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Straight Talk from Wild Thing

By: Mitch Williams

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When Mitch Williams threw the pitch that lost the 1993 World Series for the Philadelphia Phillies, no one could have predicted that his reaction to the loss would win the hearts and minds of Phillies fans across the nation. He stood at his locker for an hour after the game, answering every question, most of which could be answered simply: I threw a bad pitch. He didn't go into hiding, make excuses, or believe that one loss was the end of the world. Phillies fans, notorious as the toughest in sports, recognized a stand-up guy when they saw one and embraced him as one of their own. Though his successful pitching career is behind him, Mitch is still standing up in Philadelphia and telling it like it is. "Straight Talk from Wild Thing" is the story of his career, but more than that, it is inside baseball seen from many perspectives: sitting on a 10-hour minor league bus ride, standing on a pitcher's mound, and sitting in a clubhouse, a dugout, and a ranch in Texas, where a man who retired at age 32 struggled to figure out what to do next.

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1617490776

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Encyclopedia of Rhythm and Blues and Doo-Wop Vocal Groups

By: Mitch Rosalsky

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Encyclopedia of Rhythm and Blues and Doo-Wop Vocal Groups

By: Mitch Rosalsky

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on the cities of origin, members, and music of some of the most popular rhythm and blues and doo wop groups.

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Scarecrow Press

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081084592X

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9780810845923

Deadly Virtues

By: Mitch Engel

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Deadly Virtues

By: Mitch Engel

Stephanie Burton is dripping in degrees—both academic and professional. And, she’s drop-dead gorgeous. Hers is a voice that pierces the din and circus antics of cable news broadcasting; she conveys genuine compassion and civility to her growing audience, compelling viewers to reach higher, behave more nobly. Eventually, she’s hailed as “America’s Moral Compass.” But something evil lurks behind Stephanie’s attractive and charismatic persona. Privately, she contends with emotional scars as sordid as any of the sensationalized stories the networks feast upon. In her deep-seated hatred for men, she carries out a plan to make them pay. When thirty-four-year-old Prize Calloway’s dead body is discovered in his Grandview, Missouri, apartment, officials begin to look for connections. Soon, Andie Morrison, a data analyst with the Kansas City Police Department ties Calloway’s death to two other brutal sex killings and a motivational speaking tour. The investigation heads down one blind alley after another as the public fixates on every detail, with one virtuous voice at the center.

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iUniverse

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1450231020

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The US Senate and the Commonwealth

Kentucky Lawmakers and the Evolution of Legislative Leadership

By: Mitch McConnell,Roy E. BrownellII

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The US Senate and the Commonwealth

Kentucky Lawmakers and the Evolution of Legislative Leadership

By: Mitch McConnell,Roy E. BrownellII

Kentucky has long punched above its weight in the US Senate, as some of the nation's most distinguished senators have hailed from the Commonwealth. Despite its relatively small population for much of American history, Kentucky has produced a record two Senate majority leaders, a record three Senate majority whips, and one of the country's greatest lawmakers, Henry Clay. These Kentuckians played an important role in the evolution of leadership institutions in the Senate. Official positions such as Senate majority leader and majority whip are nowhere to be found in the Constitution or early American history, yet today these offices have essentially eclipsed the constitutionally created legislative leadership positions of vice president and president pro tempore. While Kentucky senators have played a vital role in leading the Senate and in its institutional history, no book has told the story in its entirety. The US Senate and the Commonwealth is the first book of its kind to provide a detailed, yet accessible, discussion of the US Senate's leadership throughout its 225-year history. Senator Mitch McConnell and Roy E. Brownell II weave together the history of the Senate with lively portraits of prominent Kentucky senators as well as firsthand reflections about legislative leadership by a Senate majority leader. The authors illuminate and humanize this discussion by exploring the colorful and vivid lives of fifteen Kentucky lawmakers, including Henry Clay, Alben Barkley, and John Sherman Cooper. This compelling and fascinating study is an essential resource.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813177472

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9780813177472

MySpace For Dummies

By: Ryan Hupfer,Mitch Maxson,Ryan C. Williams

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MySpace For Dummies

By: Ryan Hupfer,Mitch Maxson,Ryan C. Williams

This text will help individuals who want to set up, customize, and use a MySpace profile to meet and stay in contact with friends, all while staying safe from online bad guys. The book also helps professionals like musicians, filmmakers, and marketers who want to use the site to build an audience for their works and products.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470134070

