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Triple Crown

By: Felix Francis

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Jefferson Hinkley is back in the newest thriller in the Dick Francis tradition, this time on a special mission to the United States to investigate a conspiracy involving the biggest horse races in the country. Jeff Hinkley, investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, has been seconded to the US Federal Anti-Corruption in Sports Agency (FACSA) where he has been asked to find a mole in their organization—an informant who is passing on confidential information to those under suspicion in American racing. At the Kentucky Derby, Jeff joins the FACSA team in a raid on a horse trainer’s barn at Churchill Downs, but the bust is a disaster, and someone ends up dead. Then, on the morning of the Derby itself, three of the most favored horses in the field fall sick. These suspicious events can be no coincidence. In search of answers, Jeff goes undercover as a groom on the backstretch at Belmont Park racetrack in New York. But he discovers far more than he was bargaining for: corrupt individuals who will stop at nothing—including murder—to capture the most elusive prize in world sport, the Triple Crown.

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0399574727

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Inequality Knowledge

The Making of the Numbers about the Gap between Rich and Poor in Contemporary Britain

By: Felix Römer

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Inequality Knowledge

The Making of the Numbers about the Gap between Rich and Poor in Contemporary Britain

By: Felix Römer

Poverty and inequality have pervaded British society to this day, but this has not always been self-evident to contemporaries – popular understandings have depended on existing knowledge. Inequality Knowledge provides the first detailed history of the numbers about the gap between rich and poor. It shows how they were produced, used, and suppressed at times, and how activists, scientists, and journalists eventually wrestled control over the figures from the state. The book traces the making and the politics of statistical knowledge about economic inequality in the United Kingdom from the post-war era to the 1990s. What kind of knowledge was available to contemporaries about socio-economic disparities in Britain and how they evolved over time? How was this knowledge produced and by whom? What did policy makers and civil servants know about the extent of poverty and inequality in British society and to what extent did they take the distributional impact of their social and fiscal policies into account? Far from just a technical matter, inequality knowledge had far-reaching implications for key debates and the wider political culture in contemporary Britain. Historicizing inequality knowledge speaks to a long tradition of historical research about social class divisions and cultural representations of economic disparities in twentieth-century Britain.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3111317056

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9783111317052

The U.S. Banking System

Laws, Regulations, and Risk Management

By: Felix I. Lessambo

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The U.S. Banking System

Laws, Regulations, and Risk Management

By: Felix I. Lessambo

The U.S. banking system differs from many countries both in the range of services supplied and the complexity of operations. Meanwhile, the U.S. financial markets have become the attraction of worldwide investors. This book explains the three key aspects of the industry: the laws governing the banking institutions, the regulations thereof, and their economics and financial statements in a manner not covered by any competitive publications, of interest to both professionals and scholars who want to better grasp this industry. Auditing a bank and/or liquidating a bank require a set of rules not always well understood. The book provides such an overview.

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Springer Nature

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3030347923

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9783030347925

A Short Course in the Secret War

By: Christopher Felix

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A Short Course in the Secret War

By: Christopher Felix

This now classic insider's look at international intelligence and secret operations, based in part on the author's own Cold War experience in Hungary after World War II, has been updated to include a new afterword featuring revelations of Raoul Wallenberg's fate, British turncoat Kim Philby, and much more.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1568331797

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9781568331799

Adaptive Protection of the Heart

Protecting Against Stress and Ischemic Damage

By: Felix Z. Meerson

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Adaptive Protection of the Heart

Protecting Against Stress and Ischemic Damage

By: Felix Z. Meerson

Published in 1991: This book explores the possibilities of protecting the heart against stress and ischemia through adaptation to intermittent hypoxia or to mild, nondamaging stress exposure. These possibilities are based on studies that show an increase in the potency and efficiency of stress-limiting systems when subjected to repeated stress actions, adaptation to high altitude hypoxia, or adaptation to increased physical loads. Any stress reaction is coupled with an activation of central and local stress-limiting systems, such as GABA-ergic, opioidergic, and serotonergic systems in the brain, as well as antioxidants, prostaglandins, and adenosine in executory organs. The book also presents the use of metabolites of stress-limiting systems rather than adaptation as a means to prevent cardiac arrythmias. It also discusses genetically determined deficiencies of stress-limiting systems and their role in the etiology of stress-induced diseases. Cardiologists and researchers studying stress and its effect on cardiovascular systems will find this book extremely useful.

