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Small Town Boy

Years Later

By: Norman Burris

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Small Town Boy

Years Later

By: Norman Burris

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1462816932

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Biscuits, the Dole, and Nodding Donkeys

Texas Politics, 1929–1932

By: Norman D. Brown

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Biscuits, the Dole, and Nodding Donkeys

Texas Politics, 1929–1932

By: Norman D. Brown

“A fascinating tour of Texas state politics during the Great Depression” from the historian and author of Hood, Bonnet, and Little Brown Jug (Keith J. Volanto, author of Texas Voices). When the venerable historian Norman D. Brown published Hood, Bonnet, and Little Brown Jug in 1984, he earned national acclaim for revealing the audacious tactics at play in Texas politics during the Roaring Twenties, detailing the effects of the Ku Klux Klan, newly enfranchised women, and Prohibition. Shortly before his death in 2015, Brown completed Biscuits, the Dole, and Nodding Donkeys, which picks up just as the Democratic Party was poised for a bruising fight in the 1930 primary. Charting the governorships of Dan Moody, Ross Sterling, Miriam “Ma” Ferguson in her second term, and James V. Allred, this engrossing sequel takes its title from the notion that Texas politicians should give voters what they want (“When you cease to deliver the biscuits they will not be for you any longer,” said Jim “Pa” Ferguson) while remaining wary of federal assistance (the dole) in a state where the economy is fueled by oil pumpjacks (nodding donkeys). Taking readers to an era when a self-serving group of Texas politicians operated in a system that was closed to anyone outside the state’s white, wealthy echelons, Brown unearths a riveting, little-known history whose impact continues to ripple at the capitol. “Rich in personal detail, and general audiences and aficionados of Texana will enjoy the colorful portraits of James and Miriam Ferguson, Ross Sterling, Tom Love, John Nance Garner, and others.” —History: Reviews of New Books

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University of Texas Press

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1477319476

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A Guide to Aging and Well-Being for Healthcare Professionals

Psychological Perspectives

By: Norman M. Brier

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A Guide to Aging and Well-Being for Healthcare Professionals

Psychological Perspectives

By: Norman M. Brier

This book provides practical evidence-based strategies that will help clinicians across a broad range of disciplines to address and discuss the main issues an aging person is likely to face and overcome if they are to maintain a sense of well-being as they age. Based on an extensive body of research, the relevant up-to-date knowledge for each topic is concisely presented, followed by practical, concrete, evidence-based suggestions as to how a healthcare provider might acknowledge and create a partnership with their clients to help the person increase their sense of well-being. Each chapter contains a list of key terms, a summary, and case examples that illustrate in realistic and humanistic ways how a person might present the concern being addressed and intervene. The specific challenges associated with aging that are addressed include: anxiety attached to an increasing awareness of mortality; retirement; the increasing number of losses of significant others; regrets; memory loss; the arrival of old-old age and feelings of loneliness, mattering insufficiently, and a loss of purpose; and finally, dealing with imminent death. This book is suitable for all health professionals who provide clinical services or advice to older adults including physicians (i.e. particularly in the specialties of internal medicine, family medicine, geriatrics, and geriatric psychiatry), nurses, social workers, psychologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and audiologists.

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Routledge

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1000754650

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Black Cat Weekly #74

By: Phyllis Ann Karr ,James A. Hearn ,Neil Plakcy,Ray Bradbury ,Norman Spinrad ,Edmond Hamilton,Murray Leinster ,Frank Belknap Long,Norbert Davis ,Hal Charles

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Black Cat Weekly #74

By: Phyllis Ann Karr ,James A. Hearn ,Neil Plakcy,Ray Bradbury ,Norman Spinrad ,Edmond Hamilton,Murray Leinster ,Frank Belknap Long,Norbert Davis ,Hal Charles

