Michael T. Benson's Books

Money to Burn

By: Michael Mewshaw

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In 1985, tobacco heiress Margaret Benson and two of her children were victims of a car bombing. One year later, her surviving son was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murders. Here is the story of what may have been a travesty of justice resulting in the conviction of an innocent man.

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Simon and Schuster

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0743222369

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9780743222365

Daniel Coit Gilman and the Birth of the American Research University

By: Michael T. Benson

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By: Michael T. Benson

This is a biography of Daniel Coit Gilman, who developed the idea of the American research university at Johns Hopkins University"--

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142144416X

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College for the Commonwealth

A Case for Higher Education in American Democracy

By: Michael T. Benson,Hal R. Boyd

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College for the Commonwealth

A Case for Higher Education in American Democracy

By: Michael T. Benson,Hal R. Boyd

In the past decade, states across the nation have cut higher education spending per student by more than 15 percent. Kentucky has experienced some of the largest cuts in the country, leading many to claim that higher education is in a state of crisis. In spite of this turmoil, however, Kentucky's remarkable institutions of higher education stand more capable than ever to prepare new generations for the challenges and opportunities of their time. College for the Commonwealth: A Case for Higher Education in American Democracy illustrates how colleges and universities are the sustaining lifeblood of civil society and that when these vital institutions are underfunded, both the community and economy suffer. Michael T. Benson and Hal R. Boyd examine the historical origins of higher education in America and analyze the benefits of postsecondary education through the lens of Kentucky. Presented as a practical yet persuasive look at why America needs thoughtful reinvestment in its colleges and universities, this study details how helping students can help sustain a healthy, democratic social fabric while bolstering the modern economy. Gathering examples and offering solutions for postsecondary institutions, this work serves as a call to action and a roadmap for educators, administrators, and government officials.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813176611

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9780813176611

Habitat, Population Dynamics, and Metal Levels in Colonial Waterbirds

A Food Chain Approach

By: Joanna Burger,Michael Gochfeld

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Habitat, Population Dynamics, and Metal Levels in Colonial Waterbirds

A Food Chain Approach

By: Joanna Burger,Michael Gochfeld

This book is a result of the authors' more than 40 years of study on the behavior, populations, and heavy metals in the colonial waterbirds nesting in Barnegat Bay and the nearby estuaries and bays in the Northeastern United States. From Boston Harbor to the Chesapeake, based on longitudinal studies of colonial waterbirds, it provides a clear pictu

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CRC Press

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1138032085

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9781138032088

Bearing Witness

Journalists, Record Keepers and the 1917 Halifax Explosion

By: Michael Dupuis

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Bearing Witness

Journalists, Record Keepers and the 1917 Halifax Explosion

By: Michael Dupuis

At approximately 8:45 a.m. on 6 December 1917, the Belgian Relief vessel IMO struck the munitions-laden freighter Mont-Blanc in Halifax Harbour. The Mont-Blanc exploded in a devastating 2.9 kiloton blast, which killed 2,000 people and injured 9,000. More than 6,000 people were made homeless, and an additional 12,000 were left without shelter. Bearing Witness tells the story of the Explosion, and the catastrophic damage it caused, through the eyes and words of more than two dozen journalists and record keepers who experienced it first hand. Their accounts reveal a unique perspective, offering new detail about the tragedy and providing insight into the individuals who struggled to articulate the magnitude of the shocking event to the rest of the world. In addition to the original work by journalists and record keepers, Michael Dupuis provides over 30 photographs and illustrations, several previously unseen, and a detailed timeline of journalistic activities from the time of the Explosion on December 6 to December 16.

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Fernwood Publishing

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1552668762

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9781552668764

The Comics Journal Library

The EC Artists

By: Gary Groth,Michael Dean

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The Comics Journal Library

The EC Artists

By: Gary Groth,Michael Dean

The Comics Journal Library series is the most comprehensive series of lavishly illustrated interviews conducted with cartoonists ever published. To celebrate our republication of the legendary EC line, we proudly present the first of a two-volume set of interviews with the artists and writers (and publisher!) who made EC great. Included in the first volume: career-spanning conversations with EC legends Will Elder, John Severin, Harvey Kurtzman, and Al Feldstein, as well as short interviews with EC short-timers Frank Frazetta and Joe Kubert. Also: EC Publisher William Gaines on his infamous Senate subcommittee testimony, and probing conversations between Silver Age cartoonist Gil Kane and Harvey Kurtzman, as well as contemporary alternative cartoonist Sam Henderson and MAD great Al Jaffee. Part of what made EC the best publisher in the history of mainstream comics was some of the most beautiful drawing ever published in comic books, and every interview is profusely illustrated by pertinent examples of the work under discussion.

