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The Revenge of the Five Outcasts

By: L. M. Vazquez Jr.

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The Revenge of the Five Outcasts

By: L. M. Vazquez Jr.

In the late nineteenth century, five men travel the American West, seeking answers and revenge for the murders of those they loved. Although the men have very different backgrounds, they are united by their strugglesand by a common enemy. That enemy is the Blood Band Horsemen, an infamous and powerful group of criminals who kill at will, massacring civilians as they see fit. The five menLucas West, Jonathan Johnson, Gregory Washington, Alexander Keane, and Charles Scotthope to put an end to their reign of terror and avenge the deaths of their departed loved ones. Soon rumors begin to spread, and their group gains the title of the Five Outcasts. Together they set out on a journey to right the wrongs that have been done and find some measure of peace in achieving their vengeance. In this Western novel, the Five Outcasts embark on a mission that reflects their theme, you seek revenge, but are you willing to accept the cost?

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The 1960s in Sports

A Decade of Change

By: Miles Coverdale Jr.

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The 1960s in Sports

A Decade of Change

By: Miles Coverdale Jr.

This book includes the most significant sporting events of the 1960s, covering all the moments that generated tremendous growth in professional and college sports in America during this decade. It features stories such as Roger Maris breaking Babe Ruth’s home run record, Wilt Chamberlain scoring 100 points, and Muhammad Ali beating Sonny Liston. Sports became a national obsession in the 1960s as people tuned in on their new televisions to watch the exploits of some of the most legendary athletes and teams in history. It was the decade of Mickey Mantle, Jim Brown, Bill Russell, Bobby Hull, and Arnold Palmer, the decade when the Celtics dominated basketball, Joe Namath delivered on his Super Bowl guarantee, and the Miracle Mets won the World Series. In The 1960s in Sports: A Decade of Change, Miles Coverdale looks back at what was arguably the greatest decade in sports history, when the sports world of today began to take shape during a very tumultuous period of American history. At the start of the decade, thirteen years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball, major league rosters were still populated mostly by white Americans. The NFL and NBA were struggling financially and were much less popular than college football and basketball. The Olympics were still open only to amateur athletes. But the sports landscape changed dramatically in the 1960s. Coverdale traces this development by covering the significant events and iconic players of the decade, including stars such as Sandy Koufax, Johnny Unitas, Bobby Orr, and Jack Nicklaus. There were great teams and incredible rivalries, and professional and college sports alike expanded and thrived. Featuring over 70 photos of legendary athletes and memorable moments, The 1960s in Sports transports the reader back to a golden age in sports. With additional coverage of important historical events such as the Cold War, Vietnam, and the Civil Rights Movement, this book also reveals how social and political events impacted the sports world, making it an invaluable resource for anyone interested in this significant decade.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538135655

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The Letters of Charles and Mary Anne Lamb

1796–1801

By: Charles Lamb, Jr.,Mary Anne Lamb

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The Letters of Charles and Mary Anne Lamb

1796–1801

By: Charles Lamb, Jr.,Mary Anne Lamb

All of the available letters of Charles Lamb, a master of the English essay, and his sister Mary Anne published in this definitive, scrupulously edited work. The letters, many of them written to illustrious figures of the Romantic period, are generally agreed to rank among the finest in the English language. Transcribing where possible from the originals or facsimiles, Professor Marrs corrects textual errors found in previous editions, and he pays particular attention to establishing precise dates for the correspondence. He includes letters that were omitted from the last collection (published in 1935 and long out of print), and he has uncovered more than eighty letters never published before. The Letters of Charles and Mary Anne Lamb totals five or six volumes, and presents nearly 1200 letters written by Charles and Mary, singly or together. The correspondence is fully annotated, the volumes are illustrated, and the holographic idiosyncrasies of the originals are rendered typographically wherever possible. Rich in revelations about the extraordinary lives of the Lambs, these beautifully written letters are an inexhaustible store of information about the Romantic era and its major figures-Wordsworth, Keats, and Coleridge. The publication of unexpurgated and authoritative texts is an important literary event. The first volume was published in 1975, the bicentenary of Charles Lamb's birth. It contains 102 letters written by Charles, many of them after Mary murdered their mother. Among the recipients were the poets Coleridge, Southey, and Wordsworth. The letters provide shrewd observations on his friends' writings and his own, vivid descriptions of life in London, and compassionate but candid remarks concerning his family and acquaintances. Notes to each letter place it in context, quoting where necessary from the correspondence Lamb is answering. Volume I includes Professor Marrs's extensive Introduction to the entire collection. After supplying a biography of the Lamb family up to the murder, he treats Mary's and Charles's life together until Charles's death, tracing through the letters a relationship that remained warm and affectionate even under the shadow of Mary's insanity. Professor Marrs also gives the publishing history of the letters and sets forth the principles upon which his edition is based.

