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The Ecology of Mycorrhizae

By: Michael F. Allen

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A great many terrestrial plants live in close association with fungi. The features of this association, which is known as mycorrhiza, are those of a mutualistic symbiosis. Almost all plants from mycorrhizae whereby the fungus provides soil resources to the plant in exchange for energy provided by the plant. The symbiosis means greater productivity under stress for the plant and a steady energy supply for the fungus. This book addresses the diverse and complex ways in which mycorrhizae affect the mechanism for plant survival as individuals and populations, for community structure and functioning. An evolutionary/ecological approach is used to describe how and under what conditions mycorrhizal symbioses range from managing natural and agricultural lands to biotechnological processes that enhance agricultural productivity and sustainability. The Ecology of Mycorrhizae will be an invaluable book, applicable to all levels of theoretical and applied research in agronomy, botany, ecology, environmental microbiology, and plant pathology.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521335531

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The Wrong Man

A True Story of Innocence on Death Row

By: Michael Mello

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The Wrong Man

A True Story of Innocence on Death Row

By: Michael Mello

The author, a law professor and critic of capital punishment, describes the events associated with his client "Crazy Joe" Spaziano, including how he was wrongly accused, convicted, and sentenced to death.

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U of Minnesota Press

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0816637830

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Complete Executive

The 10-Step System to Powering Up Peak Performance

By: Karen Wright,Michael Bungay Stanier

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Complete Executive

The 10-Step System to Powering Up Peak Performance

By: Karen Wright,Michael Bungay Stanier

Being a leader requires much more than just understanding how to run a business. Today's executive is under a unique set of demands, coming from multiple stakeholders. In The Complete Executive, long-time executive coach Karen Wright introduces a unique 10-step system that takes all of these aspects of leadership development into account. Leaders not only need incredible physical energy and stamina, they need a support system, philosophy, plan, business acumen, a social network, and a brand and reputation that will ensure they achieve their vision. Backed by an assessment tool, giving each leader a personal "report card," this book provides aspiring leaders with a framework to address all aspects of leadership that translates to peak performance. Wright knows from experience that even when everything is going well for leaders, high achievers don't stop there, which is why The Complete Executive is designed as a resource to return to again and again for continuous improvement.

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Routledge

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1351862138

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Corporate Social Responsibility and International Development

Is Business the Solution?

By: Michael Hopkins

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Corporate Social Responsibility and International Development

Is Business the Solution?

By: Michael Hopkins

The business of business is business. So why should corporations be involved in development? This groundbreaking new book makes the case that governments and their international agencies, grouped under the umbrella of the United Nations, have failed in their attempts to rid the planet of underdevelopment and poverty. If development is the objective then it seems that the solution and the responsibility lies with the private sector - particularly through the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes of large corporations, with their tremendous power and economic strength. Written by noted CSR practitioner Michael Hopkins, this book is the first to explicitly link CSR with development. It spells out what corporations are doing on development, what more they could do and how CSR can be a useful tool to promote economic development via corporations. This is important and challenging reading for all of those in government, business and NGOs who think that there must be a better, more effective and dynamic way to kick-start development and eradicate poverty.

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1136568824

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The Character Edge

Leading and Winning with Integrity

By: Robert L. Caslen, Jr.,Michael D. Matthews

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The Character Edge

Leading and Winning with Integrity

By: Robert L. Caslen, Jr.,Michael D. Matthews

The former superintendent at West Point and a psychologist explain why all successful leaders rely on a foundation of strong character. Among the most successful leaders throughout history—from Abe Lincoln to Rosa Parks, Mahatma Gandhi to Susan B. Anthony, Martin Luther King, Jr. to Nelson Mandela—some were brilliant mathematicians and economists, others were creative visionaries, still others were masterful at strategic planning. Their mastery of their field wasn’t the secret to their highly effective leadership. All of their skill, grit, resilience, charisma, and courage emanated from one thing: their strength of character. Character—the moral values and habits of an individual—is in the spotlight now more than perhaps at any other point in modern history. Politicians distort facts. Corporations cheat customers and investors. Athletes are caught using illegal supplements. In addition to harming our culture at large, these failures of character have a profound and undermining impact on leadership. The authors of this book are experts on the value of character, its correlation with successful leadership, and how to build it in individuals and prospective leaders. General Robert L. Caslen, Jr. served the US Army for over 43 years and served as Superintendent at the US Military Academy at West Point. Psychologist Dr. Michael D. Matthews is a Professor of Engineering Psychology at West Point who has focused on the psychology of character for years. Together they witnessed firsthand that raw talent is not enough to stand on its own; successful leadership relies on the critical foundation of a strong character. In The Character Edge they leverage their perspectives to offer an empowering, story-driven argument—backed by the latest scientific research—that character is vital to success. They give readers the tools to build and sustain character in themselves and their organizations by testing readers' strengths of the gut, head and heart and teaching how to build trust and nurture the seeds of character.

