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Life Form

a Novel of Medical Suspense

By: Keith Wilson

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Life Form

a Novel of Medical Suspense

By: Keith Wilson

Everyone was fine until they tried to leave town Matt Strong, a high school biology teacher in a small New Hampshire town is stunned when people from the town start dying of a mysterious ailment. They’re fine when in the town, but get sick and soon die horribly when they venture away. As more deaths occur, he gets the CDC and other government agencies involved in his investigation. Can a determined teacher save the town before it’s too late?

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1951188209

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9781951188207

From Fragmentation to Wholeness

The Black South African Family Under Seige

By: Keith Umonwabisi Christopher Appolis

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From Fragmentation to Wholeness

The Black South African Family Under Seige

By: Keith Umonwabisi Christopher Appolis

This book proposes the creation of a family therapy model. The proposed model would stem from the particular circumstances of Black South African (or Azanian) families and would be context- and culture-specific. The author provides a documented account of the socio-economic and socio-political circumstances of the Azanian family. This account reveals the inextricable linkage between the Azanians family fragmentation, their condition of deprivation, and their perpetual experience of emotional upheaval. Next, the author argues that the same socio-economic and socio-political aspects which impinge upon the Azanian family are actually central to the family therapy theory and model, and, therefore, must not be ignored. The argument presented in this book demonstrates to readers how a community can be lead out of oppression and toward wholeness. This book will appeal to black and white academians and practitioners of therapy. From Fragmentation to Wholeness will be particularly appropriate for classes studying cultural diversity or the foundations for counseling and therapy. Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgments; List of Tables; List of Figures; The South African Scenario; The Genesis of Fragmentation; Fragmentation of Family; Family Therapy: A Critique of Two Major Schools.

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University Press of America

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0761801324

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9780761801320

Why War? Ideology, Theory, and History

By: Keith L. Nelson,Spencer C. Olin

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Why War? Ideology, Theory, and History

By: Keith L. Nelson,Spencer C. Olin

Instead of proposing another theory of war, their goal is a more modest one of raising the theoretical consciousness of historians. Specifically, they argue that '1) ideology does influence theory, 2) historians do have ideologies as well as theories . . . about which they are not always conscious or consistent, and 3) we can better understand, compare, and evaluate what historians are saying when we comprehend their ideological and theoretical perspectives.' They attempt then, to classify historical interpretations of war according to their ideological/ theoretical orientations, however covert." --Perspective "Nelson and Olin .. . are concerned with enhancing history's social utility by advancing its capacity to produce generalizations that can explain or predict events and are subject to empirical testing. Their exploration of historical generalization focuses on an issue itself of the highest importance, the causes of war; but their aim is also to create a model for historical generalization applicable to other issues. They argue that to understand generalizations in history, one must recognize their roots in theory, and that historians' theories in turn proceed from their own ideologies. To demonstrate, they survey theories about the causes of war that have come out of conservative, liberal, and radical ideologies. . . . any historian will profit from this rigorous approach to the problem." --Choice "Learned and suggestive, this book clarifies much of what is already known, and points toward new ways of understanding."--Library Journal

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Univ of California Press

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0520342844

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9780520342842

Alfalfa Bill Murray

By: Keith L. Bryant

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Alfalfa Bill Murray

By: Keith L. Bryant

William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray is the most important figure in the political history of Oklahoma. No other individual contributed so greatly to the formation of its political institutions—and there was never a more colorful or controversial character on the state’s political scene. Flamboyant, unpredictable, and stubborn, Alfalfa Bill became a legend. President of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, speaker of the first House of Representatives, two-term congressman, and governor of Oklahoma, the Texas-born Murray made an indelible mark on his adopted state. But he also made enemies. During the struggle for statehood he waged a hard battle over the constitution, taking on President Theodore Roosevelt and Secretary of War William Howard Taft. As Oklahoma governor, Murray challenged the oil industry, newspaper interests, and the state of Texas. To enforce his programs, he relied on the National Guard. While governor, Murray called out the guard forty-seven times for duties ranging from policing ticket sales at University of Oklahoma football games, to patrolling oil fields, to guarding the Red River Bridge during the infamous Bridge War with Texas. In 1932 he ran for the Democratic nomination for president, and his fame spread across the nation. When candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt offered a program for national recovery, Murray countered with “Bread, Butter, Bacon, and Beans.” In describing Murray’s frustrated efforts to preserve the agricultural American of the nineteenth century, Bryant has written a perceptive biography presenting the first clearly defined portrait of this determined but inflexible man.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806154381

