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Chocolate Chip Cookies and a Wired Dog

(The Story of My Wonderful Life)

By: Peter Prosser

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Chocolate Chip Cookies and a Wired Dog

(The Story of My Wonderful Life)

By: Peter Prosser

Is it a strange, surly memoir? Maybe it's really a work of autobiographical fiction. Perhaps it's just the ravings of a dumb little punk. Whatever you might call it, one thing is certain: this book is a trip through one person's life experience. What's the point? Read it and find out for yourself.

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iUniverse

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0595377351

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The Last Lap

The Life and Times of NASCAR's Legendary Heroes

By: Peter Golenbock

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The Last Lap

The Life and Times of NASCAR's Legendary Heroes

By: Peter Golenbock

Stock car racing is not only the most popular sport in the country, but it's also among the most dangerous, as well. Traveling at speeds of over 200 miles per hour, drivers risk their lives every time they take the wheel. To be competitive, drivers must feel invincible. The best of them did, and lived life -- on the racetrack -- to the fullest. Their zest for life and for racing is celebrated in this powerful book. In The Last Lap, updated edition, best-selling author Peter Golenbock talks to racers past and present, crewmembers, and families of the legendary drivers who have passed on give us behind-the-scenes stories of NASCAR's unique heroes. Among those sharing their stories are racing legends David Pearson, Buddy Baker, Tim Flock, Marvin Panch, the families of the late Curtis Turner, the Myers brothers, Tiny Lund, Bobby Isaac, Alan Kulwicki, and Davey and Clifford Allison.

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Turner Publishing Company

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1620459787

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9781620459782

Black House

A Novel

By: Stephen King,Peter Straub

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Black House

A Novel

By: Stephen King,Peter Straub

A retired Los Angeles homicide detective living in a rural Wisconsin town, Jack Sawyer is called in to assist the local police chief in solving a gruesome series of murders that causes Jack to experience inexplicable waking nightmares.

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Simon and Schuster

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145169492X

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9781451694925

Growing Up NASCAR

Racing's Most Outrageous Promoter Tells All

By: Humpy Wheeler,Peter Golenbock

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Growing Up NASCAR

Racing's Most Outrageous Promoter Tells All

By: Humpy Wheeler,Peter Golenbock

In 1949, when Humpy Wheeler was 11, he attended the very first NASCAR race. For the next ten years, he spent as much time in the pits as he could, and came to know many of the sport’s pioneers. Eventually, Wheeler began promoting races at Carolina tracks such as Concord Speedway, Robinwood Speedway, and Starlight Speedway. Racing was so rough back then he kept a gun by his side when he paid the purse, and often used his fists to keep order. By the time Wheeler retired in 2008, he had helped NASCAR become the six-billion-dollar-a-year industry it is today. Filled with photographs from Wheeler's personal archives, Growing up NASCAR presents the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at NASCAR from the consumate insider.

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Motorbooks

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1610600398

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9781610600392

While the Locust Slept

By: Peter Razor

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While the Locust Slept

By: Peter Razor

As a teenager, he makes two failed attempts to run away from the orphanage.

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Minnesota Historical Society Press

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0873517075

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9780873517072

Operetta on the Prairie

A Novel

By: Peter Verney

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Operetta on the Prairie

A Novel

By: Peter Verney

Englishman Ed Brown has been left standing at the altar. Hoping to leave behind memories of his ex-fiancée and get a fresh start, he takes a teaching job in Endon, a rural Alberta town, rather crudely described by a local as a one-horse town at the arse-end of nowhere. Despite the small talent pool, Ed is determined to put on a school production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta The Mikado, but the local pastor is opposed to the production and has the power to prevent the children of his flock from taking part. The arrival in town of the nomadic Sewall family, including the parents’ young niece, Mary, results in more trouble. She has a beautiful singing voice, and Ed needs her for his production, but he’s also enticed by her uncanny resemblance to his ex-fiancée. Can Ed resist temptation or will he go down a very dark path? And if anything else could go wrong and jeopardize the production, it does.

