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Supermind

By: Gordon Randall Garrett

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Supermind

By: Gordon Randall Garrett

F.B.I. space agent Ken Malone in a world that didn't exist.

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Simon and Schuster

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1633552977

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9781633552975

The Impossibles

By: Gordon Randall Garrett

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The Impossibles

By: Gordon Randall Garrett

CRIME WAVE 1972 -- the strange powers of the minds of tomorrow.

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213

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Simon and Schuster

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1633552926

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9781633552920

Jookin'

The Rise of Social Dance Formations in African-American Culture

By: Katrina Hazzard-Gordon

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Jookin'

The Rise of Social Dance Formations in African-American Culture

By: Katrina Hazzard-Gordon

The first analysis of the development of the jook and other dance arenas in African-American culture.

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241

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Temple University Press

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143990622X

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9781439906224

Miracle in East Texas

By: Dan Gordon

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Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future. Based on the movie Miracle in East Texas, this is the story of two aging, fast-talking hucksters: Doc Boyd and Dad Everett. These hard-luck con men make their living swindling widows during the Great Depression by selling them shares in sham oil wells. The truth is that they’re selling hope and more romance than the widows they swindle have ever known. Once they’ve sold about a thousand percent of these fraudulent shares, they declare the well a dry hole and head for greener pastures. Then, miraculously, every lie they tell comes true. They hit not just an oil well but the richest strike in North America. They should cap the well, declare it a dry hole, and make their getaway. But then they would have to walk away from being honest oilmen for the first time in their larcenous lives. What follows is funny and poignant, romantic and inspiring. This tall tale inspired by an absolutely true story comes from a time when bums became billionaires and sinners became saints.

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BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC

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1424558832

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9781424558834

The Staff-room

A One-act Play

By: Gordon Daviot

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The Staff-room

A One-act Play

By: Gordon Daviot

In this witty one-act play set in a British girls' school staff room, tensions rise when an inspector from the Board of Education makes a surprise visit. The teachers scramble to prepare themselves and their students as the formidable Mr. Woodington Smith silently observes lessons. However, games mistress Miss Boyd recognizes him as a former patient and calls him by his old nickname, "Biffie," much to the shock of her colleagues. When Smith asks Boyd out to lunch, bypassing the dreaded "tombstone" pastry being served at school, it creates further chaos among the staff.

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Alien Ebooks

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1667631039

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9781667631035

The Sparrow's Song

By: Samuel Gordon Strickland

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The Sparrow's Song

By: Samuel Gordon Strickland

A Southern love story, with a ghost! A history, a mystery, a love story in one.

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616

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Page Publishing Inc

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1641382686

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9781641382687

Progress in Drug Metabolism

By: G. Gordon Gibson

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Progress in Drug Metabolism

By: G. Gordon Gibson

This volume on drug metabolism covers the contribution that transgenic animal research, UDP-glucuronosyltransferases, CNS penetration advances and anticancer drugs can make to the subject.

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Taylor & Francis

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0748400125

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9780748400126

Sixties British Pop, Outside in

Volume II: Itchycoo Park, 1964-1970

By: Gordon Thompson

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Sixties British Pop, Outside in

Volume II: Itchycoo Park, 1964-1970

By: Gordon Thompson

Itchycoo Park, 1964-1970--the second volume of Sixties British Pop, Outside In--explores how London songwriters, musicians, and production crews navigated the era's cultural upheavals by reimagining the pop-music envelope. Thompson explores how some British artists conjured up sophisticated hybrid forms by recombining elements of jazz, folk, blues, Indian ragas, and western classical music while others returned to the raw essentials. Encouraging these experiments, youth culture's economic power challenged the authority of their parents' generation. Based on extensive research, including vintage and original interviews, Thompson presents sixties British pop, not as lists of discrete people and events, but as an interwoven story.

