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The Urban Voter

Group Conflict and Mayoral Voting Behavior in American Cities

By: Karen M. Kaufmann

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The Urban Voter

Group Conflict and Mayoral Voting Behavior in American Cities

By: Karen M. Kaufmann

Karen Kaufmann's groundbreaking study shows that perceptions of interracial conflict can cause voters in local elections to focus on race, rather than party attachments or political ideologies. Using public opinion data to examine mayoral elections in New York and Los Angeles over the past 35 years, Kaufmann develops a contextual theory of local voting behavior that accounts for the Republican victories of the 1990s in these overwhelmingly Democratic cities and the "liberal revivals" that followed. Her conclusions cast new light on the interactions between government institutions, local economies, and social diversity. The Urban Voter offers a critical analysis of urban America's changing demographics and the ramifications of these changes for the future of American politics. This book will interest scholars and students of urban politics, racial politics, and voting behavior; the author's interdisciplinary approach also incorporates theoretical insights from sociology and social psychology. The Urban Voter is appropriate for both undergraduate and graduate level courses. Karen Kaufmann is Assistant Professor in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472025015

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Harlequin Romantic Suspense September 2016 Box Set

An Anthology

By: Rachel Lee,Karen Anders,Jennifer Morey,Regan Black

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Harlequin Romantic Suspense September 2016 Box Set

An Anthology

By: Rachel Lee,Karen Anders,Jennifer Morey,Regan Black

Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men? Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles in one collection! CONARD COUNTY MARINE by Rachel Lee Conard County: The Next Generation Kylie Brewer returns home to Conard City to stay with her sister after a severe assault erases three years of memories, including the attack itself. And because the attacker is back to finish what he started, former marine Evan Cooper steps in as Kylie's protector. As they face the threat, Kylie is forced to deal with her terror—and the stunning new feelings she has for Evan. HIGH-STAKES COLTON by Karen Anders The Coltons of Texas Jake McCord is still reeling from a tragedy when he goes undercover at the Colton Valley Ranch to investigate Alanna Colton's involvement in her father's disappearance. He may be wildly attracted to the beautiful horse breeder, but he can't trust his instincts anymore. She could be a dangerous kidnapper, but that doesn't stop her from being a danger to his heart. COLD CASE RECRUIT by Jennifer Morey Cold Case Detectives Brycen Cage never planned on returning to Anchorage, Alaska, but when he's recruited by Dark Alley Investigations to solve a murder case, back he goes. The last thing he expects to find there is Drury Decoteau, a sexy, adventurous widow determined to help him solve her husband's murder. Will they find love along with a killer? Or will the past keep them from embracing their unexpected attraction? SAFE IN HIS SIGHT by Regan Black Escape Club Heroes In the heart of Philadelphia, lawyer Julia Cooper has acquired a stalker, and the only place she can turn to for help is the Escape, a nightclub known for providing discreet assistance. There she meets Mitch Galway, a suspended firefighter, who is assigned to protect her. Together almost 24/7, Julia and Mitch must learn to trust each other fast, before the stalker makes his mark permanent.

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1488022984

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From Chicken Poop to Soup

One Woman's Journey of Beating the Odds

By: Karen Cherry

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From Chicken Poop to Soup

One Woman's Journey of Beating the Odds

By: Karen Cherry

Have you ever looked at someone else’s life and assumed it was perfect, and despaired because you knew you could never have such a great life? Has your self-esteem ever been so low that you wished that you were anyone but you? Have you ever longed for the love of a parent or grandparent but couldn’t get it? Have you ever felt betrayed by the one you loved the most? Have you ever felt like you had your heart ripped out? Have you ever been told that you could never be more than you are? Have you ever stared death in the face—and decided it would be a better option? Do you continue to choose relationships that are dead ends? You’re not alone. Author Karen Cherry has been there…and then been there again. But her life’s path wasn’t made of poop—there was just a little in the road. She stepped right over it on her way to something greater, and you can too.