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FriesenPress

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1039161987

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9781039161986

Liberty And Order

Public Order Policing In A Capital City

By: Peter Waddington

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Liberty And Order

Public Order Policing In A Capital City

By: Peter Waddington

This is a critical evaluation of the role of policing in maintaining public order and upholding civil and democratic rights. This is the first study based on systematic observation of how the police actually handle protest and potential or actual disorder. This book is intended for researchers and students in sociology, criminology, political science and law. It should also appeal to a professional market including the police, practising lawyers, civil liberties groups and trade unions.

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Routledge

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1135368708

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9781135368708

Seasoning of a Life

By: Peter Dawson

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Seasoning of a Life

By: Peter Dawson

In this autobiography the author chronicles events in his parents lives in a rural Missouri river town in the 1900s. Their experiences seasoned his character during his childhood in the 60s that is described in the later half of the book. This memoir was written for the authors children as a way for them to know their heritage. The experiences in the authors life shaped his character and were vastly different from his childrens lives as times changed. The book is dedicated to the authors wife who was instrumental in its completion. These events and escapades are presented in a light-hearted, story telling format.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1469161834

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9781469161839

Antiquarianism and Intellectual Life in Europe and China, 1500-1800

By: Peter N. Miller,Francois Louis

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Antiquarianism and Intellectual Life in Europe and China, 1500-1800

By: Peter N. Miller,Francois Louis

This book is a project in comparative history, but along two distinct axes, one historical and the other historiographical. Its purpose is to constructively juxtapose the early modern European and Chinese approaches to historical study that have been called "antiquarian." As an exercise in historical recovery, the essays in this volume amass new information about the range of antiquarian-type scholarship on the past, on nature, and on peoples undertaken at either end of the Eurasian landmass between 1500 and 1800. As a historiographical project, the book challenges the received---and often very much under conceptualized---use of the term "antiquarian" in both European and Chinese contexts. Readers will not only learn more about the range of European and Chinese scholarship on the past---and especially the material past---but they will also be able to integrate some of the historiographical observations and corrections into new ways of conceiving of the history of historical scholarship in Europe since the Renaissance, and to reflect on the impact of these European terms on Chinese approaches to the Chinese past. This comparison is a two-way street, with the European tradition clarified by knowledge of Chinese practices, and Chinese approaches better understood when placed alongside the European ones.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472118188

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9780472118182

The Aurelian Legacy

British Butterflies and Their Collectors

By: Michael A. Salmon,Peter Marren,Basil Harley

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The Aurelian Legacy

British Butterflies and Their Collectors

By: Michael A. Salmon,Peter Marren,Basil Harley

This entertaining and informative book traces the history of butterfly collection in Britain from the 17th century, when the study of natural history had its beginnings. Laced with anecdotes and quotations, the beautifully illustrated volume describes the equipment used and gives brief biographies of 101 deceased lepidopterists. 58 illustrations, 42 in color.

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Univ of California Press

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0520229630

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9780520229631

Pioneer Players

The Lives of Louis and Hilda Esson

By: Peter Fitzpatrick

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Pioneer Players

The Lives of Louis and Hilda Esson

By: Peter Fitzpatrick

This is a dual biography, the story of Louis Esson, the distinguished playwright who has been called 'the father of Australian drama', and his wife Hilda, who did her own pioneering in the theatre and in public health. The plays they wrote and performed reflected the drama of their lives: creative angst, intellectual conflict, untimely death, romantic entanglement, jealousy and despair. Yet Peter Fitzpatrick's book is more than a good read. As a critical appraisal of Louis Esson's plays and an exploration of the relationships the Essons had with well-known literary and theatrical figures in Australia and overseas, the book is an exploration of a developing Australian culture and identity. It is also about the dynamics of a marriage between two brilliant people, reflecting not only the patterns of gender relationships in their own time, but universal passions and strategies.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521456444

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9780521456449

Bristol Channel and Severn Guide

By: Peter Cumberlidge,Jane Cumberlidge

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Bristol Channel and Severn Guide

By: Peter Cumberlidge,Jane Cumberlidge

This new edition of the Bristol Channel and Severn Cruising Guide, revised by Jane Cumberlidge, continues Peter Cumberlidge's popular classic. Covering nearly every creek, pill, river and harbour from Milford Haven in Wales to St Ives in Cornwall via Lydney and Bristol, including the fixed-mast canal route from Sharpness to Gloucester, the book reflects Peter’s lifelong familiarity with these fascinating waters. Jane has updated the sailing directions and included a lovely selection of inspiring and informative new photographs. Plans have been updated throughout. First time and return visitors alike will find this guide an essential companion when exploring this warmly welcoming and rewarding cruising ground. ‘[An] authoritative and highly readable tome’ Yachting Monthly

