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Stories in Stone

By: Douglas Keister

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Certain symbols abound in modern Western culture that are instantly recognizable: the cross signifies Christianity, the six-pointed Star of David is revered by Jews, the golden arches frequently means it's time for lunch. Other symbols, however, require a bit of decoding-particularly those found in cemeteries. Cemeteries are virtual encyclopedias of symbolism. Engravings on tombstones, mausoleums and memorials tell us just about everything there is to know about a person: date of birth and death as well as religion, ethnicity, occupation, community interests, and much more. In the fascinating new book Stories in Stone: The Complete Guide to Cemetery Symbolism by noted author Douglas Keister, the secrets of cemetery symbolism are finally revealed. Did you know that it is quite rare to see a sunflower on a tombstone? Did you know that the human foot symbolizes humility and service since it consistently touches the earth? Or the humble sheaf of wheat-while it is often used to denote someone who has lived a long and fruitful life? Do you know other meanings it might carry? Stories in Stone provides history along with images of a wide variety of common and not-so-common cemetery symbols, and offers an in-depth examination of stone relics and the personal and intimate details they display-flora and fauna, religious icons, society symbols, and final impressions of how the deceased wished to be remembered. Douglas Keister has created a practical field guide that is compact and portable, perfect for those interested in family histories and genealogical research, and is the only book of its kind that unlocks the language of symbols in a comprehensive and easy-to-understand manner. Douglas Keister has photographed fourteen award-winning, critically acclaimed books (including Red Tile Style: America's Spanish Revival Architecture, The Bungalow: America's Arts & Crafts Home, and Storybook Style: America's Whimsical Homes of the Twenties) earning him the title "America's most noted photographer of historic architecture." He also writes and illustrates magazine articles and contributes photographs and essays to other books, calendars, posters, and greeting cards. Doug lives in Chico, California, and travels frequently to photograph and lecture on historic architecture and photography.

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Going Out in Style

The Architecture of Eternity from the Author of Stories in Stone

By: Douglas Keister

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Going Out in Style

The Architecture of Eternity from the Author of Stories in Stone

By: Douglas Keister

What would you want chiseled into a stone that would represent you and your life for all eternity? Douglas Keister, considered by many to be America's foremost authority on cemeteries, takes you on a tour of some of the country's most extraordinary memorials in Going Out in Style: The Architecture of Eternity. Keister's evocative photographs capture some of the most beautiful architecture in America in the places that one is least likely to look for it. Mausoleums, statues, and memorials are a connections between the modern world and the generations that went before us. Keister's lens bridges the distance between these two worlds. Featuring an introduction by American Cemetery Magazine associate editor Xavier Cronin, Going Out in Style is a comforting reminder that we can still make our mark in this world long after we've left it.

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1635618401

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Stories in Stone

By: Douglas Keister

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Stories in Stone New York

A Field Guide to New York City Cemeteries & Their Residents

By: Douglas Keister

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Stories in Stone New York

A Field Guide to New York City Cemeteries & Their Residents

By: Douglas Keister

Includes a folded comprehensive cemetery gazetteer to the cemeteries in all five New York boroughs and southern Westchester County, glued to the inside back cover.

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Stories in Stone Paris

A Field Guide to Paris Cemeteries & Their Residents

By: Douglas Keister

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Stories in Stone Paris

A Field Guide to Paris Cemeteries & Their Residents

By: Douglas Keister

The intrigue of death in the City of Love Paris, city of lights, city of love, city of magic, city of art, city of death. Around twelve million people call the Paris metropolitan area home, and millions more call it their permanent home, including upwards of seven million in the catacombs in the Montparnasse district. The cemeteries and monuments in Stories in Stone Paris cut across a wide swath of the last two hundred years of Paris history. With this field guide in hand, discover the funerary architecture, memorials and symbolism within twenty-eight of Paris’ notable resting places, including GPS coordinates for many gravesites. Douglas Keister has authored more than thirty-five critically acclaimed books. His wealth of books on architecture has earned him the title “America’s most noted photographer of historic architecture.” His book Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism has garnered a number of glowing reviews. Keister has also authored additional cemetery guides titled Forever Dixie, Forever L.A., and Stories in Stone New York. He lives in Chico, California.