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Cornell University Press

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1501727508

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9781501727504

Dead Evolution

The Second Dark Age

By: Brita Woolums,Larry Buhr Jr

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Dead Evolution

The Second Dark Age

By: Brita Woolums,Larry Buhr Jr

It is 2016, four years after the apocalypse that robbed Alexia McQuillan and her son, Hawk, of their happy lives. After her husband, David, contracts a deadly virus that transforms him into a violent zombie intent on killing her, Alexia is forced to make an unimaginable choice. Now, with her husband dead and their safety in jeopardy, Alexia and Hawk must embark on a dangerous journey across America's wasteland in search of other survivors. As they travel east, Alexia and Hawk must learn how to survive while battling voracious zombies and escaping ruthless renegades. The two must keep hidden or risk being turned into mindless, brain-eating creatures themselves. Meanwhile, Lucas Kruczek and his daughter, Leah, mourn the loss of their loved ones while building a fortress around their city. Forced to live under the strict rule of a fugitive from another planet, father and daughter make many allies including Alexia, Hawk, and Sydney, a little girl forced to grow up fast or die young. In this science fiction adventure, Alexia and her newfound group of friends must team with a clever zombie hunter, a spiritualist intent on protecting mankind, and an innovative scientist to battle a war against a deadly virus that threatens to destroy Earth's population.

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1475940386

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Hitting the Ground Running

By: J. R. Gale

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Hitting the Ground Running

By: J. R. Gale

Lucas Carter is the star quarterback with a bright future. There's one problem though, he can't get Karissa Anderson out of his head. He finally works enough courage to ask her out and ensures everything goes smoothly. Seconds away from the perfect first kiss, Lucas is attacked and beaten mercilessly while Karissa is kidnapped by the brilliant scientist, Dr. Cole Coleman. He plans to use her for a unique project he'd spent his entire life working on. Will Lucas get her out in time, or will Karissa be changed forever?

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Fulton Books, Inc.

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Mastering Expert Testimony

A Courtroom Handbook for Mental Health Professionals

By: William T. Tsushima,Robert M. Anderson, Jr.,Robert M. Anderson

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Mastering Expert Testimony

A Courtroom Handbook for Mental Health Professionals

By: William T. Tsushima,Robert M. Anderson, Jr.,Robert M. Anderson

The past two decades have seen a rapidly growing involvement of psychologists and psychiatrists in legal proceedings for criminal cases, divorces, and traffic and industrial accidents. Mental health professionals are traditionally not trained to cope with the legal responsibilities that arise from their routine clinical work and are eager to learn the professional skills that are needed in forensic settings. There is presently no book which focuses entirely on the strategies and verbal tactics employed by attorneys who critically examine and challenge the testimony of mental health professionals. If psychologists and psychiatrists can familiarize themselves with the kind of questions and verbal exchanges that take place in the courtroom, they would be better prepared to provide their expertise in an effective manner. This book fills that need. Designed as a practical handbook to assist practitioners from all mental health disciplines, it focuses on typical courtroom dialogue between attorneys and mental health professionals who testify regarding their psychotherapy clients and also those who are hired by attorneys specifically to provide expert opinions. The authors, who have extensive experience in the courtroom, offer well-thought-out, effective responses as contrasted with impulsive and weak answers to attorneys' queries. Actual cases are employed to illustrate typical challenges in various legal areas, including criminal law, child custody hearings, and personal injury cases. Certain forensic issues such as the scientific bases of expert opinions, the accuracy of psychological vs. medical tests, and malingering, are emphasized throughout the chapters. The book is based on the belief that exposure to courtroom dialogue enhances the awareness of appropriate professional responses to an attorney's cross-examination and greatly alleviates fear toward a situation well-known to provoke intense levels of anxiety. Although it is written alluding to the forensic psychologist or psychiatrist, the strategies for the witness are readily applicable in most instances to all mental health professionals. Issues such as therapist bias, unconfirmed observations, and cultural and ethnic factors are clearly relevant to all who provide mental health services.

