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The History of the 118th Ohio Volunteer Infantry XXIIIrd. Corps

Where the grim cannon frown and the bayonets gleam

By: Mike Klinger

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The History of the 118th Ohio Volunteer Infantry XXIIIrd. Corps

Where the grim cannon frown and the bayonets gleam

By: Mike Klinger

This book is based on five-hundred letters, six diaries and the regimental surgeons day book. All new primary resources for the researcher. It is illustrated with 142 plates of photos of the men, maps, and sketches as well as some modern photography. This regiment spent 10 months guarding the Kentucky Central Railroad building blockhouses and was engaged in suppression of Confederate recruitment, spying and communications. They moved into East Tennessee and six months of 1/4 to 1/2 rations and their first battle at Mossy Creek. They then started into the Atlanta campaign loosing heavily at Resaca, Kennesaw and Utoy Creek. They took part in the campaign in Tennessee against Hood, fighting at Columbia, Spring Hill and holding a hitherto unrecorded critical flanking position at Franklin. They fought at Nashville and the pursuit of Hood. They then were transported to Cape Fear North Carolina. Assaulted Ft. Anderson and linked up with Sherman for the final movements resulting in the surrender of Johnson's Forces.

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1098080823

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9781098080822

Bomb Group

The Eighth Air Force's 381st and The Allied Air Offensive Over Europe

By: Paul Bingley,Mike Peters

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Bomb Group

The Eighth Air Force's 381st and The Allied Air Offensive Over Europe

By: Paul Bingley,Mike Peters

The authors do a good job using the diaries, interviews, and books written by group members to convey a vivid—sometimes too vivid—picture of war at its most elemental." —The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation In February 1942, a reconnaissance party of United States Army Air Force officers arrived in England. Firmly wedded to the doctrine of daylight precision bombing, they believed they could help turn the tide of the war in Europe. In the months that followed, they formed the Eighth Air Force – an organization that grew at an astonishing rate. To accommodate it, almost seventy airfields were hastily built across the eastern counties of England. At the heart of the Eighth Air Force was its bombardment groups, each equipped with scores of heavily armed, four-engine bombers. These Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses and Consolidated B-24 Liberators were soon punching through the enemy's defenses to bomb targets vital to its war effort. They were crewed by thousands of young American airmen, most of whom were volunteers. This book tells the story of just one "Bomb Group" – the 381st, which crossed the Atlantic in May 1943. Arriving at RAF Ridgewell on the Essex-Suffolk border, its airmen quickly found themselves thrown into the hazardous and attritional air battle raging in the skies over Europe. The 381st’s path led from its formation in the Texan desert, to its 297th and final bombing mission deep into the heart of Hitler’s Third Reich. This is the remarkable story of one group and the part it played in the strategic bombing campaign of "The Mighty Eighth.

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Casemate

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1612009611

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9781612009612

The Story of Soho

The Windmill Years 1932-1964

By: Mike Hutton

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The Story of Soho

The Windmill Years 1932-1964

By: Mike Hutton

The story of thirty-two years of dramatic change in this fascinating London district.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445612313

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9781445612317

100 Things Stars Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

By: Sean Shapiro,Mike Modano

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100 Things Stars Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

By: Sean Shapiro,Mike Modano

With traditions, records, and lore, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Stars fan should know. It contains crucial information such as important dates, behind-the-scenes tales, memorable moments, and outstanding achievements by players like Mike Modano, Joe Nieuwendyk, and Neal Broten. Whether you watched every second of the 1999 Stanley Cup or are a more recent fan of Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin, this is the ultimate resource guide for all Stars faithful.

