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Oblivion

Stories

By: David Foster Wallace

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In the stories that make up Oblivion, David Foster Wallace joins the rawest, most naked humanity with the infinite involutions of self-consciousness -- a combination that is dazzlingly, uniquely his. These are worlds undreamt of by any other mind. Only David Foster Wallace could convey a father's desperate loneliness by way of his son's daydreaming through a teacher's homicidal breakdown (The Soul Is Not a Smithy). Or could explore the deepest and most hilarious aspects of creativity by delineating the office politics surrounding a magazine profile of an artist who produces miniature sculptures in an anatomically inconceivable way (The Suffering Channel). Or capture the ache of love's breakdown in the painfully polite apologies of a man who believes his wife is hallucinating the sound of his snoring (Oblivion). Each of these stories is a complete world, as fully imagined as most entire novels, at once preposterously surreal and painfully immediate.

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Little, Brown

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075951156X

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9780759511569

Creation and Religious Pluralism

By: David Cheetham

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Creation and Religious Pluralism

By: David Cheetham

In the well-worn debates about religious pluralism and the theology of religions there have been many different rubrics used to account for, comprehend, or engage with the religious other. This book is chiefly a work of Christian theology and seeks to bring the doctrine of creation and the theology of religions into dialogue and in so doing it comes at things from a different direction than other works. It contains an extensive exploration of the doctrine of creation and asks how it might intervene distinctively in these discourses to produce a new conceptual and practical topography. It will consider inter-religious engagement from the perspective of the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo that forms the dominant view in the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions. The book pays close consideration to anthropology (i.e. creaturehood), the quotidian and wisdom, the idea of 'sabbath,' human action and work, and vivifying the immanent through a consideration of some representative phenomenologists. The book will develop these ideas in a more practical direction by considering sacraments and rituals in the public sphere as well as attempting to describe the kind of 'creational politics' that might bring traditions into dialogue. Whilst these themes challenge more conventional ways of considering relations between religions, such themes - because they are different from concerns commonly found in the literature - can also be profitably engaged with across the spectrum of opinion (i.e. exclusivist or pluralist etc.) Thus, whilst the position adopted in this work is creatio ex nihilo part of the motivation is to review the ways in which this focus helps to broaden rather than limit the discussion.

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Oxford University Press

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0192598643

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9780192598646

Dementia 3Ed

By: David Ames,Alistair Burns,John O'Brien

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Dementia 3Ed

By: David Ames,Alistair Burns,John O'Brien

The rising prevalence of dementia in the population continues to pose a serious public health challenge in both the developed and the developing world. Previous editions of Dementia have become acknowledged as a key 'gold standard' work in this field, and have had a genuinely international approach. The third edition has been fully revised and upda

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CRC Press

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1444114611

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9781444114614

Observatories and Telescopes of Modern Times

By: David Leverington

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Observatories and Telescopes of Modern Times

By: David Leverington

Radio Observatory and Telescope Index -- General Index

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Cambridge University Press

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0521899931

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The Euro

The Politics of the New Global Currency

By: David Marsh

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The Euro

The Politics of the New Global Currency

By: David Marsh

Drawing on more than one hundred interviews with leading figures associated with the Euro and scores of secret documents from international archives, the author underscores the Euro's importance for the global economy, in particular for U.S. and British economic and political agendas.

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Yale University Press

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0300127308

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Job 38-42, Volume 18B

By: David J. A. Clines

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Job 38-42, Volume 18B

By: David J. A. Clines

The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship. Overview of Commentary Organization Introduction—covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues, purpose, and theology. Each section of the commentary includes: Pericope Bibliography—a helpful resource containing the most important works that pertain to each particular pericope. Translation—the author’s own translation of the biblical text, reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in reasonably good English. Notes—the author’s notes to the translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms, syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of translation. Form/Structure/Setting—a discussion of redaction, genre, sources, and tradition as they concern the origin of the pericope, its canonical form, and its relation to the biblical and extra-biblical contexts in order to illuminate the structure and character of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional features important to understanding the passage are also introduced here. Comment—verse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly research. Explanation—brings together all the results of the discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues. General Bibliography—occurring at the end of each volume, this extensive bibliographycontains all sources used anywhere in the commentary.