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CRC Press

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100069674X

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9781000696745

Mathematical Thermodynamics of Complex Fluids

Cetraro, Italy 2015

By: Eduard Feireisl,John M. Ball,Felix Otto

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Mathematical Thermodynamics of Complex Fluids

Cetraro, Italy 2015

By: Eduard Feireisl,John M. Ball,Felix Otto

The main goal of this book is to provide an overview of the state of the art in the mathematical modeling of complex fluids, with particular emphasis on its thermodynamical aspects. The central topics of the text, the modeling, analysis and numerical simulation of complex fluids, are of great interest and importance both for the understanding of various aspects of fluid dynamics and for its applications to special real-world problems. New emerging trends in the subject are highlighted with the intent to inspire and motivate young researchers and PhD students.

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3319676008

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9783319676005

Corporate Environmental Accountability in Nigeria

A Global, National and Regional Study in the Age of Globalization

By: Felix Moses Edoho

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Corporate Environmental Accountability in Nigeria

A Global, National and Regional Study in the Age of Globalization

By: Felix Moses Edoho

This book examines the imperative role of global environmental governance, and the need to incorporate corporate environmental accountability and mechanisms for enforcement, to effectively address the global environmental crisis. The author, Felix Moses Edoho, Sr., examines the issues at the various global, national, and regional levels. In Part I the book examines the issues at the global level and looks at the impact of transnational corporations (TNCs) and globalization on the global environmental crisis. Furthermore, it also examines the efforts of the United Nations in initiating global environmental architecture to tackle the crisis. Part II considers the issues at the national level and focuses on Nigeria. The author explores Nigeria’s regulatory and institutional framework for environmental governance and implementation. Lastly, at the regional level in Part III, the discourse centers on how decades of oil exploration and production have unleashed monumental ecological tragedies in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria due to the lack of corporate environmental accountability. This book will be of great interest to academics and students who are interested in broadening their knowledge of environmental governance and policy in developing countries. It will also be of value to environmental regulatory agencies and public administrators, development professionals, and TNCs.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000986721

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9781000986723

Simran - The Hero

Revenge by a Redeemer

By: Felix.A. Nathan

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Simran - The Hero

Revenge by a Redeemer

By: Felix.A. Nathan

Simran – An actress, is mesmerizing with a golden heart, beauty with intelligence, carries her beautiful smile on her face, not revealing the grief under it, knowing the importance, responsibilities in life, and with the family. She is charitable, a trained dancer, never compares herself with others, passionate for her goals, sympathetic towards humans, loved by her family, friends, fans and god fearing. One winter morning, she is kidnapped by Nelson elder brother of Neil, to avenge his death along with his friends. She was left unconscious for about 14 hours inside the car, raped her, and threw her out on the road. Nelson and his friends were merciless towards Simran, they did so, just to satisfy their ego and pacify the haunting soul of Neil and avenge for his death because of Simran. It was a colossal task for Simran after recovery, not knowing who her kidnappers were, goes out in search for them with her friends to trace and identify the kidnappers to take revenge. Simran sets out with her friends to face the hardships, challenges, and struggles which she has to deal with to revenge her kidnappers in the city of Mumbai, with a single motto to punish them uniquely, not taking law in her hands or killing them.

