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The Ultimate Fan's Guide to Avatar

James Cameron's Epic Movie

By: Kevin Patrick Mahoney

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The Ultimate Fan's Guide to Avatar

James Cameron's Epic Movie

By: Kevin Patrick Mahoney

Avatar is the most successful movie of all time, surpassing the record held by James Cameron's previous monster hit, Titanic. It is also the most expensive movie ever. With its adoption of modern 3D techniques, Avatar is arguably the most spectacular film of all time. Kevin Patrick Mahoney explores how Avatar has reached this pinnacle of success. The film has not been universally praised; some critics have pointed to an overly simple plot and dialogue. However, Kevin reveals that there are many complex themes that lie behind such apparent simplicity. This book begins with an in-depth review of events as they happen on screen, including the many scenes deleted from the film, and then proceeds to explore some of the most interesting themes in more depth. Kevin examines how James Cameron has adapted Joseph Campbell's theory of the Hero's Journey in Avatar. The Na'vi's planet, Pandora, is very paradisiacal, so this book discusses how it's related to the Biblical Garden of Eden. In addition to this, Kevin dissects Avatar's rather confused politics, the controversial depiction of the US Marine Corps, and the accusations of racism that have hurled at the film. Since Jake Sully is introduced to us in a wheelchair, Kevin examines the representation of disabled people in Avatar and other science fiction dramas. Some of Avatar's subtle depictions of sexuality seemed to be mainly directed at adolescent boys, so this book also dissects some of the more 'blue' aspects of the movie. Moreover, Kevin Patrick Mahoney reveals how Avatar relates to James Cameron's previous blockbuster movies.

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Punked Books

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0953317250

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Propaganda and Nation Building

Selling the Irish Free State

By: Kevin Hora

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Propaganda and Nation Building

Selling the Irish Free State

By: Kevin Hora

This book examines the origins of Ireland in its first independent incarnation, the Irish Free State (1922-1937). It explores how contemporary public relations and propaganda techniques were used to construct an identity for this new state – a state which after enduring seven years of insurrection and civil war, became one of the most stable democracies in Europe. This stability, the book argues, was constructed not solely through policies enacted by governments, but through the construction of a Gaelic, Catholic and Celtic national identity. By shifting the perspective to how nation building was communicated, it weaves an interdisciplinary narrative that initiates a new understanding of nation building - providing insights of increasing relevance in current world events. Avoiding a simplistic cause and effect history of public relations, the book examines the uses and effects of early public relations from a political and societal perspective and suggests that while governments were only modestly successful in their varied propaganda efforts, cumulatively they facilitated a transition from violence to peace. This will be of interest to researchers and advanced students with an interest in public relations, propaganda studies, nation building and Irish studies.

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Routledge

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1317572149

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9781317572145

The Emerging Republican Majority

Updated Edition

By: Kevin P. Phillips

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The Emerging Republican Majority

Updated Edition

By: Kevin P. Phillips

One of the most important and controversial books in modern American politics, The Emerging Republican Majority (1969) explained how Richard Nixon won the White House in 1968—and why the Republicans would go on to dominate presidential politics for the next quarter century. Rightly or wrongly, the book has widely been seen as a blueprint for how Republicans, using the so-called Southern Strategy, could build a durable winning coalition in presidential elections. Certainly, Nixon's election marked the end of a "New Deal Democratic hegemony" and the beginning of a conservative realignment encompassing historically Democratic voters from the South and the Florida-to-California "Sun Belt," in the book’s enduring coinage. In accounting for that shift, Kevin Phillips showed how two decades and more of social and political changes had created enormous opportunities for a resurgent conservative Republican Party. For this new edition, Phillips has written a preface describing his view of the book, its reception, and how its analysis was borne out in subsequent elections. A work whose legacy and influence are still fiercely debated, The Emerging Republican Majority is essential reading for anyone interested in American politics or history.

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Princeton University Press

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1400852293

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9781400852291

The Battle for Rights in the United States Catholic Church

By: Kevin E. McKenna

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The Battle for Rights in the United States Catholic Church

By: Kevin E. McKenna

Recounts the work of several controversialists in nineteenth century United States in defending the rights of priests and pushing towards reform for all Catholics in church governance, including more voice in Episcopal appointments and greater accountability to the laity in parish and diocesan finances.

