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Wild Times

By: David Bridger

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Magic is a marriage of hope and rebellion. It’s everywhere in the world. Always has been. But in most of the world, it’s unknown. People stopped using it, believing in it even, thousands of years ago, and hundreds of years ago, and tens of years ago. It seems that each culture and each generation rejects magic a bit more than the one before. Some cultures more or less than others, but the general trend is to ignore magic and eventually to forget it. In every culture, though, in every generation, there are people who don’t ignore it. Some of them stick around in the normal world, and they are often persecuted because of what they know, what they practise. But many don’t stick around. They go into the Wild. A socialist hopepunk novel from a socialist author and a socialist publisher. A novel of hope for our times.

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1786454890

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When Cimarron Meant Wild

The Maxwell Land Grant Conflict in New Mexico and Colorado

By: David L. Caffey

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When Cimarron Meant Wild

The Maxwell Land Grant Conflict in New Mexico and Colorado

By: David L. Caffey

The Spanish word cimarron, meaning “wild” or “untamed,” refers to a region in the southern Rocky Mountains where control of timber, gold, coal, and grazing lands long bred violent struggle. After the U.S. occupation following the 1846–1848 war with Mexico, this tract of nearly two million acres came to be known as the Maxwell Land Grant. WhenCimarron Meant Wild presents a new history of the collision that occurred over the region’s resources between 1870 and 1900. Author David L. Caffey describes the epic late-nineteenth-century range war in an account deeply informed by his historical perspective on social, political, and cultural issues that beset the American West to this day. Cimarron country churned with the tensions of the Old West—land disputes, lawlessness, violence, and class war among miners, a foreign corporation, local elites, Texas cattlemen, and the haughty “Santa Fe Ring” of lawyerly speculators. And present, still, were the indigenous Jicarilla Apache and Mouache Ute people, dispossessed of their homeland by successive Spanish, Mexican, and American regimes. A Mexican grant of uncertain size and bounds, awarded to Carlos Beaubien and Guadalupe Miranda in 1841 and later acquired by Lucien Maxwell, marked the beginning of a fight for control of the land and set off overlapping conflicts known as the Colfax County War, the Maxwell Land Grant War, and the Stonewall War. Caffey draws on new research to paint a complex picture of these events, and of those that followed the sale of the claim to investors in 1870. These clashes played out over the following thirty years, involving the new English owners, miners and prospectors, livestock grazers and farmers, and Native Americans. Just how wild was the Cimarron country in the late 1800s? And what were the consequences for the region and for those caught up in the conflict? The answers, pursued through this remarkable work, enhance our understanding of cultural and economic struggle in the American West.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806192399

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Only Horses from Wild

By: David James Smith

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Only Horses from Wild

By: David James Smith

Have you ever wondered about the origin of ponies or horses? Where did they came from? How they coped in the ice ages? When man domesticated them and why? How the breeds evolved and more? David James Smith makes an informative world-wide review through the Ice Ages, Breeds, and Uses, for wild pony migrations hunted as food, their domestication, and breeding, to provide so many uses. He draws upon his skills as an investigator turned historian, breeder, and natural horseman with national style and performance competitor success, to propose it was Only Horses from Wild until horses entered a mutual working partnership with man. Cover picture shows a pony with ice age markings explained.

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The Givers

Money, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age

By: David Callahan

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The Givers

Money, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age

By: David Callahan

An inside look at the secretive world of elite philanthropists—and how they're quietly wielding ever more power to shape American life in ways both good and bad. While media attention focuses on famous philanthropists such as Bill Gates and Charles Koch, thousands of donors are at work below the radar promoting a wide range of causes. David Callahan charts the rise of these new power players and the ways they are converting the fortunes of a second Gilded Age into influence. He shows how this elite works behind the scenes on education, the environment, science, LGBT rights, and many other issues—with deep impact on government policy. Above all, he shows that the influence of the Givers is only just beginning, as new waves of billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg turn to philanthropy. Based on extensive research and interviews with countless donors and policy experts, this is not a brief for or against the Givers, but a fascinating investigation of a power shift in American society that has implications for us all.

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Vintage

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1101971045

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Studying Men and Masculinities

By: David Buchbinder

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Studying Men and Masculinities

By: David Buchbinder

Interspersed in each chapter are a series of questions and tasks aimed at encouraging the reader to engage her/himself in the study of masculinities in everyday life and popular culture.

