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License to Travel

A Cultural History of the Passport

By: Patrick Bixby

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License to Travel

A Cultural History of the Passport

By: Patrick Bixby

Departing for a new life far away; fleeing from the dangers, the restrictions, or just the mundanity of familiar surroundings; enduring unwanted scrutiny in the backrooms of officialdom: some of the most dramatic scenes of a life story involve a passport. By examining the travel documents of artists, intellectuals, ancient messengers, and modern migrants, License to Travel tells how these seemingly humble documents also implicate us--our emotions and imaginings--in some of the most sweeping transformations of human history: the emergence of the nation-state, of international relations, of government surveillance, of refugee crises, and of our global interconnectedness"--

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Univ of California Press

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0520397894

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Opening Paul's Letters

A Reader's Guide to Genre and Interpretation

By: Patrick Gray

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Opening Paul's Letters

A Reader's Guide to Genre and Interpretation

By: Patrick Gray

It is sometimes easy to forget that the books of the Bible are not really "books" at all but individual documents composed in a wide array of literary genres. This clear, concise, and accessible text on the Pauline Letters orients beginning students to the genre in which Paul writes. The book compares and contrasts Paul's letters with ancient and modern letters, revealing the distinctive conventions, forms, and purposes of Paul's Epistles. It focuses on the literary genre of the letter in ancient Greece and Rome, providing an overview of subjects, strategies, and concerns of immediate relevance for readers who wish to understand Paul in his ancient context. Discussion questions and sidebars are included.

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Baker Books

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1441236287

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9781441236289

Santa Ana River Guide

From Crest to Coast - 110 miles along Southern California's Largest River System

By: Patrick Mitchell

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Santa Ana River Guide

From Crest to Coast - 110 miles along Southern California's Largest River System

By: Patrick Mitchell

The Santa Ana River Guide by Patrick Mitchell reveals both the wild and urban sides of the Southland's most important river. The book relates the river's natural and human history, geology, and current conditions and provides all the information necessary to plan an outing on or near the river. It is also a call to action for further protecting and restoring the river. Organized into six geographical sections corresponding to the river's "reaches," the book's individual entries include an extensive description of each park and preserve, location and access information, and highlights of what to do there.

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Wilderness Press

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0899976166

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9780899976167

Nietzsche and Irish modernism

By: Patrick Bixby

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Nietzsche and Irish modernism

By: Patrick Bixby

Nietzsche and Irish Modernism demonstrates how the ideas of the controversial German philosopher played a crucial role in the emergence and evolution of a distinctly Irish brand of modernist culture. Making an essential new contribution to the history of modernism, the book traces the circulation of these ideas through the writings of George Bernard Shaw, W.B. Yeats, and James Joyce, as well as through minor works of literature, magazine articles, newspaper debates, public lectures, and private correspondence. These materials reveal a response to Nietzsche that created abiding tensions between Irish cultural production and reigning religious and nationalist orthodoxies, during an anxious period of Home Rule agitation, world war, revolution, civil war, and state building. With its wealth of detail, the book greatly enriches our understanding of modernist culture as a site of convergence between art and politics, indigenous concerns and foreign perspectives.

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Manchester University Press

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1526163209

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9781526163202

Reading Poverty in America

By: Patrick Shannon

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Reading Poverty in America

By: Patrick Shannon

In this book Shannon’s major premise remains the same as his 1998 Reading Poverty: Poverty has everything to do with American public schooling–how it is theorized, how it is organized, and how it runs. Competing ideological representations of poverty underlie school assumptions about intelligence, character, textbook content, lesson formats, national standards, standardized achievement tests, and business/school partnerships and frame our considerations of each. In this new edition, Shannon provides an update of the ideological struggles to name and respond to poverty through the design, content, and pedagogy of reading education, showing how, through their representations and framing, advocates of liberal, conservative, and neoliberal interpretations attempt the ideological practice of teaching the public who they are, what they should know, and what they should value about equality, civic society, and reading. For those who decline these offers, Shannon presents radical democratic interpretations of the relationship between poverty and reading education that position the poor, the public, students, and teachers as agents in redistribution of economic, cultural, and political capital in the United States.

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Routledge

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1317935772

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9781317935773

America Goes to War

A Social History of the Continental Army

By: Charles Patrick Neimeyer

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America Goes to War

A Social History of the Continental Army

By: Charles Patrick Neimeyer

Neimeyer for the first time reveals who really served in the army during the Revolution and why. His conclusions are startling. The long-termed Continental soldiers were not those whom historians have traditionally associated with the defense of liberty.

