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The Positive Case for Negative Campaigning

By: Kyle Mattes,David P. Redlawsk

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The Positive Case for Negative Campaigning

By: Kyle Mattes,David P. Redlawsk

Turn on the television or sign in to social media during election season and chances are you’ll see plenty of negative campaigning. For decades, conventional wisdom has held that Americans hate negativity in political advertising, and some have even argued that its pervasiveness in recent seasons has helped to drive down voter turnout. Arguing against this commonly held view, Kyle Mattes and David P. Redlawsk show not only that some negativity is accepted by voters as part of the political process, but that negative advertising is necessary to convey valuable information that would not otherwise be revealed. The most comprehensive treatment of negative campaigning to date, The Positive Case for Negative Campaigning uses models, surveys, and experiments to show that much of the seeming dislike of negative campaigning can be explained by the way survey questions have been worded. By failing to distinguish between baseless and credible attacks, surveys fail to capture differences in voters’ receptivity. Voters’ responses, the authors argue, vary greatly and can be better explained by the content and believability of the ads than by whether the ads are negative. Mattes and Redlawsk continue on to establish how voters make use of negative information and why it is necessary. Many voters are politically naïve and unlikely to make inferences about candidates’ positions or traits, so the ability of candidates to go on the attack and focus explicitly on information that would not otherwise be available is crucial to voter education.

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University of Chicago Press

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022620233X

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9780226202334

Dungeons & Dragons Lore & Legends

A Visual Celebration of the Fifth Edition of the World's Greatest Roleplaying Game

By: Michael Witwer,Kyle Newman,Jon Peterson,Sam Witwer,Official Dungeons & Dragons Licensed

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Dungeons & Dragons Lore & Legends

A Visual Celebration of the Fifth Edition of the World's Greatest Roleplaying Game

By: Michael Witwer,Kyle Newman,Jon Peterson,Sam Witwer,Official Dungeons & Dragons Licensed

An illustrated guide to Dungeons & Dragons’ beloved fifth edition told through interviews, artwork, and visual ephemera from the designers, storytellers, and artists who bring it to life. When the reimagined fifth edition of Dungeons & Dragons debuted in the summer of 2014, the game was on the brink of obsolescence. But within a few short years, D&D found greater success than it had ever enjoyed before, even surpassing its 1980s golden age. How did an analog game nearly a half century old become a star in a digital world? For the first time, Lore & Legends reveals the incredible ongoing story of Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition from the perspective of the designers, artists, and players who bring it to life. This comprehensive visual guide illuminates contemporary D&D—its development, evolution, cultural relevance, and popularity—through exclusive interviews and more than 900 pieces of artwork, photography, and advertising curated and analyzed by the authors of the bestselling and Hugo Award–nominated Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana.

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417

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Ten Speed Press

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1984859692

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9781984859693

The Mediation Dilemma

By: Kyle Beardsley

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The Mediation Dilemma

By: Kyle Beardsley

Mediation has become a common technique for terminating violent conflicts both within and between states; while mediation has a strong record in reducing hostilities, it is not without its own problems. In The Mediation Dilemma, Kyle Beardsley highlights its long-term limitations. The result of this oft-superficial approach to peacemaking, immediate and reassuring as it may be, is often a fragile peace. With the intervention of a third-party mediator, warring parties may formally agree to concessions that are insupportable in the long term and soon enough find themselves at odds again. Beardsley examines his argument empirically using two data sets and traces it through several historical cases: Henry Kissinger's and Jimmy Carter's initiatives in the Middle East, 1973–1979; Theodore Roosevelt's 1905 mediation in the Russo-Japanese War; and Carter’s attempt to mediate in the 1994 North Korean nuclear crisis. He also draws upon the lessons of the 1993 Arusha Accords, the 1993 Oslo Accords, Haiti in 1994, the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement in Sri Lanka, and the 2005 Memorandum of Understanding in Aceh. Beardsley concludes that a reliance on mediation risks a greater chance of conflict relapse in the future, whereas the rejection of mediation risks ongoing bloodshed as war continues. The trade-off between mediation’s short-term and long-term effects is stark when the third-party mediator adopts heavy-handed forms of leverage, and, Beardsley finds, multiple mediators and intergovernmental organizations also do relatively poorly in securing long-term peace. He finds that mediation has the greatest opportunity to foster both short-term and long-term peace when a single third party mediates among belligerents that can afford to wait for a self-enforcing arrangement to be reached.

