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Illusive Shadows

Justice, Media, and Socially Significant American Trials

By: Lloyd E. Chiasson

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Illusive Shadows

Justice, Media, and Socially Significant American Trials

By: Lloyd E. Chiasson

As Chiasson and his contributors illustrate, trials are media events that can have long-reaching significance. They can, and have, changed the way people think, how institutions function, and have shaped public opinions. While this collection on ten trials is about withcraft, slavery, religion, and radicalism, it is, in many ways, the story of America. Trials are the stuff of news. Those rare moments when justice, or a reasonable facsimile, is meted out. And what offers up more high drama, or melodrama, than a highly publicized trial? Most news events enjoy short life spans. They happen; they are reported; they are quickly forgotten. As Chiasson and his contributors make clear, a trial often is a lingering, living thing that builds in tension. It is, every once in a long while, a modern Shakespearean drama with a twist: The audience becomes members of the cast because, every once in a long while, society finds itself the defendant. Trials can have lasting importance beyond how the public perceives them. A trial can have long-reaching significance if it changes the way people think, or how institutions function, or shapes public opinion. Ten such American trials covering a span of 307 years are covered here. In each, the sociological underpinnings of events often has greater significance than either the crime or the trial. The ten trials included are the Salem witch trials, the Amistad trial, the Sioux Indian Uprising trials, the Ed Johnson/Sheriff Shipp trial, the Big Bill Haywood trial, the Ossian Sweet trial, the Clay Shaw trial, the Manuel Noriega trial, and the Matthew Shepard trial. While the book is about ten crimes, the subsequent trials, and the media coverage of each, it is also a book about witchcraft, about religion, slavery, and radicalism. It paints portraits of a racist America, a capitalistic America, an anarchist America. It relates compelling tales of compassion, greed, stupidity, and hate beginning in 17th-century colonial times and ending in present-day America. In many ways, it is the story of America.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313057052

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9780313057052

Health Promotion

Evidence and Experience

By: Kevin Lucas,Barbara Lloyd

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Health Promotion

Evidence and Experience

By: Kevin Lucas,Barbara Lloyd

The authors offer a reappraisal of health promotion activity, examining evidence for what actually works & highlighting issues for improving efficacy.

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180

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SAGE

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0761940065

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9780761940067

In the Bin

Reckless and Rude Stories from the Penalty Boxes of the NHL

By: Lloyd Freeberg

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In the Bin

Reckless and Rude Stories from the Penalty Boxes of the NHL

By: Lloyd Freeberg

Hockey is best known for its “bad boys,” those players who spend as much time on the ice swinging punches as they do swinging their sticks. Here is an inside look at the exciting, suspenseful, sometimes outrageous world of an NHL game—on the ice and in the “sin bin.”

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231

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Triumph Books

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1623684544

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Clinical Communication Skills for Medicine

By: Margaret Lloyd,Robert Bor,Lorraine M Noble

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Clinical Communication Skills for Medicine

By: Margaret Lloyd,Robert Bor,Lorraine M Noble

Clinical Communication Skills for Medicine is an essential guide to the core skills for effective patient-centered communication. In the twenty years since this book was first published the teaching of these skills has developed and evolved. Today's doctors fully appreciate the importance of communicating successfully and sensitively with people receiving health care and those close to them. This practical guide to developing communication skills will be of value to students throughout their careers. The order of the chapters reflects this development, from core skills to those required to respond effectively and compassionately in challenging situations. The text includes case examples, guidelines and opportunities to encourage the reader to stop and think. The contents of the book cover: - The fundamental elements of clinical communication, including skills for effectively gathering and sharing information, discussing sensitive topics and breaking bad news. - Shared decision making, reflecting the rapid changes in expectations of medical care and skills for supporting patients in making decisions which are right for them. - Communicating with a patient's family, children and young people, patients from different cultural backgrounds, communicating via an interpreter and communicating with patients who have a hearing impairment. - Diversity in communication, including examples of communicating with patients who have a learning disability, transgender patients, and older adult patients. - Communicating about medical error, emphasising the importance of doctors being honest in the face of difficult situations. - This is a practical guide to learning and developing communication skills throughout medical training. - The chapters range from the development of basic skills to those dealing with challenging and difficult situations.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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070207215X

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9780702072154

Communication Skills for Medicine E-Book

By: Margaret Lloyd,Robert Bor

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Communication Skills for Medicine E-Book