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NYU Press

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0814757820

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9780814757826

Haunted Monterey County

By: Patrick Whitehurst

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Haunted Monterey County

By: Patrick Whitehurst

From the vistas of Big Sur to the streets of Monterey, the souls of the dead still linger. The Mission San Carlos Borromeo, today known as the Carmel Mission, is the site of numerous unmarked graves from centuries past. Monterey's Cannery Row once housed the lab of marine biologist Ed Ricketts, who was struck by a train there in 1948--some say on a quiet night you can still hear the sound of the wreck. In Salinas, the Steinbeck House is known for its charming atmosphere and delightful meals, as well as visits from John Steinbeck, despite the fact that he died in 1968. Join writer Patrick Whitehurst as he explores tales of the supernatural and Monterey County's haunted locales.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467142352

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Around-the-World Flights

A History

By: Patrick M. Stinson

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Around-the-World Flights

A History

By: Patrick M. Stinson

Since Wilbur and Orville Wright's first machine-powered flight, adventurers have pondered the prospect of flying around the world. Though in the early 20th century the idea seemed as plausible as traveling to Mars, aviators made their first attempts in the wake of World War I and have never looked back. This history of around-the-world flights explores the endeavor, starting with the first tentative journeys that allowed changing aircraft en route due to expected breakdowns. Once flying machines demonstrated reliable performance over global distances, a period of one-upmanship emerged, with each new venture striving to outdo the previous one. Today, even with international air travel having become routine, aviators strive to set records, now using unconventional aircraft and fuel sources. Paying tribute to the supporting personnel as well as to the flight captains at the center of attention, this work celebrates aviation's continued spirit of adventure.

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McFarland

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078648716X

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For We Walk by Faith

By: Patrick Muenchen

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For We Walk by Faith

By: Patrick Muenchen

Jesus said faith could move mountains and all things are possible to him who believes. Faith is the substance that can change the way you look and feel. Faith can transform your health, life, and physical fitness. America's favorite PE teacher can show you how. . 65% of Americans over age twenty are overweight or obese . Only 15% of Americans engage in the recommended amount of physical activity . Fast food and unhealthy snack foods are the mainstay diet of most Americans . 25% of adults and 35% of adolescents smoke cigarettes .Heart disease and cancer, two preventable diseases, remain the leading causes of death There have been many books written on diets and exercise programs and yet most people have not changed their health habits. People don't need more information, they need motivation and inspiration. For We Walk by Faith-Motivation and Inspiration to Get Physically Fit contains thirty one devotions that will take the reader on a journey examining their own life and health, their call from God, the obstacles they face, their relationship with the Lord, the tools they need to change their life, the importance of establishing values, the need for friends and mentors, the brevity and preciousness of life, and ways to find strength and motivation. For We Walk by Faith unravels the unique relationship between faith and fitness and develops the conviction everyone needs to make resolute changes in regards to their health, faith, and values. 2 Corinthians 5:7 says "for we walk by faith." Learn how to use your faith to change your fitness. "Coach" Patrick Muenchen has a Master's Degree in Health Studies and has worked in the education field since 1992. In 2004 he was selected as the national "My Favorite PE Teacher" for PE4Life and SportingKid Magazine. He lives in North Georgia with his lovely wife and two children. He is passionate about his faith and fitness and enjoys teaching physical education and coaching youth sports. www.forwewalkbyfaith.net

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Xulon Press

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1602663122

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The Marauders

Standing Up to Vigilantes in the American Borderlands

By: Patrick Strickland

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The Marauders

Standing Up to Vigilantes in the American Borderlands

By: Patrick Strickland

“The Marauders is a blistering book, a hard-ass stare into the voracious mouth of the US-Mexico border. Patrick Strickland has done a fine piece of reporting from places we don’t dare to tread.” — Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Devil's Highway This real-life Western tells the story of how citizens in a small Arizona border town stood up to anti-immigrant militias and vigilantes. The Marauders uncovers the riveting nonfiction saga of far-right militias terrorizing the border towns of southern Arizona. In one of the towns profiled, Arivaca, rogue militia members killed a man and his nine-year-old daughter in 2009. In response, the residents organized and spent two years trying to push the new militias out through boycotts and by urging local businesses to ban them. The militias and vigilante groups again raised the stakes, spreading Pizzagate-style conspiracy theories alleging that town residents were complicit in child sex trafficking, prompting fears of vigilante violence. The Marauders flips the standard formula most often applied to stories about immigration and the far right. Too often those stories are told from the perspective of the ones committing the violence. While Strickland doesn't shy away from exploring those dark themes, the far right are not the protagonists of the book. Rather, the people targeted by hate groups, and the individuals who rose up to stop them in their tracks, are the heroes of this dramatic story.

