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The Mammoth Book of Locked Room Mysteries & Impossible Crimes

By: Mike Ashley

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The Mammoth Book of Locked Room Mysteries & Impossible Crimes

By: Mike Ashley

This collection of criminal conundrums are more than whodunits, they're howdunits and are intended to stretch your powers of deduction to the limits.

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C & R Crime

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1780333560

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Custer, the Seventh Cavalry, and the Little Big Horn

A Bibliography

By: Mike O'Keefe

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Custer, the Seventh Cavalry, and the Little Big Horn

A Bibliography

By: Mike O'Keefe

Since the shocking news first broke in 1876 of the Seventh Cavalry’s disastrous defeat at the Little Big Horn, fascination with the battle—and with Lieutenant George Armstrong Custer—has never ceased. Widespread interest in the subject has spawned a vast outpouring of literature, which only increases with time. This two-volume bibliography of Custer literature is the first to be published in some twenty-five years and the most complete ever assembled. Drawing on years of research, Michael O’Keefe has compiled entries for roughly 3,000 books and 7,000 articles and pamphlets. Covering both nonfiction and fiction (but not juvenile literature), the bibliography focuses on events beginning with Custer’s tenure at West Point during the 1850s and ending with the massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890. Included within this span are Custer’s experiences in the Civil War and in Texas, the 1873 Yellowstone and 1874 Black Hills expeditions, the Great Sioux War of 1876–77, and the Seventh Cavalry’s pursuit of the Nez Perces in 1877. The literature on Custer, the Battle of the Little Big Horn, and the Seventh Cavalry touches the entire American saga of exploration, conflict, and settlement in the West, including virtually all Plains Indian tribes, the frontier army, railroading, mining, and trading. Hence this bibliography will be a valuable resource for a broad audience of historians, librarians, collectors, and Custer enthusiasts.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806188146

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Confederates in the Boardroom

The New Science of Organisations : how the Principles of Confederation are Rejuvenating Business and Challenging Bureaucracy

By: Michael C. Tuggle,Mike Tuggle

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Confederates in the Boardroom

The New Science of Organisations : how the Principles of Confederation are Rejuvenating Business and Challenging Bureaucracy

By: Michael C. Tuggle,Mike Tuggle

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0971335168

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What They Didn't Teach You in American History Class

By: Mike Henry

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What They Didn't Teach You in American History Class

By: Mike Henry

For the average person, most of the American history that he or she knows comes from facts taught to them in school to prepare them for their state mandated tests. That's not the fault of their teachers who were just carrying out the directives of their employers. But it's also a fact that a great deal of that content that they were teaching is dry and boring. However, as in every aspect of life, there is always another story behind each major event. The story of America is interesting and exciting, but it's those lesser known parts of our history that make it special. Even though in most cases, the names and events in the book will be recognizable, most of the stories about them will be new to the reader. If you're a young teacher, perhaps you'll find some material to help you get through those less-than-exciting areas of your textbook. If you hated history as a student, maybe you'll find some of these tales entertaining. For those of you who are history buffs, hopefully you'll come across a few things that are new to you.

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R&L Education

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147580847X

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9781475808476

The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heroes and Icons

By: Steven Johnson,Greg Oliver,Mike Mooneyham

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The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heroes and Icons

By: Steven Johnson,Greg Oliver,Mike Mooneyham

Theagood guys of professional wrestling take the spotlight in this comprehensive examination ofathe memorable characters who inspired fans, aproviding insight into what makes a great hero. Compiled using firsthand interviews with hundreds of wrestlers, managers, promoters, and historians, these entertaining profiles document wrestlingOCOs golden boys from the 1930s to today. It discusses the roles of wrestling superstars that include Hulk Hogan, Dusty Rhodes, and The Rock as well as lesser-known figures, including Tiger Jeet Singh and Whitey Caldwell. With more than 100 action-packed photos, this engaging and informative book invites both devoted fans and newcomers to the sport to appreciate the rich history of these esteemed performers.

