Herbert Barringer's Books

Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States

By: Herbert Barringer,Robert W. Gardner,Michael J. Levin

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Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States

By: Herbert Barringer,Robert W. Gardner,Michael J. Levin

Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States examines in comprehensive detail the most rapidly growing and quickly changing minority group in the United States. Once a small population, this group is now recognized by official census counts and by society as a diverse people, comprised of Japanese, Chinese, Koreans, Filipinos, Hawaiians, Samoans, and many other heritages. However, the conception that Asians are a single and successful model minority still exists, though they are in fact a complex and multidimensional people still struggling in the pursuit of the American dream. "...a major addition to the literature on recent immigration. The book is lucidly written by three demographers eager to convey their findings and analyses to general readers as well as to fellow professionals. It provides easily accessible information and useful commentary, making it an excellent resource for anyone interested in those groups now lumped together under a single Census Bureau rubric." —Choice "This is a demographer's delight....The major question addressed in this book is: How well are the new Asian immigrants adapting to American society? Barringer, Gardner, and Levin cogently argue and convincingly demonstrate that the response to the question is much more complex than suggested by articles in the popular press....an important book and highly recommended." —Contemporary Sociology "For the real scoop on the state of Asian America, turn to the Russell Sage Foundation's excellent Asians and Pacific Islanders of the United States. The best demographic overview, it makes a strong case for Asian-American success without overlooking genuine problems." —Reason "...a comprehensive study of the size, diversity, and complexity of the Asian and Pacific Islander populations based on the 1980 census and subsequent mid-census assessments prior to the 1990 census....sheds a particularly interesting light on the shifting nature of recent Asian and Pacific Islander immigration and the related but often undocumented secondary movement of populations after arrival." —The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation Census Series

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Russell Sage Foundation

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1610440269

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9781610440264

The Jefferson Hotel: The History of a Richmond Landmark

By: Paul N. Herbert

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The Jefferson Hotel: The History of a Richmond Landmark

By: Paul N. Herbert

Designed by Richmond visionary Lewis Ginter, The Jefferson Hotel has been an icon in the community since 1895. From the alligators that used to roam the elegant lobby to the speakeasy housed within during Prohibition, the hotel has a fascinating and unparalleled history. Playing host to cultural icons like Charles Lindbergh and F. Scott Fitzgerald and surviving the Great Depression and catastrophic fires, the hotel has remained an important landmark throughout Richmond's history. Join local historian Paul Herbert as he recounts stories of heiresses, actors, musicians and celebrities in this all-encompassing history of The Jefferson, a volume bound to delight anyone who has ever stayed within its treasured walls.

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175

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Arcadia Publishing

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143966045X

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9781439660454

Ion Mobility Spectrometry

By: G.A. Eiceman,Z. Karpas,Herbert H. Hill Jr.

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Ion Mobility Spectrometry

By: G.A. Eiceman,Z. Karpas,Herbert H. Hill Jr.

Since the turn of the twenty-first century, applications of ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) have diversified, expanding their utility in the military and security spheres and entering the realms of clinical practice and pharmaceutical exploration. Updated and expanded, the third edition of Ion Mobility Spectrometry begins with a comprehensive discu

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418

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CRC Press

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1439859981

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9781439859988

Observation of the Earth and Its Environment

Survey of Missions and Sensors

By: Herbert J. Kramer

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Observation of the Earth and Its Environment

Survey of Missions and Sensors

By: Herbert J. Kramer

In sum, I believe that every organization active in remote sensing will find Dr. Kramer's book to be an essential addition to its technical library, and I believe that every serious practitioner of remote sensing will find it a permanently useful and vital reference." John H. McElroy, Dean of Engineering, The University of Texas and Chair of the Committee on Earth studies of the U.S. National Research Council's Space Studies Board)

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989

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642976786

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9783642976780

Commentaries on the Common Law

By: Herbert Broom

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Commentaries on the Common Law

By: Herbert Broom

Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.

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606

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3846059706

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9783846059708

Democracy and the News

By: Herbert J. Gans

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Democracy and the News

By: Herbert J. Gans

American democracy was founded on the belief that ultimate power rests in an informed citizenry. But that belief appears naive in an era when private corporations manipulate public policy and the individual citizen is dwarfed by agencies, special interest groups, and other organizations that have a firm grasp on real political and economic power. In Democracy and the News, one of America's most astute social critics explores the crucial link between a weakened news media and weakened democracy. Building on his 1979 classic media critique Deciding What's News, Herbert Gans shows how, with the advent of cable news networks, the internet, and a proliferation of other sources, the role of contemporary journalists has shrunk, as the audience for news moves away from major print and electronic media to smaller and smaller outlets. Gans argues that journalism also suffers from assembly-line modes of production, with the major product being publicity for the president and other top political officials, the very people citizens most distrust. In such an environment, investigative journalism--which could offer citizens the information they need to make intelligent critical choices on a range of difficult issues--cannot flourish. But Gans offers incisive suggestions about what the news media can do to recapture its role in American society and what political and economic changes might move us closer to a true citizen's democracy. Touching on questions of critical national importance, Democracy and the News sheds new light on the vital importance of a healthy news media for a healthy democracy.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195173279