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Melville House

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1612199267

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9781612199269

PSI Invaders

By: J. Patrick Conlon

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PSI Invaders

By: J. Patrick Conlon

PSI Invaders By: J. Patrick Conlon PSI Invaders is book two in the Psionics series. Aliens in a planet-sized spaceship are using mind-programming machines to turn humans into slaves. Six-year-old triplets, the daughters of Wendy Stevens, Katherine Warren, and Aiko Esteban, the three women who saved the solar system from a wandering sun, have to stop them. Nine six-year-old girls whose telepathic and telekinetic powers individually are many times greater than their mother’s defend Earth and the solar system. Their success is only the beginning of what could become a galaxy-wide conflict that can only end in the destruction of Earth or the aliens.

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Dorrance Publishing

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1480993565

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Minds on Trial

Great Cases in Law and Psychology

By: Charles Patrick Ewing,Joseph T. McCann

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Minds on Trial

Great Cases in Law and Psychology

By: Charles Patrick Ewing,Joseph T. McCann

In recent years, the public has become increasingly fascinated with the criminal mind. Television series centered on courtroom trials, criminal investigations, and forensic psychology are more popular than ever. More and more people are interested in the American system of justice and the individuals who experience it firsthand. Minds on Trial: Great Cases in Law and Psychology gives you an inside view of 20 of the highest profile legal cases of the last 50 years. Drs. Ewing and McCann take you "behind the scenes" of each of these cases, some involving celebrities like Woody Allen, Mike Tyson, and Patty Hearst, and explain the impact they had on the fields of psychology and the law. Many of the cases in this book, whether involving a celebrity client or an ordinary person in an extraordinary circumstance, were determined in part by the expert testimony of a psychologist or other mental health professional. Psychology has always played a vital role in so many aspects of the American legal system, and these fascinating trials offer insight into many intriguing psychological issues. In addition to expert testimony, some of the issues discussed in this entertaining and educational book include the insanity defense, brainwashing, criminal profiling, capital punishment, child custody, juvenile delinquency, and false confessions. In Minds on Trial, the authors skillfully convey the psychological and legal drama of each case, while providing important and fresh professional insights. Mental health and legal professionals, as well as others with an interest in psychology and the law will have a hard time putting this scholarly, yet readable book down.

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Oxford University Press

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0199884617

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The Global Smartphone

Beyond a youth technology

By: Daniel Miller ,Laila Abed Rabho ,Patrick Awondo , Maya de Vries,Marília Duque,Pauline Garvey, Laura Haapio-Kirk,Charlotte Hawkins,Alfonso Otaegui ,Shireen Walton,Xinyuan Wang

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The Global Smartphone

Beyond a youth technology

By: Daniel Miller ,Laila Abed Rabho ,Patrick Awondo , Maya de Vries,Marília Duque,Pauline Garvey, Laura Haapio-Kirk,Charlotte Hawkins,Alfonso Otaegui ,Shireen Walton,Xinyuan Wang

The smartphone is often literally right in front of our nose, so you would think we would know what it is. But do we? To find out, 11 anthropologists each spent 16 months living in communities in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America, focusing on the take up of smartphones by older people. Their research reveals that smartphones are technology for everyone, not just for the young. The Global Smartphone presents a series of original perspectives deriving from this global and comparative research project. Smartphones have become as much a place within which we live as a device we use to provide ‘perpetual opportunism’, as they are always with us. The authors show how the smartphone is more than an ‘app device’ and explore differences between what people say about smartphones and how they use them. The smartphone is unprecedented in the degree to which we can transform it. As a result, it quickly assimilates personal values. In order to comprehend it, we must take into consideration a range of national and cultural nuances, such as visual communication in China and Japan, mobile money in Cameroon and Uganda, and access to health information in Chile and Ireland – all alongside diverse trajectories of ageing in Al Quds, Brazil and Italy. Only then can we know what a smartphone is and understand its consequences for people’s lives around the world.