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Triumph Books

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1641251360

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9781641251365

The Perfect Amount of Wrong

The Rise of Alt Comedy on Chicago's North Side

By: Mike Bridenstine

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The Perfect Amount of Wrong

The Rise of Alt Comedy on Chicago's North Side

By: Mike Bridenstine

In just over a decade, a tiny, do-it-yourself stand-up scene on the North Side of Chicago produced some of the most successful and influential stand-up comedians of their generation. Hannibal Buress, T.J. Miller, Kyle Kinane, Cameron Esposito, Pete Holmes, Beth Stelling, Matt Braunger and Kumail Nanjiani make up a partial list of names of comics who emerged from a scene that had very little industry attention--or even a home club. It was also a scene that took a backseat to the city's vaunted improv institution, and if we're being completely honest, it was a scene where comics mostly performed to drunks in the backs of dingy bars on their off nights. None of it was glamorous. None of it should have worked at all. But somehow, some way, the comedians from this scene have managed to etch their own names into the Chicago comedy pantheon. The Perfect Amount of Wrong is the story of that scene, as told by its veterans.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439679061

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9781439679067

Strength and Conditioning for Judo

By: Andy Burns,Mike Callan

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Strength and Conditioning for Judo

By: Andy Burns,Mike Callan

Judo is a dynamic Olympic sport that requires a wide range of physical attributes and skills. It is the second largest participation sport in the world after football, and estimates suggest there are 20 million judoka (practitioners of judo) just in Europe. However strength and conditioning are prerequisites for an aspiring judoka, and this book is essential reading for judo coaches, strength and conditioning professionals, and judoka alike. Topics covered include: needs analysis of judo; building strength and delivering power; co-ordination, speed and agility; the importance of nutrition; and finally, injury prevention and maximizing recovery. Essential reading for judo practitioners, judo coaches and strength & conditioning professionals and extensively illustrated with 139 colour photographs and diagrams.

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The Crowood Press

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1785002570

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9781785002571

Motor City Muscle

The High-Powered History of the American Musclecar

By: Mike Mueller

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Motor City Muscle

The High-Powered History of the American Musclecar

By: Mike Mueller

This is the high-performance tale of what was undoubtedly the fastest, loosest era in automotive history. Through the 1960s and into the 1970s, America’s carmakers fought an unbridled war for street supremacy. The warriors ranged from light and agile Z/28 Camaros and Boss 302 Mustangs to big-block brutes like the 440 Road Runner and Stage I 455 Buick GS. A few of these boulevard brawlers were closing on 500 horsepower before the insurance lobby, Ralph Nader, OPEC, and various governmental agencies conspired to stop the madness. Muscle cars all but disappeared by 1974, with only a few anemic models soldiering through the 1980s. But by the 1990s, thanks to vastly improved engine technology, muscle cars were back with a vengeance. Motor City Muscle traces the full history right up to today’s new Mustang, Camaro, and Challenger.

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Motorbooks

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1610597923

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9781610597920

Economic Benefits of Export Diversification in Small States

By: Arnold McIntyre,Mike Xin Li,Ke Wang,Hanlei Yun

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Economic Benefits of Export Diversification in Small States

By: Arnold McIntyre,Mike Xin Li,Ke Wang,Hanlei Yun

The paper considers concepts of economic diversification with respect to exports (including service sectors) for small states. We assessed the economic performance of different groups of 34 small states over the period of 1990-2015 and found those more diversified experienced lower output volatility and higher average growth than most other small states. Our findings are consistent with conventional economic theories but we found that export diversification has a more significant impact on reducing output volatility than improving long run growth in small states. Diversification requires fundamental changes and should be contemplated in the context of a cohesive development strategy.

