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Einstein

A Life

By: Denis Brian

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Seit über 20 Jahren ist dies die erste umfassende Einstein-Biographie. Der anerkannte Autor Denis Brian untersucht die private, öffentliche und wissenschaftliche Seite der legendären Persönlichkeit dieses rätselhaften Mannes. Geschickt beleuchtet Brian Einsteins eigenartig-neugierigen Charakter, die Träume und Ereignisse, die den künftigen Wissenschaftler vorangetrieben haben auf seiner unglaublichen Reise zu den Gipfeln des Erfolges und weltweiter Anerkennung. Einsteins Lebenswerk veränderte schließlich die Sichtweise der Wissenschaft von der Welt, angefangen bei seinem ersten Entwurf der revolutionären Relativitätstheorie 1905 bis hin zur Entwicklung der Atombombe (und seiner umstrittenen Position als Gegner des nachfolgenden nuklearen Wettrüstens). Der Autor erforscht Einsteins überwältigendes Erbe in Gesprächen mit vielen Zeitgenossen. Auch lüftet Brian das Geheimnis der Formeln, Theorien und Experimente, damit wir ihre Bedeutung und Tragweite besser verstehen können. Mit Prägnanz und Liebe zum Detail entführt er uns in die Welt, in der Einstein arbeitete, zurückgezogen oder gemeinsam mit anderen; von seinen Assistenten wurde er verehrt und mit anderen Physikern seiner Zeit pflegte er freundschaftliche Beziehungen. (10/97)

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471193623

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9780471193623

Pulitzer

A Life

By: Denis Brian

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Pulitzer

A Life

By: Denis Brian

Acclaim for Denis Brian's Einstein: A Life "The best account.... Superb insight." --The Times (London) "Denis Brian's convincing picture...only makes our wonder grow at Einstein's sublime achievements." --The Washington Post "Does much to reveal the man behind the image.... Brian's intimate work proves that in literature, as in science, taking a careful look can be a rewarding endeavor." --Detroit Free Press "A fascinating, vastly enjoyable, deeply researched and fair account of Einstein the man." --Physics World "Exhaustively researched, almost obsessively detailed, written with unobtrusive informality, the book is exemplary as a record of Einstein's personal and professional life." --The Spectator (u.k.) "An utterly fascinating life of a great scientist, full of new insights and very readable." --Ashley Montagu "A fascinating read with more interesting material about Einstein as a human being than I have ever seen before.... Once I started it, I couldn't put it down." --Robert Jastrow, astrophysicist and bestselling author

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471217336

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9780471217336

Sing Sing

By: Denis Brian

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Sing Sing

By: Denis Brian

Based on extensive research with original sources, Brian's narrative covers every period of the prison's checkered history, from the awful conditions of the 19th century to the relative improvements of the 20th century to today.

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Prometheus Books

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1615925449

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9781615925445

Silly Ghost Stories for Kids

By: Denis Hayes

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Silly Ghost Stories for Kids

By: Denis Hayes

The Ghosts that haunt Highfields Tower are spooky, wild and fearsome but very entertaining. In fact that is their job - to scare and entertain the visitors. The Reliable Ghost has become bored and boring. He successfully decides to liven up his act. The Absent Minded Ghost is headless and in trouble. He usually carries his head tucked underneath his arm but when he puts it down he forgets where he left it. The head can see but can't move and the body can move but can't see. Their rows spill over into the Great Hall. The Chained Woman doesn't sympathise at all with the Crying Lady until they form a double act. They are so convincing as Ghosts that spectators think they are actors. When they are shown that the Ghosts are real there is a panic. The Necrodominator is a terrible Ghoul. He doesn't just haunt he terrifies. One day he goes too far and has to be found another job. The Silent Lady haunts the Special Room. She tempts those brave enough to stay in the room to follow her. She always disappears through a door that was never there. Calamity is a clumsy Ghost. He cannot do ghostly things. He scares no one until one day something unusual happens. The Usurper just appears one day uninvited and unannounced Why he is there is a mystery until he fights to get attention and puts right what he thinks is wrong. Then he disappears, never to return. The Invisible Ghost of course finds it difficult to convince anyone he is actually there because he is invisible. He finds dramatic and startling ways to impress people. The Adventures of the Man who walked through the Door that wasn't there tells the thrilling story of the man who did just that and finally found his way back after many dangerous encounters.

