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The Complete Choral Warm-up Book

A Sourcebook for Choral Directors

By: Jay Althouse,Russell L. Robinson

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The Complete Choral Warm-up Book

A Sourcebook for Choral Directors

By: Jay Althouse,Russell L. Robinson

A complete sourcebook for choral directors of all levels, as well as choral methods classes. Contains 211 warm-ups with information on usage, photos illustrating correct posture and vowel formation, and a well organized index to make finding the right warm-up a snap. Belongs in every choral director's library.

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Alfred Music

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1457406950

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Standards of Value

Theory and Applications

By: Jay E. Fishman

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Standards of Value

Theory and Applications

By: Jay E. Fishman

Expert direction on interpretation and application of standards of value Written by Jay Fishman, Shannon Pratt, and William Morrison—three renowned valuation practitioners—Standards of Value, Second Edition discusses the interaction between valuation theory and its judicial and regulatory application. This insightful book addresses standards of value (SOV) as applied in four distinct contexts: estate and gift taxation; shareholder dissent and oppression; divorce; and financial reporting. Here, you will discover some of the intricacies of performing services in these venues. Features new case law in topics including personal good will and estate and gift tax, and updated to cover the new standards issued since the first edition Includes an updated compendium discussing the standards of value by state, new case law covering divorce, personal goodwill, and estate and gift tax, and coverage of newly issues financial standards Shows how the Standard of Value sets the appraisal process in motion and includes the combination of a review of court cases with the valuator's perspective Addresses the codification of GAAP and updates SOV in individual states Get Standards of Value, Second Edition and discover the underlying intricacies involved in determining "value.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118238915

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9781118238912

Becoming Dr. Seuss

Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination

By: Brian Jay Jones

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Becoming Dr. Seuss

Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination

By: Brian Jay Jones

The definitive, fascinating, all-reaching biography of Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss is a classic American icon. Whimsical and wonderful, his work has defined our childhoods and the childhoods of our own children. The silly, simple rhymes are a bottomless well of magic, his illustrations timeless favorites because, quite simply, he makes us laugh. The Grinch, the Cat in the Hat, Horton, and so many more, are his troupe of beloved, and uniquely Seussian, creations. Theodor Geisel, however, had a second, more radical side. It is there that the allure and fasciation of his Dr. Seuss alter ego begins. He had a successful career as an advertising man and then as a political cartoonist, his personal convictions appearing, not always subtly, throughout his books—remember the environmentalist of The Lorax? Geisel was a complicated man on an important mission. He introduced generations to the wonders of reading while teaching young people about empathy and how to treat others well. Agonizing over word choices and rhymes, touching up drawings sometimes for years, he upheld a rigorous standard of perfection for his work. Geisel took his responsibility as a writer for children seriously, talking down to no reader, no matter how small. And with classics like Green Eggs and Ham, and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Geisel delighted them while they learned. Suddenly, reading became fun. Coming right off the heels of George Lucas and bestselling Jim Henson, Brian Jay Jones is quickly developing a reputation as a master biographer of the creative geniuses of our time.

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1524742805

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Cybersecurity in Context

Technology, Policy, and Law

By: Chris Jay Hoofnagle,Golden G. Richard, III

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Cybersecurity in Context

Technology, Policy, and Law

By: Chris Jay Hoofnagle,Golden G. Richard, III

“A masterful guide to the interplay between cybersecurity and its societal, economic, and political impacts, equipping students with the critical thinking needed to navigate and influence security for our digital world.” —JOSIAH DYKSTRA, Trail of Bits “A comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to the technology and policy of cybersecurity. Start here if you are looking for an entry point to cyber.” —BRUCE SCHNEIER, author of A Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend Them Back The first-ever introduction to the full range of cybersecurity challenges Cybersecurity is crucial for preserving freedom in a connected world. Securing customer and business data, preventing election interference and the spread of disinformation, and understanding the vulnerabilities of key infrastructural systems are just a few of the areas in which cybersecurity professionals are indispensable. This textbook provides a comprehensive, student-oriented introduction to this capacious, interdisciplinary subject. Cybersecurity in Context covers both the policy and practical dimensions of the field. Beginning with an introduction to cybersecurity and its major challenges, it proceeds to discuss the key technologies which have brought cybersecurity to the fore, its theoretical and methodological frameworks and the legal and enforcement dimensions of the subject. The result is a cutting-edge guide to all key aspects of one of this century’s most important fields. Cybersecurity in Context is ideal for students in introductory cybersecurity classes, and for IT professionals looking to ground themselves in this essential field.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1394262442

