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Transformational Piano Teaching

Mentoring Students from All Walks of Life

By: Derek Kealii Polischuk

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Transformational Piano Teaching

Mentoring Students from All Walks of Life

By: Derek Kealii Polischuk

Transformational Piano Teaching: Mentoring Students from All Walks of Life examines the concept of the piano teacher as someone who is more than just a teacher of a musical skill, but also someone who wields tremendous influence on the development of a young person's artistic and empathic potential, as well as their lifelong personal motivational framework. The specific attributes of today's students are explored, including family and peer influences from interpersonal relationships to social media. Additionally, students from specific circumstances are discussed, including those with special needs such as Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, and Depression. Finally, motivation of a teacher's students is related to a teacher's own motivation in their work, as a cycle of positivity and achievement will be recommended as a way to keep an instructor's work fresh and exciting.

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0190664657

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Charlemagne

By: Derek Wilson

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Charlemagne

By: Derek Wilson

An incisive and absorbing biography of the legendary emperor who bridged ancient and modern Europe and singlehandedly altered the course of Western history. Charlemagne was an extraordinary figure: an ingenious military strategist, a wise but ruthless leader, a cunning politician, and a devout believer who ensured the survival of Christianity in the West. He also believed himself above the rules of the church, siring bastards across Europe and coldly ordering the execution of 4,500 prisoners. Derek Wilson shows how this complicated, fascinating man married the military might of his army to the spiritual force of the Church in Rome, thereby forging Western Christendom. This is a remarkable portrait of Charlemagne and of the intricate political, religious, and cultural world he dominated.

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Vintage

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0307425231

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9780307425232

Critical Care of the Pediatric Patient, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics

By: Derek S. Wheeler

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Critical Care of the Pediatric Patient, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics

By: Derek S. Wheeler

Dr. Wheeler is providing a much needed update on the topic of critical care medicine for the pediatrician. He organized the issue to give a full overview on those topics that most pertinent to practicing clinicians. His authors are top experts in their fields, and they are writing clinical reviews devoted to The Evolving Model of Pediatric Critical Care, The High Reliability Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Telemedicine and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Resuscitation and Stabilization of the Critically Ill Child, Monitoring and Management of Acute Respiratory Failure, Monitoring and Management of Shock, Cardiac Intensive Care, Monitoring and Management of Acute Kidney Injury, Critical Care of the Bone Marrow Transplant Patient, Neurocritical Care, Ethics and End-of-Life Care, Delirium in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, and Family-centered Care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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145577216X

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Canada's Francophone Minority Communities

Constitutional Renewal and the Winning of School Governance

By: Michael Derek Behiels

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Canada's Francophone Minority Communities

Constitutional Renewal and the Winning of School Governance

By: Michael Derek Behiels

By the late 1950s Canada's Francophone and Acadian minority communities were in rapid decline. Demographic, economic, socio-cultural, institutional, and political factors that had sustained both the concept and the reality of French Canada for well over a century were being eliminated or transformed at an unprecedented rate. To survive, these beleaguered minority communities set out to conquer the challenges of rebuilding their provincial and national organizations, training a new generation of leaders, redefining their respective provincial and national identities, elaborating new political and constitutional policies and strategies for survival and expansion, and then defending and securing full implementation of these policies and strategies. growth of their communities, revitalized Francophone organizations and leaders lobbied for constitutional entrenchment of official bilingualism and of a mandated Charter right to education in their own language, including the right to governance over their own schools and school boards. Having achieved their objectives in the 1982 Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Francophone provincial and national leaders learned the techniques of micro-constitutional politics to convince the Ontario, Alberta, and Manitoba provincial governments to implement full and unfettered school governance by and for Francophone minority communities. a collectivist and remedial interpretation to the Charter's official language minority education rights section 23. The Canadian government assisted the Francophone minority in two ways: it made funds available to Francophone organizations and parents via the Court Challenges program and it signed lucrative financial agreements with the provinces to help defray the additional costs of establishing French-language schools and school boards. While the Francophone minority communities were pursuing implementation of their section 23 Charter rights, they found themselves drawn into the mega-constitutional negotiations and ratification procedures surrounding the controversial Meech Lake Constitutional Accord, 1987-90, and the omnibus Charlottetown Consensus Report, 1990-92. During the Quebec/Provincial Round, their Charter rights remained intact when the Meech Lake Accord failed to obtain ratification. conception of a pan-Canadian cultural and linguistic duality which helped minimize the constitutional and political impact of the Quebec government's insistence upon a territorial conception of duality, that is, an asymmetrical Canada/Quebec federation. When Canadians rejected the Charlottetown deal, neither conception achieved formal constitutional recognition. Nevertheless, Canada's Francophone minority communities were regenerated by the intertwined developments of constitutional renewal and their winning of school governance. A new, vigorous Francophone pan-Canadian national community emerged, one capable of ensuring the survival of its constituents communities well into the 21st century.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773525866

