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A History of Platinum and its Allied Metals

By: Donald McDonald,Leslie B. Hunt

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A History of Platinum and its Allied Metals

By: Donald McDonald,Leslie B. Hunt

This book describes the history of platinum and its associated metals, covering important discoveries and scientific work on the platinum group metals up to the early twentieth century. With twenty-four chapters, 450 pages, over 600 references and 235 illustrations (20 in colour) including 100 portraits, “A History of Platinum and its Allied Metals” by Donald McDonald and Leslie B. Hunt is the definitive description of how science was able to progress by means of the unique properties of these metals.

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Johnson Matthey Plc

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0905118839

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9780905118833

The Digital Marketer

Ten New Skills You Must Learn to Stay Relevant and Customer-Centric

By: Larry Weber,Lisa Leslie Henderson

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The Digital Marketer

Ten New Skills You Must Learn to Stay Relevant and Customer-Centric

By: Larry Weber,Lisa Leslie Henderson

Big data. Digital loyalty programs. Predictive analytics. Contextualized content. Are you ready? These are just a few of the newest trends in digital marketing that are part of our everyday world. In The Digital Marketer: Ten New Skills You Must Learn to Stay Relevant and Customer-Centric, digital marketing guru Larry Weber and business writer and consultant Lisa Leslie Henderson explain the latest digital tools and trends used in today's marketing initiatives. The Digital Marketer explains: The ins and outs of this brave new world of digital marketing The specific techniques needed to achieve high customer engagement The modern innovations that help you outperform the competition The best targeting and positioning practices for today's digital era How customer insights derived from big and small data and analytics, combined with software, design, and creativity can create the customer experience differential With the authors' decades of combined experience filling its pages, The Digital Marketer gives every marketer the tools they need to reinvent their marketing function and business practices. It helps businesses learn to adapt to a customer-centric era and teaches specific techniques for engaging customers effectively through technology. The book is an essential read for businesses of all sizes wanting to learn how to engage with customers in meaningful, profitable, and mutually beneficial ways.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118760816

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9781118760819

Biological Wastewater Treatment, Revised and Expanded

By: Carlos D.M. Filipe,C.P. Leslie Grady, Jr.

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Biological Wastewater Treatment, Revised and Expanded

By: Carlos D.M. Filipe,C.P. Leslie Grady, Jr.

Written by noted experts in the field sharing extensive academic and industrial experience, this thoroughly updated Second Edition covers commonly used and new suspended and attached growth reactors. The authors discuss combined carbon and ammonia oxidation, activated sludge, biological nutrient removal, aerobic digestion, anaerobic processes, lagoons, trickling filters, rotating biological contactors, fluidized beds, and biologically aerated filters. They integrate the principles of biochemical processes with applications in the real world-communicating approaches to the conception, design, operation, and optimization of biochemical unit operations in a comprehensive yet lucid manner.

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CRC Press

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0849306736

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9780849306730

A Hard Fight for We

Women's Transition from Slavery to Freedom in South Carolina

By: Leslie A. Schwalm

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A Hard Fight for We

Women's Transition from Slavery to Freedom in South Carolina

By: Leslie A. Schwalm

African-American women fought for their freedom with courage and vigor during and after the Civil War. Leslie Schwalm explores the vital roles of enslaved and formerly enslaved women on the rice plantations of lowcountry South Carolina, both in antebellum plantation life and in the wartime collapse of slavery. From there, she chronicles their efforts as freedwomen to recover from the impact of the war while redefining their lives and labor. Freedwomen asserted their own ideas of what freedom meant and insisted on important changes in the work they performed both for white employers and in their own homes. As Schwalm shows, these women rejected the most unpleasant or demeaning tasks, guarded the prerogatives they gained under the South's slave economy, and defended their hard-won freedoms against unwanted intervention by Northern whites and the efforts of former owners to restore slavery's social and economic relations during Reconstruction. A bold challenge to entrenched notions, A Hard Fight for We places African American women at the center of the South's transition from a slave society.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252066308

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9780252066306

The Gift Horse

By: Leslie Silton

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The Gift Horse

By: Leslie Silton

Maggie Malone is a first-class painter who just graduated from art school. But every time she gets a foot in the door in the gallery scene in New York City something goes wrong. She can't figure out if this is normal or if she is actually being targeted by unseen forces. On a tip from a fellow artist, she goes to Fleetwater, a small, thriving artist colony on Long Island. Taken up by gallery owner, Arthur Cotillion, Maggie is finally getting the accolades she deserves. The big shows and big-ticket sales are finally happening. So, what's wrong? And for that matter, what's wrong with the inhabitants of Fleetwater and why are people trying to kill Maggie Malone? The thing is: when someone sends you a gift horse, of course you don't want to turn it down, no matter what the history books say.

