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John F. Kennedy

The Spirit of Cold War Liberalism

By: Jason K. Duncan

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John F. Kennedy

The Spirit of Cold War Liberalism

By: Jason K. Duncan

Half a century after his assassination, John F. Kennedy continues to evoke widespread fascination, looming large in America’s historical memory. Popular portrayals often show Kennedy as a mythic, heroic figure, but these depictions can obscure the details of the president’s actual achievements and challenges. Despite the short length of his time in office, during his presidency, Kennedy dealt with many of the issues that would come to define the 1960s, including the burgeoning Cold War and the growing Civil Rights movement. In John F. Kennedy: The Spirit of Cold War Liberalism, Jason K. Duncan explains Kennedy’s significance as a political figure of the 20th century in U.S. and world history. Duncan contextualizes Kennedy’s political career through his personal life and addresses the legacy the president left behind. In a concise narrative supplemented by primary documents, including presidential speeches and critical reviews from the left and right, Duncan builds a biography that elucidates the impact of this iconic president and the history of the 1960s.

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Routledge

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1136174885

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9781136174889

Dictionary of American Government and Politics

By: Duncan Watts

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Dictionary of American Government and Politics

By: Duncan Watts

This Dictionary offers a fresh, up-to-date look at US government and politics, explaining and where necessary demystifying the key terms used in discussion of the political system.Major figures, events, ideas, movements and Supreme Court cases relevant to a study of the American political system are included with the aim of allowing readers to develop a deeper knowledge and understanding of the area. The Dictionary also raises key issues and areas of contention and academic debate.Coverage is comprehensive, with c.400 entries, each providing analysis of the subject. Terms are presented in an A-Z format with cross-referencing where appropriate.

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Edinburgh University Press

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0748635025

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9780748635023

The making of British bioethics

By: Duncan Wilson

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The making of British bioethics

By: Duncan Wilson

This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. The making of British bioethics provides the first in-depth study of how philosophers, lawyers and other ‘outsiders’ came to play a major role in discussing and helping to regulate issues that used to be left to doctors and scientists. It details how British bioethics emerged thanks to a dynamic interplay between sociopolitical concerns and the aims of specific professional groups and individuals who helped create the demand for outside involvement and transformed themselves into influential ‘ethics experts’. Highlighting this interplay helps us appreciate how issues such as embryo research and assisted dying became high-profile ‘bioethical’ concerns in the late twentieth century, and why different groups now play a critical role in developing regulatory standards and leading public debates. The book draws on a wide range of original sources and will be of interest to historians of medicine and science, general historians and bioethicists.

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Manchester University Press

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1526102838

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9781526102836

The Complete Idiot's Guide to African American History

By: Melba J. Duncan

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to African American History

By: Melba J. Duncan

Presents an overview of African American history, from the time of slavery, through the Civil War to the civil rights movement, and describes the contributions of African Americans in politics, science, business, literature, and entertainment.

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Penguin

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0028643127

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9780028643120

The Rough Guide to The Internet

By: Duncan Clark,Peter Buckley

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The Rough Guide to The Internet

By: Duncan Clark,Peter Buckley

The Rough Guide to The Internet is still the ultimate handbook for novices and experts alike. Written in plain English, it covers everything from getting online for the first time to newsfeeds, Internet telephony and advanced tips and tricks guaranteed to turn casual surfers into Net gurus. Whether you need to demystify Internet jargon, update or upgrade your level of security, discover WiFi, networking & the fine art of searching; The Rough Guide to The Internet provides all the essential information from getting online the first time to advanced tips & tricks. Fully updated, this edition features a directory of the web’s coolest sites, lowdown on switching to Google Mail & latest crazes including ‘Twitter’ as well as Skype, blogging, myspace and other social networks and online video. Whether you’ve never sent an email or you just want to keep up with the latest developments, this book is invaluable for making the most of your time on the Internet. Let The Rough Guide to The Internet open up the Internet world to you.

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Penguin

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1848368534

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9781848368538

Rhetorical Adaptation in the Greek Historians, Josephus, and Acts vol II

Embedded Speeches, Audience Responses, and Authorial Persuasion

By: John M. Duncan

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Rhetorical Adaptation in the Greek Historians, Josephus, and Acts vol II

Embedded Speeches, Audience Responses, and Authorial Persuasion

By: John M. Duncan

A detailed comparative analysis of speaker-audience interactions in Greek historiography, Josephus, and Acts that examines historians’ use of speeches as a means of instructing/persuading their readers and highlights Luke’s distinctive depiction of the apostles as adaptable yet frequently alienating orators.

