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House Plants

By: Mike Maunder

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Exploring the economics, science, and cultural significance of houseplants, a many-tendrilled history of our domestic, pot-bound companions. Our penchant for keeping houseplants is an ancient practice dating back to the Pharaohs. House Plants explores the stories behind the plants we bring home and how they were transformed from wild plants into members of our households. A billion-dollar global industry, house plants provide interaction with nature and contribute to our health, happiness, and well-being. They also support their own miniature ecosystems and are part of the home biome. Featuring many superb illustrations, House Plants explores both their botanical history and cultural impact, from song (Gracie Fields’s “Biggest Aspidistra in the World”), literature (Orwell’s Keep the Aspidistra Flying), and cinema (Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors) to fashion, technology, contemporary design, and painting.

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1789145449

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House Plants

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House Plants

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Marxism and Educational Theory

Origins and Issues

By: Mike Cole

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Marxism and Educational Theory

Origins and Issues

By: Mike Cole

Mike Cole considers the origins and developments within the evolution of Marxist theory and postmodern theory. He analyses how Marxism and postmodernism are articulated within the sociology of education since its inception up to the present.

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Routledge

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1134322607

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9781134322602

Physical Processes in Earth and Environmental Sciences

By: Mike R. Leeder,Marta Pérez-Arlucea

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Physical Processes in Earth and Environmental Sciences

By: Mike R. Leeder,Marta Pérez-Arlucea

This book provides a sound introduction to the basic physicalprocesses that dominate the workings of the Earth, its atmosphereand hydrosphere. It systematically introduces the physicalprocesses involved in the Earth’s systems without assuming anadvanced physics or mathematical background. Offers an integrated approach to the study of earth, marine andatmospheric environmental sciences, reflecting current trends inundergraduate courses. Natural examples of physical processes, rather than abstractphysics and maths, are used throughout to illustrate the scientificprinciples involved. Artwork from the book is available to instructors online atwww.blackwellpublishing.com/leeder.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1444311115

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Using the Meade ETX

100 Objects You Can Really See with the Mighty ETX

By: Mike Weasner

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Using the Meade ETX

100 Objects You Can Really See with the Mighty ETX

By: Mike Weasner

The Meade ETX range of telescopes is one of the most successful ever made. It is low-cost, has sold in its tens of thousands, and is available in almost every country. Here, ETX expert Mike Weasner reveals everything any amateur astronomer ever wanted to know about the telescope. First book dedicated entirely to the ETX. Written by an acknowledged world authority. Describes the "best" 100 objects to begin observing. Contains detailed hints and tips aimed at getting the best out of the ETX. Features imaging (photographic and digital) as well as visual observing.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1447101952

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9781447101956

Field Guide to the Deep Sky Objects

By: Mike Inglis

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Field Guide to the Deep Sky Objects

By: Mike Inglis

This star guide enables astronomers to choose a class of object, and for any month of the year find an observation list that begins with the easiest through to progressively more difficult targets. Following detailed descriptive summaries of each class of object, it includes extensive lists of deep-sky targets which are classified according to type of object. Amateur astronomers of all levels will find this book invaluable for its broad-ranging background material, its lists of fascinating objects, and for its power to improve practical observing skills while viewing many different types of deep-sky objects.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1447136802

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Astronomy of the Milky Way

The Observer’s Guide to the Northern Milky Way

By: Mike Inglis

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Astronomy of the Milky Way

The Observer’s Guide to the Northern Milky Way

By: Mike Inglis

This is the first of a two-volume set that deal with the entire Milky Way. This first volume looks at what can be seen predominantly from the Northern Skies. In addition to the descriptive text, there are many star charts and maps, as well as the latest up-to-date images made by observatories around the world and in space, as well as images taken by amateur astronomers.

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0857293680

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Astrophysics is Easy!

An Introduction for the Amateur Astronomer

By: Mike Inglis

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Astrophysics is Easy!

