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The Portable Radio in American Life

By: Michael Brian Schiffer

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The Portable Radio in American Life

By: Michael Brian Schiffer

In this fascinating history of the portable radio, Michael Schiffer shows how this invention is as American as apple pie. Along the way, he tells how technology has responded to consumer preference, how corporate "cryptohistory" has made us believe the Japanese invented the radio, and how the spread of the portable radio mirrors that of other technologies. More than 400 photographs make this book both a definitive resource and a delightful browse.

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University of Arizona Press

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0816547688

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The Original Frontier

A Serious Seeker's Guide to Zen

By: Michael Elliston

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The Original Frontier

A Serious Seeker's Guide to Zen

By: Michael Elliston

A manual for creatively integrating Zen practice into everyday life without disrupting your routine A unique approach to introduce Zen to new practitioners and to guide maturing students The ultimate in spiritual do-it-yourself, operating on the deepest levels of the mind

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Schiffer + ORM

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1507302177

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Tigers of the Death's Head

SS Totenkopf Division's Tiger Company

By: Michael Wood

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Tigers of the Death's Head

SS Totenkopf Division's Tiger Company

By: Michael Wood

Detailed history of the Tiger company of Nazi Germany's notorious "Death's Head" panzer division of the Waffen-SS.

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Stackpole Books

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0811753433

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Archaeology

The Discipline of Things

By: Bjørnar Olsen,Michael Shanks,Timothy Webmoor,Christopher Witmore

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Archaeology

The Discipline of Things

By: Bjørnar Olsen,Michael Shanks,Timothy Webmoor,Christopher Witmore

Archaeology has always been marked by its particular care, obligation, and loyalty to things. While archaeologists may not share similar perspectives or practices, they find common ground in their concern for objects monumental and mundane. This book considers the myriad ways that archaeologists engage with things in order to craft stories, both big and small, concerning our relations with materials and the nature of the past. Literally the "science of old things," archaeology does not discover the past as it was but must work with what remains. Such work involves the tangible mediation of past and present, of people and their cultural fabric, for things cannot be separated from society. Things are us. This book does not set forth a sweeping new theory. It does not seek to transform the discipline of archaeology. Rather, it aims to understand precisely what archaeologists do and to urge practitioners toward a renewed focus on and care for things.

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Univ of California Press

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0520954009

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9780520954007

The Prehistory of Missouri

By: Michael John O'Brien,W. Raymond Wood

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The Prehistory of Missouri

By: Michael John O'Brien,W. Raymond Wood

The Prehistory of Missouri is a fascinating examination of the objects that were made, used, and discarded or lost by Missouri's prehistoric inhabitants over a period of more than eleven thousand years. Missouri's numerous vegetation zones and its diverse topography encompassed extreme variations, forcing prehistoric populations to seek a wide range of adaptations to the natural environment. As a result, Missouri's archaeological record is highly complex, and it has not been fully understood despite the vast amount of fieldwork that has been conducted within the state's borders. In this groundbreaking account, Michael J. O'Brien and W. Raymond Wood explore the array of artifacts that have been found in Missouri, pinpointing minute variations in form. They have documented the ranges in age and distribution of the individual forms, explaining why certain forms persisted while others quickly disappeared. Organized by chronological periods such as Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian, the book provides a comprehensive survey of what is currently known about Missouri's prehistoric peoples, often revealing how they made their living in an ever-changing world. The authors have applied rigorous standards of archaeological inquiry. Their main objective--demonstrating that the archaeological record of Missouri can be explained in scientific terms--is accomplished. With more than 235 line drawings and photographs, including 23 color photos, The Prehistory of Missouri will appeal to anyone interested in archaeology, particularly in the artifacts and the dates of their manufacture, as well as those interested in the dichotomy between interpretation and explanation. Intended for the amateur as well as the professional archaeologist, this book is sure to be the new standard reference on Missouri's prehistory, fulfilling current needs that extend beyond those met by Carl Chapman's earlier classic, The Archaeology of Missouri.