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UCL Press

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1787359611

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The Changing Face of Representation

The Gender of U.S. Senators and Constituent Communications

By: Kim Fridkin,Patrick Kenney

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The Changing Face of Representation

The Gender of U.S. Senators and Constituent Communications

By: Kim Fridkin,Patrick Kenney

As the number of women in the U.S. Senate grows, so does the number of citizens represented by women senators. At the same time, gender remains a key factor in senators’ communications to constituents as well as in news media portrayals of senators. Focusing on 32 male and female senators during the 2006 congressional election year, Kim L. Fridkin and Patrick J. Kenney examine in detail senators’ official websites, several thousand press releases and local news stories, and surveys of 18,000 citizens to discern constituents’ attitudes about their senators. The authors conclude that gender role expectations and stereotypes do indeed constrain representational and campaign messages and influence news coverage of both candidates and elected senators. Further, while citizens appear to be less influenced by entrenched stereotypes, they pay more attention to female senators’ messages and become more knowledgeable about them, in comparison to male senators.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472120085

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YOUNG JAMES BONDSMAN

By: PATRICK M. GISLER

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YOUNG JAMES BONDSMAN

By: PATRICK M. GISLER

In “Young James Bondsman,” Patrick Gisler weaves mystery, espionage, and legacy. The story follows James Bondsman, an experienced spy, after MI-6 headquarters explodes. Bondsman recovers in the hospital, unaware of the attack that nearly killed him. James becomes caught in a web of government surveillance and covert goals while trying to understand his past and Eve Moneyhoney’s cryptic notes. Carolyn, Eve’s daughter, reveals shocking connections that link their fates, forcing James to face his past. The “Young James Bondsman” characters struggle with self-discovery, survival, and the strength of their relationships. Kirkwall’s wartime exploits and London’s shady dealings drive the story. Gisler’s book about secrets and redemption is a compelling mix of action and emotion.

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Visionary Book Writers

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1304393704

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9781304393708

Bicycling Los Angeles County

A Guide to Great Road Bike Rides

By: Patrick Brady

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Bicycling Los Angeles County

A Guide to Great Road Bike Rides

By: Patrick Brady

The geography of Southern California is as infinitely varied as its population. From the serenity of coastal beaches to the majestic San Gabriel Mountains and the tight canyons of the Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles is a cyclist's paradise. The vistas are spectacular, the terrain fun to ride and the sights include some of Hollywood's best-known landmarks. Bicycling Los Angeles County takes riders on 40 different rides throughout Southern California's most popular destination. Also detailed for avid roadies are some of Los Angeles' most popular group rides - for those who want a more challenging and social outing.

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Menasha Ridge Press

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0897327799

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9780897327794

Self-Evident Truths

By: Patrick Hale

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Self-Evident Truths

By: Patrick Hale

After the death of a close friend and professional colleague, Jake must deal with some fundamental values, beliefs, and ideals that he once took for granted. At the heart of his quandary are the self-evident truths that have guided his life to that point. The nation struggles to come to grips with the loss of the very pinnacle of American political leadership. Political currents and eddies tug and pull at the heart and soul of America. The nation's future is in doubt because those charged with maintaining the political underpinnings of the republic pursue their own, private agendas.

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Lulu.com

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0359772455

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In Defense of the Religious Right

Why Conservative Christians Are the Lifeblood of the Republican Party and Why That Terrifies the Democrats

By: Patrick Hynes

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In Defense of the Religious Right

Why Conservative Christians Are the Lifeblood of the Republican Party and Why That Terrifies the Democrats

By: Patrick Hynes

Political consultant and commentator Patrick Hynes dispels common stereotypes and misapprehensions about the most powerful political constituency in the country while undertaking the most exhaustive effort yet to define what the Religious Right is, what its members believe, and why they are right.

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Thomas Nelson

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141852574X

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Projections of War

Hollywood, American Culture, and World War II

By: Thomas Patrick Doherty

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Projections of War

Hollywood, American Culture, and World War II

By: Thomas Patrick Doherty

Topics include: the influence of Leni Riefenstahl; negro soldiers; depicting Vietnam in films. Films examined include: Sergeant York, Air force, Saving Private Ryan, The thin red line.