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9780470134078

Handbook of Nutrition and the Kidney

By: William E. Mitch,T. Alp Ikizler

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Handbook of Nutrition and the Kidney

By: William E. Mitch,T. Alp Ikizler

Thoroughly revised and updated for its Sixth Edition, this handbook is a practical, easily accessible guide to nutritional management of patients with acute and chronic renal diseases. Leading international experts present state-of-the-art information on these patients' nutritional requirements and offer dietary recommendations, with menus and lists of supplements to enhance patient compliance. Numerous tables and figures enable readers to find essential information quickly. This edition includes new chapters on the dietary approach to treating patients with kidney stones and hypertension, as well as on obesity and physical activity as they relate to patients with kidney disease.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1451152906

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9781451152906

MySpaceTM For Dummies®

By: Ryan Hupfer,Mitch Maxson,Ryan C. Williams

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MySpaceTM For Dummies®

By: Ryan Hupfer,Mitch Maxson,Ryan C. Williams

MySpace has more than 100 million active users. For many of them, MySpace is their central hub for connecting and communicating. They come to meet new people, keep up to date with family members, learn about new products and services, or catch up on the latest news. They come to check out blogs or to share their music. Don’t you just love the MySpace community? What — you don’t have a MySpace page yet? Well, we can fix that! Whether you’ve just decided to join MySpace, need to give your profile more pizzazz, or simply want to find out as much about MySpace as your teenager already knows, MySpace For Dummies, Second Edition has what you’re looking for. Find out how to get started, use MySpace safely, customize your page, start a blog, showcase your skills, and lots more. This friendly guide will help you: Open an account and set up your profile Turn on and use the MySpace safety and security tools Find and add friends to your profile Stay in touch by e-mail, bulletins, and profile comments Sell, buy, and market on MySpace Show off your talents as a filmmaker, author, comic, or musician Upgrade your profile with photos, music, and a whole new look Everything’s arranged to help you quickly find what you’re looking for. With MySpace For Dummies, Second Edition, you can easily make your MySpace experience truly exceptional!

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470507624

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9780470507629

The Spectrum of Sport Coaching Styles

By: Shane Pill,Brendan SueSee,Joss Rankin,Mitch Hewitt

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The Spectrum of Sport Coaching Styles

By: Shane Pill,Brendan SueSee,Joss Rankin,Mitch Hewitt

For the first time, this book applies The Spectrum to sports coaching to become a Spectrum of Coaching Styles. The non-versus approach to pedagogy taken by The Spectrum places athletes or players at the centre of their learning and clearly defines who (player or coach) is making pedagogical decisions in each style. This clarity allows players and coaches to have their teaching behaviours and decision-making clearly defined, and it provides a common language for players, coaches and practitioners to talk about coaching styles and the expected outcomes. For coaches interested in the holistic development of the player/athlete, The Spectrum provides a detailed framework for achieving multiple learning outcomes through cognitive, social, physical, ethical, emotional and social development. Written by coaches for coaches, this book applies Spectrum theory in a coach-specific/friendly way to the following: Introduction to The Spectrum and the sport coach as educator; Summary and detailed description of the 11 coaching styles and their suitability to particular types of coaching episodes; Outlines of the strengths of each style with application examples; and Explanations of coaching to develop reflective practice, self-analysis and error correction, how to coach players to decide on appropriate practice levels or challenge points, player problem solving and solution generation ability. The Spectrum of Sport Coaching Styles is important reading for coaches, athletes, students and lecturers of sports coaching across any sport.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000475298

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First Martyr of Liberty

Crispus Attucks in American Memory

By: Mitch Kachun

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First Martyr of Liberty

Crispus Attucks in American Memory

By: Mitch Kachun

First Martyr of Liberty explores how Crispus Attucks's death in the 1770 Boston Massacre led to his achieving mythic significance in African Americans' struggle to incorporate their experiences and heroes into the mainstream of the American historical narrative. While the other victims of the Massacre have been largely ignored, Attucks is widely celebrated as the first to die in the cause of freedom during the era of the American Revolution. He became a symbolic embodiment of black patriotism and citizenship. This book traces Attucks's career through both history and myth to understand how his public memory has been constructed through commemorations and monuments; institutions and organizations bearing his name; juvenile biographies; works of poetry, drama, and visual arts; popular and academic histories; and school textbooks. There will likely never be a definitive biography of Crispus Attucks since so little evidence exists about the man's actual life. While what can and cannot be known about Attucks is addressed here, the focus is on how he has been remembered--variously as either a hero or a villain--and why at times he has been forgotten by different groups and individuals from the eighteenth century to the present day.

