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The Old Ball Game

How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball

By: Frank Deford

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The Old Ball Game

How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball

By: Frank Deford

The legendary NPR sports commentator and Sports Illustrated journalist retells the story of an unusual friendship between two towering figures in baseball history. At the turn of the twentieth century, Christy Mathewson was one of baseball’s first superstars. Over six feet tall, clean cut, and college educated, he didn’t pitch on the Sabbath and rarely spoke an ill word about anyone. He also had one of the most devastating arms in all of baseball. New York Giants manager John McGraw, by contrast, was ferocious. The pugnacious tough guy was already a star infielder who, with the Baltimore Orioles, helped develop a new, scrappy style of baseball, with plays like the hit-and-run, the Baltimore chop, and the squeeze play. When McGraw joined the Giants in 1902, the Giants were coming off their worst season ever. Yet within three years, Mathewson clinched New York City’s first World Series for McGraw’s team by throwing three straight shutouts in only six days, an incredible feat that is invariably called the greatest World Series performance ever. Because of their wonderful odd-couple association, baseball had its first superstar, the Giants ascended into legend, and baseball as a national pastime bloomed. “A fine baseball book but just as fine a study of American popular culture.” —Booklist, starred review

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Open Road + Grove/Atlantic

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1555846270

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Crowded House

The Definitive Story Behind the Gruesome Murder of Patricia O'Connor

By: Frank Greaney

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Crowded House

The Definitive Story Behind the Gruesome Murder of Patricia O'Connor

By: Frank Greaney

In June 2017, a woman picnicking in the Wicklow Mountains stumbled upon something in a ditch that would set in motion a chain of events that horrified the nation. It was the first of fifteen dismembered body parts belonging to retired hospital worker Patricia O'Connor. Kieran Greene, the father of three of Patricia's grandchildren, later handed himself in, confessing to beating her to death in the home they shared in what he said was an act of self-defence. He also confessed to dismembering her and disposing of her remains but later changed his story, implicating several members of Patricia's household, including her husband and daughter. In this nuanced and meticulous account of a deeply disturbing crime, award-winning journalist and Courts Correspondent for Newstalk and Today FM Frank Greaney uncovers the story behind the gruesome murder of Patricia O'Connor, and looks at who Patricia really was through exclusive follow-up interviews with other members of her family.

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Gill & Macmillan Ltd

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0717190277

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All-around Men

Heroes of a Forgotten Sport

By: Frank Zarnowski

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All-around Men

Heroes of a Forgotten Sport

By: Frank Zarnowski

This detailed book includes twenty-five photos and a wealth of statistical data. It will hold great appeal for sports historians as well as the fans, athletes, and coaches of modern-day track and field events."--Jacket.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810854236

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9780810854239

Journey Westward

Joyce, Dubliners and the Literary Revival

By: Frank Shovlin

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Journey Westward

Joyce, Dubliners and the Literary Revival

By: Frank Shovlin

Journey Westward suggests that James Joyce was attracted to the west of Ireland as a place of authenticity and freedom. It examines how this acute sensibility is reflected in Dubliners via a series of coded nods and winks, posing new and revealing questions about one of the most enduring and resonant collections of short stories ever written. The answers are a fusion of history and literary criticism, utilizing close readings that balance the techniques of realism and symbolism. The result is a startlingly original study that opens up fresh ways of thinking about Joyce's masterpieces.

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Liverpool University Press

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1846318238

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9781846318238

Mad Frank's Britain

By: Frank Fraser,James Morton

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Mad Frank's Britain

By: Frank Fraser,James Morton

Mad Frankie Fraser has become a household name, known to millions as one of London's most notorious gangsters. In Mad Frank's London - his fourth book - Frank continues the shocking stories of his life of crime. Frankie Fraser recalls the good and the bad times, brings the criminals of his acquaintance to life, and guides us through the darker streets of London - as only a born Londoner, and true gangster could.

