Michael McKenna's Books

Responsibility and Desert

By: MICHAEL. MCKENNA

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In Responsibility & Desert, Michael McKenna defends a theory of moral responsibility that explains the relationship between a wrongdoer and those who blame or punish on analogy with a conversation between speakers of a shared language. In central cases, blame functions like a conversational reply to another whose act bears a meaning revealing the morally objectionable quality of her will. But such blaming responses can be harmful. McKenna defends the thesis that they can nevertheless be justified in terms of desert, and he resists several criticisms of desert-based justifications for blame and punishment.

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019767996X

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Conversation & Responsibility

By: Michael McKenna

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Conversation & Responsibility

By: Michael McKenna

This book builds upon the work of English philosopher P.F. Strawson, suggesting that moral responsibility is interpersonal and can be explained on analogy with a conversation: the relationship between a responsible agent and those holding him or her responsible is akin to the relationship between a speaker and his or her audience.

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0199740038

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A Reformed View of Freedom

The Compatibility of Guidance Control and Reformed Theology

By: Michael Patrick Preciado

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A Reformed View of Freedom

The Compatibility of Guidance Control and Reformed Theology

By: Michael Patrick Preciado

Reformed Christians do not believe in free will. This is a common assertion today and it is completely false. The Reformed tradition does advocate free will, just not libertarian free will. A Reformed View of Freedom: The Compatibility of Guidance Control and Reformed Theology explains how the Reformed tradition articulated its view of human freedom and moral responsibility in terms of rational spontaneity. It shows how the Reformed view of rational spontaneity is compatible with contemporary compatibilist and semi-compatibilist views, especially that of guidance control. This work addresses a number of pressing issues in the current academic climate. Is Reformed theology theological determinism? Is it compatibilism? Did Jonathan Edwards part ways with the Reformed tradition? What is the relationship between Reformed theology and contemporary compatibilist and semi-compatibilist positions in analytic philosophy? This book addresses these questions by exegeting the classic Reformed confessions, catechisms, and Reformed scholastics. It sets them in relation to contemporary analytic philosophy. It is an exercise in analytic theology. The reader will come away with a better understanding of how the Reformed viewed free will and moral responsibility in light of contemporary analytic philosophy.

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Karate Kata: For the Transmission of High-Level Combative Skills, Vol. 2

By: Michael DeMarco, M.A., et al.

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Karate Kata: For the Transmission of High-Level Combative Skills, Vol. 2

By: Michael DeMarco, M.A., et al.

We all know the meaning of the word kata. Even to nonpractitioners it is a familiar karate practice. Plus, the word has long been incorporated into the English language. For this reason I choose to write the plural as “katas,” and not follow the Japanese tradition where “kata” can be both singular or plural. By doing this I’ve ruffled feathers already, since many hold such a sacred bond with the time and place where karate took shape. Trouble with one word? Now how about the whole Okinawan martial tradition as passed on through katas? A kata is much like a family jewel that has passed down through generations. It holds a significance that is difficult to decipher, and many dispute the meaning of every micromovement it contains. Who created it? What are the applications? Is kata practice outdated? Is there more than we can see and understand? You bet. It is precisely because of the confusion and misunderstandings regarding the place of kata in the karate tradition that we are thrilled to present a two-volume e-book on this subject. If katas are learning tools that pass down knowledge of a valued art, then the authors included in this anthology can certainly facilitate the learning process for all interested in karate. Each author has excellent experience in the field, having studied directly under masters, often on the largest island in the Ryukyu island chain. In addition to their long years of physical participation in the school of hard knocks, their depth of scholarly research into the encompassing culture allows their writings to illuminate many aspects of kata practice that normally go unnoticed. In our quest to better understand the full significance of kata practice, we must take a serious look at why old masters formulated the routines. How can kata practice better our health and promise to hone our self-defense skills? Each chapter in this anthology deals with the principles that guide kata practice. Hopefully the reading will reveal some of the secrets to improving techniques. As with other martial traditions, some insights cannot be shared through written word. Like good teachers, may the chapters here inspire you to look deeper into kata practice.

