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Globalists

The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism

By: Quinn Slobodian

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Globalists

The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism

By: Quinn Slobodian

George Louis Beer Prize Winner Wallace K. Ferguson Prize Finalist A Marginal Revolution Book of the Year “A groundbreaking contribution...Intellectual history at its best.” —Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs Neoliberals hate the state. Or do they? In the first intellectual history of neoliberal globalism, Quinn Slobodian follows a group of thinkers from the ashes of the Habsburg Empire to the creation of the World Trade Organization to show that neoliberalism emerged less to shrink government and abolish regulations than to redeploy them at a global level. It was a project that changed the world, but was also undermined time and again by the relentless change and social injustice that accompanied it. “Slobodian’s lucidly written intellectual history traces the ideas of a group of Western thinkers who sought to create, against a backdrop of anarchy, globally applicable economic rules. Their attempt, it turns out, succeeded all too well.” —Pankaj Mishra, Bloomberg Opinion “Fascinating, innovative...Slobodian has underlined the profound conservatism of the first generation of neoliberals and their fundamental hostility to democracy.” —Adam Tooze, Dissent “The definitive history of neoliberalism as a political project.” —Boston Review

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Harvard University Press

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0674244842

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9780674244849

Developmental Psychology

Revisiting the Classic Studies

By: Alan M Slater,Paul C Quinn

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Developmental Psychology

Revisiting the Classic Studies

By: Alan M Slater,Paul C Quinn

Electronic Inspection Copy available here Revisiting the Classic Studies is a series of texts that introduces readers to the studies in psychology that changed the way we think about core topics in the discipline today. It provokes students to ask more interesting and challenging questions about the field by encouraging a deeper level of engagement both with the details of the studies themselves and with the nature of their contribution. Edited by leading scholars in their field and written by researchers at the cutting edge of these developments, the chapters in each text provide details of the original works and their theoretical and empirical impact, and then discuss the ways in which thinking and research has advanced in the years since the studies were conducted. Revisiting the Classic Studies in Developmental Psychology traces 14 ground-breaking studies by researchers such as Harlow, Meltzoff & Moore, Kohlberg and Bandura to re-examine and reflect on their findings and engage in a lively discussion of the subsequent work that they have inspired. Suitable for students on developmental psychology courses at all levels, as well as anyone with an enquiring mind

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SAGE Publications

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0857027581

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9780857027580

Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Biologists

By: Gerald Peter Quinn,Michael J. Keough

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Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Biologists

By: Gerald Peter Quinn,Michael J. Keough

Regression, analysis of variance, correlation, graphical.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521009766

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9780521009768

Same-Sex Dynamics Among Nineteenth-Century Americans

A Mormon Example

By: D. Michael Quinn

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Same-Sex Dynamics Among Nineteenth-Century Americans

A Mormon Example

By: D. Michael Quinn

Winner of the Herbert Feis Award from the American Historical Association and named one of the best religion books of the year by Publishers Weekly, D. Michael Quinn's Same-Sex Dynamics among Nineteenth-Century Americans has elicited critical acclaim as well as controversy. Using Mormonism as a case study of the extent of early America's acceptance of same-sex intimacy, Quinn examines several examples of long-term relationships among Mormon same-sex couples and the environment in which they flourished before the onset of homophobia in the late 1950s.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252069587

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9780252069581

Thin Sympathy

A Strategy to Thicken Transitional Justice

By: Joanna R. Quinn

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Thin Sympathy

A Strategy to Thicken Transitional Justice

By: Joanna R. Quinn

In helping deeply divided societies come to terms with a troubled past, transitional justice often fails to produce the intended results. Thin Sympathy argues that the acquisition of a basic understanding of what has taken place in the past will enable the development of a more durable transitional justice process.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812253167

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9780812253160

Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Biologists

By: Gerry P. Quinn,Michael J. Keough

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Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Biologists

