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Miracle at Merion

The Inspiring Story of Ben Hogan's Amazing Comeback and Victory at the 1950 U.S. Open

By: David Barrett

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Miracle at Merion

The Inspiring Story of Ben Hogan's Amazing Comeback and Victory at the 1950 U.S. Open

By: David Barrett

Chronicles the events surrounding Ben Hogan's surprising win at the 1950 US Open at Merion Golf Club, describing the near-fatal automobile accident that almost claimed Hogan's life in 1949, his rehabilitation, return to golf, and how he managed to claim a victory after an eighteen-hole playoff.

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Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

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1616080825

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9781616080822

African Americans in Sports

By: David K. Wiggins

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African Americans in Sports

By: David K. Wiggins

This two-volume set features 400 articles on African-Americans in sports, including biographical entries as well as entries on events, tournaments, leagues, clubs, films, and associations. The entries cover all professional, amateur, and college sports such as baseball, tennis, and golf.

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Routledge

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131747743X

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9781317477433

TOME OF HORROR

The Collected Dark Fiction

By: DAVID MAURICE GARRETT

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TOME OF HORROR

The Collected Dark Fiction

By: DAVID MAURICE GARRETT

David Maurice Garrett‘s stories have been variously compared to Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Algernon Blackwood, Ambrose Bierce, and Manly Wade Wellman. Drawing on legends, folktales, and a rich blend of classic short horror story elements, Garrett’s stories conjure supernatural terrors and gothic atmospheres reminiscent of the Elder Days of Horror. This collection contains 32 eerie tales including “The Undertaker’s Task”, a story of a mortician’s grim job of embalming his own daughter, “The Sacred Burial Ground”, wherein two hapless friends unleash an ancient curse upon a community, and “The Door”, in which a professor infatuated with tombs unwittingly becomes the victim of his own obsession. Prepare to be unnerved, for the classic horror tale is not dead!

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Xlibris Corporation

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1453551425

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9781453551424

Who Runs the University?

The Politics of Higher Education in Hawaii, 1985-1992

By: David Yount

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Who Runs the University?

The Politics of Higher Education in Hawaii, 1985-1992

By: David Yount

The author describes with unusual candor the behind the scenes activity, the give and take, and the decisions of high-ranking university officials responsible for exercising authority at the University of Hawaii, including regents, administrators, deans and directors, and faculty. The actions of non-university officials who influence Hawaii's higher education policy and funding are also described; federal officials, state officials, and powerful legislators.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824818210

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9780824818210

Matter, Magic, and Spirit

Representing Indian and African American Belief

By: David Murray

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Matter, Magic, and Spirit

Representing Indian and African American Belief

By: David Murray

The spiritual and religious beliefs and practices of Native Americans and African Americans have long been sources of fascination and curiosity, owing to their marked difference from the religious traditions of white writers and researchers. Matter, Magic, and Spirit explores the ways religious and magical beliefs of Native Americans and African Americans have been represented in a range of discourses including anthropology, comparative religion, and literature. Though these beliefs were widely dismissed as primitive superstition and inferior to "higher" religions like Christianity, distinctions were still made between the supposed spiritual capacities of the different groups. David Murray's analysis is unique in bringing together Indian and African beliefs and their representations. First tracing the development of European ideas about both African fetishism and Native American "primitive belief," he goes on to explore the ways in which the hierarchies of race created by white Europeans coincided with hierarchies of religion as expressed in the developing study of comparative religion and folklore through the nineteenth century. Crucially this comparative approach to practices that were dismissed as conjure or black magic or Indian "medicine" points as well to the importance of their cultural and political roles in their own communities at times of destructive change. Murray also explores the ways in which Indian and African writers later reformulated the models developed by white observers, as demonstrated through the work of Charles Chesnutt and Simon Pokagon and then in the later conjunctions of modernism and ethnography in the 1920s and 1930s, through the work of Zora Neale Hurston, Zitkala Sa, and others. Later sections demonstrate how contemporary writers including Ishmael Reed and Leslie Silko deal with the revaluation of traditional beliefs as spiritual resources against a background of New Age spirituality and postmodern conceptions of racial and ethnic identity.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812202872

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9780812202878

Fixed

How Goodfellas Bought Boston College Basketball

By: David Porter

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How Goodfellas Bought Boston College Basketball

By: David Porter

... The point-shaving scandal involving the 1978-79 Boston College basketball team, a case that dropped a bombshell on the sports world in the winter of 1981"--Jacket.

