Michael Bacharach's Books

Beyond Individual Choice

Teams and Frames in Game Theory

By: Michael Bacharach

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Beyond Individual Choice

Teams and Frames in Game Theory

By: Michael Bacharach

Game theory is central to modern understandings of how people deal with problems of coordination and cooperation. Yet, ironically, it cannot give a straightforward explanation of some of the simplest forms of human coordination and cooperation--most famously, that people can use the apparently arbitrary features of "focal points" to solve coordination problems, and that people sometimes cooperate in "prisoner's dilemmas." Addressing a wide readership of economists, sociologists, psychologists, and philosophers, Michael Bacharach here proposes a revision of game theory that resolves these long-standing problems. In the classical tradition of game theory, Bacharach models human beings as rational actors, but he revises the standard definition of rationality to incorporate two major new ideas. He enlarges the model of a game so that it includes the ways agents describe to themselves (or "frame") their decision problems. And he allows the possibility that people reason as members of groups (or "teams"), each taking herself to have reason to perform her component of the combination of actions that best achieves the group's common goal. Bacharach shows that certain tendencies for individuals to engage in team reasoning are consistent with recent findings in social psychology and evolutionary biology. As the culmination of Bacharach's long-standing program of pathbreaking work on the foundations of game theory, this book has been eagerly awaited. Following Bacharach's premature death, Natalie Gold and Robert Sugden edited the unfinished work and added two substantial chapters that allow the book to be read as a coherent whole.

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Princeton University Press

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0691186316

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9780691186313

Black Baseball Entrepreneurs, 1902-1931

The Negro National and Eastern Colored Leagues

By: Michael E. Lomax

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Black Baseball Entrepreneurs, 1902-1931

The Negro National and Eastern Colored Leagues

By: Michael E. Lomax

As the companion volume to Black Baseball Entrepreneurs, 1860–1901: Operating by Any Means Necessary, Lomax’s new book continues to chronicle the history of black baseball in the United States. The first volume traced the development of baseball from an exercise in community building among African Americans in the pre–Civil War era to a commercialized amusement and a rare and lucrative opportunity for entrepreneurship within the black community. In this book, Lomax takes a closer look at the marketing and promotion of the Negro Leagues by black baseball magnates. He explores how race influenced black baseball’s institutional development and shaped the business relationship with white clubs and managers. Lomax analyzes the decisions that black baseball magnates made to insulate themselves from outside influences. He explains how this insulation may have distorted their perceptions and ultimately led to the Negro Leagues’ demise. The collapse of the Negro Leagues by 1931 was, Lomax argues, "a dream deferred in the overall African American pursuit for freedom and self-determination.

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Syracuse University Press

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0815652828

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9780815652823

Vision and Attention

By: Michael Jenkin,Laurence Harris

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Vision and Attention

By: Michael Jenkin,Laurence Harris

CD-ROM contains: Color images and video clips.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387950583

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9780387950587

Bar Mitzvah, a History

By: Michael Hilton

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Bar Mitzvah, a History

By: Michael Hilton

Published by the University of Nebraska Press as a Jewish Publication Society book.

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0827609477

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Legendary Locals of Forest Hills and Rego Park

By: Michael H. Perlman

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Legendary Locals of Forest Hills and Rego Park

By: Michael H. Perlman

In 1906, Cord Meyer Development Company purchased 600 acres in Whitepot and renamed it Forest Hills after its high elevation of rolling hills and proximity to Forest Park. After the Russell Sage Foundation acquired 142 acres and Grosvenor Atterbury and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. partnered, the Forest Hills Gardens, founded in 1909, became America's earliest planned garden community. When Henry Schloh and Charles Hausmann of the Rego Construction Company came upon farmland in Forest Hills West, they renamed it Rego Park in 1923 after their slogan, "REal GOod Homes." Between the Tudor and Colonial landmarks, one can sense the footsteps of a few hundred notables who granted soul to the community and society. At the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, imagine the Beatles landing in a helicopter in front of screaming fans in 1964, or when Althea Gibson became the first African American to win a US national tennis title in 1957. Forest Hills High School was a cornerstone for notable alumni, such as composer Burt Bacharach; musical duo Simon & Garfunkel; Bob Keeshan, who portrayed Captain Kangaroo; and the first space tourist, Dennis Tito.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467101885

