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Gibson's Fabulous Flat-top Guitars

An Illustrated History & Guide

By: Eldon Whitford,David Vinopal,Dan Erlewine

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Gibson's Fabulous Flat-top Guitars

An Illustrated History & Guide

By: Eldon Whitford,David Vinopal,Dan Erlewine

Through detailed text and more than two hundred photos, this book chronicles the development and evolution of Gibson's fabulous flat-tops, discusses the musical properites of individual models, and shows why these guitars have been the choice of so many great musicians, professional and amateur alike, over the last eighty years." --Book Jacket.

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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0879309628

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The Dynamic Welfare State

By: David Stoesz

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The Dynamic Welfare State

By: David Stoesz

The Dynamic Welfare State makes a case for a radical shift in how we view the roles of both public and private institutions in the United States. It documents the emergence of a third stage in the American welfare state, evident in corporations exploiting markets in healthcare, education, and financial services. Architects of the welfare state envisaged government as the provider of essential services to citizens; however, as the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 and the Affordable Care Act of 2010 show, corporations and the wealthy have become adept at using trade associations, hiring lobbyists, influencing elections, and contributing to think tanks in order to craft public policy that is congruent with industry preferences. Moreover, the influence of "dark money" through political action committees classified by the IRS as "social welfare organizations" in order to obscure the identity of donors is pernicious to democracy. In addition to accounting for the marketization of public policy, The Dynamic Welfare State describes the failure of health and human services professionals to advance the welfare of the public, graphically illustrated by the poverty trap, the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill, and the "school-to-prison pipeline." The status quo is unsustainable, and a reconfigured welfare state is essential if government social programs are to honor their public commitments for the 21st century. In this bold and timely text, David Stoesz illustrates how and why empowerment, mobility, and innovation are themes for a dynamic welfare state that is congruent with the modern day.

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305

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Oxford University Press

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019025114X

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9780190251147

Communists and Their Victims

The Quest for Justice in the Czech Republic

By: Roman David

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Communists and Their Victims

The Quest for Justice in the Czech Republic

By: Roman David

Did justice measures rectify the legacy of human rights abuses committed during the communist era in the Czech Republic? Roman David weighs this question carefully to promote a transformative theory of justice that demonstrates that justice measures, in order to be successful, require a degree of reconciliation.

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280

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812250141

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9780812250145

The International Responsibility of NATO and its Personnel during Military Operations

By: David Nauta

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The International Responsibility of NATO and its Personnel during Military Operations

By: David Nauta

In 1999, the Alliance mistakenly bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. Around the same period, allegations were made regarding its involvement in human trafficking and forced prostitution in Bosnia-Herzegovina. A decade later, NATO airplanes hit a fuel truck causing significant civilian casualties in Kunduz, Afghanistan. After more than 60 years of existence and a track-record of more than 30 missions performed worldwide, it is surprising that there is still uncertainty on the scope and content of NATO’s responsibility for wrongful conduct during its military operations. This timely book deals with the international responsibility of NATO during military operations. It examines, the status of the Alliance, the existence of international obligations and conditions of attribution of conduct in NATO.

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210

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BRILL

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9004354646

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9789004354647

Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States

A Field Guide to Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida

By: Alan E. Bessette,Arleen R. Bessette,David P. Lewis

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Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States

A Field Guide to Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida

By: Alan E. Bessette,Arleen R. Bessette,David P. Lewis

The weather patterns and topography of America's Gulf Coast create favorable growing conditions for thousands of species of mushrooms, but the complete region has generally gone uncharted when it comes to mycology. Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States at last delivers an in-depth, high-quality, user-friendly field guide, featuring more than 1,000 common and lesser-known species—some of which are being illustrated in color for the first time. Using easily identifiable characteristics and a color key, the authors enable anyone, whether amateur mushroom hunter or professional mycologist, to discern and learn about the numerous species of mushrooms encountered in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Wild-food enthusiasts will appreciate the information on edibility or toxicity that accompanies each description, and they will also find the book’s detailed instructions for collecting, cleaning, testing, preserving, and cooking wild mushrooms to be of great interest. Providing encyclopedic knowledge in a handy format that fits in a backpack, Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States is a must-have for any mushroom lover.