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Routledge

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1135692815

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9781135692810

Eyes of a Monster

By: Ron Peterson Jr

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Eyes of a Monster

By: Ron Peterson Jr

Schoolteacher Olivia Dare Christian was murdered in her Hampton, Virginia apartment in 1981. Her killer left few clues and the murder went unsolved. Three decades later, in 2011, next-generation detective Randy Mayer re-opened Olivia’s dusty cold case file and began unraveling the mystery. Mayer located a reluctant witness who was a teenager back in 1981. She recalled a suspicious man lurking outside Olivia’s apartment the morning of the murder and provided a detailed description of the man. Detective Mayer then researched hundreds of old cases, hunting for a person who fit the description and used a similar MO. He identified a prime suspect, a Smithfield Foods employee, by then in his 60s, previously convicted of several brutal sexual assaults. Digging further, Mayer linked him to two other unsolved Hampton homicides. Was this man a serial killer? Mayer enlisted the help of FBI agent Liza Ludovico and special prosecutor Phil Figura. Could the team uncover enough evidence to bring Olivia’s murderer to justice? Could the witness from 1981 identify him? And would a jury convict in a cold case based entirely on circumstantial evidence?

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1663229236

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Emancipation

The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944

By: John Clay Smith (Jr.)

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Emancipation

The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944

By: John Clay Smith (Jr.)

Emancipation is an important and impressive work; one cannot read it without being inspired by the legal acumen, creativity, and resiliency these pioneer lawyers displayed. . . . It should be read by everyone interested in understanding the road African-Americans have traveled and the challenges that lie ahead."—From the Foreword, by Justice Thurgood Marshall

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0812216857

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Seeing Red

Federal Campaigns Against Black Militancy, 1919-1925

By: Theodore Kornweibel, Jr.,Theodore Kornweibel

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Seeing Red

Federal Campaigns Against Black Militancy, 1919-1925

By: Theodore Kornweibel, Jr.,Theodore Kornweibel

Now in Paper! "Seeing Red" Federal Campaigns Against Black Militancy, 1919-1925 Theodore Kornweibel, Jr. A gripping, painstakingly documented account of a neglected chapter in the history of American political intelligence. "Kornweibel is an adept storyteller who admits he is drawn to the role of the historian-as-detective....What emerges is a fascinating tale of secret federal agents, many of them blacks, who were willing to take advantage of the color of their skin to spy upon others of their race. And it is a tale of sometimes desperate and frequently angry government officials, including J. Edgar Hoover, who were willing to go to great lengths to try to stop what they perceived as threats to continued white supremacy." —Patrick S. Washburn, Journalism History Theodore Kornweibel, Jr., Professor of African American history in the Africana Studies Department at San Diego State University, is author of No Crystal Stair and In Search of the Promised Land. Blacks in the Diaspora—Darlene Clark Hine, John McCluskey, Jr., and David Barry Gaspar, general editors

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Indiana University Press

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0253213541

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Multilevel Analysis of Individuals and Cultures

By: Fons J.R. van de Vijver,Dianne A. Van Hemert,Ype H. Poortinga

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Multilevel Analysis of Individuals and Cultures

By: Fons J.R. van de Vijver,Dianne A. Van Hemert,Ype H. Poortinga

In this book, top specialists address theoretical, methodological, and empirical multilevel models as they relate to the analysis of individual and cultural data. Divided into four parts, the book opens with the basic conceptual and theoretical issues in multilevel research, including the fallacies of such research. Part II describes the methodological aspects of multilevel research, including data-analytic and structural equation modeling techniques. Applications and models from various research areas including control, values, organizational behavior, social beliefs, well-being, personality, response styles, school performance, family, and acculturation, are explored in Part III. This section also deals with validity issues in aggregation models. The book concludes with an overview of the kinds of questions addressed in multilevel models and highlights the theoretical and methodological issues yet to be explored. This book is intended for researchers and advanced students in psychology, sociology, social work, marriage and family therapy, public health, anthropology, education, economics, political science, and cultural and ethnic studies who study the relationship between behavior and culture.

