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Glamorous Living

By: Jan Showers

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A room-by-room journey through some of the most luxurious and glamorous homes in America Dallas-based interior designer Jan Showers returns to the concept ï¬?rst introduced in her bestselling book, Glamorous Rooms. Jan takes the reader through luxurious private residences across the United States room by room. This book invites readers into 20 never-before-photographed homes, in some of America’s most idyllic locales, including a glamorous New York apartment, a London townhouse in Belgravia, an architecturally signiï¬?cant house in Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, a historic residence in Austin, a country estate, a stunning home on Buï¬€alo Bayou in Houston, a duplex apartment at The Mansion Residence in Dallas, and many more.

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Abrams

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1647001773

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The Case for Auschwitz

Evidence from the Irving Trial

By: Robert Jan van Pelt

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The Case for Auschwitz

Evidence from the Irving Trial

By: Robert Jan van Pelt

From January to April 2000 historian David Irving brought a high-profile libel case against Penguin Books and Deborah Lipstadt in the British High Court, charging that Lipstadt's book, Denying the Holocaust (1993), falsely labeled him a Holocaust denier. The question about the evidence for Auschwitz as a death camp played a central role in these proceedings. Irving had based his alleged denial of the Holocaust in part on a 1988 report by an American execution specialist, Fred Leuchter, which claimed that there was no evidence for homicidal gas chambers in Auschwitz. In connection with their defense, Penguin and Lipstadt engaged architectural historian Robert Jan van Pelt to present evidence for our knowledge that Auschwitz had been an extermination camp where up to one million Jews were killed, mainly in gas chambers. Employing painstaking historical scholarship, van Pelt prepared and submitted an exhaustive forensic report that he successfully defended in cross-examination in court.

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Indiana University Press

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0253028841

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9780253028846

It's a Girl Thing

The Hilarious Truth About Women

By: Jan King

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It's a Girl Thing

The Hilarious Truth About Women

By: Jan King

Womankind. In only the human species do you find so many quirks and rituals of the female that so confuse the opposite sex! This is why popular author Jan King takes on the Herculean task of explaining the many mind-boggling idiosyncrasies of female behavior. It's a Girl Thing provides a hysterical analysis of the inherent peculiarities and eccentric mannerisms of women everywhere. Discover the secret reasons why women are drawn to teary movies, overpack for trips, change hair color weekly, and spend thousands on Tupperware. Along with "Jan's Rules for the Bagging and Feeding of Any Conscious Male in Today's Market," you'll find her dissertations on lipstick ("One thing that can be predicted with absolute certainty is that there is virtually no chance of a woman having just one tube of lipstick on her vanity table"), underwear ("Personally, I hate the idea of a thong. For Pete's sake, I've spent my whole life pulling my underwear out of there!"), and many more. A must-have for every woman, It's a Girl Thing is one of those special books husbands will want to read as well (secretly, of course) in their quest to understand why ladies insist on owning hundreds of bottles of nail polish.

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Andrews McMeel Publishing

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0740789112

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Sacred History and Sacred Texts in Early Judaism

A Symposium in Honour of A.S. Van Der Woude

By: Jan N. Bremmer,Florentino García Martínez,A. S. van der Woude

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Sacred History and Sacred Texts in Early Judaism

A Symposium in Honour of A.S. Van Der Woude

By: Jan N. Bremmer,Florentino García Martínez,A. S. van der Woude

(Peeters 1992)

