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Partnership for Excellence

Medicine at the University of Toronto and Academic Hospitals

By: Edward Shorter

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Partnership for Excellence

Medicine at the University of Toronto and Academic Hospitals

By: Edward Shorter

The University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine is North America’s largest medical school and a major health consortium, boasting nine affiliated teaching hospitals and a network of research institutes. It is where insulin was pioneered, stem cells were first discovered, and famous physicians from Vincent Lam to Sheela Basrur began their careers. But despite all its major accomplishments, the faculty’s impressive history has never before been comprehensively documented. In Partnership for Excellence, senior medical historian and award-winning author Edward Shorter details the Faculty of Medicine’s history from its inception as a small provincial school to its present day status as an international powerhouse. Deeply researched through front-line interviews and primary sources, it ties the story of the faculty and its teaching hospitals to the general history of medicine over this period. Shorter emphasizes the enormous concentration of intellectual energy in the faculty that has allowed it to become the dominant force in Canadian medicine, home to a legion of medical pioneers and achievements.

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University of Toronto Press

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1442664045

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9781442664043

Citizen Soldiers in the War of 1812

By: C. Edward Skeen

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Citizen Soldiers in the War of 1812

By: C. Edward Skeen

Winner of the Army Historical Foundation Book Award During the War of 1812, state militias were intended to be the primary fighting force. Unfortunately, while militiamen showed willingness to fight, they were untrained, undisciplined, and ill-equipped. These raw volunteers had no muskets, and many did not know how to use the weapons once they had been issued. Though established by the Constitution, state militias found themselves wholly unprepared for war. The federal government was empowered to use these militias to "execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions;" but in a system of divided responsibility, it was the states' job to appoint officers and to train the soldiers. Edward Skeen reveals states' responses to federal requests for troops and provides in-depth descriptions of the conditions, morale, and experiences of the militia in camp and in battle. Skeen documents the failures and successes of the militias, concluding that the key lay in strong leadership. He also explores public perception of the force, both before and after the war, and examines how the militias changed in response to their performance in the War of 1812. After that time, the federal government increasingly neglected the militias in favor of a regular professional army.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813188784

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9780813188782

Line of Fire

Heroism, Tragedy, and Canada's Police

By: Edward Butts

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Line of Fire

Heroism, Tragedy, and Canada's Police

By: Edward Butts

Across Canada peace officers put their lives on the line every day. From John Fisk in 1804, the first known Canadian policeman killed in the line of duty, to the four RCMP officers shot to death in Mayerthorpe, Alberta, in 2005, renowned true crime writer Edward Butts takes a hard-hitting, compassionate, probing look at some of the stories involving the hundreds of Canadian law-enforcement officers who have found themselves in harm’s way. Some, like the four RCMP officers who perished in the Northwest Territories on the "Lost Patrol" of 1910, died in horrible accidents while performing their duties. Others, such as the Mounties involved in the manhunts for Almighty Voice and the Mad Trapper of Rat River, found themselves in extremely dangerous, violent situations. One thing is certain about all of these peace officers: they displayed amazing courage and never hesitated to make the ultimate sacrifice for their fellow citizens.

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Dundurn

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1770703926

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9781770703926

The 21st Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK ®: 25 Stories by Edward Wellen

By: Edward Wellen

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The 21st Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK ®: 25 Stories by Edward Wellen

By: Edward Wellen

Edward Wellen (1919-2011) was a writer primarily of short stories, most in the mystery genre. However, he penned a not-insubstantial number of science fiction over the course of his career -- starting (sort of!) with a "non-fact article" "Origins of Galactic Slang" for Galaxy magazine. This MEGAPACKTM collects 25 of his best tales from those early years...plus a few later tales as well. Included are: SEVEN DAY'S WONDER BUFFOON CHECKMATE WITH AH! BRIGHT WINGS SHAPES TO COME HIJACK NO OTHER GODS CALL ME PROTEUS CHALK TALK ANDROIDS DON'T CRY FILM BUFF GODSEND THE CRYONAUTS TAR BABY THE SECOND FALL, OR ANTHONY COMSTOCK'S FINAL VICTORY SANITY CLAUSE FURTHER DEPONENT SAYETH NOT WHILE-YOU-WAIT ERRATA SLIP ERRATA SLIP NUBMER TWO FINGER OF FATE THE BOOK OF ELIJAH HOTLINE HEROIC MEASURES PATTERN If you enjoy this volume of classic mysteries, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 240+ other entries in this series, including science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, adventure, horror, westerns -- and much, much more!