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Outskirts Press

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1977215963

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A Match on Dry Grass

Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform

By: Mark R. Warren,Karen L. Mapp,The Community Organizing and School Reform Project

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A Match on Dry Grass

Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform

By: Mark R. Warren,Karen L. Mapp,The Community Organizing and School Reform Project

The persistent failure of public schooling in low-income communities constitutes one of our nation's most pressing civil rights and social justice issues. Many school reformers recognize that poverty, racism, and a lack of power held by these communities undermine children's education and development, but few know what to do about it. A Match on Dry Grass argues that community organizing represents a fresh and promising approach to school reform as part of a broader agenda to build power for low-income communities and address the profound social inequalities that affect the education of children. Based on a comprehensive national study, the book presents rich and compelling case studies of prominent organizing efforts in Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, Denver, San Jose, and the Mississippi Delta. The authors show how organizing groups build the participation and leadership of parents and students so they can become powerful actors in school improvement efforts. They also identify promising ways to overcome divisions and create the collaborations between educators and community residents required for deep and sustainable school reform. Identifying the key processes that create strong connections between schools and communities, Warren, Mapp, and their collaborators show how community organizing builds powerful relationships that lead to the transformational change necessary to advance educational equity and a robust democracy.

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Oxford University Press

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0199912009

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Social Psychology

Individuals, Interaction, and Inequality

By: Karen A. Hegtvedt,Cathryn Johnson

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Social Psychology

Individuals, Interaction, and Inequality

By: Karen A. Hegtvedt,Cathryn Johnson

Social Psychology: Individuals, Interaction, and Inequality invites you to take a sociological approach to the study of the individual in relationship to society. This unique new text explains how social psychology provides varied, yet interrelated, explanations for individuals′ experiences in groups and how the micro-level interactions of individuals have consequences for macro-level phenomena within society. Karen A. Hegtvedt and Cathryn Johnson describe an array of processes that shape interaction given differences in status, power, or group memberships. Unlike other social psychology texts, theirs stresses the interconnections among these processes to create a story about how individuals perceive and then act in their social worlds. In addition to introducing the central theoretical approaches and important empirical studies, the authors also provide many examples that help students locate the substance of social psychology in their own experiences and social interactions. In the end, readers will gain an understanding of how their identities and perceptions shape what they do, how the structures in which they are embedded may constrain or facilitate their behaviors, and how these dynamics contribute to reinforcing or ameliorating inequalities in their social groups.

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SAGE Publications

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1506389341

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Perfect Is Overrated

A Novel

By: Karen Bergreen

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Perfect Is Overrated

A Novel

By: Karen Bergreen

Think you want to be the perfect mom? Think again..... Kate Alger has finally found the cure for her post-partum depression. After years of suffering, all it takes to bring this mommy back to life were a few gruesome homicides! When someone starts offing the alpha-moms from Kate's daughter's preschool, Kate—who worked as an Assistant District Attorney before she had Molly—realizes it's time to get out of bed, dust off the skills and find out who is killing all the mommies she loves to hate. Wickedly funny and slightly twisted, Perfect Is Overrated is a romp through the life of one very needy mom, her cockeyed family, gorgeous ex-husband, and the entire insane, entitled, over-dressed , over-zealous, eternally jealous parent body at The Hawthorne Preschool.

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Macmillan + ORM

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1466801913

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The Shape of Power

Stories of Race and American Sculpture

By: Karen Lemmey,Tobias Wofford,Grace Yasumura

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The Shape of Power

Stories of Race and American Sculpture

By: Karen Lemmey,Tobias Wofford,Grace Yasumura

This catalogue accompanies an exhibition of the same name that will open at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in November 2024. Through offerings from ten scholars focusing on a selection of some eighty sculptures made between 1793 and 2023 in a wide range of media, The Shape of Power is a portal into nuanced and complex ideas about the enduring power of sculpture as a potent tool in the making and unmaking of race in the United States"--

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Princeton University Press

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0691261490

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Harney County

By: Karen Nitz

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Harney County

By: Karen Nitz

Located in the southeastern corner of Oregon, Harney County covers approximately 10,600 square miles and supports a population of just over 7,000 residents. The topography of the land has shaped the identity of the county as well as the character of the people who chose to make their livelihood here. Harney's vast and rugged landscape spans from the snow-swept summit of Steens Mountain to the green-forested slopes of the Ochoco and Malheur National Forests; from the lush valleys of the Blitzen, Silvies, and Malheur Rivers to the sagebrush- and juniper-dotted plains of the high desert. The geographic isolation of the county fostered a sense of independence among the early settlers as well as a great sense of community.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738559229

