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Building the Trident Network

A Study of the Enrollment of People, Knowledge, and Machines

By: Maggie Mort

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Building the Trident Network

A Study of the Enrollment of People, Knowledge, and Machines

By: Maggie Mort

In Building the Trident Network, Maggie Mort approaches the United Kingdom's Trident submarine and missile system as a sociotechnical network. Drawing on the sociology of scientific and technical knowledge and on actor-network theory, Mort recounts how the Trident program was stabilized in the United Kingdom and brought into "successful" production. She uncovers the nature of this success by retelling unofficial histories of Trident, of production roads not taken, and of potential technological "distractions." The production of Trident, she shows, was not inevitable but contingent and problematic. Using material from interviews and local texts, Mort explores the emergence of a counternetwork in the form of a workers' campaign for alternative technologies. She develops concepts of "disenrollment" and "absent intermediaries," in which redundant workers and marginalized technologies serve to discipline and reinforce the dominant network as production shrinks. She also examines the maintenance of the barrier between the technical and the social/political in this context. The management of uncertainties within the Trident production program emerges as critical to its successful completion.

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242

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MIT Press

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0262257823

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9780262257824

Animal Disease and Human Trauma

Emotional Geographies of Disaster

By: I. Convery,M. Mort,J. Baxter,C. Bailey

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Animal Disease and Human Trauma

Emotional Geographies of Disaster

By: I. Convery,M. Mort,J. Baxter,C. Bailey

Many disasters are approached by researchers, managers and policymakers as if they have a clear beginning, middle and end. But often the experience of being in a disaster is not like this. This book offers non-linear, non-prescriptive ways of thinking about disasters and allows the people affected by disaster the chance to speak.

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202

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Springer

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0230227619

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9780230227613

Cultures of Consumption

By: Frank Mort

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Cultures of Consumption

By: Frank Mort

Examines the construction of images of masculinity and the effect they have on identity, sexuality and sexual politics. Influences from black and white culture are explored as well as the ironies of class, colour and sexuality.

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289

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Routledge

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1135079927

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9781135079925

Showdown at Verity

By: Terry A. Mort

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Showdown at Verity

By: Terry A. Mort

This rousing Western introduces Ethan Black, a former Union Navy officer and trained killer who tracks down outlaws in the San Rafael Valley. Here, Black investigates an army payroll theft and sets out to make a murderer pay with his life. Original.

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448

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Large Print Press

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0786280638

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9780786280636

A Line Above the Sky

On Mountains and Motherhood

By: Helen Mort

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A Line Above the Sky

On Mountains and Motherhood

By: Helen Mort

Guardian Books to Watch 2022 Evening Standard Books to Watch 2022 Bookseller Editor's Choice Winner of the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature 'A wonderful book - exhilarating and taut, fearless in its explorations of wildness, risk, motherhood, and the inner and outer worlds of the writer' Jon McGregor 'This book is beautiful' Emma Jane Unsworth 'Climbing gives you the illusion of being in control, just for a while, the tantalising sense of being able to stay one move ahead of death' As a child, Helen Mort was drawn to the thrill and risk of climbing, the tension between human and rockface, and the climber's need to be hyperaware of the sensory world - to feel the texture of rock under their fingers, how their crampons bite into the ice, the subtle shifts in weather. But when she becomes a mother for the first time, she finds herself re-examining this most elemental of disciplines, and the way that we view women who put themselves in danger. Written by one of Britain's most talented young writers, A Line Above the Sky melds memoir and nature writing to create what will surely become a classic of the genre; it asks why humans are compelled to climb and poses other, deeper questions about self, motherhood and freedom. It is a love letter to losing oneself in physicality, whether that in the risk of climbing a granite wall solo, without ropes, or the intensity of bringing a child into the world.

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150

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Random House

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1473582970

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9781473582972

Mort Walker's Private Scrapbook

Celebrating a Life of Love and Laughter

By: Mort Walker

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Mort Walker's Private Scrapbook

Celebrating a Life of Love and Laughter

By: Mort Walker

Many cartoonists have successfully caused brief splashes of excitement throughout history but simply don't have what it takes to command the world's attention for half a century. That is, unless you're comic genius Mort Walker, beloved creator of the cartoon strips Hi and Lois and Beetle Bailey. Mort Walker's Private Scrapbook provides a comprehensive look at the life and work of this suave cartoonist for his legions of fans and aficionados of the comic world alike. In this extensive work painstakingly compiled by Walker over the course of two years, he collects his earliest artwork, reveals who his characters are based on, follows the development of his creations, and relates a fascinating perspective about the evolution of the cartooning world. This full-color scrapbook is a unique glimpse into the window of cartooning that only award-winning veteran artist Mort Walker could provide. This book will be essential for comic strip historians, collectors, and faithful fans.

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344

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Andrews McMeel Publishing

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0740711261

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9780740711268

Division Street

By: Helen Mort

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Division Street

By: Helen Mort

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE T.S ELIOT PRIZE AND COSTA POETRY AWARD 2013* 'A stone is lobbed in '84, hangs like a star over Orgreave. Welcome to Sheffield. Border-land, our town of miracles...' - 'Scab' From the clash between striking miners and police to the delicate conflicts in personal relationships, Helen Mort's stunning debut is marked by distance and division. Named for a street in Sheffield, this is a collection that cherishes specificity: the particularity of names; the reflections the world throws back at us; the precise moment of a realisation. Distinctive and assured, these poems show us how, at the site of conflict, a moment of reconciliation can be born.