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Partridge Singapore

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1482894408

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9781482894400

The Cambridge History of China: pt. 1. The Sung Dynasty and its precursors, 907-1279

By: Denis Crispin Twitchett,John K. Fairbank

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The Cambridge History of China: pt. 1. The Sung Dynasty and its precursors, 907-1279

By: Denis Crispin Twitchett,John K. Fairbank

This first of two volumes on the Sung Dynasty (960-1279) and its Five Dynasties and Southern Kingdoms precursors presents the political history of China from the fall of the T'ang Dynasty in 907 to the Mongol conquest of the Southern Sung in 1279. Its twelve chapters survey the personalities and events that marked the rise, consolidation, and demise of the Sung polity during an era of profound social, economic, and intellectual ferment. The authors place particular emphasis on the emergence of a politically conscious literati class during the Sung, characterized by the increasing importance of the examination system early in the dynasty and on the rise of the tao-hsueh (Neo-Confucian) movement toward the end. In addition, they highlight the destabilizing influence of factionalism and ministerial despotism on Sung political culture and the impact of the powerful steppe empires of the Khitan Liao, Tangut Hsi Hsia, Jurchen Chin, and Mongol Yüan on the shape and tempo of Sung dynastic events

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Cambridge University Press

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0521812488

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9780521812481

Ten Spot

A Bobby Emmet Novel

By: Denis Hamill

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Ten Spot

A Bobby Emmet Novel

By: Denis Hamill

Bobby Emmet, the NYPD detective turned private investigator, returns in a mystery involving a neighborhood in Brooklyn in which the mafia and the hip-hop scene intersect. Ten Spot begins when the mother of three budding hip-hop prodigies is mowed down by a hit-and-run on a Brooklyn street corner, barely saving the youngest of her talented children, but their chance at a recording career is dashed. Only the peering eyes of the caustic Italian widow downstairs have any clue about what really happened. It is a murder that no one in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, will ever forget, including the child who was saved and his older sister.

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Simon and Schuster

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1501124625

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9781501124624

Miramar Dog

By: Denis Edwards

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Miramar Dog

By: Denis Edwards

New Zealand. A great place to bring up kids? Or a darker world, where money is being made, people are being hurt, where illegal gambling and slygrogging are the norm? Eight-year-old Denis Edward is in the middle, observing events swirling around him. He doesn't care. There are more important things on his mind. Alliances have to be made. There are persecutions to be organised. And coming straight down the calendar at him is a showdown. It's a tough time for a Miramar Dog. In this rich, often hilarious memoir, Denis Edwards dwells with affection on the hard-case humour, the scams and the childhood intrigues that made up daily life in the Wellington suburb of Miramar in the 1950s.

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Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited

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1742287123

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9781742287126

AQA Law for AS Fifth Edition

By: Jacqueline Martin,Denis Lancer

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AQA Law for AS Fifth Edition

By: Jacqueline Martin,Denis Lancer

Cover all the AQA AS level topics clearly with this textbook written by the leading A level Law author. Up to date, accessible and now with more past papers to prepare students for their exams, AQA Law for AS, Fifth Edition, is matched to the course. Jacqueline Martin has helped hundreds of thousands be successful in studying law. She has ensured that this book addresses every topic in detail. - Reflect recent changes in the legal system, in areas such as sentencing, tort of negligence and contract law - Clarify difficult concepts and help students remember the key information with illustrations, cartoons and activities - Help your students to practise with activities throughout - Prepare your students for their exams with the new Exam Tips feature plus exam questions based on recent AQA papers

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Hodder Education

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1444192736

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9781444192735

CrossRoads

By: Denis C. Wojcik

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CrossRoads

By: Denis C. Wojcik

The journey for CrossRoads begins in 1950 and spans thirteen years telling the story of how five distinct people’s lives lead to unexpected results. Discover how men and women abuse power to control activities and events to protect deep secrets. The journey follows the path of romance, to the sinister side of blackmail, turning to the depths of murder, continuing down the disturbing side of a cover-up.