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ECW Press

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1770902694

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9781770902695

Blade Runner 2039 Volume 1

Luv

By: Mike Johnson

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Blade Runner 2039 Volume 1

Luv

By: Mike Johnson

Los Angeles, 2039. Twenty years ago, former Blade Runner Aahna ‘Ash’ Ashina helped a young girl and her surrogate Replicant mother escape from the clutches of her sadistic father – the business tycoon, Alexander Selwyn. Now, Cleo Selwyn has returned from the Off-world colony of Arcadia to Los Angeles in search of her ‘mother’, Isobel, whom she believes is the victim of an abduction orchestrated by Niander Wallace. For three years, Niander Wallace has been manufacturing his new line of ‘perfectly obedient’ Replicants and now, in 2039, his personal assistant, Luv, has become the first Replicant to be assigned to the LAPD Blade Runner Division. Searching for answers, Cleo sets out to track-down Ash, who for the past ten years has been living off the grid, unaware that Luv has been ordered to find and retire anyone who comes to her aid… Collects Blade Runner 2039 #1-4. “Blade Runner continues to ride a euphoric high in its storytelling.” – Set The Tape

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Titan Comics

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1787740447

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9781787740440

Moon Charleston and Savannah

By: Mike Sigalas,Melissa Bigner

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Moon Charleston and Savannah

By: Mike Sigalas,Melissa Bigner

These are new look "Moon handbooks"!! "Moon Handbooks Charleston and Savannah"ontains insightful and helpful advice, and includes clear maps andhotographs. The charming and elegant cities of Charleston and Savannah areome of the only cities in the United States that don't look like they wereuilt yesterday, and the depth of history and southern charisma that cling tohese cities make them some of the most alluring cities around. With "Moonharleston and Savannah" you can learn about the history of the sister cities,ind out where to shop in Savannah or club in Charleston, and get details oniking the Sea Island Coast or finding the best seafood. Mike Sigalas helpsou have a truly personal experience in these beautiful hotspots. Suggestedravel strategies and lists of must-see sights provide you with real insightso you can decide where you should go, stay, and eat - without hassles oregrets. Mike details where to hike, bike, shop, golf, stroll, and more. Thisork is complete with maps, photographs, illustrations, and special emphasisn leading destinations such as Fort Sumter, Charleston Historic District,

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Moon Travel

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1566917522

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9781566917520

From Crockett to Custer

By: Mike Martin

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From Crockett to Custer

By: Mike Martin

Two legendary battles which sprang from the depths of history to shine as symbols of self sacrifice, heroism and glorious defeat. Encounters which took the lives of two of America's most famous figures: Davy Crockett and General Custer. What is the essential link between the battles of the Alamo and the Little Bighorn? Why did Crockett choose to leave a safe political career to throw in his lot with suicidal adventurers? What drove Custer to ignore common sense and ride to certain death? How could it be that the defenders of the Alamo were made up largely of lawyers and doctors? Or that the troopers of the 7th Cavalry numbered a majority of Irishmen and Germans? Did you know that Crockett kept his besieged comrades entertained with fiddle tunes or that Custer's devoted wife may have had a romantic fling with one of her husband's officers? These are just a few of the many questions answered by this new book which explores connections between these events. For the first time, the battles are linked, exploring reasons, causes, outcomes and personalities. Basing his viewpoint on years of research and travelling across the relevant areas of the USA, the author gives a detailed account which is accessible to anyone coming to the subject for the first time. Illustrated with the author's own photographs, maps and sketches, "From Crockett to Custer" takes the reader on an informative journey through the battlefields as they were and as they are today. An ideal introduction to the battles of the Alamo and Little Bighorn which will give a true understanding of what happened and the legacy which remains.

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Trafford Publishing

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1412018781

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Telling Stories 3

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Telling Stories 3 is an anthology showcasing a selection of works by members of the Calhoun Area Writers, a writers group that promotes writing and publishing in Northwest Georgia. In the group's third collection, members submitted poetry, fiction, nonfiction, excerpts of published works and Christian/Spiritual essays.