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International Monetary Fund

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1484351010

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9781484351017

The Self-Made Myth

And the Truth about How Government Helps Individuals and Businesses Succeed

By: Brian Miller,Mike Lapham

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The Self-Made Myth

And the Truth about How Government Helps Individuals and Businesses Succeed

By: Brian Miller,Mike Lapham

“Powerful, compelling, and well researched . . . demolishes what may be the most destructive myth in America.” —David Korten, author of Agenda for a New Economy The Self-Made Myth exposes the false claim that business success is the result of heroic individual effort with little or no outside help. Brian Miller and Mike Lapham not only bust the myth; they present profiles of business leaders who recognize the public investments and supports that made their success possible—including Warren Buffett, Ben Cohen of Ben and Jerry’s, New Belgium Brewing CEO Kim Jordan, and others. The book also thoroughly demolishes the claims of supposedly self-made individuals such as Donald Trump and Ross Perot. How we view the creation of wealth and individual success is critical because it shapes our choices on taxes, regulation, public investments in schools and infrastructure, CEO pay, and more. It takes a village to raise a business—and it’s time to recognize that fact.

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Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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1609945085

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Riding Rockets

The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut

By: Mike Mullane

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Riding Rockets

The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut

By: Mike Mullane

Selected as a Mission Specialist in 1978 in the first group of shuttle astronauts, Mike Mullane completed three missions and logged 356 hours aboard the Discovery and Atlantis shuttles. It was a dream come true. As a boy, Mullane could only read about space travel in science fiction, but the launch of Sputnik changed all that. Space flight became a possible dream and Mike Mullane set out to make it come true. In this absorbing memoir, Mullane gives the first-ever look into the often hilarious, sometime volatile dynamics of space shuttle astronauts - a class that included Vietnam War veterans, feminists, and propeller-headed scientists. With unprecedented candour, Mullane describes the chilling fear and unparalleled joy of space flight. As his career centred around the Challenger disaster, Mullane also recounts the heartache of burying his friends and colleagues. And he pulls no punches as he reveals the ins and outs of NASA, frank in his criticisms of the agency. A blast from start to finish, Riding Rockets is a straight-from-the-gut account of what it means to be an astronaut, just in time for this latest generation of stargazers.

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Simon and Schuster

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0743276833

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9780743276832

Nothing Changes but the Hot Dog Water

By: Mike Haszto

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Nothing Changes but the Hot Dog Water

By: Mike Haszto

Jim Hunter is a regular guy, manning a hot dog cart for decades, on the same spot just off the boardwalk of Coney Island. Meet some of the folks who wander in and out of Hunters life daily, as well as experience the culture of a culture rich area on the shore of the rising Atlantic Ocean. Rising Atlantic Ocean? Hmmm... You wont hesitate becoming a regular at Jims!

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1524668729

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A Still Small Voice of Calm

By: Mike Holden

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A Still Small Voice of Calm

By: Mike Holden

Kim and Ned are two very ordinary people but they are the most unlikely pair of friends that one could meet. Nevertheless there is a bond between them. She is Chinese, in her 20's and a qualified and practising lawyer. He is in his 50's and owner of a moderately successful business consultancy. Kim is strolling through Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester when she sees a young girl being assaulted and abducted. She uses her newly-acquired martial arts skills to rescue the girl. Realising the determination of the girl's pursuers and the danger facing both of them, Kim seeks ned's help. They are horrified to learn of the traumatic and sickening experiences of Ermeela, the girl, and decide to hide her from this ruthless gang. But they will stop at nothing, using blackmail, threats and sheer brute force to retrieve the girl. Their actions have catastrophic and fatal consequencies to everyone concerned.

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Andrews UK Limited

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1782347003

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9781782347002

Braver Leaders in Action

Personal and Professional Development for Principled Leadership

By: Mike McLaughlin,Elaine Cox

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Braver Leaders in Action

Personal and Professional Development for Principled Leadership

By: Mike McLaughlin,Elaine Cox

Braver Leaders in Action explains why it is vital for ordinary leaders to be brave in the context of unprecedented global challenges. Exercises and practical examples from experienced leaders help to boost your awareness and understanding, ultimately increasing your potential to become a braver leader.