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1423630602

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Teardrops and Tiny Trailers

By: Douglas Keister

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Teardrops and Tiny Trailers

By: Douglas Keister

Buckle up as Douglas Keister takes you for a decidedly retro ride in the world of diminutive travel trailers in Teardrops and Tiny Trailers. The demand for vintage trailers-the smaller the better-has risen dramatically in recent years, with the most in-demand trailers being "teardrops," first manufactured in the 1930s and containing just indoor sleeping space and an outdoor exterior kitchen. Also profiled in the book are "canned ham" trailers, whose shape resembles the profile of a can of ham; small-size examples of America's most beloved vintage trailer, the Airstream; miniscule gypsy caravans in Europe; and fiberglass trailers made in Canada. Two hundred color photographs showcase these trailers' sleek exteriors, retro-styled interiors, and, in many cases, the restored classic cars that tow them. Teardrops and Tiny Trailers includes a resource section chock-full of places to locate vintage trailers, clubs to join, and rallies to attend. Photographer/writer Douglas Keister has authored thirty-six critically acclaimed books. His books on classic recreational vehicles include Ready to Roll, Silver Palaces, and Mobile Mansions. In addition, he has authored twenty-five books on architecture, including Inside the Bungalow, Storybook Style, Red Tile Style, Classic Cottages, and Cottages. Keister also writes and illustrates magazine articles and contributes photographs and essays to dozens of magazines, newspapers, books, calendars, posters, and greeting cards worldwide. He lives in Chico, California.

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Mobile Mansions

Taking "home Sweet Home" on the Road

By: Douglas Keister

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Mobile Mansions

Taking "home Sweet Home" on the Road

By: Douglas Keister

What do Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Mae West, Howard Hughes, John Madden, the Partridge Family, Ken Kesey, The Who, and Barbie have in common? Each had a home on wheels-be it an old converted school bus, a massive RV cruiser, or elegant house car. These celebrity motorhomes are only the frosting on the cake in Douglas Keister's entertaining and informative new book Mobile Mansions. From the eclectic to the exquisite, the luxurious to the rare, Keister's incredible photography showcases the history and diversity of some of the most historic and lovingly restored RVs on the road today. Keister documents an amazing range of vehicles, including small camp cars from the 1920s, house cars from the 1930s, campers from the 1950s and finally modern-day motorhomes that first emerged in the 1960s. Well-known brands like Winnebago, GMC, and Travco are featured as well as one-of-a-kind vehicles like the Lamsteed Kampcar, built by Anheuser Busch, the Zeppelin House Car, and Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion car. Step inside a wide variety of motorhomes, from diminutive camp cars to diesel-belching, lumbering leviathans complete with saunas, balconies, and gourmet kitchens. Mobile Mansions details this fascinating chapter of America's history with lively text, luscious full color photographs, rare vintage photographs and offers a concise history of the recreational vehicle.

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1586857738

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The Presbyterian Philosopher

The Authorized Biography of Gordon H. Clark

By: Douglas J. Douma

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The Presbyterian Philosopher

The Authorized Biography of Gordon H. Clark

By: Douglas J. Douma

This is the story of Gordon Clark (1902-85), respected philosopher and prolific writer, who held that Christianity, as a logically coherent system, is superior to all other philosophies. Clark fought no wars and conquered no kingdoms. Yet he was a leading figure in many theological wars fought for the Kingdom of God. These battles for the minds and souls of men were every bit as crucial as physical wars between nations. In an age of increasing secularization, he put up an intellectual defense of the Christian faith. This faith, he believed, was a system. All of its parts link together, a luxury of no other philosophy. His stance shows a Christianity that is in fact intellectual, not relying on appeals to emotion or experience. In propounding this view, he encountered frequent opposition, not from the secular world, but from within his own denomination. This biography helps explain why his thought was so profound, why resistance mounted against him, and how his struggles impacted American Presbyterianism. Additionally, this book calls for a reappraisal of Clark's views, which have been maligned by controversy. Understanding and applying his views could significantly fortify Christians combating irrational and non-systematic ideas prevalent in today's churches.

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Cottages

By: Douglas Keister

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Cottages

By: Douglas Keister

Cottages travels from coast to coast, sharing delightful examples from the Catskills of New York to Georgia's Tybee Island to Southern California and beyond. The popularity of cottage homes has continued to thrive; cottages share charming details that capture the imagination and creativity of their owners, from a built-in window seat to a front porch swing to an outdoor shower for washing sandy feet after a stroll on the beach. Whether it's a rustic mountain retreat, a sunny southern California casita or a simple seaside fishing shack, cottages are whimsical, welcoming and irresistible.