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Via Media Publishing

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1893765148

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On Dixie Station

By: Michael R. Taylor

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On Dixie Station

By: Michael R. Taylor

Vietnam, America’s anguish. As the nation’s Baby Boomers grew into maturity mid-century the nation and the world was undergoing dramatic changes. The end of the Eisenhower Era brought about Kennedy’s Camelot, the resurgence of the Civil Rights Movement, Women’s Liberation, and tragedies of the JFK, RFK and MLK assassinations. As the Cold War dragged on and China Opened the threat of World Communist domination and the Domino Theory engulfed America in conflicts in the Caribbean, Latin America, Angola, Berlin, Prague, and Southeast Asia. From a small detachment of military advisors in 1962, the United States commitment to the Federal Republic of South Vietnam grew to over 500,000 troops by the end of the Sixties. Failure to secure a quick victory brought about demands for increased resources and manpower. Dissatisfaction with the war lead to anti-war protests, Draft avoidance and eventually to the horrific events at Kent State. From 1962 until 1975 over 3,400,000 served in the Vietnam Conflict with over 58,000 dying in battle and more than 11,000 succumbing to non-combat related incidents. The experiences the veterans had in Vietnam came home with them and dramatically changed the nation even to this day. On Dixie Station is about the experiences three young naval officers had while in-country. All three were in their early twenties, just graduated from college and experiencing military life, one as investigator for the Navy’s Investigative Service in Da Nang and the other two as young officers serving on a destroyer in the South China Sea. Each of them and their peers face challenges they never envisioned happening to them. It’s a story of personal growth, tragedy, danger, and discovery. It involves battles, horrific crimes, and coming of age. It’s a dramatic picture of life in a war zone. About the Author Michael R. Taylor has degrees in International Relations, Public Administration, and Central & Eastern European Studies. He did post-graduate work in Environmental Planning and attended the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY in 1967-68. He has worked as a Municipal Manager, Environmental Project Manager, Construction Executive, Association Executive, and Magazine Publisher and Editor. He was the Principal Writer of the National Demolition Association’s Demolition Safety Manual which became the bible for safe work practice for the Demolition Industry around the world. He lives with his wife, Nancy in Doylestown, PA and Vero Beach, FL.

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Dorrance Publishing

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The Liberal Mind 1914-29

By: Michael Bentley

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The Liberal Mind 1914-29

By: Michael Bentley

This study is an exercise in the history of political perception and opinion. It broke new ground in considering the decline of Liberalism through the eyes of Liberals themselves. By concentrating on what Liberal politicians said to one another and to their audience (public and private) a picture is built up of the frame of mind in which those responsible for guiding Liberalism faced a worsening world after 1914. The coming of the First World War was a critical element in forming that frame of mind; and the frame of mind was itself critical in deciding the fate of Liberalism in the post-war years. What emerges from this study is the paradox that the Liberal mind was the greatest single obstacle in the way of a Liberal revival.

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0521037425

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Satan's Harvest

A Shocking Case of Demonic Possession

By: Ed Warren,Lorraine Warren,Michael Lasalandra,Mark Merenda,Maurice Theriault

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Satan's Harvest

A Shocking Case of Demonic Possession

By: Ed Warren,Lorraine Warren,Michael Lasalandra,Mark Merenda,Maurice Theriault

The shocking true case of demonic possession from the reporters who first covered it in the Boston Herald. The case was discussed and you can watch the real exorcism footage in the blockbuster horror film The Conjuring. When terrifying, bizarre things kept happening to a hard-working Massachusetts farmer, he did what anyone would do. First he went to the local police chief. Then he went to his priest. And then he went to Ed and Lorraine Warren, the world’s most famous demonologists who investigated the “The Amityville Horror” and other terrifying cases of demonic possession. It was the Warrens who called in one of America’s most renowned exorcists, Bishop Robert McKenna. What they all experienced is described in this extraordinary book. Absolutely terrifying. Absolutely true. Don't miss the Warrens' new film "Annabelle" (October, 2014).

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1631680226

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Clinical Manual for Evaluation and Treatment of Sleep Disorders

By: Martin Reite,Michael P. Weissberg,John Ruddy

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Clinical Manual for Evaluation and Treatment of Sleep Disorders

By: Martin Reite,Michael P. Weissberg,John Ruddy

Comprehensive and conveniently portable, this work offers clinicians a concise, step-by-step method of differential diagnosis for some of the most common sleep complaints encountered in today's professional clinical practices.

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1585622710

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A Letter For Adorabella

By: Michael F. Corriere

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A Letter For Adorabella

By: Michael F. Corriere

When Adorabella states: "If love denied can break a heart, perhaps love received can mend it," she is contemplating the eternal question of life: where does happiness lie? Abandoned by her mother, rejected by her fiancé, fragile, insecure and brokenhearted, she looks to love to reveal the answer. But love's path is a labyrinth of twists and turns; rarely is the path straight and true. Two men seek her love and she must make a choice. Is it Abbott, the speech therapist from a small town in Texas, or Marcus, the worldly stock broker from the city who will be "the one" to heal her broken heart. Abbott loves Adorabella. Her happiness is his only concern. He tells her to follow her heart, wherever that may lead. Yet there is so much more he wants to tell her. "Perhaps I can write what I can not say," he says. A love letter is written, but should it be given? He does not know. He wants to express to her what is deepest within his heart. He wants her to know she is worthy of love. "Let me give her this gift," he says, "a final gift of selfless love; and let the giving of this gift heal my broken heart." Abbott too asks where does happiness lie and looks to love to reveal the answer. Winner of the 11th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards in the Performing Arts category.