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9781467101882

Christianity, The Other, and The Holocaust

By: Michael R. Steele

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Christianity, The Other, and The Holocaust

By: Michael R. Steele

According to the author, Christianity offers a powerful system of rewards and incentives to create cultural uniformity. Those who do not join in this cultural uniformity become anathematized, oppressed, marginalized, and ultimately removed from the Christian circle of moral obligation. Using culture studies as a framework for analysis, Steele investigates the ways in which Christianity created cultural conditions based on a theology of violence and the use of sacred violence to foster behaviors that would lead to the involvement of millions of perpetrators and bystanders during the many instances of extreme violence used against the Other over the centuries. As the original Disconfirming Other in the Christian cultural world, Jews often served as the primary target. Thus, there was a system of definitions, rewards, incentives, and victims already in place when the Nazis came to power. Calling for a re-evaluation of the cultural practices and values that have developed within Christianity over time, this important new book helps account for the phenomenon of the Nazi perpetrators and bystanders during the Holocaust. Framing the Holocaust as a late but logical development in a long series of violent responses by Christianity to the Other—those who stand outside the Christian world, either by geographical accident, religious tradition, or some other factor—the author attempts to show how the Holocaust, while not a specifically Christian event, was nevertheless sanctioned and conditioned by other events in the history of Christianity. Using culture studies to frame his analysis, Steele focuses on historical antecedents that help account for the apathy of bystanders and point to the preexistence of a moral framework supporting and empowering the perpetrators of the Holocaust. This unique perspective concludes that the Nazis invented almost nothing with regard to the Shoah, and that, instead, a long-standing insistence on cultural hegemony played a much bigger role in the attempted destruction of the Jewish community.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313039305

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9780313039300

Ballparks of North America

A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia of Baseball Grounds, Yards and Stadiums, 1845 to 1988

By: Michael Benson

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Ballparks of North America

A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia of Baseball Grounds, Yards and Stadiums, 1845 to 1988

By: Michael Benson

What grandstand collapsed during a game, killing twelve? How high is the Green monster in Fenway? In what park was the outfield fence only 187 feet from home plate? Ballparks of North America is a comprehensive encyclopedia of the grounds, yards and stadiums used for organized baseball from the invention of the sport in the 1840s to the year 1988. Entries, listed alphabetically by community, cover everything from cornfields to Yankee Stadium. Each entry gives the location of the park, who played there and when, home run dimensions, seating capacity, architectural comments, attendance records, and anecdotes. More than 100 photos and drawings are included, some rare.

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McFarland

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1476614741

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9781476614748

Nuclear Medicine Applications And Their Mathematical Basis

By: Michael L Goris

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Nuclear Medicine Applications And Their Mathematical Basis

By: Michael L Goris

This book reviews the principal applications of nuclear medicine, specifically from the viewpoint of the mathematical and physical analyses that support the interpretation. In contradistinction to other approaches, the mathematics does not precede the applications in introductory chapters, but is presented in the application chapters with various degrees of granularity.

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World Scientific Publishing Company

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9813107383

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9789813107380

The Fall of Napoleon: Volume 1, The Allied Invasion of France, 1813–1814

By: Michael V. Leggiere

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The Fall of Napoleon: Volume 1, The Allied Invasion of France, 1813–1814

By: Michael V. Leggiere

This book tells the story of the invasion of France at the twilight of Napoleon's empire. With more than a million men under arms throughout central Europe, Coalition forces poured over the Rhine River to invade France between late November 1813 and early January 1814. Three principal army groups drove across the great German landmark, smashing the exhausted French forces that attempted to defend the eastern frontier. In less than a month, French forces ingloriously retreated from the Rhine to the Marne; Allied forces were within one week of reaching Paris. This book provides the first complete English-language study of the invasion of France along a front that extended from Holland to Switzerland.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316347869

