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Multimodal Optimization by Means of Evolutionary Algorithms

By: Mike Preuss

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Multimodal Optimization by Means of Evolutionary Algorithms

By: Mike Preuss

This book offers the first comprehensive taxonomy for multimodal optimization algorithms, work with its root in topics such as niching, parallel evolutionary algorithms, and global optimization. The author explains niching in evolutionary algorithms and its benefits; he examines their suitability for use as diagnostic tools for experimental analysis, especially for detecting problem (type) properties; and he measures and compares the performances of niching and canonical EAs using different benchmark test problem sets. His work consolidates the recent successes in this domain, presenting and explaining use cases, algorithms, and performance measures, with a focus throughout on the goals of the optimization processes and a deep understanding of the algorithms used. The book will be useful for researchers and practitioners in the area of computational intelligence, particularly those engaged with heuristic search, multimodal optimization, evolutionary computing, and experimental analysis.

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3319074075

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Olympic Tourism

By: Mike Weed

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Olympic Tourism

By: Mike Weed

The first book to examine Olympic Tourism, this timely, breakthrough text offers a fascinating insight into the world's most famous mega-event.

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Routledge

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0750681616

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Sports Tourism

Participants, Policy and Providers

By: Mike Weed,Chris Bull

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Sports Tourism

Participants, Policy and Providers

By: Mike Weed,Chris Bull

Sports Tourism: Participants, Policy and Providers is an unparalleled text that explains sports tourism as a social, economic and cultural phenomenon that stems from the unique interaction of activity, people and place. Unlike other texts, it establishes sports tourism as a unique area that produces its own unique issues, concerns and controversies. Extensively revised with cutting edge new material based on the latest research in the field, this edition uses recent international case studies to illustrate how theory is used in practice. The text tackles the complex and distinctive issues this sector faces from three viewpoints: participants: examining the profiles, motivations and behaviour patterns of sports tourists to create a participation model policy: analyzes the response by policy makers to this phenomenon and the problems of achieving integration between two sectors with historically different cultures providers: their motivations, aims, objectives and strategies. Now in its second edition, this book is an essential resource for those studying, teaching or working in sports tourism.

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Routledge

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1136435387

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9781136435386

Understanding Social Enterprise

Theory and Practice

By: Rory Ridley-Duff,Mike Bull

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Understanding Social Enterprise

Theory and Practice

By: Rory Ridley-Duff,Mike Bull

The emergence of social enterprises over the past 35 years has been an exciting and significant development in the economy at a local, national and international level. How should we understand the growing popularity of social enterprise and the wider social economy? Are alternative business models even more relevant in an uncertain business climate? Do they provide a robust response to periods of state ′austerity′? How do social enterprises contribute to global initiatives to improve the sustainability and responsibility of the business community? Through discussion of theoretical and practical considerations for the field, and a wealth of learning features, this 2nd edition of Understanding Social Enterprise: Focuses on the distinct pathways that social enterprises follow, critiquing the competencies and practices that contribute to a successful social economy Contains updated coverage on sector issues, including the recent development of the social investment industry Explores how private, voluntary and public sector agencies engage the social economy, and how distinctive new forms have emerged from it Examines the management of social enterprises in different contexts within the social economy Contains updated coverage of international issues informed by global studies of the social economies. Revisions include a new, tripartite structure and two new chapters on ′Marketing and Measuring Social Value′ and ′Social Investment and Crowd Funding′. Visit the companion website for sample curricula, instructors’ manual, PowerPoint slides and extra case studies for lecturers, and access to full-text journal articles for students.

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SAGE

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1473943531

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50 of the Best Snowshoe Trails Around Lake Tahoe

By: Mike White

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50 of the Best Snowshoe Trails Around Lake Tahoe

By: Mike White

Come winter, Lake Tahoe’s trails, mountains, and shores shed their hikers and transform under a white blanket of snow into a serene winter wonderland. From towering snowy vistas, frozen subalpine lakes, lofty summits, and beautiful tree canopies, Lake Tahoe is one of America’s favorite winter playgrounds—with some of the most beautiful and invigorating views in the world. 50 of the Best Snowshoe Trails Around Tahoe offers snowshoers of all levels and experience a wide-range of excursions—from flat and easy to steep and strenuous. It includes a wide range of snowshoe routes such as Mt. Rose, Carson Pass, Emerald Bay, Fallen Leaf Lake, Highway 89, Truckee and Donner Pass. Features include: Fifty distinct routes with directions to trailheads, detailed trip descriptions, and topographic maps Forty-five stunning photographs of popular trails, landscapes, and lake views Easy-to-read headings to provide key information on trail difficulty, distance, elevation, avalanche risk, facilities, managing agencies, highlights, lowlights, and more. A wide-range of outings for snowshoers of all abilities Recommendations on where to grab a hot drink, enjoy a hearty meal, or to snuggle up for a cozy overnight stay Tips on everything from proper clothing and footwear, equipment checklists, pre-hike warm-ups, sanitation, dog-friendly trails, and permit requirements Whether you are an amateur explorer or a winter adventure enthusiast, this comprehensive guidebook has everything you need to explore the winter playgrounds surrounding Lake Tahoe.

