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Rocky Lives!

Heavyweight Boxing Upsets of the 1990s

By: David E. Finger

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Rocky Lives!

Heavyweight Boxing Upsets of the 1990s

By: David E. Finger

Boxing fans love the upset, seeing the underdog surprise the heavy favorite and take the fight to him, winning over the fans and--perhaps even more important--the judges. Sylvester Stallone mined that emotion through his long series of Rocky films. Rocky is fiction, however. The men in Rocky Lives! are real. David E. Finger, a writer for top boxing website FightNews.com, presents chronologically seventy-five heavyweight boxing upsets of the 1990s. Some involve boxers still fighting today; others contain a cautionary tale of once-great boxers chasing one last payday. There are also the early-round disasters of wannabes and athletes who switched to boxing in midstream. From the Tyson-Douglas, Foreman-Moorer, and Lewis-McCall top-dollar fights to low-level curiosities like former New York Jet Mark Gastineau getting embarrassed or Eric "Butterbean" Esch taking to the ring, David Finger presents the best heavyweight upsets the 1990s have to offer. You'll read about crooked promoters drugging opponents, a convicted felon hoping victory in the ring will win him leniency, and a forty-five-year-old preacher looking to exorcise a two-decade-old demon. Rocky Lives! brings all the knockouts and slugfests right into your home.

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Unholy War

By: David Hair

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Unholy War

By: David Hair

In war, nothing is holy. Emperor Constant's crusade is teetering on the edge of disaster. In the wake of a devastating battle, everything has changed: the East is rising, bringing equal measures of hope and despair to Urte. For Elena and Kazim, the victory is a call to arms against the renegade spymaster Gurvon Gyle. For the Queen of Javon, it is a beacon as she seeks new ways to overthrow her usurper husband and reclaim the country for her brother. For Ramon, trapped behind enemy lines, it is one more obstacle in his desperate attempt to get his men safely home. And while the armies of East and West clash in ever-more-bloody conflict, emperors, inquisitors and assassins hunt the Scytale of Corineus, the key to ultimate power, which is in the hands of the most unlikely guardians: failed mage Alaron and market-girl Ramita, pregnant widow of the world's greatest mage. What they choose to do with the Scytale could change Urte forever. The third in David Hair's epic Moontide Quartet, perfect for fans of Brandon Sanderson, George R.R. Martin and Robert Jordan.

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Jo Fletcher Books

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162365632X

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Rendezvous with Death

The Americans Who Joined the Foreign Legion in 1914 to Fight for France and for Civilization

By: David Hanna

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Rendezvous with Death

The Americans Who Joined the Foreign Legion in 1914 to Fight for France and for Civilization

By: David Hanna

A book to challenge the status quo, spark a debate, and get people talking about the issues and questions we face as a country!

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Simon and Schuster

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1621575446

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Mike Tyson - The Complete Chronology

By: David Brown

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Mike Tyson - The Complete Chronology

By: David Brown

Mike Tyson is without a doubt one of the most iconic and controversial figures in the world of boxing. Known for his ferocious fighting style and tumultuous personal life, Tyson quickly rose to fame as the youngest heavyweight champion in history. From his early days growing up on the mean streets of Brownsville to his meteoric rise to stardom and subsequent fall from grace, this book will delve into the fascinating life and career of one of the most formidable and enigmatic athletes of all time. Join us as we explore the chronological highs and lows of Mike Tyson's career and discover the man behind the legend.

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The Psychology of Working

A New Perspective for Career Development, Counseling, and Public Policy

By: David Blustein

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The Psychology of Working

A New Perspective for Career Development, Counseling, and Public Policy

By: David Blustein

In this original and major new work, David Blustein places working at the same level of attention for social and behavioral scientists and psychotherapists as other major life concerns, such as intimate relationships, physical and mental health, and socio-economic inequities. He also provides readers with an expanded conceptual framework within which to think about working in human development and human experience. As a result, this creative new synthesis enriches the discourse on working across the broad spectrum of psychology's concerns and agendas, and especially for those readers in career development, counseling, and policy-related fields. This textbook is ideal for use in graduate courses on counseling and work or vocational counseling.

