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Beyond the Mountains

Commodifying Appalachian Environments

By: Drew A. Swanson

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Beyond the Mountains

Commodifying Appalachian Environments

By: Drew A. Swanson

Beyond the Mountains explores the ways in which Appalachia often served as a laboratory for the exploration and practice of American conceptions of nature. The region operated alternately as frontier, wilderness, rural hinterland, region of subsistence agriculture, bastion of yeoman farmers, and place to experiment with modernization. In these various takes on the southern mountains, scattered across time and space, both mountain residents and outsiders consistently believed that the region’s environment made Appalachia distinctive, for better or worse. With chapters dedicated to microhistories focused on particular commodities, Drew A. Swanson builds upon recent Appalachian studies scholarship, emphasizing the diversity of a region so long considered a homogenous backwater. While Appalachia has a recognizable and real coherence rooted in folkways, agriculture, and politics (among other things), it is also a region of varied environments, people, and histories. These discrete stories are, however, linked through the power of conceptualizing nature and work together to reveal the ways in which ideas and uses of nature often created a sense of identity in Appalachia. Delving into the environmental history of the region reveals that Appalachian environments, rather than separating the mountains from the broader world, often served to connect the region to outside places.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820353973

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Resisting the Billionaire Collection

Teased, Tempted, Tamed

By: Drew Sinclair

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Resisting the Billionaire Collection

Teased, Tempted, Tamed

By: Drew Sinclair

Teased The Drummond brothers. Identical twins, young, sexy and insanely rich. Melanie Hutchinson. Flight attendant. Struggling to get by from one day to the next. All she wants is a little happiness with the right guy and enough money to pay her mother's nursing home medical bills. All they want is her and they are willing to risk everything to get her; even their vast fortune of billions of dollars and their jet-set lifestyles. What happens when two equally determined and powerful men go head to head in a winner take all battle for only one woman? Trapped together on a desert island suddenly everything is up for grabs as the brothers and Melanie are teased beyond endurance in a crazy contest of love that threatens to leave no-one satisfied. Tempted Undercover billionaire and ex-playboy Drummond brother is seeking love undercover and under the covers in New York City. Young, sexy, insanely rich and posing as a penniless barista. Can he find the girl of his dreams? Alison Myers. Struggling to get by waiting tables and serving coffee in the Big Apple. All she wants is a nice guy who won't lie to her and a chance to get out from under. Her friends are determined she find and marry the right man; an achiever, a successful man, no more charming rolling stones who can't pay the bills. Not even the new, crazy good-looking, out of town barista. He is determined to find a woman who will love him even if he didn't have a dime to his name. Can they resist the temptation that draws them together against all the good counsel of friends and family? Can true love triumph in this battle of wills between the incognito billionaire and Alison's fiercely protective girlfriends? The story of the Drummond billionaire brothers continues in this big city tale of true love and the eternal battle of the sexes. Tamed Joshua Drummond, hot young billionaire playboy and youngest of the three Drummond brothers is in New York City to settle down and find the girl of his dreams. He knows who she is; Mary Jane O'Rourke, feisty red-haired New York City beauty. The problem is, his older brother Sebastian managed to ruin her life and she has sworn never to have anything to do with the insanely rich and insanely good-looking Drummond brothers ever again. What will it take to win her over? The stakes are high as Joshua Drummond is willing to play a dirty game to get what he wants. Can true love triumph in this battle of the sexes? Or will fraternizing with the enemy bring tragedy and ruin to the lives of these hot young people? Will Adam Hamilton, sexy young cycle courier have a chance of stealing the heart of a lady out from under the nose of a billionaire? If the cocky West Coast billionaire succeeds in winning over the wild red-head will he be able to tame this determined but embattled East Coast girl? Or will the hunter be tamed by the hunted?

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131039055X

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Motion Picture Series and Sequels

A Reference Guide

By: Bernard A. Drew

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Motion Picture Series and Sequels

A Reference Guide

By: Bernard A. Drew

In 1989 alone, for example, there were some forty-five major motion pictures which were sequels or part of a series. The film series phenomenon crosses all genres and has been around since the silent film era. This reference guide, in alphabetical order, lists some 906 English Language motion pictures, from 1899 to 1990, when the book was initially published. A brief plot description is given for each series entry, followed by the individual film titles with corresponding years, directors and performers. Animated pictures, documentaries and concert films are not included but movies released direct to video are.

