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Consuming Pleasures

Intellectuals and Popular Culture in the Postwar World

By: Daniel Horowitz

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Consuming Pleasures

Intellectuals and Popular Culture in the Postwar World

By: Daniel Horowitz

How is it that American intellectuals, who had for 150 years worried about the deleterious effects of affluence, more recently began to emphasize pleasure, playfulness, and symbolic exchange as the essence of a vibrant consumer culture? The New York intellectuals of the 1930s rejected any serious or analytical discussion, let alone appreciation, of popular culture, which they viewed as morally questionable. Beginning in the 1950s, however, new perspectives emerged outside and within the United States that challenged this dominant thinking. Consuming Pleasures reveals how a group of writers shifted attention from condemnation to critical appreciation, critiqued cultural hierarchies and moralistic approaches, and explored the symbolic processes by which individuals and groups communicate. Historian Daniel Horowitz traces the emergence of these new perspectives through a series of intellectual biographies. With writers and readers from the United States at the center, the story begins in Western Europe in the early 1950s and ends in the early 1970s, when American intellectuals increasingly appreciated the rich inventiveness of popular culture. Drawing on sources both familiar and newly discovered, this transnational intellectual history plays familiar works off each other in fresh ways. Among those whose work is featured are Jürgen Habermas, Roland Barthes, Umberto Eco, Walter Benjamin, C. L. R. James, David Riesman and Marshall McLuhan, Richard Hoggart, members of London's Independent Group, Stuart Hall, Paddy Whannel, Tom Wolfe, Herbert Gans, Susan Sontag, Reyner Banham, and Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown.

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0812206495

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Coming Home

A Soldier Returns from Korea

By: Daniel Wolfe

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Coming Home

A Soldier Returns from Korea

By: Daniel Wolfe

Daniel Wolfe traces the sometimes humorous, sometimes horrifying, and frequently poignant travails of a young Korean War vet returning to the Bronx to begin "the rest of the story." Veterans and their loved ones will relate to the respect and understanding with which Wolfe depicts his former buddies on the front line. His take on the psychological toll of warfare offers perspective and hope for light at the end of the tunnel. Short chapters recount young Danny's discovery that he qualifies for college under the GI Bill; his adventures as a high school biology teacher in the Bronx; his courtship of his wife, life with three children in suburbia, the couple's migration as "snowbirds" to Florida, a subsequent move to North Carolina, and finally a return to New York. An army reunion 45 years after his discharge led Dan to recollect long-suppressed Korean War experiences, learn the ends of some dramatic episodes, and receive a long-overdue medal. Wolfe's gift for tragicomedy shines as he recalls characters encountered in a life well lived: Sam, the mentally challenged bowling alley clerk, paints extraordinary pictures on the cardboard sheets that line boxes of corn muffins; Adrian, a lighting salesman with a decorator's flair, suddenly bursts out speaking in tongues over dinner; and macabre Louis Saint Louis uses his blood as a metaphor in his artworks. With a few deft strokes, Wolfe captures the essence of these and other characters in their beautiful and bewildering humanity. Readers who seek a good story, a good laugh, and a good man need look no further. Dan Wolfe, former off-the-curb champ, hits the ball right out of the park.

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The Global Pharmaceutical Industry

The Demise and the Path to Recovery

By: Daniel Hoffman,Allan Bowditch

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The Global Pharmaceutical Industry

The Demise and the Path to Recovery

By: Daniel Hoffman,Allan Bowditch

The pharmaceutical industry, long thought of as a recession-proof investment, now faces a day of reckoning. The reasons for this impending downfall are not hard to discern. The prices the industry charges for its prescription drugs have escalated at four to five times the cost-of-living increases during the past two decades and have reached a point where 30% of Americans must choose between filling a prescription, paying for housing, and buying food. This has brought about public pressure on governments around the world to control drug prices, yet the world’s twenty largest pharma companies realized 80% of their growth as a result of exorbitant price hikes. Pharma currently enjoys its extraordinary profitability by exploiting the world’s most vulnerable populations. Yet even their ability to increase prices in the face of falling demand does not satisfy their profit demands. The breadth and depth of pharma’s marketing transgressions exceed those of any other industry and have now reached a point where authorities around the world have found it necessary to take legal action against its violations. Drastic change is needed if the pharmaceutical industry can equitably advance the health of the world’s population and regain public esteem. This book illustrates the range and extent of pharma’s violations and addresses the actions that should be implemented in order to make the drug industry a more constructive, less venal part of contemporary society. It will be of interest to researchers, academics, practitioners, and students with an interest in the pharmaceutical industry, healthcare management, regulation, and bioethics.

