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Go with God

By: Norman Achen,Lee Smart

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Go with God is the story of a young prisoner of war who never lost his faith or his passion to break free. Norm Achen was born and raised in the 1920s on a farm in the Midwest. When he was six years old his family was wintering near Casa Grande, Arizona when the legendary aviatrix Amelia Earhart made a forced landing in the desert near their home. His mother helped miss Earhart patch her damaged aircraft, and as the young lad watched her plane disappear over the horizon a passion was ignited - he knew that some day he was going to fly. At the onset of WWII, Norm Achen, like millions of other young men, answered Uncle Sam's call and enlisted in the Army Air Corps. While he was awaiting his call to active duty the Carpenter's Union got him a job on a project in the Arizona desert. Ironically, the project was building prison barracks for American citizens - the Japanese displaced from the west coast. He would dwell on this irony when he himself became a POW. After extensive training, Norm earned his wings as a fighter pilot and was assigned to the famous 4th fighter group, previously known as "The Eagle Squadron", based in England. After flying combat missions for two months he was shot down over Germany and, barely surviving the crash landing of his P-51, he was taken prisoner, and initially tried and acquitted of war crimes. The real story of Go with God begins here. After eight months of unspeakable horror, starvation, long bitter cold marches from Stalag to Stalag, watching his fellow prisoners die along the way, Norm and another POW escaped and for fifteen terrifying days managed to evade capture until they literally stumbled out of the woods and into elements of Patton's onrushing Third Army. It is a story of courage, tenacity and faith in God. As an epilogue, Norm tells of working for the Marx Brothers after the war and how they helped him start a new life.

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1412068746

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Empirical Direction in Design and Analysis

By: Norman H. Anderson

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Empirical Direction in Design and Analysis

By: Norman H. Anderson

The goal of Norman H. Anderson's new book is to help students develop skills of scientific inference. To accomplish this he organized the book around the "Experimental Pyramid"--six levels that represent a hierarchy of considerations in empirical investigation--conceptual framework, phenomena, behavior, measurement, design, and statistical inference. To facilitate conceptual and empirical understanding, Anderson de-emphasizes computational formulas and null hypothesis testing. Other features include: *emphasis on visual inspection as a basic skill in experimental analysis to help students develop an intuitive appreciation of data patterns; *exercises that emphasize development of conceptual and empirical application of methods of design and analysis and de-emphasize formulas and calculations; and *heavier emphasis on confidence intervals than significance tests. The book is intended for use in graduate-level experimental design/research methods or statistics courses in psychology, education, and other applied social sciences, as well as a professional resource for active researchers. The first 12 chapters present the core concepts graduate students must understand. The next nine chapters serve as a reference handbook by focusing on specialized topics with a minimum of technicalities.

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Psychology Press

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1135643385

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9781135643386

Historical Dictionary of Democracy

By: Norman Abjorensen

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Historical Dictionary of Democracy

By: Norman Abjorensen

Democracy is easy to talk about but hard to define in other than broad generalizations; its history is a long, complex, and contested subject. What this volume seeks to do is to explore the general evolution of political and social thinking that would eventually coalesce into what we now know as democracy, for all its imperfections and shortcomings. The question of just why some societies evolved into a democratic trajectory and others did not continues to engage the interest of historians, political scientists, sociologists, and anthropologists. Much conjecture surrounds the rise of certain elements we now recognize if not as democratic, then proto-democratic, such as collective decision-making, constraints on the exercise of power and a degree of accountability of the ruler to the ruled. If democracy in the sense of “rule by the people” has two essential qualities – rule by the majority and the equal treatment of free citizens - then its origins, however feeble, are to be found in these early examples of government. Historical Dictionary of Democracy contains a chronology, an introduction, a glossary, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about democracy.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538120747

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9781538120743

Ancient Southeast Asia

By: John Norman Miksic,Goh Geok Yian

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Ancient Southeast Asia

By: John Norman Miksic,Goh Geok Yian

Ancient Southeast Asia provides readers with a much needed synthesis of the latest discoveries and research in the archaeology of the region, presenting the evolution of complex societies in Southeast Asia from the protohistoric period, beginning around 500BC, to the arrival of British and Dutch colonists in 1600. Well-illustrated throughout, this comprehensive account explores the factors which established Southeast Asia as an area of unique cultural fusion. Miksic and Goh explore how the local population exploited the abundant resources available, developing maritime transport routes which resulted in economic and cultural wealth, including some of the most elaborate art styles and monumental complexes ever constructed. The book’s broad geographical and temporal coverage, including a chapter on the natural environment, provides readers with the context needed to understand this staggeringly diverse region. It utilizes French, Dutch, Chinese, Malay-Indonesian and Burmese sources and synthesizes interdisciplinary theoretical perspectives and data from archaeology, history and art history. Offering key opportunities for comparative research with other centres of early socio-economic complexity, Ancient Southeast Asia establishes the area’s importance in world history.