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9780806154381

Animals and Society (RLE Social Theory)

The Humanity of Animal Rights

By: Keith Tester

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Animals and Society (RLE Social Theory)

The Humanity of Animal Rights

By: Keith Tester

Animals and Society uses a variety of historical sources and a coherent social theory to tell the story of the invention of animal rights. It moves from incidents like the medieval execution of pigs to a discussion of the politics and strategies of modern rights organisations. The book also presents radical interpretations of nineteenth-century animal welfare laws, and the accounts of the Noble Savage. The insights generated by social science are always at the core of the discussion and the author daws on the work of Michel Foucault, Norbert Elias, Claude Levi-Strauss and Mary Douglas. This wide-ranging and accessible book provides a fascinating account of the relations between humans and animals. It raises far-reaching questions about the philosophy, history and politics of animal rights.

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Routledge

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1317652568

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9781317652564

City Limits

Crime, Consumer Culture and the Urban Experience

By: Keith Hayward

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City Limits

Crime, Consumer Culture and the Urban Experience

By: Keith Hayward

City Limits contributes to a growing body of work under the umbrella of 'cultural criminology'. It incorporates an impressive array of literature from beyond the boundaries of traditional criminology and makes a challenging and enlightening read.

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1135311595

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9781135311599

The British Army and the Crisis of Empire, 1918-22

By: Keith Jeffery

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The British Army and the Crisis of Empire, 1918-22

By: Keith Jeffery

The empire at war -- Weakness of the home base -- Imperial problems old and new -- Searching for imperial manpower -- The Irish ulcer -- India -- The defence of Suez -- Persia and Mesopotamia -- Conclusion.

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Manchester University Press

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0719017173

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9780719017179

First Son

The Biography of Richard M. Daley

By: Keith Koeneman

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First Son

The Biography of Richard M. Daley

By: Keith Koeneman

Mayor Richard M. Daley dropped the bomb at a routine news conference at City Hall on Tuesday. With no prelude or fanfare, Mr. Daley announced that he would not seek re-election when his term expires next year. 'Simply put, it's time,' he said." New York Times, September 7, 2010 With those four words, an era ended. After twenty-two years, the longest-serving and most powerful mayor in the history of Chicago—and, arguably, America—stepped down, leaving behind a city that was utterly transformed, and a complicated legacy we are only beginning to evaluate. In First Son, Keith Koeneman chronicles the sometimes Shakespearean, sometimes Machiavellian life of an American political legend. Making deft use of unprecedented access to key players in the Daley administration, as well as Chicago's business and cultural leaders, Koeneman draws on more than one hundred interviews to tell an up-close, insider story of political triumph and personal evolution. With Koeneman as our guide, we follow young Daley from his beginnings as an average Bridgeport kid thought to lack his father's talent and charisma to his unlikely transformation into an iron-fisted leader. Daley not only escaped the giant shadow of his father but also transformed Chicago from a gritty, post-industrial Midwestern capital into a beautiful, sophisticated global city widely recognized as a model for innovative metropolises throughout the world. But in spite of his many accomplishments, Richard M. Daley's record is far from flawless. First Son sets the dramatic improvement of certain parts of the city against the persistent realities of crime, financial stress , failing public housing, and dysfunctional schools. And it reveals that while in many ways Daley broke with the machine politics of his father, he continued to reward loyalty with favors, use the resources of city government to overwhelm opponents, and tolerate political corruption. A nuanced portrait of a complex man, First Son shows Daley to be sensitive yet tough, impatient yet persistent, a street-smart fighter and detail-driven policy expert who not only ran Chicago, but was Chicago.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226449491

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9780226449494

The Beach Boys

The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band, on Stage and in the Studio

By: Keith Badman

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The Beach Boys

The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band, on Stage and in the Studio

By: Keith Badman

Presents an account of the rise of the Beach Boys and sheds light on their rivalry with the Beatles, the release of the influential "Pet Sounds" album, and the nervous breakdown of Brian Wilson, the group's creative genius.

