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Lessons Unlearned

The U.S. Army's Role in Creating the Forever Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq

By: Pat Proctor

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Lessons Unlearned

The U.S. Army's Role in Creating the Forever Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq

By: Pat Proctor

Colonel Pat Proctor’s long overdue critique of the Army’s preparation and outlook in the all-volunteer era focuses on a national security issue that continues to vex in the twenty-first century: Has the Army lost its ability to win strategically by focusing on fighting conventional battles against peer enemies? Or can it adapt to deal with the greater complexity of counterinsurgent and information-age warfare? In this blunt critique of the senior leadership of the U.S. Army, Proctor contends that after the fall of the Soviet Union, the U.S. Army stubbornly refused to reshape itself in response to the new strategic reality, a decision that saw it struggle through one low-intensity conflict after another—some inconclusive, some tragic—in the 1980s and 1990s, and leaving it largely unprepared when it found itself engaged—seemingly forever—in wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The first book-length study to connect the failures of these wars to America’s disastrous performance in the war on terror, Proctor’s work serves as an attempt to convince Army leaders to avoid repeating the same mistakes.

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University of Missouri Press

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0826274374

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9780826274373

Constituciones Universitatis Cantebrigiensis

By: M. B. Hackett,University of Cambridge. Constituciones Vniuersitatis Cantebrigiensis,Hackett, Pat

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Constituciones Universitatis Cantebrigiensis

By: M. B. Hackett,University of Cambridge. Constituciones Vniuersitatis Cantebrigiensis,Hackett, Pat

Dr Hackett discovered in the Angelica Library in Rome a manuscript containing a unique text of the first constitution of Cambridge University. The centrepiece of this book is a critical edition of the text with an English translation on facing pages. The importance of his discovery for historians of Cambridge and of medieval university education cannot be overestimated. The Cambridge constitutions form a complete code, promulgated at a remarkably early date (c. 1250). Dr Hackett shows that Oxford lagged more than 50 years behind Cambridge in codifying its statutes and neither Paris nor Bologna, the oldest of all universities, had a written constitution or code of laws at this time.

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CUP Archive

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0521070767

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9780521070768

Containment and Credibility

The Ideology and Deception That Plunged America into the Vietnam War

By: Pat Proctor

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Containment and Credibility

The Ideology and Deception That Plunged America into the Vietnam War

By: Pat Proctor

Is it possible that a president and his administration would purposefully mislead the American public so that they could commit the United States to a war that is not theirs to fight? Anyone with even a remote memory of the phrase “weapons of mass destruction” probably finds such a question naive. On the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of the Vietnam War, those with longer memories would consider the unquestioning acceptance of Saddam Hussein’s “gathering threat” even more naive. Providing historical context that highlights how the decision to use force is made, as well as how it is “sold,” Containment and Credibility explores how the half-truths and outright lies of both the Johnson and Nixon administrations brought us into a conflict that cost more than fifty thousand American lives over eight years. As we consider how best to confront the growing threat of ISIS, it is increasingly important for the public to understand how we were convinced to go to war in the past. In the 1960s, the domino theory warning of the spread of communism provided the rationale for war, followed by the deception of the Gulf of Tonkin Incident and the resulting resolution that essentially gave LBJ a blank check. This book will show how this deception ultimately led to the unraveling of the Johnson presidency and will explore the credibility gap that led to the public political debate of that time. Containment and Credibility applies the lessons of the sixties to today’s similar debates regarding military involvement. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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Skyhorse

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1631440578

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Orphan's Quest

By: Pat Nelson Childs

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Orphan's Quest

By: Pat Nelson Childs

Rokey, a poor orphan, has lived his entire life sheltered within the walls of the Noble Contemplative Monastery. At 17, Rokey is discovering that while his roommate, Ely, can think only of girls, his own feelings draw him toward other boys instead. When he is expelled and an unknown enemy tries to kill him, Rokeys thoughts return to the riddle of his parentage.

