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It's All A Question Of Perspective

By: John Gordon Smith

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It's All A Question Of Perspective

By: John Gordon Smith

Set primarily against a background of Canada’s West Coast, the twenty seven stories collected in It’s All a Question of Perspective capture the emotions and decisions of everyday people confronted by everyday circumstances, and how they are changed by them. Some reflect the long shadows of past events resulting from their own actions, while others deal with circumstances beyond their control, sometimes caused by seemingly random twists of fate. Telling of love and loss, trust and betrayal, self-sacrifice and abuse, the stories challenge conflicting perspectives, test relationships in marriages, families and friendships, and delve into the experiences of loss of loved ones. This book will be read and enjoyed by anyone intrigued by the surprising and sometimes shocking twists and turns the journey human nature take us on. “The Pistol”, one of the stories in this collection, was published in The Advocate, Vol. 67, Part 3, May 2009, published by the Vancouver Bar Association.

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FriesenPress

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1525540963

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9781525540967

At Easter Road They Play, Volume 1

A Post-War History of Hibs, 1945–1967

By: John Campbell

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At Easter Road They Play, Volume 1

A Post-War History of Hibs, 1945–1967

By: John Campbell

First in a new trilogy about Scotland’s storied Hibernian Football Club—from the on-the-pitch exploits of the Famous Five to the rise of Joe Baker. Since 1875 Hibernian Football Club has been an integral part of sporting life in the City of Edinburgh and Port of Leith; its early history up to 1946 has been brilliantly documented in The Making of Hibernian trilogy by Alan Lugton. John Campbell’s At Easter Road They Play is the first part of a new trilogy that brings the history up to date, picking up the story from 1946 and covering what was the most successful part of the club’s history when Hibernian won three Championship titles and became the first British club to play in the European Cup, reaching the semifinal. Packed with anecdotal tales of the times, it gives a fascinating insight into life at the club when the Famous Five were in their heyday right through to the mid-sixties when a young lad by the name of Joe Baker burst onto the scene. A game-by-game, goal-by-goal account of the many highs and numerous lows, At Easter Road They Play takes the reader on a fantastic journey back to the days when massive crowds flocked to Easter Road to see Hibernian play. For any Hibs fan that lived through those heady days this book will bring back to life a host of happy memories whilst at the same time allowing those fans who were perhaps too young or not even born at the time to see just how different football was back then when compared to the modern-day game. “A thoroughly enjoyable read.” —Lawrie Reilly

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Casemate Publishers

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0857906380

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Clockmaking in England and Wales in the Twentieth Century

The Industrialized Manufacture of Domestic Mechanical Clocks

By: John Glanville

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Clockmaking in England and Wales in the Twentieth Century

The Industrialized Manufacture of Domestic Mechanical Clocks

By: John Glanville

Over a decade John Glanville and Bill Wolmuth undertook an important horological project for the British Museum. This involved establishing a representative collection, for the Museum, of twentieth-century domestic mechanical clocks made in England and Wales using industrialized manufacturing methods. This remarkable book is the culmination of their efforts. Wide-ranging in its coverage, it will be a key reference tool for horologists, horoligical students, collectors, and antiques and clock dealers. It provides a comprehensive history of each significant manufacturer, including the principal people involved and covers the various mechanical clock movements that were produced. Previously unpublished research about the manufacturers, the clocks they made and the dates when they were manufactured is presented. Finally, this book informs readers how they can identify and date almost all of the clocks they are likely to encounter. This detailed and meticulously researched book on the domestic mechanical clocks made in England and Wales in the twentieth century, a culmination of ten years' research by the authors, will be a key reference tool for horologists, horological students, collectors, and clock and antiques dealers. Superbly illustrated with 1016 colour photographs and period black and white illustrations.

