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Cold Front

By: Joe Davison

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Who will save the day when the seaside town of Bellevue Heights is in trouble? The Team Adventure Club! Twelve-year-old Carrie Calusa and her friends are excited when they learn a meteor is going to land right on their beach, but they never expected the meteor would turn out to be an alien weapon! Now, the mysterious extraterrestrial artifact has coated their town—and its residents—in a thick layer of ice. Oh no! This is a job for Team Adventure Club! As Carrie, Leanne, and Robbie assemble to rescue Bellevue Heights, billionaire Sir Oliver Hedgestone's fights against the squad, but his greed is no match for this group and their combined talents. Daredevils, computer wizards, and inventors (of super secret adventurer gadgets) must join forces to save their town from the cold and stop the impending alien invasion.

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4 Horsemen Publications, Inc.

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1644504782

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9781644504789

Thin Ice

The Complete, Uncensored Story of Tonya Harding

By: Frank Coffey,Joe Layden

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Thin Ice

The Complete, Uncensored Story of Tonya Harding

By: Frank Coffey,Joe Layden

It’s Impossible to Forget Tonya Harding. She will be forever remembered as a tough-talking, hard-living athlete who would do anything to become an Olympic Gold Medalist. But was Tonya Harding a misunderstood girl from the wrong side of the tracks? Did her raw talent and burning ambition trip her up? How far was she willing to go to beat her greatest rival, Nancy Kerrigan? Award-winning sportswriter Joe Layden and bestselling author Frank Coffey go past the bright lights of the rink to find the truth behind Harding’s public image. Despite a nightmare childhood of poverty and abuse, a troubled marriage, and a disastrous divorce, Harding became one of her generation’s greatest figure skaters. But did she reach her sport’s ultimate goal fair and square? How deeply was she involved in the stunning attack on Nancy Kerrigan? How did she really feel about her rival? Throughout the controversy that derailed her career, Harding held her head high and stayed true to herself. Fierce, undaunted, uncensored—this is the true story of Tonya Harding. Includes 10 revealing photographs!

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Pinnacle Books

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0786044977

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9780786044979

Lord Kelvin and the Age of the Earth

By: Joe D. Burchfield

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Lord Kelvin and the Age of the Earth

By: Joe D. Burchfield

Burchfield charts the enormous impact made by Lord Kelvin's application of thermodynamic laws to the question of the earth's age and the heated debate his ideas sparked among British Victorian physicists, astronomers, geologists, and biologists. "Anyone interested in geologic time, and that should include all geologists and a fair smattering of biologists, physicists and chemists, should make Burchfield's commendable and time-tested volume part of their personal library"—Brent Darymple, Quartely Review of Biology

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University of Chicago Press

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0226080269

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9780226080260

Knives 2013

The World's Greatest Knife Book

By: Joe Kertzman

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Knives 2013

The World's Greatest Knife Book

By: Joe Kertzman

Alive and kicking - the artistry of knives! In its 33rd edition, the Knives annual book is more relevant than ever. Like the custom knives it showcases, the book ahs taken on a life of its own, becoming a must-have reference for knifemakers, enthusiasts, collectors, daily users and purveyors. The world’s finest knives - whether everyday carry pieces, hunters’, bushcraft and camp blades, or highly embellished works of art - find a home in Knives 2013. And each is complemented by well-researched information and specifications of every model. Add in a comprehensive Custom Knifemaker Directory, including email addresses, websites, phone numbers, specialties and technical information, and it becomes apparent why those in the industry own every volume of this coveted book.

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F+W Media, Inc.

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1440230641

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9781440230646

Ghosts and Legends of Genesee & Lapeer Counties

By: Roxanne Rhoads and Joe Schipani

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Ghosts and Legends of Genesee & Lapeer Counties

By: Roxanne Rhoads and Joe Schipani

Ghost stories and urban legends lurk throughout Genesee and Lapeer counties. A Clio man's spirit is thought to still reside in the junkyard office where he was murdered. For almost two centuries, the Flushing area has been fascinated by tales of the wealthy Brent family whose land is connected to numerous tales of murder, mystery, and ghosts. In Lapeer County, the Bruce Mansion's unnerving façade hints at the specters inside, and the land and buildings once belonging to the Lapeer State Home are plagued by haunting cries and ghostly activity. Join Haunted Flint authors Roxanne Rhoads and Joe Schipani as they take you on a tour of Genesee and Lapeer counties' most haunted locations.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467149942