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Popular Leadership in the Presidency

Origins and Practice

By: Karen S. Hoffman

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Popular Leadership in the Presidency

Origins and Practice

By: Karen S. Hoffman

Most research on the president's relationship with the public focuses on modern presidents because they frequently give speeches in the attempt to build public support for their policy goals. Expanding the concept of presidential communication beyond policy speeches, Popular Leadership in the Presidency: Origins and Practice reveals the extent to which presidents have always communicated with the public. And it is not simply the existence of public communication that is significant, but the fact that structural elements of the presidency encourage a connection with the people. The fact that the executive consists of one individual, the symbolic authority that devolves on the president as the sole national leader, and a selection process that in practice turned out to be popular all encourages a relationship with the people. An examination of the first four presidents demonstrates the broad range of public persuasion practiced by early presidents as well as the way in which the structural encourages that behavior.

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Lexington Books

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0739144219

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The Bronco Bill Gang

By: Karen Holliday Tanner,John D. Tanner

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The Bronco Bill Gang

By: Karen Holliday Tanner,John D. Tanner

The short, bloody career of "Bronco Bill" Walters and his gang captures the devil-may-care violence of the Wild West. In this detailed narrative of the gang's crime spree in territorial New Mexico and Arizona, two experts in outlaw history offer a gunshot-by-gunshot account of how some especially dangerous outlaws plied their trade in 1898. William Walters reached New Mexico Territory from Texas in the late 1880s and quickly gained a reputation for his ability to sit a horse and for his violent ways. The Bronco Bill Gang skillfully dissects his propensity for trouble and shows how he soon found himself in the territorial penitentiary. In the spring of 1898, after a sojourn stealing horses in Arizona, Walters and four apprentice outlaws turned to armed robbery, holding up passenger trains on the Santa Fe Railroad in Grants and Belén, New Mexico. By the time a Wells Fargo posse captured Bronco Bill, two of the outlaws, two deputies, and a Navajo tracker had been killed in gunfights. Anyone with a taste for western history or an interest in New Mexico and Arizona in the bad old days will find this book irresistible. The authors' attention to the ways Bill and his men fell into a life of crime shows us the real West, where cowboys and gunmen could wind up on either side of the law. The Bronco Bill Gang is the first book to explore this fabled band of outlaws who crisscrossed the American Southwest.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806186534

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With Love Stan

A Soldier's Letters from Vietnam to the World

By: Karen Ross Epp

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With Love Stan

A Soldier's Letters from Vietnam to the World

By: Karen Ross Epp

On August 7, 1969, when I and a half dozen other soldiers were cut off from other friendly forces and were nearly out of ammunition in a desperate fight with a much larger force of North Vietnamese regulars, I was not surprised to see Ross among the few who risked their lives to come to our assistance. Less than three months later Ross fell mortally wounded in still another battle. Karen [Epps] work to document her brothers life and death is a unique effort that contributes to the full story of a long, controversial war that still has major impact on our country today. It is a tribute to not only Stan and Karens family, but also to all veterans. Michael Lee Lanning Author of The Only War We Had: A Platoon Leaders Journal Of Vietnam and Vietnam, 1969-1970: A Commanders Journal My gratitude to my brother and those brave service men and women can never be expressed in words. Stan and those like him still live on in our hearts. His courage should inspire all of us to do a better job of living. Karen Ross Epp Author, With Love Stan: A Soldiers Letters from Vietnam to The World Check out my Web Page at http://www.karenrossepp.com for reviews and other information.

