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Have Not Been the Same

The CanRock Renaissance, 1985-1995

By: Michael Barclay,Jason Schneider,Ian A.D. Jack

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Have Not Been the Same

The CanRock Renaissance, 1985-1995

By: Michael Barclay,Jason Schneider,Ian A.D. Jack

Two years ago Wilson left his old boss alive in exchange for a clean slate, keeping up his end of the bargain and staying off the grid. Then, thousands of miles from the city he once escaped, a man comes calling on Wilson with a gun in hand and a woman in his trunk. Wilson is pulled back into his old life as a "grinder" to work under the radar to quietly find out who is responsible for a dangerous mobster's missing nephews and this time all bets are off.

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ECW Press

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1554909686

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9781554909681

Plunkett's Automobile Industry Almanac 2007

By: Jack W. Plunkett

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Plunkett's Automobile Industry Almanac 2007

By: Jack W. Plunkett

Provides information on the truck and specialty vehicles business, including: automotive industry trends and market research; mergers, acquisitions, globalization; automobile manufacturers; truck makers; makers of specialty vehicles such as RVs; automobile loans, insurance and other financial services; dealerships; and, components manufacturers.

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Plunkett Research, Ltd.

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1593920598

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Plunkett's Companion to the Almanac of American Employers 2008

Market Research, Statistics and Trends Pertaining to America's Hottest Mid-size Employers

By: Jack W. Plunkett

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Plunkett's Companion to the Almanac of American Employers 2008

Market Research, Statistics and Trends Pertaining to America's Hottest Mid-size Employers

By: Jack W. Plunkett

Covers employers of various types from 100 to 2,500 employees in size (while the main volume covers companies of 2,500 or more employees). This book contains profiles of companies that are of vital importance to job-seekers of various types. It also enables readers to compare the growth potential and benefit plans of large employers.

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Plunkett Research, Ltd.

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1593921071

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American Studies

An Annotated Bibliography 1984-1988

By: Jack Salzman

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American Studies

An Annotated Bibliography 1984-1988

By: Jack Salzman

This volume supplements the acclaimed three volume set published in 1986 and consists of an annotated listing of American Studies monographs published between 1984 and 1988. There are more than 6,000 descriptive entries in a wide range of categories: anthropology and folklore, art and architecture, history, literature, music, political science, popular culture, psychology, religion, science and technology, and sociology.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521365597

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Migrants, Immigration and Diversity in Twentieth-century Northern Ireland

British, Irish or 'Other’?

By: Jack Crangle

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Migrants, Immigration and Diversity in Twentieth-century Northern Ireland

British, Irish or 'Other’?

By: Jack Crangle

Addressing questions about what it means to be ‘British’ or ‘Irish’ in the twenty-first century, this book focuses its attention on twentieth-century Northern Ireland and demonstrates how the fragmented and disparate nature of national identity shaped and continues to shape responses to social issues such as immigration. Immigrants moved to Northern Ireland in their thousands during the twentieth century, continuing to do so even during three decades of the Troubles, a violent and bloody conflict that cost over 3,600 lives. Foregrounding the everyday lived experiences of settlers in this region, this ground-breaking book comparatively examines the perspectives of Italian, Indian, Chinese and Vietnamese migrants in Northern Ireland, outlining the specific challenges of migrating to this small, intensely divided part of the UK. The book explores whether it was possible for migrants and minorities to remain ‘neutral’ within an intensely politicised society and how internal divisions affected the identity and belonging of later generations. An analysis of diversity and immigration within this divided society enhances our understanding of the forces that can shape conceptions of national insiders and outsiders - not just in the UK and Ireland - but across the world. It provokes and addresses a range of questions about how conceptions of nationality, race, culture and ethnicity have intersected to shape attitudes towards migrants. In doing so, the book invites scholars to embrace a more diverse, ‘four-nation’ approach to UK immigration studies, making it an essential read for all those interested in the history of migration in the UK.

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Springer Nature

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3031188217

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How to Say it: Creating Complete Customer Satisfaction

Winning Words, Phrases, and Strategies to Build Lasting Relationships in Sales a nd Service

By: Jack Griffin

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How to Say it: Creating Complete Customer Satisfaction

Winning Words, Phrases, and Strategies to Build Lasting Relationships in Sales a nd Service

By: Jack Griffin

A guide to effectively communicating with customers to create lasting—and repeat—business relationships. This book provides practical, results-oriented guidance for effective communication with customers through sample words, phrases, scripts, and strategies applied to real-world examples. Unlike the vast majority of books that deal with customer communication, How to Say It®: Creating Complete Customer Satisfaction does not separate sales from customer service communications, but instead integrates them into a single book. Readers will learn how to: Speak the language of Yes by asking the right questions Get referrals through established customers Offer value through solutions, satisfaction, and trust Anticipate and preempt objections Own a problem by owning the solution

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Penguin

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1101623683

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Soldier, Statesman, Peacemaker

Leadership Lessons from George C. Marshall

By: Jack Uldrich

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Soldier, Statesman, Peacemaker