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University of Nevada Press

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1943859809

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9781943859801

Sierra North

Backcountry Trips in California's Sierra Nevada

By: Kathy Morey,Mike White,Stacey Corless,Thomas Winnett

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Sierra North

Backcountry Trips in California's Sierra Nevada

By: Kathy Morey,Mike White,Stacey Corless,Thomas Winnett

Now in its 9th edition, the completely updated and revised Sierra North showcases new trips and old favorites in regions such as Desolation Wilderness, Emigrant Wilderness, the proposed Castle Peak Wilderness, and the world-famous Yosemite National Park.

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Wilderness Press

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0899975240

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9780899975245

Several Complex Variables and Complex Manifolds I

By: Mike Field

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Several Complex Variables and Complex Manifolds I

By: Mike Field

This self-contained and relatively elementary introduction to functions of several complex variables and complex (especially compact) manifolds was first published in 1982. It was intended be a synthesis of those topics and a broad introduction to the field. The work as a whole will be useful to professional mathematicians or mathematical physicists who wish to acquire a further knowledge of this area of mathematics. Many exercises have been included and indeed they form an integral part of the text. The prerequisites for understanding Part I would be met by any mathematics student with a first degree and together the two parts were designed to provide an introduction to the more advanced works in the subject.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521283019

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9780521283014

The Oxford Handbook of Strategy Implementation

By: Michael A. Hitt,Susan E. Jackson,Salvador Carmona,Leonard Bierman,Christina E. Shalley,Mike Wright

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The Oxford Handbook of Strategy Implementation

By: Michael A. Hitt,Susan E. Jackson,Salvador Carmona,Leonard Bierman,Christina E. Shalley,Mike Wright

Many strategies fail not because they are improperly formulated but because they are poorly implemented. The Oxford Handbook of Strategy Implementation examines the crucial role of implementation in how business and managerial strategies produce returns. In this wide-ranging collection of essays, leading scholars address governance, resources, human capital, and accounting-based control systems, advancing our understanding of strategy implementation and identifying opportunities for future research on this important process.

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0190650257

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Traveling Around the World with Mike and Barbara Bivona

By: Mike Bivona

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Traveling Around the World with Mike and Barbara Bivona

By: Mike Bivona

Mike and Barbara Bivona have danced their way around the world, embracing the colorful rhythms of each country and culture in their travels. Now, Mike, the author of Dancing Around the World with Mike and Barbara Bivona, returns to share more of their globe-trotting adventures in part one of a new travel memoir series. While cruising the islands, they witnessed lava flowing into the surf off the shores of Hawaii and danced on a nightclub floor that once saw the white-uniformed officers of the warships anchored at the naval station in Pearl Harbor. Mike describes the thrill and challenge of learning the intricate steps of the Argentine tango in Buenos Aires and, more importantly, absorbing its proper attitude from master dancers. The brimstone fumes wreathing the slopes of Mt. Vesuvius transported them back in time, as the frozen bodies of the unlucky residents of Pompeii and Herculaneum--as well as the evidence of Romans' lively erotic imagination left on walls and sculptured into clay--inspired numerous colorful conversations. Mike and Barbara's shared passion for art and history has led them to seek out the haunts of other lovers of adventure--Columbus, Ponce de Leon, General Custer, circus impresario John Ringling, and the elderly jazz musicians in New Orleans. Part memoir and part travelogue, this volume offers you a trip around the world with the Bivonas--without ever leaving your chair. Traveling Around the World with Mike and Barbara Bivona by Michael Bivona CPA, published by IUniverse, was a winner in the Annual Eric Hoffer Awards for Short Prose & Independent Books 2014 for eBooks nonfiction The US Review of Books reviewed by Barbara Bamberger Scott.

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iUniverse

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1491710411

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Hydrogeology of Morgan Valley, Morgan County, Utah

By: Janae Wallace,Mike Lowe,Jonathan K. King,Walid W. Sabbah,Kevin J. Thomas

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Hydrogeology of Morgan Valley, Morgan County, Utah

By: Janae Wallace,Mike Lowe,Jonathan K. King,Walid W. Sabbah,Kevin J. Thomas

This report characterizes the relationship of geology to groundwater occurrence and flow, with emphasis on determining the thickness of the valley-fill aquifer and water yielding properties of the fractured rock aquifers. Develops a water budget for the drainage basin and classifies the groundwater quality and identifies the likely sources of nitrate in groundwater.