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Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd

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1786793784

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9781786793782

Think Level 4 Student's Book

By: Herbert Puchta,Jeff Stranks,Peter Lewis-Jones

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Think Level 4 Student's Book

By: Herbert Puchta,Jeff Stranks,Peter Lewis-Jones

Challenge and inspire your teenage learners to think beyond language. Think is a vibrant course designed to engage teenage learners and make them think. As well as building students' language skills, it offers a holistic approach to learning: developing their thinking skills, encouraging them to reflect on values and building their self-confidence. Topics are chosen to appeal to and challenge teenagers, firing their imagination and ensuring effective learning. Exam-style exercises and tips help students prepare for Cambridge English Key, Preliminary, First and Advanced. Informed by the Cambridge English Corpus, the course reflects real language usage and 'Get it right' sections help students avoid common mistakes.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107573289

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Think 4A Student's Book and Workbook Quick

By: Herbert Puchta,Jeff Stranks,Peter Lewis-Jones

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Think 4A Student's Book and Workbook Quick

By: Herbert Puchta,Jeff Stranks,Peter Lewis-Jones

Challenge and inspire your teenage learners to think beyond language. Think is a fresh, vibrant and upbeat course designed to engage teenage learners and make them think. As well as building students' language skills, it offers a holistic approach to learning: developing their thinking skills, encouraging them to reflect on values and building self-confidence. Topics are chosen to appeal to and challenge teenagers, firing their imagination and ensuring effective learning. This split combo edition includes 4 Students' Book and Workbook units combined plus access to the online learning management platform with extra resources interactive activities. Teachers can use the platform to track students' progress and ensure more effective learning.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108616615

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9781108616614

Medicine in an Age of Revolution

By: Peter Elmer

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Medicine in an Age of Revolution

By: Peter Elmer

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Medicine in an Age of Revolution is the first major attempt since the 1970s to challenge the idea that the essential engine of medical (and scientific) change in seventeenth-century Britain was puritanism. While Peter Elmer seeks to reaffirm the crucial role of the period of the civil wars and their aftermath in providing the most congenial context for a re-evaluation of traditional attitudes to medicine, he rejects the idea that such initiatives were the special preserve of a small religious elite (puritans), claiming instead that enthusiasm for change can be found across the religious spectrum. At the same time, Elmer seeks to show that medical practitioners were increasingly drawn into contemporary religious and political debates in a way that led to a fundamental politicization of the 'profession'. By the end of the seventeenth century, it was commonplace to see doctors, apothecaries, and surgeons fully engaged in everyday political and civic life. At the same time, religious and political orientation often became an important factor in the career development of medics, especially in towns and cities, where substantial benefits might accrue to those who found themselves in favour with the ruling elites, be they Whig or Tory. The body politic, a Renaissance commonplace, was now peopled by medical practitioners who often claimed a special authority when it came to diagnosing the ills of late seventeenth century society.

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Oxford University Press

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019885398X

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9780198853985

Top Hat

By: Peter William Evans

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Top Hat

By: Peter William Evans

Top Hat is the first volume to spotlight this classic Hollywood film, probing the musical genre, notions of romance and subjectivity, as well as the contested relations between the sexes. Offers a detailed analysis of one of Hollywood's greatest musicals, including a comprehensive survey of the film's production, promotion and reception, all measured against the background of 1930s socio-political contexts in the USA Explores the musical genre and questions of (gendered) national identity, romance, subjectivity and the notion of the couple Written in a clear, accessible style, Top Hat probes text and context carefully to appeal to the student and teacher of the musical and of Hollywood film history, as well as the film-loving general reader

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John Wiley & Sons

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1444351702

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9781444351705

Joseph Chamberlain

Entrepreneur in Politics

By: Peter T. Marsh

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Joseph Chamberlain

Entrepreneur in Politics

By: Peter T. Marsh

Biografie van de Engelse politicus (1836-1914)

