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The Unsteady March

The Rise and Decline of Racial Equality in America

By: Philip A. Klinkner,Rogers M. Smith

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The Unsteady March

The Rise and Decline of Racial Equality in America

By: Philip A. Klinkner,Rogers M. Smith

With its insights into contemporary racial politics, "The Unsteady March" offers a penetrating and controversial analysis of American race relations across two centuries.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226443418

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9780226443416

The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History

By: Donald T. Critchlow,Philip R. VanderMeer

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The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History

By: Donald T. Critchlow,Philip R. VanderMeer

The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History brings together an unparalleled wealth of information about the laws, institutions, and actors that have governed America throughout its history. Entries key political figures, important legislation and governmental institutions, broad political trends relating to elections, voting behavior, and party development, as well as key court cases, legal theories, constitutional interpretations, Supreme Court justices, and other major legal figures. Emphasizing the interconnectedness of politics and law, the more than 430 expertly written entries in the Encyclopedia provide an invaluable and in-depth overview of the development of America's political and legal frameworks.

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Oxford University Press

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0199754616

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9780199754618

From Ballot to Bench

Judicial Elections and the Quest for Accountability

By: Philip L. Dubois

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From Ballot to Bench

Judicial Elections and the Quest for Accountability

By: Philip L. Dubois

Over several decades, many U.S. states abandoned the practice of selecting their judges by direct popular election and adopted the Missouri Plan of judicial selection. In From Ballot to Bench, Philip L. Dubois subjects the various criticisms raised against judicial elections to a more searching scrutiny than previously has been attempted. Dubois carefully reviews the three central counts on which judicial elections have been faulted: for lowering the quality of the bench, for impairing judicial independence, and for failing to secure judicial accountability. After concluding that the potential for judicial elections to hold judges popularly accountable is what might commend them over alternative selection methods, Dubois concentrates on the analysis of empirical evidence to evaluate judicial elections as mechanisms of accountability. The study examines all the statewide partisan and nonpartisan elections for state supreme court justices in non-southern states from 1948 to 1974. Included is a detailed examination of voter participation, electoral competition, the behavior of judicial electorates, and the patterns of gubernatorial vacancy appointments. An analysis of decision making on eight state supreme courts also tests the relationship between different selection systems and judicial behavior. Dubois finds that partisan elections maximize voter participation, meaningfully structure voter choices, minimize accession to the bench by appointment, and allow popular control over gubernatorial appointments. Additional evidence on the extent of partisan voting by judges selected under different methods leads Dubois to conclude that partisan elections are superior to both nonpartisan elections and nonelective selection methods as instruments of accountability. The importance of the questions addressed, the breadth of the data collected, and the unorthodox conclusions offered make this a significant book for political scientists, judges, lawyers, and public officials.

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University of Texas Press

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0292768680

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Whistle Stop

How 31,000 Miles of Train Travel, 352 Speeches, and a Little Midwest Gumption Saved the Presidency of Harry Truman

By: Philip White

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Whistle Stop

How 31,000 Miles of Train Travel, 352 Speeches, and a Little Midwest Gumption Saved the Presidency of Harry Truman

By: Philip White

President Harry Truman was a disappointment to the Democrats, and a godsend to the Republicans. Every attempt to paint Truman with the grace, charm, and grandeur of Franklin Delano Roosevelt had been a dismal failure: Truman's virtues were simpler, plainer, more direct. The challenges he faced--stirrings of civil rights and southern resentment at home, and communist aggression and brinkmanship abroad--could not have been more critical. By the summer of 1948 the prospects of a second term for Truman looked bleak. Newspapers and popular opinion nationwide had all but anointed as president Thomas Dewey, the Republican New York Governor. Truman could not even be certain of his own party's nomination: the Democrats, still in mourning for FDR, were deeply riven, with Henry Wallace and Strom Thurmond leading breakaway Progressive and Dixiecrat factions. Finally, with ingenuity born of desperation, Truman's aides hit upon a plan: get the president in front of as many regular voters as possible, preferably in intimate settings, all across the country. To the surprise of everyone but Harry Truman, it worked. Whistle Stop is the first book of its kind: a micro-history of the summer and fall of 1948 when Truman took to the rails, crisscrossing the country from June right up to Election Day in November. The tour and the campaign culminated with the iconic image of a grinning, victorious Truman holding aloft the famous Chicago Tribune headline: "Dewey Defeats Truman.