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1317928946

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Washington Merry-Go-Round

The Drew Pearson Diaries, 1960-1969

By: Drew Pearson

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Washington Merry-Go-Round

The Drew Pearson Diaries, 1960-1969

By: Drew Pearson

For most of three decades, Drew Pearson was the most well-known journalist in the United States. In his daily newspaper column--the most widely syndicated in the nation--and on radio and television broadcasts, he chronicled the political and public policy news of the nation. At the same time, he worked his way into the inner circles of policy makers in the White House and Congress, lobbying for issues he believed would promote better government and world peace. Pearson, however, still found time to record his thoughts and observations in his personal diary. Published here for the first time, Washington Merry-Go-Round presents Pearson's private impressions of life inside the Beltway from 1960 to 1969, revealing how he held the confidence of presidents--especially Lyndon B. Johnson--congressional leaders, media moguls, political insiders, and dozens of otherwise unknown sources of information. His direct interactions with the DC glitterati, including Bobby Kennedy and Douglas MacArthur, are featured throughout his diary, drawing the reader into the compelling political intrigues of 1960s Washington and providing the mysterious backstory on the famous and the notorious of the era.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1612347428

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Family Lost and Found

By: Drew Bridges

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Family Lost and Found

By: Drew Bridges

What does a person have to do to find out certain "family secrets"? Would life then make a little more sense? Maybe there are no big, bad secrets. How do you know unless you look? John Randt grew up in suburban Ohio, the only child of loving and capable parents. They gave him a childhood that was "orderly". Only when he went away to college did he discover that not every family in America would write the date of purchase on fresh raw eggs so each could be used in the order it was bought. In the Randt household nothing was ever spoiled, lost, or out of place. It was perhaps inevitable that he would become interested in people with "messy" lives. At length this would take him on a trip of discovery that included a southern community in the process of losing its own particular character and the last remnants of its innocence. He found himself involved with a one hundred year old family mystery, met a race car driving female cousin and a cast of other unforgettable characters. He ultimately found more than he sought.

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0595369553

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The Families of Russell Faulkner, Elijah Faulkner, and Eligah Melvin Faulkner of Edgefield District, South Carolina

By: Drew Glover Welch

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The Families of Russell Faulkner, Elijah Faulkner, and Eligah Melvin Faulkner of Edgefield District, South Carolina

By: Drew Glover Welch

This is a genealogical study of the families of Russell Faulkner (ca.1775-1840s) of Edgefield District, SC; his son Elijah Faulkner (1813-1896), and his grandson Eligah Melvin Faulkner (1858-1941). It includes death and marriage records, obituaries, deeds, grave inscriptions and over 230 census records. It covers over 237 years of the Faulkner family in Edgefield, Greenwood, McCormick, and Aiken Counties, South Carolina

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1300082275

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Speaking Being

Werner Erhard, Martin Heidegger, and a New Possibility of Being Human

By: Bruce Hyde,Drew Kopp

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Speaking Being

Werner Erhard, Martin Heidegger, and a New Possibility of Being Human

By: Bruce Hyde,Drew Kopp

Speaking Being: Werner Erhard, Martin Heidegger, and a New Possibility of Being Human is an unprecedented study of the ideas and methods developed by the thinker Werner Erhard. In this book, those ideas and methods are revealed by presenting in full an innovative program he developed in the 1980s called The Forum—available in this book as a transcript of an actual course led by Erhard in San Francisco in December of 1989. Since its inception, Erhard’s work has impacted the lives of millions of people throughout the world. Central to this study is a comparative analysis of Erhard’s rhetorical project, The Forum, and the philosophical project of Martin Heidegger. Through this comparative analysis, the authors demonstrate how each thinker’s work sometimes parallels and often illuminates the other. The dialogue at work in The Forum functions to generate a language which speaks being. That is, The Forum is an instance of what the authors call ontological rhetoric: a technology of communicating what cannot be said in language. Nevertheless, what does get said allows those participating in the dialogue to discover previously unseen aspects of what it currently means to be human. As a primary outcome of such discovery, access to creating a new possibility of what it is to be human is made available. The purpose of this book is to show how communication of the unspoken realm of language—speaking being—is actually accomplished in The Forum, and to demonstrate how Erhard did it in 1989. Through placing Erhard’s language use next to Heidegger’s thinking—presented in a series of “Sidebars” and “Intervals” alongside The Forum transcript—the authors have made two contributions. They have illuminated the work of two thinkers, who independently developed similar forms of ontological rhetoric while working from very different times and places. Hyde and Kopp have also for the first time made Erhard’s extraordinary form of ontological rhetoric available for a wide range of audiences, from scholars at work within a variety of academic disciplines to anyone interested in exploring the possibility of being for human beings. From the Afterword: I regard Speaking Being as an enormously important contribution to understanding Heidegger and Erhard. The latter has received far too little serious academic attention, and this book begins to make up for that lack. Moreover, the book’s analysis of Heidegger’s thought is among the best that I have ever read. I commend this book to all readers without reservation. Michael E. Zimmerman, Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado, Boulder