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Oxford University Press

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0199875723

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9780199875726

The Scrum Field Guide

Agile Advice for Your First Year and Beyond

By: Mitch Lacey

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The Scrum Field Guide

Agile Advice for Your First Year and Beyond

By: Mitch Lacey

Thousands of organizations are adopting Scrum to transform the way they execute complex projects, in software and beyond. This guide will give you the skills and confidence needed to deploy Scrum, resulting in high-performing teams and satisfied customers. Drawing on years of hands-on experience helping companies succeed, Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) Mitch Lacey helps you overcome the major challenges of Scrum adoption and the deeper issues that emerge later. Extensively revised to reflect improved Scrum practices and tools, this edition adds an all-new section of tips from the field. Lacey covers many new topics, including immersive interviewing, collaborative estimation, and deepening business alignment. In 35 engaging chapters, you’ll learn how to build support and maximize value across your company. Now part of the renowned Mike Cohn Signature Series on agile development, this pragmatic guide addresses everything from establishing roles and priorities to determining team velocity, setting sprint length, and conducting customer reviews. Coverage includes Bringing teams and new team members on board Creating a workable definition of “done” Planning for short-term wins, and removing impediments to success Balancing predictability and adaptability in release planning Running productive daily scrums Fixing failing sprints Accurately costing projects, and measuring the value they deliver Managing risks in dynamic Scrum projects Prioritizing and estimating backlogs Working with distributed and offshore teams Institutionalizing improvements, and extending agility throughout the organization Packed with real-world examples straight from Lacey’s experience, this book will be invaluable to anyone transitioning to Scrum, seeking to improve their early results, or trying to get back on track.

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Addison-Wesley Professional

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0133853713

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The Heat of the Moment in Treatment: Mindful Management of Difficult Clients

By: Mitch Abblett

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The Heat of the Moment in Treatment: Mindful Management of Difficult Clients

By: Mitch Abblett

How to warm up to the clients that stop you cold. Have you experienced the anger, fear, doubt, and frustration that most clinicians feel but rarely put words to? Have you ever overreacted to a client in session or found yourself overwhelmed by the work with that client in your caseload? Are you looking for tools to manage your most “difficult” clients? Chances are, you’re like all other clinicians: At times you play “tug-of-war” with those in your care. The Heat of the Moment in Treatment is for clinicians looking to explore, reassess, and transform the way they treat their most difficult clients. With carefully designed mindfulness-based exercises, self-assessments, and skill development activities, this workbook helps clinicians understand their own role in therapeutic interactions, as well as how to proactively respond to tough client behavior in ways that improve the prospects for successful treatment. Author Mitch Abblett acts as a sensitive, expert guide, laying out a roadmap for the toughest of clinical encounters that almost all therapists face, whether seasoned or just starting out. His use of relatable metaphors, rhetorical questions, and stories from his own experience allows readers to reflect upon their own psychotherapy practice without feeling like there is one right way to deal with challenging clients. The Heat of the Moment in Treatment will help clinicians move beyond assumptions and reactive impulses to their “difficult” clients. Readers will gain proactive clinical leadership skills, while learning how to expand mindful awareness of self and others to access compassion and empathy for any client—even when the “heat” of moment-to-moment interaction in session is hard to tolerate.

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0393708845

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9780393708844

The Reluctant Whistleblower

By: Mitch O’Brien

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The Reluctant Whistleblower

By: Mitch O’Brien

Tiffany Faulkner is a smart, savvy woman on the fast track at a prestigious Wall Street firmuntil she meets her future husband, Jeremy Stanton, an energy company CEO who quickly sweeps her off her feet, marries her, and introduces her to an affluent new life in Houston filled with social and philanthropic activities. Twelve years later, Tiffany unquestionably loves her life, but quietly wonders if her husband still loves her. Everything soon changes when a friend offhandedly suggests that Jeremy has been unfaithful. Compelled to learn the truth, Tiffany hires a private investigator to look into her husbands activities. When he uncovers evidence of her husbands infidelity, Tiffany contemplates whether she should ignore his behavior and find fulfillment from her charity work. But when she decides to take a risk and look into Jeremys hidden business ventures, Tiffany soon discovers the far-reaching impact of her powerful, driven husband who is known for relying on cruel and calculated methods to dispatch his adversaries. Tiffany is about to receive more than she ever bargained for as Jeremys true character is revealed. The Reluctant Whistleblower is a thrilling tale of good versus evil as a wealthy woman embarks on a determined quest to uncover her husbands corrupt behavior and expose his shadowy escapades to the world.