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Routledge

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Quitters Never Win

By: David Zackey

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Quitters Never Win

By: David Zackey

Dave became a star witness in an FBI probe of a con man after having a business affiliation with the man. The business association cost him his life savings and retirement income plans. Resorting to becoming a home improvement contractor (after a career in the corporate world), he was working away from home, a week at a time, and staying in an empty house in an unfamiliar neighborhood. One day, after repeated phone calls from collection agencies and lawyers, he gripped the stepladder he was using and thought, Why am I trying so hard? I'll never make this up. I'm washed up financially. I might as well just quit. At that moment, the Holy Spirit reminded him of a sign that was posted at the top of the steps exiting his high school's wrestling room: "Winners never quit, and quitters never win." Dave's story is also interconnected with two others that have been recorded. One is the movie, Donnie Brasco. A movie based on the true story of an FBI sting of the Mob in New York City. This sting led to the incarceration of Dave's business partner, Joe, for money laundering. And the second, a book titled Trafficking: The Boom and Bust of the Air America Cocaine Ring by Berkeley Rice. The story of the man who has the acclaim of being the person who has brought the largest amount of cocaine into the United States by one person. Joe and his picture are actually in this book.

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1640794794

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Rights of the Disabled

By: David M. Haugen,Susan Musser,Andrea B. DeMott

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Rights of the Disabled

By: David M. Haugen,Susan Musser,Andrea B. DeMott

Provides an overview, chronology of events, glossary and annotated bibliography for disability rights in the United States.

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1438100205

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The Social Ethos of the Corinthian Correspondence

Interests and Ideology from 1 Corinthians to 1 Clement

By: David G. Horrell

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The Social Ethos of the Corinthian Correspondence

Interests and Ideology from 1 Corinthians to 1 Clement

By: David G. Horrell

An exemplary study, focussing on the Corinthian correspondence, of the social ethos of early Christian teaching and its development.

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0567085287

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Mother of Daemons

The Sunsurge Quartet Book 4

By: David Hair

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Mother of Daemons

The Sunsurge Quartet Book 4

By: David Hair

A remarkable series' SFFANZ She's the Empress of the Fall . . . and her empire is falling apart. Represents modern epic fantasy at its best - Fantasy Book Critic Lyra, Queen of Rondelmar, has fought enemies without and within, dealt with grief and loss, embraced forbidden magic, found her father and borne a child - and still it isn't enough. Her enemies are on the march and the Rondian Empire is collapsing. But a more dangerous adversary is out there . . . and he is winning. Ervyn Naxius, amoral genius, has unleashed war on two continents and is now laughing as the world of Urte tears itself apart. Kings and priests dance to his tune and his daemonic followers are spreading through the lands, but still he isn't satisfied. His ultimate goal - absolute control of all life - is finally within his reach . . . Are these the Last Days, when the daemons rise up to claim the world? From snowbound Mollachia to the beleaguered walls of Norostein, from the poisonous court of the new sultan to the deadly intrigues of Pallas, the omens are clear. Only Lyra and a handful of other heretical dwymancers have grasped the true danger - and they won't give up until every last hope is buried . . .

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1784290890

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Plotinus the Platonist

A Comparative Account of Plato and Plotinus' Metaphysics

By: David J. Yount

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Plotinus the Platonist

A Comparative Account of Plato and Plotinus' Metaphysics

By: David J. Yount

In this insightful new book David J. Yount argues, against received wisdom, that there are no essential differences between the metaphysics of Plato and Plotinus. Yount covers the core principles of Plotinian thought: The One or Good, Intellect, and All-Soul (the Three Hypostases), Beauty, God(s), Forms, Emanation, Matter, and Evil. After addressing the interpretive issues that surround the authenticity of Plato's works, Plotinus: The Platonist deftly argues against the commonly held view that Plotinus is best interpreted as a Neo-Platonist, proposing he should be thought of as a Platonist proper. Yount presents thorough explanations and quotations from the works of each classical philosopher to demonstrate his thesis, concluding comprehensively that Plato and Plotinus do not essentially differ on their metaphysical conceptions. This is an ideal text for Plato and Plotinus scholars and academics, and excellent supplementary reading for upper-level undergraduates students and postgraduate students of ancient philosophy.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472575237

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Combat Sports

An Encyclopedia of Wrestling, Fighting, and Mixed Martial Arts

By: David L. Hudson Jr.

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Combat Sports

An Encyclopedia of Wrestling, Fighting, and Mixed Martial Arts

By: David L. Hudson Jr.