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Lulu.com

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1678195340

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Culture, Class, Distinction

By: Tony Bennett,Mike Savage,Elizabeth Bortolaia Silva,Alan Warde,Modesto Gayo-Cal,David Wright

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Culture, Class, Distinction

By: Tony Bennett,Mike Savage,Elizabeth Bortolaia Silva,Alan Warde,Modesto Gayo-Cal,David Wright

Choice Recommended Title, February 2010 Culture, Class, Distinction is major contribution to international debates regarding the role of cultural capital in relation to modern forms of inequality. Drawing on a national study of the organisation of cultural practices in contemporary Britain, the authors review Bourdieu’s classic study of the relationships between culture and class in the light of subsequent debates. In doing so they re-appraise the relationships between class, gender and ethnicity, music, film, television, literary, and arts consumption, the organisation of sporting and culinary practices, and practices of bodily and self maintenance. As the most comprehensive account to date of the varied interpretations of cultural capital that have been developed in the wake of Bourdieu’s work, Culture, Class, Distinction offers the first systematic assessment of the relationships between cultural practice and the social divisions of class, gender and ethnicity in contemporary Britain. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the relationships between culture and society.

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Routledge

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113410104X

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Crazy Horse

The Life Behind the Legend

By: Mike Sajna

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Crazy Horse

The Life Behind the Legend

By: Mike Sajna

A treat . . . Insightful . . . Refreshing . . . A must-have . . .Not only is Sajna's work a valuable historical resource, it makesfor a compelling read as well."-American History "There has to be someone left to tell the tale." Little did the legendary war chief Crazy Horse know when he spokethese words in battle that it was his tale that people would betelling long after his death. Now, author Mike Sajna brings therenowned warrior back to life in this book about his epic struggleto save his culture and homeland amid the westward movement ofwhite settlers. Sajna follows Crazy Horse from his days as a youngboy chasing down wild horses to his later years as "one of thebravest of the brave," and includes new views on his role in theBattle of Little Big Horn and his eventual surrender and murder.Using an extensive collection of historic records, Crazy Horse isone of the most accurate accounts of the great Oglala chief,separating the facts from the many myths that have been passed downby other writers

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471417009

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BLM

The Making of a New Marxist Revolution

By: Mike Gonzalez

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BLM

The Making of a New Marxist Revolution

By: Mike Gonzalez

The George Floyd riots that have precipitated great changes throughout American society were not spontaneous events. Americans did not suddenly rise up in righteous anger, take to the streets, and demand not just that police departments be defunded but that all the structures, institutions, and systems of the United States—all supposedly racist—be overhauled. The 12,000 or so demonstrations and 633 related riots that followed Floyd’s death took organizational muscle. The movement’s grip on institutions from the classroom to the ballpark required ideological commitment. That muscle and commitment were provided by the various Black Lives Matter organizations. This book examines who the BLM leaders are, delving into their backgrounds and exposing their agendas—something the media has so far refused to do. These people are shown to be avowed Marxists who say they want to dismantle our way of life. Along with their fellow activists, they make savvy use of social media to spread their message and organize marches, sit-ins, statue tumblings, and riots. In 2020 they seized upon the video showing George Floyd’s suffering as a pretext to unleash a nationwide insurgency. Certainly, no person of good will could object to the proposition that “black lives matter” as much as any other human life. But Americans need to understand how their laudable moral concern is being exploited for purposes that a great many of them would not approve.

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Encounter Books

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1641772247

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Analyzing Neural Time Series Data

Theory and Practice

By: Mike X Cohen

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Analyzing Neural Time Series Data

Theory and Practice

By: Mike X Cohen

A comprehensive guide to the conceptual, mathematical, and implementational aspects of analyzing electrical brain signals, including data from MEG, EEG, and LFP recordings. This book offers a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of analyzing electrical brain signals. It explains the conceptual, mathematical, and implementational (via Matlab programming) aspects of time-, time-frequency- and synchronization-based analyses of magnetoencephalography (MEG), electroencephalography (EEG), and local field potential (LFP) recordings from humans and nonhuman animals. It is the only book on the topic that covers both the theoretical background and the implementation in language that can be understood by readers without extensive formal training in mathematics, including cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists. Readers who go through the book chapter by chapter and implement the examples in Matlab will develop an understanding of why and how analyses are performed, how to interpret results, what the methodological issues are, and how to perform single-subject-level and group-level analyses. Researchers who are familiar with using automated programs to perform advanced analyses will learn what happens when they click the “analyze now” button. The book provides sample data and downloadable Matlab code. Each of the 38 chapters covers one analysis topic, and these topics progress from simple to advanced. Most chapters conclude with exercises that further develop the material covered in the chapter. Many of the methods presented (including convolution, the Fourier transform, and Euler's formula) are fundamental and form the groundwork for other advanced data analysis methods. Readers who master the methods in the book will be well prepared to learn other approaches.