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Fire in the Valley

The Birth and Death of the Personal Computer

By: Michael Swaine,Paul Freiberger

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Fire in the Valley

The Birth and Death of the Personal Computer

By: Michael Swaine,Paul Freiberger

In the 1970s, while their contemporaries were protesting the computer as a tool of dehumanization and oppression, a motley collection of college dropouts, hippies, and electronics fanatics were engaged in something much more subversive. Obsessed with the idea of getting computer power into their own hands, they launched from their garages a hobbyist movement that grew into an industry, and ultimately a social and technological revolution. What they did was invent the personal computer: not just a new device, but a watershed in the relationship between man and machine. This is their story. Fire in the Valley is the definitive history of the personal computer, drawn from interviews with the people who made it happen, written by two veteran computer writers who were there from the start. Working at InfoWorld in the early 1980s, Swaine and Freiberger daily rubbed elbows with people like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates when they were creating the personal computer revolution. A rich story of colorful individuals, Fire in the Valley profiles these unlikely revolutionaries and entrepreneurs, such as Ed Roberts of MITS, Lee Felsenstein at Processor Technology, and Jack Tramiel of Commodore, as well as Jobs and Gates in all the innocence of their formative years. This completely revised and expanded third edition brings the story to its completion, chronicling the end of the personal computer revolution and the beginning of the post-PC era. It covers the departure from the stage of major players with the deaths of Steve Jobs and Douglas Engelbart and the retirements of Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer; the shift away from the PC to the cloud and portable devices; and what the end of the PC era means for issues such as personal freedom and power, and open source vs. proprietary software.

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Pragmatic Bookshelf

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1680503529

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Writing Ireland's Working Class

Dublin After O'Casey

By: Michael Pierse

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Writing Ireland's Working Class

Dublin After O'Casey

By: Michael Pierse

Exploring writing of working-class Dublin after Seán O'Casey, this book breaks new ground in Irish Studies, unearthing submerged narratives of class in Irish life. Examining how working-class identity is depicted by authors like Brendan Behan and Roddy Doyle, it discusses how this hidden, urban Ireland has appeared in the country's literature.

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Springer

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0230299350

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Dead Soul (In Her Name, Book 3)

By: Michael R. Hicks

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Dead Soul (In Her Name, Book 3)

By: Michael R. Hicks

Three years after the brutal first contact encounter with the alien Kreelan Empire, the human Confederation is desperate for a victory. With over a dozen worlds under siege by legions of Kreelan warriors, President McKenna orders the Confederation military to deliver a victory to give humanity hope.Roland Mills, Valentina Sikorsky, Ichiro Sato and his wife Steph, along with the irrepressible General James Sparks are once again at the sharp end of the spear in a mission to take back the colony of Alger's World from the alien invaders before it's too late.But overwhelming firepower may not be enough. For the warrior leading the invasion of Alger's World is Ku'ar-Marekh. While she has the powers of a Kreelan high priestess, her spirit is trapped on the boundary between life and death. She is feared by warriors and priestesses alike, who call her the Dead Soul...

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0984673008

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Constitutional Law of Ireland

By: Michael Forde,David Leonard

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Constitutional Law of Ireland

By: Michael Forde,David Leonard

Originally written for the fiftieth anniversary of the Constitution of Ireland, this book is an account of how the Constitution's requirements have been implemented by the legislature and interpreted by the courts. In this way it provides an integrated and contextual account of constitutional law in Ireland. It goes as far as to place it in context of some foreign constitutions, especially the Constitutions of the United States, France, Germany and the United Kingdom, as indeed the Irish courts refer frequently to other countries for guidance in interpreting the Constitution. The book largely falls into four parts. The first few chapters are introductory and cover the drafting and adoption of the Constitution, some features of the State and its citizens, and the judicial review of laws. The next few chapters deal with the various institutions of government and with the activities of the State in the international arena and in relation to fiscal matters. Then following on from this there are a number of chapters which consider what may be termed the various civil liberties and rights. There is a final brief section, towards the end of the book which deals with the various legal breaches of the Constitution. This new edition has been extensively rewritten to account for the enormous to take into account the tumultuous changes in Irish Constitutional Law in the intervening years. Challenges to articles, referenda, new legislation, and cases are all judicially considered. Michael Forde and David Leonard offer the reader everything they need to know on this complex subject.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1784518743

