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Physician of the Soul, Healer of the Cosmos

Isaac Luria and his Kabbalistic Fellowship

By: Lawrence Fine

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Physician of the Soul, Healer of the Cosmos

Isaac Luria and his Kabbalistic Fellowship

By: Lawrence Fine

Isaac Luria (1534-1572) is one of the most extraordinary and influential mystical figures in the history of Judaism, a visionary teacher who helped shape the course of nearly all subsequent Jewish mysticism. Given his importance, it is remarkable that this is the first scholarly work on him in English. Most studies of Lurianic Kabbalah focus on Luria’s mythic and speculative ideas or on the ritual and contemplative practices he taught. The central premise of this book is that Lurianic Kabbalah was first and foremost a lived and living phenomenon in an actual social world. Thus the book focuses on Luria the person and on his relationship to his disciples. What attracted Luria’s students to him? How did they react to his inspired and charismatic behavior? And what roles did Luria and his students see themselves playing in their collective quest for repair of the cosmos and messianic redemption?

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Stanford University Press

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0804748268

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Judaism in Practice

From the Middle Ages Through the Early Modern Period

By: Lawrence Fine

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Judaism in Practice

From the Middle Ages Through the Early Modern Period

By: Lawrence Fine

This collection of original materials provides a sweeping view of medieval and early modern Jewish ritual and religious practice. Including such diverse texts as ritual manuals, legal codes, mystical books, autobiographical writings, folk literature, and liturgical poetry, it testifies to the enormous variety of practices that characterized Judaism in the twelve hundred years between 600 and 1800 C.E. Its focus on religious practice and experience--how Judaism was actually lived by people from day to day--makes this anthology unique among the few sourcebooks available. The volume encompasses the broad scope and complex texture of Jewish religious practice, taking into account many aspects of Jewish culture that have hitherto been relatively neglected: the religious life of ordinary people, the role and status of women, art and aesthetics, and marginalized as well as remote Jewish communities. It introduces such remarkable personalities as Moses Maimonides, Leon Modena, and Gluckel of Hameln, and presents extraordinary texts on festival practice, Torah study, mystical communities, meditation, exorcism, the practice of charity, and folk rites marking birth and death. Representing state-of-the-art scholarship by distinguished academics from around the world, the volume includes many materials never before translated into English. Each text is preceded by an accessible introduction, making this book suitable for college and university students as well as a general audience. Whether read as a deliberate course of study or dipped into selectively for a glimpse into fascinating Jewish lives and places, Judaism in Practice holds rich rewards for any reader.

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Princeton University Press

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0691057877

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The Rise and Fall of the British Empire

By: Lawrence James

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The Rise and Fall of the British Empire

By: Lawrence James

Covers the history of the British Empire from 1600 to the present day, and its transition from ruler of half the world to its current status of isolated, economically fragile island.

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Macmillan

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031216985X

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DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer

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By: Vincent T DeVita Jr,Steven A Rosenberg,Theodore S Lawrence

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DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer

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By: Vincent T DeVita Jr,Steven A Rosenberg,Theodore S Lawrence

The standard-setting text in oncology for 40 years, DeVita, Hellman and Rosenberg’s Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 12th Edition, provides authoritative guidance and strategies for managing every type of cancer by stage and presentation. Drs. Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., Theodore S. Lawrence, and Steven A. Rosenberg oversee an outstanding team of expert contributing authors who keep you up to date and fully informed in this fast-changing field. This award-winning reference is also continually updated on Health Library and VitalSource platforms for the life of the edition.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1975184750

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Murders, Massacres, and Mayhem in the Mid-Atlantic

By: Lawrence Knorr,Joe Farrell,Joe Farley

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Murders, Massacres, and Mayhem in the Mid-Atlantic

By: Lawrence Knorr,Joe Farrell,Joe Farley

The authors have combed the Mid-Atlantic region, including Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, and Washington, DC, to write about and visit the graves of some of the most horrendous murders, massacres, and calamities in our nation's history. Included in the volume: Enoch Brown School MassacreMollie MaguiresLattimer MassacreHerman MudgettJohnstown FloodPhiladelphia SinnersHarry ThawBabes in the WoodsFlight 93Kelayres MassacreMary MeyerTitanicMalcolm XMary MallonNY MobTriangle Factory FireAlexander Hamilton & BurrJoe PetrosinoAnthony WayneJack JablonskiMenendez MurdersLincoln AssassinsRhoads Opera House FireGeneral Slocum Disaster

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Sunbury Press, Inc.

