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Nothin' But a Good Time

The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Glam Metal

By: Justin Quirk

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Nothin' But a Good Time

The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Glam Metal

By: Justin Quirk

From 1983 until 1991, Glam Metal was the sound of American culture. This was the world stalked by Hair Metal bands like Bon Jovi, Kiss, W.A.S.P., Skid Row, Dokken, Motley Crue, Cinderella, Ratt and many more. Big hair, massive amplifiers, drugs, alcohol, piles of money and life-threatening pyrotechnics. Armed with hairspray, spandex and strangely shaped guitars, they marked the last great era of supersize bands. Where did Glam Metal come from? How did it spread? What killed it off? And why does nobody admit to having been a Glam Metaller anymore?

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1789651352

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The Cumberland Mountain Trilogy, Volume 3 - The Sheriff of Hell's Murder Case

By: Jack Justin Turner

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The Cumberland Mountain Trilogy, Volume 3 - The Sheriff of Hell's Murder Case

By: Jack Justin Turner

The Sheriff of Hell's Murder Case is the final novel in Dr. Jack Justin Turner's highly-acclaimed Cumberland Mountain Trilogy. With a mangled arm, and with his long-barreled Luger close at hand, Sheriff Jacob Newton Herald must muster all the cunning and courage that saw him through The Great War to survive the sometimes savage place he calls home. Jake, as he is known by both friend and foe, has been described as a combination of Hamlet and Dirty Harry – but in this last volume Jake exhibits a quite different and endearing personality, when he makes two of the most important decisions of his life. Part murder mystery and part magnificent love story, The Sheriff of Hell's Murder Case again demonstrates Dr. Turner's powerful and insightful explanation of character and locale, in a page-turner that is perhaps unparalleled in modern Appalachian fiction. Turner obviously knows and loves the setting and its inhabitants and puts the lie to the work of a litany of literary carpetbaggers. As one reviewer put it, "Jack Justin Turner's voice rings so true that one might think the author is actually channeling the spirits of his early twentieth century characters. Seldom does a book transport a reader so surely to another place and time." Keywords: Romance, Revenge, Action, History, War, Kentucky, Herald, Fiction, Iron Fist, Mystery, Veteran

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First Edition Design Pub.

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1622877950

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The Little Cold Book

Advice, Remedies, & Bedside Amusements

By: Justin Spring

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The Little Cold Book

Advice, Remedies, & Bedside Amusements

By: Justin Spring

This Book Could Cure Your Cold! (It Will At Least Cheer You Up.) Within, You’ll Find: • Who’s to blame for your illness • The best ways to make yourself comfortable • Time-tested home remedies • Recommended cold medicines and natural remedies And dozens of ways to amuse yourself while in bed recuperating. Make yourself a cup of hot tea and settle down with The Little Cold Book by your side. With plenty of rest, liquids, and a good bedside reading lamp, you’ll feel better in no time.

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Quirk Books

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1931686777

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The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook for Kids

By: David Borgenicht,Justin Heimberg

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The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook for Kids

By: David Borgenicht,Justin Heimberg

The best-selling (and wildly hilarious) Worst-Case Scenario series is back with 40 extreme survival tips for kids ages 8 to 12, great for adventurous fans of the I Survived series. Erupting volcanoes. Ravenous sharks. Pooping in the woods. The great outdoors is a weird, wonderful, and scare-your-pants-off terrifying place. Whether you’re freezing in the Arctic, escaping quicksand in the jungle, or befriending tarantulas in the desert, this guide has you covered. (Figuratively, not literally. We didn’t have the budget for a blanket-sized book.) Bust this guide open and discover step-by-step instructions for surviving the most extreme situations that Planet Earth can throw at you. Learn how to: Dodge a charging rhinoceros Ride out a sandstorm Navigate by the stars Build a snow cave Cross piranha-infested waters And much more! Yeah, the outdoors can be scary, but you’ve got this indispensable, laugh-out-loud survival guide. So what are you waiting for? Get out there!

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Quirk Books

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1683694570

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The Cutthroat

By: Clive Cussler,Justin Scott

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The Cutthroat

By: Clive Cussler,Justin Scott

Isaac Bell may be on the hunt for the greatest monster of all time in this riveting action-adventure novel from #1 New York Times–bestselling author Clive Cussler. The year is 1911. Chief Investigator Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Detective Agency has had many extraordinary cases before. But none quite like this. Hired to find a young woman named Anna Pape who ran away from home to become an actress, Bell gets a shock when her murdered body turns up instead. Vowing to bring the killer to justice, he begins a manhunt which leads him into increasingly more alarming territory. Anna Pape was not alone in her fate—petite young blond women like Anna are being murdered in cities across America. And the pattern goes beyond the physical resemblance of the victims—there are disturbing familiarities about the killings themselves that send a chill through even a man as experienced with evil as Bell. If he is right about his fears, then he is on the trail of one of the greatest monsters of his time.