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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0879308184

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Liberalism, Surveillance, and Resistance

Indigenous Communities in Western Canada, 1877-1927

By: Keith Douglas Smith

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Liberalism, Surveillance, and Resistance

Indigenous Communities in Western Canada, 1877-1927

By: Keith Douglas Smith

Canada is regularly presented as a country where liberalism has ensured freedom and equality for all. Yet as Canada expanded westward and colonized First Nations territories, liberalism did not operate to advance freedom or equality for Indigenous people or protect their property. In reality it had a markedly debilitating effect on virtually every aspect of their lives. This book explores the operation of exclusionary liberalism between 1877 and 1927 in southern Alberta and the southern interior of British Columbia. In order to facilitate and justify liberal colonial expansion, Canada relied extensively on surveillance, which operated to exclude and reform Indigenous people. By persisting in Anglo-Canadian liberal capitalist values, structures, and interests as normal, natural, and beyond reproach, it worked to exclude or restructure the economic, political, social, and spiritual tenets of Indigenous cultures. Further surveillance identified which previously reserved lands, established on fragments of First Nations territory, could be further reduced by a variety of dubious means. While none of this preceded unchallenged, surveillance served as well to mitigate against, even if it could never completely neutralize, opposition.

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Athabasca University Press

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1897425392

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9781897425398

Fifty Key Figures in Twentieth Century British Politics

By: Keith Layborn

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Fifty Key Figures in Twentieth Century British Politics

By: Keith Layborn

This guidebook provides a complete overview of the lives and influence of fifty major figures in modern British political history. Reflecting the changes within British society and politics over the past century, the entries chart the development of key contemporary issues such as women's rights, immigration and the emergence of New Labour. Figures covered include: * Winston Churchill * Tony Blair * Emmeline Pankhurst * David Lloyd George * Margaret Thatcher * John Maynard Keynes * Enoch Powell * Barbara Castle With cross-referenced entries and helpful suggestions for further reading, this book is an essential guide for all those with an interest in understanding the dominating issues of modern British politics.

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Routledge

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1134588747

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9781134588749

Continuous Advances In Qcd 2002: Arkadyfest - Honoring The 60th Birthday Of Arkady Vainshtein, Proceedings Of The Conference

By: Keith A Olive,Misha Shifman,M B Voloshin

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Continuous Advances In Qcd 2002: Arkadyfest - Honoring The 60th Birthday Of Arkady Vainshtein, Proceedings Of The Conference

By: Keith A Olive,Misha Shifman,M B Voloshin

The symposium and workshop “Continuous Advances in QCD / Arkadyfest” was the fifth in the series of meetings organized by the William I Fine Theoretical Physics Institute at the University of Minnesota. This meeting brought together leading researchers in high-energy physics to exchange the latest ideas in QCD and gauge theories at strong coupling at large. It honored the 60th birthday of Professor Arkady Vainshtein, and the papers included in this proceedings volume also look back on the history of the subjects in which Arkady played such a central role: applications of PCAC, penguins, invisible axions, QCD sum rules, exact beta functions, condensates in supersymmetry, powerful heavy quark expansions, and new anomalies in 2D SUSY theories. The current status of these subjects was summarized in several excellent presentations that also outlined a historical perspective. A number of papers from leading researchers in the field present new developments and ideas in modern areas of study, such as the cosmological constant problem in extra-dimension theories, supersymmetric monopoles, solitons and confinement, AdS/CFT correspondence, and high density QCD.

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World Scientific

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9814487112

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9789814487115

Sustaining Southern Identity

Douglas Southall Freeman and Memory in the Modern South

By: Keith D. Dickson

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Sustaining Southern Identity

Douglas Southall Freeman and Memory in the Modern South

By: Keith D. Dickson

Keith D. Dickson's Sustaining Southern Identity offers a masterful intellectual biography of Douglas Southall Freeman as well as a comprehensive analysis of how twentieth-century southerners came to remember the Civil War, fashion their values and ideals, and identify themselves as citizens of the South.

