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What the Best College Students Do

By: Ken Bain

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What the Best College Students Do

By: Ken Bain

The author of the best-selling What the Best College Teachers Do is back with more humane, doable, and inspiring help, this time for students who want to get the most out of college—and every other educational enterprise, too. The first thing they should do? Think beyond the transcript. The creative, successful people profiled in this book—college graduates who went on to change the world we live in—aimed higher than straight A’s. They used their four years to cultivate habits of thought that would enable them to grow and adapt throughout their lives. Combining academic research on learning and motivation with insights drawn from interviews with people who have won Nobel Prizes, Emmys, fame, or the admiration of people in their field, Ken Bain identifies the key attitudes that distinguished the best college students from their peers. These individuals started out with the belief that intelligence and ability are expandable, not fixed. This led them to make connections across disciplines, to develop a “meta-cognitive” understanding of their own ways of thinking, and to find ways to negotiate ill-structured problems rather than simply looking for right answers. Intrinsically motivated by their own sense of purpose, they were not demoralized by failure nor overly impressed with conventional notions of success. These movers and shakers didn’t achieve success by making success their goal. For them, it was a byproduct of following their intellectual curiosity, solving useful problems, and taking risks in order to learn and grow.

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Belknap Press

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0674066642

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Super Courses

The Future of Teaching and Learning

By: Ken Bain

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Super Courses

The Future of Teaching and Learning

By: Ken Bain

From the bestselling author of What the Best College Teachers Do, the story of a new breed of amazingly innovative courses that inspire students and improve learning Decades of research have produced profound insights into how student learning and motivation can be unleashed—and it’s not through technology or even the best of lectures. In Super Courses, education expert and bestselling author Ken Bain tells the fascinating story of enterprising college, graduate school, and high school teachers who are using evidence-based approaches to spark deeper levels of learning, critical thinking, and creativity—whether teaching online, in class, or in the field. Visiting schools across the United States as well as in China and Singapore, Bain, working with his longtime collaborator, Marsha Marshall Bain, uncovers super courses throughout the humanities and sciences. At the University of Virginia, undergrads contemplate the big questions that drove Tolstoy—by working with juveniles at a maximum-security correctional facility. Harvard physics students learn about the universe not through lectures but from their peers in a class where even reading is a social event. And students at a Dallas high school use dance to develop growth mindsets—and many of them go on to top colleges, including Juilliard. Bain defines these as super courses because they all use powerful researched-based elements to build a “natural critical learning environment” that fosters intrinsic motivation, self-directed learning, and self-reflective reasoning. Complete with sample syllabi, the book shows teachers how they can build their own super courses. The story of a hugely important breakthrough in education, Super Courses reveals how these classes can help students reach their full potential, equip them to lead happy and productive lives, and meet the world’s complex challenges.

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Princeton University Press

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0691182566

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9780691182568

Despised Things

By: Ken Kish

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Despised Things

By: Ken Kish

Inspired by true events, Despised Things is an account of Kev Ketch, a marked sex offender, who tells his interactions with Anna, Hank, Manny, and Cross that ultimately lead to his arrest, trial, and spiritual journey. Kev has always believed that God watches the hearts of men, that as long as Kev tries to do what is right, his reward will be in the afterlife. Although Kev gave his ¿friends¿ everything they could want, everything they asked for, they still turned on him. As Anna and Hank manipulate young homosexual Manny in his direction, they set up a sex scandal and an arrest. An investigation into Kev¿s arrest reveals that no fewer than fifteen felonies were committed against him; not just by Anna and Hank, but also by the county sheriff and the state¿s attorney. But Kev is the only one that goes to jail. How is that possible? With his life in ruins, his reputation in shreds, his heart broken, he cries out to God only to discover he is¿is what? That is what happened to Kev; but what happened to his ¿friends¿ who put him there¿nothing¿ ¿except this book.

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American Book Publishing

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1589827503

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9781589827509

Bass Madness

Bigmouths, Big Money, and Big Dreams at the Bassmaster Classic

By: Ken Schultz

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Bass Madness

Bigmouths, Big Money, and Big Dreams at the Bassmaster Classic

By: Ken Schultz

In Bass Madness, fishing authority Ken Schultz goes behind the scenes of the so-called “Super Bowl of bass fishing” to uncover what turned an unassuming sport into a full-blown sporting spectacle complete with athletes, spectators, TV cameras, and intense drama. This is an entertaining and enlightening guide to the history, legends, and lore of bass fishing’s greatest championship.