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9780773525863

Freedom's Main Line

The Journey of Reconciliation and the Freedom Rides

By: Derek Charles Catsam

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Freedom's Main Line

The Journey of Reconciliation and the Freedom Rides

By: Derek Charles Catsam

“A compelling, spellbinding examination of a pivotal event in civil rights history . . . a highly readable and dramatic account of a major turning point.” —Journal of African-American History Black Americans in the Jim Crow South could not escape the grim reality of racial segregation, whether enforced by law or by custom. In Freedom’s Main Line: The Journey of Reconciliation and the Freedom Rides, author Derek Charles Catsam shows that courtrooms, classrooms, and cemeteries were not the only front lines in African Americans’ prolonged struggle for basic civil rights. Buses, trains, and other modes of public transportation provided the perfect means for civil rights activists to protest the second-class citizenship of African Americans, bringing the reality of the violence of segregation into the consciousness of America and the world. Freedom’s Main Line argues that the Freedom Rides, a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement, were a logical, natural evolution of such earlier efforts as the Journey of Reconciliation, relying on the principles of nonviolence so common in the larger movement. The impact of the Freedom Rides, however, was unprecedented, fixing the issue of civil rights in the national consciousness. Later activists were often dubbed Freedom Riders even if they never set foot on a bus. With challenges to segregated transportation as his point of departure, Catsam chronicles black Americans’ long journey toward increased civil rights. Freedom’s Main Line tells the story of bold incursions into the heart of institutional discrimination, journeys undertaken by heroic individuals who forced racial injustice into the national and international spotlight and helped pave the way for the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813138868

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9780813138862

The Cost of Talent

How Executives And Professionals Are Paid And How It Affects America

By: Derek Bok

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The Cost of Talent

How Executives And Professionals Are Paid And How It Affects America

By: Derek Bok

Known for his extensive writings on professional ethics, law, and labor relations, Derek Bok returns with a persuasive claim that the compensation being paid to top executives, lawyers, and doctors cannot be justified in the most revealing study done yet regarding the compensation practices in various professional fields. As the American economy becomes more complex, the demand for able, highly educated people increases constantly with a steady growth of importance. But when considering the leverage of high pay and extravagant benefits, it is possible that talented individuals will be lost to the appeal of exaggerated compensation, putting the work that they are completing in danger. Bok argues that compensation paid to top executives, lawyers, doctors, and economists does not offer a significant benefit, nor is there evidence that large bonuses and other financial incentives produce better work. Additionally, he presents the concept that the lucrative rewards of Wall Street, elite law firms, and medical specialties deprive poorly paid but vital teaching and public service professions of desperately needed talent. The Cost of Talent asserts that America must enter a new period of national development by rethinking the values, motivations, and priorities that are reflected in our compensation practices in order to better serve the nation’s long-term interests.

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Simon and Schuster

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0743236327

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9780743236324

Overseas Basing of U.S. Military Forces

An Assessment of Relative Costs and Strategic Benefits

By: Michael J. Lostumbo,Michael J. McNerney,Eric Peltz,Derek Eaton,David R. Frelinger

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Overseas Basing of U.S. Military Forces

An Assessment of Relative Costs and Strategic Benefits

By: Michael J. Lostumbo,Michael J. McNerney,Eric Peltz,Derek Eaton,David R. Frelinger

This independent assessment is a comprehensive study of the strategic benefits, risks, and costs of U.S. military presence overseas. The report provides policymakers a way to evaluate the range of strategic benefits and costs that follow from revising the U.S. overseas military presence by characterizing how this presence contributes to assurance, deterrence, responsiveness, and security cooperation goals.

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Rand Corporation

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0833079158

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9780833079152

The Joy of Winter Hiking: Inspiration and Guidance for Cold Weather Adventures

By: Derek Dellinger

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The Joy of Winter Hiking: Inspiration and Guidance for Cold Weather Adventures

By: Derek Dellinger

From the author of America’s Best Day Hikes, gorgeous photos and essential tips give you reason to enjoy the season! Your daily dose of nature doesn’t have to retreat with the warm weather. The Joy of Winter Hiking is your ultimate guide to getting outdoors in the most underrated season. In fact, author Derek Dellinger believes you should be seeking outdoor adventure in colder months, not just in spite of snow and cloudy days, but because of these factors! From unmatched snow-capped views to the mental and physical health benefits of nature to precious wildlife sightings, the winter holds endless hiking opportunities. Alongside stunning winter photography, Derek prepares readers to venture safely and securely into nature. There’s advice on the gear you need to get going, the wildlife you might expect to find, understanding weather risks, and even the how-tos of cold-weather camping. Made for the winter sportsman, tree hugger, and avid hiker alike, this book is a thorough guide and breathtaking showcase of what’s awaiting you on the trail.

