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Matterhorn

A Novel of the Vietnam War

By: Karl Marlantes

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Matterhorn

A Novel of the Vietnam War

By: Karl Marlantes

Young Marine lieutenant and platoon commander Waino Mellas and his battalion learn about life, loss, and the horrors of war during their thirteen-month tour in the sweltering mountains of South Vietnam.

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Atlantic Monthly Press

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080211928X

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The Chattahoochee Chiefdoms

By: John H. Blitz,Karl G. Lorenz

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The Chattahoochee Chiefdoms

By: John H. Blitz,Karl G. Lorenz

An overview and model of complex society in the prehistoric Southeast Along the banks of the lower Chattahoochee River, the remains of ancient settlements are abundant, including archaeological sites produced by Native Americans between 900 and 350 years ago, and marked by the presence of large earthen mounds. Like similar monuments elsewhere in the Southeastern United States, the lower Chatta-hoochee River mounds have long attracted the attention of travelers, antiquarians, and archaeologists. As objects from the mounds were unearthed, occasionally illustrated and discussed in print, attention became focused on the aesthetic qualities of the artifacts, the origins of the remains, and the possible relationship to the Creek Indians. Beginning in the 20th century, new concerns emerged as the developing science of archaeology was introduced to the region. As many of the sites became threatened or destroyed by reservoir construction, trained archaeologists initiated extensive excavations of the mounds. Although classification of artifacts and sites into a chronological progression of cultures was the main objective of this effort, a second concern, sometimes more latent than manifest, was the reconstruction of a past way of life. Archaeologists hoped to achieve a better understanding of the sociopolitical organization of the peoples who built the mounds and of how those organizations changed through time. Contemporary archaeologists, while in agreement on many aspects of the ancient cultures, debate the causes, forms, and degrees of sociopolitical complexity in the ancient Southeast. Do the mounds mark the capitals of political territories? If so, what was the scale and scope of these ancient “provinces”? What manner of society constructed the mound settlements? What was the sociopolitical organization of these long-dead populations? How can archaeologists answer such queries with the mute and sometimes ordinary materials with which they work: pottery, stone tools, organic residues, and the strata of remnant settlements, buildings, and mounds?

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University of Alabama Press

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0817352775

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9780817352776

Remembering Fairfax County, Virginia

By: Karl Reiner

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Remembering Fairfax County, Virginia

By: Karl Reiner

The passage of time has brought with it vast alterations to the landscape of Northern Virginia and Fairfax County. Once a sleepy rural area dotted with a few small villages, it has changed into a bustling suburb that is now home to thousands of people. Throughout its history, Fairfax County has hosted presidents, been home to slave traders and been a strategic component in multiple campaigns during the Civil War. Remembering Fairfax County, Virginia by longtime local historian Karl Reiner is a collection of historical vignettes that captures not only the essence of the events and people who have shaped the history of Fairfax County, but also their impact on the Old Dominion. Reiner calls upon a breadth of materials, exploring much of the forgotten heritage in the county, to provide an accessible and balanced work that is both informative and entertaining. From the influence of presidents such as George Washington to forgotten battles during the Civil War, this collection chronicles the history of Fairfax County during some of the most influential periods in American history.

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Arcadia Publishing

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162584431X

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9781625844316

Shakespeare and Faulkner

Selves and Others

By: Karl F. Zender

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Shakespeare and Faulkner

Selves and Others

By: Karl F. Zender

Shakespeare and Faulkner explores the moral and ethical dilemmas that characters face inside themselves and in their interactions with others in the works of these two famed authors. Karl F. Zender’s characterological study offers insightful, critically rigorous, and at times quite personal analyses of the complicated figures who inhabit several major Shakespeare plays and Faulkner novels. The two parts of this book—the first of which focuses on the English playwright, the second on the Mississippi novelist—share a common methodology in that they originate in Zender’s history as a teacher of and writer on the two authors, who until now he generally approached separately. He emphasizes the evolving insights gleaned from reading these authors over several decades, situating their texts in relation to shifting trends in criticism and highlighting the contemporary relevance of their works. The final chapter, an extended discussion of Faulkner’s Intruder in the Dust, attempts something unusual in Zender’s critical practice: It relies less on the close textual analysis that characterizes his previous work and instead explores the intersections between events depicted in the novel and his own life, both as a child and as an adult. Shakespeare and Faulkner speaks to the power of literature as a form of pleasure and of solace. With this work of engaged and thoughtful scholarly criticism, Zender reveals the centrality of storytelling to human beings’ efforts to make sense both of their journey through life and of the circumstances in which they live.