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Paulist Press

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080914493X

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9780809144938

Willy and Richard

A Football Miracle: The Night Chicago Died (Laughing): Two Screenplays

By: Kevin William Dwyer

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Willy and Richard

A Football Miracle: The Night Chicago Died (Laughing): Two Screenplays

By: Kevin William Dwyer

A Football Miracle" is about a very gifted college senior quarterback, Willy Bateman, who has his sights on turning pro and following in his father's footsteps. However, Willy's younger brother, Richard, nineteen, is one of his teammates often criticized for his lack of effort and passion for the sport. Playing for the national championship, the biggest game of his life, Willy's sure touchdown pass on the last play of the game slips through Richard's fingers, costing them the title. Several nights later, while driving home from a party on a brutal winter's night, the boys get into an argument with Richard getting physical and causing Willy to lose control of their vehicle. While Willy's nonthrowing arm is severed from his body, the accident leaves Richard paralyzed. The brothers bitterly blame each other. In conclusion, "A Football Miracle" is about love, forgiveness, and perseverance. "The Night Chicago Died Laughing" is about a beautiful, talented twenty-one-year-old singer, Ginger Charmer, who was raised by her very loving and eccentric grandfather, once in vaudeville. Upon inheriting her great uncle's old, run-down saloon in Chicago, Ginger convinces her grandfather to move from their comfortable home in Buffalo in order to fulfill her dream of running her own nightclub. When they arrive, Ginger meets her struggling, unemployed dancer boyfriend, Charleston Charlie, who suggests she borrow from the town's most feared gangster, Doug the Thug, after telling him she didn't have enough money for the renovations. Barely tall as a yardstick that fuels him into being a bully, Ginger eventually learns Doug's bark is worse than his bite. But he becomes frustrated with Ginger when she makes little effort in paying him back because she's always buying new clothes, refusing to wear the same thing more than once. In spite him kidnapping her (she gets away), forgiving Ginger invites Doug into her home after the notorious Al Capone breaks out of prison and runs him out of town. Along with Ginger's and her grandfather's help, they send Capone and his goons running. While it's Ginger's compassion and understanding that transform Doug into a kinder person, she realizes she needs to be less materialistic and more responsible with her own debts.

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1098023544

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9781098023546

Dreamland

A Novel

By: Kevin Baker

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Dreamland

A Novel

By: Kevin Baker

A literary tour de force, a magnificent chronicle of a remarkable era and a place of dreams In a stunning work of imagination and memory, author Kevin Baker brings to mesmerizing life a vibrant, colorful, thrilling, and dangerous New York City in the earliest years of the twentieth century. A novel breathtaking in its scope and ambition, it is the epic saga of newcomers drawn to the promise of America—gangsters and laborers, hucksters and politicians, radicals, reformers, murderers, and sideshow oddities—whose stories of love, revenge, and tragedy interweave and shine in the artificial electric dazzle of a wondrous place called Dreamland.

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Harper Collins

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006198373X

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9780061983733

No Way to Be Treated

By: Kevin Patrick

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No Way to Be Treated

By: Kevin Patrick

Nearly thirty-five million individuals in the United States are addicted to a substance. A large percentage of them also have ADHD. In No Way To Be Treated: Managing Addiction By Treating ADHD, Kevin Patrick explains that properly treating ADHD can manage the addiction. He makes his argument by outlining the physiological similarities of both addiction and ADHD and proposes changing current drug treatment methods in a way that greatly improves the percentage of addicts who maintain their sobriety. Patrick believes that recovery programs must begin to screen for and treat co-morbid ADHD in order to effectively help addicts manage their addiction. While Patrick is a proponent of the Twelve-Step Recovery method, he believes that it can be improved. Patrick offers new ways for doctors, drug treatment counselors, and other treatment professionals to incorporate behavioral medicine in substance abuse recovery programs. Current methods of treatment are not effective enough in helping addicts achieve and maintain their sobriety. These current methods prove that this is No Way To Be Treated. Kevin Patrick, a recovering addict with ADHD, lives in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been married to his wife, Molly, for thirty-five years. They have two grown children and one grandson.