By: Gerry P. Quinn,Michael J. Keough

An essential textbook for any student or researcher in biology needing to design experiments, sample programs or analyse the resulting data. The text begins with a revision of estimation and hypothesis testing methods, covering both classical and Bayesian philosophies, before advancing to the analysis of linear and generalized linear models. Topics covered include linear and logistic regression, simple and complex ANOVA models (for factorial, nested, block, split-plot and repeated measures and covariance designs), and log-linear models. Multivariate techniques, including classification and ordination, are then introduced. Special emphasis is placed on checking assumptions, exploratory data analysis and presentation of results. The main analyses are illustrated with many examples from published papers and there is an extensive reference list to both the statistical and biological literature. The book is supported by a website that provides all data sets, questions for each chapter and links to software.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139432893

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9781139432894

Black Neighbors

Race and the Limits of Reform in the American Settlement House Movement, 1890-1945

By: Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn

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Black Neighbors

Race and the Limits of Reform in the American Settlement House Movement, 1890-1945

By: Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn

Professing a policy of cultural and social integration, the American settlement house movement made early progress in helping immigrants adjust to life in American cities. However, when African Americans migrating from the rural South in the early twentieth century began to replace white immigrants in settlement environs, most houses failed to redirect their efforts toward their new neighbors. Nationally, the movement did not take a concerted stand on the issue of race until after World War II. In Black Neighbors, Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn analyzes this reluctance of the mainstream settlement house movement to extend its programs to African American communities, which, she argues, were assisted instead by a variety of alternative organizations. Lasch-Quinn recasts the traditional definitions, periods, and regional divisions of settlement work and uncovers a vast settlement movement among African Americans. By placing community work conducted by the YWCA, black women's clubs, religious missions, southern industrial schools, and other organizations within the settlement tradition, she highlights their significance as well as the mainstream movement's failure to recognize the enormous potential in alliances with these groups. Her analysis fundamentally revises our understanding of the role that race has played in American social reform.

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UNC Press Books

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1469621495

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9781469621494

Voices From Fatherhood

Fathers Sons & Adhd

By: Patrick Kilcarr,Patricia Quinn

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Voices From Fatherhood

Fathers Sons & Adhd

By: Patrick Kilcarr,Patricia Quinn

This is a book written especially for fathers who have sons with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and don't know how to interact with them. Voices from Fatherhood is unique in focusing on fathers' concerns in parenting their ADHD sons. It offers fathers support and encouragement and specific management techniques. In summary, this is a book that everyone-fathers, mothers, educators, and mental health professionals-will find useful in helping to understand the dynamics of modern day father-son relationships.

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Routledge

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1134868219

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9781134868216

Too Long a Sacrifice

The Letters of Maud Gonne and John Quinn

By: Maud Gonne,John Quinn,Janis Londraville

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Too Long a Sacrifice

The Letters of Maud Gonne and John Quinn

By: Maud Gonne,John Quinn,Janis Londraville

This collection of letters between Maud Gonne (Irish activist, actress, and long-time love of W. B. Yeats) and John Quinn (Irish-American lawyer, art collector, and patron) deals with art, literature, Irish politics, and the horrific conflicts of the early twentieth century. Their letters are filled with details about the Irish fight for freedom, and how it affected Yeats, Pound, Joyce, and other friends; about Gonne's never-ending battle to establish a school feeding program for the starving children of Ireland; and about the alarming changes in the political and social world of their time.

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Susquehanna University Press

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1575910241

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9781575910246

How the World Made the West

A 4,000 Year History

By: Josephine Quinn

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How the World Made the West

A 4,000 Year History

By: Josephine Quinn

An award-winning Oxford history professor overturns the way the West thinks about itself, tracing its innovations and traditions to societies from all over the world and making the case that the West is, and always has been, truly global. “Superb, refreshing, and full of delights, this is world history at its best.”—Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of The World: A Family History of Humanity In How the World Made the West, Josephine Quinn poses perhaps the most significant challenge ever to the “civilizational thinking” regarding the origins of Western culture—that is, the idea that civilizations arose separately and distinctly from one another. Rather, she locates the roots of the modern West in everything from the law codes of Babylon, Assyrian irrigation, and the Phoenician art of sail to Indian literature, Arabic scholarship, and the metalworking riders of the Steppe, to name just a few examples. According to Quinn, reducing the backstory of the modern West to a narrative that focuses on Greece and Rome impoverishes our view of the past. This understanding of history would have made no sense to the ancient Greeks and Romans themselves, who understood and discussed their own connections to and borrowings from others. They consistently presented their own culture as the result of contact and exchange. Quinn builds on the writings they left behind with rich analyses of other ancient literary sources like the epic of Gilgamesh, holy texts, and newly discovered records revealing details of everyday life. A work of breathtaking scholarship, How the World Made the West also draws on the material culture of the times in art and artifacts as well as findings from the latest scientific advances in carbon dating and human genetics to thoroughly debunk the myth of the modern West as a self-made miracle. In lively prose and with bracing clarity, as well as through vivid maps and color illustrations, How the World Made the West challenges the stories the West continues to tell about itself. It redefines our understanding of the Western self and civilization in the cosmopolitan world of today.

