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Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television

By: Jerry Mander

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Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television

By: Jerry Mander

A total departure from previous writing about television, this book is the first ever to advocate that the medium is not reformable. Its problems are inherent in the technology itself and are so dangerous—to personal health and sanity, to the environment, and to democratic processes—that TV ought to be eliminated forever. Weaving personal experiences through meticulous research, the author ranges widely over aspects of television that have rarely been examined and never before joined together, allowing an entirely new, frightening image to emerge. The idea that all technologies are "neutral," benign instruments that can be used well or badly, is thrown open to profound doubt. Speaking of TV reform is, in the words of the author, "as absurd as speaking of the reform of a technology such as guns.

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Harper Collins

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006231680X

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9780062316806

The Superferry Chronicles

Hawaii's Uprising Against Militarism, Commercialism, and the Desecration of the Earth

By: Jerry Mander,Koohan Paik

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The Superferry Chronicles

Hawaii's Uprising Against Militarism, Commercialism, and the Desecration of the Earth

By: Jerry Mander,Koohan Paik

Fifteen hundred protestors line Kaua'i's pier. Dozens more leap onto surfboards, boogie boards, and canoes, risking their lives to stop the oncoming colossus: the high-speed Hawaii Superferry riding in on a wave of deception and collusion. The protesters block the ship, and force it back to Honolulu. But why such outrage?... Over a ferryboat? " The Superferry Chronicles" is a riveting tale of intrigue and corruption-and an inspiring popular uprising against rampant commercialization. Impeccably researched, " The Chronicles" exposes hidden connections to defense industries preparing for Pacific conflicts, and an ambitious governor pandering to powerful military investors. Her administration gives the mammoth catamaran-bigger than a football field-a free pass to blaze its way at 40 miles per hour through protected whale breeding grounds and transport dangerous invasive species to fragile ecosystems-despite stringent environmental laws and a unanimous Supreme Court stop-order. Central to the story, we hear directly from Hawaii's citizens fighting to protect their lands, and saying loud and clear, "Enough is enough." Award-winning filmmaker Koohan Paik of Kaua'i and Jerry Mander, "the patriarch of the antiglobalization movement" (New York Times), are joined by military observers, legal experts, and environmental professionals, to tell this compelling David-and-Goliath saga of local heroism versus global powers, exposing universal crises playing out in a Pacific archipelago. "Open this book and dive into a story of almost allegoric proportions. Let it embolden you to stand up for our Earth, its beauty and its creatures, including ourselves." -Frances Moore Lappe, author of " Diet for a Small Planet and Hope's Edge" "The idea of boats to connect the Hawaiian Islands is so natural and lovely that it makes one doubly mad to read how in this case it's been perverted into yet one more sad scheme for our paranoid future. Good for you-people of Hawaii-who've raised the alarm, and to these authors for pulling back the curtain."-Bill McKibben, author of " Deep Economy" "I applaud the authors for bringing the voices of the grassroots to the foreground. The people make history, and the people of Kaua'i have made us proud. Kauli'i makou, nui ke aloha no ka 'aina. ('We are small in numbers, but our love for our land is great.')" -Ikaika Hussey, Publisher The Hawai'i Independent "In every era, simple events become symbols of greater forces that shape human history. " The Superferry Chronicles" brings one such moment alive. This book captures the spirit of that defining event and reveals the corporate manipulation, political bullying, corruption, and deceit that lay behind the Hawaii Superferry."-Lucienne de Naie, Chair, Sierra Club Hawaii "Koohan Paik and Jerry Mander offer the world a wide interpretation of indigenous sensibility. We in Hawaii are grateful and stand ready for more effective collaboration. It's time to save this planet! I mua ka lahui o Hawaii-nui-akua. ('Let us all move forward, all people of the world.')" -Dr. Manulani Aluli Meyer, Hawaiian practitioner and educator

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1935646176

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The Capitalism Papers

Fatal Flaws of an Obsolete System

By: Jerry Mander

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The Capitalism Papers

Fatal Flaws of an Obsolete System

By: Jerry Mander

In the vein of his bestseller, Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television, nationally recognized social critic Jerry Mander researches, discusses, and exposes the momentous and unsolvable environmental and social problem of capitalism. Mander argues that capitalism is no longer a viable system: "What may have worked in 1900 is calamitous in 2010." Capitalism, utterly dependent on never–ending economic growth, is an impossible absurdity on a finite planet with limited resources. Climate change, together with global food, water, and resource shortages, are only the start. Mander draws attention to capitalism's obsessive need to dominate and undermine democracy, as well as to diminish social and economic equity. Designed to operate free of "morality," the system promotes "permanent war" as a key economic strategy. Worst of all, the problems of capitalism are intrinsic to the form. Many organizations are already anticipating the breakdown of the system and are working to define new hierarchies of democratic values that respect the carrying capacities of the planet.