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Utah Geological Survey

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1557918538

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9781557918536

Stay Healthy During Chemo

The Five Essential Steps

By: Mike Herbert,Joe Dispenza

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Stay Healthy During Chemo

The Five Essential Steps

By: Mike Herbert,Joe Dispenza

Combat chemo side effects using these “excellent and sound guidelines” and more than 100 recipes (Ann Louise Gittleman, New York Times-bestselling author of The Fat Flush Plan). Healthy living is even more important for your well-being when you're fighting cancer. In Stay Healthy During Chemo, you’ll find over 100 science-based recipes, a menu-planning guide, tips for how to exercise and rest well while healing, affirmations and mental-health remedies, and much more to help you decide how to be healthy during your treatment. Natural healing advocate and naturopathic doctor Mike Herbert offers suggestions that can help you make your own plan for staying healthy during chemotherapy, which can take a toll on your body while doing its healing work. Chemotherapy is only part of the healing process. This book offers a treasure chest of practical guidance for feeling good during chemo and beyond. And it does so through five basic steps, supporting you to: · Change your thinking and develop an attitude focused on healing · Detoxify with therapeutic baths to promote healing from the inside out · Eat the best foods to create a healing chemistry in your body · Supplement your diet to support healing momentum · Exercise and rest to speed the healing process “Excellent and sound guidelines on protecting your immune system while undergoing and recovering from chemotherapy…will help you conquer your fears and anxiety and replace them with healing and hope.”—Ann Louise Gittleman, New York Times-bestselling author of The Fat Flush Plan

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Mango Media Inc.

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1633410056

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9781633410053

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Old West

By: Mike Flanagan

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Old West

By: Mike Flanagan

Little known lore about pioneers, easy to understand explanations of land agreements, fascinating adventures of Native Americans, and photos the people of the ole West.

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Penguin

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0028629450

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9780028629452

Ground-water Sensitivity and Vulnerability to Pesticides in Utah

By: Mike Lowe,Janae Wallace,Hugh A. Hurlow,Ivan D. Sanderson,Matt Butler

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Ground-water Sensitivity and Vulnerability to Pesticides in Utah

By: Mike Lowe,Janae Wallace,Hugh A. Hurlow,Ivan D. Sanderson,Matt Butler

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recommending that states develop Pesticide Management Plans for four agricultural chemicals – alachlor, atrazine, metolachlor, and simazine – herbicides used in Utah in the production of corn and sorghum. This report and accompanying maps are intended to be used as part of these Pesticide Management Plans to provide local, state, and federal government agencies and agricultural pesticide users with a base of information concerning sensitivity and vulnerability of ground water to agricultural pesticides in Utah. We used existing data to produce pesticide sensitivity and vulnerability maps by applying a combined process-based and index-based model specifically tailored to the Western United States using Geographic Information System analysis methods. This is a first cut at developing pesticide sensitivity and vulnerability maps; better data and tools may become available in the future so that better maps can be produced. 40 pages + 2 plates

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1557916934

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9781557916938

From Morality to Mental Health

Virtue and Vice in a Therapeutic Culture

By: Mike W. Martin

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From Morality to Mental Health

Virtue and Vice in a Therapeutic Culture

By: Mike W. Martin

Morality and mental health are now inseparably linked in our view of character. Alcoholics are sick, yet they are punished for drunk driving. Drug addicts are criminals, but their punishment can be court ordered therapy. The line between character flaws and personality disorders has become fuzzy, with even the seven deadly sins seen as mental disorders. In addition to pathologizing wrong-doing, we also psychologize virtue; self-respect becomes self-esteem, integrity becomes psychological integration, and responsibility becomes maturity. Moral advice is now sought primarily from psychologists and therapists rather than philosophers or theologians. In this wide-ranging, accessible book, Mike W. Martin asks: are we replacing morality with therapy, in potentially confused and dangerous ways, or are we creatively integrating morality and mental health? According to him, it's a little bit of both. He surveys the ways in which morality and mental health are related, touching on practical concerns like love and work, self-respect and self-fulfillment, guilt and depression, crime and violence, and addictions. Terming this integrative development "the therapeutic trend in ethics," Martin uses examples from popular culture, various moral controversies, and draws on a line of thought that includes Plato, the Stoics, Freud, Nietzsche, and contemporary psychotherapeutic theories. Martin develops some interesting conclusions, among them that sound morality is indeed healthy, and that moral values are inevitably embedded in our conceptions of mental health. In the end, he shows how both morality and mental health are inextricably intertwined in our pursuit of a meaningful life. This book will be of interest to philosophers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and sociologists, as well as the general reader.