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Zondervan Academic

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0310586801

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9780310586807

Orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes

Part 9, Volume 1

By: Eugenia B. Böhlke,James E. Böhlke,Mark M. Leiby,John E. McCosker,E. Bertelsen,Catherine H. Robins,C. Richard Robins,David G. Smith,Kenneth A. Tighe,Jørgen G. Nielsen,William H. Hulet

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Orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes

Part 9, Volume 1

By: Eugenia B. Böhlke,James E. Böhlke,Mark M. Leiby,John E. McCosker,E. Bertelsen,Catherine H. Robins,C. Richard Robins,David G. Smith,Kenneth A. Tighe,Jørgen G. Nielsen,William H. Hulet

Part Nine in the Fishes of the Western North Atlantic series describes in two volumes 180 species in 85 genera (19 families) of eels and related gulper eels found in the western and mid-Atlantic, and the unique larvae known as leptocephali (168 species). Specialist authorships of its sections include detailed species descriptions with keys, life history and general habits, abundance, range, and relation to human activity, such as economic and sporting importance. The text is written for an audience of amateur and professional ichthyologists, sportsmen, and fishermen, based on new revisions, original research, and critical reviews of existing information. Species are illustrated by exceptional black and white line drawings, accompanied by distribution maps and tables of meristic data.

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Yale University Press

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1933789328

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Job 21-37, Volume 18A

By: David J. A. Clines

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Job 21-37, Volume 18A

By: David J. A. Clines

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031058714X

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Occupational Hazards

Success and Failure in Military Occupation

By: David M. Edelstein

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Occupational Hazards

Success and Failure in Military Occupation

By: David M. Edelstein

Few would contest that the U.S. occupation of Iraq is a clear example of just how fraught a military occupation can become. In Occupational Hazards, David M. Edelstein elucidates the occasional successes of military occupations and their more frequent failures. Edelstein has identified twenty-six cases since 1815 in which an outside power seized control of a territory where the occupying party had no long-term claim on sovereignty. In a book that has implications for present-day policy, he draws evidence from such historical cases as well as from four current occupations—Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq—where the outcome is not yet known. Occupation is difficult, in Edelstein's view, because ambitious goals require considerable time and resources, yet both the occupied population and the occupying power want occupation to end quickly and inexpensively; in drawn-out occupations, impatience grows and resources dwindle. This combination sabotages the occupying power's ability to accomplish two tasks: convince an occupied population to suppress its nationalist desires and sustain its own commitment to the occupation. Structural conditions and strategic choices play crucial roles in the success or failure of an occupation. In describing those factors, Edelstein prescribes a course of action for the future.

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Cornell University Press

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0801457327

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Marine Physiology Down East: The Story of the Mt. Desert Island Biological Laboratory

By: David H. Evans

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Marine Physiology Down East: The Story of the Mt. Desert Island Biological Laboratory

By: David H. Evans

This volume offers a comprehensive history of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL), one of the major marine laboratories in the United States and a leader in using marine organisms to study fundamental physiological concepts. Beginning with its founding as the Harpswell Laboratory of Tufts University in 1898, David H. Evans follows its evolution from a teaching facility to a research center for distinguished renal and epithelial physiologists. He also describes how it became the site of major advances in cytokinesis, regeneration, cardiac and vascular physiology, hepatic physiology, endocrinology and toxicology, as well as studies of the comparative physiology of marine organisms. Fundamental physiological concepts in the context of the discoveries made at the MDIBL are explained and the social and administrative history of this renowned facility is described.

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Springer

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1493929607

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Oskar Schindler

The Untold Account of His Life, Wartime Activities, and the True Story Behind the List

By: David Crowe

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Oskar Schindler

The Untold Account of His Life, Wartime Activities, and the True Story Behind the List

By: David Crowe

Spy, businessman, bon vivant, Nazi Party member, Righteous Gentile. This was Oskar Schindler, the controversial man who saved eleven hundred Jews during the Holocaust but struggled afterwards to rebuild his life and gain international recognition for his wartime deeds. David Crowe examines every phase of Schindler's life in this landmark biography, presenting a savior of mythic proportions who was also an opportunist and spy who helped Nazi Germany conquer Poland. Schindler is best known for saving over a thousand Jews by putting them on the famed "Schindler's List" and then transferring them to his factory in today's Czech Republic. In reality, Schindler played only a minor role in the creation of the list through no fault of his own. Plagued by local efforts to stop the movement of Jewish workers from his factory in Krakóo his new one in Brüz, and his arrest by the SS who were investigating corruption charges against the infamous Amon Gö Schindler had little say or control over his famous "List." The tale of how the "List" was really prepared is one of the most intriguing parts of the Schindler story that Crowe tells here for the first time. Forced into exile after the war, success continually eluded Schindler and he died in very poor health in 1974. He remained a controversial figure, even in death, particularly after Emilie Schindler, his wife of forty-six years, began to criticize her husband after the appearance of Steven Spielberg's film in 1993. In Oskar Schindler, Crowe steps beyondthe mythology that has grown up around the story of Oskar Schindler and looks at the life and work of this man whom one prominent Schindler Jew described as "an extraordinary man in extraordinary times.