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St. Martin's Press

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125025907X

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Public Health Spatial Planning in Practice

Improving Health and Wellbeing

By: Michael Chao-Jung Chang,Liz Green,Carl Petrokofsky

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Public Health Spatial Planning in Practice

Improving Health and Wellbeing

By: Michael Chao-Jung Chang,Liz Green,Carl Petrokofsky

Health and wellbeing are significantly influenced by how professionals plan, design and manage the environment. This book supports those working in the built environment and public health sectors, with the knowledge and insight to maximise health improvement through planning and land use decisions. Supported by examples of policy and approaches, it focuses on implementation and delivery, and sets out what is needed to achieve healthier environments within the parameters of legislative and policy frameworks. It demonstrates how when we harness the art and science of public health spatial planning, can we begin to effect changes to the policies and decisions that shape population health.

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Policy Press

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1447358473

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Civil War

Fantastic Four

By: J. Michael Straczynski

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Civil War

Fantastic Four

By: J. Michael Straczynski

Collects Fantastic Four #538-543. One member of the Fantastic Four lies hospitalized, a casualty of the Civil War that has fragmented the superhuman community! Another member of the team is secretly helping the opposition. It had to happen: Amid the tumult and tensions, the Fantastic Four break up! Who will toe the line, who will join the resistance, and who will leave the battlefield altogether? Is this the end for Marvel's First Family?

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Marvel Entertainment

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1302428500

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Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancies, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

By: Jean Anderson Eloy,James K. Liu,Michael Setzen

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Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancies, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

By: Jean Anderson Eloy,James K. Liu,Michael Setzen

This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Jean Anderson Eloy, James K. Liu, and Michael Setzen, is devoted to Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancies. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Overview of Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancy Management; Evaluation of Patients with Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancies; Anatomical Consideration in Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancy Surgery; Staging of Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancies; Endoscopic Resection of Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancies; Transfacial and Craniofacial Approaches for Resection of Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancies; Endoscopic Resection of Pterygopalatine Fossa and Infratemporal Fossa Malignancies; Endoscopic Resection of Clival Malignancies; Combined Endoscopic and open Approaches in the Management of Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancies; Management of Orbital Involvement in Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancies; Management of Cavernous Sinus Involvement in Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancies; The Role of Robotic Surgery in the Management of Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancies; Management of Skull Base Defects after Surgical Resection of Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancies; The role of Radiation Therapy in the Management of Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancies; The Role of Chemotherapy in the Management of Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancies; The Role of Targeted Therapy in the Management of Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancies; The Making of a Skull Base Team and the Value of Multidisciplinary Approach in the Management of Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancies; Outcomes of Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancy Management; and Population-Based Results in the Management of Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancies.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323524206

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Selling Out or Buying In?

Debating Consumerism in Vancouver and Victoria, 1945-1985

By: Michael Dawson

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Selling Out or Buying In?

Debating Consumerism in Vancouver and Victoria, 1945-1985

By: Michael Dawson

Until the late 1950s residents of Vancouver and Victoria negotiated a shopping landscape that would be unrecognizable to today’s consumers: most stores were closed for at least half the day on Wednesdays, prevented from opening during the evenings, and were banned from operating on Sundays. Since that decade, however, British Columbians, and Canadians generally, have made significant strides in gaining greater and easier access to consumer goods. Selling Out or Buying In? is the first work to illuminate the process by which consumers’ access to goods and services was liberalized and deregulated in Canada in the second half of the twentieth century. Michael Dawson’s engagingly written and detailed exploration of the debates amongst everyday citizens and politicians regarding the pros and cons of expanding shopping opportunities, challenges the assumption of inevitability surrounding Canada’s emergence as a consumer society. The expansion of store hours was a highly contested and contingent development that pitted employees, owners and regulators against one another. Dawson’s nuanced analysis of archival and newspaper sources reveals the strains that modern capitalism imparted upon the accepted and established rhythms of daily life.

