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The Face of a Naked Lady

An Omaha Family Mystery

By: Michael Rips

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A son uncovers the remarkable secret life of his midwestern father—and his Nebraska city—in this “beguiling [and] deeply unusual” memoir (The Boston Sunday Globe). Nick Rips’s son had always known him as a conservative midwesterner, dedicated, affable, bland to the point of invisibility. Upon his father’s death, however, Michael Rips returned to his Omaha family home to discover a hidden portfolio of paintings—all done by his father, all of a naked black woman. His solid Republican father, Michael would eventually discover, had an interesting past and another side to his personality. Raised in one of Omaha’s most famous brothels, Nick had insisted on hiring a collection of social misfits to work in his eyeglass factory—and had once showed up in his son’s high school principal’s office in pajamas. As Michael searches for the woman in the paintings, he meets, among others, an African American detective who swears by the clairvoyant powers of a Mind Machine, a homeless man with five million dollars in the bank, an underwear auctioneer, and a flying trapeze artist on her last sublime ride. Ultimately, in his investigations through his Nebraska hometown, he will discover the mysterious woman—as well as a father he never knew, and a profound sense that all around us the miraculous permeates the everyday. “Writing with similar pain and urgency as Nick Flynn in Another Bullshit Night in Suck City and August Kleinzahler in Cutty, One Rock, Rips’ terse, flinty syntax perfectly embodies the hard-boiled nature of this nearly surreal true-life tale.” —Booklist “An amazing, beautiful book—a study of a certain family in a certain place at a certain time that gives us, in stunning shorthand, the reality of America.” —Joan Didion, author of The White Album “At once a lyrical family portrait, a philosophical inquiry, a bittersweet evocation of a lost time and place, and an enthralling domestic mystery.” —Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief “Quirky, funny, moving, and immensely readable . . . a brilliantly observed story about place, family, and race in America.” —Randall Kennedy

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0547975066

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Trees of Hyperbolic Spaces

By: Michael Kapovich,Pranab Sardar

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Trees of Hyperbolic Spaces

By: Michael Kapovich,Pranab Sardar

This book offers an alternative proof of the Bestvina?Feighn combination theorem for trees of hyperbolic spaces and describes uniform quasigeodesics in such spaces. As one of the applications of their description of uniform quasigeodesics, the authors prove the existence of Cannon?Thurston maps for inclusion maps of total spaces of subtrees of hyperbolic spaces and of relatively hyperbolic spaces. They also analyze the structure of Cannon?Thurston laminations in this setting. Furthermore, some group-theoretic applications of these results are discussed. This book also contains background material on coarse geometry and geometric group theory.

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American Mathematical Society

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1470474255

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9781470474256

Hyperbolic Manifolds and Discrete Groups

By: Michael Kapovich

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Hyperbolic Manifolds and Discrete Groups

By: Michael Kapovich

Hyperbolic Manifolds and Discrete Groups is at the crossroads of several branches of mathematics: hyperbolic geometry, discrete groups, 3-dimensional topology, geometric group theory, and complex analysis. The main focus throughout the text is on the "Big Monster," i.e., on Thurston’s hyperbolization theorem, which has not only completely changes the landscape of 3-dimensinal topology and Kleinian group theory but is one of the central results of 3-dimensional topology. The book is fairly self-contained, replete with beautiful illustrations, a rich set of examples of key concepts, numerous exercises, and an extensive bibliography and index. It should serve as an ideal graduate course/seminar text or as a comprehensive reference.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0817649131

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9780817649135

Bible Code II

The Countdown

By: Michael Drosnin

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Bible Code II

The Countdown

By: Michael Drosnin

The Bible code-the ancient code encrypted in the Bible that may reveal our future-was made known to the world by investigative reporter Michael Drosnin. Now he reveals startling new predictions warning that we may have only three years to stop the countdown to Armageddon. This dramatic account opens on the morning of September 11, 2001, when Drosnin witnessed the attack on the World Trade Center-and then found the terrible event predicted in detail in the 3,000-year-old Bible code. But according to the code, September 11 was only the beginning. The Bible code says we are already in the "End of Days," the Apocalypse foretold by all three major religions of the West. Drosnin has traveled the globe to meet with world leaders to prevent the impending danger-and to search for the "Code Key," a long-buried ancient object that may completely unlock the Bible code, just in time to save our world.

