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The Natural Plaster Book

Earth, Lime and Gypsum Plasters for Natural Homes

By: Cedar Rose Guelberth,Dan Chiras

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The Natural Plaster Book

Earth, Lime and Gypsum Plasters for Natural Homes

By: Cedar Rose Guelberth,Dan Chiras

For builders of natural homes (straw bale, cob, adobe, rammed earth, and other natural materials), this unique step-by-step guide takes the confusion out of choosing, mixing, and applying natural plasters. From principles to practicalities, and with every stage of the process illustrated, The Natural Plasters Book details the entire process of plastering with earth, lime, and gypsum for a long-lasting and durable finish. Starting with an overview and history of the natural building movement, the book handles a wide variety of topics including earthen plaster versus cement stucco, tools and techniques of the trade, plaster recipes, and pigmenting plaster or painting walls with natural paints. First-time builders will appreciate tips on common mistakes (and how to avoid them) discussed at each stage of the plastering process. Special focus is paid to the importance of planning and designing for earthen plasters- before building begins. The only comprehensive guide available on natural plasters, this book is written for the growing number of people who have decided to build their own natural homes as well as for professionals. Heavily illustrated with practical drawings and photographs, it also includes an extensive resource guide listing books, magazines, videos, builders, and suppliers.

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New Society Publishers

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1550923269

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9781550923261

From Can See to Can’t

Texas Cotton Farmers on the Southern Prairies

By: Thad Sitton,Dan K. Utley

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From Can See to Can’t

Texas Cotton Farmers on the Southern Prairies

By: Thad Sitton,Dan K. Utley

Cotton farming was the only way of life that many Texans knew from the days of Austin's Colony up until World War II. For those who worked the land, it was a dawn-till-dark, "can see to can't," process that required not only a wide range of specialized skills but also a willingness to gamble on forces often beyond a farmer's control—weather, insects, plant diseases, and the cotton market. This unique book offers an insider's view of Texas cotton farming in the late 1920s. Drawing on the memories of farmers and their descendants, many of whom are quoted here, the authors trace a year in the life of south central Texas cotton farms. From breaking ground to planting, cultivating, and harvesting, they describe the typical tasks of farm families—as well as their houses, food, and clothing; the farm animals they depended on; their communities; and the holidays, activities, and observances that offered the farmers respite from hard work. Although cotton farming still goes on in Texas, the lifeways described here have nearly vanished as the state has become highly urbanized. Thus, this book preserves a fascinating record of an important part of Texas' rural heritage.

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University of Texas Press

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0292777795

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9780292777798

Moonshot

The Inside Story of Mankind's Greatest Adventure

By: Dan Parry

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Moonshot

The Inside Story of Mankind's Greatest Adventure

By: Dan Parry

It didn't matter that they were now three miles beyond their target site, that communications were dropping out and that they were running low on fuel. All that mattered to Neil as he searched for a safe spot to land was that boulders littered the surface below. "Thirty seconds," called mission control. In truth, the flight controllers were now no more than spectators, just like everybody else. No more needed to be said.It was down to Armstrong.' Simultaneously connected and separated by television, millions of people around the world held their breath as a human being looked back at them from the surface of the Moon. Yet who were these men capable of such an achievement? How did the passionate Buzz Aldrin, inscrutable Michael Collins and enigmatic Neil Armstrong learn to depend on one another as they endured the most intense period of their lives? From the personal tragedies and triumphs they encountered along the way to the terrifying climax of a mission that redefined humanity, Moonshot - now also a major TV factual-drama - draws on interviews with many of the leading participants and hundreds of hours of archive material to tell the compelling true story of an event that captured the imagination of generations, then and now.