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ForeEdge from University Press of New England

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1611686490

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9781611686494

Presidential Profiles

From George Washington to G. W. Bush

By: Philip Secor

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Presidential Profiles

From George Washington to G. W. Bush

By: Philip Secor

Presidential Profiles is a book that displays bright and colorful verbal pictures of the forty-two men who have led our country from George Washington to George W. Bush. Unlike many works about the presidents, this one is neither a large tome nor a complex study of presidential policies or historical themes arranged by more or less useful analytical categories. Philip Secor, and acclaimed author and historian, has provided here a useful comparative reference for the beginning student and, at the same time, a "good read" for the history buff. Although there are few footnotes and no extensive bibliography, there are a few books suggested for further reading on each president. Each profile seeks to answer four general questions: (1)What kind of person was (is) he in terms of appearance, temperament, personal habits and idiosyncracies? (2) What was his childhood and early life like and what did he do before becoming president? (3) What did he accomplish as president? (4) What did he do after leaving office and what was the manner of his death? Throughout, special emphasis is placed on personal and social relationships.

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iUniverse

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0595535119

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9780595535118

Paterson

By: Philip M. Read

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Paterson

By: Philip M. Read

Paterson has been a place of comings and goings for generations. Images of America: Paterson explores the city's past with vintage photographs and interesting history and folklore. Some notables associated with the Silk City include Larry Doby, who broke the color barrier in the American League; shuttle astronaut Kathryn Sullivan; and actress Sue Ann Langdon. An industrial giant envisioned by Alexander Hamilton, Paterson gave birth to the famed Colt revolver, the modern-day submarine, the locomotives that linked America's coasts, and the engine that powered Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis. Also included are historic buildings such as the Fabian, the theater that Lou Costello frequented for premieres, and Paterson's Danforth Library, designed by architect Henry Bacon, creator of the Lincoln Memorial.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738512303

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9780738512303

Chief Justice Profiles

Our Hidden Leaders

By: Philip Secor

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Chief Justice Profiles

Our Hidden Leaders

By: Philip Secor

This book is a companion to my two previous works in this series on American leaders: Presidential Profiles (2008) and Vice Presidential Profiles (2013). It provides short biographies of the seventeen men who have served as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. As such, they have had the unchecked power to invalidate laws of Congress and State governments as well as acts of Presidents. Because these men have always been largely removed from public view, and yet so important to the development of our country, I have called them our hidden leaders. In each biographical sketch, the reader will learn about the childhood, family life, educational background and career of the Chief Justice.

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iUniverse

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1491707925

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9781491707920

Architects of Power

Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and the American Century

By: Philip Terzian

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Architects of Power

Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and the American Century

By: Philip Terzian

The United States is not a preternaturally inward-looking nation, and isolation is not the natural disposition of Americans. The real question is not whether Americans are prone to isolation or engagement, but how their engagement with the world has evolved, how events have conspired to make the United States toward world power, and how these developments have been guided by political leadership. Indeed, the great debates on foreign affairs in American history have not been about whether to have debates on foreign affairs; they have been between and among the competing visions of American influence in the world. In Architects of Power, Philip Terzian examines two public figures in the 20th century who personify, in their lives, careers and public philosophies, the rise of the United States of America to global leadership: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Terzian reveals how both men recognized and acted on the global threats of their time and questions whether America can rise to the same challenges today. Denied access to a clear vision of the past, our knowledge of the present and perspective on the future may be dangerously myopic. Without a window into the stricken world that Roosevelt inhabited, and Eisenhower understood, we are less likely to see the perils and challenges of the world we have inherited.