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1491780460

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Festivals of Freedom

Memory and Meaning in African American Emancipation Celebrations, 1808-1915

By: Mitch Kachun,Mitchell Alan Kachun

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Festivals of Freedom

Memory and Meaning in African American Emancipation Celebrations, 1808-1915

By: Mitch Kachun,Mitchell Alan Kachun

With the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade in 1808, many African Americans began calling for "a day of publick thanksgiving" to commemorate this important step toward freedom. During the ensuing century, black leaders built on this foundation and constructed a distinctive and vibrant tradition through their celebrations of the end of slavery in New York State, the British West Indies, and eventually the United States as a whole. In this revealing study, Mitch Kachun explores the multiple functions and contested meanings surrounding African American emancipation celebrations from the abolition of the slave trade to the fiftieth anniversary of U.S. emancipation. Excluded from July Fourth and other American nationalist rituals for most of this period, black activists used these festivals of freedom to encourage community building and race uplift. Kachun demonstrates that, even as these annual rituals helped define African Americans as a people by fostering a sense of shared history, heritage, and identity, they were also sites of ambiguity and conflict. Freedom celebrations served as occasions for debate over black representations in the public sphere, struggles for group leadership, and contests over collective memory and its meaning. Based on extensive research in African American newspapers and oration texts, this book retraces a vital if often overlooked tradition in African American political culture and addresses important issues about black participation in the public sphere. By illuminating the origins of black Americans' public commemorations, it also helps explain why there have been increasing calls in recent years to make the "Juneteenth" observance of emancipation an American -- not just an African American -- day of commemoration.

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Liverpool University Press

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1558495282

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The Boys from Bakersfield

By: Mitch Laretz

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The Boys from Bakersfield

By: Mitch Laretz

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Page Publishing Inc

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168213203X

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Explorer's Guide New Jersey

By: Andi Marie Cantele,Mitch Kaplan

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Explorer's Guide New Jersey

By: Andi Marie Cantele,Mitch Kaplan

The second edition of this guide to the "Garden State" reveals the historic, cultural, and ecological diversity of the state. Includes extensive coverage of the Jersey Shore and Atlantic City. New Jersey is a state full of wonders to surprise curious travelers and residents alike. This guide leads you away from the busy interstate highways to reveal the cultural, historic, and geographical diversity that lies beyond the New Jersey Turnpike. For wine connoisseurs, there are more than 25 wineries that offer tours, tastings, and festivals; for history buffs, New Jersey, known as the "Cockpit of the Revolution," offers battlefield state parks, monuments, and reenactments. And that's not all: New Jersey's 127-mile shoreline has many diverse communities, including the historic Victorian seaside resort of Cape May, itself a national historic landmark; the casinos of Atlantic City; the natural beauty of Island Beach State Park, with sand dune-scattered, long, white beaches, nature trails, birding, surfing, and guided kayak tours; and the hip shore town of Red Bank, with art galleries, boutiques, bistros, and jazz clubs. In addition, this comprehensive guide to the state includes opinionated listings of inns, B&Bs, hotels, and vacation cabins; hundreds of dining reviews, from diners to four-star restaurants; up-to-date maps; an alphabetical "What's Where" subject guide to aid in trip planning; and handy icons that point out family-friendly establishments, wheelchair access, places of special value, and lodgings that accept pets.

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The Countryman Press

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0881508403

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Success Secrets of the Social Media Marketing Superstars

By: Mitch Meyerson

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Success Secrets of the Social Media Marketing Superstars

By: Mitch Meyerson

Online marketing expert Mitch Meyerson presents you with an unmatched advantage into the world of social media – the priceless secrets, strategies, tactics and insights of more than 20 of today’s social media elite. Handpicked to cover almost every aspect of social media marketing, Meyerson and this distinguished team of experts open their playbooks and teach you how to create effective social media campaigns to cut through the clutter, reach out to millions and grow your business. Features: • Proven tips and tactics from 20+ top social media marketers • The biggest mistakes businesses make with social media and how to fix them • Actionable plans for all areas including social networks, blogs, web TV and mobile marketing • Real-world case studies, best practices and proven techniques from the experts • Detailed list of resources