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University of Missouri Press

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0826211313

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Seven Puzzles of Thought

And How to Solve Them: An Originalist Theory of Concepts

By: Mark Sainsbury,Michael Tye

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Seven Puzzles of Thought

And How to Solve Them: An Originalist Theory of Concepts

By: Mark Sainsbury,Michael Tye

Sainsbury and Tye present a new theory, 'originalism', which provides natural, simple solutions to puzzles about thought that have troubled philosophers for centuries. They argue that concepts are to be individuated by their origin, rather than epistemically or semantically. Although thought is special, no special mystery attaches to its nature.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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019968894X

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A Review and Evaluation of Literature Pertaining to the Quantity and Control of Pollution from Highway Runoff and Construction

By: Michael E. Barrett,University of Texas at Austin. Center for Research in Water Resources

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A Review and Evaluation of Literature Pertaining to the Quantity and Control of Pollution from Highway Runoff and Construction

By: Michael E. Barrett,University of Texas at Austin. Center for Research in Water Resources

Discusses the amounts & types of pollutants derived from vehicles as well as other sources; reports on the pollutants found in highway runoff; the effect of highway runoff on streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, soil water, & groundwater; the important constituents in runoff from construction sites & analyzes the effects on receiving water quality; & the results from studies of source management as well as permanent pollution controls to protect receiving waters from the possible effects of highway runoff. Contains 55 tables & figures.

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DIANE Publishing

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0788119494

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Applying Evolutionary Archaeology

A Systematic Approach

By: Michael J. O'Brien,R. Lee Lyman

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Applying Evolutionary Archaeology

A Systematic Approach

By: Michael J. O'Brien,R. Lee Lyman

Anthropology, and by extension archaeology, has had a long-standing interest in evolution in one or several of its various guises. Pick up any lengthy treatise on humankind written in the last quarter of the nineteenth century and the chances are good that the word evolution will appear somewhere in the text. If for some reason the word itself is absent, the odds are excellent that at least the concept of change over time will have a central role in the discussion. After one of the preeminent (and often vilified) social scientists of the nineteenth century, Herbert Spencer, popularized the term in the 1850s, evolution became more or less a household word, usually being used synonymously with change, albeit change over extended periods of time. Later, through the writings of Edward Burnett Tylor, Lewis Henry Morgan, and others, the notion of evolution as it applies to stages of social and political development assumed a prominent position in anthropological disc- sions. To those with only a passing knowledge of American anthropology, it often appears that evolutionism in the early twentieth century went into a decline at the hands of Franz Boas and those of similar outlook, often termed particularists. However, it was not evolutionism that was under attack but rather comparativism— an approach that used the ethnographic present as a key to understanding how and why past peoples lived the way they did (Boas 1896).

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0306474689

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9780306474682

Archaeology

Basic Field Methods

By: Richard Michael Stewart

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Archaeology

Basic Field Methods

By: Richard Michael Stewart

Archaeology: Basic Field Methods introduces archaeological field methods and provides a basis for understanding the links between the nature of archaeological evidence, the recognition of that evidence in the field, and the techniques involved in the search for and recovery of archaeological evidence in a variety of settings. Outstanding Features: Provides a basic introduction to sediments, soils, stratigraphy, and geomorphology. Discusses ethical concerns and codes of professional conduct. Discusses cultural resource management (CRM) and its impact on the practice of field archaeology. Contains exercises and discussion questions at the end of each chapter.

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Kendall Hunt

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0787281298

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Haunting the Prairie

A Tourists Guide to the Weird and Wild Places of Illinois

By: Michael Kleen

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Haunting the Prairie

A Tourists Guide to the Weird and Wild Places of Illinois

By: Michael Kleen

An organized and comprehensive guide to Illinois' haunted and legendary places, Haunting the prairie contains 130 mystery sites and 60 individual illustrations and maps, plus a bibliographic timeline of paranormal and folklore research in Illinois. The author examines the sites and the history, as well as the hobbyists and professionals who explore the strange and unusual in the state. Divided among eight distinct regions and listed by county, each location features a description, directions, and information drawn from a diverse variety of books and articles.