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AuthorHouse

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1452028842

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Doc Holliday

A Family Portrait

By: Karen Holliday Tanner

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Doc Holliday

A Family Portrait

By: Karen Holliday Tanner

John H. Holliday, D. D. S., better known as Doc Holliday, has become a legendary figure in the history of the American West. In Doc Holliday: A Family Portrait, Karen Holliday Tanner reveals the real man behind the legend. Shedding light on Holliday’s early years, in a prominent Georgia family during the Civil War and Reconstruction, she examines the elements that shaped his destiny: his birth defect, the death of his mother and estrangement from his father, and the diagnosis of tuberculosis, which led to his journey west. The influence of Holliday’s genteel upbringing never disappeared, but it was increasingly overshadowed by his emerging western personality. Holliday himself nurtured his image as a frontier gambler and gunman. Using previously undisclosed family documents and reminiscences as well as other primary sources, Tanner documents the true story of Doc’s friendship with the Earp brothers and his run-ins with the law, including the climactic shootout at the O. K. Corral and its aftermath. This first authoritative biography of Doc Holliday should appeal both to historians of the West and to general readers who are interested in his poignant story. "Doc Holliday: A Family Portrait will be considered the definitive Holliday biography and will supplant all previously published works on the man’s life as a complete and authoritative account. This book will undoubtedly take a place among the foremost books in the Western gunfighter genre." - Robert K. DeArment, author of Alias Frank Canton

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806172169

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9780806172163

Coal Camps of Sweetwater County

By: Karen Spence McLean,Marjane Telck

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Coal Camps of Sweetwater County

By: Karen Spence McLean,Marjane Telck

In the early to mid-1900s, the coal camps of Reliance, Dines, Winton, and Stansbury emerged from the hillsides and desert in southwestern Wyoming due to the increased need for coal. The miners and their families who came to these coal camps were a true melting pot, bringing with them different races, religions, and customs from all over the world. They forged unique communities and worked and lived harmoniously, depending on one another for survival, entertainment, and camaraderie. Although distanced from one another, the camps were integrated by the mines and activities of the Union Pacific Coal Company, and unified by School District No. 7, which provided the educational foundation for their children. The people who lived in these camps contributed significantly to the development of southwestern Wyoming, the economy of the state, and the welfare of the United States during wartime.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738593060

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Inviting Transformation

Presentational Speaking for a Changing World, Third Edition

By: Sonja K. Foss,Karen A. Foss

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Inviting Transformation

Presentational Speaking for a Changing World, Third Edition

By: Sonja K. Foss,Karen A. Foss

The third edition of Inviting Transformation continues to offer a refreshing, innovative approach to public speaking, or what the authors call presentational speaking to acknowledge that not all important speaking occurs in formal public settings. The book introduces readers to invitational rhetoric, a mode of communicating that offers an effective response to the diversity that characterizes the world. In an invitational approach, speakers communicate not to win or to prove superiority but to clarify ideas and to achieve understanding for all participants in an interaction. Respect for the diversity of the world also is emphasized in the book in that the traditional speaking model has been expanded to include speaking options that characterize diverse cultural groups. For all of the processes of presentingsuch as selecting a speaking goal, organizing ideas, elaborating on ideas, and delivering the presentation the book includes and validates more inclusive speaking practices. Sample presentations reflect concepts presented in the text, providing clear and contemporary examples of the best invitational speaking practices. The exceptionally accessible writing style and reasonable price make this concise text attractive for students and instructors alike.

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Waveland Press

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1478608684

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9781478608684

Restoring Justice

An Introduction to Restorative Justice

By: Daniel W. Van Ness,Karen Heetderks Strong

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Restoring Justice

An Introduction to Restorative Justice

By: Daniel W. Van Ness,Karen Heetderks Strong

Restoring Justice: An Introduction to Restorative Justice offers a clear and convincing explanation of restorative justice, a movement within criminal justice with growing worldwide influence. It explores the broad appeal of this new vision and offers a brief history of its development. The book presents a theoretical foundation for the principles and values of restorative justice and develops its four cornerpost ideas of encounter, amends, inclusion and reintegration. After exploring how restorative justice ideas and values may be integrated into policy and practice, it presents a series of key issues commonly raised about restorative justice, summarizing various perspectives on each.

