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An Introduction to Native North America

By: Mark Q. Sutton

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An Introduction to Native North America

By: Mark Q. Sutton

An Introduction to Native North America provides a basic introduction to the Native peoples of North America, covering what are now the United States, northern Mexico, and Canada. In this updated and revised new edition, Mark Q. Sutton has expanded and improved the existing text, adding to the case studies, updating the text with the latest research, increasing the number of images, providing more coverage of the Arctic regions, and including new perspectives, particularly those of Native peoples. This book addresses the history of research, the European invasion, and the impact of Europeans on Native societies. A final chapter introduces contemporary Native Americans, discussing issues that affect them, including religion, health, and politics. The book retains a wealth of pedological features to aid and reinforce learning. Featuring case studies of many Native American groups, as well as some 87 maps and images, An Introduction to Native North America is an indispensable tool to those studying the history of North America and its Native peoples.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040031587

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Traumatic Brain Injury in Sports

By: Mark Lovell,Jeffrey Barth,Michael Collins,Ruben Echemendia

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Traumatic Brain Injury in Sports

By: Mark Lovell,Jeffrey Barth,Michael Collins,Ruben Echemendia

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in sports has become an important international public health issue over the past two decades. However, until recently, return to play decisions following a sports-related traumatic brain injury have been based on anecdotal evidence and have not been based on scientifically validated clinical protocols. Over the past decade, the field of Neuropsychology has become an increasingly important component of the return to play decision making process following TBI. Neuropsychological assessment instruments are increasingly being adapted for use with athletes throughout the world and the field of sports neuropsychology appears to be a rapidly evolving subspecialty. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the application of neuropsychological assessment instruments in sports, and it is structured to present a global perspective on contemporary research. In addition to a review of current research, Traumatic Brain Injury in Sports: An International Neuropsychological Perspective, presents a thorough review of current clinical models that are being implemented internationally within American and Australian rules football, soccer, boxing, ice hockey, rugby and equestrian sports.

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1000722805

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The Incredible Journey of Sterling Vice

By: Mark Randolph Watters

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The Incredible Journey of Sterling Vice

By: Mark Randolph Watters

July 3, 1863, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. July 4, 2020, Raventon, Georgia. Now it gets weird. Book III in the Raventon Mysteries series, featuring Taylor Smart and the Raventon Three. The most incredible mystery they've encountered! For a season, special people come into your life. Paths intersect. They just do. You don't know why or for how long. And then they're gone. But, you're better for them.

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Lulu.com

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0359406203

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Soul Babies

Black Popular Culture and the Post-Soul Aesthetic

By: Mark Anthony Neal

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Soul Babies

Black Popular Culture and the Post-Soul Aesthetic

By: Mark Anthony Neal

In Soul Babies, Mark Anthony Neal explains the complexities and contradictions of black life and culture after the end of the Civil Rights era. He traces the emergence of what he calls a "post-soul aesthetic," a transformation of values that marked a profound change in African American thought and experience. Lively and provocative, Soul Babies offers a valuable new way of thinking about black popular culture and the legacy of the sixties.

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Routledge

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1135290555

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Exile Corporation

By: Mark McClafferty

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Exile Corporation

By: Mark McClafferty

A fast read that will take you on a thrill ride with more twists and turns than an amusement park ride after dark... Born and raised in England; Mark moved to Los Angeles, California in 1991 at the age of 25 years old. Training to become an Investment Securities Broker, by 1995 he was one of the most sought after telemarketers throughout the USA. Upon the advent of the Internet, Mark joined an organization that then manipulated the burgeoning electronic age, eventually embezzling approximately $117 million by 1999. This is his story.

