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Clearing the Hurdles

By: J.B. McGowan

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It is rare indeed for property developers to write memoirs, or leave anything on the public record. But that's what Joe McGowan, of once-notorious builders Brennan and McGowan, has done with Clearing the Hurdles, in which he recounts his life and times, including a four-week stint being cross-examined by lawyers at the planning tribunal in Dublin Castle; he calls it the "Theatre of Ice". . . . [The book] will be of compelling interest to those with a passion for horses as well as anyone involved in the precarious, up-and-down business of house-building.'—Frank McDonald, An Irishman's Diary, the Irish Times

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1912589109

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9781912589104

Clearing the Hurdles

By: J.B. McGowan

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By: J.B. McGowan

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The Theory and Practice of Scintillation Counting

International Series of Monographs in Electronics and Instrumentation

By: J. B. Birks

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The Theory and Practice of Scintillation Counting

International Series of Monographs in Electronics and Instrumentation

By: J. B. Birks

The Theory and Practice of Scintillation Counting is a comprehensive account of the theory and practice of scintillation counting. This text covers the study of the scintillation process, which is concerned with the interactions of radiation and matter; the design of the scintillation counter; and the wide range of applications of scintillation counters in pure and applied science. The book is easy to read despite the complex nature of the subject it attempts to discuss. It is organized such that the first five chapters illustrate the fundamental concepts of scintillation counting. Chapters 6 to 10 detail the properties and applications of organic scintillators, while the next four chapters discuss inorganic scintillators. The last two chapters provide a review of some outstanding problems and a postscript. Nuclear physicists, radiation technologists, and postgraduate students of nuclear physics will find the book a good reference material.

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Elsevier

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1483156060

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History 31st Regiment Illinois Volunteers Organized by John A. Logan

By: William S. Morris,L. D. Hartwell,J. B. Kuykendall

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History 31st Regiment Illinois Volunteers Organized by John A. Logan

By: William S. Morris,L. D. Hartwell,J. B. Kuykendall

The story of John A. Logan's famed 31st Regiment Illinois Volunteers, told by three veterans, follows the regiment from the battles of Belmont, Fort Donelson, Vicksburg, Kenesaw Mountain, and Atlanta through the March to the Sea and into North Carolina. "Few regiments," notes historian John Y. Simon in the foreword, "fought longer or more fiercely, suffered more casualties, or won more victories." Logan proved a valiant and valuable Union commander, yet when the Civil War first began, it was far from clear whether he would lead Union or Confederate troops. In dramatic fashion, however, he broke what Simon calls an "ominous silence ... interpreted by many as sympathy for the South." Speaking from a wagon platform in Marion, Illinois, Logan proclaimed: "[The] time has come when a man must be for or against his country." Logan accepted a commission from Illinois governor Richard Yates, recruited heavily in southern Illinois, and formed the 31st Regiment Illinois Volunteers. The 31st became a prime component in Grant's western campaigns, fighting for the first time at Belmont, Missouri. In February of 1862, the 31st foiled Confederate general Gideon J. Pillow's dramatic escape from the Union siege at Fort Donelson. Although this is often listed as one of the proudest moments for the 31st, casualties ran high (fifty-eight killed), with Logan so severely wounded that at first he was reported dead. Logan's valor at Fort Donelson won him promotion to brigadier general.

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SIU Press

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080932184X

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9780809321841

A Critical Evaluation of the Chicago School of Antitrust Analysis

By: I. Schmidt,J.B. Rittaler

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A Critical Evaluation of the Chicago School of Antitrust Analysis

By: I. Schmidt,J.B. Rittaler

The publication of this clinically analytical and trenchantly insightful volume is felicitously timed. By fortuitous coincidence, it comes at a time when the Chicago School enjoys a high-water mark of acceptance in U.S. legal circles, and at a time when the U.S. merger movement of the 1980s is cresting. It provides a welcome warning against the dangers of translating abstract theories, based on highly restrictive (and unrealistic) assumptions, into facile public policy recommendations. As such the Schmidt/Rittaler study serves as a needed antidote to the currently fashionable predilection to confuse ideology with science. In the Chicago lexicon, the only appropriate policy toward business is a policy of untrammeled laissez-faire. Because there are no market imperfec tions (other than government-created or trade-union-generated monopolies), the market can be trusted to regulate economic activity, inexorably meting out appropriate rewards and punishments. In this ideal world, corporate size and power can be safely ignored. After all, corporations become big only only because they are efficient, only because they are productive, only because they have served consumers better than their rivals, and only because no newcomers are good enough to challenge their dominance. Once an industrial giant becomes lethargic and no longer bestows its productive beneficence on society, it will inevitably wither and eventually die. This is the "natural law" that governs economic life. It demands obedience to its rules. It tolerates no interference by the state.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9400925670

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9789400925670

The Roundabout

By: J. B. Priestley

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The Roundabout

By: J. B. Priestley

The Kettlewells are a dysfunctional family. Richard is a charming old Etonian whose business ventures are failing. Over a crowded weekend, his daughter Pamela, whom he hardly knows, returns from Russia, a passionate communist; his ex-wife and mistress both unexpectedly arrive; and his butler has a big win at the races. The Roundabout is a funny, touching, highly perceptive look at an England in the 1930s, when it seemed, just possibly, as if the social order might be changing.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1786820188

