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Princes of Ireland, Planters of Maryland

A Carroll Saga, 1500-1782

By: Ronald Hoffman

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Princes of Ireland, Planters of Maryland

A Carroll Saga, 1500-1782

By: Ronald Hoffman

An intergenerational chronicle of the struggles and triumphs of the Carrolls, a prominent Irish Catholic family in Protestant Maryland. Charles Carroll (1737-1832) who represents the last of the three generations of patriarchs, is perhaps best known as the sole Roman Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence. Tracing the Carroll's history from Ireland to Maryland, this account offers a transatlantic perspective of Anglo-American colonialism and reveals the often overlooked discrimination that Roman Catholics faced in colonial America.

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UNC Press Books

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080785347X

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9780807853474

Performing America

Cultural Nationalism in American Theater

By: J. Ellen Gainor

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Performing America

Cultural Nationalism in American Theater

By: J. Ellen Gainor

DIVHow theatrical representations of the U.S. have shaped national identity /div

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University of Michigan Press

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0472087924

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9780472087921

The Innovation Imperative for Developing East Asia

By: Xavier Cirera,Andrew D. Mason,Francesca de Nicola,Smita Kuriakose,Trang Thu Tran

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The Innovation Imperative for Developing East Asia

By: Xavier Cirera,Andrew D. Mason,Francesca de Nicola,Smita Kuriakose,Trang Thu Tran

After a half century of transformative economic progress that moved hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, countries in developing East Asia are facing an array of challenges to their future development. Slowed productivity growth, increased fragility of the global trading system, and rapid changes in technology are all threatening export-oriented, labor-intensive manufacturing—the region’s engine of growth. Significant global challenges—such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic—are exacerbating economic vulnerability. These developments raise questions about whether the region’s past model of development can continue to deliver rapid growth and poverty reduction. Against this background, The Innovation Imperative in Developing East Asia aims to deepen understanding of the role of innovation in future development. The report examines the state of innovation in the region and analyzes the main constraints that firms and countries face to innovating. It assesses current policies and institutions, and lays out an agenda for action to spur more innovation-led growth. A key finding of the report is that countries’ current innovation policies are not aligned with their capabilities and needs. Policies need to strengthen the capacity of firms to innovate and support technological diffusion rather than just invention. Policy makers also need to eliminate policy biases against innovation in services, a sector that is growing in economic importance. Moreover, countries need to strengthen key complementary factors for innovation, including firms’ managerial quality, workers’ skills, and finance for innovation. Countries in developing East Asia would also do well to deepen their tradition of international openness, which could foster openness in other parts of the world. Doing so would help sustain the flows of ideas, trade, investment, and people that facilitate the creation and diffusion of knowledge for innovation.

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308

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World Bank Publications

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1464816565

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9781464816567

Dr. Sam Sheppard on Trial

The Prosecutors and the Marilyn Sheppard Murder

By: Jack DeSario,William D. Mason

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Dr. Sam Sheppard on Trial

The Prosecutors and the Marilyn Sheppard Murder

By: Jack DeSario,William D. Mason

The new prosecutor faces an old controversy -- An unlikely setting for murder -- Did Sam murder Marilyn? -- Putting the pieces of the puzzle together -- Final trial preparation : the emergence of the prosecutor's strategy -- Opening statements : setting the stage -- The Sheppard team presents its case -- The prosecutors speak -- Closing arguments and a verdict : the end of a legal era.

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Kent State University Press

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0873387708

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9780873387705

The Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles

More Adventures and Misadventures from the Big Empty

By: Mort Mason

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The Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles

More Adventures and Misadventures from the Big Empty

By: Mort Mason

Readers of Flying the Alaska Wild marveled at Mort Mason’s true tales of braving the elements at the extremes in a Piper Super Cub. But the bush pilot, adventurer, and raconteur was just beginning, and in this book he revisits his most memorable moments of flying by the seat of his pants through blizzards and white-outs, on assignments at times hazardous and sometimes simply whacky, always with a sense of humor and due respect for the limitless wilds of Alaska beneath his wings. The world of a bush pilot really is the final frontier, and for thirty years Mort Mason was there, clocking enough heart-stopping miles to make most life-stories utterly incredible. In The Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles Mason recounts more of his unlikely adventures in the face of Alaska’s unforgiving weather and terrain. His stories gives readers the rare chance to experience the disappearing thrills and challenges of meeting the American frontier on its own unyielding terms.