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Andrews UK Limited

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1849893020

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George Washington and the Art of Business

The Leadership Principles of America's First Commander-in-Chief

By: Mark McNeilly

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George Washington and the Art of Business

The Leadership Principles of America's First Commander-in-Chief

By: Mark McNeilly

George Washington ranks as one of the great military leaders in history. The character traits he exemplified, and the leadership skills he employed, enabled him to defeat what was then the world's most powerful nation. In this marvelous book, Mark McNeilly shows today's managers how they can learn from Washington's career--both his triumphs and setbacks--to succeed as leaders in their chosen field. McNeilly paints vivid portraits of some of the crucial moments in Washington's military career, from the early debacle on Long Island Heights to the masterstroke at Trenton. There Washington, aided by his use of intelligence and disinformation, and by his great fortitude in the face of truly daunting conditions, routed the Hessians. McNeilly uses these stirring military encounters to underscore Washington's managerial genius: to persuade and inspire, to open up the decision-making process, to seize opportunities when they arise, to persevere when setbacks occurred, and to learn from his mistakes. Indeed, the true value of the book lies in McNeilly's brilliant ability to link military and business strategy, revealing that successful corporate leaders must possess many of the same traits that Washington did. Using examples from the NFL, Cadillac, Coke, Samsung, Embraer, IBM and others, McNeilly shows how business leaders can apply Washington's principles for success. Blending colorful military and business history with crystal-clear commentary, George Washington and the Art of Business belongs of the shelves of all executives who want to hone their leadership skills.

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Oxford University Press

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0190293519

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Confederate Courage on Other Fields

Overlooked Episodes of Leadership, Cruelty, Character, and Kindness

By: Mark Crawford

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Confederate Courage on Other Fields

Overlooked Episodes of Leadership, Cruelty, Character, and Kindness

By: Mark Crawford

Confederate Courage on Other Fields: Overlooked Episodes of Leadership, Cruelty, Character, and Kindness offers four valuable but little-studied events of the Civil War. Each story explores the hardships of battle, and demonstrations of courage and other human attributes, away from the glare of well-known battlefields like Gettysburg and Shiloh. These previously untold or little-known stories compiled by Mark Crawford expand our understanding of this dreadful conflict—and of the human spirit. “Rebel Resort of the Dead” introduces readers to General Hospital Number One in Kittrell Springs, North Carolina, where hospital chaplain Rev. M. M. Marshall did his best to tend to the religious needs of severely wounded men. Marshall’s recently discovered recollections are threaded throughout this moving narrative and include many of the last words of dying soldiers. “I’ll Live Yet to Dance on That Foot!” offers the letters of Charles Blacknall, a wealthy plantation owner-turned-Confederate officer who penned candid letters back home that reveal not only an educated and passionate man, but one who is slowly being consumed by war. The astonishing tale of a personal conflict between a Union major and a Confederate colonel unfolds in “An Eye for an Eye.” The quarrel, which quickly became deeply personal, resulted in a series of vicious retaliatory killings, guerrilla warfare, the eventual intervention of president Abraham Lincoln—and the murder of one of the officers. The story of the Battle of Dinwiddie Courthouse, a bitter battle during the closing days of the war in Virginia, is told through many first-person accounts in “The South’s ‘Sunset Charge.’” In this fight, the prelude to the better-known battle of Five Forks, Federal troops put up a stout fight, despite being heavily outnumbered, with the help of their deadly repeating carbines. Few know that many Confederate soldiers were swept away and drowned there in a valiant charge across a muddy rain-swollen river.

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1940669723

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This Astounding Close

The Road to Bennett Place

By: Mark L. Bradley

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This Astounding Close

The Road to Bennett Place

By: Mark L. Bradley

This Astounding Close: The Road to Bennett Place

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807857017

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The Philadelphia 76ers

By: Mark Stewart

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The Philadelphia 76ers

By: Mark Stewart

A revised Team Spirit Basketball edition featuring the Philadelphia 76ers that chronicles the history and accomplishments of the team. Includes access to the Team Spirit website which provides additional information, photos, and updates during and after the season. Table of Contents, Glossary, Timeline, Bibliography of additional resources and Index. Aligns to Common Core State Standards requirements for Reading Informational Text.

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Norwood House Press

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1599536404

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Pigs, a Trial Lawyer's Story

By: Mark Munger

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Pigs, a Trial Lawyer's Story

By: Mark Munger

A morality tale set on the edge of the prairie, where the Smokey Hills of Western Minnesota meet the Great Plains, "Pigs" is the tale of one attorney's introspective journey and the story of his struggle to save himself and his client's farm.