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1000166716

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Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization

By: Daniel Müller,David I. Groves

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Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization

By: Daniel Müller,David I. Groves

Potassic igneous rocks have gained much attention among petrologists worldwide, mainly due to their distinct geochemistry, and many geoscientists still consider them as petrological curiosities with an obscure petrogenesis. In the past, a plethora of genetic hypotheses and of local names for potassic igneous rocks from different localities have been created. This has produced some confusion in the literature. This book reviews the geochemical and petrological characteristics of the potassic igneous rock complexes and investigates the different tectonic settings in which these rocks occur. The authors provide an overview and a classification of these rocks and attempt to elucidate the geochemical differences between barren and mineralized potassic igneous complexes. Many epithermal gold and porphyry copper-gold deposits are hosted by high-K rocks. Therefore, this book is not only relevant to academic petrologists working on alkaline rocks, but also to exploration geologists prospecting for epithermal gold and/or porphyry copper-gold deposits in modern and ancient terranes. This third, updated and enlarged edition contains several new sections, new geochemical data and additional references.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642596657

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The Oligocene Haynes Creek Flora of Eastern Idaho

By: Daniel I. Axelrod

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The Oligocene Haynes Creek Flora of Eastern Idaho

By: Daniel I. Axelrod

This flora of 70 species is dominated by deciduous trees, many with descendants in China. Precipitation was 890 mm, mean annual temperature 12.5°C, the annual range 10°C, and freezing rare. Elevation was about 1000 meters. Comparison with the Horse Prairie flora, 30 miles east and across the present continental divide, indicates that the divide was then low and discontinuous, with warmer climate to the east.

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Univ of California Press

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0520098242

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Pickin' on Peachtree

A History of Country Music in Atlanta, Georgia

By: Wayne W. Daniel

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Pickin' on Peachtree

A History of Country Music in Atlanta, Georgia

By: Wayne W. Daniel

But for a few twists of fate, Atlanta could have grown to be the recording center that Nashville is today. Pickin' on Peachtree traces Atlanta's emergence in the 1920s as a major force in country recording and radio broadcasting and its forty years as a hub of country music. From the Old Time Fiddlers' Conventions and barn dances through the rise of station WSB and other key radio outlets, Wayne W. Daniel thoroughly documents the consolidation of country music as big business in Atlanta. He also profiles a vast array of performers, radio personalities, and recording moguls who transformed the Peachtree city into the nerve center of early country music.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252069684

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9780252069680

The French-Indian War 1754–1760

By: Daniel Marston

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The French-Indian War 1754–1760

By: Daniel Marston

The French-Indian War was fought in the forests, open plains, and forts of the North American frontier. The French army, supported by North American tribes, was initially more successful than the British Army, who suffered from lack of experience at woodland fighting. This title explains the background to the wars and charts the military development of the British Army and the reforms that led to its eventual superiority. In both skirmishes in the forests of the frontier and great battles such as Louisbourg and Quebec, the British proved they had learnt well from their Native American allies.

