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The Social Lives of Poems in Nineteenth-Century America

By: Michael C. Cohen

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The Social Lives of Poems in Nineteenth-Century America

By: Michael C. Cohen

Poetry occupied a complex position in the social life of nineteenth-century America. While some readers found in poems a resource for aesthetic pleasure and the enjoyment of linguistic complexity, many others turned to poems for spiritual and psychic wellbeing, adapted popular musical settings of poems to spread scandal and satire, or used poems as a medium for asserting personal and family memories as well as local and national affiliations. Poetry was not only read but memorized and quoted, rewritten and parodied, collected, anthologized, edited, and exchanged. Michael C. Cohen here explores the multiplicity of imaginative relationships forged between poems and those who made use of them from the post-Revolutionary era to the turn of the twentieth century. Organized along a careful genealogy of ballads in the Atlantic world, The Social Lives of Poems in Nineteenth-Century America demonstrates how the circulation of texts in songs, broadsides, letters, and newsprint as well as in books, anthologies, and critical essays enabled poetry to perform its many different tasks. Considering the media and modes of reading through which people encountered and made sense of poems, Cohen traces the lines of critical interpretations and tracks the emergence and disappearance of poetic genres in American literary culture. Examining well-known works by John Greenleaf Whittier and Walt Whitman as well as popular ballads, minstrel songs, and spirituals, Cohen shows how discourses on poetry served as sites for debates over history, literary culture, citizenship, and racial identity.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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081229131X

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Messages from the Gods

A Guide to the Useful Plants of Belize

By: Michael J. Balick,Rosita Arvigo

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Messages from the Gods

A Guide to the Useful Plants of Belize

By: Michael J. Balick,Rosita Arvigo

The unrivaled and comprehensive guide to the healing and other useful plants of Belize, containing over 900 species accounts, 600 illustrations, and detailed discussion of the medicinal and other traditional applications of local plants, collected through a unique partnership with traditional healers and bushmasters.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199965765

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The Scottish Empire

By: Michael Fry

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The Scottish Empire

By: Michael Fry

This new edition of Michael Fry's remarkable book charts the involvement of the Scots in the British empire from its earliest days to the end of the twentieth century. It is a tale of dramatic extremes and craggy characters and of a huge range of concerns - from education, evangelism and philanthropy to spying, swindling and drug running. Stories of Scottish regiments on the rampage, cannibalism and other atrocities are contrasted with the deeds of heroic pioneers such as David Livingstone and Mary Slessor. Above all it tells how the British empire came to be dominated and run by the Scots, and how it truly became a Scottish empire. As the empire transformed Scotland beyond recognition, so was the Empire shaped by the Scots - a remarkable achievement from the population of so small a country, which was itself neither nation nor fully province, neither fully colonizer nor fully colonized. Michael Fry's energetic and colourful account is one of the classics of modern Scottish history.

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Birlinn Ltd

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1788854322

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The Seeds of Murder

By: Michael Underwood

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The Seeds of Murder

By: Michael Underwood

No one knew what finally prompted a shy young schoolboy to walk out of Warren Hall School never to return. The discovery of some of Stephen Willett's bloodstained clothing in an overgrown ditch throws suspicion on Wally Price, a local odd-job man, and his suicide is seen as an admission of guilt. Over fifty years later another tragedy strikes Warren Hall when the body of a stranger is discovered in the school grounds. The local postmaster is charged with murder and solicitor Rosa Epton is summoned from London to advise him on his defence. Then a second murder at the school - and the discovery of some damning evidence against her client - makes Rosa determined to investigate leads that the police have overlooked. So she embarks on the most challenging assignment of her career: one that involves long-held secrets and dangerous confrontations. For a killer stands between Rosa and the truth.