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Suburban Steel

The Magnificent Failure of the Lustron Corporation, 1945-1951

By: Douglas Knerr

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Suburban Steel

The Magnificent Failure of the Lustron Corporation, 1945-1951

By: Douglas Knerr

Suburban Steel chronicles the rise and fall of the Lustron Corporation, once the largest and most completely industrialized housing company in U.S. history. Beginning in 1947, Lustron manufactured porcelain-enameled steel houses in a one-million-square-foot plant in Columbus, Ohio. With forty million dollars in federal funds and support from the highest levels of the Truman administration, the company planned to produce one hundred houses per day, each neatly arranged on specially designed tractor-trailers for delivery throughout the country. Lustron's unprecedented size and scope of operations attracted intense scrutiny. The efficiencies of uninterrupted production, integrated manufacturing, and economies of scale promised to lead the American housing industry away from its decentralized, undercapitalized, and inefficient past toward a level of rationalization and organization found in other sectors of the industrial economy." "The company's failure marked a watershed in the history of the American housing industry. Although people did not quit talking about industrialized housing, enthusiasm for its role in the transformation of the housing industry at large markedly waned. Suburban Steel considers Lustron's magnificent failure in the context of historical approaches to the nation's perpetual shortage of affordable housing, arguing that had Lustron's path not been interrupted, affordable and desirable housing for America's masses would be far more prevalent today."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Biochemistry of Metal Micronutrients in the Rhizosphere

By: John Manthey,David E. Crowley,Douglas G. Luster

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Biochemistry of Metal Micronutrients in the Rhizosphere

By: John Manthey,David E. Crowley,Douglas G. Luster

Biochemistry of Metal Micronutrients in the Rhizosphere focuses on chemical factors and biological activities that control the uptake and translocation of essential metal micronutrients by plants and microorganisms. Emphasis is placed on current proposals describing the roles of microorganisms in controlling the biological activities of metal micronutrients in the rhizosphere. Coverage includes basic principles of siderophore-mediated Fe acquisition by microorganisms, siderophores as important regulators of Fe availability to plants and rhizosphere microorganisms, and microbial control of metal micronutrient supply to plants. The book evaluates plant uptake processes of Fe, Mn, and Zn in solution cultures and integrates this information with a rapidly developing understanding of rhizosphere events. Important consideration is given to the roles of metal ion chelation and soil chemistry in these biological activities. The current understanding of the biochemical events associated with Fe-deficiency in plants is discussed, including how these activities mediate micronutrient availability to both plants and soil microorganisms. This unique mixture of detailed coverage of the events that control biological activities of Fe, Mn, and Zn in the rhizosphere makes this book an essential reference.

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0873719425

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Going Out in Style

The Architecture of Eternity

By: Douglas Keister

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Going Out in Style

The Architecture of Eternity

By: Douglas Keister

What would you want chiseled into a stone that would represent you and your life for all eternity? Douglas Keister, considered by many to be America's foremost authority on cemeteries, takes you on a tour of some of the country's most memorable memorials in Going Out in Style: The Architecture of Eternity. Keister's evocative photographs capture some of the most beautiful architecture in America in the places that one is least likely to look for it. Mausoleums, statues, and memorials are a connection between the modern world and the generations that went before us. Keister's lens bridges the distance between these two worlds. Featuring text by American Cemetery Magazine associate editor Xavier Cronin, Going Out in Style is a comforting reminder that we can still make our mark in this world long after we've left it.

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1635610397

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MacArthur's War

A Novel of the Invasion of Japan

By: Douglas Niles,Michael Dobson

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MacArthur's War

A Novel of the Invasion of Japan

By: Douglas Niles,Michael Dobson

Just as Fox on the Rhine and Fox at the Front showed readers an alternate Europe in which Hitler had been killed, thereby radically changing the course of World War II, Douglas Niles and Michael Dobson bring us the Battle of Midway with a very different outcome. The Allies are wildly out maneuvered and sent home in disgrace. Back in the States things are looking rather grim as the ultra-secret Manhattan Project runs into snafus that greatly delay the final production of the atomic bomb. President Roosevelt's approval ratings drop dramatically. Congress is desperate and the country cries out for a hero. That hero might just be Douglas MacArthur, who vowed that he would return to his beloved Philippines. He plans to do so with the backing of the entire US Armed Forces. MacArthur's plan of action is simple: take the war back to the Japanese, island by bloody island, until standing on the shores of Japan, he can proclaim victory. And possibly gain the leadership of the United States as well. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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1429950609

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Paper Tigers, Hidden Dragons

Firms and the Political Economy of China's Technological Development

By: Douglas B. Fuller

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Paper Tigers, Hidden Dragons

Firms and the Political Economy of China's Technological Development

By: Douglas B. Fuller

This book provides an in-depth study of China's information technology (IT) industry and policy in the 21st century, and explores the connection between China's financial system and technological development outcomes.