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Birthright

Our Pleas for Life

By: Michael Rennie Vinet

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Birthright

Our Pleas for Life

By: Michael Rennie Vinet

Michael Rennie Vinet knits a story of five young adults from different walks of life in the city of Redemption. Amy is The Flower Girl. Even though she has special needs, it doesnt stop her from giving a rose to all the hurting people she encounters. Kevin is a go-getter with ambition. Growing up, he notices that he doesnt share the same hereditary traits with the rest of his family. Is he adopted? The truth is far worse than he imagines. He is able to overcome this blindside and reach out in forgiveness. Bethany is a young cancer researcher trying to find that elusive cure in honour of her little brother who dies of the disease. Anthony follows in his grandfathers footsteps as a cop. He has worked as an internet crime specialist and is now running an undercover operation where the drug dealers lurk. Davin finds salvation in a most unique way. He is able to shed his life of sin and goes to work for God Almighty. These are Redemptions darlings. But their stories unravel from there. A villain emerges. It comes to steal, kill and destroy and has all the legal authority to do it. Abortion. In their own words, these people talk about how their trajectories are bumped off course by an alternate decision BIRTHRIGHT is a compassionate plea for life! It sensitively declares that we all have that rightno matter who we are! It may inspire you to rethink your views

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1512754668

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The Cultural Imaginary of Terrorism in Public Discourse, Literature, and Film

Narrating Terror

By: Michael Frank

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The Cultural Imaginary of Terrorism in Public Discourse, Literature, and Film

Narrating Terror

By: Michael Frank

This study investigates the overlaps between political discourse and literary and cinematic fiction, arguing that both are informed by, and contribute to, the cultural imaginary of terrorism. Whenever mass-mediated acts of terrorism occur, they tend to trigger a proliferation of threat scenarios not only in the realm of literature and film but also in the statements of policymakers, security experts, and journalists. In the process, the discursive boundary between the factual and the speculative can become difficult to discern. To elucidate this phenomenon, this book proposes that terror is a halfway house between the real and the imaginary. For what characterizes terrorism is less the single act of violence than it is the fact that this act is perceived to be the beginning, or part, of a potential series, and that further acts are expected to occur. As turn-of-the-century writers such as Stevenson and Conrad were the first to point out, this gives terror a fantastical dimension, a fact reinforced by the clandestine nature of both terrorist and counter-terrorist operations. Supported by contextual readings of selected texts and films from The Dynamiter and The Secret Agent through late-Victorian science fiction to post-9/11 novels and cinema, this study explores the complex interplay between actual incidents of political violence, the surrounding discourse, and fictional engagement with the issue to show how terrorism becomes an object of fantasy. Drawing on research from a variety of disciplines, The Cultural Imaginary of Terrorism will be a valuable resource for those with interests in the areas of Literature and Film, Terrorism Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Trauma Studies, and Cultural Studies.

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1134837364

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John Uri Lloyd

The Great American Eclectic

By: Michael A. Flannery

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John Uri Lloyd

The Great American Eclectic

By: Michael A. Flannery

Historian Flannery offers a biography of pharmaceutical pioneer Lloyd (1849-1936), who was a phytochemical researcher, pharmaceutical manufacturer, teacher, author, library founder, and a leader among both professional pharmacists and the sectarian medical practitioners known as eclectics. Focuses on the Cincinnati area, where the eclectics emerged with botanical remedies from natural sources in response to the harsh therapies of regular physicians. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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080932167X

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The European Corporation

Strategy, Structure, and Social Science

By: Richard Whittington,Michael Mayer

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The European Corporation

Strategy, Structure, and Social Science

By: Richard Whittington,Michael Mayer

The evolving strategies and structure of large European firms are examined in a comparative and historical context, and in the context of a range of hypotheses associated with Alfred Chandler.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199251045

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The NERDS 5-Book Collection

Books 1-5

By: Michael Buckley

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The NERDS 5-Book Collection

Books 1-5

By: Michael Buckley

Read all five books in the hilarious NERDS series and experience the excitement of international espionage combined with the awkwardness of elementary school! The N.E.R.D.S (National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society) have been gifted with nanobyte-enhanced superpowers. The only catch: they’re still in elementary school! Join Duncan "Gluestick" Dewey, Ruby "Pufferfish" Peet, Heathcliff "Choppers" Hodges, Julio "Flinch" Escala, Matilda "Wheezer" Choi, and Jackson "Braceface" Jones as they work from their school basement headquarters to save the world, confront former teammates gone bad, infiltrate the cheerleading squad, stop a plague of evil alter-egos, and save the President's daughter. Read the NERDs series now and try to stop yourself from laughing (warning: it’s impossible)!