Leadership Lessons from George C. Marshall

By: Jack Uldrich

Foreword by Fred Smith, President and CEO, Federal Express No list of the greatest people of the 20th century is complete without General George C. Marshall. Winston Churchill called him the ""organizer of victory"" and ""the last great American."" President Harry Truman referred to him as the ""great one of the age."" Tom Brokaw called him the ""godfather"" of ""the greatest generation."" Even so, many people know Marshall's name without being able to recall his many astonishing accomplishments. Among them: * He personally trained future generals Eisenhower, Bradley, Ridgeway, Patton, and others. * As Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army before and during World War II, he oversaw its expansion from a small, homeland defense force -- smaller than Bulgaria's -- into the mightiest army ever assembled. * As Secretary of State, he introduced the ""Marshall Plan,"" which literally rescued Europe after the war. * He was the first professional soldier ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize and was twice named Time's Man of the Year. Marshall's extraordinary career reflects unparalleled leadership traits and consummate skills, among them vision, candor, a commitment to action, the ability to listen and learn, and not least, selflessness. In an extraordinary chronicle and analysis of legendary leadership, Jack Uldrich brings the life and achievements of General Marshall front and center -- where they have always belonged.

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AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn

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0814415962

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Contessa

An Unexpurgated and Intimate Autobiography of the Great Star

By: Jack Fitzgerald

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Contessa

An Unexpurgated and Intimate Autobiography of the Great Star

By: Jack Fitzgerald

Contessa transcends a life span of extraordinary breadth and variety. Contessa's story is not only a bombshell of an expose but is also an insightful treatment of the life and career of a sensitive, creative, talented, and enigmatic icon of the theater and film. It offers the reader the untold stories and details of her victories and defeats. Here is a totally candid and intimate self-portrait of a remarkable woman, her personal failures as well as her public successes. Contessa, the human being, is warm, witty, humorous and relentlessly honest. Her story of chaos shows how she fought back at life and won control over her own destiny. The fictitious Contessa is tempestuous, scintillating, poignant and passionate, open, honest and generous. High praise for Jack Fitzgerald's previous work- Fitzgerald has an uncanny knack of capturing American types and speech; it is in their conversation and present-day mores that Fitzgerald's talent shines. Fitzgerald is so adept with a pen he can make the improbably seem believable, utterly believable. -The International Herald Tribune Fitzgerald's manipulation of quick caricature is akin to the scheme that Ring Lardner employed to depict baseball riffraff, goofy pugilists and Tin Pan Alley trash. It is a humor achieved not by physical identification but by verbal. Just let one of his characters open his or her mouth and personality is stamped with jocose exactitude. -The International Herald Tribune Fitzgerald has an extraordinarily acute ear for the talk of ordinary people and records and edits it amusingly. -The International Herald Tribune

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Jack Fitzgerald

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1583485562

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Playfair Football Annual 2011-2012

By: Glenda Rollin,Jack Rollin

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Playfair Football Annual 2011-2012

By: Glenda Rollin,Jack Rollin

The factual, concise and first-choice guide for the real fan. Now in its 64th year, PLAYFAIR FOOTBALL ANNUAL includes all the Champions League and Europa League details; a compact directory for English and Scottish clubs; English and Scottish league and cup match results; and stats on how English league clubs have fared over the last 25 years. A pocket-size treat - this is the ideal book to take to matches and settle arguments before, during and after!

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North American Projectile Points

By: Wm Jack Hranicky RPA

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North American Projectile Points

By: Wm Jack Hranicky RPA

This book provides a single-source for projectile points in the literature of American archeology. Its purpose is to provide a quick lookup for point types; the user then utilizes the basic references that are provided for more research information, point comparisons, data, distributions, etc.

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1456750003

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The American Faculty

The Restructuring of Academic Work and Careers

By: Jack H. Schuster,Martin J. Finkelstein

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The American Faculty

The Restructuring of Academic Work and Careers

By: Jack H. Schuster,Martin J. Finkelstein

Higher education is becoming destabilized in the face of extraordinarily rapid change. The composition of the academy's most valuable asset—the faculty—and the essential nature of faculty work are being transformed. Jack H. Schuster and Martin J. Finkelstein describe the transformation of the American faculty in the most extensive and ambitious analysis of the American academic profession undertaken in a generation. A century ago the American research university emerged as a new organizational form animated by the professionalized, discipline-based scholar. The research university model persisted through two world wars and greatly varying economic conditions. In recent years, however, a new order has surfaced, organized around a globalized, knowledge-based economy, powerful privatization and market forces, and stunning new information technologies. These developments have transformed the higher education enterprise in ways barely imaginable in generations past. At the heart of that transformation, but largely invisible, has been a restructuring of academic appointments, academic work, and academic careers—a reconfiguring widely decried but heretofore inadequately described. This volume depicts the scope and depth of the transformation, combing empirical data drawn from three decades of national higher education surveys. The authors' portrait, at once startling and disturbing, provides the context for interpreting these developments as part of a larger structural evolution of the national higher education system. They outline the stakes for the nation and the challenging work to be done.