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Murder Room

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1471904822

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9781471904820

Miracle Cure

A Novel

By: Michael Palmer

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Miracle Cure

A Novel

By: Michael Palmer

The master of medical suspense takes you to prestigious Boston Heart Institute, where some patients are dying to get well “A highly entertaining tale of greed and medicine run amok.”—Chicago Tribune After a troubled past, Dr. Brian Holbrook has been given a second chance to prove himself. At state-of-the-art Boston Heart Institute, he’s been chosen to join the medical team testing a new miracle drug. The initial results are so promising that Brian pushes to get his father—who suffers from a dangerous heart condition—accepted into the study. But Brian is beginning to suspect his superiors are hiding something. Why are crucial records disappearing? Why did a patient making startling progress suddenly die? Is the miracle drug a prescription for death? The answers could cost Brian more than his career. For at Boston Heart Institute, knowing too much is the quickest way to the morgue. Praise for Miracle Cure “Packs plenty of heart-stopping action.”—Associated Press “A fast-paced lively thriller.”—Boston Sunday Herald

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Bantam

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0307781240

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Nerve Center

Inside the White House Situation Room

By: Michael K. Bohn

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Nerve Center

Inside the White House Situation Room

By: Michael K. Bohn

Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the operation of the White House Situation Room.

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Potomac Books, Inc.

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1597974528

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9781597974523

The Messiah Code

By: Michael Cordy

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The Messiah Code

By: Michael Cordy

At the moment of his supreme triumph, a man of science dodges an assassin's bullet and loses everything that truly matters in his life. Now only a miracle can save Dr. Tom Carter's dying daughter: the blood of salvation shed twenty centuries ago. In the volatile heart of the Middle East, amid the devastating secrets of an ancient brotherhood awaiting a new messiah, Tom Carter must search for answers to the mysteries that have challenged humankind since the death and resurrection of the greatest Healer who ever walked the Earth. Because suddenly Carter's life, the life of his little girl, and the fate of the world hang in the balance ... After two thousand years, the wait is over ...

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Zondervan

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0061983799

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Preventing Coronary Heart Disease

Prospects, Policies, and Politics

By: Michael Calnan

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Preventing Coronary Heart Disease

Prospects, Policies, and Politics

By: Michael Calnan

Coronary Heart Disease is the major cause of death in the UK, being responsible for thirty-one percent of male deaths and for twenty-four percent of female deaths in 1987 in England and Wales. Preventing Coronary Heart Disease examines these statistics and focuses specifically on policies for its prevention by the Government, general practitioners, and concerned groups. Michael Calnan looks at the feasibility and effectiveness of these health policies and the obstacles in the way of their adoption. Drawing mainly on the discipline of politics, sociology, and epidemiology the author begins by examining the epidemiological case for prevention, and then analyses what the UK Government is doing and can do. The Government's policy is based on the role of primary care in prevention and the author discusses how this can be taken on board by GPs, concerned groups and the general public. Coronary heart disease is of major concern to all those working in health and related industries, as well as to individuals. This book is the first study of the policies of prevention of the disease and will be invaluable reading for students of health studies, and social policy as well as professionals working in health care.

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Routledge

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1134949375

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The Sunderland Cottage

A History of Wearside's 'Little Palaces'

By: Michael Johnson

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The Sunderland Cottage

A History of Wearside's 'Little Palaces'

By: Michael Johnson

For the first time, this in-depth study explores the history behind the construction of the famous 'Sunderland cottages'.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445653761

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9781445653761

Silens in Attic Black-figure Vase-painting

Myth and Performance

By: Guy Michael Hedreen

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Silens in Attic Black-figure Vase-painting

Myth and Performance

By: Guy Michael Hedreen

A welcome examination of some curious creatures and a more curious god

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University of Michigan Press