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Yale University Press

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0300058012

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Winds of Change

Britain in the Early Sixties

By: Peter Hennessy

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Winds of Change

Britain in the Early Sixties

By: Peter Hennessy

Following Never Again and Having It So Good, the third part of Peter Hennessy's celebrated Post-War Trilogy 'By far the best study of early Sixties Britain ... so much fun, yet still shrewd and important' The Times, Books of the Year Harold Macmillan famously said in 1960 that the wind of change was blowing over Africa and the remaining British Empire. But it was blowing over Britain too - its society; its relationship with Europe; its nuclear and defence policy. And where it was not blowing hard enough - the United Kingdom's economy - great efforts were made to sweep away the cobwebs of old industrial practices and poor labour relations. Life was lived in the knowledge that it could end in a single afternoon of thermonuclear exchange if the uneasy, armed peace of the Cold War tipped into a Third World War. In Winds of Change we see Macmillan gradually working out his 'grand design' - how to be part of both a tight transatlantic alliance and Europe, dealing with his fellow geostrategists Kennedy and de Gaulle. The centre of the book is 1963 - the year of the Profumo Crisis, the Great Train Robbery, the satire boom, de Gaulle's veto of Britain's first application to join the EEC, the fall of Macmillan and the unexpected succession to the premiership of Alec Douglas-Home. Then, in 1964, the battle of what Hennessy calls the tweedy aristocrat and the tweedy meritocrat - Harold Wilson, who would end 13 years of Conservative rule and usher in a new era. As in his acclaimed histories of British life in the two previous decades, Never Again and Having it so Good, Peter Hennessy explains the political, economic, cultural and social aspects of a nation with inimitable wit and empathy. No historian knows the by-ways as well the highways of the archives so well, and no one conveys the flavour of the period so engagingly. The early sixties live again in these pages.

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Penguin UK

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1846147247

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9781846147241

Miracle

Bobby Allison and the Saga of the Alabama Gang

By: Peter Golenbock

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Miracle

Bobby Allison and the Saga of the Alabama Gang

By: Peter Golenbock

For the first time, Miracle presents the full story of NASCAR legend Bobby Allison and the Alabama Gang--written with the corporation of the Allisons. While you were sitting in the stands or watching at home on TV, did you ever ask yourself what's really going on behind the scenes? Take a ride on the seat next to auto-racing legend Bobby Allison and relive the dramatic saga of the Alabama Gang in this unique look at NASCAR from the inside. Bobby Allison, who ranks fourth in wins in NASCAR history, began his Grand National/Winston Cup career in 1966. After winning eighty-five races, he retired in 1988 when an accident at Pocono Raceway nearly killed him. He was severely brain injured, and it took him a full fifteen years to recover. After the accident, more tragedy struck. In 1992 his younger son, Clifford, died in a crash at the age of twenty-seven. A year later, his other son, Davey, died in a helicopter accident, and in 1994 he lost his close friend and protégé Neil Bonnet in a fatal crash. Then Bobby and his wife, Judy, separated and divorced. Through it all Bobby Allison persevered. Today Bobby's mind is as sharp, detailed, and analytical as anyone's in sports. Bobby remembers so much, in such great detail, the stories he tells leap off the page. It's all there--the feuds, the infighting, the victories, the accusations of cheating, and worse. Incredibly, Bobby, the poster boy for hard work, honesty, and integrity, holds nothing back, even when it reflects poorly on him. "It happened, and there's nothing I can do about that," is what he says. The result is raw racing history. Along with the Earnhardts, the Jarretts, and the Pettys, the Allisons are racing family royalty, and Miracle, a family saga of determination, loyalty, and love, is filled with some of the greatest racing stories of all time. If you ever wanted to read a book that puts you in the garage, in the pits, and in the boardrooms, and at the same time tugs at your heartstrings--this is the book for you.