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Ramblers

Loyola Chicago 1963 The Team that Changed the Color of College Basketball

By: Michael Lenehan

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Ramblers

Loyola Chicago 1963 The Team that Changed the Color of College Basketball

By: Michael Lenehan

Today basketball is played “above the rim” by athletes of all backgrounds and colors. But 50 years ago it was a floor-bound game, and the opportunities it offered for African-Americans were severely limited. A key turning point was 1963, when the Loyola Ramblers of Chicago took the NCAA men’s basketball title from Cincinnati, the two-time defending champions. It was one of Chicago’s most memorable sports victories, but Ramblers reveals it was also a game for the history books because of the transgressive lineups fielded by both teams. Ramblers is an entertaining, detail-rich look back at the unlikely circumstances that led to Loyola’s historic championship and the stories of two Loyola opponents: Cincinnati and Mississippi State. Michael Lenehan’s narrative masterfully intertwines these stories in dramatic fashion, culminating with the tournament’s final game, a come-from-behind overtime upset that featured two buzzer-beating shots. While on the surface this is a book about basketball, it goes deeper to illuminate how sport in America both typifies and drives change in the broader culture. The stark social realities of the times are brought vividly to life in Lenehan’s telling, illustrating the challenges faced in teams’ efforts simply to play their game against the worthiest opponents.

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Reading Youth Writing

"new" Literacies, Cultural Studies & Education

By: Michael Hoechsmann,Bronwen E. Low

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Reading Youth Writing

"new" Literacies, Cultural Studies & Education

By: Michael Hoechsmann,Bronwen E. Low

This book aims to provide new insights into the complexities of theorizing contemporary adolescent literacies. It proposes a theoretical approach to understanding youth cultural production which addresses several lacunae in the field of new literacy research. Through a series of examinations of youth «writing» both inside and outside of school, the book builds an approach to the study of contemporary youth expression that draws on the theoretical and methodological insights of cultural studies. The voices of youth are central, and both the content and form of what they have to say ground the project. Reading Youth Writing is intended for a cross-disciplinary academic audience: it will be of particular interest to scholars and both undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of education, new literacy, cultural studies, communications and media studies, rhetoric and composition studies, sociology, and sociolinguistics. Since the content is based on youth cultural production in a period of economic and cultural globalization, the book has relevance to a broad international audience.

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Peter Lang

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1433101777

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Bertie Ahern and the Drumcondra Mafia

By: Shane Coleman,Michael Clifford

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Bertie Ahern and the Drumcondra Mafia

By: Shane Coleman,Michael Clifford

In March 2008, Bertie Ahern announced his resignation as Taoiseach, prompted by ongoing evidence in a planning inquiry that uncovered he had received large sums of money when minister for finance. Yet, even in defeat, he remained the most popular politician of his generation, one for whom the defining 'Teflon Taoiseach' tag had not entirely slid away. However, what made Bertie Ahern unique was not his enormous popularity or the revelations about his personal finances, but his dependence on a power base largely separate to Fianna Fail: 'the Drumcondra Mafia', a largely unknown, fiercely loyal, close-knit group of friends. When Ahern was Taoiseach the centre of power was arguably as much in St Luke's, the legendary constituency office bought by the Drumcondra Mafia, as in Government Buildings. Bertie Ahern and the Drumcondra Mafia takes the reader inside the organisation and examines how they not only established the most efficient electoral machine in the country but put 'their man' in the most senior political office in the state. It also details how, in his rise to power, Ahern acquired substantial sums of money while propagating the image of a man with no interest in money. Finally, it tracks his descent with the investigation into his finances, a descent punctuated by one final victory, in the 2007 general election. This is the story not just of Bertie Ahern but of the men and women who travelled with him on his extraordinary journey.

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1444725750

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9781444725759

Encountering Cruelty: The Fracture of the Human Heart

By: Michael Trice

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Encountering Cruelty: The Fracture of the Human Heart

By: Michael Trice

Drawing on Nietzsche's challenge to the western tradition, this book is a theological exploration of cruelty in its personal, communal and institutional encounters in human life. Cruelty undermines care, trust, respect and justice, and its study opens a window into the theological possibility of reconciliation today.

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9004201661

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Young Titan

The Making of Winston Churchill

By: Michael Shelden

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Young Titan

The Making of Winston Churchill

By: Michael Shelden

An account of the World War II prime minister's early career covers his contributions to building a modern navy, his experimentations with radical social reforms, and his lesser-known romantic pursuits.