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Turner Publishing Company

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0470362634

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Financial Joy

Banish Debt, Grow Your Money and Unlock Financial Freedom in 10 Weeks - INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

By: Ken Okoroafor,Mary Okoroafor

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Financial Joy

Banish Debt, Grow Your Money and Unlock Financial Freedom in 10 Weeks - INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

By: Ken Okoroafor,Mary Okoroafor

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER As seen on ITV's This Morning! A life-changing 10-week plan to help you to turn your life around and design a path to financial freedom, enriched with the small experiences that bring you joy. Stop worrying about money. Start enjoying your life. You might be struggling in debt, living paycheque to paycheque, or worried about preparing for retirement; maybe you're considering your first investment, or you just want an escape plan from the '9 to 5'. Wherever you are on your journey, this book will revolutionize your lifestyle and your relationship with money. Authors Ken and Mary Okoroafor started out as resource-poor, working-class immigrants and have built a life of financial independence and joyful moments through hard work, smart saving and savvy investing. They know what it feels like to start from ground zero, and as a chartered accountant and former CFO, Ken shares his financial expertise to help you unlock the secret to building wealth. You'll learn how to take control of your finances, develop good money habits, become debt-free, invest in assets and multiply your income so you can create the freedom to travel, spend time with your loved ones and plan for a stress-free (early) retirement - all whilst prioritising your wellbeing and having fun! It also includes a dozen real-life interviews with singles, couples and those with children, from different backgrounds, age groups and stages of their money journey, including a few well-known public figures. Financial joy can be achieved by anyone - and it can start today, not tomorrow. 'The book that's been missing from this genre. A joy to read and learn from.' -- Cait Flanders, bestselling author of THE YEAR OF LESS and ADVENTURES IN OPTING OUT 'A book to savour' - JL Collins, author of the international bestseller The Simple Path to Wealth 'The most joyful money book out there' - Selina Flavius, author of Black Girl Finance Sunday Times Bestseller No.6 in Paperback Non-fiction April 2024

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Quercus

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1529434262

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9781529434262

Theory of World Security

By: Ken Booth

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Theory of World Security

By: Ken Booth

What is real? What can we know? How might we act? This book sets out to answer these fundamental philosophical questions in a radical and original theory of security for our times. Arguing that the concept of security in world politics has long been imprisoned by conservative thinking, Ken Booth explores security as a precious instrumental value which gives individuals and groups the opportunity to pursue the invention of humanity rather than live determined and diminished lives. Booth suggests that human society globally is facing a set of converging historical crises. He looks to critical social theory and radical international theory to develop a comprehensive framework for understanding the historical challenges facing global business-as-usual and for planning to reconstruct a more cosmopolitan future. Theory of World Security is a challenge both to well-established ways of thinking about security and alternative approaches within critical security studies.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139467506

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9781139467506

Taskmaster

The Right Price

By: Ken Siu-Chong,Fred Van Lente,M. Zachary Sherman

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Taskmaster

The Right Price

By: Ken Siu-Chong,Fred Van Lente,M. Zachary Sherman

Collects Taskmaster (2002) #1-4, Taskmaster (2010) #1-4, material from Marvel Comics Presents (2007) #2, Age of Heroes (2010) #3. No job is too tough for Taskmaster! First up: corporate sabotage against Stark Industries under the employ of Iron Man’s on-again, off-again foe Sunset Bain! But that soon brings the Taskmaster into direct contact with Tony Stark himself — and a SWAT team loaded for bear! But nothing will keep the multiskilled merc from his million-dollar payout - Viva Las Vegas! Then, are you prepared for the Taskmaster’s secret origin? He has trained henchmen for every terrorist organization and criminal cartel in the Marvel Universe. So when word spreads that the Taskmaster has turned traitor, a billion-dollar bounty is put on his head. To keep himself safe, the Taskmaster must attempt his hardest task of all: figuring out who he really is!

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Marvel Entertainment

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1302520113

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9781302520113

Chef of the Parkhaus

By: Ken Lord

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Chef of the Parkhaus

By: Ken Lord

This book is listed "G" to get it onto the menu; Lulu requires registration to see adult-themed items. But the book is a "R"-rated item with some very adult themes. The intended audience is not children. It is the story of Leon LeGros, a young man who sought fortune in the South Pacific. Leon, today a resident of Luxembourg, led an extraordinary life, as a chef, as a cook in the mining camps of the Solomon Islands and Australia, where he matured before returning to Europe and a more responsible life. Today, he is a parking lot attendant, a sacrifice for the one to whom he has dedicated this book. In the process of getting there, Leon has lived several lifetimes of adventure that far exceed anything many of us have experienced. There is eroticism in the book, though it is not salacious. This book was not written to titillate; but to document the life of an extraordinary man, warts and all, and to talk about how his life has changed in more than five decades.

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1847282032

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9781847282033

Entrepreneurial Strategic Management

By: Ken R. Blawatt

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Entrepreneurial Strategic Management

By: Ken R. Blawatt

This managerial book goes beyond the traditional thoughts on this subject. It brings you a challenging dimension: Create an entrepreneurial organization and you will exceed in the realization of your goals and objectives. The entrepreneurial organization thrives on developing innovation, customer retention, productivity, and growth. Your role and that of other managers has changed dramatically in the last decade because two powerful new forces have joined in the environment. A new social awareness and demographic shift in the work force coupled with a shrinking of markets in a technological and global landscape demands new ways of planning, organizing, and directing organizations. ESM argues the need for implementation as the force majeure in fulfilling strategic plans and the engagement of the whole organization in strategic management to achieve organizational goals. Inside, you’ll be introduced to a new approach to understanding the economic marketplace in four quadrants or fields where each determines what strategic responses are needed to thrive in those fields and which direction the organization is to go if it is to survive and grow. This book lays out the cycle of corporate products and services from profitable innovation to decline and failure and offers the executive a road map to renovate and build the organization.

