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Wall Street and the Fruited Plain

Money, Expansion, and Politics in the Gilded Age

By: James T. Wall

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Wall Street and the Fruited Plain

Money, Expansion, and Politics in the Gilded Age

By: James T. Wall

Wall Street and the Fruited Plain delves deep into the parody known today as the "Gilded Age". The last decades of the 19th century saw both industrial and agricultural explosions in the United States. However, the base metal beneath this glittering façade was comprised of sweat-soaked, underpaid laborers, many of whom had just splashed ashore from Europe's seething cauldrons. In the early years of the period, the nation underwent the wrenching challenge of Reconstruction, nominally resolved in the compromise of 1877. In the Gilded Age, America expanded both internally and externally. The frontier moved from Kansas to California. Trappers, miners, cattlemen, and--finally-homesteaders, with the help of a burgeoning railroad network, fanned out across the central plains and the western plateaus. Wall Street dominated not only the economic and social life of the country, but the politics as well. A series of lackluster presidents between Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt facilitated this dominion and by the end of Roosevelt's first Administration, America had become an adolescent headliner on the world stage.

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University Press of America

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0761841245

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Structural Design

A Practical Guide for Architects

By: James R. Underwood,Michele Chiuini

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Structural Design

A Practical Guide for Architects

By: James R. Underwood,Michele Chiuini

Written for the practicing architect, Structural Design addresses the process on both a conceptual and a mathematical level. Most importantly, it helps architects work with structural consultants and understand all the necessary considerations when designing structural systems. Using a minimum of simple math, this book shows you how to make correct design calculations for structures made from steel, wood, concrete, and masonry. What?s more, this edition has been completely updated to reflect the latest design methods and codes, including LRFD for steel design. The book was also re-designed for easy navigation. Essential principles, as well as structural solutions, are visually reinforced with hundreds of drawings, photographs, and other illustrations--making this book truly architect-friendly.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118174534

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A History of Agriculture and Prices in England

From the Year After the Oxford Parliament (1259) to the Commencement of the Continental War (1793)

By: James E. Thorold Rogers

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A History of Agriculture and Prices in England

From the Year After the Oxford Parliament (1259) to the Commencement of the Continental War (1793)

By: James E. Thorold Rogers

This immensely detailed eight-piece compilation documents the fluctuating prices of agricultural produce in England between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. Volume 3 (from 1882) presents in tabular form data from 1401 to 1582, showing the prices of a range of products in towns and cities across the country.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108036538

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9781108036535

Reinforced Masonry Engineering Handbook

Clay and Concrete Masonry, Fifth Edition

By: James E. Amrhein

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Reinforced Masonry Engineering Handbook

Clay and Concrete Masonry, Fifth Edition

By: James E. Amrhein

The Reinforced Masonry Engineering Handbook provides the coefficients, tables, charts, and design data required for the design of reinforced masonry structures. This edition improves and expands upon previous editions, complying with the current Uniform Building Code and paralleling the growth of reinforced masonry engineering. Discussions include: materials strength of masonry assemblies loads lateral forces reinforcing steel movement joints waterproofing masonry structures and products formulas for reinforced masonry design retaining walls and more This comprehensive, useful book serves as an exceptional resource for designers, contractors, builders, and civil engineers involved in reinforced masonry - eliminating repetitious and routine calculations as well as reducing the time for masonry design.

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CRC Press

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0849375517

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9780849375514

Aeration

Principles and Practice, Volume 11

By: James Mueller,William C. Boyle,Ing. H. Johannes Popel

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Aeration

Principles and Practice, Volume 11

By: James Mueller,William C. Boyle,Ing. H. Johannes Popel

The immense environmental challenges facing the world now and in years to come can only be met through marshalling the talents of the best environmental engineers and scientists, and through the use of innovative, cost-effective solutions. Written by three leading aeration experts, Aeration: Principles and Practice, covers the principles and practi

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CRC Press

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1420010344

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9781420010343

Principles of Fire Behavior

By: James G. Quintiere

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Principles of Fire Behavior

By: James G. Quintiere

This text covers the four forms of fire: diffusion flames, smoldering, spontaneous combustion, and premixed flames. Using a quantitative approach, the text introduces the scientific principles of fire behavior, with coverage of heat transfer, ignition, flame spread, fire plumes, and heat flux as a damage variable. Cases, examples, problems, selected color illustrations and review of mathematics help students in fire safety and investigation understand fire from a scientific point of view.