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Entrepreneur Press

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1613080085

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Understanding Marijuana

A New Look at the Scientific Evidence

By: Mitch Earleywine

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Understanding Marijuana

A New Look at the Scientific Evidence

By: Mitch Earleywine

Marijuana is the world's most popular illicit drug, with hundreds of millions of regular users worldwide. One in three Americans has smoked pot at least once. The Drug Enforcement Agency estimates that Americans smoke five million pounds of marijuana each year. And yet marijuana remains largely misunderstood by both its advocates and its detractors. To some, marijuana is an insidious "stepping-stone" drug, enticing the inexperienced and paving the way to the inevitable abuse of harder drugs. To others, medical marijuana is an organic means of easing the discomfort or stimulating the appetite of the gravely ill. Others still view marijuana, like alcohol, as a largely harmless indulgence, dangerous only when used immoderately. All sides of the debate have appropriated the scientific evidence on marijuana to satisfy their claims. What then are we to make of these conflicting portrayals of a drug with historical origins dating back to 8,000 B.C.? Understanding Marijuana examines the biological, psychological, and societal impact of this controversial substance. What are the effects, for mind and body, of long-term use? Are smokers of marijuana more likely than non-users to abuse cocaine and heroine? What effect has the increasing potency of marijuana in recent years had on users and on use? Does our current legal policy toward marijuana make sense? Earleywine separates science from opinion to show how marijuana defies easy dichotomies. Tracing the medical and political debates surrounding marijuana in a balanced, objective fashion, this book will be the definitive primer on our most controversial and widely used illicit substance.

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Oxford University Press

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0198031777

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Occult America

White House Seances, Ouija Circles, Masons, and the Secret Mystic History of Our Nation

By: Mitch Horowitz

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Occult America

White House Seances, Ouija Circles, Masons, and the Secret Mystic History of Our Nation

By: Mitch Horowitz

From its earliest days, America served as an arena for the revolutions in alternative spirituality that eventually swept the globe. Esoteric philosophies and personas—from Freemasonry to Spiritualism, from Madame H. P. Blavatsky to Edgar Cayce—dramatically altered the nation’s culture, politics, and religion. Yet the mystical roots of our identity are often ignored or overlooked. Opening a new window on the past, Occult America presents a dramatic, pioneering study of the esoteric undercurrents of our history and their profound impact across modern life.

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Bantam

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0553385151

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Humor 101

By: Mitch Earleywine, PhD

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Humor 101

By: Mitch Earleywine, PhD

Humor is complex, and the author, Mitch Earleywine, does an exceptional job of covering the big bases of humor from a research perspective in a small space with a readable content. When I first picked up this book and began reading it, I was looking for depth. What I found was an overview and at the same time a very exciting way to provide an entrÈe into psychology-a vehicle for students to grab hold of topics central to psychology but studiedand researched in terms of modern themes, and particularly humor." --PsycCRITIQUES "I've just finished reading Humor 101 with great interest and admiration. The book combines psychological research and practicality beautifully and humorously." -- Bob Mankoff Cartoon Editor, The New Yorker Magazine "In lucid, cheerful prose, Earleywine offers up the impossible: an explanation of humor that is as thoughtful, fascinating, and entertaining as humor itself." Elisa Albert Author of ,The Book of Dahliaand How This Night is Different "Dr. Earleywine's witty insight on this topic will make you funny, happy, and wise. Mitch has that rare ability to clearly explain something that is mysterious as it is magical: the power of laughter. Read this book and laugh while you learn." Brett Siddell Sirius/XM Satellite Radio Personality "Dr. Earleywine has written the perfect guide to understanding humor. No one else has the unique combination of witty stage time, outstanding teaching expertise, and impressive scientific background. You'll love this book." Derrick Jackson Winner, Ultimate Laff-Down What makes something funny? How does humor impact health and psychological well-being? How can you incorporate humor into everyday life? A concise, reader-friendly introduction to an important but often underappreciated topic in modern psychology, Humor 101 explains the role of comedy, jokes, and wit in the sciences and discusses why they are so important to understand. Psychology professor Dr. Mitch Earleywine draws from his personal experiences in stand-up comedy to focus on how humor can regulate emotion, reduce anxiety and defuse tense situations, expose pretensions, build personal relationships, and much more. He irreverently debunks the pseudoscience on the topic of humor and leaves readers not only funnier, but better informed. The Psych 101 Series Short, reader-friendly introductions to cutting-edge topics in psychology. With key concepts, controversial topics, and fascinating accounts of up-to-the-minute research, The Psych 101 Series is a valuable resource for all students of psychology and anyone interested in the field.