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Random House

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0753546264

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9780753546260

The Second Adventure MEGAPACK®

23 Classic Tales

By: Frank Belknap Long,Johnston McCulley,Nictzin Dyalhis,James Holding,Talmage Powell

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The Second Adventure MEGAPACK®

23 Classic Tales

By: Frank Belknap Long,Johnston McCulley,Nictzin Dyalhis,James Holding,Talmage Powell

The Second Adventure MEGAPACK® assembles 23 tales (and a poem) of grand adventure. We’ve plundered a wide variety of sources to bring you an assortment of rip-roaring action tales, exotic locales, and even a little romance—spanning many continents and time periods. So hold onto your hat (if you’re wearing one) and get ready for a thrilling read! Included are: PEARL OF GREAT PRICE, by Joseph J. Millard WOLF, by Ernest Haycox THE EMERGENCY MEN, by George H. Jessop IN AN OUTPOST OF EMPIRE, by Jacob Hay AN ORIGINAL REVOLUTION, by Johnston McCulley THE TWO-LEGGED ONE, by Talmage Powell SHIMA MARU, by James Holding THE CLOUDBURSTERS, by Francis Lynde THE OCEAN LEECH, by Frank Belknap Long FOR WOUNDING—RETALIATION, by Nictzin Dyalhis QUEST OF THE SPLIT MAP, by Chester S. Geier DEAD HEROES DON’T COUNT, by Donald Barr Chidsey HOT BLOOD, by Arthur Wallace QUEEN OF THE FLAMING ARROWS, by Frank E. Marks THE HONOR OF THE LEGION, by John D. Newsom INCIDENT OFF LAND’S-END, by Jacob Hay ON A DARK NIGHT, by Donald Barr Chidsey AN INSTRUMENT OF THE GODS, by Lincoln Colcord THE HOUNDS OF KALIMAR, by P. Schuyler Miller THE LIZARD GOD, by Charles J. Finger THE KING OF THE JERAWAHS, by S. B. H. HURST THE MERCHANT OF BASRA, by Dudley Hoys THE BALL OF FIRE, by S. B. H. Hurst A note for the sensitive: as with many works that appeared in the early part of the 20th century, some of the fiction contained here may contain "yellow peril," racism, or other elements which are politically incorrect by modern standards. Please keep in mind the context of their original appearances. If you enjoy this ebook, check out the more than 350 other volumes in the MEGAPACK® series, which include classic and modern tales of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, adventure, and much, much more! Search for "Wildside Megapack" in your favorite ebook store to see the complete list of available titles.

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Wildside Press LLC

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1479441287

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Your Best Health Care Now

Get Doctor Discounts, Save With Better Health Insurance, Find Affordable Prescriptions

By: Frank Lalli

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Your Best Health Care Now

Get Doctor Discounts, Save With Better Health Insurance, Find Affordable Prescriptions

By: Frank Lalli

Inspired by his viral New York Times article, prize-winning investigative journalist Frank Lalli details how he mastered the ins and outs of health care—and how you, too, can get the best care for your money. Frank Lalli, the former editor of Money and George magazines, has devoted his career to getting to the bottom of a good story. When he was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a rare but potentially deadly blood cancer, he put his reporter’s instincts to work and got the wonder drug he needed at an affordable price—thousands of dollars less than he was told he would have to spend. Amazed by the complex and arbitrary nature of the health care system, he decided to share what he has learned as his own Health Care Detective so that others can find their best care and save money, too. Based on three years of research and more than 300 first-hand interviews with experts, Your Best Health Care Now is your easy-to-follow, real-world guide to making today’s health system work for you. You’ll learn all the smart moves and timely tips to get better care and save hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars—no matter what your concerns may be. Whether you’re trying to book a free check-up or negotiate with a surgeon, looking for an effective generic drug or the best price for a brand-name, or worrying about high insurance deductibles and rising premiums or a stack of surprise bills, Your Best Health Care Now has the answers you need to take charge of your wellbeing.

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Simon and Schuster

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1501132865

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9781501132865

Frank Capra

Interviews

By: Frank Capra

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Frank Capra

Interviews

By: Frank Capra

Few Hollywood directors had a higher profile in the 1930s than Frank Capra (1897-1991). He served as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and of the Screen Directors Guild. He won three Academy Awards as best director and was widely acclaimed as the man most responsible for making Columbia Pictures a success. This popularity was established and sustained by films that spoke to and for the times--It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Meet John Doe, and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. These replicated the nation's hopes and dreams for a national community. He worked with some of the brightest stars in Hollywood--James Stewart, Clark Gable, Jean Arthur, Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Claudette Colbert, Bette Davis, Donna Reed, and Ann-Margret. Capra's interviews express his connection to the national audience and explore his own story. He was a Sicilian immigrant boy who survived rough-and-tumble beginnings to become Hollywood's most bankable director. In reflecting on his life, almost every one of his films was a parable of acclaim verging on disaster. He spent much of the 1940s in uniform while making films for the War Department. Although Capra was an optimist, World War II and his series of Why We Fight films called his legendary optimism into question. His postwar film It's a Wonderful Life (1946) gave an answer to those questions with an astonishing directness Capra never equaled again. In 1971 he published his autobiography, The Name Above the Title. Many of the interviews collected here come from this period when, as an elder statesman of motion picture art and history, he reflected on his long career. The interviews portray the Capra legend vividly and demonstrate why the warm relations between Capra and his audiences continue to inspire acclaim and admiration.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1578066174