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1119550211

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North American Fiddle Music

A Research and Information Guide

By: Drew Beisswenger

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North American Fiddle Music

A Research and Information Guide

By: Drew Beisswenger

North American Fiddle Music: A Research and Information Guide is the first large-scale annotated bibliography and research guide on the fiddle traditions of the United States and Canada. These countries, both of which have large immigrant populations as well as Native populations, have maintained fiddle traditions that, while sometimes faithful to old-world or Native styles, often feature blended elements from various traditions. Therefore, researchers of the fiddle traditions in these two countries can not only explore elements of fiddling practices drawn from various regions of the world, but also look at how different fiddle traditions can interact and change. In addition to including short essays and listings of resources about the full range of fiddle traditions in those two countries, it also discusses selected resources about fiddle traditions in other countries that have influenced the traditions in the United States and Canada.

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1135847231

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Fiddling Way Out Yonder

The Life and Music of Melvin Wine

By: Drew Beisswenger

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Fiddling Way Out Yonder

The Life and Music of Melvin Wine

By: Drew Beisswenger

From a small mountain town in West Virginia, elder fiddler Melvin Wine has inspired musicians and music enthusiasts far beyond his homeplace. Music, community, and tradition influence all aspects of life in this rural region. Fiddling Way Out Yonder: The Life and Music of Melvin Wine shows how in Wine's playing and teaching all three have created a vital and enduring legacy. Wine has been honored nationally for his musical skills and his leadership role in an American musical tradition. A farmer, a coal miner, a father of ten children, and a deeply religious man, he has played music from the hard lessons of his own experience and shaped a musical tradition even while passing it to others. Fiddling Way Out Yonder examines the fiddler, his music, and its context from a variety of perspectives. Many rousing fiddlers came from isolated mountain regions like Melvin's home stomp. The book makes a point to address the broad historical issues related both to North American fiddling and to Wine's personal history. Wine has spent almost all of his ninety-two years in rural Braxton County, an area where the fiddle and dance traditions that were strong during his childhood and early adult life continue to be active today. Utilizing models from folklore studies and ethnomusicology, Fiddling Way Out Yonder discusses how community life and educational environment have affected Melvin's music and his approaches to performance. Such a unique fiddler deserves close stylistic scrutiny. The book reveals Wine's particular tunings, his ways of holding the instrument, his licks, his bowing techniques and patterns, his tune categories, and his favorite keys. The book includes transcriptions and analyses of ten of Melvin's tunes, some of which are linked to minstrelsy, ballad singing traditions, and gospel music. Narratives discuss the background of each tune and how it has fit into Melvin's life. While his music is tied to community and family traditions, Melvin is a unique and complex person. This biography heralds a musician who wants both to communicate the spirit of his mountains and to sway an audience into having an old-fashioned good time.

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162846867X

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Tempted

Resisting the Billionaire

By: Drew Sinclair

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Tempted

Resisting the Billionaire

By: Drew Sinclair

Undercover billionaire and ex-playboy Drummond brother is seeking love undercover and under the covers in New York City. Young, sexy, insanely rich and posing as a penniless barista. Can he find the girl of his dreams? Alison Myers. Struggling to get by waiting tables and serving coffee in the Big Apple. All she wants is a nice guy who won't lie to her and a chance to get out from under. Her friends are determined she find and marry the right man; an achiever, a successful man, no more charming rolling stones who can't pay the bills. He's determined to find a woman who will love him even if he didn't have a dime to his name. Can true love triumph in this battle of wills between the incognito billionaire and Alison's fiercely protective girlfriends? The story of the Drummond brothers continues in this big city tale of true love and the eternal battle of the sexes.

