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The Wise Have Not Spoken

A Drama in Three Acts

By: Paul Vincent Carroll

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The Wise Have Not Spoken

A Drama in Three Acts

By: Paul Vincent Carroll

Described by the author as an Upper West Side story, this provocative, brilliantly stylized and often very funny play delves into the lives of three upscale Manhattan female yuppies whose financial success is counterbalanced by their unmet emotional n

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Dramatists Play Service Inc

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0822212684

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9780822212683

The 50 Greatest Engineers

The People Whose Innovations Have Shaped Our World

By: Paul Virr,William Potter

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The 50 Greatest Engineers

The People Whose Innovations Have Shaped Our World

By: Paul Virr,William Potter

In this stunning jacketed hardback, science writer Paul Virr introduces 50 of the world's most influential engineers of all time and a selection of their groundbreaking inventions, showcased with full-colour photography. Engineering is everywhere, from the Large Hadron Collider to invisibly small circuits on silicon chips. The 50 Greatest Engineers celebrates the great achievements that have been made through the ages, containing profiles of the best-known and most innovative engineers of all time. Chosen from across the globe, they include a diverse range of talent - from the likes of Nikola Tesla, Lillian Moller Gilbreth and Gustave Eiffel to Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Fazlu Rahman Khan and the Wright Brothers. Fully illustrated in full-color with examples of their major works, whether they be machines, buildings, bridges or life-changing technical innovations, this fascinating book explores how these men and women have beaten the odds to develop them. Includes: • Full-colour photographs and illustrations of famous inventions • Concise professional biographies of the engineers listed • Entries arranged in chronological order for easy reference This is the perfect reference book for all the family to answer the question - 'Who made that?

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Arcturus Publishing

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1398816965

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9781398816961

Suddenly, Tomorrow Came

The NASA History of the Johnson Space Center

By: Henry C. Dethloff,Paul Dickson

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Suddenly, Tomorrow Came

The NASA History of the Johnson Space Center

By: Henry C. Dethloff,Paul Dickson

Reprint of: [Washington, D.C.]: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1993. -- (The NASA history series) (NASA SP; 4307).

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Courier Corporation

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0486477568

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9780486477565

The Smithsonian Institution

Second Edition

By: Paul H. Oehser,Louise Heskett

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The Smithsonian Institution

Second Edition

By: Paul H. Oehser,Louise Heskett

The Smithsonian Institution has grown and prospered since the first edition of this book appeared in 1970, and Paul Oehser's revised edition is badly needed. New and expanded structures (the Air and Space Museum, the Hirshhorn, the National Museum of American Art, the National Portrait Gallery) and new undertakings (Smithsonian magazine, the Handbook of North American Indians series, the Woodrow Wilson Center, and prestigious symposia) richly serve the original purpose James Smithson envisioned in his will: " To found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men." The heart of Oehser's original work has been left intact in this second edition. His is the only survey that combines the dramatic story of the Smithsonian's influence and expansion with the behind-the-scenes details of daily operations, structure, and administrative problems. The book has been updated to include all important developments of the last thirteen years, as well as to describe current plans for future expansion and program additions. The whole picture leads one to the conclusion that the world's largest museum complex, housing over seventy million objects, has succeeded—despite its air of old-fashioned traditionalism—in reflecting the adventure of the American experience and the insatiable curiosity and dynamics of the American spirit.

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Routledge

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1000305465

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Liberty on the Waterfront

American Maritime Culture in the Age of Revolution

By: Paul A. Gilje

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Liberty on the Waterfront

American Maritime Culture in the Age of Revolution

By: Paul A. Gilje

Through careful research and colorful accounts, historian Paul A. Gilje discovers what liberty meant to an important group of common men in American society, those who lived and worked on the waterfront and aboard ships. In the process he reveals that the idealized vision of liberty associated with the Founding Fathers had a much more immediate and complex meaning than previously thought. In Liberty on the Waterfront: American Maritime Culture in the Age of Revolution, life aboard warships, merchantmen, and whalers, as well as the interactions of mariners and others on shore, is recreated in absorbing detail. Describing the important contributions of sailors to the resistance movement against Great Britain and their experiences during the Revolutionary War, Gilje demonstrates that, while sailors recognized the ideals of the Revolution, their idea of liberty was far more individual in nature—often expressed through hard drinking and womanizing or joining a ship of their choice. Gilje continues the story into the post-Revolutionary world highlighted by the Quasi War with France, the confrontation with the Barbary Pirates, and the War of 1812.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812202023

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9780812202021

If Life Is a Game, How Come I'm Not Having Fun?