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University of Toronto Press

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1487514883

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A Bird's-Eye View of Luke and Acts

Context, Story, and Themes

By: Michael Bird

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A Bird's-Eye View of Luke and Acts

Context, Story, and Themes

By: Michael Bird

This accessible and compelling introduction draws us into the wide-ranging narrative of Luke-Acts to discover how Luke frames the life of Jesus and of the first disciples. These two books, when read together, tell a cohesive narrative about Jesus, the Church, and the mission of God–with implications for the whole our lives today.

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InterVarsity Press

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1514008106

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Radial Flow Turbocompressors

Design, Analysis, and Applications

By: Michael Casey,Chris Robinson

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Radial Flow Turbocompressors

Design, Analysis, and Applications

By: Michael Casey,Chris Robinson

An introduction to the theory and engineering practice that underpins the component design and analysis of radial flow turbocompressors. Drawing upon an extensive theoretical background and years of practical experience, the authors provide descriptions of applications, concepts, component design, analysis tools, performance maps, flow stability, and structural integrity, with illustrative examples. Features wide coverage of all types of radial compressor over many applications unified by the consistent use of dimensional analysis. Discusses the methods needed to analyse the performance, flow, and mechanical integrity that underpin the design of efficient centrifugal compressors with good flow range and stability. Includes explanation of the design of all radial compressor components, including inlet guide vanes, impellers, diffusers, volutes, return channels, de-swirl vanes and side-streams. Suitable as a reference for advanced students of turbomachinery, and a perfect tool for practising mechanical and aerospace engineers already within the field and those just entering it.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108271464

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Exploring the Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time Companion, The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time, Origins of The Wheel of Time

By: Robert Jordan,Harriet McDougal,Alan Romanczuk,Teresa Patterson,Michael Livingston

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Exploring the Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time Companion, The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time, Origins of The Wheel of Time

By: Robert Jordan,Harriet McDougal,Alan Romanczuk,Teresa Patterson,Michael Livingston

This ebundle includes: The Wheel of Time Companion, The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time, and Origins of The Wheel of Time. “Jordan has come to dominate the world Tolkien began to reveal.” —The New York Times on The Wheel of Time® series The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine! Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The Wheel of Time Companion — The definitive encyclopedia of the series, the companion sheds light on some of the most intriguing aspects of the world, including biographies and motivations of many characters that never made it into the books, but helped bring Jordan's world to life. The Wheel of Time Companion is required reading for The Wheel of Time®'s millions of fans. The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time — In this must-buy for devoted fans of the series and newcomers alike are over eighty full color paintings include maps of the world, portraits of the central characters, landscapes, objects of Power, and national flags. The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time is bursting with full-color art, legends, and stories from the iconic series. Origins of The Wheel of Time - This companion to the internationally bestselling series The Wheel of Time® delves into the creation of Robert Jordan’s masterpiece, drawing from interviews and an unprecedented examination of his unpublished notes. Origins of The Wheel of Time provides exciting knowledge and insights to both new and longtime fans looking to either expand their understanding of the series or unearth the real-life influences that Jordan utilized in his world building—all in one, accessible text. The Wheel of Time® New Spring: The Novel #1 The Eye of the World #2 The Great Hunt #3 The Dragon Reborn #4 The Shadow Rising #5 The Fires of Heaven #6 Lord of Chaos #7 A Crown of Swords #8 The Path of Daggers #9 Winter's Heart #10 Crossroads of Twilight #11 Knife of Dreams By Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson #12 The Gathering Storm #13 Towers of Midnight #14 A Memory of Light At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Tor Books

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1250378907

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Marketing

Managerial Foundations

By: Michael Baker

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Marketing

Managerial Foundations

By: Michael Baker

Marketing: Managerial Foundations" provides students with a sound understanding of marketing theory and practice, and does so in an Australian and New Zealand context. It is an introductory text that goes beyond the prescriptive approach. It seeks to meet the needs of a discipline that is now accepted as a fundamental aspect of business and one which needs and deserves an academic base of context, concept and application. No theoretical stone is left unturned as good practice is supported by essential theoretical frameworks. Students will find more discussion of the various arguments that provide views on the foundations and application of marketing. Concepts such as relationship marketing are traced and explored. The book provides a strong foundation for the study of marketing and is essential reading for the newcomer to marketing as well as being a valuable reference for the marketing professional.