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1421402076

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The Plague, Pestilence & Apocalypse MEGAPACK ®

18 Tales of Doom

By: Robert Reed,Jack London,Edgar Wallace,Raymond F. Jones,Lafcadio Hearn

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The Plague, Pestilence & Apocalypse MEGAPACK ®

18 Tales of Doom

By: Robert Reed,Jack London,Edgar Wallace,Raymond F. Jones,Lafcadio Hearn

Everyone loves a good disaster story. Fire, famine, disease, war...the world as we know it might end in a million different ways. The Plague, Pestilence, and Apocalypse MEGAPACKTM explores some of the holocausts that might befall mankind, with a special emphasis on plagues (a personal favorite theme of the publisher). If this volume proves popular, we'll do additional volumes focusing on other apocalyptic events... Ice ages? Atomic war? The death of the sun? The possibilities are endless. Included in this volume: PALLBEARER, by Robert Reed PANDEMIC, by J. F. Bone WINGS OF THE BLACK DEATH, by Norvell Page THE MAN WHO LIVED, by Raymond F. O'Kelley THE UNPARALLELED INVASION, by Jack London THE 4TH PLAGUE, by Edgar Wallace THE GERM GROWERS, by Robert Potter THE ANIMALS SICK OF THE PLAGUE, by Jean de La Fontaine THOTH, by Joseph Shield Nicholson THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH, by Edgar Allan Poe THE GREAT GRAY PLAGUE, by Raymond F. Jones THE SCARLET PLAGUE, by Jack London THE PLAGUE IN BERGAMO, by Jens Peter Jacobsen THE PLAGUE, by Teddy Keller THE LAST MAN, by Mary Shelley A LEGEND, by Lafcadio Hearn THE DUST OF DEATH, by Fred M. White THE COFFIN CURE, by Alan E. Nourse If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 180+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

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1479402524

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West Point and Clay County

By: Jack D. Elliott, Jr., Elizabeth A. Calvert, Rebecca M. Riley

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West Point and Clay County

By: Jack D. Elliott, Jr., Elizabeth A. Calvert, Rebecca M. Riley

Clay County extends from the banks of the Tombigbee River in the east across Mississippi's fertile Black Prairie, the Kilgore Hills, and ends in the Flatwoods to the west. West Point, the county seat, lies in the eastern part of the county in the midst of the Black Prairie and was first developed as a railroad center for the cotton trade during the 1850s. Today, the local economy is largely dominated by manufacturing and services. Images of America: West Point and Clay County features prehistoric Indian mounds, farms and plantations, such as Waverley on the Tombigbee, and 19th- and 20th-century homes and stores that reflect the county's charm"--Back cover.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467113921

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Deconstructing Obama

The Life, Loves, and Letters of America's First Postmodern President

By: Jack Cashill

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Deconstructing Obama

The Life, Loves, and Letters of America's First Postmodern President

By: Jack Cashill

Did Obama write his own books and is the story they tell true? “I've written two books,” Barack Obama told a crowd of teachers in July of 2008. “I actually wrote them myself.” The teachers exploded in laughter. They got the joke: lesser politicians were not bright enough to do the same. During the 2008 presidential campaign, Obama supporters pointed to the first of those two books, the 1995 memoir, Dreams from My Father, as proof of Obama’s superior intellect. Time magazine called Dreams “the best-written memoir ever produced by an American politician.” The Obama campaign machine traded on the candidate’s literary reputation, encouraging volunteers to “get out the vote and keep talking to others about the genius of Barack Obama.” There was just one small flaw, as writer and literary detective Jack Cashill discovered months before the November 2008 election: nothing in Obama’s history suggested he was capable of writing either Dreams or his 2006 book, The Audacity of Hope. In fact, as Cashill continued his research, he came to the shocking conclusion that the real craftsman behind Dreams was terrorist emeritus Bill Ayers. “This was a charge,” David Remnick admits in his definitive Obama biography, The Bridge, “that if ever proved true, or believed to be true among enough voters, could have been the end of the candidacy.” Deconstructing Obama tells the story of what happens when a citizen journalist discovers a game-changing reality that the media refuse to acknowledge. Despite their rejection, Cashill expanded his research into Obama’s literary canon. As he came to see, if Dreams serves as sacred text, the poem “Pop” is the Rosetta stone, the key to deciphering Obama’s shrouded past, his fragile psyche, and his uniquely cryptic political life. In unlocking that past, Cashill discovered that the story that Obama has been telling all his life varies from the true story in ways big and small. In fact, much of Obama’s life story appears to be a wholly constructed fabrication, one that Jack Cashill “deconstructs” to show the world just who Barack Obama really is.