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Simon and Schuster

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1451609922

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Events of This Day

Facts of Interest to Montpelier Folks Briefly Told

By: Michael Doyle

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Events of This Day

Facts of Interest to Montpelier Folks Briefly Told

By: Michael Doyle

From June 28, 1933 to June 27, 1934, every day for a year, Dorman B. E. Kent wrote an article for the Montpelier Evening Argus about the people, places and events of late 19th and early 20th century Montpelier and many surrounding towns. In these articles he mentions thousands of people by name and writes a compelling history of Montpelier not so much through the eyes of the community leaders and high society types that often dominate such histories, but through anecdotes of those both great and small and in doing so he gives a good account that should be of interest to all of those who can trace their roots back to the smallest state capitol in the country.

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0595356109

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Black Cat Mystery Magazine #6

By: Michael Bracken,Robert Lopresti

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Black Cat Mystery Magazine #6

By: Michael Bracken,Robert Lopresti

The sixth issue of Black Cat Mystery Magazine presented a stellar lineup of new stories, plus a classic reprint. Included in this issue are: NEW STORIES: SEVEN CARD JOKER HIGH, by Trey R. Barker THE LOSER, by Robert Guffey BLEST BE THE TIE THAT BINDS, by Michael Bracken THE MAGNIFICENT SCORE, by John Hegenberger WORSE THAN DEATH, by Robert Lopresti THE LAST THING HE REMEMBERED, by Patricia Dusenbury PAINT THE CLOWN RED, by Laird Long CLASSIC REPRINT THE CONTAGIOUS KILLER, by Bryce Walton

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Wildside Press LLC

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1479450944

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The Big Score

The Billion Dollar Story of Silicon Valley

By: Michael S. Malone

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The Big Score

The Billion Dollar Story of Silicon Valley

By: Michael S. Malone

The only contemporary history of the birth of Silicon Valley—from the reporter who had a ringside seat to it all Over the past five decades, the tech industry has grown into one of the most important sectors of the global economy, and Silicon Valley—replete with sprawling office parks, sky-high rents, and countless self-made millionaires—is home to many of its key players. But the origins of Silicon Valley and the tech sector are much humbler. At a time when tech companies’ influence continues to grow, The Big Score chronicles how they began. One of the first reporters on the tech industry beat at the San Jose Mercury-News, Michael S. Malone recounts the feverish efforts of young technologists and entrepreneurs to build something that would change the world—and score them a big payday. Starting with the birth of Hewlett-Packard in the 1930s, Malone illustrates how decades of technological innovation laid the foundation for the meteoric rise of the Valley in the 1970s. Drawing on exclusive, unvarnished interviews, Malone punctuates this history with incisive profiles of tech’s early luminaries—including Nobelist William Shockley and Apple’s Steve Jobs—when they were struggling entrepreneurs working 18-hour days in their garages. And he plunges us into the darker side of the Valley, where espionage, drugs, hellish working conditions, and shocking betrayals shaped the paths for winners and losers in a booming industry. A decades-long story with individual sacrifice, ingenuity, and big money at its core, The Big Score recounts the history of today's most dynamic sector through its upstart beginnings.

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195395328X

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They Wished They Were Honest

The Knapp Commission and New York City Police Corruption

By: Michael F. Armstrong

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They Wished They Were Honest

The Knapp Commission and New York City Police Corruption

By: Michael F. Armstrong

In fifty years of prosecuting and defending criminal cases in New York City and elsewhere,Michael F. Armstrong has often dealt with cops. For a single two-year span, as chief counsel to the Knapp Commission, he was charged with investigating them. Based on Armstrong's vivid recollections of this watershed moment in law enforcement accountability—prompted by the New York Times's report on whistleblower cop Frank Serpico—They Wished They Were Honest recreates the dramatic struggles and significance of the Commission and explores the factors that led to its success and the restoration of the NYPD's public image. Serpico's charges against the NYPD encouraged Mayor John Lindsay to appoint prominent attorney Whitman Knapp to chair a Citizen's Commission on police graft. Overcoming a number of organizational, budgetary, and political hurdles, Chief Counsel Armstrong cobbled together an investigative group of a half-dozen lawyers and a dozen agents. Just when funding was about to run out, the "blue wall of silence" collapsed. A flamboyant "Madame," a corrupt lawyer, and a weasely informant led to a "super thief" cop, who was trapped and "turned" by the Commission. This led to sensational and revelatory hearings, which publicly refuted the notion that departmental corruption was limited to only a "few rotten apples." In the course of his narrative, Armstrong illuminates police investigative strategy; governmental and departmental political maneuvering; ethical and philosophical issues in law enforcement; the efficacy (or lack thereof) of the police's anticorruption efforts; the effectiveness of the training of police officers; the psychological and emotional pressures that lead to corruption; and the effects of police criminality on individuals and society. He concludes with the effects, in today's world, of Knapp and succeeding investigations into police corruption and the value of permanent outside monitoring bodies, such as the special prosecutor's office, formed in response to the Commission's recommendation, as well as the current monitoring commission, of which Armstrong is chairman.