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The New Atlantian Library

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0692268561

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9780692268568

Family Law

[Connected eBook with Study Center]

By: Leslie Joan Harris,June R. Carbone,Lee E. Teitelbaum,Rachel Rebouche

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Family Law

[Connected eBook with Study Center]

By: Leslie Joan Harris,June R. Carbone,Lee E. Teitelbaum,Rachel Rebouche

Family Law, Sixth Edition is a modern and teachable casebook, offering comprehensive coverage and a mix of interdisciplinary materials. It compares innovative developments in some states with the reaffirmation of traditional principles in others, and does so in the context of a wider focus on family and the state, the role of mediating institutions, and the efficacy of law and particular methods of enforcing the law. The casebook deals with the complexity of family law both in the organization of the chapters—separate units on family contracts, jurisdiction, and practice, for example, can be shortened, skipped, or taught in almost any order—and the diversity of material within each chapter. Each unit combines primary cases with comprehensive notes, supplemented with academic and policy analyses that provide a foundation for evaluation. Detailed problems extend the coverage or apply the commentary to real world examples. Key Features: A streamlined and updated chapter on the legal significance of being married, including an updated section on reproductive rights to reflect the potential influence of Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellersted Major revisions to the chapters on marriage and informal domestic partnerships to reflect the impact of Obergefell v. Hodges A complete update of the parentage cases to incorporate the latest developments on same-sex partners, three parent recognition, third party visitation, adoption, and assisted reproduction Revised sections on the role of settlement agreements and out-of-court processes in divorce and the dissolution of relationships Coverage of cross-disciplinary topics, including financial principles, genetics/statistics, clinical psychology, social history, policy discussions, counseling, negotiation, ADR, and ethics

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Aspen Publishing

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1454897732

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Invitation Only Murder

By: Leslie Meier

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Invitation Only Murder

By: Leslie Meier

With family tensions intensifying in Tinker’s Cove, part-time reporter Lucy Stone could really use some time off the grid—but disconnecting from reality comes at a deadly price . . . Lucy doesn’t know what to expect as she arrives on a private Maine island owned by eccentric billionaire Scott Newman, only that the exclusive experience should make for a very intriguing feature story. An avid environmentalist, Scott has stripped the getaway of modern conveniences in favor of an extreme eco-friendly lifestyle. A trip to Holiday Island is like traveling back to the nineteenth century—much to the dismay of the island’s other residents . . . Before Lucy can get the full scoop on Scott, she is horrified to find one of his daughters dead at the bottom of a seaside cliff. Stuck on a clammy island with murder suspects aplenty, Lucy must tap into the limited resources around her to outwit a cold-blooded killer—before it’s lights out for her next!

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Kensington Cozies

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149671038X

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The Noir Mystery MEGAPACK ®

25 Modern and Classic Mysteries

By: Joseph J. Millard,Gary Lovisi,John L. French,Robert Leslie Bellem,Robert Turner

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The Noir Mystery MEGAPACK ®

25 Modern and Classic Mysteries

By: Joseph J. Millard,Gary Lovisi,John L. French,Robert Leslie Bellem,Robert Turner