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1620061872

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9781620061879

The American Jury On Trial

Psychological Perspectives

By: Saul M. Kassin,Lawrence S. Wrightsman

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The American Jury On Trial

Psychological Perspectives

By: Saul M. Kassin,Lawrence S. Wrightsman

First Published in 1988. More than 3 million Americans are called for jury duty every year. For most people, serving on a jury arouses two feelings: it is both a personal sacrifice and an exciting experience. And where a jury is asked to decide some cases, they make headlines. As a result of trials such as these, the American system of trial by jury faces unprecedented challenges. This volume offers an informed examination of the entire process, from jury selection to the delivery of a verdict. Quoting the experiences and expertise of F. Lee Bailey, William Kunstler, Clarence Darrow, Learned Hand, and many others, ttis book investigates such important factors as pretrial bias, the psychology of evidence, inadmissible testimony, interpreting the law, and what goes on inside the jury room. People often think that any book dealing with the law must be written in ‘legalese’ but in in this book, Professors Kassin and Wrightsman present their case in an exceptionally readable style. They utilize modern advances in psychology to illuminate the usually hidden world of trial practice and procedure and offer thoughtful possibilities for improving the system.

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Taylor & Francis

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1135874654

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Exercises and Solutions in Statistical Theory

By: Lawrence L. Kupper,Brian. H Neelon,Sean M. O'Brien

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Exercises and Solutions in Statistical Theory

By: Lawrence L. Kupper,Brian. H Neelon,Sean M. O'Brien

Exercises and Solutions in Statistical Theory helps students and scientists obtain an in-depth understanding of statistical theory by working on and reviewing solutions to interesting and challenging exercises of practical importance. Unlike similar books, this text incorporates many exercises that apply to real-world settings and provides much more thorough solutions. The exercises and selected detailed solutions cover from basic probability theory through to the theory of statistical inference. Many of the exercises deal with important, real-life scenarios in areas such as medicine, epidemiology, actuarial science, social science, engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, environmental health, and sports. Several exercises illustrate the utility of study design strategies, sampling from finite populations, maximum likelihood, asymptotic theory, latent class analysis, conditional inference, regression analysis, generalized linear models, Bayesian analysis, and other statistical topics. The book also contains references to published books and articles that offer more information about the statistical concepts. Designed as a supplement for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses, this text is a valuable source of classroom examples, homework problems, and examination questions. It is also useful for scientists interested in enhancing or refreshing their theoretical statistical skills. The book improves readers’ comprehension of the principles of statistical theory and helps them see how the principles can be used in practice. By mastering the theoretical statistical strategies necessary to solve the exercises, readers will be prepared to successfully study even higher-level statistical theory.

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CRC Press

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0415661951

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The Correspondence of Robert Boyle, 1636-1691

By: Lawrence M Principe

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The Correspondence of Robert Boyle, 1636-1691

By: Lawrence M Principe

Robert Boyle (1627-1691) was one of the most influential scientific and theological thinkers of his time. This is the first edition of his correspondence, transcribed from the original manuscripts. It is fully annotated, with an introduction and general index and is a set of 6 volumes covering the period of 1636 to 1691