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1472810104

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The Global Seven Years War 1754-1763

Britain and France in a Great Power Contest

By: Daniel A. Baugh

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The Global Seven Years War 1754-1763

Britain and France in a Great Power Contest

By: Daniel A. Baugh

The Seven Years War was a global contest between the two superpowers of eighteenth century Europe, France and Britain. Winston Churchill called it “the first World War”. Neither side could afford to lose advantage in any part of the world, and the decisive battles of the war ranged from Fort Duquesne in what is now Pittsburgh to Minorca in the Mediterranean, from Bengal to Quèbec. By its end British power in North America and India had been consolidated and the foundations of Empire laid, yet at the time both sides saw it primarily as a struggle for security, power and influence within Europe. In this eagerly awaited study, Daniel Baugh, the world’s leading authority on eighteenth century maritime history looks at the war as it unfolded from the failure of Anglo-French negotiations over the Ohio territories in 1784 through the official declaration of war in 1756 to the treaty of Paris which formally ended hostilities between England and France in 1763. At each stage he examines the processes of decision-making on each side for what they can show us about the capabilities and efficiency of the two national governments and looks at what was involved not just in the military engagements themselves but in the complexities of sustaining campaigns so far from home. With its panoramic scope and use of telling detail this definitive account will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in military history or the history of eighteenth century Europe.

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1317895460

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Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?

And Other Conversations About Race

By: Beverly Daniel Tatum

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Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?

And Other Conversations About Race

By: Beverly Daniel Tatum

The classic, New York Times-bestselling book on the psychology of racism that shows us how to talk about race in America. Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black, White, and Latino youth clustered in their own groups. Is this self-segregation a problem to address or a coping strategy? How can we get past our reluctance to discuss racial issues? Beverly Daniel Tatum, a renowned authority on the psychology of racism, argues that straight talk about our racial identities is essential if we are serious about communicating across racial and ethnic divides and pursuing antiracism. These topics have only become more urgent as the national conversation about race is increasingly acrimonious. This fully revised edition is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand dynamics of race and racial inequality in America.

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1541616588

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27 Views of Asheville

A Southern Mountain Town in Prose & Poetry

By: Gail Godwin,Robert Morgan,Wayne Caldwell,Charles Frazier,Heather Newton,Sharyn McCrumb,Dale Neal,Glenis Redmond,Daniel Pierce,Richard Chess

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27 Views of Asheville

A Southern Mountain Town in Prose & Poetry

By: Gail Godwin,Robert Morgan,Wayne Caldwell,Charles Frazier,Heather Newton,Sharyn McCrumb,Dale Neal,Glenis Redmond,Daniel Pierce,Richard Chess

27 Views of Asheville presents a brightly colored, kaleidoscopic vision of a city lately come to prominence for its metropolitan ambience and cultural background. Here is place full of variety and surprise...So it is absolutely untrue that those who call Asheville "the Paris of the South" are holding a grudge against Paris. They know how it is. These days, Paris should be so lucky. --Fred Chappell

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Eno Publishers

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0983247528

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9780983247524

Handbook of Optical Engineering

By: Daniel Malacara

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Handbook of Optical Engineering

By: Daniel Malacara

This handbook explains principles, processes, methods, and procedures of optical engineering in a concise and practical way. It emphasizes fundamental approaches and provides useful formulas and step-by-step worked-out examples to demonstrate applications and clarify calculation methods. The book covers refractive, reflective, and diffractive optical components; lens optical devices; modern fringe pattern analysis; optical metrology; Fourier optics and optical image processing; electro-optical and acousto-optical devices; spatial and spectral filters; optical fibers and accessories; optical fabrication; and more. It includes over 2,000 tables, flow charts, graphs, schematics, drawings, photographs, and mathematical expressions.

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CRC Press

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0203908260

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9780203908266

Caught Inside

A Surfer's Year on the California Coast

By: Daniel Duane

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Caught Inside

A Surfer's Year on the California Coast

By: Daniel Duane

Duane's account of a year spent surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Interspersed with the narrative of days passed on the water are good-humored explanations of the physics of wave dynamics, the art of surfboard design, dexcriptions of the flora and fauna

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0865475091

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Tales from the Tower of London

By: Daniel Diehl,Mark P Donnelly

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Tales from the Tower of London

By: Daniel Diehl,Mark P Donnelly

A history of the building itself, told through the stories of the people, royal and common, good and bad, heroes and villains, who lived and died there. This book presents a microcosm of human experience, from love and death to greed and betrayal, all played out against romantic period settings ranging from medieval knights to the days of World War Two.

