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The Complicity of Friends

How George Eliot, G. H. Lewes, and John Hughlings-Jackson Encoded Herbert Spencer’s Secret

By: Martin Raitiere

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The Complicity of Friends

How George Eliot, G. H. Lewes, and John Hughlings-Jackson Encoded Herbert Spencer’s Secret

By: Martin Raitiere

One of Victorian England’s most famous philosophers harbored a secret: Herbert Spencer suffered from an illness so laden with stigma that he feared its revelation would ruin him. He therefore went to extraordinary lengths to hide his malady from the public. Exceptionally, he drew two of his closest friends—the novelist George Eliot and her partner, G. H. Lewes—into his secret. Years later, he also shared it with a remarkable neurologist, John Hughlings-Jackson, better placed than anyone else in England to understand his illness. Spencer insisted that all three support him without betraying his condition to others—and two of them did so. But George Eliot, still smarting from Spencer’s rejection, years earlier, of her offer of love, did not. Ingeniously, she devised a means both of nominally respecting (for their contemporaries) and of violating (for our benefit) Spencer’s injunction. What she hid from her peers she reveals to us in an act of deferred, but audacious literary revenge. It’s here decoded for the first time. Indeed The Complicity of Friends comprises the first disclosure of Spencer’s hidden frailty but also, more importantly, of the responses it generated in the lives and works of his three notable friends. This book provides a complete rethinking of its principal figures. The novelist who emerges in these pages is a more sinuous and passionate George Eliot than the oracular Victorian we are used to hearing about. The significance of the friendship between Lewes, her irrepressible partner, and the inventive Hughlings-Jackson is outlined for the first time. And in an ironic twist, even his three farsighted confidants could not anticipate that, late in the twentieth century, certain of Spencer’s own intuitions about the nature and provenance of his illness would be vindicated. Those with any interest in George Eliot, Lewes, Hughlings-Jackson, or Spencer will be compelled to re-envision their personalities after reading The Complicity of Friends.

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Bucknell University Press

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1611484197

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9781611484199

Against the Wild

By: Kat Martin

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Against the Wild

By: Kat Martin

New York Times-Bestselling Author: “Powerful . . . Intense mystery and sensual love scenes will lure readers into this novel and not let go until the final page.” —Publishers Weekly It’s been three years since Lane Bishop tragically lost her fiancé, and she’s finally ready to risk her heart on someone else. The hot look in Dylan Brodie’s eyes says he’s going to be that man. But when Lane flies to a remote fishing lodge in the untamed Alaskan wilderness to help him renovate it, she discovers a little girl who won’t speak, eerie legends, and strange sounds in the night. And when she investigates the history of the lodge, she uncovers a legacy of injustice and murder. As danger stalks his daughter and the woman he is coming to love, Dylan must risk everything to uncover the shocking truth . . . “I love her books.” —Linda Lael Miller, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Country Strong “Martin is superb.” —RT Book Reviews

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Zebra Books

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1420133837

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Muriel Spark: The Biography

By: Martin Stannard

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Muriel Spark: The Biography

By: Martin Stannard

In 1992 the Spark invited Martin Stannard to write her biography, offering interviews and full access to her papers. The result is this biography of the Scottish author.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393051749

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9780393051742

The Ultimate New York Mets Time Machine Book

By: Martin Gitlin

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The Ultimate New York Mets Time Machine Book

By: Martin Gitlin

From their ignominious 40-120 debut in 1962, to the "Miracle Mets" of the shocking 1969 season, to the teams of Darryl Strawberry, David Wright, and Jacob deGrom, the New York Mets have in nearly sixty years become the city's other beloved baseball franchise, with its fan base stretching well beyond the New York suburbs. The Mets' rich history is told in over two dozen engaging chapters celebrating the highlights, as well as the low lights, of baseball's most lovable team--win or lose.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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149305533X

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Classical and Quantum Dynamics