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Columbia University Press

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0231116357

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No Atheists in Foxholes

Reflections and Prayers from the Front

By: Patrick McLaughlin

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No Atheists in Foxholes

Reflections and Prayers from the Front

By: Patrick McLaughlin

Experience gripping wartime stories and honest prayers by this Camp David chaplain now serving in Iraq. When words mean less and less, but money talks more and more; when blasphemy is a best seller, and eternal war has replaced hopeful diplomacy; in times like these is prayer even possible? Patrick J. McLaughlin thinks so. McLaughlin is an active duty Navy Chaplain who has ministered to heads of state and to soldiers living and dying in the heat of Iraq. No Atheists in Foxholes assembles Chaplain McLaughlin's experiences and prayers from e-mails, private notes, and personal conversations that take us real-time into realms of duty and spirit: from the quiet darkness of his infant son's New England bedroom on September 11, 2001, to the bomshelled medical tents and blistered Army Humvees of Anbar Province. Chaplain McLaughlin believes that prayer is not only possible, but critical. "We must all learn to pray for peace," he says, "and then become an answer to that prayer.

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HarperChristian + ORM

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1418574708

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Clint

The Life and Legend

By: Patrick McGilligan

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Clint

The Life and Legend

By: Patrick McGilligan

A biography of a Hollywood legend peels back the mystery surrounding Clint Eastwood to reveal a rebel with a clear vision of human existence.

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Macmillan

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0312290322

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Smokin' Rockets

The Romance of Technology in American Film, Radio and Television, 1945-1962

By: Patrick Lucanio,Gary Coville

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Smokin' Rockets

The Romance of Technology in American Film, Radio and Television, 1945-1962

By: Patrick Lucanio,Gary Coville

Science and technology had a significant influence on American culture and thought in the years immediately following World War II. The new wonders of science and the threat of the Soviet Union as a powerful new enemy made science fiction a popular genre in radio, television, and film. Mutant creatures spawned by radioactive energy and intergalactic dictators unleashing horrific weapons upon Earth were characteristic of science fiction at the time and served as warnings to the very real dangers posed by the atomic age. This work examines science and science fiction in American culture beginning in the year World War II ended and going to 1962, the year of John Glenn's orbital flight and the Cuban Missile Crisis. The radio work of Arch Oboler and the significance of his "Rocket from Manhattan," which aired only one month after the dropping of the first atomic bomb and asked serious questions about the use of atomic energy, are examined. Other topics are the conflict between the free world and the Communist world in the context of science fiction plot lines, the dangers of science as shown in films like Godzilla, Them!, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and radio and television programs, the flying saucer phenomenon and the treatment of such stories in the media (with special attention given to the 1956 documentary UFO), the changing and more positive depictions of scientists, television programs like Flash Gordon and Space Patrol, the shift in the balance of world power due to the successful launching of Sputnik I by the Russians in 1957, the "end of the world" theme in science fiction, and the American journey into space.

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078641233X

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Theodore Roosevelt's Ghost

The History and Memory of an American Icon

By: Michael Patrick Cullinane

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Theodore Roosevelt's Ghost

The History and Memory of an American Icon

By: Michael Patrick Cullinane

A century after his death, Theodore Roosevelt remains one of the most recognizable figures in U.S. history, with depictions of the president ranging from the brave commander of the Rough Riders to a trailblazing progressive politician and early environmentalist to little more than a caricature of grinning teeth hiding behind a mustache and pince-nez. Theodore Roosevelt’s Ghost follows the continuing shifts and changes in this president’s reputation since his unexpected passing in 1919. In the most comprehensive examination of Roosevelt’s legacy, Michael Patrick Cullinane explores the frequent refashioning of this American icon in popular memory. The immediate aftermath of Roosevelt’s death created a groundswell of mourning and goodwill that ensured his place among the great Americans of his generation, a stature bolstered by the charitable and political work of his surviving family. When Franklin Roosevelt ascended to the presidency, he worked to situate himself as the natural heir of Theodore Roosevelt, reshaping his distant cousin’s legacy to reflect New Deal values of progressivism, intervention, and patriotism. Others retroactively adapted Roosevelt’s actions and political record to fit the discourse of social movements from anticommunism to civil rights, with varying degrees of success. Richard Nixon’s frequent invocation led to a decline in Roosevelt’s popularity and a corresponding revival effort by scholars endeavoring to give an accurate, nuanced picture of the 26th president. This wide-ranging study reveals how successive generations shaped the public memory of Roosevelt through their depictions of him in memorials, political invocations, art, architecture, historical scholarship, literature, and popular culture. Cullinane emphasizes the historical contexts of public memory, exploring the means by which different communities worked to construct specific representations of Roosevelt, often adapting his legacy to suit the changing needs of the present. Theodore Roosevelt’s Ghost provides a compelling perspective on the last century of U.S. history as seen through the myriad interpretations of one of its most famous and indefatigable icons.