By: Margaret Lloyd,Robert Bor

This title was Highly Commended (Basis of Medicine category) in the BMA Awards 2005. A highly practical account of communication for medical students, backed up with numerous case histories. In addition to the clinical interview the book covers other aspects of communication including how to promote healthy behaviour and the need for the doctor to work as part of the health care team. Reflects current importance of communication skills in curriculum. Highly practical approach. Accessible information with summary points. Covers needs for both hospital and general practice setting. Written specifically for medical students, unlike many of the competing books. Additional practical examples. More material on: professionalism; Mental Capacity Act; risk; the 'expert' patient.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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070204203X

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9780702042034

The Amritsar Massacre

The Untold Story of One Fateful Day

By: Nick Lloyd

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The Amritsar Massacre

The Untold Story of One Fateful Day

By: Nick Lloyd

On 13 April 1919, a fateful event took place which was to define the last decades of the British Raj in India. At 5:10pm on that day, Brigadier-General 'Rex' Dyer led a small party of soldiers through the centre of Amritsar into a walled garden known as the Jallianwala Bagh. He had been informed that an illegal political meeting was taking place and had come to disperse it. On entering the garden, Dyer's men immediately lined up in formation. Dyer then gave the order to open fire on the huge crowd that had gathered there. 379 people were killed and at least 1,000 more were wounded in what has became known as the Amritsar Massacre. Nick Lloyd here provides a highly readable, but detailed account of the most infamous British atrocity in the entire history of the Raj. He considers the massacre in its historical context, but also describes its impact in uniting the people of the sub-continent against their colonial rulers. The book dispels common myths and misconceptions surrounding the massacre and offers a new explanation of the decisions taken in 1919. Ultimately, it seeks to examine whether the massacre was an unfortunate and tragic mistake or a case of cold-blooded murder, and one which would fatally weaken the British position in India.

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422

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0857730770

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9780857730770

Plant Genetic Conservation

The in situ approach

By: Nigel Maxted,B.V. Ford-Lloyd,J.G. Hawkes

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Plant Genetic Conservation

The in situ approach

By: Nigel Maxted,B.V. Ford-Lloyd,J.G. Hawkes

The recent development of ideas on biodiversity conservation was already being considered almost three-quarters of a century ago for crop plants and the wild species related to them, by the Russian geneticist N.!. Vavilov. He was undoubtedly the first scientist to understand the impor tance for humankind of conserving for utilization the genetic diversity of our ancient crop plants and their wild relatives from their centres of diversity. His collections showed various traits of adaptation to environ mental extremes and biotypes of crop diseases and pests which were unknown to most plant breeders in the first quarter of the twentieth cen tury. Later, in the 1940s-1960s scientists began to realize that the pool of genetic diversity known to Vavilov and his colleagues was beginning to disappear. Through the replacement of the old, primitive and highly diverse land races by uniform modem varieties created by plant breed ers, the crop gene pool was being eroded. The genetic diversity of wild species was equally being threatened by human activities: over-exploita tion, habitat destruction or fragmentation, competition resulting from the introduction of alien species or varieties, changes and intensification of land use, environmental pollution and possible climate change.

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462

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9400914377

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9789400914377

Tuning and Modifying the Rover V8 Engine

By: Daniel R Lloyd,Nathan J Lloyd

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Tuning and Modifying the Rover V8 Engine

By: Daniel R Lloyd,Nathan J Lloyd

This is the ultimate book for any enthusiast or professional who is tuning or modifying the Rover V8 engine. This essential read covers all aspects of tuning this versatile and much-loved engine, with an emphasis on selecting the correct combination of parts for your vehicle and its intended use. Topics cover the short engine; cylinder head modifications and aftermarket cylinder heads; camshaft and valve-train; intake and exhaust systems; cooling system; carburettors and fuel injection; distributor and distributor-less ignition systems; engine management; LPG conversions and, finally, supercharging and turbo-charging.

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506

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The Crowood Press

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1785006045

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9781785006043

Byways to Evil

A Lady Sara Varnley Victorian Mystery

By: Lloyd Biggle, Jr.

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Byways to Evil

A Lady Sara Varnley Victorian Mystery

By: Lloyd Biggle, Jr.