From Classical Paths to Path Integrals

By: Walter Dittrich,Martin Reuter

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Classical and Quantum Dynamics

From Classical Paths to Path Integrals

By: Walter Dittrich,Martin Reuter

Physics students who want to become familiar with advanced computational strategies in classical and quantum dynamics will find here a detailed treatment many worked examples. This new edition has been revised and enlarged with chapters on the action principle in classical electrodynamics, on the functional derivative approach, and on computing traces.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540420665

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9783540420668

The Spiritual Traveler

England, Scotland, Wales : the Guide to Sacred Sites and Pilgrim Routes in Britain

By: Martin Palmer,Nigel Palmer

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The Spiritual Traveler

England, Scotland, Wales : the Guide to Sacred Sites and Pilgrim Routes in Britain

By: Martin Palmer,Nigel Palmer

Here is a unique guide book that takes us on a journey across the rural and urban landscapes of Britain, and helps us to discover and explore a multitude of sacred sites: ancient stone circles and tombs, Christian and pre-Christian shrines, medieval synagogues, small country churches and much more.

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Hidden Spring

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1587680025

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9781587680021

Nature's Frontiers

Achieving Sustainability, Efficiency, and Prosperity with Natural Capital

By: Richard Damania,Stephen Polasky,Mary Ruckelshaus,Jason Russ,Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer,James Gerber,Peter Hawthorne,Martin Philipp Heger,Saleh Mamun,Giovanni Ruta,Rafael Schmitt,Jeffrey Smith,Adrian Vogl,Fabian Wagner

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Nature's Frontiers

Achieving Sustainability, Efficiency, and Prosperity with Natural Capital

The great expansion of economic activity since the end of World War II has caused an unprecedented rise in living standards, but it has also caused rapid changes in earth systems. Nearly all types of natural capital—the world’s stock of resources and services provided by nature—are in decline. Clean air, abundant and clean water, fertile soils, productive fisheries, dense forests, and healthy oceans are critical for healthy lives and healthy economies. Mounting pressures, however, suggest that the trend of declining natural capital may cast a long shadow into the future. Nature’s Frontiers: Achieving Sustainability, Efficiency, and Prosperity with Natural Capital presents a novel approach to address these foundational challenges of sustainability. A methodology combining innovative science, new data sources, and cutting-edge biophysical and economic models builds sustainable resource efficiency frontiers to assess how countries can sustainably use their natural capital more efficiently. The analysis provides recommendations on how countries can better use their natural capital to achieve their economic and environ mental goals. The report indicates that significant efficiency gaps exist in nearly every country. Closing these gaps can address many of the world’s pressing economic and environmental problems—economic productivity, health, food and water security, and climate change. Although the approach outlined in this report will entail demanding policy reforms, the costs of inaction will be far higher.

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World Bank Publications

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1464819246

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Mean Streets and Raging Bulls

The Legacy of Film Noir in Contemporary American Cinema

By: Richard Martin

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Mean Streets and Raging Bulls

The Legacy of Film Noir in Contemporary American Cinema

By: Richard Martin

Classic film noir was Hollywood's 'dark cinema' of crime and corruption; a genre underpinned by a tone of existential cynicism which stripped bare the myth of the American Dream and offered a bleak, nightmarish vision of a fragmented society that rhymed with many of the social realities of forties and fifties America. Mean Streets and Raging Bulls explores how, since its apparent demise in the late fifties, the noir genre has been revitalized during the post-studio era. The book is divided into two sections. In the first, the evolution of film noir is contextualized in relation to both American cinema's industrial transformation and the post-Depression history of the United States. In the second, the evolution of neo-noir and its relation to classic film noir is illustrated by detailed reference to representative texts including Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974), Night Moves (Arthur Penn, 1975), Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976), Blood Simple (Joel and Ethan Coen, 1984), After Hours (Martin Scorsese, 1985), Sea of Love (Harold Becker, 1989), Resevoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino, 1992), and Romeo is Bleeding (Peter Medak, 1994).