An Introduction for the Amateur Astronomer

By: Mike Inglis

Astrophysics is often - with some justification - regarded as incomprehensible without at least degree-level mathematics. Consequently, many amateur astronomers skip the math, and miss out on the fascinating fundamentals of the subject. In Astrophysics Is Easy! Mike Inglis takes a quantitative approach to astrophysics that cuts through the incomprehensible mathematics, and explains the basics of astrophysics in accessible terms. The reader can view objects under discussion with commercial amateur equipment.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1846287367

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Observer’s Guide to Stellar Evolution

The Birth, Life and Death of Stars

By: Mike Inglis

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Observer’s Guide to Stellar Evolution

The Birth, Life and Death of Stars

By: Mike Inglis

Stellar evolution - the birth, development and death of stars - is central to our current understanding of astronomy, but surprisingly the majority of amateur astronomers lack a full understanding of the physics of stars. Current books on the market tend to be highly theoretical and off-putting, in Observer's Guide to Stellar Evolution, Mike Inglis brings this subject to life in a unique way. By combining a step-by-step introduction with suggestions for practical observations of stars at different stages in their evolution, amateur astronomers regardless of their current level of knowledge, will find this book fascinating and informative. -Accessible to every amateur astronomer, regardless of background knowledge. -Step-by-step introduction to the theory of stellar evolution. -Includes many examples of stars at different stages in their evolution, that the reader can observe for him/herself. -Mathematics is made accessible by being presented in 'boxes'that readers can skip over if they prefer!

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144710059X

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250 Indie Games You Must Play

By: Mike Rose

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250 Indie Games You Must Play

By: Mike Rose

This book is a guide to the expanding world of indie gaming. It helps readers to understand why indie games are so important to so many people in the entertainment industry. The book covers puzzlers, platformers, beat 'em ups, shoot 'em ups, role-playing, and strategy.

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CRC Press

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1466503173

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A Bucket of Sunshine

Life on a Cold War Canberra Squadron

By: Mike Brooke RAF

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A Bucket of Sunshine

Life on a Cold War Canberra Squadron

By: Mike Brooke RAF

A Bucket of Sunshine - a term used for the use of a nuclear bomb - is a firsthand insight into life in the mid-1960s on a RAF Canberra nuclear-armed squadron in West Germany on the frontline in the Cold War. Mike Brookes describes not only the technical aspect of the aircraft and its nuclear and conventional roles and weapons, but also majors on the low-level flying that went with the job of being ready to go to war at less than three minutes notice. Brooke tells his story warts and all, with many amusing overtones, in what was an extremely serious business when the world was standing on the brink of nuclear conflict. The English-Electric Canberra was a first-generation jet-powered light bomber manufactured in large numbers in the 1950s. The Canberra could fly at a higher altitude than any other bomber through the 1950s and set a world altitude record of 70,310 feet. Due to its ability to evade early interceptors and providing a significant performance advancement over piston-engine bombers, the Canberra was a popular export product and served with many nations. Although jet powered, the Canberra design philosophy was very much in the Mosquito mould, providing room for a substantial bomb load, fitting two of the most powerful engines available, and wrapping it in the most compant and aerodynamic package possible. Rather than devote space and weight to defensive armament, the Canberra was designed to fly fast and high enough to avoid air-to-air combat entirely.

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The History Press

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0752476998

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9780752476995

Critical Race Theory and Education

A Marxist Response

By: Mike Cole

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Critical Race Theory and Education

A Marxist Response

By: Mike Cole

This book, now in its second edition, focuses on the challenge to Marxism posed by Critical Race Theory as this relates to educational theory, policy, and practices with respect to both the US and UK. Critical Race Theory (CRT) in the realm of Education has a long history in the US, and is now a burgeoning field of inquiry in the UK. Critical Race Theory and Education is the first book-length response to CRT from a Marxist perspective and looks at CRT's origins in Critical Legal Studies, critiques the work of major US and UK Critical Race theorists, and also looks at some of CRT's strengths. CRT and Marxism are contextualized with respect to both neo-liberal global capitalism and imperialism and to anti-racist socialist developments in South America. The book concludes with some suggestions for classroom practice.