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Voyageur Press

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1616731419

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9781616731410

A Self-Journey of Positive Thinking Told Through Poetry and Other Jibber-Jabber

By: Sophia D. Mason

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A Self-Journey of Positive Thinking Told Through Poetry and Other Jibber-Jabber

By: Sophia D. Mason

As a stay-at-home wife and mother of five, I volunteered where it was needed, but when my youngest entered high school, I took a part-time job with our school district that involved various positions. Eventually, as I approached retirement age, an anonymous quote, “Retirement is a never-ending summer vacation,” caught my eye. Consequently, The Summer of Being Sixty became a collection of poems expressing thoughts that came to me any time of the day or night. It took me on a personal journey of having fulfillment with my way of thinking. Today the journey continues.

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Page Publishing Inc

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1662457707

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9781662457708

History of Amador County, California, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers

By: Jesse D. Mason

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History of Amador County, California, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers

By: Jesse D. Mason

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

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486

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385436869

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9783385436862

Theatre and Religion on Krishna’s Stage

Performing in Vrindavan

By: D. Mason

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Theatre and Religion on Krishna’s Stage

Performing in Vrindavan

By: D. Mason

Theatre and Religion on Krishna s Stage examines the history and form of India's râs lila folk theatre, and discusses how this theatre functions as a mechanism of worship and spirituality among Krishna devotees in India. From analyses of performances and conversations with performers, audience, and local scholars, Mason argues that râs lila actors and audience alike actively assume roles that locate them together in the spiritual reality that the play represents. Correlating Krishna devotion and theories of religious experience, this book suggests that the emotional experience of theatrical fiction may arise from the propensity of audiences to play out roles of their own through which they share a performance's reality.

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Springer

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0230621589

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9780230621589

A Resurgent East Asia

Navigating a Changing World

By: Andrew D. Mason,Sudhir Shetty

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A Resurgent East Asia

Navigating a Changing World

By: Andrew D. Mason,Sudhir Shetty

East Asia has been a paragon of global development success. The dramatic transformation of the region over the past half century—with a succession of countries having progressed from low-income to middle-income and even to high-income status—has been built on what has come to be known as the “East Asian development model.†? A combination of policies that fostered outward-oriented, labor-intensive growth while strengthening basic human capital and providing sound economic governance has been instrumental in moving hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and into economic security. Yet East Asia’s economic resurgence remains incomplete. More than 90 percent of its people now live in 10 middle-income countries, many of which can realistically aspire to high-income status in the next generation or two. But these countries are still much less affluent and productive than their high-income counterparts. Even as the region’s middle-income countries attempt to move up to high-income status, they confront a rapidly changing global and regional economic environment. Slowing growth in global trade and shifts in its patterns, rapid technological change, and evolving country circumstances all present challenges to sustaining productivity growth, fostering inclusion, and enhancing state effectiveness. A Resurgent East Asia: Navigating a Changing World is about how policy makers across developing East Asia will need to adapt their development model to effectively address these challenges in the coming decade and sustain the region’s remarkable development performance. “The world is changing. How do East Asia’s developing economies navigate this change? This is a commendable book on this topic—a must-read for policy makers, academia, and students who are interested in East Asia.†? — Chatib Basri, Former Minister of Finance, Government of Indonesia “A Resurgent East Asia is a vital publication for the most successful region as it looks to the future and the expectations of its citizens. This study helps to identify the new areas of risk and to suggest ways to ameliorate them. In so doing, it is an invaluable resource for governments. Based on first-rate analysis, it is a must-read for policy makers and everyone interested in East Asia’s development prospects!†? — Danny Leipziger, Managing Director, The Growth Dialogue, and Professor of International Business, George Washington University “This report delivers a careful and rigorous analysis of the strengths of East Asia’s ‘growth with equity’ development strategy. While noting the model’s success in lifting millions out of poverty, the report also warns of the looming challenge of maintaining growth with inclusion, and it highlights the need for countries to improve their social protection systems and ensure that opportunities are fair and available to all. A must-read for policy makers and development practitioners alike.†? — Ana Revenga, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

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World Bank Publications

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146481371X

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9781464813719

Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics

With Powerweb

By: Douglas A. Lind,William G. Marchal,Robert D. Mason

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Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics