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MIT Press

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026231956X

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Sweat, Tears, and Jazz Hands

The Official History of Show Choir from Vaudeville to Glee

By: Mike Weaver,Colleen Hart

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Sweat, Tears, and Jazz Hands

The Official History of Show Choir from Vaudeville to Glee

By: Mike Weaver,Colleen Hart

Sweat, Tears, and Jazz Hands: The Official History of Show Choir from Vaudeville to "Glee" features more than 100 competitive show choirs from around the U.S. in photos, quotations, and stories. The book details the pop culture and theater influencers that, over time, built this unique entertainment genre into the mecca of music lovers that it is today. Read real-life accounts of show choir performers, directors, and choreographers. Catch a glimpse into a once practically unknown society of "swing choirs." Discover what P. T. Barnum, Fosse, speakeasies, cigarette companies, the modern-day blender, and Lady Gaga have to do with this glitter-drenched community of singers and dancers. Take a step beyond the hit show Glee and learn about the real drama, the hard work, the sweat, and the tears. Find out what it takes to build an award-winning competition set; the branding, the budgets, the strategy and the performance. Meet the characters. Learn the lingo. Fall in love with show choirs.

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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1557837724

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9781557837721

Crises and Popular Dissent

The Divided West

By: Mike O'Donnell

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Crises and Popular Dissent

The Divided West

By: Mike O'Donnell

The main focus of Crises and Popular Dissent is on liberalism and populism in the United States, Europe and Britain, arguing for an internationalist rather than nationalist perspective and response to turmoil. O'Donnell provides an informed, integrated and distinctive approach to the recent evolution of popular dissent.

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Emerald Group Publishing

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1800433646

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House Witness

By: Mike Lawson

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House Witness

By: Mike Lawson

Edgar Award Finalist: Someone may be tampering with witnesses to protect the powerful in this “thoroughly involving” thriller (Booklist, starred review). John Mahoney, Minority Leader of the House and Joe DeMarco’s longtime employer, has kept more than one secret from his wife over the years, but none so explosive as this: He has a son, and that son has just been shot dead in a bar in Manhattan. Mahoney immediately dispatches DeMarco to New York to assist prosecutor Justine Porter, but with five bystanders willing to testify against the rich-kid killer, the case seems like a slam-dunk. That is, until Porter begins to suspect that someone is interfering with those witnesses, and that this may be connected to a pattern of cases across the country. Is someone getting witnesses out of the way when the fate of a wealthy defendant is on the line? With the help of Porter’s intern, as outrageously smart as she is young, veteran DC fixer DeMarco becomes determined to follow that question through to its violent resolution in House Witness, “one of the best in a superior series” (Deadly Pleasures).

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Atlantic Monthly Press

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0802165605

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The Return of Inequality

Social Change and the Weight of the Past

By: Mike Savage

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The Return of Inequality

Social Change and the Weight of the Past

By: Mike Savage

A pioneering book that takes us beyond economic debate to show how inequality is returning us to a past dominated by empires, dynastic elites, and ethnic divisions. The economic facts of inequality are clear. The rich have been pulling away from the rest of us for years, and the super-rich have been pulling away from the rich. More and more assets are concentrated in fewer and fewer hands. Mainstream economists say we need not worry; what matters is growth, not distribution. In The Return of Inequality, acclaimed sociologist Mike Savage pushes back, explaining inequalityÕs profound deleterious effects on the shape of societies. Savage shows how economic inequality aggravates cultural, social, and political conflicts, challenging the coherence of liberal democratic nation-states. Put simply, severe inequality returns us to the past. By fracturing social bonds and harnessing the democratic process to the strategies of a resurgent aristocracy of the wealthy, inequality revives political conditions we thought we had moved beyond: empires and dynastic elites, explosive ethnic division, and metropolitan dominance that consigns all but a few cities to irrelevance. Inequality, in short, threatens to return us to the very history we have been trying to escape since the Age of Revolution. Westerners have been slow to appreciate that inequality undermines the very foundations of liberal democracy: faith in progress and trust in the political communityÕs concern for all its members. Savage guides us through the ideas of leading theorists of inequality, including Marx, Bourdieu, and Piketty, revealing how inequality reimposes the burdens of the past. At once analytically rigorous and passionately argued, The Return of Inequality is a vital addition to one of our most important public debates.