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Black Oak Media

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0979040140

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Tales of Coles County, Illinois

By: Michael Kleen

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Tales of Coles County, Illinois

By: Michael Kleen

Legends live just outside your door! The sixth and final edition of Tales of Coles County, Illinois combines the original Tales of Coles County, the Legends and Lore of Coles County, and a new third section on the Hidden History of Coles County with updated pictures, additional legends, and new stories. First published in 2004, Tales of Coles County, Illinois takes an entertaining look at local history through vivid historical fiction. When four students from Eastern Illinois University are stranded during a violent storm, they seek shelter with an elderly couple who give them more than they bargain for. After one night, the four will never look at Coles County the same way. With each story, they learn more about the place they've come to call home. The Second Battle of the Ambraw, the Charleston Riot of 1864, the Coles County Poor Farm, events surrounding the Airtight Bridge Murder, and the Blair Hall Fire of 2004, all are told. In the Legends and Lore of Coles County, Michael Kleen reveals over a dozen hidden stories from the from the area’s past and present, including ghost stories, folk tales, and other legends and lore. When did a poltergeist terrorize one rural family in Pleasant Grove Township? What is the real story behind the “Mad Gasser of Mattoon”? Why do they call one stretch of road "Dead Man's Curve"? The answers to these questions and more can be found in this definitive volume. In part three, Hidden History, Michael Kleen examines events some believe are better left unremembered. What is the history of Coles County’s ghost towns? What were some of its most infamous murders? What happened in the Tornado of 1917? Never-before published information about Mattoon's battle with Prohibition and even a local chapter of the KKK is inside.

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Lake Ridge Press

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1618760254

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An Introduction to the Philosophy of Language

By: Michael Morris

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An Introduction to the Philosophy of Language

By: Michael Morris

In this textbook, Michael Morris offers a critical introduction to the central issues of the philosophy of language. Each chapter focusses on one or two texts which have had a seminal influence on work in the subject, and uses these as a way of approaching both the central topics and the various traditions of dealing with them. Texts include classic writings by Frege, Russell, Kripke, Quine, Davidson, Austin, Grice and Wittgenstein. Theoretical jargon is kept to a minimum and is fully explained whenever it is introduced. The range of topics covered includes sense and reference, definite descriptions, proper names, natural-kind terms, de re and de dicto necessity, propositional attitudes, truth-theoretical approaches to meaning, radical interpretation, indeterminacy of translation, speech acts, intentional theories of meaning, and scepticism about meaning. The book will be invaluable to students and to all readers who are interested in the nature of linguistic meaning.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139459805

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How Not to Age

The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older

By: Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM

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How Not to Age

The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older

By: Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM

Instant New York Times Bestseller Uncover the evidence-based science to slowing the effects of aging, from the New York Times bestselling author of the How Not to Die series When Dr. Michael Greger, founder of NutritionFacts.org, dove into the top peer-reviewed anti-aging medical research, he realized that diet could regulate every one of the most promising strategies for combating the effects of aging. We don’t need Big Pharma to keep us feeling young—we already have the tools. In How Not to Age, the internationally renowned physician and nutritionist breaks down the science of aging and chronic illness and explains how to help avoid the diseases most commonly encountered in our journeys through life. Physicians have long treated aging as a malady, but getting older does not have to mean getting sicker. There are eleven pathways for aging in our bodies’ cells and we can disrupt each of them. Processes like autophagy, the upcycling of unusable junk, can be boosted with spermidine, a compound found in tempeh, mushrooms, and wheat germ. Senescent “zombie” cells that spew inflammation and are linked to many age-related diseases may be cleared in part with quercetin-rich foods like onions, apples, and kale. And we can combat effects of aging without breaking the bank. Why spend a small fortune on vitamin C and nicotinamide facial serums when you can make your own for up to 2,000 times cheaper? Inspired by the dietary and lifestyle patterns of centenarians and residents of “blue zone” regions where people live the longest, Dr. Greger presents simple, accessible, and evidence-based methods to preserve the body functions that keep you feeling youthful, both physically and mentally. Brimming with expertise and actionable takeaways, How Not to Age lays out practical strategies for achieving ultimate longevity.