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100053121X

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After the Projects

Public Housing Redevelopment and the Governance of the Poorest Americans

By: Lawrence J. Vale

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After the Projects

Public Housing Redevelopment and the Governance of the Poorest Americans

By: Lawrence J. Vale

America is in the midst of a rental housing affordability crisis. More than a quarter of those that rent their homes spend more than half of their income for housing, even as city leaders across the United States have been busily dismantling the nation's urban public housing projects. In After the Projects, Lawrence Vale investigates the deeply-rooted spatial politics of public housing development and redevelopment at a time when lower-income Americans face a desperate struggle to find affordable rental housing in many cities. Drawing on more than 200 interviews with public housing residents, real estate developers, and community leaders, Vale analyzes the different ways in which four major American cities implemented the federal government's HOPE VI program for public housing transformation, while also providing a national picture of this program. Some cities attempted to minimize the presence of the poorest residents in their new mixed-income communities, but other cities tried to serve as many low-income households as possible. Through examining the social, political, and economic forces that underlie housing displacement, Vale develops the novel concept of governance constellations. He shows how the stars align differently in each city, depending on community pressures that have evolved in response to each city's past struggles with urban renewal. This allows disparate key players to gain prominence when implementing HOPE VI redevelopment. A much-needed comparative approach to the existing research on public housing, After the Projects shines a light on the broad variety of attitudes towards public housing redevelopment in American cities and identifies ways to achieve more equitable processes and outcomes for low-income Americans.

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0190624337

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The Italian Cantata in Vienna

Entertainment in the Age of Absolutism

By: Lawrence Bennett

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The Italian Cantata in Vienna

Entertainment in the Age of Absolutism

By: Lawrence Bennett

A history of music for the imperial court “from a professor, choral director, and professional tenor who has studied Viennese cantatas for half a century” (Lowell Lindgren, Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Lawrence Bennett provides a comprehensive study of the rich repertoire of accompanied vocal chamber music that entertained the imperial family in Vienna and their guests throughout the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The cantata became a form of elite entertainment composed to amuse listeners during banquets or pay homage to members of the royal family during special occasions. Concentrating on Baroque cantatas composed in the Habsburg court, Bennett draws extensively on primary source material to explore the stylistic changes that occurred within the genre in the generations before Haydn and Mozart. “An important book. It deserves to be warmly welcomed not only by scholars but also by performers of Baroque vocal chamber music.” —Early Music “Shed[s] light on an important yet seldom-discussed repertory, written by someone whose expertise is unquestionable.” —Music and Letters “By taking multiple analytical approaches, Bennett establishes an overall understanding while also demonstrating how individual composers approached the genre. . . . Recommended.” —Choice “An important tool for understanding the context in which cantatas were composed and performed, and in which the Hapsburgs’ important music collection . . . was created.” —Notes “A wealth of new information . . . from a scholar who writes clearly and perceptively, and who has devoted decades of attention to the material.” —Steven Saunders, Charles A. Dana Professor of Music, Colby College

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Indiana University Press

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0253010349

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Modern Surgical Pathology E-Book

By: Noel Weidner,Richard J. Cote,Saul Suster,Lawrence M. Weiss

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Modern Surgical Pathology E-Book

By: Noel Weidner,Richard J. Cote,Saul Suster,Lawrence M. Weiss

Modern Surgical Pathology, 2nd Edition presents today's most complete, current, and practical assistance in evaluating and signing out surgical specimens. Nearly 3,000 high-quality color pathology images provide a crystal-clear basis for comparison to any sample you see under the microscope. Clinical, gross, microscopic, immunohistochemical, and molecular genetic features are integrated as appropriate for all tumors and tumor-like lesions, addressing all of the investigative contexts relevant to formulating an accurate diagnosis. Edited by four leading surgical pathologists - Noel Weidner, MD, Richard J. Cote, MD, Saul Suster, MD and Lawrence M. Weiss, MD - with contributions from more than 70 other experts, Modern Surgical Pathology, 2nd Edition delivers the well-rounded, well-organized, richly illustrated, user-friendly guidance you need to efficiently arrive at confident diagnoses for even the most challenging lesions. Contributions from many leading surgical pathologists give you well-rounded, expert answers to any question that you may face. Clinical, gross, microscopic, immunohistochemical, and molecular genetic features are correlated as appropriate for every type of surgical pathology specimen, addressing all of the investigative contexts relevant to formulating an accurate diagnosis and thereby ensuring a completely accurate surgical report. Nearly 3,000 brand-new, high-quality color pathology images provide a crystal-clear basis for comparison to any specimen you see under the microscope. A completely rewritten section on the female reproductive tract offers many more illustrations of common entities to help you more easily distinguish between tumors and tumor-like lesions. Expanded coverage of non-neoplastic diseases and disorders makes it easier to recognize benign conditions that can mimic malignancy. The latest classification schemes and criteria for malignancy, incorporated throughout, enable you to include the most current gradings in your reports. A new, more consistent organization explores anatomy/histology, gross and microscopic appearance, adjunct techniques, diagnosis, and differential diagnosis for each neoplastic or non-neoplastic lesion, facilitating rapid consultation in the reporting room. An increased number of differential diagnosis and classification tables expedite diagnosis.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1437719589