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Taylor Trade Publications

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0878331921

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9780878331925

African-American Sports Greats

A Biographical Dictionary

By: David L. Porter

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African-American Sports Greats

A Biographical Dictionary

By: David L. Porter

African-American athletes have played a significant role in the development and popularity of American professional sports, and have encountered numerous obstacles on the road to athletic success. This is the first comprehensive multi-sport biographical dictionary of African Americans who reached the pinnacles of success in their sport. It contains more personal and career profiles of African-American sports greats than are found in any other single source. Biographical profiles of 166 noted athletes, coaches, and administrators in team and individual sports include both Ristorical figures such as Jesse Owens and Satchel Paige and contemporary stars such as Charles Barkley, Ken Griffey, Jr., Michael Jordan, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Shaquille O'Neal, and Emmitt Smith. Forty-four sports historians contributed the colorfully written biographies, which blend both personal background information and athletic career accomplishments. All information is current through the middle of 1995. The dictionary covers the contributions made by African-American greats in football, baseball, basketball, track and field, boxing, wrestling, auto and stock car racing, golf, thoroughbred racing, tennis, cycling, and figure skating. More than two-thirds of the entries represent team sports. The dictionary is organized alphabetically by person. Each colorfully written profile is 800-1,000 words in length and traces the subject's personal life, family and educational background, personal struggles, career accomplishments, records set, statistical data, awards and honors, and overall impact; and features lively quotations by and about the sports luminaries. Each entry contains a handy bibliography of books and articles about the subject. Biographies of managers, coaches, and club executives describe their teams, statistical achievements, accomplishments, strategy, and sports impact. A general introduction traces the historic struggle of African-American athletes in professional and Olympic sports and appendices provide alphabetical listings of biographical entries and entries by sport. A selection of photos complement the profiles. For the sports fan or librarian, this is a first stop for biographical information that captures the personality of the athlete and includes all the pertinent information about his or her accomplishments. It is an essential addition to the reference sections of junior high, high school, and public libraries.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313387583

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9780313387586

African Dragon

The Team Book Three

By: David M. Salkin

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African Dragon

The Team Book Three

By: David M. Salkin

With the clock ticking, The Team is forced to take on an army that outnumbers them a thousand to one. To gain access to the vast mineral wealth of the DemocraticRepublic of Congo, China sends in disguised military advisors whowill lead the “People’s Army of Congo” against the seatedgovernment. The US won’t sit back and allow China to overthrow apro-western democracy, but also doesn’t want to open hostilities against China. There’s only one way to prevent another African war—send in The Team. Chinese military advisors have helped build the PAC Army into asizeable fighting force capable of taking down the government inKinshasa. The Chinese are also operating a mine, illegally searching for uranium and plutonium—their real reason for being inthe DRC. With the clock ticking, the The Team is forced to take onan army that outnumbers them a thousand to one. To some folks, itmight sound like a suicide mission. To these warriors, it’s justanother day at the office.

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Simon and Schuster

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1682614395

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9781682614396

The Sports Gene

Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

By: David Epstein

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The Sports Gene

Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

By: David Epstein

The New York Times bestseller – with a new afterword about early specialization in youth sports – from the author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. The debate is as old as physical competition. Are stars like Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and Serena Williams genetic freaks put on Earth to dominate their respective sports? Or are they simply normal people who overcame their biological limits through sheer force of will and obsessive training? In this controversial and engaging exploration of athletic success and the so-called 10,000-hour rule, David Epstein tackles the great nature vs. nurture debate and traces how far science has come in solving it. Through on-the-ground reporting from below the equator and above the Arctic Circle, revealing conversations with leading scientists and Olympic champions, and interviews with athletes who have rare genetic mutations or physical traits, Epstein forces us to rethink the very nature of athleticism.