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Notion Press

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1636335551

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The Diocese of Disorder

By: Dan Felix

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The Diocese of Disorder

By: Dan Felix

Bishop Precious hinders a true man of God from performing faith healing but enables a conman of the cloth to work a charity fraud. He rubbishes and intimidates experienced as well as outspoken priests. And what is more, the sick and wounded priests are abandoned to their fate. Bishop Preciouss materialistic lifestyle influences Father Cajetan, who takes to amassing wealth and then leads a life unbefitting of a priest. Materialism, maltreatment, murder, cover-ups, cronyism, and the like become the order of the day. Horror! After everything has been considered, who murdered Rev. Father Wence? Can order be restored in the dysfunctional diocese? Can truth be stranger than fiction? Find out in The Diocese of Disorder, the story of a disordered diocese, set in Nigeria, the United States, Rome, and Canada. Whether you read The Diocese Of Disorder as a work of satire or fiction, one thing is clear: theres a crying need to address the issues raised in it. Dr S. King Skillful and ingenious exploration of faith, fact and fancy. Unputdownable. Dan Brian Grace does not change nature, and the corruption of the best is the worst. Brilliantly plotted and lively paced. Dr J. Cornwell captures a man in a position of power and status, falling to weaker aspects of his personality. Great Job! J. J. Fatton The Editor Every Bishop should read The Diocese Of Disorder, an insightful novel of good and evil that touches the heart. And, if possible, address the questions raised in it as they relate to his diocese. Sir M. Felixson

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1496981146

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9781496981141

Holmes and Frankfurter

Their Correspondence, 1912-1934

By: Oliver Wendell Holmes (Jr.),Felix Frankfurter

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Holmes and Frankfurter

Their Correspondence, 1912-1934

By: Oliver Wendell Holmes (Jr.),Felix Frankfurter

The first publication of an extensive correspondence between two of the century's greatest American jurists.

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0874517583

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9780874517583

Gears of the City

By: Felix Gilman

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Gears of the City

By: Felix Gilman

In this stunning follow-up to his acclaimed debut, Thunderer, Felix Gilman’s brave hero returns from one thrilling and dangerous quest only to confront another. In a magical landscape where time is meaningless, reality precarious, and countless selves work toward countless possible futures, one man must seek a city’s truth—and rediscover his own. Imprisoned with a prophetic half human, half beast, the lost man learns his name: Arjun. Slowly the terrible memories emerge, and at last he remembers where—and when—he has been. . . . In the last days of the once great city of Ararat, Arjun is just another ghost lost in the shadows of the Mountain. To some, the Mountain is a myth, to others, a weapon. Above all, it is a dark palace leaving its seekers to wander the city below. For no matter how far one walks, the Mountain never draws closer, and time itself becomes another trap. Rescued by two sisters from the mindless Know-Nothings who erode what’s left of the city, Arjun volunteers to retrieve their long-lost third sister from a ghost like himself: Brace-Bel, another man out of time. It will require a perilous trek through ruins to a decadent mansion—one surrounded by traps and devices that could not possibly exist yet. And what awaits Arjun inside is something he could not possibly have imagined. As he struggles to recover the lost girl and piece the fragments of his life back together, Arjun knows he must finally return to the beast to hear the rest of its prophecy. But each step is more treacherous than the last . . . and the beast who knows his fate may pose the most deadly trial yet. A spellbinding novel of imagination and intrigue, Gears of the City will propel you into an adventure like no other, in a world like no other.

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0553906062

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9780553906066

Felix Aprahamian

Diaries and Selected Writings on Music

By: Felix Aprahamian

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Felix Aprahamian

Diaries and Selected Writings on Music

By: Felix Aprahamian

A picture of a highly creative music critic, notable for his humane commentary, as well as his promotion of contemporary French and British music. The music critic Felix Aprahamian (1914-2005) was a remarkable self-made man whose enormous influence in musical circles was deeply founded in his practical experience of promoting music in London, notably British and French composers. Early on he became interested in the organ and was soon corresponding with the leading French names of the day - André Marchal, Charles Tournemire, Maurice Duruflé and the young Olivier Messiaen. In 1933, the nineteen-year-old Aprahamian visited Frederick Delius in France, and while in Paris, met the aged Charles-Marie Widor. The surviving diaries, published here complete for the first time, document these events in detail. During the Second World War he acted as concert director of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, was the guiding spirit behind the influential Concerts de Musique Française and became assistant to Sir Thomas Beecham. After the liberation of Paris, a wide circle of outstanding French musicians and composers including Francis Poulenc, Messiaen, Pierre Bernac and Pierre Fournier became personal friends. Aprahamian made his name as music critic on The Sunday Times, where from 1948to 1989 he was required reading. He helped numerous young musicians to develop their careers and was associated with many musical organizations, notably the Delius Trust and Society. Prefaced by an illuminating biography, this collection sheds new light on Aprahamian's life and work. His diaries and BBC broadcasts uniquely illuminate London concert life from the 1930s to the 1960s, while his articles on many composers and musicians - nearly all friends and colleagues - testify to his promotion of French and British music. Examples of his record and concert reviews are included, and the book evokes the almost vanished world of a music criticism both humane and strict, paying tribute to music's spontaneous and absolute qualities. It will be of interest to anyone following London concert life in the twentieth century; British and French music; writing about Debussy, Poulenc, Messaien and, in particular, Delius; as well as organ music. LEWIS FOREMAN is a writer on British music and the editor of The John Ireland Companion (The Boydell Press, 2011) and author of Bax: A Composer and His Times. SUSAN FOREMAN is author of various books on Whitehall and, together with Lewis Foreman, London. A Musical Gazetteer (2005).