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Random House

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1407027492

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No B. S. Ruthless Management of People and Profits

No Holds Barred, Kick Butt, Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Really Getting Rich

By: Dan S. Kennedy

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No B. S. Ruthless Management of People and Profits

No Holds Barred, Kick Butt, Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Really Getting Rich

By: Dan S. Kennedy

Giving a nod to Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, Walt Disney and other ruthless, yet highly successful, managers everywhere, Kennedy presents what it really takes to get productivity from people and by doing so, maximum profits. This revision delivers eight new chapters, fresh case history examples and more"--

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Entrepreneur Press

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1599185407

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9781599185408

Reach for the Stars

The Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament

By: Dan McCool

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Reach for the Stars

The Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament

By: Dan McCool

Wrestling is as much a part of winter in Iowa as is snow and cold. Dreams of state championships begin in elementary school and, since 1972, come to fruitionor heartbreakingly fall shortat an arena in Des Moines in February or March. The tournament finals sell out, and individuals and teams carve their names on the sports history tree each year. Some champions were deaf, some were amputees, but all earn the respect of thousands for their work ethica hallmark of the states populace. Is this heaven? No, its better than that. Its high school wrestling in Iowa!

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1496961811

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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

By: Dan Stearns

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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

By: Dan Stearns

Traces the life and accomplishments of the heroic abolitionist who escaped from slavery in Maryland in 1849, and became the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad.

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Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

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083686428X

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Buffalo for the Broken Heart

Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch

By: Dan O'Brien

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Buffalo for the Broken Heart

Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch

By: Dan O'Brien

For twenty years Dan O’Brien struggled to make ends meet on his cattle ranch in South Dakota. But when a neighbor invited him to lend a hand at the annual buffalo roundup, O’Brien was inspired to convert his own ranch, the Broken Heart, to buffalo. Starting with thirteen calves, “short-necked, golden balls of wool,” O’Brien embarked on a journey that returned buffalo to his land for the first time in more than a century and a half. Buffalo for the Broken Heart is at once a tender account of the buffaloes’ first seasons on the ranch and an engaging lesson in wildlife ecology. Whether he’s describing the grazing pattern of the buffalo, the thrill of watching a falcon home in on its prey, or the comical spectacle of a buffalo bull wallowing in the mud, O’Brien combines a novelist’s eye for detail with a naturalist’s understanding to create an enriching, entertaining narrative.

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Random House

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0307430731

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Beginning VB .NET 1.1 Databases

From Novice to Professional

By: Dan Maharry

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Beginning VB .NET 1.1 Databases

From Novice to Professional

By: Dan Maharry

* Written by best selling author Peter Wright, and marks a return to his best form as he writes with a mission again. ‘Beginning VB6’ by Peter Wright sold circa 100k copies, and he followed up with Beginning VB6 Objects which sold circa 30k copies on a more niche topic. * A personal journey with an expert in VB.NET database programming, this is a book that stands out from the crowd. * A complete tutorial involving the reader in all the key areas of VB.NET database programming that they need to progress their skill set in VB.NET. * All the skills are covered that a novice programmer will need to meet the database programming challenges they may meet in their programming career. * 2 months free subscription to ASP.Today for readers of this title.

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Apress

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1430200103

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Down to the Sea in Submarines

A Cold War Odyssey

By: Dan Conley

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Down to the Sea in Submarines

A Cold War Odyssey

By: Dan Conley

This unique memoir charts the career of the author in the Royal Navy Submarine Service during the period 1967 to 1997, and in doing so details many of the Silent Service’s remarkable achievements since the end of the Second World War. And it provides a dramatic first-hand account of the underwater confrontation during the Cold War between submarines of the West and the huge submarine force of the Soviet Union. Dan Conley narrates the successive stages from his basic submarine training to taking command of two nuclear attack submarines, but he does not demur from describing the personal and professional difficulties he encountered in this journey. He sets out in detail what life was like serving onboard both diesel and nuclear submarines, and in particular, the book describes the British submariner’s remarkable transformation from the somewhat buccaneering, free spirit serving on a clapped-out WW2 boat during the sunset of the British Empire, to the highly professional individual who spends prolonged periods under the sea in a platform which matches the complexity of a space craft. The book describes the long and difficult challenges encountered in developing effective weapon systems for the British submarine force, and discusses the difficulties and shortcomings in the UK’s defense procurement system, a situation which still exists today. Ultimately, however, Western technological superiority and crew proficiency enabled the submarines of the Royal and United States Navies to match those of the Soviet Union, and he describes vividly the suspense and tension of underwater confrontations which might so easily have escalated to another dimension of warfare. And the book sets out hitherto undisclosed details of submarine activities during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, when the world confronted the real possibility of a massive nuclear exchange. But it is not all serious content, and he also offers a glimpse for the reader of many humorous situations and events, of animals that found themselves under the sea in a submarine, in one case during a war patrol, and other moments of levity that broke the tension of serving in a highly complex and sophisticated fighting machine. The Cold War era is now long past. However, it is evident that as the West now confronts an aggressive, recidivist Russia and a more aggressive China, Britain’s submarine force once again will be key to the security of all its citizens. This fine memoir captures vividly the key events and history of the Cold War, and in doing so will open the reader’s eyes to the significance and importance today of the Royal Navy Submarine Service. **Praise for the author's previous work, Cold War Command - ** 'A wonderful book - full of information, momentum, excitement and humanity. Highly recommended.' The Mariner's Mirror

