David Cummiskey's Books

Kantian Consequentialism

By: David Cummiskey

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This title attempts to derive a strong consequentialist moral theory from Kantian foundations. It thus challenges the prevailing view that Kant's moral theory is hostile to consequentialism, and brings together the two main opposing tendencies in modern moral theory.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195094530

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9780195094534

The Cheating Culture

Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead

By: David Callahan

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The Cheating Culture

Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead

By: David Callahan

A public policy expert reveals how decades of deregulation and increasing inequality have fostered a culture of cheating across America. There have always been people who cut corners, but in The Cheating Culture, David Callahan demonstrates how cheating on every level—from the highly publicized corporate scandals to Little League fraud—has risen dramatically in recent decades. He then asks the simple yet provocative questions: Why all the cheating? Why now? Callahan pins the blame on today’s dog-eat-dog economic climate. An unfettered market and unprecedented economic inequality have corroded our values and threaten the level playing field so central to American democracy itself. Through revealing interviews and extensive data analysis, Callahan takes readers on a revealing tour of cheating in America and offers a powerful argument for why it matters.

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388

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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015603557X

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9780156035576

Lowell Irish

By: David D. McKean

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Lowell Irish

By: David D. McKean

Irish immigrants streamed into the mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, at the start of the Industrial Revolution, fleeing poverty and later the Great Hunger. From tales of politicians and entrepreneurs to the everyday struggles of the average immigrant, trace the history of the pioneer members who established Lowell as an industrial powerhouse.

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128

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467117846

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9781467117845

Death at the Ballpark

More Than 2,000 Game-Related Fatalities of Players, Other Personnel and Spectators in Amateur and Professional Baseball, 1862-2014, 2d ed.

By: Robert M. Gorman,David Weeks

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Death at the Ballpark

More Than 2,000 Game-Related Fatalities of Players, Other Personnel and Spectators in Amateur and Professional Baseball, 1862-2014, 2d ed.

By: Robert M. Gorman,David Weeks

When we think of baseball, we think of sunny days and leisurely outings at the ballpark--rarely do thoughts of death come to mind. Yet during the game's history, hundreds of players, coaches and spectators have died while playing or watching the National Pastime. In its second edition, this ground-breaking study provides the known details for 150 years of game-related deaths, identifies contributing factors and discusses resulting changes to game rules, protective equipment, crowd control and stadium structures and grounds. Topics covered include pitched and batted-ball fatalities, weather and field condition accidents, structural failures, fatalities from violent or risky behavior and deaths from natural causes.

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344

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McFarland

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0786479329

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9780786479320

County Longford and Its People

An Index to the 1901 Census for County Longford

By: David Leahy

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County Longford and Its People

An Index to the 1901 Census for County Longford

By: David Leahy

An index to the census of 1901 for the entire county of Longford, indexing 10,000 householders and 7,000 other persons resident within these households. but whose names are different to the householder. Location of a family in the 1901 census can be very relevant to researchers of Longford families who left Ireland in the mid to late 19th Century. Attached is a map of the Townlands of Co. Longford, which is indexed within the book.

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238

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Flyleaf Press

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0950846627

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9780950846620

The IOC Manual of Emergency Sports Medicine

By: David O'Sullivan McDonagh,David A. Zideman

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The IOC Manual of Emergency Sports Medicine

By: David O'Sullivan McDonagh,David A. Zideman

The IOC manual of emergency sports medicine focuses on the diagnosis and clinical treatment of injuries and illnesses that can present on the field of play, in both summer and winter sports. Written by experts, this manual provides a logical, safe, and informed approach to patient management in the complex arena of field of play. The manual delivers an ordered approach to medical care, with recommendations on the composition and skill-base of the field of play medical team, along with its equipment and treatment. The individual chapters present up-to-date information on the clinical management of medical and traumatic life-threatening emergencies- Together with routine field of play clinical conditions, the chapters provide information on injury statistics, drug anti-doping procedures, and para-athlete medicine.