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Boydell & Brewer

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1783270136

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9781783270132

Sonia Sotomayor

The True American Dream

By: Antonia Felix

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Sonia Sotomayor

The True American Dream

By: Antonia Felix

Necessary reading" (Booklist) from a New York Times bestselling biographer. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Sonia Sotomayor's former colleagues, family, friends, and teachers, New York Times bestselling biographer Antonia Felix explores Sotomayor's childhood, the values her parents instilled in her, and the events that propelled her to the highest court in the land. With insight and thoughtful analysis, Felix paints a revealing portrait of the woman who would come to meet President Obama's rigorous criteria for a Supreme Court justice, examining how Sotomayor's experiences shed light on her Supreme Court rulings-and how she will continue to write her great American legacy.

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0425242951

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Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Whittling in the Wild

30+ Fun & Useful Things to Make Using Your Swiss Army Knife

By: Felix Immler

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Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Whittling in the Wild

30+ Fun & Useful Things to Make Using Your Swiss Army Knife

By: Felix Immler

Complete 30 new wood carving projects with just a simple pocket knife, natural wood, and a handful of household items · Learn all the basic techniques and mandatory safety rules · Contains detailed step-by-step instructions and coordinating high-quality photography · Carve and craft a boat, parachute, and dozens more cool projects · Author and pocket knife expert Felix Immler is a full-time Victorinox instructor and ambassador

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Fox Chapel Publishing

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1607657708

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9781607657705

Racing Toward Zero

The Untold Story of Driving Green

By: Kelly Senecal,Felix Leach

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Racing Toward Zero

The Untold Story of Driving Green

By: Kelly Senecal,Felix Leach

In Racing Toward Zero, the authors explore the issues inherent in developing sustainable transportation. They review the types of propulsion systems and vehicle options, discuss low-carbon fuels and alternative energy sources, and examine the role of regulation in curbing emissions. All technologies have an impact on the environment, from internal combustion engine vehicles to battery electric vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles, and hybrids-there is no silver bullet. The battery electric vehicle may seem the obvious path to a sustainable, carbon-free transportation future, but it's not the only, nor necessarily the best, path forward. The vast majority of vehicles today use the internal combustion engine (ICE), and this is unlikely to change anytime soon. Improving the ICE and its fuels-entering a new ICE age-must be a main route on the road to zero emissions. How do we go green? The future requires a balanced approach to transportation. It's not a matter of choosing between combustion or electrification; it's combustion and electrification. As the authors say, "The future is eclectic." By harnessing the best qualities of both technologies, we will be in the best position to address our transportation future as quickly as possible. (ISBN:9781468601466 ISBN:9781468601473 ISBN:9781468602005 DOI:10.4271/9781468601473)

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SAE International

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1468601466

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9781468601466

Manuel Castells

The Theory of the Network Society

By: Felix Stalder

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Manuel Castells

The Theory of the Network Society

By: Felix Stalder

It has earned him favourable comparisons to Marx and Weber.

