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The King's Smuggler

Jane Whorwood, Secret Agent to Charles I

By: John Fox

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The King's Smuggler

Jane Whorwood, Secret Agent to Charles I

By: John Fox

Jane Whorwood(1612–84) was one of Charles I's closest confidantes. The daughter of Scots courtiers at Whitehall and the wife of an Oxfordshire squire, when the court moved to Oxford in 1642, at the start of the Civil War, she helped the Royalist cause by spying for the king and smuggling at least three-quarters of a ton of gold to help pay for his army. When Charles was held captive by the Parliamentarians, from 1646 to 1649, she organised money, correspondence, several escape attempts, astrological advice and a ship to carry him to Holland. The king and she also had a wartime 'brief encounter'. After Charles's execution in 1649, Jane's marriage collapsed in one of the most public and acrimonious separation cases of the seventeenth century. Using crucial evidence, John Fox provides a detailed biography of this extraordinary woman, a forgotten key player in the English Civil War.

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The History Press

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0752469037

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9780752469034

In Alien Heat

The Warminster Mystery Revisited

By: Steve Dewey,John Ries

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In Alien Heat

The Warminster Mystery Revisited

By: Steve Dewey,John Ries

There has probably never been anything like it in UFO history, but the UFO fever that gripped the small British town of Warminster for about a decade is now largely forgotten. It was one of the largest UFO flaps ever to occur. Thousands of witnesses reported seeing the "Warminster Thing." The hilltops around the town attracted a loyal band of followers, all waiting for the magic sighting, the landing, the contact. The authors were themselves among the skywatchers and spent nights on Cradle Hill, the center of the phenomenon, watching and waiting for UFOs, but also watching and listening to the witnesses and ufologists. IN ALIEN HEAT introduces the Warminster phenomenon to a new generation of readers. It contains a short history of the phenomenon, places it in its social and historical context, and examines the possible mechanisms that initiated and sustained this remarkable UFO flap.

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Anomalist Books, LLC

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1933665025

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9781933665023

Forcible Confinement

Monstrous Crimes of the Modern Age

By: John Marlowe

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Forcible Confinement

Monstrous Crimes of the Modern Age

By: John Marlowe

In 1984 abusive father Joseph Fritzl drugged his 18-year-old daughter with ether and imprisoned her in a dungeon under his house - she wasn't to see daylight for 24 years. Down-and-out millionaire Gary Heidnik wallpapered his hallway with $5 bills, anointed himself bishop of his own religion and began collecting 'wives', women he abducted from the street and kept chained up in a pit. Bondage freak Izabela Lewicka willingly signed a 115-item contract giving John Edward Robinson complete control over her life, but she never imagined it was a license to kill. Forcible Confinement is a study of the warped thinking that went into some of the world's most macabre crimes, as well as a clinical examination of the purpose-built rooms, hidden spaces and soundproofed dungeons prepared for victims. From the massive 'Murder Castle' once used by Dr H. H. Holmes to prey upon those attending the 1893 Chicago World's Fair to the hell house where self-professed sex-addict Ariel Castro kept three women in chains for more than ten years, the book examines famous cases of the past along with many from the modern age. John Marlowe takes the reader on a disturbing journey through a world of murder and mayhem, providing insight into evil and the motivations of monsters.

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Arcturus Publishing

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1784041777

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9781784041779

Scientific Knowledge

A Sociological Analysis

By: Barry Barnes,David Bloor,John Henry

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Scientific Knowledge

A Sociological Analysis

By: Barry Barnes,David Bloor,John Henry

A systematic account of the importance of sociology for the understanding of scientific knowledge. Applying sociological analysis to specific historical case studies, the work attempts to show how the sociological approach is an essential complement to interpretations of scientific knowledge from other disciplines, and a necessary contribution to obtaining a scientific understanding of science. This book should be of interest to students in the social sciences and the history and philosophy of science, and to academics interested in knowledge, epistemology, the history of ideas and the "new" sociology of science.>