Our 74th issue features an essay from Norman Spinrad, the sort of non-fiction feature I’d like to see more of here in the future. (In fact, we do have an interesting essay from Harlan Ellison coming up in an issue or two, too.) And I plan to resume running author interviews shortly as well. This issue features an original story by Neil Plakcy, plus more recent tales by James A. Heart and Phyllis Ann Karr, plus classics by Norbert Davis, Ray Bradbury, Frank Belknap Long, and Edmond Hamilton. And no issue would be complete without a Hal Charles solve-it-yourself mystery. Here’s this issue’s lineup: Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: “Flaking Out in Wilton Manors,” by Neil Plakcy [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “A Conundrum In Winter,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] “Trip Among the Bluebonnets,” by James A. Hearn [short story] “A Knotty Problem,” by Hal Meredith [short story] “Dead Man’s Chest,” by Norbert Davis [novelet] Non-Fiction: “An SF Manifesto,” by Norman Spinrad [essay] Science Fiction & Fantasy: “Two Days Out of Sludgepocket,” by Phyllis Ann Karr [short story] “The Shape of Things,” by Ray Bradbury [short story] “Galactic Heritage,” by Frank Belknap Long [short story] “Regulations,” by Murray Leinster [short story] “Transuranic,” by Edmond Hamilton [novelet]

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Wildside Press LLC

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1667681532

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We Band of Angels

The Untold Story of the American Women Trapped on Bataan

By: Elizabeth Norman

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We Band of Angels

The Untold Story of the American Women Trapped on Bataan

By: Elizabeth Norman

In the fall of 1941, the Philippines was a gardenia-scented paradise for the American Army and Navy nurses stationed there. War was a distant rumor, life a routine of easy shifts and dinners under the stars. On December 8 all that changed, as Japanese bombs began raining down on American bases in Luzon, and this paradise became a fiery hell. Caught in the raging battle, the nurses set up field hospitals in the jungles of Bataan and the tunnels of Corregidor, where they tended to the most devastating injuries of war, and suffered the terrors of shells and shrapnel. But the worst was yet to come. After Bataan and Corregidor fell, the nurses were herded into internment camps where they would endure three years of fear, brutality, and starvation. Once liberated, they returned to an America that at first celebrated them, but later refused to honor their leaders with the medals they clearly deserved. Here, in letters, diaries, and riveting firsthand accounts, is the story of what really happened during those dark days, woven together in a deeply affecting saga of women in war. Praise for We Band of Angels “Gripping . . . a war story in which the main characters never kill one of the enemy, or even shoot at him, but are nevertheless heroes . . . Americans today should thank God we had such women.”—Stephen E. Ambrose “Remarkable and uplifting.”—USA Today “[Elizabeth M. Norman] brings a quiet, scholarly voice to this narrative. . . . In just a little over six months these women had turned from plucky young girls on a mild adventure to authentic heroes. . . . Every page of this history is fascinating.”—Carolyn See, The Washington Post “Riveting . . . poignant and powerful.”—The Dallas Morning News Winner of the Lavinia Dock Award for historical scholarship, the American Academy of Nursing National Media Award, and the Agnes Dillon Randolph Award

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Random House Trade Paperbacks

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0812984846

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9780812984842

Who was Who on TV

By: Norman Chance

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Who was Who on TV

By: Norman Chance

The information herein was accumulated of fifty some odd years. The collection process started when TV first came out and continued until today. The books are in alphabetical order and cover shows from the 1940s to 2010. The author has added a brief explanation of each show and then listed all the characters, who played the roles and for the most part, the year or years the actor or actress played that role. Also included are most of the people who created the shows, the producers, directors, and the writers of the shows. These books are a great source of trivia information and for most of the older folk will bring back some very fond memories. I know a lot of times we think back and say, "Who was the guy that played such and such a role?" Enjoy!

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Xlibris Corporation

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1456824562

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9781456824563

The Ecology of Tropical Food Crops

By: M. J. T. Norman,C. J. Pearson,P. G. E. Searle

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The Ecology of Tropical Food Crops

By: M. J. T. Norman,C. J. Pearson,P. G. E. Searle

Retaining the successful formula of the first edition while placing additional emphasis on tropical environmental conservation, this new updated edition considers the response of tropical food crops to environmental factors such as climate, soil and farming system.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521422647

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9780521422642

Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area

By: Norman F. Cheville,Dale R. McCullough,Lee R. Paulson,Board on Agriculture,National Research Council

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Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area

By: Norman F. Cheville,Dale R. McCullough,Lee R. Paulson,Board on Agriculture,National Research Council

Brucellosis, a bacterial disease, was first noted in the Greater Yellowstone Area in 1917 and has been a chronic presence there since then. This book reviews existing scientific knowledge regarding brucellosis transmission among wildlife, particularly bison, elk, and cattle, in the Greater Yellowstone Area. It examines the mechanisms of transmission, risk of infection, and vaccination strategies. The book also assesses the actual infection rate among bison and elk and describes what is known about the prevalence of Brucella abortus among other wildlife.