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Scarecrow Press

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058508095X

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Integrating Varieties of Capitalism and Welfare State Research

A Unified Typology of Capitalisms

By: Martin Schröder

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Integrating Varieties of Capitalism and Welfare State Research

A Unified Typology of Capitalisms

By: Martin Schröder

This book combines the two most important typologies of capitalist diversity; Esping-Andersen's welfare regime typology and Hall and Soskice's 'Varieties of Capitalism' typology, into a unified typology of capitalist diversity. The author shows empircally that certain welfare states bundle together with certain production systems.

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Springer

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1137310308

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Professional Wrestling in Mississippi: A History

By: Jeffrey Martin

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Professional Wrestling in Mississippi: A History

By: Jeffrey Martin

Bounce off the ropes for a high-flying jaunt through the history of Magnolia State professional wrestling. At its peak, professional wrestling was arguably the most popular sport in Mississippi. The pageantry and colorful personalities appealed to grandparents and grandchildren alike. Author Jeffrey Martin invites readers to step inside the squared circle and revisit everything from the carnival wrestling days of the late 1800s to the chiseled melodrama of modern wrestling. Along the way, readers will learn about Billy Romanoff, the old-school wrestler turned promoter who made wrestling a weekly staple at the Jackson City Auditorium; Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee, who brought down the house on Friday nights at the Tupelo Sports Arena; and George and Gil Culkin, the father-and-son duo who split with "Cowboy" Bill Watts to create their own Mississippi territory, kickstarting the careers of Kamala, Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes and many other pivotal figures.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467154288

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9781467154284

The Official Autograph Collector Price Guide

By: Kevin Martin

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The Official Autograph Collector Price Guide

By: Kevin Martin

Odyssey Publications is the world's largest publisher of autograph niche books and magazines. Autograph Collector is distributed in every major bookstore and has been circulated internationally for nearly a decade. The Official Autograph Collector Price Guide is the recognized authority on the values of autographs of thousands of celebrities. The book also contains numerous chapters on how to collect, detect forgeries, acquire free autographs and much more. The newest edition contains prices on sports autographs.

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0966971000

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9780966971002

Videohound's Family Video Retriever

By: Martin Kohn,Visible Ink Press Staff

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Videohound's Family Video Retriever

By: Martin Kohn,Visible Ink Press Staff

Loads of listings, indexes and categories for cross-referencing, and a very useful distributor guide". -- Virginian Pilot Parent's Magazine contributing editor and family entertainment reviewer Martin Kohn makes it fun and easy to select videos the whole family can enjoy, from The Hunchback of Notre Dame to The Phantom. This fully updated and enhanced new edition presents 1,000 new reviews, including 500 new kidvids, plus warnings about drugs, violence and sexual content. With a total of more than 4,000 films for children or the whole family, this is by far the biggest and most comprehensive family guide on the market.

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0787609846

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9780787609849

The Almanac Of Women And Minorities In American Politics 2002

By: Mart Martin

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The Almanac Of Women And Minorities In American Politics 2002

By: Mart Martin

Who was the first African-American senator? Who was the first woman to cast a vote in the New World? Have any gays or lesbians held state-wide office? Was 2000 a good year for women and minority office seekers? The answers to these questions are here in The Almanac of Women and Minorities in American Politics 2002. The culmination of Mart Martin's years of diligent research, this is the first comprehensive single-volume reference to all women, African-Americans, Hispanics, Asian-Americans, native minorities, gays, and lesbians who have served in state or national elected positions, with additional information on local elected positions. This valuable resource provides a complete, non-partisan reference on the "political" accomplishments of these people, as opposed to taking a "biographical" approach. In this volume, Mart Martin details which women and minority candidates succeeded in being elected or appointed in 2000 at the federal and state levels throughout the United States. This 2002 edition is thoroughly updated in each of the major content sections on Women, African-Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans Native Minorities, and Gay and Lesbians.