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Penguin

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0399575626

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9780399575624

Constructing Public Opinion

How Political Elites Do what They Like and why We Seem to Go Along with it

By: Justin Lewis

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Constructing Public Opinion

How Political Elites Do what They Like and why We Seem to Go Along with it

By: Justin Lewis

The first study of opinion polls using an interdisciplinary approach combining cultural studies, sociology, political science, and mass communication. Rather than dismissing polls, Lewis considers them a significant form of representation in contemporary culture; he explores how the media report on polls and, in turn, how publicized results influence the way people respond to polls.

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Columbia University Press

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0231117671

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Time Control

How to Stop Time Destroyers, Eliminate Procrastination, Create an Effective Schedule and Reclaim Your Life

By: Justin Byers

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Time Control

How to Stop Time Destroyers, Eliminate Procrastination, Create an Effective Schedule and Reclaim Your Life

By: Justin Byers

Each and every day, you could be throwing away hours that you will never, ever get back. Answer these questions:Do you look at your schedule, wondering where your time went?Do you ever look at your list of things to do and say “I should have gotten a lot more done today”?Are you looking for productivity tools that will allow you to get things done, have more time in your day, stop procrastination, increase your productivity, and stop wasting those precious hours of time? Inside Time Control: How to Stop Time Destroyers, Eliminate Procrastination, Create an Effective Schedule and Reclaim Your Life, we’ll give you techniques, that you can implement today, to get you focused, increase your personal productivity, stop procrastination, and show you how to manage and schedule your time so you can get more out of your days (with less stress). Inside this book, you’ll discover:How to schedule time for minor, moderate, and “big” tasks (such as those tasks that will get you to those big life goals you have).Find out when your most effective times for personal productivity are, and how to use this information to knock out your tasks quickly.Tips for effectively scheduling time in order to get things done, how to manage time wasters that destroy minutes of your day, and why blocking off time in your schedule is necessary.How to stop procrastination, techniques to overcome procrastination, and avoiding the procrastination trap.How to implement time management techniques to dramatically increase your personal productivity.Techniques designed to keep you motivated (after all, motivation is key when you want to get things done!), monitor your progress, and reward yourself for a job well done. This book gives you what you need in order to get things done (and crossed off that to-do list). Remember, each minute that passes, you’ll never get back. It’s time to control your time and not let it escape you. Pick up Time Control: How to Stop Time Destroyers, Eliminate Procrastination, Create an Effective Schedule and Reclaim Your Life and start controlling your time today!

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Empowerment Nation

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1632300036

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Shadowstrike

By: Justin Wilson

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Shadowstrike

By: Justin Wilson

Parkson City was once one of the most prominent cities in the United States until the economic downturn. To spare themselves, the wealthy of Parkson pooled their resources into building a massive wall. The people left outside are forced to survive on their own until one day, when a group of kids steals food from city. When his sister is killed by one of the officer's, drunk, Robert James is left in the dare of a mysterious elder who offers him a chance to make a difference and change the status quo. After training for nine years, he enters the walls of the city to find not all is as he imagined-Parkson is in the midst of being controlled by a crime lord protected by a mysterious enforcer. Now Robert must put aside his disdain for Parkson's population and save them as the masked vigilante . . . ShadowStrike

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1491813458

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The Art of Software Security Assessment

Identifying and Preventing Software Vulnerabilities

By: Mark Dowd,John McDonald,Justin Schuh

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The Art of Software Security Assessment

Identifying and Preventing Software Vulnerabilities

By: Mark Dowd,John McDonald,Justin Schuh

The Definitive Insider’s Guide to Auditing Software Security This is one of the most detailed, sophisticated, and useful guides to software security auditing ever written. The authors are leading security consultants and researchers who have personally uncovered vulnerabilities in applications ranging from sendmail to Microsoft Exchange, Check Point VPN to Internet Explorer. Drawing on their extraordinary experience, they introduce a start-to-finish methodology for “ripping apart” applications to reveal even the most subtle and well-hidden security flaws. The Art of Software Security Assessment covers the full spectrum of software vulnerabilities in both UNIX/Linux and Windows environments. It demonstrates how to audit security in applications of all sizes and functions, including network and Web software. Moreover, it teaches using extensive examples of real code drawn from past flaws in many of the industry's highest-profile applications. Coverage includes • Code auditing: theory, practice, proven methodologies, and secrets of the trade • Bridging the gap between secure software design and post-implementation review • Performing architectural assessment: design review, threat modeling, and operational review • Identifying vulnerabilities related to memory management, data types, and malformed data • UNIX/Linux assessment: privileges, files, and processes • Windows-specific issues, including objects and the filesystem • Auditing interprocess communication, synchronization, and state • Evaluating network software: IP stacks, firewalls, and common application protocols • Auditing Web applications and technologies