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Basic Books

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0465008496

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Occasional Glory

The History of the Philadelphia Phillies, 2d ed.

By: David M. Jordan

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Occasional Glory

The History of the Philadelphia Phillies, 2d ed.

By: David M. Jordan

With more losses and last-place finishes than any other club in Major League Baseball, the Philadelphia Phillies have earned a reputation as one of the most unsuccessful teams ever to take the field. Even so, the Phillies have boasted many unforgettable players and achieved a number of notable triumphs. This history of the Phillies begins with the club's inception in 1883 and goes through the 2012 season, highlighting the team's finer moments and players but also covering less memorable times. Among the people and events it recounts are the great outfield of the 1890s, Chuck Klein's slugging feats, the 1980 World Series, the surprise 1993 pennant win, and the very successful years in Citizens Bank Park, including the world champions of 2008. An exploration of the Phillies' special relationship with Philadelphia and numerous historic photographs complete this comprehensive celebration of the oldest continuous one-name, one-city franchise in professional sports history.

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McFarland

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1476600546

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Ingrid Bergman

The Life, Career and Public Image

By: David Smit

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Ingrid Bergman

The Life, Career and Public Image

By: David Smit

Smit studies the woman behind the public image as a natural, wholesome, even saintly person, an image carefully crafted by Bergman's first producer David O. Selznick. Bergman hid behind that image to live her life on her own terms. That life included three difficult marriages, numerous lovers, and a major scandal that stained her reputation but which she survived by creating her own legend. Bergman was filled with contradictions: she was dependent upon men and chafed under their control; she loved her children but constantly left them to perform; she longed for romance but walked away from her affairs without looking back; she desired to make great films but settled for being an entertainer; she hated the scrutiny of the media but learned to charm reporters. The author also assesses Bergman's artistry--her star qualities and her acting skills. She did her best work in Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious, Roberto Rossellini's Voyage in Italy, and Ingmar Bergman's Autumn Sonata. Her life and image were the inspiration for these films in the first place.

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1476600597

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Cultural Link Kanada, Deutschland

Festschrift zum dreissigjährigen Bestehen eines akademischen Austauschs

By: David Gethin John

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Cultural Link Kanada, Deutschland

Festschrift zum dreissigjährigen Bestehen eines akademischen Austauschs

By: David Gethin John

Das Buch ist der erfolgreichen Geschichte eines akademischen Austauschs gewidmet. Es dokumentiert die Magister- und Doktorarbeiten, mit denen mehr als 100 Studierende einen doppelten Studienabschluss erlangten: einen deutschen und einen nordamerikanischen Titel. Die Beiträge reflektieren persönliche Erfahrungen, entwickeln innovative Konzepte interkulturellen Lehrens und Lernens, analysieren linguistische und gesellschaftliche Aspekte des Kulturkontakts, Intertextualität, Austauschprozesse sowie Kooperation und Partnerschaft für große kulturelle Inszenierungen.

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Röhrig Universitätsverlag

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3861103559

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9783861103554

Indiana University Olympians

From Leroy Samse to Lilly King

By: David Woods

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Indiana University Olympians

From Leroy Samse to Lilly King

By: David Woods

From track and field to swimming and diving, and of course basketball and soccer, Indiana University Olympians celebrates over a century of Indiana University Olympic competitors. Beginning in 1904, at the 3rd summer games in St. Louis, IU's first Olympic medal went to pole vaulter LeRoy Samse who earned a silver medal. In 2016, swimmer Lilly King rocketed onto the world stage with two gold medals in the 31st Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. Featuring profiles of 49 athletes who attended IU, Indiana University Olympians includes the stories of well-known figures like Milt Campbell, the first African American to win decathlon gold and who went on to play pro football, and Mark Spitz, winner of seven swimming gold medals. The book also highlights fascinating anecdotes and the accomplishments of their less well-known colleagues, including one athlete's humble beginnings in a chicken house and another who earned a Silver Star for heroism in the Vietnam War. Despite their different lives, they share one key similarity-these remarkable athletes all called Indiana University home"--