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Crowood

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1847978967

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9781847978967

Amelia's Gift

By: Debra John

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Amelia's Gift

By: Debra John

Amelias Gift is a captivating story from the heart, based on true events in the life of author Debra John. An inspirational love story on many levels, it portrays the life of Lisa Marie Anderson. An ever-smiling optimist who never misses a meal, she is the daughter of World War II and Korean combat veteran Edward Anderson and loving mother and housewife Amelia. The fourth of six children, Lisa relies on her positive outlook and sense of humor to cope with a father who abuses alcohol. When she later marries a man who also turns to alcohol after twenty years of marriage, her patience and humor are eventually overshadowed. Lisas life becomes entangled yet hopeful with a spirit-guided message from her mother, ballroom dancing, Caribbean cruising, and Alex, a guy who cant seem to find the right wristwatch.

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BalboaPress

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1452542872

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9781452542874

U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Canada

By: John Clearwater

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U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Canada

By: John Clearwater

In this second volume of his nuclear weapon series, John Clearwater continues to investigate the presence of American nuclear weapons in Canada. In Canadian Nuclear Weapons, Clearwater told the story of nuclear weapons that were in the hands of Canadian forces during the Cold War. In U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Canada, he goes further, looking at nuclear weapons held by American forces on Canadian soil. His purpose is to bring together until-recently secret information about the nature of the nuclear weapons stored, stationed, or lost in Canada by the United States Air Force and the United States Navy, and combines it with known information about the systems in the U.S. nuclear arsenal. The history of the atomic bomb in Canada goes back to the first years immediately after World War II when the U.S. government, under the prodding of the newly created Strategic Air command, began a slow and steady process of talks designed to allow Goose Bay to be groomed for the eventual acceptance of nuclear weapons. Crashes and nuclear accidents. Conspiracies and cover-ups. Clearwater examines them all in great detail. The reader will see for the first time the minutes of Cabinet and the Cabinet Defence Committee meetings in which the storage of nuclear weapons are discussed. Also printed here for the first time are the agreements between Canada and the U.S. for the storage of nuclear weapons. Many of the documents presented here were until recently classified as secret, and many were top secret.

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Dundurn

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1554880904

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9781554880904

The Eighties

America in the Age of Reagan

By: John Ehrman

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The Eighties

America in the Age of Reagan

By: John Ehrman

John Ehrman offers analysis of the transformation in American politics & society that marked the years of the Reagan presidency during the 1980s. He considers the fundamental shifts in American attitudes & examines the way Reagan built a right wing consensus around key policies.

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Yale University Press

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0300115822

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9780300115826

The Right to Die

By: John E. Ferguson

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The Right to Die

By: John E. Ferguson

Presents divergent views on euthanasia laws and legislation in the United States.

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113

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Infobase Publishing

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1438106246

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Colony-Stimulating Factors

Molecular & Cellular Biology, Second Edition,

By: John M. Garland

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Colony-Stimulating Factors

Molecular & Cellular Biology, Second Edition,

By: John M. Garland

Concentrating on proven data and adopting a structure-function approach, this text provides grounding for an intricate understanding of the molecular biology, physiological mechanisms, and routine clinical use in disease settings of colony-stimulating factors (CSFs). This edition includes eight additional chapters, with updates of recently-discovered and established CSFs, each indexed individually.

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CRC Press

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1000148459

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Gideon's Art

(Writing as JJ Marric)

By: John Creasey

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Gideon's Art

(Writing as JJ Marric)

By: John Creasey

The National Gallery has high security, but a painting is nevertheless stolen. Gideon of Scotland Yard knows of only a few thieves who could pull this off. However, one turns up dead and an art dealer's daughter is kidnapped and a counterfeiting ring moves into town. Clearly, Gideon is facing something both major and mysterious . . .

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House of Stratus

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0755125703

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9780755125708

How to Become a Schizophrenic

The Case Against Biological Psychiatry

By: John Modrow

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How to Become a Schizophrenic