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Macmillan Education AU

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0732952115

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Dodgerland

Decadent Los Angeles and the 1977–78 Dodgers

By: Michael Fallon

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Dodgerland

Decadent Los Angeles and the 1977–78 Dodgers

By: Michael Fallon

The 1977–78 Los Angeles Dodgers came close. Their tough lineup of young and ambitious players squared off with the New York Yankees in consecutive World Series. The Dodgers’ run was a long time in the making after years of struggle and featured many homegrown players who went on to noteworthy or Hall of Fame careers, including Don Sutton, Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, and Steve Yeager. Dodgerland is the story of those memorable teams as Chavez Ravine began to change, baseball was about to enter a new era, and American culture experienced a shift to the “me” era. Part journalism, part social history, and part straight sportswriting, Dodgerland is told through the lives of four men, each representing different aspects of this L.A. story. Tom Lasorda, the vocal manager of the Dodgers, gives an up-close view of the team’s struggles and triumphs; Tom Fallon, a suburban small-business owner, witnesses the Dodgers’ season and the changes to California's landscape—physical, social, political, and economic; Tom Wolfe, a chronicler of California’s ever-changing culture, views the events of 1977–78 from his Manhattan writer’s loft; and Tom Bradley, Los Angeles’s mayor and the region’s most dominant political figure of the time, gives a glimpse of the wider political, demographic, and economic forces that affected the state at the time. The boys in blue drew baseball’s focus in those two seasons, but the intertwining narratives tell a larger story about California, late 1970s America, and great promise unrealized.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803288336

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The Lawyer's Conscience

A History of American Lawyer Ethics

By: Michael S. Ariens

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The Lawyer's Conscience

A History of American Lawyer Ethics

By: Michael S. Ariens

In 1776, Thomas Paine declared the end of royal rule in the United States. Instead, “law is king,” for the people rule themselves. Paine’s declaration is the dominant American understanding of how political power is exercised. In making law king, American lawyers became integral to the exercise of political power, so integral to law that legal ethics philosopher David Luban concluded, “lawyers are the law.” American lawyers have defended the exercise of this power from the Revolution to the present by arguing their work is channeled by the profession’s standards of ethical behavior. Those standards demand that lawyers serve the public interest and the interests of their paying clients before themselves. The duties owed both to the public and to clients meant lawyers were in the marketplace selling their services, but not of the marketplace. This is the story of power and the limits of ethical constraints to ensure such power is properly wielded. The Lawyer’s Conscience is the first book examining the history of American lawyer ethics, ranging from the mid-eighteenth century to the “professionalism” crisis facing lawyers today.

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University Press of Kansas

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0700634096

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9780700634095

Corporate Responsibility

By: Michael Blowfield,Mick Blowfield,Alan Murray

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Corporate Responsibility

By: Michael Blowfield,Mick Blowfield,Alan Murray

This textbook examines the multiple dimensions to corporate responsibility, creating a framework that presents a historical and interdisciplinary overview of the field, a summary of different management approaches and a review of the key actors and trends worldwide.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199678324

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9780199678327

Music Education in Your Hands

An Introduction for Future Teachers

By: Michael L. Mark,Patrice Madura

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Music Education in Your Hands

An Introduction for Future Teachers

By: Michael L. Mark,Patrice Madura

Music Education in Your Hands is a textbook for the introductory course in Music Education. Written for future classroom music teachers, the book provides an overview of the music education system , illuminating the many topics that music educators need to know, including technology, teaching methods, curricular evolution, legislation, and a range of societal needs from cultural diversity to evolving tastes in music. It encompasses a broad picture of the profession, and how the future of music education rests in the hands of today’s student teachers as they learn how to become advocates for music in our schools. FEATURES A balance of sound historical foundations with recent research and thinking; Coursework that is appropriate in level and length for a one semester introductory course; Actual dialogue between undergraduate music education majors and teachers, illustrating pertinent issues teachers must face; An emphasis on opportunities in the greater community beyond the walls of the school that music teachers should be familiar with; Suggested topics for activities and critical thinking for every chapter; A companion web site including student and instructor resources