With Powerweb

By: Douglas A. Lind,William G. Marchal,Robert D. Mason

Why make statistics harder than it has to be? Lind/Marchal/Mason: STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, 11/e is a perennial market best seller due to its comprehensive coverage of statistical tools and methods delivered in a student friendly, step-by-step format. The text is non-threatening and presents concepts clearly and succinctly with a conversational writing style. All statistical concepts are illustrated with solved applied examples immediately upon introduction. Modern computing tools and applications are introduced, but the text maintains a focus on presenting statistics content as oppose to technology or programming methods, and the eleventh edition continues as a ‘students’ text with increased emphasis on interpretation of data and results.lts.

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McGraw-Hill/Irwin

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0072874163

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9780072874167

Thrill of the Paddle

The Art of Whitewater Canoeing

By: Paul D. Mason,Mark Scriver

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Thrill of the Paddle

The Art of Whitewater Canoeing

By: Paul D. Mason,Mark Scriver

Expert canoeists will appreciate the challenges of difficult moves and the intricate subtleties in the simplest maneuvers that the book describes. Novices will appreciate the clear descriptions and the progression in each chapter from the basics to expert moves. The book encourages finesse and grace, excitement and fun, and the thrill in the art of whitewater canoeing. Illustrated with over 450 photographs, Thrill of the Paddle covers both classic tripping canoes and the shorter revolutionary playboats for both the solo and tandem paddler. The book is informally written and full of amusing anecdotes from the experiences of two masters in the art of whitewater. Each chapter is illustrated with numerous photographs, diagrams, and illustrations, showing some of the greatest challenges of real outdoor life. Thrill of the Paddle provides detailed instructions on maneuvering a canoe in class II - IV whitewater.

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Key Porter

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1552630390

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9781552630396

The Vine Rhyme Herbal

By: Jeffrey D. Mason,Trafford Publishing

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The Vine Rhyme Herbal

By: Jeffrey D. Mason,Trafford Publishing

What would Mother Earth say if she could speak? Come on a fantastic journey into legend, myth, magic and medicine, as she tells you her story in poetic verse.

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Trafford on Demand Pub

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1412089859

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9781412089852

Regional Risk and Security in Japan

Whither the everyday

By: Glenn D. Hook,Ra Mason,Paul O'Shea

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Regional Risk and Security in Japan

Whither the everyday

By: Glenn D. Hook,Ra Mason,Paul O'Shea

Japan’s unusual position in the realm of international politics encapsulates a three-fold juxtaposition: both in and out of Asia, both occupied by and a close ally of the United States, and both a key trade partner and a strategic rival of China. Whilst international relations theory offers a number of ways to analyse these relations, this book instead utilizes the concept of risk to provide an innovative perspective on Japan’s relations with China, North Korea and the US. The book elucidates how risk, potential harm and harm are faced disproportionately by certain groups in society. This is demonstrated by providing an empirically rich analysis of the domestic implications of security relations with China, North Korea and the United States through the presence of US troops in Okinawa. Beginning with a theoretical discussion of risk, it goes on to demonstrate how the concept of risk adds value to the study of international relations in three senses. First, the concept helps to break down the boundaries between the international and domestic. Second, the focus on risk and the everyday directs us to ask basic questions about the costs and benefits of a security policy meant to secure the national population. Third, what implications do these two points have for governance? The question is one of governance as Japan’s externally oriented security policy produces domestic insecurity shared disproportionately, not equally, as this volume makes clear. Developing the theory of risk as a tool for understanding international relations, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of Asian politics, Japanese politics, international relations and security studies, as well as to policy makers and practitioners working in the field.

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Routledge

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1317584864

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9781317584865

Path of the Paddle

By: Bill Mason,Paul D. Mason

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Path of the Paddle

By: Bill Mason,Paul D. Mason

Over 40,000 copies sold! An acknowledged classic. Foreword by Pierre Elliot Trudeau. (1995)

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1550136542

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Princes of Ireland, Planters of Maryland

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Performing America

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Dr. Sam Sheppard on Trial

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The Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles

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A Self-Journey of Positive Thinking Told Through Poetry and Other Jibber-Jabber

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History of Amador County, California, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers

History of Amador County, California, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers

Theatre and Religion on Krishna’s Stage

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A Resurgent East Asia

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Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics

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