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Springer Publishing Company

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0826106099

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Curiosities & Contemplation

A Pride & Prejudice North & South Variation

By: Ney Mitch

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Curiosities & Contemplation

A Pride & Prejudice North & South Variation

By: Ney Mitch

Having suffered from losing both parents, all five Bennet sisters have separated across England, having to take up professions when Mr. Collins takes possession of their home, Longbourn. Securing a post in Milton, an industrial town in the North, Elizabeth travels with a family called the Hales. Her close friend is their daughter, Miss Margaret Hale, and they both are suffering from being uprooted from their homes, and the comforts of the South. Upon her arrival, Elizabeth is surprised to find that her past has followed her there. Unsettled by Elizabeth rejecting his offer of marriage, Mr. Darcy takes a trip to Milton to visit his friend, Mr. John Thornton. While there, he discovers that bad first impressions are contagious! Mr. Thornton, like Mr. Darcy, meets a lady with less than welcoming habits—Elizabeth’s friend, Miss Margaret Hale. Curiosities & Contemplation, A Pride & Prejudice North & South Variation, Book 1, is the tale that unites the characters of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice and Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South.

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Satin Romance

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No Way Out

A Story of Valor in the Mountains of Afghanistan

By: Mitch Weiss,Kevin Maurer

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No Way Out

A Story of Valor in the Mountains of Afghanistan

By: Mitch Weiss,Kevin Maurer

In a remote, enemy-held valley in Afghanistan, a Special Forces team planned to scale a steep mountain to surprise and capture a terrorist leader. But before they found the target, the target found them… The team was caught in a deadly ambush that not only threatened their lives, but the entire mission. The elite soldiers fought huddled for hours on a small rock ledge as rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine-gun fire rained down on them. With total disregard for their own safety, they tended to their wounded and kept fighting to stay alive. When the battle finally ended, ten soldiers had earned Silver Stars—the Army’s third highest award for combat valor. It was the most Silver Stars awarded to any unit in one battle since Vietnam. Based on dozens of interviews with those who were there, No Way Out is a compelling narrative of an epic battle that not only tested the soldiers’ mettle but serves as a cautionary tale. Be careful what you ask a soldier to do because they will die trying to accomplish their mission.

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0425253406

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The Rise of Popular Literacy in Victorian England

The Influence of Private Choice and Public Policy

By: David Mitch

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The Rise of Popular Literacy in Victorian England

The Influence of Private Choice and Public Policy

By: David Mitch

In early Victorian England, there was an intense debate about whether government involvement in the provision of popular elementary education was appropriate. Government did in the end become actively involved, first in the administration of schools and in the supervision of instruction, then in establishing and administering compulsory schooling laws. After a century of stagnation, literacy rates rose markedly. While increasing government involvement would seem to provide the most obvious explanation for this rise, David F. Mitch seeks to demonstrate that, in fact, popular demand was also an important force behind the growth in literacy. Although previous studies have looked at public policy in detail, and although a few have considered popular demand. The Rise of Popular Literacy in Victorian England is the first book to bring together a detailed examination of the two sets of factors. Mitch compares the relative importance of the rise of popular demand for literacy and the development of educational policy measures by the church and state as contributing factors that led to the rise of working class literacy during the Victorian period. He uses an economic-historical approach based on an examination of changes in the costs and benefits of acquiring literacy. Mitch considers the initial demand of the working classes for literacy and how much that demand grew. He also examines how literacy rates were influenced by the development of a national system of elementary school provision and by the establishment of compulsory schooling laws. Mitch uses quantitative methods and evidence as well as more traditional historical sources such as government reports, employment ads, and contemporary literature. An important reference is a national sample of over 8,000 marriage certificates from the mid-Victorian period that provides information on the ability of brides and grooms to sign their names. The Rise of Popular Literacy in Victorian England is a valuable text for students and scholars of British, economic, and labor history, history of literacy and education, and popular culture.

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The Fab Five

Basketball Trash Talk the American Dream

By: Mitch Albom

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The Fab Five

Basketball Trash Talk the American Dream

By: Mitch Albom

Recounts the remarkable story of University of Michigan basketball players Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson, and chronicles their success in the NCAA tournaments of 1992 and 1993.