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9781437719581

Beyond DiMaggio

Italian Americans in Baseball

By: Lawrence Baldassaro

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Beyond DiMaggio

Italian Americans in Baseball

By: Lawrence Baldassaro

Berra, Rizzuto, Lasorda, Torre, Conigliaro, Santo, Piazza. Casual baseball fans?in fact, even many nonfans?know these names, not as Italian Americans, but as some of the most colorful figures in Major League Baseball. Ever since future Hall of Famer Tony Lazzeri became a key part of the Yankees? Murderers? Row lineup of 1926, Italian Americans have been among the most prominent and intriguing players in the game. The first comprehensive study of the topic, Beyond DiMaggio is also a social history of baseball, tracing the evolution of American perceptions toward those of Italian descent as it chronicles the baseball exploits that influenced those perceptions. ø Lawrence Baldassaro tells the stories of Italian Americans? contributions to the game, from Joe DiMaggio, who transcended his ethnic identity to become an American icon, to A. Bartlett Giamatti, who served as commissioner of baseball, to Mike Piazza, considered the greatest hitting catcher ever. Baldassaro conducted more than fifty interviews with players, coaches, managers, and executives?some with careers dating back to the thirties?in order to put all these figures and their stories into the historical context of baseball, Italian Americans, and, finally, the culture of American sports.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803217056

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What They Wished for

American Catholics and American Presidents, 1960-2004

By: Lawrence John McAndrews

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What They Wished for

American Catholics and American Presidents, 1960-2004

By: Lawrence John McAndrews

Though divided by race, class, gender, and party, Catholics have influenced issues of war and peace, social justice, and life and death among modern presidents in a profound way, from President Kennedy's election to John Kerry's run.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820346837

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New London Police Department

By: Sr. Sgt. Lawrence M. Keating, Lawrence Keating, and Catherine Keating

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New London Police Department

By: Sr. Sgt. Lawrence M. Keating, Lawrence Keating, and Catherine Keating

New London, Connecticut, established its first permanent police force in 1868 when a "nightwatch" and police station were approved by city council. In the late 1800s and into the early 1900s, the busy port of New London doubled in population, reaching almost 20,000 by 1910 with just 17 patrolmen keeping order. In January 1924, the council approved the hiring of a woman as a police officer. In the early 1960s, a police union was formed by members of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association to provide better working conditions. By the early 1990s, the department had moved into its current building and updated its computer-aided dispatch, added mobile computers in police cars, digitized its maps, and created a new records management system. The current department chief's office overlooks a bus and train depot, a busy deepwater port, and a city that draws thousands of people every summer.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467102636

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Robert Challe: Intimations of the Enlightenment

By: Lawrence J. Forno

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Robert Challe: Intimations of the Enlightenment

By: Lawrence J. Forno

A complete survey of Challe's life, works, and influence (especially on the course of the French novel in the 18th century), with a detailed analysis of the diverse technical devices used by this almost-forgotten 18th-century novelist in the creation of his only novel and masterpiece. Les Illustres Franoises.