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Seaforth Publishing

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1036113728

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Polar Remote Sensing

Volume II: Ice Sheets

By: Robert Massom,Dan Lubin

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Polar Remote Sensing

Volume II: Ice Sheets

By: Robert Massom,Dan Lubin

Polar Remote Sensing is a two-volume work providing a comprehensive, multidisciplinary discussion of the applications of satellite sensing. Volume 2 focuses on the ice sheets, icebergs, and interactions between ice sheets and the atmosphere and ocean. It contains information about the applications of satellite remote sensing in all relevant polar related disciplines, including glaciology, meteorology, climate and radiation balance and oceanogaraphy. It also provides a brief review of the state-of-the-art of each discipline, including current issues and questions. Various passive and active remote sensor types are discussed, and the book then concentrates on specific geophysical applications. Its interdisciplinary approach means that major advances and publications are highlighted. Polar Remote Sensing: Ice Sheets summarizes fundamental principles of detectors, imaging and geophysical product retrieval includes a chapter on the important new field of satellite synthetic-aperture radar interferometry is a "one stop shop" for polar remote sensing information contains significant new information on the Earth's polar regions describes sophisticated groundbased remote sensing applications with specific reference to their use in polar regions.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540305653

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9783540305651

Just See to It That You Do!

Pursuit of a Passion

By: Dan B. McVickar

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Just See to It That You Do!

Pursuit of a Passion

By: Dan B. McVickar

A few years ago Dan McVickar began writing about his life's experiences starting with the era of World War II when he was a small boy. Dan grew up in the small rural town of Sumner, IL. Living there was frugal but mostly pleasant. The notable exception was Dan's experience at age 14 with being the target of religious hysteria during a church revival. High school was relatively carefree with studies directed toward studying engineering in college. The study of the atom in physics class ignited a lifelong passion for learning more about the nature of creation, i.e. the universe.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1479707163

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9781479707164

Fear and Hope

Three Generations of the Holocaust

By: Dan Bar-On

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Fear and Hope

Three Generations of the Holocaust

By: Dan Bar-On

Genia spent two years in Auschwitz. Ze'ev fought with the Partisans. Olga hid in the Aryan section of Warsaw. Anya fled to Russia. Laura lived in Libya under the Italian fascist regime. All five survived the Holocaust, emigrated to Israel, and started families there. How the traumatic experience of these survivors has been transmitted, even transformed, from one generation to the next is the focus of Fear and Hope. From survivors to grandchildren, members of these families narrate their own stories across three generations, revealing their different ways of confronting the original trauma of the Holocaust. Dan Bar-On's biographical analyses of these life stories identify several main themes that run throughout: how family members reconstruct major life events in their narratives, what stories remain untold, and what is remembered and what forgotten. Together, these life stories and analyses eloquently explore the intergenerational reverberations of the Holocaust, particularly the ongoing tension between achieving renewal in the present and preserving the past. We learn firsthand that the third generation often exerts a healing influence in these families: their spontaneous questions open blocked communications between their parents and their grandparents. And we see that those in the second generation, often viewed as passive recipients of familial fallout from the Holocaust, actually play a complex and active role in navigating between their parents and their children. This book has implications far beyond the horrific reality at its heart. A unique account of the interplay between individual biography and wider social and cultural processes, Fear and Hope offers a fresh perspective on the transgenerational effects of trauma--and new hope for families facing the formidable task of "working through.