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Tate Publishing

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1616636912

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9781616636913

Struggles for a past

Irish and Afro–Caribbean histories in England, 1951–2000

By: Kevin Myers

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Struggles for a past

Irish and Afro–Caribbean histories in England, 1951–2000

By: Kevin Myers

This book examines the construction of ethnic communities, and of multicultural policy, in post-war England. It explores how Irish and Afro-Caribbean immigrants responded to their representation as alien races by turning to history. In cultural and educational projects immigrants imagined, researched, wrote and pictured their pasts. They did so because they sought in the past dignity, a common humanity and an explanation of the hostility that had greeted them in England. But the meaning of the past is never fixed. Encouraged and conditioned by the burgeoning field of race relations, these histories were interpreted as expressions of difference. They asserted, it was claimed, specific ethnic needs and identities. They were the nation’s ‘other histories’. Drawing on a wide range of sources and covering many different debates, the book seeks to recover the inclusive historical imagination of radical scholars and activists who saw in the past the resources for a better future.

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Manchester University Press

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1526183994

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9781526183996

The Complete Victoria Cross

A Full Chronological Record of All Holders of Britain's Highest Award for Gallantry

By: Kevin Brazier

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The Complete Victoria Cross

A Full Chronological Record of All Holders of Britain's Highest Award for Gallantry

By: Kevin Brazier

This fully revised paperback edition of the complete chronological record of VC holders is an essential work of reference for every student of military history. All the British and Commonwealth servicemen who have been awarded the highest honour for exceptional acts of bravery and self-sacrifice are commemorated here. The first VCs awarded for the Crimean War and in the nineteenth-century colonial wars are described, as are the VCs awarded in the world wars of the twentieth century and the most recent VCs awarded during present-day conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The extraordinary exploits recounted in this fascinating book make unforgettable reading.

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Casemate Publishers

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1473872065

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9781473872066

A City without Care

300 Years of Racism, Health Disparities, and Health Care Activism in New Orleans

By: Kevin McQueeney

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A City without Care

300 Years of Racism, Health Disparities, and Health Care Activism in New Orleans

By: Kevin McQueeney

New Orleans is a city that is rich in culture, music, and history. It has also long been a site of some of the most intense racially based medical inequities in the United States. Kevin McQueeney traces that inequity from the city's founding in the early eighteenth century through three centuries to the present. He argues that racist health disparities emerged as a key component of the city's slave-based economy and quickly became institutionalized with the end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow. McQueeney also shows that, despite legislation and court victories in the civil rights era, a segregated health care system still exists today. In addition to charting this history of neglect, McQueeney also suggests pathways to fix the deeply entrenched inequities, taking inspiration from the "long civil rights" framework and reconstructing the fight for improved health and access to care that started long before the boycotts, sit-ins, and marches of the 1950s and 1960s. In telling the history of how New Orleans has treated its Black citizens in its hospitals, McQueeney uncovers the broader story of how urban centers across the country have ignored Black Americans and their health needs for the entire history of the nation.

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UNC Press Books

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1469673932

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9781469673936

Systemic Decision Making

Fundamentals for Addressing Problems and Messes

By: Patrick T. Hester,Kevin MacG. Adams

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Systemic Decision Making

Fundamentals for Addressing Problems and Messes

By: Patrick T. Hester,Kevin MacG. Adams

This expanded second edition of the 2014 textbook features dedicated sections on action and observation, so that the reader can combine the use of the developed theoretical basis with practical guidelines for deployment. It also includes a focus on selection and use of a dedicated modeling paradigm – fuzzy cognitive mapping – to facilitate use of the proposed multi-methodology. The end goal of the text is a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to structuring and assessing complex problems, including a dedicated discussion of thinking, acting, and observing complex problems. The multi-methodology developed is scientifically grounded in systems theory and its accompanying principles, while the process emphasizes the nonlinear nature of all complex problem-solving endeavors. The authors’ clear and consistent chapter structure facilitates the book’s use in the classroom.