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Simon and Schuster

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1451611137

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Kevin Keller #3

By: Dan Parent,Rich Koslowski,Jack Morelli, Digikore Studios

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Kevin Keller #3

By: Dan Parent,Rich Koslowski,Jack Morelli, Digikore Studios

Stranded in Paradise! - As summer sets in, Kevin gets ready to enjoy his first summer as a lifeguard on Riverdale Beach. The gang shows Kevin a great time in the Riverdale summer tradition, that is until he comes across a bump in the road...a bump named Cheryl Blossom! A battle of the beaches breaks out between Riverdale Beach and Pembrooke Beach, and Jason Blossom steps in to "punk" Kevin and the gang. To make matters more complicated, a guy across enemy lines has eyes for Kevin...a surefire way to add drama to the whole mix!

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Archie Comic Publications, Inc.

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1619882981

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Peace, War, and Politics

An Eyewitness Account

By: Jack Anderson,Daryl Gibson

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Peace, War, and Politics

An Eyewitness Account

By: Jack Anderson,Daryl Gibson

The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist reveals the inside story behind events that shaped America: how he uncovered the truth about the Kennedy assassination; searched for Nazis in South America; broke the savings and loan scandal; discovered the Iran "arms for hostages" scandal; and uncovered the mystery of Howard Hughes' death.

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Macmillan

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0312874979

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9780312874971

Santa Fe

A Modern History, 1880-1990

By: Henry Jack Tobias,Charles E. Woodhouse

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Santa Fe

A Modern History, 1880-1990

By: Henry Jack Tobias,Charles E. Woodhouse

A readable, captivating social history centered on the essence of Santa Fe--the lives of its Hispano and Anglo residents.

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UNM Press

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0826323316

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North American Projectile Points

By: Wm Jack Hranicky

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North American Projectile Points

By: Wm Jack Hranicky

Jack Hranicky is a retired U.S. Government contractor, but he has been involved with archaeology as a full-time passion for over 40 years. His main interest is the Paleo-Indian period; however, he has worked in all facets of American archaeology. He has published over 250 papers and over 35 books in archaeology with his most recent being a two-volume, 800-page, 10,000-artifact book on the material culture of Virginia. In Virginia, he is considered an expert on prehistoric stone tools and rockart. The prehistoric Spout Run Observatory site was investigated by him which dated 10,470 YBP. He has served as president of the Archeological Society of Virginia (ASV) and Eastern States Archeological Federation (ESAF), and been past chairman of the Alexandria Archaeology Commission in Virginia. He is a charter member of the Registry of Professional Archaeologists (RPA). And, since he joined the Archeological Society of Virginia (ASV) in 1966, he is its senior member. And finally, his major publication is Bipoints Before Clovis.

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1496910664

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The Norton Trilogy

By: Jack L. August

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The Norton Trilogy

By: Jack L. August

From the author of Dividing Western Waters comes a book on the development of the arid West--in particular the development of Arizona--as seen through the experiences of three generations of John Ruddle Nortons of Arizona. From the administration of Teddy Roosevelt and the earliest reclamation acts to the monumental case between California and Arizona that would determine how the life-giving waters of the Colorado River would be divided, the Nortons were at the center of Arizona's development into a vital population and agricultural center. Pioneers like the Nortons shaped the very landscape of the western United States--a region that would help to supply the United States with cotton, vegetables, and livestock throughout World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II. The Norton Trilogy follows the lives of John R. Norton (1854-1923) and the beginnings of Arizona farming; John R. Norton, Jr. (1901-1987) and his expansions into diverse crops; and John R. Norton III (1929-present) and the shaping of modern agribusiness as it responded to new water irrigation policies. As the author points out, "Several themes run through The Norton Trilogy: the most important is the interplay between human values and the waterscape. Technology, of course, played a monumental role in this drama, for dynamite, bulldozers, and reinforced concrete impacted the region's water and shaped the agricultural economy more than any Indian's digging stick. Another theme is the central role played by government--local, state, regional, and national--in shaping water policies. The biographical profiles of each John Norton addressed in this work reveal much about the history of Arizona and the central role that the quest for water has played in the growth and development of the region." Although the book focuses largely on the state of Arizona, and specifically on one Arizonan family, the story is a template of the hardworking American ideal. Senator John Kyl, a colleague of John Norton III, writes in the foreword, “The Nortons, who never suffered from lack of a work ethic, have made Arizona and the nation a better place. This book is as much an American story as it is an Arizona one.” Readers everywhere will be captivated by the generation-to-generation struggles of a family business and how these failures and successes are affected by interstate politics and public policy.

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Texas A&M University Press

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0875655483

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Plunkett's Engineering & Research Industry Almanac 2008

By: Jack W. Plunkett

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Plunkett's Engineering & Research Industry Almanac 2008

By: Jack W. Plunkett

A guide to the trends and leading companies in the engineering, research, design, innovation and development business fields: those firms that are dominant in engineering-based design and development, as well leaders in technology-based research and development.