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1420874519

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9781420874518

Middlesbrough Man Part Two The Middle Years

By: denis lawrence

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Middlesbrough Man Part Two The Middle Years

By: denis lawrence

This is the second book in a trilogy describing the life and career of Denis Lawrence. It takes the reader through a journey marking his many and varied careers as well as his family and sailing adventures. The stories are presented with humour, warmth and insight.

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1326203460

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9781326203467

Gary Paulsen

By: Denis E. McGuinness,Sarah Thomson

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Gary Paulsen

By: Denis E. McGuinness,Sarah Thomson

Much of Gary Paulsen’s life has been lived close to the natural world. A three-time Newbery Honor winner, Paulsen writes adventure stories, such as Dogsong, Hatchet, and Woods Runner, where his young main characters struggle to survive in the natural world. Other stories touch on family visits to Minnesota, as in The Winter Room and Harris and Me, or science fiction, as in Time Hackers. Recently, Paulsen and his son, Jim, collaborated on two books involving a boy, his father, and their dogs. In 1997, Paulsen won the Margaret A. Edwards Award for his lifetime contribution to young adult literature.

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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

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1499462697

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9781499462692

A Voyage to the Sea

By: Denis Gorman

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A Voyage to the Sea

By: Denis Gorman

Denis Gorman’s A Voyage to the Sea is an inspirational tale of following your dream, despite the set-backs that life can throw at you, and is delivered in a well-paced narrative that military historians and deep-water sailors will enjoy in equal measure.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1785897977

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9781785897979

Mud, Sands and Seas

By: Denis Montgomery

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Mud, Sands and Seas

By: Denis Montgomery

This a collection of travel stories over nearly sixty years from 1949 to 2007. During that time the author saw many changes in Africa and recorded them with his observations, often with the goal of extending his knowledge of history and pre-history of the region. These stories fill gaps between previous books devoted to particular expeditions.

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0557003091

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9780557003099

A Life for Freedom

The Mission to End Racial Injustice in South Africa

By: Denis Goldberg

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A Life for Freedom

The Mission to End Racial Injustice in South Africa

By: Denis Goldberg

In this fascinating memoir, the anti-apartheid activist recounts his lifelong fight for emancipation and the years he endured in a South African prison. From June 1963 to October 1964, ten antiapartheid activists were tried at South Africa's Pretoria Supreme Court. Standing among the accused were Nelson Mandela, Ahmed Kathrada, Walter Sisulu, was Denis Goldberg. Charged under the Sabotage and Suppression of Communism Acts for “campaigning to overthrow the government by violent revolution,” Goldberg was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. The only white man convicted during the infamous Rivonia trial, he played a historic role in the struggle for justice in South Africa. Goldberg grew up acutely aware of the injustice permeating his homeland. He joined the South African Communist Party and helped found the Congress of Democrats. But it was his role as an officer in the armed underground wing of the African National Congress that led to his life sentence—which left him behind bars for twenty-two years. While in prison, the dogma of apartheid imposed complete separation from his black comrades, a segregation that denied him both the companionship and the counsel of his fellow accused. Recounted with humor and humility, Goldberg's story provides a sweeping overview of life in South Africa during and after apartheid. It also illuminates the experiences of the activists and oppressors whose fates were bound together.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813166861

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9780813166865

Wild Adventures in Time and Place

By: Denis O’Connor

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Wild Adventures in Time and Place

By: Denis O’Connor

This is a varied collection of short stories. They describe unusual life experiences of people that are interrelated to animals, the natural environment, and nature in its broadest sense, as well as to other people.