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Random House

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0593729811

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9780593729816

Eleanor and Hick

The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady

By: Susan Quinn

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Eleanor and Hick

The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady

By: Susan Quinn

A warm, intimate account of the love between Eleanor Roosevelt and reporter Lorena Hickok—a relationship that, over more than three decades, transformed both women's lives and empowered them to play significant roles in one of the most tumultuous periods in American history In 1932, as her husband assumed the presidency, Eleanor Roosevelt entered the claustrophobic, duty-bound existence of the First Lady with dread. By that time, she had put her deep disappointment in her marriage behind her and developed an independent life—now threatened by the public role she would be forced to play. A lifeline came to her in the form of a feisty campaign reporter for the Associated Press: Lorena Hickok. Over the next thirty years, until Eleanor’s death, the two women carried on an extraordinary relationship: They were, at different points, lovers, confidantes, professional advisors, and caring friends. They couldn't have been more different. Eleanor had been raised in one of the nation’s most powerful political families and was introduced to society as a debutante before marrying her distant cousin, Franklin. Hick, as she was known, had grown up poor in rural South Dakota and worked as a servant girl after she escaped an abusive home, eventually becoming one of the most respected reporters at the AP. Her admiration drew the buttoned-up Eleanor out of her shell, and the two quickly fell in love. For the next thirteen years, Hick had her own room at the White House, next door to the First Lady. These fiercely compassionate women inspired each other to right the wrongs of the turbulent era in which they lived. During the Depression, Hick reported from the nation’s poorest areas for the WPA, and Eleanor used these reports to lobby her husband for New Deal programs. Hick encouraged Eleanor to turn their frequent letters into her popular and long-lasting syndicated column "My Day," and to befriend the female journalists who became her champions. When Eleanor’s tenure as First Lady ended with FDR's death, Hick pushed her to continue to use her popularity for good—advice Eleanor took by leading the UN’s postwar Human Rights Commission. At every turn, the bond these women shared was grounded in their determination to better their troubled world. Deeply researched and told with great warmth, Eleanor and Hick is a vivid portrait of love and a revealing look at how an unlikely romance influenced some of the most consequential years in American history.

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Penguin

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0143110713

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9780143110712

Nikola Tesla for Kids

His Life, Ideas, and Inventions, with 21 Activities

By: Amy M. O'Quinn

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Nikola Tesla for Kids

His Life, Ideas, and Inventions, with 21 Activities

By: Amy M. O'Quinn

Finalist for the 2020 AAAS / Subaru SB&F Excellence in Science Book exemplify outstanding and engaging science writing and illustration for young readers Nikola Tesla was a physicist, electrical engineer, and world-renowned inventor whose accomplishments faded into oblivion after his death in 1943. Some considered this eccentric visionary to be a "mad" scientist, but many of his ideas and inventions that were deemed impossible during his lifetime have since become reality. He is now acknowledged to have invented the radio ahead of Marconi. Tesla was undeniably eccentric and compulsive. Among other things, Tesla developed generators, fluorescent tubes, neon lights, and a small remote-controlled boat. He also helped design the world's first hydroelectric plant at Niagara Falls. Nikola Tesla for Kids is the story of Nikola Tesla's life and ideas, complete with a time line, 21 hands-on activities, and additional resources to better understand his many accomplishments.Kids will: Construct an electric circuit Explore Tesla's birthplace online Investigate the nature of electromagnetic waves Mix up batch of fluorescent slime "Visit" the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition Build a soda bottle submarine And more!

