-in-law, Nancy, and murdering the baby shortly after its birth. Rumors about the incident, which occurred during a visit to the plantation of close family friends, spread like wildfire. Randolph found himself on trial for the crime largely because of the public outrage fueled by these rumors. The rest of the household suffered too, and only Nancy, who later married the esteemed New York statesman Gouverneur Morris, would find any degree of happiness. A tale of family passion, betrayal, and deception, Scandal at Bizarre is a fascinating historical portrait of the social and political realities of a world long vanished.

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University of Virginia Press

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0813926165

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9780813926162

Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior

Evidence-based Lessons for Creating Sustainable Organizations

By: Steve M. Jex,Thomas W. Britt,Cynthia A Thompson

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Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior

Evidence-based Lessons for Creating Sustainable Organizations

By: Steve M. Jex,Thomas W. Britt,Cynthia A Thompson

An integrated perspective on organizational psychology and organizational behavior Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior is a major revision of the well-regarded textbook, whose previous title was Organizational Psychology: A Scientist-Practitioner Approach. This new edition offers a comprehensive overview organizational science, drawing insights from the closely aligned fields of organizational psychology and organizational behavior. Appropriate as a textbook for introductory courses in either field, this engaging and readable book encourages students to think actively about the material, providing numerous features to connect concepts to real-world people, situations, and challenges. In this Fourth Edition, the authors introduce coverage of diversity and inclusion, as well as climate change and environmental sustainability. They have also streamlined the text, moving detail into appendices where appropriate, to further promote student engagement. Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior also covers: Data collection and analysis methods, along with a discussion of research ethics Strategies for managing the work-life interface and promoting employee wellbeing Methods for promoting productive workplace behavior and addressing counterproductive behavior Leadership, organizational culture, and other precursors to job satisfaction and employee motivation By identifying how behaviors and attitudes can be influenced by hiring practices, leadership strategies, and beyond, Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior offers a comprehensive guide to the theory and application of behavioral science in the workplace.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119888808

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9781119888802

A Bride for Clay

By: Cynthia Woolf

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A Bride for Clay

By: Cynthia Woolf

The Prescott Brides. A thrilling new series by USA Today Bestselling Author Cynthia Woolf! Five outlaw brides. Five brothers. They take a chance and each find love. She might be forging a new life as a bride for Clay, but Gwen has a past. A lawless past she escapes by becoming a mail order bride where she hopes to find a love she could only dream about. Her new groom is all she imagined. Bold, kind and fiercely protective. But he's been hurt too and fiercely guards his heart. Little by little, their marriage grows into one neither imagined. When the worst happens and they're ripped apart, both will have to do the unthinkable to prove their love is the strongest bond of all.

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Firehouse Publishing

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1957834110

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Hospitality and the Transatlantic Imagination, 1815–1835

By: Cynthia Schoolar Williams

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Hospitality and the Transatlantic Imagination, 1815–1835

By: Cynthia Schoolar Williams

Hospitality and the Transatlantic Imagination, 1815-1835 argues that a select group of late-Romantic English and American writers disrupted national tropes by reclaiming their countries' shared historical identification with hospitality. In doing so, they reimagined the spaces of encounter: the city, the coast of England, and the Atlantic itself.

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Springer

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1137340053

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Finding Truth in Fiction

What Fan Culture Gets Right--and Why it's Good to Get Lost in a Story

By: Karen E. Dill-Shackleford,Cynthia Vinney

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Finding Truth in Fiction

What Fan Culture Gets Right--and Why it's Good to Get Lost in a Story

By: Karen E. Dill-Shackleford,Cynthia Vinney

In Finding Truth in Fiction, two media psychologists reveal that there's much more to our desire to seek out stories in film, TV, and books than simple diversion - fiction can help us find truth in our real lives. Whether you consider yourself a fan of popular media or whether you find yourself thinking of a particular fictional scene for inspiration, you are not alone. Though some assume that interest in a fictional world is a sign of psychological trouble, the authors enthusiastically disagree. Because story worlds are simulations of our social world, we use them to make sense of our experiences and even decide what kind of people we want to be. This makes fiction far from trivial. By exploring our relationship with fictional stories and characters, the authors will examine how we create mental models in our minds so we can understand stories and characters and how we differentiate between the identities of characters and the actors who play them. What story arcs, such as the hero's journey, are we drawn to again and again? How do the moments that strike us as important in a story change as we age and move through different stages in our life? Delving into these questions and many more, the authors conclude that being a fan is not just healthy, it's human.