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Catapult

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1619022184

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9781619022188

The Battle Begins

The Defender

By: Jerry Ahern

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The Battle Begins

The Defender

By: Jerry Ahern

ON THE EVE OF CHAOS HE'S AMERICA'S LAST LINE OF DEFENSE. Someone has organized the inner city's toughest gangs, trained and armed them with sophisticated weaponry and set them loose on the streets. By the time the police and politicos can act, it's too late: the ruthless armies of the night have turned America into a war zone. Every home and public place is a potential target. No one is safe. In one brutal instant Professor David Holden had lost all a man could lose. Now the ex-Navy SEAL commando is fighting the war only a desperate man can wage. And once he's begun, no force on earth can stop him-not the military, not the government... and certainly not the enemy! About the Series The Defender series depicts life in an America where anarchy reigns due to a small group of Marxist-leaning terrorists using inner-city gangs and a weak and incompetent federal response to them. Groups of citizens, known as Patriots, band together for protection and take the war to opposing terrorists. A small-college history professor and former Navy SEAL, Dr. David Holden, leads a group of Patriots in an unidentified area known as the Metro.

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Speaking Volumes

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1612322972

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9781612322971

Civil War in the Southwest

Recollections of the Sibley Brigade

By: Jerry Thompson

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Civil War in the Southwest

Recollections of the Sibley Brigade

By: Jerry Thompson

In 1861 and 1862, in the vast deserts and rugged mountains of the Southwest, eighteen hundred miles from Washington and Richmond, the Civil War raged in a struggle that could have decided the fate of the nation. In the summer and fall of 1861, Gen. Henry Hopkins Sibley raised a brigade of young and zealous Texans to invade New Mexico Territory as a step toward the conquest of Colorado and California and the creation of a Confederate empire in the Southwest. Of the Sibley Brigade's sixteen major battles during the war, their most excruciating experiences came during the ill-fated New Mexico Campaign. Civil War in the Southwest tells the dramatic story of that campaign in the words of some of the actual participants. Noted Civil War scholar Jerry Thompson has edited and annotated eighteen episodes written by William Lott "Old Bill" Davidson and six other members of Sibley's Brigade that were originally published in a small East Texas newspaper, the Overton Sharp Shooter, in 1887-88. Written "to set the record straight," these veterans' stories provide colorful accounts of the bloody battles of Valverde, Glorieta, and Peralta, as well as details of the soldiers' tragic and painful retreat back to Texas in the summer of 1862. With his extensive knowledge of Sibley's campaign, Thompson has provided context for the eyewitness accounts-and corrections where needed-to produce a campaign history that is intimate and passionate, yet accurate in the smallest detail. History readers will find much to ponder in these unique first-person recollections of a campaign that, had it succeeded, would have radically altered the history of the Southern Confederacy and the United States.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1585441317

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9781585441310

Generals of the Bulge

Leadership in the U.S. Army's Greatest Battle

By: Jerry D. Morelock

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Generals of the Bulge

Leadership in the U.S. Army's Greatest Battle

By: Jerry D. Morelock

The Battle of the Bulge lives in history as the U.S. Army's largest and bloodiest battle of World War II. This innovative study of American military leadership in action during the battle examines the performance of six generals in the days and weeks after the German attack in December 1944.

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Stackpole Books

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0811761754

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9780811761758

Assassins

By: Tim LaHaye,Jerry B. Jenkins

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Assassins

By: Tim LaHaye,Jerry B. Jenkins

The Tribulation Force continues to fight the forces of Antichrist.

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Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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0842329277

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9780842329279

The Mark

The Beast Rules the World

By: Tim LaHaye,Jerry B. Jenkins

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The Mark

The Beast Rules the World

By: Tim LaHaye,Jerry B. Jenkins

The eighth volume in the bestselling "Left Behind" series is now available ina large print edition.