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Emerald Group Publishing

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1803821752

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9781803821757

A Landowner's Guide to Managing Your Woods

How to Maintain a Small Acreage for Long-Term Health, Biodiversity, and High-Quality Timber Production

By: Ann Larkin Hansen,Mike Severson,Dennis L. Waterman

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A Landowner's Guide to Managing Your Woods

How to Maintain a Small Acreage for Long-Term Health, Biodiversity, and High-Quality Timber Production

By: Ann Larkin Hansen,Mike Severson,Dennis L. Waterman

Beginning with an explanation of the natural processes governing forest development, the authors present active steps you can take to guide your woodland toward a state of health and beauty and sustainably produce one of the world's greatest renewable resources -- wood."--P. [4] of cover.

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Storey Publishing

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1603428003

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9781603428002

Reading Sucks

The Collected Works Beavis and Butt-Head

By: Mike Judge

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Reading Sucks

The Collected Works Beavis and Butt-Head

By: Mike Judge

Huh-huh-hooray! MTV's world-famous animated duo returns in this hilarious special trade paperback edition publishing to coincide with the November 2006 release of the DVD boxed sets.

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Simon and Schuster

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1416524363

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9781416524366

Rock Climbing Minnesota and Wisconsin

By: Mike Farris

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Rock Climbing Minnesota and Wisconsin

By: Mike Farris

Descriptions and maps to all the major climbing areas in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Two hundred new routes and two new climbing areas have been added for a total of nearly 1,000 routes at 13 areas.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1461745845

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9781461745846

Outlaw Sprints

By: Mike O'Leary

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Outlaw Sprints

By: Mike O'Leary

Outlaw Sprints is an introduction to the exciting and unique world ruled by these incredible winged sprint cars. It traces the history of the cars and takes you to a night at the races. You'll also learn about the sport's top events and race tracks.

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1610591453

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One Thing Leads to Another: Promoting Industrialisation by Making the Most of the Commodity Boom in Sub-Saharan Africa

By: Mike Morris,Rapheal Kaplinsky,David Kaplan

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One Thing Leads to Another: Promoting Industrialisation by Making the Most of the Commodity Boom in Sub-Saharan Africa

By: Mike Morris,Rapheal Kaplinsky,David Kaplan

Over the past four decades, policy makers and stakeholders have struggled with the challenge of promoting industrial development in low and middle-income economies in general, and in sub-Saharan African (SSA) in particular. With the rise of the Asian Drivers (China and India) and their increase in demand for raw materials to fuel growth, the turn of the millennium saw a commodity price super-cycle emerge, benefiting a number of resource rich countries in SSA. Faced with the specter of the Resource Curse, this book examines an industrial pathway where countries can Make the Most of Commodities. Bringing together ground-breaking research in the commodity sectors, this book uses case-studies to explore conduits for industrial development, focusing on backward and forward linkages, with policy advice for both governments and corporate sectors.

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Lulu.com

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1471781887

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9781471781889

The Corvette Factories

Building America's Sports Car

By: Mike Mueller

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The Corvette Factories

Building America's Sports Car

By: Mike Mueller

The first book to offer a behind-the-scenes view of the building of America's only sportscar, the Chevrolet Corvette.