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Pearson Education

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0132701936

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Will Post for Profit

How Brands and Influencers Are Cashing In on Social Media

By: Justin Blaney D.M.,Kate Fleming

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Will Post for Profit

How Brands and Influencers Are Cashing In on Social Media

By: Justin Blaney D.M.,Kate Fleming

Since the rise of social media, Influencer Marketing has emerged as one of the most powerful alternatives to traditional marketing channels that have become too expensive and ineffective for the majority of businesses today. Between 2016 and 2019, spending on Influencer Marketing tripled to over $6 billion. This has created a gold rush of opportunity for those on the cutting edge. However, few resources are available to guide influencers and brands through this rapidly evolving landscape. As a result, millions of dollars in profits are being wasted. Will Post for Profit unpacks the critical components that are necessary to successfully navigate today’s complex digital world, in an in-depth, how-to, and easily digestible format—exploring topics like how to select a platform, FTC compliance, ethics, audience growth strategy, designing successful campaigns, finding brands or influencers to work with, contracts, key performance indicators (KPIs), and more. Included are more than a dozen interviews with successful brands and influencers who reveal their top secrets to success and biggest mistakes to avoid. Whether brand or influencer, just starting out or a well-seasoned social guru, Will Post for Profit will leave readers with the necessary tools and understanding to grow their audience, make the most of their campaigns or collaborations, and ultimately generate profit from social influence.

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Post Hill Press

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1642935476

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Irrationality

A History of the Dark Side of Reason

By: Justin E. H. Smith

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Irrationality

A History of the Dark Side of Reason

By: Justin E. H. Smith

What every leader needs to know about dignity and how to create a culture in which everyone thrives. This landmark book from an expert in dignity studies explores the essential but under-recognized role of dignity as part of good leadership. Extending the reach of her award-winning book Dignity: Its Essential Role in Resolving Conflict, Donna Hicks now contributes a specific, practical guide to achieving a culture of dignity. Most people know very little about dignity, the author has found, and when leaders fail to respect the dignity of others, conflict and distrust ensue. She highlights three components of leading with dignity: what one must know in order to honor dignity and avoid violating it; what one must do to lead with dignity; and how one can create a culture of dignity in any organization, whether corporate, religious, governmental, healthcare, or beyond. Brimming with key research findings, real-life case studies, and workable recommendations, this book fills an important gap in our understanding of how best to be together in a conflict-ridden world."--

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Princeton University Press

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0691210519

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9780691210513

The Last Word

The Hollywood Novel and the Studio System

By: Justin Gautreau

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The Last Word

The Hollywood Novel and the Studio System

By: Justin Gautreau

The Last Word argues that the Hollywood novel opened up space for cultural critique of the film industry at a time when the industry lacked the capacity to critique itself. While the young studio system worked tirelessly to burnish its public image in the wake of celebrity scandal, several industry insiders wrote fiction to fill in what newspapers and fan magazines left out. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, these novels aimed to expose the invisible machinery of classical Hollywood cinema, including not only the evolving artifice of the screen but also the promotional discourse that complemented it. As likeminded filmmakers in the 1940s and 1950s gradually brought the dark side of the industry to the screen, however, the Hollywood novel found itself struggling to live up to its original promise of delivering the unfilmable. By the 1960s, desperate to remain relevant, the genre had devolved into little more than erotic fantasy of movie stars behind closed doors, perhaps the only thing the public couldn't already find elsewhere. Still, given their unique ability to speak beyond the institutional restraints of their time, these earlier works offer a window into the industry's dynamic creation and re-creation of itself in the public imagination.

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Oxford University Press

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0190944579

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9780190944575

Building Predicates

The View from Palauan

By: Justin Nuger

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Building Predicates

The View from Palauan

By: Justin Nuger

This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the syntax of Palauan that will appeal to anyone interested in Austronesian languages or formal syntactic and morphological theory. This volume proposes that words in Palauan are not drawn directly from a mental lexicon, but are instead composed at least partially in the syntax. Using original data from syntactic constructions not previously explored in the language, the author entertains several competing theories of word formation and highlights the compatible and incompatible aspects of each, through an exploration into new corners of Palauan syntax and morphology.