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Penguin

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161723012X

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Firms of Endearment

How World-class Companies Profit from Passion and Purpose

By: Rajendra Sisodia,Jagdish N. Sheth,David B. Wolfe

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Firms of Endearment

How World-class Companies Profit from Passion and Purpose

By: Rajendra Sisodia,Jagdish N. Sheth,David B. Wolfe

Today's best companies get it. From retail to finance and industries in between, the organizations who recognize that doing good is good business are becoming the ultimate value creators. They're changing their culture and generating every form of value that matters: emotional, experiential, social, and financial. And they're doing it for all their stakeholders. Not because it's simply politically correct, because it's the only path to long-term competitive advantage. These are the firms of endearment. Companies people love doing business with, working for and collaborating with as partners. Since the publication of the First Edition, the concept of corporate social responsibility has become embraced as a valid, important, and profitable business model. It is a trend that has transformed the workplace and corporate world. This Second Edition updates the examples, cases, and applications from the original edition, giving readers insight into how this hallmark of the modern organization is practiced today.

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Pearson Education

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0133382591

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9780133382594

The Road Home

By: David W. Brown

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The Road Home

By: David W. Brown

This story takes place in today's world where an alien spaceship is pursued by another alien race and a battle ensues. The fleeing ship winds up in our sector of the universe needing extensive repairs and our industrial complex to repair their problems. Beyond the mechanical repairs required, the crew will not be able to return to their home without facing further encounters which require them to enlist additional crew members from Earth to help man their spaceship safely to their home planet.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1450031757

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9781450031752

Cohomological Induction and Unitary Representations (PMS-45), Volume 45

By: Anthony W. Knapp,David A. Vogan Jr.

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Cohomological Induction and Unitary Representations (PMS-45), Volume 45

By: Anthony W. Knapp,David A. Vogan Jr.

This book offers a systematic treatment--the first in book form--of the development and use of cohomological induction to construct unitary representations. George Mackey introduced induction in 1950 as a real analysis construction for passing from a unitary representation of a closed subgroup of a locally compact group to a unitary representation of the whole group. Later a parallel construction using complex analysis and its associated co-homology theories grew up as a result of work by Borel, Weil, Harish-Chandra, Bott, Langlands, Kostant, and Schmid. Cohomological induction, introduced by Zuckerman, is an algebraic analog that is technically more manageable than the complex-analysis construction and leads to a large repertory of irreducible unitary representations of reductive Lie groups. The book, which is accessible to students beyond the first year of graduate school, will interest mathematicians and physicists who want to learn about and take advantage of the algebraic side of the representation theory of Lie groups. Cohomological Induction and Unitary Representations develops the necessary background in representation theory and includes an introductory chapter of motivation, a thorough treatment of the "translation principle," and four appendices on algebra and analysis.

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Princeton University Press

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1400883938

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9781400883936

The Call to the Hall

When Baseball's Highest Honor Came to 31 Legends of the Sport

By: Kevin Warneke,David C. Ogden

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The Call to the Hall

When Baseball's Highest Honor Came to 31 Legends of the Sport

By: Kevin Warneke,David C. Ogden

The names on the cast-bronze plaques hanging in the National Baseball Hall of Fame embody the history and drama of the sport--they are the royalty of baseball. Yet many inductees believed their entry into the Hall was anything but guaranteed, and even some who waited by the phone for the fateful "call to the Hall" were stunned to hear the news. Reactions to the call varied from stoicism to overwhelming emotion, but for most of the 31 inductees interviewed in this book, it was a moment of reflection and gratitude. In other cases, the call came years too late and family members received the posthumous honor.