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Oxford University Press

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0198777205

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Pulp Science Fiction

Book One: Timed Out

By: Douglas Parker

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Pulp Science Fiction

Book One: Timed Out

By: Douglas Parker

Pulp Science Fiction reads like a wild Saturday afternoon sci-fi double feature matinee from the "50s!" The passenger cleared his throat as he began his message. "Mom. Mom, it's me. I don't have a lot of time, so please listen to me carefully. I'm not at school. I'm on my way to Buffalo to meet a woman who can help me stop something unimaginable. Mom, you've got to get out of the condo. You've got to get out of Lawrence. Just grab what you can and hire a cab and head west, as far and as fast as you can go. There is going to be an explosion. An airplane with a bomb in it is going to kill you and everyone around you. Mom, you've got to believe me. Mom, get out of there! Mom." The passenger took a deep breath and continued. "Mom, something fantastic has happened to me. I don't know why or how, but it's been astonishing. Mom, I know we haven't talked about this much lately, but I love you and I want you to be okay." For the first time since his episode on the sidewalk, he shed a tear-not out of self-pity-but out of happiness, because for the first time he felt that he had something important to lose, and life suddenly mattered to him.

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0595406068

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Spheres of Influence

The Social Ecology of Racial and Class Inequality

By: Douglas S. Massey,Stefanie Brodmann

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Spheres of Influence

The Social Ecology of Racial and Class Inequality

By: Douglas S. Massey,Stefanie Brodmann

The black-white divide has long haunted the United States as a driving force behind social inequality. Yet, the civil rights movement, the increase in immigration, and the restructuring of the economy in favor of the rich over the last several decades have begun to alter the contours of inequality. Spheres of Influence, co-authored by noted social scientists Douglas S. Massey and Stefanie Brodmann, presents a rigorous new study of the intersections of racial and class disparities today. Massey and Brodmann argue that despite the persistence of potent racial inequality, class effects are drastically transforming social stratification in America. This data-intensive volume examines the differences in access to material, symbolic, and emotional resources across major racial groups. The authors find that the effects of racial inequality are exacerbated by the class differences within racial groups. For example, when measuring family incomes solely according to race, Massey and Brodmann found that black families' average income measured $28,400, compared to Hispanic families' $35,200. But this gap was amplified significantly when class differences within each group were taken into account. With class factored in, inequality across blacks' and Hispanics' family incomes increased by a factor of almost four, with lower class black families earning an average income of only $9,300 compared to $97,000 for upper class Hispanics. Massey and Brodmann found similar interactions between class and racial effects on the distribution of symbolic resources, such as occupational status, and emotional resources, such as the presence of a biological father—across racial groups. Although there are racial differences in each group's access to these resources, like income, these disparities are even more pronounced once class is factored in. The complex interactions between race and class are apparent in other social spheres, such as health and education. In looking at health disparities across groups, Massey and Brodmann observed no single class effect on the propensity to smoke cigarettes. Among whites, cigarette smoking declined with rising class standing, whereas among Hispanics it increased as class rose. Among Asians and blacks, there was no class difference at all. Similarly, the authors found no single effect of race alone on health: Health differences between whites, Asians, Hispanics, and blacks were small and non-significant in the upper class, but among those in the lower class, intergroup differences were pronounced. As Massey and Brodmann show, in the United States, a growing kaleidoscope of race-class interactions has replaced pure racial and class disadvantages. By advancing an ecological model of human development that considers the dynamics of race and class across multiple social spheres, Spheres of Influence sheds important light on the factors that are currently driving inequality today.

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Russell Sage Foundation

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1610448227

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Sustainable Agriculture Systems

By: J. L. Hatfield,Douglas L. Karlen

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Sustainable Agriculture Systems

By: J. L. Hatfield,Douglas L. Karlen

Sustainable agriculture embodies many concepts in its attempt to integrate all the aspects of farming systems into a holistic system. This book explores the processes that occur within the components of a sustainable system and shows where we can build upon our existing knowledge to develop the concepts of sustainable agriculture into the new conventional agriculture. Well-known researchers examine a variety of aspects, including production goals, environmental considerations, and economics, to build a knowledge base that allows readers to see where changes in agriculture must be made and how challenges can be met. They compare existing systems against definitions of sustainability and pinpoint those areas where improvements can be made in current systems to further the concepts of sustainability.