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0446565261

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Visual Effects for Film and Television

By: Mitch Mitchell

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Visual Effects for Film and Television

By: Mitch Mitchell

* An invaluable insight into the use of visual effects in film and television * Fully illustrated with diagrams to show you step-by-step techniques * Covers visual effects processes from front-of-camera to post-production * Integrated approach to film, video and digital techniques * Redefines the rules of photography so that they can be broken for effects * Shows the line of development from the oldest to the newest processes * A must for cinematographers, editors, designers and students of VFX alike * Everything you need to know to plan and supervise visual effects shots * Essential reading for anyone working in commercials/advertising photography or effects Written by an experienced professional, this manual is the essential guide to understanding the principles and background of modern visual effects. Visual effects are at the forefront of a digital revolution in the film and video industry and are becoming more and more important to movie language. This book teaches the practical techniques and skills required to incorporate effects successfully into both film and television production.

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Taylor & Francis

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1136054650

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Managing Artists in Pop Music

What Every Artist and Manager Must Know to Succeed

By: Mitch Weiss,Perri Gaffney

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Managing Artists in Pop Music

What Every Artist and Manager Must Know to Succeed

By: Mitch Weiss,Perri Gaffney

Music managers and artists will learn the secrets of successful management with scenarios from a manager’s work life along with the legal and business skills to master them. Through stories of real-life famous artist-manager teams, the authors analyze, criticize, and detail what a manager ought to learn to be an effective advisor and representative. The book teaches future music managers and artists how to acquire clients, negotiate contracts, develop image, administer taxes and finances, and deal with promoters, media, attorneys, and unions. A special chapter addresses artists, advising them on what to look for in a manager, how to sign fair management contracts, and how to avoid career manipulation. Packed with industry guidelines, sample contracts, and sure-fire career tips from industry icons, this book is a professional springboard for music managers, recording artists, singers, and rock bands alike.

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Simon and Schuster

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1621532933

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9781621532934

Measurement Techniques for Radio Frequency Nanoelectronics

By: T. Mitch Wallis,Pavel Kabos

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Measurement Techniques for Radio Frequency Nanoelectronics

By: T. Mitch Wallis,Pavel Kabos

Featuring numerous examples linking theoretical concepts with real-world applications, this practical, cross-disciplinary guide will help you understand the fundamentals of radio frequency measurement of nanoscale devices. -- Résumé abrégé du livre.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107120683

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Planet Ponzi

By: Mitch Feierstein

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Planet Ponzi

By: Mitch Feierstein

As the global economy struggles to avoid meltdown, so the greatest Ponzi scheme in history approaches its final death rattle. Politicians have stood by and watched the financial industry create a massive overhang of debt, a mountain of low quality assets - and ultimately, an economic disaster which has dwarfed all others. The Eurozone crisis and the LIBOR manipulation scandal are just two symptoms of a much broader problem: one of vastly excessive debt, regulatory failure, a culture of deceit on Wall Street and the City of London, and governments that have promised their citizens far more than they can deliver"--Publisher.

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Glacier USA INC

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0985036907

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Blessings of the Father Book Two

By: Mitch Reed

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Blessings of the Father Book Two

By: Mitch Reed

Blessings of the Father-Book Two is the continuing saga of America's leading Restaurateur-Marcus Morgan and his absorbing family, replete with their endearing and kooky characters. Set in present day Las Vegas, the tale is loaded with plenty of twists and turns infused into an exciting and captivating story line. In this second of six volumes, we focus on Marc's British-born and raised, eleven-year-old twin sons-Trevor and Taylor and their adjustments to living in Las Vegas with their long-absent father. This volume chronicles the surprising results of what happens when the boys innocently come to the rescue of their father and his company. Yet it seems that the consequences of this act set into motion, life-changing fallout for them along with the entire family. And it illustrates that sometimes the most monumental of chains-of-events, come from unexpected sources. This installment's underlying message clearly demonstrates that fulfilling one's dream comes with sacrifices too with some of them painful. Book Two sets into motion the exciting course of action the boys' future in America will likely take- and how their father must come to terms with his fears and reservations over the direction his and their lives are taking.

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iUniverse

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1440117683

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9781440117688

In Secret Service

A Novel

By: Mitch Silver

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In Secret Service

A Novel

By: Mitch Silver

Ian Fleming's world of spies, love, and passion comes back to life when a young woman inherits Fleming's long-lost account of his own spying during World War II, and must finish it to find out why people are trying to kill her.

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Simon and Schuster

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1416537953

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The Baseball Trivia Quiz Book

By: Mitch Williams,Dave Brown

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The Baseball Trivia Quiz Book

By: Mitch Williams,Dave Brown

Step up to the plate and take a swing at 200 tantalizingly challenging questions from Mitch "The Wild Thing" Williams, the hard-throwing, left-handed relief pitcher in the majors for 11 years, and Dave Brown. An introduction by Harry Kalas, announcer for the Philadelphia Phillies, completes the collection. From "Who Am I?" to "Mixed Bag" bafflers, you'll have a great time coming up with the answers.