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A&C Black

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0485114046

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9780485114041

Notebooks of the Mind

Explorations of Thinking

By: Vera John-Steiner

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Notebooks of the Mind

Explorations of Thinking

By: Vera John-Steiner

To approach her subject, John-Steiner goes directly to the source, assembling the thoughts of "experienced thinkers" - artists, philosophers, writers, and scientists able to reflect on their own imaginative patterns. More than fifty interviews (with figures ranging from Jessica Mitford to Aaron Copland), along with excerpts from the diaries, letters, and autobiographies of such gifted giants as Leo Tolstoy, Marie Curie, and Diego Rivera, among others, provide illuminating insights into creative activity.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195108965

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9780195108965

The Design Dimension of Planning

Theory, content and best practice for design policies

By: Matthew Carmona,John Punter

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The Design Dimension of Planning

Theory, content and best practice for design policies

By: Matthew Carmona,John Punter

This book examines the design policies in current development plans. With design quality of growing importance to the public, consumers, developers and their clients, and high on the Secretary of State's agenda, this book makes an important practical contribution to improving design control. With the increasing importance attached to district-wide development plan policies since 1991, local planning authorities and community groups have an important opportunity to improve their control over the built environment. This research text explains how clear, comprehensive and effective policies can be researched, written and implemented.

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Routledge

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1135778523

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9781135778521

The Substance of Language Volume II: Morphology, Paradigms, and Periphrases

By: John Mathieson Anderson

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The Substance of Language Volume II: Morphology, Paradigms, and Periphrases

By: John Mathieson Anderson

The three linked but independent volumes of 'The Substance of Language' collectively overhaul linguistic theory from phonology to semantics and syntax to pragmatics and offer a full account of how linguistic related to function. They comprise a powerfully coherent understanding of the nature of language.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199608326

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Pulp Classics

Strange Tales #7 (January 1933)

By: John Gregory Betancourt,Hugh B. Cave,Robert E. Howard

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Pulp Classics

Strange Tales #7 (January 1933)

By: John Gregory Betancourt,Hugh B. Cave,Robert E. Howard

When Strange Tales first appeared in 1931 as a pulp magazine, it was clearly something new. Edited by Harry Bates as a companion to Astounding Stories, it combined the supernatural horror and fantasy of Weird Tales with vigorous action plots. Strange Tales rapidly attracted the most imaginative and capable writers of the day, including such Weird Tales regulars as Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, Henry S. Whitehead, Hugh B. Cave, Ray Cummings, and numerous others. Had the Great Depression not intervened and killed it after seven issues, the whole history of fantastic fiction might have been different. The January 1933 issue features Hugh B. Cave's classic "Murgunstrumm," as well as stories by Robert E. Howard, Henry S. Whitehead, and many more.

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Wildside Press LLC

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0809515652

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9780809515653

Shipwrecks of Stellwagen Bank

Disaster in New England's National Marine Sanctuary

By: Matthew Lawrence,Deborah Marx,John Galluzzo

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Shipwrecks of Stellwagen Bank

Disaster in New England's National Marine Sanctuary

By: Matthew Lawrence,Deborah Marx,John Galluzzo

Beneath the churning surface of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary rest the bones of shipwrecks and sailors alike. Massachusetts' ports connected its citizens to the world, and the number of merchant and fishing vessels grew alongside the nation's development. Hundreds of ships sank on the trade routes and fishing grounds between Cape Cod and Cape Ann. Their stories are waiting to be uncovered--from the ill-fated steamship Portland to collided schooners Frank A. Palmer and Louise B. Crary and the burned dragger Joffre. Join historian John Galluzzo and maritime archaeologists Matthew Lawrence and Deborah Marx as they dive in to investigate the sunken vessels and captivating history of New England's only national marine sanctuary.

