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Grand Designs and Visions of Unity

The Atlantic Powers and the Reorganization of Western Europe, 1955-1963

By: Jeffrey Glen Giauque

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Grand Designs and Visions of Unity

The Atlantic Powers and the Reorganization of Western Europe, 1955-1963

By: Jeffrey Glen Giauque

In the late 1950s, against the unfolding backdrop of the Cold War, American and European leaders began working to reshape Western Europe. They sought to adapt the region to a changing world in which European empires were rapidly disintegrating, Soviet influence was spreading, and the United States could no longer shoulder the entire political and economic burden of the West yet hesitated to share it with Europe. Focusing on the four largest Atlantic powers--Britain, France, Germany, and the United States--Jeffrey Giauque explores these early stages of European integration. Giauque uses evidence from newly opened international archives to show how a mix of cooperation and collaboration shaped efforts to unify postwar Europe. He examines the "grand designs" each country developed to advance its own interests, specific plans for collaboration or accord, and the reactions of the other Atlantic powers to these proposals. Competing national interests not only derailed many otherwise sound plans for European unity, Giauque says, but also influenced such nascent European institutions as the Common Market, the antecedent of today's European Union. Indeed, beyond examining the origins of the European community, this comparative study provides insight into national attitudes and aspirations that continue to shape European and American policies today.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807860174

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9780807860175

White House Politics and the Environment

Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush

By: Byron W. Daynes,Glen Sussman

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White House Politics and the Environment

Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush

By: Byron W. Daynes,Glen Sussman

Presidents and their administrations since the 1960s have become increasingly active in environmental politics, despite their touted lack of expertise and their apparent frequent discomfort with the issue. In White House Politics and the Environment: Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush, Byron W. Daynes and Glen Sussman study the multitude of resources presidents can use in their attempts to set the public agenda. They also provide a framework for considering the environmental direction and impact of U.S. presidents during the last seven decades, permitting an assessment of each president in terms of how his administration either aided or hindered the advancement of environmental issues. Employing four factors—political communication, legislative leadership, administrative actions, and environmental diplomacy—as a matrix for examining the environmental records of the presidents, Daynes and Sussman’s analysis and discussion allow them to sort each of the twelve occupants of the White House included in this study into one of three categories, ranging from less to more environmentally friendly. Environmental leaders and public policy professionals will appreciate White House Politics and the Environment for its thorough and wide-ranging examination of how presidential resources have been brought to bear on environmental issues.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1603442545

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9781603442541

Turning the Future Into Revenue

What Business and Individuals Need to Know to Shape Their Futures

By: Glen Hiemstra

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Turning the Future Into Revenue

What Business and Individuals Need to Know to Shape Their Futures

By: Glen Hiemstra

DISCOVER THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS In Turning the Future into Revenue, Glen Hiemstra, founder of Futurist.com and noted expert on emerging business opportunities, explores how our changing world will transform private enterprise and public policy. From shifting demographics to global warming to new energy policies, change is coming. Turning the Future into Revenue shows how these new realities can be turned into profitable new ventures. Some of the topics Hiemstra discusses include: Five long-term trends you should be prepared for Global warming and the urgent need for green business Profiting from technology and energy trends Predicting the future of your business or career Hedging your bets on future business Ten key practices of the future-oriented enterprise Future planning exercises, tools, and activities Tactics for forecasting the future Shaping your career for future success

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470049359

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9780470049358

Therapeutic Recreation

A Practical Approach, Fourth Edition

By: Marcia Jean Carter,Glen E. Van Andel

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Therapeutic Recreation

A Practical Approach, Fourth Edition

By: Marcia Jean Carter,Glen E. Van Andel

A long-standing tradition of excellence is extended in the Fourth Edition of this authoritative introduction to the field of therapeutic recreation. The authors effectively combine a broad orientation to the profession with the practical information necessary for students to become successful practitioners. Part I contains a comprehensive discussion of the fields history and theoretical underpinnings, providing students with the perspective they need to evaluate the social, cultural, demographic, economic, and technical forces that have shaped and are continuing to impact health and human services in general, and therapeutic recreation in particular. Part II introduces students to the client populations served by therapeutic recreation specialists and describes specific approaches and activities employed by TR professionals to help clients achieve meaningful improvements in health status, functional capacities, and quality of life. The authors have retained the practical, student-oriented approach that makes this an ideal text for introductory courses. They address all content areas included in the NCTRC certification exam, are compatible with the American Psychiatric Association on psychological classifications, and incorporate the World Health Organizations international classification of functioning, disability, and health. The latest edition contains updated information on baby boomers, the obesity epidemic, and evidence-based practices; field-based photographs and illustrations; and study questions and exercises designed to engage students.