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Chicago Review Press

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0912777230

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9780912777238

Basics Animation 03: Drawing for Animation

By: Paul Wells,Joanna Quinn,Les Mills

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Basics Animation 03: Drawing for Animation

By: Paul Wells,Joanna Quinn,Les Mills

Examines the thinking process behind drawing, characters, composition and movement, narrative and adaptation. The author introduces the fundamental elements involved in producing drawn animation.

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AVA Publishing

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2940373701

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9782940373703

Young Ireland and the Writing of Irish History

By: James Quinn

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Young Ireland and the Writing of Irish History

By: James Quinn

Examines why Young Ireland attached such importance to the writing of history, how it went about writing that history, and what impact their historical writings had.

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University College Dublin Press

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191082092X

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9781910820926

Come Sit Next to Me

Memoirs of a Peace Corps Volunteer

By: Robert O’Quinn

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Come Sit Next to Me

Memoirs of a Peace Corps Volunteer

By: Robert O’Quinn

Come Sit Next to Me takes the reader on the journey of a lifetime, directly to the ancient Silk Road of Central Asia. Join the author during every stage of preparation, experience every culture shock, and gain a real sense of what isolation can feel like living in a traditional, rural Muslim community. Robert OQuinns style of writing draws the reader into the narrative with the authors descriptive prose and detailed accounts. His job was to find a way to teach English in a mountain village located next to the border of China. The winters were long and brutal, and the cultural challenges were endless, but he would ultimately learn the true essence of Kyrgyz hospitality.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1524523909

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9781524523909

America's Royalty

All the Presidents' Children

By: Sanford Kanter,Sandra Quinn-Musgrove

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America's Royalty

All the Presidents' Children

By: Sanford Kanter,Sandra Quinn-Musgrove

A comprehensive work about the first families' children, this is the only book available that treats these privileged few at any depth. The reading is enjoyable, answering questions such as, What happened to...? and, Did this president have any children? The book also is informative, glimpsing the lives of a few who have been shoved into the limelight at a certain period and for generations to come. Historically, the work functions sometimes as a period piece, sometimes as a human interest piece, but it always serves to help bring to life our first families. Included (where possible and/or appropriate) are the vital statistics of birth, marriage, education, development, profession, and death. The book is a good read, but it also serves an historical function. Aside from the fact that the book is informative, reading about the lives of the children of America's chief executives is like peering into a moment of the American equivalent of royalty. Observing the exciting, painful, humdrum, and heartfelt experiences of both the children and the families may also serve to increase the reader's understanding of the real lives of these emulated families; that they too lead lives that are similar to every person's, except that they are in the historical spotlight. After all, leaders such as Lincoln and Kennedy were forced to continue governing the affairs of state as their sons died.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1567508936

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9781567508932

Thermal Radiative Transfer and Properties

By: M. Quinn Brewster

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Thermal Radiative Transfer and Properties

By: M. Quinn Brewster

Not only enables readers to include radiation as part of their design and analysis but also appreciate the radiative transfer processes in both nature and engineering systems. Offers two distinguishing features--a whole chapter devoted to the classical dispersion theory which lays a foundation for the discussion of radiative properties presented throughout and a detailed description of particle radiative properties, including real particle size distribution effects. Presents numerous realistic and instructive illustrations and problems involving current topics such as planetary heat transfer, satellite thermal control, atmospheric radiation, radiation in industrial and propulsion combustion systems and more.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471539821

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9780471539827

Artificial Intelligence In Medicine: A Practical Guide For Clinicians

By: Campion Quinn

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Artificial Intelligence In Medicine: A Practical Guide For Clinicians

By: Campion Quinn

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine' is a comprehensive guide exploring the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. The book delves into the foundational concepts and historical development of AI in medicine, highlighting data collection, preprocessing, and feature extraction crucial for medical applications. It showcases the benefits of AI, such as accurate diagnoses and personalized treatments, while addressing ethical and regulatory considerations.The book examines the practical aspects of AI implementation in clinical practice and emphasizes the human aspect of AI in healthcare and patient engagement. Readers can gain insights into the role of AI in clinical decision support, collaborative learning, and knowledge sharing. It concludes with a glimpse into the future of AI-driven healthcare, exploring the emerging technologies and trends in the rapidly evolving field of AI in medicine.

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World Scientific

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9811284121

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9789811284120

Retrospections

By: A. Quinn Jones, Sr.