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1566700493

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Media Violence and Children

A Complete Guide for Parents and Professionals

By: Douglas A. Gentile

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Media Violence and Children

A Complete Guide for Parents and Professionals

By: Douglas A. Gentile

Stripping away the hype, this book describes how, when, and why media violence can influence children of different ages, giving parents and teachers the power to maximize the media's benefits and minimize its harm. There are many opinions about media violence and children, but not all are supported by science. In this book, the top experts gather the latest results from 50 years of scientific study as the basis for a comprehensive, in-depth examination of the complex issues surrounding the effects of media violence of different types. Each chapter focuses on a particular issue of concern, including "hot" topics such as brain development, cyber-bullying, video games, and verbal aggression. Articles take into account factors such as economics, differences based on the ages of children, and differences between types of media violence. This book provides the information parents and those who work with families need to make the best choices. It includes chapters specifically relevant to the types of bullying schools have the most trouble identifying and controlling. Most importantly, the writing is both intelligent and accessible so that parents, educators, pediatricians, and policymakers can understand and apply the findings presented.

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1440830185

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Categorically Unequal

The American Stratification System

By: Douglas S. Massey

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Categorically Unequal

The American Stratification System

By: Douglas S. Massey

The United States holds the dubious distinction of having the most unequal income distribution of any advanced industrialized nation. While other developed countries face similar challenges from globalization and technological change, none rivals America's singularly poor record for equitably distributing the benefits and burdens of recent economic shifts. In Categorically Unequal, Douglas Massey weaves together history, political economy, and even neuropsychology to provide a comprehensive explanation of how America's culture and political system perpetuates inequalities between different segments of the population. Categorically Unequal is striking both for its theoretical originality and for the breadth of topics it covers. Massey argues that social inequalities arise from the universal human tendency to place others into social categories. In America, ethnic minorities, women, and the poor have consistently been the targets of stereotyping, and as a result, they have been exploited and discriminated against throughout the nation's history. African-Americans continue to face discrimination in markets for jobs, housing, and credit. Meanwhile, the militarization of the U.S.-Mexican border has discouraged Mexican migrants from leaving the United States, creating a pool of exploitable workers who lack the legal rights of citizens. Massey also shows that women's advances in the labor market have been concentrated among the affluent and well-educated, while low-skilled female workers have been relegated to occupations that offer few chances for earnings mobility. At the same time, as the wages of low-income men have fallen, more working-class women are remaining unmarried and raising children on their own. Even as minorities and women continue to face these obstacles, the progressive legacy of the New Deal has come under frontal assault. The government has passed anti-union legislation, made taxes more regressive, allowed the real value of the federal minimum wage to decline, and drastically cut social welfare spending. As a result, the income gap between the richest and poorest has dramatically widened since 1980. Massey attributes these anti-poor policies in part to the increasing segregation of neighborhoods by income, which has insulated the affluent from the social consequences of poverty, and to the disenfranchisement of the poor, as the population of immigrants, prisoners, and ex-felons swells. America's unrivaled disparities are not simply the inevitable result of globalization and technological change. As Massey shows, privileged groups have systematically exploited and excluded many of their fellow Americans. By delving into the root causes of inequality in America, Categorically Unequal provides a compelling argument for the creation of a more equitable society. A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation's Centennial Series

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Einstein’s Violin

The Love Affair Between Science, Music, and History’s Most Creative Thinkers

By: Douglas Wadle

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Einstein’s Violin

The Love Affair Between Science, Music, and History’s Most Creative Thinkers

By: Douglas Wadle

Music brings great joy to many of us. But its other benefits often go underappreciated. Numerous studies and historical anecdotes highlight how powerfully music alters the human mind. Two characteristics drive most of music’s cognitive benefits: It builds a faster highway between the right and left sides of the brain, enabling greater cooperation between the logical and the creative. It also creates a vast mesh of connectivity within the brain, like a microcosm of the World Wide Web. In a fascinating study, Douglas Wadle celebrates the juxtaposition of art and science while examining music’s influence on humanity’s understanding of our place in the universe. Tracing the millennia-old love affair between music and science, Wadle chronicles the surprising ubiquity of musical training among history’s greatest thinkers. He shines a spotlight on the intertwining stories of pattern and form and how they complement one another in our search for creativity and insight. Einstein’s Violin relies on extensive research to tell the story of how music impacts the pattern recognition software in our brains, facilitating more creative problem solving. Without digression into technical treatise, it focuses on the historical stories that best display music’s beautiful interaction with mind and universe.