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025305009X

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Contracts

A Modern Coursebook

By: Ben Templin,David H. Spratt

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Contracts

A Modern Coursebook

By: Ben Templin,David H. Spratt

The purchase of this ebook edition does not entitle you to receive access to the Connected eBook with Study Center on CasebookConnect. You will need to purchase a new print book to get access to the full experience, including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities; practice questions from your favorite study aids; an outline tool and other helpful resources. This practical, student-centered text is a hybrid between traditional and problem-based casebooks. The coursebook provides a thorough discussion of rules, classic and contemporary cases, and an abundance of problems. Applying best practices in learning theory and textbook design, Contracts: A Modern Coursebook builds critical thinking skills faster and more efficiently traditional casebooks. New to the 3rd Edition: Optimized Flexibility Modular and easy to customize content adaptable to one- or two-semesters Increased Focus on Problem Solving Build critical thinking skills faster and more efficiently Additional Examples for Challenging Concepts Increased attention on Parol Evidence, Consideration, Remedies, UCC §2-207, and Conditions Expanded Multiple Choice Questions Provides increased options for assessment Additional Graphics Helps students understand and organize concepts Improved Design Boosts student engagement New Chapter Sequence Reflects adopters’ feedback New Cases and Case Illustrations Highlight contemporary contracts doctrine Professors and Students will benefit from:Clear and Concise Explanations of the Law Rules Precise and concise explanations cover the Restatement (2nd) of Contracts, common law, and UCC. No rules supplements needed. Analytic Frameworks Assist in understanding and applying elements of the rules. Case Illustrations and Examples Explain how rules work in practice. Flowcharts and Graphics Appeal to visual learners. Test Yourself Questions Embedded exercises within the explanation section let students assess their understanding of the rules. Classic and Contemporary Cases in Various FormatsCase Illustrations Concise examples illustrate application of the rules. Case Law Edited full opinions provide opportunities for Socratic dialog. Question prompts engage, build critical reasoning skills, and assist in class prep. Instead of spending class time extracting rules, professors can develop analytic skills and encourage students to apply law to new scenarios or hypos - a process that improves outcomes on exams. Case Briefs. Traditional case briefs emphasize contracts doctrine. Over 500 Questions & Problems Questions for Review Multiple choice questions test students understanding of the rules and can be used as a pre- or in-class assessment or for student's self-assessment. Problem Solving and Analysis Problems based cases and examples build critical thinking skills through a series of thought-provoking hypotheticals based on real-world scenarios. These questions provide opportunities for formative feedback in line with ABA standards. Higher Satisfaction Rates. Adopters report their effectiveness in the classroom and student satisfaction rates improved dramatically with use of this coursebook.

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Aspen Publishing

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1543856462

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9781543856460

African Traditional Religion in South Africa

An Annotated Bibliography

By: David Chidester,Chirevo Kwenda,Robert Petty,Judy Tobler,Darrel Wratten

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African Traditional Religion in South Africa

An Annotated Bibliography

By: David Chidester,Chirevo Kwenda,Robert Petty,Judy Tobler,Darrel Wratten

In a changing South Africa, recovering the meaning and power of African tradition is a matter of crucial importance. This work participates in that recovery by providing a comprehensive guide to research on the indigenous religious heritage of this dynamic country. Detailed reviews of over 600 books, articles, and theses are offered along with introductory essays and detailed annotations that define the field of study. This work plus two forthcoming volumes, Christianity in South Africa: An Annotated Bibliography and Islam, Hinduism, and Judaism in South Africa: An Annotated Bibliography will become the standard reference work on South African religions. Scholars and students in Religious Studies, Social Anthropology, History, and African Studies will find this set particularly useful. This work organizes and annotates all the relevant literature on Khoisan, Xhosa, Zulu, Sotho-Tswana, Swazi, Tsonga, and Venda traditions. The annotations are concise yet detailed essays written in an engaging and accessible style and supported by an exhaustive index, which comprise a full and complex profile of African traditional religion in South Africa.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313032254

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9780313032257

Germany in the Twentieth Century (RLE: German Politics)

By: David Childs

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Germany in the Twentieth Century (RLE: German Politics)

By: David Childs

The book traces the development of Germany from the Kaiser’s Reich in the 1870s to the reunited democratic state led by Helmut Kohl in the 1990s. The author begins by countering the popular view of Germany before 1914 as irredeemably reactionary, and after assessing Germany’s part in the First World War, he outlines the rise and fall of the Weimar Republic. The 12 years of Hitler’s destructive experiment are presented in a balanced way as part of the overall development of the country. Germany in defeat is then discussed, as is heer rebirth under Four Power occupation. The last chapters explore the two separate German states and the events leading up to the restoration of German unity.