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CRC Press

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1498735649

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Elite Souls

Portraits of Valor in Iraq and Afghanistan

By: Ray Raymond

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Elite Souls

Portraits of Valor in Iraq and Afghanistan

By: Ray Raymond

The great nineteenth century French military thinker Ardant du Picq, argued that selfless courage is rooted in a higher moral purpose, and is found among “Elite Souls.” This is a book about five such “Elite Souls,” all highly decorated young West Point graduates and recipients of the USMA’s Ninninger Medal. Elite Souls outlines the importance of building and developing moral character in military leaders, while arguing that a rigorous academic education is also essential in creating young officers capable of the kind of creative and critical thinking necessary in the complicated wars of the twenty-first century. Dr. Raymond suggests that West Point’s servant-leader model is critical in fostering the kind of intense selflessness ideally seen between junior officers, their NCOs, and soldiers. Finally, Elite Souls makes the case that inspirational commanding officers are also key. In this book, Dr. Ray Raymond argues that each of the recipients of the Ninninger Award entered West Point primarily for moral reasons and that the Academy's rigorous academic, military, and developmental methods strengthened those values. West Point produced young military leaders who were exceptionally well-educated and trained to deal with the complex challenges of war in Iraq and Afghanistan in the early twenty first century.

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Naval Institute Press

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1682477886

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Telecommunications Policy for the 1990s and Beyond

By: Walter G. Bolter,James W. McConnaughey,Fred J. Kelsey

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Telecommunications Policy for the 1990s and Beyond

By: Walter G. Bolter,James W. McConnaughey,Fred J. Kelsey

This book analyzes the development of the telecommunications industry since the AT&T divestiture. The reference work examines the technological revitalization of the telecommunications industry from the perspective of global markets and from these trends considers the implications for regulatory policy in the future.

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M.E. Sharpe

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0873325869

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9780873325868

Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer

By: James Welty,Gregory L. Rorrer,David G. Foster

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Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer

By: James Welty,Gregory L. Rorrer,David G. Foster

The field’s essential standard for more than three decades, Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer offers a systematic introduction to transport phenomena and rate processes. Thorough coverage of central principles helps students build a foundational knowledge base while developing vital analysis and problem solving skills. Momentum, heat, and mass transfer are introduced sequentially for clarity of concept and logical organization of processes, while examples of modern applications illustrate real-world practices and strengthen student comprehension. Designed to keep the focus on concept over content, this text uses accessible language and efficient pedagogy to streamline student mastery and facilitate further exploration. Abundant examples, practice problems, and illustrations reinforce basic principles, while extensive tables simplify comparisons of the various states of matter. Detailed coverage of topics including dimensional analysis, viscous flow, conduction, convection, and molecular diffusion provide broadly-relevant guidance for undergraduates at the sophomore or junior level, with special significance to students of chemical, mechanical, environmental, and biochemical engineering.

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John Wiley & Sons

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111972354X

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9781119723547

Unexpected Consequences

Why The Things We Trust Fail

By: James William Martin

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Unexpected Consequences

Why The Things We Trust Fail

By: James William Martin

In this book, interrelationships between more than 40 recent catastrophic events are explored, discussing failures of structures and machines, information technology, regulatory agencies, security designs, and more. The world is full of wonderful products and services that occasionally disappoint and even harm us. Unexpected Consequences: Why The Things We Trust Fail explores the reasons these failures occur, examining them from technological, human, and organizational perspectives. Using more than 40 recent catastrophic events to illustrate its points, the book discusses structural and machine failure, but also the often-overlooked failure of people and of systems related to such things as information technology, healthcare, and security. As the book demonstrates, faulty technology played a surprisingly small part in many of the scrutinized disasters. Author James William Martin finds cognitive factors and organizational dynamics, including ethics, are major contributors to most unexpected and catastrophic failures causing loss of life and extensive property damage. With that fresh perspective in mind, Martin is able to suggest remedies that address service failure and just may help prevent future disasters from taking place.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313393125