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131095660X

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9781310956607

Alongside

Loving Teenagers with the Gospel

By: Drew Hill

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Alongside

Loving Teenagers with the Gospel

By: Drew Hill

In this transformative book on relational youth ministry, pastor and Young Life leader Drew Hill unpacks the challenges teenagers face and how youth leaders and parents can share the gospel with them at this crucial age. Full of practical insight and biblical knowledge, Alongside is an invaluable resource that invites readers to love teenagers ...

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New Growth Press

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194527090X

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Murder Maps: Crime Scenes Revisited. Phrenology to Fingerprint. 1811-1911

By: Drew Gray

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Murder Maps: Crime Scenes Revisited. Phrenology to Fingerprint. 1811-1911

By: Drew Gray

Vivid and intriguing, Murder Maps plots the nineteenth century’s most dramatic murders from around the world onto meticulous diagrams and period maps, and recounts the brilliant detective work that solved the cases. Elegant period maps and compelling crime analysis illuminate this disquieting volume, which reexamines the most captivating and intriguing homicides of the nineteenth century. Organized geographically, the elements of each murder—from the prior movements of both killer and victim to the eventual location of the body—are meticulously replotted using archival maps and bespoke plans, taking readers on a perilous journey around the murder hot spots of the world. From the “French Ripper,” Joseph Vacher, who roamed the French countryside brutally mutilating and murdering at least eleven people, to H. H. Holmes and his “Murder Castle” in Chicago, crime expert Dr. Drew Gray recounts the details of each case. His forensic examination uncovers both the horrifying details of the crimes themselves and the ingenious detective work that led to the capture of the murderers. Throughout the book, Gray highlights the development of police methods and technology, from the introduction of the police whistle to the standardization of the mug shot to the use of fingerprinting and radiotelegraphy in apprehending criminals. Vividly recreating over one hundred individual murder cases through historic maps, photographs, newspaper excerpts, court papers, and police reports, Murder Maps is perfect for everyone interested in criminal history, forensics, or the macabre.

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0500775729

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Handbook of Research on Teaching

By: Drew Gitomer,Courtney Bell

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Handbook of Research on Teaching

By: Drew Gitomer,Courtney Bell

The Fifth Edition of the Handbook of Research on Teachingis an essential resource for students and scholars dedicated to the study of teaching and learning. This volume offers a vast array of topics ranging from the history of teaching to technological and literacy issues. In each authoritative chapter, the authors summarize the state of the field while providing conceptual overviews of critical topics related to research on teaching. Each of the volume's 23 chapters is a canonical piece that will serve as a reference tool for the field. The Handbook provides readers with an unaparalleled view of the current state of research on teaching across its multiple facets and related fields.

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0935302557

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Nether World

Crime and the Police Courts in Victorian London

By: Drew D. Gray

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Nether World

Crime and the Police Courts in Victorian London

By: Drew D. Gray

A new account of urban Victorian life told through the dubious day-to-day of London’s police courts. Nether World presents a rich, often humorous glimpse into everyday life in Victorian London through a revealing account of nineteenth-century police courts. People of all classes brought complaints to this court about those who had hurt, abused, or stolen from them—drunks, pickpockets, wife-beaters, and fraudsters—who were each in their turn judged by magistrates wielding broad summary powers. Delving into underexamined court records and the pages of a fast-developing newspaper industry, Drew D. Gray offers a fresh description of a vibrant, ever-changing metropolis and considers ongoing issues such as poverty, homelessness, violence, substance abuse, prostitution, and—of course—crime.

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Reaktion Books

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1789148944

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9781789148947

A Superfan's Guide to Pro Football Teams

By: Drew Lyon

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A Superfan's Guide to Pro Football Teams

By: Drew Lyon

Give young fans the crucial facts about all 32 pro football teams, including their current stars and legendary players, triumphs and turning points, and memorable stats and trivia. Packed with must-know info and action photos, this guide goes deep and hits pay dirt."--Publisher's website.