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Harvard University Press

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0674295226

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9780674295223

Explorer's Guide Georgia (Second Edition)

By: Carol Thalimer,Dan Thalimer

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Explorer's Guide Georgia (Second Edition)

By: Carol Thalimer,Dan Thalimer

Contains up-to-date information on travel in the state of Georgia, with recommendations on lodging, restaurants, regional events, family activities, entertainment, and natural landmarks.

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The Countryman Press

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1581571445

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9781581571448

Superbia!

31 Ways to Create Sustainable Neighborhoods

By: Dan Chiras,Dave Wann

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Superbia!

31 Ways to Create Sustainable Neighborhoods

By: Dan Chiras,Dave Wann

The only book that shows how to transform existing suburbs to create environment- and people-friendly neighborhoods...

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New Society Publishers

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1550923234

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9781550923230

Loopy

A Novel of Golf and Ireland

By: Dan Binchy

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Loopy

A Novel of Golf and Ireland

By: Dan Binchy

Dan Binchy's first two novels were delightful stories of small town Ireland and filled with a range of eccentric and hilarious characters. Both books received warm praise--The Washington Post called The Neon Madonna "terrifically funny and a hilarious read." Booklist called The Last Resort "an endearing and entertaining combination of warmth and wit." The tiny village of Trabane is tucked far away in the west of Ireland. A coastal resort on the Atlantic Ocean, the rugged strip of land that separates it from the beach boasts a golf course designed more by nature than by man. On 'links' like this golf is much more than just a game to those that play it. It is a battlefield where scores are settled and every man and woman is equal. Anything further from the wealth and luxury of an exclusive country club would be hard to imagine. Yet to young Larry Lynch, nicknamed LOOPY, golf opens up new horizons and the chance of a better life. The story of Loopy about much more than golf, it is the struggle of good versus evil, played out against a majestic backdrop of towering sand dunes, emerald green fairways and Atlantic hailstorms that prick the face like steel knitting needles. Loopy is pitted against snobbery, big business and ruthless financiers in a golf match that is a parable of life itself. Helped only by an eccentric caddy and a gaggle of noisy supporters, he takes on some of the world's best amateur golfers in a titanic struggle that will warm the heart of readers everywhere. Little does he know that he is playing for a prize far, far greater than a silver trophy. Through it all, Binchy imbues the work with a wonderful feel of small town Ireland and, of course, the Irish spirit.

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Macmillan

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1466851589

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Solar Home Heating Basics

A Green Energy Guide

By: Dan Chiras

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Solar Home Heating Basics

A Green Energy Guide

By: Dan Chiras

As fossil fuel supplies dwindle, home heating will be one of the major challenges in temperate and cold climates in upcoming years. The reserves of natural gas used to heat the majority of North American buildings are rapidly being depleted. This latest Green Energy Guide helps readers who want to slash their energy bills and reduce their dependence on scarce resources to navigate the sometimes confusing maze of clean, reliable, and affordable options. Solar Home Heating Basics focuses on renewable energy strategies to heat new and existing homes and small businesses. These include: *Energy efficiency, weatherization, and insulation *Solar hot air heating *Solar thermal systems *Passive solar heating *Backup heating systems While most solar home heating resources are geared primarily towards new buildings, this practical guide addresses ways of retrofitting existing buildings, making solar a reality for many people. Packed with all the essential information home and small business owners need to find alternatives to conventional heating solutions, Solar Home Heating Basics is your key to a personal energy solution. Dan Chiras is a respected educator and the author of thirty books on residential renewable energy and green building, including The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy and Power from the Sun. Dan is the director and lead instructor at the Evergreen Institute's Center for Renewable Energy and Green Building, where he teaches workshops on energy efficiency, solar electricity, solar hot water, small wind energy, green building, natural plasters, and natural building.

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New Society Publishers

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1550925083

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An Elmore County Life

By: Dan Thomas

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An Elmore County Life

By: Dan Thomas

In 1839, the town of Wetumpka, Alabama, seemed poised for greatness; at the head of river navigation, it became the center of commerce for much of Alabama and parts of Tennessee and Georgia, and even almost became Alabama's capitol. But the changing times brought decline: Railroads replaced river transportation. Devastating fires in 1844 and 1852 demolished whole blocks of the business section east of the river. Floods in 1833 and 1844 heavily damaged both residential and business sections of the city. The war in the 1860s and subsequent economic problems also took their toll. A picturesque covered bridge built in 1844 was swept away in a flood in 1886. Wetumpka’s population dropped from 5,000 to around 500. This fond and engaging account tells how things used to be in the old days in and around Wetumpka, Alabama. A personal chronicle, a family history, and a history of a time and place, An Elmore County Life reveals the honesty and glory of an earlier time that is now remembered only by a few.