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300

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Routledge

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0429976488

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9780429976483

Cyberspace in Peace and War, Second Edition

By: Martin Libicki

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Cyberspace in Peace and War, Second Edition

By: Martin Libicki

This updated and expanded edition of Cyberspace in Peace and War by Martin C. Libicki presents a comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity, cyberwar, and cyber-terrorism. From basic concepts to advanced principles, Libicki examines the sources and consequences of system compromises, addresses strategic aspects of cyberwar, and defines cybersecurity in the context of military operations while highlighting unique aspects of the digital battleground and strategic uses of cyberwar. This new edition provides updated analysis on cyberespionage, including the enigmatic behavior of Russian actors, making this volume a timely and necessary addition to the cyber-practitioner's library. Cyberspace in Peace and War guides readers through the complexities of cybersecurity and cyberwar and challenges them to understand the topics in new ways. Libicki provides the technical and geopolitical foundations of cyberwar necessary to understand the policies, operations, and strategies required for safeguarding an increasingly online infrastructure.

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Naval Institute Press

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1682476170

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Stuck in Neutral

Business and the Politics of Human Capital Investment Policy

By: Cathie Jo Martin

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Stuck in Neutral

Business and the Politics of Human Capital Investment Policy

By: Cathie Jo Martin

According to conventional wisdom, big business wields enormous influence over America's political agenda and is responsible for the relatively limited scale of the country's social policies. In Stuck in Neutral, however, Cathie Jo Martin challenges that view, arguing that big business has limited involvement in social policy and in many instances desires broader social interventions. Combining hundreds of in-depth interviews with careful quantitative analysis, Martin shows that there is strong support among managers for government-sponsored training, health, work, and family initiatives to enhance workers' skills and productivity. This support does not translate into political action, surprisingly, because big firms are not organized to intervene effectively. Every large company has its own staff to deal with government affairs, but overarching organizations for the most part lobby ineffectively for the collective interests of big business in the social realm. By contrast, small firms, which cannot afford to lobby the government directly, rely on representative associations to speak for them. The unified voice of small business comes through much more clearly in policy circles than the diverse messages presented by individual corporations, ensuring that the small-business agenda of limited social policy prevails. A vivid portrayal of the interplay between business and politics, Stuck in Neutral offers a fresh take on some of the most controversial issues of our day. It is a must read for anyone interested in the past, present, and future of the American welfare state and political economy.

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Princeton University Press

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0691009619

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9780691009612

The Cinema of Isolation

A History of Physical Disability in the Movies

By: Martin F. Norden

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The Cinema of Isolation

A History of Physical Disability in the Movies

By: Martin F. Norden

Filmmakers have often encouraged us to regard people with physical disabilities in terms of pity, awe, humor, or fearas "Others" who somehow deserve to be isolated from the rest of society. In this first history of the portrayal of physical disability in the movies, Martin Norden examines hundreds of Hollywood movies (and notable international ones), finds their place within mainstream society, and uncovers the movie industry's practices for maintaining the status quokeeping people with disabilities dependent and "in their place." Norden offers a dazzling array of physically disabled characters who embody or break out of the stereotypes that have both influenced and been symptomatic of societys fluctuating relationship with its physically disabled minority. He shows us "sweet innocents" like Tiny Tim, "obsessive avengers" like Quasimodo, variations on the disabled veteran, and many others. He observes the arrival of a new set of stereotypes tied to the growth of science and technology in the 1970s and 1980s, and underscores movies like My Left Foot and The Waterdance that display a newfound sensitivity. Nordens in-depth knowledge of disability history makes for a particularly intelligent and sensitive approach to this long-overlooked issue in media studies.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813521041

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9780813521046

Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education

By: William G. Bowen,Martin A. Kurzweil,Eugene M. Tobin,Susanne C. Pichler

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Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education