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Springer

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3319546724

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9783319546728

The Image of the Middle Ages in Romantic and Victorian Literature

By: Kevin L. Morris

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The Image of the Middle Ages in Romantic and Victorian Literature

By: Kevin L. Morris

Originally published in 1984, The Image of the Middle Ages in Romantic and Victorian Literature looks at the impact of medievalism in the 18th and 19th centuries and the importance of post-Enlightenment literary religious medievalism. The book suggests that religious medievalism was not a superficial cultural phenomenon and that the romantic spirit with which it was chronologically connected, was intimately associated with the metaphysical. The book suggests that this belief gave birth to the metaphysical yearning and cultural expression of the eighteenth and nineteenth century. The book seeks to clarify the post-Enlightenment relationship between aesthetic culture and ‘aesthetic’ religion, romanticism, medievalism and religious trends.

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Routledge

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0429576161

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9780429576164

102 Minutes

The Unforgettable Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers

By: Jim Dwyer,Kevin Flynn

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102 Minutes

The Unforgettable Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers

By: Jim Dwyer,Kevin Flynn

Originally published: New York: Times Books, 2005.

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Macmillan

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0805094210

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9780805094213

Acts Amid Precepts

The Logical Structure of Thomas Aquinas’s Moral Theology

By: Kevin L. SJ Flannery

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Acts Amid Precepts

The Logical Structure of Thomas Aquinas’s Moral Theology

By: Kevin L. SJ Flannery

Although most natural law ethical theories recognize moral absolutes, there is not much agreement even among natural law theorists about how to identify them. The author argues that in order to understand and determine the morality (or immorality) of a human action, it must be considered in relation to the organized system of human practices within which it is performed. In order to depict this structure and to explain how it bears upon the analysis of action, the author investigates a number of issues that have attracted the attention of Thomistic and Aristotelian scholarship. He examines the nature of practical reason, its relationship with theoretical reason, the derivation of lower from higher ethical principles, the incommensurability of human goods, the relationship between will and intellect, and the principle of double effect.

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A&C Black

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0567088154

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The Irish Whales

Olympians of Old New York

By: Kevin Martin

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The Irish Whales

Olympians of Old New York

By: Kevin Martin

In the early 1900s, the Olympic Games track and field throwing events were dominated by a group of Irish-born weight throwers representing the United States. Of immense size and with a larger-than-life presence, these athletes came to be known as the “Irish Whales.” In The Irish Whales: Olympians of Old New York, Kevin Martin shares the untold story of these Irish American athletes who competed with unparalleled distinction for the United States. James Mitchell, John Flanagan, Martin Sheridan, Pat McDonald, Paddy Ryan, and Con Walsh won a total of eighteen medals in the Olympic Games between 1900 and 1924 and completely dominated the world stage in their chosen athletic disciplines. They were lionized in the American and Irish press and became folk heroes among Irish-American immigrant communities. Almost all of these men were further distinguished by their membership in the fabled Irish American Athletic Club of New York and careers with the New York Police Department. The story of the Irish Whales is the very embodiment of the American Dream and exemplifies the triumph of many Irish emigrants in the New World. Featuring a wonderful collection of original photographs, The Irish Whales tells the dramatic stories of these international athletes and their extraordinary sporting successes.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538142317

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Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age

Confronting the Christian Problem with Wealth

By: Kevin Hargaden

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Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age

Confronting the Christian Problem with Wealth

By: Kevin Hargaden

Throughout his ministry, Jesus spoke frequently and unabashedly on the now-taboo subject of money. With nothing good to say to the rich, the New Testament--indeed the entire Bible--is far from positive towards the topic of personal wealth. And yet, we all seek material prosperity and comfort. How are Christians to square the words of their savior with the balances of their bank accounts, or more accurately, with their unquenchable desire for financial security? While the church has developed diverse responses to the problems of poverty, it is often silent on what seems almost as straightforward a biblical principle: that wealth, too, is a problem. By considering the particular context of the recent economic history of Ireland, this book explores how the parables of Jesus can be the key to unlocking what it might mean to follow Christ as wealthy people without diluting our dilemma or denying the tension. Through an engagement with contemporary economic and political thought, aided by the work of Karl Barth and William T. Cavanaugh, this book represents a unique and innovative intervention to a discussion that applies to every Christian in the Western world.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1532655029

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9781532655029

Did Singapore Have to Fall?

