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Black Baseball, 1858-1900

A Comprehensive Record of the Teams, Players, Managers, Owners and Umpires

By: James E. Brunson III

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Black Baseball, 1858-1900

A Comprehensive Record of the Teams, Players, Managers, Owners and Umpires

By: James E. Brunson III

This is one of the most important baseball books to be published in a long time, taking a comprehensive look at black participation in the national pastime from 1858 through 1900. It provides team rosters and team histories, player biographies, a list of umpires and games they officiated and information on team managers and team secretaries. Well known organizations like the Washington's Mutuals, Philadelphia Pythians, Chicago Uniques, St. Louis Black Stockings, Cuban Giants and Chicago Unions are documented, as well as lesser known teams like the Wilmington Mutuals, Newton Black Stockings, San Francisco Enterprise, Dallas Black Stockings, Galveston Flyaways, Louisville Brotherhoods and Helena Pastimes. Player biographies trace their connections between teams across the country. Essays frame the biographies, discussing the social and cultural events that shaped black baseball. Waiters and barbers formed the earliest organized clubs and developed local, regional and national circuits. Some players belonged to both white and colored clubs, and some umpires officiated colored, white and interracial matches. High schools nurtured young players and transformed them into powerhouse teams, like Cincinnati's Vigilant Base Ball Club. A special essay covers visual representations of black baseball and the artists who created them, including colored artists of color who were also baseballists.

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1402

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McFarland

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1476616582

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9781476616582

Laboratory Experiences in Exercise Science

By: James D. George,A. Garth Fisher,Pat R. Vehrs

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Laboratory Experiences in Exercise Science

By: James D. George,A. Garth Fisher,Pat R. Vehrs

This unique laboratory text provides multi-task, hands-on learning experience for students preparing for professions in physical education, exercise science, health promotion, coaching, physical therapy, athletic training, and sports medicine. The primary emphasis of the book is to expose the student to the concepts and principles of exercise testing and provide experience in the administration of such tests. Organized into succinct lessons, the text is structured in a manner that is meaningful, practical, and easily understood by the student. The laboratories are organized around the scientific method, with research questions, data collections, and conclusions. Each chapter begins with objectives and a pre-laboratory assignment which helps prepare the student for the upcoming laboratory experience. Equipment needs are outlined where necessary. Book jacket.

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314

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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0867207833

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9780867207835

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads

By: Francis James Child

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The English and Scottish Popular Ballads

By: Francis James Child

This definitive 19th-century collection compiles all the extant ballads with all known variants and features Child's commentary for each work. Volume II includes Parts III & IV of the original set — ballads 54–113.

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550

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Courier Corporation

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0486152839

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9780486152837

Down Home Texas Cooking

By: James Stroman

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Down Home Texas Cooking

By: James Stroman

Treat yourself to a genuine taste of Texas with this collection of authentic and savory dishes as broad as the Texas sky and as hearty as a cowboy's laugh. James Stroman traveled the Lone Star State and collected the special recipes that have become traditional mealtime favorites with Texas families. These best-loved dishes include spicy Creole cuisine, splendid Tex-Mex offerings, classic Texas fare, and delectable Gulf Coast seafood. And for the carb-counters out there, a special icon has been added to draw attention to the low and no-carb recipes. From hors d'oeuvres to dessert, the recipes in Down Home Texas Cooking are as rich and varied as Texas itself.

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216

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Taylor Trade Publications

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1461661870

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9781461661870

Command Transitions in Public Administration

A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Proactive Strategies

By: James C. Brown,Raymond L. Philo,Anthony Callisto Jr.,Polly J. Smith

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Command Transitions in Public Administration

A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Proactive Strategies

By: James C. Brown,Raymond L. Philo,Anthony Callisto Jr.,Polly J. Smith

This Brief provides a quantitative and qualitative analysis of proactive strategies for management transitions in criminal justice and other public administration civic service agencies. These organizations have a unique need for managing transitions effectively. Compared to private organizations: they have a relatively high frequency of management transitions due to the terms of elected and appointed officials, and these new managers more often come from outside the organization. Through an mixed-methods study of criminal justice command level staff in New York state, researchers found a number of key components to successful transitions. Based on their study, the researchers prepared a set of guidelines called the Command Transition Matrix. This tool is aimed at police and public administration leadership. The methodology used to develop it will be of interest to researchers in Criminal Justice Administration, Public Policy, and Management Science.