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Psychology Press

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1135596492

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STAR DEPTH

By: George I. Duhart Jr.

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STAR DEPTH

By: George I. Duhart Jr.

It is the year 2041, and the Earths nations have finally joined together to establish a new governing society named The United Earth Administration, for which is built on unified cooperation within a governmental foundation based on peace and unity for its separate constituents on independent governing bodies around the world. Within this administration stands a distinguished and high regarded naval officer who has served within its ranks for over 35 years in the United States Navy. His name is Admiral Wayne Cooper, and he has developed a new Naval agency called The Star Depth Navy that will help establish the prospects of the ongoing space program and their exploration into new heights of not only space travel, and its unique external exploration diversity, but to expand its internal knowledge of inner-planetary research, namely Planetary Oceans. But, while the agency progresses, along with Earths unified space program, so do adversities of an unknown nature and unknown threat. Admiral Cooper, along with his handpicked staff that he has chosen, must confront this terrifying, and incredible threat that has introduced itself as a new and promising organization that will destroy the very fabric of mankind and its right to exist.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1450013872

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Vampires' Dawn Part 1

By: Syaz Jr

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Vampires' Dawn Part 1

By: Syaz Jr

Sixteen year old Isabelle Oriel is just beginning to think that something was really strange when the new students, a pair of twins joins her class one cold Monday morning. Along with her best friend, Iris Sherwood, they discovered the twins inner secrets, where and why they had come. Things began to get complicated when someone was watching them all closely and Isabelle was being hunted by a predator, an ancient evil who wants her for two reasons, revenge and the elimination of the human race. The twins, Darren and Joana had come as a significant of warning to them and Isabelle finds her true self, tangled in a dangerous quest to save mankind and finds her heart completely attracted to Darren.

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1490703616

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The Empire Triumphant

Race, Religion and Rebellion in the Star Wars Films

By: Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.

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The Empire Triumphant

Race, Religion and Rebellion in the Star Wars Films

By: Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.

George Lucas's first Star Wars trilogy shows the influences of its era; Cold War tension is evident in its theme of rebellion against totalitarianism. Recent entries in the Star Wars saga--The Phantom Menace (1999) and Attack of the Clones (2002)--are much more concerned with evil corporations, terrorists, and the corruption of the political process. Each film is influenced by the times in which it was released, but also by cultural subtexts and by other films that had direct and indirect effects on Lucas as writer, producer, and director. This work focuses on all six Star Wars films. The first topic of this multifaceted examination is how the films use the language of colonialism ("The" Rebellion, "The" Empire) to emphasize the idea of imperialism. Next the author looks at how Asian influences--including religious undertones from Taoism and Buddhism and the works of Kurosawa and other Asian filmmakers--provide a subtext for much of the action. Next the discussion turns to the representation of people of color in the Star Wars universe, and how other ethnicities are represented overall, particularly through the literalization of the word "aliens." These topics of discussion provide for penetrating conclusions about Lucas's films and how they represent race, religion, and rebellion.

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McFarland

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1476611718

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Out in the Rural

A Mississippi Health Center and Its War on Poverty

By: Thomas J. Ward (Jr.)

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Out in the Rural

A Mississippi Health Center and Its War on Poverty

By: Thomas J. Ward (Jr.)

Machine generated contents note: -- Foreword / by H. Jack GeigerIntroduction -- From South Africa to Mississippi -- Community Organizing -- Delivering Health Care -- Environmental Factors -- The Farm Co-op -- Conflict and Change -- Epilogue -- Bibliography

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Oxford University Press

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0190624620

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Kelland

By: Paul G. Bens,Paul G. Bens, Jr.

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Kelland

By: Paul G. Bens,Paul G. Bens, Jr.

When the Truth Is All That Matters The truth begins with a family evacuated from Saigon during the final days of the Viet Nam War. Or perhaps it begins later, with a devoutly Catholic child with the voice of an angel who is troubled by visions both sacred and profane. Or perhaps later still, with a couple drifting apart following a tragedy. Kelland appears to them all in the guise of a small boy, a lover, a priest...Kelland is an enigma, a puzzle, and an almost imperceptible presence. Kelland is violence, sorrow, and joy. Kelland is the common thread tying five disparate strangers together.