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Routledge

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1317542282

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9781317542285

When Cobb Met Wagner

The Seven-Game World Series of 1909

By: David Finoli,Bill Ranier

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When Cobb Met Wagner

The Seven-Game World Series of 1909

By: David Finoli,Bill Ranier

The 1909 World Series featured Hall of Fame players Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner and was the first championship to extend to Game Seven, the final and deciding game. This work examines the entire regular season of both the Tigers and the Pirates but pays special attention to the seven games of that World Series. Includes 54 photographs, complete club statistics, biographical and career thumbnails, box scores for each series game, and tables on the acquisition of each player as well as information on how they departed.

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McFarland

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0786457902

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Second Language Identities

By: David Block

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Second Language Identities

By: David Block

Second Language Identities examines how identity is an issue in different second language learning contexts. It begins with a detailed presentation of what has become a popular approach to identity in the social sciences (including applied linguistics) today, one that is inspired in poststructuralist thought and is associated with the work of authors such as Anthony Giddens, Zygmunt Bauman, Chris Weedon, Judith Butler and Stuart Hall. It then examines how in early SLA research focussing on affective variables, identity was an issue, lurking in the wings but not coming to centre stage. Moving to the present, the book then examines in detail and critiques recent research focussing on identity in three distinct second language learning contexts. These contexts are: (1) adult migration, (2) foreign language classrooms and (3) study abroad programmes. The book concludes with suggestions for future research focussing on identity in second language learning.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472571037

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Linear Algebra

Theory and Applications

By: Elliott Ward Cheney,David Ronald Kincaid

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Linear Algebra

Theory and Applications

By: Elliott Ward Cheney,David Ronald Kincaid

Systems of linear equations -- Vector spaces -- Matrix operations -- Determinants -- Vector subspaces -- Eigensystems -- Inner-product vector spaces -- Additional topics.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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0763750204

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9780763750206

Linear Algebra

Theory and Applications

By: Ward Cheney,David Kincaid

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Linear Algebra

Theory and Applications

By: Ward Cheney,David Kincaid

Ward Cheney and David Kincaid have developed Linear Algebra: Theory and Applications, Second Edition, a multi-faceted introductory textbook, which was motivated by their desire for a single text that meets the various requirements for differing courses within linear algebra. For theoretically-oriented students, the text guides them as they devise proofs and deal with abstractions by focusing on a comprehensive blend between theory and applications. For application-oriented science and engineering students, it contains numerous exercises that help them focus on understanding and learning not only vector spaces, matrices, and linear transformations, but uses of software tools available for use in applied linear algebra. Using a flexible design, it is an ideal textbook for instructors who wish to make their own choice regarding what material to emphasis, and to accentuate those choices with homework assignments from a large variety of exercises, both in the text and online.

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Jones & Bartlett Publishers

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1449613527

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9781449613525

Spin-Orbit-Induced Spin Textures of Unoccupied Surface States on Tl/Si(111)

By: Sebastian David Stolwijk

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Spin-Orbit-Induced Spin Textures of Unoccupied Surface States on Tl/Si(111)

By: Sebastian David Stolwijk

This thesis describes the construction of a rotatable spin-polarized electron source and its use in spin- and angle-resolved inverse photoemission to investigate the unoccupied electron states of Tl/Si(111)-(1x1) with special emphasis on their spin texture. Towards more efficient electronics - with the electron spin as information carrier: This motto is the motivation for numerous studies in solid state physics that deal with electron states whose spin degeneracy is lifted by spin-orbit interaction. This thesis addresses the spin-orbit-induced spin textures in momentum space in the surface electronic structure of a prototypical Rashba-type hybrid system: heavy metal thallium on semiconducting silicon. For Tl/Si(111)-(1x1), the thallium adlayer provides surface states with strong spin-orbit interaction and peculiar spin-orbit-induced spin textures: spin rotations and spin chirality in momentum space for unoccupied surface states with giant spin splittings. Almost completely out-of-plane spin-polarized valleys in the vicinity of the Fermi level are identified. As the valley polarization is oppositely oriented at specific points in momentum space, backscattering should be strongly suppressed in this system.