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America's Songs

The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley

By: Philip Furia,Michael Lasser

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America's Songs

The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley

By: Philip Furia,Michael Lasser

America's Songs tells the stories behind the most beloved popular songs of the last century. We all have songs that have a special meaning in our lives; hearing them evokes a special time or place. Little wonder that these special songs have become enduring classics. Nothing brings the roarin '20s to life like Tea for Two or I'm just Wild About Harry; the Great Depression is evoked in all of its pain and misery in songs like Brother Can You Spare a Dime?; God Bless America revives the powerful hope that American democracy promised to the world during the dark days of World War II; Young at Heart evokes the postwar optimism of the '50s. And then there are the countless songs of love, new romance, and heartbreak: As Time Goes By, Always, Am I Blue...the list is endless. Along with telling the stories behind these songs, America's Songs suggests, simply and succinctly, what makes a song great. The book illuminates the way each great song melds words and music - sentiment and melody - into a seamless whole. America's Songs also traces the fascinating but mysterious process of collaboration, the give-and-take between two craftsmen, a composer and a lyricist, as they combined their talents to create a song. For anyone interested in the history of the songs that America loves, America's Songs will make for fascinating reading.

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Routledge

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1135471991

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9781135471996

Local Planning In Practice

By: Michael Bruton,David Nicholson

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Local Planning In Practice

By: Michael Bruton,David Nicholson

This is a comprehensive review of the actuality of planning in the past few years; as such it is suitable for students of town planning, as well as surveyors, engineers, architects and developers.

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1135883319

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9781135883317

American Popular Song Lyricists

Oral Histories, 1920s-1960s

By: Michael Whorf

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American Popular Song Lyricists

Oral Histories, 1920s-1960s

By: Michael Whorf

In this volume (a companion to American Popular Song Composers), 39 leading American lyricists from the Tin Pan Alley, Hollywood and Broadway of the 1920s to the 1960s discuss their careers and share the stories of creating many of the most beloved songs in American music. Interviewed for radio in the 1970s, they include such writing teams as Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, and such individuals as Harold Adamson, E.Y. Harburg, Gus Kahn, Leo Robin and Paul Francis Webster. Photographs and rare sheet music reproductions accompany the interviews.

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0786490616

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9780786490615

Soul Covers

Rhythm and Blues Remakes and the Struggle for Artistic Identity (Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Phoebe Snow)

By: Michael Awkward

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Soul Covers

Rhythm and Blues Remakes and the Struggle for Artistic Identity (Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Phoebe Snow)

By: Michael Awkward

DIVCultural and literary study of the construction of racial and artistic identity in soul cover albums of three popular artists--Aretha Franklin, Al Green, and Phoebe Snow./div

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Duke University Press

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0822339978

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9780822339977

A History of Catholic Antisemitism

The Dark Side of the Church

By: R. Michael

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A History of Catholic Antisemitism

The Dark Side of the Church

By: R. Michael

Moving from the Catholic Church's pagan origins, through the Roman era, middle ages, and Reformation to the present, Robert Michael here provides a definitive history of Catholic antisemitism.

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Springer

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0230611176

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9780230611177

Shared Agency

A Planning Theory of Acting Together

By: Michael E. Bratman

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Shared Agency

A Planning Theory of Acting Together

By: Michael E. Bratman

Human beings act together in characteristic ways, and these forms of shared activity matter to us a great deal. Think of friendship and love, singing duets, dancing together, and the joys of conversation. And think about the usefulness of conversation and how we frequently manage to work together to achieve complex goals, from building buildings to putting on plays to establishing important results in the sciences. With Shared Agency, Michael E. Bratman seeks to answer questions about the conceptual, metaphysical and normative foundations of our sociality and to establish a framework for understanding basic forms of sociality. Bratman proposes that a rich account of individual planning agency facilitates the step to these forms of sociality. There is an independent reason - grounded in the diachronic organization of our temporally extended agency - to see planning structures as basic to our individual agency. Once these planning structures are on board, we can expect them to play central roles in our sociality. This planning theory of individual agency highlights distinctive roles and norms of intentions, understood as plan states. In Shared Agency Bratman argues that appeals to these planning structures enable us to provide adequate resources for an account of sufficient conditions for these basic forms of sociality. Shared agency emerges, both functionally and rationally, from structures of interconnected planning agency.

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Oxford University Press

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0199897948

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9780199897940

Contemporary Musicians

Profiles of the People in Music

By: Michael L. LaBlanc

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Contemporary Musicians

Profiles of the People in Music

By: Michael L. LaBlanc

Provides comprehensive information on musicians and groups from around the world. Entries include a detailed biographical essay, selected discographies, contact information, and a list of sources.