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159392111X

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Plunkett's Retail Industry Almanac 2006

By: Jack W. Plunkett

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Plunkett's Retail Industry Almanac 2006

By: Jack W. Plunkett

No other guide covers the complete retail picture like this exciting new volume. America's retail industry is in the midst of vast changes - superstores and giant discounters are popping up on major corners. Malls are lagging while "power centers" are surging ahead. Savvy firms are combining bricks, clicks and catalogs into multi-channel retail powerhouses. Which are the hottest retailers? What lies ahead? Our market research section shows you the trends and a thorough analysis of retail technologies, chain stores, shopping centers, mergers, finances and future growth within the industry. Included are major statistical tables showing everything from monthly U.S. retail sales, by sector, to mall sales per square foot, to the 10 largest malls in the US. Meanwhile, the corporate profiles section gives you complete profiles of the leading, fastest growing retail chains across the nation. From Wal-Mart and Costco to Barnes & Noble and Amazon, we profile the major companies that marketing executives, investors and job seekers most want to know about. These profiles include corporate name, address, phone, fax, web site, growth plans, competitive advantage, financial histories and up to 27 executive contacts by title. Purchasers of the printed book or PDF version may receive a free CD-ROM database of the corporate profiles, enabling export of vital corporate data for mail merge and other uses.

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1593920555

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The Best of Jackson Payne

A Novel

By: Jack Fuller

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The Best of Jackson Payne

A Novel

By: Jack Fuller

Follows Charles Quinlan, a white musicologist, as he researches a biography of the enigmatic black saxophone player Jackson Payne. It is a story of obsession--Payne's to create himself anew through his horn and Quinlan's to grasp the source of Payne's genius.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226268683

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High-Impact Human Capital Strategy

Addressing the 12 Major Challenges Today's Organizations Face

By: Jack Phillips,Patricia Phillips

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High-Impact Human Capital Strategy

Addressing the 12 Major Challenges Today's Organizations Face

By: Jack Phillips,Patricia Phillips

Human Resources used to be about recruiting good people, preparing them for assignments, motivating them to perform, and retaining them. Do these things well and your well-oiled machine will operate as planned. But in today’s turbulent and increasingly broadening economy, HR must go beyond its traditional focus if a company is to also expand and become as far-reaching as the times are trying to take it. While the core plan of recruit, prepare, motivate, and retain is still essential, High-Impact Human Capital Strategy examines 12 critical forces that must also be evaluated and maximized if a company is to continue its success, including: globalization, changes in workforce demographics, skill shortages and mismatches in labor markets, environmental matters, and more. Readers will learn how to design human capital programs that:• Incorporate each of the 12 critical forces into an effective overall plan• Connect with business measures• Achieve positive ROI• Ensure critical talent is in place• Boost engagement• Address work/life balance and other social issues• Reduce the need to outsourceComplete with case studies and step-by-step guidelines to help you move beyond the traditional focus of Human Resources, the indispensable plans of attack found in High-Impact Human Capital deliver measurable value in the face of ongoing challenges that are not going away.

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AMACOM

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0814436072

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The Death of Management

Restoring Value to the U.S. Economy

By: Jack Buffington

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The Death of Management

Restoring Value to the U.S. Economy

By: Jack Buffington

Management as we know it has been the driver of business growth in U.S. economies for a couple of centuries. Yet the practice of management is no longer focused on creating real value. Instead, it is now all about using sophisticated financial techniques-and practices like outsourcing and downsizing, among others—to improve profitability. Such addition through subtraction results in higher profits in the short term but puts the corporation and its employees at risk in the long term—not to mention the entire U.S. economy. Innovation and productivity improvement, corporate manager Jack Buffington argues, are lost arts in American business. So is getting back to basics the answer? Buffington's provocative thesis: Management as we know it probably can't be repaired. It must be replaced. Asian economies, meanwhile, are growing by leaps and bounds thanks in part to short-term, ill-advised decisions made by U.S. managers. Local companies and divisions of multinational organizations in emerging countries are on track to eventually overtake those of the West, putting our job base and prosperity at peril. If we want to bring manufacturing jobs back here to the U.S., corporate managers must seek productivity and innovation improvements in U.S. operations. Jack Buffington knows all too well how quickly things can go downhill for U.S. businesses. Turned into a relentless cost-cutter by the forces of globalization and Wall Street's expectations for short-term gains, he—like thousands of other U.S. executives—has watched some of the companies he's worked for disappear for want of real value. Whereas America once prized managers who displayed skill in optimizing the interplay of capital, labor, and technology to grow a company, today's professional manager is rewarded more often for being a cost cutter than an innovator. Fortunately, this book not only outlines the problem, it outlines the solution as well by establishing a 21st-century definition of management that will succeed in today's global economy. Rather than angling to produce a penny more of earnings per share to please the financiers, corporate managers will see once again how to use their ingenuity to produce products, services, and business processes that not only provide generous profits but sustain a business—and its jobs—for years to come. By heeding Buffington's call, the U.S. can rekindle its zeal for innovation, leading to an era in which consumers, workers, investors, and managers all prosper.