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Lethe Press

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1590213521

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A Century of Musicals in Black and White

An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans

By: Bernard L. Peterson Jr.

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A Century of Musicals in Black and White

An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans

By: Bernard L. Peterson Jr.

This comprehensive reference book provides succinct information on almost thirteen hundred musical stage works written and produced from the 1870s to the 1990s involving contributions by black librettists, lyricists, composers, musicians, producers, or performers or containing thematic materials relevant to the black experience. Organized alphabetically, they include tent and outdoor shows, vaudeville, operas and operettas, comedies, farces, spectacles, revues, cabaret and nightclub shows, children's musicals, skits, one-act musicals, one-person shows, and even a musical without songs. In addition to the hundreds of shows independently created, produced, and performed by black writers and theatrical artists, it presents hundreds more representing a collaboration of black and white talents. An appendix organizes the shows chronologically and highlights those that were most significant in the history of the black American musical stage. An extensive bibliography and indexes of names, songs, and subjects complete the work.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313064547

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Wade Hampton

Confederate Warrior to Southern Redeemer

By: Rod Andrew Jr.

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Wade Hampton

Confederate Warrior to Southern Redeemer

By: Rod Andrew Jr.

One of the South's most illustrious military leaders, Wade Hampton III was for a time the commander of all Lee's cavalry and at the end of the war was the highest-ranking Confederate cavalry officer. Yet for all Hampton's military victories, he also suffered devastating losses in his family and personal life. Rod Andrew's critical biography sheds light on his central role during Reconstruction as a conservative white leader, governor, U.S. senator, and Redeemer; his heroic image in the minds of white southerners; and his positions and apparent contradictions on race and the role of African Americans in the New South. Andrew also shows that Hampton's tragic past explains how he emerged in his own day as a larger-than-life symbol--of national reconciliation as well as southern defiance.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807889008

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9780807889008

Sales Management

Analysis and Decision Making

By: Thomas N. Ingram,Raymond W. LaForge,Ramon A. Avila,Charles H. Schwepker Jr,Michael R. Williams

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Sales Management

Analysis and Decision Making

By: Thomas N. Ingram,Raymond W. LaForge,Ramon A. Avila,Charles H. Schwepker Jr,Michael R. Williams

This 11th edition of Sales Management continues the tradition of blending the most recent sales management research with the real-life "best practices" of leading sales organizations and sales professionals. Reflecting today’s emphasis on analytics and customer experience (CX), this edition focuses on the importance of employing different data-based selling strategies for different customer groups, as well as integrating corporate, business, marketing, and sales-level strategies and plans. Sales Management includes coverage of the current trends and issues in sales management, along with real-world examples from the contemporary business world that are used throughout the text to illuminate chapter discussions. The new 11th edition includes: Emphasis on data-driven decision making, ethics, the use of artificial intelligence, the customer experience, leadership, sales enablement technology, and new communication technologies; Updated end-of-chapter cases with application questions, along with skill-building experiential exercises with discovery investigations and focused role plays, which place students in the role of sales manager; Updated ethical dilemmas for students to practice ethical decision making; Revised ‘Sales Management in Action’ boxes; Multiple vignettes embedded in each chapter featuring sales management professionals and well-known companies discussing key topics from that chapter. This text is core reading for postgraduate, MBA, and executive education students studying sales management. An updated online instructor’s manual with solutions to cases and exercises, a revised test bank, and updated PowerPoints is available to adopters.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000994333

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9781000994339

Travels on the Road to America

By: Kenneth C. Gardner Jr.

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Travels on the Road to America

By: Kenneth C. Gardner Jr.

Chris Cockburn, the main character in the novel The Song Is Ended, is eight years older. He buys a 1970 Honda CB750, Candy Ruby Red, and sets off on a trip from North Dakota to New Orleans and back. He meets bikers, waitresses, gas station attendants, preachers, pimps, prostitutes and policemen, the common people of America, as well seeing some places significant in the cultural history of the United States. More importantly, he discovers a theme over one hundred and thirty years old that, if adopted, could enhance the moral fiber of American life.

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1491772840

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Notable Americans of Czechoslovak Ancestry in Arts and Letters and in Education

By: Miloslav Rechcigl Jr.