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Harvard University Press

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0674988078

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A Commercial Republic

America's Enduring Debate over Democratic Capitalism

By: Mike O'Connor

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A Commercial Republic

America's Enduring Debate over Democratic Capitalism

By: Mike O'Connor

As recently as 2008, when Presidents Bush and Obama acted to bail out the nation’s crashing banks and failing auto companies, the perennial objection erupted anew: government has no business in . . . business. Mike O’Connor argues in this book that those who cite history to decry government economic intervention are invoking a tradition that simply does not exist. In a cogent and timely take on this ongoing and increasingly contentious debate, O’Connor uses deftly drawn historical analyses of major political and economic developments to puncture the abiding myth that business once operated apart from government. From its founding to the present day, our commercial republic has always mixed—and battled over the proper balance of—politics and economics. Contesting the claim that the modern-day libertarian conception of U.S. political economy represents the “natural” American economic philosophy, O’Connor demonstrates that this perspective has served historically as only one among many. Beginning with the early national debate over the economic plans proposed by Alexander Hamilton, continuing through the legal construction of the corporation in the Gilded Age and the New Deal commitment to full employment, and concluding with contemporary concerns over lowering taxes, this book demonstrates how the debate over government intervention in the economy has illuminated the possibilities and limits of American democratic capitalism.

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University Press of Kansas

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0700619712

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Mount Pleasant Cemetery

An Illustrated Guide: Second Edition, Revised and Expanded

By: Mike Filey

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Mount Pleasant Cemetery

An Illustrated Guide: Second Edition, Revised and Expanded

By: Mike Filey

Established in 1876, Mount Pleasant Cemetery has a rich and textured history. It is the keeper of thousands of stories, each of which has contributed to the history of our city, province, and country. Many of Canada’s most beloved figures rest there - William Lyon Mackenzie King, Foster Hewitt, Glenn Gould, and Timothy Eaton are just a few. Other, less known historical figures are buried there also - the first Canadian soldier killed in First World War and victims of the 1949 Noronic disaster. Along with a fascinating account of the cemetery’s history, this illustrated guide includes descriptions of the remarkable monuments and the beautiful horticultural features. Accompanying maps detailing their locations make this book a perfect companion for a walking tour through the grounds.

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Dundurn

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1554882338

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American History in the Making

Daily Events That Helped Form a Country

By: Mike Henry

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American History in the Making

Daily Events That Helped Form a Country

By: Mike Henry

History is full of examples where there are important stories that took place which coincided with a landmark event. There is no shortage of items worth mentioning that have been overshadowed by other aspects of history. This book is about those events with one dedicated to each day of the year that it took place. The United States doesn't have a prolonged period of history like some other countries, although for a nation that has been around for fewer years, the events are interesting, exciting, and can often bring a smile.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1475869924

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Battle for the Southern Frontier

The Creek War and the War of 1812

By: Mike Bunn,Clay Williams

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Battle for the Southern Frontier

The Creek War and the War of 1812

By: Mike Bunn,Clay Williams

This comprehensive book is the first to chronicle both wars and document the sites on which they were fought. It sheds light on how the wars led to the forced removal of Native Americans from the region, secured the Gulf South against European powers, facilitated increased migration into the area, furthered the development of slave-based agriculture and launched the career of Andrew Jackson.

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Arcadia Publishing

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162584381X

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Can Science Fix Climate Change?

A Case Against Climate Engineering

By: Mike Hulme

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Can Science Fix Climate Change?