The Noir Mystery MEGAPACKTM presents 25 modern and classic noir (and noir-inspired) and hardboiled tales by writers new and old. Included are: KIDNAPPED EVIDENCE, by Joseph J. Millard A RAT MUST CHEW, by Gary Lovisi A RIDE FOR MR. TWO-BY-FOUR, by Bruno Fischer BEDHEAD FRED’S, REDHEAD’S DEAD, by Jack Halliday GENERALISSIMO FLATFOOT, by Walt Sheldon DOOM BOOM, by Glenn Low DEAD WRONG, by Lucille Cali GRIM REAPER'S HANDICAP, by Fergus Truslow SUICIDE SOUVENIR, by Dennis Layton HAIR OF THE CAT, by Robert Turner HERO, by John L. French BLACKMAIL IN THE RED, by Chester Whitehorn MEET MY MUMMY, by Elroy Arno SATAN TURNS THE TIMETABLES, by David M. Norman I DIE DAILY, by H. Wolff Salz MAHATMA OF MAYHEM, by Robert Leslie Bellem ROOM 801, by Jack Halliday NO LIVING WITNESS, by Emile C. Tepperman TARAWA PAYOFF, by H. Wolff Salz WRONG NUMBER, by John L. Benton MYSTERY OF THE MEXICALI MURDERS, by J. Lane Linklater TIME TO KILL, by Leo Hoban RAINY TUESDAY, by Jack Halliday MURDER THROWS A RINGER, by Carl G. Hodges LOVE KILLS, by Gary Lovisi If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the more than 170 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!

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Wildside Press LLC

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1479404799

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9781479404797

A Winter Wonderland

By: Fern Michaels,Holly Chamberlin,Kristina Mcmorris,Leslie Meier

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A Winter Wonderland

By: Fern Michaels,Holly Chamberlin,Kristina Mcmorris,Leslie Meier

A collection of four Christmas love stories includes Fern Michaels' "A Winter Wonderland," in which Angelica Shepard wakes up in the hospital after an accident with only the memory of the handsome angel who saved her.

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Zebra Books

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1420121448

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9781420121445

The Lonely Man

By: Ian Leslie

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The Lonely Man

By: Ian Leslie

The action begins with a safe blowing at a large publishing house. Conspiracy and murder scenes are just as compelling, along with intelligence and mastermind criminals. All the characters race against time and are determined not to be murdered, delivering all the storytelling twists that readers will want more of.

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Austin Macauley Publishers

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1398408107

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9781398408104

Ancient Armada

Book One

By: Tyler Leslie

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Ancient Armada

Book One

By: Tyler Leslie

The year is 2047. A sudden insurgence of alien creatures has burst forth from the interior of Earth, taking up the mantel of the righteous crusade and vying for the blood of every man, woman and child on the planet. There seems to be no hope, as the alien race is merciless and efficient, and its ultimate goal is beyond human comprehension. Enter Davis Martin, United States Marine Corps Cadet and one of the first people to have encountered this new enemy in the field. Can he complete his training and graduate into the ranks of the military before the entire world is engulfed in uncontrollable flame? And if so, will he have what it takes to make a difference? An English prince with a penchant for narcissism and chauvinistic passion, has a dark secret. Despite being the most successful capitalist in history, he hungers for more power - seeking it from the depths of this new race's psyche. Can he control the enemy long enough to get what he wants, or will he be destroyed with the rest of humanity? Finally, Arr'itaoll, the Warlord of the Scuratt'ka, a being that is effectively Commander and Chief, General, Judge and Executioner all in one, has a morality problem. He has lived his entire life being told there is but one glorious purpose to his existence: destroying humanity in its entirety. However, is this 'glorious crusade' truly in the cards for him? Or will he turn his back on his own race and help the ones he has sworn to destroy? Only time will tell...

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AuthorHouse

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1468540912

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9781468540918

Over His Dead Body

By: Leslie Glass

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Over His Dead Body

By: Leslie Glass

In this delightfully infectious novel of love and intrigue, Glass puts a sly and sexy spin on two of life's most devastating certainties: death and taxes. "Scandalously funny . . . a romantic comedy in basic black."--"Kirkus Reviews.

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Ballantine Books

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0345448022

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9780345448026

The Legend of Sarah

By: Leslie Gadallah

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The Legend of Sarah

By: Leslie Gadallah

She could almost see the people gathered around a fire, listening with rapt attention while the storyteller’s rich voice recounted the love tale of Sarah, a legend in her own time... At fourteen, Sarah is an accomplished pickpocket who knows all the back streets and boltholes of the town of Monn. She steers clear of Brother Parker and his Church of True Faith, knows better than to enter the Inn of The Honest Keeper, and avoids the attentions of Butch, the Miller’s son, as best she can. The one bright spot in Sarah’s day is listening to the storyteller’s tales of the magically easy lives of the Old People—and if, as darkness falls, one of the wealthier listeners happens to be so intent on the storyteller’s voice that he becomes careless of his own purse, well, so much the better. Inspired by the storyteller’s narratives, Sarah often imagines her own life as the stuff of legend for some future troubadour. But even such daydreams can’t prepare her for becoming embroiled with a witchy Phile—an agent of the devil, come in search of the Old People’s hidden secrets. How could Sarah have known that picking the wrong pocket would strand her in the middle of a power struggle among Brother Parker, the Governor, and the encroaching Phile spies? A new edition of Leslie Gadallah's classic science fiction novel, originally published by Del Rey Books as The Loremasters.