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080716674X

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Communism and Nationalism in India

M.N. Roy and Comintern Policy, 1920-1939

By: John Patrick Haithcox

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Communism and Nationalism in India

M.N. Roy and Comintern Policy, 1920-1939

By: John Patrick Haithcox

M. N. Roy, the founder of the Communist Party of India, has been described by Robert C. North as ranking "with Lenin and Mao Tse-tung." This book, focusing on the career of Roy, traces the development of communism and nationalism in India from 1920 to 1939. Originally published in 1971. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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1400869323

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Renegade Hearts

By: Ann Patrick

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Renegade Hearts

By: Ann Patrick

Single mother, Jenny Holloway, has her hands full running a 1200-acre ranch, and keeping her daredevil son out of the emergency room. So when her foreman suggests she hire on his son Gil Montgomery, who just got home from the war, Jenny jumps at the opportunity of having another skilled cowboy around. Gil was used to taking orders, even from women. What he wasn't prepared for was the feelings this little firecracker of a woman triggered in him. Jenny is a lot like the bronco she's rescued and is now trying to break. The unexpected death of her husband has left her jaded and afraid to risk her heart getting broken again. Somehow, he has to gain her trust and prove that he isn't going anywhere.

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1612520812

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Santa Ana Mountains History, Habitat and Hikes

On the Slopes of Old Saddleback and Beyond

By: Patrick Mitchell

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Santa Ana Mountains History, Habitat and Hikes

On the Slopes of Old Saddleback and Beyond

By: Patrick Mitchell

The majestic Santa Ana Mountains cover one thousand square miles and much of the Cleveland National Forest in Orange, Riverside and San Diego Counties. Unlike other designated wild lands close to huge population centers, the rugged Santa Anas remain largely primordial. Dominated by Old Saddleback and its twin peaks of Modjeska and Santiago, this beautiful range, visible from much of the Los Angeles Basin, remains the last intact coastal ecosystem in Southern California. Home to Native Americans, Spanish missionaries, vaqueros, sheep barons, bandits and suburban developers, the Santa Anas were traversed by mountain man Jedediah Smith, explorer John C. Fremont, lawman Wyatt Earp and other historic figures. Join author Patrick Mitchell for this first comprehensive volume on the natural and cultural histories of the great Santa Anas.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1614238987

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9781614238980

Teenagers And Teenpics

Juvenilization Of American Movies

By: Thomas Doherty,Thomas Patrick Doherty

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Teenagers And Teenpics

Juvenilization Of American Movies

By: Thomas Doherty,Thomas Patrick Doherty

Teenagers and Teenpics tells the story of two signature developments in the 1950s: the decline of the classical Hollywood cinema and the emergence of that strange new creature, the American teenager. Hollywood's discovery of the teenage moviegoer initiated a progressive "juvenilization" of film content that is today the operative reality of the American motion picture industry.The juvenilization of the American movies is best revealed in the development of the 1950s "teenpic," a picture targeted at teenagers even to the exclusion of their elders. In a wry and readable style, Doherty defines and interprets the various teenpic film types: rock 'n' roll pictures, j.d. films, horror and sci-fi weirdies, and clean teenpics. Individual films are examined both in light of their impact on the motion picture industry and in terms of their important role in validating the emerging teenage subculture. Also included in this edition is an expanded treatment of teenpics since the 1950s, especially the teenpics produced during the age of AIDS.

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Temple University Press

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1566399467

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Surfer's Code

By: Patrick J. Moser

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Surfer's Code

By: Patrick J. Moser

In Surfer's Code: 12 Simple Lessons for Riding Through Life, world champion surfer Shaun Tomson shares the life lessons he's gathered from decades of surfing-from his boyhood adventures in South Africa to the world tour in the late 1970s to the business world today. For Tomson, surfing is a hobby, a sport, a religion, an obsession and more-it is a way of life. Tomson's life lessons have guided his career to the top of both professional competition and the world of business. Now, he shares these powerful lessons, born on the world's best swells, with all people-including those who might never step on a surfboard. These lessons are born of the collective wisdom of the surf community and are a powerful source of inspiration in the face of extraordinary challenges of every day life.