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Routledge

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1317521676

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9781317521679

Patriotic Betrayal

The Inside Story of the CIA's Secret Campaign to Enroll American Students in the Crusade Against Communism

By: Karen M Paget

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Patriotic Betrayal

The Inside Story of the CIA's Secret Campaign to Enroll American Students in the Crusade Against Communism

By: Karen M Paget

In this revelatory book, Karen M. Paget shows how the CIA turned the National Student Association into an intelligence asset during the Cold War, with students used—often wittingly and sometimes unwittingly—as undercover agents inside America and abroad. In 1967, Ramparts magazine exposed the story, prompting the Agency into engineering a successful cover-up. Now Paget, drawing on archival sources, declassified documents, and more than 150 interviews, shows that the Ramparts story revealed only a small part of the plot. A cautionary tale, throwing sharp light on the persistent argument, heard even now, about whether America’s national-security interests can be advanced by skullduggery and deception, Patriotic Betrayal, says Karl E. Meyer, a former editorial board member of the New York Times and The Washington Post, evokes “the aura of a John le Carré novel with its self-serving rationalizations, its layers of duplicity, and its bureaucratic doubletalk.” And Hugh Wilford, author of The Mighty Wurlitzer: How the CIA Played America, calls Patriotic Betrayal “extremely valuable as a case study of relations between the CIA and one of its front groups, greatly extending and enriching our knowledge and understanding of the complex dynamics involved in such covert, state-private relationships; it offers a fascinating portrayal of post-World War II U.S. political culture in microcosm.

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Yale University Press

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0300210663

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9780300210668

Invitation to the Septuagint

By: Karen H. Jobes,Moisés Silva

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Invitation to the Septuagint

By: Karen H. Jobes,Moisés Silva

This comprehensive yet user-friendly primer to the Septuagint (LXX) acquaints readers with the Greek versions of the Old Testament. It is accessible to students, assuming no prior knowledge about the Septuagint, yet is also informative for seasoned scholars. The authors, both prominent Septuagint scholars, explore the history of the LXX, the various versions of it available, and its importance for biblical studies. This new edition has been substantially revised, expanded, and updated to reflect major advances in Septuagint studies. Appendixes offer helpful reference resources for further study.

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Baker Academic

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1493400045

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9781493400041

From This We Spring

By: Karen Cox Gray

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From This We Spring

By: Karen Cox Gray

Stories about the author's ancestors and family history, some factual, some with fictionalized elements.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1493196294

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9781493196296

Theories of Human Communication

Tenth Edition

By: Stephen W. Littlejohn,Karen A. Foss

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Theories of Human Communication

Tenth Edition

By: Stephen W. Littlejohn,Karen A. Foss

For almost four decades, Theories of Human Communication has offered readers an engaging and informative guide to the rich array of theories that influence our understanding of communication. The first edition broke new ground with its comprehensive discussion of theorizing by communication scholars. Since that time, the field has expanded tremendously from a small cluster of explanations and relatively unconnected theories to a huge body of work from numerous traditions or communities of scholarship. The tenth edition covers both classic and recent theories created by communication scholars and informed by scholars in other fields. Littlejohn and Foss organize communication theory around two intersecting elementscontexts and theoretical traditionsand emphasize the connections, trajectories, and relationships among the theories. They provide clear, accessible explanations that synthesize without oversimplifying. Their extensive use of examples presents theorizing as a natural process and invites readers to reflect on their own experiences and to become active participants in continuing the conversation. In addition to the authors lucid explanations of theories, the text includes From the Source boxes in which the theorists share their perspectives on communication. The extensive bibliography (almost 1,200 entries) and chapter citations are invaluable resources for more in-depth study.

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Waveland Press

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1478609397

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The Spectacle of Twins in American Literature and Popular Culture

By: Karen Dillon

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The Spectacle of Twins in American Literature and Popular Culture

By: Karen Dillon

The cultural fantasy of twins imagines them as physically and behaviorally identical. Media portrayals consistently offer the spectacle of twins who share an insular closeness and perform a supposed alikeness--standing side by side, speaking and acting in unison. Treating twinship as a cultural phenomenon, this first comprehensive study of twins in American literature and popular culture examines the historical narrative--within the discourses of experimentation, aberrance and eugenics--and how it has shaped their representations in the 20th and 21st centuries.