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Shadowpaw Press

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1989398502

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9781989398500

Organizational Behavior for School Leadership

Leveraging Your School for Success

By: Leslie S. Kaplan,William A. Owings

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Organizational Behavior for School Leadership

Leveraging Your School for Success

By: Leslie S. Kaplan,William A. Owings

Organizational Behavior for School Leadership provides a theoretical and practical framework to help emerging leaders build the mental models they need to be effective. Presenting traditional, modern, and contemporary perspectives, each chapter offers opportunities for readers to reflect on the ideas and apply their leadership perspective and skills to their own work settings. In this way, this important book helps graduate students in educational leadership understand organizational situations and circumstances, an essential step in making appropriate decisions about people, school operations, and the community that generate improved student and teacher outcomes. Special features include: Guiding questions—chapter openers to initiate student thinking. Case studies and companion rubrics—engage students in applying content to real-life school scenarios with guiding rubrics to help think through answers. Reflections and relevance—interactive learning activities, simulations, and graphic assignments deepen readers' understanding. PSEL Standards—each chapter aligns with the 2015 Professional Standards for Educational Leaders. Companion website—includes case studies and rubrics, supplementary materials, additional readings, and PowerPoint slides for instructors.

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Routledge

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1317364309

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9781317364306

Her Wild Heart

By: Leslie Dicken

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Her Wild Heart

By: Leslie Dicken

With ruin and scandal around every corner, the Earl of Markham keeps a tight fist on his life and emotions. But blackmail now threatens his son’s inheritance and he must tread carefully to keep his world in balance. Markham is forced to court and marry a vicar’s daughter, who is as spirited and wild as the countryside she loves. Her rebelliousness and stubbornness could dismantle his life, yet her fire illuminates his colorless world and could break the wall around his heart. Lizzie Parker wants no part of the London Season. Her happiness comes from the village, caring for her father, and her beloved country life. Against her will, her father sends her London to find a husband, but she’ll not go quietly. She’ll do whatever it takes to vex the man who is her benefactor. The man who one time shattered her heart.

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Entangled: Select Historical

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1640633022

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9781640633025

Only Monsters in the Building

By: Mark Leslie

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Only Monsters in the Building

By: Mark Leslie

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG WHEN A WEREWOLF NEEDS THERAPY? Michael Andrews has suffered the slings and arrows of his outrageous fortune while living with lycanthropy. But the blackouts from when he transforms into a wolf and the latest loss of his one true love have finally pushed him over the edge. In desperation, he checks into a secret and remote retreat in upstate New York to undergo group therapy with a motley crew of other Paranormals. When their therapist is found dead—apparently the victim of a brutal murder—Michael and the other supernatural misfits (a studious fairy, a vegan vampire, a shy mermaid, a clingy werecat, and an extroverted troll) look at one other as suspects. Will his years of writing mystery novels be enough to help him through a case where he may be the one who is responsible for Dr. Laurier's condition? Only Monsters in the Building is a humorous and mysterious adventure that will keep you laughing on the edge of your seat. This book can be enjoyed as a stand alone but is the seventh book in the continuing Canadian Werewolf series.