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0472102958

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Outposts of the Faith

Anglo-Catholicism in Some Rural Parishes

By: Michael Yelton

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Outposts of the Faith

Anglo-Catholicism in Some Rural Parishes

By: Michael Yelton

Outposts of the Faith offers ten compelling portraits of country churches where the Anglo-Catholic movement flourished during the twentieth century. Rightly famed for its dedicated and heroic work in poor inner-city areas, little is recorded about the impact of Anglo-Catholicism in rural parishes, nor have the stories of some of its more colourful rural priests and people been told, nor of those forces at work in out of the way places which affected the wider church and subsequent direction of the movement. From Cornwall to the Fens, Michael Yelton has conducted visits, interviews and archival research and has created vividly detailed and inspiring accounts. Here we encounter some well known names about whom very little has been written. We also meet some individuals who made outstanding contributions to Anglo-Catholicism in their day, but whose names and accomplishments have become almost forgotten. Outposts of the Faith records devotion and eccentricity in generous measure - we meet one priest who removed parts of his clerical clothing whenever any part of the 1662 Prayer Book was recited, another who was shot by a parishioner, another who faithfully served the same Devon parish for seventy years.

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Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd

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1853119857

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Charles Bronson

The 95 Films and the 156 Television Appearances

By: Michael R. Pitts

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Charles Bronson

The 95 Films and the 156 Television Appearances

By: Michael R. Pitts

This work covers Bronson's entire output in film and on television, and includes many film stills and photographs. Alphabetical entries list film or episode, complete cast and credits, and year of release. Accompanying each entry's plot synopsis and discussion is a survey of the critical responses to the work. The great Charles Laughton once said Bronson "has the strongest face in the business, and he is also one of its best actors." Pretty high praise for an actor who, though loved by fans worldwide, has been consistently underestimated by critics. Bronson's career has spanned five decades, from such television appearances in The Fugitive, Rawhide, Bonanza and Have Gun, Will Travel as well as the telemovie A Family of Cops (1995) and its two sequels. He will long be remembered for his role as urban vigilante Paul Kersey in the Death Wish films. Bronson is one of the most enigmatic, and also most recognizable, of all film stars.

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McFarland

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1476610355

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New York Dozen

Gen X Architects

By: Michael J. Crosbie,The Images Publishing Group

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New York Dozen

Gen X Architects

By: Michael J. Crosbie,The Images Publishing Group

Features New York's most celebrated architects

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Images Publishing

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1864703962

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Voluntary Food Intake and Diet Selection in Farm Animals

By: John Michael Forbes

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Voluntary Food Intake and Diet Selection in Farm Animals

By: John Michael Forbes

This book contains an up to date and more focused examination of developments in the understanding of voluntary food intake and new ideas and studies related to diet selection. New chapters are introduced and old ones are rewritten and reorganized in a more readable style by using extensive reference to books and reviews. The book is intended for animal nutritionists, animal scientists, farm owners and managers, veterinarians and students.

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CABI

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1845932803

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9781845932800

Things Fall Apart?

The Mission of God and the Third Decade

By: Michael Paget-Wilkes

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Things Fall Apart?

The Mission of God and the Third Decade

By: Michael Paget-Wilkes

This book calls for a major paradigm shift in the church's thinking and practice if the church is to engage with the upcoming generations of the third decade of this fast-changing twenty-first century. Just as the church has had to adapt to a changing context in the past, it now needs to engage seriously with this post-enlightenment, post-human, techno-centric age of artificial intelligence. However, the church also needs to recall its counter-cultural, prophetic role, following Elijah, Jeremiah, Amos, Jesus, and Paul, challenging society as it faces complex dilemmas raised by technology-driven development in these unprecedented times. The church will have to acknowledge unaddressed weaknesses in the past: of identifying with established power rather than vulnerability and the marginalized; of depending on a hierarchical, ministerial order at the expense of the ministry of every believer; of acquiescing to materialist, anthropocentric, and consumerist growth as an undisputable norm. This book develops the vision of a church engaged in the mission of God: of welcoming technological development but with an eye on kingdom values; of promoting innovation, so long as it does not result in a growth of inequality, or at the expense of the environment; of pointing towards a humanity that deepens its relationships with its Creator, its fellow humans, and its environment. The author calls on grassroots believers to reflect and act, within their local communities, as inspired and empowered daughters and sons of God, in the knowledge that following Jesus Christ provides a radical new paradigm for living, learning and leading, in and through these times of epochal change.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1532697309