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University of Texas Press

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1477318178

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9781477318171

Addition By Subtraction: God Turns Our Broken Pieces Into Masterpieces

How to Let Go of Your Past and Discover Lasting Hope for the Future

By: David Ralston PhD

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Addition By Subtraction: God Turns Our Broken Pieces Into Masterpieces

How to Let Go of Your Past and Discover Lasting Hope for the Future

By: David Ralston PhD

God turns broken pieces into masterpieces. In his book, Addition By Subtraction, author David Ralston invites readers to join him on a journey from the shame and brokenness of their past to lasting hope for the future. Where the world’s way claims that change comes through a complex formula of mental health methods, behavior modification, and self-help disciplines, Dr. Ralston’s TURN approach is built on the premise that the solution isn’t within a person, the problem is. He then meticulously details a biblical, Christ-centered pathway of self-examination, deep vulnerability, surrendering control, and systematically exchanging false beliefs for God’s truth. This book invites the reader to turn from the pain of their past to hope and wholeness found only in Jesus. On this journey toward authenticity, an individual begins to discover genuine heart change and an unfathomable hope. Not just another untried theory, Dr. Ralston’s well-proven TURN model combines the wisdom of his real-life experiences with abandonment, addiction, and divorce, with the credibility of his extensive study, training, and experience as a doctoral level Christian Counselor. Passing shame and brokenness down to children has long been a generational norm in American society. By learning to live a transparent, surrendered life, God miraculously changes a person from the inside out, introducing a renewed and unshakable hope for generations to come.

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441

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WestBow Press

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1664237151

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9781664237155

The Moon

Resources, Future Development and Settlement

By: David Schrunk,Burton Sharpe,Bonnie L. Cooper,Madhu Thangavelu

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The Moon

Resources, Future Development and Settlement

By: David Schrunk,Burton Sharpe,Bonnie L. Cooper,Madhu Thangavelu

This extraordinary book details how the Moon could be used as a springboard for Solar System exploration. It presents a realistic plan for placing and servicing telescopes on the Moon, and highlights the use of the Moon as a base for an early warning system from which to combat threats of near-Earth objects. A realistic vision of human development and settlement of the Moon over the next one hundred years is presented, and the author explains how global living standards for the Earth can be enhanced through the use of lunar-based generated solar power. From that beginning, the people of the Earth would evolve into a spacefaring civilisation.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387739823

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9780387739823

Lustration and Transitional Justice

Personnel Systems in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland

By: Roman David

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Lustration and Transitional Justice

Personnel Systems in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland

By: Roman David

How do transitional democracies deal with officials who have been tainted by complicity with prior governments? Should they be excluded or should they be incorporated into the new system? In Lustration and Transitional Justice, Roman David examines major institutional innovations that developed in Central Europe following the collapse of communist regimes. While the Czech Republic approved a lustration (vetting) law based on the traditional method of dismissals, Hungary and Poland devised alternative models that granted their tainted officials a second chance in exchange for truth. David classifies personnel systems as exclusive, inclusive, and reconciliatory; they are based on dismissal, exposure, and confession, respectively, and they represent three major classes of transitional justice. David argues that in addition to their immediate purposes, personnel systems carry symbolic meanings that help explain their origin and shape their effects. In their effort to purify public life, personnel systems send different ideological messages that affect trust in government and the social standing of former adversaries. Exclusive systems may establish trust at the expense of reconciliation, while inclusive and reconciliatory systems may promote both trust and reconciliation. In spite of its importance, the topic of inherited personnel has received only limited attention in research on transitional justice and democratization. Lustration and Transitional Justice is the first attempt to fill this gap. Combining insights from cultural sociology and political psychology with the analysis of original experiments, historical surveys, parliamentary debates, and interviews, the book shows how perceptions of tainted personnel affected the origin of lustration systems and how dismissal, exposure, and confession affected trust in government, reconciliation, and collective memory.