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The 14th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®

By: Joe W. Haldeman,Poul Anderson,Lloyd Biggle Jr.,Larry NIven

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The 14th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®

By: Joe W. Haldeman,Poul Anderson,Lloyd Biggle Jr.,Larry NIven

The 14th Science Fiction MEGAPACK® collects 28 science fiction stories, 1 novel, and interviews with Larry Niven and Joe W. Haldeman. Included are: A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER INTERVIEW WITH LARRY NIVEN INTERVIEW WITH JOE W. HALDEMAN THE AUTUMN VISITORS, by Frank Belknap Long ADVANCE AGENT, by Christopher Anvil INNOCENT AT LARGE, by Poul and Karen Anderson A COLD NIGHT FOR CRYING, by Milton Lesser ESCAPE VELOCITY, by Charles L. Fontenay FIRST STAGE: MOON, by Dick Hetschel GAMES, by Katherine MacLean INFINITY’S CHILD, by Charles V. DeVet JUNGLE IN THE SKY, by Milton Lesser LITTLE BOY, by Harry Neal MIRACLE BY PRICE, by Irving E. Cox, Jr. NO GREAT MAGIC, by Fritz Leiber PEACE, by Norman Arkawy and Stanley Henig QUICKIE, by Milton Lesser SPATIAL DELIVERY, by Randall Garrett STAR PERFORMER, by Robert J. Shea STUDENT BODY, by F. L. Wallace IT TAKES A THIEF, by Walter Miller, Jr. DANGEROUS TECHNOLOGY, by Kenneth Lloyd Biggle TELEMPATHY, by Vance Simonds RESURRECTION SEVEN, by Stephen Marlowe THE CREATURE INSIDE, by Jack Sharkey THE DEMI-URGE, by Thomas M. Disch THE HERMIT OF MARS, by Stephen Bartholomew THE LONELY, by Judith Merril THE PLANET WITH NO NIGHTMARE, by Jim Harmon THE EARTH QUARTER, by Damon Knight OUR TOWN, by Jerome Bixby THE ANGRY ESPERS, by Lloyd Biggle Jr.

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Wildside Press LLC

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1479442437

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9781479442430

Showroom City

Real Estate and Resistance in the Furniture Capital of the World

By: John Joe Schlichtman

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Showroom City

Real Estate and Resistance in the Furniture Capital of the World

By: John Joe Schlichtman

A unique and engaging account of local urban decision-making within the globalizing world High Point, North Carolina, is known as the “Furniture Capital of the World.” Once a manufacturing stronghold, most of its furniture factories have closed over the past forty years, with production shipped off to low-wage countries. Yet as manufacturing left, the city tightened its hold on a biannual global exposition that serves as the world’s furniture fashion runway. At the High Point Market, visitors from more than one hundred nations traverse twelve million square feet of meticulous design. Downtown buildings—once courthouses, movie theaters, post offices, and gas stations—are now chic showroom spaces, even as many sit empty between each exposition. In Showroom City, John Joe Schlichtman applies an ethnographic lens to the global exposition’s relationship with High Point after it defeated rival Chicago in the 1960s and established itself as the world’s dominant furniture center. In recent decades, following trends in global finance, private equity firms were increasingly behind downtown High Point’s real estate transactions, coordinated by buyers far removed from the region. Then, in one massive transaction in 2011, a firm funded by Bain Capital purchased every major showroom building, and the majority of downtown real estate was under one owner. Showroom City is a story of exclusionary growth and unchecked development, of a city flailing to fill the void left by its dwindling factories. But beyond that Schlichtman engages the general lessons behind both High Point’s deindustrialization and its stunning reinvention as a furniture fashion, merchandising, and design node. With great nuance, he delves deeply to reveal how power operates locally and how citizens may affirm, exploit, influence, and resist the takeover of their community.