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Encounter Books

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1594033781

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9781594033780

The History of Mexico

From Pre-Conquest to Present

By: Philip Russell

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The History of Mexico

From Pre-Conquest to Present

By: Philip Russell

The History of Mexico: From Pre-Conquest to Present traces the last 500 years of Mexican history, from the indigenous empires that were devastated by the Spanish conquest through the election of 2006 and its aftermath. The book offers a straightforward chronological survey of Mexican history from the pre-colonial times to the present, and includes a glossary as well as numerous tables and images for comprehensive study. In lively and engaging prose, Philip Russell guides readers through major themes that still resonate today including: The role of women in society Environmental change The evolving status of Mexico’s indigenous people African slavery and the role of race Government economic policy Foreign relations with the United States and others The companion website provides many useful student tools including multiple choice questions, extra book chapters, and links to online resources, as well as digital copies of the maps from the book. For additional information and classroom resources please visit The History of Mexico companion website at www.routledge.com/textbooks/russell.

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Routledge

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113696827X

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9781136968273

Fritz Reiner

A Biography

By: Philip Hart

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Fritz Reiner

A Biography

By: Philip Hart

Thirty years after his death, Fritz Reiner's contribution--as a conductor, as a teacher (of Leonard Bernstein, among others), and as a musician--continues to be reassessed. Music scholar and long-time friend Philip Hart has written the definitive biography of this influential figure.

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Northwestern University Press

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0810114631

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9780810114630

Threats of Intervention

U. S.-Mexican Relations, 1917-1923

By: Drew Philip Halevy

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Threats of Intervention

U. S.-Mexican Relations, 1917-1923

By: Drew Philip Halevy

This work seeks to examine the relationship between the United States and Mexico between 1917-1923. While the United States threatened full intervention in Mexico, it did not carry out such actions, choosing instead a diplomatic resolution to outstanding issues between the two nations.

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iUniverse

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0595164331

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9780595164332

Our Own Time

A History of American Labor and the Working Day

By: David R. Roediger,Philip S. Foner

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Our Own Time

A History of American Labor and the Working Day

By: David R. Roediger,Philip S. Foner

Our Own Time retells the story of American labor by focusing on the politics of time and the movements for a shorter working day. It argues that the length of the working day has been the central issue for the American labor movement during its most vigorous periods of activity, uniting workers along lines of craft, gender and ethnicity. The authors hold that the workweek is likely again to take on increased significance as workers face the choice between a society based on free time and one based on alienated work and unemployment.

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Verso

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0860919633

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9780860919636

A Sort of Conscience

The Wakefields

By: Philip Temple

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A Sort of Conscience

The Wakefields

By: Philip Temple

This in-depth portrait of the Wakefield family, who played such a major role in British overseas settlement in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in the 19th century, is written with a novelistic flavor, using personal letters and journals to bring to life this group of talented but morally complex individuals whose exploits spanned the globe, and who remain an indelible part of British colonial history.

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Auckland University Press

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1775580091

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9781775580096

Matters of State

By: Philip Hamburger

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Matters of State

By: Philip Hamburger

This collection of essays, chosen by the Philip Hamburger from his 60 years of writing for The New Yorker, chronicles not only the people of US political life (Judge Learned Hand, Fiorello La Guardia, Dean Acheson, FDR, Eisenhower, Reagan, Clinton), but also the places and events, with special emphasis on presidential inaugurations (the author has attended, he thinks, 14). Here is one man's view, both funny and serious, of the glorious diversity of American politics--and of the better angels of our nature.