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Frank Lloyd Wright and the Johnson Wax Buildings

By: Jonathan Lipman,Frank Lloyd Wright

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Frank Lloyd Wright and the Johnson Wax Buildings

By: Jonathan Lipman,Frank Lloyd Wright

Thoroughly researched study of the design and construction of this radical, inspiring workplace draws on much unpublished archival material. From the genesis of the structurally unique Administration Building — its design development, innovations, and furnishings — to the construction and completion of the Research Towers, Lipman presents a wealth of information. 172 black-and-white illustrations.

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Courier Corporation

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048642748X

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Theories of Democracy

A Critical Introduction

By: Frank Cunningham

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Theories of Democracy

A Critical Introduction

By: Frank Cunningham

This is the first book to be published in this exciting new series on political philosophy. Cunningham provides a critical and clear introduction to the main contemporary approaches to democracy: participatory democracy, classic and radical pluralism, deliberative democracy, catallaxy, and others. Also discussed are theorists in the background of current democratic thought, such as Tocqueville, Mill, and Rousseau. The book includes applications of democratic theories including an extended discussion of democracy and globalisation.

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Routledge

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1134584954

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Chemical Dynamics in Freshwater Ecosystems

By: Frank A.P.C. Gobas

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Chemical Dynamics in Freshwater Ecosystems

By: Frank A.P.C. Gobas

Chemical Dynamics in Freshwater Ecosystems reviews the processes that control the distribution and impacts of chemical substances discharged into freshwater aquatic environments. The book focuses on the relationships between chemical emissions and the resulting ambient concentration in water, sediments, fish, benthos, plants, and other components of real aquatic ecosystems. Hydrodynamics, sediment dynamics, chemical fate processes, bioaccumulation, and food-chain transfer are major topics discussed in the book. Case studies and models are used to illustrate how quantitative predictions of chemical dynamics and behavior in the aquatic environment can be made. Chemical Dynamics in Freshwater Ecosystems is an excellent reference for aquatic toxicologists, wildlife toxicologists, wildlife biologists, environmental chemists, governmental regulators, environmental modelers, consultants, and students studying the effects of chemicals on aquatic environments.

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CRC Press

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1351087428

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9781351087421

Traitors

How Australia and its Allies betrayed our ANZACs and let Nazi and Japanese war criminals go free

By: Frank Walker

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Traitors

How Australia and its Allies betrayed our ANZACs and let Nazi and Japanese war criminals go free

By: Frank Walker

In October 1943 Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Josef Stalin signed a solemn pact that once their enemies were defeated the Allied powers would 'pursue them to the uttermost ends of the earth and will deliver them to their accusers in order that justice may be done'. Nowhere did they say that justice would be selective. But it would prove to be. TRAITORS outlines the treachery of the British, American and Australian governments, who turned a blind eye to those who experimented on Australian prisoners of war. Journalist and bestselling author Frank Walker details how Nazis hired by ASIO were encouraged to settle in Australia and how the Catholic Church, CIA and MI6 helped the worst Nazi war criminals escape justice. While our soldiers were asked to risk their lives for King and country, Allied corporations traded with the enemy; Nazi and Japanese scientists were enticed to work for Australia, the US and UK; and Australia's own Hollywood hero Errol Flynn was associating with Nazi spies. The extraordinary revelations in TRAITORS detail the ugly side of war and power and the many betrayals of our ANZACs. After reading this book you can't help but wonder, what else did they hide?

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Hachette Australia

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0733637167

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9780733637162

Poisons Unknown

A Johnny Liddell Mystery

By: Frank Kane

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Poisons Unknown

A Johnny Liddell Mystery

By: Frank Kane

Johnny Liddell visits New Orleans, where he finds wine, women -- and poisons unknown!