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LSU Press

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0807175455

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9780807175453

Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense August 2018 - Box Set 1 of 2

By: Lenora Worth,Dana R. Lynn,Michelle Karl

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Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense August 2018 - Box Set 1 of 2

By: Lenora Worth,Dana R. Lynn,Michelle Karl

Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. RESCUE OPERATIONMilitary K-9 Unitby Lenora Worth After K-9 search-and-rescue officer Ava Esposito comes face-to-face with the Red Rose Killer while combing the woods for a missing child, she notifies FBI agent Oliver Davison about the sighting. Now working together, they must track down a little boy and a serial killer. AMISH COUNTRY AMBUSHAmish Country Justiceby Dana R. Lynn After police dispatcher Elise St. Clair’s home is invaded by her murderous brother-in-law, her nephew is hidden in Amish Country by her Amish cleaning lady. And relying on police officer Ryan Parker is Elise’s only hope of reuniting with the child…and evading the killer. ACCIDENTAL EYEWITNESSMountie Brotherhoodby Michelle Karl Back in his hometown visiting family, Mountie Leo Thrace responds to a disturbance call—and discovers his childhood crush, Ellen Biers, has witnessed a homicide. And with the local officers focused on catching the criminals who’ve set their sights on Ellen, Leo appoints himself her protector.

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1488090130

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9781488090134

The History of Approximation Theory

From Euler to Bernstein

By: Karl-Georg Steffens

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The History of Approximation Theory

From Euler to Bernstein

By: Karl-Georg Steffens

* Exciting exposition integrates history, philosophy, and mathematics * Combines a mathematical analysis of approximation theory with an engaging discussion of the differing philosophical underpinnings behind its development * Appendices containing biographical data on numerous eminent mathematicians, explanations of Russian nomenclature and academic degrees, and an excellent index round out the presentation

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Springer Science & Business Media

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081764475X

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9780817644758

Weapons in Space

By: Karl Grossman

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Weapons in Space

By: Karl Grossman

Weapons in Space examines how the United States is forcing forward—in violation of international treaties—to militarize space. Based on excerpts from U.S. government documents, award-winning investigative journalist Karl Grossman outlines the U.S. military's space doctrine, its similarity with the original Stars Wars scheme of Ronald Reagan and Edward Teller, and the space-based lasers, hypervelocity guns, and particle beams it plans to deploy in its mission to "dominate" earth. Grossman shows the intimate link between the militarization and the nuclearization of space, and follows the flow of billions of U.S. tax dollars to the corporations that research and develop weapons for space. His book explains the Outer Space Treaty and gives a history of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear power in Space: what it is doing, what it plans to do—and what the reader can do to challenge U.S. plans to turn the heavens into a war zone.

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Seven Stories Press

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1609803205

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9781609803209

A Century of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, 1882-1982

By: Karl L. Wildes,Nilo A. Lindgren

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A Century of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, 1882-1982

By: Karl L. Wildes,Nilo A. Lindgren

The book's text and many photographs introduce readers to the renowned teachers and researchers who are still well known in engineering circles. Electrical engineering is a protean profession. Today the field embraces many disciplines that seem far removed from its roots in the telegraph, telephone, electric lamps, motors, and generators. To a remarkable extent, this chronicle of change and growth at a single institution is a capsule history of the discipline and profession of electrical engineering as it developed worldwide. Even when MIT was not leading the way, the department was usually quick to adapt to changing needs, goals, curricula, and research programs. What has remained constant throughout is the dynamic interaction of teaching and research, flexibility of administration, the interconnections with industrial progress and national priorities. The book's text and many photographs introduce readers to the renowned teachers and researchers who are still well known in engineering circles, among them: Vannevar Bush, Harold Hazen, Edward Bowles, Gordon Brown, Harold Edgerton, Ernst Guillemin, Arthur von Hippel, and Jay Forrester. The book covers the department's major areas of activity -- electrical power systems, servomechanisms, circuit theory, communications theory, radar and microwaves (developed first at the famed Radiation Laboratory during World War II), insulation and dielectrics, electronics, acoustics, and computation. This rich history of accomplishments shows moreover that years before "Computer Science" was added to the department's name such pioneering results in computation and control as Vannevar Bush's Differential Analyzer, early cybernetic devices and numerically controlled servomechanisms, the Whirlwind computer, and the evolution of time-sharing computation had already been achieved.