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9039001014

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Day Services for Adults

Somewhere to Go

By: Jan Carter

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Day Services for Adults

Somewhere to Go

By: Jan Carter

Originally published in 1981, this book describes day services for adults, a relatively recent development in health and social services at the time. Most people assume immediately that day care is only provided for young children: Day Services for Adults will make it clear that a growing number of services exist by day for adults, and in a diversity and variety which have enormous potential both for those who use them and for those who work in them. Day Services for Adults reports the results of a five-year national survey. The broad terms of reference of the research were to review the present provision of day centres for adults. To consider the policy questions of staffing and accommodation and to suggest which groups in the community might benefit most from day centres and to advise on how these centres might contribute to the integration and development of local services for those in need. The result was the first comprehensive investigation of day services in the world. Jan Carter analyses services for the elderly, the mentally handicapped, the mentally ill, the physically handicapped, offenders, drug addicts and those in family care centres sponsored by health, social services, probation and voluntary agencies. By a full coverage of all these groups and their sponsors, unique comparisons between services for the various groups can be made. Day Services for Adults was intended for those who made decisions about day units and particularly for local authority policy-makers and executive civil servants in local authority health authorities and central government. It was also addressed to those senior professionals practising inside and outside day services: psychiatrists, geriatricians, those practising rehabilitation medicine, senior nursing officers, psychologists, senior social workers and social work administrators.

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Routledge

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1000437841

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Judgement and Salvation

The Composition and Redaction of Micah 2-5

By: Jan A. Wagenaar

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Judgement and Salvation

The Composition and Redaction of Micah 2-5

By: Jan A. Wagenaar

This volume deals with the redaction history of the Book of Micah vis-à-vis the alternation of the oracles of judgement and the oracles of salvation in chapters 2-5. The first part of the book offers a brief discussion of the most important hypotheses to account for the alternation of doom and hope that have been put forward over the last three or four decades: the composition model, the dialogue model and the redaction-historical model. The second part of the book offers a detailed study of the text of Micah 2-5 followed by a thorough analysis of the form and literary development of the individual pericopes. The study is concluded by a fresh presentation of the redaction history of the Book of Micah.

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BRILL

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9004276114

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Against a Blackened Sky

By: Jan Steen

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Against a Blackened Sky

By: Jan Steen

Against a Blackened Sky, the story of one man's falling-out with organized religion, is told by a future observer whose knowledge of history is incomplete. Without sanctioned access to historical accounts, the storyteller has pieced together an explanation of man's predicament that seems plausible to him. His problem is that he cannot accomplish in his own life the virtues that he admires in the subject of his story. In his partial understanding, he looks back longingly to a time he feels to be simpler than the complex world he lives in. The storyteller is a member of the crew who man a lunar-based laser. The subject of his narrative, Colonel Smith, was a member of the pioneering crew who laid the foundation for the establishment of that base. In Colonel Smith's day, a world now past, satellite technology became obsolete. The need for a moon-based laser became desperate in the pursuit of peace and security. Through a series of mishaps, Colonel Smith is marooned alone on the moon and must endure a year of solitude. It is during that time that he is able to rethink and ultimately to redirect his life. When at last he is rescued, he returns to an Earth that will be profoundly affected by the work he helped to begin on the moon. In a world of tightening alternatives, man has not lost his battle with technology but rather has surrendered to it. It is the storyteller's lament that man has given up without a struggle. Should the story of the teller and of his subject seem ill-fated and harshness and gloom seem to hang over the tragedy of their lives, it is only because the message of hope has been missed. The door has been opened, and we have stepped through, but the door has not closed behind us. We might yet step back through, close that door from the other side, and find another opened to us. Amazing grace.

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1639031782

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How to Open and Operate a Bed & Breakfast

By: Jan Stankus

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How to Open and Operate a Bed & Breakfast

By: Jan Stankus

Thinking of opening your own B&B? Find out if it's really for you, then get advice on starting and maintaining your business. Advertising, promoting health and safety, managing finances, and creating an enjoyable environment for your guests are just some of the topics covered in this indispensable guide. - Start-up Expenses Worksheet Appendix of Web-based Resources - Bedroom Basics Checklist - Bathroom Basics Checklist - Marketing Plan - Self-Evaluation Quiz

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Rowman & Littlefield

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076277651X

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The Rough Guide to Dordogne & the Lot

By: Jan Dodd

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The Rough Guide to Dordogne & the Lot