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Catapult

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1582432465

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9781582432465

There Is Power in a Union

The Epic Story of Labor in America

By: Philip Dray

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There Is Power in a Union

The Epic Story of Labor in America

By: Philip Dray

From the nineteenth-century textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the triumph of unions in the twentieth century and their waning influence today, the contest between labor and capital for the American bounty has shaped our national experience. In this stirring new history, Philip Dray shows us the vital accomplishments of organized labor and illuminates its central role in our social, political, economic, and cultural evolution. His epic, character-driven narrative not only restores to our collective memory the indelible story of American labor, it also demonstrates the importance of the fight for fairness and economic democracy, and why that effort remains so urgent today.

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Anchor

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0307389766

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9780307389763

Living the Policy Process

By: Philip B. Heymann

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Living the Policy Process

By: Philip B. Heymann

In this work the author outlines the complex thought processes of policymakers as they struggle to influence both foreign and domestic policy decisions from within the United States government bureaucracy.

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Oxford University Press

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0195335384

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9780195335385

Mark Twain and The Colonel

Samuel L. Clemens, Theodore Roosevelt, and the Arrival of a New Century

By: Philip McFarland

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Mark Twain and The Colonel

Samuel L. Clemens, Theodore Roosevelt, and the Arrival of a New Century

By: Philip McFarland

Presents a narrative history of the United States from 1890 to 1910, exploring such major themes as nationalism, racism, industrialization, and imperialism as reflected in the actions and writings of the era's two most famous figures.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442212276

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9781442212275

The Challenge of the American Presidency

Washington to Obama

By: Philip Abbott

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The Challenge of the American Presidency

Washington to Obama

By: Philip Abbott

We are a culture of surfers; whether we're changing channels, browsing web sites, or skimming glossy pages, we are constantly sampling the dreams and experiences of others, to try to make sense of--or distract us from--our own. As the bestseller lists indicate, we are also engaged in a search for our souls, attempting to reclaim that mysterious, sacred uniqueness that entitles us to the joy and freedom that we sense are missing from our lives. Soul Surfing combines these two popular notions into a powerful prescription for spiritual development: a ten-step program that tells readers how to achieve real-world benefits by connecting with their soul work with the same intensity and intimacy that they bring to the movies, music and media that dominate our culture. An intuitive counselor with a thriving private practice, Dawnea Adams goes beyond tales of her psychic prowess to offer techniques that readers can perform independently: a series of ten visualization-based spiritual steps, called "phases," that help readers accomplish the precise spiritual healing and growth they need to move ahead. As soul surfers, we are taught to scan our memories and dreams and lock in to the sources of our pain. In terms that the media-distracted masses can understand, each phase then guides us through the creation of a movie of the mind in which we visualize the healing we need; ranging from scenes recalled from our past to those imagined in our future, these visualizations help us replace toxic mental reruns with empowering visions of liberation and possibility. Each phase is accompanied by inspiring case histories from Adams' years of private practice, recommended video viewing, and revealing personal stories that illustrate the powerful role that phasing work has played in Adams' own spiritual journey. A uniquely accessible and practical addition to the current literature of the soul, from a down-to-earth, charismatic psychic determined to use her gifts to help others, Soul Surfing is a self-help book for the media-saturated millennium.

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Lexington Books

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0739166662

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9780739166666

Access to History for the IB Diploma: The Mexican Revolution 1884-1940

By: Philip Benson,Yvonne Berliner

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Access to History for the IB Diploma: The Mexican Revolution 1884-1940

By: Philip Benson,Yvonne Berliner

Ensure your students have access to the authoritative, in-depth and accessible content of this series for the IB History Diploma. This series for the IB History Diploma has taken the clarity, accessibility, reliability and in-depth analysis of our best-selling Access to History series and tailor-made it to better fit the IB learner's needs. Each title in the series provides depth of content, focussed on specific topics in the IB History guide, and examination guidance on different exam-style questions - helping students develop a good knowledge and understanding of the topic alongside the skills they need to do well. - Ensures students gain a good understanding of the IB History topic through an engaging, in-depth, reliable and up-to-date narrative - presented in an accessible way. - Helps students to understand historical issues and examine the evidence, through providing a wealth of relevant sources and analysis of the historiography surrounding key debates. - Gives students guidance on answering exam-style questions with model answers and practice questions