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144

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Arcadia Publishing

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1625853335

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9781625853332

Fire in the Crucible

Understanding the Process of Creative Genius

By: John Briggs

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Fire in the Crucible

Understanding the Process of Creative Genius

By: John Briggs

The co-author of Looking Glass Universe probes the nature of creativity and reveals the strategies and tactics of some of our greatest creative minds. What makes geniuses different from the rest of us? What is the difference between a prodigy and a genius? Are geniuses born or made? What is creative vision and where does it come from? What are the secrets of talent? And why do great creators seem to have so many oppositions in their personalities? In this mind-expanding investigation of creativity, John Briggs reveals that there is no special trait of genius. Geniuses are not necessarily smarter or more talented than other people, but they give their attention to subtle nuances, contradictory feelings and perceptions that others experience and ignore. By focusing on sensory nuances, geniuses create themselves. Fire in the Crucible offers a compelling exploration of the roots of creativity and genius. Drawing on the lives and work of extraordinary scientists, artists, writers, composers, and inventors, Briggs shows how creative individuals exploit doubt and uncertainty, and the mental strategies and tactics they employ when they work. “In asking about creativity,” he writes, “we are really asking about what is best, what is deepest in life.” Fire in the Crucible draws the reader into an eye-opening journey through the inner workings of some of the greatest creative minds of all time—and allows us to understand more deeply the nature of creativity in our own lives and work. Praise for Fire in the Crucible “His refreshingly open-ended approach brings us closer to the elusive nature of genius.” —Publishers Weekly “An exuberant voyage through the brains and minds of creative individuals, chock-full of intriguing scientific discoveries and puzzling paradoxes.” —Howard Gardner, Harvard University, author of Multiple Intelligences

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Red Wheel/Weiser

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1609256573

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9781609256579

Ernst Mach

His Life, Work, and Influence

By: John T. Blackmore

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Ernst Mach

His Life, Work, and Influence

By: John T. Blackmore

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1972.

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Univ of California Press

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0520325702

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9780520325708

The Poetic Justice

A Memoir

By: John Charles Thomas

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The Poetic Justice

A Memoir

By: John Charles Thomas

This inspiring memoir begins in 1983, on the day John Charles Thomas was sworn in as the first Black—and, at thirty-two years of age, the youngest—justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia in the commonwealth’s history. This high point was preceded, however, by a life that began in a home broken by poverty, alcoholism, and violence, and the segregated schools and neighborhoods of postwar Norfolk. How this triumph against such tremendous odds came about is no feel-good story or fable but a real-life journey full of poignant stories. This eloquent memoir is the work of a man who cares deeply about language. In addition to being a social justice pioneer, Judge Thomas is an accomplished poet who has recited his poetry to a Carnegie Hall audience and who here reflects on his twin loves of poetry and the law. As he chronicles his trajectory from the "wrong side of the tracks" in Norfolk to the supreme court bench in Richmond, he takes us from his difficult beginnings to a professional life as a Virginia lawyer, recounts his international travels, and shares his encounters with world leaders such as Chuck Robb and Mikhail Gorbachev. Thomas’s memoir highlights these lofty meetings but also relates with candor the challenges he encountered as he battled the systemic racism that suffuses U.S. society to this day.

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University of Virginia Press

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0813947847

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9780813947846

The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper

A Travis McGee Novel

By: John D. MacDonald

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The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper

A Travis McGee Novel

By: John D. MacDonald

From a beloved master of crime fiction, The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat. He had done a big favor for her husband, then for the lady herself. Now she’s dead, and Travis McGee finds that Helena Pearson Trescott had one last request of him: to find out why her beautiful daughter Maureen keeps trying to kill herself. But what can a devil-may-care beach bum do for a young troubled mind? McGee makes his way to the prosperous town of Fort Courtney, Florida, where he realizes pretty quickly that something’s just not right. Not only has Maureen’s doctor killed herself, but a string of murders and suicides are piling up—and no one seems to have any answers. Just when it seems that things can’t get any stranger, McGee becomes the lead suspect in the murder of a local nurse. As if Maureen didn’t have enough problems, the man on a mission to save her will have to save himself first—before time runs out. “The Travis McGee novels are among the finest works of fiction ever penned by an American author.”—Jonathan Kellerman Featuring a new Introduction by Lee Child