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Flatiron Books

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1250796326

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The Semantics of Knowledge Attributions

By: Michael Blome-Tillmann

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The Semantics of Knowledge Attributions

By: Michael Blome-Tillmann

In this book, Michael Blome-Tillmann offers a critical overview of the current debate on the semantics of knowledge attributions. The book is divided into five parts. Part 1 introduces the reader to the literature on 'knowledge' attributions by outlining the historical roots of the debate and providing an in-depth discussion of epistemic contextualism. After examining the advantages and disadvantages of the view, Part 2 offers a detailed investigation of epistemic impurism (or pragmatic encroachment views), while Part 3 is devoted to a careful examination of epistemic relativism and Part 4 to two different types of strict invariantism (psychological and pragmatic). The final part of the book explores Presuppositional Epistemic Contextualism - a version of contextualism that is argued to provide a more powerful and elegant account of the semantics of 'knowledge' attributions than many of its competitors. A clear and precise account is provided of the main principles underlying each view and of how they aim to explain the pertinent data and resolve philosophical puzzles and challenges. The book also provides charts outlining the relations between the positions discussed and offers suggestions for further reading.

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Oxford University Press

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0192677527

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PixlPeople

Cross-Stitch Your Favorite People

By: John-Michael Stoof

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PixlPeople

Cross-Stitch Your Favorite People

By: John-Michael Stoof

Cross-stitch your favorite people with this easy-to-follow and highly customizable method Great for new and experienced cross-stitchers, curious crafters, and handmade gift givers Personalize your PixlPeople with pets, hobbies, careers, facial expressions, and zodiac signs

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Schiffer + ORM

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1507302711

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9781507302712

The Life-Giving Stone

Ethnoarchaeology of Maya Metates

By: Michael T. Searcy

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The Life-Giving Stone

Ethnoarchaeology of Maya Metates

By: Michael T. Searcy

In The Life-Giving Stone, Michael Searcy provides a thought-provoking ethnoarchaeological account of metate and mano manufacture, marketing, and use among Guatemalan Maya for whom these stone implements are still essential equipment in everyday life and diet. Although many archaeologists have regarded these artifacts simply as common everyday tools and therefore unremarkable, Searcy’s methodology reveals how, for the ancient Maya, the manufacture and use of grinding stones significantly impacted their physical and economic welfare. In tracing the life cycle of these tools from production to discard for the modern Maya, Searcy discovers rich customs and traditions that indicate how metates and manos have continued to sustain life—not just literally, in terms of food, but also in terms of culture. His research is based on two years of fieldwork among three Mayan groups, in which he documented behaviors associated with these tools during their procurement, production, acquisition, use, discard, and re-use. Searcy’s investigation documents traditional practices that are rapidly being lost or dramatically modified. In few instances will it be possible in the future to observe metates and manos as central elements in household provisioning or follow their path from hand-manufacture to market distribution and to intergenerational transmission. In this careful inquiry into the cultural significance of a simple tool, Searcy’s ethnographic observations are guided both by an interest in how grinding stone traditions have persisted and how they are changing today, and by the goal of enhancing the archaeological interpretation of these stones, which were so fundamental to pre-Hispanic agriculturalists with corn-based cuisines.

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University of Arizona Press

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0816501262

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The Zeppelin

By: Michael Belafi

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The Zeppelin

By: Michael Belafi

This authoritative history of the Zeppelin covers the entire course of the airship’s development “extensively illustrated with . . . photographs and drawings” (Toy Soldier & Model Figure). Named after the German Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin, an early pioneer of rigid airship development, the Zeppelin was first flown commercially by Deutsch Luftschiffahrts (DELAG), the world's first airline in revenue service. By mid–1914, DELAG had carried over 10,000 fare-paying passengers on over 1500 flights. When war hit, it was employed to military advantage, wreaking carnage upon Britain's towns and cities. German defeat in 1918 temporarily halted the airship business. Though it bounced back with the construction of the Graf Zeppelin in the thirties, a series of accidents signaled the demise of the Zeppelin. Following the Hindenburg disaster of 1937, and in the midst of numerous political and economic issues, the Zeppelin was soon to be consigned to the history books. This new publication explores each facet of its history, and concludes by assessing the legacy of rigid airship development, still felt to this day.