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Sterling

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0806944722

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The Lusitania Story

By: Mitch Peeke

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The Lusitania Story

By: Mitch Peeke

The Lusitania Story is the complete story of this most famous ocean liner, told for the first time in a single volume. The Lusitania is today most remembered for controversy surrounding her loss by a German submarine attack in 1915, during the First World War. But this book also tells of her life before that cataclysmic event. It tells of the ground-breaking advances in maritime engineering that she represented, as well as a hitherto unheard of degree of opulence. This book also takes a close look at the disaster which befell her and, with the help of leading experts, the authors examine the circumstances of her loss and try to determine why this magnificent vessel was lost in a mere eighteen minutes.

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Casemate Publishers

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1783400382

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9781783400386

Personal Transformation Help

A Call to Magic - the Artful Science of Transforming Self and World

By: Mitch Williams

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Personal Transformation Help

A Call to Magic - the Artful Science of Transforming Self and World

By: Mitch Williams

Personal Transformation Help: A Call to Magic - the Artful Science of Transforming Self and World. In the world of self-help and personal transformation, "magic" has become a wildly popular term. Best selling authors such as Wayne Dyer and Deepak Chopra and such popular books as The Secret, The Magic of Thinking Big, and The Magic of Believing have all used magic as major themes for self-transformation. Does it take a magician to change ourselves and our world? Perhaps. In this book you'll get a fresh perspective on bringing real magic into your life--from a real life magician. As an international award winning professional magician, Mitch Williams understands the power of transforming our perceptions of the world we see. As a long-time, avid student and authority on creativity, peak performance, and personal transformation, he has keen insights into how to apply this shift in perceptions to attain more success, fulfillment, and peace of mind in every aspect of our everyday lives. Mitch Williams invites us to answer the "Call to Magic" in this book filled with practical suggestions on how to radically alter our perspective on life and the world around us and live a life of true magic and inspiration. We can even transform the world by changing our own approach to it. Williams shares his clarity of thought, his simple but potent and profoundly practical approach to the Artful Science of Transforming Self and World. Topics include: The Power of Mystery Magical Moments Perception The Magic of the Self Cause and Effect The Levels of Awareness The Power of Magic The Global Brain The Magician and much more.

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147932034X

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Insiders' Guide to the Great Smokey Mountains

By: Dick Mchugh,Mitch Moore

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Insiders' Guide to the Great Smokey Mountains

By: Dick Mchugh,Mitch Moore

This travel guide to the Great Smoky Mountains is packed with information about places to stay, where to eat, the best shopping districts, fun things to do with the kids, recreation, day trips, education and childcare, relocation tips, retirement information and local history. The Great Smoky Mountains and their environs have been one of America's most popular vacation destinations for more than half a century--and for good reason. From the awe-inspiring natural beauty and peaceful tranquility of the region's wilderness areas to the world-famous craftspeople and attractions that make East Tennessee a first-rate family destination, this authoritative guide shows you how to take full advantage of the many wonders of "the Smokies." Inside you'll find: Countless details on how to live and thrive in the area, from the best places to shop and dine to neighborhoods and real estate ; The inside scoop on the real Smokies, including mountain crafts, music theater, and Dollywood ; Comprehensive listings of annual events, accommodations, and recreation opportunities ; Sections dedicated to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the arts, children, and much more.

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Insiders' Guide

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1573801992

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WebGL Hotshot

By: Mitch Williams

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WebGL Hotshot

By: Mitch Williams

Every chapter starts with a 'mission briefing' section that describes what is to be achieved by the end of the chapter. This is followed with the decisions and steps required to accomplish the mission objective with challenges to take the project further. The scope for the book thus mimics the reallife requirements of a developer and gets you ready to successfully build your own project. If you are a web designer looking to expand your knowledge of 3D graphics concepts and broaden your existing skill set, then this book is for you. Those looking for an introduction to 3D graphics will benefit from WebGL Hotshot as it is a perfect guide to master 3D concepts, helping you build and deploy 3D worlds much quicker. The book assumes a basic knowledge of HTML, though it can be learned concurrently while reading this book. Basic programming knowledge is useful; however, the graphical nature of web 3D content allows you to learn programming through experimentation.

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