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Macmillan + ORM

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1429904828

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9781429904827

Inventing Pollution

Coal, Smoke, and Culture in Britain since 1800

By: Peter Thorsheim

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Inventing Pollution

Coal, Smoke, and Culture in Britain since 1800

By: Peter Thorsheim

Going as far back as the thirteenth century, Britons mined and burned coal. Britain’s supremacy in the nineteenth century depended in large part on its vast deposits of coal, which powered industry, warmed homes, and cooked food. As coal consumption skyrocketed, the air in Britain’s cities and towns filled with ever-greater and denser clouds of smoke. Yet, for much of the nineteenth century, few people in Britain even considered coal smoke to be pollution. Inventing Pollution examines the radically new understanding of pollution that emerged in the late nineteenth century, one that centered not on organic decay but on coal combustion. This change, as Peter Thorsheim argues, gave birth to the smoke-abatement movement and to new ways of thinking about the relationships among humanity, technology, and the environment. Even as coal production in Britain has plummeted in recent decades, it has surged in other countries. This reissue of Thorsheim’s far-reaching study includes a new preface that reveals the book’s relevance to the contentious national and international debates—which aren’t going away anytime soon—around coal, air pollution more generally, and the grave threat of human-induced climate change.

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Ohio University Press

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0821446274

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9780821446270

Life in Schools

An Introduction to Critical Pedagogy in the Foundations of Education

By: Peter McLaren

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Life in Schools

An Introduction to Critical Pedagogy in the Foundations of Education

By: Peter McLaren

This new edition brings McLaren's popular, classic textbook into a new era of Common Core Standards and online education. The book is renowned for its clear, provocative classroom narratives and its coverage of political, economic, and social factors that are undervalued in other educational textbooks. An international committee of experts ranked Life in Schools among the top twelve education books in the world.

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Routledge

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1317256646

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From Genghis Khan to Tamerlane

The Reawakening of Mongol Asia

By: Peter Jackson

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From Genghis Khan to Tamerlane

The Reawakening of Mongol Asia

By: Peter Jackson

An epic account of how a new world order under Tamerlane was born out of the decline of the Mongol Empire "A masterwork."--William Dalrymple, Financial Times "A landmark publication."--Noel Malcom, The Telegraph By the mid-fourteenth century, the world empire founded by Genghis Khan was in crisis. The Mongol Ilkhanate had ended in Iran and Iraq, China's Mongol rulers were threatened by the native Ming, and the Golden Horde and the Central Asian Mongols were prey to internal discord. Into this void moved the warlord Tamerlane, the last major conqueror to emerge from Inner Asia. In this authoritative account, Peter Jackson traces Tamerlane's rise to power against the backdrop of the decline of Mongol rule. Jackson argues that Tamerlane, a keen exponent of Mongol custom and tradition, operated in Genghis Khan's shadow and took care to draw parallels between himself and his great precursor. But, as a Muslim, Tamerlane drew on Islamic traditions, and his waging of wars in the name of jihad, whether sincere or not, had a more powerful impact than those of any Muslim Mongol ruler before him.

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Yale University Press

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0300251122

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Making Conflict Work

Harnessing the Power of Disagreement

By: Peter T. Coleman,Robert Ferguson

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Making Conflict Work

Harnessing the Power of Disagreement

By: Peter T. Coleman,Robert Ferguson

“An excellent workbook-like guide” to the nuts and bolts of professional conflict and the strategies you need to make conflict work for you (Booklist, starred review). Every workplace is a minefield of conflict, and all office tension is shaped by power. Making Conflict Work teaches you to identify the nature of a conflict, determine your power position relative to anyone opposing you, and use the best strategy for achieving your goals. These strategies are equally effective for executives, managers and their direct reports, consultants, and attorneys—anyone who has ever had a disagreement with someone in their organization. Packed with helpful self-assessment exercises and action plans, this book gives you the tools you need to achieve greater satisfaction and success. “A genuine winner.” —Robert B. Cialdini, author of Influence “This book is a necessity . . . Read it.” —Leymah Gbowee, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Liberian peace activist “Innovative and practical.” —Lawrence Susskind, Program on Negotiation cofounder “Navigating conflict effectively is an essential component of leadership. Making Conflict Work illustrates when to compromise and when to continue driving forward.” —Hon. David N. Dinkins, 106th mayor of the City of New York “An excellent workbook-like guide.” —Booklist, starred review

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HMH

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0544149149

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9780544149144

Proteus Rising

By: Peter Dingus

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Proteus Rising

By: Peter Dingus

On a vast Martian Colony in the year 2331, the authorities discover a movement that could make humanity obsolete. In a bold and dangerous experiment that began fifteen years earlier, two scientists, under the cloak of rudimentary genetic therapy necessary for life on Mars, planted a revised genetic code into a group of children code-named the Proteus File.