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Routledge

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1135183910

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Peaches & Daddy

A Story of the Roaring 20s, the Birth of Tabloid Media, & the Courtship that Captured the Heart and Imagination of the American Public

By: Michael M. Greenburg

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Peaches & Daddy

A Story of the Roaring 20s, the Birth of Tabloid Media, & the Courtship that Captured the Heart and Imagination of the American Public

By: Michael M. Greenburg

A “lively, intelligently rendered account” of a tabloid romance, scandalous divorce and the rise of yellow journalism in Gilded Age New York (Kirkus Reviews). Edward “Daddy” Browning was a famously eccentric millionaire when he crossed paths with fifteen-year-old shop clerk and aspiring flapper Frances Heenan at the Hotel McAlpin. Frances reminded Daddy of peaches and cream—and a scandalous romance began. Thirty-seven days later, amid headlines announcing the event and with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in close pursuit, Peaches and Daddy were married. Within ten months they would begin a courtroom drama that would blow their impassioned saga into a national scandal. Peaches & Daddy vividly recounts the amazing and improbable romance, marriage, and ultimate legal battle for separation of this publicity-craving Manhattan couple in America’s “Era of Wonderful Nonsense.” Their story is one of dysfunction and remarkable excess; yet at the time, the lurid details of their brief courtship and marriage captured the imagination of the American public like no other story of its day.

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ABRAMS

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1468306073

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The Planetary Bargain

Corporate Social Responsibility Matters

By: Michael Hopkins

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The Planetary Bargain

Corporate Social Responsibility Matters

By: Michael Hopkins

Corporate scandals and lack of confidence in our largest institutions mean that corporate social responsibility (CSR) now matters more than ever. Encroaching on CSR are concepts such as corporate sustainability and corporate citizenship, and older concerns with business ethics, business in society and the ethical corporation. This significantly revised and updated version of The Planetary Bargain explains the relations among these concepts and reflects the author's new ideas and their new context. Enterprises across the world are waking up to the need for social responsibility towards shareholders and potential investors, managers and other employees, customers, business partners and contractors or suppliers, the natural environment and the communities within which they operate, including national governments and non-governmental organizations. Drawing on case studies of international companies and analysis of research from the past two decades, The Planetary Bargain shows how corporations can preserve their profitability while treating all stakeholders ethically and responsibly. It suggests a cooperative CSR strategy which creates prosperity for corporations and for the people they serve. It presents the case for a worldwide agreement, or 'planetary bargain', between private and public sectors, arguing that it is good for business and essential for future prosperity and stability.

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Routledge

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1136552650

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Tracing Your Black Country Ancestors

A Guide For Family Historians

By: Michael Pearson

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Tracing Your Black Country Ancestors

A Guide For Family Historians

By: Michael Pearson

The Black Country in the West Midlands is an important site for family historians. Many researchers, seeking to trace their ancestry back through the generations, will find their trail leads through it. And yet, despite the burgeoning interest in genealogy and the importance of the region in so many life stories, no previous book has provided a guide to the Black Country's history and to the documents and records that family historians can use in their research. In this accessible and informative introduction to the subject, Michael Pearson looks at the history and heritage of the region and gives a graphic insight into the world in which our ancestors lived. He concentrates on the role the Black Country played during the industrial revolution when the development of mining, industry and transport transformed the economic and social life of the area. This was a period when living and working conditions were poor, families were large, children worked from an early age, often in the mines, and life expectancy was less than 20. And it was the era in which the Black Country took on the distinctive identity by which it is known today. As well as retelling the fascinating story of the development of the Black Country, the author introduces the reader to the variety of records that are available for genealogical research, from legal and ecclesiastical archives, birth and death certificates to the records of local government, employers, institutions, clubs, societies and schools.