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Retrospections

By: A. Quinn Jones, Sr.

Richard Philips Letsinger worked in England, France and Germany as a member of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces (SHAEF) for the last two years of World War II. The majority of his time was spent as an assistant to Brigadier General Archibald Clough in the Map and Survey Section of G-3 Operations. The section was responsible for mapping the plans to invade continental Europe (OVERLORD). As such, Letsinger earned the security classification, BIGOT. This classification was between TOP SECRET and EYES ONLY. He regularly observed General Eisenhower, Field Marshal Tedder, Field Marshall Montgomery, General Smith and many other leaders during the planning of D-Day. These memoirs contain Letsinger's wartime experiences culled from a vivid memory and the journals he maintained throughout his enlistment. In addition, he retained all correspondence from friends and family and has reproduced many of the letters here, giving a balanced picture of what was happening in his life, both home and away.

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AuthorHouse

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1410797767

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9781410797766

Harlequin Romantic Suspense March 2023 - Box Set

By: Tara Taylor Quinn,Marie Ferrarella,Lisa Childs,Linda O. Johnston

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Harlequin Romantic Suspense March 2023 - Box Set

By: Tara Taylor Quinn,Marie Ferrarella,Lisa Childs,Linda O. Johnston

Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men? Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles in one collection! PROTECTING COLTON’S BABY (A The Coltons of New York novel) by USA TODAY bestselling author Tara Taylor Quinn ADA Emily Hernandez’s life is at risk—so is the child she’s carrying. Her much younger former lover, PI Cormac Colton, is willing to play protector to Emily and father to his child. Will their unexpected family survive, or will Emily be silenced for good? CAVANAUGH JUSTICE: DETECTING A KILLER (A Cavanaugh Justice novel) by USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella When NYC detective Danny Doyle finds DNA remains tying Cassandra Cavanaugh to the victim, the determined investigator jumps at the chance to crack her cousin’s cold case. If only the detecting duo’s chemistry wasn’t off the charts…and a serial killer wasn’t targeting both of them… HOTSHOT HERO IN DISGUISE (A Hotshot Heroes novel) by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Childs An explosion in a Lake Michigan firehouse has exposed Ethan Sommerly’s secret identity. Which means the target he avoided five years ago is now on his back again. Local Tammy Ingles is the only one he can trust. As the danger increases, is Tammy’s life now on the line, too? UNDERCOVER COWBOY DEFENDER (A Shelter of Secrets novel) by Linda O. Johnston Luca Almera and her young son found a safe refuge at the highly secret Chance Animal Shelter. But when a deadly stalker targets Luca, undercover K-9 cop Mark Martin will risk his life and his heart to keep the vulnerable single mom safe.

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0369728327

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9780369728326

Temperature

By: T. J. Quinn

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Temperature

By: T. J. Quinn

Temperature, Second Edition gives a comprehensive account of the principles of thermometry over the range 0.5 K to about 3000 K. The book focuses on various topics on the field of thermometry such as the full description of the ITS-90, its practical application and preparation; accounts of total radiation thermometry and acoustic gas thermometry using spherical resonators; and the development of sealed cells for the realization of fixed points. The construction and use of high-temperature platinum resistance thermometers; introduction of the use of gold-platinum thermocouple; and the calibration and practical application of radiation thermometers are discussed as well. Physicists, engineers, researchers, and students will find the book a good reference.