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Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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1414334974

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9781414334974

Embracing Eternity

Living Each Day with a Heart Toward Heaven

By: Tim LaHaye,Jerry B. Jenkins,Frank M. Martin

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Embracing Eternity

Living Each Day with a Heart Toward Heaven

By: Tim LaHaye,Jerry B. Jenkins,Frank M. Martin

Feft Behind - Daily devotion 398 pages.

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Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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0842371222

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9780842371223

The Mote in God's Eye

By: Larry Niven,Jerry Pournelle

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The Mote in God's Eye

By: Larry Niven,Jerry Pournelle

Science fiction-roman.

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Simon and Schuster

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0671741926

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9780671741921

Songs of the Civil War

By: Irwin Silber,Jerry Silverman

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Songs of the Civil War

By: Irwin Silber,Jerry Silverman

Reprint. Originally published: New York: Columbia University Press, 1960.

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Courier Corporation

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0486284387

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9780486284385

Evil's Edge

By: Tim LaHaye,Jerry B. Jenkins

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Evil's Edge

By: Tim LaHaye,Jerry B. Jenkins

A compilation of books 7-9 in the Left Behind series: The Indwelling--It's the midpoint of the seven-year Tribulation. A renowned man is dead, and the world mourns. In heaven, the battle for the ages continues to rage until it spills to earth and hell breaks loose. The Mark--Nicolae Carpathia is back, resurrected and indwelt by the devil himself. Terror comes to the believers in Greece as they are among the first to face a GC loyalty mark application site and its hideous death contraption. Desecration--Believers in Jerusalem must flee or take the mark of the beast. Carpathia has ordered every Morale Monitor armed as he travels along the Via Dolorosa and on to the temple. God inflicts the first Bowl Judgment.

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Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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1414334877

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9781414334875

The Authorized Left Behind Handbook

By: Tim LaHaye,Jerry B. Jenkins,Sandi Swanson

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The Authorized Left Behind Handbook

By: Tim LaHaye,Jerry B. Jenkins,Sandi Swanson

A wonderful companion book for avid Left Behind( readers, this complete guide covers the events, people, technologies, and meanings of names and numbers that have driven speculation and conversation since 1995.

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0842354409

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9780842354400

The Terrible Indian Wars of the West

A History from the Whitman Massacre to Wounded Knee, 1846-1890

By: Jerry Keenan

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The Terrible Indian Wars of the West

A History from the Whitman Massacre to Wounded Knee, 1846-1890

By: Jerry Keenan

Expansion! The history of the United States might well be summed up in that single word. The Indian Wars of the American West were a continuation of the struggle that began with the arrival of the first Europeans, and escalated as they advanced across the Appalachians before American independence had been won. This history of the Indian Wars of the Trans-Mississippi begins with the earliest clashes between Native Americans and Anglo-European settlers. The author provides a comprehensive narrative of the conflict in eight parts, covering eight geographical regions--the Pacific Northwest; California and Nevada; New Mexico, the Central Plains, the Southern Plains; Iowa, Minnesota and the Northern Plains; the Intermountain West, and the Desert Southwest--with an epilogue on Wounded Knee.

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McFarland

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0786499400

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9780786499403

Reasoned Administration and Democratic Legitimacy

How Administrative Law Supports Democratic Government

By: Jerry L. Mashaw

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Reasoned Administration and Democratic Legitimacy

How Administrative Law Supports Democratic Government

By: Jerry L. Mashaw

Explains how administrative government maintains mutual respect among citizens, legitimates administrative government under law, and supports a realistic vision of democracy.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108421008

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9781108421003

Spacewalker

My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA's Record-setting Frequent Flyer

By: Jerry Lynn Ross,John Norberg

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Spacewalker

My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA's Record-setting Frequent Flyer

By: Jerry Lynn Ross,John Norberg

The majority of this book is an insider's account of the US Space Shuttle program, including the unforgettable experience of launch, the delights of weightless living, and the challenges of constructing the International Space Station. Ross is a uniquely qualified narrator. During seven spaceflights, he spent 1,393 hours in space, including 58 hours and 18 minutes on nine space walks. Life on the ground is also described, including the devastating experiences of the Challenger and Columbia disasters. --

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Purdue University Press

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1557536317

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9781557536310

Rescued

By: Jerry B. Jenkins,Tim LaHaye

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Rescued

By: Jerry B. Jenkins,Tim LaHaye

The death toll rises as the great Wrath of the Lamb earthquake ends. Survivors throughout the world search to find family and friends lost during the earthquake, and the Young Trib Force is no exception. In the midst of tragedy and chaos, Judd and Vicki must use every measure possible to avoid capture by the Global Community. Join the Young Trib Force as they rely on God’s help to get them through the most dangerous time to be alive. The events in Rescued parallel those that occur in the bestselling book Soul Harvest.