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1665717807

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Chippiannock Cemetery

By: Minda Powers-Douglas

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Chippiannock Cemetery

By: Minda Powers-Douglas

Built on a ridge named for the great Native American spirit Manitou, Chippiannock Cemetery has honored the dead of Rock Island County for over 150 years. Chippiannock, which means "village of the dead" in the Sauk and Fox languages, is truly a village. People from all walks of life are buried in the majestic rolling grounds. From railroad and lumber barons to blacksmiths and riverboat captains, here one will find the people who made this land along the Mississippi River thrive. Upon stepping through the gates of Chippiannock, one finds memorials to the dead, ranging from artistic and stately to simple or humble. Each stone tells a story-whether it is a cenotaph in honor of Civil War major general John Buford or the two Dimick children who passed away on the same day in 1878 of diphtheria. Today Chippiannock remains an active, "living" cemetery, beloved by locals and considered a jewel of the Quad Cities.

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1439624445

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Night Towns

Three Novels (includes The Children's Hour, You Come When I Call You, Goat Dance)

By: Douglas Clegg

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Night Towns

Three Novels (includes The Children's Hour, You Come When I Call You, Goat Dance)

By: Douglas Clegg

Small Town Horror, Big Time Scares. The classic supernatural horror epics from bestselling and award-winning novelist Douglas Clegg — more than 1,500 pages if in print! This includes: THE CHILDREN’S HOUR In this gripping supernatural thriller of horror and suspense — from Bram Stoker Award-winning author Douglas Clegg — something is terribly wrong with the children of Colony, West Virginia. Innocent though they seem, these kids come out at night — to hunt. YOU COME WHEN I CALL YOU A heart-pounding supernatural epic. A high desert town has turned toxic after twenty years of nightmares. Now, a woman in Los Angeles believes her visions and memories are signs of insanity; a man named Peter Chandler follows a teenager into a house of darkness; in New York City, a cab driver begins to see a demon-haunted world all around him — while he’s driving. GOAT DANCE From Bram Stoker winner Douglas Clegg comes a novel of unrelenting suspense and supernatural horror. What secrets lie within the ancient place known as the Goat Dance? A girl who drowned is back from the dead... Nightmarish forces lurk in the mountains of Virginia. Those long-dead return in nightmares – and a small town must face its terrifying past as a possessed child threatens to unleash an unspeakable horror. 3 novels of supernatural terror set in towns dark as midnight, infested with nightmares — which all makes page-turning reading for you! "Clegg's stories can chill the spine so effectively that the reader should keep paramedics on standby!" — Dean Koontz "Clegg is a weaver of nightmares!" — Robert R. McCammon "Clegg delivers!" — John Saul

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Alkemara Press

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1944668993

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9781944668990

Taming the River

Negotiating the Academic, Financial, and Social Currents in Selective Colleges and Universities

By: Camille Z. Charles,Mary J. Fischer,Margarita A. Mooney,Douglas S. Massey

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Taming the River

Negotiating the Academic, Financial, and Social Currents in Selective Colleges and Universities

By: Camille Z. Charles,Mary J. Fischer,Margarita A. Mooney,Douglas S. Massey

Building on their important findings in The Source of the River, the authors now probe even more deeply into minority underachievement at the college level. Taming the River examines the academic and social dynamics of different ethnic groups during the first two years of college. Focusing on racial differences in academic performance, the book identifies the causes of students' divergent grades and levels of personal satisfaction with their institutions. Using survey data collected from twenty-eight selective colleges and universities, Taming the River considers all facets of student life, including who students date, what fields they major in, which sports they play, and how they perceive their own social and economic backgrounds. The book explores how black and Latino students experience pressures stemming from campus racial climate and "stereotype threat"--when students underperform because of anxieties tied to existing negative stereotypes. Describing the relationship between grade performance and stereotype threat, the book shows how this link is reinforced by institutional practices of affirmative action. The authors also indicate that when certain variables are controlled, minority students earn the same grades, express the same college satisfaction, and remain in school at the same rates as white students. A powerful look at how educational policies unfold in America's universities, Taming the River sheds light on the social and racial factors influencing student success.

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Princeton University Press

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0691171149

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9780691171142

Alfred Reed

A Bio-Bibliography

By: Douglas M. Jordan

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Alfred Reed

A Bio-Bibliography

By: Douglas M. Jordan

This reference guide to the life and work of the prolific American wind band composer, Alfred Reed, includes a brief biography followed by detailed bibliography and discography sections. The biography traces Reed's life and those experiences that helped to shape his music and philosophies. Attention is given to Reed's popularity with and influences upon bands throughout the world and especially in Japan. A complete listing of Reed's more than 250 works and premiers are categorized by genre. The extensive discography section cites more than 400 recordings, and the bibliography section includes the many writings by and about Reed. This unique reference will appeal to music scholars and band directors with an interest in Alfred Reed and in wind band music. As a useful research tool, each section of the volume is cross-referenced. Additionally, two appendices list Reed's compositions, one alphabetically and the other chronologically.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313387591