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The Aurelian Legacy

British Butterflies and Their Collectors

By: Michael A. Salmon,Peter Marren,Basil Harley

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The Aurelian Legacy

British Butterflies and Their Collectors

By: Michael A. Salmon,Peter Marren,Basil Harley

This entertaining and informative book traces the history of butterfly collection in Britain from the 17th century, when the study of natural history had its beginnings. Laced with anecdotes and quotations, the beautifully illustrated volume describes the equipment used and gives brief biographies of 101 deceased lepidopterists. 58 illustrations, 42 in color.

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Univ of California Press

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0520229630

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Victoria Cross Heroes

By: Michael Ashcroft

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Victoria Cross Heroes

By: Michael Ashcroft

This ebook edition contains the full text version as per the book. Doesn't include original photographic and illustrated material. VICTORIA CROSS HEROES tells the stories of over 150 individuals whose bravery has earned them the Victoria Cross, Britain's most prestigious medal for courage in action. The book is introduced by Michael Ashcroft, who owns over ten per cent of all VCs ever awarded. He explains the history of the medal and the story of his fascination with it. The main text of the book tells the stories of both those recipients whose medals are in his collection and those whose stories featured in the television series. Each chapter covers a different conflict, from the Crimean War to Iraq.

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0755364503

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Parky: My Autobiography

A Full and Funny Life

By: Michael Parkinson

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Parky: My Autobiography

A Full and Funny Life

By: Michael Parkinson

The Sunday Times Bestseller All Michael Parkinson really wanted to do was play cricket for Yorkshire and England. However, he soon realised that to be paid to watch films, football and cricket would be the best way to spend life, and he became a journalist. Television beckoned and for three decades Parkinson interviewed the movers and shakers of the late twentieth century, making his television programme the must-see event of the week. In singing with Bing Crosby, dancing with Billy Connolly, flirting with Miss Piggy and sparring with Muhammad Ali, Parkinson proved himself one of the most engaging and durable hosts in both Britain and Australia. In Parky he recalls a full life with honesty, insight and humour. Praise for Parky: 'Nothing less than riveting.' Mirror 'Joyous' Telegraph 'Wonderfully readable' Daily Mail 'One of the finest broadcasters of any era' Guardian

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Hodder & Stoughton

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1844569004

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Heroes of the Skies

By: Michael Ashcroft

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Heroes of the Skies

By: Michael Ashcroft

Since the dawn of aerial combat in the First World War, the heroism of the men who put their lives at risk in the air has known no bounds. There were no more heroic airmen than the fighter pilots and bomber crews of the Second World War - men who sacrificed their own lives in order to save their crew or who, although in extreme pain, managed to get their aircraft home rather than risk becoming PoWs. In telling the stories of more than eighty such men, Heroes of the Skies paints a picture of aerial combat from the First World War right through to Afghanistan, and allows us to celebrate the extraordinary feats of our flying heroes.

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0755363914

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Interaction in Poetic Imagery

With Special Reference to Early Greek Poetry

By: Michael Stephen Silk,Michael S. Silk

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Interaction in Poetic Imagery

With Special Reference to Early Greek Poetry

By: Michael Stephen Silk,Michael S. Silk

This book should be of interest to classicists and to specialists in literary theory in departments of English, Linguistics and Comparative Literature.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521024609

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Estuarine Ecology

By: John W. Day, Jr.,Charles A. S. Hall,W. Michael Kemp,Alejandro Yáñez-Arancibia

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Estuarine Ecology

By: John W. Day, Jr.,Charles A. S. Hall,W. Michael Kemp,Alejandro Yáñez-Arancibia

This textbook covers the physical and chemical aspects of estuaries, the biology and ecology of key organisms, the flow of organic matter through estuaries, and human interactions, such as the environmental impact of fisheries on estuaries and the effects of global climate change on these important ecosystems. Each chapter will begin with basic concepts and then move on to describing applications and current practice. This new edition is being authored by a team of world experts from the estuarine science community.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471062634

