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The Survivor

21 Spine-Chilling Adventures on the Edge of Death

By: John Goddard

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The Survivor

21 Spine-Chilling Adventures on the Edge of Death

By: John Goddard

John Goddard, a career explorer and adventurer, experienced many thrilling close calls with death during his adventurous life. As told in one of the most memorable stories in the original Chicken Soup for the Soul, when he was a boy, John Goddard made a list of 127 things he would like to do in his life, from living with pygmies in Africa and headhunters in Borneo to exploring the world's greatest rivers and highest peaks. The Survivor captures some of these adventures as it follows his experiences from boyhood, through his teen years and into adulthood. Each individual adventure is sure to thrill readers—from the exquisite details of exotic locales, to the raw power of Pacific storms, to the hair-raising brushes with death—always emphasizing the danger and exhilaration intrinsic to the adventurous life. Unique to this book, though, is the author's reverence for life and all living things, his honesty in admitting his own recklessness, his awe and gratitude to the supreme force that miraculously allowed him to survive each of these close calls with death, and his ability to use his experiences and the lessons he learned to set and achieve clear, meaningful goals. This great read will entertain and inspire people to live their dreams.

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Simon and Schuster

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0757396860

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9780757396861

The Measure of Merit

Talents, Intelligence, and Inequality in the French and American Republics, 1750-1940

By: John Carson

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The Measure of Merit

Talents, Intelligence, and Inequality in the French and American Republics, 1750-1940

By: John Carson

How have modern democracies squared their commitment to equality with their fear that disparities in talent and intelligence might be natural, persistent, and consequential? In this wide-ranging account of American and French understandings of merit, talent, and intelligence over the past two centuries, John Carson tells the fascinating story of how two nations wrestled scientifically with human inequalities and their social and political implications. Surveying a broad array of political tracts, philosophical treatises, scientific works, and journalistic writings, Carson chronicles the gradual embrace of the IQ version of intelligence in the United States, while in France, the birthplace of the modern intelligence test, expert judgment was consistently prized above such quantitative measures. He also reveals the crucial role that determinations of, and contests over, merit have played in both societies--they have helped to organize educational systems, justify racial hierarchies, classify army recruits, and direct individuals onto particular educational and career paths. A contribution to both the history of science and intellectual history, The Measure of Merit illuminates the shadow languages of inequality that have haunted the American and French republics since their inceptions.

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Princeton University Press

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0691187673

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9780691187679

Howard Andrew Knox

Pioneer of Intelligence Testing at Ellis Island

By: John T.E. Richardson

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Howard Andrew Knox

Pioneer of Intelligence Testing at Ellis Island

By: John T.E. Richardson

Howard Andrew Knox (1885–1949) served as assistant surgeon at Ellis Island during the 1910s, administering a range of verbal and nonverbal tests to determine the mental capacity of potential immigrants. An early proponent of nonverbal intelligence testing (largely through the use of formboards and picture puzzles), Knox developed an evaluative approach that today informs the techniques of practitioners and researchers. Whether adapted to measure intelligence and performance in children, military recruits, neurological and psychiatric patients, or the average job applicant, Knox's pioneering methods are part of contemporary psychological practice and deserve in-depth investigation. Completing the first biography of this unjustly overlooked figure, John T. E. Richardson, former president of the International Society for the History of the Neurosciences, takes stock of Knox's understanding of intelligence and his legacy beyond Ellis Island. Consulting published and unpublished sources, Richardson establishes a chronology of Knox's life, including details of his medical training and his time as a physician for the U.S. Army. He describes the conditions that gave rise to intelligence testing, including the public's concern that the United States was opening its doors to the mentally unfit. He then recounts the development of intelligence tests by Knox and his colleagues and the widely-discussed publication of their research. Their work presents a useful and extremely human portrait of psychological testing and its limits, particularly the predicament of the people examined at Ellis Island. Richardson concludes with the development of Knox's work in later decades and its changing application in conjunction with modern psychological theory.