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Waveland Press

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1478608234

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9781478608233

School and Behavioral Psychology

Applied Research in Human-Computer Interactions, Functional Assessment and Treatment

By: H.A. Chris Ninness,Glen McCuller,Lisa Ozenne

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School and Behavioral Psychology

Applied Research in Human-Computer Interactions, Functional Assessment and Treatment

By: H.A. Chris Ninness,Glen McCuller,Lisa Ozenne

With this important work, written around current behavioral psychology research and practice as it applies to school-age children, the authors address both experimental and applied issues in the assessments and interventions used with this population. Among the issues examined are the legal, bureaucratic, and psychological complications involving the newly mandated Functional Assessment law. Included with this book is a software package designed specifically to provide tools to conduct and calculate outcomes for functional assessment procedures on notebook computers.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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146154355X

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9781461543558

299 Days: The Collapse

By: Glen Tate

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299 Days: The Collapse

By: Glen Tate

Picking up where The Preparation ended, the collapse begins to unfold in this second book of the 299 Days series. In The Collapse, the government stops working, guns and ammo are in high demand, and a trip to the gas station has become a mission rather than an errand. Grant and the Team see these warning signs and know it is only the beginning, so they begin taking action to protect themselves and their loved ones. As they prepare to get out of dodge after a deadly incident in Grant's neighborhood, they will soon learn whether the preparations they made in Book One will be enough to survive the breakdown of society, or if they don't stand a chance against greed and violence in the face of a collapse.The resulting chaos and fear that begins to envelop the country will strip all of the characters of what they know to normal, and will require them to question what they will stand for, what they will stand up against, and, most importantly, who they will stand with.

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Prepper Press

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1939473012

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9781939473011

Nolo's Patents for Beginners

By: David Pressman,Glen Secor

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Nolo's Patents for Beginners

By: David Pressman,Glen Secor

A step-by-step guide to patents, from how they work to how to get one to what to do when you get one. This is the book inventors should read before they start down the path of patenting their inventions.

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Nolo

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1413331882

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9781413331882

Psychiatry and the Cinema

By: Glen O. Gabbard,Krin Gabbard

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Psychiatry and the Cinema

By: Glen O. Gabbard,Krin Gabbard

Psychiatry and the Cinema explores this complementary relationship from two angles, psychiatrists who have studied the movies and movies that have depicted psychiatry. This second edition has updated this definitive text with a discussion of new trends in psychoanalytically oriented film theory, and an expanded list of movies is analyzed.

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American Psychiatric Pub

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0880489642

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9780880489645

The Future of American Democracy

A Former Congressman's Unconventional Analysis

By: Glen Browder

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The Future of American Democracy

A Former Congressman's Unconventional Analysis

By: Glen Browder

Former congressman Browder is worried that the current trends of American democracy might result in a "Union of Socialist States of America" or worse. He suggests that we're suffering from a "cumulative distemper" in which we may be tiring of America's "historic Great Experiment." He offers vague prescriptions about embarking on a "National Democratic Renaissance" and rediscovering the "essence of our American nation." Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

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University Press of America

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0761823077

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9780761823070

The Financial Times Guide to Bond and Money Markets

By: Glen Arnold

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The Financial Times Guide to Bond and Money Markets

By: Glen Arnold

This jargon-busting book shows how bond & money markets work & how they impact on everyday life. · Understand terms & products · Explore types of markets & their functions · Discover factors influencing market prices · Learn how fluctuations can affect your money strategies