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The Countryman Press

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1682687872

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Flavor by Fire

Recipes and Techniques for Bigger, Bolder BBQ and Grilling

By: Derek Wolf

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Flavor by Fire

Recipes and Techniques for Bigger, Bolder BBQ and Grilling

By: Derek Wolf

Up your outdoor cooking game with Flavor by Fire, featuring Derek Wolf’s (@overthefirecooking) wow-inducing recipes for beef, pork, chicken, game, fish, and more.

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0760374937

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Parallel Dreams Alpine Skiing

Taking Your Skiing Performance to New Levels

By: Derek Tate

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Parallel Dreams Alpine Skiing

Taking Your Skiing Performance to New Levels

By: Derek Tate

Divided into five segments, this book covers the basic principles of skiing; parallel skiing; mountain skiing; fit 4 skiing; and basic principles of skiing. It focuses on the principles which underpin efficient and effective performance and looks at the relationship between balancing and movements and validates this with sound biomechanics.

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Parallel Dreams Publishing

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0955625106

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9780955625107

Fighting Foreclosure

The Blaisdell Case, the Contract Clause, and the Great Depression

By: John A. Fliter,Derek S. Hoff

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Fighting Foreclosure

The Blaisdell Case, the Contract Clause, and the Great Depression

By: John A. Fliter,Derek S. Hoff

In the depths of the Great Depression, when foreclosure rates skyrocketed across the United States, more than two dozen states passed mortgage-extension or -adjustment laws to help farmers and homeowners keep their properties. One such statute in Minnesota led to the most important property law case of its time and still casts a long shadow upon constitutional debates and our own era's severe economic downturn. Fighting Foreclosure marks the first book-length study of the landmark 1934 Supreme Court decision in Home Building and Loan Association v. Blaisdell, which, by a 5-4 vote, upheld the Minnesota Mortgage Moratorium Act. On the one hand, Blaisdell validated efforts by states to offer legislative relief to citizens struggling to keep their farms and homes. On the other, it caused an outcry among banking interests and conservative legal theorists, who argued that these laws violated the Contract Clause of the Constitution and interfered with our free market system. In his majority opinion, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes argued that the reasonable and limited nature of the law and the unusual severity of the emergency it addressed placed it firmly within the "police powers" of the states to protect the health and safety of the people. In a strongly worded dissent, Justice George Sutherland argued for a consistent and strict interpretation of the Contract Clause regardless of economic exigency. John Fliter and Derek Hoff provide a concise history and analysis of not only this landmark case and the reasoning behind its sharply divided decision but also of the entire history of the Contract Clause. They trace closely the agricultural crisis, political pressures, and farmer-protest movement that produced the Minnesota law. And their study contributes to scholarly debate about the origins of the Constitutional Revolution of 1937, by which the Supreme Court accepted the New Deal, as well as to public debates about constitutional interpretation and the role that government should play in providing relief to distressed citizens. In the midst of our nation's ongoing suffering from massive foreclosures and bankruptcies, Fighting Foreclosure also offers a potent reminder that the High Court's decisions often revolve around lives at risk as much as abstract legal debates.

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University Press of Kansas

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0700618724

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9780700618729

Creating the American West

Boundaries and Borderlands

By: Derek R. Everett

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Creating the American West

Boundaries and Borderlands

By: Derek R. Everett

Boundaries—lines imposed on the landscape—shape our lives, dictating everything from which candidates we vote for to what schools our children attend to the communities with which we identify. In Creating the American West, historian Derek R. Everett examines the function of these internal lines in American history generally and in the West in particular. Drawing lines to create states in the trans-Mississippi West, he points out, imposed a specific form of political organization that made the West truly American. Everett examines how settlers lobbied for boundaries and how politicians imposed them. He examines the origins of boundary-making in the United States from the colonial era through the Louisiana Purchase. Case studies then explore the ethnic, sectional, political, and economic angles of boundaries. Everett first examines the boundaries between Arkansas and its neighboring Native cultures, and the pseudo war between Missouri and Iowa. He then traces the lines splitting the Oregon Country and the states of California and Nevada, and considers the ethnic and political consequences of the boundary between New Mexico and Colorado. He explains the evolution of the line splitting the Dakotas, and concludes with a discussion of ways in which state boundaries can contribute toward new interpretations of borderlands history. A major theme in the history of state boundaries is the question of whether to use geometric or geographic lines—in other words, lines corresponding to parallels and meridians or those fashioned by natural features. With the distribution of western land, Everett shows, geography gave way to geometry and transformed the West. The end of boundary-making in the late nineteenth century is not the end of the story, however. These lines continue to complicate a host of issues including water rights, taxes, political representation, and immigration. Creating the American West shows how the past continues to shape the present.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806146141