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Oxford University Press

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0190672382

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9780190672386

Extreme Violence and the ‘British Way’

Colonial Warfare in Perak, Sierra Leone and Sudan

By: Michelle Gordon

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Extreme Violence and the ‘British Way’

Colonial Warfare in Perak, Sierra Leone and Sudan

By: Michelle Gordon

Analysing three cases of British colonial violence that occurred in the latter half of the 19th century, this book argues that all three share commonalities, including the role of racial prejudices in justifying the perpetration of extreme colonial violence. Exploring the connections and comparisons between the Perak War (1875–76), the 'Hut Tax' Revolt in Sierra Leone (1898–99) and the Anglo-Egyptian War of Reconquest in the Sudan (1896–99), Gordon highlights the significance of decision-making processes, communication between London and the periphery and the influence of individual colonial administrators in outbreaks of violence. This study reveals the ways in which racial prejudices, the advocacy of a British 'civilising mission' and British racial 'superiority' informed colonial administrators' decisions on the ground, as well as the rationalisation of extreme violence. Responding to a neglect of British colonial atrocities within the historiography of colonial violence, this work demonstrates the ways in which Britain was just as willing and able as other European Empires to resort to extreme measures in the face of indigenous resistance or threats to the British imperial project.

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275

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350156906

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9781350156906

Gorilla Pathology and Health

With a Catalogue of Preserved Materials

By: John E Cooper,Gordon Hull

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Gorilla Pathology and Health

With a Catalogue of Preserved Materials

By: John E Cooper,Gordon Hull

Gorilla Pathology and Health: With a Catalogue of Preserved Materials consists of two cross-referenced parts. The first, the book itself, is a review of pathological changes and tissue responses in gorillas (Gorilla gorilla and G. beringei), with an emphasis on free-living animals, but also with reference to those in captivity. The comparative aspects are discussed, stressing the relevance of research to both gorillas and humans. What makes the publication truly unique, however, is the second part, a comprehensive descriptive catalogue of the location and nature of gorilla material in museums and scientific institutions throughout the world. This is of great consequence because free-living gorillas are strictly conserved with restricted access, so the location of a wealth of preserved tissues and other material that has been collected over the decades is a great benefit for research and study.This book can, and should, be used to gain cardinal knowledge regarding the biology and pathology of this genus. The combination of book and catalogue in this extensive compilation makes it an invaluable tool for all those concerned with the health, welfare, and conservation of gorillas, one of our nearest living relatives. - Brings together studies, data, and clinical practice from difficult-to-access or obscure journals and NGO reports, in different languages, for all interested parties and practitioners - Provides perspectives on existing research in gorilla pathology, both for those studying conservation practices and those seeking an understanding of comparable diseases in humans - Includes illustrative figures on gross and microscopic pathological changes, museum specimens, photos of field necropsy and techniques, and examples of laboratory tests - Features an extensive list of references and further reading, in different languages - Incorporates a comprehensive, descriptive catalogue of gorilla material from around the world

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Academic Press

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0128020857

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9780128020852

One Vast Winter Count

The Native American West Before Lewis and Clark

By: Colin Gordon Calloway

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One Vast Winter Count

The Native American West Before Lewis and Clark

By: Colin Gordon Calloway

This magnificent, sweeping work traces the histories of the Native peoples of the American West from their arrival thousands of years ago to the early years of the nineteenth century. Emphasizing conflict and change, One Vast Winter Count offers a new look at the early history of the region by blending ethnohistory, colonial history, and frontier history. Drawing on a wide range of oral and archival sources from across the West, Colin G. Calloway offers an unparalleled glimpse at the lives of generations of Native peoples in a western land soon to be overrun.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1496206355

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9781496206350

By: Gordon Pinsent,George Anthony

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By: Gordon Pinsent,George Anthony

One of the great Canadian actors of his generation, Gordon Pinsent has worked in theatre, and on film and television, for more than six decades. In this compelling and candid, engaging and entertaining memoir, Pinsent shares career highlights - including roles in Quentin Durgens, M.P., The Rowdyman, John and the Missus, Due South, and Away from Her - and explains why, at the age of eighty-two, he needs to keep performing. Pinsent also writes openly about his personal life, including growing up in Grand Falls, Newfoundland, his struggle with anxiety, the challenges of being a sometimes-absentee father to his three children, and his forty-year love affair with the acclaimed actress Charmion King.

