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The Future of Ideas

The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World

By: Lawrence Lessig

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The Future of Ideas

The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World

By: Lawrence Lessig

The Internet revolution has come. Some say it has gone. In The Future of Ideas, Lawrence Lessig explains how the revolution has produced a counterrevolution of potentially devastating power and effect. Creativity once flourished because the Net protected a commons on which widest range of innovators could experiment. But now, manipulating the law for their own purposes, corporations have established themselves as virtual gatekeepers of the Net while Congress, in the pockets of media magnates, has rewritten copyright and patent laws to stifle creativity and progress. Lessig weaves the history of technology and its relevant laws to make a lucid and accessible case to protect the sanctity of intellectual freedom. He shows how the door to a future of ideas is being shut just as technology is creating extraordinary possibilities that have implications for all of us. Vital, eloquent, judicious and forthright, The Future of Ideas is a call to arms that we can ill afford to ignore.

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378

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Vintage

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1400033314

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9781400033317

Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals

Who Have Been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining and Other Offences

By: Arthur Lawrence Hayward

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Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals

Who Have Been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining and Other Offences

By: Arthur Lawrence Hayward

This volume brings together the 3 volumes of Lives of the Criminalsoriginally reissued in 1927. A recount of the lives, crimes and executions of eighteenth century lawbreakers is provided.

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700

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Psychology Press

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0415286808

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9780415286800

Reversed Directory of the Elite of Chicago, 1883-4. Giving the Names of Prominent Residents on the Most Fashionable Streets of the City and Principal Suburbs, in Alphabetical Order, with Other Valuable Information

By: Lawrence J. Gutter

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Reversed Directory of the Elite of Chicago, 1883-4. Giving the Names of Prominent Residents on the Most Fashionable Streets of the City and Principal Suburbs, in Alphabetical Order, with Other Valuable Information

By: Lawrence J. Gutter

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

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278

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385336996

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9783385336995

Specializing the Courts

By: Lawrence Baum

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Specializing the Courts

By: Lawrence Baum

Most Americans think that judges should be, and are, generalists who decide a wide array of cases. Nonetheless, we now have specialized courts in many key policy areas, and the degree of specialization has grown over time. Specializing the Courts provides the first comprehensive analysis of specialization in the federal and state court systems.

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298

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University of Chicago Press

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0226039552

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9780226039558

Beyond DiMaggio

Italian Americans in Baseball

By: Lawrence Baldassaro

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Beyond DiMaggio

Italian Americans in Baseball

By: Lawrence Baldassaro

History of Italian-Americans in baseball.

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517

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803234678

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9780803234673

Historic Ranches of Texas

By: Lawrence Clayton

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Historic Ranches of Texas

By: Lawrence Clayton

Traces the history and present-day operation of twelve prominent Texas ranches.

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University of Texas Press

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0292711891

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9780292711891

Olympians of the Sawdust Circle

A Biographical Dictionary of the Nineteenth Century American Circus

By: William Lawrence Slout

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Olympians of the Sawdust Circle

A Biographical Dictionary of the Nineteenth Century American Circus

By: William Lawrence Slout

The culmination of more than thirty years of research, Olympians of the Sawdust Circle is an attempt to identify every major and minor player in the American circus world of the nineteenth century. This A-Z guide lists: surname, given name, dates of birth and death (if known), type of entertainment (and function) with which the individual was associated, and the companies and dates by whom the person was employed. Every researcher and library interested in American circus history will need this seminal guide. An absolutely astonishing piece of scholarship.