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The Aargh to Zzzz of Parenting

An Alternative Guide

By: Joanna Simmons,Jay Curtis

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The Aargh to Zzzz of Parenting

An Alternative Guide

By: Joanna Simmons,Jay Curtis

This brilliantly alternative A - Z of parenting is essential reading for all mums and dads who 'really love their kids, but...' A is for Anxiety, Alcohol and awful Activities. B is for Bedtime, Baking and Boredom. C is for Childcare and Cooking With Your Coat on. The Aargh to Zzzz of Parenting puts two fingers up to the idea that motherhood is the most rewarding experience a woman can have. Taking a laugh-out-loud look at life with young children, it taps into the very normal, but hard-to-admit frustrations that many parents feel.

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Random House

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1407064029

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DIY with Jay

How to Repair and Refresh Your Home

By: Jay Blades

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DIY with Jay

How to Repair and Refresh Your Home

By: Jay Blades

Learn how to create a home you'll love with this illustrated full-colour practical guide from the Sunday Times bestselling author and star of the hit primetime show The Repair Shop, Jay Blades. Even if you've never put up a shelf, repainted a room or fixed a dripping tap, you'll soon have the confidence and skills to tackle these DIY jobs and many more with Jay's help! With tales of his own do-it-yourself escapades and plenty of inspiration from his favourite home fixes, this accessible and entertaining guide will give you all the knowledge you need to choose the right wall plugs, revamp those old dining chairs and give your bathroom a whole new lease of life without breaking the bank. DIY with Jay is a room-by-room guide to doing it yourself: from laying new kitchen flooring and building your own BBQ to making new sofa covers and choosing the right bedroom vibe for the best night's sleep. Based on his own many years of experience as a furniture restorer, this manual provides tips and problem solvers for anyone hoping to embark on a new DIY journey. With tools, terms and expert advice, you'll be able to give new life to your home for years to come.

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Pan Macmillan

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1529091306

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Rain and Fire: A Guide to the Last Dragon Chronicles

By: Chris d'Lacey,Jay d'Lacey

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Rain and Fire: A Guide to the Last Dragon Chronicles

By: Chris d'Lacey,Jay d'Lacey

This intriguing and entertaining guide will not only appeal to all fans of best-selling series The Last Dragon Chronicles, but will also appeal to everyone with an interest in dragons! In a collaborative work between Chris and his wife Jay, the book features character profiles, information on backgrounds and settings in the series, and explores relevant themes such as climate change. It includes stunning illustrations and photographs and is a book that everyone can enjoy, dip into, and indulge their passion for dragons! The Last Dragon Chronicles: The Fire Within Icefire Fire Star The Fire Eternal Dark Fire

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Orchard Books

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1408313758

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9781408313756

Representing Sound

Notes on the Ontology of Recorded Musical Communications

By: Jay Hodgson,Steve MacLeod

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Representing Sound

Notes on the Ontology of Recorded Musical Communications

By: Jay Hodgson,Steve MacLeod

The first title in the Laurier Digital series. Representing Sound elucidates the base technical ontology, the machine essence, of every recorded musical communication. In so doing, it suggests the broad contours of an unprecedented theoretical basis for considering recording practice that posits no fundamental relationship between it and live performance. Representing Sound thus complicates common conceptions of sound to include different ontological states. This seemingly simple notion–that the acoustic phenomena we encounter in concert are, by nature, different from those we encounter when we listen to records–should have profound consequences for the way everyone, from musicologists to rock stars, considers recording practice. In the tradition of books like Marshall McLuhan’s and Quentin Fiore’s The Medium Is The Massage (1968), Representing Sound sets its text within more than one hundred original visual artworks, each designed to reinforce the essay’s broader creative resonances. This allows readers to approach the larger ontological argument either atomistically (i.e., on a frame-by-frame basis) or holistically, depending on their creative or analytic needs. In this way, Representing Sound provides a possible model for creative scholarly work in the impending post-book era.