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The Miracle Braves of 1914

Boston's Original Worst-to-First World Series Champions

By: Bob Brady,Charles F. Faber,Jack V. Morris,Chip Greene,Peter Bjarkman,Wayne McElreavy,Maurice Bouchard,Jim Elfers,Greg Erion

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Boston's Original Worst-to-First World Series Champions

By: Bob Brady,Charles F. Faber,Jack V. Morris,Chip Greene,Peter Bjarkman,Wayne McElreavy,Maurice Bouchard,Jim Elfers,Greg Erion

Long before the Red Sox "Impossible Dream" season, Boston’s now nearly forgotten “other” team, the 1914 Boston Braves, performed a baseball “miracle” that resounds to this very day. The "Miracle Braves" were Boston's first "worst-to-first" winners of the World Series. Shortly after the turn of the previous century, the once mighty Braves had become a perennial member of the National League’s second division. Preseason pundits didn't believe the 1914 team posed a meaningful threat to John McGraw’s powerful New York Giants. During the first half of that campaign, Boston lived down to such expectations, taking up residence in the league’s basement. Refusing to throw in the towel at the midseason mark, their leader, the pugnacious George Stallings, deftly manipulated his daily lineup and pitching staff to engineer a remarkable second-half climb in the standings all the way to first place. The team’s winning momentum carried into the postseason, where the Braves swept Connie Mack's heralded Athletics and claimed the only World Championship ever won by Boston’s National League entry. And for 100 years, the management, players, and fans of underperforming ball clubs have turned to the Miracle Braves to catch a glimmer of hope that such a midseason turnaround could be repeated. Through the collaborative efforts of a band of dedicated members of the Society for American Baseball Research, this benchmark accomplishment is richly revealed to the reader in The Miracle Braves of 1914: Boston's Original Worst-to-First World Series Champions. The essence of the “miracle” is captured through a comprehensive compendium of incisive biographies of the players and other figures associated with the team, with additional relevant research pieces on the season. After a journey through the pages of this book, the die-hard baseball fan will better understand why the call to “Wait Until Next Year” should never be voiced prematurely. Includes: FOREWORD by Bob Brady THE BRAVES Ted Cather by Jack V. Morris Gene Cocreham by Thomas Ayers Wilson Collins by Charlie Weatherby Joe Connolly by Dennis Auger Ensign Cottrell by Peter Cottrell Dick Crutcher by Jerrod Cotosman George Davis by Rory Costello Charlie Deal by Charles F. Faber Josh Devore by Peter Gordon Oscar Dugey by Charlie Weatherby Johnny Evers by David Shiner The 1914 Evers-Zimmerman Incident and How the Tale Grew Taller Over the Years by Bob Brady The Evers Ejection Record by Mark Sternman Larry Gilbert by Jack V. Morris Hank Gowdy by Carol McMains and Frank Ceresi Tommy Griffith by Chip Greene Otto Hess by Gary Hess Tom Hughes by Greg Erion Bill James by David Jones Clarence Kraft by Jon Dunkle Dolf Luque by Peter Bjarkman Les Mann by Maurice Bouchard Rabbit Maranville by Dick Leyden Billy Martin by Bob Joel Jack Martin by Charles F. Faber Herbie Moran by Charles F. Faber Jim Murray by Jim Elfers Hub Perdue by John Simpson Dick Rudolph by Dick Leyden Butch Schmidt by Chip Greene Red Smith by Charles F. Faber Paul Strand by Jack V. Morris Fred Tyler by John Shannahan Lefty Tyler by Wayne McElreavy Bert Whaling by Charles F. Faber George “Possum” Whitted by Craig Hardee MANAGER George Stallings by Martin Kohout COACH Fred Mitchell by Bill Nowlin OWNER Jim Gaffney by Rory Costello The Braves’ A.B.C. by Ring Lardner 1914 Boston Braves Timeline by Mike Lynch A Stallings Anecdote 1914 World Series by Mark Sternman “I Told You So” by O.R.C. The Rest of 1914 by Mike Lynch How An Exhibition Game Contributed To A Miracle by Bob Brady The National League Pennant Race of 1914 by Frank Vaccaro The Press, The Fans, and the 1914 Boston Braves by Donna L. Halper Return of the Miracle Braves by Bob Brady Miracle Teams by A Comparison of the 1914 Miracle Braves and 1969 Miracle Mets by Tom Nahigian An Unexpected Farewell by The South End Grounds, August 1914 by Bob Ruzzo The Time(s) the Braves Played Home Games at Fenway Park by Bill Nowlin The Kisselkar Sign The Trail Blazers in Indian File by R. E. M. - poems for 1914 Braves, collected by Joanne Hulbert The Story of the 1914 Braves by George Stallings “Mr. Warmth” and “Very Superstitious” – two George Stallings anecdotes by Bob Brady By the Numbers by Dan Fields Creature Feature by Dan Fields

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The Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations

By: Peter M. Ginter,W. Jack Duncan,Linda E. Swayne

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The Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations