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Penguin

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1440650063

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Intermediate Sanctions in Sentencing Guidelines

By: Michael H. Tonry

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Intermediate Sanctions in Sentencing Guidelines

By: Michael H. Tonry

Sentencing guidelines & intermediate sanctions are two of the most significant criminal justice policy developments in recent decades. Half the States have adopted or considered statewide guidelines; & in early 1997, sentencing commissions were at work in more than 20 States. Intermediate sanctions have proliferated since 1980. This report describes separately the past 20 years of the respective policy & research developments of sentencing guidelines & intermediate sanctions; & the modest efforts, to date, to combine the two. Includes suggestions of next steps that policymakers might consider. Tables & figures.

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DIANE Publishing

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0788174223

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Geometric Group Theory

By: Cornelia Druţu,Michael Kapovich

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Geometric Group Theory

By: Cornelia Druţu,Michael Kapovich

The key idea in geometric group theory is to study infinite groups by endowing them with a metric and treating them as geometric spaces. This applies to many groups naturally appearing in topology, geometry, and algebra, such as fundamental groups of manifolds, groups of matrices with integer coefficients, etc. The primary focus of this book is to cover the foundations of geometric group theory, including coarse topology, ultralimits and asymptotic cones, hyperbolic groups, isoperimetric inequalities, growth of groups, amenability, Kazhdan's Property (T) and the Haagerup property, as well as their characterizations in terms of group actions on median spaces and spaces with walls. The book contains proofs of several fundamental results of geometric group theory, such as Gromov's theorem on groups of polynomial growth, Tits's alternative, Stallings's theorem on ends of groups, Dunwoody's accessibility theorem, the Mostow Rigidity Theorem, and quasiisometric rigidity theorems of Tukia and Schwartz. This is the first book in which geometric group theory is presented in a form accessible to advanced graduate students and young research mathematicians. It fills a big gap in the literature and will be used by researchers in geometric group theory and its applications.

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American Mathematical Soc.

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1470411040

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9781470411046

The Ultimate Digital Music Guide

The Best Way to Store, Organize, and Play Digital Music

By: Michael R. Miller

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The Ultimate Digital Music Guide

The Best Way to Store, Organize, and Play Digital Music

By: Michael R. Miller

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

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Que Publishing

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0132982854

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Freedom Under Fire

U.S. Civil Liberties in Times of War

By: Michael Linfield

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Freedom Under Fire

U.S. Civil Liberties in Times of War

By: Michael Linfield

The great wars we have fought for the sake of liberty have been accompanied, without exception, by the most draconian assaults on individual rights. This is the theme of Michael Linfield's Freedom Under Fire, and he documents it with examples from every war since the American Revolution."--The Progressive "Linfield demonstrates conclusively, starting with the American Revolution and coming right up to the invasion of Panama, that the Bill of Rights is set aside by the government again and again, for reasons of 'national security.' He performs an important service, reminding us that liberty cannot be entrusted to the Bill of Rights or to the three branches of government, but only can be safeguarded by our own vigilance."--Howard Zinn

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South End Press

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0896083748

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The Artist's Guide to GIMP, 2nd Edition

Creative Techniques for Photographers, Artists, and Designers

By: Michael Hammel

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The Artist's Guide to GIMP, 2nd Edition