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Pearson UK

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0273791818

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9780273791812

A Time of Paradox

America Since 1890

By: Glen Jeansonne

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A Time of Paradox

America Since 1890

By: Glen Jeansonne

In this lively and provocative synthesis, distinguished historian Glen Jeansonne explores the people and events that shaped America in the twentieth century. Comprehensive in scope, A Time of Paradox offers a balanced look at the political, diplomatic, social and cultural developments of the last century while focusing on the diverse and sometimes contradictory human experiences that characterized this dynamic period. Designed with the student in mind, this cogent text provides the most up to date analysis available, offering insight into the divisive election of 2004, the War on Terror and the Gulf Coast hurricanes. Substantive biographies on figures ranging from Samuel Insull to Madonna give students a more personalized view of the men and women who influenced American society over the past hundred years.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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1461636388

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9781461636380

Practical Ecocriticism

Literature, Biology, and the Environment

By: Glen A. Love

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Practical Ecocriticism

Literature, Biology, and the Environment

By: Glen A. Love

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University of Virginia Press

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0813922453

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Guide to Trees Introduced into Southern Africa

By: Hugh Glen,Braam van Wyk

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Guide to Trees Introduced into Southern Africa

By: Hugh Glen,Braam van Wyk

Southern Africa is home to more than 2,000 introduced (not indigenous) trees. These non-native species are encountered daily and form a familiar part of our urban landscapes, growing successfully in parks, gardens, along road sides, and in other open spaces. This guide features nearly 600 of the most common and familiar of these and, using the same model of identification as FG Trees of Southern Africa, facilitates ID based on leaf and stem features. The book provides the country of origin for each species and offers key information on cultivation and uses. Each entry is supported by colour images that depict key features, and a shaded map that shows the plant’s cold tolerance (where the species can grow). An essential guide for landscapers and gardeners as well as tree enthusiasts who will struggle to find these trees in their guide to indigenous trees.

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Penguin Random House South Africa

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1775844706

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9781775844709

Global Democracy and Human Self-Transcendence

The Power of the Future for Planetary Transformation

By: Glen T. Martin

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Global Democracy and Human Self-Transcendence

The Power of the Future for Planetary Transformation

By: Glen T. Martin

This volume examines the dynamics of self-transcendence for both individuals and humanity as a whole. In doing so, it illuminates the definitive relationship between self-transcendence and global democracy. Drawing upon a vast literature of philosophy, psychology, and religion, ancient and modern, East and West, this book reveals the power of human futurity in actualizing our higher potential. It represents a real breakthrough in understanding our emerging new era in the evolution of humanity. It describes our transition from personal consciousness to global consciousness. The book includes chapters on the fundamental ideas that animate our self-understanding and define our common humanity. Through careful scholarship, it examines the dynamics of human dignity, freedom, love, community, intrinsic rights, and global ethics. It explores each of these concepts as a dimension of our human temporality as we envision and move into an ever-transcending future, a future that includes a World Parliament and planetary democracy. In our time of apparent hopelessness and despair, this volume reveals the grounds for a powerful hope that we can establish one world civilization of peace, justice, freedom, and sustainability. It makes a truly unique contribution, not found elsewhere in today’s literature, revealing the astonishing dignity and potential of being human. It is essential reading for all those concerned for the future of humanity and our precious planet Earth.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1527525635

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9781527525634

Pee Wee Reese

The Life of a Brooklyn Dodger

By: Glen Sparks

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Pee Wee Reese

The Life of a Brooklyn Dodger

By: Glen Sparks

Harold "Pee Wee" Reese may have been the most beloved Brooklyn Dodgers player of all time. During a 16-year career in the 1940s and 1950s, he delivered timely hits, made countless acrobatic defensive plays at shortstop, and stole hundreds of bases for clubs that won seven pennants and, in 1955, finally overcame the Yankees to win the World Series. Reese may be best remembered, however, for a gesture of solidarity. The year and the location vary with the telling, but witnesses agree on this crucial detail: During one of Jackie Robinson's early tours of the National League, as catcalls and racial taunts rained down on him, the Southern-born Reese draped an arm across the infielder's shoulder and stood alongside him, facing the crowd. In this first full-length biography of Reese, author Glen Sparks digs into Hall of Famer's life and career, his leadership both on and off the field, and the reasons that Brooklyn fans fell in love with the Boys of Summer.