A Guide to Life's Challenges

By: Paul Brenner

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If Life Is a Game, How Come I'm Not Having Fun?

A Guide to Life's Challenges

By: Paul Brenner

Advocates applying a spirit of play to everyday life.

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SUNY Press

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0791449637

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9780791449639

The Little History of Oxfordshire

By: Paul Sullivan

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The Little History of Oxfordshire

By: Paul Sullivan

Oxfordshire is the hive to which great artists, scientists, thinkers and warlords have swarmed for 2,000 years. You will be amazed at how many historical figures have enjoyed or suffered their defining moments in this exciting and interesting county. From flint arrowheads to RAF bases, from the Ridgeway to the M40 and from the Roman Conquest to the Cold War, this book tells the story of Oxfordshire's diverse people and their trades, triumphs and tribulations. The history of Oxfordshire is, indeed, the history of England in miniature, and Paul Sullivan shares it in all its glory in this well-researched book.

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The History Press

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0750991038

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9780750991032

Chariots for Apollo

The NASA History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft to 1969

By: Courtney G. Brooks,James M. Grimwood,Loyd S. Swenson,Paul Dickson

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Chariots for Apollo

The NASA History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft to 1969

By: Courtney G. Brooks,James M. Grimwood,Loyd S. Swenson,Paul Dickson

Written by a trio of experts, this is the definitive reference on the Apollo spacecraft and lunar modules. It traces the design of the vehicles, their development, and their operation in space. More than 100 photographs and illustrations highlight the text, which begins with NASA's origins and concludes with the triumphant Apollo 11 moon mission.

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Courier Corporation

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0486467562

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9780486467566

Nunneries, Learning, and Spirituality in Late Medieval English Society

The Dominican Priory of Dartford

By: Paul Lee

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Nunneries, Learning, and Spirituality in Late Medieval English Society

The Dominican Priory of Dartford

By: Paul Lee

Study of Dartford Priory reveals the Dominican contribution to late medieval English female monastic life and English vernacular spirituality.

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Boydell & Brewer Ltd

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1903153026

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9781903153024

Haunted St Albans

By: Paul Adams

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Haunted St Albans

By: Paul Adams

St Albans is a city steeped in history, a place of former martyrs, Roman legions, battles, bloodshed ... and ghosts. Here the paranormal history of this remarkable area is brought vividly to life in the first dedicated guide to its unique haunted heritage that presents true encounters with the world of the strange and the unseen. Paranormal historian Paul Adams opens case files both ancient and modern to compile a chilling collection of supernatural experiences – the much haunted St Albans Cathedral where phantom monks have been seen in daylight and the fighting ghosts of Battlefield House and the legless apparition of a long-dead butler are just some of the unnerving experiences that await the reader.

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The History Press

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0750951516

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9780750951517

Space Flight and Re-Entry Trajectories

International Symposium Organized by the International Academy of Astronautics of the IAF Louveciennes, 19–21 June 1961 Proceedings

By: Paul A. Libby

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Space Flight and Re-Entry Trajectories

International Symposium Organized by the International Academy of Astronautics of the IAF Louveciennes, 19–21 June 1961 Proceedings