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Glynworks Publishing

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0979591201

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Explorer's Guide Vermont (Fifteenth Edition)

By: Lisa Halvorsen,Pat Goudey O'Brien,Christina Tree

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Explorer's Guide Vermont (Fifteenth Edition)

By: Lisa Halvorsen,Pat Goudey O'Brien,Christina Tree

Guiding you to the best of everything in Vermont for over 30 years! Back in its fifteenth edition, Explorer’s Guide Vermont endures as the most comprehensive and up- to- date guide to this popular New England state. With it in hand, experience the many natural and cultural wonders that make Vermont such a timeless, year- round vacation destination. Although Explorer’s Guide Vermont covers the entire Green Mountain State, the authors pride themselves on their detailed coverage of the less- traveled areas, especially the Northeast Kingdom. You’ll also find in- depth descriptions of major Vermont destinations like Burlington, Brattleboro, Manchester, and Woodstock. They highlight the most interesting and rewarding places to visit, whether on back roads or in bigger cities— artists’ studios, family farms, and historic sites among them. This guide provides great recommendations for every activity—biking; hiking and swimming; skiing, snowshoeing, and snowboarding; horseback riding, fishing, and paddling— and many more, both on and off the beaten track.

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The Countryman Press

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168268167X

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9781682681671

Pollination and Floral Ecology

By: Pat Willmer

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Pollination and Floral Ecology

By: Pat Willmer

Pollination and Floral Ecology is a very comprehensive reference work to all aspects of pollination biology.

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Princeton University Press

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0691128618

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9780691128610

The Evolution of Racism

Human Differences and the Use and Abuse of Science

By: Pat Shipman

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The Evolution of Racism

Human Differences and the Use and Abuse of Science

By: Pat Shipman

In an intellectually engaging narrative that mixes science and history, theories and personalities, Pat Shipman asks the question: Can we have legitimate scientific investigations of differences among humans without sounding racist? Through the original controversy over evolutionary theory in Darwin's time; the corruption of evolutionary theory into eugenics; the conflict between laboratory research in genetics and fieldwork in physical anthropology and biology; and the continuing controversies over the heritability of intelligence, criminal behavior, and other traits, the book explains both prewar eugenics and postwar taboos on letting the insights of genetics and evolution into the study of humanity.

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Harvard University Press

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0674008626

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9780674008625

Football And How To Survive It

By: Pat Nevin

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Football And How To Survive It

By: Pat Nevin

The good news for those who loved THE ACCIDENTAL FOOTBALLER: this new book is even better. There were times as I read Pat Nevin's account of his years running - or, trying to run - Motherwell, I had to remind myself to breathe. It's a thrilling read - funny, nerve-wracking, precise and very, very human' - Roddy Doyle So, you fell into football by accident. You've played for Chelsea, Everton and your country at an international level. But what happens when you discover you're in so deep that football has taken over your whole life? In his brilliant new memoir, Pat Nevin takes us on a journey to the less glamorous side of football. From Tranmere to Kilmarnock, he plays some of the best football he's ever played. Then, in an unprecedented twist of fate, finds himself both player and Chief Executive of Scottish First Division club Motherwell. What follows is an entertaining and revealing tale of the side of football that you rarely see as Pat tries to keep the lid on simmering tensions between owner and the manager; travels in Lear jets one moment, but has to sell off half the team, the next. So much is madness, like being the manager's boss, and his player at the same time; or discovering that the ground's goalposts are higher on one side than on the other! And with impossible challenges at every corner, such as learning that their son is autistic, and the club hurtling towards administration, Pat strives to walk the impossible line between player, parent and boss. FOOTBALL AND HOW TO SURVIVE IT is a real one-off, uncovering the sport in all its complex, confusing and calamitous glory. Once you've read it, you may never look at the game in the same way again.

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Monoray

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1800961154

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9781800961159

Successful Writing for Qualitative Researchers

By: Peter Woods,Pat Sikes

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Successful Writing for Qualitative Researchers

By: Peter Woods,Pat Sikes

It is always difficult to know how to write up research, and as academics and postgraduates alike come under increasing pressure to improve rates of publication a text like this one is essential reading for all researchers. The book discusses all aspects of translating research into writing, including: * getting started and keeping going * putting into words what you want to say * ways of organizing your work * coping with problems, blockages and sustaining morale *style and format *editing your writing *writing alone and writing in a team *approaching problems and getting published. This book will be of use to students, researchers and writers concerned with getting their research written and having it published.