By: Peter M. Ginter,W. Jack Duncan,Linda E. Swayne

A comprehensive guide to effective strategic management of health care organizations. Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations provides essential guidance for leading health care organizations through strategic management. This structured approach to strategic management examines the processes of strategic thinking, consensus building and documentation of that thinking into a strategic plan, and creating and maintaining strategic momentum – all essential for coping with the rapidly evolving health care industry. Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations fully explains how strategic managers must become strategic thinkers with the ability to evaluate a changing industry, analyze data, question assumptions, and develop new ideas. The book guides readers through the strategic planning process demonstrating how to incorporate strategic thinking and create and document a clear and coherent plan of action. In addition, the all-important processes of creating and maintaining the strategic momentum of the organization are fully described. Finally, the text demonstrates how strategic managers in carrying out the strategic plan, must evaluate its success, learn more about what works, and incorporate new strategic thinking into operations and subsequent planning. This strategic management approach has become the de facto standard for health care management as leadership and strategic management are more critical than ever in coping with an industry in flux. This book provides heath care management students as well as health care administrators with foundational guidance on strategic management concepts and practices, tailored to the unique needs of the health care industry. Included are a clear discussion of health services external analysis, organizational internal analysis, the development of directional strategies, strategy alternative identification and evaluation, and the development and management of implementation strategies providing an informative and insightful resource for anyone in the field. This new eighth edition has been fully updated to reflect new insights into strategic thinking, new methods to conceptualize and document critical environmental issues, practical steps for carrying out each of the strategic management processes, industry and management essentials for strategic thinkers , and new case studies for applying the strategic management processes. More specifically, readers of this edition will be able to: Create a process for developing a strategic plan for a health care organization. Map and analyze external issues, trends, and events in the general environment, the health care system, and the service area. Conduct a comprehensive service area competitor analysis. Perform an internal analysis and determine the competitive advantages and competitive disadvantages. Develop directional strategies. Identify strategic alternatives and make rational strategic decisions for a health care organization. Develop a comprehensive strategy for a health care organization. Create effective value-adding service delivery and support strategies. Translate service delivery and support plans into specific action plans. The health care industry’s revolutionary change remains ongoing and organizational success depends on leadership. Strategic management has become the single clearest manifestation of effective leadership of health care organizations and the strategic management framework’s strengths are needed now more than ever. The Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations provides comprehensive guidance and up-to-date practices to help leaders keep their organizations on track.

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The Encyclopedia of Police Science

By: Jack R. Greene

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The Encyclopedia of Police Science

By: Jack R. Greene

First published in 1996, this work covers all the major sectors of policing in the United States. Political events such as the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, have created new policing needs while affecting public opinion about law enforcement. This third edition of the "Encyclopedia" examines the theoretical and practical aspects of law enforcement, discussing past and present practices.

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0415970008

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Allah does not have an Exit Visa

By: Allan M. Jack

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Allah does not have an Exit Visa

By: Allan M. Jack

This is a personal look at one life, lived by an ordinary guy, who has visited some extraordinary places. From Scotland to Saudi Arabia, Allan M. Jack’s autobiography takes you on a journey through education, marriage, geology, apartheid, travel and everything in between. Allan sets the scene with stories of his parents and grandparents, including descriptions of his Scottish home village, Gartmore. This is followed by a chronicle of his schooldays and a somewhat chequered and chaotic career at Glasgow University and the University of Cape Town in South Africa, with asides including love and marriage, youth organisations and various sporting activities! Journey with Allan, his wife and their three children as they face the reality of apartheid in South Africa for eleven years and, after a particularly close-to-home bombing experience, are driven back home to the UK for sixteen years. Engage in an ongoing family history, into which Allan weaves stories of his travels around Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the USA, Chile, Baku, Kazakhstan and Singapore, and finally ending up in Saudi Arabia where he joins a small junior mining company. Written to give his descendants an idea of what he did with his life, Allan’s book will appeal to those interested in travelling, exotic lands, history and biographies.

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The Fort McClellan POW Camp

German Prisoners in Alabama, 1943-1946

By: Jack Shay

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The Fort McClellan POW Camp

German Prisoners in Alabama, 1943-1946

By: Jack Shay

The POW Camp at Fort McClellan, Alabama, was one of hundreds of American containment centers built to hold the hundreds of thousands of German prisoners captured during World War II. The camp's well-maintained and humane facilities gained it a reputation as a "model camp." Military officials praised its elimination of major operational problems. International inspectors commended it, calling it one of the best camps in the country. Prisoners accepted and even enjoyed their time there. Drawing on official documents and recollections of prisoners, soldiers and civilians, this book provides a personal and detailed history of a widely praised and admired place of internment.

