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A Memoir of John Maclean, M.D., the First Professor of Chemistry in the College of New Jersey

By: John Maclean

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A Memoir of John Maclean, M.D., the First Professor of Chemistry in the College of New Jersey

By: John Maclean

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

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3368723294

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How Far Can You Go?

My 25-Year Quest to Walk Again

By: John Maclean

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How Far Can You Go?

My 25-Year Quest to Walk Again

By: John Maclean

An inspirational memoir by a man who became an elite wheelchair athlete after suffering a catastrophic spinal injury and who finally walked again 25 years after his accident. After two years of intense physical therapy following his crippling accident, John Maclean set a new course for himself when his father encouraged him to embrace his new reality and asked: "How far can you go?" Inspired, Maclean became the first paraplegic to complete the Ironman World Championship and swim the English Channel before going on to win a silver medal for rowing at the 2008 Paralympic Games--yet these achievements did not come easy or on his first try. But with fierce tenacity, determination, and the love of family and friends Maclean was able to see each dream realized. Yet he longed for one more victory: to walk on the beach with his family, holding his wife's hand. Through a radical therapy, he retrained his mind and challenged conventional thinking to walk again after 25 years in a wheelchair. HOW FAR CAN YOU GO?is his amazing story.

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Hachette Books

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0316262838

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9780316262835

MEMOIR OF JOHN MACLEAN MD THE

By: John 1800-1886 MacLean

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MEMOIR OF JOHN MACLEAN MD THE

By: John 1800-1886 MacLean

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Wentworth Press

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1363581759

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Sucking the Marrow Out of Life

The John Maclean Story

By: John Maclean,Paul Connolly

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Sucking the Marrow Out of Life

The John Maclean Story

By: John Maclean,Paul Connolly

After a near-fatal accident in 1988 left him paraplegic, John Maclean refused to sit back and let the world go by. This work takes the reader on a journey through John's life, discovering the underlying message that life is not about obstacles, or how they came about, but instead about looking inside yourself to find the strength within.

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Allen & Unwin

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174045670X

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9781740456708

Hostage Tower (Alistair MacLean’s UNACO)

By: John Denis

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Hostage Tower (Alistair MacLean’s UNACO)

By: John Denis

Introducing UNACO – the United Nations Anti Crime Organisation – an elite team of agents who battle the world’s deadliest criminals. When the mission looks impossible, the world calls upon UNACO.

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HarperCollins UK

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0007348851

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9780007348855

The Beatons

A Medical Kindred in the Classical Gaelic Tradition

By: John W. M. Bannerman

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The Beatons

A Medical Kindred in the Classical Gaelic Tradition

By: John W. M. Bannerman

This book traces the Clann Meic-bethad or Clan MacBeth whose members practised medicine in the classic Gaelic tradition in various parts of Scotland from the early fourteenth to the early eighteenth century. From many medieval Gaelic manuscripts known to have been in their possession, individual members of the clan and their activities are identified. Sometime in the second half of the sixteenth century the kindred began to adopt Beaton as a surname for use in non-Gaelic contexts. The medical Beatons fell naturally into two divisions: one confined mainly to the Western Isles and the other to the mainland of Scotland. This detailed study of the Beatons and their medicine describes how the position of medical doctor was inherited by the eldest son, and potential Beaton physicians were sent out to be trained by other members of the family for several years before undertaking their own practice. The book provides information on medieval medicine at the highest levels of Highland society.

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Birlinn Ltd

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1788853601

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9781788853606

Old and New World Highland Bagpiping

By: John Graham Gibson

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Old and New World Highland Bagpiping

By: John Graham Gibson

Old and New World Highland Bagpiping provides a comprehensive biographical and genealogical account of pipers and piping in highland Scotland and Gaelic Cape Breton.The work is the result of over thirty years of oral fieldwork among the last Gaels in Cape Breton, for whom piping fitted unself-consciously into community life, as well as an exhaustive synthesis of Scottish archival and secondary sources. Reflecting the invaluable memories of now-deceased new world Gaelic lore-bearers, John Gibson shows that traditional community piping in both the old and new world Gàihealtachlan was, and for a long time remained, the same, exposing the distortions introduced by the tendency to interpret the written record from the perspective of modern, post-eighteenth-century bagpiping. Following up the argument in his previous book, Traditional Gaelic Bagpiping, 1745-1945, Gibson traces the shift from tradition to modernism in the old world through detailed genealogies, focusing on how the social function of the Scottish piper changed and step-dance piping progressively disappeared. Old and New World Highland Bagpiping will stir controversy and debate in the piping world while providing reminders of the value of oral history and the importance of describing cultural phenomena with great care and detail.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773522913