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1526712954

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Introduction to Counseling

An Art and Science Perspective

By: Michael Scott Nystul

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Introduction to Counseling

An Art and Science Perspective

By: Michael Scott Nystul

Introduction to Counseling by Michael Scott Nystul provides an overview of counseling and the helping professions from the perspective of art and science—the science of counseling that generates a knowledge base proven to promote competency and efficacy in the practitioner, and the art of using this knowledge base to build skills that can be applied sensitively to clients in a multicultural society. The Fifth Edition has been organized into three sections: (1) an overview of counseling and the counseling process, (2) multicultural counseling and counseling theories, and (3) special approaches and settings. It continues to address key topics and issues, including gender, culture, and sexual orientation, and offers ways to integrate multiculturalism into all aspects of counseling, rather than view it as a separate entity. Highlighting emerging trends and changes in ethical codes, as well as reflecting the latest updates to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM-5), the book successfully illustrates the importance of art and science to modern-day counseling.

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SAGE Publications

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1483316602

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The Death of the Messiah and the Birth of the New Covenant

A (Not So) New Model of the Atonement

By: Michael J. Gorman

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The Death of the Messiah and the Birth of the New Covenant

A (Not So) New Model of the Atonement

By: Michael J. Gorman

In this groundbreaking book, Michael Gorman asks why there is no theory or model of the atonement called the "new-covenant" model, since this understanding of the atonement is likely the earliest in the Christian tradition, going back to Jesus himself. Gorman argues that most models of the atonement over-emphasize the penultimate purposes of Jesus' death and the "mechanics" of the atonement, rather than its ultimate purpose: to create a transformed, Spirit-filled people of God. The New Testament's various atonement metaphors are part of a remarkably coherent picture of Jesus' death as that which brings about the new covenant (and thus the new community) promised by the prophets, which is also the covenant of peace. Gorman therefore proposes a new model of the atonement that is really not new at all--the new-covenant model. He argues that this is not merely an ancient model in need of rediscovery, but also a more comprehensive, integrated, participatory, communal, and missional model than any of the major models in the tradition. Life in this new covenant, Gorman argues, is a life of communal and individual participation in Jesus' faithful, loving, peacemaking death. Written for both academics and church leaders, this book will challenge all who read it to re-think and re-articulate the meaning of Christ's death for us.

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1630872075

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A Dictionary of Writers and their Works

By: Christopher Riches,Michael Cox

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A Dictionary of Writers and their Works

By: Christopher Riches,Michael Cox

Over 3,200 entries An essential guide to authors and their works that focuses on the general canon of British literature from the fifteenth century to the present. There is also some coverage of non-fiction such as biographies, memoirs, and science, as well as inclusion of major American and Commonwealth writers. This online-exclusive new edition adds 60,000 new words, including over 50 new entries dealing with authors who have risen to prominence in the last five years, as well as fully updating the entries that currently exist. Each entry provides details of a writer's nationality and birth/death dates, followed by a listing of their titles arranged chronologically by date of publication.

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The Fuller Jewel

By: Michael Malecki

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The Fuller Jewel

By: Michael Malecki

Previously in the Knotted Cord, Mite Mannies had come to the Vane Isles, and there he fulfilled an ancient prophecy; but now a harmless looking jewel may hold unknown powers, and it has a history that is intriguing and also vague.Ann Trown, a friend of Mite's, comes for a visit and becomes ensnared in this jewel's mystery. Follow her and this mystery to its conclusion as they visit other isles and encounter various nefarious schemes, and Ann learns that she may hold the answer to the mystery in the end.

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1685265820

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KES AND TELL. The Untold Truth About King Edward VII School.

By: Derek Hewitt, Tim Haynes, Donald Macdonald, Michael Rakusin

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KES AND TELL. The Untold Truth About King Edward VII School.

By: Derek Hewitt, Tim Haynes, Donald Macdonald, Michael Rakusin

King Edward VII School, 1965 - 1970, in Apartheid Johannesburg was a stick-wielding, traditional boys school of its times. But the Establishment did not count on a cohort that displayed an over-developed spirit of rebellion. In this unofficial, unauthorized and somewhat scandalous account, over 70 schoolmates used the Covid-19 lockdown to describe their complicated relationship with the institution that helped shape their lives over the last 50 years. Anyone who has ever reflected on their own schooldays will enjoy the humour and escapades of a group determined to resist the rules and constraints of a very rigid society.

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ALH Projects Inc.