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Contemporary Musicians

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0810322110

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9780810322110

Steam Voyages On The Seine, The Moselle, & The Rhine

Vol. II

By: Michael Joseph Quin

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Steam Voyages On The Seine, The Moselle, & The Rhine

Vol. II

By: Michael Joseph Quin

Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385123429

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9783385123427

The Ultimate Digital Music Guide

By: Michael Miller

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The Ultimate Digital Music Guide

By: Michael Miller

Everything You Need to Know about Digital Music! Your hard-core, up-to-the-minute, how-to guide Download, rip, store, organize, play, stream-anything, anywhere Seriously into digital music? Best-selling how-to author, serious audiophile, and eclectic music-lover Michael Miller will help you get all the digital tunes you want, whenever and wherever you want them! Miller guides you through today's best new options, from iTunes to Spotify...helps you make the most of social music, Internet radio, and cloud music services...even shows how to transform your home into a digital music paradise. This book is packed with practical answers, easy step-by-step instructions, insider tips, great ideas, and new music sources you never knew existed! For everyone who's passionate about music! * Discover brand-new digital music services, sites, and devices that fit your lifestyle * Find great new music on iTunes, Amazon, and sites you've never heard of * Get the truth about piracy, file sharing, and copyright * Find huge amounts of legally free music * Rip, store, and organize: Build your perfect music library * Determine the best audio file format and compression rate for your collection * Create simply amazing playlists * Stream songs anywhere, with Spotify, Pandora, Internet radio, and the cloud * Get great sound from your iPod or iPhone on your home audio system * Build a whole-house digital audio system, the easy way * Choose your best next media player (Apple or otherwise) * Find and share tunes on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and beyond

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Que Publishing

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0789748444

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9780789748447

Mathematical Optimization and Economic Theory

By: Michael D. Intriligator

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Mathematical Optimization and Economic Theory

By: Michael D. Intriligator

A classic account of mathematical programming and control techniques and their applications to static and dynamic problems in economics.

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SIAM

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0898715113

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9780898715118

Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1982

By: Michael R. Pitts

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Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1982

By: Michael R. Pitts

From 1928 through 1982, when Columbia Pictures Corporation was a traded stock company, the studio released some of the most famous and popular films dealing with horror, science fiction and fantasy. This volume covers more than 200 Columbia feature films within these genres, among them Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers and The Revenge of Frankenstein. Also discussed in depth are the vehicles of such horror icons as Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and John Carradine. Additionally highlighted are several of Columbia's lesser known genre efforts, including the Boston Blackie and Crime Doctor series, such individual features as By Whose Hand?, Cry of the Werewolf, Devil Goddess, Terror of the Tongs and The Creeping Flesh, and dozens of the studio's short subjects, serials and made-for-television movies.

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McFarland

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078645766X

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9780786457663

Twentieth Century Fox

A Century of Entertainment

By: Michael Troyan,Jeffrey Paul Thompson,Stephen X. Sylvester

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Twentieth Century Fox

A Century of Entertainment

By: Michael Troyan,Jeffrey Paul Thompson,Stephen X. Sylvester

Here it is: the first-time look at the remarkable American multinational mass media empire and its century of entertainment—the story of Twentieth Century Fox (1915–2015). Or, to borrow the title of a classic 1959 Fox film, The Best of Everything. This is the complete revelatory story—bookended by empire builders William Fox and Rupert Murdoch—aimed as both a grand, entertaining, nostalgic and picture-filled interactive read and the ultimate guide to all things Twentieth Century Fox. The controversies and scandals are here, as are the extraordinary achievements. Among other firsts, the book offers fun tours of its historic production and ranch facilities including never-before-told stories about its stars and creative personalities (Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, James Dean, and Shirley Temple got started there). Finally, it is the first such work approved by the company and utilizing its own unique resources. The authors primarily tell a celebratory tale, but most importantly, an accurate one.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1630761435

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9781630761431

The Western World

By: Michael D Healy

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The Western World

By: Michael D Healy

The Western World is a new era conspiracy theory set in Los Angeles, California. This fast-paced thriller involves government corruption, crooked cops, organized crime, murder, and espionage. When a DEA agent uncovers mysterious payoffs from South American drug cartels to high ranking U.S. officials, will he and his family be able to expose the evidence before they are caught by the government agents and mafia operatives sent after them? Read first hand the secrets of The Western World.