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1414363613

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9781414363615

God in Eisenhower's Life, Military Career, and Presidency

A History of the Influence of Religion in His Life and Leadership as WWII Supreme Allied Commander and President of the United States

By: Jerry Bergman

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God in Eisenhower's Life, Military Career, and Presidency

A History of the Influence of Religion in His Life and Leadership as WWII Supreme Allied Commander and President of the United States

By: Jerry Bergman

As the Supreme Allied Commander in the fight against the Nazis, General Dwight Eisenhower was one of the most important leaders of the last century. His position as a five-star general was crucial in achieving a positive outcome in World War II. Today, he is considered one of the most respected US presidents, but the critical role that his religious beliefs played in his life and work is widely ignored. As one historian wrote, Eisenhower was the most religious president in the twentieth century. He was critical in influencing the nation’s enlarged accommodation to faith, specifically the Christian faith. The central role Eisenhower’s faith played in his life, from growing up in Abilene, Kansas, to becoming the most powerful leader in the world, is thoroughly documented for the first time in this book. Indeed, Eisenhower’s belief in God made him who he was and allowed him to achieve the work that made him one of the most respected leaders of the free world. This book sets the record straight about common erroneous beliefs concerning President Eisenhower and his family. It is necessary to understand the forces that shaped him so we can put his life and many achievements into perspective.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1532660677

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9781532660672

March's Advanced Organic Chemistry

Reactions, Mechanisms, and Structure

By: Michael B. Smith,Jerry March

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March's Advanced Organic Chemistry

Reactions, Mechanisms, and Structure

By: Michael B. Smith,Jerry March

The Sixth Edition of a classic in organic chemistry continues its tradition of excellence Now in its sixth edition, March's Advanced Organic Chemistry remains the gold standard in organic chemistry. Throughout its six editions, students and chemists from around the world have relied on it as an essential resource for planning and executing synthetic reactions. The Sixth Edition brings the text completely current with the most recent organic reactions. In addition, the references have been updated to enable readers to find the latest primary and review literature with ease. New features include: More than 25,000 references to the literature to facilitate further research Revised mechanisms, where required, that explain concepts in clear modern terms Revisions and updates to each chapter to bring them all fully up to date with the latest reactions and discoveries A revised Appendix B to facilitate correlating chapter sections with synthetic transformations

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470084944

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9780470084946

Fort Dearborn

A Novel

By: Jerry Crimmins

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Fort Dearborn

A Novel

By: Jerry Crimmins

Before the city of Chicago existed, there was Fort Dearborn and the Potawatomi tribe." "Through the eyes of two young boys and their fathers - one a sergeant with the United States First Infantry, the other a Potawatomi warrior - Jerry Crimmins tells the story of the 1812 struggle of fire and blood known as the Fort Dearborn Massacre." "A suspenseful narrative, Fort Dearborn is also a remarkable historical tale, minutely observed and meticulously documented to preserve and even reconstruct key moments in American history. Using scores of letters, historical documents, maps, and long-forgotten Indian speeches. Jerry Crimmins breathes life into the little-known drama that took place around what is now downtown Chicago."--BOOK JACKET.

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Northwestern University Press

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0810122960

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9780810122963

Glorious Appearing

The End of Days

By: Tim LaHaye,Jerry B. Jenkins

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Glorious Appearing

The End of Days

By: Tim LaHaye,Jerry B. Jenkins

The satisfying conclusion of the seven years of tribulation covered by the Left Behind series portrays the return of Jesus Christ to earth in both glory and judgment.