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Springer

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331928682X

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Genius of Place

The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted

By: Justin Martin

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Genius of Place

The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted

By: Justin Martin

This definitive, first full-scale biography of Olmsted--famed designer of New York's Central Park--reveals him also as a brilliant political and social reformer.

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Da Capo Press

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0306818817

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9780306818813

Japanese Film and the Floating Mind

Cinematic Contemplations of Being

By: Justin Vicari

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Japanese Film and the Floating Mind

Cinematic Contemplations of Being

By: Justin Vicari

Japanese film is enduringly fascinating, challenging and rewarding. This book provides a cultural, historical and philosophical study of Japanese film, from the silent era to the present-day, focusing on its expansive consciousness. The author examines masterpieces by Ozu, Mizoguchi, Oshima and many other directors, discussing their influence on the Japanese culture of esoteric Zen Buddhism and relating them to recent neuroscientific theories of brain trauma.

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McFarland

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1476624968

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The Playwright's Toolbox

Exercises from 56 Contemporary Dramatists on Designing, Building, and Refurbishing Your Plays

By: Justin Maxwell

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The Playwright's Toolbox

Exercises from 56 Contemporary Dramatists on Designing, Building, and Refurbishing Your Plays

By: Justin Maxwell

To an unusual degree among writers, playwrights’ creations are not simply words on a page. Instead, a well-wrought play is an intricate machine that will be used by directors, actors, designers, and other creators to bring a fully staged, real-time performance into the world. The construction and maintenance of that machine is the playwright’s job, and it requires an array of complex, interconnected skills and techniques. Enter Justin Maxwell and The Playwright’s Toolbox, a stimulating and wide-ranging resource for both beginning and experienced dramatists. It brings together invigorating, provocative, and irreverent exercises contributed by nearly 60 leading English-language playwrights, covering all stages of the writing process. It offers an accessible roadmap for those who have never written a play before, while providing new angles and solutions for seasoned writers struggling with a particular challenge. Covered here is everything fromgenerating ideas and world-building, through dialogue and plotting, to revision and the last steps before releasing a play into the world, making this an endlessly useful guide to building better plays.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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149307783X

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9781493077830

The Moral Economy of Elections in Africa

Democracy, Voting and Virtue

By: Nic Cheeseman,Gabrielle Lynch,Justin Willis

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The Moral Economy of Elections in Africa

Democracy, Voting and Virtue

By: Nic Cheeseman,Gabrielle Lynch,Justin Willis

Do elections turn people into democratic citizens? Elections have long been seen as a way to foster democracy, development and security in Africa, with many hoping that the secret ballot would transform states. Adopting a new approach that focusses on the moral economy of elections, Nic Cheeseman, Gabrielle Lynch and Justin Willis show how elections are shaped by competing visions of what it means to be a good leader, bureaucrat or citizen. Using a mixed-methods study of elections in Ghana, Kenya and Uganda, they explore moral claims made by officials, politicians, civil society, international observers and voters themselves. This radical new lens reveals that elections are the site of intense moral contestation, which helps to explain why there is such vigourous participation in processes that often seem flawed. Demonstrating the impact of these debates on six decades of electoral practice, they explain why the behaviour of those involved so frequently transgresses national law and international norms, as well as the ways in which such transgressions are evaluated and critiqued – so that despite the purported significance of 'vote-buying', the candidates that spend the most do not always win.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108265839

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9781108265836

Linguistic Field Methods

By: Bert Vaux,Justin Cooper

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Linguistic Field Methods

By: Bert Vaux,Justin Cooper

Linguistic Field Methods approaches the elicitation of linguistic data from native speaker informants in a novel and engaging manner. The authors follow introductory chapters surveying the general enterprise of field research with chapters exploring methods of eliciting data in eight major areas of current linguistic interest: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics and dialectology, and historical linguistics.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1725243741

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9781725243743

The Big Fix

Seven Practical Steps to Save Our Planet

By: Hal Harvey,Justin Gillis

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The Big Fix

Seven Practical Steps to Save Our Planet

By: Hal Harvey,Justin Gillis

A “smart, honest, and down-to-earth” (Elizabeth Kolbert) citizen’s guide to the seven urgent changes that will really make a difference for our climate. If you think the only thing you can do to combat climate change is to install a smart thermostat or cook plant-based meat, you’re thinking too small. In The Big Fix, energy policy advisor Hal Harvey and longtime New York Times reporter Justin Gillis offer a new, hopeful way to engage with one of the greatest problems of our age. Writing in a lively, accessible style, the pair illuminate how the really big decisions that affect our climate get made—whether by the most obscure public utilities commissions or in the lofty halls of state capitols—and reveal how each of us can influence these decisions to deliver change. The pair focus on the seven areas of our political economy where ambitious but practical changes will have the greatest effect: from what kind of power plants to build to how much insulation new houses require to how efficient cars must be before they’re allowed on the road. Equal parts pragmatic and inspiring—and “full of illustrative stories and compelling evidence” (Al Gore)—The Big Fix provides an action plan for anyone serious about holding our governments accountable and saving our threatened planet.