By: Jan Dodd

The Rough Guide to the Dordogne and the Lot is the ultimate handbook for discovering the region, from its spectacular limestone caves to the fairytale ch�teau of Najac. Discover walks and cycle trails to ancient cliffs and peaceful riverbanks, and stop off at world-famous vineyards. Foodies will enjoy an entire section on A taste of P�rigord, sharing the best of the region's world-renowned cuisine, while readers are directed to the finest restaurants and water-side caf�s, not to mention festivals and local markets. Whether you're looking for the best campsites or the most stylish hotels, you can rely on accommodation suggestions for every budget and taste. You'll find practical advice on travelling around the region, from boat tours to rail services, relying on the clearest maps of any guide. Explore all corners of this region with authoritative background information on everything from the region's varied landscapes and wildlife to its fascinating history and cultural heritage. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to the Dordogne and the Lot.

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1848366973

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Alaska by RV

By: Jan Young

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Alaska by RV

By: Jan Young

My wife and I had long dreamed of traveling to Alaska. I retired in 2006, we purchased a motor home in 2007, and in 2008 we made our dream come true. You can too!This book recounts our 5-month long, 8,700-mile trip from Milwaukee to Fairbanks and back in day-by-day detail. It tells of the amazing sights we saw and the surprises we found, both positive and negative. It includes several humorous tales of the road and describes some mistakes we made and things we wish we had done better. It is, in summary, the book I wish I had been able to read before we left home.The book provides maps that show where we went and includes over 230 photographs of our journey. It discusses the preparations we made and discloses not only our budget for the trip, but the amounts we actually spent and what we spent them on. And at the back, it lists the places we went and the campgrounds we used together with available addresses, phone numbers, websites and geo coordinates.

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Lulu.com

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0557040620

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9780557040629

Cases of Successful Literacy Teachers

By: Jan Lacina,Cecilia Silva

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Cases of Successful Literacy Teachers

By: Jan Lacina,Cecilia Silva

Cases of Successful Literacy Teachers is a supplemental text that can be used in a variety of literacy courses. The case studies focus on teachers and schools from a multitude of communities, including Blue Ribbon Schools and Reading First Schools, and on National Board Certified teachers. The vignettes and cases include students from diverse racial, linguistic, and socio-economic backgrounds, located in urban, rural, and suburban settings.

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SAGE

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1412956439

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American Vernacular Architecture 1870 To 1960

By: Herbert Gottfried,Jan Jennings

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American Vernacular Architecture 1870 To 1960

By: Herbert Gottfried,Jan Jennings

A comprehensive examination of American vernacular buildings.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393732622

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9780393732627

Stochastic Models of Air Pollutant Concentration

By: Jan Grandell

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Stochastic Models of Air Pollutant Concentration

By: Jan Grandell

About fifteen years ago Henning Rodhe and I disscussed the calculation of residence times, or lifetimes, of certain air pollutants for the first time. He was interested in pollutants which were mainly removed from the atmosphere by precipitation scavenging. His idea was to base the calculation on statistical models for the variation of the precipitation i~tensity and not only on the average precipitation intensity. In order to illustrate the importance of taking the variation into account we considered a simple model - here called the Markov model - for the precipitation intensity and computed the distribution of the residence time of an aerosol particle. Our expression for the average residence time - here formula (13- was rather much used by meteorologists. Certainly we were pleased, but while our ambition had been to provide an illustration, our work was merely understood as a proposal for a realistic model. Therefore we found it natural to search for more general models. The mathematical problems involved were the origin of my interest in this field. A brief outline of the background, purpose and content of this paper is given in section 1. It is a pleasure to thank Gunnar Englund, Georg Lindgren, Henning Rodhe and Michael Stein for their substantial help in the pre paration of this paper and Iren Patricius for her assistance in typing.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461210941

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9781461210948

This Is Ethical Theory

By: Jan Narveson

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This Is Ethical Theory

By: Jan Narveson

Ethical questions lie at the very heart of all philosophy, and no one is better equipped to untangle the many facets of ethical theory than respected thinker and professor Jan Narveson. Drawing from theoretical notions as well as everyday applications, Narveson simplifies these nuanced ideas for any beginning ethicist. Discussing theoretical elements ranging from intuitionism to naturalism, emotivism to metaethics, Narveson’s approach to this complex topic is one that any reader will find accessible.