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McFarland

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1476630070

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9781476630076

The Team

Book One

By: David Salkin

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The Team

Book One

By: David Salkin

A fast-paced military-espionage adventure, The Team will keep you on the edge of your seat! The United States Navy All-Star Exhibition Baseball Team boasts fifteen superb athletes who will face the Emir of Qatar’s personal baseball team in his private domed stadium. There’s only one catch—the United States Navy doesn’t have an All-Star baseball team. When a small army is needed, but the operation must remain covert, the President calls on The Team—a very special ensemble of Marines, Rangers, SEALs and CIA operatives who make up one of the most lethal fighting forces in the US arsenal. Using the baseball team as a cover story, The Team flies to Qatar to find the leader of the New Wahabi Jihad and prevent a terrorist attack. With the clock ticking and the bodies piling up, only The Team can locate the ruthless fanatics—and try to stop them before they carry out their mission of mass murder.

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Simon and Schuster

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1682611752

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9781682611753

Necessary Extremes

By: David M. Salkin

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Necessary Extremes

By: David M. Salkin

Known across Iran as a violent and powerful Mullah, Bijon Mujaharov is in fact a spy for the CIA. With his hateful speeches, he has won the respect of Iran’s leaders—and has gained access to their secrets. Now he has learned a devastating fact: Iran has weapons grade nuclear material—and Israel is their most likely target. In order to prevent World War III, the CIA must take action from within. Agents Stills and Mackey are sent in to aid Bijon. But the mission is not merely to take out the nukes. They plan to incite an Iranian revolution…

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Penguin

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1440622620

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9781440622625

This Is Your Brain on Sports

Beating Blocks, Slumps and Performance Anxiety for Good!

By: David Grand,Alan Goldberg

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This Is Your Brain on Sports

Beating Blocks, Slumps and Performance Anxiety for Good!

By: David Grand,Alan Goldberg

THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON SPORTS is a must read for anyone involved in or simply interested in sports. It tells the real story of what I went through and how countless athletes of all levels are still going through now.....unnecessarily. When no one else could, they helped me to recognize how my throwing problems came directly from sports traumas that were stuck in my brain. And then Grand and Goldberg had the knowhow to release it with the miracle of Brainspotting." Mackey Sasser Former catcher for NY Mets "THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON SPORTS is a MUST READ for athletes, their parents and coaches, as well as for all psychotherapists and performance experts. In case you didn't know it, THE YIPS has a clearly explainable relationship to past trauma. All one has to do is take a detailed history of the life of an athlete from his/her earliest childhood, relate that to his/her history of physical injuries and throw in a dollop of shame and criticism from parents and coaches and the reason for the yips emerges with crystal clarity. These facts are clearly illustrated in this compelling, fascinating and ground-breaking book by Drs. Grand and Goldberg. Brain-based principles of body-based memory, neurosensitization and cue-related anxiety from the trauma literature clearly prove that the yips come from post-traumatic stress syndrome. And Brainspotting has shown to be dramatically effective in mitigating, and even healing, this vexing syndrome." Robert Scaer, MD Author of THE BODY BEARS THE BURDEN and THE TRAUMA SPECTRUM THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON SPORTS: Beating Blocks, Slumps and Performance Anxiety for Good is the ground-breaking book that will change the face of sports performance forever. This book introduces the breakthrough concept of STSD (Sport Traumatic Stress Disorder). Grand and Goldberg have discovered that STSDs are the cause of most significant performance problems. Performance blocks and anxiety, including the yips, stem from accumulated sports traumas including sports injuries, failures and humiliations. The authors also introduce the Brainspotting Sports Performance System (BSPS) which quickly finds, releases and resolves the sports traumas held in your brain and body. An easy read, THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON SPORTS is filled with engaging, informative, inspiring stories. These case examples illustrate how professional, elite, collegiate and junior athletes have been freed for good from this silent "epidemic" of performance blocks and anxiety including: the yips, "Steve Blass disease," "Mackey Sasser syndrome," protracted slumps, balking, choking and freezing. THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON SPORTS provides the answers and the cure for athletes, their coaches and parents about "Beating Blocks, Slumps and Performance Anxiety for Good " Grand and Goldberg also show how their BSPS can take all athletes to levels they could only heretofore dream of www.thisisyourbrainonsports.com

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Dog Ear Publishing

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1608448649

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9781608448647

The Cemeteries of Jackson and Sandy Ridge Townships, Union Co., NC: Volume 4- Cemetery Index

By: S. David Carriker, D. Min.