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Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

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0838678467

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Mountolive

By: Lawrence Durrell

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Mountolive

By: Lawrence Durrell

DIVDIVThe astounding third offering in Durrell’s Alexandria Quartet, a richly detailed and extraordinary expansion of the events of Justine and Balthazar/divDIV /divDIVDavid Mountolive is a British diplomat who views love as just another everyday transaction. But as romance turns to betrayal and secret alliances are exposed, Mountolive’s affair will bring the true complexity of contemporary love to the forefront amid the swirling political climate of Alexandria./divDIV /divDIV Continuing to push beyond the limits of the traditional novel, Lawrence Durrell maintains his unwavering focus in Mountolive. He recasts the romantic affairs and liaisons he so skillfully established in Justine and Balthazar through the eyes of the young Mountolive, building toward the series’ stunning conclusion. /divDIV /divDIVThis ebook contains a new introduction by Jan Morris./div/div

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Open Road Media

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1453261435

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Australian Beetles Volume 1

Morphology, Classification and Keys

By: Adam Slipinski,John Lawrence

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Australian Beetles Volume 1

Morphology, Classification and Keys

By: Adam Slipinski,John Lawrence

This three-volume series represents a comprehensive treatment of the beetles of Australia, a relatively under-studied fauna that includes many unusual and unique lineages found nowhere else on Earth. Volume 1 contains keys to all 117 beetle families found in Australia, and includes over 1100 illustrations of adults, larvae and anatomical structures. This volume is based in part on Lawrence & Britton’s out-of-print Australian Beetles, but is fully updated and expanded. The biology and morphology for all major beetle lineages is described and illustrated, along with anatomical terms which clarify the characters and terminology used in the keys; few other resources for beetle identification include such a detailed morphological background. A chapter on the fossil record is also included, and family sections provide full descriptions of adults and larvae, including the world distribution of each family. The revised identification keys (currently recognised as one of the most valuable keys worldwide) will aid quarantine agents, biologists and students in identifying members of the most species-rich order of animals.

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CSIRO PUBLISHING

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0643106677

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9780643106673

La calza bianca

By: D.H. Lawrence

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La calza bianca

By: D.H. Lawrence

Il signore e la signora Whiston sono felicemente sposati da due anni. Lui è un uomo alto, magro e composto, non sa ballare e non gli interessa imparare a farlo. Lei è una donna esile, disordinata e dai capelli corti e neri, ama ballare e canticchiare. Il loro equilibrio viene interrotto da una calza bianca, regalata alla signora Whiston il giorno di San Valentino.

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Leone Editore

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8892968513

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Women and Art in Early Modern Europe

Patrons, Collectors, and Connoisseurs

By: Cynthia Lawrence

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Women and Art in Early Modern Europe

Patrons, Collectors, and Connoisseurs

By: Cynthia Lawrence

While most of the projects discussed are consistent with the period's male-sanctioned concept of female patronage as an expression of conjugal devotion or dynastic promotion, at the same time the women involved devised strategies that circumvented these rules, allowing them to explore the potential or art as a means of proclaiming their own identity and taste.

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Penn State Press

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0271019697

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Political Exercise

Active Living, Public Policy, and the Built Environment

By: Lawrence D. Brown

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Political Exercise

Active Living, Public Policy, and the Built Environment

By: Lawrence D. Brown

The public health benefits of giving city dwellers increased opportunities to lead physically active lifestyles are well known to urban planners, public health scholars, and government officials. Moreover, increases in “active living,” such as walking and cycling, help the environment, support local businesses, and reduce traffic congestion, among other advantages. But despite wide agreement that active living is both achievable and valuable, best practices are not easy to implement. In Political Exercise, Lawrence D. Brown presents five case studies of cities that have promoted active living with varying success through a range of approaches. He shows how and why the transformation of a call for public intervention into projects, programs, and policies is inescapably political. Brown argues that in order to implement policies that support active living, their proponents must give communities a sense of ownership of recommended changes in the built environment, filter the public health agenda through a range of public and private organizations, and secure committed political champions. At the intersection of public health and urban planning, Political Exercise offers a framework for scholars, policy makers, and reformers to more productively address both the rationales behind active living and the political strategies that spur change.