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LSU Press

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0807140058

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9780807140055

The Motel in America

By: John A. Jakle,Keith A. Sculle,Jefferson S. Rogers

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The Motel in America

By: John A. Jakle,Keith A. Sculle,Jefferson S. Rogers

In the second volume of the acclaimed "Gas, Food, Lodging" trilogy, authors John Jakle, Keith Sculle, and Jefferson Rogers take an informative, entertaining, and comprehensive look at the history of the motel. From the introduction of roadside tent camps and motor cabins in the 1910s to the wonderfully kitschy motels of the 1950s that line older roads and today's comfortable but anonymous chains that lure drivers off the interstate, Americans and their cars have found places to stay on their travels. Motels were more than just places to sleep, however. They were the places where many Americans saw their first color television, used their first coffee maker, and walked on their first shag carpet. Illustrated with more than 230 photographs, postcards, maps, and drawings, The Motel in America details the development of the motel as a commercial enterprise, its imaginative architectural expressions, and its evolution within the place-product-packaging concept along America's highways. As an integral part of America's landscape and culture, the motel finally receives the in-depth attention it deserves.

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JHU Press

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0801869188

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Everybody's History

Indiana's Lincoln Inquiry and the Quest to Reclaim a President's Past

By: Keith A. Erekson

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Everybody's History

Indiana's Lincoln Inquiry and the Quest to Reclaim a President's Past

By: Keith A. Erekson

How a group of nonprofessional historians forced a reassessment of Abraham Lincolns life story

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Univ of Massachusetts Press

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1558499156

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Accounting for Ministers

Scandal and Survival in British Government 1945–2007

By: Samuel Berlinski,Torun Dewan,Keith Dowding

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Accounting for Ministers

Scandal and Survival in British Government 1945–2007

By: Samuel Berlinski,Torun Dewan,Keith Dowding

Accounting for Ministers uses the tools of modern political science to analyse the factors which determine the fortunes of Cabinet ministers. Utilising agency theory, it describes Cabinet government as a system of incentives for prime ministerial and parliamentary rule. The authors use a unique dataset of ministers from 1945 to 2007 to examine the structural and individual characteristics that lead to the selection and durability of ministers. Sensitive to historical context, it describes the unique features of different Prime Ministers and the sorts of issues and scandals that lead to the forced exit of ministers. The authors identify the structural factors that determine ministerial performance and tenure, seeing resignation calls as performance indicators. Probing the nature of individual and collective responsibility within Westminster forms of government, its rigorous analysis provides powerful new insights into the nature of Cabinet government.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107393523

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1916

A Global History

By: Keith Jeffery

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1916

A Global History

By: Keith Jeffery

So much of the literature on the First World War centers on the trench warfare of the Western Front, and these were essential battlegrounds. But the war was in fact truly a global conflict, and by focusing on a sequence of events in 1916 across many continents, historian Keith Jeffery's magisterial work casts new light on the Great War. Starting in January with the end of the catastrophic Gallipoli campaign, Jeffery recounts the massive struggle for Verdun over February and March; the Easter Rising in Ireland in April; dramatic events in Russia in June on the eastern front; the familiar story of the war in East Africa, where some 200,000 Africans may have died; and the November U.S. presidential race in which Woodrow Wilson was re-elected on a platform of keeping the United States out of the war--a position he reversed within five months. Incorporating the stories of civilians in all countries, both participants in and victims of the war, 1916: A Global History is a major addition to the literature and the Great War by a historian at the height of his powers.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1620402718

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9781620402719

Brief Candles 2: More One-Match Wonders

By: Keith Walmsley

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Brief Candles 2: More One-Match Wonders

By: Keith Walmsley

This second volume of ‘Brief Candles’ once again looks at the lives, in and out of cricket, of a batch of players who flickered only briefly on the first-class scene. Most earn their inclusion because of an unusual achievement that they recorded during their brief careers at that level. So you can read here about the five cricketers who played an innings in the 90s in their debut game, and the five who shared in century partnerships on debut when batting at number 11 - and yet none of them was ever picked again. Others are included because of something that happened to them during their one-and-only first-class matches - like the three cricketers who were no-balled for throwing on their debuts, whereupon they disappeared from the first-class game altogether. Another two earn their appearance because of a pair of unhappy coincidences: though unrelated they shared the same unusual surname, and both met their deaths in the most tragic of circumstances. And finally there’s the clergyman who played his only first-class match when just six months short of his 60th birthday. Brief Candles 2 explores the lives of these and some others who deserve to be better remembered for their unusual, if very short, contributions to the history of the first-class game.