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Taylor & Francis

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1317279042

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9781317279044

Yohouse from a Boot to a China Marine

By: Norman G. Albert

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Yohouse from a Boot to a China Marine

By: Norman G. Albert

Inspired by his granddaughter who is now also a US Marine, author Norman Albert now offers a biography that tells the story of his time as a marine after World War II in China. Little is generally known about the First Marine Corps Divisions duty during the time from 1945 to1947. Albert, nicknamed Yohouse while serving, recounts his memories of that period, when many marines were killed or wounded and taken prisoner by the Chinese Communist soldiers. In Yohouse from a Boot to a China Marine, Albert explains what it was like to be sent with his division to China to disarm the Japanese soldiers. The marines were caught between the Nationalist and Communist parties near the end of the Chinese Civil War, often serving as a buffer between the two. Although the Communists regularly attacked marine convoys for ammunition and supplies, luckily Alberts convoys remained safe. Including a copy of the North China Marine publication about the US Marines, this memoir recalls a little-known period in the history of that branch of service, including both their challenges and their triumphs.

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Trafford Publishing

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1426969848

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9781426969843

Knudsen

A Biography

By: Col. Norman Beasley

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Knudsen

A Biography

By: Col. Norman Beasley

Knudsen tells the tale of the immigrant bicycle mechanic who revolutionized American industry and buried the Axis powers with mass production. Norman Beasley presents the story of Signius Wilhelm Poul Knudsen, a young man who came to the U.S. with an unshakeable faith in American opportunity, an eye for efficiency, and twenty dollars in his pocket. Four decades later, that man would become Lieutenant-General William S. Knudsen, the mind behind America’s production at the most crucial point in modern history. Knudsen began his time in American industry in the shipyards and factories, eventually landing a job as foreman in a bicycle manufacturing plant. He quickly demonstrated his skill in organizing production. Henry Ford took notice and bought the company on the condition that Knudsen come work for him. Knudsen succeeded everywhere he went, leading first Ford and later Chevrolet to dominating the automobile markets. When WWII loomed on the horizon, President Roosevelt needed the best production man in the country to give the U.S. and its allies a fighting chance; he chose Knudsen. This inspiring story shows a man who believed in and achieved the American dream, rising from rags to riches and changing not only the world of his time, but the course of history. Without Knudsen, America, and indeed the world, might have faced a much darker future.

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1787208257

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9781787208254

A Voyage by Dhow

Selected Pieces

By: Norman Lewis

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A Voyage by Dhow

Selected Pieces

By: Norman Lewis

DIVDIVConsummate travel writer Norman Lewis’s most remarkable travel essays, collected in one volume “You’d find it of immense interest, I assure you, and full of amazing adventures.” So says a British colonial official to Norman Lewis while imploring him to visit Yemen at a time when the country is rarely visited by Western travelers. And indeed, this splendid collection of Lewis’s travel essays is full of amazing adventures. Spanning sixty years and many countries, Lewis’s writing dives deep into the cultures he visits and brings them to life with eloquent depictions of his personal experiences—from the Huichols of western Mexico to the hunter-gatherer-poet Indians of Paraguay; from the streets of Naples to the steppes of Russia during the Soviet era; and more./div/div

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Open Road Media

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1480433357

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9781480433359

The Missionaries

God Against the Indians

By: Norman Lewis

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The Missionaries

God Against the Indians

By: Norman Lewis

The renowned travel writer delivers “a scathing account of how some missionary sects deal with indigenous peoples in their bid for the conquest of souls” (Library Journal). Acclaimed travel essayist Norman Lewis spent his life traversing the globe and offering thoughtful commentary on the cultures he visited. In The Missionaries, he turns his critical lens on those missionaries who embed themselves in indigenous cultures to convert the locals to Christianity. What begins with the well-meaning goal of improving the lives of native people, though, often has the opposite effect. Focusing mainly on tribes in South America, but also in Indochina and the Pacific Islands, Lewis demonstrates how various missionary organizations betray their originating principals and—whether knowingly or not—contribute to the destruction of entire cultures on a scale equivalent to that of genocide.