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McClelland & Stewart

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0771069197

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9780771069192

Prairie Warships

River Navigation in the Northwest Rebellion

By: Gordon Errett Tolton

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Prairie Warships

River Navigation in the Northwest Rebellion

By: Gordon Errett Tolton

The story of the Northwest Rebellion is synonymous with Métis leader Louis Riel, whose allies joined together in 1885 to face the military forces of the Canadian government, engaging in a civil war on the Canadian Prairies. A lesser-known element of the story is the gripping tale of river warfare along the banks of rivers in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba. InPrairie Warships: River Navigation in the Northwest Rebellion, historian Gordon E. Tolton tells of the follies and triumphs of a small prairie war that was fought using steamboats, ferries and other river craft. This was an adventure experienced at water level by warriors and soldiers on all sides--European settlers, First Nations and Métis. Richly illustrated and thoroughly researched, Prairie Warshipstakes readers to an era when the frontier was under siege, when prairie towns were ports of call, when a region's lifeblood depended on transport and when the mood of the river determined the fate of a nation.

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Heritage House Publishing Co

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1894974301

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9781894974301

The Mosquito Crusades

A History of the American Anti-Mosquito Movement from the Reed Commission to the First Earth Day

By: Gordon Patterson

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The Mosquito Crusades

A History of the American Anti-Mosquito Movement from the Reed Commission to the First Earth Day

By: Gordon Patterson

Among the struggles of the twentieth century, the one between humans and mosquitoes may have been the most vexing, as demonstrated by the long battle to control these bloodsucking pests. As vectors of diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, encephalitis, and dengue fever, mosquitoes forced open a new chapter in the history of medical entomology. Based on extensive use of primary sources, The Mosquito Crusades traces this saga and the parallel efforts of civic groups in New Jersey's Meadowlands and along San Francisco Bay's east side to manage the dangerous mosquito population. Providing readers with a fascinating exploration of the relationship between science, technology, and public policy, Gordon Patterson's narrative begins in New Jersey with John B. Smith's effort to develop a comprehensive plan and solution for mosquito control, one that would serve as a national model. From the Reed Commission's 1900 yellow fever experiment to the first Earth Day seventy years later, Patterson provides an eye-opening account of the crusade to curtail the deadly mosquito population.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813547008

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9780813547008

Chief Daniel Bread and the Oneida Nation of Indians of Wisconsin

By: Laurence M. Hauptman,L. Gordon McLester

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Chief Daniel Bread and the Oneida Nation of Indians of Wisconsin

By: Laurence M. Hauptman,L. Gordon McLester

Chief Daniel Bread (1800-1873) played a key role in establishing the Oneida Indians’ presence in Wisconsin after their removal from New York, yet no monument commemorates his deeds as the community’s founder. Laurence M. Hauptman and L. Gordon McLester, III, redress that historical oversight, connecting Bread’s life story with the nineteenth-century history of the Oneida Nation. Bread was often criticized for his support of acculturation and missionary schools as well as for his working relationship with Indian agents; however, when the Federal-Menominee treaties slashed Oneida lands, he fought back, taking his people’s cause to Washington and confronting President Andrew Jackson. The authors challenge the long-held views about Eleazer Williams’s leadership of the Oneidas and persuasively show that Bread’s was the voice vigorously defending tribal interests.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806134127

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9780806134123

Glove Affair

My Lifelong Journey in the World of Professional Boxing

By: Randy Gordon

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Glove Affair

My Lifelong Journey in the World of Professional Boxing

By: Randy Gordon

Randy Gordon has spent over 40 years in the world of professional boxing, as a broadcaster, ring announcer, New York State’s athletic commissioner, editor of TheRing magazine, and host of SiriusXM Radio’s At the Fights. No one else has ever seen the sport from so many different angles and from such lofty seats. In Glove Affair: My Lifelong Journey in the World of Professional Boxing, Gordon recounts never-before-heard stories of the boxing industry and offers insights into some of its most famous figures, including Hall-of-Famers Bert Sugar, Alexis Arguello, Bob Arum, and Mike Tyson. With the perspective only an insider can offer, Gordon also reflects on his times with Muhammad Ali—including the champ’s mind-dazzling magic tricks and his thoughts on the “Thrilla’ in Manila”—and provides a glimpse into the boxing commissioner’s office with stories of a wild and fiery hearing and a commission employee’s betrayal of the agency. From his days as a wheelchair bound, severely injured boy in 1959 to the most-widely-listened-to boxing talk show host on the radio, Gordon recalls his life story with passion, humor, and love. More than just another book on the Sweet Science, Glove Affair is a journey through the world of boxing through the eyes of a man who has seen it all.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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1538121131