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Polity

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0745632769

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9780745632766

Der Klang der Familie

Berlin, Techno and the Fall of the Wall

By: Felix Denk,Sven von Thülen

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Der Klang der Familie

Berlin, Techno and the Fall of the Wall

By: Felix Denk,Sven von Thülen

After the fall of the Wall, Berlin is full of disused spaces and abandoned buildings, just waiting to be filled with new life. It is unclear who owns any of this, which allows the techno scene to take over these new empty spaces in both halves of the city. Clubs, galleries, ateliers and studios spring up – only to disappear again a few weeks later. Soon Berlin has become the epicentre of a new culture, attracting enthusiastic followers from all over the world to clubs like the Tresor and the E-Werk. Wearing gasmasks and welding goggles they dance the night away to the jackhammer sound of previously obscure Detroit DJs. Among them are writers, artists, photographers, designers, DJs, club-owners, music producers, bouncers and scenesters, people from the centre of the movement and from its peripheries – in Der Klang der Familie they all get to have their say and paint a vibrant picture of a time when it felt like everything was possible.

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3738604294

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9783738604290

Aqueous Solutions of Simple Electrolytes

By: Felix Franks

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Aqueous Solutions of Simple Electrolytes

By: Felix Franks

The chapters making up this volume had originally been planned to form part of a single volume covering solid hydrates and aqueous solutions of simple molecules and ions. However, during the preparation of the manu scripts it became apparent that such a volume would turn out to be very unwieldy and I reluctantly decided to recommend the publication of sepa rate volumes. The most sensible way of dividing the subject matter seemed to lie in the separation of simple ionic solutions. The emphasis in the present volume is placed on ion-solvent effects, since a number of excellent texts cover the more general aspects of electrolyte solutions, based on the classical theories of Debye, Huckel, On sager, and Fuoss. It is interesting to speculate as to when a theory becomes "classical." Perhaps this occurs when it has become well known, well liked, and much adapted. The above-mentioned theories of ionic equilibria and transport certainly fulfill these criteria. There comes a time when the refinements and modifications can no longer be related to physical significance and can no longer hide the fact that certain fundamental assumptions made in the development of the theory are untenable, especially in the light of information obtained from the application of sophisticated molecular and thermodynamic techniques.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1468429558

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9781468429558

Dick Francis's Gamble

By: Felix Francis

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Dick Francis's Gamble

By: Felix Francis

Felix Francis continues his father's New York Times- bestselling legacy with another edge-of-your-seat read that's classic Francis. Nicholas "Foxy" Foxton, a former jockey who suffered a career- ending injury, is out for a day at the Grand National races when his friend and coworker Herb Kovak is murdered, execution style, right in front of him-and 60,000 other potential witnesses. Foxton and Kovak were both independent financial advisers at Lyall & Black, a firm specializing in extreme-risk investments. As he struggles to come to terms with Kovak's seemingly inexplicable death, Foxton begins to question everything, from how well he knew his friend to how much he understands about his employer. Was Kovak's murder a case of mistaken identity...or something more sinister?

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Penguin

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0425250385

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Famine Politics in Maoist China and the Soviet Union

By: Felix Wemheuer

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Famine Politics in Maoist China and the Soviet Union

By: Felix Wemheuer

During the twentieth century, 80 percent of all famine victims worldwide died in China and the Soviet Union. In this rigorous and thoughtful study, Felix Wemheuer analyzes the historical and political roots of these socialist-era famines, in which overambitious industrial programs endorsed by Stalin and Mao Zedong created greater disasters than those suffered under prerevolutionary regimes. Focusing on famine as a political tool, Wemheuer systematically exposes how conflicts about food among peasants, urban populations, and the socialist state resulted in the starvation death of millions. A major contribution to Chinese and Soviet history, this provocative analysis examines the long-term effects of the great famines on the relationship between the state and its citizens and argues that the lessons governments learned from the catastrophes enabled them to overcome famine in their later decades of rule.

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Yale University Press

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030020678X

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9780300206784

The Revolutions

A Novel

By: Felix Gilman

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The Revolutions

A Novel

By: Felix Gilman

In 1893, young journalist Arthur Shaw is at work ... when the Great Storm hits London, wreaking unprecedented damage. In its aftermath, Arthur's newspaper closes, owing him money, and all his debts come due at once ... At one of [his fiancee Josephine's occult society] meetings, Arthur is given a job lead for what seems to be accounting work, but at a salary many times what any clerk could expect. The work is long and peculiar, as the workers spend all day performing unnerving calculations that make them hallucinate or even go mad, but the money is compelling. Things are beginning to look up when the perils of dabbling in the esoteric suddenly come to a head: a war breaks out between competing magical societies"--Dust jacket flap.