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059521181X

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Lonely Planet New York & the Mid-Atlantic

By: Lonely Planet,Amy C Balfour,Ray Bartlett,Michael Grosberg,Adam Karlin,Brian Kluepfel,Virginia Maxwell,Simon Richmond,Regis St Louis,Karla Zimmerman,Ali Lemer,Robert Balkovich

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Lonely Planet New York & the Mid-Atlantic

By: Lonely Planet,Amy C Balfour,Ray Bartlett,Michael Grosberg,Adam Karlin,Brian Kluepfel,Virginia Maxwell,Simon Richmond,Regis St Louis,Karla Zimmerman,Ali Lemer,Robert Balkovich

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's New York & the Mid Atlantic is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Watch the world go by in New York's Central Park, hop between grand sights and museums in Washington DC's National Mall, and explore postcard-perfect Pennsylvania Dutch Country - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of New York & the Mid Atlantic and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's New York & the Mid Atlantic: Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights provide a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, politics Covers New York City, New York State, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC, West Virginia, and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's New York & the Mid Atlantic is our most comprehensive guide to New York & the Mid Atlantic, and is perfect for discovering both popular and offbeat experiences. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's in-depth New York City and Washington, DC city guides, and our USA country guide. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

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1788685423

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National Geographic Traveler: Germany

By: Michael Ivory

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National Geographic Traveler: Germany

By: Michael Ivory

Presents region-by-region information for travelers to Germany, including details on its history, landscape, historic sites, hotels and restaurants, and more, and provides color photographs, maps, and cutaway illustrations.

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1426200285

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Organizational Diagnosis and Assessment

Bridging Theory and Practice

By: Michael Harrison,Arie Shirom

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Organizational Diagnosis and Assessment

Bridging Theory and Practice

By: Michael Harrison,Arie Shirom

Organizational Diagnosis and Assessment presents sharp-image diagnosis, a distinctive approach to organizational consultation and planned change, that reflects current research and theorizing about organizational change and effectiveness. The authors draw on multiple analytical frames to produce empirically grounded models of sources of ineffectiveness and forces for change, showing how consultants, managers, and applied researchers can break free of unproductive practices and ways of thinking to avoid uncritical adoption of management fads. They offer workable solutions to critical problems and demonstrate ways to meet organizational challenges like market downturns, technological change, and alliances with other organizations. Organizational Diagnosis and Assessment covers diagnosis and assessment of work groups, organizations, and whole systems. This volume develops analytical approaches for problem solving and strategy formation in both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Diagnosis of public policy issues, like assessments of the effectiveness of health systems, is also addressed. Many of the models and techniques contribute to assessing the changing nature of the workplace, examining organizational decline and other life-cycle transitions; gendering; change and diversity in organizational culture and in workforce composition; the spread of new forms of work organization, including teams, flat hierarchies, and networks; new uses of information technology; and mergers and alliances among organizations. Organizational Diagnosis and Assessment will be invaluable to advanced students, consultants, and applied behavioral scientists in social sciences, management, social work, organizational and industrial psychology, organizational sociology, nursing, and public administration.

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1452212848

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9781452212845

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Composition

Methods for Developing Simple Melodies and Longer Compositions

By: Michael Miller

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Composition

Methods for Developing Simple Melodies and Longer Compositions

By: Michael Miller

Write the songs that make the whole world sing. A step-by-step guide to writing music, this book shows musicians how to compose simple chord progressions and melodies, and leads them through more advanced compositional techniques and musical forms. Designed for composers of all types of music, it includes instruction on composing stand-alone melodies, using different scales and modes, themes and variations, orchestration, and composing for film, theater, and videogames. -Perfect complement to The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Songwriting -Includes a comprehensive glossary of musical terms, as well as an appendix of various computer-based composition tools -Easy-to-use oversize trim

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1615644725

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9781615644728

Senior Management Teams in Primary Schools

By: Lynda Huckman,Michael Wallace

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Senior Management Teams in Primary Schools

By: Lynda Huckman,Michael Wallace

Recent years have seen dramatic developments in the way schools are structured and much greater emphasis placed on managing your school effectively. Every education professional knows how demanding these new methods can be, but they can also reinforce a sense of purpose and control. Senior Management Teams in Primary Schools looks at how positive teamwork can be achieved within your school and illustrates the benefits it brings. Most teachers involved in managing their school will recognise the situations detailed in the case studies contained in the book - the forceful head, the overworked middle managers, the meetings that try to wade through the mountains of administration that face the modern teacher. You will find practical advice, clear guidelines, case studies from schools that are involved in the process of good practice. This book will organise you in your approach and ensure that you reap the benefits of teamwork while avoiding the pitfalls.