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Wildside Press LLC

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1479406880

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9781479406883

J. E. B. Stuart

The Soldier and the Man

By: Edward G. Longacre

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J. E. B. Stuart

The Soldier and the Man

By: Edward G. Longacre

Fifteen years have passed since the publication of the last biography of Jeb Stuart. Several appeared during the last century lauding his contributions to Confederate fortunes in the Eastern Theater. Each follows a familiar tradition established by hero-worshipping subordinates portraying its subject as a model of chivalric conduct with a romantic’s outlook on life and a sense of fair dealing and goodwill, even toward his enemy. J. E. B. Stuart: The Soldier and the Man, by award-winning author Edward Longacre, is the first balanced, detailed, and thoroughly scrutinized study of the life and service of the Civil War’s most famous cavalryman. Long known to scholars and history buffs alike as “The Beau Sabreur of the Confederacy,” James Ewell Brown Stuart of Virginia was possessed of many gifts, personally and professionally, and led the Army of Northern Virginia’s cavalry to the all-but-complete satisfaction of his superiors. Stuart, insisted Robert E. Lee, “never brought me a piece of false information.” Being human, Stuart also under-performed. On occasion, he underestimated his opponents, took unnecessary risks with his habitually understrength command, failed to properly discipline and motivate his troopers, and was prone to errors both strategic and tactical. These flaws were evident during the Gettysburg Campaign, when his wayward route to the battlefield deprived Lee of the ability to safely negotiate his path toward a climactic confrontation with the Union Army of the Potomac. Because of his outsized wartime reputation—one embellished in the century-and-a-half since—most of Stuart’s errors have passed virtually unnoticed or, when addressed, have been excused or explained away in some fashion. Longacre’s study is based on hundreds of published works, archival sources, and newspapers. He probes not only Stuart’s military career but elements of his character and personality that invite investigation. Even the man’s fiercest partisans admitted that he was vain and inordinately sensitive to criticism, with a curious streak of immaturity—at times the hard-edged veteran, at other times a devotee of the pageantry of war, given to affectations such as ostrich-plumed hats, golden spurs, and the headquarters musicians who accompanied him on the march. Ever motivated by appeals to vanity, he curried the patronage of powerful men and responded readily to the attentions of attractive women even though by 1861, he was a long-married man. Personal flaws and limitations aside, Stuart was popular with his officers and men, beloved by members of his staff, and considered by the people of his state and region the beau ideal of Confederate soldiery. The distinction endures today. Longacre’s J. E. B. Stuart is an attempt to determine its validity.

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Savas Beatie

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1611216818

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9781611216813

White Cockades

An Incident of the "Forty-Five"

By: Edward Prime-Stevenson

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White Cockades

An Incident of the "Forty-Five"

By: Edward Prime-Stevenson

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3368934988

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9783368934989

An Unexpected Minority

White Kids in an Urban School

By: Edward W. Morris

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An Unexpected Minority

White Kids in an Urban School

By: Edward W. Morris

Racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States have been growing rapidly in recent decades. Projections based on census data indicate that, in coming years, white people will statistically dominate noticeably fewer regions and public spaces. How will this reversal of minority status affect ideas about race? In spaces dominated by people of color, will attitudes about white privilege change? Or, will deeply rooted beliefs about racial inequality be resilient to numerical shifts in strength? In An Unexpected Minority, sociologist Edward Morris addresses these far-reaching questions by exploring attitudes about white identity in a Texas middle school composed predominantly of African Americans, Latinos, and Asians. Based on his ethnographic research, Morris argues that lower-income white students in urban schools do not necessarily maintain the sort of white privilege documented in other settings. Within the student body, African American students were more frequently the "cool" kids, and white students adopted elements of black culture-including dress, hairstyle, and language-to gain acceptance. Morris observes, however, that racial inequalities were not always reversed. Stereotypes that cast white students as better behaved and more academically gifted were often reinforced, even by African American teachers. Providing a new and timely perspective to the significant role that non-whites play in the construction of attitudes about whiteness, this book takes an important step in advancing the discussion of racial inequality and its future in this country.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813537215

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9780813537214

In Nature's Interests?

Interests, Animal Rights, and Environmental Ethics

By: Gary Edward Varner

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In Nature's Interests?

Interests, Animal Rights, and Environmental Ethics

By: Gary Edward Varner

This book offers a powerful response to what Varner calls the "two dogmas of environmental ethics"--the assumptions that animal rights philosophies and anthropocentric views are each antithetical to sound environmental policy. Allowing that every living organism has interests which ought, other things being equal, to be protected, Varner contends that some interests take priority over others. He defends both a sentientist principle giving priority to the lives of organisms with conscious desires and an anthropocentric principle giving priority to certain very inclusive interests which only humans have. He then shows that these principles not only comport with but provide significant support for environmental goals.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195152018

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9780195152012

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Partnership for Excellence

Partnership for Excellence

Citizen Soldiers in the War of 1812

Citizen Soldiers in the War of 1812

Line of Fire

Line of Fire

The 21st Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK ®: 25 Stories by Edward Wellen

The 21st Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK ®: 25 Stories by Edward Wellen

J. E. B. Stuart

J. E. B. Stuart

White Cockades

White Cockades

An Unexpected Minority

An Unexpected Minority

In Nature's Interests?

In Nature's Interests?

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