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OSHA in the Real World

How to Maintain Workplace Safety While Keeping Your Competitive Edge

By: John Hartnett

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OSHA in the Real World

How to Maintain Workplace Safety While Keeping Your Competitive Edge

By: John Hartnett

No single federal agency strikes as much fear in business people as OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), which oversees workplace safety throughout the U.S. This crucial, hands-on guide to complying with technical details includes OSHA compliance forms and checklists on disk.

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Silver Lake Publishing

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1563431130

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9781563431135

A Man Who Loved the Stars

The Autobiography of John A. Brashear

By: John A. Brashear

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A Man Who Loved the Stars

The Autobiography of John A. Brashear

By: John A. Brashear

The inspiring story of a man whose avocation as a stargazer and vocation as a millwright led to his development of lenses, mirrors and other astronomical apparatus. John A. Brashear's technological advances were later employed by astronomers in the United States and Europe. Brashear also attracted the friendship and financial support of astronomer Samuel Lagley, railroad magnate William Thaw, Henry Clay Frick, and Andrew Carnegie, who gave him $20,000 for the construction of Allegheny Observatory in Pittsburgh.

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University of Pittsburgh Pre

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0822975211

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9780822975212

Hidden History of Sonoma County

By: John C. Schubert

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Hidden History of Sonoma County

By: John C. Schubert

The enterprising spirit that led to Sonoma County's storied agricultural heritage defined its earliest denizens. Sail the seas with Captain Bodega y Quadra, whose name graces the coast and beyond, and wave farewell to the last train out of the redwoods. Discover the fate of Charles Henley, spirited from the county jail in 1876 by masked vigilantes. Learn about the rise and fall of Sonoma's tobacco growers and the historic opening of the Jenner Bridge as the automobile rose in popularity. John Schubert and Valerie Munthe reveal Sonoma County's enthralling history.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439663750

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9781439663752

Conrad Veidt on Screen

A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography

By: John T. Soister

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Conrad Veidt on Screen

A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography

By: John T. Soister

Conrad Veidt, a native of Berlin, began acting in small parts as an extra until called into service during World War I. After his discharge he began a theater career that subsequently led to films and more than one turn as a director. This work thoroughly details Veidt's film career. It lists all movies that he was involved in and provides a synopsis, cast and crew, and reviews of each film. There are many photographs, a list of films that he is thought possibly to have been involved in, and an extensive bibliography.

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McFarland

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147661122X

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9781476611228

Bandido

The Life and Times of Tiburcio Vasquez

By: John Boessenecker

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Bandido

The Life and Times of Tiburcio Vasquez

By: John Boessenecker

Tiburcio Vasquez is, next to Joaquin Murrieta, America's most infamous Hispanic bandit. After he was hanged as a murderer in 1875, the Chicago Tribune called him "the most noted desperado of modern times." Yet questions about him still linger. Why did he become a bandido? Why did so many Hispanics protect him and his band? Was he a common thief and heartless killer who got what he deserved, or was he a Mexican American Robin Hood who suffered at the hands of a racist government? In this engrossing biography, John Boessenecker provides definitive answers. Bandido pulls back the curtain on a life story shrouded in myth — a myth created by Vasquez himself and abetted by writers who saw a tale ripe for embellishment. Boessenecker traces his subject's life from his childhood in the seaside adobe village of Monterey, to his years as a young outlaw engaged in horse rustling and robbery. Two terms in San Quentin failed to tame Vasquez, and he instigated four bloody prison breaks that left twenty convicts dead. After his final release from prison, he led bandit raids throughout Central and Southern California. His dalliances with women were legion, and the last one led to his capture in the Hollywood Hills and his death on the gallows at the age of thirty-nine. From dusty court records, forgotten memoirs, and moldering newspaper archives, Boessenecker draws a story of violence, banditry, and retribution on the early California frontier that is as accurate as it is colorful. Enhanced by numerous photographs — many published here for the first time — Bandido also addresses important issues of racism and social justice that remain relevant to this day.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806183160

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9780806183169

Loathing Lincoln

An American Tradition from the Civil War to the Present

By: John McKee Barr

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Loathing Lincoln

An American Tradition from the Civil War to the Present

By: John McKee Barr

While most Americans count Abraham Lincoln among the most beloved and admired former presidents, a dedicated minority has long viewed him not only as the worst president in the country's history, but also as a criminal who defied the Constitution and advanced federal power and the idea of racial equality. In Loathing Lincoln, historian John McKee Barr surveys the broad array of criticisms about Abraham Lincoln that emerged when he stepped onto the national stage, expanded during the Civil War, and continued to evolve after his death and into the present. The first panoramic study of Lincoln's critics, Barr's work offers an analysis of Lincoln in historical memory and an examination of how his critics -- on both the right and left -- have frequently reflected the anxiety and discontent Americans felt about their lives. From northern abolitionists troubled by the slow pace of emancipation, to Confederates who condemned him as a "black Republican" and despot, to Americans who blamed him for the civil rights movement, to, more recently, libertarians who accuse him of trampling the Constitution and creating the modern welfare state, Lincoln's detractors have always been a vocal minority, but not one without influence. By meticulously exploring the most significant arguments against Lincoln, Barr traces the rise of the president's most strident critics and links most of them to a distinct right-wing or neo-Confederate political agenda. According to Barr, their hostility to a more egalitarian America and opposition to any use of federal power to bring about such goals led them to portray Lincoln as an imperialistic president who grossly overstepped the bounds of his office. In contrast, liberals criticized him for not doing enough to bring about emancipation or ensure lasting racial equality. Lincoln's conservative and libertarian foes, however, constituted the vast majority of his detractors. More recently, Lincoln's most vociferous critics have adamantly opposed Barack Obama and his policies, many of them referencing Lincoln in their attacks on the current president. In examining these individuals and groups, Barr's study provides a deeper understanding of American political life and the nation itself.