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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1554589703

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Resolving Disputes

Theory, Practice, and Law

By: Jay Folberg,Dwight Golann,Thomas J. Stipanowich,Jennifer Reynolds,Amy J. Schmitz

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Resolving Disputes

Theory, Practice, and Law

By: Jay Folberg,Dwight Golann,Thomas J. Stipanowich,Jennifer Reynolds,Amy J. Schmitz

Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook on CasebookConnect, including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities, plus an outline tool and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. Learn more about Connected eBooks. Resolving Disputes: Theory, Practice, and Law, Fourth Edition, covers negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and hybrid approaches, preparing law students to represent clients in all types of alternative dispute resolution. The text is practical, while grounded in theory. Drawing on the authors’ decades of experience as teachers, practicing neutrals, and ADR trainers, this casebook provides vivid examples from actual cases, literature, and current media. It also offers diverse readings by leading authors, along with comprehensive video-based resources and attention to prominent developments in the field. The text integrates coverage of law, ethics, and practice, as well as interesting notes, thoughtful problems, and provocative questions. New to the Fourth Edition: Fresh new material and perspectives benefiting from two new coauthors More problems, techniques, resources, and video-based examples of effective representation in mediation Integrated access to videos, allowing students to view professionals applying techniques discussed in the book as they read Streamlined presentation—concise excerpts and summaries that allow shorter reading assignments Greater coverage of online dispute resolution (ODR) and dispute systems design (DSD)—two of the most important new directions in the field Increased focus on gender, #MeToo, culture, social activism, historical inequities, anti-racism, and other crucial issues affecting dispute resolution today Discussion of how dispute resolution is changing with new technological advances, social trends and hybrid processes Expanded arbitration section, with attention to adhesion contracts, recent cases and legislation Access to arbitration games, exercises and streaming interviews with top arbitration experts An in-depth chapter on mixing ADR modes and hybrid processes Professors and student will benefit from: Organization and readings designed to be used as part of an active experiential class without sacrificing the deep knowledge expected in a law school course Informal writing style, interesting examples, practical advice, and thought-provoking questions, all written specifically for law students who will soon represent clients in resolving disputes Practice-based approach that helps students apply the concepts and better identify the value in the content Exercises and problems that facilitate classroom discussion

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Aspen Publishing

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1543809081

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9781543809084

Head First Ruby

A Brain-Friendly Guide

By: Jay McGavren

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Head First Ruby

A Brain-Friendly Guide

By: Jay McGavren

What will you learn from this book? What’s all the buzz about this Ruby language? Is it right for you? Well, ask yourself: are you tired of all those extra declarations, keywords, and compilation steps in your other language? Do you want to be a more productive programmer? Then you’ll love Ruby. With this unique hands-on learning experience, you’ll discover how Ruby takes care of all the details for you, so you can simply have fun and get more done with less code. Why does this book look so different? Based on the latest research in cognitive science and learning theory, Head First Ruby uses a visually rich format to engage your mind, rather than a text-heavy approach to put you to sleep. Why waste your time struggling with new concepts? This multi-sensory learning experience is designed for the way your brain really works.

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"O'Reilly Media, Inc."

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0596803982

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9780596803988

Markov Processes, Gaussian Processes, and Local Times

By: Michael B. Marcus,Jay Rosen

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Markov Processes, Gaussian Processes, and Local Times

By: Michael B. Marcus,Jay Rosen

This book was first published in 2006. Written by two of the foremost researchers in the field, this book studies the local times of Markov processes by employing isomorphism theorems that relate them to certain associated Gaussian processes. It builds to this material through self-contained but harmonized 'mini-courses' on the relevant ingredients, which assume only knowledge of measure-theoretic probability. The streamlined selection of topics creates an easy entrance for students and experts in related fields. The book starts by developing the fundamentals of Markov process theory and then of Gaussian process theory, including sample path properties. It then proceeds to more advanced results, bringing the reader to the heart of contemporary research. It presents the remarkable isomorphism theorems of Dynkin and Eisenbaum and then shows how they can be applied to obtain new properties of Markov processes by using well-established techniques in Gaussian process theory. This original, readable book will appeal to both researchers and advanced graduate students.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139458833