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BRILL

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9004524053

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9789004524057

Animal Brucellosis

By: Klaus Nielsen,J. Robert Duncan

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Animal Brucellosis

By: Klaus Nielsen,J. Robert Duncan

This timely publication updates and standardizes currently used diagnostic procedures for this widespread, economically costly livestock disease. It includes state-of-the-art technology, now in limited use, which will replace the conventional methodology in the near future. The volume covers research done on improved diagnostic techniques, vaccines, taxonomy, epidemiology, pathology, and basic immunology. It is an important literature review for those more established in this field and serves as a guide to researchers or diagnosticians becoming involved with this disease.

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CRC Press

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0849358787

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9780849358784

Rhetorical Adaptation in the Greek Historians, Josephus, and Acts vol.I

Embedded Speeches, Audience Responses, and Authorial Persuasion

By: John M. Duncan

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Rhetorical Adaptation in the Greek Historians, Josephus, and Acts vol.I

Embedded Speeches, Audience Responses, and Authorial Persuasion

By: John M. Duncan

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9004524037

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9789004524033

Thirteen Days of Tension

The Cuban Missile Crisis

By: Terri Kaye Duncan

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Thirteen Days of Tension

The Cuban Missile Crisis

By: Terri Kaye Duncan

The words "nuclear war" strike fear into the hearts of people all over the world. Movies and books depict the apocalyptic aftermath of such an event. While fictitious accounts may not be totally accurate, in October 1962, the United States came perilously close to finding out the reality of such a catastrophe during the Cuban Missile Crisis. For thirteen days, the country teetered on the verge of nuclear war. Through engaging text, accompanied by dynamic images and intriguing sidebars, students will learn exactly how close the nation came to World War III and how the country was pulled back from the brink.

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128

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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

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1725342197

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9781725342194

Mr Invisible

A Gripping Serial Killer Thriller

By: Duncan Brockwell

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Mr Invisible

A Gripping Serial Killer Thriller

By: Duncan Brockwell

A baffling murder case sends a detective from southern England to sunny Australia—and into a disturbing criminal past—in this gripping crime thriller. When Detective Inspector David Coates is tasked with finding the killer of a woman found naked and strangled in a bin in East Sussex, he has no idea what he is about to face. With little to go on, he hopes the hummingbird tattoo on the victim’s abdomen will help solve the mystery of her identity. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, Georgina Shaw, a minor celebrity, receives a message from one of her followers who calls himself Elf Man . . . When DI Coates discovers that the DNA on the dead woman’s body belongs to Arthur Peebles, a man who went to prison for murder sixteen years earlier, the investigation is thrown into question. As Elf Man closes in on Georgina, DI Coates realises that the key to the case lies in Australia. Is there a link between Elf Man and the body in the bin? Could Arthur Peebles, now a free man, be up to his old tricks?

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Open Road Media

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1504069641

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9781504069649

Only the Most Able

Moving Beyond Politics in the Selection of National Security Leaders

By: Stephen M. Duncan

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Only the Most Able

Moving Beyond Politics in the Selection of National Security Leaders

By: Stephen M. Duncan

The nature of the threats facing America today has drastically reduced the margin for error in senior political appointments. In Only the Most Able, Stephen M. Duncan draws on a lifetime of military, public service, executive, and legal experience to critique the political appointment process, focusing on departments that deal with national security—the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security. He looks at how the current methods for making appointments put people in positions for which they are not qualified and not prepared. Rather, he argues, appointments should be made on the basis of one's qualifications and merits—those who lead our military should be people with military experience, and those who must make executive decisions should be people who have served and excelled in an executive capacity. Identifying the successful traits of leaders such as Winston Churchill, General George Marshall, nationally-known business executives, and others, Duncan argues with unusual insight and candor why the quality and performance of senior political appointees who are charged even in part with the nation's security, must be improved, and offers specific recommendations on how this can be accomplished. This timely book will appeal to Americans of all political persuasions, as well as those with particular interests in political and military history.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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1442220236

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9781442220232

Lost Muscle Car Dealerships

By: Duncan Brown

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Lost Muscle Car Dealerships

By: Duncan Brown

An entire volume dedicated to detailing and preserving the iconic muscle car dealerships of the 1960s and early 1970s, many whose doors are now closed. Text is supported with more than 350 historic photos and illustrations. Muscle car historian Duncan Brown revisits this glorious automotive era when Nickey 427 Camaros and supercharged Dodge Demons by Grand Spaulding Dodge terrorized the streets. Drag sponsored cars from Reynolds Buick, Yeakel Chrysler-Plymouth, and Mel Burns Ford informed buyers that if you came to their dealership, you too could have a screaming fast muscle car just like the ones you saw at the dragstrip. It was these dealerships that created the lasting muscle car legacy through their innovative advertising and over-the-top performance. The majority of these dealerships floundered, unable to re-attract the customers they had prior to the muscle car. Thankfully, a volume has been dedicated to preserving the history of those less fortunate and revisiting the past success of these Lost Muscle Car Dealerships.