Churchill and the Impregnable Fortress

By: Karl Hack,Kevin Blackburn

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Did Singapore Have to Fall?

Churchill and the Impregnable Fortress

By: Karl Hack,Kevin Blackburn

First time all the factors concerning the Fall of Singapore have been examined in one place Churchill's controversial role in the surrender is also examined

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Routledge

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1134396384

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9781134396382

Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery

By: Kevin Chung

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Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery

By: Kevin Chung

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. A new addition to the best-selling Operative Techniques series, Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery provides superbly illustrated, authoritative guidance on operative techniques along with a thorough understanding of how to select the best procedure, how to avoid complications, and what outcomes to expect. Easy to follow, up to date, and highly visual, this step-by-step reference covers nearly all operations in current use in plastic surgery, and is ideal for residents and physicians in daily practice.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1496339517

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9781496339515

The Reciprocating Self

Human Development in Theological Perspective

By: Jack O. Balswick,Pamela Ebstyne King,Kevin S. Reimer

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The Reciprocating Self

Human Development in Theological Perspective

By: Jack O. Balswick,Pamela Ebstyne King,Kevin S. Reimer

On the basis of a theologically grounded understanding of the nature of persons and the self, Jack O. Balswick, Pamela Ebstyne King and Kevin S. Reimer present a model of human development that ranges across all of life's stages. This revised second edition engages new research from evolutionary psychology, developmental neuroscience and positive psychology.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830893482

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9780830893485

Central Bank Autonomy

The Federal Reserve System in American Politics

By: Kevin Corder

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Central Bank Autonomy

The Federal Reserve System in American Politics

By: Kevin Corder

First Published in 1998. The Federal Reserve System, the nation's central bank, is directed by statute to maintain maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates. This volume explores the Central Bank Autonomy, looking at preferences of central bankers, reserve requirements, open market transactions, credit control, macroeconomic outcomes, policies and capital market flows.

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Routledge

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1135675228

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Custer's Road to Disaster

The Path to Little Bighorn

By: Kevin Sullivan

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Custer's Road to Disaster

The Path to Little Bighorn

By: Kevin Sullivan

The death of George Armstrong Custer ended the life of one of the most flamboyant, brave, careless, and fascinating characters to ever wear a United States military uniform. His dramatic rise during the Civil War to the brevet rank of brigadier general at twenty-three, and his uncanny ability to stay alive regardless of how recklessly he flung himself at the enemy, gave rise to his image as an almost mythical figure. His life was filled with such good fortune that the term “Custer’s Luck” was used to refer to an unusually fortuitous event. Road to Disaster examines Custer’s unusual mental and emotional make-up, which played out in his military career, his relationship with his wife, and in the death he and many of his men found at the end of their march into Montana. A clearer picture of the man appears, providing answers as to why military success followed him to the top of his career, and why the Battle of the Little Bighorn became such a shocking disaster in the summer of 1876.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0762794755

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Steven Moffat’s Doctor Who 2012-2013

The Critical Fan’s Guide to Matt Smith’s Final Series (Unauthorized)

By: Steven Cooper,Kevin Mahoney

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Steven Moffat’s Doctor Who 2012-2013

The Critical Fan’s Guide to Matt Smith’s Final Series (Unauthorized)