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228

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Cornell University Press

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0801462622

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9780801462627

Love's Pure Light

A Bible Study for Advent

By: Kyle Leyendecker

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Love's Pure Light

A Bible Study for Advent

By: Kyle Leyendecker

The stage is set. Millennium after millennium, the prophets have spoken of these days; and now, the time has come. More than an Advent devotional booklet, this four-part mini-Bible study helps the reader get ready during the Advent season for the coming Savior, bringing into focus the real reason we celebrate Christmas. Originally written for high school youth, Love's Pure Light: A Bible Study for Advent is designed to immerse the reader in all the themes and texts traditionally associated with the Advent season. Journey through four lessons of readings, hymn-texts, and selected Bible verses and experience Advent like never before! Drawing upon the themes of hope, peace, joy, and love, the reader will discover how Jesus is the Promised One who fulfills all that the prophets spoke by His First Coming and will be reminded to stay alert and prepared to receive Him again when He returns. It's a message you'll cherish year after year. So grab your family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, church small group, or simply find a quiet spot for yourself and begin a spiritual journey that will lead you to Christ""the newborn King in Bethlehem and the King of all kings who is coming back very soon!

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1644582589

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Come With Me

Jesus-Led, Spirit-Driven Lessons Shared for Your Life’s Journey

By: Kyle Orstadt

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Come With Me

Jesus-Led, Spirit-Driven Lessons Shared for Your Life’s Journey

By: Kyle Orstadt

No one is in control of time. Yet the one thing we do control is our daily decisions. Our choices impact not only where we go in life, but also how we experience the journey. In a spiritual playbook for how to better live life, Lars Luedeman offers tools, techniques, and approaches within a three-part framework that bring the whole life together to lead others down a path, with Jesus as the navigator, to attain a clearer sense of divine purpose, understanding, and direction. Through his guidance, others will learn how to change habits and thought patterns to incorporate positive changes; slow down and eliminate distractions to better cope with life’s daily circumstances and prioritize goals; create more order by attaining clarity around key questions, ambitions, and learning experiences; and develop self-awareness to challenge thinking processes and the underlying assumptions we hold about ourselves. Come with Me is a spiritual guide that shares tools and inspirational wisdom to help believers identify a divine purpose and carve a path forward that is truly their own.

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294

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WestBow Press

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ISBN 13

9798385009183

Living Great

Style Expert and Television Star Linda Dano Shows You how to Bring Style Home with Her Easy, Affordable Decorating Ideas and Techniques

By: Linda Dano,Anne Kyle

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Living Great

Style Expert and Television Star Linda Dano Shows You how to Bring Style Home with Her Easy, Affordable Decorating Ideas and Techniques

By: Linda Dano,Anne Kyle

From basics like painting techniques to understanding the subtleties of lighting and color, the professional style consultant offers plenty of practical advice for creating the home ideal for you.

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244

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Perigee Trade

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0399524843

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9780399524844

Inspired 3D Character Animation

By: Kyle Clark

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Inspired 3D Character Animation

By: Kyle Clark

Clark's book takes an in-depth look at the methods and technology that professionals use to create realistic and believable characters using computer technology.

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Muska & Lipman Publishing

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1931841489

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9781931841481

The Positive Case for Negative Campaigning

By: Kyle Mattes,David P. Redlawsk

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Book's by Kyle Mattes

The Positive Case for Negative Campaigning

The Positive Case for Negative Campaigning

Dungeons & Dragons Lore & Legends

Dungeons & Dragons Lore & Legends

The Mediation Dilemma

The Mediation Dilemma

Love's Pure Light

Love's Pure Light

Come With Me

Come With Me

Living Great

Living Great

Inspired 3D Character Animation

Inspired 3D Character Animation

The Positive Case for Negative Campaigning

The Positive Case for Negative Campaigning

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