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Random House

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144648324X

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9781446483244

Olives

The Life and Lore of a Noble Fruit

By: Mort Rosenblum

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Olives

The Life and Lore of a Noble Fruit

By: Mort Rosenblum

Winner of the James Beard Award Until one stops to notice, an olive is only a lowly lump at the bottom of a martini. But not only does a history of olives traverse climates and cultures, it also reveals fascinating differences in processing, production, and personalities. Aficionados of the noble little fruit expect miracles from it as a matter of course. In 1986, Mort Rosenblum bought a small farm in Provence and acquired 150 neglected olive trees that were old when the Sun King ruled France. He brought them back to life and became obsessed with olives, their cultivation, and their role in international commerce.

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340

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Macmillan

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0865475261

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9780865475267

Sam's Strip

By: Mort Walker

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Sam's Strip

By: Mort Walker

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.9px Arial; color: #424242} A short-lived '60s comic strip starring the Yellow Kid, Jiggs and Charlie Brown!? Sam's Strip broke fourth wall to a new level, playing with the basic elements of the cartoon form, experimenting with different art styles and featuring famous characters from other strips. Sam and his cartoonist assistant owned and operated the comic strip they inhabited. Krazy Kat, Dagwood, Charlie Brown and many other characters made walk-on appearances. Sam and his assistant discussed the inner workings and hidden secrets of life within the panel borders. This collection features the cult-classic's complete 20-month run, almost 510 daily strips. Mort Walker and Jerry Dumas provide first-hand accounts of the creation of the strip and other rare, behind-the-scenes material, including unpublished sketches, original artwork, photographs and sales brochures.

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210

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Fantagraphics Books

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1560979720

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9781560979722

GCSE English Literature for AQA Poetry Student Book

By: Trevor Millum,Andy Mort

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GCSE English Literature for AQA Poetry Student Book

By: Trevor Millum,Andy Mort

A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the 2015 GCSE English qualifications. Written for the AQA GCSE English Literature specification for first teaching from 2015, this print Student Book provides in-depth coverage of the poetry and unseen poetry aspects of the specification. With progress at its heart, students will build skills through a range of active learning approaches, including class, group and individual activities, with an emphasis on exploring poems in depth and comparing poems. An enhanced digital version and free Teacher's Resource are also available.

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209

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Cambridge University Press

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1107454719

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9781107454712

Down Along the Piney

Ozarks Stories

By: John Mort

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Down Along the Piney

Ozarks Stories

By: John Mort

Down Along the Piney is John Mort’s fourth short-story collection and winner of the Richard Sullivan Prize in Short Fiction. With settings in Florida, California, Mexico, Chicago, the Texas Panhandle, and, of course, the Ozarks themselves, these thirteen stories portray the unsung, amusing, brutal, forever hopeful lives of ordinary people. Mort chronicles the struggles of "flyover" people who live not just in the Midwest, but anywhere you can find a farm, small town, or river winding through forested hills. Mort, whose earlier stories have appeared in the New Yorker, GQ, and The Chicago Tribune, is the author of the award-winning Vietnam War novel Soldier in Paradise, as well as Goat Boy of the Ozarks and The Illegal. These ironic, unflaggingly honest stories will remind the reader of Jim Harrison, Sherwood Anderson, and Shirley Jackson.

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179

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University of Notre Dame Pess

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0268104085

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9780268104085

Lean and Mean

The No Hassle, Life-Extending Weight Loss Program for Men

By: Morton H. Shaevitz,Mort Shaevitz

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Lean and Mean

The No Hassle, Life-Extending Weight Loss Program for Men

By: Morton H. Shaevitz,Mort Shaevitz

Based on Shaevitz's own loss of more than 100 pounds and the patients he has successfully treated, this solid, straightforward method for weight loss shows men how to limit fat intake, eat more and weigh less, avoid using food to deal with stress, and more.

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Berkley

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0425142566

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9780425142561

Ageing, Technology and Home Care

New Actors, New Responsibilities

By: Maggie Mort

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Ageing, Technology and Home Care

New Actors, New Responsibilities

By: Maggie Mort

This book focuses on home as a site of care, with new technologies and for elderly population. It pulls together findings from research in the social sciences and common knowledge of the actors themselves, especially stakeholders involved in the design, delivery and receipt of ‘care in place’. It offers a wide-ranging discussion of key issues raised in both the academic and grey literature in relation to new technologies and responsibilities for health care at home. Then, it identifies critical issues arising from the development of these new care technologies in relation to their design and implementation. It will provide an essential resource for the EU in helping to avoid expensive and inappropriate development and healthcare systems that do not meet the needs of users and citizens.

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Presses des Mines via OpenEdition

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2356711821

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9782356711823

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Building the Trident Network

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Animal Disease and Human Trauma

Animal Disease and Human Trauma

Cultures of Consumption

Cultures of Consumption

Showdown at Verity

Showdown at Verity

A Line Above the Sky

A Line Above the Sky

Mort Walker's Private Scrapbook

Mort Walker's Private Scrapbook

Division Street

Division Street

Olives

Olives

Sam's Strip

Sam's Strip

GCSE English Literature for AQA Poetry Student Book

GCSE English Literature for AQA Poetry Student Book

Down Along the Piney

Down Along the Piney

Lean and Mean

Lean and Mean

Ageing, Technology and Home Care

Ageing, Technology and Home Care

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