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1496986938

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9781496986931

Severe Emotional Disturbance in Children and Adolescents

Psychotherapy in Applied Contexts

By: Denis Flynn

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Severe Emotional Disturbance in Children and Adolescents

Psychotherapy in Applied Contexts

By: Denis Flynn

Severe Emotional Disturbance in Children and Adolescents conveys the experiences of severely emotionally disturbed children in detailed accounts of psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and explores the life and death struggles against severe self-harm to body and mind by the most distressed sections of adolescents. Illustrated by clinical material, chapters cover subjects including: * the inpatient therapeutic setting * family rehabilitation after physical, sexual and emotional abuse * the adoptive father * work with adolescent inpatients with spina bifida * assessment, treatment and clinical management of adolescent disturbance. Severe Emotional Disturbance in Children and Adolescents underlines the value of intensive psychoanalytic psychotherapy as a coherent method of treatment in even the most severe cases of emotional disturbance. Psychotherapists, mental health workers, and social workers will find it a valuable resource for difficult work in a variety of contexts.

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Routledge

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1135453470

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9781135453473

Prison Diaries

By: Denis MacShane

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Prison Diaries

By: Denis MacShane

Two days before Christmas 2013, former MP Denis MacShane entered one of Europe's harshest prisons. Having pleaded guilty to false accounting at the Old Bailey, he had been sentenced to six months in jail. Upon arrival at Belmarsh Prison, his books and personal possessions were confiscated and he was locked in a solitary cell for up to twenty-three hours a day. Denis was the latest MP condemned to serve as an example in the wake of the expenses scandal. Written with scavenged pens and scraps of paper, this diary is a compelling account of his extraordinary experiences in Belmarsh and, later, Brixton. Recording the lives of his fellow prisoners, he discovers a humility and a willingness to admit mistakes that was conspicuously lacking in his former colleagues at the House of Commons. Woven into the narrative are thought-provoking reflections on a range of important topics, from the waning of public confidence in MPs - and the high-profile termination of his own political career - to the failings of the British judicial system. Above all, Prison Diaries reveals what life as a prisoner in Britain is really like, addressing issues such as rising inmate numbers, dehumanising conditions, high incarceration rates, lack of rehabilitation and an endemic political disinterest. This honest and fascinating diary is both a first-hand insight into the current prison system and a report on how it simply does not work.

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Biteback Publishing

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1849547947

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9781849547949

Undercover Reporting, Deception, and Betrayal in Journalism

By: Denis Muller,Andrea Carson

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Undercover Reporting, Deception, and Betrayal in Journalism

By: Denis Muller,Andrea Carson

This book discusses undercover reporting, betrayal and deception in journalism, addressing the ethical issues encountered by professionals when deception is involved and providing an explanation of how high-profile cases have developed. Carson and Muller begin by examining how philosophical theories which form the basis of contemporary ethical codes for journalists, bear upon undercover reporting and questions of deception in the digital age. Drawing upon case studies such as Al Jazeera’s undercover operation against the National Rifle Association in the US and the One Nation political party in Australia, and Britain’s Channel 4 infiltration of Cambridge Analytica, this book goes on to define and discuss the ethical concepts behind deception and betrayal and lays out an original ethical framework for undercover journalists facing related challenges in their work. Undercover Reporting, Deception, and Betrayal in Journalism is an important research text for students and academics in journalism and media studies.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000826953

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9781000826951

Business Ethics

Best Practices for Designing and Managing Ethical Organizations

By: Denis Collins

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Business Ethics

Best Practices for Designing and Managing Ethical Organizations

By: Denis Collins

Business Ethics: Best Practices for Designing and Managing Ethical Organizations, Second Edition focuses on how to create organizations of high integrity and superior performance. Author Denis Collins shows how to design organizations that reinforce ethical behavior and reduce ethical risks using his unique Optimal Ethics Systems Model that outlines how to hire and train ethical employees, make ethical decisions, and create a trusting, productive work environment. Taking a practical approach, this text is packed with tips, strategies, and real-world case studies that profile a wide variety of businesses, industries, and issues. New to This Edition: Premium Ethical Dilemma videos located in the Interactive eBook challenge students to practice their ethical reasoning and ethical decision-making skills. New case studies tackle complex ethical issues through real-world companies such as the NFL, Wells Fargo, Exxon Mobil, and Volkswagen. New chapter-opening ethical dilemmas based on real situations allow students to grapple with the grey areas of business ethics. Optimal Ethics System Check-Up surveys summarize the best practices discussed in the chapter to allow students to assess, benchmark, and continuously improve their own organization. Ethics in the News activities profile real-world events such as United Airlines’ removal of a passenger on an overbooked flight to challenge students to think critically about how they would respond in a particular situation. Up for Debate features highlight contentious issues that students encounter in real life (such as Facebook privacy).