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Business Expert Press

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1606498673

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9781606498675

The Three Tensions

Winning the Struggle to Perform Without Compromise

By: Dominic Dodd,Ken Favaro

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The Three Tensions

Winning the Struggle to Perform Without Compromise

By: Dominic Dodd,Ken Favaro

A manager argued that he could either increase his business unit's margins or its sales, but not both. His chief executive reminded him of the time when people lived in mud huts and faced the stark choice between light and heat: punch a hole in the side of your hut and you let the daylight in but also the cold, or block up all the openings and you stay warm but sit in darkness. The invention of glass made it possible to overcome the dilemma—to let in the light but not the cold. How then, he asked his manager, will you resolve your dilemma between no sales or no margin improvement? Where is the glass? —From the Introduction "To win, leaders have to push their companies beyond trade-offs. They must find strong growth at premium returns, not one or the other. They must deliver great results today and build for the future at the same time, not push for earnings that can't be sustained. The Three Tensions is about having both at the same time, more of the time. I recommend it to any manager serious about winning." —James Kilts, former chairman, CEO, and president, The Gillette Company "Leadership can't be just about telling people what you expect of them. The Three Tensions sets out a range of helpful tactics leaders can adopt to really engage their people in the search for good performance on many fronts." —Andrew Cosslett, chief executive, InterContinental Hotels Group PLC "The Three Tensions speaks to fundamental management issues, perhaps the most fundamental. Managers looking for new ideas on how to improve performance will find it very stimulating. I found my own thinking very much influenced by it." —John Roberts, professor of economics, strategic management, and international business, Stanford Business School

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John Wiley & Sons

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0787988944

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9780787988944

Workforce Crisis

How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills And Talent

By: Ken Dychtwald,Tamara J. Erickson,Robert Morison

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Workforce Crisis

How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills And Talent

By: Ken Dychtwald,Tamara J. Erickson,Robert Morison

Unprecedented shifts in the age distribution and diversity of the global labor pool are underway. Within the decade, as the massive boomer generation begins to retire and fewer skilled workers are available to replace them, companies in industrialized markets will face a labor shortage and brain drain of dramatic proportions. Ken Dychtwald, Tamara Erickson, and Robert Morison argue that companies ignore these shifts at great peril. Survival will depend on redefining retirement and transforming management and human resource practices to attract, accommodate, and retain workers of all ages and backgrounds. Based on decades of groundbreaking research and study, the authors present innovative and actionable management techniques for leveraging the knowledge of mature workers, reengaging disillusioned midcareer workers, and attracting and retaining talented younger workers. This timely book will help organizations sustain their competitive edge in tomorrow’s inevitably tighter labor markets.

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Harvard Business Press

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1422146553

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9781422146552

Earth Changes Handbook

By: Ken Ludden

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Earth Changes Handbook

By: Ken Ludden

This handbook is designed to support the Earth Changes Workshop, first given in northern California on December 2-4, 2011. Ken Ludden, Loron Lavoie, Nelise Carbonare, Matita, Makarta, Orion Trist and Ashley Philpot have combined their collective knowledge base and put together this workshop that teaches skills that will be needed to prepare for, survive and re-establish world civilization after the earth crust shift.Dedicated to the survival of mankind, this workshop prepares the individual to have the resourceful and flexible state of mind necessary to face the potential earth crust shift.Not only is much of the science that supports the ECS theory presented in this workshop, but the fundamental set of skills needed to survive in the wild are presented in an organized and illuminating fashion.

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1105278891

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9781105278891

Glass Towns

Industry, Labor and Political Economy in Appalachia, 1890-1930s

By: Ken Fones-Wolf

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Glass Towns

Industry, Labor and Political Economy in Appalachia, 1890-1930s

By: Ken Fones-Wolf

One of the central questions facing scholars of Appalachia concerns how a region so rich in natural resources could end up a symbol of poverty. Typical culprits include absentee landowners, reactionary coal operators, stubborn mountaineers, and greedy politicians. In a deft combination of labor and business history, Glass Towns complicates these answers by examining the glass industry s potential to improve West Virginia s political economy by establishing a base of value-added manufacturing to complement the state s abundance of coal, oil, timber, and natural gas. Through case studies of glass production hubs in Clarksburg, Moundsville, and Fairmont (producing window, tableware, and bottle glass, respectively), Ken Fones-Wolf looks closely at the impact of industry on local populations and immigrant craftsmen. He also examines patterns of global industrial restructuring, the ways workers reshaped workplace culture and political action, and employer strategies for responding to global competition, unreliable markets, and growing labor costs at the end of the nineteenth century.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252073711

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9780252073717

Ken Frank's La Toque Cookbook

By: Ken Frank,Dewey Gram

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Ken Frank's La Toque Cookbook

By: Ken Frank,Dewey Gram

By the age of 21, Ken Frank was already an acknowledged master of the art of French cooking. Today, as the owner and chef of L.A.'s outstanding La Toque restaurant, he continues to serve the distinctive, highly creative dishes that have earned him his reputation as one of the most innovative chefs in America. Now he shares his secrets at last. Line drawings throughout.