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Oxford University Press

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0190643625

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9780190643621

Real Justice: Sentenced to Life at Seventeen

The story of David Milgaard

By: Cynthia J. Faryon

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Real Justice: Sentenced to Life at Seventeen

The story of David Milgaard

By: Cynthia J. Faryon

David Milgaard was a troubled kid, and he got into lots of trouble. Unfortunately, that made it easy for the Saskatoon police to brand him as a murderer. At seventeen, David Milgaard was arrested, jailed, and convicted for the rape and murder of a young nursing assistant, Gail Miller. He was sent to adult prison for life. Throughout his twenty-three years in prison, David maintained that he was innocent and refused to admit to the crime, even though it meant he was never granted parole. Finally, through the incredible determination of his mother and new lawyers who believed in him, David was released and proven not guilty. Astonishingly, in hindsight the real murderer was obvious from the start. This is the true story of how bad decisions, tunnel vision, poor representation, and outright lying and coercion by those within the justice system caused a tragic miscarriage of justice. It also shows that wrongs can be righted and amends made. [Fry Reading Level - 4.3

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Lorimer

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1459401697

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9781459401693

Our Town

A Heartland Lynching, a Haunted Town, and the Hidden History of White America

By: Cynthia Carr

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Our Town

A Heartland Lynching, a Haunted Town, and the Hidden History of White America

By: Cynthia Carr

The brutal lynching of two young black men in Marion, Indiana, on August 7, 1930, cast a shadow over the town that still lingers. It is only one event in the long and complicated history of race relations in Marion, a history much ignored and considered by many to be best forgotten. But the lynching cannot be forgotten. It is too much a part of the fabric of Marion, too much ingrained even now in the minds of those who live there. In Our Town journalist Cynthia Carr explores the issues of race, loyalty, and memory in America through the lens of a specific hate crime that occurred in Marion but could have happened anywhere. Marion is our town, America’s town, and its legacy is our legacy. Like everyone in Marion, Carr knew the basic details of the lynching even as a child: three black men were arrested for attempted murder and rape, and two of them were hanged in the courthouse square, a fate the third miraculously escaped. Meeting James Cameron–the man who’d survived–led her to examine how the quiet Midwestern town she loved could harbor such dark secrets. Spurred by the realization that, like her, millions of white Americans are intimately connected to this hidden history, Carr began an investigation into the events of that night, racism in Marion, the presence of the Ku Klux Klan–past and present–in Indiana, and her own grandfather’s involvement. She uncovered a pattern of white guilt and indifference, of black anger and fear that are the hallmark of race relations across the country. In a sweeping narrative that takes her from the angry energy of a white supremacist rally to the peaceful fields of Weaver–once an all-black settlement neighboring Marion–in search of the good and the bad in the story of race in America, Carr returns to her roots to seek out the fascinating people and places that have shaped the town. Her intensely compelling account of the Marion lynching and of her own family’s secrets offers a fresh examination of the complex legacy of whiteness in America. Part mystery, part history, part true crime saga, Our Town is a riveting read that lays bare a raw and little-chronicled facet of our national memory and provides a starting point toward reconciliation with the past. On August 7, 1930, three black teenagers were dragged from their jail cells in Marion, Indiana, and beaten before a howling mob. Two of them were hanged; by fate the third escaped. A photo taken that night shows the bodies hanging from the tree but focuses on the faces in the crowd—some enraged, some laughing, and some subdued, perhaps already feeling the first pangs of regret. Sixty-three years later, journalist Cynthia Carr began searching the photo for her grandfather’s face.

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Rhys

By: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles,Emma Woodhouse

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Rhys

By: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles,Emma Woodhouse

A child loses her parents and is taken in by her reclusive Uncle. Her world already in tatters, she is left to roam the estate, unloved and unwanted, until the fateful day that her Uncle decideds he wants her after all...Driven ever inwards, this is the tale of a young woman's journey from the innocence of childhood, through the ravages of abuse, love and insanity. These are the memoirs of Bethan Tudor 1890-1931

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Inside Texas

Culture, Identity, and Houses, 1878-1920

By: Cynthia A. Brandimarte

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Inside Texas

Culture, Identity, and Houses, 1878-1920

By: Cynthia A. Brandimarte

Study of Texas homes between 1878 and 1920, documenting the way Texans lived.

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TCU Press

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Organizational Change

An Action-Oriented Toolkit

By: Tupper F. Cawsey,Gene Deszca,Cynthia Ingols

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Organizational Change

An Action-Oriented Toolkit

By: Tupper F. Cawsey,Gene Deszca,Cynthia Ingols

Awaken, mobilize, accelerate, and institutionalize change. With a rapidly changing environment, aggressive competition, and ever-increasing customer demands, organizations must understand how to effectively adapt to challenges and find opportunities to successfully implement change. Bridging current theory with practical applications, Organizational Change: An Action-Oriented Toolkit, Third Edition combines conceptual models with concrete examples and useful exercises to dramatically improve the knowledge, skills, and abilities of students in creating effective change. Students will learn to identify needs, communicate a powerful vision, and engage others in the process. This unique toolkit by Tupper Cawsey, Gene Deszca, and Cynthia Ingols will provide readers with practical insights and tools to implement, measure, and monitor sustainable change initiatives to guide organizations to desired outcomes.