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Cloquet River Press

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097200503X

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9780972005036

DeLee & Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine E-Book

By: Mark D. Miller,Stephen R. Thompson

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DeLee & Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine E-Book

By: Mark D. Miller,Stephen R. Thompson

The revised, streamlined, and reorganized DeLee & Drez’s Orthopaedic Sports Medicine continues to be your must-have orthopaedics reference, covering the surgical, medical, and rehabilitation/injury prevention topics related to athletic injuries and chronic conditions. It provides the most clinically focused, comprehensive guidance available in any single source, with contributions from the most respected authorities in the field. Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability. Be prepared to handle the full range of clinical challenges with coverage of both pediatric and aging athletes; important non-orthopaedic conditions involved in the management of the athlete; rapidly evolving techniques; and sports-related fractures. Understand rehabilitation and other therapeutic modalities in the context of return to play. Take advantage of in-depth coverage of arthroscopic techniques, including ACL reconstruction, allograft cartilage transplantation, rotator cuff repair, and complications in athletes, as well as injury prevention, nutrition, pharmacology, and psychology in sports. Equip yourself with the most current information surrounding hot topics such as hip pain in the athlete, hip arthroscopy, concussions, and medical management of the athlete. Remain at the forefront of the field with content that addresses the latest changes in orthopaedics, including advances in sports medicine community knowledge, evidence-based medicine, ultrasound-guided injections, biologic therapies, and principles of injury prevention. Enhance your understanding with fully updated figures throughout. Take a global view of orthopaedic sports medicine with the addition of two new international section editors and supplemental international content. Access even more expert content in new "Author’s Preferred Technique" sections. Find the information you need more quickly with this completely reorganized text.

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145574221X

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Leading Lesson Study

A Practical Guide for Teachers and Facilitators

By: Jennifer Stepanek,Gary Appel,Melinda Leong,Michelle Turner Mangan,Mark Mitchell

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Leading Lesson Study

A Practical Guide for Teachers and Facilitators

By: Jennifer Stepanek,Gary Appel,Melinda Leong,Michelle Turner Mangan,Mark Mitchell

Use this team-centered approach to directly enhance teaching and learning in your school! First introduced in Japan, lesson study has gained enthusiastic advocates in US educational circles as a powerful, collaborative approach. This "how-to" guide leads a beginning team through the lesson study cycle and provides an experienced team with new perspectives. Using examples from U.S. classrooms, this handbook: Encourages educators to generate and share knowledge Inspires a teacherresearcher stance Illustrates both the process and substance of lesson study Encourages collaboration Provides guidelines for avoiding common pitfalls

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Corwin Press

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1452222746

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NBA Basketball

An Official Fan's Guide

By: Mark Vancil,Don Jozwiak

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NBA Basketball

An Official Fan's Guide

By: Mark Vancil,Don Jozwiak

Covers history, teams, play offs, superstars. 9 yrs+

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1858683661

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The Heads-up on Sport Concussion

By: Gary S. Solomon,Karen M. Johnston,Mark R. Lovell

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The Heads-up on Sport Concussion

By: Gary S. Solomon,Karen M. Johnston,Mark R. Lovell

Concussions happen at all levels of sport, from the earliest levels through the professional ranks. Potentially catastrophic if not detected early, concussions have ended the careers of many notable professional players--and it's estimated that in high school football alone, about 1 in 5 players suffers a concussion. The Heads-Up on Sport Concussion is a concise introductory book on sport concussion for professionals who work with athletes. It provides a comprehensive review of current literature on sport concussion, and it guides professionals in communicating with athletes, parents, and coaches regarding assessment, treatment, and other issues surrounding sport concussion. In The Heads-Up on Sport Concussion, the authors detail -what happens when the brain is injured; -appropriate assessment and evaluation tools; -sport-specific issues; -how medical organizations are addressing the issue of sport concussion; -medical and nonmedical treatment and rehabilitation strategies; -recent research on a variety of topics in sport concussion; and -essential information for coaches, athletes, and parents. This book is focused and authoritative in its treatment of a poorly understood medical problem. Providing clear clinical management strategies for sport concussion injuries, the text compiles the best available information from different resources and synthesizes the information with summaries and conclusions for easy comprehension. The material is enhanced further with photos and illustrations depicting MRI scans and brain images showing chemical reactions in the brain after an injury. In addition, the text identifies particular sports and sport activities that have the greatest incidence of sport-related concussions, and it reports on and critiques those strategies that are currently in place to combat sport concussion across different sport groups. In The Heads-Up on Sport Concussion, professionals in sports medicine, neurology, neurosurgery, and neuropsychology offer strategies for recognizing and treating sport concussion. The text provides appropriate research resources without getting bogged down by lengthy research critiques. Many chapters include a Research Digest section that identifies critical research data used in developing recommendations and conclusions. Additionally, an educational poster is available for download via the Internet for trainers, physicians, coaches, and sports medicine professionals to use to educate athletes and their families about the signs, symptoms, and treatment of concussion. The poster is available at HumanKinetics.com. The Heads-Up on Sport Concussion provides a current understanding of terminology, assessment, treatment, and criteria for return to play for a range of readers. Researchers, medical professionals, and health care specialists will have a more thorough grasp of the various aspects of sport concussion and thus be able to provide better care and education to athletes who sustain concussions. Its complete treatment of a critical topic makes this a must-read for anyone involved in the care and training of athletes.