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Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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0842332375

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9780842332378

Harmony Garden

The Life, Literary Criticism, and Poetry of Yuan Mei (1716-1798)

By: Jerry Dean Schmidt

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Harmony Garden

The Life, Literary Criticism, and Poetry of Yuan Mei (1716-1798)

By: Jerry Dean Schmidt

This is the first complete study of China's most popular eighteenth-century poet in any Western language. The work consists of a detailed biography, a study of Yuan's revolutionary reinterpretation of Chinese literary theory, and an analysis of his many contributions to the more original genres of Qing-dynasty (1644-1911) poetry such as narrative, historical, didactic, eccentric, and nature verse. The study is concluded by a generous and representative sampling of Yuan's poetry in translation, the first to do justice to the wide variety and richness of his oeuvre. Although many shorter poems are selected, this is the first translation to include his outstanding longer poetry. Harmony Garden will completely revise current attitudes in the west concerning classical Chines literature during the eighteenth century, a period that was long viewed as one of decline, but now appears to equal the golden ages of antiquity.

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Psychology Press

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0700715258

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9780700715251

Fronteras

Cortina: Defending the Mexican Name In Texas

By: Jerry D. Thompson

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Fronteras

Cortina: Defending the Mexican Name In Texas

By: Jerry D. Thompson

Did this border caudillo fight to defend the rights, honor, and legal claims of the Mexicans of South Texas, as he claimed? Or was his a quest for personal vengeance against the newcomers who had married into his family, threatened his mother's land holdings, and insulted his honor?

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Texas A&M University Press

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1603444513

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The Indwelling

The Beast Takes Possession

By: Tim LaHaye,Jerry B. Jenkins

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The Indwelling

The Beast Takes Possession

By: Tim LaHaye,Jerry B. Jenkins

The members of the Tribulation Force face their most dangerous challenges. Following the assassination of the Antichrist, some are murder suspects; others test the precarious line between subversion and being revealed. All over the news, reporters announce that Rayford Steele is Nicolae Carpathia's assassin, but Buck soon learns the truth. The world mourns the loss of a world leader until events at Nicolae's funeral bring all mourning to an end. A repackage of the seventh book in the New York Times best-selling Left Behind series.

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Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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1414334966

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The Rule of the Admirals

Law, Custom, and Naval Government in Newfoundland, 1699-1832

By: Jerry Bannister,Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History

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The Rule of the Admirals

Law, Custom, and Naval Government in Newfoundland, 1699-1832

By: Jerry Bannister,Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History

Jerry Bannister's The Rule of the Admirals examines governance in Newfoundland from the rule of the fishing admirals in 1699 to the establishment of representative government in 1832. It offers the first in-depth account of the rise and fall of the system of naval government that dominated the island for more than a century. In this provocative look at legal culture in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Newfoundland, Bannister explores three topics in detail: naval government in St. John's, surrogate courts in the outports, and patterns in the administration of law. He challenges the conventional view that early Newfoundland was a lawless frontier isolated from the rest of the Atlantic world, and argues that an effective system of naval government emerged to meet the needs of those in power. An original and perceptive work, Bannister's argument demands that we reconsider much of our knowledge of early Newfoundland history. As he re-examines governance prior to an elected assembly and places his analysis firmly within the material conditions of Newfoundland society, Bannister provides a groundbreaking reinterpretation of a critical period in the island's colonial development. Ultimately, The Rule of the Admirals sheds light on one of the most misunderstood chapters in Canadian and British colonial history.

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University of Toronto Press

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0802086136

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Politics and Culture in Renaissance Naples

By: Jerry H. Bentley

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Politics and Culture in Renaissance Naples

By: Jerry H. Bentley

Examining the cultural history of Renaissance Naples with an emphasis on humanism, the author also evaluates Naples in the broader context of fifteenth-century Italy and Renaissance Europe in general. He addresses several prominent themes of Renaissance history: patron- client relationships, the development of a realistic, Machiavellian approach to matters of statecraft and diplomacy, and the influence of Neapolitan humanists on European culture in general. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Princeton University Press