Fistic combat represents the greatest human drama in all of sport. Roman gladiators thrilled citizens and emperors alike when they entered the octagon to face an intense, life-threatening experience. Boxing, the sport of kings, also has its roots in the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome. Banned in 500 A.D. by the Emperor Theodoric, it resurfaced twelve centuries later in England. John Milton praised it as a noble art for building character in young men, and sports writer A.J. Leibling dubbed it the Sweet Science. Many of its major protagonists - men such as Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali - have become transcendent, near-mythic heroes. But boxing is not the only combat sport, and mixed martial arts, in all their ferocious beauty, represent the fastest growing sports genre in the world. Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) has joined boxing in paying seven figures to some of its champions, and draws millions in its pay-per-view events. This book details leading figures in boxing, sumo wrestling, kickboxing, Greco-Roman wrestling, and mixed martial arts (including organizations such as Ultimate Fighting, PRIDE, K-1, Total Combat, and SportFighting). Over 150 entries cover champions, contenders, and other famous combatants from all over the world, as well as legendary promoters, managers, trainers, and events. Also included in this encyclopedia are sidebars on controversies, highlights, brief bios, and other noteworthy events, along with a general timeline. .

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0313343845

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Fixed

How Goodfellas Bought Boston College Basketball

By: David Porter

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Fixed

How Goodfellas Bought Boston College Basketball

By: David Porter

Using extensive background research as well as interviews with the principal characters, Fixed provides the first in-depth reconstruction of the point-shaving scandal involving the 1978-1979 Boston College basketball team, from the genesis of the plot in the summer of 1978, through the uncovering of the scheme during an unrelated investigation in 1980, to the trial that captivated the sports world in the fall of 1981 and its aftermath. This multi-layered story of greed and betrayal combines sports, gambling, and the Mafia into an irresistible morality tale with a modern edge.

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Taylor Trade Publishing

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1461600871

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Bourdieu and Education

Acts of Practical Theory

By: Dr Michael Grenfell,Michael Grenfell,David James

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Bourdieu and Education

Acts of Practical Theory

By: Dr Michael Grenfell,Michael Grenfell,David James

This text details the practical applications of Bourdieu's theories in a series of specific pedagogic research studies, showing how his ideas can be put into practice. Language, gender, career decision-making and the experience of higher education students are all covered. Questions are also raised concerning research methodology. The authors examine Bourdieu's interest in the position of the researcher within the research process. Bourdieu's influence is traced in aspects both of theory and practice. Finally, principles, approaches, methods and techniques that may be derived from Bourdieu are suggested, and assessed, for practical use in research.

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Routledge

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1135707510

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9781135707514

Young, Corker and Summers on Abuse of Process in Criminal Proceedings

By: David Young

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Young, Corker and Summers on Abuse of Process in Criminal Proceedings

By: David Young

Setting out the whole spectrum of circumstances where abuse of process is litigated in criminal law, barrister David Young and his co-authors use their wealth of experience in the UK and international courts to identify and describe the many different strands of the abuse jurisdiction. The authors provide you with a thorough understanding of the different forms of abuse of process, in areas such as lost evidence, delay, abuse of executive power, entrapment, extradition, double jeopardy and breach of promise. Additionally, the new edition features the first published chapter on abuse of process in International criminal proceedings, for those working in international criminal law. This Fifth Edition is updated to include: - New case law on prosecution disclosure failings in the context of abuse of process, and the courts approach to unavailable evidence in R v PR, Hamilton v PO, and R v E - An Entrapment chapter analysing the Syed (Haroon) decision on ECHR jurisprudence post Looseley, and the potential for abuse of process in cases of private entrapment - Abuse of power by the Executive's key Norman decision which sets out the law comprehensively - The developing abuse case law on private prosecutions, reviewing cases where prosecutors may hold improper motives for bringing private prosecutions - Detailed analysis of the abuse jurisdiction in extradition proceedings in Jasvins v General Prosecutor's Office Latvia - New Guidance on challenging interlocutory decisions by judicial review in Parashar, and analysis of R v Asiedu on defence appeals following guilty pleas - The revised Attorney General's Guidelines on Disclosure 2020 and the CPIA Code of Practice

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1526515172

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Ascendant's Rite

By: David Hair

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Ascendant's Rite

By: David Hair

Love. Betray. Fight. Ascend. In the much-anticipated conclusion to The Moontide Quartet, the fate of Urte will be decided on the mighty Leviathan Bridge. Emperor Constant is finally ready to conquer the world. As Alaron and Ramita struggle to recover the key to the Ascendants' magic as well as one of Ramita's infant sons, Queen Cera must fight to take the reins of power and Seth Korion's Lost Legions desperately search for safety while trapped between two massive armies. The time has come for the Rite of Ascendancy to be performed, and for new powers to rise to save - or damn - Urte. The Moontide is ending.