By: Steven Cooper,Kevin Mahoney

At over 90,000 words, this is the most comprehensive fan guide yet published to the 2012-2013 season of Doctor Who. After the first part of the season provided an emotional ending to the Doctor's travels with his friends Amy and Rory, Steven Moffat presented an innovative and intriguing new mystery, as the Doctor puzzled over the “woman twice dead” that is Clara Oswald, who had the most spectacular introduction(s) of any companion. This series was the most demanding yet for Moffat; no other Doctor Who showrunner had previously faced an assignment like writing a series finale, an anniversary story, and a combined Christmas Special/Doctor finale in quick succession. We are with Moffat every step of the way as he rises to this unique challenge. The format of this book is the same as our previous Doctor Who guides. Steven Cooper has written excellent detailed analyses of each episode, which Slant Magazine published online in their House Next Door blog soon after each episode was broadcast. In this way, Steven’s reviews provide an invaluable record of how a long-standing fan reacted to each twist of the plot as it occurred. House Next Door published Steven’s 2013 episode reviews in abridged form; he then expanded upon his analyses, so this book contains far more of his insights than those published online. Kevin Mahoney then follows Steven’s analyses with his reviews, which he wrote from the perspective of having watched the entire series. This enabled him to gauge exactly how Steven Moffat had put this season together, and to assess the success of his various hoodwinks and sleights of hand. In this series, Steven Moffat was just as ambitious as ever - perhaps too ambitious at times, when the scripting became uneven or the production team was not able to realize an episode as well as they might have done. Despite this, there were several episodes that rank among the best of the show's achievements, which we applaud in this celebration of Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary.

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Punked Books

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190837523X

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Poxed and Scurvied

The Story of Sickness & Health at Sea

By: Kevin Brown

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Poxed and Scurvied

The Story of Sickness & Health at Sea

By: Kevin Brown

When European sailors began to explore the rest of the world, the problem of keeping healthy on such long voyages became acute. Malnourishment and crowded conditions bred disease, but they also carried epidemics that decimated the indigenous populations they encountered and brought back new diseases like syphilis. As navies developed, the well-being of crews became a dominant factor in the success of naval operations, so it is no surprise that the Royal Navy led the way in shipboard medical provision, and sponsored many of the advances in diet and hygiene which by the Napoleonic Wars gave its fleets a significant advantage over all its enemies. These improvements trickled down to the merchant service, but the book also looks at two particularly harsh maritime environments, the slave trade and emigrant ships, both of which required special medical arrangements. Eventually, the struggle to improve the fitness of seamen became a national concern, manifest in a series of far-reaching and sometimes bizarre public health measures, generally directed against the effects of drunkenness and the pox. In this way, as in many others, an attempt to address the specific needs of the seafarer developed wider implications for society as a whole. It also produced scientific breakthroughs that were a universal benefit, so far from being a narrow study of medicine at sea, this book provides a fascinating picture of social improvement.

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Seaforth Publishing

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1848320639

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9781848320635

The Complete George Cross

A Full Chronological Record of all George Cross Holders

By: Kevin Brazier,Tony Gledhill

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The Complete George Cross

A Full Chronological Record of all George Cross Holders

By: Kevin Brazier,Tony Gledhill

The George Cross, the highest civilian decoration, is awarded for acts of the greatest heroism or of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger, and all the recipients of this exceptional honor are recorded here. As a complete chronological record of George Crosses awarded in Britain and around the world, this book is an essential work of reference for anyone who is interested in the history of the medal and in the acts of bravery and self-sacrifice it commemorates.

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Casemate Publishers

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1781599882

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A Virtuous Church

Catholic Theology, Ethics, and Liturgy for the 21st Century

By: R. Kevin Seasoltz

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A Virtuous Church

Catholic Theology, Ethics, and Liturgy for the 21st Century

By: R. Kevin Seasoltz

The topics examined in this book include the development of 'virtue morality' and its practice in today's Catholic Church; tensions between local churches and the universal church; and the celebration of the liturgy and the sacraments.

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Orbis Books

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1570759731

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9781570759734

The Official Autograph Collector Price Guide

By: Kevin Martin

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The Official Autograph Collector Price Guide

By: Kevin Martin

Odyssey Publications is the world's largest publisher of autograph niche books and magazines. Autograph Collector is distributed in every major bookstore and has been circulated internationally for nearly a decade. The Official Autograph Collector Price Guide is the recognized authority on the values of autographs of thousands of celebrities. The book also contains numerous chapters on how to collect, detect forgeries, acquire free autographs and much more. The newest edition contains prices on sports autographs.

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ISBN 10

0966971000

ISBN 13

9780966971002

Book's by Kevin Patrick Mahoney

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