By: Paul A. Libby

In this and a following issue (Vol. VIII, 1962, Fasc. 2-3) of "Astronautica Acta" there will appear the papers presented at the first international symposium sponsored by the International Academy of Astronautics of the International Astronautical Federation. The theme of the meeting was "Space Flight and Re-Entry Trajectories." It was held at Louveciennes outside of Paris on June 19-21, 1961. Sixteen papers by authors from nine countries were presented; attendees numbered from 80 to 100. The organizing committee for the symposium was as follows: Prof. PAUL A. LIBBY, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, U.S.A., Chairman; Prof. LuiGI BROGLIO, University of Rome, Italy; Prof. B. FRAEIJS DE VEUBEKE, University of Liege, Belgium; Dr. D. G. KING-HELE, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Rants, United Kingdom; Prof. J. M. J. KooY, Royal Military School, Breda, Netherlands; Prof. JEAN KovALEVSKY, Bureau des Longitudes, Paris, France; Prof. RuDOLF PESEK, Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechoslovakia. The detailed arrangements for the meeting were made in a most satisfactory manner by Dr. FRANK J. MALINA, Deputy Director of IAA and Mr. A. R. WEILLER, Acting Secretary of IAA. Prof. THEODORE VON KARMAN, Director of IAA, in his remarks closing the symposium indicated his satisfaction at the interest being shown in "the science of the future." The papers which follow will make a permanent contribution to the literature of this science.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3709154707

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9783709154700

Girl to Boss!

Advice for Girls from 50 of America’s Most Successful Women

By: Julia Taylor Brandus,Paul Brandus

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Girl to Boss!

Advice for Girls from 50 of America’s Most Successful Women

By: Julia Taylor Brandus,Paul Brandus

Spies. Venture capitalists. Pilots and Pulitzer Prize winners. Doctors and diplomats. Economists and engineers. Scientists and CEOs. Teachers. Software developers. Video game makers. And so many more! In this amazing book—based on dozens of interviews—fifty of America’s most successful women, some famous, some not, reveal their tips on how they made it. How they blazed their own trail. How they learned along the way. How they dealt with setbacks and defied the naysayers. Written for girls ages nine and up—girls who will soon enter what is a rapidly evolving economy and a rapidly evolving workforce—Girl to Boss! will inspire, entertain, and inform the next generation of leaders and achievers! Featuring interviews with: -Maureen Dowd, Pulitzer Prize–Winning Columnist for the New York Times -Norah O’Donnell, Anchor, CBS Evening News -Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Historian and Professor, NYU -Noël Bakhtian, Director of Tech Acceleration, Bezos Earth Fund -Carmen Medina, Former Deputy Director, CIA -Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Former US Representative -Eun Sun Kim, Music Director, San Francisco Opera -Jill Hennessy, Actor, Singer, Songwriter -Dr. Seema Yasmin, Epidemiologist, Stanford University -Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour, First Black Female Combat Pilot -Cynthia Germanotta (Lady Gaga’s Mom), President, Born This Way Foundation -Pam Randhawa, CEO, Empiriko Corp. -Kimberly Smith Spacek, Head of Capital Formation, TechStars -Cynthia Marshall, CEO, Dallas Mavericks, NBA -Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, Olympic Gold Medalist -And many more inspiring women!

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Post Hill Press

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1637589948

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9781637589946

Bigamy, Bankruptcy, War and Divorce

The Tangled Life of a Toddington Landlady

By: Richard Hart,Paul Brown

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Bigamy, Bankruptcy, War and Divorce

The Tangled Life of a Toddington Landlady

By: Richard Hart,Paul Brown

A bundle of passionate but unclaimed love letters written a century ago and found in a London bank vault have led to the uncovering of an extraordinary story. Research has revealed the adventures of a spirited young woman who by the standards of the time, or perhaps any time, behaved scandalously. Yet she managed to avoid disgrace, get her man, and go on to lead a respectable life. At first sight Ellen Nelsen's behaviour appears shocking. Among other misdeeds she appears to have been bigamously married twice. Given her circumstances, however, her survival is a triumph of fortitude over betrayal.