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9781139458832

The Last True Blonde

By: Jay L. MacDonald

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The Last True Blonde

By: Jay L. MacDonald

Every summer, hordes of Ernest Hemingway lookalikes swarm Key West to compete on Papa’s birthday. This summer, one of them is a killer. When a vacationing family discovers the headless corpse of a Key West party girl, the case falls to Monroe County homicide detective Jack Dodge. A third-generation conch and Key West native, Dodge has been on an extended lost weekend aboard his dilapidated houseboat the Jackie Oh! since his lover was brutally slain in a botched drug bust. He’s the best there is, but these days the only dead body Dodge wants any part of is his own. As the body count climbs, nervous merchants pressure Dodge’s cocky young Key West Police Department counterpart Rick Michaels to hastily solve the case in the press before the big-money weekend slips through their fingers. Everyone’s happy with Rick’s quick fix except Dodge, whose conch instincts lead him to the mysterious Wilde sisters and their exotic discotheque where anything goes… even murder. The Last True Blonde takes you inside the exotic world of after-hours Key West, where quick-money schemes, rum-soaked ambition and insatiable sexual hungers combine for an explosive 110-proof mystery.

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Austin Macauley Publishers

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Diseases of the Breast

By: Jay R. Harris,Marc E. Lippman,C. Kent Osborne,Monica Morrow

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Diseases of the Breast

By: Jay R. Harris,Marc E. Lippman,C. Kent Osborne,Monica Morrow

Completely revised and updated, and now in full color throughout, the Fourth Edition of this definitive reference is a must for all clinicians who treat breast diseases. Leading experts summarize the current knowledge of breast diseases, including their clinical features, management, underlying biologies, and epidemiologies. In addition to complete coverage of malignant breast diseases, benign diseases are discussed in relation to subsequent breast cancer development. The book reviews all major clinical trials and summarizes the information they provide on early detection and management of breast cancer. Close attention is also given to the increasing importance of molecular biology and genetics in this field. This edition features more than thirty new contributors, fourteen new or completely rewritten chapters, and more clinically oriented chapters. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text and an image bank. Also included with this edition is the Anatomical Chart Company's Breast Anatomy and Disorders Pocket Guide. This durable, portable folding pocket guide provides a visual and textual overview of breast anatomy, disorders, and breast self-examination. With a write-on, wipe-off laminated surface, this guide is perfect for the on-the-go practitioner to show patients, caregivers, and families.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1451148704

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9781451148701

The Missing Gene

Psychiatry, Heredity, and the Fruitless Search for Genes

By: Jay Joseph

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The Missing Gene

Psychiatry, Heredity, and the Fruitless Search for Genes

By: Jay Joseph

What causes psychiatric disorders to appear? Are they primarily the result of people's environments, or of their genes? Increasingly, we are told that research has confirmed the importance of genetic influences on schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disord.