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151578858X

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The Routledge Introduction to Native American Literature

By: Drew Lopenzina

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The Routledge Introduction to Native American Literature

By: Drew Lopenzina

This Introduction makes available for both student, instructor, and affcianado a refined set of tools for decolonizing our approaches prior to entering the unfamiliar landscape of Native American literatures. This book will introduce indigenous perspectives and traditions as articulated by indigenous authors whose voices have been a vital, if often overlooked, component of the American dialogue for more than 400 years. Paramount to this consideration of Native-centered reading is the understanding that literature was not something bestowed upon Native peoples by the settler culture, either through benevolent interventions or violent programs of forced assimilation. Native literature precedes colonization, and Native stories and traditions have their roots in both the precolonized and the decolonizing worlds. As this far-reaching survey of Native literary contributions will demostrate, almost without fail, when indigenous writers elected to enter into the world of western letters, they did so with the intention of maintaining indigenous culture and community. Writing was and always remains a strategy for survival.

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1351807501

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Ciro's: Nightclub of the Stars

By: Andra D. Clarke and Regina Denton-Drew

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Ciro's: Nightclub of the Stars

By: Andra D. Clarke and Regina Denton-Drew

Many entertainers launched their careers at Ciro's Nightclub, often referred as "The Nightclub of the Stars." Ciro's was patronized by both famous and non-famous guests who enjoyed dancing, dining, and comedy routines featuring top-name entertainers such as Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Sophie Tucker, Judy Garland, Peggy Lee, Liberace, Nat King Cole, Joe E. Lewis, and Sammy Davis Jr.--just to name a few. The nightclub's house band was led by Dick Stabile, although bandleader Xavier Cugat, best known for popularizing the rumba in the United States, was a regular headliner at the club. The elite Hollywood regulars at Ciro's included some of the most popular names in entertainment at the time, such as Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, and many more.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467133795

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Annotated Bibliographies of Mineral Deposits in Africa, Asia (Exclusive of the USSR) and Australasia

By: John Drew Ridge

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Annotated Bibliographies of Mineral Deposits in Africa, Asia (Exclusive of the USSR) and Australasia

By: John Drew Ridge

Annotated Bibliographies of Mineral Deposits in Africa, Asia (Exclusive of the USSR) and Australasia brings together annotated bibliographies of mineral deposits in Africa, Asia (with the exception of the USSR), and Australasia. Each bibliography is followed by notes to show the deposit's location; geological framework; age and type; structural and stratigraphic relations; conditions of formation; and position in the modified Lindgren classification. Comprised of 25 chapters, this volume begins with an introduction to the more important sources of references in the bibliographies, set down in alphabetical order with the number of references provided by each source. The distribution of deposits by continent and country follows. The deposits include molybdenum, nickel, copper, lead, and tin. Eruptive rocks, the metamorphic cycle, and the mineralization process are addressed, along with liquid immiscibility between silicate magmas and sulfide melts; the geology, mineralogy, and petrology of ore deposits in various mines; and the significance of mineralized breccia pipes. This book will be of value to mineralogists, geologists, and earth and mineral scientists as well as students interested in ore deposits.

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Elsevier

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1483156842

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Greg Noll

The Art of the Surfboard

By: Drew Kampion

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Greg Noll

The Art of the Surfboard

By: Drew Kampion

One of the greatest surfers of all time, Greg Noll has built a considerable reputation as master of surfboard making, or "shaping." Today, collectors and surfers alike prize his unique brand of board. Recently featured in the award-winning documentary feature, Riding Giants, "Da Bull," in his iconic black-and-white striped trunks, was emblematic of big surf and fearless commitment. In addition to being a pioneer of big-wave surfing, surf movies, and surf magazines, by the mid-1960s, Noll was one of the largest surfboard manufacturers in the world. Now living in Crescent City, California, Noll still shapes twelve boards a year out of old-growth salvage woods-replicas of Duke Kahanamoku's olo and other exotica for collectors. The Art of the Surfboard combines the art of building extraordinary surfboards with fascinating surfing history and photography. It's a must-have for surfers and surfing history buffs of any age. The Art of the Surfboard includes: A biographical introduction to Greg Noll A concise history of the evolution of surfboards and construction techniques from ancient Hawaii to the modern era Descriptive step-by-step photo sequences with explanatory text on building balsa, foam, and classic wooden surfboards A chronological gallery of Greg Noll surfboards, vintage 1950 to 2005, featuring photographs, action shots, commentary from surfers and shapers, and from Greg himself on the boards and their eras Portraits of several important Greg Noll surfboard collectors and their collections, with accompanying bios and information on the boards A guide to the various Greg Noll surfboard labels and the years each was used Illustrated throughout with action surf shots taken by some of surfing's master photographers