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The History Press

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0750991844

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9780750991841

My Short (But Exciting) Time with the Military

By: DON PAUL

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My Short (But Exciting) Time with the Military

By: DON PAUL

The narrative takes you through three years with the Ohio Air National Guard starting in 1947 when the author was seventeen years of age. The author takes you along with him on his flying adventures with the Air Guard. This unit, the 112th Bomb Squadron (L), was equipped with Douglas B-26 Invaders. These light bombers were real hot rods for their day. He takes you along on three Summer Encampments prior to the 112th being activated and taken into the United States Air Force in 1950. This was the result of the hostilities that broke out in Korea in June of 1950. The Air Guard really didnt prepare the author for life in the active military. But he learned and survived. The story initially takes you to Lawson Field, which is the air field attached to Fort Benning, GA. There the 112th became part of the 117th Photo Reconnaissance Wing and the aircraft became RB-26s. Then, in 1951, the author was transferred up to Langley Field, VA where he became a member of the Armament Section of the 154th Fighter/Bomber Squadron, part of the 136th Fighter Bomber Wing. This unit was equipped with Republic F-84 Thunderjets. From there it was on to the west coast by train and subsequently to Japan and Korea by plane, exciting modes of travel in those days. Experience life, as it was, in the Air Force in a rear area combat zone.

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Trafford Publishing

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1466910658

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Living and Working in Space

A NASA History of Skylab

By: William David Compton,Charles D. Benson,Paul Dickson

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Living and Working in Space

A NASA History of Skylab

By: William David Compton,Charles D. Benson,Paul Dickson

The official record of America's first space station, this book from the NASA History Series chronicles the Skylab program from its planning during the 1960s through its 1973 launch and its conclusion in 1979. It presents definitive accounts of the project's goals and achievements as well as its use of discoveries and technology developed during the Apollo program. 1983 edition"--Provided by publisher.

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Courier Corporation

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0486482189

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You Will Never Be One of Us

A Teacher, a Texas Town, and the Rural Roots of Radical Conservatism

By: Timothy Paul Bowman

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You Will Never Be One of Us

A Teacher, a Texas Town, and the Rural Roots of Radical Conservatism

By: Timothy Paul Bowman

During the spring semester of 1975, Wayne Woodward, a popular young English teacher at La Plata Junior High School in Hereford, Texas, was unceremoniously fired. His offense? Founding a local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Believing he had been unjustly targeted, Woodward sued the school district. You Will Never Be One of Us chronicles the circumstances surrounding Woodward’s dismissal and the ensuing legal battle. Revealing a uniquely regional aspect of the cultural upheaval of the 1970s, the case offers rare insight into the beginnings of the rural-urban, local-national divide that continues to roil American politics. By 1975 Hereford, a quiet farming town in the Texas Panhandle, had become “majority minority,” and Woodward’s students were mostly the children of Mexican and Mexican American workers at local agribusinesses. Most townspeople viewed the ACLU as they did Woodward’s long hair and politics: as threatening a radical liberal takeover—and a reckoning for the town’s white power structure. Locals were presented with a choice: either support school officials who sought to rid themselves of a liberal troublemaker, or side with an idealistic young man whose constitutional rights might have been violated. In Timothy Bowman’s deft telling, Woodward’s story exposes the sources and depths of rural America's political culture during the latter half of the twentieth century and the lengths to which small-town conservatives would go to defend it. In defining a distinctive rural, middle-American “Panhandle conservatism,” You Will Never Be One of Us extends the study of the conservative movement beyond the suburbs of the Sunbelt and expands our understanding of a continuing, perhaps deepening, rift in American political culture.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806191333

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9780806191331

Shopomania

Our Obsession with Possession

By: Paul Berton

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Shopomania

Our Obsession with Possession

By: Paul Berton

A thought-provoking and provocative challenge to consumerism (with plenty of name-dropping and celebrity antics). Sassy and satirical, Shopomania is an economic, environmental and social study. This light-hearted, dark-souled dictionary of coined words, or “shoponyms,” takes readers on a roller-coaster ride of avaricious antics and outrageous profligacy. Shopping in one form or another has existed for millennia but, aside from a few slumps, each generation has outdone the previous one. In the past fifty years, shopping—and its associated carbon footprint—has grown exponentially. Berton argues that if we invented today’s consumer culture, then we can invent something to replace it. We can do a better job of making the cycle of stuff truly circular rather than linear. We can be more environmentally, socially and politically conscious of what we buy and how it comes to us—and where it will go after we are finished with it. A species that has made shopping ubiquitous can figure all these things out with little more than co-operation and creativity, and by asking if it is really necessary to “own it now” as we have been told—endlessly—since childhood. Must we possess a thing to enjoy it? Do we really need all that stuff?