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Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians

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190816574X

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9781908165749

An Independent Stance

Essays on English-Canadian Criticism and Fiction

By: W. J. Keith

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An Independent Stance

Essays on English-Canadian Criticism and Fiction

By: W. J. Keith

Part One of this strongly worded, informed, and wide-ranging collection examines key issues for the future of Canadian criticism. Part Two offers new readings of important works by Grove, Wilson, MacLennan, Davies, Laurence, Hood, Wiebe, Hodgins, and Atwood. As W.J. Keith argues, `We still have a mission: to have our literature recognized as an essential reflection of our national life. This is what I mean by retrenchment and consolidation. Literature can survive without literary criticism but it cannot survive if it is unknown and unread. It is criticism's prime function at the present time to see that it is both known and read with that mature enjoyment which is a combination of emotional sensitivity and humane intelligence. As critics, scholars, editors, we shall not be fulfilling our responsibilities or justifying our existence if we attempt anything less.' Or as Keith modestly observes in his introduction to this collection, `If this book is of any interest, it will be because Canadian literature is an important subject. Literary commentators like myself are middle-men, and should be prepared to admit the fact. If this book succeeds in helping readers to appreciate the works of Canadian writers that I discuss, and to derive increased pleasure and insight from them, it will have served its purpose. I can see no other justification for it -- or for any other work of criticism.

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The Porcupine's Quill

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0889841217

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9780889841215

Political Foundations of Judicial Supremacy

The Presidency, the Supreme Court, and Constitutional Leadership in U.S. History

By: Keith E. Whittington

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Political Foundations of Judicial Supremacy

The Presidency, the Supreme Court, and Constitutional Leadership in U.S. History

By: Keith E. Whittington

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Princeton University Press

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0691096406

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British Political Leaders

A Biographical Dictionary

By: Keith Laybourn

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British Political Leaders

A Biographical Dictionary

By: Keith Laybourn

This A–Z biographical dictionary profiles Britain's prime ministers, foreign secretaries, home secretaries, and Chancellors of the Exchequer, from 1730 through the present—all in clear, concise language. These leaders guided the nation through the loss of empire, through two devastating world wars, and into a new role as members of the European Union. In clear, accessible language, this new dictionary shows how in the 18th century, and to a lesser extent in the 19th century, many of Britain's top leaders were linked more closely by family and factional interests than by party. It also illustrates—and helps to explain—the rise of the Labour Party and the emergence of "New Labour.

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1576075702

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9781576075708

Zakim and Boyer's Hepatology

A Textbook of Liver Disease E-Book

By: Thomas D. Boyer,Keith D Lindor

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Zakim and Boyer's Hepatology

A Textbook of Liver Disease E-Book

By: Thomas D. Boyer,Keith D Lindor

Get the authoritative, up-to-date information you need on liver disease from the 7th Edition of the most trusted reference worldwide. Covering both basic science and recent clinical developments, this revised edition by Drs. Arun J. Sanyal, Thomas D. Boyer, Norah A. Terrault, and Keith D. Lindor, provides an in-depth, comprehensive look at the pathophysiology, diagnostic, and treatment information related to the liver. More than 1,100 figures and tables, many new and in full color, highlight completely updated content throughout. - Expert, international authorship and comprehensive, easy-to-access information makes this edition the gold standard in the field of hepatology. - Includes new information on the rapid changes in treatment paradigms for acute liver failure, the latest treatments for primary biliary cholangitis, full coverage of the gut microbiome and its role in liver disease, the newest developments in drug-induced liver injury, and changes in hepatitis C virus treatment and hot-button concerns about access to care. - New summary boxes at the end of each chapter and a newly streamlined table of contents make it easier to find and understand the information you're looking for. - Hundreds of brand-new illustrations clearly present key aspects of liver disease.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323446574