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Open Court

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0812699351

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Hysteria Complicated by Ecstasy

The Case of Nanette Leroux

By: Jan Goldstein

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Hysteria Complicated by Ecstasy

The Case of Nanette Leroux

By: Jan Goldstein

A unique account of a peasant girl's mental illness in nineteenth-century France Hysteria Complicated by Ecstasy offers a rare window into the inner life of a person ordinarily inaccessible to historians: a semiliterate peasant girl who lived almost two centuries ago, in the aftermath of the French Revolution. Eighteen-year-old Nanette Leroux fell ill in 1822 with a variety of incapacitating nervous symptoms. Living near the spa at Aix-les-Bains, she became the charity patient of its medical director, Antoine Despine, who treated her with hydrotherapy and animal magnetism, as hypnosis was then called. Jan Goldstein translates, and provides a substantial introduction to, the previously unpublished manuscript recounting Nanette's strange illness—a manuscript coauthored by Despine and Alexandre Bertrand, the Paris physician who memorably diagnosed Nanette as suffering from "hysteria complicated by ecstasy." While hysteria would become a fashionable disease among urban women by the end of the nineteenth century, the case of Nanette Leroux differs sharply from this pattern in its early date and rural setting. Filled with intimate details about Nanette's behavior and extensive quotations of her utterances, the case is noteworthy for the sexual references that contemporaries did not recognize as such; for its focus on the difference between biological and social time; and for Nanette's fascination with the commodities available in the region's nascent marketplace. Goldstein's introduction brilliantly situates the text in its multiple contexts, examines it from the standpoint of early nineteenth-century medicine, and uses the insights of Foucault and Freud to craft a twenty-first-century interpretation. A compelling, multilayered account of one young woman's mental afflictions, Hysteria Complicated by Ecstasy is an extraordinary addition to the cultural and social history of psychiatry and medicine.

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Princeton University Press

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0691152373

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Beacon of Hope

By: Jan Wheeler

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Beacon of Hope

By: Jan Wheeler

This book, “Beacon of Hope” is compiled of inspirational poetry and other works. Its contents have transpired over a period of years. At different intervals in life, a poem would be birthed as inspiration brought it forth. The purpose of this book is to fulfill a longtime dream of the author, Jan Wheeler, who at an early age, recognized that God had blessed her with talent. This talent was in the writing down of her thoughts…creating poetry. She believes that by divine instruction from God, the publication and circulation of this material, through it’s simplicity, will minister to others, as well as give a greater understanding of God and His purpose for all human kind. Although small in content, there’s a treasure trough of truths wrapped in this small package. The author’s hope is that all who read it will receive a bounty of enjoyment and that they may compare some of the instances to their own lives.

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iUniverse

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0595191770

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Captive Warriors

A Vietnam Pow's Story

By: Sam Johnson,Jan Winebrenner

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Captive Warriors

A Vietnam Pow's Story

By: Sam Johnson,Jan Winebrenner

Former fighter pilot recounts his experiences as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam.