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Motorbooks International

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0760335516

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9780760335512

Creating Der Rosenkavalier

From Chevalier to Cavalier

By: Michael Reynolds,Mike Reynolds

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Creating Der Rosenkavalier

From Chevalier to Cavalier

By: Michael Reynolds,Mike Reynolds

A full account of the making, during 1909-10, of Der Rosenkavalier with emphasis on its derivation from a French opérette of 1907, L'Ingenu libertin. L'Ingenu libertin was seen in Paris by Count Harry Kessler and formed the basis of the opera then to be written by Hofmannsthal and Strauss. Previous scholarship has credited the narrative and characters of Der Rosenkavalier to much older French sources known to and studied by Hofmannsthal, but this book shows clearly how every element in L'Ingenu libertin is in fact taken (and transformed) by Kessler and Hofmannsthal into the work that made fortunes for Hofmannsthal and Strauss, but left Kessler on the sidelines. Michael Reynolds casts a major new light on Strauss's most popular operatic success, highlighting in particular how it was that Hofmannsthal - who had not until then had any theatrical success as an original playwright - was advised and empowered by Kessler to produce a work that succeeded onstage from its very first performance and went rapidly on to conquer the stages of the world. Michael Reynolds is an established writer on opera, a translator and an online music critic, an interest that he sustained throughout thirty years in the world of international diplomacy. His previous book for Boydell, About Suffolk, was an anthology of writing about his adopted county.

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Boydell & Brewer

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1783270497

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9781783270491

Deadwood's Mount Moriah Cemetery

By: Mike Runge

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Deadwood's Mount Moriah Cemetery

By: Mike Runge

Nestled on a mountainous plateau overlooking Deadwood's downtown core district is one of the premier historic cemeteries in Black Hills: Mount Moriah Cemetery. Established in 1878, this cemetery contains some of North America's most recognized Western legends, including James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, Martha "Calamity Jane" Canary, Seth Bullock, John "Potato Creek Johnny" Perrett, and Henry Weston "Preacher" Smith. They represent a small portion of the more than 3,600 people buried in Mount Moriah whose memories have been carved, chiseled, and etched into the monuments within this cemetery. Deadwood's Mount Moriah Cemetery is a combination of historic and contemporary photographs chronicling the history of the cemetery and the stories of the individuals--both colorful and illustrious--who helped carve Deadwood into the annals of the American West.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467126446

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9781467126441

Just Call Me Mike

A Journey to Actor and Activist

By: Mike Farrell

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Just Call Me Mike

A Journey to Actor and Activist

By: Mike Farrell

The world-renowned M*A*S*H actor offers inspirational and often humorous reflections on his path to fame and progressive activism. At the heart of his story, Farrell narrates his public struggle to be a responsible citizen of the world. From his first-hand accounts of the ravages of war and oppression in Cambodia, El Salvador, Somalia, Bosnia, Rwanda and the Gaza Strip, to his tireless advocacy against capital punishment, to his deep commitment to environmental causes, Farrell portrays his experiences with passion, outrage and stubborn optimism.

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Akashic Books

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1933354488

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9781933354484

The Who FAQ

All That's Left to Know About Fifty Years of Maximum R&B

By: Mike Segretto

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The Who FAQ

All That's Left to Know About Fifty Years of Maximum R&B

By: Mike Segretto

Fifty years after Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon made their first ruckus together onstage, the world is still fascinated with its greatest rock-and-roll band. Whether their music is popping up in TV commercials and the various incarnations of CSI or the remaining members are performing at the Super Bowl, the Olympics, or multitudinous charity events, the Who have never faded away. Yet while such artists as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Led Zeppelin have been pored over, flipped on their backs, and examined from every imaginable angle, the Who remain somewhat mysterious. Questions persist. Who were their most important influences, and which other bands were their most loyal followers? Did they really create the very first rock opera? What were their most important collaborations, gigs, solo projects, and phases? Where do they stand on politics, religion, and philanthropy? The answers to these questions don't amount to mere trivia but create a clearer portrait of the enigma that is the Who. Whether they were Mods or punk pioneers, rock Wagners, or a gang of guitar-smashing thugs, the Who are a band beyond categorization or comparison, a band that constantly poses new questions – and The Who FAQ digs deep to find the answers.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1480392537

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9781480392533

Ronin

A Marine Scout-Sniper Platoon in Iraq

By: Mike Tucker

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Ronin

A Marine Scout-Sniper Platoon in Iraq

By: Mike Tucker

First-ever oral history of an entire Marine scout-sniper platoon.

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Stackpole Books

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0811741338

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Nork from Nowhere

An Orphan Boy's Amazing Journey to Belonging...