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Fantagraphics Books

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1606996088

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9781606996089

Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience

By: Jeffrey L. Cummings,Michael S. Mega

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Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience

By: Jeffrey L. Cummings,Michael S. Mega

This is the long-awaited successor to Jeffrey Cummings' classic work, Clinical Neuropsychiatry, published in 1985. That book represented an integration of behavioral neurology and biological psychiatry into a single volume devoted to explicating brain-behavior relationships. It was clinically oriented and intended for practitioners caring for patients with neuropsychiatric disorders. The new title reflects the authors' effort to link the recent explosion of new information from neurochemistry, neuroanatomy, genetics, neuropharmacology, neuropathology, and neuroimaging to the clinical descriptions. Yet the clinical emphasis of its predecessor has been maintained. Each chapter has a consistent approach and the book as whole provides a practical, easy-to-use synthesis of clinical advice and basic science. The volume is enhanced by 4-color images throughout. It is intended for students, residents, fellows, and practitioners of neurology, psychiatry, neuropsychology, and cognitive neuroscience. It will also be of interest to individuals in neuroimaging.

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Oxford University Press

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0195138589

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9780195138580

Orthopedic Clinical Examination

By: Reiman, Michael

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Orthopedic Clinical Examination

By: Reiman, Michael

Orthopedic Clinical Examination With Web Resource provides readers with fundamental knowledge for developing proficiency at performing orthopedic evaluations and diagnosing conditions. Michael P. Reiman, who is internationally respected for his teaching, clinical practice, and research focused on orthopedic assessment and treatment methods, presents an evidence-based guide on the process of conducting tests and making diagnoses.

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Human Kinetics

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1450459943

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9781450459945

Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?

The Play-at-Home Companion Book to the Hit TV Show!

By: Michael Benson

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Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?

The Play-at-Home Companion Book to the Hit TV Show!

By: Michael Benson

So you think you're smarter than a fifth grader? Well, as many contestants have already discovered on the smash hit TV show hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, you may have either forgotten more than you realize about "the three R's" or simply never learned in the first place! How much do you really know about third grade math? Fourth grade social studies? Fifth grade science? First grade spelling? You may have a high school diploma or a college degree hanging on your wall, but are you smarter than a fifth grader? You'll find out in this book, which includes brain-teasing ten-question quizzes (including million-dollar bonus questions) on information the average eleven-year-old is expected to know—plus there are great bits of fun and fascinating trivia sprinkled throughout. Go ahead—we dare you to prove you're as bright as that gum-chewing kid with the backpack who's waiting on the corner for that yellow bus every morning. School is back in session. And maybe you'll even learn a thing or two that you missed by not paying attention the first time around.

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It Books

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0061473065

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9780061473067

Terminal Man

By: Michael Crichton

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Terminal Man

By: Michael Crichton

From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes a neurological thriller about the dangers of cutting-edge medical experimentation. Harry Benson suffers from violent seizures. So violent that he often blackouts when they take hold. Shortly after severely beating two men during an episode, the police escort Benson to a Los Angeles hospital for treatment. There, Dr. Roger McPherson, head of the prestigious Neuropsychiatric Research Unit, is convinced he can cure Benson with an experimental procedure that would place electrodes deep in his brain’s pleasure centers, effectively short-circuiting Harry's seizures with pulses of bliss. The surgery is successful, but while Benson is in recovery, he discovers how to trigger the pulses himself. To make matters worse his violent impulses have only grown, and he soon escapes the hospital with a deadly agenda. . .

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Vintage

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0307816427

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9780307816429

Birds of the Salton Sea

Status, Biogeography, and Ecology

By: Michael A. Patten,Guy McCaskie,Philip Unitt

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Birds of the Salton Sea

Status, Biogeography, and Ecology

By: Michael A. Patten,Guy McCaskie,Philip Unitt

The Salton Sea, California's largest inland lake, supports a huge bird population that is among the most concentrated and most diverse in the world. Sadly this environment is close to collapse from several environmental threats. This book describes the more than 450 species and sub-species.