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Hodder Education

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1444182366

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9781444182361

The Social Psychology of Tourist Behaviour

International Series in Experimental Social Psychology

By: Philip L. Pearce

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The Social Psychology of Tourist Behaviour

International Series in Experimental Social Psychology

By: Philip L. Pearce

The Social Psychology of Tourist Behaviour is a seven-chapter book that describes tourists, tourism, and tourist psychology. The book particularly explores economic, geographical, anthropological, and sociological studies of tourism. Subsequent chapters look into the social role of tourist; an approach to tourist motivation; social contact between tourists and hosts; and environmental settings of tourist behavior. The book will be useful for advanced undergraduates, graduate students and relevant practitioners, and in some cases for a rather broader public in the field of social psychology.

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Elsevier

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1483146677

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9781483146676

Looking for Lincoln

The Making of an American Icon

By: Philip B. Kunhardt,Peter W. Kunhardt,Peter W. Kunhardt (Jr.)

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Looking for Lincoln

The Making of an American Icon

By: Philip B. Kunhardt,Peter W. Kunhardt,Peter W. Kunhardt (Jr.)

In honor of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth comes this sequel to the enormously successful "Lincoln: An Illustrated Biography." This work picks up where the previous book left off, and examines how the 16th president's legend came into being.

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Knopf

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030726713X

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9780307267139

Our Pioneers and Patriots

By: Most Rev. Philip J. Furlong

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Our Pioneers and Patriots

By: Most Rev. Philip J. Furlong

Famous 5th-8th grade Catholic American History text with Study Questions & Activities. Picking up where "The Old World and America" left off, this text takes students from the early exploration of America to the Modern Age. Great for both homeschoolers and Catholic schools!

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TAN Books

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1505102979

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9781505102970

Problems and Materials in Federal Income Taxation

By: Sanford Michael Guerin,Philip F. Postlewaite

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Problems and Materials in Federal Income Taxation

By: Sanford Michael Guerin,Philip F. Postlewaite

Problems and Materials in Federal Income Taxation is respected for its distinctive explanation of the intricacies of the federal income tax code. Its realistic, problem-solving approach helps clarify material in an often frustrating course. Organized according to the taxing formula (i.e., the different tax rates), the text leads students to a clear understanding of each level of taxation. Numerous problems reinforce fundamental concepts. The Eighth Edition features substantially revised and updated material on medical expenses, including recent case law on the deductibility of cosmetic surgery expenses as well as the impact of the Affordable Care Act on exclusions from gross income and medical expense deductions. Updated, revised, and significantly longer, the discussion of constitutional and historical issues relating to the taxing power shows their impact on the modern debate over its scope. The current debate over fundamental tax reform and deficit reduction is included in an updated and revised final chapter. Hallmark features: Clear explanation of the intricacies of the federal income tax code Realistic problem-solving approach to a potentially frustrating course Organized according to the taxing formula (different tax rates) o students develop a clear understanding of each level of taxation fundamental concepts through numerous problems Thoroughly updated, the revised Eight Edition presents: Substantially revised and updated sections related to medical expenses o recent case law on the deductibility of cosmetic surgery expenses o impact of the Affordable Care Act on exclusions from gross income and medical expense deductions Updated, revised, and substantially longer discussion of constitutional and historical issues relating to the taxing power o shows impact on modern debate over the scope of taxing power New material on current debate over fundamental tax reform and deficit reduction o shows ways to structure and teach problems in 3-credit and 4-credit courses

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Aspen Publishing

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1454824255

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9781454824251

The Louisville Baseball Almanac

By: Philip Von Borries

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The Louisville Baseball Almanac