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1480433330

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9781480433335

Biostatistics

The Bare Essentials

By: Geoffrey R. Norman,David L. Streiner

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Biostatistics

The Bare Essentials

By: Geoffrey R. Norman,David L. Streiner

This new edition of the book will be produced in two versions. The textbook will include a CD-Rom with two videotaped lectures by the authors. This book translates biostatistics in the health sciences literature with clarity and irreverence. Students and practitioners alike, applaud Biostatistics as the practical guide that exposes them to every statistical test they may encounter, with careful conceptual explanations and a minimum of algebra. What's New? The new Bare Essentials reflects recent advances in statistics, as well as time-honored methods. For example, "hierarchical linear modeling" which first appeared in psychology journals and only now is described in medical literature. Also new, is a chapter on testing for equivalence and non-inferiority. As well as a chapter with information to get started with the computer statistics program, SPSS. Free of calculations and jargon, Bare Essentials speaks so plainly that you won't need a technical dictionary. No math, all concepts. The objective is to enable you to determine if the research results are applicable to your own patients. Throughout the guide, you'll find highlights of areas in which researchers misuse or misinterpret statistical tests. We have labeled these "C.R.A.P. Detectors" (Convoluted Reasoning and Anti-intellectual Pomposity), which help you to identify faulty methodology and misuse of statistics.

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1550093479

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9781550093476

London Signs and Inscriptions

By: Philip Norman

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London Signs and Inscriptions

By: Philip Norman

Reproduction of the original: London Signs and Inscriptions by Philip Norman

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3734049385

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9783734049385

Europe

A History

By: Norman Davies

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Europe

A History

By: Norman Davies

From the Ice Age to the Cold War and beyond, from Reykjavik to Riga, from Archimedes to Einstein, Alexander to Yeltsin, here between the covers of a single volume Norman Davies tells the story of Europe, East and West, from prehistory to the present day. The book's absorbing narrative lays down the chronological and geographical grid on which the dramas of European history have been played out. It zooms in from the distant focus of Chapter One, which explores the first five million years of the continent's evolution, to the close focus of the lasttwo chapters, which cover the twentieth century at roughly one page per year. In between, Norman Davies presents a huge and sweeping canvas packed with fascinating detail, analysis, and anecdote. Alongside Europe's better-known stories - human, national, and continental - he brings into focus areasoften ignored or misunderstood, remembering the stateless nation as well as the nation-state. Minority communities, from heretics and lepers to Jews, Romanies, and Muslims have not been forgotten. This masterly history reveals not only the rich variety of Europe's past but also the many and rewarding prisms through which it can be viewed. Each chapter contains a selection of telephoto 'capsules', illustrating narrower themes and topics that cut across the chronological flow. Davies thenconcludes with a wide-angle 'snapshot' of the whole continent as seen from one particular vantage point. The overall effect is stunning: a kind of historical picture album, with panoramic tableaux interspersed by detailed insets and close-ups. Never before has such an ambitious history of Europe been attempted. In range and ambition, the originality of its structure and glittering style, Norman Davies's Europe represents one of the most important and illuminating history books to be published by Oxford. Time Capsules 201 fascinating articles interspersed throughout the narrative focus on incidents or topics as various as The Iceman of the Alps, Erotic Graffiti at Pompeii, Stradivarius, and Psychoanalysing Hitler. Each capsule can be tasted as a separate self-contained morsel; or can be read in conjunction withthe narrative into which it is inserted. Snapshots 12 panoramic overviews across the changing map of Europe freeze the frames of the chronological narrative at moments of symbolic importance, such as Knossos 1628 BC, Constantinople AD 330, and Nuremberg 1945. A fully illustrated history Incorporates over 100 superbly detailed maps and diagrams, and 32 pages of black and white plates.

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0198201710

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9780198201717

EBOOK General Anatomy

By: Norman Eizenberg,Christopher Briggs,Craig Adams,Gerard Ahern

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EBOOK General Anatomy

By: Norman Eizenberg,Christopher Briggs,Craig Adams,Gerard Ahern

An@tomedia: General Anatomy - Principles and Applications integrates both regions and systems in a concise and easily understandable text.This is a practically orientated book that introduces general anatomy concepts to medical, nursing and allied health students.Containing essential information for immediate comprehension of anatomical concepts and principles, over 700 clear illustrations, diagrams and real pictures of dissections further assist clinical understanding.

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McGraw-Hill Education Australia

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1743765231

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9781743765234

Go with God

By: Norman Achen,Lee Smart

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Go with God

By: Norman Achen,Lee Smart

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Go with God

Go with God

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Historical Dictionary of Democracy

Historical Dictionary of Democracy

Ancient Southeast Asia

Ancient Southeast Asia

Yohouse from a Boot to a China Marine

Yohouse from a Boot to a China Marine

Knudsen

Knudsen

A Voyage by Dhow

A Voyage by Dhow

The Missionaries

The Missionaries

Biostatistics

Biostatistics

London Signs and Inscriptions

London Signs and Inscriptions

Europe

Europe

EBOOK General Anatomy

EBOOK General Anatomy

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