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Stark Publishing

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1989351891

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9781989351895

Biological Wastewater Treatment

By: C. P. Leslie Grady Jr.,Glen T. Daigger,Nancy G. Love,Carlos D. M. Filipe

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Biological Wastewater Treatment

By: C. P. Leslie Grady Jr.,Glen T. Daigger,Nancy G. Love,Carlos D. M. Filipe

Following in the footsteps of previous highly successful and useful editions, Biological Wastewater Treatment, Third Edition presents the theoretical principles and design procedures for biochemical operations used in wastewater treatment processes. It reflects important changes and advancements in the field, such as a revised treatment of the micr

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CRC Press

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142000963X

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9781420009637

Dating Acts in its Jewish and Greco-Roman Contexts

By: Karl Leslie Armstrong

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Dating Acts in its Jewish and Greco-Roman Contexts

By: Karl Leslie Armstrong

There has been consistent apathy in recent years with regard to the long-standing debate surrounding the date of Acts. While the so-called majority of scholars over the past century have been lulled into thinking that Acts was written between 70 and 90 CE, the vast majority of recent scholarship is unanimously adamant that this middle-range date is a convenient, political compromise. Karl Armstrong argues that a large part of the problem relates to a remarkable neglect of historical, textual, and source-critical matters. Compounding the problem further are the methodological flaws among the approaches to the middle and late date of Acts. Armstrong thus demonstrates that a historiographical approach to the debate offers a strong framework for evaluating primary and secondary sources relating to the book of Acts. By using a historiographical approach, along with the support of modern principles of textual criticism and linguistics, the historical context of Acts is determined to be concurrent with a date of 62–63 CE.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0567696499

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9780567696496

A Handbook on Low-energy Buildings and District-energy Systems

Fundamentals, Techniques and Examples

By: Leslie Daryl Danny Harvey

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A Handbook on Low-energy Buildings and District-energy Systems

Fundamentals, Techniques and Examples

By: Leslie Daryl Danny Harvey

First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Routledge

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1844072436

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9781844072439

Insiders' Guide® to Santa Barbara

By: Leslie Westbrook

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Insiders' Guide® to Santa Barbara

By: Leslie Westbrook

Your Travel Destination. Your Home. Your Home-To-Be. Santa Barbara Grab a bite at a gourmet restaurant. Explore Channel Islands National Park. Relax, take a sip, and savor Santa Barbara’s wine country. • A personal, practical perspective for travelers and residents alike • Comprehensive listings of attractions, restaurants, and accommodations • How to live & thrive in the area—from recreation to relocation • Countless details on shopping, arts & entertainment, and children’s activities

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0762776420

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9780762776429

First Lady

By: Leslie C. Hinton

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First Lady

By: Leslie C. Hinton

This book is about five women who are first ladies of their church. Their husbands are pastors of megachurches in the United States. All five women are friends in the ministry. They come together for a retreat, just the five of them. But they have to make some major decisions that will affect the lives of their husbands and their churches. But it will also make you see that they are normal people with everyday problems. This book is based on the real sisterhood of five real first ladies, but the names of the characters and their story are fictional.

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Fulton Books, Inc.

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The Indian Journals, 1859-62

By: Lewis Henry Morgan,Leslie A. White

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The Indian Journals, 1859-62

By: Lewis Henry Morgan,Leslie A. White

Anthropologist's researches among the Indians of Kansas and Nebraska—kinship systems, social organization, climate, flora and fauna, natural resources, more. 20 illus.

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Courier Corporation

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048627599X

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9780486275994

The England of Elizabeth

By: Alfred Leslie Rowse

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The England of Elizabeth

By: Alfred Leslie Rowse

Thanks to Shakespeare, Hollywood, and the formidable Elizabeth I herself, Elizabethan England remains a place and time that fascinates us. Modern England still has visible memorials of the Elizabethans--the houses they built, the objects they cherished, the patterns they imposed upon the very landscape. A. L. Rowse's famously vivid portrayal of the Elizabethan world is a detailed account of that society and tradition, from the lowest social class to the men and women who governed the realm. A major new introduction from Christopher Haigh offes both a reflection on Rowse's masterpiece and an assessment of the Elizabethan Age.

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Univ of Wisconsin Press

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0299188140

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9780299188146

The Happy Dust Gang

How Sex, Scandal and Deceit Founded a Drugs Empire

By: David Leslie

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The Happy Dust Gang

How Sex, Scandal and Deceit Founded a Drugs Empire

By: David Leslie

Charlie, snow, toot, white: cocaine goes by many different names. But in Glasgow in the early 1980s, they called it Happy Dust. At no-holds-barred parties of the glamorous and wealthy, cocaine was the new aphrodisiac. A few lines of Charlie and a humdrum party could become an orgy. Hot from the forests of Colombia, Charlie flooded onto the streets of Glasgow and was passed along the line to the cocktail set, highly paid sports stars and yuppies desperate for kicks and thrills. Behind it all was a man they called the Parachutist. But all too soon, the party was over. People became too greedy and the Parachutist was double-crossed. Some of the gang did shady deals with detectives in hotel rooms; others flew to seek shelter in the sun, their reputations destroyed but not their fortunes. The good times might have been over for the Happy Dust Gang, but their legacy lives on to this day.