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9780806146140

Drunk in China

Baijiu and the World's Oldest Drinking Culture

By: Derek Sandhaus

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Drunk in China

Baijiu and the World's Oldest Drinking Culture

By: Derek Sandhaus

2020 Gourmand Award in Spirits Gold Medal winner in the Independent Book Publishers Awards China is one of the world's leading producers and consumers of liquor, with alcohol infusing all aspects of its culture, from religion and literature to business and warfare. Yet to the outside world, China's most famous spirit, baijiu, remains a mystery. This is about to change, as baijiu is now being served in cocktail bars beyond its borders. Drunk in China follows Derek Sandhaus's journey of discovery into the world's oldest drinking culture. He travels throughout the country and around the globe to meet with distillers, brewers, snake-oil salesmen, archaeologists, and ordinary drinkers. He examines the many ways in which alcohol has shaped Chinese society and its rituals. He visits production floors, karaoke parlors, hotpot joints, and speakeasies. Along the way he uncovers a tradition spanning more than nine thousand years and explores how recent economic and political developments have conspired to push Chinese alcohol beyond the nation's borders for the first time. As Chinese society becomes increasingly international, its drinking culture must also adapt to the times. Can the West also adapt and clink glasses with China? Read Drunk in China and find out.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1640122591

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9781640122598

The Gallant Dead

Union and Confederate Generals Killed in the Civil War

By: Derek Smith

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The Gallant Dead

Union and Confederate Generals Killed in the Civil War

By: Derek Smith

Covers the deaths of 124 generals, including Stonewall Jackson, Albert Sidney Johnston, Jeb Stuart, James B. McPherson, John Reynolds, and numerous others

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Stackpole Books

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0811748723

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Religion and the Continental Congress, 1774-1789

Contributions to Original Intent

By: Derek H. Davis

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Religion and the Continental Congress, 1774-1789

Contributions to Original Intent

By: Derek H. Davis

How did the constitutional framers envision the role of religion in American public life? Did they think that the government had the right to advance or support religion and religious activities? Or did they believe that the two realms should remain forever separate? Throughout American history, scholars, Supreme Court justices, and members of the American public have debated these questions. The debate continues to have significance in the present day, especially in regard to public schools, government aid to sectarian education, and the use of public property for religious symbols. In this book, Derek Hamilton Davis offers the first comprehensive examination of the role of religion in the proceedings, theories, ideas, and goals of the Continental Congress. Those who argue that the United States was founded as a "Christian Nation" have made much of the religiosity of the founders, particularly as it was manifested in the ritual invocations of a clearly Christian God as well as in the adoption of practices such as government-sanctioned days of fasting and thanksgiving, prayers and preaching before legislative bodies, and the appointments of chaplains to the Army. Davis looks at the fifteen-year experience of the Continental Congress (1774-1789) and arrives at a contrary conclusion: namely, that the revolutionaries did not seek to entrench religion in the federal state. Congress's religious activities, he shows, expressed a genuine but often unreflective popular piety. Indeed, the whole point of the revolution was to distinguish society, the people in its sovereign majesty, from its government. A religious people would jealously guard its own sovereignty and the sovereignty of God by preventing republican rulers from pretending to any authority over religion. The idea that a modern nation could be premised on expressly theological foundations, Davis argues, was utterly antithetical to the thinking of most revolutionaries.

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Oxford University Press

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019535088X

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The History of British Mammals

By: Derek Yalden

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The History of British Mammals

By: Derek Yalden

As ice retreated from Britain 15,000 years ago, a host of large mammals including reindeer, wild horses, wooly mammoths, moose, wolves, brown bears, lynxes and wolverines established itself in Britain. The largest surviving wild land mammal today, the red deer, the largest contemporary land carnivore, the badger and another 65 or so extant wild mammals included about a quarter of the wild mammals that have been introduced in the last 15,000 years. The contemporary fauna, however, is largely dominated by domestic animals, such as cattle, sheep, pigs and humans. This book explores the fate of the large extinct species, as well as how, why, and when the introduced species appeared.

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A&C Black

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1408128713

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9781408128718

Get Real

A Spiritual Journey for Men

By: Derek Maul

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Get Real

A Spiritual Journey for Men

By: Derek Maul

Finally, a book for men's spiritual development that actually starts with Jesus. Not lightly baptized Jungian archetypes. Not secular stereotypes that seek to present Jesus as a "man's man." This is good stuff. —John Ortberg Pastor, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church Author of The Life You've Always Wanted What exactly does it mean to be a Christian in today's world? Particularly, what does it mean to be a Christian man in 21st-century American culture? Derek Maul, an award-winning columnist and men's group leader, explores these questions in Get Real. The emerging 21st-century Christian man is a spiritual adventurer who's unafraid to find strength in community with others, including other men. This man rejects the phony values of society—such as the incessant desire for power, youth, money, cars, gadgets—and finds courage in Jesus' invitation: "Follow me." Maul delivers straight talk to men about faith, family, and desire for God in bite-size sections. He draws on his own experiences, including stories from his weekly men's group called The Men's Room. Every man can have a deeper spiritual life. Find out how to follow Jesus and leave a legacy of faith. A Leader's Guide for a 10-week group study is also available.