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SAGE Publications

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1506388035

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9781506388038

The Art Instinct

Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution

By: Denis Dutton

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The Art Instinct

Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution

By: Denis Dutton

The Art Instinct combines two of the most fascinating and contentious disciplines, art and evolutionary science, in a provocative new work that will revolutionize the way art itself is perceived. Aesthetic taste, argues Denis Dutton, is an evolutionary trait, and is shaped by natural selection. It's not, as almost all contemporary art criticism and academic theory would have it, "socially constructed." The human appreciation for art is innate, and certain artistic values are universal across cultures, such as a preference for landscapes that, like the ancient savannah, feature water and distant trees. If people from Africa to Alaska prefer images that would have appealed to our hominid ancestors, what does that mean for the entire discipline of art history? Dutton argues, with forceful logic and hard evidence, that art criticism needs to be premised on an understanding of evolution, not on abstract "theory." Sure to provoke discussion in scientific circles and an uproar in the art world, The Art Instinct offers radical new insights into both the nature of art and the workings of the human mind.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1608191931

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9781608191932

The Monfils Conspiracy

The Conviction of Six Innocent Men

By: Denis Gullickson,John Gaie

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The Monfils Conspiracy

The Conviction of Six Innocent Men

By: Denis Gullickson,John Gaie

On November 21, 1992, Thomas Monfils, an employee at the James River paper mill in Green Bay, Wisconsin, disappeared. After an intensive search, his body was found the next evening, submerged in a pulp vat. The police called it murder. In 1995, six of Monfils coworkers were wrongfully convicted of his death, the result of a preordained theory and a reckless prosecution. Highly detailed and meticulously researched, The Monfils Conspiracy reveals the true story of a botched case that landed six innocent men in prison. Through extensive interviews, court documents, police reports, and other documentation, Denis Gullickson and John Gaie present a powerful look at the troubling events surrounding the death of Thomas Monfils and the mistake-riddled investigation that followed. Gullickson and Gaie trace the futile twenty-nine month investigation between the time of Monfils death and the conviction, one pock-marked with dead end leads and overlooked evidence. Using solid facts, they lay bare the weaknesses, inconsistencies, and secrets in the prosecutions case and the jurys erroneous rush to judgment. As recently as 2001, a federal judge ordered the release of one of the men, citing a lack of evidence, and further suggesting the original proof as unsound. Fifteen years after Monfils death and a dozen years after his coworkers convictions, The Monfils Conspiracy shatters the myths surrounding this case and opens the door to justiceand the truth.

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iUniverse

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0595605656

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9780595605651

American Televangelism and Participatory Cultures

Fans, Brands, and Play With Religious "Fakes"

By: Denis J. Bekkering

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American Televangelism and Participatory Cultures

Fans, Brands, and Play With Religious "Fakes"

By: Denis J. Bekkering

This book examines unintended participatory cultures and media surrounding the American televangelists Robert Tilton and Tammy Faye Bakker-Messner. It brings to light heavily ironic fan followings; print, audio, and video projects; public access television parodies; and other comedic participatory practices associated with these controversial preachers from the 1980s onwards. For Tilton’s ministry, some of these activities and artifacts would prove irksome and even threatening, particularly an analog video remix turned online viral sensation. In contrast, Bakker-Messner’s “campy” fans – gay men attracted to her “ludicrous tragedy” – would provide her unexpected opportunities for career rehabilitation. Denis J. Bekkering challenges “supply-side” religious economy and branding approaches, suggestions of novelty in religion and “new” media studies, and the emphasis on sincere devotion in research on religion and fandom. He also highlights how everyday individuals have long participated in public negotiations of Christian authenticity through tongue-in-cheek play with purported religious “fakes.”