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The Cemeteries of Jackson and Sandy Ridge Townships, Union Co., NC: Volume 4- Cemetery Index

By: S. David Carriker, D. Min.

Volume Four of this series contains the alphabetical rosters of each of the 144 cemeteries in the study area of Jackson and Sandy Ridge Townships, Union Co., NC. It includes over 27,524 graves.

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Lulu.com

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1387200194

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9781387200191

10 to 25

The Science of Motivating Young People: A Groundbreaking Approach to Leading the Next Generation—And Making Your Own Life Easier

By: David Yeager

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10 to 25

The Science of Motivating Young People: A Groundbreaking Approach to Leading the Next Generation—And Making Your Own Life Easier

By: David Yeager

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Acclaimed developmental psychologist David Yeager reveals the new science of motivating young people ages ten through twenty-five in this groundbreaking book that is a must-read for managers, parents, educators, coaches, and mentors everywhere. “Ambitious and revelatory...10 to 25 offers baffled adults new approaches—and possibly new hope—during some of their families’ most difficult years.” —The Wall Street Journal “Required reading for anyone who aspires to be a wise influence on the young people they care about.” —Angela Duckworth “One of the most fascinating and important books of the past decade...It will change millions of lives.” —Carol Dweck “This engaging, data-driven book is filled with practical insights.” —Adam Grant Imagine a world in which Gen Xers, millennials, and boomers interact with young people in ways that leave them feeling inspired, enthusiastic, and ready to contribute—rather than disengaged, outraged, or overwhelmed. That world may be closer than you think. In this book based on cutting edge research, psychologist David Yeager explains how to stop fearing young people’s brains and hormones and start harnessing them. Neuroscientists have discovered that around age ten, puberty spurs the brain to crave socially rewarding experiences, such as pride, admiration, and respect, and to become highly averse to social pain, such as humiliation or shame. As a result, young people are subtly reading between the lines of everything we say, trying to interpret the hidden implications of our words to find out if we are disrespecting or honoring them. Surprisingly, this sensitivity to status and respect continues into the mid-twenties. 10 to 25 helps adults develop an ear for the difference between the right and wrong way to respect young people and avoid frustrating patterns of miscommunication and conflict. Yeager explains how to adopt what he terms the mentor mindset, which is a leadership style that’s attuned to young people’s need for status and respect. Anyone can adopt the mentor mindset by following a few highly effective and easy-to-learn practices such as validating young people’s perspectives (rather than dismissing them), asking them questions (rather than telling them what to do), being transparent about your beliefs and goals (rather than assuming that they will accurately guess your thoughts), and holding them to high standards (rather than coddling them). Yeager’s scientific experiments have shown these practices reduce a wide variety of behavior problems, including school dropout, unhealthy eating, stress, purposelessness, mental health problems, and more. One of the biggest misconceptions about mentoring is that it takes up too much time. On the contrary, those who use the mentor mindset end up with more time. Through back-and-forth conversations, young people feel empowered, and managers can transfer responsibility to them. Young people in this age group are poised to learn, grow, and accomplish incredible things—if only we can tap into the basic neurobiological systems that drive their motivation and behavior. An essential read for anyone who interacts with young people, 10 to 25 is a groundbreaking book that offers long-term strategies to help nurture well-adjusted, independent, accomplished young people who contribute to society in positive ways—all while making our own lives easier.