By: Philip Von Borries

Though long associated with fine bourbons, riverboats and champion Thoroughbreds, Louisville, Kentucky, is home to another icon--the Louisville slugger. The Louisville Baseball Almanac presents the first-ever comprehensive look at the rich history of professional teams, ballplayers and managers, a history that runs deep within the city. Originally a major-league city that won a pennant in 1890, the early Louisville teams gave rise to a host of legends and eccentrics, in equal measure. And ever since, Louisville has maintained a strong position in baseball history as a top-flight minor league city. Red Sox, Yankee, Dodger, Reds and Cardinals fans--baseball fans --have Louisville to thank for launching the careers of some of the game's most memorable players. Louisville baseball historian Philip Von Borries recounts the breadth of Louisville's ballplaying heritage, his text complemented by numerous vintage photographs.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1614232733

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9781614232735

Hydrolysis Rate Program

By: Philip H. Howard,William M. Meylan

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Hydrolysis Rate Program

By: Philip H. Howard,William M. Meylan

Now you can calculate hydrolysis rates for chemicals without experimental data using the Hydrolysis Rate Program. This powerful software package calculates the hydrolysis rate constant for esters, carbamates, halomethanes, alkyl halides, and epoxides using the method developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Toxic Substances. The program uses SMILES notation structural input to calculate a second-order acid- or base-catalyzed hydrolysis rate constant at 25° C. Acid- and base-catalyzed half-lives are calculated for pH7 and/or pH8. Hydrolysis Rate Program will run on any IBM® or IBM-compatible personal computer with 320K RAM and will be a valuable asset for any environmental chemist, analytical lab, regulator, or chemical company.

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0873717813

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John Hay, Friend of Giants

The Man and Life Connecting Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Henry James, and Theodore Roosevelt

By: Philip McFarland

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John Hay, Friend of Giants

The Man and Life Connecting Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Henry James, and Theodore Roosevelt

By: Philip McFarland

Now, perhaps, only those enmeshed in 19th-century American history know his name; but when John Hay died in 1905, he was one of the most famous men in the world. And one of the most highly regarded. Abraham Lincoln’s private secretary during the Civil War, thereafter as a popular poet, novelist, newspaper editor, highly esteemed historian and biographer, diplomat, businessman, and secretary of state until his death, Hay enjoyed remarkable success in public and private life. In John Hay, Friend of Giants, Philip McFarland presents both the intimate story of Hay’s relationship with four prominent figures of his age and an insightful history of the United States from the 1850s to the turn of the century. Hay’s life and extraordinary friendships provide a window into the politics, literature, society, and diplomacy of this remarkable era of American expansion.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442222832

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9781442222830

Personality Assessment (Psychology Revivals)

A critical survey

By: Philip E. Vernon

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Personality Assessment (Psychology Revivals)

A critical survey

By: Philip E. Vernon

Originally published in 1964, the aim of this book was to analyse the psychological processes involved in understanding personality, and to consider how the psychologist could help in making more accurate assessments. Professor Vernon discusses in detail the scientific status of psychoanalytic and other ‘depth’ theories of motivation, the value of different types of psychotherapeutic treatment and counselling, the influence of upbringing on the development of personality, and the effectiveness of projective techniques. He also examines the reasons for the highly variable results obtained with personality tests and questionnaires. As well as providing a balanced review of theories of personality and of various types of test, this work made a fresh contribution to developing improved techniques of assessment.