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McFarland

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147663386X

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Heroism and Gender in War Films

By: Karen A. Ritzenhoff

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Heroism and Gender in War Films

By: Karen A. Ritzenhoff

Filmic constructions of war heroism have a profound impact on public perceptions of conflicts. Here, contributors examine the ways motifs of gender and heroism in war films are used to justify ideological positions, shape the understanding of the military conflicts, support political agendas and institutions, and influence collective memory.

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Springer

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1137360720

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Ernest J. Gaines

A Critical Companion

By: Karen Carmean

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Ernest J. Gaines

A Critical Companion

By: Karen Carmean

Drawing on his rich Louisiana past, Ernest J. Gaines creates a fictional world representative of the human experience. His work explores the complex racial relationships—so much a part of Southern history and culture—and the unwritten and unspoken conventions of caste and class. Often structured around journeys of discovery, Gaines' works affirm the integrity of the individual and the unequivocal place in American life for Americans of African descent. This study offers a clear, accessible reading of Gaines' fiction. It analyzes in turn all of Gaines' novels as well as his collection of short stories. A complete bibliography of Gaines' fiction, as well as selected reviews and criticism, completes the study. Following a biographical chapter on Gaines' life, an overview of his fiction explores his work in light of his literary heritage and use of genre. Each of the following chapters examines an individual novel: Catherine Carmier (1964), Of Love and Dust (1967), The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1971), In My Father's House (1978), A Gathering of Old Men (1983), A Lesson Before Dying (1994), and a collection of short stories, Bloodline (1968). The discussion of each work includes sections on plot and character development, thematic issues, and an alternative critical approach from which to read the novel. Carmean shows how each of Gaines' novels focuses on themes of personal value and place and affirms the need for recognizing the value of the individual, regardless of race. This study will help readers to understand the compelling issue of human relationships raised by Gaines and to see why he is one of America's finest writers.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313317259

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9780313317255

A Distant Shore

A Novel

By: Karen Kingsbury

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A Distant Shore

A Novel

By: Karen Kingsbury

Book club favorites, reader's guide"--Cover.

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Simon and Schuster

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1982104368

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Infographic Guide to Movies

By: Karen Krizanovich

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Infographic Guide to Movies

By: Karen Krizanovich

Facts and figures are transformed into full-color visuals, making this a must-have for movie trivia buffs. Infographics represent statistical information in a visual format, with all the boring stuff left out. Infographic Guide to Movies uses fun, colorful diagrams to reveal which movies should have won the Academy Award for Best Picture, settle the debate about who was the best James Bond, and show how certain movies have been surprisingly accurate at predicting the future. Along with these colorful and entertaining visual representations of statistics are quizzes that challenge you to identify popular films from each of the past few decades, as well as maps that chart some of the most iconic road trips in cinematic history. Infographics, if used wisely, could make you more popular on trivia night or around the water cooler, so get ready to impress your friends and colleagues with your newfound arsenal of movie history knowledge!

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166720338X

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The Politics of Reproductive Ritual

By: Jeffery M. Paige,Karen Ericksen Paige

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The Politics of Reproductive Ritual

By: Jeffery M. Paige,Karen Ericksen Paige

A welcome addition. They argue that rituals of reproduction in preindustrial societies are essentially political. In these societies, they say, men need to control the reproductive power of women in order to establish political power; where there is no law or central government, ritual is used as a way of gaining control. The type of ritual will vary, they conclude, according to the economic base of the society. . . .for those whoa re interested in the subject, this book is indispensable. Its thesis is challenging and the documentation is excellent. Paige and Paige have mad ean essential contribution to a long debate, and their theory is sure to stir new and lively controversy." --Science Digest 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 1981.

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(Color) Thoughts, Theories, and Impressions of Jane Caldwell Waite Dunn Kelsey

By: Karen Lindberg Rasmussen,Paula Lindberg Paradise,Karen Paradise Baranowski

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(Color) Thoughts, Theories, and Impressions of Jane Caldwell Waite Dunn Kelsey

By: Karen Lindberg Rasmussen,Paula Lindberg Paradise,Karen Paradise Baranowski

This FULL COLOR documented narrative tells the story of Jane Caldwell born 27 March 1808/1809. It also provides biographical sketches of her parents, spouses, siblings, and children. Jane was born in Sandy Lake township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1842 and later moved to Utah.