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Texas A&M University Press

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0890964963

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Being Colonized

The Kuba Experience in Rural Congo, 1880–1960

By: Jan Vansina

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Being Colonized

The Kuba Experience in Rural Congo, 1880–1960

By: Jan Vansina

What was it like to be colonized by foreigners? Highlighting a region in central Congo, in the center of sub-Saharan Africa, Being Colonized places Africans at the heart of the story. In a richly textured history that will appeal to general readers and students as well as to scholars, the distinguished historian Jan Vansina offers not just accounts of colonial administrators, missionaries, and traders, but the varied voices of a colonized people. Vansina uncovers the history revealed in local news, customs, gossip, and even dreams, as related by African villagers through archival documents, material culture, and oral interviews. Vansina’s case study of the colonial experience is the realm of Kuba, a kingdom in Congo about the size of New Jersey—and two-thirds the size of its colonial master, Belgium. The experience of its inhabitants is the story of colonialism, from its earliest manifestations to its tumultuous end. What happened in Kuba happened to varying degrees throughout Africa and other colonized regions: racism, economic exploitation, indirect rule, Christian conversion, modernization, disease and healing, and transformations in gender relations. The Kuba, like others, took their own active part in history, responding to the changes and calamities that colonization set in motion. Vansina follows the region’s inhabitants from the late nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century, when a new elite emerged on the eve of Congo’s dramatic passage to independence.

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Univ of Wisconsin Press

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0299236439

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9780299236434

Asheville

By: Sue Greenberg,Jan Kahn

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Asheville

By: Sue Greenberg,Jan Kahn

Authors Sue Greenberg and Jan Kahn once again delve into Asheville's rich past. This new companion to the acclaimed Asheville: Volume I resumes our look at this colorful city in the mountains. In its early days, Asheville quickly developed into a resort getaway for those seeking fresh air and high society during the late 1800s. This intriguing book continues our journey, this time taking us from the end of World War I to the 1960s. The over 200 rare postcards presented here show how Asheville emerged from a period of hard times brought on by a great flood and a country at war. Once World War I ended, a feeling of newfound freedom overtook Asheville's citizens and the fast tempo of the earlier days soon resumed. Asheville once again became a destination for travelers--this time the automobile brought sightseers to the mountains and many new roadside motels and restaurants thrived.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738543993

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Andie Beth Steps

By: Jan Shearouse Alexuk

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Andie Beth Steps

By: Jan Shearouse Alexuk

All fifteen-year-old Andie Beth Nettles wants to do is play basketball and softball, attend the US Naval Academy, and fly jets. Her life is turned upside down, however, when she must adjust to a new school, friends, and lifestyle. Restrictions, Secret Service agents, and limited freedom all contribute to tension between her and her parents. Andie Beth: Steps, although fiction, can be adapted to book clubs, parent-teen conferences, workshops, retreats, and vacation Bible schools. "Andie Beth Nettles reminds me of Holden Caulfield in Catcher in the Rye." -Judy Radiker Brenner, Crossville, Tennessee "After reading the first draft of this book, I always knew it would be published some day." -Traci Laine, Virginia City, Nevada

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Inspiring Voices

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1462407315

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Transboundary Water Resources in Afghanistan

Climate Change and Land-Use Implications

By: John F. Shroder,Sher Jan Ahmadzai

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Transboundary Water Resources in Afghanistan

Climate Change and Land-Use Implications

By: John F. Shroder,Sher Jan Ahmadzai

Transboundary Water from Afghanistan: Climate Change, and Land-Use Implications brings together diverse factual material on the physical geography and political, cultural, and economic implications of Southwest Asian transboundary water resources. It is the outgrowth of long-term deep knowledge and experience gained by the authors, as well as the material developed from a series of new workshops funded by the Lounsbery Foundation and other granting agencies. Afghanistan and Pakistan have high altitude mountains providing vital water supplies that are highly contentious necessities much threatened by climate change, human land-use variation, and political manipulation, which can be managed in new ways that are in need of comprehensive discussions and negotiations between all the riparian nations of the Indus watershed (Afghanistan, China, India, and Pakistan). This book provides a description of the basic topographic configuration of the Kabul River tributary to the Indus river, together will all its tributaries that flow back and forth across the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the basic elements that are involved with the hydrological cycle and its derivatives in the high mountains of the Hindu Kush and Himalaya. - Synthesizes information on the physical geography and political, cultural, and economic implications of Southwest Asian transboundary water resources - Offers a basic topographic description of the Indus River watershed - Provides local water management information not easily available for remote and contentious border areas - Delivers access to the newest thinking from chief personnel on both sides of the contentious border - Features material developed from a series of new workshops funded by the Lounsbery Foundation and other granting agencies