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MIT Press

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0262231190

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9780262231190

The Complete Correspondence of Sigmund Freud and Karl Abraham 1907-1925

By: Karl Abraham

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The Complete Correspondence of Sigmund Freud and Karl Abraham 1907-1925

By: Karl Abraham

Karl Abraham was an important and influential early member of Freud’s inner circle of trusted colleagues. As such he played a significant part in the establishment of psychoanalysis as a recognised and respected discipline. Regarded by Ernest Jones as one of the best clinical analysts among his contemporaries1 he also elaborated and expanded upon Freud’s theories. Exploring first-hand the complex relationship and rivalries that existed not only between Freud and his master pupil, but also the details of their combined and individual relationships with Jung, this substantial and absorbing collection of letters enables the reader to gain valuable insights into these two pioneers of psychoanalysis.‘Since psychoanalysis is established as an essential part of the history of ideas for the last century, intellectual historians should relish the fact that an absolutely excellent and full edition of this correspondence has finally come out.’

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Routledge

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0429920326

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9780429920325

Change-Transformation And Critique of Urban Spaces Urban Spaces: Typology, Media, Art and New Perspectives

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Change-Transformation And Critique of Urban Spaces Urban Spaces: Typology, Media, Art and New Perspectives

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Livre de Lyon

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2382365870

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9782382365878

Smith, Hogan, and Ormerod's Text, Cases, and Materials on Criminal Law

By: David Ormerod,Karl Laird

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Smith, Hogan, and Ormerod's Text, Cases, and Materials on Criminal Law

By: David Ormerod,Karl Laird

Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Text, Cases, & Materials on Criminal Law is a thorough and accessible guide to criminal law, combining extracts from key cases and statutes, together with invaluable extracts from expert reports and articles. Ormerod and Laird expertly guide the reader through the various facets of the law while posing numerous questions for further investigation and reflection. The contents of the twelfth edition have been substantially revised and restructured to closely match the structure of contemporary courses. This new edition includes significantly more explanatory text and third-party critical commentary, ensuring that the book is suitable for use as a core textbook. This book provides the law student with everything they need to develop a thorough understanding of this fascinating subject. Online Resource Centre www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/orc/sho/ This book is accompanied by a selection of online resources, including detailed annual updates, useful web links, and outline answer guidance to selected in-text questions.

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Oxford University Press

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0198788711

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9780198788713

Art of the 20th Century

By: Karl Ruhrberg,Klaus Honnef,Manfred Schneckenburger,Christiane Fricke

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Art of the 20th Century

By: Karl Ruhrberg,Klaus Honnef,Manfred Schneckenburger,Christiane Fricke

The original edition of this ambitious reference was published in hardcover in 1998, in two oversize volumes (10x13"). This edition combines the two volumes into one; it's paperbound ("flexi-cover"--the paper has a plastic coating), smaller (8x10", and affordable for art book buyers with shallower pockets--none of whom should pass it by. The scope is encyclopedic: half the work (originally the first volume) is devoted to painting; the other half to sculpture, new media, and photography. Chapters are arranged thematically, and each page displays several examples (in color) of work under discussion. The final section, a lexicon of artists, includes a small bandw photo of each artist, as well as biographical information and details of work, writings, and exhibitions. Ruhrberg and the three other authors are veteran art historians, curators, and writers, as is editor Walther. c. Book News Inc.

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Taschen

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3822859079

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9783822859070

Heart of a Student Athlete

All-Pro Advice for Competitors and Their Families

By: Karl Mecklenburg

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Heart of a Student Athlete

All-Pro Advice for Competitors and Their Families

By: Karl Mecklenburg

The game of football teaches lessons that are as applicable on the playing field as they are in the classroom, workplace, and in our relationships with those around us. In Heart of a Student Athlete, Karl Mecklenburg—former all-pro captain of the Denver Broncos—offers young athletes and their families inspirational advice about how to dream, achieve, and overcome obstacles on their way to success. Mecklenburg's candid, anecdotal counsel will motivate student athletes to aim high, work hard, and avoid the numerous challenges that they may face—including pressure to perform in the game, emphasis on sport over study, and the temptation of illegal drugs. In addition to sharing the incredible story of his unlikely rise from amateur athlete to Super Bowl Championship competitor, Mecklenburg outlines his template for success and reveals its six key components: teamwork, courage, honesty and forgiveness, desire, dedication, and goal setting. Accessible and brimming with enthusiasm, Heart of a Student Athlete explains these keys and empowers athletes, parents, and coaches with the tools they need to achieve success and foster it in the young athletes in their lives.