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Learning from the Stranger

Christian Faith and Cultural Diversity

By: David Smith

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Learning from the Stranger

Christian Faith and Cultural Diversity

By: David Smith

Cultural differences increasingly impact our everyday lives. Virtually none of us today interact exclusively with people who look, talk, and behave like we do. David Smith here offers an excellent guide to living and learning in our culturally interconnected world. / Learning from the Stranger clearly explains what "culture" is, discusses how cultural difference affects our perceptions and behavior, and explores how Jesus' call to love our neighbor involves learning from cultural strangers. Built around three chapter-length readings of extended biblical passages (from Genesis, Luke, and Acts), the book skillfully weaves together theological and practical concerns, and Smith s engaging, readable text is peppered with stories from his own extensive firsthand experience. / Many thoughtful readers will resonate with this insightful book as it encourages the virtues of humility and hospitality in our personal interactions and shows how learning from strangers, not just imparting our own ideas to them, is an integral part of Christian discipleship.

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Company Law in Context

Text and Materials

By: David Kershaw

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Company Law in Context

Text and Materials

By: David Kershaw

Company Law in Context' is an ideal main text for company law courses. David Kershaw places company law in its economic, business, and social context, making more accessible and relevant the cases, statutes, and other forms of regulation. A running case study provides a practical perspective.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199609322

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Small Power

How Local Parties Shape Elections

By: David Doherty,Conor M. Dowling,Michael Gerald Miller,Michael G. Miller

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Small Power

How Local Parties Shape Elections

By: David Doherty,Conor M. Dowling,Michael Gerald Miller,Michael G. Miller

Part 1. Local Party Organizations and the Electoral Landscape. Introduction -- Local Parties and their Leaders -- What Do Local Party Chairs Do? -- Chairs and Candidates: Recruiting and Support -- Local Parties and Election Outcomes -- Part 2. How Chairs View Candidates. Introduction to Part 2 -- Money, Commitment, and Community Ties -- Candidate Gender -- Candidate Race and Ethnicity -- Candidates' Policy Dispositions -- Small Power.

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Mission Rift

Leading Through Church Conflict

By: David E. Woolverton

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Mission Rift

Leading Through Church Conflict

By: David E. Woolverton

There are two types of conflict in congregations: conflict that kills and conflict that cultivates growth. So argues David E. Woolverton in Mission Rift: Leading through Church Conflict. Conflict that kills--that damages or destroys teams, ministries, missions, vibrancy--occurs when we as the people of God forget who we are, why we're here, and where we're going in carrying out the divine mission. Conflict that cultivates growth often begins with the same scenarios, but leaders see conflict as a context for learning how to live together as a people called to transform their neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces. In Mission Rift, Woolverton reorients our view of congregational conflict. In part 1, he examines conflict from a theological and ecclesiological framework, exploring why it is essential to discipleship and mission. In part 2, he presents six principles of missional leadership, challenging pastors and other leaders to define themselves within the frameworks of spiritual formation and family systems, and then to create environments that facilitate growth in faith communities. Rather than resolve conflict too quickly, Woolverton explains, lest we inadvertently sabotage the potential it has to draw a congregation toward spiritual growth, wise leaders recognize that a lack of conflict may be a symptom of missional decline, rather than congregational unity. When the church pursues its divine mission first, conflict may become essential for defining its mission priorities. Successfully leading through conflict toward a transformative end will empower a congregation's witness within its community and beyond.

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1506464777

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Voidbreaker

By: David Dalglish

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Voidbreaker

By: David Dalglish

When magical creatures storm the gates of Londheim and claim it for themselves, Devin, a warrior priest, must decide who the true monsters are in the final book of the USA Today bestselling author's epic fantasy trilogy. Monsters have retaken the capital city of Londheim and claimed it for themselves. Humanity, fearful of being pushed out for good, has reacted with violence and destruction, and peace between the two races seems all but impossible. Devin will need to bring all his skills to bear in order to find a solution. But the greatest threat to humanity's safety may well be closer than he expects. Because his sister is the most powerful priestess the world has ever seen . . . and she's fighting for the monsters. The fate of all races, human and magical, rests in their hands, and the only person standing in their way is each other.

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0316416711

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Bonds of Vengeance

Book 3 of Winds of the Forelands

By: David B. Coe

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Bonds of Vengeance

Book 3 of Winds of the Forelands

By: David B. Coe

When hostilities between the magical Qirsi and the Eandi rulers threaten the peace of Forelands society, the Qirsi ministers find themselves torn between loyalties, due to the mind-controlling actions of the mysterious Weaver.