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LSU Press

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0807153842

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9780807153840

English Comedies

By: John Gassner

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English Comedies

By: John Gassner

This volume includes: "The Country Wife," by William Wycherley; "The Way of the World," by William Congreve; "The Beggar's Opera," by John Gay; "The Rirals," by Richard Brinsley Sheridan; plus songs, verses, prologues, and epilogues. Introduction by William Makepeace Thackery (on Restoration Comedy).

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Wildside Press LLC

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1434485404

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9781434485403

Spectrograph Design Fundamentals

By: John James

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Spectrograph Design Fundamentals

By: John James

This book was first published in 2007, a time of enormous change in the field of optical spectrometry. Although the basic optical principles remained unchanged, the design considerations were very different and, in many cases, more demanding. Developments in computer ray-tracing and computer-aided design coped with the extra impositions and allowed the construction of a new generation of spectrographs. The book covers the general principles of spectrographic design at the time, and the practical and engineering aspects of a broad range of spectrographs and spectrometers. The book deals with materials and methods of construction and includes suggestions for the choice of optical table, the design of slit mechanisms, and adjustable mirror, grating and lens mounts, with suggestions for the alignment and calibration of the finished instrument.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139462792

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9781139462792

Concepts of Classical Optics

By: John Strong

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Concepts of Classical Optics

By: John Strong

An intermediate course in optics, this volume explores both experimental and theoretical concepts, offering a practical knowledge of geometrical optics with a minimum of mathematical detail. 1958 edition.

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Courier Corporation

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0486150720

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9780486150727

No Word of Them: First Battalion New York Sharpshooters, 1862-1865

By: John Bennett

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No Word of Them: First Battalion New York Sharpshooters, 1862-1865

By: John Bennett

The first Battalion of New York State Sharpshooters, Companies 6-10 were neither independent units nor part of Hiram Berdan's United States Sharp Shooters. Company 7 went directly to Suffolk, Va. and joined the 112th New York Infantry Regiment, and the rest of the above mentioned companies initially went to Baltimore and then Washingrton, D.C. and joined the U.S. Army of the Potomac. Companies 9 and 10 were consolidated. In 1864 Companies 6, 7-9 rejoined Company 7 and the 112th New York Infantry Regiment. All of them fought in the Battle of Cold Harbor May 31-June 12, 1864.

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Lulu.com

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1435711386

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9781435711389

Chris Brasher

The Man Who Made the London Marathon

By: John Bryant

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Chris Brasher

The Man Who Made the London Marathon

By: John Bryant

One of the most remarkable – and controversial – sporting figures in British history, Chris Brasher piled unique achievement on unique achievement. It was Chris Brasher who, along with Chris Chataway, paced Roger Bannister to break the 4-minute mile. Then he won his own Olympic Gold Medal in the steeplechase at the 1956 Olympics. Probably best known now for founding the London Marathon, Chris went on to become one of the founders of the modern sports of fell-running and orienteering.. At the Observer, he also effectively invented modern sports feature writing. Plus, he also invented the now-ubiquitous Brasher walking boot, with the revolutionary aim of making heavy boots as comfortable as training shoes. Along the way he built up a highly successful sportswear chain, and even, in later life a stable of racehorses. But Chris Brasher was also a highly controversial individual: irascible, domineering – a good friend but a bad enemy – and above all a hugely competitive man who had to win in everything he did. Now, John Bryant, who knew Brasher well as a friend, has written the extraordinary story of this impossible and amazing man’s life. Whether you’re a sports journalist, a Lakeland fell-runner, a weekend rambler or one of the 50,000 competitors in the London Marathon, Chris Brasher changed your life.

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Aurum

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1845136845

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9781845136840

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OSHA in the Real World

OSHA in the Real World

A Man Who Loved the Stars

A Man Who Loved the Stars

Hidden History of Sonoma County

Hidden History of Sonoma County

Conrad Veidt on Screen

Conrad Veidt on Screen

Bandido

Bandido

Loathing Lincoln

Loathing Lincoln

English Comedies

English Comedies

Spectrograph Design Fundamentals

Spectrograph Design Fundamentals

Concepts of Classical Optics

Concepts of Classical Optics

No Word of Them: First Battalion New York Sharpshooters, 1862-1865

No Word of Them: First Battalion New York Sharpshooters, 1862-1865

Chris Brasher

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