Creative Techniques for Photographers, Artists, and Designers

By: Michael Hammel

As a full-featured, free alternative to Adobe Photoshop, GIMP is one of the world's most popular open source projects. The latest version of GIMP (2.8) brings long-awaited improvements and powerful new tools to make graphic design and photo manipulation even easier—but it's still a notoriously challenging program to use. The Artist's Guide to GIMP teaches you how to use GIMP without a tedious list of menu paths and options. Instead, as you follow along with Michael J. Hammel's step-by-step instructions, you'll learn to produce professional-looking advertisements, apply impressive photographic effects, and design cool logos and text effects. These extensively illustrated tutorials are perfect for hands-on learning or as templates for your own artistic experiments. After a crash course in GIMP's core tools like brushes, patterns, selections, layers, modes, and masks, you'll learn: –Photographic techniques to clean up blemishes and dust, create sepia-toned antique images, swap colors, produce motion blurs, alter depth of field, simulate a tilt-shift, and fix rips in an old photo –Web design techniques to create navigation tabs, icons, fancy buttons, backgrounds, and borders –Type effects to create depth, perspective shadows, metallic and distressed text, and neon and graffiti lettering –Advertising effects to produce movie posters and package designs; simulate clouds, cracks, cloth, and underwater effects; and create specialized lighting Whether you're new to GIMP or you've been playing with this powerful software for years, you'll be inspired by the original art, creative photo manipulations, and numerous tips for designers. Covers GIMP 2.8

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1593274149

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The Bible Code

By: Michael Drosnin

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The Bible Code

By: Michael Drosnin

Contains: Equidistant letter sequences in the book of Genesis / Doron Witztum, Eliyahu Rips, and Yoav Rosenberg.

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Simon and Schuster

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0684849739

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Ghost Hunting

True Stories of Unexplained Phenomena from The Atlantic Paranormal Society

By: Jason Hawes,Grant Wilson,Michael Jan Friedman

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Ghost Hunting

True Stories of Unexplained Phenomena from The Atlantic Paranormal Society

By: Jason Hawes,Grant Wilson,Michael Jan Friedman

The Atlantic Paranormal Society, also known as T.A.P.S., is the brainchild of two plumbers by day, paranormal investigators by night: Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson. Their hair-raising investigations, fueled by their unique abilities and a healthy dose of scientific method, have made them the subject of a hit TV show: the SCI FI Channel's Ghost Hunters. Now their experiences are in print for the first time, as Jason and Grant recount for us, with the help of veteran author Michael Jan Friedman, the stories of some of their most memorable investigations. The men and women of T.A.P.S. pursue ghosts and other supernatural phenomena with the most sophisticated scientific equipment available -- from thermal-imaging cameras to electromagnetic-field recorders to digital thermometers -- and the results may surprise you. Featuring both cases depicted on Ghost Hunters and earlier T.A.P.S. adventures never told before now, this funny, fascinating, frightening collection will challenge everything you thought you knew about the spirit world.

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1416571515

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Gravedust & Grace

By: Michael Stapp

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Gravedust & Grace

By: Michael Stapp

Book Description Gravedust & Grace is a collection of poems that ties the past to the present, and the present to the future. Spanning eternity with classical sonnets, free verse, prose poetry, and some of the wackiest most experimental things that have been written. " Michael Stapp’s Gravedust & Grace is a wonderful trip through time and space, from ancient mythic days, into our present time, and into the distant and not so distant future. Michael Stapp has come out of nowhere to shock us all with wonderful new tales in a dazzling array of poetic styles. Put down your length novels of prose fiction, and join Michael Stapp in his world of Poetry." Death rides a unicorn, Philosophical thought inspired in a subway, A robot carries a refrigerator through the desert, Your telephone needs attention, The Gods use mortals to fight, a railroad survey team stops on a planet of sentient cows, and more!

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Xlibris Corporation

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1465327797

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What Is Cognitive Psychology?

By: Michael R. W. Dawson

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What Is Cognitive Psychology?

By: Michael R. W. Dawson

What Is Cognitive Psychology? identifies the theoretical foundations of cognitive psychology—foundations which have received very little attention in modern textbooks. Beginning with the basics of information processing, Michael R. W. Dawson explores what experimental psychologists infer about these processes and considers what scientific explanations are required when we assume cognition is rule-governed symbol manipulation. From these foundations, psychologists can identify the architecture of cognition and better understand its role in debates about its true nature. This volume offers a deeper understanding of cognitive psychology and presents ideas for integrating traditional cognitive psychology with more modern fields like cognitive neuroscience.