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Human Kinetics

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0736060081

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9780736060080

Essential Readings in Health Behavior: Theory and Practice

By: Mark Edberg

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Essential Readings in Health Behavior: Theory and Practice

By: Mark Edberg

Essential Readings in Health Behavior: Theory and Practice is ideal as a companion to the textbook Essentials of Health Behavior. It complements the text in several ways: First, it offers selections from readings referred to and outlined in the text. Second, the annotations introducing the readings provide guidance and tie them to themes outlined in the basic text. Third, the readings provides students and the instructor with options for exploring issues in more depth. Finally, the reader includes case-related articles concerning ways in which the theoretical approaches to behavior have been applied in real-world settings – both successfully and unsuccessfully.

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Jones & Bartlett Publishers

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1449653812

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Strategic Leadership for Turbulent Times

By: Mark Kriger,Yuriy Zhovtobryukh

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Strategic Leadership for Turbulent Times

By: Mark Kriger,Yuriy Zhovtobryukh

In today’s organizations, it is no longer the CEO who acts as the sole strategic leader. From single individuals to larger teams and networks, leaders at all levels are infiltrating the formal organizational structure and making strategic leadership an increasingly complex endeavor. In Strategic Leadership for Turbulent Times, Kriger and Zhovtobryukh shrewdly describe the true experiences of what employees encounter as internal and external environments evolve, and how to uphold the personal and organizational values which affect both human and social capital. They examine how leadership strategies are used in real situations and highlight the importance of managerial wisdom for sustainable growth. Finally, they offer advice for strategic leaders on leading effectively in highly turbulent economic, social, technological, and multicultural times.

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Springer

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1137403802

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Studying Cities and City Life

An Introduction to Methods of Research

By: Mark Abrahamson

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Studying Cities and City Life

An Introduction to Methods of Research

By: Mark Abrahamson

Studying Cities and City Life is a textbook designed to provide an introduction to the major methods of obtaining data for use when analysing cities and social life in cities. Major chapters focus upon best practices in: field studies (participant observation) natural experiments and quasi-experiments surveys employing probability and non-probability samples secondary analyses of previously published documents. A separate chapter examines a full range of questionnaires and interviews. Each chapter includes discussion of several case studies, and recently published research employing the method being discussed. This discussion highlights the issues and choices made by investigators in actual studies conducted in cities throughout the world. This unique book is designed for use in research methods courses that primarily enroll students majoring in Urban Sociology, Urban Studies, Urban Geography, Urban Planning, and related areas.

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Taylor & Francis

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1317814282

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The Big Book of Pennsylvania Ghost Stories

By: Mark Nesbitt,Patty A. Wilson

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The Big Book of Pennsylvania Ghost Stories

By: Mark Nesbitt,Patty A. Wilson

Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the Keystone State Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Authors Mark Nesbitt and Patty A. Wilson shine a light in the dark corners of Pennsylvania and scare those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From apparitions of fires and soldiers struggling in the cold at Valley Forge, to ghostly children stalking dormitories at Gettysburg College, these stories of strange occurrences are sure to send a chill up your spine. Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493043935