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Academic Press

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148325934X

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9781483259345

A Piece of the Action

Race and Labor in Post–Civil Rights Hollywood

By: Eithne Quinn

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A Piece of the Action

Race and Labor in Post–Civil Rights Hollywood

By: Eithne Quinn

Hollywood is often thought of—and certainly by Hollywood itself—as a progressive haven. However, in the decade after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the film industry grew deeply conservative when it came to conflicts over racial justice. Amid black self-assertion and white backlash, many of the most heated struggles in film were fought over employment. In A Piece of the Action, Eithne Quinn reveals how Hollywood catalyzed wider racial politics, through representation on screen as well as in battles over jobs and resources behind the scenes. Based on extensive archival research and detailed discussions of films like In the Heat of the Night, Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, Super Fly, Claudine, and Blue Collar, this volume considers how issues of race and labor played out on the screen during the tumultuous early years of affirmative action. Quinn charts how black actors leveraged their performance capital to force meaningful changes to employment and film content. She examines the emergence of Sidney Poitier and other African Americans as A-list stars; the careers of black filmmakers such as Melvin Van Peebles and Ossie Davis; and attempts by the federal government and black advocacy groups to integrate cinema. Quinn also highlights the limits of Hollywood’s liberalism, showing how predominantly white filmmakers, executives, and unions hid the persistence of racism behind feel-good stories and public-relations avowals of tolerance. A rigorous analysis of the deeply rooted patterns of racial exclusion in American cinema, A Piece of the Action sheds light on why conservative and corporate responses to antiracist and labor activism remain pervasive in today’s Hollywood.

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Columbia University Press

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0231551010

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9780231551014

Midnight Harvest

By: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

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Midnight Harvest

By: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

In Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Midnight Harvest, Worsening military situations in Spain compel Saint-Germain to leave Europe; he and Roger travel to Boston, then Chicago, and finally to California, unaware that a paid assassin is following them. Saint-Germain visits the Pietragnelli winery and discovers how much the Great Depression has affected life in the USA; difficulties with Pietragnelli's neighbors escalate, becoming more violent and demanding to the point that Saint-Germain helps Carlo Pietragnelli take a stand against the culprits. He also reunites romantically with Rowena Saxon, now living in San Francisco. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Macmillan

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1466807679

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Banished Children of Eve

A Novel of Civil War New York

By: Peter Quinn

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Banished Children of Eve

A Novel of Civil War New York

By: Peter Quinn

The Civil War has just entered its third bloody year, and the North is about to impose its first military draft, a decision that will spark the most devastating and destructive urban riot in American history. Banished Children of Eve traces that event as its tentacles grip New York City. The cast is drawn from every stratum: a likeable and laconic Irish-American hustler, an ambitious and larcenous Yankee stockbroker, an immigrant serving girl, a beautiful and mysterious mulatto actress and her white minstrel lover as well as a cluster of real-life characters, including scheming, ever-pompous General George McClellan; fiery, fierce Archbishop “Dagger John” Hughes; and fast-declining musical genius Stephen Foster. The fates of these characters coalesce in the cataclysm of the Draft Riots, as a pivotal period in the history of New York and the nation is painfully, vividly, magically bought to life.

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Fordham Univ Press

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0823294102

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9780823294107

Meet the Bible

A Panorama of God's Word in 366 Daily Readings and Reflections

By: Philip Yancey,Brenda Quinn

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Meet the Bible

A Panorama of God's Word in 366 Daily Readings and Reflections

By: Philip Yancey,Brenda Quinn

The story of the Bible starts with the simple statement, "In the beginning, God created . . ." From that first sentence of Genesis, the story of salvation unfolds in strange and wonderful mingling of the commonplace and the miraculous, the human and the transcendent. But if you were born after the baby boom, chances are the Bible seems more like an item of passing interest than a book of depth and meaning for the twenty-first century. If you're not familiar with the Bible, it can be difficult to put into perspective the puzzle of kings and prophets, giants and seven-headed dragons, shepherd boys and itinerant preachers, Old Testament law and New Testament grace. Meet the Bible introduces you to the full, epic sweep of the Bible -- the characters, the places, the times, the stories, and the meanings of this Book of books -- and shows you that even the most obscure passage can hold relevance for your life once you understand what to look for. Award-winning writer Philip Yancey and author Brenda Quinn are your guides on this one-year reading tour of the Bible. Each day's reading includes Scripture, contemporary commentary, and questions for contemplation -- all designed to offer insight into how the passage fits into the overall story of the Bible, and how it can speak to your life today. Meet the Bible takes you through the twists and turns of the Bible's many narratives, the high points and the low points, the good characters and the bad, as well as the eternal thoughts and descriptions of God and his Son, Jesus Christ. Here are stories to remember, images of real people and circumstances closer to your own life than you've ever imagined. By the time you've finished the year's worth of reading, you'll have gained a panoramic view of the whole Bible and a firm understanding of its ideas and teachings. If you've never read the Bible, or hardly know the Bible, or would just like to read the Bible in a fresh new way, Meet the Bible offers an inspiring mix of timeless wisdom and contemporary insight that will cause faith to ignite within you. Direct excerpts from Scripture give readers a panoramic tour of the Bible’s key passages, personalities, events, and ideas as the Old Testament sweeps into the New Testament. Culturally relevant commentary from Quinn and Yancey sheds light on each day’s passage, examining the twists and turns of the Bible’s many narratives, the high points and the low points, the good characters and the bad, as well as the eternal thoughts and descriptions of God and his Son. Reflections every five days provide life application for the week’s Scripture readings.