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Oxford University Press

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0190293985

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9780190293987

Sierra North

Backcountry Trips in California's Sierra Nevada

By: Elizabeth Wenk,Mike White

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Backcountry Trips in California's Sierra Nevada

By: Elizabeth Wenk,Mike White

Find the Best Hikes and Backpacking Trips in California’s Sierra Nevada The rush of trekking through nature, the thrill of experiencing new places, the reward of discovering beautiful sights—all of this awaits in the Sierra Nevada. For more than 50 years, this definitive guidebook has led readers along the top trails between the mountain range’s northern boundary and the southern edge of Yosemite National Park. Now, with this revised and updated edition, let hiking experts Elizabeth Wenk and Mike White show you the way. Sierra North is the award-winning guide that features 80 meticulously selected trips, from new routes to old favorites. Traverse Hoover Wilderness, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Carson-Iceberg Wilderness, Emigrant Wilderness, Desolation Wilderness, and more. The trips are organized around major highways and roads, so it’s easy to choose your next adventure. Just pick an area, drive there, and go hiking. Inside you’ll find 80 trips that range from quick overnighters to 11-day excursions Complete trip details, including day-by-day trail descriptions, GPS waypoints, and elevation data 36 trailhead maps that show the routes for every trip Beginner tips and trusted advice on camping, fishing, and bear safety Information on side trips, geology, natural history, and more Planning your trip into the northern Sierra backcountry is easier than ever before. For additional hiking and backpacking opportunities, see the companion guide Sierra South. Both titles are recipients of a National Outdoor Book Award.

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Wilderness Press

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0899978878

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9780899978871

Stars and Stellar Processes

By: M. W. Guidry,Mike Guidry

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Stars and Stellar Processes

By: M. W. Guidry,Mike Guidry

Presents the physics of stars in relation to modern topics such as neutrino oscillations, supernovae, black holes, and gravitational waves.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107197880

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9781107197886

Modern General Relativity

Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, and Cosmology

By: Mike Guidry

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Modern General Relativity

Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, and Cosmology

By: Mike Guidry

Einstein's general theory of relativity is widely considered to be one of the most elegant and successful scientific theories ever developed, and it is increasingly being taught in a simplified form at advanced undergraduate level within both physics and mathematics departments. Due to the increasing interest in gravitational physics, in both the academic and the public sphere, driven largely by widely-publicised developments such as the recent observations of gravitational waves, general relativity is also one of the most popular scientific topics pursued through self-study. Modern General Relativity introduces the reader to the general theory of relativity using an example-based approach, before describing some of its most important applications in cosmology and astrophysics, such as gamma-ray bursts, neutron stars, black holes, and gravitational waves. With hundreds of worked examples, explanatory boxes, and end-of-chapter problems, this textbook provides a solid foundation for understanding one of the towering achievements of twentieth-century physics.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108187307

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9781108187305

Videohound's Video Premieres

The Only Guide to Video Originals and Limited Releases

By: Mike Mayo

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Videohound's Video Premieres

The Only Guide to Video Originals and Limited Releases

By: Mike Mayo

More than 500 movies are released directly to video each year, while another 100 or so have extremely limited theatrical releases. To learn about these mysterious movies and buried treasures, turn to "VideoHound's Video Premieres", a collection of reviews and ratings for 1,000 of the best and worst direct-to-video movies and limited in every genre. 100 photos.

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0787608254

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9780787608255

Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide

By: Mike Kingston (ed)

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Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide

By: Mike Kingston (ed)

An almanac of miscellaneous facts about the state of Texas.

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0914511181

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9780914511182

Multimodal Optimization by Means of Evolutionary Algorithms

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Multimodal Optimization by Means of Evolutionary Algorithms

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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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SCB Distributors

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1938912292

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9781938912290

Open Mike

By: Mike Hill

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Open Mike

By: Mike Hill

Who is Mike Hill? For 49 years, he attempted to answer the question, to no avail. Hill was known to the world as the polished, versatile talent with multi-decade broadcast experience. After joining ESPN in 2004, Hill made a name for himself at the network, beginning at the highlight desk for ESPN News and later transitioning to some of the carrier's highest-priority programming, appearing as a host on SportsCenter, NFL Live, Baseball Tonight and NBA Tonight among others. In August of 2013, Hill joined FOX Sports. The embodiment of professionalism, Hill appeared to be living the American Dream; however, his private, internal struggles were taking a toll on his ability to live and to love.Eventually, the mounting trauma resulting from childhood memories of witnessing his mother victimized by domestic violence, a lack of proper male tutelage, discovering that his stepfather was a murder for hire, and the demise of two marriages, forced Hill to his breaking point. Amidst a silent cry for help and a quest to heal from within, forced him to pick up his pen to chronicle the most prolific moments of his life.

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13th & Joan

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1734234679

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