By: Mike Leaver

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Nork from Nowhere

An Orphan Boy's Amazing Journey to Belonging...

By: Mike Leaver

Upper-class teen Sara flees her parents' middle-England mansion after a disastrous party. She happens upon Nork, a mysterious young, orphan boy seemingly from nowhere. This is a coming-of-age story with comedy, romance and sexual references, that is both thought-provoking and amusing.

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Book Guild Publishing

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1915122066

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Chess Openings

By: Mike Basman

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Chess Openings

By: Mike Basman

Chess Openings explains the principles which underlie correct opening play and shows how they can be developed to produce strong positions from attack and defence in different situations. Mike Basman consolidates these lessons by investigating five classic openings -the Queen's Gambit, Giuoco Piano, Nimzo Indian, Morra Gambit and Sicilian Dragon - which together can be used to form the basis of a formidable opening repertoire.

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The Crowood Press

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0719843529

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Ecology of Fear

Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster

By: Mike Davis

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Ecology of Fear

Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster

By: Mike Davis

A witty and engrossing look at Los Angeles' urban ecology and the city's place in America's cultural fantasies Earthquakes. Wildfires. Floods. Drought. Tornadoes. Snakes in the sea, mountain lions, and a plague of bees. In this controversial tour de force of scholarship, unsparing vision, and inspired writing, Mike Davis, the author of City of Quartz, revisits Los Angeles as a Book of the Apocalypse theme park. By brilliantly juxtaposing L.A.'s fragile natural ecology with its disastrous environmental and social history, he compellingly shows a city deliberately put in harm's way by land developers, builders, and politicians, even as the incalculable toll of inevitable future catastrophe continues to accumulate. Counterpointing L.A.'s central role in America's fantasy life--the city has been destroyed no less than 138 times in novels and films since 1909--with its wanton denial of its own real history, Davis creates a revelatory kaleidoscope of American fact, imagery, and sensibility. Drawing upon a vast array of sources, Ecology of Fear meticulously captures the nation's violent malaise and desperate social unease at the millennial end of "the American century." With savagely entertaining wit and compassionate rage, this book conducts a devastating reconnaissance of our all-too-likely urban future.

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Verso Books

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1786636255

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Hollywood Genres and Postwar America

Masculinity, Family and Nation in Popular Movies and Film Noir

By: Mike Chopra-Gant

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Hollywood Genres and Postwar America

Masculinity, Family and Nation in Popular Movies and Film Noir

By: Mike Chopra-Gant

This is a clear and engrossing account of how popular films in America just after the close of the Second World War played out America's mood at that crucial time. It is also a revisionist challenge to received scholarly understanding of this mood, which has tended to be seen as characterized by an abiding pessimism most clearly manifested in the films noir of the period. Chopra-Gant makes here an important contribution to film genre, which proposes that the 'noir and Zeitgeist' reading is based on the retrospective promotion of selected movies. He turns to the top box office successes of the period, including "Best Years of our Lives", "The Jolson Story" and "Two Years Before the Mast", finding that these films emphasise rather the triumph of American beliefs in democracy, classlessness and individualism. They deploy positive, performative masculinities and the pleasures of male friendships and celebrate the traditional American family, while recognising the problems of 'momism' and absent fathers.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0857713280

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9780857713285

The Butterfly Defect

How Globalization Creates Systemic Risks, and What to Do about It

By: Ian Goldin,Mike Mariathasan

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The Butterfly Defect

How Globalization Creates Systemic Risks, and What to Do about It

By: Ian Goldin,Mike Mariathasan

How to better manage systemic risks—from cyber attacks and pandemics to financial crises and climate change—in a globalized world The Butterfly Defect addresses the widening gap between the new systemic risks generated by globalization and their effective management. It shows how the dynamics of turbo-charged globalization has the potential and power to destabilize our societies. Drawing on the latest insights from a wide variety of disciplines, Ian Goldin and Mike Mariathasan provide practical guidance for how governments, businesses, and individuals can better manage globalization and risk. Goldin and Mariathasan demonstrate that systemic risk issues are now endemic everywhere—in supply chains, pandemics, infrastructure, ecology and climate change, economics, and politics. Unless we address these concerns, they will lead to greater protectionism, xenophobia, nationalism, and, inevitably, deglobalization, rising inequality, conflict, and slower growth. The Butterfly Defect shows that mitigating uncertainty and risk in an interconnected world is an essential task for our future.