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0312878095

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The Long Apprenticeship

A Writer's Memoir

By: David Pierce

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The Long Apprenticeship

A Writer's Memoir

By: David Pierce

After an established career as a literary critic, David Pierce turns his attention to the story of his own life. From a working-class upbringing to an education in Catholic boarding schools and seminaries in Sussex and Surrey, and then onto university at Lancaster, his story is both personal and evocative of the changes that Britain underwent from the post-war period until the present. With chapters on his father’s lost Jewish family and his mother’s Irish heritage, this is a memoir that celebrates continuity and difference. Whether as a child witnessing the disappearing house dances in the west of Ireland or commenting on the impact of change and the new, Pierce is a compelling story-teller who lets us into the chosen scene with a mixture of emotional engagement, honesty, and humour. In Pierce’s record of his life, his writing is sensitive, thoughtful and committed. At each stage he digs deep to reflect on what was happening to him, and these reflections ensure that the reading experience is both full and rewarding. Whether he is discussing his earliest memories or a photo of himself as the eleven-year-old boy he once knew, each episode is part of a larger inquiry into the nature of consciousness and how we record and internalise the world. On every page we are invited to reflect with Pierce on what we are reading and on what constitutes the material that comprises a memoir. We accompany the author from a destiny obscure to a prose writer of distinction. The Long Apprenticeship, which contains 28 illustrations, will appeal to fans of biographies and memoirs. It covers the following life experiences:the discovery of oneself as a writerthe process involved in writing a memoir and in the uncovering of memorythe attention to the self within a social historythe effect of a religious upbringing and the recuperation of the self thereafter.Thinking about the purpose of a memoir, David said: ‘A memoir is like an underground stream that comes to the surface. You write for those who have gone before and for posterity as much as for yourself.’

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1780881029

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Fireborn

By: David Dalglish

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Fireborn

By: David Dalglish

The next novel in the Seraphim series following Skyborn from USA Today bestselling author, David Dalglish. Bree and Kael Skyborn have seen their island invaded, their Seraphim disbanded, and their royal family imprisoned. A rebellion grows from the ashes, demanding Bree to be their Phoenix, their symbol against Center's tyranny, and for Kael to find the doomsday prophet Johan and sway his cult to their side. Should they fail, the hope of their rebellion fails with them.

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0316302724

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Matthew, Paul, and the Anthropology of Law

By: David A. Kaden

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Matthew, Paul, and the Anthropology of Law

By: David A. Kaden

Drawing from Michel Foucault's understanding of power, David A. Kaden explores how relations of power are instrumental in forming law as an object of discourse in the Gospel of Matthew and in the Letters of Paul. This is a comparative project in that the author examines the role that power relations play in generating discussions of law in the first century context, and in several ethnographies from the field of the anthropology of law from Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines, and colonial-era Hawaii. Discussions of law proliferate in situations where the relations of power within social groups come into contact with social forces outside the group. David A. Kaden's interdisciplinary approach reframes how law is studied in Christian Origins scholarship, especially Pauline and Matthean scholarship, by focusing on what makes discourses on law possible. For this he relies heavily on cross-cultural, ethnographic materials from legal anthropology.

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Mohr Siebeck

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316154076X

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Agricultural and Resource Policy

Principles and Practice

By: David Godden

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Agricultural and Resource Policy

Principles and Practice

By: David Godden

Agricultural and Resource Policy develops a framework for analysis and investigates the issues that affect the sector internally and in interactions with the rest of the economy.

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Sydney University Press

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1743322216

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Richard Wagner, Fritz Lang, and the Nibelungen

The Dramaturgy of Disavowal

By: David J. Levin

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Richard Wagner, Fritz Lang, and the Nibelungen

The Dramaturgy of Disavowal

By: David J. Levin

This highly original book draws on narrative and film theory, psychoanalysis, and musicology to explore the relationship between aesthetics and anti-Semitism in two controversial landmarks in German culture. David Levin argues that Richard Wagner's opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen and Fritz Lang's 1920s film Die Nibelungen creatively exploit contrasts between good and bad aesthetics to address the question of what is German and what is not. He shows that each work associates a villainous character, portrayed as non-Germanic and Jewish, with the sometimes dramatically awkward act of narration. For both Wagner and Lang, narration--or, in cinematic terms, visual presentation--possesses a typically Jewish potential for manipulation and control. Consistent with this view, Levin shows, the Germanic hero Siegfried is killed in each work by virtue of his unwitting adoption of a narrative role. Levin begins with an explanation of the book's theoretical foundations and then applies these theories to close readings of, in turn, Wagner's cycle and Lang's film. He concludes by tracing how Germans have dealt with the Nibelungen myths in the wake of the Second World War, paying special attention to Michael Verhoeven's 1989 film The Nasty Girl. His fresh and interdisciplinary approach sheds new light not only on Wagner's Ring and Lang's Die Nibelungen, but also on the ways in which aesthetics can be put to the service of aggression and hatred. The book is an important contribution to scholarship in film and music and also to the broader study of German culture and national identity.