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1134698771

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9781134698776

Razzle Dazzle

The Battle for Broadway

By: Michael Riedel

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Razzle Dazzle

The Battle for Broadway

By: Michael Riedel

A revered and provocative theater observer presents a grand history of the producers, directors, actors, and critics battling for creative and financial control of Broadway"--Front jacket flap.

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Simon and Schuster

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1451672179

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Beastie Boys Book

By: Michael Diamond,Adam Horovitz

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Beastie Boys Book

By: Michael Diamond,Adam Horovitz

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys, a book as unique as the band itself—by band members ADROCK and Mike D, with contributions from Amy Poehler, Colson Whitehead, Wes Anderson, Luc Sante, and more. The inspiration for the Emmy-nominated Apple TV+ “live documentary” Beastie Boys Story, directed by Spike Jonze NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Rolling Stone • The Guardian • Paste Formed as a New York City hardcore band in 1981, Beastie Boys struck an unlikely path to global hip hop superstardom. Here is their story, told for the first time in the words of the band. Adam “ADROCK” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond offer revealing and very funny accounts of their transition from teenage punks to budding rappers; their early collaboration with Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin; the debut album that became the first hip hop record ever to hit #1, Licensed to Ill—and the album’s messy fallout as the band broke with Def Jam; their move to Los Angeles and rebirth with the genre-defying masterpiece Paul’s Boutique; their evolution as musicians and social activists over the course of the classic albums Check Your Head, Ill Communication, and Hello Nasty and the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits conceived by the late Adam “MCA” Yauch; and more. For more than thirty years, this band has had an inescapable and indelible influence on popular culture. With a style as distinctive and eclectic as a Beastie Boys album, Beastie Boys Book upends the typical music memoir. Alongside the band narrative you will find rare photos, original illustrations, a cookbook by chef Roy Choi, a graphic novel, a map of Beastie Boys’ New York, mixtape playlists, pieces by guest contributors, and many more surprises. Praise for Beastie Boys Book “A fascinating, generous book with portraits and detail that float by in bursts of color . . . As with [the band’s] records, the book’s structure is a lyrical three-man weave. . . . Diamond’s voice is lapidary, droll. Horovitz comes on like a borscht belt comedian, but beneath that he is urgent, incredulous, kind of vulnerable. . . . Friendship is the book’s subject as much as music, fame and New York.”—The New York Times Book Review “Wild, moving . . . resembles a Beastie Boys LP in its wild variety of styles.”—Rolling Stone

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Random House

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0812995546

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9780812995541

iPodpedia

The Ultimate iPod and iTunes Resource

By: Michael Miller

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iPodpedia

The Ultimate iPod and iTunes Resource

By: Michael Miller

iPodpedia is the first book to show you everything that the iPod and iTunes have to offer–from music to movies and beyond. Whether you want to get the most out of your iPod’s music playback, create your own playlists, edit your music info and album art, convert your home movies and DVDs to iPod videos, listen to audiobooks and podcasts, or just unfreeze a frozen iPod, iPodpedia will show you how to do it. Michael Miller has written more than 75 non-fiction how-to books over the past two decades, including Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Reference, Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Computer Basics, How Microsoft Windows Vista Works, How Home Theater and HDTV Work, Tricks of the eBay Masters, and YouTube 4 You. His books have collectively sold more than a million copies worldwide, and he has established a reputation for offering real-world advice about complicated topics. More information can be found at the author’s website (www.molehillgroup.com) and at iPodPedia: The Blog (ipodpediatheblog.blogspot.com). Category Digital Music Covers iPod and iTunes for Windows® and Mac® Level Intermediate to Advanced