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Athabasca University Press

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1771993421

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How We Believe

The Search for God in an Age of Science

By: Michael Shermer

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How We Believe

The Search for God in an Age of Science

By: Michael Shermer

Recent polls report that 96% of Americans believe in God. Why is this? Why, despite the rise of science, technology, and secular education, are people turning to religion in greater numbers than ever before? Why do people believe in God at all?

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Macmillan

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071674161X

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The EU and World Regionalism

The Makability of Regions in the 21st Century

By: Michael Schulz

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The EU and World Regionalism

The Makability of Regions in the 21st Century

By: Michael Schulz

Much has been said about the driving forces of region-building processes or regionalization worldwide, yet few systematic and comparative studies have been conducted on how regions can contribute to the building of other regions - and more concretely, how the European Union has 'pushed' for regionalization worldwide. This comparative book investigates the impact that the EU has on regionalization elsewhere through its inter-regional relations. Covering agriculture, trade, ASEAN, NAFTA, MERCOSUR and Commonwealth amongst other topics, it investigates whether the EU contributes directly, as well as indirectly, to increased regional integration in different parts of the world.

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Routledge

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1317033485

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365 More American English Idioms

By: Michael DiGiacomo

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365 More American English Idioms

By: Michael DiGiacomo

Including… The DEFINITION of each idiom.The USAGE NOTES showing the history and/or usage of each idiom.The STRUCTURE showing HOW TO USE the idiom.EXAMPLE sentences to see how the idiom is used in context.Why buy this book?It’s designed for self-study.This book was written by an English teacher with over 20 years experience.It’s an eBook, so you just need to download it and keep a copy on your computer, tablet, or smartphone.It’s got a paperback version.It can help you prepare for TOEIC, TOEFL, and IELTS exams.What is an idiom? An idiom is a word or set of words that have a different meaning than the usual & literal meaning of those words. For example, let’s look at the idiom, “get the ball rolling.” To start a game like bowling or billiards, you roll the ball. So this idiom gives us the idea we are starting something. When we say, “Let’s get the ball rolling,” we mean, let’s begin. You can use this idiom to begin a meeting, a class, or even a road trip. Why learn idioms? Idioms are commonly used in everyday, conversational English. You could being your meeting with “Let’s begin the meeting,” but starting the meeting with “Let’s get the ball rolling” will make you sound more like a native speaker, and more natural. I encourage you to study the lessons in this book, and begin using these idioms in your conversations. You will sound more natural when you do so!

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Happy English

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0991507991

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9780991507993

109 Phrasal Verbs Second Edition

By: Michael DiGiacomo

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109 Phrasal Verbs Second Edition

By: Michael DiGiacomo

INCLUDING… Now 120 PHRASAL VERBS!The DEFINITION of each phrasal verb.How to USE the phrasal verb.The STRUCTURE showing the grammar pattern of the phrasal verb.720 EXAMPLE sentences to see how the phrasal verb is used in context.12 QUIZZES to test your learning.12 PRACTICE exercise questions to give you the chance to use the phrasal verb.10 Bonus Confusing Vocabulary Lessons5 Survival English lessonsWHY BUY THIS BOOK?It’s designed for self-study.This book was written by an English teacher with over 20 years experience.It’s an eBook, so you just need to download it and keep a copy on your computer, tablet, or smartphone.It’s got a paperback version.It can help you prepare for TOEIC, TOEFL, and IELTS exams.WHAT IS A PHRASAL VERB? A phrasal verb is a verb + preposition that we use as an idiom. Some examples are: call off, calm down, drag on, drop off, figure out, fill out, give in, hang out, kick off, look into, make up, pick up, put off, run into, show up, take off, think up, try on, turn on, work out, etc… ut, etc… WHY LEARN PHRASAL VERBS?Phrasal verbs are commonly used in everyday, conversational English. It is more natural to say, “Please put out your cigarette,” than “Please extinguish your cigarette.” I encourage you to study the lessons in this book, and begin using these phrasal verbs in your conversations. You will sound more natural when you do so.