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1735813834

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9781735813837

Terence Davies

By: Michael Koresky

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Terence Davies

By: Michael Koresky

Called the most important British filmmaker of his generation, Terence Davies made his reputation with modern classics like Distant Voices, Still Lives and The Long Day Closes, personal works exploring his fractured childhood in Liverpool. His idiosyncratic and unorthodox narrative films defy easy categorization, as their seeming existence within realism and personal memory cinema is undermined by an abstractness that makes the way he lays bare personal pain come across as distant, even alien. Film critic Michael Koresky explores the unique emotional tenor of Davies's work by focusing on four paradoxes within the director's oeuvre: films that are autobiographical yet fictional; melancholy yet elating; conservative in tone and theme yet radically constructed; and obsessed with the passing of time yet frozen in time and space. Through these contradictions, the films' intricate designs reveal a cumulative, deeply personal meditation on the self. Koresky also analyzes how Davies's ongoing negotiation of--and struggle with--questions of identity related to his past and his homosexuality imbue the details and jarring juxtapositions in his films with a queer sensibility, which is too often overlooked due to the complexity of Davies's work and his unfashionable ambivalence toward his own sexual orientation.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252096541

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The Food Plot in the Nineteenth-Century British Novel

By: Michael Parrish Lee

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The Food Plot in the Nineteenth-Century British Novel

By: Michael Parrish Lee

This book is about food, eating, and appetite in the nineteenth-century British novel. While much novel criticism has focused on the marriage plot, this book revises the history and theory of the novel, uncovering the “food plot” against which the marriage plot and modern subjectivity take shape. With the emergence of Malthusian population theory and its unsettling links between sexuality and the food supply, the British novel became animated by the tension between the marriage plot and the food plot. Charting the shifting relationship between these plots, from Jane Austen’s polite meals to Bram Stoker’s bloodthirsty vampires, this book sheds new light on some of the best-know works of nineteenth-century literature and pushes forward understandings of narrative, literary character, biopolitics, and the novel as a form. From Austen to Zombies, Michael Parrish Lee explores how the food plot conflicts with the marriage plot in nineteenth-century literature and beyond, and how appetite keeps rising up against taste and intellect. Lee’s book will be of interest to Victorianists, genre theorists, Food Studies, and theorists of bare life and biopolitics. - Regenia Gagnier, Professor of English, University of Exeter In The Food Plot Michael Lee engages recent and classic scholarship and brings fresh and provocative readings to well worked literary critical ground. Drawing upon narrative theory, character study, theories of sexuality, and political economy, Professor Lee develops a refreshing and satisfyingly deep new reading of canonical novels as he develops the concept of the food plot. The Food Plot should be of interest to specialists in the novel and food studies, as well as students and general readers. - Professor April Bullock, California State University, Fullerton, USA

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Springer

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1137499389

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The Color of Family

History, Race, and the Politics of Ancestry

By: Michael O'Malley

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The Color of Family

History, Race, and the Politics of Ancestry

By: Michael O'Malley

A uniquely blended personal family history and history of the changing definitions of race in America. A zealous eugenicist ran Virginia’s Bureau of Vital Statistics in the first half of the twentieth century, misusing his position to reclassify people he suspected of hiding their “true” race. But in addition to being blinded by his prejudices, he and his predecessors were operating more by instinct than by science. Their whole dubious enterprise was subject not just to changing concepts of race but outright error, propagated across generations. This is how Michael O’Malley, a descendant of a Philadelphia Irish American family, came to have “colored” ancestors in Virginia. In The Color of Family, O’Malley teases out the various changes made to citizens’ names and relationships over the years, and how they affected families as they navigated what it meant to be “white,” “colored,” “mixed race,” and more. In the process, he delves into the interplay of genealogy and history, exploring how the documents that establish identity came about, and how private companies like Ancestry.com increasingly supplant state and federal authorities—and not for the better. Combining the history of O’Malley’s own family with the broader history of racial classification, The Color of Family is an accessible and lively look at the ever-shifting and often poisoned racial dynamics of the United States.