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140085881X

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Civil War to the Bloody End

The Life and Times of Major General Samuel P. Heintzelman

By: Jerry D. Thompson

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Civil War to the Bloody End

The Life and Times of Major General Samuel P. Heintzelman

By: Jerry D. Thompson

If President Lincoln could have unmade a general, perhaps he would have started with Samuel Peter "Sourdough" Heintzelman, whose early military successes were overshadowed by a prickly disposition and repeated Union defeats during the Civil War." "By the time his friend Robert E. Lee left Arlington to lead a Rebel army against the bluecoats, Heintzelman had already seen duty in Mexico, established Fort Yuma in California in 1850, mined for silver in Arizona, and ably led U.S. forces on the Texas-Mexico border during the 1859-60 Cortina War. During the Civil War, he was in the forefront of the fighting at First Bull Run and the disastrous 1862 Peninsula Campaign. He commanded the III Corps of the Army of the Potomac at the siege of Yorktown and in the ferocious fighting at Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Oak Grove, Savage's Station, Glendale, and Malvern Hill. Although he aspired to succeed Gen. George B. McClellan, he was relieved of his command after his troops were badly mauled at Second Bull Run. After demonstrating his inability to guard the southern approaches to Washington, D.C., from Virginia guerillas, he spent the latter part of the war administering prison camps in the Midwest, keeping a watchful eye on Copperhead subversives, and quarreling with more than one disgruntled governor. In early Reconstruction Texas, Heintzelman struggled with the conflict between former Secessionists and Radical Republicans."--BOOK JACKET.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1585445355

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9781585445356

Escape from Hell

By: Larry Niven,Jerry Pournelle

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Escape from Hell

By: Larry Niven,Jerry Pournelle

Allan Carpenter escaped from hell once but remained haunted by what he saw and endured. He has now returned, on a mission to liberate those souls unfairly tortured and confined. Partnering with the legendary poet and suicide, Sylvia Plath, Carpenter is a modern-day Christ who intends to harrow hell and free the damned. But now that he's returned to this Dantesque Inferno, can he ever again leave? At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Macmillan

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142998208X

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America's God and Its Founding Fathers

By: Jerry R. Self

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America's God and Its Founding Fathers

By: Jerry R. Self

Author Jerry R. Self examines the writings and teachings of our Founding Fathers and how their Christian values and principles helped birth this great nation. Self argues that in order to remain a strong Republic, Americans must reestablish the very religious values that built this land into a free and prosperous country.

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0533159830

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9780533159833

RAF Harrier Ground Attack: Falklands

By: Jerry Pook

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RAF Harrier Ground Attack: Falklands

By: Jerry Pook

During the Falklands war Jerry Pook, a pilot in No. 1(F) Squadron RAF, flew air interdiction, armed reccon, close-air-support and airfield attack as well as pure photo-reccon missions. Most weapons were delivered from extreme low-level attacks because of the lack of navigation aids and in the absence of Smart weapons. The only way he could achieve results was to get low down and close-in to the targets and, if necessary, carry out re-attacks to destroy high-value targets. Apart from brief carrier trials carried out many years previously there had been no RAF Harriers deployed at sea. The RAF pilots were treated with ill-disguised contempt by their naval masters, their professional opinions ignored in spite of the fact that the RN knew next to nothing about ground-attack and reccon operations. Very soon after starting operations from the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes the squadron realized that they were considered as more or less expendable ordnance. The Harriers lacked the most basic self-protection aids and were up against 10,000 well-armed troops who put up an impressive weight of fire whenever attacked.

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Pen and Sword

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1848845561

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9781848845565

London in the Twentieth Century

A City and Its People

By: Jerry White

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London in the Twentieth Century

A City and Its People

By: Jerry White

Jerry White's London in the Twentieth Century, Winner of the Wolfson Prize, is a masterful account of the city’s most tumultuous century by its leading expert. In 1901 no other city matched London in size, wealth and grandeur. Yet it was also a city where poverty and disease were rife. For its inhabitants, such contradictions and diversity were the defining experience of the next century of dazzling change. In the worlds of work and popular culture, politics and crime, through war, immigration and sexual revolution, Jerry White’s richly detailed and captivating history shows how the city shaped their lives and how it in turn was shaped by them.

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Random House

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1407013076

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9781407013077

The Corvette in Literature and Culture

Symbolic Dimensions of America's Sports Car

By: Jerry W. Passon

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The Corvette in Literature and Culture

Symbolic Dimensions of America's Sports Car

By: Jerry W. Passon

As the original American sports car, the Chevrolet Corvette has come to represent power, freedom and sexuality for more than half a century. Yet it also hints at personal identity and style, suggesting how effectively values and meaning are communicated through an object. Using various critical perspectives, this close analysis of this highly recognizable automobile finds diverse aspects of American culture revealed. Topics covered include the Corvette in literature; its ties to masculine identity, including homosexuality, as well as female sexuality; and the Corvette as artistic object, among others.