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067150617X

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Iron Man 2020

By: Ken Mcdonald,Fred Schiller,Tom Defalco,Simon Furman,Walter Simonson,Daniel Merlin Goodbrey

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Iron Man 2020

By: Ken Mcdonald,Fred Schiller,Tom Defalco,Simon Furman,Walter Simonson,Daniel Merlin Goodbrey

Collecting Amazing Spider-Man Annual #20, Machine Man (1984) #1-4, Deaths Head #10, Iron Man 2020 #1, Astonishing Tales: Iron Man 2020 #1-6 And Material From What If? (1989) #53. The armor is familiar, but the man inside isnt who youd expect! Hes Arno Stark, the cold and hard-hitting Iron Man of the future and Tony Starks descendant has quite a legacy to live up to. Catch all the futuristic action as Arno battles Spider-Man and Blizzard in a time-traveling adventure to stop a nuclear terrorist; faces Machine Man at the behest of Tonys old foe Sunset Bain; and clashes with the original Deaths Head, industrial saboteur Marcus Wellington and the high-flying Commodore Q! Can Arno overcome his foes and himself to become the hero hes modeled himself after?

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Marvel Entertainment

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1302505793

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9781302505790

The Last American Newspaper

An Institution in Peril, Through the Eyes of a Small-Town Editor

By: Ken Tingley

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The Last American Newspaper

An Institution in Peril, Through the Eyes of a Small-Town Editor

By: Ken Tingley

This book reveals what is happening in small communities across the United States as their newspapers struggle to survive. It is a celebration not just of journalism, but of the inspirational people who do it and the news and events of small towns. Importantly, it asks the question: who will be the community watchdog of the future? This book memorializes the American newspaper through the story of the Post-Star of Glens Falls, NY. The author, a devoted veteran of the Post-Star, compiles a series of vignettes that depict the newspaper's coverage over the years. They provide a glimpse behind the newsroom curtain through the stories of the investigative journalism done in small towns.

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McFarland

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1476646260

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9781476646268

Hippolyte

Little Known Facts about Alexis de Tocqueville's Lesser Known Brother

By: Ken Hinrichs

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Hippolyte

Little Known Facts about Alexis de Tocqueville's Lesser Known Brother

By: Ken Hinrichs

Arriving from France in the Spring of 1831 on a mission to learn about America and its unique new government, a young Alexis de Tocqueville - future world renowned writer and philosopher - found many things to excite and inspire him, especially in its third largest city, New Orleans. At the time, the Crescent City was the most wide open of America's cities. It was a thriving melting pot teaming with creativity, intrigue, and heavy on personality. Blood was shed nearly every day beneath the huge spreading oaks of City Park. When war came, New Orleans assumed the mantle of largest city in the Confederacy and the Union's Number One Military Target. Secretly accompanying Tocqueville to America was his brother, Hippolyte. In December of 1831, the two accidently separated, never to see each other again. Alexis returned to France and fame as a world renowned social commentator, Hippolyte stayed on in America and accomplished even more in his own way. This is Hippolyte's story. It is also the story of Abraham Lincoln, steamboating, the pirate Jean Lafitte, a slave named Tom Armstrong, a host of other famous American heroes, of the birth of technology, and of America's Civil War. It is also the story of Longfellow, Louisiana, Huey Long, and a love affair so intense it is commemorated in one of America's most famous pieces of classic literature.

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iUniverse

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1475989830

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9781475989830

The BBC at the Watershed

By: Ken Bloomfield

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The BBC at the Watershed

By: Ken Bloomfield

In the wake of the attempted assassination of Sir Kenneth Bloomfield, then head of the civil service in Northern Ireland, on September 11, 1988, Margaret Thatcher issued a gag order and broadcasting ban in order to prevent Gerry Adams and the IRA from carrying out plans to warn all other civil service “collaborators” that they were under threat. Though he did not advocate the ban, that moment unexpectedly marked Kenneth Bloomfield’s first major role in the contemporary history of the BBC—an organization for which he would eventually serve in several positions, including as chair of the Northern Ireland Broadcasting Council from 1991 to 1999. This fascinating account of Bloomfield’s tenure at the BBC captures a period of uncertainty and change, accompanied by Bloomfield’s own rich remembrances of the entire period—a volume not to be missed by anyone with an interest in popular media and political history. “Sir Kenneth is regarded as ‘the ideal BBC governor’—being meticulous, bright and genuinely interested in broadcasting.”—Jane Robbins, Independent