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348

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Wildside Press LLC

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0809503107

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9780809503100

A Devil of a Whipping

The Battle of Cowpens

By: Lawrence E. Babits

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A Devil of a Whipping

The Battle of Cowpens

By: Lawrence E. Babits

The battle of Cowpens was a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War in the South and stands as perhaps the finest American tactical demonstration of the entire war. On 17 January 1781, Daniel Morgan's force of Continental troops and militia routed British regulars and Loyalists under the command of Banastre Tarleton. The victory at Cowpens helped put the British army on the road to the Yorktown surrender and, ultimately, cleared the way for American independence. Here, Lawrence Babits provides a brand-new interpretation of this pivotal South Carolina battle. Whereas previous accounts relied on often inaccurate histories and a small sampling of participant narratives, Babits uses veterans' sworn pension statements, long-forgotten published accounts, and a thorough knowledge of weaponry, tactics, and the art of moving men across the landscape. He identifies where individuals were on the battlefield, when they were there, and what they saw--creating an absorbing common soldier's version of the conflict. His minute-by-minute account of the fighting explains what happened and why and, in the process, refutes much of the mythology that has clouded our picture of the battle. Babits put the events at Cowpens into a sequence that makes sense given the landscape, the drill manual, the time frame, and participants' accounts. He presents an accurate accounting of the numbers involved and the battle's length. Using veterans' statements and an analysis of wounds, he shows how actions by North Carolina militia and American cavalry affected the battle at critical times. And, by fitting together clues from a number of incomplete and disparate narratives, he answers questions the participants themselves could not, such as why South Carolina militiamen ran toward dragoons they feared and what caused the "mistaken order" on the Continental right flank.

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264

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807887668

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9780807887660

Tiger Woods

A Biography

By: Lawrence J. Londino

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Tiger Woods

A Biography

By: Lawrence J. Londino

This comprehensive biography of Tiger Woods looks at where he came from, his sports accomplishments and philanthropic efforts, and the effect he has had on sports history, marketing, and broadcasting. Tiger Woods: A Biography, Second Edition updates the 2005 edition to examine the life and career of this phenomenal athlete through the 2009 PGA Championship. The book provides information about Woods's parents and his upbringing, early life, and outstanding accomplishments as a professional golfer. It also covers Tiger's philanthropic activities including the Tiger Woods Foundation, a global organization that provides innovative educational opportunities to youth, the Tiger Woods Learning Center, and the Earl Woods Scholarship Program established to honor the spirit and vision of Tiger's father. Recognizing that the opportunities Woods has had were hard won by early African American golfers—who were denied the right to play on the PGA Tour until 1961—the book also includes a chapter on these pioneers. The volume is rounded out with a brief history of broadcasting and sports, as well as a look at the relationship between athletes and sponsors.

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241

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313380511

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9780313380518

Kenneth Burke on Myth

An Introduction

By: Lawrence Coupe

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Kenneth Burke on Myth

An Introduction

By: Lawrence Coupe

Kenneth Burke--rhetorician, philosopher, linguist, sociologist, literary and music critic, crank--was one of the foremost theorists of literary form. He did not fit tidily into any philosophical school, nor was he reducible to any simple set of principles or ideas. He published widely, and is probably best known for two of his classic works, A Rhetoric of Motive and Philosophy of Literary Form. His observations on myth, however, were never systematic, and much of his writing on literary theory and other topics cannot be fully understood without fleshing out his thoughts on myth and mythmaking.

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Routledge

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113534907X

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9781135349073

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The Future of Ideas

The Future of Ideas

Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals

Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals

Reversed Directory of the Elite of Chicago, 1883-4. Giving the Names of Prominent Residents on the Most Fashionable Streets of the City and Principal Suburbs, in Alphabetical Order, with Other Valuable Information

Reversed Directory of the Elite of Chicago, 1883-4. Giving the Names of Prominent Residents on the Most Fashionable Streets of the City and Principal Suburbs, in Alphabetical Order, with Other Valuable Information

Specializing the Courts

Specializing the Courts

Beyond DiMaggio

Beyond DiMaggio

Historic Ranches of Texas

Historic Ranches of Texas

Olympians of the Sawdust Circle

Olympians of the Sawdust Circle

A Devil of a Whipping

A Devil of a Whipping

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods

Kenneth Burke on Myth

Kenneth Burke on Myth

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