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U of Minnesota Press

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1452966532

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9781452966533

The American Cowboy

The Myth and the Reality

By: Joe B Frantz,Julian Ernest, Jr. Choate

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The American Cowboy

The Myth and the Reality

By: Joe B Frantz,Julian Ernest, Jr. Choate

The cowboy, America’s most popular folk hero, appeals to millions of readers of novels, histories, biographies, and folk tales. Cowboys command a vast audience on country radio, television, and at the movies, but what exactly is a cowboy? Authors Joe B. Frantz and Julian Ernest Choate, Jr., reveal the real, dyed-in-the-wool cowboy as a heroic being from the American past, who richly deserves to be understood in terms of reality, instead of myth. Here, then, is the definitive portrait of the American cowboy—in frontier history and in literature—reexamined, revitalized, and set in the proper perspective. Many exciting accounts of cowboy life have been presented by such talented writers as J. Evetts Haley, J. Frank Dobie, Wayne Gard, Walter Prescott Webb, Edward Everett Dale, Helena Huntington Smith, Ramon F. Adams, and C. L. Sonnichsen. But Frantz and Choate see the cowboy in relation to the entire panorama of western history and as part of a continuing tradition: “The American cowboy has carved a niche—niche nothing, it’s a gorge—in American affection as a folk hero, and in this role we have surveyed him.” The American Cowboy: The Myth and the Reality is illustrated with sixteen pages of the great cowboy photographs made more than a century ago by Erwin E. Smith.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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080615599X

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Street Justice

By: Chuck Zito,Joe Layden

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Street Justice

By: Chuck Zito,Joe Layden

The story of the former Golden Gloves boxer and actor describes his coming of age on the streets of New York, presidency of the Hell's Angels, experiences as a celebrity bodyguard, and television career.

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Macmillan

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0312320213

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Triathlon Science

By: Joe Friel

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Triathlon Science

By: Joe Friel

The ultimate nexus of knowledge and performance"--Cover.

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Human Kinetics

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1450423809

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Joe Blackburn's a Clown's Log

By: Joe Blackburn,Charles H. Day,William L. Slout

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Joe Blackburn's a Clown's Log

By: Joe Blackburn,Charles H. Day,William L. Slout

Joseph Blackburn, a clown who juggled on horseback, took a professional trip to England in 1838, accompanied by the noted American vaulter and bareback rider, Levi J. North. His account of their experiences abroad encompasses activity with the circuses of

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0809513072

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Detroit after Bankruptcy

Are There Trends towards an Inclusive City?

By: Joe Darden

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Detroit after Bankruptcy

Are There Trends towards an Inclusive City?

By: Joe Darden

Detroit is the first city of its size to become bankrupt and some policy makers have argued that, since then, it has entered a ‘new beginning’. This book critically examines the evidence for and against this claim. Joe T. Darden analyzes whether Detroit’s patterns of race and class neighborhood inequality have persisted or whether investments have led to improvements in academic achievement, homeownership, employment, and reductions in poverty and violent crime. He measures, quantitatively, the benefits and disadvantages of staying in urban Detroit or moving to the suburbs, and provides evidence to answer whether Detroit, after bankruptcy, is becoming an inclusive city.

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Policy Press

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1529235685

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Cereal Tycoon

Henry Parsons Crowell Founder of the Quaker Oats Co.

By: Joe Musser

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Cereal Tycoon

Henry Parsons Crowell Founder of the Quaker Oats Co.

By: Joe Musser

Do you ever think big things for God? Born into a wealthy family and endowed with a large inheritance after the death of his father, Henry Parsons Crowell had many opportunities to try his hand at business, a passion that suited him well. His shrewd business sense eventually brought him to the top of the oatmeal business, and to the potential for even greater wealth, if only he would compromise his values. But Crowell was a man of integrity and compassion. Read this compelling story of a man who, in his youth, struggled with a debilitating and life threatening illness. He was a man who survived the loss of two wives, a man who faced opposition in almost every venture he engaged upon, and a man who, through it all, thought big things for God. Whether it was in his home-based Bible studies, his business lunches with great leaders, his work to rid the city of Chicago of debauchery, or his contributions to the Moody Bible Institute, Henry Parsons Crowell was a man who above all sought to share Christ with those around him. See how the vows Crowell made as a young man to give glory to God through his stewardship came to fruition in this inspiring biography of one of the faithful men of God.