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Routledge

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1134254911

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9781134254910

Global Airlines

By: Pat Hanlon

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Global Airlines

By: Pat Hanlon

Global Airlines: Competition in a Transnational Industry presents an overview of the changing scene in air transport covering current issues such as security, no frills airlines, ‘open skies’ agreements, the outcome of the recent downturn in economic activity and the emergence of transnational airlines, and takes a forward looking view of these challenges for the industry. Since the publication of the second edition in 1999 major changes have occurred in the industry. The ‘rules of the game’ in air transport are now beginning to change; and it is time to take the story forward. This third edition contains nine new chapters and tackles the following issues amongst others: * Security: The tragic events of 11 September 2001, followed by the war in Iraq, and the resultant heightened tensions over security and passenger safety. * Financial instability: the cyclical downturn in economic activity has led some airlines to the verge of bankruptcy. Even some large well-established carriers are not immune from this. How can the industry look to survive? * Attaining global reach: implications of transborder mergers, open skies agreements and the transatlantic Common Aviation area. Can full globalisation ever be reached? * Low-cost carriers and e-commerce: as both increase, how much the industry re-structure and deal with issues associated with increased passenger traffic and decreased labour requirements? * Airport capacity: Air traffic is estimated to grow at a long-term average annual rate of 5 per cent per annum. But many airports in many parts of the world are already reaching their capacity limits. How can this be overcome and are the environmental implications? Using up to date data and case studies from major international airlines such as United Airlines, British Airways, and Qantas amongst many others, Global Airlines provides a comprehensive insight into today’s global airline industry.

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1136400737

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9781136400735

Critical Dilemma

The Rise of Critical Theories and Social Justice Ideology—Implications for the Church and Society

By: Neil Shenvi,Pat Sawyer

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Critical Dilemma

The Rise of Critical Theories and Social Justice Ideology—Implications for the Church and Society

By: Neil Shenvi,Pat Sawyer

Where Are Critical Theory and the Social Justice Movement Taking Us? Critical theory and its expression in fields such as critical race theory, critical pedagogy, and queer theory are having a profound impact on our culture. Contemporary critical theory’s ideas about race, class, gender, identity, and justice have dramatically shaped how people think, act, and view one another—in Christian and secular spheres alike. In Critical Dilemma, authors Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer illuminate the origins and influences of contemporary critical theory, considering it in the light of clear reason and biblical orthodoxy. While acknowledging that it can provide some legitimate insights regarding race, class, and gender, Critical Dilemma exposes the false assumptions at the heart of critical theory, arguing that it poses a serious threat to both the church and society at large. Drawing on exhaustive research and careful analysis, Shenvi and Sawyer condemn racism, urge Christians to seek justice, and offer a path forward for racial healing and unity while also opposing critical theory’s manifold errors.

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Harvest House Publishers

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073698870X

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9780736988704

Beach Music

A Novel

By: Pat Conroy

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Beach Music

A Novel

By: Pat Conroy

An American expatriate in Rome unearths his family legacy in this sweeping novel by the acclaimed author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini A Southerner living abroad, Jack McCall is scarred by tragedy and betrayal. His desperate desire to find peace after his wife’s suicide draws him into a painful, intimate search for the one haunting secret in his family’s past that can heal his anguished heart. Spanning three generations and two continents, from the contemporary ruins of the American South to the ancient ruins of Rome, from the unutterable horrors of the Holocaust to the lingering trauma of Vietnam, Beach Music sings with life’s pain and glory. It is a novel of lyric intensity and searing truth, another masterpiece among Pat Conroy’s legendary and beloved novels. Praise for Beach Music “Astonishing . . . stunning . . . The range of passions and subjects that bring life to every page is almost endless.”—The Washington Post Book World “Magnificent . . . clearly Conroy’s best.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Blockbuster writing at its best.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review “Pat Conroy’s writing contains a virtue now rare in most contemporary fiction: passion.”—The Denver Post “A powerful, heartfelt tale.”—Houston Chronicle

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Dial Press

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0307804739

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9780307804730

The Patriology

Nuggets 700, Start Your Startup, Celebrity Decoded

By: Pat Obilor

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The Patriology

Nuggets 700, Start Your Startup, Celebrity Decoded

By: Pat Obilor

The Patriology’ is a THREE in ONE classic! A timeless collection of thoughtful insight written with inspiration, love, and foresight with you in mind. Perhaps you are overwhelmed by life and you just want to lean in, fall back, and revive the sparks for your personal life, make outstanding moves for your business and career goals, etc. This book is for you! The inspirational manual Nuggets 700 is for individuals who need to find purpose in their potentials, Celebrity Decoded revives your sparks and helps you learn the classic secrets to excel in the show business world as a creative Artiste or entertainment investor and the third book, Start your Start-up’ provides you with the on-demand executive entrepreneurial nuggets needed to thrive in today’s competitive and innovative digital economy.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1664113355