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Simon and Schuster

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1982123990

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9781982123994

Writing for Computer Science

By: Justin Zobel

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Writing for Computer Science

By: Justin Zobel

All researchers need to write or speak about their work, and to have research that is worth presenting. Based on the author's decades of experience as a researcher and advisor, this third edition provides detailed guidance on writing and presentations and a comprehensive introduction to research methods, the how-to of being a successful scientist. Topics include: · Development of ideas into research questions; · How to find, read, evaluate and referee other research; · Design and evaluation of experiments and appropriate use of statistics; · Ethics, the principles of science and examples of science gone wrong. Much of the book is a step-by-step guide to effective communication, with advice on: · Writing style and editing; · Figures, graphs and tables; · Mathematics and algorithms; · Literature reviews and referees’ reports; · Structuring of arguments and results into papers and theses; · Writing of other professional documents; · Presentation of talks and posters. Written in an accessible style and including handy checklists and exercises, Writing for Computer Science is not only an introduction to the doing and describing of research, but is a valuable reference for working scientists in the computing and mathematical sciences.

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Springer

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1447166396

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Do Unto Others

1000 Hilarious Ways to Screw with People's Heads

By: Justin Heimberg,David Gomberg

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Do Unto Others

1000 Hilarious Ways to Screw with People's Heads

By: Justin Heimberg,David Gomberg

From the authors of Would You Rather, comes Do Unto Others, A Life's Little Instruction Book for those looking to add a little lunacy to their lives.With over 1,000 off-the-wall things to do in over 50 locations (churchs, shopping malls, public bathrooms, etc.), Justin Heimberg and David Gomberg have created a laugh-a-minute guide to disturbing and disgusting those around you. Here are some sample suggestions: Things to Do During a Job Interview --Answer all questions in interpretive dance --If they ask... "So Where Are you From?" You answer... "I'm probably the creation of some insane wizard." Fun Things to Do in a Mall --At the bookstore, hang out in self-help section, hit on vulnerable women. --Offer to pay for things in a) pennies b) acorns c) "tales of adventure" From the outlandish to the absurd, Do Unto Others covers all the bases of how to make the most out of mundane situations.

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St. Martin's Griffin

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0312274335

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9780312274337

Apostle of Progress

Modesto C. Rolland, Global Progressivism, and the Engineering of Revolutionary Mexico

By: J. Justin Castro

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Apostle of Progress

Modesto C. Rolland, Global Progressivism, and the Engineering of Revolutionary Mexico

By: J. Justin Castro

From the late nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century, Mexico experienced major transformations influenced by a global progressive movement that thrived during the Mexican Revolution and influenced Mexico’s development during subsequent governments. Engineers and other revolutionary technocrats were the system builders who drew up the blueprints, printed newspapers, implemented reforms, and constructed complexity—people who built modern Mexico with an eye on remedying long-standing problems through social, material, and infrastructural development during a period of revolutionary change. In Apostle of Progress J. Justin Castro examines the life of Modesto C. Rolland, a revolutionary propagandist and a prominent figure in the development of Mexico, to gain a better understanding of the role engineers played in creating revolution-era policies and the reconstruction of the Mexican nation. Rolland influenced Mexican land reform, petroleum development, stadium construction, port advancements, radio broadcasting, and experiments in political economy. In the telling of Rolland’s story, Castro offers a captivating account of the Mexican Revolution and the influence of global progressivism on the development of twentieth-century Mexico.

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University of Nebraska Press

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1496212517

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9781496212511

Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Intellectuals

Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Terms Every Smart Person Should Know How to Use

By: David Olsen,Michelle Bevilacqua,Justin Cord Hayes

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Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Intellectuals

Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Terms Every Smart Person Should Know How to Use

By: David Olsen,Michelle Bevilacqua,Justin Cord Hayes

Contains material adapted from The big book of words you should know"--T.p. verso.