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Greenleaf Book Group

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0984147519

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9780984147519

Catholicism and Fundamentalism

The Attack on 'Romanism' by 'Bible Christians'

By: Karl Keating

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Catholicism and Fundamentalism

The Attack on 'Romanism' by 'Bible Christians'

By: Karl Keating

Karl Keating defends Catholicism from fundamentalist attacks and explains why fundamentalism has been so successful in converting "Romanists". After showing the origins of fundamentalism, he examines representative anti-Catholic groups and presents their arguments in their own words. His rebuttals are clear, detailed, and charitable. Special emphasis is given to the scriptural basis for Catholic doctrines and beliefs.

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Ignatius Press

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168149079X

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9781681490793

An Eye for Glory

The Civil War Chronicles of a Citizen Soldier

By: Karl A. Bacon

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An Eye for Glory

The Civil War Chronicles of a Citizen Soldier

By: Karl A. Bacon

Michael palmer is a good man, a family man. But honor and duty push him to leave his comfortable life and answer the call from Abraham Lincoln to fight for his country. This “citizen soldier” learns quickly that war is more than the battle on the field. Long marches under extreme conditions, illness, and disillusionment challenge at every turn. Faith seems lost in a blur of smoke and blood ... and death. Michael’s only desire is to kill as many Confederate soldiers as he can so he can go home. He coldly counts off the rebels that fall to his bullets. Until he is brought up short by a dying man holding up his Bible. It’s in the heat of battle at Gettysburg and the solemn aftermath that Michael begins to understand the grave cost of the war upon his soul. Here the journey really begins as he searches for the man he was and the faith he once held so dearly. With the help of his beloved wife, Jesse Ann, he takes the final steps towards redemption and reconciliation.Using first-hand accounts of the 14th Connecticut Infantry, Karl Bacon has crafted a detailed, genuine and compelling novel on the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Intensely personal and accurate to the times, culture, and tragedy of the Civil War, An Eye for Glory may change you in ways you could have never imagined as well.

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HarperChristian + ORM

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0310412625

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9780310412625

The Library of Lewis Henry Morgan

By: Thomas R. Trautmann,Karl Sanford Kabelac

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The Library of Lewis Henry Morgan

By: Thomas R. Trautmann,Karl Sanford Kabelac

Lewis Henry Morgan (1818-1881) was America's leading ethnologist in his day, & his scholarship played a role of exceptional importance during the critical period of the 1860s-1880s when anthropology was beginning to crystalize as a specialized field of research. Contents of this vol.: Lewis Henry Morgan & His Library; Morgan's Life & Works; The Library & Its Contents; Analysis of the Collection; Explanation of the Inventory, Catalogue, & Register; Bibliography of Morgan's Publications; The Inventory; The Catalogue; & Register of the Morgan Papers. Illus.

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American Philosophical Society

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0871698463

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9780871698469

The Autobiography of Alexander Luria

A Dialogue with The Making of Mind

By: Michael Cole,Karl Levitin,Alexander R. Luria

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The Autobiography of Alexander Luria

A Dialogue with The Making of Mind

By: Michael Cole,Karl Levitin,Alexander R. Luria

Alexander Luria was one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century. His official autobiography was written as a citizen of the Soviet Union, and while it provides a compelling story of his lifelong devotion to developing a comprehensive theory of the biological and cultural foundations of human nature, it is conspicuous for the absence of information about the social context of his work and his personal struggles to be a decent person in indecent times. The current "dialogic autobiography" brings the vitality of Luria's ideas back to life. Michael Cole and Karl Levitin, both of whom knew Luria well and have written about his life and work, have written a carefully researched introduction and epilogue to the original autobiography. They provide readers, for the first time, with information about the social and personal contexts of Luria's remarkable achievements. Their account is supplemented by a DVD with reminiscences of leading psychologists from around the world who knew and worked with Luria. At last, Luria's life and science are brought together in a single volume. The book will appeal to psychologists, neuropsychologists, and other scientists interested in Luria's life achievements.

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Psychology Press

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131775929X

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9781317759294

The Killing of Lord George

A Tale of Murder and Deceit in Edwardian England

By: Karl Shaw

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The Killing of Lord George

A Tale of Murder and Deceit in Edwardian England

By: Karl Shaw

A riveting read ... a dark story of murder and deceit with verve and insight' John Woolf, author of The Wonders THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A 19TH-CENTURY CIRCUS LEGEND On 28 November 1911 a retired showman died violently at his home in North London. Known to the world as Lord George Sanger, he was once the biggest name in show business, and was venerated as a national institution. The death of Britain's wealthiest showman read like a popular crime thriller: a merciless killer; a famous victim; sensational media headlines; a desperate manhunt laced with police incompetencies and a dramatic denouement few could have anticipated. But for over a century, questions have persisted about the murder. Weaving in the story of George's rise to fame and the history of Britain's entertainment industry, The Killing of Lord George uses previously unpublished archive material to reconstruct the events leading up to the death and reveal the true story behind the brutal crime that shocked Edwardian England.