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Princeton University Press

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1400866693

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Locality and Practical Judgment

Charity and Sacrifice

By: Stephen David Ross

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Locality and Practical Judgment

Charity and Sacrifice

By: Stephen David Ross

The philosophical viewpoint Ross examines in Locality and Practical Judgment is related to the American naturalist and pragmatist traditions and to the views of many twentieth-century European philosophers. It bears affinities with historicism and existentialism, insofar as both emphasize aspects of human finiteness. What is new is the systematic development of locality in application to practical experience.

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Fordham Univ Press

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0823215563

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Perfect Dark Zero

By: David S. J. Hodgson,Fletcher Black

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Perfect Dark Zero

By: David S. J. Hodgson,Fletcher Black

Your guide to perfection. • Complete single-player strategies showing every possible route and methods through all 14 missions • Insanely detailed weapons guide includes full stats, plus primary, secondary, and tertiary fire tactics for each piece of killing ordnance • Every gadget, vehicle, and destructible object revealed • Tactics to complete every single-player game in Dark Agent difficulty • Get the jump on the online competition with maps and strategy for every multiplayer level • Detailed breakdowns of every weapon set for online agents • Maps and areas of interest guide you through every level

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Random House Digital, Inc.

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0761551999

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9780761551997

Storywalker

By: David Bridger

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Storywalker

By: David Bridger

Part-time librarian Molly Matthews lives with the painful and exhausting chronic illness ME. The condition has broken every part of her life, except that she has plenty of time to escape into books. Especially her favourite fantasy series, Tamass the Fearless. And when Molly escapes, she really escapes, because she possesses a rare talent that allows her to enter a book and meet its characters and share their adventures. Molly is a Storywalker. Novelist Paul Best doesn’t walk in stories, but he’s always been good at making them up. At least, that’s what he believes, until he learns that he’s spent years unconsciously channelling the life of his unknown twin brother Tamass as the hero of his successful series. When Tamass turns up at Paul’s door one dark and stormy night with murderous demons on his tail, it’s the start of a frantic multiverse-hopping adventure. And then there’s Molly, one of Paul’s readers, a woman who is so quietly ill in one world that she’s nearly invisible, but who is seen riding a warrior dragon in other worlds. A generation ago, the ruthless demon Baron Rake put an end to the snooping of Paul’s and Tamass’s parents into his plans to enslave the multiverse. He is furious when their sons and Molly pick up the investigation again just when he’s about to make his final move. Separately, and each with the help of friends old and new, Molly and Paul cross worlds that leak people, creatures, and mythologies back and forth, and their paths converge as they fight against impossible odds to save their entire multiverse.

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1786453606

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Lives of Victorian Political Figures, Part IV Vol 1

John Stuart Mill, Thomas Hill Green, William Morris and Walter Bagehot by their Contemporaries

By: Nancy LoPatin-Lummis,Michael Partridge,David Martin,William A Hay,Denys P Leighton

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Lives of Victorian Political Figures, Part IV Vol 1

John Stuart Mill, Thomas Hill Green, William Morris and Walter Bagehot by their Contemporaries

By: Nancy LoPatin-Lummis,Michael Partridge,David Martin,William A Hay,Denys P Leighton

First published in 2009, this is a collection of carefully selected extracts from biographies, memoirs, diaries, private letters and other ephemera reveal how these key nineteenth-century figures were viewed by their contemporaries. Volume 1 covers John Stuart Mill.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000561194

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Political Protest and Social Change

Analyzing Politics

By: Charles F. Andrain,David Ernest Apter

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Political Protest and Social Change

Analyzing Politics

By: Charles F. Andrain,David Ernest Apter

Analyzes the reciprocal impact of cultural beliefs, sociopolitical structures, and individual behaviors on protests throughout the world, examining such questions as why people participate in protest activities, what compels them to participate in non- violent movements, and what leads them to engage in revolutionary protest. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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