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1575675064

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Identity Unknown

How acute brain disease can destroy knowledge of oneself and others

By: Barbara A. Wilson,Claire Robertson,Joe Mole

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Identity Unknown

How acute brain disease can destroy knowledge of oneself and others

By: Barbara A. Wilson,Claire Robertson,Joe Mole

Imagine being unable to recognise your spouse, your children, or even yourself when you look in the mirror, despite having good eyesight and being able to read well and name objects. This is a condition which, in rare cases, some brain injury survivors experience every day. Identity Unknown gives an exceptional, poignant and in-depth understanding of what it is like to live with the severe after-effects of brain damage caused by a viral infection of the brain. It tells the story of Claire, a nurse, wife, and mother of four, who having survived encephalitis, was left with an inability to recognise faces – a condition also known as prosopagnosia together with a loss of knowledge of people and more general loss of semantic memory Part One describes our current knowledge of encephalitis, of perception and memory, and the theoretical aspects of prosopagnosia and semantic memory. Part Two, told in Claire’s own words, is an account of her life before her illness, her memories of the early days in hospital, an account of the treatment she received at the Oliver Zangwill Centre, and her description of the long-term consequences of encephalitis. Claire’s profound insights, clear writing style, and powerful portrayal of her feelings provide us with a moving insider’s view of her condition. These chapters also contain additional commentary from Barbara Wilson, providing further detail about the condition, treatment possibilities, potential outcomes, and follow-up options. Identity Unknown provides a unique personal insight into a condition which many of us have, for too long, known too little about. It will be of great interest to a broad audience including professionals working in rehabilitation settings, and all those who have sustained a brain injury, their families and carers.

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Psychology Press

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1317649125

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9781317649120

Environment and the City

By: Joe Ravetz,Clive George,Joe Howe

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Environment and the City

By: Joe Ravetz,Clive George,Joe Howe

For the first time at the beginning of the twenty-first century, urban dwellers outnumber rural residents and this trend is set to continue. Consequently one of the most pressing issues of our time is how to square the social and economic development of cities with their environmental limits and those of the wider environment. The theme of the environment and city is topical at every level, from the politics of global trade to local community networks. Environment and the City looks at the evolution of cities in the developed and the developing world and the implications for resource consumption and environmental impacts. It takes a cross-cutting approach with new thinking on multiple geographies – the configuration of networks, exclusion, consumption, risk and ecological footprint. Urban environmental themes and their related social, economic and political agendas are outlined. In turn the environmental impacts and environmental agendas relating to key sectors of the urban economy are discussed. The global context to such issues is then explored before the practical tools and methods of urban environmental management are investigated. The theme of the sustainable city emerges from this – not so much as a standard menu, but as a learning process between all sections of society. This book, a valuable resource, provides a concise, accessible route map for all students interested in the environmental issues emanating from our urban society. Written to aid student understanding, the easily navigable text features boxed practical examples, discussion points, signposts to reading and websites, and a glossary.

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Routledge

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1136978674

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9781136978678

The Power of Losing Control

Finding Strength, Meaning, and Happiness in an Out-of-Control World

By: Joe Caruso

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The Power of Losing Control

Finding Strength, Meaning, and Happiness in an Out-of-Control World

By: Joe Caruso

“When we learn to stop wasting our precious energy on what we can’t control, we can begin to discover the power of losing control.” At the age of eighteen, Joe Caruso was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Certain that he was living on borrowed time, he embarked on a quest to understand the meaning of life, which led to the discovery of timeless truths about our spiritual and emotional lives. In The Power of Losing Control, he shares the insights that helped him not only to survive, but also to become an internationally acclaimed speaker whose seminars have literally transformed people’s lives. Caruso takes readers step-by-step through amazing techniques and strategies that show us how to stop wasting valuable time and energy, trust in something greater than ourselves, and embrace simple truths including: - The five stages of wisdom - Choosing faith over fear - How to find power in any situation, even if you don’t have control over it - Being undeniable: How to create your own destiny - Personal driving myths: We are the stories we tell ourselves Filled with anecdotes and poignant real-life stories, The Power of Losing Controltells you how to reclaim personal power and gain worldly success—from one of the premier corporate teachers of our generation.