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Princeton University Press

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0691168423

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9780691168425

And Here's the Kicker

21 Top Comedy Writers on Boosting Your Craft to the Highest Level

By: Mike Sacks

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And Here's the Kicker

21 Top Comedy Writers on Boosting Your Craft to the Highest Level

By: Mike Sacks

Interviews with David Sedaris, Dave Barry, Jack Handey, Bob Odenkirk, and other humor-writing pros: “Sure to captivate anyone who loves a good comedy.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) If you aspire to write sitcoms, standup, screenplays, or satirical essays—or are just a connoisseur of comedy—you should learn from the professionals. With interviews from twenty-one top humor writers whose credits include everything from Marx Brothers movies to Borat and The Office, readers will score not only professional advice but personal details about their processes, influences, and experiences in the industry—and, of course, more than a few amusing stories. Discover what Paul Feig thinks would have happened to Freaks and Geeks if the show had had another season; what the writers’ room at SNL is really like; how the Onion editorial staff dealt with the aftermath of 9/11; and much, much more. These humor writers are among the best in the business, ranging from veterans to newcomers, and have collectively been involved with many of the pop culture touchstones of the last half-century. Interviewees include: Stephen Merchant (The Office) · Harold Ramis (Animal House, Groundhog Day) · Dan Mazer (Da Ali G Show, Borat) · Paul Feig (Freaks and Geeks) · Bob Odenkirk (The Ben Stiller Show) · Todd Hanson (The Onion) · Mitch Hurwitz (Arrested Development) · David Sedaris (Me Talk Pretty One Day) · Al Jaffee (Mad) · Allison Silverman (The Colbert Report) · Robert Smigel (Late Night with Conan O’Brien) · Dave Barry (Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up) · Larry Wilmore (In Living Color, The Bernie Mac Show) · Jack Handey (Saturday Night Live) · Larry Gelbart (M*A*S*H, Tootsie) · Buck Henry · Merrill Markoe · Irving Brecher · Marshall Brickman · George Meyer · Dick Cavett “Remarkably frank interviews . . . reads like a secret history of popular culture.” —Time “Loaded with information for people interested in comedy, not just those who want to work in the business.” —PopMatters

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Open Road Media

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1504090535

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9781504090537

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica

By: T. Mike Childs

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The Rocklopedia Fakebandica

By: T. Mike Childs

Have you ever wondered what the name of the cantina band in Star Wars was? Or how many fictional singers Elvis played? Or how many fake bands had real Top Ten hits? This hysterical, witty, and irreverent book answers all these questions and more. Based on the popular Web site fakebands.com, The Rocklopedia Fakebandica contains almost 1,000 entries covering such pop-culture staples as Spinal Tap, the Monkees, the Partridge Family, the Blues Brothers, the Rutles, Schroeder, the Chipmunks, the Brady Kids, the California Raisins, the Commitments, the Archies, the Banana Splits, Eddie and the Cruisers, the Wonders, Phoebe Buffay, Miss Piggy, Josie and the Pussycats, Jessica Rabbit, School of Rock, and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Perfect for pop-culture addicts, trivia buffs, and music lovers of all stripes, The Rocklopedia Fakebandica is the consummate addition to any bookshelf, coffee table, or bathroom.

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St. Martin's Griffin

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1466873019

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9781466873018

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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9781641772242

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