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9780471062639

The Real Cyber War

The Political Economy of Internet Freedom

By: Shawn M. Powers,Michael Jablonski

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The Real Cyber War

The Political Economy of Internet Freedom

By: Shawn M. Powers,Michael Jablonski

Contemporary discussion surrounding the role of the internet in society is dominated by words like: internet freedom, surveillance, cybersecurity, Edward Snowden and, most prolifically, cyber war. Behind the rhetoric of cyber war is an on-going state-centered battle for control of information resources. Shawn Powers and Michael Jablonski conceptualize this real cyber war as the utilization of digital networks for geopolitical purposes, including covert attacks against another state's electronic systems, but also, and more importantly, the variety of ways the internet is used to further a state’s economic and military agendas. Moving beyond debates on the democratic value of new and emerging information technologies, The Real Cyber War focuses on political, economic, and geopolitical factors driving internet freedom policies, in particular the U.S. State Department's emerging doctrine in support of a universal freedom to connect. They argue that efforts to create a universal internet built upon Western legal, political, and social preferences is driven by economic and geopolitical motivations rather than the humanitarian and democratic ideals that typically accompany related policy discourse. In fact, the freedom-to-connect movement is intertwined with broader efforts to structure global society in ways that favor American and Western cultures, economies, and governments. Thought-provoking and far-seeing, The Real Cyber War reveals how internet policies and governance have emerged as critical sites of geopolitical contestation, with results certain to shape statecraft, diplomacy, and conflict in the twenty-first century.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252097106

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9780252097102

Stay Tuned

A History of American Broadcasting

By: Christopher Sterling,John Michael Kittross

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Stay Tuned

A History of American Broadcasting

By: Christopher Sterling,John Michael Kittross

Since its initial publication in 1978, Stay Tuned has been recognized as the most comprehensive and useful single-volume history of American broadcasting and electronic media available. This third edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to bring the story of American broadcasting forward to the 21st century, affording readers not only the history of the most important and pervasive institution affecting our society, but also providing a contextual transition to the Internet and other modern media. The enthusiasm of authors Christopher H. Sterling and John Michael Kittross is apparent as they lead readers through the development of American electronic mass media, from the first electrical communication (telegraph and telephone); through radio and television; to the present convergence of media, business entities, programming, and delivery systems, including the Internet. Their presentation is engaging, as well as informative, promoting an interest in history and making the connections between the developments of yesterday and the industry of today. Features of this third edition include: *chronological and topical tables of contents; *new material reflecting modern research in the field; *a new chapter describing historical developments from 1988 through to the current day; *an expanded bibliography, including Web site and museum listings; *an updated and expanded glossary and chronology; and *extensive statistical data of the development of television and radio stations, networks, advertising, programming, audiences, and other aspects of broadcasting. Designed for use in undergraduate and graduate courses on the history of American mass media, broadcasting, and electronic media, Stay Tuned also fits well into mass communication survey courses as an introduction to electronic media topics. As a chronicle of American broadcasting, this volume is also engaging reading for anyone interested in old radio, early television, and the origins and development of American broadcasting.

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Routledge

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113568510X

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America's Botanico-Medical Movements

Vox Populi

By: Michael A Flannery,Lloyd Library And Museum,Dennis B Worthen

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America's Botanico-Medical Movements