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Columbia University Press

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0231553447

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The Second Science Fiction MEGAPACK®

25 Classic Science Fiction Stories

By: Robert Silverberg,Lawrence Watt-Evans,Nina Kiriki Hoffman,Tom Purdom,Philip K. Dick,Marion Zimmer Bradley,Ben Bova

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The Second Science Fiction MEGAPACK®

25 Classic Science Fiction Stories

By: Robert Silverberg,Lawrence Watt-Evans,Nina Kiriki Hoffman,Tom Purdom,Philip K. Dick,Marion Zimmer Bradley,Ben Bova

Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fiction authors, Here are 25 science fiction stories: WHAT’S HE DOING IN THERE? by Fritz Leiber THE MARCHING MORONS, by C.M. Kornbluth GHOST, by Darrell Schweitzer DEATH WISH, by Robert Sheckley THE WAVERIES, by Fredric Brown ADAM AND NO EVE, by Alfred Bester FOXY LADY, by Lawrence Watt-Evans THIN EDGE, by Randall Garrett COMPANDROID, by Nina Kiriki Hoffman POSTMARK GANYMEDE, by Robert Silverberg KEEP OUT, by Fredric Brown THE HATE DISEASE, by Murray Leinster UNIVERSAL DONOR, by Nina Kiriki Hoffman THE GREEN BERET, by Tom Purdom MR. SPACESHIP, by Philip K. Dick BRKNK'S BOUNTY, by Jerry Sohl THE BATTLE OF LITTLE BIG SCIENCE, by Pamela Rentz THE EGO MACHINE, by Henry Kuttner THE MAN FROM TIME, by Frank Belknap Long THE SENSITIVE MAN, by Poul Anderson REVOLUTION, by Mack Reynolds THE THING IN THE ATTIC, by James Blish KNOTWORK, by Nina Kiriki Hoffman THE DUELING MACHINE, by Ben Bova and Myron R. Lewis THE PLANET SAVERS, by Marion Zimmer Bradley And don't forget to check out all the other volumes in the "Wildside Megapack" series! Search on "Wildside Megapack" in the ebook store to see the complete list...covering adventure stories, military, fantasy, ghost stories, and more!

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Wildside Press LLC

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1434437817

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Experiencing Sound

The Sensation of Being

By: Lawrence Kramer

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Experiencing Sound

The Sensation of Being

By: Lawrence Kramer

From the winds of Mars to a baby's first laugh, a prolific philosopher-composer reflects on the profound imperative of sound in everyday life. Experiencing Sound presents its subject as fundamental to all experience—sensation, perception, and understanding. Lawrence Kramer turns on its head the widespread notion that vision takes pride of place among the senses and demonstrates how paying attention to sound can transform how we make meaning out of experience. Through a series of brief, lyrical forays, Kramer shows that sound, whether heard or unheard, is the object of a primary need and an essential component in the sensation of being alive and the perception of time. It is something that we may suffer—or be made to suffer—as well as enjoy. Like its predecessor The Hum of the World, this book ranges widely across music, philosophy, literature, art, media, and history, from classical antiquity to the present, as it invites us to experience sound anew.

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Univ of California Press

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0520400852

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9780520400856

Baseball Italian Style

Great Stories Told by Italian American Major Leaguers from Crosetti to Piazza

By: Lawrence Baldassaro

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Baseball Italian Style

Great Stories Told by Italian American Major Leaguers from Crosetti to Piazza

By: Lawrence Baldassaro

Baseball Italian Style brings together the memories of major leaguers of Italian heritage whose collective careers span almost a century, from the 1930s up to today. In these first-person accounts, baseball fans will meet at an intimate level the players they cheered as heroes or jeered as adversaries, as well as coaches, managers, front-office executives, and umpires. The men who speak in this collection, which includes eight Hall of Famers (Yogi Berra, Phil Rizzuto, Ron Santo, Craig Biggio, Mike Piazza, Tom Lasorda, Tony La Russa, and Joe Torre) go beyond facts and figures to provide an inside look at life in the big leagues. Their stories provide a time capsule that documents not only the evolution of Italian American participation in the national pastime, but also the continuity of the game and the many changes that have taken place, on and off the field. At a time when statistical analysis plays an increasingly prominent role in the sport, the monologues in this book are a reminder that the history of baseball is passed on to future generations more eloquently, and with much greater passion, through the words of those who lived it than it is by numerical data.