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1586857762

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The Rough Guide to Bath, Bristol & Somerset

Includes Salisbury and Stonehenge

By: Keith Drew,Robert Andrews

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The Rough Guide to Bath, Bristol & Somerset

Includes Salisbury and Stonehenge

By: Keith Drew,Robert Andrews

Full-colour throughout, The Rough Guide to Bath, Bristol and Somerset is the ultimate guide to this alluring region. With 30 years experience and our trademark 'tell it like it is' writing style, Rough Guides cover all the basics with practical, on-the-ground details, as well as unmissable alternatives to the usual must-see sights. At the top of your list and guaranteed to get you value for money, each guide also reviews the best accommodation and restaurants in all price brackets. We know there are times for saving, and times for splashing out. In The Rough Guide to Bath, Bristol and Somerset: - Over 50 colour-coded maps featuring every listing - Area-by-area chapter highlights - Top 5 boxes - Things not to miss section Make the most of your trip with The Rough Guide to Bath, Bristol and Somerset. Now available in ePub format.

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1409358844

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Dirty Work

The Social Construction of Taint

By: Shirley K. Drew,Melanie Mills,Bob M. Gassaway

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Dirty Work

The Social Construction of Taint

By: Shirley K. Drew,Melanie Mills,Bob M. Gassaway

Profiling a number of occupations that society deems tainted (prison guards, forensic pathologists, AIDS caregivers, and others), "Dirty Work" offers vivid, ethnographic reports that focus on the communication that helps workers manage the moral, social, and physical stains that derive from engaging in such occupations.

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Baylor University Press

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1932792732

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Discordant Comrades

Identities and Loyalties on the South African Left

By: Allison Drew

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Discordant Comrades

Identities and Loyalties on the South African Left

By: Allison Drew

This title was first published in 2000: This book considers the fortunes of socialism in South Africa from the doctrine’s arrival around 1900 to its legal suppression in 1950. Socialism’s universal claims had to come to terms with South Africa’s singular national experience in which a racial ideology and a racial division of the working class played a far greater role than in any other country. The left in South Africa had to deal with all the complexities of ideology and strategy that faced their counterparts in Europe and North America; but in South Africa it was further vexed by challenges of profound racial and national inequalities and a white labour movement which sought protection through racial segregation. Communism, rather than Social Democracy, prevailed; hence the reverberations of the splits in the Communist International were far more debilitating in South Africa than anywhere else. In the years after World War II African nationalism became the dominant influence on the South African left, chiefly through the relationship between the ANC and the Communist Party. Discordant Comrades draws on a wide range of primary sources from inside and outside South Africa, including the archives of the Communist International in Moscow. The result is a scholarly and challenging analysis of the South African left.

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1351768565

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The Woman Who Dared

The Life and Times of Pearl White, Queen of the Serials

By: William M. Drew

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The Woman Who Dared

The Life and Times of Pearl White, Queen of the Serials

By: William M. Drew

In the early days of motion pictures—before superstars, before studio conglomerates, before even the advent of sound—there was a woman named Pearl White (1889–1938). A quintessential beauty of the time, with her perfectly tousled bob and come-hither stare, White's rise to stardom was swift; her assumption of the title of queen of American motion picture serials equally deserved. Born the youngest of five children in a small, rural Missouri farm town, White first began performing in high school. She would eventually make the decision to cut her education short, dropping out to go on the Trousdale Stock Company. A bit player in the early years of her career, she was eventually spotted by the Powers Film Company in New York. She made her film debut in 1910 and soon set herself apart from her female colleagues with her reputation for fearless performances that often involved her own stunt work. It was that same daring attitude that would put her on the map internationally as an actress. From flying airplanes to swimming across rapid rivers, to racing cars in serials like The Perils of Pauline (1914), White was undaunted by the demands of her onscreen career. She went on to star in popular serial classics such as The New Exploits of Elaine (1915), The Iron Claw (1916), The Fatal Ring (1917), and The Lightning Raider (1919). As active socially as she was professionally, White would also lend her audacious spirit to activism as she took part in the early feminist movement. Her bravery and mastery of her craft made her a positive role model for suffragettes who battled for women's rights in the United States. The Woman Who Dared: The Life and Times of Pearl White, Queen of the Serials, is the first full-length biography of this pioneering star. In this study of film history and female agency, Drew delves into the cultural impact of White's work and how it evolved along a concurrent trajectory with the social upheavals of the Progressive Era.