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Douglas & McIntyre

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1771623357

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9781771623353

Victoria Crosses on the Western Front, 31st July 1917–6th November 1917, Second Edition

Third Ypres 1917

By: Paul Oldfield

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Victoria Crosses on the Western Front, 31st July 1917–6th November 1917, Second Edition

Third Ypres 1917

By: Paul Oldfield

In the past, while visiting the First World War battlefields, the author often wondered where the various Victoria Cross actions took place. He resolved to find out. In 1988, in the midst of his army career, research for this book commenced and over the years numerous sources have been consulted. Victoria Crosses on the Western Front 1917 to Third Ypres is designed for the battlefield visitor as much as the armchair reader. A thorough account of each VC action is set within the wider strategic and tactical context. Detailed sketch maps show the area today, together with the battle-lines and movements of the combatants. It will allow visitors to stand upon the spot, or very close to, where each VC was won. Photographs of the battle sites richly illustrate the accounts. There is also a comprehensive biography for each recipient, covering every aspect of their lives warts and all parents and siblings, education, civilian employment, military career, wife and children, death and burial/commemoration. A host of other information, much of it published for the first time, reveals some fascinating characters, with numerous links to many famous people and events.

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Casemate Publishers

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1473884888

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9781473884885

The Business Plan Workbook

By: Colin Barrow,Paul Barrow,Robert Brown

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The Business Plan Workbook

By: Colin Barrow,Paul Barrow,Robert Brown

Fully revised and endorsed by the IOD, this text shows how to research and formulate a successful business plan, and achieve your aims to raise capital or to establish the viability of an enterprise. It is based on methodology developed at the EnterpriseFaculty within the Cranfield School of Management.

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Kogan Page Publishers

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0749443464

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9780749443467

Jack the Ripper

The Forgotten Victims

By: Paul Begg,John Bennett

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Jack the Ripper

The Forgotten Victims

By: Paul Begg,John Bennett

Two Ripper experts examine unsolved murders—from Great Britain and around the world—that occurred during the era of the notorious killer. The number of women murdered and mutilated by Jack the Ripper is impossible to know, although most researchers now agree on five individuals. These five canonical cases have been examined at length in Ripper literature, but other contemporary murders and attacks bearing strong resemblance to the gruesome Ripper slayings have received scant attention. These unsolved cases are the focus of this intriguing book. The volume looks at a dozen female victims who were attacked during the years of Jack the Ripper’s murder spree. Their terrible stories—a few survived to bear witness, but most died of their wounds—illuminate key aspects of the Ripper case and the period: the gangs of London’s Whitechapel district, Victorian prostitutes, the public panic inspired by the crimes and fueled by journalists, medical practices of the day, police procedures and competency, and the probable existence of other serial killers. The book also considers crimes initially attributed to Jack the Ripper in other parts of Britain and the world, notably New York, Jamaica, and Nicaragua. In a final chapter, the drive to identify the Ripper is examined, looking at suspects as well as several important theories, revealing the lengths to which some have gone to claim success in identifying Jack the Ripper. “When it comes to the meticulous details of a murder, the minute-by-minute examination of a crime and its policing, Messrs. Begg and Bennett are the very best in the true-crime genre.”—Judith Flanders, Wall Street Journal

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Yale University Press

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0300207077

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9780300207071

The Elements of Cognitive Aging

Meta-Analyses of Age-Related Differences in Processing Speed and Their Consequences

By: Paul Verhaeghen

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The Elements of Cognitive Aging

Meta-Analyses of Age-Related Differences in Processing Speed and Their Consequences

By: Paul Verhaeghen

... Provides a quantitative overview of the vast literature on aging and speeded tasks based on a large number of meta-analyses, many of them new to this book. This volume thus brings together, for the first time, almost everything we know about aging and processing speed"--Jacket, page [2].