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Columbia University Press

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0231512112

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9780231512114

Delphi Complete Works of John Dos Passos (Illustrated)

By: John Dos Passos

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Delphi Complete Works of John Dos Passos (Illustrated)

By: John Dos Passos

One of the major novelists of the post-World War I lost generation, John Dos Passos established a reputation as a social historian and radical critic of American life. His celebrated masterpiece, the U.S.A. trilogy, was ranked by the Modern Library as 23rd of the 100 best English-language novels of the twentieth century. Written in experimental, non-linear form, the landmark trilogy blends elements of biography, song lyrics and news reports to portray a vibrant tapestry landscape of early twentieth-century American culture. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Dos Passos’ complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Dos Passos’ life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All 15 novels, with individual contents tables * Rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including the unfinished novel ‘Century’s Ebb’ * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * The plays and poetry — available in no other collection * Includes a wide selection of Dos Passos’ non-fiction * Features the seminal autobiography ‘The Best Times’ – discover Dos Passos’ literary life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The U.S.A. Trilogy The 42nd Parallel (1930) Nineteen Nineteen (1932) The Big Money (1936) District of Columbia Trilogy Adventures of a Young Man (1939) Number One (1943) The Grand Design (1949) Other Novels One Man’s Initiation — 1917 (1920) Three Soldiers (1921) Streets of Night (1923) Manhattan Transfer (1925) Chosen Country (1951) Most Likely to Succeed (1954) The Great Days (1958) Midcentury (1961) Century’s Ebb (1975) The Plays The Garbage Man (1926) Airways, Inc. (1934) Fortune Heights (1934) The Poetry Poems from ‘Eight Harvard Poets’ (1917) A Pushcart at the Curb (1922) The Non-Fiction Rosinante to the Road Again (1922) Facing the Chair (1927) Orient Express (1927) Why Write for the Theatre Anyway? (1934) The Men Who Made the Nation (1957) Mr. Wilson’s War (1962) Brazil on the Move (1963) The Portugal Story (1969) Easter Island (1970) The Autobiography The Best Times (1966)

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Delphi Classics

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1801701334

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9781801701334

Psychology in Social Context

Issues and Debates

By: Philip John Tyson,Dai Jones,Jonathan Elcock

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Psychology in Social Context

Issues and Debates

By: Philip John Tyson,Dai Jones,Jonathan Elcock

Psychology in Social Context: Issues and Debates provides a critical perspective on debates and controversies that have divided opinion within psychology both past and present. Explores the history of psychology through examples of classic and contemporary debates that have split the discipline and sparked change, including race and IQ, psychology and gender, ethical issues in psychology, parapsychology and the nature-nurture debate Represents a unique approach to studying the nature of psychology by combining historical controversies with contemporary debates within the discipline Sets out a clear view of psychology as a reflexive human science, embedded in and shaped by particular socio-historical contexts Written in an accessible style using a range of pedagogical features - such as set learning outcomes, self-test questions, and further reading suggestions at the end of each chapter

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299

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John Wiley & Sons

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1444396234

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9781444396232

Crime Science

Methods of Forensic Detection

By: Joe Nickell,John F. Fischer

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Crime Science

Methods of Forensic Detection

By: Joe Nickell,John F. Fischer

Explains some of the techniques of forensic science used in criminal investigations, including fingerprinting, DNA testing, impression analysis, pathology, and others; and includes case studies that show how the methods have been used in practice.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813146615

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9780813146614

A Prospering Society

Wiltshire in the Later Middle Ages

By: John Hare

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A Prospering Society

Wiltshire in the Later Middle Ages

By: John Hare

This book seeks to explore the changing nature of English society through a case study of countryside and town in southern England during the period from c.1380 to c.1520. It explores the influence of landscape and population on the agriculture of Wiltshire, the regional patterns of arable and pastoral farming, and the growing contrast between the large-scale mixed farming of the chalklands and the family farms of the claylands. It examines the changing situation of the rural tenant population as it reacted to the greater opportunities available in the land-market. During this period, Wiltshire became one of the great cloth-producing counties of England (as reflected in its rising taxable wealth). Such economic expansion generated jobs both within the industry and beyond, stimulating the market for food, services and manufactured goods. Salisbury was one of the greatest cities in the kingdom, and below this was a hierarchy of interesting lesser towns. But such growth generated its own problems: more and more people became dependent on the cloth trade and particularly on exporting cloth; if exports fell, as during the mid-fifteenth-century crisis, they suffered. As scholars are increasingly aware, the later Middle Ages was a period of considerable change, and this study contributes to debates about the nature of both change and continuity at a national level. It will also be of value to local historians interested in one of the most important periods in Wiltshire's history."--BLACKWELL'S.