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Springer

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3030005755

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9783030005757

Disconnected

Fractured Family to Unified Community

By: Denis Daviau

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Disconnected

Fractured Family to Unified Community

By: Denis Daviau

Being separated from my family at the age of five was far more devastating than the disability caused by the injuries at my birth. Most five-year-old children are just learning to read and tie their shoes. However, being deprived of nurturing stability, I became emotionally disconnected. This robbed me of my identity and purpose, and the broken parental bond profoundly affected my personality. If you feel estranged from your social roots because of choices others have made on your behalf, you are not alone. Like many other disabled children of my generation, an institution was the only answer. Others have had similar experiences, like the Indigenous children in Canada who were subjected to residential schools. My story is one of hope. I don’t want to undo the injustice but offer hope for emotional wholeness. I have found that true connection is worth every ounce of effort and that social bonding brings true freedom.

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Word Alive Press

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1486621724

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9781486621729

Geography and Vision

Seeing, Imagining and Representing the World

By: Denis Cosgrove

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Geography and Vision

Seeing, Imagining and Representing the World

By: Denis Cosgrove

Leading geographer Denis Cosgrove provides a series of personal reflections on the complex connections between seeing, imagining and representing the world geographically. In a series of eloquent essays he draws upon pictorial images - including maps, sketches, cartoons, paintings, and photographs - to explore and elaborate upon the many and varied ways in which the vast and varied earth, and at times the heavens beyond, have been both imagined and represented as a place of human habitation. The essays include reflections upon geographical discovery; urban cartography and utopian visions; ideas of landscape and the shaping of America; wilderness and masculinity; conceptions of the Pacific; and the imaginative grip of the Equator. Extensively illustrated, this engaging work reveals the richness of the geographical imagination as expressed over the past five centuries.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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085771290X

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9780857712905

Bright Horizons

By: Rodney Marshall,Sam Denham,Bernard Ginez,Richard Cogzell,Denis Chauvet,Piers Johnson,James Speirs,Frank Hui,Darren Burch,Margaret J Gordon,Roger Marshall,JZ Ferguson,Dan O'Shea

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Bright Horizons

By: Rodney Marshall,Sam Denham,Bernard Ginez,Richard Cogzell,Denis Chauvet,Piers Johnson,James Speirs,Frank Hui,Darren Burch,Margaret J Gordon,Roger Marshall,JZ Ferguson,Dan O'Shea

The Avengers was a unique, genre-defying television series which blurred the traditional boundaries between 'light entertainment' and disturbing drama. It was a product of the constantly-evolving 1960s yet retains a timeless charm. At the crossroads between the Cathy Gale-era stricture of video tape and the glossy, surreal, comic-strip world of 'glorious Technicolor', the monochrome filmed Emma Peel season represents the artistic pinnacle of a show which was exported around the world and remains the only British television drama to be networked at 'primetime' in the USA. Bright Horizons draws on the knowledge of a broad range of experts and fans of The Avengers - including scriptwriter Roger Marshall - offering critical explorations of all twenty-six 'mini-films' which made up Season 4, the collective peak of an extraordinary television series.

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1326120050

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9781326120054

A History of Horrors

The Rise and Fall of the House of Hammer

By: Denis Meikle

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A History of Horrors

The Rise and Fall of the House of Hammer

By: Denis Meikle

This revised and updated edition of A History of Horrors traces the life and "spirit" of Hammer, from its fledgling days in the late 1940s through its successes of the 1950s and '60s to its decline and eventual liquidation in the late 1970s. With the exclusive participation of all of the personnel who were key to Hammer's success, Denis Meikle paints a vivid and fascinating picture of the rise and fall of a film empire, offering new and revealing insights into "the truth behind the legend." Much has been written about Hammer's films, but this is the only book to tell the story of the company itself from the perspective of those who ran it in its heyday and who helped to turn it into a universal byword for terror on the screen.

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