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The History Press

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0752473786

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A Biobibliography of Native American Writers, 1772-1924

A Supplement

By: Daniel F. Littlefield,James W. Parins

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A Biobibliography of Native American Writers, 1772-1924

A Supplement

By: Daniel F. Littlefield,James W. Parins

Covers works written in English by American Indians and Alaska natives from Colonial times to 1924.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810818027

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The Global Seven Years War 1754–1763

Britain and France in a Great Power Contest

By: Daniel Baugh

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The Global Seven Years War 1754–1763

Britain and France in a Great Power Contest

By: Daniel Baugh

In this new edition of The Global Seven Years War, Daniel Baugh emphasizes the ways that sea power hindered French military preparations while also furnishing strategic opportunities. Special attention is paid to undertakings – always French – that failed to receive needed financial support. From analysis of original sources, the volume provides stronger evidence for the role and wishes of Louis XV in determining the main outline of strategy. By 1758, the French government experienced significant money shortage, and emphasis has been placed on the most important consequences: how this impacted war-making and why it was so worrying, debilitating and difficult to solve. This edition explains why the Battle of Rossbach in 1757 was a turning point in the Anglo-French War, suggesting that Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick’s winter campaign revitalized the British war effort which was, before that time, a record of failures. With comprehensive discussion of events outside of Europe, the volume sets the conflict on a world stage. One of the world’s leading naval historians, Baugh offers a detailed, evaluative and insightful narrative that makes this edition essential reading for students and scholars interested in military history, naval history, Anglo-French relations and the history of eighteenth-century Europe.

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1000397343

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Canadian Military Atlas

Four Centuries of Conflict from New France to Kosovo

By: Mark Zuehlke,C. Stuart Daniel

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Canadian Military Atlas

Four Centuries of Conflict from New France to Kosovo

By: Mark Zuehlke,C. Stuart Daniel

From the Plains of Abraham to Vimy Ridge to peacekeeping efforts in Kosovo, Canadian soldiers have long offered the greatest sacrifice with tremendous skill and courage. Now, fully updated and for the first time in paperback, the battlefields on which Canadian soldiers fought so valiantly have been mapped out in one stunning full-color volume. Mark Zuehlke, widely regarded as Canada’s pre-imminent Military Historian, adds historical background and insightful commentary to C. Stuart Daniel’s more than 80 intricately detailed maps of 400 years of Canada’s battlefields. The French and Indian Wars, the Battles of Ypres and Passchendaele, Dieppe, D-Day, Korea and Kosovo — Zuehlke and Daniel have painstakingly researched every battle in every war, on the ground, in the air, and at sea. More than 50 stunning photographs and illustrations of our soldiers at war complement this book’s vibrant battlefield maps and captivating prose.

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1926706706

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The Necronomicon Files

The Truth Behind The Legend

By: Daniel Harms,John Wisdom Gonce

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The Necronomicon Files

The Truth Behind The Legend

By: Daniel Harms,John Wisdom Gonce

Occult scholars explore how H. P. Lovecraft’s fictional book of magic became a cultural phenomenon and real-life legend in this revised and expanded volume. What if a book existed that revealed the answers to all of life’s mysteries? For those who believe in it, The Necronomicon is exactly that—an eighth-century occult text of immense power. In. fact, The Necronomicon is a creation of science fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, who referred to the work in a number of stories and gave weight to its legend by inventing its own elaborate history. In The Necronomicon Files two occult authorities explore all aspects of The Necronomicon, from its first appearance in Lovecraft’s fiction to its ongoing pervasive appearance in cult and occult circles. The authors show how Lovecraft’s literary circle added to the book’s legend by referring to it in their own writing. As people became convinced of the book’s existence, references to it in literature and film continue to grow. This revised and expanded edition also examines the lengths people have undergone to find the Necronomicon, and the cottage industry that has arisen in response to the continuing demand for a book that does not exist. The Necronomicon Files illuminates the transformations of a modern myth, exposing a literary hoax while celebrating the romance of Necronomicon lore.