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Liverpool University Press

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1846311608

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9781846311604

Flight to Heaven

A Plane Crash...A Lone Survivor...A Journey to Heaven--and Back

By: Capt. Dale Black,Ken Gire

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Flight to Heaven

A Plane Crash...A Lone Survivor...A Journey to Heaven--and Back

By: Capt. Dale Black,Ken Gire

Imagine getting a glimpse of heaven, a preview of life in God's presence. Could life here ever be the same? Capt. Dale Black has flown as a commercial pilot all over the world, but one flight changed his life forever--an amazing journey to heaven and back. The only survivor of a horrific plane crash, Dale was hovering between life and death when he had a wondrous experience of heaven. What he saw, what he heard, and what he learned there continues to ripple through his life and touch others. Against all odds, Dale miraculously recovered from his injuries and learned to fly again. Now, with his life as a testament, he shares his inspiring story--offering hope and encouragement for those dealing with serious injuries or the loss of a loved one, and those looking for assurance about this life and the next. Experience a Life-Changing Vision of Heaven

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Bethany House

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1441211764

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9781441211767

Ken Jennings's Trivia Almanac

8,888 Questions in 365 Days

By: Ken Jennings

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Ken Jennings's Trivia Almanac

8,888 Questions in 365 Days

By: Ken Jennings

Ken Jennings’s Trivia Almanac is the ingeniously organized book where, for a change, the all-time Jeopardy! champ gets to ask the questions–and where every day of the year will give you the chance to test your trivia mettle. For example–February 21: In 1912, on this day, Teddy Roosevelt coined the political phrase “hat in the ring,” so Ken Jennings fires off a series of “ring” questions. What two NFL quarterbacks have four Super Bowl rings each?* What rings are divided by the Cassini Division?** Also on this date, in 1981, the “goth” music scene was born in London, so here’s a quiz on black-clad icons like Darth Vader, Johnny Cash, and Zorro. Do you know the secret identities of Ivanhoe’s Black Knight*** or Men in Black’s Agent M****? In this ultimate book for trivia buffs and other assorted know-it-alls, the 365 entries feature “This Day in History” factoids, trivia quizzes, and questions categorized by Jennings as “Easy,” “Hard,” and “Yeah, Good Luck.” Topics cover every subject under the sun, from paleontology to mixology, sports feats to Bach suites, medieval popes to daytime soaps. This addictive gathering of facts, oddities, devilishly clever quizzes, and other flights of fancy will make each day a fun and intriguing new challenge.

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Villard

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0345499972

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9780345499974

Australian Taxation

By: John Bevacqua,Stephen Marsden,Annette Morgan,Elizabeth Morton,Ken Devos,Swapna Verma

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Australian Taxation

By: John Bevacqua,Stephen Marsden,Annette Morgan,Elizabeth Morton,Ken Devos,Swapna Verma

Now updated to reflect the changes to the 2023/2024 tax rates and the May 2023 budget, the text is concise and to the point, easy to digest and applied rather than legalistic. It aims to demystify legal jargon and legal technicality without sacrificing essentialcore legal knowledge and meaning. Importantly, it provides the requisite foundation for business students who intend to later undertake the professional programs of either CPA Australia or CA ANZ. This new edition discusses ethics and technology including cryptocurrency examples in every chapter. New features include more content on diversity and inclusion with a focus on indigenous content. Students can access both the print and digital formats, including animated work problems, practitioner videos, and questions with feedback in the eText.

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John Wiley & Sons

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139422592X

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9781394225927

Divested

Inequality in the Age of Finance

By: Ken-Hou Lin,Megan Tobias Neely

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Divested

Inequality in the Age of Finance

By: Ken-Hou Lin,Megan Tobias Neely

Finance is an inescapable part of American life. From how one pursues an education, buys a home, runs a business, or saves for retirement, finance orders the lives of ordinary Americans. And as finance continues to expand, inequality soars. In Divested, Ken-Hou Lin and Megan Tobias Neely demonstrate why widening inequality cannot be understood without examining the rise of big finance. The growth of the financial sector has dramatically transformed the American economy by redistributing resources from workers and families into the hands of owners, executives, and financial professionals. The average American is now divested from a world driven by the maximization of financial profit. Lin and Neely provide systematic evidence to document how the ascendance of finance on Wall Street, Main Street, and among households is a fundamental cause of economic inequality. They argue that finance has reshaped the economy in three important ways. First, the financial sector extracts resources from the economy at large without providing economic benefits to those outside the financial services industry. Second, firms in other economic sectors have become increasingly involved in lending and investing, which weakens the demand for labor and the bargaining power of workers. And third, the escalating consumption of financial products by households shifts risks and uncertainties once shouldered by unions, corporations, and governments onto families. A clear, comprehensive, and convincing account of the forces driving economic inequality in America, Divested warns us that the most damaging consequence of the expanding financial system is not simply recurrent financial crises but a widening social divide between the have and have-nots.