A Case Against Climate Engineering

By: Mike Hulme

Climate change seems to be an insurmountable problem. Political solutions have so far had little impact. Some scientists are now advocating the so-called 'Plan B', a more direct way of reducing the rate of future warming by reflecting more sunlight back to space, creating a thermostat in the sky. In this book, Mike Hulme argues against this kind of hubristic techno-fix. Drawing upon a distinguished career studying the science, politics and ethics of climate change, he shows why using science to fix the global climate is undesirable, ungovernable and unattainable. Science and technology should instead serve the more pragmatic goals of increasing societal resilience to weather risks, improving regional air quality and driving forward an energy technology transition. Seeking to reset the planet’s thermostat is not the answer.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0745685269

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Watching the World Die

Nuclear Threat Films of the 1980s

By: Mike Bogue

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Watching the World Die

Nuclear Threat Films of the 1980s

By: Mike Bogue

During the 1980s, popular fear of World War III spurred moviemakers to produce dozens of nuclear threat films. Categories ranged from monster movies to post-apocalyptic adventures to realistic depictions of nuclear war and its immediate aftermath. Coverage of atomic angst films isn't new, but this is the first book to solely analyze 1980s nuclear threat movies as a group. Entries range from classics such as The Day After and WarGames to obscurities such as Desert Warrior and Massive Retaliation. Chronological coverage of the 121 films released between 1980 and 1990 includes production details, chapter notes, and critical commentaries.

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McFarland

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1476650705

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9781476650708

Gunfights & Sites in Texas Ranger History

By: Mike Cox

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Gunfights & Sites in Texas Ranger History

By: Mike Cox

Since colonizer Stephen F. Austin proposed hiring ten rangers "for the common defense" in 1823, the Texas Rangers have protected the Lone Star State from its enemies with dedication and fortitude. All across Texas are places where Rangers made history. From the Alamo to nearly forgotten graves and battle sites, important landmarks in the story of these legendary lawmen lie in every corner of the state. Historian and author Mike Cox reveals history hiding in plain sight and true tall tales of the world-famous Texas Rangers.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1625854870

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Networked Press Freedom

Creating Infrastructures for a Public Right to Hear

By: Mike Ananny

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Networked Press Freedom

Creating Infrastructures for a Public Right to Hear

By: Mike Ananny

Reimagining press freedom in a networked era: not just a journalist's right to speak but also a public's right to hear. In Networked Press Freedom, Mike Ananny offers a new way to think about freedom of the press in a time when media systems are in fundamental flux. Ananny challenges the idea that press freedom comes only from heroic, lone journalists who speak truth to power. Instead, drawing on journalism studies, institutional sociology, political theory, science and technology studies, and an analysis of ten years of journalism discourse about news and technology, he argues that press freedom emerges from social, technological, institutional, and normative forces that vie for power and fight for visions of democratic life. He shows how dominant, historical ideals of professionalized press freedom often mistook journalistic freedom from constraints for the public's freedom to encounter the rich mix of people and ideas that self-governance requires. Ananny's notion of press freedom ensures not only an individual right to speak, but also a public right to hear. Seeing press freedom as essential for democratic self-governance, Ananny explores what publics need, what kind of free press they should demand, and how today's press freedom emerges from intertwined collections of humans and machines. If someone says, “The public needs a free press,” Ananny urges us to ask in response, “What kind of public, what kind of freedom, and what kind of press?” Answering these questions shows what robust, self-governing publics need to demand of technologists and journalists alike.

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MIT Press

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0262549662

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Historic South Carolina

An Illustrated History

By: Eric Dabney,Mike Coker

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Historic South Carolina

An Illustrated History

By: Eric Dabney,Mike Coker

Contains historical pictures and business profiles.

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Storming the State House

The Campaign That Liberated Alabama from 136 Years of Democrat Rule

By: Mike Hubbard

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Storming the State House

The Campaign That Liberated Alabama from 136 Years of Democrat Rule

By: Mike Hubbard

Storming the State House provides a revealing, behind-the-scenes look into the campaign that elected Alabama’s first Republican legislature in modern history and liberated the state from 136 years of Democrat Party rule. Written by Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, it is a battlefield account by the architect of the Republican takeover, whose vision and partisan vigor directly led to the GOP tsunami that hit Alabama in November 2010.