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Elsevier

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0128018615

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Duty, Honor and a Loaf of Bread

Portrait of an American Family in World War II, 1944-1946

By: Bill Waldron,Marge Waldron,Jan Waldron,Ed Votroubek

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Duty, Honor and a Loaf of Bread

Portrait of an American Family in World War II, 1944-1946

By: Bill Waldron,Marge Waldron,Jan Waldron,Ed Votroubek

Like other families, letters were the fabric that held the fledgling Waldron family together during the personally trying, society changing events of World War II. Bill, the town baker, voluntarily became an infantry soldier and platoon scout in Europe and Marge, a new wife, became the town baker - the Waldron's version of Rosie the Riveter. Nothing in their lives had prepared them for these roles yet everything in their lives made them equal to the tasks at hand. Their letters to one another provide an intimate view of an American family triumphing in the face of adversity. Duty, Honor, Faith, Love and Family all play a role and readers will come to love and admire both of them. Bill's letters from the Battle of the Bulge, the Siegfreid Line and through the end of the war across Germany and into Czechoslovakia are particularly interesting. He reveals himself as a down to earth patriot who volunteered for a very dangerous job and excelled - a man with survivor's instincts who avoided illness, frostbite and wounds under extremely difficult circumstances. Historical perspective is provided by sidebars throughout the book which explain matters referred to in the letters as well as what is going on in the war and at home. The sidebars are themselves an education, made immediate and interesting by the personal experiences conveyed in the letters"--Page 4 of cover

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Trafford Publishing

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1466961937

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Flyfisher's Guide to Nevada

By: Jan Nemec

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Flyfisher's Guide to Nevada

By: Jan Nemec

Nemec gives the Silver State's most-productive fisheries the complete treatment in this definitive guide for both the famous and underrated flyfishing opportunities in Nevada. Includes detailed maps, hub city information, where to find fly shops, and other necessary details to plan an exciting trip.

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Wilderness Adventures Press

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1932098747

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9781932098747

My Heart Sings

The Melody of My Love

By: Jan Auggi Jones

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My Heart Sings

The Melody of My Love

By: Jan Auggi Jones

This author appreciates writing poetry, novels, childrens stories; the performing arts; and music of many genres. She was raised on gospel and country music played on an old Victrola phonograph with a black-and-white dog staring into a gramophone on the inside of the cover. Today, this author has become enamored with and is fangirling over country a cappella music, which is relatively new. Curious about the behind the scenes activities of a successful bands life, living on the edge of temptations in todays media-frenzied world, she created a believable group running through life on unbelievable favor, spearheaded by love between a wealthy, incredibly intelligent and beautiful African-American ballerina and a super talented tenor from the deep South and their unique way of overcoming racial issues with love. Murder, sex, and drugs fuel the life and romance of these two extraordinary, opposite, characters living and excelling way above the normal expectations of life, hinting into the cosmic pluralism like no one has ever experienced before. This author spent thirty-five years in the busy, topsy-turvy support area of corporate America, starting with the FBI and ending in the legal field, before being forced to retire on disability. This is her first adult romance novel. She writes and has published poetry on poetry.com with two poems published in anthologies; she was the author and publisher of Newsletters for Boy Scout Troop and Pack 731, The Indian Creek District, and for newsletters, service bulletins, and memorial programs for two churches. The author is a widow who lives in Waldorf, Maryland, with her son, daughter-law, grandson, and grandpup, Toli.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1543468179

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The Feejee Mermaid and Other Essays in Natural and Unnatural History

By: Jan Bondeson

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The Feejee Mermaid and Other Essays in Natural and Unnatural History