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Springer

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3319278444

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9783319278445

Predicting Hotspots

Using Machine Learning to Understand Civil Conflict

By: Atin Basuchoudhary,James T. Bang,Tinni Sen,John David

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Predicting Hotspots

Using Machine Learning to Understand Civil Conflict

By: Atin Basuchoudhary,James T. Bang,Tinni Sen,John David

This book should be useful to anyone interested in identifying the causes of civil conflict and doing something to end it. It even suggests a pathway for the lay reader. Civil conflict is a persistent source of misery to humankind. Its study, however, lacks a comprehensive theory of its causes. Nevertheless, the question of cooperation or conflict is at the heart of political economy. This book introduces Machine Learning to explore whether there even is a unified theory of conflict, and if there is, whether it is a ‘good’ one. A good theory is one that not only identifies the causes of conflict, but also identifies those causes that predict conflict. Machine learning algorithms use out of sample techniques to choose between competing hypotheses about the sources of conflict according to their predictive accuracy. This theoretically agnostic ‘picking’ has the added benefit of offering some protection against many of the problems noted in the current literature; the tangled causality between conflict and its correlates, the relative rarity of civil conflict at a global level, missing data, and spectacular statistical assumptions. This book argues that the search for a unified theory of conflict must begin among these more predictive sources of civil conflict. In fact, in the book, there is a clear sense that game theoretic rational choice models of bargaining/commitment failure predict conflict better than any other approach. In addition, the algorithms highlight the fact that conflict is path dependent - it tends to continue once started. This is intuitive in many ways but is roundly ignored as a matter of science. It should not. Further, those causes of conflict that best predict conflict can be used as policy levers to end or prevent conflict. This book should therefore be of interest to military and civil leaders engaged in ending civil conflict. Last, though not least, the book highlights how the sources of conflict affect conflict. This additional insight may allow the crafting of policies that match a country’s specific circumstance.

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179

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498587003

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9781498587006

Paradox in Christian Theology

An Analysis of Its Presence, Character, and Epistemic Status

By: James Anderson

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Paradox in Christian Theology

An Analysis of Its Presence, Character, and Epistemic Status

By: James Anderson

Does traditional Christianity involve paradoxical doctrines, that is, doctrines that present the appearance (at least) of logical inconsistency? If so, what is the nature of these paradoxes and why do they arise? What is the relationship between paradox and mystery in theological theorizing? And what are the implications for the rationality, or otherwise, of orthodox Christian beliefs? In 'Paradox in Christian Theology', James Anderson argues that the doctrines of the Trinity and the incarnation, as derived from Scripture and formulated in the ecumenical creeds, are indeed paradoxical. But this conclusion, he contends, need not imply that Christians who believe these doctrines are irrational in doing so. In support of this claim, Anderson develops and defends a model of understanding paradoxical Christian doctrines according to which the presence of such doctrines is unsurprising and adherence to paradoxical doctrines cannot be considered as a serious intellectual obstacle to belief in Christianity. The case presented in this book has significant implications for the practice of systematic theology, biblical exegesis, and Christian apologetics.

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345

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1556352719

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9781556352713

The Official Price Guide to Football Cards 2010

By: James Beckett

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The Official Price Guide to Football Cards 2010

By: James Beckett

Covers football cards from most manufacturers from 1948 to the present, featuring prices for individual cards and full sets.

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522

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House of Collectibles

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0375723277

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9780375723278

Dunleith

By: Victoria James

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Dunleith

By: Victoria James

Dunleith, a community just two miles south of Wilmington, arose in the early 1950s and was the first African American housing development marketed in Delaware. African Americans, many of whom were World War II veterans, teachers, and blue-collar workers, purchased their first homes in Dunleith. During this period of civil rights programs, finding equal education and housing opportunities was a challenge, particularly for African Americans. The school and churches of the Dunleith Estates community encouraged a generation of families to persevere through this difficult period. The rich history of the community is documented through vintage photographs in Images of America: Dunleith.

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134

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738542059

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9780738542058

Book's by James C. Brown

Black Baseball, 1858-1900

Black Baseball, 1858-1900

Laboratory Experiences in Exercise Science

Laboratory Experiences in Exercise Science

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads

Down Home Texas Cooking

Down Home Texas Cooking

Command Transitions in Public Administration

Command Transitions in Public Administration

Predicting Hotspots

Predicting Hotspots

Paradox in Christian Theology

Paradox in Christian Theology

The Official Price Guide to Football Cards 2010

The Official Price Guide to Football Cards 2010

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