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Upper Room Books

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0835812677

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9780835812672

Enhancing Fieldwork Learning Using Mobile Technologies

By: Derek France,W. Brian Whalley,Alice Mauchline,Victoria Powell,Katharine Welsh,Alex Lerczak,Julian Park,Robert S. Bednarz

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Enhancing Fieldwork Learning Using Mobile Technologies

By: Derek France,W. Brian Whalley,Alice Mauchline,Victoria Powell,Katharine Welsh,Alex Lerczak,Julian Park,Robert S. Bednarz

This book shows how tablets (and smartphones) using a variety of selected ‘apps’, can enhance fieldwork and other out-of-classroom activities. The authors review imaginative uses of tablets from their own project and as well as examples from other colleagues. To help readers keep abreast of new technology and innovative ways to use it, the book is supported by a web site and a social media community.

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Springer

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3319209671

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Destiny's Cry

By: Derek A. Jackson

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Destiny's Cry

By: Derek A. Jackson

The US housing bubble had reached its pinnacle by mid 2004 and thousands of Americans were affected. A flood of unconventional loans were unleashed onto the market, a substantially large number of new homes were sold, and refinancing had become the new trend. Oblivious to the market and everything else around him was Allen Antoyan; a young man who dreamt of one thing, to move to LA and become a successful filmmaker. As he attempted to organize himself to move, he realizes his life is anything but organized. After his family hit major financial turbulence, he put his dream on hold. With the frustration and tension building at home and with his girlfriend Tracy, he is left with few options. He opts to take a job with a hot mortgage company. With no intention of staying long, he doesn't realize his life is about to change. Allen is suddenly sucked into the lifestyle, the money, and the bubble. His dream is buried under the piles of money that he is making, but that can only last a while. Like any other deep-rooted passion, it continues to find its way back into his life. Step back-stage into the world of aggressive mortgage brokers and their breeding grounds. Experience first-hand their tactics, their commissions, their lifestyles, and how the Sub-Prime market generated so many homeowners to take out unsuitable loans including ARM's, Interest-Only's, and Option Arm's. Elements which helped fuel the bubble and lead to our current crisis. Relive the bubble and experience the crash through the eyes of a young man who's life changed dramatically in a near fateful way. The bubble may serve a bigger purpose in his life than he thinks.

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1403311900

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A Brief History of Citizenship

By: Derek Heater

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A Brief History of Citizenship

By: Derek Heater

From Plato to Rorty, A Brief History of Citizenship provides a concise survey of the idea of citizenship. All major periods are covered, beginning with Greece and Rome, continuing on to the Middle Ages, the American and French Revolutions, and finally to the modern era. Heater effectively argues that we cannot begin to understand our current conditions until we have an understanding of the initial idea of "the citizen" and how that idea has evolved over the centuries. Important topics covered include how citizenship differs from other forms of sociopolitical identity, the differences between nationality and citizenship, and how multiculturalism has changed our ideas of citizenship in the twenty-first century. This concise and readable book is an ideal introduction to the history of citizenship.

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NYU Press

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0814736718

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Killing at its Very Extreme

Dublin: October 1917- November 1920

By: Derek Molyneux,Darren Kelly

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Killing at its Very Extreme

Dublin: October 1917- November 1920

By: Derek Molyneux,Darren Kelly

Killing at its Very Extreme takes the reader to the heart of Dublin from October 1917 to November 1920, effectively the first phase of Dublin's War of Independence. It details pivotal aspects at the outset, then the ramping up of the intelligence war, the upsurge in raids and assassinations. Vividly depicting mass hunger-strikes, general strikes, prison escapes, and ruthless executions by the full-time IRA 'Squad', amid curfews and the functioning of an audacious alternative government. Intensity builds as the reader is embedded into Commandant Dick McKee's Dublin Brigade to witness relentless actions and ambushes. The authors' unprecedented access lays bare many myths about key players from both sides. The tempo escalates with deployment of the notorious Black and Tans and Auxiliaries, as well as a host of cunning political and propaganda ploys. Desperate plights and horrific reprisals are portrayed, the effects of mass sectarian pogroms and killings. Tthe sacking of Balbriggan, the killing of Seán Treacy, the death of Terence MacSwiney, and the capture and execution of teenager Kevin Barry. As in the authors' previous works the pulsating tension, elation, fear, desperation, hunger, the mercy and the enmity leap from the pages. The harrowing circumstances suffered by those whose sacrifices laid the bedrock for modern Ireland, and whose own words form the book's primary sources, are recounted in unflinching detail.