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Write Your Own Texas Will

By: Karen Ann Rolcik,Mark Warda

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Write Your Own Texas Will

By: Karen Ann Rolcik,Mark Warda

#1 Texas Will Book Simplify the will-writing process Writing a will is one of the most effective steps you can take to secure your family's financial future. How to Write Your Own Will in Texas is an easy-to-use tool to help you complete your will and other estate planning documents quickly. Let it help you make sure you can provide for your family today and in years to come. LEARN HOW TO: Write a will designed for your specific needs Reduce the expenses your family will have to pay Minimize the estate tax burden on your family Hold your property to avoid probate "Their legal survival guides are dynamite and very readable." - Small Business Opportunities "Explaining the way the law works." - Daily Herald "Sphinx [legal guides] are staples of legal how-to collections." - Library Journal READY-TO-GO FORMS with Step-by-Step Instruction ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS YOU NEED TO: Protect your family's financial future Distribute your assets the way you want Provide for your children after you're gone Ensure your own peace of mind

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1572485132

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The Ghosts of Eden Park

The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America

By: Karen Abbott

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The Ghosts of Eden Park

The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America

By: Karen Abbott

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The epic true crime story of the most successful bootlegger in American history and the murder that shocked the nation, from the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy “Gatsby-era noir at its best.”—Erik Larson An ID Book Club Selection • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SMITHSONIAN In the early days of Prohibition, long before Al Capone became a household name, a German immigrant named George Remus quits practicing law and starts trafficking whiskey. Within two years he's a multi-millionaire. The press calls him "King of the Bootleggers," writing breathless stories about the Gatsby-esque events he and his glamorous second wife, Imogene, host at their Cincinnati mansion, with party favors ranging from diamond jewelry for the men to brand-new cars for the women. By the summer of 1921, Remus owns 35 percent of all the liquor in the United States. Pioneering prosecutor Mabel Walker Willebrandt is determined to bring him down. Willebrandt's bosses at the Justice Department hired her right out of law school, assuming she'd pose no real threat to the cozy relationship they maintain with Remus. Eager to prove them wrong, she dispatches her best investigator, Franklin Dodge, to look into his empire. It's a decision with deadly consequences. With the fledgling FBI on the case, Remus is quickly imprisoned for violating the Volstead Act. Her husband behind bars, Imogene begins an affair with Dodge. Together, they plot to ruin Remus, sparking a bitter feud that soon reaches the highest levels of government--and that can only end in murder. Combining deep historical research with novelistic flair, The Ghosts of Eden Park is the unforgettable, stranger-than-fiction story of a rags-to-riches entrepreneur and a long-forgotten heroine, of the excesses and absurdities of the Jazz Age, and of the infinite human capacity to deceive. Praise for The Ghosts of Eden Park “An exhaustively researched, hugely entertaining work of popular history that . . . exhumes a colorful crew of once-celebrated characters and restores them to full-blooded life. . . . [Abbott’s] métier is narrative nonfiction and—as this vibrant, enormously readable book makes clear—she is one of the masters of the art.”—The Wall Street Journal “Satisfyingly sensational and thoroughly researched.”—The Columbus Dispatch “Absorbing . . . a Prohibition-era page-turner.”—Chicago Tribune

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0451498631

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Family Policy Matters

How Policymaking Affects Families and What Professionals Can Do

By: Karen Bogenschneider

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Family Policy Matters

How Policymaking Affects Families and What Professionals Can Do

By: Karen Bogenschneider

This new edition captures the evolving, post-pandemic landscape of family policy—the transformational changes that have occurred within contemporary families and the social, economic, and racial/ethnic disparities that have grown across families. The book draws on policies from around the globe to make an evidence-based case for family policy and its contributions to families and to society. Bogenschneider tackles a significant challenge of our times—the polarization of politics—including why it occurs and how professionals can bridge the divide. Beyond the basics, the book provides best practices for turning analysis into action by drawing on cutting-edge research and a point of view often overlooked in policy books—the voice of policymakers themselves. Imbued with hope yet fundamentally realistic, Bogenschneider applies a relationship-based and strikingly nonpartisan approach for those who want to make a positive difference for families, whether they engage local policymakers in towns, cities and counties; state/national lawmakers; or decision-makers in businesses, nonprofits and philanthropy. Accompanied by updated, web-based teaching materials and a family impact toolkit, this is core reading for undergraduate and/or graduate courses in family or social policy taught in human development and family studies, psychology, counseling, social work, sociology, public policy, political science, and education. It is also essential reading for professionals and policymakers interested in pursuing better public policy for families in all their diversity across the lifespan.