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Saber and Scapegoat

J.E.B. Stuart and the Gettysburg Convention

By: Mark Nesbitt

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Saber and Scapegoat

J.E.B. Stuart and the Gettysburg Convention

By: Mark Nesbitt

The major facts of the Gettysburg campaign and battle are well known, but controversies about its outcome abound even today. No issue is more contested than that of the whereabouts of the dashing cavalryman, Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart. Author Mark Nesbitt gives a detailed reconstruction of Stuart's actions during the campaign and presents the case that Stuart was not at fault for the loss: He was following orders to the best of his ability. The blame surrounding Stuart only surfaced after the war when, in an attempt to exonerate Lee, some veterans vilified Stuart unfairly. Unfortunately for the great cavalryman, that culpability has stuck. Nesbitt's findings challenge generations of Gettysburg historiography and are certain to fuel the controversy for years to come.

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Stackpole Books

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0811731022

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The Accidental Slaveowner

Revisiting a Myth of Race and Finding an American Family

By: Mark Auslander

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The Accidental Slaveowner

Revisiting a Myth of Race and Finding an American Family

By: Mark Auslander

What does one contested account of an enslaved woman tell us about our difficult racial past? Part history, part anthropology, and part detective story, The Accidental Slaveowner traces, from the 1850s to the present day, how different groups of people have struggled with one powerful story about slavery. For over a century and a half, residents of Oxford, Georgia (“the birthplace of Emory University”), have told and retold stories of the enslaved woman known as “Kitty” and her owner, Methodist bishop James Osgood Andrew, first president of Emory's board of trustees. Bishop Andrew's ownership of Miss Kitty and other enslaved persons triggered the 1844 great national schism of the Methodist Episcopal Church, presaging the Civil War. For many local whites, Bishop Andrew was only “accidentally” a slaveholder, and when offered her freedom, Kitty willingly remained in slavery out of loyalty to her master. Local African Americans, in contrast, tend to insist that Miss Kitty was the Bishop's coerced lover and that she was denied her basic freedoms throughout her life. Mark Auslander approaches these opposing narratives as “myths,” not as falsehoods but as deeply meaningful and resonant accounts that illuminate profound enigmas in American history and culture. After considering the multiple, powerful ways that the Andrew-Kitty myths have shaped perceptions of race in Oxford, at Emory, and among southern Methodists, Auslander sets out to uncover the “real” story of Kitty and her family. His years-long feat of collaborative detective work results in a series of discoveries and helps open up important arenas for reconciliation, restorative justice, and social healing.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820340421

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Real-World Machine Learning

By: Henrik Brink,Joseph Richards,Mark Fetherolf

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Real-World Machine Learning

By: Henrik Brink,Joseph Richards,Mark Fetherolf

Summary Real-World Machine Learning is a practical guide designed to teach working developers the art of ML project execution. Without overdosing you on academic theory and complex mathematics, it introduces the day-to-day practice of machine learning, preparing you to successfully build and deploy powerful ML systems. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology Machine learning systems help you find valuable insights and patterns in data, which you'd never recognize with traditional methods. In the real world, ML techniques give you a way to identify trends, forecast behavior, and make fact-based recommendations. It's a hot and growing field, and up-to-speed ML developers are in demand. About the Book Real-World Machine Learning will teach you the concepts and techniques you need to be a successful machine learning practitioner without overdosing you on abstract theory and complex mathematics. By working through immediately relevant examples in Python, you'll build skills in data acquisition and modeling, classification, and regression. You'll also explore the most important tasks like model validation, optimization, scalability, and real-time streaming. When you're done, you'll be ready to successfully build, deploy, and maintain your own powerful ML systems. What's Inside Predicting future behavior Performance evaluation and optimization Analyzing sentiment and making recommendations About the Reader No prior machine learning experience assumed. Readers should know Python. About the Authors Henrik Brink, Joseph Richards and Mark Fetherolf are experienced data scientists engaged in the daily practice of machine learning. Table of Contents PART 1: THE MACHINE-LEARNING WORKFLOW What is machine learning? Real-world data Modeling and prediction Model evaluation and optimization Basic feature engineering PART 2: PRACTICAL APPLICATION Example: NYC taxi data Advanced feature engineering Advanced NLP example: movie review sentiment Scaling machine-learning workflows Example: digital display advertising