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Oxford University Press

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0190638338

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9780190638337

Running & Growing a Business QuickStart Guide

The Simplified Beginner’s Guide to Becoming an Effective Leader, Developing Scalable Systems and Growing Your Business Profitably

By: Ken Colwell

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Running & Growing a Business QuickStart Guide

The Simplified Beginner’s Guide to Becoming an Effective Leader, Developing Scalable Systems and Growing Your Business Profitably

By: Ken Colwell

The Best Book For New Or Experienced Entrepreneurs Who Want To Grow Their Business! You’ve started a brand-new business. Are you ready to crush the competition? It’s no secret that starting a new business isn’t easy. Once everything is up and running, however, entrepreneurs face a new set of challenges. It’s time to leave the uncertainty behind and start scaling the success of your business. Best-selling author, professor, and consultant Ken Colwell, PhD, MBA knows what it takes to fuel the growth that brings a new business out of the early startup days and into a new phase of profitability. Drawing on nearly three decades of hands-on experience, Colwell lays out the clearest path yet for new entrepreneurs who need to manage hiring, daily operations, and business growth while developing critical leadership, time management, and growth mindset skills. Use the guidance in this book to secure the future of your business. It doesn’t matter if your company is two weeks old or two years old—this book will teach you how to scale operations, strengthen your bottom line, and build a resilient business that stands out from the competition for years to come! Running and Growing a Business QuickStart Guide Is Perfect For: - New or experienced entrepreneurs getting their businesses off the ground - First-time entrepreneurs planning for the future - Current business owners who are struggling to scale or aren’t happy with their rate of growth - New managers, new startup hires, or current employees angling for a promotion - Anyone who wants to get a better picture of how best to manage a business for the long term Running and Growing a Business QuickStart Guide Explains: - How to scale your business and stand out in a competitive business environment - How to excel at business management fundamentals from managing your LLC to growing your company - How to run your start-up on a day-to-day, month-to-month, and year-to-year basis - How fund growth without overextending yourself and maintaining profitability - How to become a better manager, how to improve your work-life balance, and how to lead your business to new heights of success YOU WILL LEARN: - Growth Management Fundamentals – How to Ignite, Control, and Profitably Sustain Business Growth - How to Grow as an Entrepreneur – Learn Valuable Time Management Skills and How to Live a Self-Actualized Life - How to Be a Better Leader – Learn How to Inspire Your Team, Delegate Effectively, and Achieve Your Goals - How to Manage Your Business – Measure and Improve Day-To-Day Success, Standardize Procedures, and Scale Profitably - How to Hire the Perfect Team, How to Accelerate Business Innovation, How to Grow Your Bottom Line, and More! If you have ever looked at your new business and asked yourself “where do I go from here?” this book is for you! Ken Colwell, PhD, MBA is also the author of the bestselling book Starting a Business QuickStart Guide. *LIFETIME ACCESS TO FREE BUSINESS GROWTH DIGITAL ASSETS!* Running and Growing a Business QuickStart Guide comes with free lifetime access to a comprehensive library of tools and templates to help you grow your business quickly. *GIVING BACK* ClydeBank Media proudly supports One Tree Planted as a reforestation partner.

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Guilds and the Parish Community in Late Medieval East Anglia, C. 1470-1550

By: Ken Farnhill

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Guilds and the Parish Community in Late Medieval East Anglia, C. 1470-1550

By: Ken Farnhill

The parish and the guild were the two poles round which social and religious life revolved in late medieval England. This study, drawing freely on East Anglian records, shows how influential they were in the lives of their communities in the years before the break with Rome - and provides an implicit commentary on the impact of the Henrician Reformation at parish level. The records of many of the guilds (or fraternities) of East Anglia in the years 1470-1550 are examined for evidence of their form, function and popularity; the spread of fraternities across East Anglia, the size of individual guilds, types of member, and the benefits of guild membership are all studied in detail. The social and religious functions of the fraternities are then compared with the parish, through a study of the records of two Norfolk market towns (Wymondham and Swaffham) and two Suffolk villages (Bardwell and Cratfield). A final chapter studies the fortunes of the guilds during the early years of the Reformation, up to their dissolution in 1548.KEN FARNHILL is research associate at the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York.

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1903153050

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The Marine Corps Way to Win on Wall Street

11 Key Principles from Battlefield to Boardroom

By: Ken Marlin

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The Marine Corps Way to Win on Wall Street

11 Key Principles from Battlefield to Boardroom

By: Ken Marlin

A Marine-turned-investment banker applies the Corps' core principles to Wall Street and the world of business.