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Growing Up and Parenting: Two Score and Four Years Ago

By: David Paraiso

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Growing Up and Parenting: Two Score and Four Years Ago

By: David Paraiso

This book is a collection of growing up and parenting narratives from medical doctors, professors, managers, accountants, nurse, researcher, financial analyst, engineer, consultant and mentor - who graduated from the UEC High School Two Score and Four Years ago. The 10 narratives and supporting materials share the "lessons learned" and "best practices" as well as the shortcomings and tragedies from childhood to adolescence, to adulthood, into the 40s, 50s, 60s, and the golden years - which are timeless and repeated by each generation across communities, cultures and borders. The stories are intended as reference materials and transformative roadmap for adolescents, would-be parents, parents, guardians, mentors, teachers, social workers, and other parties who have an interest in the adversities, challenges and in managing growing up and parenting.

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Lulu.com

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057813182X

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9780578131825

Zinnophobia

The Battle Over History in Education, Politics, and Scholarship

By: David Detmer

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Zinnophobia

The Battle Over History in Education, Politics, and Scholarship

By: David Detmer

Zinnophobia offers an extended defense of the work of radical historian Howard Zinn, author of the bestselling A People's History of the United States, against his many critics. It includes a discussion of the attempt to ban Zinn's book from Indiana classrooms; a brief summary of Zinn's life and work; an analysis of Zinn's theorizing about bias and objectivity in history; and a detailed response to twenty-five of Zinn's most hostile critics, many of whom are (or were) eminent historians. 'A major contribution to bringing Zinn’s great contributions to even broader public attention, and exposing features of intellectual and political culture that are of no little interest.' Noam Chomsky

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Political Stages

Plays That Shaped a Century

By: Emily Mann,David Roessel

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Political Stages

Plays That Shaped a Century

By: Emily Mann,David Roessel

(Applause Books). Warning: The plays of Political Stages do not make for a quiet evening of theatre. These are the plays which got audiences out of their seats, and sometimes out into the streets. Their words and ideas rumbled ominously down the marble hallways of legislatures and challenged, even threatened, and often changed, the thinking of millions. These are the plays which either lit or reflected the fires of those political controversies which blazed across the American Twentieth Century. Individually, each is a molotov cocktail tossed onto the stage, each a political movement encapsulated in dramatic form. Combined, they constitute both a conflagration and a record of American political and theatrical ideology. Never before, however, have they been collected in one explosive volume. In Political Stages , they have at last been preserved, ever ready to serve at the barricades of subsequent eras. Includes works by Tennessee Williams, Emily Mann, Clifford Odets, Langston Hughes, and others.

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1476847754

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One Step Ahead

Mastering the Art and Science of Negotiation

By: David Sally

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One Step Ahead

Mastering the Art and Science of Negotiation

By: David Sally

There’s been a revolution in negotiating tactics. The world’s best negotiators have moved beyond How to Win Friends & Influence People and Getting to Yes. For over twenty years. David Sally has been teaching the art of negotiation at leading business schools and to executives at top companies. Now, he delivers the proven, clear, actionable insights you need to stay competitive in an ever-changing marketplace. One Step Ahead offers the fundamental wisdom that elevates the sophisticated negotiator above everyone else. Readers will gain the advantage in everything from determining when to negotiate and deciphering a game strategically, to understanding which personality traits matter, why emotions are not necessarily to be avoided, and how to be tough and fair. You’ll learn to be round on the outside and square on the inside, how to command the idiom, why to avoid bumping into the furniture, and how to achieve mastery of the word and the number. While all of life is not a negotiation, Sally says, a negotiation incorporates all of life—One Step Ahead is for anyone and everyone who bargains, parents, manages, buys, sells, emotes, and engages. Based on cutting-edge studies and real-world results, and drawing parallels to everything from the NBA to the corner con game to Machiavelli, Xi Jinping, and Barack Obama, One Step Ahead upends conventional wisdom to make sure that you have what it takes to stay one step ahead—no matter whom you are facing across the table.