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Random House Trade Paperbacks

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0812984013

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9780812984019

The Golden Age of Philosophy of Science 1945 to 2000

Logical Reconstructionism, Descriptivism, Normative Naturalism, and Foundationalism

By: John Losee

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The Golden Age of Philosophy of Science 1945 to 2000

Logical Reconstructionism, Descriptivism, Normative Naturalism, and Foundationalism

By: John Losee

This book offers the reader a guide to the major philosophical approaches to science since World War Two. Considering the bases, arguments and conclusions of the four main movements – Logical Reconstructionism, Descriptivism, Normative Naturalism and Foundationalism – John Losee explores how philosophy has both shaped and expanded our understanding of science. The volume features major figures of twentieth century science, and engages with the work of previous philosophers of science, including Norman Campbell, Rudolf Carnap, Ernest Nagel, Karl Popper, Richard Dawkins, and John Worrall. In particular, The Golden Age of Philosophy of Science, 1945 to 2000 aims to answer the following questions: How should competing philosophies of science be evaluated? Should philosophy of science be a prescriptive discipline? Can philosophy of science achieve normative status without designating trans-historical evaluative principles? And finally, how can understanding the history of science aid us in analyzing the philosophy of science? In answering these questions, this book shows us why we understand science the way we do. The Golden Age of Philosophy of Science 1945 to 2000 is essential reading for students and researchers working in the history and philosophy of science.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350071536

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9781350071537

The Botanical Gazette. A Paper of Botanical Notes

Vol. V, IV

By: Charles Reid Barnes,Joseph Charles Arthur,John Merle Coulter,M. S. Coulter

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The Botanical Gazette. A Paper of Botanical Notes

Vol. V, IV

By: Charles Reid Barnes,Joseph Charles Arthur,John Merle Coulter,M. S. Coulter

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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338537832X

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9783385378322

The Texas Twist

By: John Vorhaus

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The Texas Twist

By: John Vorhaus

World-class con artist Radar Hoverlander is back, with his crew in tow—this time in Austin. The snuke is on!

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305

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Prospect Park Books

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1938849086

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9781938849084

Fulfilling the Promise

Virginia Commonwealth University and the City of Richmond, 1968–2009

By: John T. Kneebone,Eugene P. Trani

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Fulfilling the Promise

Virginia Commonwealth University and the City of Richmond, 1968–2009

By: John T. Kneebone,Eugene P. Trani

Founded in Richmond in 1968, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) began with a mission to build a university to serve a city emerging from the era of urban crisis—desegregation, white flight, political conflict, and economic decline. With the merger of the Medical College of Virginia and the Richmond Professional Institute into the single state-mandated institution of VCU, the two entities were able to embrace their mission and work together productively. In Fulfilling the Promise, John Kneebone and Eugene Trani tell the intriguing story of VCU and the context in which the university was forged and eventually thrived. Although VCU’s history is necessarily unique, Kneebone and Trani show how the issues shaping it are common to many urban institutions, from engaging with two-party politics in Virginia and African American political leadership in Richmond, to fraught neighborhood relations, the complexities of providing public health care at an academic health center, and an increasingly diverse student body. As a result, Fulfilling the Promise offers far more than a stale institutional saga. Rather, this definitive history of one urban-setting state university illuminates the past and future of American public higher education in the post-1960s era.

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University of Virginia Press

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081394483X

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9780813944838

Creative Collaboration

By: Vera John-Steiner

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Creative Collaboration

By: Vera John-Steiner

What is the true nature of thinking? Can it best be understood as a solitary activity of a lone individual? This book suggests that our grasp of creativity is impoverished because we fail to recognise the vital roles that partnerships, collaborations, friendships, and communities play in our thinking, learning, and understanding.

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Oxford University Press

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0195307704

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