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9781664113350

Having Their Cake--

How the City and Big Bosses are Consuming UK Business

By: Don Young,Pat Scott

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Having Their Cake--

How the City and Big Bosses are Consuming UK Business

By: Don Young,Pat Scott

Congratulations. Well targeted, highly topical and lively to read." -John Monks, General Secretary, Trades Union Congress"Addresses a highly significant and topical issue and does so in a readable style drawing on the authors' long experience in industry at executive director level." -Philip Sadler, former principal of Ashridge Business SchoolThis hard-hitting book describes in fascinating detail the little-publicised 'system' of relationships between the top managers of large companies and those in the financial markets: investment bankers, stockbrokers, fund managers, stock market analysts, city lawyers, financial PR consultants and the financial press. It explores how these relationships have evolved to the point where for the ambitious and wealth-seeking top manager, the best route to quick success and high earnings appears to be through embarking on acquisitions, mergers, portfolio restructurings, drastic cost-cutting and other high-profile financial moves.Having their Cake...is a damning account of how lack of care, ignorance and personal greed are undermining companies and destroying corporate Britain's wealth and value.

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Kogan Page Publishers

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0749444614

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9780749444617

Effective People Management

Your Guide to Boosting Performance, Managing Conflict and Becoming a Great Leader in Your Start Up

By: Pat Wellington

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Effective People Management

Your Guide to Boosting Performance, Managing Conflict and Becoming a Great Leader in Your Start Up

By: Pat Wellington

Motivated staff are the lifeblood of every business. With the right talent and an engaged team, your company will be empowered to beat the competition and grow its market share. Effective People Management covers all the crucial aspects of people management and maintaining high performance. Its insightful guidance covers leadership, motivating people, team building, delegating, interviewing, reward, managing change, handling conflict, dealing with poor performance and organizational culture. Case studies from global leaders and organizations demonstrate best practice and key lessons learnt from people management. From inspirational leadership techniques, energizing management styles and a proactive approach to problem solving, Effective People Management is your ultimate practical resource to getting the best out of yourself and your team.

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Kogan Page Publishers

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0749480831

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9780749480837

EBOOK: The Research Student's Guide to Success

By: Pat Cryer

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EBOOK: The Research Student's Guide to Success

By: Pat Cryer

A must read for all research students! “The core material in Professor Cryer’s previous editions is classic. I welcome this new edition setting it into current contexts.” – PhD supervisor “When I was doing my own PhD, Pat Cryer’s book was my constant reference companion. Now I am recommending her latest edition to my own students.” – PhD supervisor Insightful, wide-ranging and accessible, this is an invaluable tool for postgraduate research students and for students at all levels working on research projects, irrespective of their field of study. This edition has been thoroughly revised to accommodate the changes in postgraduate education over recent years. Additional material and new emphases take into account: the QAA Code of Practice for Postgraduate Research Programmes recommendations of the Roberts Review the needs of the growing number of ‘overseas’ research students employment issues (including undergraduate teaching) the Internet as a resource for research. There are new chapters on: developing the research proposal succeeding as an ‘overseas’ research student ethics in research personal development planning (PDP)

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335229638

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9780335229635

Crack of the Bat

A History of Baseball on the Radio

By: James R. Walker,Pat Hughes

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Crack of the Bat

A History of Baseball on the Radio

By: James R. Walker,Pat Hughes

The crack of the bat on the radio is ingrained in the American mind as baseball takes center stage each summer. Radio has brought the sounds of baseball into homes for almost one hundred years, helping baseball emerge from the 1919 Black Sox scandal into the glorious World Series of the 1920s. The medium gave fans around the country aural access to the first All-Star Game, Lou Gehrig’s farewell speech, and Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard ’Round the World.” Red Barber, Vin Scully, Harry Caray, Ernie Harwell, Bob Uecker, and dozens of other beloved announcers helped cement the love affair between radio and the national pastime. Crack of the Bat takes readers from the 1920s to the present, examining the role of baseball in the development of the radio industry and the complex coevolution of their relationship. James R. Walker provides a balanced, nuanced, and carefully documented look at radio and baseball over the past century, focusing on the interaction between team owners, local and national media, and government and business interests, with extensive coverage of the television and Internet ages, when baseball on the radio had to make critical adjustments to stay viable. Despite cable television’s ubiquity, live video streaming, and social media, radio remains an important medium through which fans engage with their teams. The evolving relationship between baseball and radio intersects with topics as varied as the twenty-year battle among owners to control radio, the development of sports as a valuable media product, and the impact of competing technologies on the broadcast medium. Amid these changes, the familiar sounds of the ball hitting the glove and the satisfying crack of the bat stay the same. Purchase the audio edition.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803245009