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Specfiction

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0978523202

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The Light and the Glory

1492-1793

By: Peter Marshall,David Manuel

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The Light and the Glory

1492-1793

By: Peter Marshall,David Manuel

Now revised and expanded for the first time in more than thirty years, this classic will now be available for a new generation of readers.

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Revell

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0800732715

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9780800732714

A Necessary End

By: Peter Robinson

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A Necessary End

By: Peter Robinson

A policeman is stabbed to death at an anti-nuclear demonstration outside the Eastvale Community Centre in Yorkshire. In a politically motivated move, Detective Superintendent Richard “Dirty Dick” Burgess is pulled in from London to run the investigation. With a long list of suspects and an old enemy breathing down his neck, the odds are against Chief Inspector Alan Banks as he races to find the killer before Burgess and save his career. Third in the critically acclaimed Inspector Banks Mystery Series.

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Simon and Schuster

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1476745269

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9781476745268

The Light and the Glory for Young Readers (Discovering God's Plan for America)

1492-1787

By: Peter Marshall,David Manuel,Anna Wilson Fishel

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The Light and the Glory for Young Readers (Discovering God's Plan for America)

1492-1787

By: Peter Marshall,David Manuel,Anna Wilson Fishel

From the very beginning it would seem that God had a plan for America. From its discovery by Europeans to its settlement, from the Revolution to Manifest Destiny, from the stirrings of civil unrest to civil war, America was on a path. In our pluralistic world, when textbooks are being rewritten in ways that obscure the Judeo-Christian beginnings of our country, the books in the Discovering God's Plan for America series help ground young readers in a distinctly evangelical way of understanding early American history. As young readers look at their nation's development from God's point of view, they will begin to have a clearer idea of how much we owe to a very few--and how much is still at stake. These engaging books bring history alive in a way that will inspire young people to do their important part in shaping this nation into the future.

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Baker Books

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144123828X

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Highway Robbery

The Two-Decade Battle to Reform America's Automobile Insurance System

By: Peter Kinzler

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Highway Robbery

The Two-Decade Battle to Reform America's Automobile Insurance System

By: Peter Kinzler

In Highway Robbery Peter Kinzler delivers a fast-paced behind-the-scenes account of two federal legislative efforts twenty years apart—one from the political left and one from the right—to reform America’s auto insurance system to make it fairer and more affordable. He explains how the legislation was designed to achieve those objectives and describes the political challenge of trying to overcome the entrenched special interest opposition of those who stood to lose billions—trial lawyers and insurers—if the new no-fault system were adopted. Highway Robbery provides readers with both a primer on how fault and liability auto insurance, no-fault, and no-fault choice insurance policies work and who benefits most from which system. Peter Kinzler, with years of experience as a congressional staffer and in the private sector, is the perfect guide through these important policy and political fights, enlivened with revealing firsthand sketches of the legislators, staffers, academics, and lobbyists who played major roles in these attempts as well as their interplay with each other. Drawing upon his decades of engagement with the issues, Kinzler shows how thoughtful and skilled members of Congress, good staff, and thorough academic research can lay the groundwork for important reform legislation; in doing so he provides a model for restoring Congress’s effectiveness, whenever it chooses to resume exercising its constitutional authority as the legislative branch of government. Highway Robbery details how the trial bar used the levers of political power first to undermine state no-fault laws and then to use the weaknesses they had implemented in the laws to undermine passage of federal legislation. It also describes the surprising alliance in opposition between the trial bar and famed consumer advocate Ralph Nader. No-fault continues to hold the promise of better compensation and dramatic premium reductions, with the largest savings available to those who need them most—low- and moderate-income drivers. The most likely scenario for further federal consideration of auto insurance reform would be in the context of congressional action on universal health insurance.