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Simon and Schuster

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1440528985

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9781440528989

Doctor Who: Silhouette

A Novel

By: Justin Richards

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Doctor Who: Silhouette

A Novel

By: Justin Richards

Vastra and Strax and Jenny? Oh no, we don't need to bother them. Trust me." Marlowe Hapworth is found dead in his locked study, killed by an unknown assailant. This is a case for the Great Detective, Madame Vastra. Rick Bellamy, bare-knuckle boxer, has the life drawn out of him by a figure dressed as an undertaker. This angers Strax the Sontaran. The Carnival of Curiosities, a collection of bizarre and fascinating sideshows and performers. This is where Jenny Flint looks for answers. How are these things connected? And what does Orestes Milton, rich industrialist, have to do with it all? This is where the Doctor and Clara come in. The Doctor and his friends find themselves thrust into a world where nothing and no one are what they seem. Can they unravel the truth before the most dangerous weapon ever developed is unleashed on London?

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Crown

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0804140898

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9780804140898

Literal Demons

Book Three of The Incarnate Accounts

By: Justin Schuelke

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Literal Demons

Book Three of The Incarnate Accounts

By: Justin Schuelke

“Everyone has demons. If you’re lucky, they stay on the inside.” The Incarnate Watch: a collection of urban myths banding together for safety, camaraderie, a place to belong. Caden Malek is determined to build something that will last, even through multiple lifetimes. And Emery Luple, the best boyfriend the world has ever seen, will do everything he can to make sure Caden succeeds. If only murder wouldn’t keep getting in the way. This time it’s mortals who are dying, likely at the hands of an incarnate, and the deaths threaten to undermine the Watch before it even gets started. As Emery investigates, he unearths old enemies and new nightmares. And, worst of all, a former lover with secrets Emery will do anything to bury. The Watch is in jeopardy, and Caden’s dreams are on the line. Will Emery’s past demons—both literal and metaphorical—destroy everything he and Caden have worked to create?

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1736274546

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Baseball's Union Association

The Short, Strange Life of a 19th-Century Major League

By: Justin Mckinney

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Baseball's Union Association

The Short, Strange Life of a 19th-Century Major League

By: Justin Mckinney

Hastily formed in 1883 as a rival, third major league, the Union Association upset the moguls of the baseball world and disrupted the status quo. Backed by Henry V. Lucas, an impetuous 26-year-old millionaire from St. Louis, the UA existed for one chaotic season in 1884. This first full-length history of the Union Association tells the captivating story of the league's brief and enigmatic existence. Lucas recruited a wild mix of disgruntled stars, misfits, crooks, has-beens, drunks, and the occasional spectator--along with a future star or two. The result was a bizarre experiment that sowed both turmoil and hope before fading into oblivion.

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McFarland

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1476647364

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Thomas Hart Benton

A Life

By: Justin Wolff

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Thomas Hart Benton

A Life

By: Justin Wolff

Born in Missouri at the end of the nineteenth century, Thomas Hart Benton would become the most notorious and celebrated painter America had ever seen. The first artist to make the cover of Time, he was a true original: an heir to both the rollicking populism of his father's political family and the quiet life of his Appalachian grandfather. In his twenties, he would find his calling in New York, where he was drawn to memories of his small-town youth—and to visions of the American scene. By the mid-1930s, Benton's heroic murals were featured in galleries, statehouses, universities, and museums, and magazines commissioned him to report on the stories of the day. Yet even as the nation learned his name, he was often scorned by critics and political commentators, many of whom found him too nationalistic and his art too regressive. Even Jackson Pollock, his once devoted former student, would turn away from him in dramatic fashion. A boxer in his youth, Benton was quick to fight back, but the widespread backlash had an impact—and foreshadowed many of the artistic debates that would dominate the coming decades. In this definitive biography, Justin Wolff places Benton in the context of his tumultuous historical moment—as well as in the landscapes and cultural circles that inspired him. Thomas Hart Benton—with compelling insights into Benton's art, his philosophy, and his family history—rescues a great American artist from myth and hearsay, and provides an indelibly moving portrait of an influential, controversial, and often misunderstood man.

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0374199876

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Breaking the Blue Wall

One Man's War Against Police Corruption

By: Justin Hopson

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Breaking the Blue Wall

One Man's War Against Police Corruption

By: Justin Hopson

During his first few days as a rookie New Jersey State Trooper, Justin Hopson witnessed an unlawful arrest and false report made by his training officer. When he refused to testify in support the illegal arrest, his life veered into a dangerous journey of hazing and harassment. He uncovered evidence of a secret society within the State Police known as the "Lords of Discipline," whose mission it was to keep fellow troopers in line. The Lords bullied and harassed colleagues for decades. Trooper Hopson blew the whistle on the Lords of Discipline, which sparked the largest internal investigation in State Police history. This book is a story of fear, courage, and integrity, showing how Justin Hopson persisted with his mission of exposing police corruption. Through many unexpected twists of fate, Hopson tells his story with a strong message that one committed individual can make a successful stand against social forces of fear and intimidation. ABC News, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Star-Ledger, and other media outlets have interviewed Mr. Hopson about police corruption.