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Wildside Press LLC

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1479444677

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The Purple Tree

The Queensland Outback in the 1860S

By: Frank E. Burdett

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The Purple Tree

The Queensland Outback in the 1860S

By: Frank E. Burdett

Life has no particular ceremony for choosing people to be thrust into the open public arena, whether favourable or not. Many times this happens with or without any actual input by that unsuspecting human being. Frank E. Burdett is one such person. He volunteered and joined the New Zealand Army to fi ght the Terrorists in the jungles of Malaysia. In one single night, his life changed forever when a man-eating tiger chose him as its next victim. Frank was attacked, mauled and dragged backwards along the rough and uneven jungle fl oor. This experience is related in his book, Sons of the Brave. Frank was diagnosed with terminal metastasized melanoma cancer. In July 2010 he was given 6 months to live after surgery and radiation treatment for cancer of both lungs, liver and bowel; but he then decided to undertake an alternative medical treatment and has been, to date, four years free of any cancer. He was encouraged to write his story by a leading oncologist in Brisbane in order to help other cancer victims. That book is entitled I Survived Metastacised Melanoma Cancer! The Purple Tree was written during his recovery period and allowed him to freely research his material, through friends, neighbours and well-meaning Australians. It has taken a long time to bring to light this interesting story about life in the Outback.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1493134604

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9781493134601

Steamboat Connections

Montreal to Upper Canada, 1816 - 1843

By: Frank Mackey

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Steamboat Connections

Montreal to Upper Canada, 1816 - 1843

By: Frank Mackey

In Steamboat Connections Frank Mackey gives us a narrative account of the first twenty-five years of steam navigation along the St Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. Relying on a wealth of primary archival sources, Mackey focuses on the development of steamer traffic from 1816 – when the foundations were laid for the first stage-and-steamboat line between Montreal and Upper Canada – to the early 1840s - when locks, canals, innovations, and human daring conquered the rapids on those rivers and allowed for navigation between Montreal and the Great Lakes. He shows how, starting in 1841, small steamers ran "the circuit" – down the rapids of the St Lawrence to Montreal and then back up to Kingston and other Great Lakes ports via the Ottawa River and the Rideau Canal. Mackey introduces the entrepreneurs who forged this important link between Montreal and the nation's interior and chronicles the course of their industry, correcting previous misinterpretations. He sheds light not only on steamboats but also on the social, commercial, and geographical development that they made possible. He shows that the history of this country, a land with vast expanses and a harsh climate, cannot be fully appreciated without looking at the different modes of transportation that made it possible.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773525831

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9780773525832

Continuities (Routledge Revivals)

By: Sir Frank Kermode

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Continuities (Routledge Revivals)

By: Sir Frank Kermode

Continuities, first published in 1968, is a collection of reviews by Frank Kermode that appeared from 1962 to 1967. Kermode discusses a variety of novelists, poets, and critics, including T. S. Eliot, Northrop Frye, Wallace Stevens, Edmund Wilson, and Wallace Stevens. History and politics are two important aspects that are discussed in regards to these writers. This book is ideal for students of English literature.

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Routledge

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1317555724

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Publius and Political Imagination

By: Jason Frank

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Publius and Political Imagination

By: Jason Frank

Jason Frank’s Publius and Political Imagination is the first volume of the Modernity and Political Thought series to take as its focus not a single author, but collaboration between political thinkers, in this very special case the collective known by the pseudonym: Publius. Frank's revisionist reading of The Federalist Papers—perhaps the most canonical text in American political thought—counters familiar realist and deliberativist interpretations and demonstrates the neglected importance of political imagination to both Publius's arguments and to the republic he was invented to found.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742548163

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9780742548169

Badge #1 - Memoirs of a Boston Cop

By: Frank De Sario

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Badge #1 - Memoirs of a Boston Cop

By: Frank De Sario

Frank DeSario shares his almost forty year career in a vivid account of his experiences with the Boston Police department. The Mafia, the gangland slayings, the Combat Zone, bussing and the resulting racial issues and riots, the thugs and the corruption are all discussed with a first hand look at the events. Frank also shares the glamorous side of his job which included escorting high profile celebrities, religious leaders and political leaders during their visits to the Boston area. The photos are vivid but give the reader a close look at what it was like to be a cop in Boston during the last four decades. He proudly covets his #1 badge as a symbol of strength, integrity, honor and pride.