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Algora Publishing

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0875864120

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9780875864129

On Probation

By: Jay Gillies

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On Probation

By: Jay Gillies

St. Hildas was an old school Endowed by some rich industrialist in the early part of the nineteenth century it was one of the few remaining grammar schools still left in a comprehensive world. Set on the outskirts of this small, country town, it lay almost secretively hidden amongst a mixture of substantial Georgian and Victorian dwellings. The school, entered from a tree-lined avenue, stood back from the street its entrance between two substantial houses. It was approached through a splendid driveway lined with beech trees across the playing fields and protected by high iron gates, now open. It looked a bit above the kind of school Colin was used to. Still it ought to be easier to teach in. He had been to a village school with only twenty-two kids and then the local comp where the other kids thought him a swot. That should mean a better type of girl, he hoped fervently, searching for some comfort. The entrance was imposing. Large redbrick pillars broke the high brick wall between the two houses. They stood on either side of the open gates. A carved stone lion surmounted each pillar, guardians of the driveway. The lions were rampant, extremely rampant to the point of being decidedly horny, Colin noted. The sculptor had been over-faithful to life, and rather unwise in his rendering of the beasts in view of their intended location. The pair were certainly well endowed. Lionesses would perhaps have been more suitable for a girls school. It would surely have been safer in the circumstances, if heraldically inaccurate, to have chosen the female of the species. Even as he was inspecting the St Hilda lions, he was himself, being inspected. The sound of suppressed giggles made him realise it. He had not moved since leaving the bus. Neither had he been aware until now that some of the girls who got off the bus with him had not moved on either. He jerked his eyes away from the lions loins guiltily. The small cluster of girls who were watching his anatomical study with undisguised interest eyed him. They had quickly identified his status, both as a man and as a probationary teacher. Each condition was a subject for interest. That instinct, bordering on the psychic skill, which is possessed by all school children, had ensured the recognition of his inexperience at once. It had taken place on the bus long before he noticed either lions or girls. The small gaggle was anticipating sport. Colins interest in the stonework had played right into their hands. Fancy our lions do you, Sir? Do you teach Biology? No! English and General Science, he said quickly, guessing where the question would lead. A school where pupils still called teachers, Sir, and, Miss, must have some discipline. Who was he kidding? The hint of laughter in the question made him cringe. You a new teacher, Sir? The second voice was neutral. Colin looked at the speaker. She was rather shorter than her two pals and on the plumper side of slim. She had a mop of unruly ginger hair that gave her friendly, freckled face a kind of halo. Yes, Im joining St Hildas this term, he acknowledged, not falling into the trap. Do you know where to go, Sir? the third girl asked. This one was taller, slimmer and a natural blonde. The tone was friendly as she looked at him with frank interest. I was here yesterday, for the staff meeting. Yes, thanks. I know my way round now. He remembered the gaff he had committed yesterday too well. Arriving at the first gate he had entered and made his way in through the entrance in front of him. This it had appeared was only to be used by The Headmistress, her deputy and some heads of departments. Other members of staff lower in the pecking order especially a new teacher who was merely a probationer were expected to use the other entrance provided for the girls. The tradesmens entrance he supposed. Miss Wheeler had corrected his heinous error kindly but with such conviction that Colin had almost been reduced to tea

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Xlibris Corporation

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1456804065

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9781456804060

Mistress - The Italian way

By: Delilah Jay

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Mistress - The Italian way

By: Delilah Jay

A dangerous affair: Revenge for justice. Power and control. Set among the power games of the Mafia and the rich and beautiful of Italy, on the island of Ponza, in Ferrara and in London. Corruption involving Italy's high and mighty: the Clan, multinational corporations. Fashion, car manufacturing, Formula One, the alcohol industry. Those who control vast global assets. Everywhere. The love between Aelita and Amos, a love that had no proper beginning and no proper end. He is murdered in Naples harbour. On his way to the ferry that was supposed to take him to Procida. She tells his story, her story, the story of their love. Fights him for their son, in England and in Italy. A modern-day fairytale that takes place in Berlin, London, Naples, Rome, Emilia Romagna, Monte Carlo. Emotional. Erotic. Love and revenge. Intelligent. Written in short, sharp prose. Creative, racy, witty. Starting with a murder that is solved and avenged at the end. A new definition of Italy: Delilah J paints a fascinating and colourful picture of corruption amongst the select ultra-powerful oligarchs of Italy that would make even Silvio Berlusconi look charming. An ending that holds a vague hope for a new Italy. Maybe.

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epubli

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3741887218

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Haunted

Ghost Stories and Their Afterlives

By: E. Jay Gilbert

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Haunted

Ghost Stories and Their Afterlives

By: E. Jay Gilbert

We all know the same ghosts: it's simply a question of how doggedly they haunt us. Part-chilling tale, part-memoir, part-cultural exploration, Haunted: Ghost Stories and Their Afterlives takes us through some of the most chilling and enduring ghost stories, and discusses what they reveal about the listener, the teller and the times we live in. E. Jay Gilbert has been collecting tales of the supernatural from her local area (a small village outside of Newcastle) for years and what surprised her most is how universal those are: not only in terms of recurring spectres that haunt us the world over (I'm looking at you, White Ladies), but also how similar our experience of ghost-telling is, wherever we grew up. The result is a book which explores more widely the ghosts of the British Isles and how they have endured and changed through the ages: how they reflect the communities in which they originate, and how they are similar to and different from similar stories from across the world. Haunted doesn't just thrill with the tales of the inexplicable, but also asks why are we so fascinated by ghost stories and what do they tell us about the community and people who cultivate them. Why are some tropes universal, while others are very much unique to the place they haunt? Do we actually care about the identity of the ghost? Or are we more concerned about how the alleged sighting made us feel? Aimed at both believers and sceptics, it's not only for those who are looking to be frightened a little, but also for those interested in the psychology and history of the long tradition of supernatural storytelling.