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Penguin

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1592400485

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9781592400485

The Odyssey of Burt High School

The Evolution of Education of a Small Black High School in a Small Southern Town

By: Joe Ann Burgess

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The Odyssey of Burt High School

The Evolution of Education of a Small Black High School in a Small Southern Town

By: Joe Ann Burgess

The Odyssey of Burt High School By: Dr. Joe Ann Burgess Burt High School takes center stage on an inspiring journey to literacy as blacks in small town Clarksville, TN struggle for the privilege to attain an education and to have equal access to facilities and equipment provided by the State. Interviews with teachers and students will remind readers or let them see for the first time the difficulties African Americans faced across the South as they fought to gain their right to public education and as they strove toward an integrated, unified system of education. The Odyssey of Burt High School is a celebration of the many teachers and others who took great interest in the educational welfare of students and their lives. Many BHS graduates led successful careers in medicine, business, athletics, the military, and more.

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Dorrance Publishing

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1480925306

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Opera as Soundtrack

By: Jeongwon Joe

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Opera as Soundtrack

By: Jeongwon Joe

Filmmakers' fascination with opera dates back to the silent era but it was not until the late 1980s that critical enquiries into the intersection of opera and cinema began to emerge. Jeongwon Joe focusses primarily on the role of opera as soundtrack by exploring the distinct effects opera produces in film, effects which differ from other types of soundtrack music, such as jazz or symphony. These effects are examined from three perspectives: peculiar qualities of the operatic voice; various properties commonly associated with opera, such as excess, otherness or death; and multifaceted tensions between opera and cinema - for instance, opera as live, embodied, high art and cinema as technologically mediated, popular entertainment. Joe argues that when opera excerpts are employed on soundtracks they tend to appear at critical moments of the film, usually associated with the protagonists, and the author explores why it is opera, not symphony or jazz, that accompanies poignant scenes like these. Joe's film analysis focuses on the time period of the post-1970s, which is distinguished by an increase of opera excerpts on soundtracks to blockbuster titles, the commercial recognition of which promoted the production of numerous opera soundtrack CDs in the following years. Joe incorporates an empirical methodology by examining primary sources such as production files, cue-sheets and unpublished interviews with film directors and composers to enhance the traditional hermeneutic approach. The films analysed in her book include Woody Allen’s Match Point, David Cronenberg’s M. Butterfly, and Wong Kar-wai’s 2046.

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Routledge

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1317085485

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I Am In Blood

Old Murders Never Die

By: Joe Murphy

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I Am In Blood

Old Murders Never Die

By: Joe Murphy

A dying century. A killing presence. Present day: Nathan Jacob's life is coming apart. His adoptive father has passed away, leaving him grief-stricken. His only companion is his best friend, for whom he is falling more deeply every day. But Nathan is grappling with other demons: things half-formed and dark. Things that link him, somehow, to a series of horrific murders from the pages of history. 1890: Sergeant George Frohmell of the Dublin Metropolitan Police is running out of time. His city has become the hunting ground of a monster who preys on prostitutes and leaves them butchered in back alleys. As the bodies mount and the politics of Victorian Ireland come to the fore, Sergeant Frohmell must find his man – or lose everything.

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The O'Brien Press

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1847177565

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Clare and the Great War

By: Joe Power

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Clare and the Great War

By: Joe Power

Aristocrats and itinerants, unionists and nationalists, Catholics and Protestants – the Great War united thousands of Clare men and women to a cause for which many of them would go out to fight and die.Their motives varied from a sense of duty to 'king and country' to concern about the fate of 'poor Catholic Belgium'; from mercenary motives, fuelled by poverty, to the moral duty to fight for civilization against the 'savage Huns', or, like many young men, to the simple thirst for adventure. This seminal work attempts, for the first time, to understand what really happened in County Clare during the Great War, how its economic and political life was radically transformed during this terrible conflict, and how the contribution of those who gave their lives was largely written out of history.