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CarTech Inc

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1613254512

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9781613254516

Radical Conversion

Theorizing Catholic Citizenship in the American Liberal Tradition

By: Christopher M. Duncan

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Radical Conversion

Theorizing Catholic Citizenship in the American Liberal Tradition

By: Christopher M. Duncan

Radical Conversion utilizes both analytic and normative philosophic/theoretical frameworks to study the relationship between Christian-Catholic conceptualizations of politics, citizenship, faith, and religion as viewed through a quasi-theological lens. The work is situated in the context of the American liberal tradition and in conversation and debate with the public philosophy that attempts to sustain it and provide a rationale for its perpetuation. In a single sentence, the book's thesis is that for America to fully realize its authentic and unique moral and political mission and secure it into the future, it will need to become both more Catholic and more catholic. Concordantly, that mission, properly understood, is nothing less than the recognition and protection of the idea of the sacredness of every individual human person and their right to flourish and realize the fullness of their particular vocation as a child of God.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1725283913

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9781725283916

Follow the Money

A History of the Audit Commission

By: Duncan Campbell-Smith

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Follow the Money

A History of the Audit Commission

By: Duncan Campbell-Smith

Most books on politics and government take a view from the top down. They focus on the individuals and institutions that set policies in place and make the laws. But how are these policies and laws translated into action on the ground, where their success or failure helps determine the day to day running of schools and hospitals, police forces and councils? This is the much less familiar territory explored by Follow The Money. It tells the story of the men and women responsible for keeping track of the money spent locally on public services since the early 1980s. What emerges is a rare behind-the-scenes account of the political world in which central government edicts come up against the reality of how things are made to happen at the grass roots. Follow The Money shows how the Commission has helped over 25 years to transform the management of public services, including the NHS, while mediating in an often tense relationship between central and local government from the Thatcher era to the years of New Labour. The result, encompassing a string of scandals and battles between town hall and Whitehall, is a compelling narrative for which an accounting qualification is most certainly not required.

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Penguin UK

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0141918179

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9780141918174

The Art and Making of the Dark Knight Trilogy

By: Jody Duncan Jesser,Janine Pourroy

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The Art and Making of the Dark Knight Trilogy

By: Jody Duncan Jesser,Janine Pourroy

Behind the scenes—and the mask—of the great Batman film trilogy, including stunning illustrations. In 2005, director Christopher Nolan reimagined and forever redefined the Batman legend when he began his epic trilogy of films—Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises—starring Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader in a fresh, dynamic reboot of the franchise. All three films would go on to blockbuster success and critical acclaim—including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger’s unforgettable performance as Batman’s eternal nemesis, the Joker. The Art and Making of the Dark Knight Trilogy tells the complete story of these three monumental films. Based on in-depth interviews with Nolan and all of the films’ key cast and crew—including cowriters David S. Goyer and Jonathan Nolan, cinematographer Wally Pfister, and more—the book reveals the creative process behind the epic Dark Knight Trilogy, supported by lavish art and on and off-set photos. This is a fascinating glimpse into the minds that gave new life to one of the most beloved and renowned superheroes in history.

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ABRAMS

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1613124147

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9781613124147

Autoimmune Disease

Pathogenesis, Genetics, Immunotherapy, Prophylaxis and Principles for Organ Transplantation

By: Duncan Dartrey Adams,Christopher Dartrey Adams

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Autoimmune Disease

Pathogenesis, Genetics, Immunotherapy, Prophylaxis and Principles for Organ Transplantation

By: Duncan Dartrey Adams,Christopher Dartrey Adams

This book describes how the Jerne-Burnet Forbidden Clone Theory and the Adams-Knight H Gene Theory, solved the pathogenesis and genetics of the autoimmune diseases showing how specific immunotherapy and prophylaxis can be developed. Furthermore, Ebringer's discovery of two microbial triggers of autoimmune diseases is described and the conclusion drawn that all autoimmune diseases have microbial triggers, so will be preventable by the finding of the triggers and vaccination against them.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9400769377

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9789400769373

Congressional Quarterly's Politics in America

1998, the 105th Congress

By: Philip D. Duncan,Christine C. Lawrence

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Congressional Quarterly's Politics in America

1998, the 105th Congress

By: Philip D. Duncan,Christine C. Lawrence

The best and first available guide to the members of the newly elected Congress is "Politics in America". Readers will discover "who's who" on Capitol Hill, thanks to profiles of the newly elected as well as incumbents. Key facts are highlighted--biographical data, committee assignments, election results, votes on key issues, and more. The CD-ROM includes all member information, photos, and maps from the book. 600 photos. 75 illustrations.

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CQ-Roll Call Group Books

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0871879174

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9780871879172

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