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Simon and Schuster

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1683581121

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9781683581123

Restoring a Presence

American Indians and Yellowstone National Park

By: Peter Nabokov,Lawrence Loendorf

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Restoring a Presence

American Indians and Yellowstone National Park

By: Peter Nabokov,Lawrence Loendorf

Placing American Indians in the center of the story, Restoring a Presence relates an entirely new history of Yellowstone National Park. Although new laws have been enacted giving American Indians access to resources on public lands, Yellowstone historically has excluded Indians and their needs from its mission. Each of the other flagship national parks—Glacier, Yosemite, Mesa Verde, and Grand Canyon—has had successful long-term relationships with American Indian groups even as it has sought to emulate Yellowstone in other dimensions of national park administration. In the first comprehensive account of Indians in and around Yellowstone, Peter Nabokov and Lawrence Loendorf seek to correct this administrative disparity. Drawing from archaeological records, Indian testimony, tribal archives, and collections of early artifacts from the Park, the authors trace the interactions of nearly a dozen Indian groups with each of Yellowstone’s four geographic regions. Restoring a Presence is illustrated with historical and contemporary photographs and maps and features narratives on subjects ranging from traditional Indian uses of plant, mineral, and animal resources to conflicts involving the Nez Perce, Bannock, and Sheep Eater peoples. By considering the many roles Indians have played in the complex history of the Yellowstone region, authors Nabokov and Loendorf provide a basis on which the National Park Service and other federal agencies can develop more effective relationships with Indian groups in the Yellowstone region.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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080615408X

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The Alexandria Quartet

Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, and Clea

By: Lawrence Durrell

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The Alexandria Quartet

Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, and Clea

By: Lawrence Durrell

A four-part story of passion and betrayal in the Mediterranean—voted one of the Modern Library’s 100 Best Novels of the twentieth century. The Alexandria Quartet is a striking and sensuous masterpiece, breathing vivid life into each of its unforgettable characters and the dusty Mediterranean city in which they live. Set in Alexandria, Egypt, in the years before, during, and after World War II, the books follow the lives of a circle of friends and lovers, including sensitive Darley, passionate Justine, philosophical Balthazar, and elegant Clea. Written in Durrell’s trademark evocative prose, these four novels explore the central theme of modern love, building into a remarkable whole that the New York Times hailed as “one of the most important works of our time.” This ebook features a new introduction by Jan Morris.

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Open Road Media

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1453262091

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Refuge in the Lord

By: Lawrence J. McAndrews

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Refuge in the Lord

By: Lawrence J. McAndrews

In this overarching portrait of three decades of U.S. immigration reform, the author focuses on the roles, on the one hand, of presidents from Reagan to Obama, and on the other, of Catholic immigration advocates, shedding light on the relationship between debates over immigration policy and broader domestic politics"--Provided by publisher.

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CUA Press

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0813227798

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Clea

By: Lawrence Durrell

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Clea

By: Lawrence Durrell

DIVDIVThe final installment of the Alexandria Quartet, hailed by the New York Times Book Review as “one of the most important works of our time”/divDIV /divDIVYears after his liaisons with Justine and Melissa, Darley becomes immersed in a relationship with Clea, a bisexual artist. The ensuing chain of events transforms not only the lovers, but the dead as well, and leads to the series’ brilliant and unexpected resolution. /divDIV /divDIVPraised by Life as among the “most discussed and widely admired serious fiction of our time,” Clea carries on Durrell’s assured and unwavering style, and confirms the series’ standing as a resounding masterpiece of twentieth-century fiction./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook contains a new introduction by Jan Morris./div /div