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Univ of Hertfordshire Press

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1902806840

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9781902806846

Sex and Rockets

The Occult World of Jack Parsons

By: John Carter

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Sex and Rockets

The Occult World of Jack Parsons

By: John Carter

This remarkable true story about the co-founder of Jet Propulsion Laboratory. By day, Parsons' unorthodox genius created a solid rocket fuel that helped the Allies win World War II. By night, Parsons called himself The Antichrist. “One of the best books of the year.”—The Anomalist

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Feral House

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0922915970

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Intelligence, Destiny and Education

The Ideological Roots of Intelligence Testing

By: John White

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Intelligence, Destiny and Education

The Ideological Roots of Intelligence Testing

By: John White

The nature of intelligence and how it can be measured has occupied psychologists, educationalists, biologists and philosophers for hundreds of years. However, there has been little investigation into the rise of the traditional dominant educational ideology that intelligence and IQ have innate limits and are unchanging and unchangeable. This book traces the roots of this mind set back to early puritan communities on both sides of the Atlantic, drawing parallels between puritan dogma and the development of the traditional curricula and selection processes that are still firmly embedded in school practice today. Drawing on the work of Galton, Pearson, Burt, Goddard, Terman and others in his search for the truth about intelligence testing, John White looks at the personal histories and socialised religious backgrounds of these key psychologists and casts an entirely new light on schooling in Britain and the USA in modern times. This work also shows how we can transcend this heritage and base our educational system on values and practices more in tune with the twenty-first century.

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Routledge

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113420387X

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9781134203871

The Refiner's Fire

The Making of Mormon Cosmology, 1644-1844

By: John L. Brooke

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The Refiner's Fire

The Making of Mormon Cosmology, 1644-1844

By: John L. Brooke

This 1995 book presents an alternative and comprehensive understanding of the roots of Mormon religion.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521565642

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The Declaration of Independence

America's First Founding Document in U.S. History and Culture

By: John R. Vile

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The Declaration of Independence

America's First Founding Document in U.S. History and Culture

By: John R. Vile

This A-to-Z encyclopedia surveys the history, meaning, and enduring impact of the Declaration of Independence by explaining its contents and concepts, profiling the Founding Fathers, and detailing depictions of the Declaration in art, music, and literature. A comprehensive resource for understanding all aspects of the Declaration of Independence, which marked the formal beginning of the colonies' march toward the creation of the United States of America, this encyclopedia contains more than 200 entries examining various facets of the Declaration of Independence and its enduring impact on American law, politics, and culture. It details key concepts, principles, and intellectual influences that informed the creation of the document, reviews charges leveled in the Declaration against the British crown, summarizes the events of the first and second Continental Congresses, profiles influential architects and signers of the Declaration, discusses existing copies of the Declaration, explains the document's influence on other governments/nations, covers historic sites related to the document, and discusses depictions of the document and its architects in American art, music, and literature over time.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1440863032

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9781440863035

Charlie Chaplin

A Reference Guide to His Life and Works

By: John W. Fawell

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Charlie Chaplin

A Reference Guide to His Life and Works

By: John W. Fawell

Charlie Chaplin was a skilled comedian, filmmaker and composer, and the mission of this book is to educate readers on the wide variety of Chaplin’s artistry: the subtlety of his mimetic satire, the sophistication of his film direction, and his prodigious musical skill that resulted in some of film’s greatest orchestral arrangements. This encyclopedia also emphasizes the singular nature of Chaplin’s biography: his unprecedented renown, the wide list of notables in art and culture with whom he fraternized, and the controversies that seemed to dog each stage of his life, perhaps most notably in his run-ins with the FBI and the House UnAmerican Activities Committee, both of whom suspected him of communist leanings. Charlie Chaplin: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works captures his life, and legacy. It features a chronology, an introduction that offers a brief account of his life, and a dictionary section listing entries on Chaplin’s childhood, career, family, and associates. The bibliography is one of the largest available of works concerning Chaplin.