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9780803245006

Ted Sullivan, Barnacle of Baseball

The Life of the Prolific League Founder, Scout, Manager and Unrivaled Huckster

By: Pat O’Neill,Tom Coffman

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Ted Sullivan, Barnacle of Baseball

The Life of the Prolific League Founder, Scout, Manager and Unrivaled Huckster

By: Pat O’Neill,Tom Coffman

In his day, perhaps no one in baseball was better known than Irish-born Timothy Paul "Ted" Sullivan. For 50 years, America's sportswriters sang his praises, genuflected to his genius and bought his blarney by the barrel. Damon Runyon dubbed him "The Celebrated Carpetbagger of Baseball." Cunning, fast-talking, witty and sober, Sullivan was the game's first player agent, a groundbreaking scout who pulled future Hall of Famers from the bushes, an author, a playwright and a baseball evangelist who promoted the game across five continents. He coined the term "fan" and was among the first to suggest the designated hitter--because pitchers were "a lot of whippoorwill swingers." But he was also a convert to the Jim Crow attitudes of his day--black ballplayers were unimaginable to him. Unearthing thousands of contemporaneous newspaper accounts, this first exhaustive biography of "Hustlin'" Ted Sullivan recounts the life and career of one of the greatest hucksters in the history of the game.

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McFarland

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1476642605

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9781476642604

What's in this Stuff?

The Hidden Toxins in Everyday Products and what You Can Do about Them

By: Pat Thomas

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What's in this Stuff?

The Hidden Toxins in Everyday Products and what You Can Do about Them

By: Pat Thomas

Reveals the hidden cocktail of toxic, poorly tested chemicals that have been implicated in long-term health problems that exist in many widely used products, assessing the dangers in food additives, pharmaceutical products, household cleaners, beauty products, pet foods, and garden supplies, and including recipes for safe, homemade replacement products. Original.

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Penguin

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0399533885

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Skin Deep

The essential guide to what's in the toiletries and cosmetics you use

By: Pat Thomas

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Skin Deep

The essential guide to what's in the toiletries and cosmetics you use

By: Pat Thomas

We all like to believe that the latest 'miracle' cream will make us look ten years younger, and we fill our shopping baskets with hair products designed to 'smooth and shine' or make-up that promises to stay on all night long. In a world that is increasingly obsessed with appearance, we are becoming more and more vulnerable to the idea of a 'quick-fix' in a bottle.Yet many of the products we use on a daily basis contain an abundance of synthetic chemicals that pollute our bodies and, as our toxic load increases, many of us hoping for a quick-fix miracle today will be paying with our health tomorrow. In this fascinating, topical and sometimes shocking book, Pat Thomas explains how the contents of the beauty products we use enter the bloodstream in a matter of seconds, and contain a cocktail of carcinogens, irritants and disease-causing ingredients. She discusses the health risks of exposure to these chemicals and tells you which ones to avoid. But it's not all doom and gloom – with her practical, easy suggestions, tips and recipes for alternatives, she tells us how we can all make a few simple changes to our lifestyle and reduce our toxic load.

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Pan Macmillan

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1905744986

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9781905744985

Coach Wooden

The 7 Principles That Shaped His Life and Will Change Yours

By: Pat Williams,James Denney

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Coach Wooden

The 7 Principles That Shaped His Life and Will Change Yours

By: Pat Williams,James Denney

When Coach John Wooden graduated from eighth grade his father gave him a handwritten card and said, "Son, try to live up to this." On the card, his father had written seven simple yet profound life principles: Be true to yourself Help others Make friendship a fine art Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible Make each day your masterpiece Build a shelter against a rainy day by the life you live Give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day These principles were the key to Coach Wooden's greatness--and his goodness. Through powerful stories and pithy advice, this book shares the wisdom that made Wooden happy and successful. This inspirational and conversational book will encourage, challenge, and motivate readers to build these principles into their own lives.

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Revell

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1441214925

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9781441214928

What Pupils Say

Changing Policy and Practice in Primary Education

By: Andrew Pollard,Pat Triggs

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What Pupils Say

Changing Policy and Practice in Primary Education

By: Andrew Pollard,Pat Triggs

The result of a research project, this work, an attempt to report on what has actually been happening in our schools, answers such questions as: what difference have education reforms made to pupils' experience in schools? and how has recent education policy impacted on children today?