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Notable Americans of Czechoslovak Ancestry in Arts and Letters and in Education

By: Miloslav Rechcigl Jr.

As pointed out in my last two publications, no comprehensive study has been undertaken about the American Learned Men and Women with Czechoslovak roots. The aim of this work is to correct this glaring deficiency, with the focus on immigration from the period of mass migration and beyond, irrespective whether they were born in their European ancestral homes or whether they have descended from them. Whereas in the two mentioned monographs, the emphasis has been on scholars and social and natural scientists; and men and women in medicine, applied sciences and engineering, respectively, the present compendium deals with notable Americans of Czechoslovak ancestry in arts and letters, and in education. With respect to women, although most professional fields were closed to them through much of the nineteenth century, the area of arts and letters was opened to them, as noted earlier and as this compendium authenticates.

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1665540060

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Alexander James Dallas

Lawyer, Politician, Financier, 1759-1817

By: Raymond Walters Jr,Raymond Walters, Jr.

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Alexander James Dallas

Lawyer, Politician, Financier, 1759-1817

By: Raymond Walters Jr,Raymond Walters, Jr.

A poor uneducated mill worker in his youth, whose driving passion was the study of astronomy, John Brashear lived to be designated "first citizen of Pennsylvania" for his scientific and philanthropic accomplishments, honored not only in his native Pittsburgh but by scientists all over the world. This is a biography of Brashear, the instrument maker and educator, whose life was one of genuinely inspiring achievement and service.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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1512813907

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Black Male Frames

African Americans in a Century of Hollywood Cinema, 1903-2003

By: Roland Leander Williams Jr.

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Black Male Frames

African Americans in a Century of Hollywood Cinema, 1903-2003

By: Roland Leander Williams Jr.

Black Male Frames charts the development and shifting popularity of two stereotypes of black masculinity in popular American film: "the shaman" or "the scoundrel." Starting with colonial times, Williams identifies the origins of these roles in an America where black men were forced either to defy or to defer to their white masters. These figures recur in the stories America tells about its black men, from the fictional Jim Crow and Zip Coon to historical figures such as Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois. Williams argues that these two extremes persist today in modern Hollywood, where actors such as Sam Lucas, Paul Robeson, Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, and Morgan Freeman, among others, must cope with and work around such limited options. Williams situates these actors’ performances of one or the other stereotype within each man’s personal history and within the country’s historical moment, ultimately to argue that these men are rewarded for their portrayal of the stereotypes most needed to put America’s ongoing racial anxieties at ease. Reinvigorating the discussion that began with Donald Bogle’s seminal work, Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks, Black Male Frames illuminates the ways in which individuals and the media respond to the changing racial politics in America.

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Syracuse University Press

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0815652879

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What Your Third Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)

Fundamentals of a Good Third-Grade Education

By: E.D. Hirsch, Jr.

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What Your Third Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)

Fundamentals of a Good Third-Grade Education

By: E.D. Hirsch, Jr.

Give your child a smart start with the revised and updated What Your Third Grader Needs to Know What should your child learn in the third grade? How can you help him or her at home? This book answers these important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that thousands of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American third graders. Featuring sixteen pages of full-color illustrations, a bolder, easier-to-follow format, and a thoroughly updated curriculum, What Your Third Grader Needs to Know is designed for parents and teachers to enjoy with children. Hundreds of thousands of children have benefited from the Core Knowledge Series. This edition, featuring a new Introduction, gives today’s generation of third graders the advantage they need to make progress in school and to establish an approach to learning that will last a lifetime. In this book you’ll discover • Favorite poems—old and new, from the traditional rhyme “For Want of Nail” to Lewis Carroll’s whimsical poem “The Crocodile” • Literature—including Native American stories, African folktales, European fairy tales, classic myths from ancient Greece, stories from ancient Rome, and more • Learning about language—the basics of written English, including sentence structure, parts of speech, and a first look at writing a report or letter • World and American history and geography—journey down the great rivers of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, visit ancient Rome, and experience the earliest days of America with the Pilgrims and Native Americans • Visual arts—an introduction to masterworks by Rembrandt, Henri Matisse, Mary Cassatt, and others, with full-color reproductions and fun, do-it-yourself activities • Music—the fundamentals of appreciating, reading, and making music, plus great composers, instruments, and sing-along lyrics for songs such as “Bicycle Built for Two” and “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” • Math—stimulating lessons ranging from counting money to solving division problems, numbers through 100,000, graphs, and the metric system • Science—fascinating discussions on the natural world, the cycles of life, the human body and its systems, and the environment, with accompanying activities and stories about famous scientists such as Copernicus and Alexander Graham Bell

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The Fourth Ghost

White Southern Writers and European Fascism, 1930–1950

By: Robert H. Brinkmeyer, Jr.