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National Academies Press

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0309553512

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9780309553513

The Landscape of Qualitative Research

By: Norman K. Denzin

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The Landscape of Qualitative Research

By: Norman K. Denzin

The Landscape of Qualitative Research, Third Edition, attempts to put the field of qualitative research in context. Part I provides background on the field, starting with history, then action research and the academy, and the politics and ethics of qualitative research. Part II isolates what we regard as the major historical and contemporary paradigms now structuring and influencing qualitative research in the human disciplines. The chapters move from competing paradigms (positivist, postpositivist, constructivist, critical theory) to specific interpretive perspectives, feminisms, racialized discourses, cultural studies, sexualities, and queer theory. Part III considers the future of qualitative research." "This text is designed for graduate students taking classes in social research methods and qualitative methods as well as researchers throughout the social sciences and in some fields within the humanities.

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SAGE

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1412957583

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9781412957588

To Save the Country

A Lost Treatise on Martial Law

By: Francis Lieber,G. Norman Lieber

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To Save the Country

A Lost Treatise on Martial Law

By: Francis Lieber,G. Norman Lieber

A Civil War-era treatise addressing the power of governments in moments of emergency The last work of Abraham Lincoln’s law of war expert Francis Lieber was long considered lost—until Will Smiley and John Fabian Witt discovered it in the National Archives. Lieber’s manuscript on emergency powers and martial law addresses important contemporary debates in law and political philosophy and stands as a significant historical discovery. As a key legal advisor to the Lincoln White House, Columbia College professor Francis Lieber was one of the architects and defenders of Lincoln’s most famous uses of emergency powers during the Civil War. Lieber’s work laid the foundation for rules now accepted worldwide. In the years after the war, Lieber and his son turned their attention to the question of emergency powers. The Liebers’ treatise addresses a vital question, as prominent since 9/11 as it was in Lieber’s lifetime: how much power should the government have in a crisis? The Liebers present a theory that aims to preserve legal restraint, while giving the executive necessary freedom of action. Smiley and Witt have written a lucid introduction that explains how this manuscript is a key discovery in two ways: both as a historical document and as an important contribution to the current debate over emergency powers in constitutional democracies.

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Yale University Press

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0300245181

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9780300245189

The Untold Story About How Unions Took over Illinois Government

Who Is Actually Running Illinois Government? It’s Not the Administration. It’s Not the Department Heads. It’s the Public Employee Unions. —Chicago Tribune, November 25, 2019

By: Dr. Norman Jones

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The Untold Story About How Unions Took over Illinois Government

Who Is Actually Running Illinois Government? It’s Not the Administration. It’s Not the Department Heads. It’s the Public Employee Unions. —Chicago Tribune, November 25, 2019

By: Dr. Norman Jones

This book was inspired by a report in the Chicago Tribune in November 25, 2019. The newspaper asked, “Who is actually running Illinois state government? It’s not the administration. It’s not the department heads. It’s the public employee unions.” Well before these comments appeared I had become a victim of the union I belonged to which was the Illinois Federation of Teachers. I spent years trying to find out about the obligations unions have to dues paying members. I learned that the United States Supreme Court held that unions must back their constituents. I was harassed by my employer, a school district in Illinois, and asked the union for help. I was ignored and filed my own First Amendment law suit in federal court in Chicago. A federal judge’s memorandum held that my case was meritorious and should proceed to court. Armed with that decision I again asked the union for legal help, but was refused. I reported the unions disregard for the ruling to the FBI and was told, “This case belongs in federal court.” The agency made it clear to me that the union was in violation of federal statutes. I determined that unions in Illinois are saving money by not filing law suits for members who have had their civil rights infringed by unscrupulous employers. This plot enables unions to pay union employees outrageous salaries and contribute to campaign funds of politicians who favor union control of Illinois government. Explained within chapters in the book are moves unions have made that has allowed them to, over the years, get control of Illinois government. How this control came about is a mystery to citizens. The Untold Story About How Unions Took Over Illinois Government is an attempt to clarify and expose what has to be a silent insurrection.