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1250066662

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The Van Gogh File

The Myth and the Man

By: Ken Wilkie

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The Van Gogh File

The Myth and the Man

By: Ken Wilkie

Incorporating recent discoveries about Vincent Van Gogh's life and work, including the only photograph of him as an adult, this updated biography investigates the creativity, successes, and frustrations of one of the world's most famous painters. With evidence accumulated from Van Gogh's European life, from Belgium, the Netherlands, England, and France, this illuminating account reveals sources of his unhappiness, terrible childhood illnesses, personal relationships, and even introduces his possible grandchildren. Fully illustrated with more than 70 photographs and art reproductions, these new facts show the seeds of Van Gogh's inspiration and shine light on one of the most enigmatic figures of 19th-century art. Ken Wilkie has followed van Gogh's trail around Europe for thirty years.Along the way Ken Wilkie has discovered the identity of Van Gogh's first love in London and the house they shared together in Brixton and uncovered evidence of the disease that led to the deaths of both Vincent and Theo Van Gogh. Following his journalist's nose Ken Wilkie finds a trail of clues Van Gogh left behind, which prompts his many adventures, fortunate meetings and accidental discoveries. Ken Wilkie gets as close to Van Gogh's presence as it is possible, from meeting his nephew who grew up sleeping in a bed that had Van Gogh's Sunflower paintings piled underneath to meeting the widow of a man who shared a flat with the Van Gogh brothers in Paris. Through meeting those whose lives have intersected with Van Gogh's we meet Vincent Van Gogh the man and artist, freed from the myths that have been created around him.Wilkie builds up a portrait of Van Gogh, finding the sources of his unhappiness and discovering the seeds of his inspiration. The secrets of Van Gogh's life are exposed, the possibility of the sexually-transmitted disease he suffered from, the masochistic torment Vincent went through as a missionary among Belgium's coalmines as we journey through Van Gogh's life, through Europe, in the shadow of the most enigmatic figure of modern art.

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0285641107

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Three World Cuisines

Italian, Mexican, Chinese

By: Ken Albala

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Three World Cuisines

Italian, Mexican, Chinese

By: Ken Albala

The text begins with a comprehensive theory of cuisine in the introduction and moves to the parallel culinary histories of Italy, Mexico, and China: the independent domestication of crops in each, the social, political, and technological developments that gave rise to each cuisine, and cooking in both professional and home settings. It also compares the internal logic of the cooking style and techniques in a way that will resonate with students. The meat of the text compares and contrasts the three cuisines in chapters on grains and starches; vegetables; fruits and nuts; meat, poultry, and dairy products; fish and shellfish; fats and flavorings; and beverages. Readers are taken on a fascinating journey of discovery, where the background story of mis-transmission, adaptation, and evolution of cooking as it spreads around the globe with trade and immigration is revealed. It answers the big questions, such as, why did the wok prevail in China, while the sautée pan and comal were used in Italy and Mexico, respectively? Why is bread baked in the Mediterranean but more often steamed in the Far East? How are certain ingredients used in completely different ways by different cultures and why? Why is corn transformed into tortillas and tamales in one place and into polenta in another? Why do we find tomato salsa in the Americas, long-cooked sauces in Italy, and tomatoes mixed with scrambled eggs in China? Albala also challenges the notion of authenticity, providing ample evidence that cuisines are constantly evolving, adapting over time according to ingredients and cooking technologies. More than 150 of Albala’s recipes complete the instruction, inspiring readers to learn how to cook in a fundamental way.

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Rowman Altamira

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Documents of Life 2

An Invitation to A Critical Humanism

By: Ken Plummer,Kenneth Plummer

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Documents of Life 2

An Invitation to A Critical Humanism

By: Ken Plummer,Kenneth Plummer

This study champions the use of life stories and other perosnal documents in social research. It considers recent developments in the humanist approach to social research, looking at writing and narrative, memory, and the auto/biographical society.

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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Older People

By: Ken Laidlaw,Larry W. Thompson,Dolores Gallagher-Thompson,Leah Dick-Siskin

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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Older People

By: Ken Laidlaw,Larry W. Thompson,Dolores Gallagher-Thompson,Leah Dick-Siskin

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is now well established as an effective treatment for a range of mental health problems, but for clinicians working with older clients, there are particular issues that need to be addressed. Topics covered include the need to build a therapeutic relationship, dealing with stereotypical thinking about ageing, setting realistic expectations in the face of deteriorating medical conditions, maintaining hope when faced with difficult life events such as the loss of a spouse, disability, etc., and dealing with the therapist's own fears about ageing. Illustrated throughout with case studies, practical solutions and with a troubleshooting section, this is essential reading for all clinical psychologists, psychiatrists and related health professionals who work with older people. * Authors are world authorities on depression and psychotherapy with older people * First book to be published on CBT with older people * Case studies and examples used throughout to illustrate the method and the problems of older people

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0470862327

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A Call to the Colours

Tracing Your Canadian Military Ancestors

By: Ken Cox

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A Call to the Colours

Tracing Your Canadian Military Ancestors

By: Ken Cox

Our ancestors were required to perform military service, often as militia. The discovery that an ancestor served during one of the major conflicts in our history is exciting. A Call to the Colours provides the archival, library, and computer resources that can be employed to explore your family's military history.