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Weiser Books

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1633410080

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The Women of the Moon

Tales of Science, Love, Sorrow, and Courage

By: Daniel R. Altschuler,Fernando J. Ballesteros

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The Women of the Moon

Tales of Science, Love, Sorrow, and Courage

By: Daniel R. Altschuler,Fernando J. Ballesteros

Philosophers and poets in times past tried to figure out why the stainless moon "smoothly polished, like a diamond" in Dante's words, had stains. The agreed solution was that, like a mirror, it reflected the imperfect Earth. Today we smile, but it was a clever way to understand the Moon in a manner that was consistent with the beliefs of their age. The Moon is no longer the "in" thing. We see it as often as the Sun and give it little thought — we've become indifferent. However, the Moon does reflect more than just sunlight. The Moon, or more precisely the nomenclature of lunar craters, still holds up a mirror to an important aspect of human history. Of the 1586 craters that have been named honoring philosophers and scientists, only 28 honor a woman. These 28 women of the Moon present us with an opportunity to meditate on this gap, but perhaps more significantly, they offer us an opportunity to talk about their lives, mostly unknown today.

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Oxford University Press

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019258278X

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Endtimes?

Crises and Turmoil at the New York Times

By: Daniel R. Schwarz

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Endtimes?

Crises and Turmoil at the New York Times

By: Daniel R. Schwarz

A groundbreaking study of ten difficult years in the life of Americas most important newspaper. From false stories about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq to growing competition from online and twenty-four-hour cable news, the first decade of the twenty-first century was not particularly kind to the New York Times. In this groundbreaking study of the recent life and times of Americas most important newspaper, Daniel R. Schwarz describes the transformation of the Times as it has confronted not only its various scandals and embarrassments but also the rapid rise of the Internet and blogosphere, the ensuing decline in circulation and print advertising, and the change in what readers want and how they want to get it. Drawing on more than forty one-on-one interviews with past and present editors (including every living executive editor), senior figures on the business and financial side, and publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr., Schwarz discusses virtually every aspect of the contemporary Times, from columnists to cultural coverage. He explains how, in response to continuous online updating and twenty-four-hour all-news radio and television, the Times has become much more like a daily magazine than a traditional newspaper, with increased analysis (as opposed to reporting) of the news as well as value-added features on health, travel, investing, and food. After carefully tracing the rise of the Timess website, Schwarz asks whether the Times can survive as a print newspaper, whether it can find a business model to support its vast print and online newsgathering operation, and whether the Sulzberger family can survive as controlling owners. He also asks whether the Times, in its desperate effort to survive, has abandoned its quality standards by publishing what he calls Timeslite and Timestrash. Writing as a skeptical outsider and devoted lifelong reader, Schwarz concludes that the Times is the worst newspaper in the worldexcept for all the others. Endtimes? is a must read for Times readers as well as anyone interested in the radical change in print and broadcast media in the rapidly evolving Internet Age. [A] balanced grappling with big issues and tumultuous changes in journalism and at The Times between 1999 and 2009. CHOICE Fascinating Schwarz raises many questions about the future of printed newspapers and about how Americans will stay informed about news. Charleston Gazette-Mail Endtimes? is a product of brain and heartpassion for its subject, yes, but also clear-eyed critique of that subjects strengths and weaknesses. Huntsville Times Schwarz is diligent in his research and his interviews He puts the Times on the couch and gives us a very thorough psychoanalysis. Washington Independent Review of Books Struggling to maintain its journalistic preeminence in a world of accelerating change, the New York Times has often stumbled, but not yet fallen. Scrupulously researched, judiciously argued, and accessibly written, Endtimes? provides a sympathetically critical account of the Timess strengths and weaknesses as it responds to the economic, technological, cultural, and political challenges of our day. No one alarmed by the threatened survival of quality journalism can afford to ignore this trenchant book. Martin Jay, author of The Virtues of Mendacity: On Lying in Politics Daniel Schwarzs lucid, well-researched, and passionate book reminded me of the saying that the best criticism comes from admirers who are willing to tell us our faults. Benefiting from his own extensive interviews with key players in the Timess story, including Max Frankel, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., and Howell Raines, Schwarz offers a complex, judicious history of a prominent American cultural institution as it responds to a period of crises and turmoil in print journalism. Pulling no punches, Schwarz laments the current version of the papers fluff, lack of gatekeeping and news judgment, and failure to stand up to government. At the same time, he appreciates how the Times remains, after more than a century, a preeminent source of information. This is a lovers quarrel at its best. Daniel Morris, Purdue University Dan Schwarz is a knowing reader and a master teacher. Endtimes? shows that he is a great student of journalism as well. He takes us on a roller-coaster ride from the era of the New York Timess cultural ascendancy to the current financial crisis over its very existence. And he looks into the Timess future too. Everyone who cares about the news in America should read this book. Barry Strauss, author of The Spartacus War Dan Schwarz writes with terrific energy about an important subject: the threat posed by todays flood of information to the integrity and even the existence of what is arguably the worlds most influential newspaper. Not every reader will agree with his criticisms of the papers leadership or his prescriptions for its survival. But every reader will be deeply informed and sharply challenged by his well-documented narrative and his provocative argument. Steven Knapp, The George Washington University