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NewSouth Books

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1603064257

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The Confederate Cyclops

By: Dan Forth

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The Confederate Cyclops

By: Dan Forth

This nautical fiction tells the story of an officer aboard the last Confederate ironclad ship of war, the *C.S.S. Stonewall*, in 1865. The *Stonewall*, a powerful modern armored ram, threatened for a few months at the end of America's Civil War to break the Federal blockade of the Confederacy and thus change the course of history. This is a fiction, but it includes real ships, officers, and events of that last year of the War Between the States.

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Lulu.com

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1430300167

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9781430300168

Pleasant Bend

Upper Buffalo Bayou and the San Felipe Trail in the Nineteenth Century

By: Dan Worrall

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Pleasant Bend

Upper Buffalo Bayou and the San Felipe Trail in the Nineteenth Century

By: Dan Worrall

Today’s Greater Houston is a vast urban place. In the mid-nineteenth century, however, Houston was a small town – a dot in a vast frontier. Extant written histories of Houston largely confine themselves to the small area within the city limits of the day, leaving nearly forgotten the history of large rural areas that later fell beneath the city’s late twentieth century urban sprawl. One such area is that of upper Buffalo Bayou, extending westward from downtown Houston to Katy. European settlement here began at Piney Point in 1824, over a decade before Houston was founded. Ox wagons full of cotton traveled across a seemingly endless tallgrass prairie from the Brazos River east to Harrisburg (and later to Houston) along the San Felipe Trail, built in 1830. Also here, Texan families fled eastward during the Runaway Scrape of 1836, immigrant German settlers trekked westward to new farms along the north bank of the bayou in the 1840s, and newly freed African American families walked east toward Houston from Brazos plantations after Emancipation. Pioneer settlers operated farms, ranches and sawmills. Near present-day Shepherd Drive, Reconstruction-era cowboys assembled herds of longhorns and headed north along a southeastern branch of the Chisholm Trail. Little physical evidence remains today of this former frontier world.

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Dan Michael Worrall

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0982599625

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9780982599624

From Grunts to Gigabytes

Communications and Society

By: Dan Lacy

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From Grunts to Gigabytes

Communications and Society

By: Dan Lacy

In this publication, the author explores communication systems of the present and the future, their social impact, and the policies that would most appropriately shape them in the public interest.

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University of Illinois Press

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025206531X

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Schoolteacher

A Sociological Study

By: Dan C. Lortie

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Schoolteacher

A Sociological Study

By: Dan C. Lortie

Upon its initial publication, many reviewers dubbed Dan C. Lortie's Schoolteacher the best social portrait of the profession since Willard Waller's classic The Sociology of Teaching. This new printing of Lortie's classic—including a new preface bringing the author's observations up to date—is an essential view into the world and culture of a vitally important profession.

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University of Chicago Press

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022677323X

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The Gully Dwarves

A Lost Histories Novel

By: Dan Parkinson

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The Gully Dwarves

A Lost Histories Novel

By: Dan Parkinson

From one of the most reviled races on Krynn emerges a dwarven hero whose destiny lies on the battlefields of the War of the Lance When the god Reorx recites a mystical prophecy to Verden Leafglow—a reformed green dragon rejected by Takhisis, the queen of villainy—there is no disobeying him. But though Verden is given specific instructions, he is still left to wonder: Who is the new hero Reorx speaks of? Determined to uncover the truth of the prophecy, Verden sets out on a quest for answers. He finds them in Bron, son of the leader of the gully dwarf tribe of Bulp. With the dragon’s encouragement, Bron must prove his mettle as the first Aghar hero when the gully dwarves are caught up in the struggles that follow the War of the Lance.