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Icon Books

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178578854X

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9781785788543

Crimes Against Nature

Squatters, Poachers, Thieves, and the Hidden History of American Conservation

By: Karl Jacoby

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Crimes Against Nature

Squatters, Poachers, Thieves, and the Hidden History of American Conservation

By: Karl Jacoby

This insightful and lucid book combines social with environmental history, enriching both. . . . Timely, eloquent, and provocative, Crimes against Nature illuminates contemporary struggles, especially in the West, over our environment."--Alan Taylor, author of William Cooper's Town "A compelling new interpretation of early conservation history in the United States. . . . Powerfully argued and beautifully written, this book could hardly be more relevant to the environmental challenges we face today."--William Cronon, author of Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West "What a powerful and yet subtle tale of the fraught encounter between the conservationists' desire to 'engineer' wilderness with the property regime of the modern state and the unique, local, 'moral ecologies' of those who resisted! Rarely has this level of originality, close reasoning, and historical texture been brought into such harmony while preserving the whiff of lived experience."--James C. Scott, author of Seeing Like a State

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Univ of California Press

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0520239091

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9780520239098

Smith, Hogan, and Ormerod's Criminal Law

By: David Ormerod,Karl Laird

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Smith, Hogan, and Ormerod's Criminal Law

By: David Ormerod,Karl Laird

Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Criminal Law is rightly regarded as the leading doctrinal textbook on criminal law in England and Wales. The book owes its consistent popularity to its depth of analysis, breadth of coverage, and accessible style. Over fifty years since the publication of the first edition, Professor David Ormerod and Karl Laird continue the tradition set down by Professors Sir John Smith and Brian Hogan by producing a textbook of unrivalled quality. The text continues to be an invaluable resource for undergraduate students and an essential reference source for criminal law practitioners. Digital formats and resources The sixteenth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources. The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks A selection of online resources accompany this text, including: - A selection of additional online chapters - A full bibliography arranged alphabetically and by chapter - Annual updates

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Oxford University Press

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0198849702

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9780198849704

Inventing the Charles River

By: Karl Haglund

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Inventing the Charles River

By: Karl Haglund

An illustrated account of the creation of the Charles River Basin, focusing on the precarious balance between transportation planning and the stewardship of the public realm. The Charles River Basin, extending nine miles upstream from the harbor, has been called Boston's "Central Park." Yet few realize that this apparently natural landscape is a totally fabricated public space. Two hundred years ago the Charles was a tidal river, edged by hundreds of acres of salt marshes and mudflats. Inventing the Charles River describes how, before the creation of the basin could begin, the river first had to be imagined as a single public space. The new esplanades along the river changed the way Bostonians perceived their city; and the basin, with its expansive views of Boston and Cambridge, became an iconic image of the metropolis. The book focuses on the precarious balance between transportation planning and stewardship of the public realm. Long before the esplanades were realized, great swaths of the river were given over to industrial enterprises and transportation—millponds, bridges, landfills, and a complex network of road and railway bridges. In 1929, Boston's first major highway controversy erupted when a four-lane road was proposed as part of a new esplanade. At twenty-year intervals, three riverfront road disputes followed, successively more complex and disputatious, culminating in the lawsuits over "Scheme Z," the Big Dig's plan for eighteen lanes of highway ramps and bridges over the river. More than four hundred photographs, maps, and drawings illustrate past and future visions for the Charles and document the river's place in Boston's history.

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MIT Press

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0262083078

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9780262083072

The Early Barth - Lectures and Shorter Works

Volume 1, 1905-1909

By: Karl Barth

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The Early Barth - Lectures and Shorter Works

Volume 1, 1905-1909

By: Karl Barth

Karl Barth was the most influential theologian of the twentieth century, and his work continues to inspire both fresh theological thinking and critical debate. The period covered by the volumes in this series–1905 to 1933 –saw Barth emerge from his training under such theological giants as Adolph von Harnack and Wilhelm Herrmann; assert his rejection of liberal Protestant theology in his towering commentary on Romans; and work through an earlier uncertainty to become a critic on theological grounds of the rise of Nazism. These volumes contain essays, lectures, academic papers, correspondences, editorials, and other writings that were not previously translated into English and that provide insight into the development of Barth's theology during this crucial period of his life.

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Presbyterian Publishing Corp

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1646982525

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9781646982523

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