Vox Populi

By: Michael A Flannery,Lloyd Library And Museum,Dennis B Worthen

Discover a fascinating lost episode of American pharmacological history! A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book! The first comprehensive study of the American botanical movement, this fascinating volume recounts the rise and fall of nineteenth-century herbal medicine, the emergence of a second wave of interest arising from the counter-culture of the 1960s, and the recent herbal renaissance in the United States. In the 1840s the American medical establishment was under attack. Its opponents in the botanico-medical movement claimed that herbs and other natural cures were more effective and considerably safer than conventional medicine. They were right. Conventional medicine at the time consisted of ”heroic” doses of mercury and antimony, supplemented by Spanish fly and croton oil, with copious bloodletting as a treatment recommended for everything from mania to miscarriage. By contrast, many of the herbal cures espoused by the new wave of medicine were helpful or at least not actively poisonous. Unfortunately, the botanico-medical movement harbored its share of quacks as well. The history recorded in America's Botanico--Medical Movements includes useless or dangerous treatments as well as petty politics of the worst kind: schisms, public denunciations, physical brawls (with weapons up to and including small cannons), and vicious invective worthy of Hunter Thompson. The favored treatments and pharmacopias of Thomsonians, Neo-Thomsonians, physio-medicalists, and eclectic practitioners are all discussed in detail. In addition to its fascinating narrative, America's Botanico--Medical Movements offers hard-to-find source documents, including: a catalog of nineteenth-century medicinal plants the constitutions of several medical societies explaining their doctrines a libelous editorial attacking members of one of the schismatic groups patented formulas for fever medicines, emetics, enema preparations, and many other cures advertisements listing vegetable medicines for sale America's Botanico-Medical Movements provides a scholarly yet entertaining view of the rise and fall of a typically American medical movement. Pharmacists, historians, physicians, and herbalists will find instructive parallels between the nineteenth-century conflicts and the present-day battles between alternative medicine and the medical establishment. This fascinating book represents nearly 50 years of scholarship on the subject and offers the only comprehensive look at medical botany in this country.

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CRC Press

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0789012359

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Look to the Rock

The Catholic League and the Anglican Papalist Quest for Reunion

By: Michael Walsh

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Look to the Rock

The Catholic League and the Anglican Papalist Quest for Reunion

By: Michael Walsh

This history celebrates the Catholic League, an ecumenical society founded in 1913 to promote the unity of Christians and to encourage the journey of all towards the visible unity of the whole Church. It was founded by Anglicans who believed passionately that the future of their Church lay in the reunion of all Christians in a common Catholic and Apostolic faith in restored full communion with the Successor of Peter in the see of Rome.

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Canterbury Press

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1786220601

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Talk, Inc

How Trusted Leaders Use Conversation to Power Their Organizations

By: Boris Groysberg,Michael Slind

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How Trusted Leaders Use Conversation to Power Their Organizations

By: Boris Groysberg,Michael Slind

Conversation-powered leadership How can leaders make their big or growing companies feel small again? How can they recapture the "magic"--the tight strategic alignment, the high level of employee engagement--that drove and animated their organization when it was a start-up? As more and more executives have discovered in recent years, the answer to this conundrum lies in the power of conversation. In Talk, Inc., Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind show how trusted and effective leaders are adapting the principles of face-to-face conversation in order to pursue a new form of organizational conversation. They explore the promise of conversation-powered leadership--from the time-tested practice of talking straight (and listening well) to the thoughtful adoption of social media technology. And they offer guidance on how to balance the benefits of open-ended talk with the realities of strategic execution. Drawing on the experience of leaders at diverse companies from around the world, Talk, Inc., offers provocative insights and user-friendly tips on how to make organizational culture more intimate, more interactive, more inclusive, and more intentional--in short, more conversational.

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Harvard Business Press

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142217333X

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Inheritance

By: Judith Michael

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Inheritance

By: Judith Michael

From New York Times bestseller Judith Michael comes a dramatic novel of love, loss, and deep-buried family secrets. Laura Fairchild enters a charmed world when eccentric patriarch Owen Salinger takes her in as his protegee and confidante. In the patrician circles of Boston’s Beacon Hill, she acquires grace, culture, and a passionate lover in Owen’s nephew, Paul. But Owen’s death shatters her dreams. Favored in his will, she now faces the wrath of his family, who close ranks against her. Disinherited, Laura vows to recapture all that has been ruthlessly taken away. With brilliance and flair she builds a hotel empire. Yet beneath her successful facade lives the outcast girl, longing for the home and family she has lost. As long-buried secrets rise like threatening clouds, Laura has to fight to regain her love, her family, and to claim her true inheritance!