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Wizards of the Coast

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0786962941

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9780786962945

Understanding the Great Depression and Failures of Modern Economic Policy

The Story of the Heedless Giant

By: Dan Blatt

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Understanding the Great Depression and Failures of Modern Economic Policy

The Story of the Heedless Giant

By: Dan Blatt

HISTORY OPENS WINDOWS ON THE FUTURE. The Great Depression highlights your government’s capacity for economic policy stupidity. Do you understand the policy failures behind the Crash of ‘29? Or the policies involved in the aborting of the substantial spring 1930 economic and stock market recovery? Or the policies that prevented the spectacular summer 1932 bull market in stocks and agricultural commodities from stimulating recovery in the broader economy? Or how New Deal policies extended the Great Depression for an additional half decade despite more than doubling the monetary supply and massive resort to budget deficits? Or how the Great Depression ended in 1940 with unemployment dropping about 7 percentage points in the two years before the U.S. entered WW-II and began its massive wartime budget deficits? The Great Depression is just a highlight in a century of repeated failures for Federal Reserve System monetary policy. Under its care, the dollar has lost about 90 percent of its purchasing power. Its policies have also bestowed upon the economy the Keynesian inflationary morass of the 1970s and the asset price boom and bust nature of the current business cycle. Understanding why interest rate suppression policies aren’t working, haven’t worked in the past, and can never work is herein explained.

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iUniverse

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1491799048

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9781491799048

Tales from the Kentucky Hemp Highway

By: Dan Isenstein

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Tales from the Kentucky Hemp Highway

By: Dan Isenstein

Among the many hidden gems in Bluegrass history is the state's long relationship with hemp, a history noted by a historical "Hemp Highway" destination. ... New organizations like Homestead Alternatives and Zelios, Inc. have taken that history into the modern world. Author Dan Isenstein details the history of the crop and the historic trail dedicated to it."--Back cover.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467148830

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9781467148832

Scenic Maine Road Trips

By: Dan Tobyne

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Scenic Maine Road Trips

By: Dan Tobyne

Boasting one of the oldest Scenic Byway programs in the country, Maine offers diverse landscapes such as the Western Mountains and the rugged Down East coastline. Scenic Maine Road Trips is the first of its kind to explore the outstanding character, tradition, culture, and wilderness to be discovered along these routes. This exploration through photographs, maps, informative text and sidebars will help you discover the real Maine that exists beyond Route 1 or I-95.

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Down East Books

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1461745233

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9781461745235

Your Father's Voice

Letters for Emmy About Life with Jeremy—and Without Him After 9/11

By: Lyz Glick,Dan Zegart

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Your Father's Voice

Letters for Emmy About Life with Jeremy—and Without Him After 9/11

By: Lyz Glick,Dan Zegart

It seemed like just plain bad luck. On September 11, 2001, Jeremy Glick boarded United Flight 93 only because a fire at Newark Airport had prevented him from flying out the day before. That morning, he called his wife, Lyz, to tell her the plane had been hijacked and that he and a group of others were going to storm the cockpit, an effort that doomed Glick and his fellow passengers yet doubtless saved lives on the ground and instantly became known worldwide as a heroic moment of resistance. But Lyz wanted the couple's daughter, Emmy, only three months old when the plane crashed, to learn much more of her father's story than just the ending. Your Father's Voice narrates Lyz's struggle to come to grips with her husband's death in a series of letters from Lyz to Emmy that give a wrenching but clear-eyed account of Lyz's first years without Jeremy. The letters also portray the rebellious but charismatic star athlete who became Lyz's high school sweetheart, a national collegiate judo champion, and finally her husband. We see Lyz's medical ordeal as she tries to bring Emmy into the world, Jeremy's tender nurturing of the premature baby, and the agony of his final telephone call from the ill-fated plane. But it is during the first frantic months after the terrorist attack---as she fends off the media and fights to get the truth about what happened on Flight 93---that Lyz realizes that she and Jeremy are still deeply connected, that his love for her and Emmy endures and teaches. Soon Lyz can write to Emmy that she believes it was destiny, not luck, that put a world-class martial artist like Jeremy on an airplane with other men and women who were also determined to fight back. Through it all, Lyz pragmatically details the challenges of a single parent raising a daughter in the aftermath of horrific tragedy, and urges Emmy to listen for what Lyz can still hear when the wind is right: her father's voice.

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1466853174

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