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1349950793

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Converging Media, Diverging Politics

A Political Economy of News Media in the United States and Canada

By: Mike Gasher

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Converging Media, Diverging Politics

A Political Economy of News Media in the United States and Canada

By: Mike Gasher

What purpose does the news media serve in contemporary North American society? In this collection of essays, experts from both the United States and Canada investigate this question, exploring the effects of media concentration in democratic systems. Specifically, the scholars collected here consider, from a range of vantage points, how corporate and technological convergence in the news industry in the United States and Canada impacts journalism's expressed role as a medium of democratic communication. More generally, and by necessity, Converging Media, Diverging Politics speaks to larger questions about the role that the production and circulation of news and information does, can, and should serve. The editors have gathered an impressive array of critical essays, featuring interesting and well-documented case studies that will prove useful to both students and researchers of communications and media studies.

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Lexington Books

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0739113062

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Bible-Smart: Matthew

Q and a for the Curious Soul

By: Mike Nappa

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Bible-Smart: Matthew

Q and a for the Curious Soul

By: Mike Nappa

WINNER OF THE 2024 ILLUMINATION BRONZE AWARD FOR THEOLOGY Dig into over 200 honest questions everyone has about the Bible with easy-to-understand and well-researched answers to help you dig even deeper! Studying the Bible doesn't have to be a chore, and understanding God's Word doesn't have to mean slogging through dull commentaries stuffed with theological jargon. Bible-Smart: Matthew is an invitation to sit down together and talk about honest questions everyone has about the Bible. Every page is a relaxed, fascinating, and enjoyable conversation through the Gospel of Matthew. Covering more than 200 questions, Mike Nappa gives well-researched and thoughtful, yet easy-to-understand answers to what you've always been curious about. Get answers to questions like: Do we know where Jesus was buried?No one seems to know what happened to Mary's husband, Joseph - why?Why does Jesus call himself the "Son of Man"?And more!Get Fascinating Answers to Over 200 Questions You've Always Wondered About! There is joy in discovering the riches of God's Word, and curiosity is the first step. Each Q&A can be read in under two minutes, making this book perfect for small-group Bible studies, young-adult ministries, or personal reading and devotion. This is a new kind of commentary for today's generation. Includes questions like: What was it like to live with leprosy in Jesus' time?If Jesus clearly promises "you will receive what you ask for" in prayer, why do so many prayers go unanswered?What does it mean that the curtain in the Temple was torn in two when Jesus died?Do "outer darkness" and "weeping and gnashing of teeth" always refer to hell, or are there other interpretations?Why was Peter so afraid of a little servant girl that he would deny even knowing Jesus?And more! If your spirit is hungry, then Bible-Smart: Matthew is where you can get fed. In here you'll draw closer to Jesus as you develop a greater understanding of God's Word--and awaken to the difference that it makes in your day-to-day life. Key Features of Bible-Smart: MatthewOver 200 Relevant Questions Why does Jesus call himself the 'Son of Man'? Why does the book of Matthew start with a genealogy? Will getting angry once really send me to hell? Get answers to all these questions you might have wondered but were afraid to ask!Easy to Understand Author Mike Nappa's engaging and conversational writing style will feel like you're asking a trusted, longtime friend everything you've ever wondered about the Bible. Cutting through academic language and getting straight to the point, Bible-Smart is clear, concise, and delivers complex concepts in simple ways so everyone can understand them!Solid, Reliable Information Enjoy having well-researched information with scriptures to back up expert answers. Focusing on Jesus birth, life, ministry, and resurrection, Bible-Smart will satisfy the most curious souls and leave you even more captivated with God's Word than ever before! Bible-Smart is perfect for: Individual and group studyYouth groupsTeens and adultsChurch librariesConfirmation and graduation giftsDiscipleshipPastors and church leadersTo hand to a friendAnd more!