The year was 1900, the place was London, and the night, an unusually warm one for September, began and ended with horrors. I was caught up in them almost without warning as I turned into a narrow, poorly lit, cobbled lane and instinctively slowed my pace. Ahead of me, where the passage took a sudden bend to the right, a small gas lamp glowed feebly, and its uncertain, wavering light produced oddly distorted shadows." "Byways to Evil" takes the reader through the rich atmosphere of turn-of-the-century London, from the drawing rooms of the wealthy and titled to the dim shadows of narrow lanes populated by London's poor, as detective extraordinaire Lady Sara and her "secretary" Colin Quick search for the solution to a series of horrendous murders and baffling robberies. Lady Sara's giant cribbage board, her “Byways to Evil” twists and turns as much as their distorted clues as the murderers and thieves elude discovery. Plotted by a master storyteller, full of details of turn-of-the century life and crime, this is a satisfying period mystery.

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261

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Wildside Press LLC

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1434442977

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9781434442970

Virginia's Colonial Soldiers

By: Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck

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Virginia's Colonial Soldiers

By: Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck

Presents an authoritative register of Virginia's colonial soldiers, drawing on county court minutes, bounty land applications, records of courts martial, county militia rosters, and public records in England. Detailed information on soldiers' names, ranks, pay, places of birth, and appearance is divided into sections on different sources and different conflicts, including King George's War, the French and Indian War, and Dunmore's War. Useful for genealogists and historians. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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080631219X

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9780806312194

The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison

By: William Lloyd Garrison

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The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison

By: William Lloyd Garrison

William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879), outstanding among the dedicated fighters for the abolition of slavery, was also an activist in other movements such as women's and civil rights and religious reform. Never tiring in battle, he was 'irrepressible, uncompromising, and inflammatory.' He antagonized many, including some of his fellow reformers. There were also many who loved and respected him. But he was never overlooked.

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Harvard University Press

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067452666X

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9780674526662

Biostatistics

A Methodology For the Health Sciences

By: Gerald van Belle,Lloyd D. Fisher,Patrick J. Heagerty,Thomas Lumley

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Biostatistics

A Methodology For the Health Sciences

By: Gerald van Belle,Lloyd D. Fisher,Patrick J. Heagerty,Thomas Lumley

A respected introduction to biostatistics, thoroughly updated and revised The first edition of Biostatistics: A Methodology for the Health Sciences has served professionals and students alike as a leading resource for learning how to apply statistical methods to the biomedical sciences. This substantially revised Second Edition brings the book into the twenty-first century for today’s aspiring and practicing medical scientist. This versatile reference provides a wide-ranging look at basic and advanced biostatistical concepts and methods in a format calibrated to individual interests and levels of proficiency. Written with an eye toward the use of computer applications, the book examines the design of medical studies, descriptive statistics, and introductory ideas of probability theory and statistical inference; explores more advanced statistical methods; and illustrates important current uses of biostatistics. New to this edition are discussions of Longitudinal data analysis Randomized clinical trials Bayesian statistics GEE The bootstrap method Enhanced by a companion Web site providing data sets, selected problems and solutions, and examples from such current topics as HIV/AIDS, this is a thoroughly current, comprehensive introduction to the field.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471602353

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9780471602354

The English Monster

or, The Melancholy Transactions of William Ablass

By: Lloyd Shepherd

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The English Monster

or, The Melancholy Transactions of William Ablass

By: Lloyd Shepherd

Two moments in England’s rise to empire, separated by centuries, yet connected by a crime that cannot be forgiven . . . London, 1811. Along the twisting streets of Wapping, bounded by the ancient Ratcliffe Highway and the modern wonder of the London Dock, many a sin is hidden by the noise and glory of Trade. But now two families have fallen victim to foul murder, and Charles Horton, a senior officer of the newly formed Thames River Police Office, must deliver revenge to a terrified populace. Plymouth, 1564. Young Billy Ablass arrives in the busy seaport with the burning desire of all young men: the getting and keeping of money. Setting sail on a ship owned by Queen Elizabeth herself seems the likely means to a better life. But the kidnapping of hundreds of human souls in Africa is not the only cursed event to occur on England’s first official slaving voyage. On a sun-blasted Florida islet, Billy too is to be enslaved. Based on the true story of the gruesome Ratcliffe Highway murders, The English Monster is a breathtaking voyage across centuries, from the Age of Discovery to the Age of Empire, illuminating what happens to Britain as she gains global power but risks losing her soul.

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Simon and Schuster

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145164759X

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9781451647594

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