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1449703771

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The Abdication

By: Justin Newland

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The Abdication

By: Justin Newland

The town of Unity sits perched on the edge of a yawning ravine where, long ago, a charisma of angels provided spiritual succour to a fledgeling human race. Then mankind was granted the gift of free will and had to find its own way, albeit with the guidance of the angels. The people’s first conscious act was to make an exodus from Unity. They built a rope bridge across the ravine and founded the town of Topeth. For a time, the union between the people of Topeth and the angels of Unity was one of mutual benefit. After that early spring advance, there had been a torrid decline in which mankind’s development resembled a crumpled, fading autumnal leaf. Following the promptings of an inner voice, Tula, a young woman from the city, trudges into Topeth. Her quest is to abide with the angels and thereby discover the right and proper exercise of free will. To do that, she has to cross the bridge – and overcome her vertigo. Topeth is in upheaval; the townsfolk blame the death of a child on dust from the nearby copper mines. The priests have convinced them that a horde of devils have thrown the angels out of Unity and now occupy the bridge, possessing anyone who trespasses on it. Then there’s the heinous Temple of Moloch! The Abdication is the story of Tula’s endeavour to step upon the path of a destiny far greater than she could ever have imagined.

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1800463952

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A Fierce Glory

Antietam--The Desperate Battle That Saved Lincoln and Doomed Slavery

By: Justin Martin

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A Fierce Glory

Antietam--The Desperate Battle That Saved Lincoln and Doomed Slavery

By: Justin Martin

On September 17, 1862, the "United States" was on the brink, facing a permanent split into two separate nations. America's very future hung on the outcome of a single battle--and the result reverberates to this day. Given the deep divisions that still rive the nation, given what unites the country, too, Antietam is more relevant now than ever. The epic battle, fought near Sharpsburg, Maryland, was a Civil War turning point. The South had just launched its first invasion of the North; victory for Robert E. Lee would almost certainly have ended the war on Confederate terms. If the Union prevailed, Lincoln stood ready to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. He knew that freeing the slaves would lend renewed energy and lofty purpose to the North's war effort. Lincoln needed a victory to save the divided country, but victory would come at a price. Detailed here is the cannon din and desperation, the horrors and heroes of this monumental battle, one that killed 3,650 soldiers, still the highest single-day toll in American history. Justin Martin, an acclaimed writer of narrative nonfiction, renders this landmark event in a revealing new way. More than in previous accounts, Lincoln is laced deeply into the story. Antietam represents Lincoln at his finest, as the grief-racked president--struggling with the recent death of his son, Willie--summoned the guile necessary to manage his reluctant general, George McClellan. The Emancipation Proclamation would be the greatest gambit of the nation's most inspired leader. And, in fact, the battle's impact extended far beyond the field; brilliant and lasting innovations in medicine, photography, and communications were given crucial real-world tests. No mere gunfight, Antietam rippled through politics and society, transforming history. A Fierce Glory is a fresh and vibrant account of an event that had enduring consequences that still resonate today.

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0306825260

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Evil Ways

By: Justin Gustainis

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Evil Ways

By: Justin Gustainis

A MORRIS AND CHASTAIN INVESTIGATION Supernatural investigator Quincey Morris and his partner, “white witch” Libby Chastain, are each in pursuit of a vicious killer. One is murdering small children for their bodily organs; the other is hunting down white witches – and Libby may be next. Along a trail that leads from Iraq to Turkey, to the US, all clues point to crazed billionaire Walter Grobius, a man obsessed with harnessing the ultimate evil. Morris and Chastain, teamed with the deadly Hannah Widmark, must fight desperately to stop a midnight rendezvous between forces so powerful that the fate of the world may be at stake. And the clock is ticking...

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Solaris

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1849972737

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The Impression of Influence

Legislator Communication, Representation, and Democratic Accountability

By: Justin Grimmer,Sean J. Westwood,Solomon Messing

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The Impression of Influence

Legislator Communication, Representation, and Democratic Accountability

By: Justin Grimmer,Sean J. Westwood,Solomon Messing

Constituents often fail to hold their representatives accountable for federal spending decisions—even though those very choices have a pervasive influence on American life. Why does this happen? Breaking new ground in the study of representation, The Impression of Influence demonstrates how legislators skillfully inform constituents with strategic communication and how this facilitates or undermines accountability. Using a massive collection of Congressional texts and innovative experiments and methods, the book shows how legislators create an impression of influence through credit claiming messages. Anticipating constituents' reactions, legislators claim credit for programs that elicit a positive response, making constituents believe their legislator is effectively representing their district. This spurs legislators to create and defend projects popular with their constituents. Yet legislators claim credit for much more—they announce projects long before they begin, deceptively imply they deserve credit for expenditures they had little role in securing, and boast about minuscule projects. Unfortunately, legislators get away with seeking credit broadly because constituents evaluate the actions that are reported, rather than the size of the expenditures. The Impression of Influence raises critical questions about how citizens hold their political representatives accountable and when deception is allowable in a democracy.