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Rose Publishing

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164938033X

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Eastern Alpine Guide

Natural History and Conservation of Mountain Tundra East of the Rockies

By: Mike Jones,Liz Willey

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Eastern Alpine Guide

Natural History and Conservation of Mountain Tundra East of the Rockies

By: Mike Jones,Liz Willey

Explore the wonders of eastern North America's alpine regions

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Brandeis University Press

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1512603023

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Sedimentology and Sedimentary Basins

From Turbulence to Tectonics

By: Mike R. Leeder

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Sedimentology and Sedimentary Basins

From Turbulence to Tectonics

By: Mike R. Leeder

The sedimentary record on Earth stretches back more than 4.3 billion years and is present in more abbreviated forms on companion planets of the Solar System, like Mars and Venus, and doubtless elsewhere. Reading such planetary archives correctly requires intimate knowledge of modern sedimentary processes acting within the framework provided by tectonics, climate and sea or lake level variations. The subject of sedimentology thus encompasses the origins, transport and deposition of mineral sediment on planetary surfaces. The author addresses the principles of the subject from the viewpoint of modern processes, emphasising a general science narrative approach in the main text, with quantitative background derived in enabling ‘cookie’ appendices. The book ends with an innovative chapter dealing with how sedimentology is currently informing a variety of cognate disciplines, from the timing and extent tectonic uplift to variations in palaeoclimate. Each chapter concludes with a detailed guide to key further reading leading to a large bibliography of over 2500 entries. The book is designed to reach an audience of senior undergraduate and graduate students and interested academic and industry professionals.

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1405177837

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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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9780806188140

Scrabble Wordbook

By: Mike Baron

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Scrabble Wordbook

By: Mike Baron

Whether at an official tournament or a home kitchen table, every SCRABBLE player wants to be a winner--and these specially selected words and expert hints are guaranteed to boost scores. Based on the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Fourth Edition (currently one of the bestselling games and puzzles books) and with foreword by World SCRABBLE Champion Brian Cappelletto, this is the equivalent of an intensive training course. Complete with winning word lists, such as those that combine high-scoring letters, those that have a preponderance of vowels, and those that allow multiple I and U dumps, it also offers tips on hitting triple-triples and achieving those elusive 7-letter bingos. SCRABBLE, the distinctive game board and letter tiles, and all associated logos are trademarks of Hasbro in the United States and Canada and are used with permission. � 2007 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

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Sterling Publishing Company

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1402750862

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9781402750861

Colorado Weather Almanac

By: Mike Nelson

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Colorado Weather Almanac

By: Mike Nelson

Weather book by esteemed CO meteorologist Mike Nelson

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Big Earth Publishing

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1555664016

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The Complete Wordbook for Game Players

Winning Words for Word Freaks

By: Mike Baron

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The Complete Wordbook for Game Players

Winning Words for Word Freaks

By: Mike Baron

Lovers of Scrabble[registered] and other language-based games will boost their chances to win with these huge, incredibly thorough word lists. Study it to increase your vocabulary, especially of words with hard-to-use J, Q, X, and Z; to understand the different letter combinations that frequently come up; and to get more hooks, those letters that can extend words already on the board for extra points. There's a cheat sheet that includes 2 and 3 letter words and their hooks; vowel dumps; and more. Load up on vowel-heavy words, including ones with multiple i and u. Find out which short words don't take s endings, or which finish in a surprise s. Get the best of the bingos, as well as alphagrams. The introduction comes from World Scrabble[registered] Champion Brian Cappelletto.

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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1402709471

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9781402709470

In Search of Midnight

The Mike McGee Handbook of Awesome

By: Mike McGee

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In Search of Midnight

The Mike McGee Handbook of Awesome

By: Mike McGee

A distinctive and incomparable collection from "Mighty" Mike McGee, the class clown of spoken word and poetry slam's geek champion. This debut includes his most notable performance poems, stories, humorous anecdotes and how-to's. This handbook moves between serious love tomes, like "Open Letter to Neil Armstrong" and "Every Day," to his most irreverent and requested works, like "Puddin'" and "Like." A true road-dog, McGee travels with words and camera, many results of which are captured in this collection. The humor contained in these pages are a campfire on a lonely winter night, the poetry – a reason to shout about love.

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