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9780323446570

Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson

A Political Soldier

By: Keith Jeffery

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Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson

A Political Soldier

By: Keith Jeffery

Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, an Irishman who in June 1922 was assassinated on his doorstep in London by Irish republicans, was one of the most controversial British soldiers of the modern age. Before 1914 he did much to secure the Anglo-French alliance and was responsible for the planning which saw the British Expeditionary Force successfully despatched to France after the outbreak of war with Germany. A passionate Irish unionist, he gained a reputation as an intensely'political' soldier, especially during the 'Curragh crisis' of 1914 when some officers resigned their commisssions rather than coerce Ulster unionists into a Home Rule Ireland. During the war he played a major role in Anglo-French liaison, and ended up as Chief of the Imperial General Staff, professionalhead of the army, a post he held until February 1922.After Wilson retired from the army, he became an MP and was chief security adviser to the new Northern Ireland government. As such, he became a target for nationalist Irish militants, being identified with the security policies of the Belfast regime, though wrongly with Protestant sectarian attacks on Catholics. He is remembered today in unionist Northern Ireland as a kind of founding martyr for the state.Wilson's reputation was ruined in 1927 with the publication of an official biography, which quoted extensively and injudiciously from his entertaining, indiscreet, and wildly opinionated diaries, giving the impression that he was some sort of Machiavellian monster. In this first modern biography, using a wide variety of official and private sources for the first time, Keith Jeffery reassesses Wilson's life and career and places him clearly in his social, national, and political context.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0198203586

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9780198203582

Mineralogy of Arizona, Fourth Edition

By: Raymond W. Grant,Ron Gibbs,Harvey Jong,Jan Rasmussen,Stanley Keith

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Mineralogy of Arizona, Fourth Edition

By: Raymond W. Grant,Ron Gibbs,Harvey Jong,Jan Rasmussen,Stanley Keith

Completely revised and expanded, this fourth edition covers the 986 minerals found in Arizona, showcased with breathtaking new color photographs throughout the book. The new edition includes more than 200 new species not reported in the third edition and previously unknown in Arizona. Chapters in this fourth edition of Mineralogy of Arizona cover gemstones and lapidary materials, fluorescent minerals, and an impressive catalog of mineral species. The authors also discuss mineral districts, including information about the geology, mineralogy, and age of mineral occurrences throughout the state. The book includes detailed maps of each county, showing the boundaries and characteristics of the mineral districts present in the state. Arizona’s rich mineral history is well illustrated by the more than 300 color photographs of minerals, gemstones, and fluorescent minerals that help the reader identify and understand the rich and diverse mineralogy of Arizona. Anyone interested in the mineralogy and geology of the state will find this the most up-to-date compilation of the minerals known to occur in Arizona.

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University of Arizona Press

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0816545227

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9780816545223

How Cancer Crossed the Color Line

By: Keith Wailoo

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How Cancer Crossed the Color Line

By: Keith Wailoo

In the course of the 20th century, cancer went from being perceived as a white woman's nemesis to a "democratic disease" to a fearsome threat in communities of color. Drawing on film and fiction, on medical and epidemiological evidence, and on patients' accounts, Keith Wailoo tracks this transformation in cancer awareness, revealing how not only awareness, but cancer prevention, treatment, and survival have all been refracted through the lens of race. Spanning more than a century, the book offers a sweeping account of the forces that simultaneously defined cancer as an intensely individualized and personal experience linked to whites, often categorizing people across the color line as racial types lacking similar personal dimensions. Wailoo describes how theories of risk evolved with changes in women's roles, with African-American and new immigrant migration trends, with the growth of federal cancer surveillance, and with diagnostic advances, racial protest, and contemporary health activism. The book examines such powerful and transformative social developments as the mass black migration from rural south to urban north in the 1920s and 1930s, the World War II experience at home and on the war front, and the quest for civil rights and equality in health in the 1950s and '60s. It also explores recent controversies that illuminate the diversity of cancer challenges in America, such as the high cancer rates among privileged women in Marin County, California, the heavy toll of prostate cancer among black men, and the questions about why Vietnamese-American women's cervical cancer rates are so high. A pioneering study, How Cancer Crossed the Color Line gracefully documents how race and gender became central motifs in the birth of cancer awareness, how patterns and perceptions changed over time, and how the "war on cancer" continues to be waged along the color line.