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9781538121139

Star Territory

Printing the Universe in Nineteenth-Century America

By: Gordon Fraser

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Star Territory

Printing the Universe in Nineteenth-Century America

By: Gordon Fraser

The United States has been a space power since its founding, Gordon Fraser writes. The white stars on its flag reveal the dream of continental elites that the former colonies might constitute a "new constellation" in the firmament of nations. The streets and avenues of its capital city were mapped in reference to celestial observations. And as the nineteenth century unfolded, all efforts to colonize the North American continent depended upon the science of surveying, or mapping with reference to celestial movement. Through its built environment, cultural mythology, and exercise of military power, the United States has always treated the cosmos as a territory available for exploitation. In Star Territory Fraser explores how from its beginning, agents of the state, including President John Adams, Admiral Charles Henry Davis, and astronomer Maria Mitchell, participated in large-scale efforts to map the nation onto cosmic space. Through almanacs, maps, and star charts, practical information and exceptionalist mythologies were transmitted to the nation's soldiers, scientists, and citizens. This is, however, only one part of the story Fraser tells. From the country's first Black surveyors, seamen, and publishers to the elected officials of the Cherokee Nation and Hawaiian resistance leaders, other actors established alternative cosmic communities. These Black and indigenous astronomers, prophets, and printers offered ways of understanding the heavens that broke from the work of the U.S. officials for whom the universe was merely measurable and exploitable. Today, NASA administrators advocate public-private partnerships for the development of space commerce while the military seeks to control strategic regions above the atmosphere. If observers imagine that these developments are the direct offshoots of a mid-twentieth-century space race, Fraser brilliantly demonstrates otherwise. The United States' efforts to exploit the cosmos, as well as the resistance to these efforts, have a history that starts nearly two centuries before the Gemini and Apollo missions of the 1960s.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812297903

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9780812297904

Can't Be Satisfied

The Life and Times of Muddy Waters

By: Robert Gordon

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Can't Be Satisfied

The Life and Times of Muddy Waters

By: Robert Gordon

Muddy Waters invented electric blues and created the template for the rock and roll band and its wild lifestyle. Gordon excavates Muddy's mysterious past and early career, taking us from Mississippi fields to postwar Chicago street corners.

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327

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Little, Brown

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0316567728

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9780316567725

A Landscape Transformed

The Ironmaking District of Salisbury, Connecticut

By: Robert B. Gordon

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A Landscape Transformed

The Ironmaking District of Salisbury, Connecticut

By: Robert B. Gordon

This book examines the industrial ecology of 200 years of ironmaking with renewal energy resources in northwestern Connecticut. It focuses on the cultural context of people's decisions about technology and the environment, and the gradual transition they effected in their land from industrial landscape to pastoral countryside.

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Oxford University Press

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0195351894

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9780195351897

The Quiet Assassin

The Davie Hay Story

By: Alex Gordon,Davie Hay

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The Quiet Assassin

The Davie Hay Story

By: Alex Gordon,Davie Hay

Davie Hay is a true Celtic legend. He was known as The Quiet Assassin in his playing days - a nickname given to him by Scotland manager Tommy Docherty - and he was one of the most ferocious competitors in the game. Now he has decided to talk about his truly remarkable career and reveal some secrets that will undoubtedly startle football supporters everywhere. Davie will tell his story with the force of one of his trademark bone- shuddering tackles during his playing days. He never shirked a tackle as a player at club and country level and he doesn't dodge any issues in this extraordinary book. It's a unique insight into a unique footballing individual and it is a must read for Celtic and football fans everywhere.

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Black & White Publishing

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1845028694

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9781845028695

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