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Mercier Press Ltd

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1781177562

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9781781177563

Education Studies

By: Lisa Murphy,Emmanuel Mufti,Derek Kassem

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Education Studies

By: Lisa Murphy,Emmanuel Mufti,Derek Kassem

This book is an essential guide for all education studies students, providing you with a clear overview of the key issues within your first year. It is an introductory text that encourages critical engagement, to enable you to develop a detailed understanding of the power and importance of education. The issues are presented in four main sections - Theoretical Perspectives; Policy; Society and the Individual; Inside the School - helping you to make the connections between the different themes. 'Stop, Think and Do' boxes play a key part throughout the book, encouraging you to critically reflect on both the issues within the chapters and within Education as a whole. Other features include: Introductions to each chapter to link the themes discussed in each section A summary of the key issues in each chapter for reflection Examples and case studies Links to key readings The book helps you to extend your understanding of educational issues beyond schools to other phases of educational provision.

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335237630

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9780335237630

Collaborative Project Procurement Arrangements

By: Beverley M. Lloyd-Walker,Derek H.T. Walker

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Collaborative Project Procurement Arrangements

By: Beverley M. Lloyd-Walker,Derek H.T. Walker

Large projects, especially in the construction and infrastructure sectors, involve collaborations of many different types, such as built-own-operate, public-private partnership, or competitive dialogue. This monograph details the authors' research on the types of collaborative projects. The research undertaken for this book responds to the need for a taxonomy of relationship-based procurement approaches, a particular type of project alliancing in need of standardization. Recommendations are made based on interviews with 36 subject matter experts from several countries, as well as an extensive literature review

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Project Management Institute

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What Enables Project Success

Lessons from Aid Relief Projects

By: Paul Steinfort, PhD,Derek H.T. Walker, PhD, MSc, Grad Dip (Mgt Sys)

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What Enables Project Success

Lessons from Aid Relief Projects

By: Paul Steinfort, PhD,Derek H.T. Walker, PhD, MSc, Grad Dip (Mgt Sys)

What Enables Project Success reports on cutting-edge project management research and is academically a work that many practitioners— particularly those who reflect on project management practice and are open to alternative ways of seeing their world— will find pragmatic and useful.

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Seeds

Physiology of Development and Germination

By: J. Derek Bewley,Michael Black

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Physiology of Development and Germination

By: J. Derek Bewley,Michael Black

In response to enormous recent advances, particularly in molecular biology, the authors have revised their warmly received work. This new edition includes updates on seed development, gene expression, dormancy, and other subjects. It will serve as the field's standard textbook and reference source for many years to come.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1489910026

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Gerard P. Kuiper and the Rise of Modern Planetary Science

By: Derek W. G. Sears

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Gerard P. Kuiper and the Rise of Modern Planetary Science

By: Derek W. G. Sears

Astronomer Gerard P. Kuiper ignored the traditional boundaries of his subject. Using telescopes and the laboratory, he made the solar system a familiar, intriguing place. “It is not astronomy,” complained his colleagues, and they were right. Kuiper had created a new discipline we now call planetary science. Kuiper was an acclaimed astronomer of binary stars and white dwarfs when he accidentally discovered that Titan, the massive moon of Saturn, had an atmosphere. This turned our understanding of planetary atmospheres on its head, and it set Kuiper on a path of staggering discoveries: Pluto was not a planet, planets around other stars were common, some asteroids were primary while some were just fragments of bigger asteroids, some moons were primary and some were captured asteroids or comets, the atmosphere of Mars was carbon dioxide, and there were two new moons in the sky, one orbiting Uranus and one orbiting Neptune. He produced a monumental photographic atlas of the Moon at a time when men were landing on our nearest neighbor, and he played an important part in that effort. He also created some of the world’s major observatories in Hawai‘i and Chile. However, most remarkable was that the keys to his success sprang from his wartime activities, which led him to new techniques. This would change everything. Sears shows a brilliant but at times unpopular man who attracted as much dislike as acclaim. This in-depth history includes some of the twentieth century’s most intriguing scientists, from Harold Urey to Carl Sagan, who worked with—and sometimes against—the father of modern planetary science. Now, as NASA and other space agencies explore the solar system, they take with them many of the ideas and concepts first described by Gerard P. Kuiper.