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Pen and Sword

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1473854482

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People and Things

A Behavioral Approach to Material Culture

By: James M. Skibo,Michael Schiffer

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People and Things

A Behavioral Approach to Material Culture

By: James M. Skibo,Michael Schiffer

The study of the human-made world, whether it is called artifacts, material culture, or technology, has burgeoned across the academy. Archaeologists have for cen- ries led the way, and today offer investigators myriad programs and conceptual frameworks for engaging the things, ordinary and extraordinary, of everyday life. This book is an attempt by practitioners of one program – Behavioral Archaeology – to furnish between two covers some of our basic principles, heuristic tools, and illustrative case studies. Our greater purpose, however, is to engage the ideas of two competing programs – agency/practice and evolution – in hopes of initiating a dialog. We are convinced that there is enough overlap in goals, interests, and conceptions among these programs to warrant guarded optimism that a more encompassing, more coherent framework for studying the material world can result from a concerted effort to forge a higher-level synthesis. However, in engaging agency/ practice and evolution in Chap. 2, we are not reticent to point out conflicts between Behavioral Archaeology and these programs. This book will appeal to archaeologists and anthropologists as well as historians, sociologists, and philosophers of technology. Those who study science–technology– society interactions may also encounter useful ideas. Finally, this book is suitable for upper-division and graduate courses on anthropological theory, archaeological theory, and the study of technology.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387765247

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The Leavitt Site

A Parkhill Phase Paleo-Indian Occupation in Central Michigan

By: Michael J. Shott

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The Leavitt Site

A Parkhill Phase Paleo-Indian Occupation in Central Michigan

By: Michael J. Shott

This illustrated monograph is an innovative analysis of forager archaeology in general and Paleo-Indian studies in particular. This is a companion volume to Thedford II: A Paleo-Indian Site in the Ausable River Watershed of Southwestern Ontario (Memoir 24).

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U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY

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0915703327

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9780915703326

It Must Be Art!

Big O Poster Artists of the 60s & 70s

By: Michael Fishel

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It Must Be Art!

Big O Poster Artists of the 60s & 70s

By: Michael Fishel

Collection of works by artists who published psychedelic posters with Big O Posters Features hundreds of works by 19 artists, including Martin Sharp, Roger Dean, and H.R. Giger Posters and art for glam rock, hippie music, counterculture literature, film, and more

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Schiffer + ORM

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1507300573

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Cancer Rehabilitation

Principles and Practice

By: Michael O'Dell, MD,Michael Stubblefield, MD

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Cancer Rehabilitation

Principles and Practice

By: Michael O'Dell, MD,Michael Stubblefield, MD

A Doody's Core Title 2012 This new comprehensive reference provides a state-of-the-art overview of the principles of cancer care and best practices for restoring function and quality of life to cancer survivors. Authored by some of the world« leading cancer rehabilitation experts and oncology specialists, the principles section provides primer level discussions of the various cancer types and their assessment and management. The practice section thoroughly explores the identification, evaluation, and treatment of specific impairments and disabilities that result from cancer and the treatment of cancer.This groundbreaking volume enables the entire medical team to provide superior care that results in a better quality of life for cancer survivors. Features include: Multi-specialty editorship and authorship from physiatry, oncology, physical therapy, occupational therapy,and related disciplines. Focus on therapeutic management of cancer-related impairments and complications. In-depth treatment of the medical, neurologic, musculoskeletal, and general rehabilitation issues specific to this patient population.

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Demos Medical Publishing

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1935281380

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9781935281382

The Catholic Church and the Holocaust, 1930-1965

By: Michael Phayer

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The Catholic Church and the Holocaust, 1930-1965

By: Michael Phayer

Phayer explores the actions of the Catholic Church and the actions of individual Catholics during the crucial period from the emergence of Hitler until the Church's official rejection of antisemitism in 1965. 20 photos.