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NewSouth Books

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1603061177

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Heal Your Drained Brain

Naturally Relieve Anxiety, Combat Insomnia, and Balance Your Brain in Just 14 Days

By: Dr. Mike Dow

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Heal Your Drained Brain

Naturally Relieve Anxiety, Combat Insomnia, and Balance Your Brain in Just 14 Days

By: Dr. Mike Dow

New York Times–bestselling author The author of The Brain Fog Fix presents “a smart, science-based way to heal anxiety and insomnia” through nutrition, CBT techniques, mindfulness, breathwork, and more (Daniel Amen, New York Times–bestselling author). Are you anxious, frazzled, exhausted? Do you find yourself constantly worrying? Do you feel like you’re “running on empty”? Do you have trouble sleeping? Like millions of people living today, your brain has become drained. These days, it seems like everything in our day-to-day lives —from our increasingly unpredictable world, the smart phones we can’t stop using, to the processed foods we eat all day long, to the many hours we spend at our jobs —is setting us up to feel drained. The short-term effects of becoming drained are uncomfortable, but the long-term effects can be life-threatening. Left untreated, it can quadruple your risk of high blood pressure —the #1 cause of preventable death. Finding natural solutions to anxiety and insomnia is becoming increasingly vital as sleeping pills, antianxiety medications, and hospitalizations have seen a dramatic spike recently. More and more people are desperate to heal their drained brains. In his latest book, Dr. Mike Dow offers a 2-week plan designed to help you naturally balance your brain. He explains what drains modern brains, which groups are wired for it, and provides clinically proven tools to help you feel less drained. Dr. Mike offers nutritional tips, recipes, cognitive behavioral tools, supplements, breathing techniques, self-hypnosis, and mindfulness. Stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline go down as feel-good neurotransmitters like GABA and serotonin rise.

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Hay House, Inc

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The Pro

A Golf Novel

By: Mike Shropshire

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The Pro

A Golf Novel

By: Mike Shropshire

Del Bonnet, a teaching pro at an obscure Florida golf resort, needs a change and needs it badly. Having crossed an ominous threshold--his fiftieth birthday--Bonnet receives frequent communiques from the AARP people. He gazes into the future and sees the prospect of assisted living growing larger by the day. Serendipity intervenes. A sales rep working out of his station wagon leaves a handmade driver in Bonnet's modest golf shop. The pro privately auditions the driver with astounding results. Bonnet--celebrated for thirty years as the only touring pro to be arrested on the course during a PGA event--is quickly convinced that he has secured possession of no mere golf club, but a sword of salvation. So armed, he decides to embark on the PGA Seniors Tour. Thus the formation of a strange triumvirate known as Team Del, consisting of the pro, the golf club that soon becomes dubbed "Big Luther," and a caddie, Doublewide McBride. Bonnet soon learns that the caddie is long on off-the-wall intuitions, short on behavioral graces recommended by Emily Post. While the misadventures of Team Del might not serve as a tribute to the memories Hagen and Hogan, the events detailed in Michael Shropshire's The Pro stand out as perhaps the most hilarious odyssey in the modern annals of sports fiction.

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Macmillan

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1466872012

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Getting Away with Bloody Murder

J. B. Brockman, the Best Criminal Lawyer in Texas

By: Mike Vance

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Getting Away with Bloody Murder

J. B. Brockman, the Best Criminal Lawyer in Texas

By: Mike Vance

James Brockman rose from shady character to preeminent defense attorney in Houston, Texas representing clients including gang leaders, jilted spouses, wealthy storekeepers and drunken on-duty policemen. These high-profile true crime and murder accounts take place between 1895 and 1910. They cross racial lines, revealing instances of separate and unequal justice in segregated Texas that had a lasting effect on the city and the state. His career gained national recognition, including his involvement in the most famous American murder case of the young twentieth century, when he himself was murdered leaving a dubious legacy.

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Arcadia Publishing

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145562621X

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Bucks County Trolleys

By: Mike Szilagyi

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Bucks County Trolleys

By: Mike Szilagyi

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467105201

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A Liturgy for Wholeness

Practices for Flourishing in Ministry

By: Mike Bellanti

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A Liturgy for Wholeness

Practices for Flourishing in Ministry

By: Mike Bellanti

Pastoral ministry is a holy calling, brimming with joy and fulfillment, yet it can also bring a heavy weight of discouragement and frustration. In A Liturgy for Wholeness, author Pastor Mike Bellanti offers a one-year pilgrimage into the heart of flourishing within the complex context of church service. By exploring four key arenas of flourishing—calling, daily well-being, formational relationships, and resilience—pastors can find wholeness and reimagine their path to thriving in ministry. This fifty-two-week series of practices invites pastors to pause weekly to reflect on their interior life and the state of their soul. Filled with reflective exercises and practical applications, A Liturgy for Wholeness provides an accessible guide for busy pastors seeking to flourish in their ministry.