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9780313393129

Real English

The Grammar of English Dialects in the British Isles

By: James Milroy,Lesley Milroy

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Real English

The Grammar of English Dialects in the British Isles

By: James Milroy,Lesley Milroy

While it is accepted that the pronunciation of English shows wide regional differences, there is a marked tendency to under-estimate the extent of the variation in grammar that exists within the British Isles today. In addressing this problem, Real English brings together the work of a number of experts on the subject to provide a pioneer volume in the field of the grammar of spoken English.

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Routledge

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1317896955

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Mechanical Engineer's Data Handbook

By: James Carvill

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Mechanical Engineer's Data Handbook

By: James Carvill

This text provides the student and professional mechanical engineer with a reference text of an essentially practical nature. It is uncluttered by text, and extensive use of illustrations and tables provide quick and clear access to information. It also includes examples of detailed calculations on many of the applications of technology used by mechanical and production engineers, draughtsmen and engineering designers. Although mainly intended for those studying and practising mechanical engineering, a glance at the contents will show that it is also useful to those in related branches of engineering such as production, marine, offshore, mining, mineral and in particular that of design. This reference book provides engineers with a wealth of useful material in a very compact and quickly accessible form. - Clear presentation and quick access to information - Very practical material, readily applied - Highly illustrated to aid understanding

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Elsevier

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008051135X

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9780080511351

Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection

By: James S. Bogard,Darryl J. Downing,Robert L. Coleman,Keith F. Eckerman,James E. Turner

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Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection

By: James S. Bogard,Darryl J. Downing,Robert L. Coleman,Keith F. Eckerman,James E. Turner

Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection Discover the keys to radiation protection in the fourth edition of this best-selling textbook A variety of atomic and sub-atomic processes, including alpha, beta, and gamma decay or electron ejection from inner atom shells, can produce ionizing radiation. This radiation can in turn produce environmental and biological effects both harmful – including DNA damage and other impacts of so-called ‘radiation sickness’ – and helpful, including radiation treatment for cancerous tumors. Understanding the processes that generate radiation and the steps which can be taken to mitigate or direct its effects is therefore critical in a wide range of industries and medical subfields. For decades, Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection has served as the classic reference work on the subject of ionizing radiation and its safeguards. Beginning with a presentation of fundamental atomic structure and the physical mechanisms which produce radiation, the book also includes thorough discussion of how radiation can be detected and measured, as well as guide-lines for interpreting radiation statistics and detailed analysis of protective measures, both individual and environmental. Now updated by a new generation of leading scholars and researchers, Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection will continue to serve global scientific and industrial research communities. Readers of the fourth edition of Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection will also find: Detailed updates of existing material, including the latest recommendations of the ICRP and NCRP Treatment of current physiokinetic and dosimetric models All statistics now presented in SI units, making the book more globally accessible Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection is a foundational guide for graduate students and researchers in health physics and nuclear physics, as well as related industries.

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John Wiley & Sons

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3527805583

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9783527805587

Repertory of the Homoeopathic Materia Medica

By: James Tyler Kent

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Repertory of the Homoeopathic Materia Medica

By: James Tyler Kent

A Repertory Which Is Used By Every Homoeopath.Based On The Original Provings And Information Gathered Till That Time.Includes The Art Of Repertorizing.