By: Jan Bondeson

In his new collection of essays, Jan Bondeson tells ten fascinating stories of myths and hoaxes, beliefs and Ripley-like facts, concerning the animal kingdom. Throughout he recounts—and in some instances solves—mysteries of the natural world which have puzzled scientists for centuries. Heavily illustrated with photographs and drawings, the book presents astounding tales from across the rich folklore of animals: a learned pig more admired than Sir Isaac Newton by the English public, an elephant that Lord Byron wanted to employ as his butler, a dancing horse whose skills in mathematics were praised by William Shakespeare, and, of course, the extraordinary creature known as the Feejee Mermaid. This object became the foremost curiosity of London in the 1820s and later in the century toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum. Bearing a striking resemblance to a wizened and misshapen monkey with a fishtail, the mermaid was nonetheless proclaimed a genuine specimen by 'experts.' Bondeson explores other zoological wonders: toads living for centuries encased in solid stone, little fishes raining down from the sky, and barnacle geese growing from trees until ready to fly. In two of his most fascinating chapters, he uncovers the origins of the basilisk, considered one of the most inexplicable mythical monsters, and of the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary. With the head and body of a rooster and the tail of a snake, the basilisk was said to be able to kill a person with its gaze. Bondeson demonstrates that belief in this fabulous creature resulted from misinterpretations of rare events in natural history. The vegetable lamb, a mainstay of museums in the seventeenth century, was allegedly half plant, half animal: it had the shape of a little lamb, but grew from a stem. After examining two vegetable lambs still in London today, Bondeson offers a new theory to explain this old fallacy.

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Cornell University Press

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1501722271

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Charles Darwin in Australia

By: F. W. Nicholas,Jan Nicholas

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Charles Darwin in Australia

By: F. W. Nicholas,Jan Nicholas

Drawing upon Darwin's diary, this lavishly illustrated book traces Darwin's travels in Australia in 1836.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521728673

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Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing

By: Jan Hinkle,Kerry H. Cheever

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Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing

By: Jan Hinkle,Kerry H. Cheever

Publisher’s Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Trusted by instructors, preferred by students, Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 14th Edition makes fundamental coverage of medical-surgical nursing practices more approachable than ever. Comprehensively updated to keep pace with today’s changing health care environment, this edition layers essential patient care procedures with engaging case studies and vignettes that bring concepts to life and prepare students to confidently apply what they’ve learned in nursing practice. Fully updated and enhanced, this new edition provides a fully integrated solution that promotes clinical judgment, performance, and success on the NCLEX examination and in nursing practice.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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149634801X

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9781496348012

High-pT Physics in the Heavy Ion Era

By: Jan Rak,Michael J. Tannenbaum

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High-pT Physics in the Heavy Ion Era

By: Jan Rak,Michael J. Tannenbaum

One of few books to address both high-pT physics and relativistic heavy ion collisions. Essential handbook for graduates and researchers.

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0521190290

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9780521190299

Hitler's Tractor

By: Jan William Smith

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Hitler's Tractor

By: Jan William Smith

If we must look for demons in our lives, we may also try to destroy them before we die. In James Twining’s life the demon of his declining memory, like Don Quixote’s windmill, is a tractor. Forged in Germany, the machine came to be known as Hitler’s tractor – it ploughed, sowed and reaped. But did Hitler’s tractor have a sinister purpose? This is a story that takes the reader through chapters in the lifetime of one man – childhood, adolescence, a professional life and finally old age when he struggles to remember. It tells of hardship farming in 1930s Australia, the confusion of a boy’s conflict with a teacher traumatised by war, his artistic mother’s battle against the unforgiving land, a father who dreams of something better, and a marriage under strain. But glowering over an apparently simple tale is the ‘evil one’ – the German tractor that seems to have an unimaginably dangerous machine-like power over those who would dare to stoke its fire and tame its strength. Character rich and sweeping from the Depression years to the Australia of today, Hitler’s Tractor speaks to the strength of human spirit when faced by adversity – drought, flood, cruel fate and the futility of revenge. It is a poignant, beguiling and exquisitely told Australian story.