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White Southern Writers and European Fascism, 1930–1950

By: Robert H. Brinkmeyer, Jr.

In the 1949 classic Killers of the Dream, Lillian Smith described three racial "ghosts" haunting the mind of the white South: the black woman with whom the white man often had sexual relations, the rejected child from a mixed-race coupling, and the black mammy whom the white southern child first loves but then must reject. In this groundbreaking work, Robert H. Brinkmeyer, Jr., extends Smith's work by adding a fourth "ghost" lurking in the psyche of the white South -- the specter of European Fascism. He explores how southern writers of the 1930s and 1940s responded to Fascism, and most tellingly to the suggestion that the racial politics of Nazi Germany had a special, problematic relevance to the South and its segregated social system. As Brinkmeyer shows, nearly all white southern writers in these decades felt impelled to deal with this specter and with the implications for southern identity of the issues raised by Nazism and Fascism. Their responses varied widely, ranging from repression and denial to the repulsion of self-recognition. With penetrating insight, Brinkmeyer examines the work of writers who contemplated the connection between the authoritarianism and racial politics of Nazi Germany and southern culture. He shows how white southern writers -- both those writing cultural criticism and those writing imaginative literature -- turned to Fascist Europe for images, analogies, and metaphors for representing and understanding the conflict between traditional and modern cultures that they were witnessing in Dixie. Brinkmeyer considers the works of a wide range of authors of varying political stripes: the Nashville Agrarians, W. J. Cash, Lillian Smith, William Alexander Percy, Thomas Wolfe, William Faulkner, Katherine Anne Porter, Carson McCullers, Robert Penn Warren, and Lillian Hellman. He argues persuasively that by engaging in their works the vital contemporary debates about totalitarianism and democracy, these writers reconfigured their understanding not only of the South but also of themselves as southerners, and of the nature and significance of their art. The magnum opus of a distinguished scholar, The Fourth Ghost offers a stunning reassessment of the cultural and political orientation of southern literature by examining a major and heretofore unexplored influence on its development.

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The Faithfulness of God

Outside the Box

By: John H Lukas Jr.

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The Faithfulness of God

Outside the Box

By: John H Lukas Jr.

The faithfulness of God is something that you have to experience not read about in our lives and when I was young I knew that God was real and some things I would not do and things that I wouldnt say because I was always aware of His presence, God spoke to me when I was drowning and from that day until now, His presence is what I desire. Psalms 42:1-5, is one of my favorite Scriptures because as Moses said Lord if I have found favor in your sight, show me your Glory, this is what I desire more than anything. The reason Im writing this book is to that degree, I want to see the body of Christ functioning as I see in the book of Acts. When I was in this certain denomination 20 years ago I read the book of Acts and something was different and so I begin to seek the Lord more and more to answer this burning in my heart for more, in that Church I didnt see what I was seeing in the Bible and it seem like only a few was really hungry for more.

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Shingwauk's Vision

A History of Native Residential Schools

By: J.R. Miller

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Shingwauk's Vision

A History of Native Residential Schools

By: J.R. Miller

With the growing strength of minority voices in recent decades has come much impassioned discussion of residential schools, the institutions where attendance by Native children was compulsory as recently as the 1960s. Former students have come forward in increasing numbers to describe the psychological and physical abuse they suffered in these schools, and many view the system as an experiment in cultural genocide. In this first comprehensive history of these institutions, J.R. Miller explores the motives of all three agents in the story. He looks at the separate experiences and agendas of the government officials who authorized the schools, the missionaries who taught in them, and the students who attended them. Starting with the foundations of residential schooling in seventeenth-century New France, Miller traces the modern version of the institution that was created in the 1880s, and, finally, describes the phasing-out of the schools in the 1960s. He looks at instruction, work and recreation, care and abuse, and the growing resistance to the system on the part of students and their families. Based on extensive interviews as well as archival research, Miller's history is particularly rich in Native accounts of the school system. This book is an absolute first in its comprehensive treatment of this subject. J.R. Miller has written a new chapter in the history of relations between indigenous and immigrant peoples in Canada. Co-winner of the 1996 Saskatchewan Book Award for nonfiction. Winner of the 1996 John Wesley Dafoe Foundation competition for Distinguished Writing by Canadians Named an 'Outstanding Book on the subject of human rights in North America' by the Gustavus Myer Center for the Study of Human Rights in North America.