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Dundurn

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1554888646

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Concrete Mix Design, Quality Control and Specification, Fourth Edition

By: Ken W. Day,James Aldred,Barry Hudson

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Concrete Mix Design, Quality Control and Specification, Fourth Edition

By: Ken W. Day,James Aldred,Barry Hudson

The nature of concrete is rapidly changing, and with it, there are rising concerns. Thoroughly revised and updated, this fourth edition of Concrete Mix Design, Quality Control and Specification addresses current industry practices that provide inadequate durability and fail to eliminate problems with underperforming new concrete and defective testing. Many specifications now require additional criteria in an attempt to improve durability or other properties. This book discusses the trend towards adding performance requirements to existing prescriptive specifications. It also explores the matter of prescription versus performance specification and especially the specification of non-strength-related performance such as durability. What’s new in the Fourth Edition: Examines water-to-cement ratio as a declining criterion of quality and durability Discusses the diminishing availability of suitable natural sands and growing industry concerns regarding the environmental impact of their use Considers advances in concrete admixtures and their ever-increasing use Advocates reliability of testing as a vital feature of the shift from prescriptive to performance specifications Addresses cement replacement materials as they relate to greenhouse gas and sustainability Concrete Mix Design, Quality Control and Specification explores producing, designing, controlling, or specifying concrete, and addresses issues related with sustainability and the impact of new concrete materials such as ready mixed geopolymers, magnesium oxide, and calcium carbonate. The text is an ideal resource for concrete technologists, producers and specifiers, and contractors on large projects

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0415504996

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Frenemies

The Epic Disruption of the Ad Business (and Everything Else)

By: Ken Auletta

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Frenemies

The Epic Disruption of the Ad Business (and Everything Else)

By: Ken Auletta

An intimate and profound reckoning with the changes buffeting the $2 trillion global advertising and marketing business from the perspective of its most powerful players, by the bestselling author of Googled Advertising and marketing touches on every corner of our lives, and is the invisible fuel powering almost all media. Complain about it though we might, without it the world would be a darker place. And of all the industries wracked by change in the digital age, few have been turned on its head as dramatically as this one has. We are a long way from the days of Don Draper; as Mad Men is turned into Math Men (and women--though too few), as an instinctual art is transformed into a science, the old lions and their kingdoms are feeling real fear, however bravely they might roar. Frenemies is Ken Auletta's reckoning with an industry under existential assault. He enters the rooms of the ad world's most important players, some of them business partners, some adversaries, many "frenemies," a term whose ubiquitous use in this industry reveals the level of anxiety, as former allies become competitors, and accusations of kickbacks and corruption swirl. We meet the old guard, including Sir Martin Sorrell, the legendary former head of WPP, the world's largest ad agency holding company; while others play nice with Facebook and Google, he rants, some say Lear-like, out on the heath. There is Irwin Gotlieb, maestro of the media agency GroupM, the most powerful media agency, but like all media agencies it is staring into the headlights as ad buying is more and more done by machine in the age of Oracle and IBM. We see the world from the vantage of its new powers, like Carolyn Everson, Facebook's head of Sales, and other brash and scrappy creatives who are driving change, as millennials and others who disdain ads as an interruption employ technology to zap them. We also peer into the future, looking at what is replacing traditional advertising. And throughout we follow the industry's peerless matchmaker, Michael Kassan, whose company, MediaLink, connects all these players together, serving as the industry's foremost power broker, a position which feasts on times of fear and change. Frenemies is essential reading, not simply because of what it says about this world, but because of the potential consequences: the survival of media as we know it depends on the money generated by advertising and marketing--revenue that is in peril in the face of technological changes and the fraying trust between the industry's key players.

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0735220875

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Disappearing Overnight

By: Ken Tracey

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Disappearing Overnight

By: Ken Tracey

Disappearing Overnight is a dramatic collection of short stories. Featuring; a Soviet spy, a faded rock star, a sister's ghost, a scared vet and some ordinary people forced into abnormal situations. These stories are set in places around the world from London to the African bush and from Liverpool to Chicago. Spanning time from the days of the Wild West to the 1920s through the 1960s to the present. Some tragic, some comic; all entertaining.

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1839759178

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The White Trilogy

A White Arrest, Taming the Alien, and The McDead

By: Ken Bruen

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The White Trilogy

A White Arrest, Taming the Alien, and The McDead

By: Ken Bruen

“Hip, violent and funny vignettes of the mean streets of southeast London tie together this rowdy set of short novels” from the Irish crime writer (Publishers Weekly). At sixty-two, Chief Inspector Roberts is nearly too old to be a cop, but he makes up for his age with a ferocity that the younger detectives cannot match. After four decades on the force, he has a daughter who hates him, a wife who cheats, and a bank account that grows emptier every year. But on London’s darker streets, Roberts is a force to be reckoned with. With his partner, the gleefully brutal Detective Sergeant Brant, Roberts looks for every policeman’s dream: the White Arrest, a high-profile success that makes up for all their past failures. In A White Arrest, their target is a bat-wielding lunatic who knocks off drug dealers. In Taming the Alien, they hunt a mysterious hit man who earned his nickname by carrying out a hit while watching Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic. And in The McDead, Roberts and Brant set their sights on a cunning kingpin ruling London’s southeast side. Gripping and gritty, Ken Bruen’s White Trilogy is an unforgettable noir portrait of London’s seedy underworld.

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