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421

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538146061

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9781538146064

The American Patriot's Almanac

Daily Readings on America

By: William J. Bennett,John T.E. Cribb

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The American Patriot's Almanac

Daily Readings on America

By: William J. Bennett,John T.E. Cribb

Discover 365 reasons to love America as you read the storied history of the United States. The fife and drum of history mark the time of each passing day. And within their cadence, personalities, conflicts, discoveries, ideas, and nations peal and fade. American history is no different. Best-selling author and educator Dr. William J. Bennett is a master of the story that is the United States. In The American Patriot's Almanac, Bennett distills the American drama into 365 entries--one for each day of the year, with stories including: the starving time of Jamestown during the Winter of 1609 the bloody argument of the Civil War the invention of items such as Teflon The stories in this book are part of what Abraham Lincoln called the “mystic chords of memory.” They are the symbols that define the essence of the United States, that mark its historic course, and connect its people. The American Patriot’s Almanac is a daily source of inspiration and information about the history, heroes, and achievements that sum up what this nation is all about.

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Thomas Nelson

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1595553754

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9781595553751

Delphi Complete Works of William John Locke (Illustrated)

By: William John Locke

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By: William John Locke

The early twentieth century English novelist William John Locke has suffered neglect in recent rimes, though in his day he was a bestselling author on both sides of the Atlantic. He published a long series of novels noted for their charmingly written romances, which went on to be adapted for the stage and silver screen. Locke’s books are noted for their enticing social dramas, well-drawn characters and polished prose. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Locke’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Locke’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All 32 novels, with individual contents tables * Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including ‘The Shorn Lamb’ and ‘Moordius & Co.’ * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare story collections available in no other collection * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the stories you want to read * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Novels At the Gate of Samaria (1894) The Demagogue and Lady Phayre (1895) Some Women and a Man (1896) Derelicts (1897) The White Dove (1900) The Usurper (1901) Where Love is (1903) The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne (1905) The Belovéd Vagabond (1906) Septimus (1909) Viviette (1910) Simon the Jester (1910) The Glory of Clementina Wing (1911) Idols (1911) Stella Maris (1913) The Fortunate Youth (1914) Jaffery (1915) The Wonderful Year (1916) The Red Planet (1917) The Rough Road (1918) The Mountebank (1920) The House of Baltazar (1920) The Tale of Triona (1922) Moordius & Co. (1923) The Coming of Amos (1924) The Great Pandolfo (1925) The Old Bridge (1926) The Kingdom of Theophilus (1927) Joshua’s Vision (1928) Ancestor Jorico (1929) The Town of Tombarel (1930) The Shorn Lamb (1930) The Shorter Fiction A Christmas Mystery (1910) The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol (1912) Far-Away Stories (1916) Stories Near and Far (1926) The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order

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Delphi Classics

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1801701938

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Project Mercury

NASA's First Manned Space Programme

By: John Catchpole

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Project Mercury

NASA's First Manned Space Programme

By: John Catchpole

Catchpole tells the fascinating story behind the development of the first American manned space program and its associated infrastructure. He provides accounts of the space launch vehicles, astronauts and their training, tracking systems and individual flights.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1852334061

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The Very First Light

The True Inside Story of the Scientific Journey Back to the Dawn of the Universe

By: John Mather,John Boslough

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The Very First Light

The True Inside Story of the Scientific Journey Back to the Dawn of the Universe

By: John Mather,John Boslough

In a revised and updated edition, the story behind the most important cosmological finding of our generation.

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0465005292

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The Refiner's Fire

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