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SAGE Publications

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1483388441

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The Sports Address Book

A Collector's Guide to Free Autographs

By: Cynthia Mattison

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The Sports Address Book

A Collector's Guide to Free Autographs

By: Cynthia Mattison

Forget the hotdogs, sports fans! Autographs, Autographs - get your free sports autographs! This book contains over 11,000 addresses for today's hottest stars in some of the most popular sports in America. Do you enjoy football, baseball, basketball, racing, hockey, tennis, figure skating , boxing, wrestling, etc.? If your answer is yes, this is the perfect book for you! Have you ever wanted an autograph from Sugar Ray Leonard, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, Monica Seles, Nolan Ryan, Joe Montana, Nancy Kerrigan, Andre Agassi, Wayne Gretzky or Mary Lou Retton? Inside this amazing guide is addresses for these and many more!

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Investigating Family, Food, and Housing Themes in Social Studies

By: Cynthia Williams Resor

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Investigating Family, Food, and Housing Themes in Social Studies

By: Cynthia Williams Resor

Investigating Family, Food, and Housing Themes in Social Studies asks students to critically examine their own culture by contrasting it with the daily lives of average people in the past. What people ate, where people lived, and the functions of families are examined and contrasted to subjective, cultural ideals prescribing what families, food, and housing ought to have been. The relationship between housing, food, and family and social class, status, and gender are emphasized. Each chapter includes essential questions to focus student inquiry; historical overviews focused on changes in family, food, and housing from the pre-industrial era, through its transformation during the Industrial Revolution and into the twentieth century; learning activities; and primary source documents and images. This unique approach to teaching history and social studies supports thematic instruction, culturally responsive teaching, place-based education, and literacy in the elementary, middle, or secondary classrooms.

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Memories of My Grandfather

By: Cynthia Long

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Memories of My Grandfather

By: Cynthia Long

Ken Butler was a survivor. Weighed down by depression, he was an optimist still. Driven by a burning desire to overshadow the circumstances of his past (he grew up in a public housing project, his mother was unstable, his only sister was a drug addict, he had no role model for a father) he determined to control his destiny. At the age of forty, all his dreams had come true. The scars of frustrations and constant struggles were deep but the misfortunes of the underprivileged were a thing of the past. Then one day, he discovered a family secret that muddled the previous accomplishments and reawakened in him all the resentments he had worked so hard to eradicate. What had happened to Ken Butler? Anticipating to unearth the events that led to his downfall, Laura Sullivan, housekeeper and childcare giver to his son Thunder, agreed to visit with him at the Kingston Penitentiary where he was incarcerated. Consequently, a personal interest in the pursuit of the events that triggered the strings of his heart to snap became an all consuming obsession, a relentless passion. As time went by, Laura became the anchor for survival to Ken and to his son. By a twist of fate, their lives became intertwined in a most unusual way.

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1438948727

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Law and the Web of Society

By: Cynthia L. Cates,Wayne V. McIntosh

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Law and the Web of Society

By: Cynthia L. Cates,Wayne V. McIntosh

From birth certificates and marriage licenses to food safety regulations and speed limits, law shapes nearly every moment of our lives. Ubiquitous and ambivalent, the law is charged with both maintaining social order and protecting individual freedom. In this book, Cynthia L. Cates and Wayne V. McIntosh explore this ambivalence and document the complex relationship between the web of law and everyday life. They consider the forms and functions of the law, charting the American legal structure and judicial process, and explaining key legal roles. They then detail how it influences the development of individual identity and human relationships at every stage of our life cycle, from conception to the grave. The authors also use the word "web" in its technological sense, providing a section at the end of each chapter that directs students to relevant and useful Internet sites. Written for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in law and society courses, Law and the Web of Society contains original research that also makes it useful to scholars. In daring to ask difficult questions such as "When does life begin?" and "Where does law begin?" this book will stimulate thought and debate even as it presents practical answers.

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Georgetown University Press

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1589013573

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The Pelvic Floor

By: Beate Carrière,Cynthia Markel Feldt

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The Pelvic Floor

By: Beate Carrière,Cynthia Markel Feldt

The remarkably complex pelvic floor and its disorders comprise one of the most interesting -- and challenging -- areas of physical therapy. And recently, common problems once considered taboo, such as incontinence, have become mainstream issues. More than ever before, a solid understanding of the structure and function of the manifold problems of the pelvic floor is vital to successful treatment. This groundbreaking work brings together an international team of world-renowned experts in the treatment of urinary and fecal incontinence, as well as sexual dysfunction, to provide a comprehensive guide to the structure and function of the muscles of the pelvic floor. Using concise text and clear illustrations and helpful photographs, the authors present all phenomena associated with pelvic floor dysfunction. The authors begin with a detailed overview of the anatomy and physiology of the pelvic floor, and then discuss all state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment strategies, from biofeedback and manual therapy to the causes of different types of pain and psychosocial problems. Detailed discussions of the specific issues associated with children, women, and men, as well as with rectal and anal dysfunction, follow. With its thorough coverage, this highly practical text is essential reading for all health care professionals who wish to provide their patients suffering from disorders of the pelvic floor with the best care available.

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