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McFarland

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1476644381

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9781476644387

New Poetry by an Old Man

From the Hop Fields of Oregon to the Mission Fields of Africa

By: Glen Wasson

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New Poetry by an Old Man

From the Hop Fields of Oregon to the Mission Fields of Africa

By: Glen Wasson

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Xlibris Corporation

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1664183183

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9781664183186

Racing the Sunrise

Reinforcing America’s Pacific Outposts, 1941-1942

By: Glen M Williford

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Racing the Sunrise

Reinforcing America’s Pacific Outposts, 1941-1942

By: Glen M Williford

Glen Williford lends new insight to the reasons for America’s relatively quick comeback from the attack on Pearl Harbor. For the first time, he tells the complete story of American efforts to build and reinforce its Pacific garrisons in the Philippines and Hawaii during the six months prior to the war and to supply Bataan and Corregidor in early 1942. One effort involved a carefully organized convoy and air ferry routes that were reaching their heights in December 1941. The author fully describes the reinforcement efforts in the context of both the existing military strategies and the realities and physical limits of America’s defense capabilities at the time. It concludes with an examination of the transition from the desperate defensive efforts to protect lines of communication to Australia and build a major base there to using these assets to resume the offensive.

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Naval Institute Press

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1612512569

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9781612512563

Public Health Administration: Principles for Population-Based Management

By: Lloyd F. Novick,Cynthia B. Morrow,Glen P. Mays

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Public Health Administration: Principles for Population-Based Management

By: Lloyd F. Novick,Cynthia B. Morrow,Glen P. Mays

New Edition Available 8/15/2013 This shorter, more user-friendly edition of Public Health Administration: Principles for Population-Based Management will provide your students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles, practices, and skills essential to successful public health administration. The second edition has been thoroughly revised and includes new information on the Healthy People 2010 objectives as well as two new chapters on bioterrorism and emergency preparedness; and public health systems research. The chapter on public health law has been thoroughly revised by the nation’s top public health law expert. Other updates include coverage of the most recent reports issued by the Institute of Medicine as well as analysis on the relationships between public health and the healthcare services with a particular focus on the uninsured.

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Jones & Bartlett Publishers

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1449662722

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Dead Angels

By: Glen R. Stott

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Dead Angels

By: Glen R. Stott

It seems like only yesterday when Shari Darling helped send her second husband, Carl Paskel, to prison for molesting her eight-year-old daughter, Tami. Three years have passed, however, and Carl has been released on parole, supposedly living an exemplary life. Carl seems repentant, but Shari is unable to forget his dark side. When the bodies of young girls begin to appear, Shari's friend, seasoned Detective Tom DeMayo, starts receiving poetry claiming responsibility for the horrific crimes. Evidence points to Dale Richards, another child molester who recently completed a thirteen-year prison term. But when Shari begins to interview Carl's former cellmate and self-proclaimed psychic, Russell Blaine, he alleges Carl is killing the girls and is preparing to come after her. Meanwhile, a tormented man stalks victims in the dark of night and cries, knowing nothing will ever be the same for him again. In this gripping thriller, a woman caught in the crosshairs of a serial killer must face her deepest fears with nothing but her anger to protect her.

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iUniverse

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1475949979

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9781475949971

Heavenly Mathematics

The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry

By: Glen Van Brummelen

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Heavenly Mathematics

The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry

By: Glen Van Brummelen

Spherical trigonometry was at the heart of astronomy and ocean-going navigation for two millennia. The discipline was a mainstay of mathematics education for centuries, and it was a standard subject in high schools until the 1950s. Today, however, it is rarely taught. Heavenly Mathematics traces the rich history of this forgotten art, revealing how the cultures of classical Greece, medieval Islam, and the modern West used spherical trigonometry to chart the heavens and the Earth."--Jacket.