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1250166403

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Munich, 1938

Appeasement and World War II

By: David Faber

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Munich, 1938

Appeasement and World War II

By: David Faber

On September 30, 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain flew back to London from his meeting in Munich with German Chancellor Adolf Hitler. As he disembarked from the aircraft, he held aloft a piece of paper, which contained the promise that Britain and Germany would never go to war with one another again. He had returned bringing “Peace with honour—Peace for our time.” Drawing on a wealth of archival material, acclaimed historian David Faber delivers a sweeping reassessment of the extraordinary events of 1938, tracing the key incidents leading up to the Munich Conference and its immediate aftermath: Lord Halifax’s ill-fated meeting with Hitler; Chamberlain’s secret discussions with Mussolini; and the Berlin scandal that rocked Hitler’s regime. He takes us to Vienna, to the Sudentenland, and to Prague. In Berlin, we witness Hitler inexorably preparing for war, even in the face of opposition from his own generals; in London, we watch as Chamberlain makes one supreme effort after another to appease Hitler. Resonating with an insider’s feel for the political infighting Faber uncovers, Munich, 1938 transports us to the war rooms and bunkers, revealing the covert negotiations and scandals upon which the world’s fate would rest. It is modern history writing at its best.

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The Covenant of the Flame

By: David Morrell

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The Covenant of the Flame

By: David Morrell

Reporter Tess Drake discovers a mysterious altar in the apartment of a friend whose charred body was discovered in a nearby park. The meaning of that altar propels Tess on a furious hunt for the truth about what happened to her friend, a labyrinth of intrigue and danger that leads to the highest levels of power as well as to the depths of a secret cave in Spain. Less From the master of high action comes a novel of deception and intrigue that paved the way for the history-based religious thrillers of Dan Brown, Steve Berry, and James Rollins. In 1244, at the infamous fortress of Montségur in southwestern France, Christian Inquisitors massacred the last vestige of a heresy known as Mithraism, once the dominant religion of the Roman Empire. But was the heresy in fact destroyed? In today’s New York City, reporter Tess Drake discovers a mysterious altar in the apartment of a friend whose charred body was discovered in a nearby park. The altar (a version of it exists in the British Museum) depicts a man astride a bull, plunging a knife into its neck while a dog, a scorpion, and a snake drink the blood. The meaning of that altar propels Tess on a furious hunt for the truth about what happened to her friend, a labyrinth of intrigue and danger that leads to the highest levels of power as well as to the depths of a secret cave in Spain. This special e-version of THE COVENANT OF THE FLAME has a revised text and an introduction in which David Morrell describes the unusual personal events that prompted him to write this novel. “A mega-thriller by any standard” —Associated Press “David Morrell is, to me, the finest thriller writer living today, bar none.” —Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Jefferson Key “A master storyteller” —James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Colony

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193776009X

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Research Methods in Language Learning

By: David Nunan

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Research Methods in Language Learning

By: David Nunan

An introduction to research methods intended to help readers understand and evaluate research in language learning, this book presents a balanced, accessible view of a range of methods including:" formal experiments" introspective methods (including diaries, logs, journals, and stimulated recall" interaction and transcript analysis" case studiesIt emphasises the value to language teachers of reading published research, as well as initiating their own research. After completing the tasks and exercises in each chapter, readers should acquire sufficient skills and knowledge to formulate research questions, collect relevant data, analyse and interpret it, and report the results to others.

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Dominus Mortis

Martin Luther on the Incorruptibility of God in Christ

By: David J. Luy

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Dominus Mortis

Martin Luther on the Incorruptibility of God in Christ

By: David J. Luy

Modern interpreters typically attach revolutionary significance to Luthers Christology on account of its unprecedented endorsement of Gods ontological vulnerability. This passibilist reading of Luthers theology has sourced a long channel of speculative theology and philosophy, from Hegel to Moltmann, which regards Luther as an ally against antique, philosophical assumptions, which are supposed to occlude the genuine immanence of God to history and experience. David J. Luy challenges this history of reception and rejects the interpretation of Luthers Christology upon which it is founded. Dominus Mortis creates the conditions necessary for an alternative appropriation of Luthers christological legacy. By re-specifying certain key aspects of Luthers christological commitments, Luy provides a careful reassessment of how Luthers theology can make a contribution within ongoing attempts to adequately conceptualize divine immanence. Luther is demonstrated as a theologian who creatively appropriates the patristic and medieval theological tradition and whose constructive enterprise is significant for the ways that it disrupts widely held assumptions about the doctrine of divine impassibility, the transcendence of God, dogmatic development, and the relationship of God to suffering.

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1451482701

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The Tragic Absolute

German Idealism and the Languishing of God

By: David Farrell Krell

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The Tragic Absolute

German Idealism and the Languishing of God

By: David Farrell Krell

Exposes the core of tragic absolutes in German Romantic and Idealist philosophy.