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B. Jain Publishers

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8170211530

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9788170211532

Losing the Golden Hour

An Insider's View of Iraq's Reconstruction

By: James Stephenson

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Losing the Golden Hour

An Insider's View of Iraq's Reconstruction

By: James Stephenson

In emergency medicine, ôthe golden hourö is the first hour after injury during which treatment greatly increases survivability. In post-conflict transition terminology, it is the first year after hostilities end. Without steadily improving conditions then, popular support declines and chances for economic, political, and social transformation begin to evaporate. James Stephenson believes we have lost Iraq's golden hour. A veteran of postconflict reconstruction on three continents, he ran the Iraq mission of the Agency for International Development in 2004û05 with more than a thousand employees and expatriate contractors. The Coalition Provisional Authority, which oversaw the largest reconstruction and nation-building exercise ever, was a dysfunctional organization the Department of Defense cobbled together with temporary employees and a few experienced professionals from the State Department and other agencies. Iraqis soon became disillusioned, and the insurgency grew. Losing the Golden Hour tells of hubris, incompetence, courage, fear, and duty. It is about foreign assistance professionals trying to overcome the mistakes of an ill-conceived occupation and help Iraqis create a nation after decades of despair. Neither criticizing nor defending U.S. foreign policy, Stephenson offers an informed assessment of Iraq's future. Selected for the Diplomats and Diplomacy Book Series of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training and Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired.

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Potomac Books, Inc.

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1597971510

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9781597971515

Brother

By: James Fredericks

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Brother

By: James Fredericks

What does it mean to call another man brother? And how often are we faced with circumstances that truly test the nature or our relationships? At the crossroads between legal thriller and a sophisticated examination of relationships and broken bonds, BROTHER is the story of two brothers and four friends who face difficult choices as they struggle to combat the evils that confront them. Set in North Carolina against a backdrop of suspicion, betrayal, revenge, and murder, BROTHER is a stunning debut, with calculated plot turns and an ultimate resolution that will leave readers breathless and moved.

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Hillcrest Publishing Group

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0980245567

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9780980245561

Essentials of General Surgery

By: Peter F. Lawrence,Richard M. Bell,Merril T. Dayton,James Hebert

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Essentials of General Surgery

By: Peter F. Lawrence,Richard M. Bell,Merril T. Dayton,James Hebert

For nearly 25 years, medical students and faculty alike have chosen Essentials of General Surgery and its companion textbook, Essentials of Surgical Specialties, for authoritative coverage of surgical information that every physician in training should know. The Fifth Edition incorporates current research from the field; new sample questions, answers, and rationales; and new tables and algorithms. A new art program presents concepts and images—including an Appendix with 50 burn images—in full color for optimal learning and retention.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1469837293

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9781469837291

Audel HVAC Pocket Reference

By: James E. Brumbaugh

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Audel HVAC Pocket Reference

By: James E. Brumbaugh

Answers when you need them When you need to check specs, confirm measurements, or make a quick metric conversion on the job, find the answers quickly and easily--right in your pocket. Your one-stop reference for * Conversion tables, electrical formulas, pipe thread standards, and motor ampere ratings * Fuel cost comparisons * Offset calculations and valve details * Gas and oil burner specifications * Pipe performance data * Weather and design factors affecting heating/cooling calculations * Troubleshooting guidelines

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John Wiley & Sons

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0764588109

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9780764588105

Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection

By: James E. Turner

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Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection

By: James E. Turner

Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection offers professionals and advanced students a comprehensive coverage of the major concepts that underlie the origins and transport of ionizing radiation in matter. Understanding atomic structure and the physical mechanisms of radiation interactions is the foundation on which much of the current practice of radiological health protection is based. The work covers the detection and measurement of radiation and the statistical interpretation of the data. The procedures that are used to protect man and the environment from the potential harmful effects of radiation are thoroughly described. Basic principles are illustrated with an abundance of worked examples that exemplify practical applications. Chapters include problem sets (with partial answers) and extensive tables and graphs for continued use as a reference work. This completely revised and enlarged third edition includes thorough updates of the material, including the latest recommendations of the ICRP and NCRP.

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