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University of Arizona Press

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0816539731

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Survey of Medieval Winchester

By: Derek Keene,Alexander R. Rumble

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Survey of Medieval Winchester

By: Derek Keene,Alexander R. Rumble

By the fourteenth century Winchester had lost its former eminence, but in trades, manufactures, and population, as well as by virtue of its administrative and ecclesiastical role, the city was still one of the major provincial centres in England. This Survey is based on a reconstruction of the histories of the houses, plots, gardens, and fields in the city and suburbs between c. 1300 and c. 1540, although in many instances both earlier and later periods are also covered. The reconstruction takes the form of a gazetteer (Part ii) of 1,128 histories of properties, together with accounts of 56 parish churches and the international fair of St. Giles, all illustrated by detailed maps. There is also a biographical register (Part iii) concerning more than 8,000 property-holders, most of whom lived in Winchester. This is the first time that it has been possible to piece together such a precise and detailed picture of both the topography and the inhabitants of a medieval town. Part i of the book contains a full discussion of the significance of this material and, in a manner relevant to an understanding of life in medieval towns in general, describes and defines such matters as the evolution of the physical environment, housing, land-tenure, property values, the parochial structure, the practice and organization of trades, and the ways in which the citizens of Winchester adapted to the declining status of their city.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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019813181X

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Process-Tracing Methods

Foundations and Guidelines

By: Derek Beach,Rasmus Brun Pedersen

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Process-Tracing Methods

Foundations and Guidelines

By: Derek Beach,Rasmus Brun Pedersen

Process-tracing in social science is a method for studying causal mechanisms linking causes with outcomes. This enables the researcher to make strong inferences about how a cause (or set of causes) contributes to producing an outcome. In this extensively revised and updated edition, Derek Beach and Rasmus Brun Pedersen introduce a refined definition of process-tracing, differentiating it into four distinct variants and explaining the applications and limitations of each. The authors develop the underlying logic of process-tracing, including how one should understand causal mechanisms and how Bayesian logic enables strong within-case inferences. They provide instructions for identifying the variant of process-tracing most appropriate for the research question at hand and a set of guidelines for each stage of the research process.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472037358

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9780472037353

Earth First:Anti-Road Movement

By: Derek Wall

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Earth First:Anti-Road Movement

By: Derek Wall

First published in 1999. Detailed accounts of major ant-road campaigns, both in the UK and internationally, are included, describing confrontations at Twyford, Newbury, Glasgow and the Autobahn in Germany, as well as information on the globalisation of Earth First!, with details of protests in Australia, Ireland, Germany, France, Holland, Eastern Europe and North America. Earth Fist! and the Anti-Roads Movement traces the origins of the movement and the history of anti-roads activism in Britain since the 1880s. Showing how green social and political theory can be linked to practical struggles for environmental and social change, Derek Wall investigates key topics of political and sociological interest.

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Routledge

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1135117594

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America's Best Day Hikes: Spectacular Single-Day Hikes Across the States

By: Derek Dellinger

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America's Best Day Hikes: Spectacular Single-Day Hikes Across the States

By: Derek Dellinger

50 of the greatest hikes in the country, for all abilities and in all landscapes Beautifully illustrated, this best-of compendium features the most memorable one-day hikes in every region of the United States from Sierra Buttes Lookout in Tahoe National Forest to Grinnell Glacier Trail in Montana's Glacier National Park to Giant Mountain in Adirondack Park and beyond. Organized by region, this guide goes into detail about what makes each hike so remarkable and why it might be worth a detour or even a special journey for someone looking to broaden their horizons. All of the hikes are doable during daylight hours and none require camping. America’s Best Day Hikes comes with all the information anyone would need to experience these unique locations, including details about the hike itself—difficulty, duration, seasonal hazards, and more.—as well as traveling, planning, and packing suggestions. All this paired with Derek Dellinger’s stunning photography makes this incredible volume a must-have for any lover of the outdoors.

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The Countryman Press

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1682682668

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Adventure Time Comics

By: Pendleton Ward,Derek Fridolfs,Mariko Tamaki

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Adventure Time Comics

By: Pendleton Ward,Derek Fridolfs,Mariko Tamaki

Collects short comics featuring the citizens of the Land of Ooo.

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Simon and Schuster

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1608869849

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9781608869848

A Darker Mischief

By: Derek Milman

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A Darker Mischief

By: Derek Milman

The Honeys meets The Secret History in a work of dark academia like no other -- a boarding school thriller about a queer teen from Mississippi who finds himself swept into a world of old money, privilege, and the secret society at the heart of it all. When Cal Ware wins a scholarship to an elite New England boarding school, he's thrilled to leave his past behind. Back home in Mississippi, he was the poor, queer kid who never fit in. But at Essex Academy, he'll be able to reinvent himself. Or so he hopes... But at Essex, Cal's classmates only see his cheap clothes and old iPhone. They mock his accent, and can't believe he's never left the country, or heard of The Hamptons. Cal, at his breaking point, is about to give up and return to Mississippi when he learns about a secret society on campus -- the key to becoming Essex royalty. Cal knows he's not exactly secret society material, but to his surprise, he finds an unlikely champion in the handsome, charismatic, and slightly dangerous Luke Kim. As they get swept up in the mystery and glamour of the Rush process, Cal finds himself falling in love for the first time. But as the initiation rituals grow riskier -- and increasingly nefarious -- Cal must decide how far he's willing to go, and how much of himself he's willing to sacrifice, to save everything and everyone he cherishes most. Because nothing at Essex -- not even Cal's first love -- is quite what it seems.