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0991507967

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Cognitive Psychology

A Student's Handbook

By: Michael W. Eysenck,Mark T. Keane

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Cognitive Psychology

A Student's Handbook

By: Michael W. Eysenck,Mark T. Keane

This text introduces contemporary topics such as cognitive neuropsychology, connectionism and cognition and emotion. This edition includes a new chapter on judgement and decision-making.

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Taylor & Francis

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0863775519

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9780863775512

Spiritual High

Alternatives to Drugs and Substance Abuse

By: John-Roger, DSS,Michael McBay

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Spiritual High

Alternatives to Drugs and Substance Abuse

By: John-Roger, DSS,Michael McBay

Providing clear, useful, and nonjudgmental information, this revised and fully updated handbook describes some of the effects drugs can have on the human body, mind, emotions, and unconscious. Simple and healthy alternatives to consciousness-altering substances, including hallucinogens, uppers and downers, marijuana, cocaine, and alcohol, are offered to those wishing to break away from drug use. For those seeking to experience higher, more enlightened levels of consciousness, this guide offers methods that can give lasting and uplifting results, including spiritual exercises, sacred tones, keeping a journal, and exploring one's spiritual heritage.

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Mandeville Press

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1893020762

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How We Believe, 2nd Edition

Science, Skepticism, and the Search for God

By: Michael Shermer

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How We Believe, 2nd Edition

Science, Skepticism, and the Search for God

By: Michael Shermer

Recent polls show that 96% of Americans believe in God. Why are people turning to religion in greater numbers than ever before? In How We Believe , Michael Shermer presents the results of an exhaustive empirical study in which he asked 10,000 Americans how and why they believe and about details of their faith. The result offers fresh and startling insights into age-old questions.

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Macmillan

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0805074791

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Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphology

By: Gerd Masselink,Michael Hughes,Jasper Knight

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Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphology

By: Gerd Masselink,Michael Hughes,Jasper Knight

The world's coastlines represent a myriad of dynamic and constantly changing environments. Heavily settled and intensely used areas, they are of enormous importance to humans and understanding how they are shaped and change is crucial to our future. Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphologybegins by discussing coastal systems and shows how these systems link to the processes examined in detail throughout the book. These include the morphodynamic paradigm, tides, waves and sediment transport. Later chapters explore fluvial deltas, estuaries, beaches and barriers, coastal sand dunes and geologically-influenced coasts such as cliffs, coral reefs and atolls. A new chapter addresses the forward-facing aspect of coastal morphodynamics, including the ways in which coasts respond to rapid climate changes such as present day global warming. Also new to this second edition is a chapter on future coasts which considers the wider effects of coastal change on other important aspects of coastal systems, including ecology, management, socio-cultural activities, built and natural heritage, and archaeology. Case studies using examples from around the world illustrate theory in practice and bring the subject to life. Each chapter starts by outlining the 'aims' and questions at the end allow you to track your progress. This book is accompanied by additional resources online at www.hodderplus.com/geography including: Answers to the questions available to download as MP3 files Expanded case studies with colour photos, links to relevant websites and a map link to pinpoint the case study location Interactive multiple choice questions and worked examples The ebook edition is in VitalBookTM Bookshelf - an ebook reader which allows you to: download the ebook to your computer or access it anywhere with an internet browser search the full text of all of the ebooks that you hold on your bookshelf for instant access to the information you need make and share notes and highlights on your ebooks copy and print text and figures customize your view by changing font size and layout.