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1681444038

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Constitutional and Administrative Law

Text with Materials

By: David Pollard,Neil Parpworth,David Hughes

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Constitutional and Administrative Law

Text with Materials

By: David Pollard,Neil Parpworth,David Hughes

The fourth edition of Constitutional and Administrative Law: Text with Materials provides a wealth of essential materials drawn from a wide range of sources and integrated with lively commentary. It enables students to gain a full understanding of public law by explaining the context of its historical development and current political climate.

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Oxford University Press

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019928637X

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9780199286379

My Boy Jack

By: David Haig

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My Boy Jack

By: David Haig

THE STORY: The year is 1913. War with Germany is imminent. Rudyard Kipling, the British Empire's greatest apologist, is at the peak of his literary fame. This play explores the nature of a man who loses his balance when devotion to family and count

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0822216949

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Trial of Aaron Burr for Treason. Printed from the Report Taken in Short Hand by David Robertson

By: David Robertson

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Trial of Aaron Burr for Treason. Printed from the Report Taken in Short Hand by David Robertson

By: David Robertson

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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3385389631

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9783385389632

The Street Porter and the Philosopher

Conversations on Analytical Egalitarianism

By: Sandra Peart,David M. Levy

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The Street Porter and the Philosopher

Conversations on Analytical Egalitarianism

By: Sandra Peart,David M. Levy

Adam Smith, asserting the common humanity of the street porter and the philosopher, articulated the classical economists' model of social interactions as exchanges among equals. This model had largely fallen out of favor until, recently, a number of scholars in the avant-garde of economic thought rediscovered it and rechristened it "analytical egalitarianism." In this volume, Sandra J. Peart and David M. Levy bring together an impressive array of authors to explore the ramifications of this analytical ideal and to discuss the ways in which an egalitarian theory of individuality can enable economists to reconcile ideas from opposite ends of the political spectrum. "The analytical egalitarianism project that Peart and Levy have advanced has come to occupy a prominent place in the current agenda of historians of economic thought." ---Ross Emmett, Associate Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Michigan Center for Innovation and Economic Prosperity, Michigan State University "These essays and dialogs from the Summer Institute would make Adam Smith, economist and moral philosopher, proud." ---J. Daniel Hammond, Hultquist Family Professor of Economics, Wake Forest University With essays by: James M. Buchanan, Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences recipient (1985) and Professor Emeritus, George Mason University and Virginia Polytechnic and State University Juan Pablo Couyoumdijian, Universidad del Desearrollo, Chile Tyler Cowen, George Mason University Eric Crampton, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Andrew Farrant, Dickinson College Samuel Hollander, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto M. Ali Khan, Johns Hopkins University Thomas Leonard, Princeton University Deirdre McCloskey, University of Illinois, Chicago Leonidas Montes, Dean of School of Government, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Chile Maria Pia Paganelli, Yeshiva University and New York University Warren J. Samuels, Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University Eric Schliesser, VENI post-doctoral research fellow, Leiden University, and University of Amsterdam Gordon Tullock, George Mason University Sandra J. Peart is Dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond, Virginia. David M. Levy is Professor of Economics at George Mason University (GMU) and Research Associate at the Center for Study of Public Choice at GMU. They are Co-Directors of George Mason University's Summer Institute for the Preservation of the History of Economics.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472024140