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Simon and Schuster

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1668023903

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9781668023907

The Trust Edge

How Top Leaders Gain Faster Results, Deeper Relationships, and a Stronger Bottom Line

By: David Horsager

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The Trust Edge

How Top Leaders Gain Faster Results, Deeper Relationships, and a Stronger Bottom Line

By: David Horsager

Originally published in 2009 by Summerside Press.

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Simon and Schuster

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1476711372

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9781476711379

The Matrix Eigenvalue Problem

GR and Krylov Subspace Methods

By: David S. Watkins

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The Matrix Eigenvalue Problem

GR and Krylov Subspace Methods

By: David S. Watkins

An in-depth, theoretical discussion of the two most important classes of algorithms for solving matrix eigenvalue problems.

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SIAM

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0898716411

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9780898716412

Into the Jungle

The Team Book Two

By: David Salkin

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Into the Jungle

The Team Book Two

By: David Salkin

The fast-paced sequel to The Team will keep you on the edge of your seat! When a small army is needed for a covert operation, the President calls on The Team—a very special ensemble of Marines, Rangers, SEALs and CIA operatives who make up one of the most lethal fighting forces in the US arsenal. Enrique Antonio Vega runs one of the largest cocaine cartels in South America, deep in the rain forest of the tri-border region. With a tribe of cannibalistic Guarani natives as his personal army, he operates with impunity—that is, until he takes part in the murder of the U.S. Ambassador. Having just returned from the Middle East where they foiled two large-scale terror attacks, The Team is retooled and sent to the jungle of the tri-border region. Their journey to the lair of Enrique Vega is perilous at every turn, and such is the wild ride of Into The Jungle: The Team Book Two.

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Simon and Schuster

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1682612279

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9781682612279

Kierkegaard's Kenotic Christology

By: David R. Law

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Kierkegaard's Kenotic Christology

By: David R. Law

An in-depth study of Kierkegaard's thinking on Christology, emphasising the radical nature of his approach to the incarnation, with an emphasis on the call of the Christian believer to a life of 'kenotic' (self-emptying) discipleship in imitation of Christ.

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Oxford University Press

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0199698635

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9780199698639

The Pixar Touch

The Making of a Company

By: David A. Price

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The Pixar Touch

The Making of a Company

By: David A. Price

A Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year The Pixar Touch is a lively chronicle of Pixar Animation Studios' history and evolution, and the “fraternity of geeks” who shaped it. With the help of animating genius John Lasseter and visionary businessman Steve Jobs, Pixar has become the gold standard of animated filmmaking, beginning with a short special effects shot made at Lucasfilm in 1982 all the way up through the landmark films Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Wall-E, and others. David A. Price goes behind the scenes of the corporate feuds between Lasseter and his former champion, Jeffrey Katzenberg, as well as between Jobs and Michael Eisner. And finally he explores Pixar's complex relationship with the Walt Disney Company as it transformed itself into the $7.4 billion jewel in the Disney crown. With an Updated Epilogue

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Vintage

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0307278298

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Erasure and Tuscarora Resilience in Colonial North Carolina

By: David La Vere

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Erasure and Tuscarora Resilience in Colonial North Carolina

By: David La Vere

In the wake of their victory in the Tuscarora War (1711–15), English settlers forced the Tuscarora Indians of eastern North Carolina, along with the Meherrin, Core, Chowan, Mattamuskeet, Neuse, Hatteras, Bay River, and White Oak River Indians, to become colonial tributaries with assigned land reserves. As tributaries, these Native tribes had special duties and rights recognized by the colony, but they also had to navigate a new world thrust upon them by the colonial government and white settlers. Historian David La Vere argues that through this devious sleight of hand, the colony erased these groups’ designation as “Indians,” eliding their official, documented existence. The paper genocide of these Native peoples of eastern North Carolina reinforced the growing binary of Black and white society with no place for Native Americans. La Vere traces the process of racialization for both the Native American and wider North Carolinian populations in the decades that followed the war, using previously undiscovered material to chart the dehumanization that occurred as well as the repercussions of the tributary policies that were still felt nearly 200 years after the conflict.