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069116262X

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Incarnate

Book One of The Incarnate Accounts

By: Justin Schuelke

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Incarnate

Book One of The Incarnate Accounts

By: Justin Schuelke

“Murder me once, shame on you. Murder me twice...” Emery Luple hunts monsters, solves crimes, confronts myths, and does it all in style. After being killed in the unforgiving Saudi Arabian desert while hunting a monster that never should have been there, he reincarnates into a new life—and not for the first time. But a string of grisly murders in New York immediately pulls him back into the world of investigation, mythical creatures, and mystery. And strange deaths are not the only things to which Emery is drawn. Caden, the young guy who requests Emery’s help to investigate the crime spree, possesses an affinity for the supernatural… and a secret buried so deep, even he doesn’t know what it is. Unexpected feelings, mutual self-discovery, and another incarnate claiming to be the Monster Hunter soon have Emery questioning all he thought he knew. Can he solve the current crimes before his murderer finds him again?

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1736274503

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The Big Book of Words You Should Know

Over 3,000 Words Every Person Should be Able to Use (And a few that you probably shouldn't)

By: David Olsen,Michelle Bevilacqua,Justin Cord Hayes

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The Big Book of Words You Should Know

Over 3,000 Words Every Person Should be Able to Use (And a few that you probably shouldn't)

By: David Olsen,Michelle Bevilacqua,Justin Cord Hayes

Do you know what "quatrefoil" and "impolitic" mean? What about "halcyon" or "narcolepsy"? This book is a handy, easy-to-read reference guide to the proper parlance for any situation. In this book you will find: Words You Absolutely Should Know (covert, exonerate, perimeter); Words You Should Know But Probably Don't (dour, incendiary, scintilla); Words Most People Don't Know (schlimazel, thaumaturgy, epergne); Words You Should Know to Sound Overeducated (ad infinitum, nugatory, garrulity); Words You Probably Shouldn't Know (priapic, damnatory, labia majora); and more. Whether writing an essay, studying for a test, or trying to impress friends, family, and fellow cocktail party guests with their prolixity, you will achieve magniloquence, ebullience, and flights of rhetorical brilliance.

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Simon and Schuster

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1440520771

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Beyond Cages

Animal Law and Criminal Punishment

By: Justin Marceau

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Beyond Cages

Animal Law and Criminal Punishment

By: Justin Marceau

Demonstrates how 'carceral animal law' strategies put animal protection efforts at war with general anti-oppression and civil rights efforts.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108417558

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The Washingtons. Volume 4, Part 1

Generation Eight of the Presidential Branch

By: Justin Glenn

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The Washingtons. Volume 4, Part 1

Generation Eight of the Presidential Branch

By: Justin Glenn

This is the fourth volume of Dr. Justin Glenn’s comprehensive history that traces the “Presidential line” of the Washingtons. Volume One began with the immigrant John Washington, who settled in Westmoreland Co., Va., in 1657, married Anne Pope, and became the great-grandfather of President George Washington. It continued the record of their descendants for a total of seven generations. Volume Two highlighted notable members of the next eight generations of John and Anne Washington’s descendants, including General George S. Patton, author Shelby Foote, and actor Lee Marvin. Volume Three traced the ancestry of the early Virginia members of this “Presidential Branch” back in time to the aristocracy and nobility of England and continental Europe. Volume Four resumes the family history where Volume One ended. It presents Generation Eight of the immigrant John Washington’s descendants, containing nearly 7,000 descendants. Future volumes will trace generations nine through fifteen, making a total of over 63,000 descendants. Although structured in a genealogical format for the sake of clarity, this is no bare bones genealogy but a true family history with over 1,200 detailed biographical narratives. These in turn strive to convey the greatness of the family that produced not only The Father of His Country but many others, great and humble, who struggled to build that country. Volume Four, Part One covers the descendants of the immigrant John Washington’s child Lawrence Washington. Volume Four, Part Two covers the descendants of the Immigrant’s children John Washington, Jr., and Anne (Washington) Wright.

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1940669294

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