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081319685X

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The Rough Guide to Bath, Bristol and Somerset

Includes Salisbury and Stonehenge

By: Robert Andrews,Rough Guides (Firm),Keith Drew

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The Rough Guide to Bath, Bristol and Somerset

Includes Salisbury and Stonehenge

By: Robert Andrews,Rough Guides (Firm),Keith Drew

Full-colour throughout, The Rough Guide to Bath, Bristol & Somerset is the ultimate guide to this alluring region. With 30 years experience and our trademark 'tell it like it is' writing style, Rough Guides cover all the basics with practical, on-the-ground details, as well as unmissable alternatives to the usual must-see sights. At the top of your list and guaranteed to get you value for money, each guide also reviews the best accommodation and restaurants in all price brackets. We know there are times for saving, and times for splashing out. In The Rough Guide to Bath, Bristol & Somerset : - Over 50 colour-coded maps featuring every listing - Area-by-area chapter highlights - Top 5 boxes - 'Things not to miss' section- Detailed information on Salisbury and Stonehenge Make the most of your trip with The Rough Guide to Bath, Bristol & Somerset.

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1848366051

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What to Watch When

By: Christian Blauvelt,Laura Buller,Andrew Frisicano,Stacey Grant,Mark Morris,Drew Toal,Eddie Robson,Maggie Serota,Matthew Turner,Laurie Ulster

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What to Watch When

By: Christian Blauvelt,Laura Buller,Andrew Frisicano,Stacey Grant,Mark Morris,Drew Toal,Eddie Robson,Maggie Serota,Matthew Turner,Laurie Ulster

Answering the eternal question... WHAT TO WATCH NEXT? Looking for a box set to get your adrenaline racing or to escape to a different era? In need of a good laugh to lift your spirits? Hunting for a TV show that the whole family can watch together? If you're feeling indecisive about your next binge-watching session, we've done the hard work for you. Featuring 1,000 carefully curated reviews written by a panel of TV connoisseurs, What To Watch When offers up the best show suggestions for every mood and moment.

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Penguin

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0744037905

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Literary Afterlife

The Posthumous Continuations of 325 Authors' Fictional Characters

By: Bernard A. Drew

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Literary Afterlife

The Posthumous Continuations of 325 Authors' Fictional Characters

By: Bernard A. Drew

This is an encyclopedic work, arranged by broad categories and then by original authors, of literary pastiches in which fictional characters have reappeared in new works after the deaths of the authors that created them. It includes book series that have continued under a deceased writer's real or pen name, undisguised offshoots issued under the new writer's name, posthumous collaborations in which a deceased author's unfinished manuscript is completed by another writer, unauthorized pastiches, and "biographies" of literary characters. The authors and works are entered under the following categories: Action and Adventure, Classics (18th Century and Earlier), Classics (19th Century), Classics (20th Century), Crime and Mystery, Espionage, Fantasy and Horror, Humor, Juveniles (19th Century), Juveniles (20th Century), Poets, Pulps, Romances, Science Fiction and Westerns. Each original author entry includes a short biography, a list of original works, and information on the pastiches based on the author's characters.

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McFarland

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078645721X

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9780786457212

Unleashing the Power of 3P

The Key to Breakthrough Improvement

By: Dan McDonnell,Drew A. Locher

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Unleashing the Power of 3P

The Key to Breakthrough Improvement

By: Dan McDonnell,Drew A. Locher

Recent improvements at Enterride‘s Trail Rider Memphis Operation bought Pete Grant, the Trail Rider Plant Manager, and his team a little more time, but Pete knew much more was needed to save the plant. They needed a breakthrough, a true game changer. Then someone told Pete about a process called 3P that could lead to unprecedented improvement when

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1466588632

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Status Quo (Oolite Saga Part 1)

By: Drew Wagar

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Status Quo (Oolite Saga Part 1)

By: Drew Wagar

A brilliant scientist uncovers a terrifying plot to begin a galactic war. Aided by a talented, but reluctant and embittered combateer, he must stop the deployment of a super weapon he invented. A weapon so powerful it threatens to destroy entire worlds.

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Drew Wagar

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145239704X

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