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019536869X

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Bedlam

London's Hospital for the Mad

By: Paul Chambers

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Bedlam

London's Hospital for the Mad

By: Paul Chambers

Bethlem Hospital is the oldest mental institution in the world, to many famously known as ' Bedlam': a chaotic madhouse that brutalised its patients. Paul Chambers explores the 800-year history of Bethlem and reveals fascinating details of its ambivalent relationship with London and its inhabitants, the life and times of the hospital's more famous patients, and the rise of a powerful reform movement to tackle the institution's notorious policies. Here the whole story of Bethlem Hospital is laid bare to a new audience, charting its well-intended beginnings to its final disgrace and reform.

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The History Press

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0750991860

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9780750991865

Keeper of the Faith

A Biography of Jim Cairns

By: Paul Strangio

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Keeper of the Faith

A Biography of Jim Cairns

By: Paul Strangio

Jim Cairns is a familiar sight around the markets of Melbourne, seated at a table stacked with copies of his latest book. It seems an unlikely occupation for a man who was once the driving force and major thinker in the Labor Party Left - a man who reached the positions of Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer in Australia's most reformist government under Gough Whitlam. Keeper of the Faith reassesses the part Cairns played in shaping Australian public life. In tracing his ideological and political rivalry with Whitlam, it challenges the popular nostalgia that surrounds his former leader.

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Melbourne University Publish

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0522850022

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9780522850024

Brighton in Diaries

By: Paul K Lyons

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Brighton in Diaries

By: Paul K Lyons

This fascinating collection of extracts contains diarists famous and ordinary, young and old, serious and cynical, but with Brighton always setting the scene. Many legendary writers - including Walter Scott, Arnold Bennett and Virginia Woolf (who described Brighton as 'a love corner for slugs') – inhabit these pages, often appearing in their most unguarded guises. Here also are less well-known characters, such William Tayler (a footman), Gideon Mantell (a surgeon and dinosaur bone collector), and Xue Fucheng (an early Chinese diplomat). There are also several diarists whose writing has never appeared in print before - Olive Stammer, for example, who kept a diary during the Second World War; and Ross Reeves, a young gay musician whose diary extracts are from 2005-2006. By turn insightful, hilarious and profound, Brighton in Diaries will delight residents and visitors alike.

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The History Press

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0750954086

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9780750954082

Hemingway's Boat

Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost, 1934-1961

By: Paul Hendrickson

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Hemingway's Boat

Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost, 1934-1961

By: Paul Hendrickson

National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • National Bestseller • A brilliantly conceived and illuminating reconsideration of a key period in the life of Ernest Hemingway that will forever change the way he is perceived and understood. "Hendrickson’s two strongest gifts—that compassion and his research and reporting prowess—combine to masterly effect.” —Arthur Phillips, The New York Times Book Review Focusing on the years 1934 to 1961—from Hemingway’s pinnacle as the reigning monarch of American letters until his suicide—Paul Hendrickson traces the writer's exultations and despair around the one constant in his life during this time: his beloved boat, Pilar. Drawing on previously unpublished material, including interviews with Hemingway's sons, Hendrickson shows that for all the writer's boorishness, depression and alcoholism, and despite his choleric anger, he was capable of remarkable generosity—to struggling writers, to lost souls, to the dying son of a friend. Hemingway's Boat is both stunningly original and deeply gripping, an invaluable contribution to our understanding of this great American writer, published fifty years after his death.

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Vintage

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0307700534

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9780307700537

Fairview Chronicles

A Wayward Proposition

By: Johnathan Paul

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Fairview Chronicles

A Wayward Proposition

By: Johnathan Paul

Good boy, Mr. Covington," an ominous, disembodied voice calls out from the darkness of the woods. After hearing the voice Randall comes to his senses and feels his hand gripping tightly to a knife, a knife buried in the back of a man dressed in black. With chaos and anxiety we begin the journey of Book One of Johnathan Paulʼs mystical fantasy series known as Fairview Chronicles. Mixing dark fantasy with sci-fi and a pinch of cosmic horror we are introduced to the world of Fairview and the exploits of the disgraced history professor Randall Covington. Randall travels to Fairview with one goal in mind, to find redemption. As he arrives he finds that there are otherworldly forces at work, and he may find redemption, but at the cost of his life.