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1438438966

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Real NASCAR

White Lightning, Red Clay, and Big Bill France

By: Daniel S. Pierce

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Real NASCAR

White Lightning, Red Clay, and Big Bill France

By: Daniel S. Pierce

Pierce offers a revealing new look at NASCAR racing from its postwar beginnings on Daytona Beach and Piedmont dirt tracks through the early 1970s, when the sport spread beyond its Southern roots and gained national recognition.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807833843

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9780807833841

The Miocene Purple Mountain Flora of Western Nevada

By: Daniel I. Axelrod

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The Miocene Purple Mountain Flora of Western Nevada

By: Daniel I. Axelrod

In this study, nine florules from the Chloropagus Formation near Fernley, Nevada, are dated at 14.7-13.4 million years. The author finds that dominant mixed conifer forest and sclerophyll woodland species of the Sierra Nevada-Klamath region replaced exotic deciduous hardwoods in the two lowest sites. He concludes that this change reflects the loss of adequate summer rain as upwelling from a colder ocean resulted from spreading East Antarctic ice.

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0520097971

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National Dreams

Myth, Memory, and Canadian History

By: Daniel Francis

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National Dreams

Myth, Memory, and Canadian History

By: Daniel Francis

As Canadians, we remember the stories told to us in high-school history class as condensed images of the past--the glorious Mountie, the fearsome Native, the Last Spike. National Dreams is an incisive study of the most persistent icons and stories in Canadian history, and how they inform our sense of national identity: the fundamental beliefs that we Canadians hold about ourselves. National Dreams is the story of our stories; the myths and truths of our collective past that we first learned in school, and which we carry throughout our adult lives as tangible evidence of what separates us from other nationalities. Francis examines various aspects of this national mythology, in which history is as much storytelling as fact. Textbooks were an important resource for Francis. "For me, these books are interesting not because they explain what actually happened to us, but because they explain what we think happened to us." For example, Francis documents how the legend of the CPR as a country-sustaining, national affirming monolity was created by the company itself--a group of capitalists celebrating the privately-owned railway, albeit one which was generously supported with public land and cash--and reiterated by most historians ever since. Similarly, we learn how the Mounties were transformed from historical police force to mythic heroes by a vast army of autobiographers, historians, novelists, and Hollywood filmmakers, with little attention paid to the true role of the force in such incidents as the Bolshevik rebellion, in which a secret conspiracy by the Government against its people was conducted through the RNWMP. Also revealed in National Dreams are the stories surrounding the formation and celebration of Canadian heroes such as Louis Riel and Billy Bishop.