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Syracuse University Press

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0815657064

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9780815657064

Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Training

By: Kaye Thorne,David Mackey

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Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Training

By: Kaye Thorne,David Mackey

In recent years there has been a reduction of traditional, menu-driven training courses and a growth in alternative learning solutions. The role of trainer has evolved to include internal consultant, learning adviser, facilitator of learning, e-learning designer and workplace coach, and as a result there is now a very real need for professional trainers to be able to identify their contribution to organizational performance. Now in its fourth edition, Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Training highlights the main stages of identifying, designing and delivering learning and development. It provides key points to assimilate the concepts quickly and develop individual pathways to learning, and incorporates new information on areas such as employer branding and how to become an employer of choice. There are new chapters on developing people and organizations, employee engagement and a useful chapter, 'The Trainer As...' which specifically focuses on personal coaching, breaking the role into areas such as the trainer as coach, mentor, consultant, etc. Complete with detailed appendices that include checklists and surveys, evaluation forms, recommended reading and useful website addresses, it is the perfect tool for beginners and those who want to lead in the field of training and development.

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Kogan Page Publishers

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0749452161

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Kierkegaard as Religious Thinker

By: David J. Gouwens

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Kierkegaard as Religious Thinker

By: David J. Gouwens

Using Kierkegaard's later religious writings as well as his earlier philosophical works, David Gouwens explores this philosopher's religious and theological thought, focusing on human nature, Christ, and Christian discipleship. He helps the reader approach Kierkegaard as someone who both analysed religion and sought to evoke religious dispositions in his readers. Gouwens discusses Kierkegaard's main concerns as a religious and, specifically, Christian thinker, and his treatment of religion using the dialectic of 'becoming Christian', and counters the interpretation of his religious thought as privatistic and asocial. Gouwens appraises both the edifying discourses and the pseudonymous writings, including the particular problems posed by the latter. Between foundationalism and irrationalism, Kierkegaard's ideas are seen to anticipate the end of 'modernity', while standing at the centre of the Christian tradition.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521555515

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Contemporary Business

By: Louis E. Boone,David L. Kurtz,Brahm Canzer

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Contemporary Business

By: Louis E. Boone,David L. Kurtz,Brahm Canzer

Student-friendly, engaging, and accessible, Contemporary Business, 19e equips students with the skills to assess and solve today's global business challenges and succeed in a fast-paced environment. Designed to drive interest in business, our newest edition offers a comprehensive approach to the material, including a variety of resources to support today's students. Its modern approach, wealth of videos, relevant and up-to-date content, and career readiness resources keep your course current and engaging.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119812631

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Forest Pattern and Ecological Process

A Synthesis of 25 Years of Research

By: David Lindenmayer

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Forest Pattern and Ecological Process

A Synthesis of 25 Years of Research

By: David Lindenmayer

Forest Pattern and Ecological Process is a major synthesis of 25 years of intensive research about the montane ash forests of Victoria, which support the world's tallest flowering plants and several of Australia's most high profile threatened and/or endangered species. It draws together major insights based on over 170 published scientific papers and books, offering a previously unrecognised set of perspectives of how forests function. The book combines key strands of research on wildfires, biodiversity conservation, logging, conservation management, climate change and basic forest ecology and management. It is divided into seven sections: introduction and background; forest cover and the composition of the forest; the structure of the forest; animal occurrence; disturbance regimes; forest management; and overview and future directions. Illustrated with more than 200 photographs and line drawings, Forest Pattern and Ecological Process is an essential reference for forest researchers, resource managers, conservation and wildlife biologists, ornithologists and mammalogists, and policy makers, as well as general readers with interests in wildlife and forests. Features: * The extent of synthesis at a range of key levels * The depth of new perspectives on forest processes and ecological patterns in one of the world's truly great forests - the montane ash forests * The breadth of past and very current research that is both pure and applied * The range of key topics and how they are inter-twined - wildfires, biodiversity conservation, logging, conservation management, climate change and basic forest ecology and management