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Lulu.com

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1411685695

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Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest, E-Book

By: Frank W. Sellke,Pedro J. del Nido,Scott J. Swanson

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Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest, E-Book

By: Frank W. Sellke,Pedro J. del Nido,Scott J. Swanson

The only text to cover the full range of adult cardiac, thoracic, and pediatric chest surgery, Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest provides unparalleled guidance in a single, two-volume resource. This gold standard reference, edited by Drs. Frank Sellke, Pedro del Nido, and Scott Swanson, covers today's most important knowledge and techniques in cardiac and thoracic surgery—the information you need for specialty board review and for day-to-day surgical practice. Meticulously organized so that you can quickly find expert information on open and endoscopic surgical techniques, this 10th Edition is an essential resource not only for all cardiothoracic surgeons, but also for physicians, residents, and students concerned with diseases of the chest. - Features short, focused chapters divided into three major sections: Adult Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, and Thoracic Surgery. - Presents the knowledge and expertise of global experts who provide a comprehensive view of the entire specialty. - Provides full-color coverage throughout, helping you visualize challenging surgical techniques and procedures and navigate the text efficiently. - Includes new chapters on dissection complications and percutaneous treatment of mitral and tricuspid valve disease. - Offers extensively revised or rewritten chapters on surgical revascularization, acute dissection, vascular physiology, the latest innovations in minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery and percutaneous devices, the molecular biology of thoracic malignancy, robotics in chest surgery, congenital valve reconstructions, novel hybrid procedures in pediatric cardiac surgery, and 3D visualization of cardiac anatomy for surgical procedure planning. - Keeps you up to date with the latest developments in cardiothoracic imaging and diagnosis. - Provides access to more than 30 surgical videos online, and features new figures, tables, and illustrations throughout. - An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323790275

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Innocence

two novellas

By: Frank White

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Innocence

two novellas

By: Frank White

Two wonderfully evocative short novels from the author of There Was A Time - surely the last novel about the Second World War to have been written by someone who served in it. Innocence is paired here with a complementary story, A Morse Code Set, first published in 1964 and available recently only as an eBook. In A Morse Code Set, set in Manchester in 1939, a boy finds his world turned upside down by the outbreak of war. When his own father is called up by the Army and Freddy accepts an offer from the father of one of his friends to repair his beloved morse code set, the youngster sets in motion a potentially tragic turn of events. In Innocence, young Tony grapples with the consequences of his father leaving his family, and a growing awareness of his own sexuality. The narrative brilliantly conjures a place and time - a Yorkshire village in the 1960s - and is yet quite universal, a story of family, community and heartbreak, of growing up and growing away.

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Hodder & Stoughton

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1529327881

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A History of American Magazines, Volume V: 1905-1930

By: Frank Luther Mott

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A History of American Magazines, Volume V: 1905-1930

By: Frank Luther Mott

In 1939 Frank Luther Mott received a Pulitzer Prize for Volumes II and III of his History of American Magazines. In 1958 he was awarded the Bancroft Prize for Volume IV. He was at work on Volume V of the projected six-volume history when he died in October 1964. He had, at that time, written the sketches of the twenty-one magazines that appear in this volume. These magazines flourished during the period 1905-1930, but their "biographies" are continued throughout their entire lifespan--in the case of the ten still published, to recent years. Mott's daughter, Mildred Mott Wedel, has prepared this volume for publication and provided notes on changes since her father's death. No one has attempted to write the general historical chapters the author provided in the earlier volumes but which were not yet written for this last volume. A delightful autobiographical essay by the author has been included, and there is a detailed cumulative index to the entire set of this monumental work. The period 1905-1930 witnessed the most flamboyant and fruitful literary activity that had yet occurred in America. In his sketches, Mott traces the editorial partnership of H. L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan, first on The Smart Set and then in the pages of The American Mercury. He treats The New Republic, the liberal magazine founded in 1914 by Herbert Croly and Willard Straight; the conservative Freeman; and Better Homes and Gardens, the first magazine to achieve a circulation of one million "without the aid of fiction or fashions." Other giants of magazine history are here: we see "serious, shaggy...solid, pragmatic, self-contained" Henry Luce propel a national magazine called Time toward its remarkable prosperity. In addition to those already mentioned, the reader will find accounts of The Midland, The South Atlantic Quarterly, The Little Review, Poetry, The Fugitive, Everybody's, Appleton's Booklovers Magazine, Current History, Editor & Publisher, The Golden Book Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Hampton's Broadway Magazine, House Beautiful, Success, and The Yale Review.