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America's Founding Food

The Story of New England Cooking

By: Keith Stavely,Kathleen Fitzgerald

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America's Founding Food

The Story of New England Cooking

By: Keith Stavely,Kathleen Fitzgerald

From baked beans to apple cider, from clam chowder to pumpkin pie, Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald's culinary history reveals the complex and colorful origins of New England foods and cookery. Featuring hosts of stories and recipes derived from generations of New Englanders of diverse backgrounds, America's Founding Food chronicles the region's cuisine, from the English settlers' first encounter with Indian corn in the early seventeenth century to the nostalgic marketing of New England dishes in the first half of the twentieth century. Focusing on the traditional foods of the region--including beans, pumpkins, seafood, meats, baked goods, and beverages such as cider and rum--the authors show how New Englanders procured, preserved, and prepared their sustaining dishes. Placing the New England culinary experience in the broader context of British and American history and culture, Stavely and Fitzgerald demonstrate the importance of New England's foods to the formation of American identity, while dispelling some of the myths arising from patriotic sentiment. At once a sharp assessment and a savory recollection, America's Founding Food sets out the rich story of the American dinner table and provides a new way to appreciate American history.

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0807876720

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The Making of Cabaret

By: Keith Garebian

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The Making of Cabaret

By: Keith Garebian

An engaging and compelling production history of the original Broadway version of Cabaret, this book is a meticulous record of how a great musical came into being. Encompassing everything from literary sources to music and lyrics, design and production process, it is the ultimate reference for theatre specialists and general readers alike.

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0199732507

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Texas, Cotton, And The New Deal

By: Keith Joseph Volanto

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Texas, Cotton, And The New Deal

By: Keith Joseph Volanto

Cotton growing-Government policy-Texas-Historly 2. Cotton trade-government policy-Texas-History. 3. New Deal1933-1939-Texas. 4. United States.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1585444022

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Honey Bee Social Evolution

Group Formation, Behavior, and Preeminence

By: Keith S. Delaplane

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Honey Bee Social Evolution

Group Formation, Behavior, and Preeminence

By: Keith S. Delaplane

This book holds up the honey bee colony as a lens through which we can view the evolutionary processes that give rise to complex organisms"--

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1421450038

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Preventing Catastrophe

The Use and Misuse of Intelligence in Efforts to Halt the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

By: Keith A. Hansen,Thomas Graham Jr.

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Preventing Catastrophe

The Use and Misuse of Intelligence in Efforts to Halt the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

By: Keith A. Hansen,Thomas Graham Jr.

Preventing Catastrophe is written by two authors who are experienced "Washington hands" and who understand the interplay between intelligence and policymaking. Both have been personally involved, in the United States and overseas, in pursuing national and international measures to stop the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Their extensive experience is evident in this book, which puts the Iraqi WMD issue in proper perspective, explains the challenge of monitoring small clandestine programs, and explains how the effort to prevent terrorist acquisition and use of WMD differs from preventing their acquisition and use by nation states. At the same time, the authors are able to make a complex subject understandable to non-technical experts, making this book a useful teaching tool, especially for those who have little or no knowledge or experience in US national security decision making. "National intelligence and international inspections are necessary to create confidence that violations of non-proliferation commitments are detected in time to permit appropriate action. Both must be pursued with professionalism and critical minds avoiding poor intelligence or cosmetic inspections. The issues studied thoroughly and with good judgment in this welcome volume by Graham and Hansen were intensely controversial in the case of Iraq but remain central to international counter-proliferation efforts."—Hans Blix, Executive Chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission

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Stanford University Press

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0804772053

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Only the Brave

July 1944--The Epic Battle for Guam

By: Don Keith

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Only the Brave

July 1944--The Epic Battle for Guam

By: Don Keith

For Dutton Caliber's American War Heroes series, a World War II narrative on the American liberation of Guam in 1944, focusing on the twenty days of intense combat as the Marine Corps took the island back from the Japanese. On July 21, 1944, a US Marine division landed on the beaches of Guam, a once sleepy island in the Pacific that had been seized from the Americans by the Japanese in the hours after Pearl Harbor. The Japanese would not be giving Guam up easily. The large enemy force defended the island viciously, punching holes through the American lines, attacking from the flanks, and eventually resorting to banzai suicide attacks. The fighting was bloody and brutal, every bit as deadly as Iwo Jima or Okinawa would be. Now, acclaimed author Don Keith offers up a compelling account of one of the toughest fights of the Pacific War, a battle that led to ten thousand American casualties and four Medals of Honor.