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9780313387593

Wave Dance

By: DC Douglas

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Wave Dance

By: DC Douglas

DC Douglas graduated from Colorado State University with a journalism degree, and was formerly the editor of the Fronti ersman newspaper in Palmer, Alaska. He att ended graduate school at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, has worked as an Alaska State Park Ranger, owned a commercial salmon fi shing business in Bristol 8ay, and built over 250 homes as a contractor in his hometown of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. He and his wife have bred Chesapeake Bay Retrievers for over 30 years. They currently share their ti me between Alaska and their Colorado ranch, where they raise Gypsy Vanner horses.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1462858007

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9781462858002

VPNavy! USN, USMC, USCG and NATS Patrol Aircraft Lost or Damaged During World War II Ð Listed by Bureau Number

By: Douglas E. Campbell

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VPNavy! USN, USMC, USCG and NATS Patrol Aircraft Lost or Damaged During World War II Ð Listed by Bureau Number

By: Douglas E. Campbell

Thousands of hours of research have culminated in this First Edition of U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard and Naval Air Transport Service patrol aircraft lost or damaged during World War II. Within these pages can be found more than 2,200 patrol aircraft in Bureau Number (BuNo) sequence; the majority of the aircraft complete with their stories of how they were lost or damaged or simply Struck Off Charge (SOC) and removed from the NavyÍs inventory. Of interest to the reader may be the alphabetical Index to the 7,600+ names of Officers, aircrewmen and others mentioned in the book.

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Lulu.com

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138788879X

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9781387888795

Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta

A Midnight Louie Mystery

By: Carole Nelson Douglas

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Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta

A Midnight Louie Mystery

By: Carole Nelson Douglas

Entreated by a B-movie actress to investigate the suspicious death of a handyman, Temple Barr discovers that the actress's wealthy aunt is planning to leave her estate to her resident cats, much to the chagrin of greedy humans.

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St. Martin's Press

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0765365928

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9780765365927

VPNavy! USN, USMC, USCG and NATS Patrol Aircraft Lost or Damaged During World War II

By: Douglas E. Campbell

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VPNavy! USN, USMC, USCG and NATS Patrol Aircraft Lost or Damaged During World War II

By: Douglas E. Campbell

Thousands of hours of research have culminated in this First Edition of U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard and Naval Air Transport Service patrol aircraft lost or damaged during World War II. Within these 600+ pages can be found more than 2,200 patrol aircraft across nearly 300 squadron designations; the majority of the aircraft complete with their stories of how they were lost or damaged or simply Struck Off Charge (SOC) and removed from the Navy's inventory. Of interest to the reader may be the alphabetical Index to the 7,600+ names of Officers, aircrewmen and others mentioned in the book.

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1387491938

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9781387491933

Cat with an Emerald Eye

A Midnight Louie Mystery

By: Carole Nelson Douglas

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Cat with an Emerald Eye

A Midnight Louie Mystery

By: Carole Nelson Douglas

Rough-and-tumble tomcat Midnight Louie, and his redheaded human companion, Temple Barr, are up to their ears in trouble when a Halloween seance to resurrect the spirit of Harry Houdini results in supernatural murder, and it is up to them to find out who--or what--was responsible.

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Macmillan

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0812540123

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9780812540123

The Blood Stone

By: Douglas J MacKinnon

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The Blood Stone

By: Douglas J MacKinnon

Frank Mott retired from the US Army after two tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq. Along with his Canine combat dog "King", both received Purple Heart awards during the desert wars and both retired at the same time. Frank Mott petitioned the Army to be King's care taker and the Army agreed--- King was his...forever. Upon discharge Frank Mott requested the examination to be a US Marshal. He passed the litmus tests and was sworn in as a US Marshal. With King at his side amid the graduation class of twenty new Agents, He was assigned to be liaison for the US Marshal Director: Arthur Shermen. After four years of service Frank Mott was wounded in a gun fight with Columbian drug dealers and under duress he retired to be a Private Investigator. His boyhood friend and retired ex-Fireman, Bart Symington sometimes joins Frank in investigations both at home and abroad. Frank Mott lives in Honolulu, Hawaii on an estate with a twenty two room mansion. Frank paid for this home and land holdings with cash he garnered from the Chinese government during an investigation of their counterfeiting gaming chips used in Casinos worldwide. Frank Mott secretly kept some fourteen million dollars for himself before informing his old boss Arty Shermen at the US Marshals office. Arty Shermen duly put the remaining twenty million in the Washington D.C. "slush fund" as he called it. Frank Mott is married to the most beautiful gal in the world and anyone that sees her agrees. How Frank met this charming beauty read: " Tailor made Jail sentence" by this author. The four stories in this book-series shares the fun, mystery, shenanigans and action as Frank and Bart and King relate to each other as the Lone Ranger and Tonto.