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Indiana University Press

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0253345367

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Speaking Hatefully

Culture, Communication, and Political Action in Hungary

By: David Boromisza-Habashi

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Speaking Hatefully

Culture, Communication, and Political Action in Hungary

By: David Boromisza-Habashi

An empirical study of hate speech in Hungary, examining the cultural foundations of public communication and how cultural thinking can be used to inform political action through public expression"--Provided by publisher.

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The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany

By: David P. Currie

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The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany

By: David P. Currie

An introduction to the study of the German constitution, beginning with an overview of the essential features of the Basic Law of Germany. The book goes on to analyze a number of decisions of the German Constitutional Court and contrasts German constitutional law with the American model.

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0226131130

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The Composition of Mark's Gospel

Selected Studies from Novum Testamentum

By: David E Orton

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The Composition of Mark's Gospel

Selected Studies from Novum Testamentum

By: David E Orton

Though some scholars continue to vote to the contrary, it is generally held that Mark was the inventor of the Gospel genre, and his work thus the earliest of the New Testament Gospels and a model for the other evangelists. The articles in this collection, drawn from four decades of publication of the best international scholarship in Novum Testamentum, document the discussion on the literary methods, style and theological purpose of the innovative early Christian writer. From the earliest attempts at redaction criticism, in which Mark's work is viewed primarily in his treatment of his sources, the collection traces the discussion as far as recent attempts to read Mark as a creative composer: story-teller, theologian and playwright.

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9004669760

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The University of Oklahoma

A History

By: David W. Levy

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The University of Oklahoma

A History

By: David W. Levy

This book, the first in a projected three-volume definitive history, traces the University’s progress from territorial days to 1917. David W. Levy examines the people and events surrounding the school’s formation and development, chronicling the determined ambition of pioneers to transform a seemingly barren landscape into a place where a worthy institution of higher education could thrive. The University of Oklahoma was established by the territorial legislature in 1890. With that act, Norman became the educational center of the future state. Levy captures the many factors—academic, political, financial, religious—that shaped the University. Drawing on a great depth of research in primary documents, he depicts the University’s struggles to meet its goals as it confronted political interference, financial uncertainty, and troubles ranging from disastrous fires to populist witch hunts. Yet he also portrays determined teachers and optimistic students who understood the value of a college education. Written in an engaging style and enhanced by an array of historical photographs, this volume is a testimony to the citizens who overcame formidable obstacles to build a school that satisfied their ambitions and embodied their hopes for the future.

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0806137037

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Georg Büchner's Woyzeck

A History of Its Criticism

By: David G. Richards

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Georg Büchner's Woyzeck

A History of Its Criticism

By: David G. Richards

This is the first extensive survey and analysis of the criticism of Woyzeck from the nineteenth century to the present."--BOOK JACKET.

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1571132201

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Meïr Aaron Goldschmidt and the Poetics of Jewish Fiction

By: David Gantt Gurley

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Meïr Aaron Goldschmidt and the Poetics of Jewish Fiction

By: David Gantt Gurley

Meïr Aaron Goldschmidt and the Poetics of Jewish Fiction presents a bold new reading of one of Denmark’s greatest writers of the nineteenth century, situating him, first and foremost, as a Jewish artist. Offering an alternative to the nationalistic discourse so prevalent in the scholarship, Gurley examines Goldschmidt’s relationship to the Hebrew Bible and later rabbinical traditions, such as the Talmud and the Midrash. At the same time, he shows that Goldschmidt’s midrashic style in a secular context predates certain narrative movements within Modern-ism that are usually associated with the twentieth century and especially Czech writer Franz Kafka. Goldschmidt was remarkable in his era, both as a writer who explored his peripheral identity in the mainstream of European culture and as a writer of the first truly Jewish bildungsroman. In this groundbreaking study of Goldschmidt’s narrative art, Gurley refashions his position in both the Danish and Jewish literary canons and introduces his extraordinary work to a wider, non-Scandinavian audience.

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Syracuse University Press

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0815653840

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Schiller's Early Dramas

A Critical History

By: David Pugh

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Schiller's Early Dramas

A Critical History

By: David Pugh

Given this situation, Professor Pugh's study of the plays' fortunes at the hands of the various schools of German literary scholarship from Schiller's day down to the present is useful both to literary scholars seeking orientation in the field and also to readers with a wider interest in German intellectual traditions."--BOOK JACKET.

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1571131531

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