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1786582902

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"Many a Song and Many a Leccherous Lay"

Tradition and Individuality in Chaucer's Lyric Poetry

By: Jay Ruud

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"Many a Song and Many a Leccherous Lay"

Tradition and Individuality in Chaucer's Lyric Poetry

By: Jay Ruud

Originally published in 1992. Although they were apparently much appreciated in his own time, Chaucer’s lyrics have for most of the modern era been the most neglected of his poetic productions. This work offers a comprehensive overview of Chaucer’s lyric corpus. The author extends his scope to include in-depth discussions of literary and cultural influences that have their impact on Chaucer’s lyrics. Students who come to Chaucer’s poems for the first time will here receive an excellent introduction to each poem, the important literary issues surrounding the poem as defined by previous scholarship, and Ruud’s own clear style and balanced judgment. The persuasive proofs for Chaucer’s lyric innovations and his special style of poetry will also be of interest to Chaucerian specialist academics. The book traces Chaucer’s development as a lyric poet, from more conventional early works to more individualized later ones.

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Routledge

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1000681394

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Everything You Need to Write Great Essays

You Can Learn from Watching Movies

By: Jay Douglas, Ph.D.

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Everything You Need to Write Great Essays

You Can Learn from Watching Movies

By: Jay Douglas, Ph.D.

Ready! Action! Write! A student's writing skill is the single best predictor of success in the first year of college - better than math, vocabulary, grammar, or reading prowess. Unfortunately, while high schools teach students the mechanics of writing, they don't address issues such as getting unstuck, writing a first draft, brainstorming, finding the thesis that's hiding in an essay, soliciting useful feedback, or telling a story in pictures. This unique guide does, by capitalizing on what students know a lot about: the movies. Students read inside stories about their favorite films online. They watch behind-the-scenes bonus material on DVDs. They know how films work. What they don't know is that the writing and filmmaking processes are remarkably similar. In this book, they'll learn to shift their focus from word counts to process as they move from pre-production, preparing to write, "shooting" their first draft in the production phase, and then running their results through post-production to perfect their work.

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1101540281

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9781101540282

The James Bond Movie Encyclopedia

By: Steven Jay Rubin

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The James Bond Movie Encyclopedia

By: Steven Jay Rubin

Nobody does 007 encyclopedias better than Bond historian Steven Jay Rubin. Buy this one. M's orders." —George Lazenby, James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service Packed with behind-the-scenes information, fascinating facts, trivia, bloopers, classic quotes, character bios, cast and filmmaker bios, and hundreds of rare and unusual photographs of those in front of and behind the camera Ian Fleming's James Bond character has entertained motion picture audiences for nearly sixty years, and the filmmakers have come a long way since they spent $1 million producing the very first James Bond movie, Dr. No, in 1962. The 2015 Bond title, Spectre, cost $250 million and grossed $881 million worldwide—and 2021's No Time to Die is certain to become another global blockbuster. The James Bond Movie Encyclopedia is the completely up-to-date edition of author Steven Jay Rubin's seminal work on the James Bond film series. It covers the entire series through No Time to Die and showcases the type of exhaustive research that has been a hallmark of Rubin's work in film history. From the bios of Bond girls in front of the camera to rare and unusual photographs of those behind it, no detail of the Bond legacy is left uncovered.