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Simon and Schuster

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1922896616

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9781922896612

Tour of Duty

By: Jan D. Hendrix

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Tour of Duty

By: Jan D. Hendrix

When Mark, an American soldier serving in Germany in the early 1950s, meets Lauren, a young German girl, their lives change forever. But love is never easy, and for these two it may well be impossible. In a world still reeling from the horrors of war and genocide, the budding love between a Jewish soldier and a German Catholic girl is controversial and dangerous. It is a time in history that demands the same dedication and focus on duty as in the war years. Both of the lovers are pressured from all sides, and each feels the impossibility of their love-but neither can deny or forget it. Mark is faced with military duty, a possible court martial, and a threatening sociopath. Lauren is expected to play the role of the dutiful German daughter who follows the path dictated by her father. In addition to her obligations to her father, she is expected to focus only on school, work, her church, and her duty to country. Their very different backgrounds stand as obstacles they can't disregard. Neither is so naïve as to ignore the considerable cultural and societal pressure they face. But the heart does not always listen to logic, and soon they are irresistibly drawn together-come what may. Despite all the many forces they face, can they find the strength to stay together in a world that propels them apart?

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iUniverse

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1475924534

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9781475924534

Foundations of Fuzzy Control

A Practical Approach

By: Jan Jantzen

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Foundations of Fuzzy Control

A Practical Approach

By: Jan Jantzen

Foundations of Fuzzy Control: A Practical Approach, 2nd Edition has been significantly revised and updated, with two new chapters on Gain Scheduling Control and Neurofuzzy Modelling. It focuses on the PID (Proportional, Integral, Derivative) type controller which is the most widely used in industry and systematically analyses several fuzzy PID control systems and adaptive control mechanisms. This new edition covers the basics of fuzzy control and builds a solid foundation for the design of fuzzy controllers, by creating links to established linear and nonlinear control theory. Advanced topics are also introduced and in particular, common sense geometry is emphasised. Key features Sets out practical worked through problems, examples and case studies to illustrate each type of control system Accompanied by a website hosting downloadable MATLAB programs Accompanied by an online course on Fuzzy Control which is taught by the author. Students can access further material and enrol at the companion website Foundations of Fuzzy Control: A Practical Approach, 2nd Edition is an invaluable resource for researchers, practitioners, and students in engineering. It is especially relevant for engineers working with automatic control of mechanical, electrical, or chemical systems.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118535596

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9781118535592

Whispers of Grace-Filled Blessings from the Mercy Seat

A Coaching Odyssey for a Princess of Great Destiny...

By: Jan Gantos

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Whispers of Grace-Filled Blessings from the Mercy Seat

A Coaching Odyssey for a Princess of Great Destiny...

By: Jan Gantos

As a certified inspirational and organizational life coach for the slightly frazzled... mildly burned-out... Princess of Great Destiny, Jan will inspire and encourage you, as you embark on your destiny odyssey-an odyssey God has designed, exclusively for you, His treasured Princess. She presents some Rx coaching strategies that will make room for more great “God Time.” The objective is simply this: To introduce ways a Princess can “De-Stress and De-compress” from her over-loaded, over-committed, energy-depleted, overwhelming, too busy, busy, busy, burned-out, “I need a Gallon of that Calgon Bath Time Take Me Away Stuff... life! God wants His cherished Princesses to experience “Outrageous Tickled-Pink Delight.” So, Princess of Great Destiny, even if your world appears to be falling apart at the seams, God plans on being there to share in your debut: NOW FEATURING... SPARKLING... GLITTERING... SHIMMERING... PRINCESS MOMENTS... INTRODUCING: WELL-RESTED...ENERGIZED...FOCUSED... CREATIVE...LOVING... SIMPLY AMAZING... YOU!

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WestBow Press

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1490856226

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9781490856223

The Quantum Gamble

By: Jan C. A. Boeyens

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The Quantum Gamble

By: Jan C. A. Boeyens

This volume, written by a highly cited author, presents the history of quantum theory together with open questions and remaining problems in terms of the plausibility of quantum chemistry and physics. It also provides insights into the theory of matter-wave mechanics. The content is aimed at students and lecturers in chemistry, physics and the philosophy of science.

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3319416219

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9783319416212

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