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A&C Black

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1847143687

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America's STAR Entrepreneurs

Building Brighter Tomorrows

By: Pat Sampson

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America's STAR Entrepreneurs

Building Brighter Tomorrows

By: Pat Sampson

YOU will love this book! If you open your mind and heart to receive it, it will give you priceless hours of inspiration and knowledge and hope. These rich deposits of experience have new and vital significance for a time when millions of people are in need of courage and peace of mind to maintain an abiding belief in the future. We can think of no time in history more important for people of like-mind to connect and communicate. These extraordinary people, passionate advocates of positive thought, speak to the strength of our diversity. Many you meet for the first time, while others are universally recognized: Deepak Chopra, Brian Tracy, Joe Vitale, Denis Waitley ~ and more ~ along with my interview with the late Maya Angelou, all bear the same message in one form or another ~ to give your life joy, meaning, and purpose, focus on the goodness in your life, to create more of it. They all share their life experiences and knowledge (often learned the hard way) to positively impact the lives of others. Because they believe that great things can happen, they pursue a more peaceful world by building bridges instead of walls, and in the healing power of love. You will read stories that will give you a new sense of well -being and optimism through their remarkable range of shared experience that brings the understanding that any goal can be realized, if you are committed to make a difference, and willing to pay the price to attain the true riches of life. Share this book with those you love. I would love to hear your story. Love & Gratitude, Pat Sampson AmericasLegacyLibrary@gmail.com www.networkofstars.us To Be Continued. . .

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America's Legacy Library

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1641364874

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9781641364874

The Official Price Guide to Collecting Books

By: Marie Tedford,Pat Goudey

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The Official Price Guide to Collecting Books

By: Marie Tedford,Pat Goudey

The antiquarian's reference to old books features thousands of listings, including hundreds of new titles, a new Internet buying guide, a complete glossary of book-collecting terms, research resources, information on dealers, and advice on buying, selling, and maintaining fragile acquisitions. Original.

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Random House Digital, Inc.

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0375722939

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9780375722936

Fighter! Fighter! Corkscrew Port!

By: Pat Cunningham

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Fighter! Fighter! Corkscrew Port!

By: Pat Cunningham

Pat Cunningham DFM has written this book in tribute to the Aircrew Association, due to disband in 2012, and to those wartime aircrew whose accounts it records. It is backed by a perspective of 20,000 hours of operational and non-operational flying gained during the author's forty years in military and civil aviation.

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184884655X

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History by Numbers

An Introduction to Quantitative Approaches

By: Pat Hudson,Mina Ishizu

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History by Numbers

An Introduction to Quantitative Approaches

By: Pat Hudson,Mina Ishizu

Fully updated and carefully revised, this new 2nd edition of History by Numbers stands alone as the only textbook on quantitative methods suitable for students of history. Even the numerically challenged will find inspiration. Taking a problem-solving approach and using authentic historical data, it describes each method in turn, including its origin, purpose, usefulness and associated pitfalls. The problems are developed gradually and with narrative skill, allowing readers to experience the moment of discovery for each of the interpretative outcomes. Quantitative methods are essential for the modern historian, and this lively and accessible text will prove an invaluable guide for anyone entering the discipline.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1849665729

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9781849665728

The Beijing Games

By: Pat DePaolo

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The Beijing Games

By: Pat DePaolo

THE BEIJING GAMES is a break-neck international thriller depicting a China-led conspiracy involving the most unlikely cabal of Washington insiders, a giant U.S. retailer, a private European banker, and a Chinese conglomerate controlled by the PLA. Their black goal is to eliminate all import restrictions on Chinese-made goods, and effectively destroy large segments of the U.S. manufacturing industry in order to dictate spending decisions of millions of Americans for years to come. Set in 2008/2009, the only person standing in their way is 48-year-old failed businessman, Justin Gatt, an unlikely hero whose life is thrust into turmoil when he is recruited to travel undercover in China to attempt to gather information critical to the U.S. Aided by three remarkable women who risk their lives to help him, Gatt escapes a Shanghai death-squad and a Chinese SAM missile. Finally, he's caught in the cross-hairs of an assassin's sniper rifle, as he attempts to warn US officials of a conspiracy to unlease biological and financial attacks designed to stagger the US economy. When chaos follows the Olympics, Gatt must find a way to warn the President-elect of an even more deadly threat. SEE READER COMMENTS BELOW:

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1434340872

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Stair Steps to Your Firefighter Badge: Mastering the Realm of Entry-Level Testing

By: Chief Pat Turner - SCFD Retired

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Stair Steps to Your Firefighter Badge: Mastering the Realm of Entry-Level Testing

By: Chief Pat Turner - SCFD Retired

This book is dedicated to all of the friendships that I've been fortunate to share in my association with my fire service family. I cherish all of my fellow crew members as well as the students that have become life-long friends. I developed this resource to assist the prospective entry-level firefighter candidate. Throughout my years of teaching in the fire service and in the Fire Technology program at Mission College, I've been routinely asked the same questions about how to survive the testin

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AWHONN's Perinatal Nursing

By: Kathleen R. Simpson,Pat A. Creehan

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AWHONN's Perinatal Nursing

By: Kathleen R. Simpson,Pat A. Creehan

An official publication of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), Perinatal Nursing, Fourth Edition presents up-to-date information based on the most rigorous evidence and offers suggestions for best practices. This new edition of the authoritative, comprehensive text used by perinatal nurses worldwide features a wealth of new content to keep practice current. New chapters related to patient safety and the development of a highly reliable perinatal unit, inform nurses how to conduct team training and drills for obstetric emergencies, create checklists, and effectively handoff patients. It features expanded coverage of high-risk pregnancy, from bleeding in pregnancy to preterm labor and birth, diabetes, cardiac disease, pulmonary complications, multiple gestation, and maternal-fetal transport. An all-new chapter on obesity in pregnancy covers risks to the mother and fetus, care from preconception to postpartum, as well as bariatric surgery. An expanded chapter on newborn nutrition includes new sections on the infant feeding decision, benefits of breastfeeding, nutritional components, and preterm milk and lactation.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1451179103

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9781451179101

How to Be Like Coach Wooden

Life Lessons from Basketball's Greatest Leader

By: Pat Williams

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How to Be Like Coach Wooden

Life Lessons from Basketball's Greatest Leader

By: Pat Williams

John Wooden is an American icon. Since he announced his retirement thirty years ago, “Coach” remains one of our country's most popular and heroic figures. What John Wooden accomplished as basketball coach at UCLA will never be repeated—eighty-eight victories in a row, ten national championships—but what makes his legacy even more amazing is how he did it: with honor, integrity and grace. In his research for How to Be Like Coach Wooden, Pat Williams recounts well over 800 interviews. The result is an inspiring motivational biography about a great hero of basketball and one of the most amazing leaders in history. How to Be Like Coach Wooden is the next dynamic book in the How to Be Like "character biography" series, which focuses on drawing out important lessons from the lives of great men and women. In this book, readers will learn from Coach Wooden, a beacon of honesty, goodness and faith. Wooden cared about winning in basketball, but he cared more about winning in life.

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Health Communications, Inc.

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0757303919

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9780757303913

Backroads & Byways of Vermont (First Edition) (Backroads & Byways)

By: Christina Tree,Pat Goudey O'Brien,Lisa Halvorsen

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Backroads & Byways of Vermont (First Edition) (Backroads & Byways)

By: Christina Tree,Pat Goudey O'Brien,Lisa Halvorsen

An all new guide to the scenic routes of Vermont Vermont is bigger than it looks. This may be one of the country’s smallest states but the more you drive here, the more beauty you uncover. While drives do include popular resort towns, the focus is on getting away from tourist hubs. This brand- new first edition suggests drives through covered bridges to high roads with unexpected vistas, to waterfalls and swimming holes, to crafts studios and farms selling their own eggs or cheese or even prize- winning beer. See the Green Mountains with peaks rising more than 4,000 feet in places, or take in the orchard- patched hillsides and riverbanks spread along the floor of the Lake Champlain Valley. With clear, curated, field- tested navigation, easy- to- read maps, beautiful photography, and recommendations for lodging, dining, and more, this guide will help you make the most of every mile of your journey in Vermont.

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The Countryman Press

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1682681653

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9781682681657

Design to Survive

9 Ways an IKEA Approach Can Fix Health Care and Save Lives

By: Pat Mastors

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Design to Survive

9 Ways an IKEA Approach Can Fix Health Care and Save Lives

By: Pat Mastors

The U.S. spends the most in the world on health care and research, yet our outcomes are among the worst in industrialized nations. Hundreds of thousands die every year from medical harm. Imagine a world where health care took a page from the IKEA furniture company---where expenses were streamlined, quality was predictable, customers participated, and everyone shared in the cost savings. Through colorful analogies, stories from families and top doctors, and the author’s quest to find out what happened to her own father, Design to Survive serves up key strategies for patients, families and providers, with the conviction that we can do better.