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Chicago Review Press

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1641600853

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Beat the Rain

By: Nigel Jay Cooper

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Beat the Rain

By: Nigel Jay Cooper

Goodreads Choice Awards 2016 semifinalist, Best Debut Author A love story about dysfunctional people. Can Louise move on from the loss of her lover Tom? Can she and Tom's twin brother Adam really find a way to love one another? Or are they trapped on a path of self-destruction, moving towards a tragedy neither can avoid? Beat The Rain is a moving and vulnerable depiction of a relationship in decline. At times humorous, at times heartbreaking, it explores what it means to live, to love and to lose.

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1785353659

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Academic Ableism

Disability and Higher Education

By: Jay T. Dolmage

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Academic Ableism

Disability and Higher Education

By: Jay T. Dolmage

Academic Ableism brings together disability studies and institutional critique to recognize the ways that disability is composed in and by higher education, and rewrites the spaces, times, and economies of disability in higher education to place disability front and center. For too long, argues Jay Timothy Dolmage, disability has been constructed as the antithesis of higher education, often positioned as a distraction, a drain, a problem to be solved. The ethic of higher education encourages students and teachers alike to accentuate ability, valorize perfection, and stigmatize anything that hints at intellectual, mental, or physical weakness, even as we gesture toward the value of diversity and innovation. Examining everything from campus accommodation processes, to architecture, to popular films about college life, Dolmage argues that disability is central to higher education, and that building more inclusive schools allows better education for all.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472900722

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Oh My Giddy Aunt!

A Relative Problem

By: Jay Cassie

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Oh My Giddy Aunt!

A Relative Problem

By: Jay Cassie

Who could drown a goldfish or talk directly to God? Use a jigsaw as a template for china restoration? End up in the village millpond? Who planned for future blindness with military precision and sampled many of the different religions?The answer to all these questions was Giddy Aunt Lillian. She made a bank manager carry her money to a rival bank and then checked on their security. She created a pets’ graveyard in the back garden, from which she wanted to start a new business. Fairies ‘really did exist’ at the bottom of her garden and she was the bane of all the churches in the vicinity. She was every child’s dream relative but every family’s nightmare. Great-aunt Lillian was blissfully unaware of the chaos she left in her wake and was the talk of the village who found her adventures a constant source of gossip.Oh My Giddy Aunt! is set in a gentler time, before the onslaught of health and safety rules and regulations or political correctness. It was a time when eccentricity was celebrated and social services was in its infancy. Today Lillian would be investigated and declared insane – and the family probably would have been advised to put her away. Her niece Jojo was much beleaguered by her unconventional aunt and was often innocently drawn into her schemes, but the magic stayed with Jojo as she went on to write this book – it is narrated from her point of view.The book is a laugh-out-loud read that will appeal to readers over 45 and resonate with anyone who has a quirky relative themselves.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1780883935

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9781780883939

The Generalissimo's Son

Chiang Ching-kuo and the Revolutions in China and Taiwan

By: Jay Taylor

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The Generalissimo's Son

Chiang Ching-kuo and the Revolutions in China and Taiwan

By: Jay Taylor

Chiang Ching-kuo, son and political heir of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, was born in 1910, when Chinese women, nearly all illiterate, hobbled about on bound feet and men wore pigtails as symbols of subservience to the Manchu Dynasty. In his youth Ching-kuo was a Communist and a Trotskyite, and he lived twelve years in Russia. He died in 1988 as the leader of Taiwan, a Chinese society with a flourishing consumer economy and a budding but already wild, woolly, and open democracy. He was an actor in many of the events of the last century that shaped the history of China's struggles and achievements in the modern era: the surge of nationalism among Chinese youth, the grand appeal of Marxism-Leninism, the terrible battle against fascist Japan, and the long, destructive civil war between the Nationalists and the Communists. In 1949, he fled to Taiwan with his father and two million Nationalists. He led the brutal suppression of dissent on the island and was a major player in the cold, sometimes hot war between Communist China and America. By reacting to changing economic, social, and political dynamics on Taiwan, Sino-American rapprochement, Deng Xiaoping's sweeping reforms on the mainland, and other international events, he led Taiwan on a zigzag but ultimately successful transition from dictatorship to democracy. Jay Taylor underscores the interaction of political developments on the mainland and in Taiwan and concludes that if China ever makes a similar transition, it will owe much to the Taiwan example and the Generalissimo's son.

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Harvard University Press

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0674044223

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