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1134672918

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Talking Criminal Justice

Language and the Just Society

By: Michael J Coyle

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Talking Criminal Justice

Language and the Just Society

By: Michael J Coyle

The words we use to talk about justice have an enormous impact on our everyday lives. As the first in-depth, ethnographic study of language, Talking Criminal Justice examines the speech of moral entrepreneurs to illustrate how our justice language encourages social control and punishment. This book highlights how public discourse leaders (from both conservative and liberal sides) guide us toward justice solutions that do not align with our collectively professed value of "equal justice for all" through their language habits. This contextualized study of our justice language demonstrates the concealment of intentions with clever language use which mask justice ideologies that differ greatly from our widely espoused justice values. By the evidence of our own words Talking Criminal Justice shows that we consistently permit and encourage the construction of people in ways which attribute motives that elicit and empower social control and punishment responses, and that make punitive public policy options acceptable.This book will be of interest to academics, students and professionals concerned with social and criminal justice, language, rhetoric and critical criminology.

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1136184775

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Constitutional Law

By: Jacqueline R. Kanovitz,Michael I Kanovitz

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Constitutional Law

By: Jacqueline R. Kanovitz,Michael I Kanovitz

Presents an up-to-date analysis of critical constitutional issues. Special attention is given to issues of greatest concern to criminal justice personnel - detention, arrest, search and seizure, interrogations and confessions, self-incrimination, due process, and right to counsel. Also includes constitutional aspects of criminal and civil liabilities of justice personnel, and constitutional and civil rights in the workplace. Part II presents key cases to assist in interpreting the constitutional provisions. Each chapter includes chapter outline, key terms and concepts, as well as numerous boxes defining terms and elaborating on the text. Part II contains briefs of judicial decisions related to the topics covered in the the text, in order to help the reader learn rule of law as well as the reasoning of the court that guides future court rulings. Part III contains the Constitution of the United States of America, a Glossary and a Table of Cases.

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1437778917

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Seeking Spirits

The Lost Cases of The Atlantic Paranormal Society

By: Jason Hawes,Grant Wilson,Michael Jan Friedman

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Seeking Spirits

The Lost Cases of The Atlantic Paranormal Society

By: Jason Hawes,Grant Wilson,Michael Jan Friedman

TV's popular Ghost Hunters reveal all-new, never-before-told stories from their spooky early investigations! For the first time ever, Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, founders of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (T.A.P.S.), share their most memorable and spine-tingling early cases -- none of which has ever appeared on television. Beginning with the previously untold experiences that sparked their passion for ghost hunting, Jason and Grant's bone-chilling investigations uncover: • A Connecticut woman who seems to exist in two places at once • A little girl whose invisible playmate retaliates against her father's punishments • A man overcome by an evil entity as Jason and Grant survey his home • A distraught woman who dreams of paranormal events before she experiences them...and much more! Jason and Grant didn't always have the fancy scientific equipment and experienced team that fans now watch on their smash-hit television show. As they share their hair-raising first experiences, they offer essential tips for budding paranormal investigators -- including how to use an electromagnetic field (EMF) meter and an infrared camera, determine if a supernatural phenomenon is good or evil, and deal with spirits. Whether you're a skeptic or a believer, these fascinating and frightening true stories will keep you up at night!

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1439155399

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The Geometry and Topology of Coxeter Groups. (LMS-32)

By: Michael W. Davis

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The Geometry and Topology of Coxeter Groups. (LMS-32)

By: Michael W. Davis

The Geometry and Topology of Coxeter Groups is a comprehensive and authoritative treatment of Coxeter groups from the viewpoint of geometric group theory. Groups generated by reflections are ubiquitous in mathematics, and there are classical examples of reflection groups in spherical, Euclidean, and hyperbolic geometry. Any Coxeter group can be realized as a group generated by reflection on a certain contractible cell complex, and this complex is the principal subject of this book. The book explains a theorem of Moussong that demonstrates that a polyhedral metric on this cell complex is nonpositively curved, meaning that Coxeter groups are "CAT(0) groups." The book describes the reflection group trick, one of the most potent sources of examples of aspherical manifolds. And the book discusses many important topics in geometric group theory and topology, including Hopf's theory of ends; contractible manifolds and homology spheres; the Poincaré Conjecture; and Gromov's theory of CAT(0) spaces and groups. Finally, the book examines connections between Coxeter groups and some of topology's most famous open problems concerning aspherical manifolds, such as the Euler Characteristic Conjecture and the Borel and Singer conjectures.

