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When Bad Things Happen to Rich People

By: Ian Morris

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When Bad Things Happen to Rich People

By: Ian Morris

When Bad Things Happen to Rich People is a novel of social satire, a black comedy set in Chicago in the summer of 1995. The novel's protagonist, Nix Walters, is an adjunct instructor of English at a communications college in the loop with few prospects for advancement. He had become a literary punch line when his novel, touted as the next big literary phenomenon, was universally panned by critics. He and his pregnant wife, Flora, are struggling financially; however, their fortunes change when Nix is asked to ghostwrite the memoirs of publishing magnate Zira Fontaine. While grateful for a lavish author fee, Nix quickly finds his marriage, his career, and his sense of identity threatened as he struggles with a difficult subject, navigates office intrigue of Fontaine's corporation, and faces impending fatherhood. These tensions come to a turbulent climax when a brutal heat wave hits the city. Written in the spirit of great naturalist novelists of the previous century, such as Dreiser, Norris, and Crane, with a black comic twist, Morris's first novel is a study in aspiration and self-deception in the face of unforeseen adversity. Set among the broad lawns of Lake Forest where the domestic staff skim leaves from the pool and the sweltering streets of Chicago's pre-gentrified Wicker Park neighborhood, where children plunge into the raging stream of open fire hydrants, When Bad Things Happen to Rich People is a broad panorama of our current social reality.

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225

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Northern Illinois University Press

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ISBN 10

150175811X

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9781501758119

Electrical Insulation for Rotating Machines

Design, Evaluation, Aging, Testing, and Repair

By: Greg C. Stone,Edward A. Boulter,Ian Culbert,Hussein Dhirani

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Electrical Insulation for Rotating Machines

Design, Evaluation, Aging, Testing, and Repair

By: Greg C. Stone,Edward A. Boulter,Ian Culbert,Hussein Dhirani

A single comprehensive resource for the design, application, testing, and maintenance of rotating machines Filling a long-standing gap in the field, Electrical Insulation for Rotating Machines covers, in one useful volume, all aspects of the design, deterioration, testing, and repair of the electrical insulation used in motors and generators. Lucidly written by leading experts, this authoritative reference provides both historical background important to understanding machine insulation design and the most up-to-date information on new machines and how to select insulation systems for them. Coverage includes such key topics as: Types of rotating machines, windings, and rotor and stator winding construction Evaluating insulation materials and systems Stator winding and rotor winding insulation systems in current use Failure mechanisms and repair Testing and monitoring Maintenance strategies Detailing over 30 different rotor and stator winding failure processes and reviewing almost 25 different tests and monitors used to assess winding insulation condition, Electrical Insulation for Rotating Machines will help machine users avoid unnecessary machine failures, reduce maintenance costs, and inspire greater confidence in the design of future machines.

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391

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471682896

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9780471682899

Uplands and Birds (Collins New Naturalist Library)

By: Ian Newton

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Uplands and Birds (Collins New Naturalist Library)

By: Ian Newton

Ian Newton, author of Farming and Birds and Bird Migration returns to the New Naturalist series with a long awaited look at the uplands and its birds.

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1032

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HarperCollins UK

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ISBN 10

0008298513

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9780008298517

Need to Know Fertility, Conception and Pregnancy

By: Harriet Sharkey,Professor Ian Greer

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Need to Know Fertility, Conception and Pregnancy

By: Harriet Sharkey,Professor Ian Greer

This one-stop practical guide will show you how to maximise your chances of having a baby and prepare week-by-week during your pregnancy for a relaxed and confident birth. Two reliable and accessible titles, complete with colour photos and expert advice throughout, combined into one ebook.

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356

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HarperCollins UK

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000751686X

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9780007516865

Humor Me

An Anthology of Funny Contemporary Writing (Plus Some Great Old Stuff Too)

By: Ian Frazier

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Humor Me

An Anthology of Funny Contemporary Writing (Plus Some Great Old Stuff Too)

By: Ian Frazier

Humor Me is a literary cavalcade of contemporary American funnymen—and funnywomen—of the page. Selected by the renowned humor-ist Ian Frazier and featuring more than fifty pieces of the greatest comic writing of our time, the book includes such masters of the form as Roy Blount, Jr., Bruce Jay Friedman, Veronica Geng, Jack Handey, Garrison Keillor, Steve Martin, and Calvin Trillin, as well as work by newer comic stars like Andy Borowitz, Larry Doyle, Simon Rich, George Saunders, and David Sedaris. The pieces were published in the past thirty years in such popular magazines as The New Yorker, McSweeney's, The Atlantic, National Lampoon, and Outside. But the book also includes a handful of older comic masterpieces that nobody in need of a laugh should ever be without, among them classics by Bret Harte, Elizabeth Bishop, Donald Barthelme, and Mark Twain.

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341

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Harper Collins

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0061728942

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9780061728945

Matthew and Mark

Good News for Everyone

By: Ian Fair,Stephen Leston,Mark Strauss

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Matthew and Mark

Good News for Everyone

By: Ian Fair,Stephen Leston,Mark Strauss

Here's a commentary for the everyday Christian-not just the Bible scholar. This 12-volume series is designed for Christians of all ages and backgrounds, those seeking an accessible reference that aids personal Bible study or Sunday school preparation. The first volume to release, Matthew and Mark (number 8 in the set), provides section-by-section commentary on the flow and theme of each book, as well as historical and literary context for each. Major interpretations are presented for controversial passages and topics. Puzzling passages and Bible practices are explained, and charts and diagrams further aid the reader's understanding. "Take Home" segments provide a practical application for each passage of scripture.

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228

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Barbour Publishing

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1597897744

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9781597897747

Beginning Access 2002 VBA

By: Robert Smith,Dave Sussman,Ian Blackburn,John Colby,Mark Horner,Martin Reid,Paul Turley,Helmut Watson

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Beginning Access 2002 VBA

By: Robert Smith,Dave Sussman,Ian Blackburn,John Colby,Mark Horner,Martin Reid,Paul Turley,Helmut Watson

What is this book about? Access 2002 is the core database application within the Office XP suite. Using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the user can create his or her own programs in what is essentially a subset of the Visual Basic programming language. Using VBA with Access is a tremendously powerful technique, as it allows you to create great user interfaces (like forms or reports) as a front end to actual data storage and manipulation within the database itself. What does this book cover? This book is a revision of the best-selling Beginning Access 2000 VBA, reworked to provide a rich tutorial to programming Access 2002 with VBA. New material covers the enhanced options in Access 2002 for publishing data to the Web, handling XML, integrating with SQL Server Desktop Engine, and so on. Who is this book for? This book is for the Access user who already has a knowledge of databases and the basic objects of an Access database, and who now wants to learn how to program with VBA. No prior knowledge of programming is required.

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980

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Wrox

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0764544020

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9780764544026

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When Bad Things Happen to Rich People

When Bad Things Happen to Rich People

Electrical Insulation for Rotating Machines

Electrical Insulation for Rotating Machines

Uplands and Birds (Collins New Naturalist Library)

Uplands and Birds (Collins New Naturalist Library)

Need to Know Fertility, Conception and Pregnancy

Need to Know Fertility, Conception and Pregnancy

Humor Me

Humor Me

Matthew and Mark

Matthew and Mark

Beginning Access 2002 VBA

Beginning Access 2002 VBA

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