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1442690739

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Full Court Press

The Chronicles of Iverson Croce Volume I

By: Barry Person Jr.

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The Chronicles of Iverson Croce Volume I

By: Barry Person Jr.

Full Court Press: The Chronicles of Iverson Croce Volume I By: Barry Person Jr. As Iverson Croce transitions from high-profile NBA player to undercover FBI agent, he soon realizes playing defense is vastly different off the court. Thrust into the spotlight early in his career, Iverson finds himself a target before his training is even complete. With the future of the NBA on the line, Iverson must quickly mesh his athleticism with his FBI training to catch a serial killer.

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Screening The Sacred

Religion, Myth, And Ideology In Popular American Film

By: Joel Martin

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Screening The Sacred

Religion, Myth, And Ideology In Popular American Film

By: Joel Martin

What are the religious impulses in the 1976 film Rocky, and how can they work to shape one's social identity? Do the films Alien and Aliens signify the reemergence of the earth goddess as a vital cultural power? What female archetypes, borne out of male desire, inform the experience of women in Nine and a Half Weeks?These are among the several compelling questions the authors of this volume consider as they explore the way popular American film relates to religion. Oddly, religion and film?two pervasive elements of American culture?have seldom been studied in connection with each other. In this first systematic exploration, the authors look beyond surface religious themes and imagery in film, discovering a deeper, implicit presence of religion. They employ theological, mythological, and social and political criticism to analyze the influence of religion, in all its rich variety and diversity, on popular film. Perhaps more importantly, they consider how the medium of film has helped influence and shape American religious culture, secular or otherwise.More than a random collection of essays, this volume brings to the study of religion and film a carefully constructed analytic framework that advances our understanding of both. Screening the Sacred provides fresh and welcome insight to film criticism; it also holds far-reaching relevance for the study of religion. Progressive in its approach, instructive in its analyses, this book is written for students, scholars, and other readers interested in religion, popular film, and the impact of each on American culture.

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042996594X

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Cryptanalysis of Number Theoretic Ciphers

By: Samuel S. Wagstaff, Jr.

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Cryptanalysis of Number Theoretic Ciphers

By: Samuel S. Wagstaff, Jr.

At the heart of modern cryptographic algorithms lies computational number theory. Whether you're encrypting or decrypting ciphers, a solid background in number theory is essential for success. Written by a number theorist and practicing cryptographer, Cryptanalysis of Number Theoretic Ciphers takes you from basic number theory to the inner workings of ciphers and protocols. First, the book provides the mathematical background needed in cryptography as well as definitions and simple examples from cryptography. It includes summaries of elementary number theory and group theory, as well as common methods of finding or constructing large random primes, factoring large integers, and computing discrete logarithms. Next, it describes a selection of cryptographic algorithms, most of which use number theory. Finally, the book presents methods of attack on the cryptographic algorithms and assesses their effectiveness. For each attack method the author lists the systems it applies to and tells how they may be broken with it. Computational number theorists are some of the most successful cryptanalysts against public key systems. Cryptanalysis of Number Theoretic Ciphers builds a solid foundation in number theory and shows you how to apply it not only when breaking ciphers, but also when designing ones that are difficult to break.

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Hawthorne

By: Don Everett Smith Jr.

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Hawthorne

By: Don Everett Smith Jr.

Hawthornne residents can boast of the areas role in the American Revolution remember all who served during wartime, and trace countless families who have lived here for generations. Hawthorne captures the history of this north Jersey borough, home of General Lafayettes local headquarters, whicH today houses the town offices. It echoes old-timers memories of days spent hiding and playing in Hawthornes high hills and then running down the steep slopes to the Passaic River for a swim.

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