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Simon and Schuster

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1638357005

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9781638357001

Letters from Brazil

A Cultural-Historical Narrative Made Fiction

By: Mark J. Curran

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Letters from Brazil

A Cultural-Historical Narrative Made Fiction

By: Mark J. Curran

Letters from Brazil: A Cultural-Historical Narrative Made Fiction recounts the adventures of young researcher Mike Gaherty in Brazil in the turbulent 1960s. It tells the story of his research on Brazilian folklore and folk-popular literature (with inevitable amorous moments along the way) while dodging encounters and threats from agents of the DOPS, Brazils chief espionage and anti-communist, anti-subversion agency. The nations military revolution of 1964 and subsequent evolution to dictatorship are the background for Gahertys ups and downs in Brazils Northeast, the Northeast Interior, Salvador da Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Braslia, the Amazon, and a final harrowing time in Recife. The thread of the narrative is the series of letters requested of Gaherty by James Hansen of the New York Times (international section) and his later involvement with Stanley Iverson of the INR (Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the United States Department of State)-WHA (Western Hemisphere Affairs) reporting on Gahertys own research activities in Brazil and his discoveries of political and social sentiment in northeastern Brazil. The young American researcher reports as well on meetings with major Brazilian cultural figures, encounters with Brazilian Afro-Brazilian phenomena like Xango, Candomble, and Capoeira, impressive times during New Years Eve and the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, and cultural-travel highlights throughout Brazil. The fly in the ointment was the DOPS.

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Trafford Publishing

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1490785566

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9781490785561

American Indian Sovereignty

The Struggle for Religious, Cultural and Tribal Independence

By: J. Mark Hazlett II

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American Indian Sovereignty

The Struggle for Religious, Cultural and Tribal Independence

By: J. Mark Hazlett II

Since the arrival of European settlers, Native American cultural sovereignty has been under attack. Self-determination is a tribal right of Native people, but colonial oppression banned their traditions and religion, purloined and misused sacred sites, and betrayed treaties when convenient. Over time, the settlers usurped Native American culture and lands, and these destructive behaviors continue today. Within the decimated Native American culture left after forced assimilation, American Indians still struggle to retain their rights. In this historical account of the despotism against Native American culture, the altercations of sovereignty, territory, and pluralistic democracy are analyzed in an effort to provide a path towards justice.

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McFarland

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1476681422

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The Business of Sports

A Primer for Journalists

By: Mark Conrad

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The Business of Sports

A Primer for Journalists

By: Mark Conrad

This volume provides journalists with the foundation for understanding the various parts of the sports business, and explores structure, governance, labor issues, and other business factors within the sports community. For journalists and students in jou.

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Routledge

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1135610630

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Cursed in Pennsylvania

Stories of the Damned in the Keystone State

By: Mark Nesbitt,Patty A. Wilson

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Cursed in Pennsylvania

Stories of the Damned in the Keystone State

By: Mark Nesbitt,Patty A. Wilson

In Cursed in Pennsylvania, Mark Nesbitt and Patty A. Wilson recount tales of genuine maledictions intended to invoke evil and unease across the state the Keystone State. The pages will bring to life these stories, letting you decide whether the resulting tragedies were simply bad luck, coincidences…or something far more sinister.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493019430

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MediaCities: Proceedings

By: Jordan Geiger,Mark Shepard,Omar Khan

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MediaCities: Proceedings

By: Jordan Geiger,Mark Shepard,Omar Khan

Proceedings from MediaCity 4: MediaCities, the International Conference, Workshops and Exhibition mounted at the University at Buffalo May 3-5, 2013. Edited by Jordan Geiger, Mark Shepard and Omar Khan.

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0991254406

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After the Smoke Clears

The Just War Tradition and Post War Justice

By: Mark J. Allman,Tobias Winright

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After the Smoke Clears

The Just War Tradition and Post War Justice

By: Mark J. Allman,Tobias Winright

While most studies of just war focus on the rationale for going to war and the conduct of the war, this important book examines the period after the conflict. What must be done to restore justice? In the words of the authors, “’Victory’ is declared by presidents and other leaders, yet all too often no just peace is to be found in the wake of today’s conflicts. . . . After the smoke clears, the powers that be may declare ‘mission accomplished’ when, as Ezekiel long ago said, there really is no peace.”