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Univ of California Press

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0520235932

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9780520235939

Vertigo and Dizziness

Common Complaints

By: Thomas Brandt,Marianne Dieterich,Michael Strupp

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Vertigo and Dizziness

Common Complaints

By: Thomas Brandt,Marianne Dieterich,Michael Strupp

Vertigo and Dizziness: Common Complaints, Second Edition revises and updates the first edition to reflect the advances that have taken place in this field. Valid epidemiological studies are now available on the prevalence and incidence of these illnesses. There have been improvements in diagnostic criteria and important new principles in the treatment of vertigo and balance disorders are outlined for use in clinical practice, supported by video examples. Practitioners are also given access to the wealth of new, scientifically interesting findings on the pathophysiology, etiology, signs and symptoms and current treatment of peripheral and central vestibular disorders as well as somatoform vertigo, summarised in concise and accessible form. Written by experts in the field, Vertigo and Dizziness: Common Complaints, Second Edition is a practical guide for physicians of different specializations who treat patients with vertigo including neurologists, ENT specialists, neuro-otologists, and neuro-ophthalmology and ophthalmology specialists as well as general medicine practitioners.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0857295918

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9780857295910

A Plague of Murder

By: Michael Averon

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A Plague of Murder

By: Michael Averon

BEFORE THE RIPPER, THERE WAS THE PLAGUE MAKER England, 1870 A woman is murdered, her child taken. For residents of a small railway town, such a crime in their midst is as shocking as it is terrifying. Yet for local Police Constable John Tanner, the nightmare is only just beginning when he follows the trail to Whitechapel, home of the London Metropolitan Police Force’s legendary H Division. There he will meet Detective Sergeant Henry Lofthouse, a disillusioned officer of Scotland Yard’s reorganised Detective Branch. Confronted with murders unlike any yet seen, these two very different men must grapple with deception, mistrust and their own demons if they are to stop a relentless killer from fulfilling a horrifying ambition... In this sweeping, character-driven epic, Michael Averon weaves a dark tale of murder, betrayal, love, lust and vengeance to craft a bloodsoaked tapestry knotted with vicious twists and turns that will stay with you long after the final page. From the quiet bustle of a provincial town, to the dark underbelly of Victorian London, A Plague of Murder opens the door on a richly detailed world, igniting a saga that will lead to the blade of Jack the Ripper himself.

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1399917102

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9781399917100

Daniel Coit Gilman and the Birth of the American Research University

By: Michael T. Benson

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Daniel Coit Gilman and the Birth of the American Research University

By: Michael T. Benson

This is a biography of Daniel Coit Gilman, who developed the idea of the American research university at Johns Hopkins University"--

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Sucking Sherbet Lemons

By: Michael Carson

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Sucking Sherbet Lemons

By: Michael Carson

What do you do when you're fat, 14, obsessed with the Catholic Church, with Doing the Right Thing, with scones and sweets, with other boys and their private parts? Well, if you're Benson, you panic and flee, hiding from the flesh as a novice in a monastery. Alas, St Finbar's monastery is as full of temptation as the grammar school he'd left behind. The devils of desire find Benson once again and throw him back into the world from which he'd tried to escape. Returned to school, Benson is still trying to square the circle of his conflicting enthusiasms and desires. Can he be both gay and Catholic? Gay and Happy? Sucking Sherbet Lemons recounts the coming out experience of a gay man at a time when homosexual acts were illegal. Written in the late Eighties, in response to those who condemned gay men in the light of the AIDS epidemic – and instated Clause 28 to end discussion of the subject – this is a powerful and hilarious broadside aimed at the forces of intolerance, ignorance and fear. The times have changed, with legalization, and now even Civil Partnerships in Britain – but the difficulties, silence, bewilderment and embarrassment of ‘coming out' have not. Sucking Sherbet Lemons is a coming out novel for the ages. We are proud to re-release this gay classic to help, entertain – and console – a new generation, gay, straight, and all points in-between.

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Andrews UK Limited

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1908122021

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9781908122025

College for the Commonwealth

A Case for Higher Education in American Democracy

By: Michael T. Benson,Hal R. Boyd

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College for the Commonwealth

A Case for Higher Education in American Democracy

By: Michael T. Benson,Hal R. Boyd

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Money to Burn

Money to Burn

Daniel Coit Gilman and the Birth of the American Research University

Daniel Coit Gilman and the Birth of the American Research University

College for the Commonwealth

College for the Commonwealth

Habitat, Population Dynamics, and Metal Levels in Colonial Waterbirds

Habitat, Population Dynamics, and Metal Levels in Colonial Waterbirds

Bearing Witness

Bearing Witness

The Comics Journal Library

The Comics Journal Library

Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience

Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience

Orthopedic Clinical Examination

Orthopedic Clinical Examination

Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?

Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?

Terminal Man

Terminal Man

Birds of the Salton Sea

Birds of the Salton Sea

Vertigo and Dizziness

Vertigo and Dizziness

A Plague of Murder

A Plague of Murder

Daniel Coit Gilman and the Birth of the American Research University

Daniel Coit Gilman and the Birth of the American Research University

Sucking Sherbet Lemons

Sucking Sherbet Lemons

College for the Commonwealth

College for the Commonwealth

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