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Macmillan

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0765337177

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9780765337177

Bambi: a Life in the Woods

By: Felix Salten

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Bambi: a Life in the Woods

By: Felix Salten

Bambi: a Life in the Woods - Felix Salten - Bambi, a Life in the Woods (German title: Bambi: Eine Lebensgeschichte aus dem Walde) is a 1923 Austrian coming-of-age novel written by Felix Salten and originally published in Berlin by Ullstein Verlag. The novel traces the life of Bambi, a male roe deer, from his birth through childhood, the loss of his mother, the finding of a mate, the lessons he learns from his father, and the experience he gains about the dangers posed by human hunters in the forest. An English translation by Whittaker Chambers was published in North America by Simon & Schuster in 1928, and the novel has since been translated and published in over thirty languages around the world. Salten published a sequel, Bambi's Children, in 1939. The novel was well received by critics and is considered a classic, as well as one of the first environmental novels. It was adapted into a theatrical animated film, Bambi, by Walt Disney Productions in 1942, as well as two Russian live-action adaptations in 1985 and 1986, a ballet in 1987, and a stage production in 1998. Another ballet adaptation was created by an Oregon troupe, but never premiered. Janet Schulman published a children's picture book adaptation in 2000 that featured realistic oil paintings and many of Salten's original words. Bambi is a roe deer fawn born in a thicket in late spring one year. Over the course of the summer, his mother teaches him about the various inhabitants of the forest and the ways deer live. When she feels he is old enough, she takes him to the meadow, which he learns is both a wonderful but also dangerous place as it leaves the deer exposed and in the open. After some initial fear over his mother's caution, Bambi enjoys the experience. On a subsequent trip Bambi meets his Aunt Ena and her twin fawns Faline and Gobo. They quickly become friends and share what they have learned about the forest. While they are playing, they encounter princes, male deer, for the first time. After the stags leave, the fawns learn that those were their fathers, but that the fathers rarely stay with or speak to the females and young. As Bambi grows older, his mother begins to leave him alone. While searching for her one day, Bambi has his first encounter with "He" the animals' term for humans – which terrifies him. The man raises a firearm and aims at him; Bambi flees at top speed, joined by his mother. After he is scolded by a stag for crying for his mother, Bambi gets used to being alone at times. He later learns the stag is called the "Old Prince", the oldest and largest stag in the forest, who is known for his cunning and aloof nature. During the winter, Bambi meets Marena, a young doe, Nettla, an old doe who no longer bears young, and two princes, Ronno and Karus. Mid-winter, hunters enter the forest, killing many animals including Bambi's mother. Gobo also disappears and is presumed dead. After this, the novel skips ahead a year, noting that Bambi, now a young adult, was cared for by Nettla and that when he got his first set of antlers he was abused and harassed by the other males. It is summer and Bambi is now sporting his second set of antlers. He is reunited with his cousin Faline.

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tredition

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3347644581

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9783347644588

Remote Sensing for Food Security

By: Felix Kogan

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Remote Sensing for Food Security

By: Felix Kogan

This volume gathers a variety of applications for remote sensing of vegetation health (VH) and concretely shows how this information can be used in service of ending hunger and of ensuring future food security. In this book’s ten chapters, Dr. Felix Kogan, one of the most prolific scientists in this sphere, shows how a new VH method, designed from operational environmental satellite data, can be used to provide advanced predictions of agricultural losses, helping to enhance food security and reducing the number of hungry people. Topics covered include the scientific basis of the VH method, drought monitoring, prediction of short-term agricultural yield and crop insurance, and impacts of long term climate variability and change on food security. A short discussion on VH for human health-related topics such as detection and prediction of malaria and fire risk is included as well.