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John Wiley & Sons

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111891368X

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9781118913680

Musicality in Theatre

Music as Model, Method and Metaphor in Theatre-Making

By: David Roesner

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Musicality in Theatre

Music as Model, Method and Metaphor in Theatre-Making

By: David Roesner

As the complicated relationship between music and theatre has evolved and changed in the modern and postmodern periods, music has continued to be immensely influential in key developments of theatrical practices. In this study of musicality in the theatre, David Roesner offers a revised view of the nature of the relationship. The new perspective results from two shifts in focus: on the one hand, Roesner concentrates in particular on theatre-making - that is the creation processes of theatre - and on the other, he traces a notion of ‘musicality’ in the historical and contemporary discourses as driver of theatrical innovation and aesthetic dispositif, focusing on musical qualities, metaphors and principles derived from a wide range of genres. Roesner looks in particular at the ways in which those who attempted to experiment with, advance or even revolutionize theatre often sought to use and integrate a sense of musicality in training and directing processes and in performances. His study reveals both the continuous changes in the understanding of music as model, method and metaphor for the theatre and how different notions of music had a vital impact on theatrical innovation in the past 150 years. Musicality thus becomes a complementary concept to theatricality, helping to highlight what is germane to an art form as well as to explain its traction in other art forms and areas of life. The theoretical scope of the book is developed from a wide range of case studies, some of which are re-readings of the classics of theatre history (Appia, Meyerhold, Artaud, Beckett), while others introduce or rediscover less-discussed practitioners such as Joe Chaikin, Thomas Bernhard, Elfriede Jelinek, Michael Thalheimer and Karin Beier.

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Routledge

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1317091329

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9781317091325

Digital Transmission Systems

By: David R. Smith

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Digital Transmission Systems

By: David R. Smith

In the development of telecommunication networks throughout the world, digital transmission has now replaced analog transmission as the predominant choice for new transmission facilities. This trend began in the early 1960s when the American Telephone and Telegraph Company first introduced pulse code modulation as a means of increasing capacity in their cable plant. Since that time, digital transmission applications have grown dramatically, notably in the United States, Canada, Japan, and Western Europe. With the rapidity of digital transmission developments and imple mentation, however, there has been a surprising lack of textbooks written on the subject. This book grew out of my work, research, and teaching in digital transmission systems. My objective is to provide an overview of the subject. To accomplish this end, theory has been blended with practice in order to illustrate how one applies theoretical principles to actual design and imple mentation. The book has abundant design examples and references to actual systems. These examples have been drawn from common carriers, manufac turers, and my own experience. Considerable effort has been made to include up-to-date standards, such as those published by the CCITT and CCIR, and to interpret their recommendations in the context of present-day digital transmission systems.

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580

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1475711859

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9781475711851

The Musical Traditions of Northern Ireland and Its Diaspora

Community and Conflict

By: David Cooper

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The Musical Traditions of Northern Ireland and Its Diaspora

Community and Conflict

By: David Cooper

Northern Ireland remains a divided community in which traditional culture is widely understood as a marker of religious affiliation and ethnic identity. David Cooper provides an analysis of the characteristics of traditional music performed in Northern Ireland, as well as an ethnographic and ethnomusicological study of a group of traditional musicians from County Antrim. In particular, he offers a consideration of the cultural dynamics of Northern Ireland with respect to traditional music.

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208

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409419207

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9781409419204

FIMS Sports Medicine Manual

Event Planning and Emergency Care

By: David McDonagh

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FIMS Sports Medicine Manual

Event Planning and Emergency Care

By: David McDonagh

Published in association with the International Federation of Sports Medicine, FIMS Sports Medicine Event Manual covers all aspects of setting up sports medicine care for sporting events along with what to do to care for the athletes. This emergency sports medicine manual addresses an array of essential issues including: planning the medical aspects of sporting events, evaluating the “return to play” conundrum, and on-field treatment of an injured or ill athlete. These topics and skills are crucial for all event physicians to master. Separated into five sections, the book will cover everything from planning the medical aspects of a sports event to providing a sport specific list of conditions an event physician must be able to treat. Ideal for sports medicine physicians and athletic trainers who coordinate care for events, this manual covers practical how-to-do-it coverage of injuries to athletes.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1451154348

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9781451154344

Fundamental Papers in Wavelet Theory

By: Christopher Heil,David F. Walnut

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Fundamental Papers in Wavelet Theory

By: Christopher Heil,David F. Walnut

This book traces the prehistory and initial development of wavelet theory, a discipline that has had a profound impact on mathematics, physics, and engineering. Interchanges between these fields during the last fifteen years have led to a number of advances in applications such as image compression, turbulence, machine vision, radar, and earthquake prediction. This book contains the seminal papers that presented the ideas from which wavelet theory evolved, as well as those major papers that developed the theory into its current form. These papers originated in a variety of journals from different disciplines, making it difficult for the researcher to obtain a complete view of wavelet theory and its origins. Additionally, some of the most significant papers have heretofore been available only in French or German. Heil and Walnut bring together these documents in a book that allows researchers a complete view of wavelet theory's origins and development.

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897

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Princeton University Press

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1400827264

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9781400827268

American Masses and Requiems

A Descriptive Guide

By: David P. DeVenney

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American Masses and Requiems

A Descriptive Guide

By: David P. DeVenney

Giving brief, essential information on some 700 works, this guide illustrates the scope of Mass and Requiem compositions of the United States from the early nineteenth century to the present day.