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Que Publishing

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0132713896

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9780132713894

Emancipation

How Liberating Europe's Jews from the Ghetto Led to Revolution and Renaissance

By: Michael Goldfarb

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Emancipation

How Liberating Europe's Jews from the Ghetto Led to Revolution and Renaissance

By: Michael Goldfarb

The first popular history of the Emancipation of Europe’s Jews in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries—a transformation that was startling to those who lived through it and continues to affect the world today. Freed from their ghettos, Jews ushered in a second renaissance. Within a century Marx, Freud, and Einstein created revolutions in politics, human science, and physics that continue to shape our world. Proust, Schoenberg, Mahler, and Kafka redefined artistic expression. Emancipation reformed the practice of Judaism, encouraged some to imagine a modern nation of their own, and within decades led to the dream of Zionism.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439160481

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9781439160480

George M. Cohan in His Own Words

By: Chip Deffaa,George Michael Cohan

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George M. Cohan in His Own Words

By: Chip Deffaa,George Michael Cohan

A dynamite performer, playwright and composer, George M. Cohan dominated the American theater in his days as no other ever has. ASCAP award-winning writer Chip Deffaa offers a fresh look at this quintessential showman's life and brings a glorious chapter in showbiz to the stage. The 26 songs mix classics like "Give My Regards to Broadway," "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "You're a Grand Old Flag" with some fascinating rediscoveries.

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Samuel French, Inc.

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0573630399

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9780573630392

Ventilation for Control of the Work Environment

By: William A. Burgess,Michael J. Ellenbecker,Robert D. Treitman

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Ventilation for Control of the Work Environment

By: William A. Burgess,Michael J. Ellenbecker,Robert D. Treitman

The second edition of Ventilation Control of the Work Environment incorporates changes in the field of industrial hygiene since the first edition was published in 1982. Integrating feedback from students and professionals, the new edition includes problems sets for each chapter and updated information on the modeling of exhaust ventilation systems, and thus assures the continuation of the book's role as the primary industry textbook. This revised text includes a large amount of material on HVAC systems, and has been updated to reflect the changes in the Ventilation Manual published by ACGIH. It uses both English and metric units, and each chapter concludes with a problem set.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471667048

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9780471667049

Real Estate

Property Markets and Sustainable Behaviour

By: Peter Dent,Michael Patrick,Xu Ye

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Real Estate

Property Markets and Sustainable Behaviour

By: Peter Dent,Michael Patrick,Xu Ye

Traditional studies of the property market have tended to focus solely on commercial and legal issues, but the growing importance of the issue of sustainability means that a different approach is needed. This new textbook provides an overview of property within a market context, examining the complex nature of property rights and issues related to both investors and occupiers. At the same time it assesses property from the perspective of financial, social and environment sustainability. Topics covered range from the characteristics of property and depreciation, to ownership and development through to investments and sustainability reporting. The book concludes with key skills in sustainable knowledge needed by those working in the real estate industry. Written by an author team of experienced property professionals, this essential introductory textbook is well suited for property, planning and architecture students on undergraduate, graduate and conversion courses, as well as those on CPD and training programmes in related areas.

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Routledge

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1136306838

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9781136306839

Oasis Supersonic Supernova

By: Michael Krugman

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Oasis Supersonic Supernova

By: Michael Krugman

For the biggest band to come out of England since the Beatles, here's the book that charts their incendiary rise to the top of the worldwide Pop charts. "Oasis" is a trip down Abbey Road in the '90s--a pop-fest for the masses, Johnny Rotten and the fabulous four hunkered down into two rowdy, infectious, sullen bards. 8 b&w photos.

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Macmillan

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0312153767

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9780312153762

The Internet at Your Fingertips

By: Michael Miller

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The Internet at Your Fingertips

By: Michael Miller

A cyber-master's tips at one's fingertips... With this highly organized, tightly written, detail-rich reference to the Internet, beginning and intermediate users who need information fast will soon be fully exploring the online world of banking and bill paying, games, social networking, blogging, shopping, news, entertainment, and more. It includes everything from safeguarding one's computer to cookies to downloading. *The Internet continues to grow in almost every aspect of online activity *Part of the book's audience: older and more recent users looking to "learn the Internet" *The only book available about the Internet in an easy-to-navigate quick reference format

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Penguin

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1101139900

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9781101139905

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