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9781786820181

Animal Sacrifice in the Roman Empire (31 Bce-395 Ce)

Power, Communication, and Cultural Transformation

By: J. B. Rives

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Animal Sacrifice in the Roman Empire (31 Bce-395 Ce)

Power, Communication, and Cultural Transformation

By: J. B. Rives

For over a thousand years, the practice of animal sacrifice held a central place in ancient Graeco-Roman culture as a means of both demonstrating piety to the gods and structuring social relationships. As Christianity took root in Rome in the third century CE, the cultural role of this practice changed dramatically. In Animal Sacrifice in the Roman Empire (31 BCE-395 CE), J. B. Rives explores the shifting socio-economic, political, and cultural significance of animal sacrifice in this crucial period of change. Drawing on literary, epigraphic, archaeological, art historical, philosophical, and scriptural evidence, this volume provides a comprehensive and detailed study of the central role of animal sacrifice in the ancient Mediterranean world and traces the changes in its social function and cultural significance during the period when that world became Christianized. By focusing on the evolution of this specific cultural practice, Rives illustrates the larger phenomenon of the religious and cultural transformation taking place in the Graeco-Roman world in the third and fourth centuries CE, providing a unique perspective which will appeal to scholars across religious and classical studies.

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Oxford University Press

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0197648916

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9780197648919

Time Benders and the Long Road Home

Book Iii

By: JB Yanni

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Time Benders and the Long Road Home

Book Iii

By: JB Yanni

The havoc wrought by the time travel of the Fitzgerald siblings continues in this third book in the Time Benders series. Mary has been dealt a terrible blow. She discovers her fate as a result of Mr. Brewster's and Thomas' trip forward in time. She makes a drastic and emotionally-charged decision to break with Ken. The protection of her secret comes close to breaking the bonds between Ken and his siblings, until he overhears a conversation and learns the truth. All the while, Kim is growing up, and impatiently waiting for her chance to make a mark on the world as her older siblings have done. She convinces Joe and Becky to join her on a humanitarian mission to Philadelphia in 1853. There to assist the abolitionists and the underground railroad, they find themselves trapped for many days in 1853 when Joe gets too close to a fugitive slave trial and winds up in jail! The trip explodes when Mr. Brewster alerts the others to the missing Joe, Becky and Kim. Deb makes a perilous choice to reveal their secrets to Uncle Darrick. All of this time travel is cause for multiple corrective trips in the machine, when Joe's cell mate turns out to be a co-conspirator in the Lincoln assassination and Uncle Darrick uses the machine to mend his relationship with his now dead father. Ken and Ryan travel back to keep Joe from conversations with his cellmate that dramatically change the course of history and Mr. Brewster must travel to stop Uncle Darrick from ruining his relationship with Alicia. When the dust settles, and the group gathers, they make several profound decisions about their fate, their memories, and their time travel and discover they have travelled a long way, and learned much on their long road home. These now familiar characters will warm your hearts and restore your faith!

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1665529091

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Polychaetes & Allies

The Southern Synthesis

By: Pamela L. Beesley,Graham J. B. Ross,Australian Biological Resources Study,Christopher J. Glasby

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Polychaetes & Allies

The Southern Synthesis

By: Pamela L. Beesley,Graham J. B. Ross,Australian Biological Resources Study,Christopher J. Glasby

A comprehensive account of Polychaetes in Australia. Based on nearly 2400 references, the authors reveal the wealth of diversity in the largely unknown world of these worm groups, in terms of their morphology, behaviour, reproduction and significance in marine ecosystems.

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CSIRO PUBLISHING

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0643065717

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9780643065710

Essentials of Business Statistics

By: Bruce L. Bowerman,Richard T. O'Connell,J. B. Orris

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Essentials of Business Statistics

By: Bruce L. Bowerman,Richard T. O'Connell,J. B. Orris

The First Edition of "Essentials of Business Statistics" delivers clear and understandable explanations of essential business statistics concepts through the use of case studies and examples. Along with the text, this edition offers a wide range of supplements that bring greater clarity to the text's concepts while also giving you the flexibility of additional coursework. -- From publisher's description.

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0071214402

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Book's by J.B. McGowan

Clearing the Hurdles

Clearing the Hurdles

Clearing the Hurdles

Clearing the Hurdles

The Theory and Practice of Scintillation Counting

The Theory and Practice of Scintillation Counting

History 31st Regiment Illinois Volunteers Organized by John A. Logan

History 31st Regiment Illinois Volunteers Organized by John A. Logan

A Critical Evaluation of the Chicago School of Antitrust Analysis

A Critical Evaluation of the Chicago School of Antitrust Analysis

The Roundabout

The Roundabout

Animal Sacrifice in the Roman Empire (31 Bce-395 Ce)

Animal Sacrifice in the Roman Empire (31 Bce-395 Ce)

Time Benders and the Long Road Home

Time Benders and the Long Road Home

Polychaetes & Allies

Polychaetes & Allies

Essentials of Business Statistics

Essentials of Business Statistics

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