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WestBow Press

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Results

The Key to Continuous School Improvement

By: Mike Schmoker

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The Key to Continuous School Improvement

By: Mike Schmoker

The author gives the ammunition needed to become "assessment literate." The conceptual framework is explained - teamwork, goals, performance data, accelerating results, and drawing on the knowledge base

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ASCD

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The Plot to Change America

How Identity Politics is Dividing the Land of the Free

By: Mike Gonzalez

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The Plot to Change America

How Identity Politics is Dividing the Land of the Free

By: Mike Gonzalez

The Plot to Change America exposes the myths that help identity politics perpetuate itself. This book reveals what has really happened, explains why it is urgent to change course, and offers a strategy to do so. Though we should not fool ourselves into thinking that it will be easy to eliminate identity politics, we should not overthink it, either. Identity politics relies on the creation of groups and then on giving people incentives to adhere to them. If we eliminate group making and the enticements, we can get rid of identity politics. The first myth that this book exposes is that identity politics is a grassroots movement, when from the beginning it has been, and continues to be, an elite project. For too long, we have lived with the fairy tale that America has organically grown into a nation gripped by victimhood and identitarian division; that it is all the result of legitimate demands by minorities for recognition or restitutions for past wrongs. The second myth is that identity politics is a response to the demographic change this country has undergone since immigration laws were radically changed in 1965. Another myth we are told is that to fight these changes is as depraved as it is futile, since by 2040, America will be a minority-majority country, anyway. This book helps to explain that none of these things are necessarily true.

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Encounter Books

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1641772522

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Key Ideas in Media

By: Mike Edwards

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Key Ideas in Media

By: Mike Edwards

Designed for AS & A2 level students, this series encapsulates the fundamental concepts that shape the study of Media and Communications. It offers quick and easy-to-read summaries of key ideas and key theories enabling students to attain and assimilate knowledge quickly.

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Nelson Thornes

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0748773193

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Finding the Wild West: The Southwest

Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas

By: Mike Cox

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Finding the Wild West: The Southwest

Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas

By: Mike Cox

From the famed Oregon Trail to the boardwalks of Dodge City to the great trading posts on the Missouri River to the battlefields of the nineteenth-century Indian Wars, there are places all over the American West where visitors can relive the great Western migration that helped shape our history and culture. This guide to the Southwest states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas--one of the five-volume Finding the Wild West series--highlights the best preserved historic sites as well as ghost towns, reconstructions, museums, historical markers, statues, works of public art that tell the story of the Old West. Use this book in planning your next trip and for a storytelling overview of America’s Wild West history.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493064142

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Blade Runner 2039 #4

By: Mike Johnson

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Blade Runner 2039 #4

By: Mike Johnson

Replicants are bioengineered humans, once designed by Tyrell Corporation for use Off-world. After a series of violent rebellions, their manufacture was prohibited, and Tyrell Corp went bankrupt. Niander Wallace acquired the remains of Tyrell Corp and created a new line of Replicants who obey. A Replicant underground survives, led by the former combat model Freysa and her human partner Aahna Ashina, known as Ash, formerly a Blade Runner. Twenty years ago, in 2019, Ash spared the Replicant Isobel Selwyn, a doppelganger of the wife of industrialist Alexander Selwyn. Together with Alexander’s human daughter Cleo, Isobel escaped to the Off-world colonies. Now Isobel has gone missing, rumored to be back on Earth. Niander Wallace is hunting for the late Alexander Selwyn’s research into Replicant physiology and has sent his creation Luv, the first Replicant Blade Runner, to search Selwyn’s old estate, now occupied by the Replicant called Hythe. Hythe defeats Luv and heads off to the city to warn Ash of Luv’s investigation, armed with a disk downloaded from Selwyn’s computer. Cleo is reunited with Ash who tells her of Isobel’s mysterious disappearance and to warn her that she feels ‘something terrible happened.’ Ash, realizing that Cleo is in danger, heads off to meet with Hythe, however a kill squad sent by Luv attacks them and they narrowly escape with their lives. Meanwhile, Luv has tracked down Cleo…

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