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Scarecrow Press

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091491314X

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9780914913146

A Lincoln Legacy

The History of the U.s. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

By: David Gardner Chardavoyne,Hugh W. Brenneman, Jr

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A Lincoln Legacy

The History of the U.s. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

By: David Gardner Chardavoyne,Hugh W. Brenneman, Jr

Examines the history of the federal trial courts in Western Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. A Lincoln Legacy: The History of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michiganby David Gardner Chardavoyne with Hugh W. Brenneman, Jr. provides the first and only comprehensive examination of the history of the United States federal courts in the Western District of Michigan. The federal courts were established by the U.S. Constitution to adjudicate disputes involving federal laws, disputes between litigants from different states involving state and federal laws, and to punish violations of criminal laws passed by Congress. During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln signed legislation creating two federal districts in the state of Michigan: the Eastern and Western Districts—the latter of which is headquartered in Grand Rapids and which now encompasses the western half of the Lower Peninsula and all of the Upper Peninsula. With the rapid expansion of legislation passed by Congress, the increasing mobility of society, and the growth of interstate commerce, the federal courts have assumed an important and sometimes dominant role in major litigation today. In A Lincoln Legacy, Chardavoyne tracks the history of these courts over eleven chapters, from their creation by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 to 2020. He discusses the changes in society that drove the evolving federal litigation and some significant cases heard in the Western District. Additionally, fifteen appendices are included in the book, listing of all the federal circuit and district judges in the Western District; commissioners; magistrate judges and bankruptcy judges; U.S. Attorneys; clerks of the courts; and more. Chardavoyne also identifies auxiliary offices and organizations revolving around the federal court that play a major role in its activities (e.g., the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Federal Public Defender’s Office, the Federal Bar Association, etc.). A Lincoln Legacyprovides a thorough examination of the history of the federal courts of Western Michigan. It will appeal to those learning and practicing law, as well as those with an interest in Michigan history.

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Wayne State University Press

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081434805X

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9780814348055

Tending the Fire That Burns at the Center of the World

Beauty and the Art of Christian Formation

By: David F. White

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Tending the Fire That Burns at the Center of the World

Beauty and the Art of Christian Formation

By: David F. White

Tending the Fire That Burns at the Center of the World engages the central question of Christian formation, that is, what kind of knowing is most likely to awaken and sustain Christian faith? This book seeks to reclaim aesthetics--beauty and creativity--as the church's most native theological way of knowing and being, which participates with God's own glory and creativity. This book traces the prominence of aesthetics up until the dawn of the Enlightenment, including recent theologians who reclaim aesthetics for theology and formation. The book elaborates the aims and techniques of aesthetic approaches to teaching and learning in the church. Finally, this book cautions against overly determined rationalisms and moralisms that do not retain a sense of wonder, delight, and openness in the church's teaching, liturgy, and proclamation. In this view, the church does not simply regurgitate familiar texts, political tropes, or flattened doctrines but breaks into the world as Christ's body, a parable, a song, a flash mob, interrupting business as usual, giving new expression to acts of care, repentance, forgiveness, joy, and communion, awake to the beauty of God's gifts and inviting our worship.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1666742589

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9781666742589

Fire on the Waters

A Novel of the Civil War at Sea

By: David Poyer

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Fire on the Waters

A Novel of the Civil War at Sea

By: David Poyer

A banking family's son joins the Navy to avoid family obligations and serves under an Annapolis graduate from Virginia who faces an agonizing choice when the South starts contemplating secession.

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Simon and Schuster

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0671046810

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9780671046811

Hemophilia and Von Willebrand Disease

Factor VIII and Von Willebrand Factor

By: David Green

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Hemophilia and Von Willebrand Disease

Factor VIII and Von Willebrand Factor

By: David Green

Hemophilia and Von Willebrand Disease: Factor VIII and Von Willebrand Factor serves as a must-have reference on the important role these essential blood-clotting proteins play in research and clinical medicine. Clinicians and researchers face the daily challenge of staying current on the vast amounts of research that is now generated. The reference to Janus in the title refers to the two roles of the Factor VIII/Von Willebrand Factor Complex: initiation of coagulation and propagation of clot formation. The complex prevents bleeding in hemophilia and Von Willebrand disease but also augments arterial and venous thrombosis. - Presents one source of information on Hemophilia and Von Willebrand Disease, as well as Factor VIII and Von Willebrand Factor, eliminating the search through hundreds of journal articles - Combines the multi-disciplinary research that is generated from Factor VIII/Von Willebrand Factor – hematology, drug discovery, genetics, cell biology, and oncology - Delves into unanswered questions and future directions of this important blood-clotting complex

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