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194

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Gibbs Smith

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1423611020

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9781423611028

Nuclear Medicine: The Essentials

By: Hossein Jadvar,Patrick M. Colletti

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Nuclear Medicine: The Essentials

By: Hossein Jadvar,Patrick M. Colletti

Perfect for residents and fellows to use during rotations, or as a quick review for practicing radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians, Nuclear Medicine: The Essentials is a complete, concise overview of the most important knowledge in this challenging and evolving field. Each chapter begins with learning objectives and ends with board-style questions that help you focus your learning. A self-assessment examination in print and additional self-assessment material online test your mastery of the content and prepare you for exams.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1496395093

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9781496395092

Exercise Psychology

By: Janet Buckworth,Rod K. Dishman,Patrick J. O'Connor,Phillip D. Tomporowski

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Exercise Psychology

By: Janet Buckworth,Rod K. Dishman,Patrick J. O'Connor,Phillip D. Tomporowski

Exercise Psychology, Second Edition, addresses the psychological and biological consequences of exercise and physical activity and their subsequent effects on mood and mental health. Like the first edition, the text includes the latest scholarship by leading experts in the field of exercise adoption and adherence. This edition also incorporates research on lifestyle physical activity to reflect this growing area of study over recent years. In contrast to other exercise psychology textbooks grounded in social psychology, Exercise Psychology, Second Edition, presents a psychobiolocal approach that examines the inner workings of the body and their effects on behavior. From this unique perspective, readers will learn the biological foundations of exercise psychology within the broader contexts of cognitive, social, and environmental influences. By exploring the biological mechanisms associated with individuals’ behavior, Exercise Psychology, Second Edition, challenges students and researchers to critically examine less-explored methods for positive behavior change. To reflect the continued growth of information in exercise psychology since the first edition was published, the second edition of Exercise Psychology offers the following new features: • Three new chapters on exercise and cognitive function, energy and fatigue, and pain • Thoroughly revised chapters on the correlates of exercise, neuroscience, stress, depression, and sleep • An image bank featuring figures and tables from the text that can be used for course discussion and presentation Authors Buckworth and Dishman, along with newly added authors O'Connor and Tomporowski, bring subject area expertise to the book and provide an in-depth examination of the relationships between exercise and psychological constructs. The findings on both classic and cutting-edge topics are clearly and cohesively presented with the help of relevant quotes, sidebars, suggested readings, and a glossary to guide students through their studies. Exercise Psychology, Second Edition, provides an in-depth examination of the psychological antecedents and consequences of physical activity, helping readers understand the mental health benefits of exercise as well as the factors involved in exercise adoption and adherence. Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of Exercise Psychology balances the biological foundations of the brain and behavior with theory and knowledge derived from behavioristic, cognitive, and social approaches.

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546

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Human Kinetics

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1492581402

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9781492581406

Vote Gun

How Gun Rights Became Politicized in the United States

By: Patrick J. Charles

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Vote Gun

How Gun Rights Became Politicized in the United States

By: Patrick J. Charles

Today, gun control is one of the most polarizing topics in American politics. However, before the 1960s, positions on firearms rights did not necessarily map onto partisan affiliation. What explains this drastic shift? Patrick J. Charles charts the rise of gun rights activism from the early twentieth century through the 1980 presidential election, pinpointing the role of the 1968 Gun Control Act. Gun rights advocates including the National Rifle Association had lobbied legislators for decades, but they had cast firearms control as a local issue. After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 spurred congressional proposals to regulate firearms, gun rights advocates found common cause with states’ rights proponents opposed to civil rights legislation. Following the enactment of the Gun Control Act, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle began to stake out firm positions. Politicians including Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan recognized the potential of gun control as a wedge issue, and gun rights became increasingly tied to the Republican Party. Drawing on a vast range of archival evidence, Charles offers new insight into the evolution of the gun rights movement and how politicians responded to anti–gun control hardliners. He examines in detail how the National Rifle Association reinvented itself as well as how other advocacy groups challenged the NRA’s political monopoly. Offering a deep dive into the politicization of gun rights, Vote Gun reveals the origins of the acrimonious divisions that persist to this day.

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Columbia University Press

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0231557655

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9780231557658

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