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Trump's Enemies

How the Deep State Is Undermining the Presidency

By: Corey R. Lewandowski,David N. Bossie

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Trump's Enemies

How the Deep State Is Undermining the Presidency

By: Corey R. Lewandowski,David N. Bossie

Corey R. Lewandowski and David N. Bossie, the authors of the blockbuster, Let Trump Be Trump: the Inside Story of His Rise to the Presidency, are back with their next New York Times bestseller. The assault on the 45th president began immediately following Donald J. Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential election. It was then that Democrats concocted the absurd story of Russian spies and international plots as an excuse for Hillary's humiliating defeat. It was in those early days, too, during the presidential transition, when enemies of Donald Trump began to tunnel their way into the White House with the intent to undermine the president and subvert his agenda. Perhaps there are no two people better to tell what is certain to be the story of our lifetime than Corey R. Lewandowski and David N. Bossie. The guys in the room who brought you the bestselling account of the 2016 Donald J. Trump for President campaign, Let Trump Be Trump, Lewandowski and Bossie now offer a first-hand account of what is, perhaps, the battle for the life of our very democracy. Using unparalleled, behind-the-scenes sourcing from inside the White House and on Capitol Hill, and access to the president and other key players, Trump's Enemies offers a never-before-seen look deep into the forces aligned against the president. Lewandowski and Bossie were present in Trump Tower and at Bedminster during the presidential transition and saw the events that gave root to the unelected "resistance" in the White House today. Bossie was witness to the moment the fake Russia investigation was enacted by James Comey, who legitimized the phony "Steele dossier" by presenting it to the new president-elect. A close confidant of the president, Lewandowski knows what goes on behind the West Wing walls as well as anyone. But Trump's Enemies is also the story of how President Trump is fighting back. In the face of a gale of media disinformation and the looming black cloud of Mueller's politically motivated investigation, President Trump has still managed to accomplish more than any of his predecessor in the short time he's been in office. Often traveling with the president on Air Force One to rallies around the country, Lewandowski and Bossie tell, as no one else can, the story of Donald Trump bringing his message to the people who are the only ones who should decide the future of his presidency-the American voters.

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Center Street

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1546076212

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Curriculum Alignment

Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement

By: David A. Squires

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Curriculum Alignment

Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement

By: David A. Squires

Provides information for school administrators and curriculum specialists on ways to align the curriculum to state standards to improve student achievement and teacher effectiveness.

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Corwin Press

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1412960061

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A Delicate Choreography

Kinship Practices and Incest Discourses in the West Since the Renaissance

By: David Sabean

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A Delicate Choreography

Kinship Practices and Incest Discourses in the West Since the Renaissance

By: David Sabean

The origins of the incest taboo have puzzled many of the most influential minds of the West, from Plutarch to St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, David Hume, Lewis Henry Morgan, Sigmund Freud, Emile Durkheim, Edward Westermarck, and Claude Lévi-Strauss. This book puts the discussion of incest on a new foundation. It is the first attempt to thoroughly examine the rich literature, from philosophical, theological, and legal treatises to psychological and biological-genetic studies, to a wide variety of popular cultural media over a long period of time. The book offers a detailed examination of discursive and figurative representations of incest during five selected periods, from 1600 to the present. The incest discussion for each period is complemented with a presentation of dominant kinship structures and changes, without arguing for causal relations. Part I deals with the legacy of ecclesiastical marriage prohibitions of the Middle Ages: Historians dealing with the Reformation have wondered about the political and social implications of theological debates about the incest rules, the Enlightenment opted for sociological considerations of the household and a new anthropology based on the passions, Baroque discourse focused upon sexual relations among kin by marriage, while Enlightenment and Romantic discussions worried the intimacy of siblings. The first section of Part II deals with the six decades around 1900, during which European and American cultures obsessed about the sexuality of women. Almost everyone concurred in the idea that mother made the family what it was; that she configured the household, kept the lines of kinship vibrant, and stood at the threshold as stern gatekeeper, and many thought that she managed these tasks through her sexuality and an eroticized relationship with sons. Another story line, taken up in the section "Intermezzo," this one about the physical and mental consequences of inbreeding, appeared after 1850. To what extent do close-kin marriages pose risks for progeny? At its center, lay the incest problematic, now restated: Is avoidance of kin genetically programmed? Do all cultures know about risks of consanguinity? As for the twenty-first century, evolutionary and genetic assumptions are challenged by a living world population containing roughly one billion offspring of cousin marriages. Part III deals with one of the perhaps most remarkable reconfigurations of Western kinship in the aftermath of World War I: The shift from an endogamous to an exogamous alliance system centered on the "nuclear family." An historical anomaly, this family form began to dissolve almost as soon as it came together and, in the process, shifted the focus of incest concerns to a new pairing: father and daughter. By the 1970s, when the father/daughter problematic swept all other considerations of incest aside, that relationship had come to be modeled, for the most part, around power and its abusive potential. As for "incest," its representations in the last three decades of the twentieth century no longer focused on biologically damaged progeny but rather on power abuses in the nuclear family: sexual "abuse." By the mid-1990s, Western culture at least partly redirected its gaze away from father and daughter towards siblings, especially towards brothers and sisters and the sexual boundaries and erotics of their relationships. Correspondingly, siblings became a "model organism" for psychotherapy, evolutionary biology, and the science of genetics.