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9780773522916

A Pictorial History of the University of Iowa

By: John C. Gerber

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A Pictorial History of the University of Iowa

By: John C. Gerber

The founders of the new state of Iowa in 1847 waited only fifty-nine days to charter a university. Eight years later the first classes were held in a rented building, still very much on the edge of the western frontier, surrounded by prairie and pastureland. It is difficult to imagine such a scene today compared to the University of Iowa's contemporary setting, with its 26,000 students, its 250-plus buildings, huge medical complex, performing arts campus, and athletic facilities, all clustered around the grand centerpiece of the Old Capitol. First published in 1988, this gracefully written pictorial narrative deftly compresses the history of this distinguished institution into a readable and entertaining text enriched by an impressive selection of over 350 photographs gleaned from the university's archives. Photos and text capture Iowa's major research accomplishments--in space exploration, medical research, educational testing, and the ground-breaking advanced degree programs for creative work in all the arts--as well as the many great moments in Hawkeye sports. Also included is an account of the evolution of the institution itself, of the significant teachers and administrators who guided the university's progress through world wars, periods of intense social upheaval, and the more tranquil years of strength and growth.With an all-new album of fifty color photos that both celebrate and define the last twenty years of the university's history, the expanded paperback edition of this classic book is an enduring testament to the unique character of the University of Iowa, its strong commitment to education, research, and the creative arts, and its remarkable service to the state.

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University of Iowa Press

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1609380231

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9781609380236

History of the Feuds and Conflicts among the Clans

By: John Gillies

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History of the Feuds and Conflicts among the Clans

By: John Gillies

The History of the feuds and conflicts among the clans in the Northern parts of Scotland and in the Western Isles from the year 1031 to 1619 first published in 1780 for John Gillies reproduces in facsimile by The Armorial Register Limited.

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Lulu.com

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1326446770

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Bestsellers (Routledge Revivals)

Popular Fiction of the 1970s

By: John Sutherland

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Bestsellers (Routledge Revivals)

Popular Fiction of the 1970s

By: John Sutherland

First published in 1981, this book offers a study of British and American popular fiction in the 1970s, a decade in which the quest for the superseller came to dominate the lives of publishers on both sides of the Atlantic. Illustrated by examples of the lurid incidents that catapult so many books into the bestseller charts, this comprehensive study covers the work of Robbins, Hailey and Maclean, the 'bodice rippers', the disaster craze, horror, war stories and media tie-ins such as The Godfather, Jaws and Star Wars.

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1136830634

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A History of the Scottish Highlands, Highland Clans and Highland Regiments. With an Account of the Gaelic Language, Literature, and Music

By: John Wilson,John Scott Keltie,Thomas Maclauchlan

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A History of the Scottish Highlands, Highland Clans and Highland Regiments. With an Account of the Gaelic Language, Literature, and Music

By: John Wilson,John Scott Keltie,Thomas Maclauchlan

Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.

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3385533511

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9783385533516

Gaelic Cape Breton Step-Dancing

An Historical and Ethnographic Perspective

By: John G. Gibson

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Gaelic Cape Breton Step-Dancing

An Historical and Ethnographic Perspective

By: John G. Gibson

The step-dancing of the Scotch Gaels in Nova Scotia is the last living example of a form of dance that waned following the great emigrations to Canada that ended in 1845. The Scotch Gael has been reported as loving dance, but step-dancing in Scotland had all but disappeared by 1945. One must look to Gaelic Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, and Antigonish County, to find this tradition. Gaelic Cape Breton Step-Dancing, the first study of its kind, gives this art form and the people and culture associated with it the prominence they have long deserved. Gaelic Scotland’s cultural record is by and large pre-literate, and references to dance have had to be sought in Gaelic songs, many of which were transcribed on paper by those who knew their culture might be lost with the decline of their language. The improved Scottish culture depended proudly on the teaching of dancing and the literate learning and transmission of music in accompaniment. Relying on fieldwork in Nova Scotia, and on mentions of dance in Gaelic song and verse in Scotland and Nova Scotia, John Gibson traces the historical roots of step-dancing, particularly the older forms of dancing originating in the Gaelic–speaking Scottish Highlands. He also places the current tradition as a development and part of the much larger British and European percussive dance tradition. With insight collected through written sources, tales, songs, manuscripts, book references, interviews, and conversations, Gaelic Cape Breton Step-Dancing brings an important aspect of Gaelic history to the forefront of cultural debate.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773550607