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The History Press

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0750965568

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Coney Detroit

By: Joe Grimm,Katherine Yung

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Coney Detroit

By: Joe Grimm,Katherine Yung

A lively and thorough history of Detroit’s culinary icon: the coney island hot dog. Detroit is the world capital of the coney island hot dog-a natural-casing hot dog topped with an all-meat beanless chili, chopped white onions, and yellow mustard. In Coney Detroit, authors Katherine Yung and Joe Grimm investigate all aspects of the beloved regional delicacy, which was created by Greek immigrants in the early 1900s. Coney Detroit traces the history of the coney island restaurant, which existed in many cities but thrived nowhere as it did in Detroit, and surveys many of the hundreds of independent and chain restaurants in business today. In more than 150 mouth-watering photographs and informative, playful text, readers will learn about the traditions, rivalries, and differences between the restaurants, some even located right next door to each other. Coney Detroit showcases such Metro Detroit favorites as American Coney Island, Lafayette Coney Island, Duly's Coney Island, Kerby's Coney Island, National Coney Island, and Leo's Coney Island. As Yung and Grimm uncover the secret ingredients of an authentic Detroit coney, they introduce readers to the suppliers who produce the hot dogs, chili sauce, and buns, and also reveal the many variations of the coney-including coney tacos, coney pizzas, and coney omelets. While the coney legend is centered in Detroit, Yung and Grimm explore coney traditions in other Michigan cities, including Flint, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Port Huron, Pontiac, and Traverse City, and even venture to some notable coney islands outside of Michigan, from the east coast to the west. Most importantly, the book introduces and celebrates the families and individuals that created and continue to proudly serve Detroit's favorite food. Not a book to be read on an empty stomach, Coney Detroit deserves a place in every Detroiter or Detroiter-at-heart's collection.

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Wayne State University Press

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081433718X

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A Brief History of Entrepreneurship

The Pioneers, Profiteers, and Racketeers Who Shaped Our World

By: Joe Carlen

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A Brief History of Entrepreneurship

The Pioneers, Profiteers, and Racketeers Who Shaped Our World

By: Joe Carlen

A Brief History of Entrepreneurship charts how the pursuit of profit by private individuals has been a prime mover in revolutionizing civilization. Entrepreneurs often butt up against processes, technologies, social conventions, and even laws. So they circumvent, innovate, and violate to obtain what they want. This creative destruction has brought about overland and overseas trade, colonization, and a host of revolutionary technologies—from caffeinated beverages to the personal computer—that have transformed society. Consulting rich archival sources, including some that have never before been translated, Carlen maps the course of human history through nine episodes when entrepreneurship reshaped our world. Highlighting the most colorful characters of each era, he discusses Mesopotamian merchants' creation of the urban market economy; Phoenician merchant-sailors intercontinental trade, which came to connect Africa, Asia, and Europe; Chinese tea traders' invention of paper money; the colonization of the Americas; and the current "flattening" of the world's economic playing field. Yet the pursuit of profit hasn't always moved us forward. From slavery to organized crime, Carlen explores how entrepreneurship can sometimes work at the expense of others. He also discusses the new entrepreneurs who, through the nascent space tourism industry, are leading humanity to a multiplanetary future. By exploring all sides of this legacy, Carlen brings much-needed detail to the role of entrepreneurship in revolutionizing civilization.

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023154281X

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The Remembering Process

A Surprising (and Fun) Breakthrough New Way to Amazing Creativity

By: Daniel Barrett,Joe Vitale

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The Remembering Process

A Surprising (and Fun) Breakthrough New Way to Amazing Creativity

By: Daniel Barrett,Joe Vitale

Personal problems? World problems? Healing issues? Creativity challenges? They can all be resolved with an amazing new method called "remembering." The Remembering Process reveals a breakthrough technique that anyone can use to easily create, produce, innovate, solve, resolve . . . and more! Beyond any New Age or self-help teaching, this process proves that it’s not only possible to tap into the future, but that it’s also accessible to us in every moment. This leading-edge book is a mind-stretching exploration in manifesting your goals and desires by "remembering" how they exist in the future. Join award-winning musician and music producer Daniel Barrett and best-selling author and The Secret standout star Joe Vitale as they teach you this empowering, practical technique; and start creating the life you desire today!

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Hay House, Inc

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1401941605

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The Complete Christian Guide to Understanding Homosexuality

A Biblical and Compassionate Response to Same-Sex Attraction

By: Joe Dallas

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The Complete Christian Guide to Understanding Homosexuality

A Biblical and Compassionate Response to Same-Sex Attraction

By: Joe Dallas

One of the hot–button issues of our day is fully addressed in this comprehensive new resource on homosexuality. This well–researched and highly readable guide is the perfect go–to manual for families, church workers, counselors, pastors, civic leaders, schools, and those who themselves struggle with same–sex attraction. Readers will find the answers to these and many more important questions: What is homosexuality? Is the tendency for homosexuality genetic? How should the church respond? What’s the proper response when a relative or friend announces they’re gay? What are the legal and civic ramifications of homosexuality? Should homosexuals serve openly in the military? What about gay marriage and adoption? Authoritative authors Joe Dallas (Desires in Conflict, When Homosexuality Hits Home) and Dr. Nancy Heche (The Truth Comes Out) tackle the hard questions about same–sex attraction in this helpful volume.