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Harvard University Press

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0674395549

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9780674395541

Urbane Revolutionary

C. L. R. James and the Struggle for a New Society

By: Frank Rosengarten

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Urbane Revolutionary

C. L. R. James and the Struggle for a New Society

By: Frank Rosengarten

In Urbane Revolutionary: C. L. R. James and the Struggle for a New Society, Frank Rosengarten traces the intellectual and political development of C. L. R. James (1901-1989), one of the most significant Caribbean intellectuals of the twentieth century. In his political and philo-sophical commentary, his histories, drama, letters, memoir, and fiction, James broke new ground dealing with the fundamental issues of his age-colonialism and postcolo-nialism, Soviet socialism and wes-tern neo-liberal capitalism, and the uses of race, class, and gender as tools for analysis. The author examines in depth three facets of James\'s work: his interpretation and use of Marxist, Trotskyist, and Leninist concepts; his approach to Caribbean and African struggles for independence in the 1950s and 1960s; and his branching into prose fiction, dra-ma, and literary criticism. Rosen-garten analyzes James\'s previously underexplored relationships with women and with the women\'s liberation movement. The study also scrutinizes James\'s methods of research and writing. Rosengarten explores James\'s provocative and influential concepts regarding black liberation in the Caribbean, Africa, the United States, and Great Britain and James\'s varying responses to revolutionary movements. With its extensive use of unpublished letters, private correspondence, papers, books, and other documents, Urbane Revolutionary provides fresh insights into the work of one of the twentieth century\'s most important intellectuals and activists. Frank Rosengarten is professor emeritus of Italian and compa-rative literature at the City University of New York. He is the author of The Writings of the Young Marcel Proust (1885-1900): An Ideological Critique and The Italian Anti-Fascist Press, 1919-1945.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1604733063

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9781604733068

American Decathletes

A 20th Century Who's Who

By: Frank Zarnowski

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American Decathletes

A 20th Century Who's Who

By: Frank Zarnowski

In the 20th century, American male decathletes have won 10 Olympic medals and set 22 world decathlon records. From Dennis Adama, a world-class high jumper while at Indiana State University, to Matt Zuber, who won 8 out of his 41 career decathlons, this work summarizes the career records of 319 of the most important American decathletes of the 20th century, including Jim Thorpe, Dan O'Brien, Bob Mathias, Rafer Johnson, and Bruce Jenner. All Olympians, international team members, national and collegiate champions, and members of the United States National team are profiled. Each entry describes the individual athlete's accomplishments and provides a statistical record of his entire decathlon career. A section on decathlon coaches and a comprehensive list of all world and United States decathlon rankings are provided.

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McFarland

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1476612005

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9781476612003

Maralinga

The chilling expose of our secret nuclear shame and betrayal of our troops and country

By: Frank Walker

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Maralinga

The chilling expose of our secret nuclear shame and betrayal of our troops and country

By: Frank Walker

The story reaches out and grabs you by the throat' - Dr Clare Wright, historian and author of The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka The facts are shocking. The treachery is chilling. The fallout ongoing. This edition contains a new author note with shocking new material that has come to light as a result of the groundbreaking original publication. Investigative journalist Frank Walker's Maralinga is a must-read true story of the abuse of our servicemen, scientists treating the Australian population as lab rats and politicians sacrificing their own people in the pursuit of power. During the Menzies era, with the blessing of the Prime Minister, the British government exploded twelve atomic bombs on Australian soil. RAAF pilots were ordered to fly into nuclear mushroom clouds, soldiers told to walk into radioactive ground zero, sailors retrieved highly contaminated debris - none of them aware of the dangers they faced. But the betrayal didn't end with these servicemen. Secret monitoring stations were set up around the country to measure radiation levels and a clandestine decades-long project stole bones from dead babies to see how much fallout had contaminated their bodies - their grieving parents were never told. This chilling exposé drawn from extensive research and interviews with surviving veterans reveals the betrayal of our troops and our country. 'An amazing tale – utterly gripping, it reads like a thriller' - Jon Faine, ABC Radio Melbourne 'This book will contribute to a much greater awareness and perhaps much more action on this issue' - Fran Kelly, ABC Radio National 'Walker demonstrates powerfully why, regardless of the context in which the testing took place, the emotional legacy of Maralinga will linger in the Australian psyche, just as do Gallipoli, Bodyline and Singapore. The cost in terms of damage to health, the environment and public trust in government will remain with us for generations to come' - The Australian 'Shocking revelations...' - Margaret Throsby, Midday Interview, ABC Classic FM 'An extraordinary story – there are things here that would make your hair stand on end' - Philip Clark, ABC Radio Canberra 'This book should be on the school syllabus' - Andrew O'Keefe, Weekend Sunrise

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Hachette Australia

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073363205X

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9780733632051

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