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3319962566

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Economic History of Europe

By: Melvin M. Knight,Harry Elmer Barnes,Felix Flügel

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Economic History of Europe

By: Melvin M. Knight,Harry Elmer Barnes,Felix Flügel

Originally published in 1930, this book is a detailed but lucid piece of historical writing which answers many questions about ancient and medieval history that are most important for understanding contemporary economic problems. The economic history of Europe in modern times is both the history of agriculture, industry and commerce of a continent over 5 centuries and the history of a series of changes in economic organization which have been dominant in making the modern world what it is. This book gives due weight to both of these aspects. As well as being an account of sequences of events, it is also an account of changing forms of economic activity, alterations of the economic structure of society and emerging economic problems in the 20th Century.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000816087

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9781000816082

Essentials of Clinical Pulmonology

By: Pallav L Shah,Felix JF Herth,YC Gary Lee,Gerard J Criner

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Essentials of Clinical Pulmonology

By: Pallav L Shah,Felix JF Herth,YC Gary Lee,Gerard J Criner

Concise yet comprehensive, this textbook of clinical pulmonology provides pulmonologists and respiratory disease physicians with all the key information that they need to know to manage the patient through the diagnosis and treatment journeys. From the most common condition to the rarest, each disease is consistently presented and comprehensively covered giving the reader just the key facts. Building upon the basic sciences and integrating these with clinical practice, each chapter has a consistent approach, is highly designed and visually appealing. Numerous illustrations, colour photographs, scans, bullet points, tables and algorithms ensure that the key information is available at a glance. The keynote sections serve as a useful revision aid as do the multiple choice questions. A truly international and highly experienced editorship with expert contributors from around the world ensure that the book remains a trusted source of information. Set at the level between the definitive reference work and the clinical manual, Essentials of Clinical Pulmonology is an invaluable cornerstone for all pulmonologists whether trainees or experienced clinicians.

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CRC Press

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1498715796

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9781498715799

Elizabeth Warren

Her Fight. Her Work. Her Life.

By: Antonia Felix

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Elizabeth Warren

Her Fight. Her Work. Her Life.

By: Antonia Felix

A breakthrough Elizabeth Warren biography by best-selling author Antonia Felix. Elizabeth Warren's rise as one of America's most powerful women is a stirring lesson in persistence. From her fierce support of the middle class to her unapologetic response to political bullies, Warren is known as a passionate yet plain-speaking champion of equity and fairness. In the wake of one fellow senator's effort to silence her in 2016, three words became a rallying cry across the country: Nevertheless, she persisted... In this Elizabeth Warren book, best-selling author Antonia Felix carries readers from Warren's hardscrabble roots in Norman, Oklahoma, to her career as one of the nation's most distinguished legal scholars and experts on the economics of working Americans. Felix reveals how Senator Elizabeth Warren brought her expertise to Washington to become an icon of progressive politics in a deeply divided nation, and weaves together never-before-told stories from those who have journeyed with Warren from Oklahoma to the halls of power. Praise for Elizabeth Warren: Her Fight. Her Work. Her Life.: "Many politicians focus on the 'me'. Elizabeth Warren has always been about the 'we'—that sacred American bond of equal justice for all that Dr. King fought for. Felix's biography explains why we need her 'persistent' voice more than ever, now and in the future." — Congressman John Lewis "Felix is an excellent writer, and her book is, at its best, quite interesting." — NPR Books

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Sourcebooks, Inc.

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1492665290

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9781492665298

Ku Klux Kulture

America and the Klan in the 1920s

By: Felix Harcourt

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Ku Klux Kulture

America and the Klan in the 1920s

By: Felix Harcourt

In popular understanding, the Ku Klux Klan is a hateful white supremacist organization. In Ku Klux Kulture, Felix Harcourt argues that in the 1920s the self-proclaimed Invisible Empire had an even wider significance as a cultural movement. Ku Klux Kulture reveals the extent to which the KKK participated in and penetrated popular American culture, reaching far beyond its paying membership to become part of modern American society. The Klan owned radio stations, newspapers, and sports teams, and its members created popular films, pulp novels, music, and more. Harcourt shows how the Klan’s racist and nativist ideology became subsumed in sunnier popular portrayals of heroic vigilantism. In the process he challenges prevailing depictions of the 1920s, which may be best understood not as the Jazz Age or the Age of Prohibition, but as the Age of the Klan. Ku Klux Kulture gives us an unsettling glimpse into the past, arguing that the Klan did not die so much as melt into America’s prevailing culture.

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University of Chicago Press

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022663793X

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9780226637938

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