The Case Against Biological Psychiatry

By: John Modrow

...demonstrates the physical, psychological, and social harm resulting from the label schizophrenic and the continuous need to reexamine the underpinnings and attitudes of psychiatry." -Booklist "Of all the books written about schizophrenia...none is more comprehensive, accurate, thorough, and clearer in style and statement than John Modrow's classic How to Become a Schizophrenic. Modrow, who is a recovered schizophrenic and is, perhaps, the unrecognized and unappreciated world's foremost authority on this disorder, has performed a truly invaluable service and has made the major contribution to our understanding of the causes and cures of this pseudodisease." -Robert A Baker, Ph.D., former chairman of the Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky; author of They Call It Hypnosis, Hidden Memories: Voices and Visions from Within and Mind Games: Are We Obsessed with Therapy? "One of the best things I've read on the subject...I am struck by the richness of the ideas and the research and the soundness of the conclusions." -Peter Breggin, M.D., founder and director of the International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology; author of Toxic Psychiatry and Talking Back to Prozac "...a very important contribution to the field." -Theodore Lidz, M.D., former chairman of the Department of Psychiatry, Yale University; author of The Origin and Treatment of Schizophrenic Disorders and Schizophrenia and the Family "...well researched and easily readable (a difficult combination to achieve)!" -Judi Chamberlin, author of On Our Own: Patient-Controlled Alternatives to the Mental Health System "...meticulously challenges all the major research that claims that schizophrenia is a biological disorder." -Ty C. Colbert, Ph.D., author of Broken Brains or Wounded Hearts: What Causes Mental Illness "Before reading the book, I was largely convinced that schizophrenia was primarily a brain disease. Modrow has forced me to take a second look, however, and reconsider the psychological causes of the condition." -The Vancouver Sun "...it is ennobling that despite bad and discouraging treatment he was able to understand himself and others, and share that acquired knowledge in an accurate and helpful way." -Bertram P. Karon, PhD., professor of clinical psychology, Michigan State University; author of Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia "...gives clear proof that there's real hope. Truly a remarkable book!" -Alan Caruba, Bookviews

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iUniverse

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0595242995

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9780595242993

The New York Rangers

Broadway's Longest-running Hit

By: John Kreiser,Lou Friedman

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The New York Rangers

Broadway's Longest-running Hit

By: John Kreiser,Lou Friedman

In The New York Rangers: Broadway's Longest-Running Hit, Ranger fans can savor the legendary feats of such star skaters as Ed Giacomin, Brad Park, Andy Bathgate, Rod Gilbert, and Mark Messier. Each of the 70 easy-to-read, four-page chapters reveals tidbits about Ranger hockey never before available in book form. The New York Rangers and Madison Square Garden opened up their archives to reveal numerous rarely published photographs. Authors John Kreiser and Lou Friedman and NHL editor John Halligan have developed a book that is sure to become a collector's item.

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Sports Publishing LLC

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1571670416

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One Day as a Tiger

Alex MacIntyre and the birth of light and fast alpinism

By: John Porter

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One Day as a Tiger

Alex MacIntyre and the birth of light and fast alpinism

By: John Porter

The wall was the ambition, the style became the obsession.' In the autumn of 1982, a single stone fell from high on the south face of Annapurna and struck Alex MacIntyre on the head, killing him instantly and robbing the climbing world of one of its greatest talents. Although only twenty-eight years old, Alex was already one of the leading figures of British mountaineering's most successful era. His ascents included hard new routes on Himalayan giants like Dhaulagiri and Changabang and a glittering record of firsts in the Alps and Andes. Yet how Alex climbed was as important as what he climbed. He was a mountaineering prophet, sharing with a handful of contemporaries - including his climbing partner Voytek Kurtyka - the vision of a purer form of alpinism on the world's highest peaks. One Day As A Tiger, John Porter's revelatory and poignant memoir of his friend Alex MacIntyre, shows mountaineering at its extraordinary best and tragic worst - and draws an unforgettable picture of a dazzling, argumentative and exuberant legend.

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Vertebrate Publishing

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1910240095

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9781910240090

Parties, Elections, and Policy Reforms in Western Europe

Voting for Social Pacts

By: Kerstin Hamann,John Kelly

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Parties, Elections, and Policy Reforms in Western Europe

Voting for Social Pacts

By: Kerstin Hamann,John Kelly

This book provides a comparative assessment of social pacts between governments, labor unions and employer organizations in Western Europe. Using a dataset covering 16 European countries, as well as eight in-depth country case studies, the authors argue that governments’ choice of social pacts or legislation is less influenced by economic problems, but is strongly influenced by electoral competition.