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9780773550605

Traitor

British Double Agents 1930-80

By: John Frayn Turner

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Traitor

British Double Agents 1930-80

By: John Frayn Turner

Following the success of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and increased 'spy fever', Traitor: British Double Agents covers in detail all the spies known to have acted against Britain from the 1930s to the 1980s. John Frayn Turner reveals the infamous Cambridge spy network, made up of well-known names including Burgess, Maclean, Philby and Blunt, studies the Microdots Case in detail, and lists the atomic secret spies. He also analyses the downfall of master spy Blake and his subsequent escape while serving a 42-year sentence and details others who sold Britain's secrets.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1782000917

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9781782000914

Lives of the Novelists

A History of Fiction in 294 Lives

By: John Sutherland

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Lives of the Novelists

A History of Fiction in 294 Lives

By: John Sutherland

Arranged in chronological order, the novelist's lives are opinionated, informative, frequently funny and often shocking. Professor Sutherland's authors come from all over the world; their writings illustrate every kind of fiction from gothic, penny dreadfuls and pornography to fantasy, romance and high literature. The book shows the changing forms of the genre, and how the aspirations of authors to divert and sometimes to educate their readers, has in some respects radically changed over the centuries, and in others - such as their interest in sex and relationships - remained remarkably constant.

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Profile Books

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184765343X

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9781847653437

Maritime Quarantine

The British Experience, c.1650–1900

By: John Booker

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Maritime Quarantine

The British Experience, c.1650–1900

By: John Booker

As a maritime trading nation, the issue of quarantine was one of constant concern to Britain. Whilst naturally keen to promote international trade, there was a constant fear of importing potentially devastating diseases into British territories. In this groundbreaking study, John Booker examines the methods by which British authorities sought to keep their territories free from contagious diseases, and the reactions to, and practical consequences of, these policies. Drawing upon a wealth of documentary sources, Dr Booker paints a vivid picture of this controversial episode of British political and mercantile history, concluding that quarantine was a peculiarly British disaster, doomed to inefficiency by the royal prerogative and concerns for trade and individual liberty. Whilst it may not have fatally hindered the economic development of Britain, it certainly irritated the City and the mercantile elites and remained a source of constant political friction for many years. As such, an understanding of British maritime quarantine provides a fuller picture of attitudes to trade, culture, politics and medicine in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

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1351919849

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Tales Until Dawn

The World of a Cape Breton Gaelic Story-Teller

By: Joe Neil MacNeil,John Shaw

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Tales Until Dawn

The World of a Cape Breton Gaelic Story-Teller

By: Joe Neil MacNeil,John Shaw

MacNeil also describes his early years in a Gaelic-speaking rural community, where story-telling is still a basic element of community life. He explains how he learned the tales and the customs and practices associated with their telling. He also introduces us to the families and individuals who were custodians of the tales. John Shaw's introduction outlines the informant's tradition and its place in the world of the European story-teller. The commentaries of MacNeil and Shaw, the tales, the games, and the other folk material offer a rich and unique perspective on the Gaelic culture generally, and as it has developed on Cape Breton Island in particular.

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0773561129

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9780773561120

Book's by John MacLean

A Memoir of John Maclean, M.D., the First Professor of Chemistry in the College of New Jersey

A Memoir of John Maclean, M.D., the First Professor of Chemistry in the College of New Jersey

How Far Can You Go?

How Far Can You Go?

MEMOIR OF JOHN MACLEAN MD THE

MEMOIR OF JOHN MACLEAN MD THE

Sucking the Marrow Out of Life

Sucking the Marrow Out of Life

Hostage Tower (Alistair MacLean’s UNACO)

Hostage Tower (Alistair MacLean’s UNACO)

The Beatons

The Beatons

Old and New World Highland Bagpiping

Old and New World Highland Bagpiping

A Pictorial History of the University of Iowa

A Pictorial History of the University of Iowa

History of the Feuds and Conflicts among the Clans

History of the Feuds and Conflicts among the Clans

Bestsellers (Routledge Revivals)

Bestsellers (Routledge Revivals)

A History of the Scottish Highlands, Highland Clans and Highland Regiments. With an Account of the Gaelic Language, Literature, and Music

A History of the Scottish Highlands, Highland Clans and Highland Regiments. With an Account of the Gaelic Language, Literature, and Music

Gaelic Cape Breton Step-Dancing

Gaelic Cape Breton Step-Dancing

Traitor

Traitor

Lives of the Novelists

Lives of the Novelists

Maritime Quarantine

Maritime Quarantine

Tales Until Dawn

Tales Until Dawn

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