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0786489405

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9780786489404

The Covenant

By: Jerry Abbett

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The Covenant

By: Jerry Abbett

Following a productive career as a theological scholar, author, and minister, Bradford Whitfield and his wife, Nancy, retire to their hometown prepared to enjoy a life of leisure and travel. On September 11, 2001, just three months after their retirement, the terrorist attacks on American soil shock the nation, threaten world peace, and shatter the Whitfields' dreams of tranquility. As international relations continue to deteriorate, Brad is visited by his young cousin, Ezekiel Rogers, who has come to seek Brad's advice on a number of issues related to his present position with the International Coalition on Middle Eastern Affairs headquartered in Egypt. A hastily arranged flight to the Middle East plunges Brad into a world of intrigue, danger, and heart-rending tragedy as he seeks to persuade old enemies that the New Covenant's ideal of dignity and unity is the world's last, best hope for peaceful co-existence. 'Jerry Abbett has accomplished a remarkable undertaking in his latest book, The Covenant. The gripping story puts together characters most unlikely to be in any way helpful in resolving difficult international problems.' -- Fr. Joseph F. Girzone

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1617772224

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Diploma of Whiteness

Race and Social Policy in Brazil, 1917–1945

By: Jerry Dávila

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Diploma of Whiteness

Race and Social Policy in Brazil, 1917–1945

By: Jerry Dávila

In Brazil, the country with the largest population of African descent in the Americas, the idea of race underwent a dramatic shift in the first half of the twentieth century. Brazilian authorities, who had considered race a biological fact, began to view it as a cultural and environmental condition. Jerry Dávila explores the significance of this transition by looking at the history of the Rio de Janeiro school system between 1917 and 1945. He demonstrates how, in the period between the world wars, the dramatic proliferation of social policy initiatives in Brazil was subtly but powerfully shaped by beliefs that racially mixed and nonwhite Brazilians could be symbolically, if not physically, whitened through changes in culture, habits, and health. Providing a unique historical perspective on how racial attitudes move from elite discourse into people’s lives, Diploma of Whiteness shows how public schools promoted the idea that whites were inherently fit and those of African or mixed ancestry were necessarily in need of remedial attention. Analyzing primary material—including school system records, teacher journals, photographs, private letters, and unpublished documents—Dávila traces the emergence of racially coded hiring practices and student-tracking policies as well as the development of a social and scientific philosophy of eugenics. He contends that the implementation of the various policies intended to “improve” nonwhites institutionalized subtle barriers to their equitable integration into Brazilian society.

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Duke University Press

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0822384442

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CyberRadicalism: A New Left for a Global Age

By: Carl Davidson & Jerry Harris

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CyberRadicalism: A New Left for a Global Age

By: Carl Davidson & Jerry Harris

A collection 15 essays by the authors covering a full set of new and unique theoretical work on the crisis in socialist theory, the impact of the information revolution, globalization, the rise of the right, and an outline and practical examples of strategy and tactics on how to deal with it.

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Lulu.com

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1411640071

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9781411640078

The Darwin Effect

It's influence on Nazism, Eugenics, Racism, Communism, Capitalism & Sexism

By: Jerry Bergman

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The Darwin Effect

It's influence on Nazism, Eugenics, Racism, Communism, Capitalism & Sexism

By: Jerry Bergman

Dr. Miklos Nyiszli, an imprisoned doctor in the Auschwitz camp, wrote that Nazi doctors hoped studying twins would solve the problem of faster reproduction of superior races. Nazis hoped to have each German mother bear as many twins as possible.What Darwin influenced went far beyond the Nazi death camps: Shocking political, social, and scientific legacies of Darwin and his familyDisturbing disclosure of how over 45 million Christians were killed in the 20th century because of their faithRevealing and layman-friendly presentation. This book is the result of 30 years of research and study carefully documenting the common destructive threads that tie some of history’s most murderous dictators, uncaring capitalists, and aggressive social activists to the flawed concepts of Charles Darwin in an effort to change the world — and how they succeeded. The extermination of races considered “lower” than others, the profound lack of empathy for less-advanced cultures, the corrupted atheistic justifications for taking the lives of millions — all done to advance the agendas of social Darwinism at work in the world today. More than mere theoretical discussions, we have seen the horrifying evidence of the practical results when applying these destructive and misleading concepts to society in the last 100 years!

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0890518378

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