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Columbia University Press

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0231526989

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Turn Up the Volume

A Down and Dirty Guide to Podcasting

By: Michael O'Connell

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Turn Up the Volume

A Down and Dirty Guide to Podcasting

By: Michael O'Connell

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Tenets of Good Podcasting -- 2 Setting Up Your Studio -- 3 Preparing for Your First Episode -- 4 Turn Your Ideas into Audio -- 5 Bring the World into Your Podcast -- 6 Editing: Pulling All the Pieces Together -- 7 Where Will Your Podcast Live Online? -- 8 Growing and Sustaining Your Podcast -- Appendix A: Music Rights, Incorporation and Other Legal Considerations -- Appendix B: Shopping Guide -- Appendix C: It's All Journalism Questionnaire -- Bibliography -- Resources -- Glossary -- Index.

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Taylor & Francis

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1315438755

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9781315438757

100 Must-Try New Zealand Wines

By: Michael Cooper

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100 Must-Try New Zealand Wines

By: Michael Cooper

Wine writer Michael Cooper's selection of 100 top New Zealand wines

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1459627946

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9781459627949

The Regiment

The Definitive Story of the SAS

By: Michael Asher

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The Regiment

The Definitive Story of the SAS

By: Michael Asher

From the bestselling author of The Real Bravo Two Zero comes the definitive history of the world's most elite fighting force - the SAS 'Breathtaking bravery, astonishing feats of endurance, raids and battles described with terrific immediacy and pace. Compelling and definitive . . . will surely not be bettered' Sunday Telegraph On 4 May 1980, seven terrorists holding twenty-one people captive in the Iranian Embassy in London's Prince's Gate, executed their first hostage. They threatened to kill another hostage every thirty minutes until their demands were met. Minutes later, armed men in black overalls and balaclavas shimmied down the roof on ropes and burst in through windows and doors. In seconds all but one of the terrorists had been shot dead, the other captured. For most people, this was their first acquaintance with a unit that was soon to become the ideal of modern military excellence - the Special Air Service regiment. Few realized that the SAS had been in existence for almost forty years, playing a discreet, if not secret, role almost everywhere Britain had fought since World War II, and had been the prototype of all modern special forces units throughout the world. In The Regiment, Michael Asher - a former soldier in 23 SAS Regiment - examines the evolution of the special forces idea and investigates the real story behind the greatest military legend of the late twentieth century. 'Detailed, scathingly honest. Asher has brought the critical eye of the knowledgeable insider to his in-depth study of SAS operations and personalities' Herald Praise for Michael Asher: 'This is the most complete picture of the Sudanese campaigns that has yet been published . . . a vigorous and engrossing narrative' Philip Ziegler, Daily Telegraph 'A staggering achievement. Asher has delivered a scintillating tale of a period of history that deserves to be remembered' Guardian

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Penguin UK

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0141889438

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Arbitrary and Capricious

The Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the Death Penalty

By: Michael A. Foley

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Arbitrary and Capricious

The Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the Death Penalty

By: Michael A. Foley

Justice Marshall once remarked that if people knew what he knew about the death penalty, they would reject it overwhelmingly. Foley elucidates Marshall's claim that fundamental flaws exist in the implementation of the death penalty. He guides us through the history of the Supreme Court's death penalty decisions, revealing a constitutional quagmire the Court must navigate to avoid violating the fundamental tenant of equal justice for all. Nearly 100 influential Supreme Court capital punishment-related cases from 1878-2002 are examined, beginning with Wilkerson v. Utah, which question not the legitimacy of capital punishment, but the methods of execution. Over time, focus shifted from the constitutionality of certain methods to the fairness of who was being sentenced for capital crimes—and why. The watershed 1972 ruling Furman v. Georgia reversed the Court's stand on capital punishment, holding that the arbitrary and capricious imposition of the death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment, and therefore unconstitutional. Furman clarified that any new death penalty legislation must contain sentencing procedures that avoid the arbitrary infliction of a life-ending verdict, which led to the current complex tangle of issues surrounding the death penalty and its constitutional viability.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313057117