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University of Chicago Press

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022683591X

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The Gospel of the Lord

How the Early Church Wrote the Story of Jesus

By: Michael F. Bird

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The Gospel of the Lord

How the Early Church Wrote the Story of Jesus

By: Michael F. Bird

In this book, through a distinctive evangelical and critical approach, Michael Bird explores the historical development of the four canonical Gospels. He shows how the memories and faith of the earliest believers formed the Gospel accounts of Jesus that got written and, in turn, how these accounts further shaped the early church. Bird's study clarifies the often confusing debates over the origins of the canonical Gospels. Bird navigates recent concerns and research as he builds an informed case for how the early Christ followers wrote and spread the story of Jesus -- the story by which they believed they were called to live. The Gospel of the Lord is ideal for students or anyone who wants to know the story behind the four Gospels. Watch an interview with Michael Bird from our Eerdmans Author Interview Series:

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0802867766

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Competition in the Open Economy

A Model Applied to Canada

By: Richard E. Caves,Michael E. Porter,Michael Spence

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Competition in the Open Economy

A Model Applied to Canada

By: Richard E. Caves,Michael E. Porter,Michael Spence

With the nations of the world becoming more interdependent, it is imperative to take international influences into account in understanding the organization of industry within a country. This book extends the structure/conduct/performance framework of analysis to present a fully specified simultaneous equation model of an open economy--Canada. By estimating a system of equations of all the major variables, the authors can identify which variables are dependent and which are independent. They are thus able to assess the relative importance of such factors as seller concentration, import competition, retailing structure, advertising expenditure, research and development spending, and technical and allocative efficiency in shaping the organization of industry in Canada. In addition, using both industry-level and firm-level data, the authors develop methods for assessing the effect of structural variables on diversification strategies and the consequences for market performance. They also study the effects of such variables on firms' access to capital markets. The book concludes with a discussion of the implications of the findings for government policy.

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Harvard University Press

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0674154258

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Succeeding in Paediatric Surgery Examinations, Volume 2

A Complete Resource for EMQs

By: Brice Antao,Michael S Irish

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Succeeding in Paediatric Surgery Examinations, Volume 2

A Complete Resource for EMQs

By: Brice Antao,Michael S Irish

This is a comprehensive yet concise review textbook and examination guide covering the entire spectrum of paediatric surgery. The 460 questions and associated explorations are structured such that the complete curriculum is addressed in a systematic manner simply by solving the EMQs and reading the subsequent discussions. Each chapter provides relevant information and evidence-based facts and figures on a specific area, alongside practical discussions from the expert panel of internationally acclaimed authors. It further acts as a compendium of current research by compiling salient details from other texts. Succeeding in Paediatric Surgery Examinations Volume 2 is highly recommended for candidates of postgraduate paediatric examinations. It is an excellent overview that will also be of great benefit to practicing paediatric surgeons and urologists, paediatricians, urologists, general surgeons and orthopaedic surgeons.

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CRC Press

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149879176X

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The Orange Riots

Irish Political Violence in New York City, 1870 and 1871

By: Michael A. Gordon

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The Orange Riots

Irish Political Violence in New York City, 1870 and 1871

By: Michael A. Gordon

In this book Michael A. Gordon examines the causes and consequences of the tragic and bloody "Orange Riots" that rocked New York City in 1870 and 1871. On July 12 of both years, groups of Irish Catholics clashed with Irish Protestants marching to commemorate the victory of 1690 at the Battle of the Boyne that confirmed the Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. The violence of 1870 left eight people dead; the following year, more than sixty died. Reconstructing the events of July 12 in those years, Gordon provides a riveting and richly detailed account of the riots. He maintains that they stemmed from more than religious hatred or generations of oppression in Ireland. Rather, both years bear witness to a struggle between two profoundly different visions of the promise of America: a re-creation of European social classes or a form of life liberated from the constraints and stratifications of the Old World. These visions were enmeshed n the turbulent ideological and political confrontations arising from industrialization and newly found immigrant power under New York City's notorious mayor, William Marcy "Boss" Tweed. Gordon concludes by showing how the riots sparked a reform movement that toppled Tweed from power and led to the restructuring of city politics in the 1870s.

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Cornell University Press

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1501721704

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The Knotted Cord

By: Michael Malecki

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The Knotted Cord

By: Michael Malecki

As a boy runs from bullies, he is transported to another world. In this world, he may be the subject of an ancient prophecy. An evil may be waiting to stop him if it knows he is there. Join him as he travels to bring the prophecy to its fulfillment.

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1638144850

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