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3111014541

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The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Emerging Workforce

Employment of People with Mental Retardation

By: Peter David Blanck

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The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Emerging Workforce

Employment of People with Mental Retardation

By: Peter David Blanck

A pioneering reference for the community of people with mental retardation, their families, employers, lawyers, researchers, and policy makers. Based on empirical research and legal analysis, examines the antidiscrimination protections set out in the US act regarding employment. Especially considers

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0940898527

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Language in Motion

Exploring the Nature of Sign

By: Jerome Daniel Schein,David Alan Stewart

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Language in Motion

Exploring the Nature of Sign

By: Jerome Daniel Schein,David Alan Stewart

This enjoyable book first introduces sign language and communication, follows with a history of sign languages in general, then delves into the structure of American Sign Language (ASL). Later chapters outline the special skills of fingerspelling and assess artificial sign systems and their net worth. Language in Motion also describes the process required to learn sign language, then explains how to use it to communicate in the Deaf community. Appendices featuring the manual alphabets of three countries complete this enriching book.

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1563680394

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9781563680397

From Clement to Origen

The Social and Historical Context of the Church Fathers

By: David Ivan Rankin

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From Clement to Origen

The Social and Historical Context of the Church Fathers

By: David Ivan Rankin

From Clement to Origen addresses the engagement of a number of pre-Nicene Church Fathers with the surrounding culture. David Rankin considers the historical and social context of the Fathers, grouped in cities and regions, their writings and theological reflections, and discusses how the particular engagement of each with major aspects of the surrounding culture influences, informs and shapes their thought and the articulation of that thought. The social and historical context of the Church Fathers is explored with respect to the Roman state, the imperial office and imperial cult, Greco-Roman class structures and the patron-client system, issues of wealth production and other commercial activity, the major philosophical thinkers in antiquity, and to rhetorical theory and practice and the higher learning of the day.

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1317132432

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Political Power and Democratic Control in Britain

The Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom

By: Stuart Weir,David Beetham

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Political Power and Democratic Control in Britain

The Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom

By: Stuart Weir,David Beetham

Democratic Institutions and Practices is the second study carried out under the Democratic Audit of the UK. This volume explores the formal institutions and processes of the liberal democratic state: including the executive, elections, parliament and the civil service.

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Psychology Press

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041509643X

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9780415096430

The Reckoning

By: David Halberstam

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The Reckoning

By: David Halberstam

New York Times Bestseller: “A historical overview of the auto industry in the United States and Japan [and] the gradual decline of U.S. manufacturing” (Library Journal). After generations of creating high-quality automotive products, American industrialists began losing ground to the Japanese auto industry in the decades after World War II. David Halberstam, with his signature precision and absorbing narrative style, traces this power shift by delving into the boardrooms and onto the factory floors of the America’s Ford Motor Company and Japan’s Nissan. Different in every way—from their reactions to labor problems to their philosophies and leadership styles—the two companies stand as singular testaments to the challenges brought by the rise of the global economy. From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Fifties and The Coldest Winter, and filled with intriguing vignettes about Henry Ford, Lee Iacocca, and other visionary industrial leaders, The Reckoning remains a powerful and enlightening story about manufacturing in the modern age, and how America fell woefully behind. This ebook features an extended biography of David Halberstam.

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Open Road Media

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1453286101

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9781453286104

Boxing in America

An Autopsy

By: David L. Hudson Jr.

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Boxing in America

An Autopsy

By: David L. Hudson Jr.

This book presents a sweeping view of boxing in the United States and the influence of the sport on American culture. Boxing has long been a popular fixture of American sport and culture, despite its decidedly seedy side (the fact that numerous boxing champions acquired their skills in prison or reform schools, the corruption and greed of certain boxing promoters, and the involvement of the mob in fixing the outcome of many big fights). Yet boxing remains an iconic and widely popular spectator sport, even in light of its decline as a result of the recent burgeoning interest in mixed martial arts (MMA) contests. What had made this sport so enthralling to our nation for such a long period of time? This book contains much more than simple documentation of the significant dates, people, and bouts in the history of American boxing. It reveals why boxing became one of America's leading spectator sports at the turn of the century and examines the factors that have swayed the public's perception of it, thereby affecting its popularity. In Boxing in America, the author provides a compelling view of not only the pugilist sport, but also of our country, our sources of entertainment, and ourselves.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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Personal Insolvency Law, Regulation and Policy