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1000996905

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A Break in the Clouds

By: Karen Dean Benson

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A Break in the Clouds

By: Karen Dean Benson

Castles are built one stone at a time…an Irish proverb Hawthorn Village Ireland 1840 Miss Natty took a short-cut through the woods and walked into a disaster. Undernourished children stood over their dying mother. The husband soothed a crying infant. Natty took the baby and said she’d fetch bread and milk for the others. When she returned to the woods, the peddler’s wagon was gone. Sir Finbarr O’Bannon is not rebuilding Ashcourt Manor in his mother’s memory – he’s rebuilding it to heal his heart. Then with a clear conscience, he intends to sell the manor and walk away from his past. He will return to Swansea, Wales, and his copper mines where he’s built an honorable and respected life. Miss Brianna Walsh has painted likenesses of Ashcourt Manor through the years. She embellishes the canvas with flowers in the field, or a grinning elfin face peeking out a window in an effort to ease the feeling of rejection that lurks in the shadows of her mind. Because like her, Ashcourt has been abandoned. She secretly struggles with insecurity arresting notions of a traditional future.

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1955784086

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The Truce

Lessons from an L.A. Gang War

By: Karen Umemoto

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The Truce

Lessons from an L.A. Gang War

By: Karen Umemoto

This ethnography of a gang war in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Oakwood, just blocks from the famed Venice Beach boardwalk, provides a rare eyewitness account of the urban violence pervasive in the recent history of the United States. With seventeen people killed and more than fifty injured, the hostilities over ten months in 1993 and 1994 marked the peak of gang violence in the history of Los Angeles, a city once labeled the "gang capital of the nation." The conflict began as a quarrel among individuals, some of whom had gang affiliations. Over time, the feud engulfed families and soon grew into a sustained clash between African American and Latino gangs. Eventually, victims fell who were not members of opposing gangs, but who fit certain racial and gender profiles. The conflict began to take on the attributes of what one local newspaper sensationalized as a "race war." Karen Umemoto lived nearby during this conflict and undertook two years of ethnographic research during and immediately following the spate of killings. She now offers a nuanced analysis of the trajectory and eventual end of this acute crisis. Her interviews with gang members, neighborhood residents, business leaders, police officers, and gang-intervention workers reveal the complexity of contemporary American urban conflict. The Truce highlights the differences in interpretations among combatants, witnesses, and law enforcement agents and others whose actions often had unintended consequences. Drawing on her experience living in multicultural Los Angeles and on the latest scholarship in a wide variety of disciplines, Umemoto provides much-needed guidance for policymakers and concerned members of the public faced with violence in an ever-changing urban landscape.

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1501730045

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Ici Repose: A Guide to St. Louis Cemetery No. 2, Square 3, Deluxe Edition

By: Karen Joan Kohoutek

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Ici Repose: A Guide to St. Louis Cemetery No. 2, Square 3, Deluxe Edition

By: Karen Joan Kohoutek

The Deluxe Edition of Ici Repose is a full-color, comprehensive visual guide to the tombs in New Orleans' historic, predominantly African-American St. Louis Cemetery #2, Square 3. This includes society and organization tombs (religious orders among them), and missing tombs. Each row within the cemetery is prefaced with a "you are here" map, which allows you to walk down the row, finding the names associated with each tomb, based on publicly available information which has been correlated and cross-referenced. Within the rows, there is a photo of each tomb, along with its tombstone inscriptions and historical and biographical notations. There are also translations of French inscriptions; a list of tombs that can be identified as the work of a particular stone cutter; a section on the Square's wall vaults; and discussion of the discrepancies that have cropped up between the different sources.

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0578198797

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