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Penguin

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0593184602

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Samuel

By: Keith Quincy

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Samuel

By: Keith Quincy

Samuel is a romp. Keith Quincy has created a character that may redefine for readers the psychological term approach/avoidance. Seldom in literature has a character been so disgustingly lovable, and seldom has a story walked as deftly on the fine line between comedy and tragedy. This is a good book! —Chris Crutcher I can’t remember when I laughed as hard reading a book as I laughed reading Samuel. It also made me sad. Humor and pathos are difficult to mix, but Quincy mixes them just right. He presents Samuel’s character without sentimentality, which not many of us could do. Samuel is a piece of work. — Terry Davis

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Xlibris Corporation

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1465325700

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Animals and Society (RLE Social Theory)

The Humanity of Animal Rights

By: Keith Tester

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Animals and Society (RLE Social Theory)

The Humanity of Animal Rights

By: Keith Tester

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Routledge

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131765255X

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The Divergence Conspiracy

By: Keith Bottin

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The Divergence Conspiracy

By: Keith Bottin

A CIA agent embedded in the New York City financial community is assigned with his partner to handle the financing of the divestiture of billions of dollars of corporate holdings. The holdings are held by an elderly and wealthy Hong Kong businessman. The agent is curious why so much funding needs to be generated in such a short period of time to fund the flu vaccine and cancer research at Shanghai Genomics. He later discovers that former scientists at Shanghai Genomics have died under mysterious circumstances. Then a close friend working on the divestitures is killed. Thereafter, the agent retrieves a sample of the flu vaccine and the DNA is scanned. Genes produced in the project would make the Chinese a super race. The agent reports his findings to the CIA director, who in turn reports to the president of the United States. The president discusses the matter with the president of China, and a plan is conceived to eliminate the flu vaccine dosages, which are located on a refrigerated ship in international waters. The plan includes the use of two B-2 stealth bombers armed with neutron bombs that would kill the live flu vaccine but not harm the ship. Will the plan be successful? About the Author Keith Bottin is retired and lives in Toronto. This is his first book and the first in a series. Publisher's website: http: //sbprabooks.com/KeithBottin

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1625169310

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Father Brown: The Works G. K. Chesterton

By: Gilbert Keith Chesterton

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Father Brown: The Works G. K. Chesterton

By: Gilbert Keith Chesterton

This e-book presents the works of this famous and brilliant writer: - The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare - The Innocence of Father Brown - Orthodoxy - The Wisdom of Father Brown - Heretics - What's Wrong with the World - All Things Considered - The Ballad of the White Horse - Tremendous Trifles - Orthodoxy - The Man Who Knew Too Much - A Short History of England - The Napoleon of Notting Hill - What I Saw in America - Manalive - The Ball and the Cross - Eugenics and Other Evils - The Victorian Age in Literature - The Defendant - George - The Club of Queer Trades - A Miscellany of Men - Magic - Twelve Types - The Innocence of Father Brown - Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens - Utopia of Usurers and Other Essays - The Crimes of England - The New Jerusalem - Poems - Alarms and Discursions - The Trees of Pride - Varied Types - The Barbarism of Berlin - Wine, Water, and Song - A Chesterton Calendar - Robert Browning - The Man Who Knew Too Much - Hilaire BellocC. Creighton Mandell and Edward Shanks - The Man Who was Thursday, A Nightmare - The Wild Knight and Other Poems - Greybeards at Play: Literature and Art for Old Gentlemen - Lord Kitchener - The Wisdom of Father Brown - The Appetite of Tyranny: Including Letters to an Old Garibaldian - The Ballad of St. Barbara, and Other Verses - etc.

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3736402961

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