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Princeton University Press

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0691175993

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9780691175997

A Thicker Jesus

Incarnational Discipleship in a Secular Age

By: Glen Harold Stassen

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A Thicker Jesus

Incarnational Discipleship in a Secular Age

By: Glen Harold Stassen

A groundbreaking argument for recovering Jesus for Christian ethics.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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0664238173

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9780664238179

Gabbard's Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders

By: Glen O. Gabbard

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Gabbard's Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders

By: Glen O. Gabbard

A staple of psychiatric practice, this edition reflects clinical expertise in an accessible volume. It covers all major treatments in psychiatry linked to specific disorders, with a pluralistic approach including all major treatment modalities. Each chapter has been completely updated and is organized along the lines of DSM-IV-TR.

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American Psychiatric Pub

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1585622168

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9781585622160

On Coon Mountain

Scenes from a Childhood in the Oklahoma Hills

By: Glen Ross

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On Coon Mountain

Scenes from a Childhood in the Oklahoma Hills

By: Glen Ross

Profiles Coon Mountain--a community of the Ozark Plateau in eastern Oklahoma--from the perspective of a young man who grew up there in the 1930s and 1940s

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806124059

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American Politics and the Environment, Second Edition

By: Byron W. Daynes,Glen Sussman,Jonathan P. West

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American Politics and the Environment, Second Edition

By: Byron W. Daynes,Glen Sussman,Jonathan P. West

Examines the role of politics in the environmental policy making process. Changing our environmental policy has been at the forefront of many political discussions. But how can we make this change come about? In American Politics and the Environment, Second Edition, Byron W. Daynes, Glen Sussman and Jonathan P. West argue it is critical that we must understand the politics of environmental decision making and how political actors operate within political institutions. Blending behavioral and institutional approaches, each chapter combines discussion of an institution along with sidebars focusing on a particular environmental topic as well as a personal profile of a key decision maker. A central focus of this second edition is the emergence of global climate change as a key issue. Although the scientific community can provide research findings to policy makers, politics can create conflicts, tensions, and delays in the crafting of effective and necessary environmental policy responses. Daynes, Sussman, and West help us understand the role of politics in the policy making process and why institutional players such as the president, Congress, and interest groups succeed or fail in responding to important environmental challenges.

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SUNY Press

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1438459335

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9781438459332

New Americans

The Westerner and the Modern Experience in the American Novel

By: Glen A. Love

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New Americans

The Westerner and the Modern Experience in the American Novel

By: Glen A. Love

A study of the fiction of five early modern novelists -- Frank Norris, Hamlin Garland, Willa Cather, Sherwood Anderson, and Sinclair Lewis -- who reflect the conflicting values of a western past and an urban-industrial present.

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Bucknell University Press

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0838750117

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9780838750117

Elvis Presley, Reluctant Rebel

His Life and Our Times

By: Glen Jeansonne,David Luhrssen,Dan Sokolovic

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Elvis Presley, Reluctant Rebel

His Life and Our Times

By: Glen Jeansonne,David Luhrssen,Dan Sokolovic

This fresh interpretation explains how an untutored musician changed music while at the same time playing an inadvertent role in the youth rebellion that has shaped the Baby Boomer generation into the 21st century. Elvis Aaron Presley was born in a two-room house in Tupelo, MS, on January 8, 1935. He died at his Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977. In those 42 years, Elvis made an indelible impression on pop culture the world over. Elvis Presley, Reluctant Rebel: His Life and Our Times probes both the man and his influence, delving deeply into the personality of its protagonist, his needs and motivations, and the social and musical forces that shaped his career. Elvis's musical talents and liabilities are explored, as are his records, films, and live performances and his relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, whom he allowed to manipulate him as a money-making machine. Readers will learn about Elvis's personal life, his devotion to conventional religious and political beliefs, and his decline into self-destruction and death. Finally, the book explores Elvis's impact on the musical and racial revolutions of the 1950s and 1960s, his legacy, and his importance in shaping a generation of Baby Boomers.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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9798216078463