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Routledge

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1136949879

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Allogeneic Immunotherapy for Malignant Diseases

By: John Barrett,Yin-Zhen Jiang

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Allogeneic Immunotherapy for Malignant Diseases

By: John Barrett,Yin-Zhen Jiang

This important reference offers a comprehensive review of the graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) or -tumor (GVT) effect following allogeneic stem cell transplantation and lymphocyte transfusion, covering a wide range of topics from alloimmune responses to clinical applications of GVL, and providing the basics to understand the mechanisms of the GVL effect while demonstrating methods that use the GVL effect to cure a greater number of cancer patients. Presents preliminary data supporting the idea that allogeneic cell therapy can be used not only for the treatment of leukemia but also for metastatic solid tumors! Written by over 40 world renowned experts in the field and containing more than 1450 references for in-depth exploration of the subject, Allogeneic Immunotherapy for Malignant Diseases investigates the capacity of the donor-and the host-to destroy residual leukemia cells by allogeneic immune reaction determines how to direct immune reactions against hematopoietic malignancies safely reveals which other malignant conditions may be responsive to allogeneic-mediated graft-versus-tumor reactions covers the mechanisms that contribute to the development of responses to minor histocompatibility complex (mHC) molecules focuses on the biology of effector cells and their role in mediating GVL reactions in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) summarizes the putative impact of human mHag on the GVL effect in bone marrow transplantation (BMT) addresses the potential and limitations of oncogene-based immunotherapy examines ways to isolate and control the GVL component of allograft immunity discusses efforts to develop specific anti-leukemic T-cell immunotherapy and more! Attributing the curative effect of allogeneic stem cell transplantation to the GVL or GVT effect, Allogeneic Immunotherapy for Malignant Diseases is an indispensable reference for hematologists, clinical oncologists, immunologists and researchers in the fields of tumor immunology and cancer immunotherapy, internists, residents, and medical school students in these disciplines.

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0824746767

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Commercial and Business Organizations Law in Papua New Guinea

By: John Mugambwa,Harrison Amankwah,C.E.P. (Val) Haynes

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Commercial and Business Organizations Law in Papua New Guinea

By: John Mugambwa,Harrison Amankwah,C.E.P. (Val) Haynes

A timely and apposite treatise on Papua New Guinea’s economic environment, this book explores business organizations law and various aspects of commercial law in Papua New Guinea in a readable and informative style. Business and commerce is the twin engine that propels the economy of a modern nation. They ensure steady economic growth and development. In an age of globalization, they assume even greater importance than at any other time in human history. A nation risks being marginalized or left behind in the race for a share of the world economic market unless it ensures the stability of its business and commercial sector. Trade regulation, good governance and democratic institutions go hand in hand in guaranteeing political and social equilibrium. As such the laws designed to facilitate trade and commerce are a vital component of the political and social equation. This is a valuable book for law students, legal practitioners, accountants and business executives, not only within Papua New Guinea, but also in Australia and throughout the South Pacific.

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1134095031

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It's All A Question Of Perspective

It's All A Question Of Perspective

At Easter Road They Play, Volume 1

At Easter Road They Play, Volume 1

Clockmaking in England and Wales in the Twentieth Century

Clockmaking in England and Wales in the Twentieth Century

Amelia's Gift

Amelia's Gift

U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Canada

U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Canada

The Eighties

The Eighties

The Right to Die

The Right to Die

Colony-Stimulating Factors

Colony-Stimulating Factors

Gideon's Art

Gideon's Art

How to Become a Schizophrenic

How to Become a Schizophrenic

The New York Rangers

The New York Rangers

One Day as a Tiger

One Day as a Tiger

Parties, Elections, and Policy Reforms in Western Europe

Parties, Elections, and Policy Reforms in Western Europe

Allogeneic Immunotherapy for Malignant Diseases

Allogeneic Immunotherapy for Malignant Diseases

Commercial and Business Organizations Law in Papua New Guinea

Commercial and Business Organizations Law in Papua New Guinea

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