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1948692112

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Haunted Stevenage

By: Paul Adams

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Haunted Stevenage

By: Paul Adams

From unexplained sightings to the search for evidence of ghosts, this book contains a chilling range of spooky tales from Old and New Stevenage and the surrounding area. Compiled by paranormal historian Paul Adams, this collection features the restless phantom of Henry Trigg, whose coffin still hangs from the roof of a local bank; a spectral monk seen wandering the corridors of North Hertfordshire College; the mysterious apparition of Lady's Wood; and the extraordinary case of the Stevenage Poltergeist. Richly illustrated and drawing on historical and contemporary sources, Haunted Stevenage is guaranteed to make your blood run cold.

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The History Press

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0750966467

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9780750966467

Maritime Portsmouth

By: Dr Paul Brown

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Maritime Portsmouth

By: Dr Paul Brown

For three centuries Portsmouth has been the leading base of the Royal Navy but the naval heritage of its port can be traced back to the Roman invasion of Britain. From the Roman walls of Portchester to the best-preserved Georgian dockyard in the world and the illustrious HMS Victory, Portsmouth is amongst the most important naval sites in the world. This fascinating book, in its new and fully revised edition, focuses on the history and present status of Portsmouth Historic Dockyard as well as the magnificent ships Victory, Warrior and Mary Rose that have been preserved and are now on display at Portsmouth. Drawing on impressive original research and illustrated by a host of colourful photographs, author Paul Brown has created a concise and helpful guide to the key maritime attractions in Portsmouth and Gosport, including the Submarine Museum, the sea forts, the Gunwharf and the commercial port.

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The History Press

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0750968710

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9780750968713

The Baby Boomer Generation

A Lifetime of Memories

By: Paul Feeney

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The Baby Boomer Generation

A Lifetime of Memories

By: Paul Feeney

Do you remember washing in a tin bath by the fire, using outside lavatories and not having a television? Did you grow up in the 1950s and were you a teenager in the swinging sixties? If the Festival of Britain, food rationing and the Queen's coronation are among your earliest memories then you belong to the post-war baby boomer generation. How did we end up here, in the second decade of the twenty-first century, when it all just seems like yesterday? In this fascinating new trip down memory lane, Paul Feeney remembers what it has been like to live through the eventful second half of the twentieth century. This nostalgic journey through an era of change will resonate with anyone who began their innocent childhood years in austerity and has lived through a lifetime of ground-breaking events to the much changed Britain of today. There are also some wonderful pictures to help jog our memories of bygone days.

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0750963182

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Mounting Evidence

Why We Need a New Investigation into 9/11

By: Paul W. Rea

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Mounting Evidence

Why We Need a New Investigation into 9/11

By: Paul W. Rea

In one volume, Mounting Evidence provides the most important evidence accumulated over many years that calls into question the governments account of 9/11. Any citizen of conscience reading it will demand a new investigation. Mike Gravel, United States Senate, 1969-1981 Theres little doubt the tragic attacks on 9/11 soon became the defining events of our time, shaping much of what has followed. But even now, over a decade later, how well does the public actually understand them? Other researchers have written about key facets of 9/11-the fall of World Trade Center buildings, the air-defense failures, the backgrounds of the hijackers, or the role of the Saudi funders. This impressively researched volume, however, is the first comprehensive treatment of the many different angles. It connects the dots to reveal disturbing patterns. Years after many of us thought the Crime of the Century was solved, case closed, additional evidence demands a closer look. These findings, which Dr. Rea presents in a lively, accessible way, call out for a new investigation. In Mounting Evidence, Dr. Rea shows how, by understanding the shattering events of that dark day, Americans can end seemingly endless wars, take back personal liberties theyve lost, and restore their democracy.

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1462000681

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9781462000685

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