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About Time

Fashion and Duration

By: Andrew Bolton,Jan Glier Reeder,Jessica Regan,Amanda Garfinkel,Theodore Martin,Michael Cunningham

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About Time

Fashion and Duration

By: Andrew Bolton,Jan Glier Reeder,Jessica Regan,Amanda Garfinkel,Theodore Martin,Michael Cunningham

“An hour, once it lodges in the queer element of the human spirit, may be stretched to fifty or a hundred times its clock length; on the other hand, an hour may be accurately represented on the timepiece of the mind by one second.” —Virginia Woolf, Orlando: A Biography, 1928 About Time: Fashion and Duration traces the evolution of fashion, from 1870 to the present, through a linear timeline of iconic garments, each paired with an alternate design that jumps forward or backward in time. These unexpected pairings, which relate to one another through shape, motif, material, pattern, technique, or decoration, create a unique and disruptive fashion chronology that conflates notions of past, present, and future. Virginia Woolf serves as “ghost narrator”: excerpts from her novels reflect on the passage of time with each subsequent plate pairing. A new short story by Michael Cunningham, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Hours, recounts a day in the life of a woman over a time span of 150 years through her changing fashions. Scholar Theodore Martin analyzes theoretical responses to the nature of time, underscoring that time is not simply a sequence of historical events. And fashion photographer Nicholas Alan Cope illustrates 120 fashions with sublime black and-white photography. This stunning book reveals fashion’s paradoxical connection to linear notions of time.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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1588396886

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Sea Kayaker Magazine's Handbook of Safety and Resc

By: Doug Alderson,Doug Alderson Michael Pardy

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Sea Kayaker Magazine's Handbook of Safety and Resc

By: Doug Alderson,Doug Alderson Michael Pardy

From two of Canada's premier sea kayaking instructors and the leading magazine of the sport comes the ideal book for any paddler wanting to venture safely beyond sheltered waters. This essential handbook shows how to understand weather, waves, and currents; use emergency communications; analyze risk; and perform a wide variety of kayak rescues.

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McGraw Hill Professional

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007143562X

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The Book of Surfing

The Killer Guide

By: Michael Fordham

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The Book of Surfing

The Killer Guide

By: Michael Fordham

Everything you need to know about waves Classic surf trips, from California to Cornwall Iconic surf movies and legendary image-makers Profiles of surfing greats, including Miki Dora, Nat Young, and Kelly Slater Practical advice—from becoming a greener surfer to travel essentials and how surfing conquered the world! It was the sport of Polynesian princes whose names have been lost to history. It is a lifestyle, an art, a sacred rite, a belief system—a unique way of being that deeply tunes the wave-rider into the planet's natural rhythms. It is a billion-dollar industry with millionaire superstars. It is ocean and adrenaline and magic. The Book of Surfing is a one-stop killer guide to the complete surfing universe for the long-time enthusiast and movie alike.

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Harper Collins

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0062242024

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Yachtsman's Manual of Tides

By: Michael Reeve-Fowkes

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Yachtsman's Manual of Tides

By: Michael Reeve-Fowkes

Compiled from a number of different sources including tide tables, tidal stream atlases, pilot books and charts, this book, presented in a 2 colour format, provides tidal stream information in the format of tidal stream charts. It is useful for all boaters.

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A&C Black

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0713682906

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Psycho Thrill - A Collection of Chilling Tales

Compilation

By: Christian Endres,Timothy Stahl,Vincent Voss,Michael Marcus Thurner,Robert C. Marley

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Psycho Thrill - A Collection of Chilling Tales

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By: Christian Endres,Timothy Stahl,Vincent Voss,Michael Marcus Thurner,Robert C. Marley