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Harvest House Publishers

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0736925074

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Knives 2012

The World's Greatest Knife Book

By: Joe Kertzman

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Knives 2012

The World's Greatest Knife Book

By: Joe Kertzman

In its 32nd Edition, Knives 2012 progresses with the knives, showcasing the increasing talent of the world's best knifemakers who forge and grind curvaceous blades, fashion handles from the finest materials and practice embellishment techniques saved for only the most skilled artisans. Featured articles: Carving titanium handles Making knife blades from Lake Superior beach sand Hollywood movie knives and swords Anglo-Saxon and Viking swords AND...the finer points of Bob Loveless knives Also Includes: World's most complete Directory of Custom Knifemakers includes websites, emails and phone numbers Hot Trends in handmade knives State Of The Art embellishments and knifemaking techniques Historical overview of knives and their makers Savor the hand-selected, splendid color photography of some of the most beautiful and original custom knives in the world, chosen from over 2,000 submissions. The ever-evolving, magical world of custom knives, knifemaking techniques and embellishments is captured in full, glorious color between the covers of the most coveted book on edged masterpieces-- Knives 2012.

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F+W Media, Inc.

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1440216916

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9781440216916

The Invisible Clarinetist

By: Joe Licari

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The Invisible Clarinetist

By: Joe Licari

He calls himself "The Invisible Clarinetist" since he never really achieved the kind of fame or notoriety he might have liked. This story is about his musical life and about some of the people who have come to share and enrich it. Music has always been his first love but his wife and family of ten children had to be his first priority, and raising ten kids is another book all by itself. This book celebrates his musical life as he lived it. This accountability, as he calls it, is dedicated and intended for his children, so they know how hard he had to work to support them and accounted for why he wasn't around much while they were growing up. He had to work day jobs plus playing the music at night. I guess if he had to blame someone for what some people may call neglect, or child abuse, it would have to be Benny Goodman the great Chicago jazz clarinetist. He heard an early recording of Benny with the Ben Pollack band and fell in love with his hot playing.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1462839924

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9781462839926

Cloudonomics

The Business Value of Cloud Computing

By: Joe Weinman

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Cloudonomics

The Business Value of Cloud Computing

By: Joe Weinman

The ultimate guide to assessing and exploiting the customer value and revenue potential of the Cloud A new business model is sweeping the world—the Cloud. And, as with any new technology, there is a great deal of fear, uncertainty, and doubt surrounding cloud computing. Cloudonomics radically upends the conventional wisdom, clearly explains the underlying principles and illustrates through understandable examples how Cloud computing can create compelling value—whether you are a customer, a provider, a strategist, or an investor. Cloudonomics covers everything you need to consider for the delivery of business solutions, opportunities, and customer satisfaction through the Cloud, so you can understand it—and put it to work for your business. Cloudonomics also delivers insight into when to avoid the cloud, and why. Quantifies how customers, users, and cloud providers can collaborate to create win-wins Reveals how to use the Laws of Cloudonomics to define strategy and guide implementation Explains the probable evolution of cloud businesses and ecosystems Demolishes the conventional wisdom on cloud usage, IT spend, community clouds, and the enterprise-provider cloud balance Whether you're ready for it or not, Cloud computing is here to stay. Cloudonomics provides deep insights into the business value of the Cloud for executives, practitioners, and strategists in virtually any industry—not just technology executives but also those in the marketing, operations, economics, venture capital, and financial fields.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118282884

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Mark Twain Under Fire

Reception and Reputation, Criticism and Controversy, 1851-2015

By: Joe B. Fulton

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Mark Twain Under Fire

Reception and Reputation, Criticism and Controversy, 1851-2015

By: Joe B. Fulton

Tracks the genesis and evolution of Twain's reputation as a writer, revealing how and why the writer has been under fire since the advent of his career.

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Boydell & Brewer

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1640140344

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