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9780313057113

Eddie

The rise and rise of Eddie McGuire

By: Michael Bodey

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Eddie

The rise and rise of Eddie McGuire

By: Michael Bodey

The inspiring biography of one of Australia's best-known businessmen, TV stars and footy club presidents. Eddie McGuire charts the incredible rise of Edward Joseph McGuire AM from his childhood in the working-class Melbourne suburb of Broadmeadows, through his nightclub days as an ambitious young sports reporter to the heights of television, radio,the AFL and politics. Award-winning author and journalist Michael Bodey explores McGuire's rise to the presidency of the most popular football club in the land, Collingwood; his creation of Channel Nine's 'The Footy Show'; his ascent to become Australian television's 'Eddie Everywhere' before his unlikely appointment as Nine's CEO and 'Five Million Dollar Man'; as well as his political ambitions, including his role opposite Malcolm Turnbull heading the republican campaign. Covering Eddie McGuire's many feuds, his missteps, his successes, the turnaround of his beloved Magpies and his seemingly unstoppable rise, this is the inspiring and unique story of the ultimate working-class boy made good.

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Hachette Australia

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0733632696

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Managing Occupational Health and Safety

A Multidisciplinary Approach

By: Philip Bohle,Michael Quinlan

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Managing Occupational Health and Safety

A Multidisciplinary Approach

By: Philip Bohle,Michael Quinlan

First published in 1999, this second edition has been revised and updated, taking into account new information, research and policy debates. The amount of international information has been increased and a chapter on New Zealand has been added. Takes a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to managing occupational health and safety. Includes references, a bibliography and an index. Bohle is professor in the School of Industrial Relations and Organisational Behaviour and Quinlan is professor of industrial relations at the University of NSW. Both authors have published widely on occupational health and safety.

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Macmillan Education AU

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0732940788

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Net College

By: Michael Wolff & Company

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Net College

By: Michael Wolff & Company

Gives you a crash course on how to get into the college of your choice--the online way!

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Madison Books

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0679773800

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Colleges Worth Your Money

A Guide to What America's Top Schools Can Do for You

By: Andrew Belasco,Dave Bergman,Michael Trivette

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Colleges Worth Your Money

A Guide to What America's Top Schools Can Do for You

By: Andrew Belasco,Dave Bergman,Michael Trivette

Colleges Worth Your Money: A Guide to What America's Top Schools Can Do for You is an invaluable guide for students making the crucial decision of where to attend college when our thinking about higher education is radically changing. At a time when costs are soaring and competition for admission is higher than ever, the college-bound need to know how prospective schools will benefit them both as students and after graduation. Colleges Worth Your Moneyprovides the most up-to-date, accurate, and comprehensive information for gauging the ROI of America’s top schools, including: In-depth profiles of 200 of the top colleges and universities across the U.S.; Over 75 key statistics about each school that cover unique admissions-related data points such as gender-specific acceptance rates, early decision acceptance rates, and five-year admissions trends at each college. The solid facts on career outcomes, including the school’s connections with recruiters, the rate of employment post-graduation, where students land internships, the companies most likely to hire students from a particular school, and much more. Data and commentary on each college’s merit and need-based aid awards, average student debt, and starting salary outcomes. Top Colleges for America’s Top Majors lists highlighting schools that have the best programs in 40+ disciplines. Lists of the “Top Feeder” undergraduate colleges into medical school, law school, tech, journalism, Wall Street, engineering, and more.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538191881

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Ignorance and Moral Responsibility

By: Michael J. Zimmerman

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Ignorance and Moral Responsibility

By: Michael J. Zimmerman

Michael J. Zimmerman investigates the relation between ignorance and moral responsibility. He begins with the presentation of a case in which a tragedy occurs, one to which many people have unwittingly contributed, and addresses the question of whether their ignorance absolves them of blame for what happened. Inspection of the case issues in the Argument from Ignorance, whose conclusion is that, to be blameworthy for one's behaviour and its consequences, one must at some time in the history of that behaviour have known that one was engaged in wrongdoing-a thesis that threatens to undermine many everyday ascriptions of responsibility. This argument is examined and refined in ensuing chapters by way of, first, a detailed inquiry into the nature of moral responsibility, ignorance, and control, all of which play a crucial role in the argument, and then an application of the fruits of this investigation to the question of whether and how someone might be to blame for behaviour that stems from either culpable ignorance, negligence, recklessness, or the kind of fundamental moral ignorance that often characterizes evildoers. The Argument from Ignorance implies that in a great many such cases the agent has an excuse for the wrongdoing in question. This is a disturbing verdict, and in the final chapter challenges to the argument are entertained. Despite the merits of some of these challenges, it is held that the argument, revised one last time, survives them.

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Oxford University Press

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0192859579

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