-- PSYCHO THRILL is a series of horror novellas - from classic ghost story to psychological thriller and dark fantasy. This edition is a compilation of five haunting novellas. -- Christian Endres, The Beast Within: Jackson Ellis is a bouncer in Seattle. But deep within, he fosters a hideous beast. No one can know about the curse he carries, though some have discovered his dark secret. And they have the means to break him. Their goal is to destroy Jackson Ellis, as well as the beast within. The torture doesn't go as planned. So what does revenge look like, when all that is left is rage? -- Vincent Voss, Girl in the Well: Sabine und Robert think they've won the jackpot, when they buy the old Kreuziger Farmhouse at a reduced rate. But then strange things start to happen: Who is this Marie, with whom only their young son can communicate? Why are there swarms of flies buzzing about? Whose footsteps does Sabine hear at night in the attic? In desperation, Sabine contacts the "Witch Archive," a special department at the Ethnological Institute in Hamburg, specializing in the supernatural. But it's too late. The evil has found its target, and it is closing in for the kill ... -- Michael Marcus Thurner, Suffer, my Sweet: Throughout high school, Evelyn professed her love for Marco, but he wanted nothing to do with the girl everyone despised. Her hobbies were just too weird. She collected all sorts of strange things, like insects, carefully pinning them to cardboard, or capturing them in glass jars for display. As a result Evi was the laughing stock of her class. Twenty years, later, however, Evelyn seduces Marco at the high school reunion, and they begin a sultry affair. Marco isn't sure if it's love, but he doesn't care: the sex is the best he's ever had. But Evi, she's sure it's something. Because if there is one thing she loves more than anything, it's her precious collection. -- Robert C. Marley, Tell-Tale Twins: Bruised and battered, Edgar Allen Poe awakens in a basement dungeon. There, he meets a mysterious man who looks like an older version of himself. Within a week, Poe will attend his own funeral as a spectator, but that's not the most horrific encounter he'll have with a twisted fate. The clock is ticking, and his life is on the line ... again. -- Timothy Stahl, Unholy Night: After a horrible accident, Adrian watches as his pregnant wife, Marie, clinically dies for several minutes. By some miracle Marie regains consciousness and finds that the unborn baby is also unharmed. But something in Marie has changed. She's cold and animalistic. Something evil has taken control. Then suddenly Marie disappears. Desperate to find his wife, Adrian tracks Marie down to her childhood home only to discover that her idyllic hometown carries an ancient, dark secret ... -- Each novella was first published in German and has now been published for the first time in English. Among the writers are popular German authors, as well as newcomers to the scene. Each story is self-contained. PSYCHO THRILL is produced by Uwe Voehl. -- For fans of Stephen King: Dark Tower series, Neil Gaiman: Fragile Things, and the American Horror Story TV series.

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BASTEI LÜBBE

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3732503909

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Manhood for Amateurs

The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son

By: Michael Chabon

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Manhood for Amateurs

The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son

By: Michael Chabon

The Pulitzer Prize winning author -- “an immensely gifted writer and a magical prose stylist” (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times) -- offers his first major work of nonfiction, an autobiographical narrative as inventive, beautiful, and powerful as critics and readers have come to expect. A shy manifesto, an impractical handbook, the true story of a fabulist, an entire life in parts and pieces: MANHOOD FOR AMATEURS is the first sustained work of personal writing from Michael Chabon. In these insightful, provocative, slyly interlinked essays, one of our most brilliant and humane writers presents his autobiography and his vision of life in the way so many of us experience our own: as a series of reflections, regrets and re-examinations, each sparked by an encounter, in the present, that holds some legacy of the past. What does it mean to be a man today? Chabon invokes and interprets and struggles to reinvent for us, with characteristic warmth and lyric wit, the personal and family history that haunts him even as -- simply because -- it goes on being written every day. As a devoted son, as a passionate husband, and above all as the father of four young Americans, Chabon’s memories of childhood, of his parents’ marriage and divorce, of moments of painful adolescent comedy and giddy encounters with the popular art and literature of his own youth, are like a theme played -- on different instruments, with a fresh tempo and in a new key -- by the mad quartet of which he now finds himself co-conductor. At once dazzling, hilarious, and moving, MANHOOD FOR AMATEURS is destined to become a classic.

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0062124595

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