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Scholastic Inc.

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1339009943

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Regular Show: Parks and Wreck

By: J.G. Quintel,Molly Ostertag,Kevin Panetta,Derek Fridolfs

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Regular Show: Parks and Wreck

By: J.G. Quintel,Molly Ostertag,Kevin Panetta,Derek Fridolfs

A collection of short stories from based on the hit Cartoon Network series that follows slackers, park employees, and best friends Mordecai and Rigby through their day-to-day lives and wild adventures alike. Come chill! From druids, to wi-fi demons, to the dreaded Melan Collie, it’s adventure after all-new misadventure for Mordecai and Rigby. Starring fan-favorite characters like Skips and Benson, Eileen and Pops, this rad collection is jam-packed with fun for any Regular Show fan! This collection of Regular Show stories includes shorts never before seen outside of single comic issues! The stories span from 2014-2017, and feature work from Molly Ostertag, Kevin Panetta, Rian Sygh, Mad Rupert, Derek Fridolfs, and many more!

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Simon and Schuster

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1684150426

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Journeys to a Graveyard

Perceptions of Europe in Classical Russian Travel Writing

By: Derek Offord

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Journeys to a Graveyard

Perceptions of Europe in Classical Russian Travel Writing

By: Derek Offord

Journeys to a Graveyard examines the descriptions provided by eight Russian writers of journeys made to western European countries between 1697 and 1880. The descriptions reveal the mentality and preoccupations of the Russian social and intellectual elites during this period. The travellers' perceptions of western European countries are treated here as an ambivalent response to a civilization with which Russia was belatedly coming into close contact as a result of the imperial ambition of the Russian state and the westernization of the Russian elites. The travellers perceived the most advanced European countries as superior to Russia in terms of material achievement and the maturity and refinement of their cultures, but they also promoted a view of Russia as in other respects superior to the western nations. Heavily influenced from the late eighteenth century by Romanticism and by the rise of nationalism in the west, they tended to depict European civilization as moribund. By this means they managed to define their own emergent nation in a contrastive way as having youth and promising futurity.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1402039093

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The ECIS International Schools Directory 2009/10

By: Derek Bingham

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The ECIS International Schools Directory 2009/10

By: Derek Bingham

The 'ECIS International Schools Directory 2009/10' contains up-to-date facts on more than 800 schools worldwide and comprehensive details of over 570 of them which are ECIS members.

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John Catt Educational Ltd

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1904724671

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Munchkin

By: Thomas Siddell,Derek Fridolfs,Steve Jackson Games

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Munchkin

By: Thomas Siddell,Derek Fridolfs,Steve Jackson Games

Collects tales from the fantasy roleplaying world of Munchkin, based on the popular video game.

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Simon and Schuster

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1608868206

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9781608868209

Clarence Original Graphic Novel: Chicken Phantom

By: Derek Fridolfs

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Clarence Original Graphic Novel: Chicken Phantom

By: Derek Fridolfs

Camping with the rest of the Rough Riders Scouts, Clarence and his friends discover a journal that details exactly where a pirate buried his treasure years ago, but the journal also describes a chicken phantom that menaces those in the forest.

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1608867927

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9781608867929

Handbook of Computational Group Theory

By: Derek F. Holt,Bettina Eick,Eamonn A. O'Brien

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Handbook of Computational Group Theory

By: Derek F. Holt,Bettina Eick,Eamonn A. O'Brien

The origins of computation group theory (CGT) date back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Since then, the field has flourished, particularly during the past 30 to 40 years, and today it remains a lively and active branch of mathematics. The Handbook of Computational Group Theory offers the first complete treatment of all the fundame

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CRC Press

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1420035215

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Maori Health and Government Policy 1840-1940

By: Derek A. Dow

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Maori Health and Government Policy 1840-1940

By: Derek A. Dow

This book maps official endeavours to meet Maori health needs during the first hundred years of organised European settlement in New Zealand. Focusing on policy initiative rather than health outcomes, Maori Health and Government Policy explores four major themes: the administration and funding of Maori health,; the association between Maori and hospitals; the subsidised medical officers who provided primary health care; and infection control and the sanitary measures. Other topics include the role of missionary medicine in the 1840s and 1850s and Maori health research.

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Victoria University Press

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0864733666

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9780864733665

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