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328

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812205766

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9780812205763

Pandora's Dilemma

Theories of Social Welfare for the 21st Century

By: David Stoesz

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Pandora's Dilemma

Theories of Social Welfare for the 21st Century

By: David Stoesz

Pandora's Dilemma presents theories of social welfare, addressing stakeholders, the policy process, electoral politics, child welfare, the precariat, online education, the devolution of the welfare state, and the evolution of the investment state.

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257

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Oxford University Press

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0190669667

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9780190669669

Aliphatic and Polyhalogenated Carcinogens

Structural Bases and Biological Mechanisms

By: Yin-Tak Woo,David Y. Lai,Joseph C. Arcos

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Aliphatic and Polyhalogenated Carcinogens

Structural Bases and Biological Mechanisms

By: Yin-Tak Woo,David Y. Lai,Joseph C. Arcos

Chemical Induction of Cancer: Structural Bases and Biological Mechanisms, Volume IIIB: Aliphatic and Polyhalogenated Carcinogens covers environmentally and occupationally significant carcinogens of industrial origins. The book discusses the structure-activity relationships, metabolism, and environmental significance of the halogenated linear alkanes and alkenes and the halogenated cycloalkanes; and cycloalkene pesticides, biphenyls, and related aromatics. The text also describes the structure-activity relationships, metabolism, and environmental significance of the halogenated phenoxy acids, aromatic ethers, dibenzofurans, and dibenzo-p-dioxins; and ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dioxane, and related compounds. The structure-activity relationships, metabolism, and environmental significance of phenols and phenolic compounds; nitroalkanes and nitroalkenes; and acetamide, dimethylcarbamyl chloride, and related compounds thiocarbonyl compounds are also encompassed. The book further tackles the structure-activity relationships, metabolism, and environmental significance if fatty acids, detergents, and other surfactants with oncogenic potential. The text then looks into the effect of chemical reactivity, molecular geometry, and metabolism on carcinogenic activity. Chemists, geneticists, and those involved in cancer research will find the book invaluable.

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Academic Press

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1483216012

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9781483216010

Gibson's Fabulous Flat-top Guitars

An Illustrated History & Guide

By: Eldon Whitford,David Vinopal,Dan Erlewine

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Gibson's Fabulous Flat-top Guitars

An Illustrated History & Guide

By: Eldon Whitford,David Vinopal,Dan Erlewine

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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0879309628

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Gibson's Fabulous Flat-Top Guitars

An Illustrated History and Guide

By: Dan Erlewine,Eldon Whitford,David Vinopal

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Gibson's Fabulous Flat-Top Guitars

An Illustrated History and Guide

By: Dan Erlewine,Eldon Whitford,David Vinopal

This colorful chronicle shows the entire development of an acoustic guitar reflecting 80 years of American culture. With 250 photos and in-depth text, this is the first thorough examination of Gibson's fabulous flat-tops and their unique impact on musical, social, and political history from the 1920s to the present.

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Backbeat Books

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0879308834

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9780879308834

Book's by David Vinopal

Gibson's Fabulous Flat-top Guitars

Gibson's Fabulous Flat-top Guitars

The Dynamic Welfare State

The Dynamic Welfare State

Communists and Their Victims

Communists and Their Victims

The International Responsibility of NATO and its Personnel during Military Operations

The International Responsibility of NATO and its Personnel during Military Operations

Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States

Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States

Addition By Subtraction: God Turns Our Broken Pieces Into Masterpieces

Addition By Subtraction: God Turns Our Broken Pieces Into Masterpieces

The Moon

The Moon

Lustration and Transitional Justice

Lustration and Transitional Justice

Pandora's Dilemma

Pandora's Dilemma

Aliphatic and Polyhalogenated Carcinogens

Aliphatic and Polyhalogenated Carcinogens

Gibson's Fabulous Flat-top Guitars

Gibson's Fabulous Flat-top Guitars

Gibson's Fabulous Flat-Top Guitars

Gibson's Fabulous Flat-Top Guitars

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