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9780195173277

Losing Our Way

An Intimate Portrait of a Troubled America

By: Bob Herbert

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Losing Our Way

An Intimate Portrait of a Troubled America

By: Bob Herbert

From longtime New York Times columnist Bob Herbert comes a wrenching portrayal of ordinary Americans struggling for survival in a nation that has lost its way In his eighteen years as an opinion columnist for The New York Times, Herbert championed the working poor and the middle class. After filing his last column in 2011, he set off on a journey across the country to report on Americans who were being left behind in an economy that has never fully recovered from the Great Recession. The portraits of those he encountered fuel his new book, Losing Our Way. Herbert’s combination of heartrending reporting and keen political analysis is the purest expression since the Occupy movement of the plight of the 99 percent. The individuals and families who are paying the price of America’s bad choices in recent decades form the book’s emotional center: an exhausted high school student in Brooklyn who works the overnight shift in a factory at minimum wage to help pay her family’s rent; a twenty-four-year-old soldier from Peachtree City, Georgia, who loses both legs in a misguided, mismanaged, seemingly endless war; a young woman, only recently engaged, who suffers devastating injuries in a tragic bridge collapse in Minneapolis; and a group of parents in Pittsburgh who courageously fight back against the politicians who decimated funding for their children’s schools. Herbert reminds us of a time in America when unemployment was low, wages and profits were high, and the nation’s wealth, by current standards, was distributed much more equitably. Today, the gap between the wealthy and everyone else has widened dramatically, the nation’s physical plant is crumbling, and the inability to find decent work is a plague on a generation. Herbert traces where we went wrong and spotlights the drastic and dangerous shift of political power from ordinary Americans to the corporate and financial elite. Hope for America, he argues, lies in a concerted push to redress that political imbalance. Searing and unforgettable, Losing Our Way ultimately inspires with its faith in ordinary citizens to take back their true political power and reclaim the American dream.

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Anchor

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0767930843

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9780767930840

Grant Us Courage

Travels Along the Mainline of American Protestantism

By: Randall Herbert Balmer

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Grant Us Courage

Travels Along the Mainline of American Protestantism

By: Randall Herbert Balmer

Balmer, the author and host of PBS's Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory, offers a vivid, first-hand look at mainline Protestantism at the close of the century. He crisscrossed America to visit 12 churches that represent important strands of Christianity in America, resulting in a remarkable narrative of our nation.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195100867

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9780195100860

The Life of the Buddha

By: Patricia M. Herbert

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The Life of the Buddha

By: Patricia M. Herbert

Pronunciation, but no index. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

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Pomegranate

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0764931555

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9780764931550

The Plainsmen of the Yellowstone

A History of the Yellowstone Basin

By: Mark Herbert Brown

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The Plainsmen of the Yellowstone

A History of the Yellowstone Basin

By: Mark Herbert Brown

Chronicles a century and a half of settement in the basin of the Yellowstone River.

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492

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803250266

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9780803250260

The War of the Worlds

Fresh Perspectives on the H.G. Wells Classic

By: Herbert George Wells

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The War of the Worlds

Fresh Perspectives on the H.G. Wells Classic

By: Herbert George Wells

When a Martian spacecraft lands on Woking Common, mankind is terrorized by aliens in tall, armored capsules which stalk the countryside on three legs. The machines wreak havoc on London and the Southern Counties, and survivors are driven underground. Scientist John Nicholson tells how he was plunged into a paralyzing nightmare of stark terror, savage madness and utter destruction.

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BenBella Books

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1932100555

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Book's by Herbert Barringer

Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States

Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States

The Jefferson Hotel: The History of a Richmond Landmark

The Jefferson Hotel: The History of a Richmond Landmark

Ion Mobility Spectrometry

Ion Mobility Spectrometry

Observation of the Earth and Its Environment

Observation of the Earth and Its Environment

Commentaries on the Common Law

Commentaries on the Common Law

Democracy and the News

Democracy and the News

Losing Our Way

Losing Our Way

Grant Us Courage

Grant Us Courage

The Life of the Buddha

The Life of the Buddha

The Plainsmen of the Yellowstone

The Plainsmen of the Yellowstone

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

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