By: David Milman

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Personal Insolvency Law, Regulation and Policy

By: David Milman

As the radical reforms contained in the Enterprise Act 2002 have come fully on-stream, Personal Insolvency Law has become a major focus of attention. At the same time, all evidence points to increasing levels of personal debt with the consequential rise in bankruptcies. Personal Insolvency Law, Regulation and Policy therefore provides a timely evaluation of the current state of English law in this important area. The volume presents a critical analysis of the regimes of bankruptcy and individual voluntary arrangement in the context of current policy goals. It examines the impact of the Insolvency Act 2000 and the Enterprise Act 2002, and discusses the treatment of bankruptcy within the global economy. The book will be a valuable guide for students and academics engaged in the study of this increasingly important branch of private law. The study will also be of value to practitioners and policy makers.

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Routledge

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1351911864

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9781351911863

SCM Studyguide: Biblical Hermeneutics

By: David Holgate,Rachel Starr

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SCM Studyguide: Biblical Hermeneutics

By: David Holgate,Rachel Starr

Fully updated and revised 2nd edition, the SCM Studyguide: Biblical Hermenuetics offers entry-level undergraduates a framework for interpreting the Bible.

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SCM Press

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0334057337

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9780334057338

Beyond the Corporation

Humanity Working

By: David Erdal

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Beyond the Corporation

Humanity Working

By: David Erdal

* Beyond the Corporation is a book for our times. Offering inspiration and vision in the wake of financial Armageddon, it is the story of ordinary people who share the ownership of the businesses where they work. * The enterprises come in all sizes: from companies employing just a few dozen people, to large corporations: John Lewis in the UK, employing 70,000 'partners'; Mondragon, a highly entrepreneurial group of over 100 businesses in Spain, employing more than 100,000; and many examples in the US, some employing tens of thousands. It would be hard to imagine a better informed, more involved or more enthusiastic set of employees - sharing the efforts of making their companies successful, and sharing all of the rewards. Unusually in the corporate world, they control their own destinies - a situation beyond the dreams of most working people. * Erdal takes a hard look at those who insist, in the teeth of the evidence, that shared ownership will never work - a sorry tale, he argues, of prejudice masquerading as economic thinking. The book contains detailed case studies as well as interviews with a range of people, whose inspiring stories of success fly in the face of received wisdom. These successes include: high levels of productivity; sustained rapid growth; fast-moving, innovative responses to changing worlds; high levels of investment aimed at long-term prosperity; and, above all, the sheer happiness employees experience in working together in businesses that they own together, sharing the wealth that they create. * At a time when the 'orthodox' corporate economy has been badly shaken, Beyond the Corporation makes essential reading.

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Random House

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1446468445

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Teaching the Arts

Early Childhood and Primary Education

By: David Roy,William Baker,Amy Hamilton

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Teaching the Arts

Early Childhood and Primary Education

By: David Roy,William Baker,Amy Hamilton

Teaching the Arts: Early Childhood and Primary Education offers a comprehensive and exciting introduction to Arts education in Australia and New Zealand. In this second edition, each chapter encourages readers to engage with the Arts and provides students with opportunities to develop their understanding and practical skills through reflective questions, examples and activities. Updated content includes: • significant extensions to each chapter, reflecting the five art forms of dance, drama, media, music and visual art • additional practical activities • alignment with current research and theory • extended online resources, including PowerPoint slides for lecturers. Teaching the Arts, Second Edition draws important links to the finalised Australian Curriculum: The Arts, the New Zealand Curriculum, the Early Years Learning Framework and Te Whāriki, and includes substantial references to Indigenous histories and cultures, relationships with Asia and sustainability. Generously illustrated and supported by excellent online resources, Teaching the Arts, Second Edition is an indispensable resource for pre-service teachers.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316276821

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9781316276822

The Steelers Experience

A Year-by-Year Chronicle of the Pittsburgh Steelers

By: David Aretha,Abby Mendelson

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The Steelers Experience

A Year-by-Year Chronicle of the Pittsburgh Steelers

By: David Aretha,Abby Mendelson

The Steelers Experience is an illustrated history of the Pittsburgh Steelers NFL franchise. Featuring every key player from every era, the book chronicles the highs and lows of every season, and features stories, statistics, and highlights old and new"--

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0760345767

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