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Simon and Schuster

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1476745293

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New Media and Public Activism

Neoliberalism, the State and Radical Protest in the Public Sphere

By: Roberts, John Michael

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New Media and Public Activism

Neoliberalism, the State and Radical Protest in the Public Sphere

By: Roberts, John Michael

The Arab Spring, chat forums, political leaders tweeting, online petitions, and protestors in the Occupy Movement - new media public spheres have without doubt radically altered social and political activism in society. But to what extent is this new activist public sphere stifled by the neoliberal economy and workfare state? Have we in fact become transformed into subjects of online consumption and orderly surveillance, rather than committed social and political campaigners? In this highly topical book, John Michael Roberts employs a political economy perspective to explore the relationship between financial neoliberal capitalism and digital publics. He assesses the extent to which they provide new forms of radical protest in civil society and offers an indispensable guide to understanding the relationship between the state, new media activism and neoliberal practices.

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241

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Policy Press

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1447308239

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9781447308232

Where Have You Been?

Selected Essays

By: Michael Hofmann

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Where Have You Been?

Selected Essays

By: Michael Hofmann

A collection of essays on poetry and translation from literary critic Michael Hofmann"--

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305

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Macmillan

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0374259968

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9780374259969

The Aurelian Legacy – a History of British Butterflies and their Collectors

With contributions by Peter Marren and Basil Harley

By: Michael Salmon

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The Aurelian Legacy – a History of British Butterflies and their Collectors

With contributions by Peter Marren and Basil Harley

By: Michael Salmon

Although the collecting of butterflies is today an emotive subject, it is impossible to separate a history of British butterflies from a history of their collectors, without whose activities our knowledge of the identification, occurrence, distribution, and variation of British butterflies would be much the poorer. Liberally laced with contemporary quotations, this book brings to life the past three hundred years of butterfly study, with details of early societies, collecting equipment, biographies of 101 deceased lepidopterists, with portraits where available, as well as the chequered history in Britain of some 35 species of butterfly. The colour plates include some of the finest butterfly illustrations ever.

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432

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BRILL

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9004475478

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9789004475472

Basic Book of Antiques & Collectibles

By: George Michael

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Basic Book of Antiques & Collectibles

By: George Michael

A comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to high-end antiques and collectibles from early American furniture to contemporary toys and games. Michael tells readers how to find, identify, date and care for antiques and discern genuine articles from reproductions. Covers buttons, cameras, ceramics and pottery, clocks, furniture, folk art, games, toys, and more. Over 300 photographs.

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Batsford

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0870696491

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9780870696497

The Gift of Valor

A War Story

By: Michael M. Phillips

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The Gift of Valor

A War Story

By: Michael M. Phillips

The true story of US Marine Corporal Jason Dunham's brave act that saved fellow Marines and earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor. Corporal Dunham was on patrol near the Syrian border, on April 14, 2004, when a black-clad Iraqi leaped out of a car and grabbed him around his neck. Fighting hand-to-hand in the dirt, Dunham saw his attacker drop a grenade and made the instantaneous decision to place his own helmet over the explosive in the hope of containing the blast and protecting his men. When the smoke cleared, Dunham’s helmet was in shreds, and the corporal lay face down in his own blood. The Marines beside him were seriously wounded. Dunham was subsequently nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation’ s highest award for military valor. Phillips’s minute-by-minute chronicle of the chaotic fighting that raged throughout the area and culminated in Dunham’s injury provides a grunt’s-eye view of war as it’s being fought today—fear, confusion, bravery, and suffering set against a brotherhood forged in combat. His account of Dunham’s eight-day journey home and of his parents’ heartrending reunion with their son powerfully illustrates the cold brutality of war and the fragile humanity of those who fight it. Dunham leaves an indelible mark upon all who know his story, from the doctors and nurses who treat him, to the readers of the original Wall Street Journal article that told of his singular act of valor.

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Crown

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0767920384

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9780767920384

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