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1453261443

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Destruction of Evidence

By: Jamie S. Gorelick,Stephen Marzen,Lawrence Solum

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Destruction of Evidence

By: Jamie S. Gorelick,Stephen Marzen,Lawrence Solum

A practice manual as well as an authoritative resource, Destruction of Evidence analyzes issues from the standpoints of civil litigation, criminal litigation, and the laws of professional responsibility. Destruction of Evidence also discusses in-depth such areas as: the spoliation inference the tort of spoliation discovery sanctions ethics, and routine destruction Also included is an expanded discussion of discovery sanctions, including procedural issues, choice-of-law considerations, the requirements for preserving sanctions issues for appellate review, burdens of proof, and appellate review. The supplement keeps you up to date on the continuing development of the controversial torts of both first- and third party spoliation of evidence: Massachusetts has declined to recognize a cause of action in tort for intentional or negligent spoliation of evidence The Supreme Court of Mississippi did not recognize an independent cause of action for the intentional spoliation of evidence against first or third party spoliators Nevada declined to recognize an independent tort spoliation of evidence when weighed against the andquot;potentially endless litigation over a speculative loss, and by the cost to society of promoting onerous record and evidence retention policiesandquot; Constitutional implications in the realm of criminal law. Many states within the last year have been addressing the potential for due process violations when evidence is destroyed and are continuing to adopt and expand the rules dictated by Brady, Trombetta, and Youngblood. While each of these new jurisdictions refused to find due process violation, this trend recognizes the increased potential for constitutional violations when evidence is destroyed: Hawaii refused to find a constitutional violation where a police officer failed to save her completed police report, citing Brady The Supreme Court of Mississippi ruled that a defendant was not denied due process by spoliation of crime scene evidence, citing Trombetta Nevada, using a bad faith standard, ruled that an independent laboratory's failure to refrigerate a defendant's blood sample did not violate due process A New Jersey court did not find a due process violation where the police had lost a videotape of the administration of breath tests for a DUI charge Oklahoma ruled that a defendant's due process rights were not violated when the police destroyed latent crime scene fingerprints, citing Youngblood Using an exculpatory evidence standard, the Supreme Court of South Dakota ruled that the State's release of a rape victim's vehicle without notice to the defendant did not violate the defendant's due process rights.

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Wolters Kluwer

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0735545499

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Exercise Metabolism

By: Mark Hargreaves,Lawrence L. Spriet

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Exercise Metabolism

By: Mark Hargreaves,Lawrence L. Spriet

A comprehensive reference for biochemists, sport nutritionists, exercise physiologists, and graduate students in those disciplines. Provides information on the metabolic processes that take place during exercise, examining in depth the mobilization and utilization of substrates during physical activity. Focuses primarily on the skeletal muscle, but also discusses the roles of the liver and adipose tissue. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Human Kinetics

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0736041036

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The Correspondence of Robert Boyle, 1636-1691 Vol 5

By: Michael Hunter,Antonio Clericuzio,Lawrence M Principe

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The Correspondence of Robert Boyle, 1636-1691 Vol 5

By: Michael Hunter,Antonio Clericuzio,Lawrence M Principe

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Routledge

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1000521885

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The Correspondence of Robert Boyle, 1636-1691 Vol 4

By: Michael Hunter,Antonio Clericuzio,Lawrence M Principe

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The Correspondence of Robert Boyle, 1636-1691 Vol 4

By: Michael Hunter,Antonio Clericuzio,Lawrence M Principe

Robert Boyle (1627-1691) was one of the most influential scientific and theological thinkers of his time. This is the first edition of his correspondence, transcribed from the original manuscripts. It is fully annotated, with an introduction and general index.The four volumes cover the time periods of Volume 1: 1936-91, Volume 2: 1662-5, Volume 3: 1666-7 and finally Volume 4 1668 to 77.

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1000521877

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Tai Chi

The Supreme Ultimate

By: Lawrence Galante

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Tai Chi

The Supreme Ultimate

By: Lawrence Galante

A comprehensive text that includes a study of the origins and history of Tai Chi; a detailed analysis of its relationship to Western philosophy, the I Ching, Tao te Ching, yoga, and Zen. The author also ties its use to esoteric systems, and discusses health and Chinese medicine in relation to Tai Chi. Includes several hundred detailed photographs showing application of the positions.

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1609257103

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9781609257101

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