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arsenal pulp press

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1551523302

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9781551523309

The Culture of Feedback

Ecological Thinking in Seventies America

By: Daniel Belgrad

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The Culture of Feedback

Ecological Thinking in Seventies America

By: Daniel Belgrad

When we want advice from others, we often casually speak of “getting some feedback.” But how many of us give a thought to what this phrase means? The idea of feedback actually dates to World War II, when the term was developed to describe the dynamics of self-regulating systems, which correct their actions by feeding their effects back into themselves. By the early 1970s, feedback had become the governing trope for a counterculture that was reoriented and reinvigorated by ecological thinking. The Culture of Feedback digs deep into a dazzling variety of left-of-center experiences and attitudes from this misunderstood period, bringing us a new look at the wild side of the 1970s. Belgrad shows us how ideas from systems theory were taken up by the counterculture and the environmental movement, eventually influencing a wide range of beliefs and behaviors, particularly related to the question of what is and is not intelligence. He tells the story of a generation of Americans who were struck by a newfound interest in—and respect for—plants, animals, indigenous populations, and the very sounds around them, threading his tapestry with cogent insights on environmentalism, feminism, systems theory, and psychedelics. The Culture of Feedback repaints the familiar image of the ’70s as a time of Me Generation malaise to reveal an era of revolutionary and hopeful social currents, driven by desires to radically improve—and feed back into—the systems that had come before.

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The Americanist

By: Daniel Aaron

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By: Daniel Aaron

“I have read all of Daniel Aaron’s books, and admired them, but in The Americanist I believe he has composed an intellectual and social memoir for which he will be remembered. His self-portrait is marked by personal tact and admirable restraint: he is and is not its subject. The Americanist is a vision of otherness: literary and academic friends and acquaintances, here and abroad. Eloquently phrased and free of nostalgia, it catches a lost world that yet engendered much of our own.” —Harold Bloom “The Americanist is the absorbing intellectual autobiography of Daniel Aaron, who is the leading proponent and practitioner of American Studies. Written with grace and wit, it skillfully blends Daniel Aaron’s personal story with the history of the field he has done so much to create. This is a first-rate book by a first-rate scholar.” —David Herbert Donald, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University The Americanist is author and critic Daniel Aaron’s anthem to nearly a century of public and private life in America and abroad. Aaron, who is widely regarded as one of the founders of American Studies, graduated from the University of Michigan, received his Ph.D. from Harvard, and taught for over three decades each at Smith College and Harvard. Aaron writes with unsentimental nostalgia about his childhood in Los Angeles and Chicago and his later academic career, which took him around the globe, often in the role of America’s accidental yet impartial critic. When Walt Whitman, whom Aaron frequently cites as a touchstone, wrote, “I am large, I contain multitudes,” he could have been describing Daniel Aaron—the consummate erudite and Renaissance individual whose allegiance to the truth always outweighs mere partisan loyalty. Not only should Aaron’s book stand as a resplendent and summative work from one of the finest thinkers of the last hundred years, it also succeeds on its own as a first-rate piece of literature, on a par with the writings of any of its subjects. The Americanist is a veritable Who’s Who of twentieth-century writers Aaron interviewed, interacted with, or otherwise encountered throughout his life: Ralph Ellison, Robert Frost, Lillian Hellman, Richard Hofstadter, Alfred Kazin, Sinclair Lewis, Malcolm Muggeridge, John Crowe Ransom, Upton Sinclair, Edmund Wilson, Leonard Woolf, and W. B. Yeats, to name only a few. Aaron’s frank and personal observations of these literary lights make for lively reading. As well, scattered throughout The Americanist are illuminating portraits of American presidents living and passed—miniature masterworks of astute political observation that offer dazzlingly fresh approaches to well-trod subjects.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472024663

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Charles E. Callwell and the British Way in Warfare

By: Daniel Whittingham

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Charles E. Callwell and the British Way in Warfare

By: Daniel Whittingham

Presents the first full-length study of one of Britain's most important military thinkers, Major-General Sir Charles E. Callwell.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108480071

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The Everything American Revolution Book

From the Boston Massacre to the Campaign at Yorktown-all you need to know about the birth of our nation

By: Daniel P Murphy

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The Everything American Revolution Book

From the Boston Massacre to the Campaign at Yorktown-all you need to know about the birth of our nation