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1665568534

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The Qualitative Manifesto

A Call to Arms

By: Norman K. Denzin

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The Qualitative Manifesto

A Call to Arms

By: Norman K. Denzin

Now issued as part of the Routledge Education Classic Edition series, The Qualitative Manifesto provides a "call to arms" for researchers from the leading figure in the qualitative research community, Norman Denzin. Denzin asks for a research tradition engaged in social justice, sensitive to identity and indigenous concerns, brave to risk presentation in forms beyond traditional academic writing, and committed to teaching this to their students and colleagues. A new preface text by the author reflects on the changes in research, society and in social justice since the publication of the original edition. Denzin looks to the past, present and future of the field, underlining the continuing importance of this brief, provocative book.

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Routledge

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0429832311

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9780429832314

Electron Spin Resonance

By: R. O. C. Norman

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Electron Spin Resonance

By: R. O. C. Norman

Specialist Periodical Reports provide systematic and detailed review coverage of progress in the major areas of chemical research. Written by experts in their specialist fields the series creates a unique service for the active research chemist, supplying regular critical in-depth accounts of progress in particular areas of chemistry. For over 80 years the Royal Society of Chemistry and its predecessor, the Chemical Society, have been publishing reports charting developments in chemistry, which originally took the form of Annual Reports. However, by 1967 the whole spectrum of chemistry could no longer be contained within one volume and the series Specialist Periodical Reports was born. The Annual Reports themselves still existed but were divided into two, and subsequently three, volumes covering Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry. For more general coverage of the highlights in chemistry they remain a 'must'. Since that time the SPR series has altered according to the fluctuating degree of activity in various fields of chemistry. Some titles have remained unchanged, while others have altered their emphasis along with their titles; some have been combined under a new name whereas others have had to be discontinued. The current list of Specialist Periodical Reports can be seen on the inside flap of this volume.

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Royal Society of Chemistry

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0851867618

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9780851867618

Ferris Wheels

An Illustrated History

By: Norman D. Anderson

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Ferris Wheels

An Illustrated History

By: Norman D. Anderson

Anderson (North Carolina State University) is clearly obsessed with the Ferris Wheel. He describes the conception and construction of the first example--at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893. Imitators and variations are described and illustrated with period photos and patent drawings. An appendix contains 115 pages of patent drawings. A charming, unique book (that will win no graphics awards). Paper edition (unseen), $29.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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087972532X

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9780879725327

Rickover

Father of the Nuclear Navy

By: Thomas B. Allen,Norman Polmar

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Rickover

Father of the Nuclear Navy

By: Thomas B. Allen,Norman Polmar

Hyman G. Rickover was not long removed from his Jewish roots in Poland when he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1922. After a respectable career spent mostly in unglamorous submarine and engineering billets, he took command of the U.S. Navy's nuclear propulsion program and revived his career, being retired--involuntarily--some thirty years later in early 1982. He was not only the architect of the nuclear Navy but also its builder. In the process, he erected a network of power and influence that rivaled those who were elected to high office, and that protected him from them when his controversial methods became objectionable or, as critics would suggest, undermined the nation's vital interests. Authors Thomas B. Allen and Norman Polmar, whose full-length biography of Rickover (in manuscript in 1981) was consulted by the Reagan Administration during the decision to remove him from active duty, are eminently qualified to write an essential treatment on the controversial genius of Admiral Rickover.

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1612340695

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Small Town Boy

Small Town Boy

Biscuits, the Dole, and Nodding Donkeys

Biscuits, the Dole, and Nodding Donkeys

A Guide to Aging and Well-Being for Healthcare Professionals

A Guide to Aging and Well-Being for Healthcare Professionals

Black Cat Weekly #74

Black Cat Weekly #74

We Band of Angels

We Band of Angels

Who was Who on TV

Who was Who on TV

The Ecology of Tropical Food Crops

The Ecology of Tropical Food Crops

Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area

Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area

The Landscape of Qualitative Research

The Landscape of Qualitative Research

To Save the Country

To Save the Country

The Untold Story About How Unions Took over Illinois Government

The Untold Story About How Unions Took over Illinois Government

The Qualitative Manifesto

The Qualitative Manifesto

Electron Spin Resonance

Electron Spin Resonance

Ferris Wheels

Ferris Wheels

Rickover

Rickover

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