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Random House

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1780571224

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9781780571225

Freedom After Slavery

The Black Experience And the Freedmen’S Bureau in Reconstruction Texas

By: Lavonne Jackson Leslie Ph.D.

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Freedom After Slavery

The Black Experience And the Freedmen’S Bureau in Reconstruction Texas

By: Lavonne Jackson Leslie Ph.D.

Freedom After Slavery: The Black Experience and the Freedmen's Bureau in Texas, provides a historical study of slavery and emancipation in Texas with emphasis on the lives of slaves and freedpeople during their transition to freedom. It reveals a first hand account of the experiences of slaves as they refashion their lives in the midst of formidable challenges. Though services of the Freedmen's Bureau, freed slaves in Texas made significant adjustments in their communities.

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Trafford Publishing

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1466930071

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9781466930070

A Native Heritage

Images of the Indian in English-Canadian Literature

By: Leslie Monkman

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A Native Heritage

Images of the Indian in English-Canadian Literature

By: Leslie Monkman

Disparity and division in religion, technology and ideology have characterized relations between English-Canadian and Indian cultures through-out Canada's history. From the earliest declaration of white territorial ownership to the current debate on aboriginal rights, red man and white man have had opposing principles and perspectives. The most common 'solutions' imposed on these conflicts by white men have relegated the Indian to the fringes of white society and consciousness. This survey of English-Canadian literature is the first comprehensive examination of a tradition in which white writers turn to the Indian and his culture for standards and models by which they can measure their own values and goals; for patterns of cultural destruction, transformation, and survival; and for sources of native heroes and indigenous myths. Leslie Monkman examines images of the Indian as they appear in works raning from Robert Rogers' Ponteach, or The Savages of America (1766) to Robertson Davies' 'Pontiac and the Green Man' (1977), demonstrating how English-Canadian writers have illuminated their own world through reference to Indian culture. The Indian has been seen as an antagonist, as a superior alternative, as a member of a vanishing and lamented race, and as a hero and the source of the new myths. Although white/Indian tension often lies in apparently irreconcilable opposites, Monkman finds in the literature surveyed complementary images reflecting a common humanity. This is an important contribution to a hitherto unexplored area of Canadian literature in English which should give rise to further elaboration of this major theme.

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University of Toronto Press

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1487586264

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9781487586263

Agency, Structure and the NEET Policy Problem

The Experiences of Young People

By: Leslie Bell,Ian Thurlby-Campbell

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Agency, Structure and the NEET Policy Problem

The Experiences of Young People

By: Leslie Bell,Ian Thurlby-Campbell

For many years, government policy has associated young people 'being NEET' (Not in Education, Employment or Training) with educational underachievement, worklessness, generational poverty, poor health, antisocial behaviour, and reduced life expectancies. Researchers and policymakers continue to debate whether young people become NEET as a result of their own choices (i.e. their personal agency), or as a result of external factors (i.e. social, political and economic structures). Most recognise that the truth is somewhere between the two, but a clear understanding of how each interacts in causing young people to become NEET has so far been elusive, making the development of effective policy and practice problematic. Agency, Structure and the NEET Policy Problem makes headway against this problem through an original approach that draws on social cognitive theory and the lived experiences of young people themselves. Investigating the lives of NEET young people between the ages of 17-21 in London, this book elucidates the interactions between agency and structure that lead to them becoming NEET, and in doing so, offers a new perspective on the phenomenon. It offers a valuable critique of existing policy, providing both breadth and detail on the factors affecting the trajectories of young people in their transitions to continued education, training, or employment. It offers a way forward for all who are interested in developing, supporting and implementing a revitalised approach to NEET policy and practice, and a framework around which a coherent multidisciplinary approach to addressing NEET could be developed.

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1474274188

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