By: William G. Bowen,Martin A. Kurzweil,Eugene M. Tobin,Susanne C. Pichler

Thomas Jefferson once stated that the foremost goal of American education must be to nurture the "natural aristocracy of talent and virtue." Although in many ways American higher education has fulfilled Jefferson's vision by achieving a widespread level of excellence, it has not achieved the objective of equity implicit in Jefferson's statement. In Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education, William G. Bowen, Martin A. Kurzweil, and Eugene M. Tobin explore the cause for this divide. Employing historical research, examination of the most recent social science and public policy scholarship, international comparisons, and detailed empirical analysis of rich new data, the authors study the intersection between "excellence" and "equity" objectives. Beginning with a time line tracing efforts to achieve equity and excellence in higher education from the American Revolution to the early Cold War years, this narrative reveals the halting, episodic progress in broadening access across the dividing lines of gender, race, religion, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. The authors argue that despite our rhetoric of inclusiveness, a significant number of youth from poor families do not share equal access to America's elite colleges and universities. While America has achieved the highest level of educational attainment of any country, it runs the risk of losing this position unless it can markedly improve the precollegiate preparation of students from racial minorities and lower-income families. After identifying the "equity" problem at the national level and studying nineteen selective colleges and universities, the authors propose a set of potential actions to be taken at federal, state, local, and institutional levels. With recommendations ranging from reform of the admissions process, to restructuring of federal financial aid and state support of public universities, to addressing the various precollegiate obstacles that disadvantaged students face at home and in school, the authors urge all selective colleges and universities to continue race-sensitive admissions policies, while urging the most selective (and privileged) institutions to enroll more well-qualified students from families with low socioeconomic status.

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University of Virginia Press

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0813933390

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9780813933399

Investment Illusions

A Savvy Wall Street Pro Explores Popular Misconceptions About the Markets

By: Martin S. Fridson

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Investment Illusions

A Savvy Wall Street Pro Explores Popular Misconceptions About the Markets

By: Martin S. Fridson

What the experts are saying about INVESTMENT ILLUSIONS "One of the most entertaining, readable, and well-informed books onpersonal investing that I have seen. With erudition and wit,Fridson takes aim at the shibboleths, sacred cows, and snakeoilsalesmen of the personal investing industry. Investment Illusionsis a practical and engaging 'how-not-to' guide." --Stuart C.Gilson, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, HarvardUniversity. "Investment Illusions presents much good financial advice and agreat deal of financial history, especially recent financialhistory, in an easy-to-read style. I enjoyed it." --Harry M.Markowitz, Nobel Laureate in Economics, Marvin Speiser Professor ofFinance and Economics, Baruch College. "Once in a while, you read a book which makes you think, 'I wishI'd read this book ten years ago.' Investment Illusions is such abook. I found it highly entertaining as well as instructive--thekind of book you pass on to a friend." --Richard Lehmann,President, Bond Investors Association. "Illusions can seem tangible and yet be fallacious. As usual, MartyFridson uncovers minefields in some of the most importantinvestment fundamentals in a clever and intuitive fashion." --TonyKao, Director of Investment Research, General Motors InvestmentManagement Corporation.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471155519

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9780471155515

Black Against Empire

The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party

By: Joshua Bloom,Waldo E. Martin

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Black Against Empire

The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party

By: Joshua Bloom,Waldo E. Martin

15 Rupture -- 16 The Limits of Heroism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Figures

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Univ of California Press

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0520293282

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Triginta Uno Dies

Thirty-one Drawings, Thirty One Days

By: Daniel Martin Diaz

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Triginta Uno Dies

Thirty-one Drawings, Thirty One Days

By: Daniel Martin Diaz

This beautifully haunting eighty page hardcover book features thirty-one disturbing yet sublime graphite drawings created in thirty-one days by artist Daniel Martin Diaz. A gruelling yet exhilarating journey into the subconscious, this intimate reflection depicts the struggles between faith, death and the after-life. Diaz has developed a technique of minimalism, which includes painting on distressed wood and using handmade wooden frames. His use of Latin allows him to explore an ancient language that is expressive as it is beautiful.

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