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Indiana University Press

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0253214718

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9780253214713

Knowledge and Presuppositions

By: Michael Blome-Tillmann

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Knowledge and Presuppositions

By: Michael Blome-Tillmann

Knowledge and Presuppositions develops a novel account of epistemic contextualism based on the idea that pragmatic presuppositions play a central role in the semantics of knowledge attributions. According to Blome-Tillmann, knowledge attributions are sensitive to what is pragmatically presupposed at the context of ascription. The resulting theory--Presuppositional Epistemic Contextualism (PEC)--is simple and straightforward, yet powerful enough to have far-reaching and important consequences for a variety of hotly debated issues in epistemology and philosophy of language. In this book, Blome-Tillmann first develops Presuppositional Epistemic Contextualism and then explores its ability to resolve various sceptical paradoxes and puzzles. Blome-Tillmann also defends PEC against familiar and widely discussed philosophical and linguistic objections to contextualism. In the final chapters of the book PEC is employed to illuminate a variety of concerns central to contemporary discussions of epistemological issues, such as Gettier cases, Moorean reasoning, the nature of evidence, and other current problems and puzzles.

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OUP Oxford

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019103908X

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Social Transformations in Archaeology

Global and Local Perspectives

By: Kristian Kristiansen,Michael Rowlands

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Social Transformations in Archaeology

Global and Local Perspectives

By: Kristian Kristiansen,Michael Rowlands

Social Transformations in Archaeology explores the relevance of archaeology to the study of long-term change and to the understanding of our contemporary world. The articles are divided into: * broader theoretical issues * post-colonial issues in a wide range of contexts * archaeological examination of colonialism with case studies from the Mediterranean in the first millenium BC and historical Africa.

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Routledge

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1134916965

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Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic Trauma

By: Michael J. Gardner,Jodi A. Siegel

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Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic Trauma

By: Michael J. Gardner,Jodi A. Siegel

The first resource of its kind to address minimally invasive procedures in orthopaedic trauma surgery, this essential reference details a range of emerging techniques designed to reduce patient recovery and rehabilitation time. Stepwise coverage addresses the latest approaches, including indirect fracture reduction and fixation, leading to less tissue and vascular damage and more complete recovery. Twenty chapters, each devoted to a single procedure, highlight relevant anatomy, tools, and techniques in a straightforward style applicable directly to practice. Authoritative perspectives from leaders in the field assure readers of current, accurate information. Detailed step-by-step guidance takes readers through each procedure to help build understanding and minimize error. Detailed line drawings highlight underlying anatomy to help optimize results.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1469831279

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Historical Reality Or Metaphoric Expression?

Culturally Formed Contrasts in Karl Florenz' and Iida Takesato's Interpretations of Japanese Mythology

By: Michael Wachutka

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Historical Reality Or Metaphoric Expression?

Culturally Formed Contrasts in Karl Florenz' and Iida Takesato's Interpretations of Japanese Mythology

By: Michael Wachutka

This book elucidates the differing interpretations on Japanese mythology by the German philologist and historian Karl Florenz (1865-1939) and the Japanese kokugakusha Iida Takesato (1828-1900) at the end of the 19th century. Iida in his Nihonshoki-tsushaku and Florenz in his Japanische Mythologie approached a comparable endeavor from very different vantage points. It is shown how their distinct cultural formation, their education and upbringing within unlike academic discourses, and their life within a variety of intellectual, social and political milieus formed their different scholarly outlook and methodology in interpreting and commenting on the Nihongi-myths. Comparing both scholars, their work and their mutual relation, we can find a very interesting interaction of cultural and scholarly traditions. Based on translations of both works, this study juxtaposes Iida's 'emic' inner view on Japanese mythology with the 'etic' outside view of Florenz, and at the same time provides the first portrayal of life and work of these two eminent scholars in English.

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3825852393

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Foundations of Space-Time Theories

Relativistic Physics and Philosophy of Science

By: Michael Friedman

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Foundations of Space-Time Theories

Relativistic Physics and Philosophy of Science

By: Michael Friedman

This book, explores the conceptual foundations of Einstein's theory of relativity: the fascinating, yet tangled, web of philosophical, mathematical, and physical ideas that is the source of the theory's enduring philosophical interest. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Princeton University Press

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1400855128

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Mississippian Community Organization

The Powers Phase in Southeastern Missouri

By: Michael J. O'Brien

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Mississippian Community Organization