By: Daniel P Murphy

Scrappy farmers. Aristocratic landowners. Eccentric geniuses. These were the rebels who took on the world's greatest power - and won. From the rebellion against "taxation without representation" to the beginnings of American self-government, readers will learn how this unlikely group of colonists shaped a new nation. This book features all readers need to know about this exciting time: The beginnings of colonial unrest and rebellion The drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence Major battles, including Lexington and Concord, Trenton, Saratoga, Valley Forge, and Yorktown Daily life for soldiers and ordinary colonists on both sides of the war The birth of the United States This easy-to-read book covers all the key players and major events—from King George III and George Washington to the Boston Tea Party and the launch of a new government. The interesting facts and vivid details inside will turn any history-phobe into an enthusiastic history buff!

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Simon and Schuster

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1605507938

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Rawlicious Superfoods

With 100+ Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle

By: Peter Daniel,Beryn Daniel

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Rawlicious Superfoods

With 100+ Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle

By: Peter Daniel,Beryn Daniel

Authors Peter and Beryn Daniel reveal Rawlicious Superfoods. Revered by ancient cultures and verified by scientists, superfoods are reemerging today as a profound solution to widespread nutritional deficiencies. This book combines beautiful illustrations and photos, information on superfoods, and delicious recipes to inspire the whole family. The authors show how to easily add superfoods, from berries to bee pollen to maca to cacao to tonic herbs, to our diets to enjoy delicious health. With over 100 new recipes with full-color photographs and 17 enchanting illustrations to bring each superfood to life, the authors reveal the healing power of the world's top superfoods and share information on cutting-edge nutrition. Rawlicious Superfoods covers aloe, baobab, goji berries, chia, berries, blue-green algae, camu camu, grasses and microgreens, hemp, coconut, sea vegetables, maca, lucuma, mesquite, bee products, raw cacao, and medicinal herbs and discusses "What Are Superfoods?," "Where Is the Proof?," "What About Cost," "Stocking the Kitchen with Superfoods," and much more so that readers come away with a comprehensive knowledge of superfoods. From the table of contents: Foreword by David Wolfe Introduction Our Journey with Superfoods What Are Superfoods? Functional Food Where Is the Proof? What About Cost? Quality Is Key How to Use This Book A Superfoodist's Kitchen Stocking the Kitchen with Superfoods Aloe Baobab Goji Berries Chia Berries Blue-Green Algae Camu Camu Grasses and Microgreens Hemp Coconut Sea Vegetables Maca Lucuma Mesquite Bee Products Raw Cacao Medicinal Herbs

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1583949224

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Reputation and Power

Organizational Image and Pharmaceutical Regulation at the FDA

By: Daniel Carpenter

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Reputation and Power

Organizational Image and Pharmaceutical Regulation at the FDA

By: Daniel Carpenter

How the FDA became the world's most powerful regulatory agency The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is the most powerful regulatory agency in the world. How did the FDA become so influential? And how exactly does it wield its extraordinary power? Reputation and Power traces the history of FDA regulation of pharmaceuticals, revealing how the agency's organizational reputation has been the primary source of its power, yet also one of its ultimate constraints. Daniel Carpenter describes how the FDA cultivated a reputation for competence and vigilance throughout the last century, and how this organizational image has enabled the agency to regulate an industry as powerful as American pharmaceuticals while resisting efforts to curb its own authority. Carpenter explains how the FDA's reputation and power have played out among committees in Congress, and with drug companies, advocacy groups, the media, research hospitals and universities, and governments in Europe and India. He shows how FDA regulatory power has influenced the way that business, medicine, and science are conducted in the United States and worldwide. Along the way, Carpenter offers new insights into the therapeutic revolution of the 1940s and 1950s; the 1980s AIDS crisis; the advent of oral contraceptives and cancer chemotherapy; the rise of antiregulatory conservatism; and the FDA's waning influence in drug regulation today. Reputation and Power demonstrates how reputation shapes the power and behavior of government agencies, and sheds new light on how that power is used and contested. Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.

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Princeton University Press

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1400835119

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