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Routledge

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1134751125

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9781134751129

Separation of Church and State

By: Philip Hamburger

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Separation of Church and State

By: Philip Hamburger

In a powerful challenge to conventional wisdom, Philip Hamburger argues that the separation of church and state has no historical foundation in the First Amendment. The detailed evidence assembled here shows that eighteenth-century Americans almost never invoked this principle. Although Thomas Jefferson and others retrospectively claimed that the First Amendment separated church and state, separation became part of American constitutional law only much later. Hamburger shows that separation became a constitutional freedom largely through fear and prejudice. Jefferson supported separation out of hostility to the Federalist clergy of New England. Nativist Protestants (ranging from nineteenth-century Know Nothings to twentieth-century members of the K.K.K.) adopted the principle of separation to restrict the role of Catholics in public life. Gradually, these Protestants were joined by theologically liberal, anti-Christian secularists, who hoped that separation would limit Christianity and all other distinct religions. Eventually, a wide range of men and women called for separation. Almost all of these Americans feared ecclesiastical authority, particularly that of the Catholic Church, and, in response to their fears, they increasingly perceived religious liberty to require a separation of church from state. American religious liberty was thus redefined and even transformed. In the process, the First Amendment was often used as an instrument of intolerance and discrimination.

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Harvard University Press

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067424642X

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9780674246423

Southern Capitalism

The Political Economy of North Carolina, 1880–1980

By: Philip J. Wood

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Southern Capitalism

The Political Economy of North Carolina, 1880–1980

By: Philip J. Wood

Southern Capitalism challenges prevailing views of Southern development by arguing that the persisting peculiarities of the Southern economy—such as low wages and high poverty rates—have not resulted from barriers to capitalist development, nor from the lingering influence of planter values. Wood argues that these peculiarities can instead be best understood as the consequence of a strategy of capitalist development, based on the creation and preservation of social conditions and relations conducive to the above-average exploitation of labor by capital. focusing on the evolving relationship between capital and labor as the core of this strategy, Wood follows the process of capitalist industrialization in North Carolina from its beginnings in the aftermath of the Civil War to the 1980s.

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Duke University Press

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0822306735

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9780822306733

I Think Sadi Arabia Suks

By: Philip E. Johnson,Philip Johnson

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I Think Sadi Arabia Suks

By: Philip E. Johnson,Philip Johnson

What do kids think about: War ? The Military? Patriotism? World Events? Saddam Hussein? Love of family and their fellow man? Self esteem? Peace? Religion? Cultural Food, Clothing, Sports, Fun, The Super Bowl? Good looking women? Weather? Airplanes? News Media? "Sadi Arabia Suks" is a compilation of grade school kid's letters written to Lt. Col. Phil Johnson while he was assigned to the Joint Task Force, Southwest Asia, as a public affairs officer in 1993. The kids ask a myriad of questions about war in Iraq in a serious, humorous and compassionate way. They also provide fascinating insights about the things our youth think about, when they learn the concept of war.its realities and consequences. Readers will giggle, gasp, grunt, grimace, smile, frown, and most importantly, THINK! You might also find yourself examining your own concepts/attitudes of war; feelings of compassion for your fellow man; thoughts of patriotism; attitudes towards military members and their families, and many more. About the Author: With over 25 years as a public affairs officer with the U. S. Air Force, Reserve and Guard, Col. Phil Johnson has served as media spokesman at the Pentagon, in the Persian Gulf, Somalia, and at several AF bases around the country. Johnson's civilian experience includes: Advertising agencies: J.Walter Thompson (Ford); Levine, Huntley, Schmidt and Beaver (Subaru); keye, donna, pearlstein (Suzuki); Della Femina-McNamee (Isuzu); and W.B. Doner (Army/Air National Guard). Video Projects: The California Lottery, ESPN, USAF "Lightning Bolts '99," "Citizen Airman Video," and Arizona State University's "College Beat." He is an exciting speaker, presentation expert, meeting facilitator, radio/television show host, producer, director and writer.Contact Mr. Johnson at 480-425-8219 or email pjohnson65@hotmail.com to determine how his company, Effective Communication Strategies, Inc. (website: pjohnson65.com) can help you and your organization tackle your toughest communication problems...effectively and efficiently.

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Effective Communication Strategies

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0972803440

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9780972803441

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