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0700632298

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Integrated Regional Models

Interactions between Humans and their Environment

By: Peter Groffman,Gene E. Likens

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Integrated Regional Models

Interactions between Humans and their Environment

By: Peter Groffman,Gene E. Likens

Integrated regional models are conceptual and mathematical models that describe the physical environment, biological interactions, human decision-making, and human impact on the environment. Efforts are now being made to integrate regional models from the physical, biological and social sciences in order to respond to diverse environmental problems. This volume explores the latest research developments on processes operating at a variety of scales, including regions, and how scientists can combine their efforts to develop models linking biological, physical, and human systems. Data requirements for successful integrated regional models are identified and discussed. Chapters also consider methodological questions, such as whether to integrate disciplinary approaches at the beginning or the end of the modelling process, and whether integrated regional models should focus on specific regions or specific problems. The information in this volume will enable the reader to view problems such as coastal zone management, atmospheric pollution, non-point source pollution, commodity production in forested areas, and urban expansion in a broad, conceptual context. Researchers and graduate students in ecology, biology, geography and geology will benefit from this innovative approach to contemporary environmental problems.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1468464477

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Old Fences, New Neighbors

By: Peter Decker

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Old Fences, New Neighbors

By: Peter Decker

The residents of Ridgway, Colorado, who once numbered only a few hundred, now watch ski-toting tourists head for the Rockies and the new ""gentleman ranchers"" buy more and more land in the area. Once an outsider himself, the author takes a hard look at the pros and cons of change in the American West. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1458755819

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9781458755810

Continuum 2012 - Second Edition

By: Peter E. Lee

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Continuum 2012 - Second Edition

By: Peter E. Lee

You never expect to see beings from the future, because you were taught that Time travel to the past violated the Laws of Physics. Well, it does not. When faced with the inevitable truth of the Continuum, in which you live, you see that violence, fear, and hatred are stitched right through it. Spread curves of reality can intermingle, if the time is right. This story is a glimpse into just one of those possibilities. Time and space are bent and reality twisted, easily, by these extra-terrestiral beings. We realize that we are the endangered zoological fauna of the galaxy, ranched out, on this planet, until the round-up. This tortured science fiction novelette is geared for generation X'ers, struggling to understand this galactic law. Burnouts, bums, and boozers will all find a piece of themselves in this story. You might even find yourself laughing at the incredulity of the possibilities which this book reports. It is an alien story, after all.

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1365383520

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The Royal Society and the Promotion of Science since 1960

By: Peter Collins

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The Royal Society and the Promotion of Science since 1960

By: Peter Collins

The first synoptic history of how the Royal Society faced up to the challenges of continued relevance from 1960 onwards.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107029260

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The Trucker's World

Risk, Safety, and Mobility

By: Rothe, J. Peter (John Peter)

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The Trucker's World

Risk, Safety, and Mobility

By: Rothe, J. Peter (John Peter)

This is a book about truck driver's lives, risks, and views on safety. As "a "group, truckers represent a significant population of road users whose high-exposure driving creates a major challenge for safety. Research into the larger social, political, and economic forces that affect trucker's safety problems has been scarce. "The Trucker's World "comes to terms with the socioeconomic environment that contributes to breakdown in trucker safety and chronicles the lives and times of truckers as they try to make ends meet. It analyzes driver risk by exploring the reasons, reactions, and consequences of risk. The author approaches his task with a research question: Why is the average trucker continuously placed in conditions that, according to truckers, demand risky driving? As a result of direct experience with truckers and trucking, Rothe observes that truck drivers act as they do to gain autonomy over their work, freedom from control of others, and assurance of a reasonable livelihood. In order to maintain a sufficient income in the transportation market, even the most serious drivers perform tasks that often impinge on lethality and safety, not as blatant radicals or daredevils fighting the system, but as persons responding to the fear that they may lose their livelihood in trucking. The thrust in trucker safety has followed a victimization philosophy in which emphasis on interventions has been aimed directly at truckers. Rothe contends that safety programs would work better if they emphasized what influences, motivates, or encourages truckers to take chances on the road. With this in mind, he analyzes driver risk, vehicle maintenance, owner-operator, company driver, policing, home life, drugs and alcohol, government regulations, and hours of service as they are seen by truckers, industry officials, and others. Expanding our vision to encompass essential factors in the socioeconomic reality of the truck-driving culture. Rothe elucidates the far-reaching consequences that safety issues have for truckers, other road users, policymakers, and traffic safety educators.

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Transaction Publishers

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1412839408

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