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Morgan James Publishing

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1614484333

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9781614484332

Applying Standards-based Constructivism

A Two-step Guide for Motivating Middle and High School Students

By: Pat Flynn

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Applying Standards-based Constructivism

A Two-step Guide for Motivating Middle and High School Students

By: Pat Flynn

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Eye On Education

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1930556683

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9781930556683

Falling in Love with Everything

A Memoir, but Mostly Made Up

By: Pat Jobe

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Falling in Love with Everything

A Memoir, but Mostly Made Up

By: Pat Jobe

Falling In Love With Everything, chronicles a conversation between Jobe, a lay speaker in the Unitarian Universalist Church, and a fictional second-degree black belt in Karate and Unitarian Minister, who challenges the need or good sense that might be found in falling in love with everything.

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1440103038

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Movie Theaters of Washington, DC

By: Robert K. Headley and Pat Padua

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Movie Theaters of Washington, DC

By: Robert K. Headley and Pat Padua

Over the past 110 years, there have been more than 100 movie theaters in Washington and its suburbs, from tiny nickelodeons and mini-auditoriums seating fewer than 100 people to mammoth palaces and megplexes seating thousands. . . . In this book, we will address the many varieties of the moviegoing experience" -- Introduction, page 7.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467129488

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Wherever Green is Worn

The Story of the Irish Diaspora

By: Tim Pat Coogan

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Wherever Green is Worn

The Story of the Irish Diaspora

By: Tim Pat Coogan

The population of Ireland is five million, but 70 million people worldwide call themselves Irish. Here, Tim Pat Coogan travels around the globe to tell their story. Irish emigration first began in the 12th century when the Normans invaded Ireland. Cromwell's terrorist campaign in the 17th century drove many Irish to France and Spain, while Cromwell deported many more to the West Indies and Virginia. Millions left due to the famine and its aftermath between 1845 and 1961. Where did they all go? From the memory of the wild San Patricios Brigade soldiers who deserted the American army during the Mexican War to fight on the side of their fellow Catholics to Australia's Irish Robin Hood: Ned Kelly, Coogan brings the vast reaches of the Irish diaspora to life in this collection of vivid and colourful tales. Rich in characterization and detail, not to mention the great Coogan wit, this is an invaluable volume that belongs on the bookshelf of every Celtophile.

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1784975397

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9781784975395

Reimagining Work

Strategies to Disrupt Talent, Lead Change, and Win with a Flexible Workforce

By: Rob Biederman,Pat Petitti,Peter Maglathlin

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Reimagining Work

Strategies to Disrupt Talent, Lead Change, and Win with a Flexible Workforce

By: Rob Biederman,Pat Petitti,Peter Maglathlin

Thrive in the new economy by leading ahead of the next evolution Reimagining Work is the business leader's guide to surviving—and thriving—in the new on-demand economy. As the business and workplace environments evolve, traditional management strategies are becoming obsolete; the skilled workforce demands flexibility and more control over their work—things that the major corporations repeatedly fail to offer. Is it any wonder that the best and brightest talent is increasingly moving toward smaller companies with alternative management structures? Companies like Uber, Lyft, Handy, and Task Rabbit? These businesses have seen major success by attracting the right people—by giving them what they want. As the shift continues, businesses will need to change the way they recruit, develop, and train talent. This book shows you how to restructure and reconfigure your current strategy toward one that will help your business not just survive, but grow stronger in this new environment by offering what top talent demands. Niche spaces like transportation and general labor may have catalyzed the movement toward on-demand, but their influence is spreading and traditional businesses must adapt or die. This book shows you how to turn the shift into an asset for your company by leading through change for the better. Reconsider your current talent sourcing strategies Update your team development and training programs Build a flexible workforce that thrives in the "on-demand" economy Develop your business to succeed amidst the changing business paradigm Growth is more than just expansion; it's also maturation, adaptation, and evolution. Our economy is on the cusp of a seismic shift, and smart businesses will implement change early before the obsolete start falling behind. Reimagining Work gives you actionable guidance for staying ahead of the curve.

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1119389658

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9781119389651

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