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1666746045

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9781666746044

Why America Stopped Voting

The Decline of Participatory Democracy and the Emergence of Modern American Politics

By: Mark L. Kornbluh

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Why America Stopped Voting

The Decline of Participatory Democracy and the Emergence of Modern American Politics

By: Mark L. Kornbluh

Sometime during the first two decades of the 20th century, the participation of the American electorate began its plummet; voter turnouts fell in each election after record heights in 1890. Kornbluh (history, Michigan State U.) examines mass political behavior in 20 successive national elections, arguing that the rapid decline of electoral participation was gradual and a result of fundamental social change, a conclusion maintained by the author to be at odds with previous literature focusing on discrete political events to explain voter demobilization. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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NYU Press

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0814747086

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9780814747087

Bracketology

March Madness, College Basketball, and the Creation of a National Obsession

By: Joe Lunardi,David Smale,Mark Few

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Bracketology

March Madness, College Basketball, and the Creation of a National Obsession

By: Joe Lunardi,David Smale,Mark Few

Lunardi delves into the early days of Bracketology, details its growth, and dispels the myths of the process The NCAA Tournament has become one of the most popular sports events in the country, consuming fans for weeks with the run to the Final Four and ultimately the crowning of the champion of college hoops.? Each March, millions of Americans fill out their bracket in the hopes of correctly predicting the future. Yet, there is no true Madness without the oft-debated question about what teams should be seeded where—from the Power-5 Blue Blood with some early season stumbles on their resume to the mid-major that rampaged through their less competitive conference season—and the inventor of Bracketology himself, Joe Lunardi, now reveals the mystery and science behind the legend. While going in depth on his ever-evolving predictive formula, Lunardi compares great teams from different eras with intriguing results, talks to the biggest names in college basketball about their perception of Bracketology (both good and bad), and looks ahead to the future of the sport and how Bracketology will help shape the conversation. This fascinating book is a must-read for college hoops fans and anyone who has aspired to win their yearly office pool.

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Triumph Books

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1641255803

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9781641255806

Conservation in Highly Fragmented Landscapes

By: Mark Schwartz

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Conservation in Highly Fragmented Landscapes

By: Mark Schwartz

Mark W. Schwartz Soon after we came into extensive meadows: and I was assured that those meadows continue for a hundred and fifty miles. being in winter drowned lands and marshes. By the dryness of the season they were now beautiful pastures, and here presented itself one of the most delightful prospects I have ever beheld; all low grounds being meadow, and without wood, and all of the high grounds being covered with trees and appearing like islands: the whole scene seemed an elysium. Capt. Thomas Morris. 1791 I am sitting in a 60-mile-an-hour bus sailing over a highway originally laid out for horse and buggy. The ribbon of concrete has been widened and widened until the field fences threaten to topple into the road cuts. In the narrow thread of sod between the shaved banks and the toppling fences grow the relics of what once was Illinois: the prairie.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1475706561

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Law and the Regulation of Scientific Research

Trusting Experts

By: Mark Davies

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Law and the Regulation of Scientific Research

Trusting Experts

By: Mark Davies

Scientific research is fundamental to addressing issues of great importance to the development of human knowledge. Scientific research fuels advances in medicine, technology and other areas important to society and has to be credible, trustworthy and able to command confidence in the face of inevitable uncertainties. Scientific researchers must be trusted and respected when they engage with knowledge acquisition and dissemination and as ethical guardians in their education and training roles of future generations of researchers. The core values of scientific research transcend disciplinary and national boundaries and approaches to the organisation and oversight of research systems can impact significantly upon the ethics and conduct of researchers. This book draws upon legal expertise to critically analyse issues of regulation, conduct and ethics at the important interface between scientific research and regulatory and legal environments. In so doing it aims to contribute important additional perspectives to the existing literature. Case studies are engaged with to assist with the critical analysis of the current position and the consideration of future possibilities. The book will be of interest to academics in the fields of science, law and policy; science and law students; and scientific researchers at more advanced stages of their careers. Research professionals in government and the private sector and legal practitioners with interests in the regulation of research should also find the work of interest.

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Taylor & Francis

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0429959958

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9780429959950

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