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Zondervan

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0310873177

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Turbine Excursion Steamers

A History

By: Alistair Deayton,Iain Quinn

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Turbine Excursion Steamers

A History

By: Alistair Deayton,Iain Quinn

A new book looking at the history of the turbine pleasure steamer in short sea and coastal service on the Clyde, Irish Sea and Cross Channel routes.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445619555

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9781445619552

Social Skills Games and Activities for Kids With Autism

By: Wendy Ashcroft,Angie Delloso,Anne Quinn

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Social Skills Games and Activities for Kids With Autism

By: Wendy Ashcroft,Angie Delloso,Anne Quinn

Social Skills Games and Activities for Kids With Autism provides complete instructions for using fun, engaging games and activities to teach social skills to children with autism spectrum disorders. The games include directions for assessing skills such as asking for toys, getting the attention of others, reading nonverbal gestures, understanding perspectives, and cooperating to solve problems. Using the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis, the book takes teachers through motivating, prompting, shaping, modeling, and reinforcing social skills while playing the games and helping students learn to participate in other activities such as demonstrating the social skill in role plays and the natural environment. Perfect for teachers struggling to help their students with autism learn to interact socially with their peers, these games are sure to become a much-loved part of students' daily routines.

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Routledge

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1000503291

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9781000503296

Introduction to Teaching

Making a Difference in Student Learning

By: Gene E. Hall,Linda F. Quinn,Donna M. Gollnick

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Introduction to Teaching

Making a Difference in Student Learning

By: Gene E. Hall,Linda F. Quinn,Donna M. Gollnick

Introduction to Teaching: Making a Difference in Student Learning introduces aspiring teachers to what today's schools are like and what today's teacher need to do to make a difference in student learning. The text pairs real-life examples and vignettes with their practical applications, and anticipates the questions pre-service teachers will have about contemporary education.

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SAGE

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1452202915

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Cities of Zion

The Holiness Movement and Methodist Camp Meeting Towns in America

By: Samuel Avery-Quinn

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Cities of Zion

The Holiness Movement and Methodist Camp Meeting Towns in America

By: Samuel Avery-Quinn

Cities of Zion: The Holiness Movement and Methodist Camp Meeting Towns in America follows Methodists and holiness advocates from their urban worlds of mid-century New York City and Philadelphia out into the wilderness where they found green worlds of religious retreat in that most traditional of Methodist theaters: the camp meeting. Samuel Avery-Quinn examines the transformation of American Methodist camp meeting revivalism from the Gilded Age through the twenty-first Century. These transformations are a window into the religious worlds of middle-class Protestants as they struggled with economic and social change, industrialization, moral leisure, theological controversies, and radically changing city life and landscape. This study comprehensively analyzes camp meeting revivalism in America to offer a larger narrative to the historical movement. Avery-Quinn studies how Methodists and holiness advocates sought to sanctify leisure and recreation, struggled to balance a sense of community while mired in American gender role and race relation norms, wrestled with the governance and town planning of their communities, and confronted the shifting economic fortunes and continuing theological controversies of the Progressive Era.

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Lexington Books

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1498576559

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9781498576550

This Much is True

14 Directors on Documentary Filmmaking

By: James Quinn

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This Much is True

14 Directors on Documentary Filmmaking

By: James Quinn

This Much Is True is a landmark volume about the art of directing documentaries, with contributions from some of the most eminent documentary filmmakers working today, including Nick Broomfield, Andrew Jarecki, Kim Longinotto, Kevin Macdonald, James Marsh and Albert Maysles. Each chapter focuses on a particular element of the filmmaking process, and takes the form of an in-depth and highly personal conversation, presented in unvarnished documentary form. Taken as a whole, the book represents a uniquely candid and well-informed account of what it takes and what it means to make documentaries.

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1408189461

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