The Powers Phase in Southeastern Missouri

By: Michael J. O'Brien

The Powers Phase Project was a multiyear archaeological program undertaken in southeastern Missouri by the University of Michigan in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The project focused on the occupation of a large Pleistocene-age terrace in the Little Black River Lowland—a large expanse of lowlying land just east of the Ozark Highland—between roughly A. D. 1250 and A. D. 1400. The largest site in the region is Powers Fort—a palisaded mound center that - ceived archaeological attention as early as the late nineteenth century. Archa- logical surveys conducted south of Powers Fort in the 1960s revealed the pr- ence of numerous smaller sites of varying size that contained artifact assemblages similar to those from the larger center. Collectively the settlement aggregation became known as the Powers phase. Test excavations indicated that at least some of the smaller sites contained burned structures and that the burning had sealed household items on the floors below the collapsed architectural e- ments. Thus there appeared to be an opportunity to examine a late prehistoric settlement system to a degree not possible previously. Not only could the s- tial relation of communities in the system be ascertained, but the fact that str- tures within the communities had burned appeared to provide a unique opp- tunity to examine such things as differences in household items between and among structures and where various activities had occurred within a house. With these ideas in mind, James B. Griffin and James E.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0306471965

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9780306471964

Mind, Morality, and Explanation

Selected Collaborations

By: Frank Jackson,Philip Pettit,Michael Smith

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Mind, Morality, and Explanation

Selected Collaborations

By: Frank Jackson,Philip Pettit,Michael Smith

Frank Jackson, Philip Pettit, and Michael Smith have been at the forefront of philosophy in Australia for much of the last two decades, and their collaborative work has had widespread influence throughout the world. Mind, Morality, and Explanation collects the best of that work in a single volume, showcasing their seminal contributions to philosophical psychology, the theory of psychological and social explanation, moral theory, and moral psychology.

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Clarendon Press

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019156897X

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9780191568978

America's Challenge

Engaging a Rising China in the Twenty-First Century

By: Michael D. Swaine

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America's Challenge

Engaging a Rising China in the Twenty-First Century

By: Michael D. Swaine

The emergence of the People's Republic of China on the world scene constitutes the most significant event in world politics since the end of World War II. As the world's predominant political, economic, and military power, the United States faces a particularly significant challenge in responding to China's rising power and influence, especially in Asia. Offering a fresh perspective on current and future U.S. policy toward China, Michael Swaine examines the basic interests and beliefs behind U.S.-China relations, recent U.S. and Chinese policy practices in seven key areas, and future trends most likely to affect U.S. policy. American leaders, he concludes, must reexamine certain basic assumptions and approaches regarding America's position in the Western Pacific, integrate China policy more effectively into a broader Asian strategy, and recalibrate the U.S. balance between cooperative engagement and deterrence toward Beijing.

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Brookings Institution Press

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0870033441

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9780870033445

Antique Trader Bottles Identification and Price Guide

By: Michael Polak

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Antique Trader Bottles Identification and Price Guide

By: Michael Polak

This new edition of The Bottle bible is loaded with listings, current market values and trademark data for 50 years of bottles produced during the 19th and 20th centuries. With this book in hand, the tools to positively identify and accurately assess bottles in your collection are at your fingertips. Review tips for spotting reproductions, determining rarity and identifying factors that affect values and for 50 plus categories of bottles (with 20 new areas) including bottles from Avon, Ballantine, Jim Beam, Lionstone, Miniatures, and Violin and Banjo among others.

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Penguin

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1440219249

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9781440219245

Presence and the Present

Relationship and Time in Contemporary Psychodynamic Therapy

By: Michael Stadter

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Presence and the Present

Relationship and Time in Contemporary Psychodynamic Therapy

By: Michael Stadter

Presence and the Present: Relationship and Time in Contemporary Psychodynamic Therapy offers an applied perspective on psychodynamic psychotherapy relevant to contemporary practice. Emphasizing the therapeutic relationship and the dimension of time, it grounds the discussion i...

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Jason Aronson

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0765706555

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Aircraft Carriers

By: C. A. Mobley,Michael Benson

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Aircraft Carriers

By: C. A. Mobley,Michael Benson

Offers a guide to modern nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, and discusses the history of aircraft carriers from their development during World War I and their role in the Pacific Theater during World War II, to their present-day status as the front line of American defense.

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1592570941

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