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The Cancer Solution

Taking Charge of Your Life with Cancer

By: Jack C. Westman

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The Cancer Solution

Taking Charge of Your Life with Cancer

By: Jack C. Westman

This book should be read as a requirement for anyone diagnosed with cancer. It will serve as a tremendous practical guide for cancer patients and their families. Thomas N. Seyfried, Professor of biology at Boston College and author of Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer. This book is a must read for every adult as cancer remains our greatest enemy. If you have experience with cancer, via a family member or friend, once you start reading this book, it will be hard to put down. Peter L. Pedersen, Professor of Biological Chemistry & Oncology, Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Westmans personal experience with cancer led him to extensively research the state of cancer care. Strengthening the bodys own immune system to prevent and control cancer has shown very promising results, but it is largely ignored by mainstream cancer research and treatment. If you care about winning the war on cancer, this book will motivate you to advocate for more funding for this line of research. Stephen L. Swanson, Past Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society Dr. Westmans book is amazing, creative, innovative, different, stimulating and outstanding. Bharat B. Aggarwal, Professor of Cancer Research, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

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Archway Publishing

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1480813095

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Operations and Supply Chain Management for MBAs

By: Jack R. Meredith,Scott M. Shafer

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Operations and Supply Chain Management for MBAs

By: Jack R. Meredith,Scott M. Shafer

In the newly revised eighth edition of Operations and Supply Chain Management for MBAs, a team of renowned operations professionals delivers a concise and accessible exploration of supply chain management ideal for MBA students with backgrounds in marketing, finance, and other disciplines. Conceptual and qualitative content appears alongside more quantitative material to encourage a variety of readers to remain engaged. Supplementary cases and a flexible structure allow instructors to tailor the material to diverse student populations, while a renewed focus on sustainability, innovation, and design thinking permeate much of this latest edition. Operations and Supply Chain Management for MBAs also includes: Incorporation of sustainability throughout the book, especially in Chapter 5 Considerable material on innovation and design thinking, especially in Chapter 3 Thoroughly updated chapter opening examples and cases A renewed emphasis on supply chain strategy in every chapter New and contemporary examples integrated into each chapter Improved and enhanced figures and images Updated end-of-chapter questions, exercises, and mini cases aligned with the material in each chapter

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119898692

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The DNA of Strategy Execution

Next Generation Project Management and PMO

By: Jack Duggal

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The DNA of Strategy Execution

Next Generation Project Management and PMO

By: Jack Duggal

THE DNA OF STRATEGY EXECUTION “In a world where there are more questions than answers every leader will need to learn to dance to a different beat. In this insightful book, Jack Duggal has cracked the DNA of Strategy Execution. Ignore these insights at your own peril.” — Dr. Tony O’Driscoll Global Head, DukeCE Labs, Duke Corporate Education Fuqua School of Business, Duke University DECODE THE DNA OF MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGY EXECUTION IN AN INCREASINGLY TURBULENT WORLD Just as DNA contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all living organisms, what if we could decode the elements of management and strategy execution? This insightful book offers new perspectives on age-old management challenges and illuminates better ways to organize and manage in an increasingly DANCE-world (Dynamic. Ambiguous. Non-Linear. Complex. Emergent). It puts the management DNA under the microscope, and shows how to develop, build and transform organizational project management and PMO capabilities essential for effective strategy execution. It provides a framework to measure what matters with a step-by-step approach to define and measure success and business value. The DNA of Strategy Execution: Next Generation Project Management and PMO provides innovative insights for organizational project management and PMO. Based on application and learnings from many organizations around the world, this book reveals a playbook for strategy execution that will help you: Decode the core elements of management and strategy execution DNA Design and build next-generation Project/Program Management and PMO platform essential for effective strategy execution Prepare your organization to effectively lead and implement agile transformation and organizational change Improve organizational project management (OPM) and PMO maturity Improve overall organizational effectiveness and innovation capabilities Whether you are a part of a startup, or an established incumbent organization, the impact of digitization and disruption requires a rethink and reset of how we organize and manage. This book presents a playbook for effective strategy execution with next-generation Project, Program and PMO capabilities.

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1119378893

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Dartmouth College Football

Green Fields of Autumn

By: David Shribman,Jack DeGange

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Dartmouth College Football

Green Fields of Autumn

By: David Shribman,Jack DeGange

Notre Dame and Nebraska may have their claims, but Dartmouth's football tradition is special, perhaps unrivaled. Football, above all, is an emotional game, and nowhere is that spirit more vibrant, more enduring, more a part of the collegiate experience than in Hanover, New Hampshire. Since 1881, Dartmouth has established its place in the annals of college football, rising to national-championship heights and, during the past half-century, ranking as the Ivy League's most successful program. Dartmouth College Football: Green Fields of Autumn captures the colorful tradition of Dartmouth football. On a campus that President Dwight D. Eisenhower described as "what a college ought to look like," football is at the center of an autumn rite that has left its mark on the game. Dartmouth teams have played in stadiums across the continent, produced Hall of Fame performers, and sent players to the NFL and to the nation's CEO ranks. It is a legacy that continues with each crisp New Hampshire autumn.

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0738536113

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Super-sticky WeChat and Chinese Society

By: Yujie Chen,Zhifei Mao,Jack Linchuan Qiu

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Super-sticky WeChat and Chinese Society

By: Yujie Chen,Zhifei Mao,Jack Linchuan Qiu

This book provides a balanced and nuanced study of how the super-sticky WeChat platform interweaves into the fabric of Chinese social, cultural, and political life. It keeps the wider global and national social media landscape in view and compares and contrasts WeChat with Weibo, QQ and other Western social media platforms.

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1787439445

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