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Page Publishing Inc

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1682892514

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9781682892510

State of the Union

A Novel

By: Douglas Kennedy

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State of the Union

A Novel

By: Douglas Kennedy

From the New York Times bestselling author of Leaving the World comes the compelling story of a woman whose one choice, made decades ago, comes back to haunt her. America in the 1960s was an era of radical upheaval–of civil rights protests and anti-war marches; of sexual liberation and hallucinogenic drugs. More tellingly, it was a time when you weren’t supposed to trust anyone over the age of thirty; when, if you were young, you rebelled against your parents and their conservative values. But not Hannah Buchan. Hannah is a great disappointment to her famous radical father and painter mother. Instead of mounting the barricades and embracing this age of profound social change, she wants nothing more than to marry her doctor boyfriend and raise a family in a small town. Hannah gets her wish. But once installed as the doctor’s wife in a nowhere corner of Maine, boredom sets in... until an unforeseen moment of personal rebellion changes everything. Especially as Hannah is forced into breaking the law. For decades, this one transgression in an otherwise faultless life remains buried. But then, in the charged atmosphere of America after 9/11, her secret comes out and her life goes into freefall.

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Simon and Schuster

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145160212X

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9781451602128

The Insects

Structure and Function

By: R. F. Chapman,Stephen J. Simpson,Angela E. Douglas

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The Insects

Structure and Function

By: R. F. Chapman,Stephen J. Simpson,Angela E. Douglas

A long-awaited update of the standard textbook on insect structure and function, revised by a team of eminent insect physiologists.

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Cambridge University Press

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052111389X

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The Placebo Chronicles

Strange But True Tales From the Doctors' Lounge

By: Douglas Farrago, M.D.

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The Placebo Chronicles

Strange But True Tales From the Doctors' Lounge

By: Douglas Farrago, M.D.

True Tales of the ridiculous, the silly, and the just plain weird cases doctors face—lampooning the medical bureaucracy that makes practicing medicine and getting medical care such a headache. Doctors have a sick sense of humor. This is the deep, dark, and hilarious secret of the medical profession revealed by the irreverent Dr. Douglas Farrago in his popular satirical magazine, Placebo Journal—affectionately known by its thousands of fanatic readers as “Mad magazine for doctors” and called, by U.S. News.com, “raunchy, adolescent, and very funny.” Now, in The Placebo Chronicles, Dr. Farrago has compiled the best of the most outrageous and uproarious true stories to come out of the ERs and examination rooms of doctors all over the country. Submitted by actual physicians, these are the stories they tell each other at cocktail parties and in doctors’ lounges, trading sidesplitting and truly unusual tales of their most embarrassing medical moments, the grossest things they’ve ever seen in medicine, their favorite Munchausen patients, and much more, including “The X-Ray Files”—mind-boggling anecdotes and images of the oddest foreign objects doctors have removed from patients. Not for the faint of heart, the humor in The Placebo Chronicles is brutally funny—just what the doctor ordered to guard against the ill effects of an M.D.’s worst enemies: the Medical Axis of Evil, a.k.a. drug companies, HMOs, and malpractice insurers. Fully illustrated with fake advertisements—for pseudopharmaceuticals like OxyCotton Candy and Indifferex (the mediocre antidepressant)—this refreshingly honest collection invites doctors and patients alike to share the laughter, a liberal dose of the very best medicine.

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Crown Archetype

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0307489590

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9780307489593

Storybook Style

American Whimsical Homes of the 1920s

By: Arrol Gellner,Douglas Keister

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Storybook Style

American Whimsical Homes of the 1920s

By: Arrol Gellner,Douglas Keister

Storybook style, fairy tale, Disneyesque, Hansel and Gretel-these are all synonyms for what is surely the most delightful residential style of the twentieth century. With their romantic evocation of faraway lands and eras, storybook homes were created by architects and builders with a flair for theater, a love of fine craftsmanship, and above all a sense of humour-attributes that make them especially endearing to the jaded modern eye. The storybook style was born on the backlots of Hollywood in the 1920s, where brilliant set designers first learned to evoke the exotic architecture of medieval Europe and the Middle East. Movie-going Americans became fascinated with these settings, and architects and builders were quick to capitalise on this enthusiasm. The whimsical style soon spread from coast to coast, and the unforgettable results are portrayed here.

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Schiffer Publishing

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076435308X

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9780764353086

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