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CSIRO PUBLISHING

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0643096604

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9780643096608

Temperature Sensitivity In Insects And Application In Integrated Pest Management

By: Guy J Hallman,David L Denlinger

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Temperature Sensitivity In Insects And Application In Integrated Pest Management

By: Guy J Hallman,David L Denlinger

This book focuses on an array of integrated pest management tools (IPM) that exploit extreme temperatures, examining the biological basis for using temperature extremes in controlling insects and presenting practical IPM techniques that rely on temperature.

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CRC Press

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1000314316

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Health Care as a Social Good

Religious Values and American Democracy

By: David M. Craig

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Health Care as a Social Good

Religious Values and American Democracy

By: David M. Craig

David M. Craig traveled across the United States to assess health care access, delivery and finance in this country. He interviewed religious hospital administrators and interfaith activists, learning how they balance the values of economic efficiency and community accountability. He met with conservatives, liberals, and moderates, reviewing their ideas for market reform or support for the Affordable Care Act. He discovered that health care in the US is not a private good or a public good. Decades of public policy and philanthropic service have made health care a shared social good. Health Care as a Social Good: Religious Values and the American Democracy argues that as escalating health costs absorb more and more of family income and government budgets, we need to take stock of the full range of health care values to create a different and more affordable community-based health care system. Transformation of that system is a national priority but Americans have failed to find a way to work together that bypasses our differences. Craig insists that community engagement around the common religious conviction that healing is a shared responsibility can help us achieve this transformation—one that will not only help us realize a new and better system, but one that reflects the ideals of American democracy and the common good.

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Georgetown University Press

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1626160988

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Neural Networks and Systolic Array Design

By: Sankar K. Pal,David Zhang

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Neural Networks and Systolic Array Design

By: Sankar K. Pal,David Zhang

Neural networks (NNs) and systolic arrays (SAs) have many similar features. This volume describes, in a unified way, the basic concepts, theories and characteristic features of integrating or formulating different facets of NNs and SAs, as well as presents recent developments and significant applications. The articles, written by experts from all over the world, demonstrate the various ways this integration can be made to efficiently design methodologies, algorithms and architectures, and also implementations, for NN applications. The book will be useful to graduate students and researchers in many related areas, not only as a reference book but also as a textbook for some parts of the curriculum. It will also benefit researchers and practitioners in industry and R&D laboratories who are working in the fields of system design, VLSI, parallel processing, neural networks, and vision.

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World Scientific

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981277808X

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Taking Up Serpents

Snake Handlers of Eastern Kentucky

By: David L. Kimbrough

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Taking Up Serpents

Snake Handlers of Eastern Kentucky

By: David L. Kimbrough

David Kimbrough explains the history and practice of serpent-handling believers from the pserspective of a respectful and scholarly participant-ovserver.

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Mercer University Press

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086554798X

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9780865547988

San Antonio at Bat

Professional Baseball in the Alamo City

By: David King

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San Antonio at Bat

Professional Baseball in the Alamo City

By: David King

Traces the history of professional baseball in San Antonio from 1888 to the present, highlighting key players, coaches, teams, and events that have defined the sport.

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Texas A&M University Press

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158544376X

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King of Tennessee

By: David Alan Shorts

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King of Tennessee

By: David Alan Shorts

It was an ordinary day in Tabersville, Tennessee, until nearly everyone in town disappeared. Middle-school trouble maker, Stewart Rainquest, soon turns this nightmare into a dream come true as he sets about living like a king in his small southern town. Things take a turn for the worse as members of the biker gang Stewart idolizes commit murder before his eyes. While doing his best to keep his distance from the killers, Stewart learns how to drive a car and meets Gina, a high school student battling cancer. Their friendship leads them through wild adventures, but only time will tell if Stewart will learn the truth about what happened to everyone in his town.

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LifeRich Publishing

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1489727477

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