The Last Wagon Train West

By: Glen Laws

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The Last Wagon Train West

By: Glen Laws

This is the story of the emigrants following the Oregon Trail in the year of 1867. One of families is the Silas Martin family and daughter Mary who keeps a diary of events along the trail. Mary had two suitors during the trip-flamboyant John James Fairfield, 19-year-old son of Capt. Fairfield and James Monroe Cromwell, son of Rev. Cromwell. In the spring 1867, construction on the transcontinental railroad had reached Fort Kearney, Nebraska. Some emigrants were now using the railroad for their westward push. In early spring of 1867, Silas Martin joined 20 other emigrant wagons and 2 cargo wagons at Independence Missouri to begin their trek up the trail. Capt. Zeb Fairfield is the wagon master. Capt. Fairfield has a secret contract with the Army to bring 200 Spencer repeating rifles and $200,000 in gold to General Armstrong Custer bivouacked at Fort Hall by September. The first attack on the wagon train was by the Platte River by a remnant of the Quantrill Raiders and the Cole Younger gang. As the wagon train moved westward, it moved into an area known as the High Plains Indian Wars as designated by the Army. The Sioux and Arapahoe Indians joined forces to attack settlers and wagon trains. The first Indian attack was before Fort Laramie by a large number of Indians. Several emigrants were killed and several dozen Indians. A small Indian war party attacked emigrants in a broken down wagon with one emigrant killed and several Indians. At Fort Hall, four the wagons turn north to Fort Henry. The first days the wagons were accompanied by the Calvary due to an uprising by any Blackfoot Indians. On the third night, a Blackfoot Indian slipped into the camp and attempted to kill Mary.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1499077122

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9781499077124

The Forest Service

A Study in Public Land Management

By: Glen O. Robinson

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The Forest Service

A Study in Public Land Management

By: Glen O. Robinson

First Published in 2011. This book provides a study of the Forest Service, its organization and processes as one of the largest sub departmental bureaus in the federal government; speaking to matters as they stood surrounding 1974. Robinson fits the Forest Service within the larger framework of public land management, analyzing as an administrative institution with emphasis on its general processes, problems and controversies. This brings value to all those who know enough about the problems of resource management to be concerned.

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Routledge

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1135991901

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9781135991906

Coup America

By: Glen Roberts

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Coup America

By: Glen Roberts

The coup d’etat begins to bubble when a Executive Contingency Plan is leaked that orders officials to “euthanize” prison inmates in the event of a major nuclear, biological, or chemical attack against the US. A Leavenworth convict, former Captain Ben Simon, jailed for illegal and covert intrigues in Nicaragua discovers the contents of the directive. Simon, well trained by the U.S. military in counter-intelligence and propaganda, uses this directive to galvanize the population into a multiple prison breakout followed by inmate staged terrorist attacks. Simon achieves total insurrection when he informs the public the remainder of the Federal “euthanasia” plan. Inmates were not the only intended targets. Mental patients, premature infants and other "undesirables" were also in line for mercy killing. The coup succeeds and John Cotton is called upon to terminate the leader. As Cotton plots his strategy the story spirals in all directions with dealings, double-dealings and Machiavellian plans gone awry. Techno thriller fans won’t be disappointed by the array of artificial intelligence, electronic warfare and other extremely unorthodox military hardware and tactics. If you want to be thrilled by a savage but credible story of a U.S. insurrection in our time you’ve found it with Coup America.

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0595160948

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9780595160945

The Little Giant Book of American Presidents

By: Glen Vecchione

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The Little Giant Book of American Presidents

By: Glen Vecchione

A collection of little-known facts about the U.S. presidents that provides a glimpse into their personalities, covering such topics as nicknames, families, finances, food and drink, homes, sports, hobbies, and oddities, as well as their lives after the presidency.

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Sterling Publishing Company

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1402726929

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Bush Basics

A Common Sense Guide to Backwoods Adventure

By: Glen Stedham

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Bush Basics

A Common Sense Guide to Backwoods Adventure

By: Glen Stedham

Both seasoned and novice hikers can learn from the book Bush Basics. It is a good source of sound advise when in the wilderness. Backwoods travel is growing in popularity and it is essential that everyone be aware of how to survive in the wilderness. Bush Basics deals with proper clothing, how to read maps, compasses and use navigational aids. Chapter 8 deals with what to do when lost in the wilderness and Chapter 14 talks about necessary gear. One complete section deals with bears and another with bugs. Before heading into the backwoods, read Bush Basics, then practice what is outlined in the book. It is your responsibility to know how to survive in the wilderness.

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Heritage House Publishing Co

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1551430983

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9781551430980

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