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Amphibians and Reptiles of Texas

With Keys, Taxonomic Synopses, Bibliography, and Distribution Maps

By: James Ray Dixon

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Amphibians and Reptiles of Texas

With Keys, Taxonomic Synopses, Bibliography, and Distribution Maps

By: James Ray Dixon

IN THIS REVISED edition of Amphibians and Reptiles of Texas, James R. Dixon adds to and updates the extensive information given in the first edition. A new section on conservation issues highlights some of the problems facing the continued survival of amphibians and reptiles, particularly commercial collecting and habitat destruction. Taxonomic changes have been made to reflect the latest scientific information, and the extensive listing of the literature on Texas amphibians and reptiles has been updated through April, 1999. Going back to the writings of French botanist Jean Louis Berlandier, who encountered Texas herpetofauna during his travels from 1828 to 1834, this list covers more than 150 years of inquiry into the state's species and is also testimony to the distinguished careers of such herpetologists as Hobart M. Smith and, more recently, Chris McAllister. Another prominent feature of this book is the more than 150 distribution maps, which show by county the updated distribution records for all native Texas amphibians and reptiles, based on more than 13,000 county records and more than 110,000 individual localities. Professional and amateur herpetologists as well as environmentalists, wildlife specialists, campers, and hikers will find the dichotomous keys useful for identifying species at hand. This aid to identification is supported by a glossary, drawings and photographs, and complete scientific and common names.

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Texas A&M University Press

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0890969205

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9780890969205

Overfishing

What Everyone Needs to Know

By: Ray Hilborn,Ulrike Hilborn

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Overfishing

What Everyone Needs to Know

By: Ray Hilborn,Ulrike Hilborn

This book is roughly organized into three themes: what is overfishing, what kind of fisheries are there and what is the environmental impact. Chapters include Historical Overfishing, Recreational Fisheries and Marine Protected Areas, to name a few. Within each chapter a list of questions are posed and answered with a few paragraphs.

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OUP USA

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0199798141

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Mutiny and Its Bounty

Leadership Lessons from the Age of Discovery

By: Patrick J. Murphy,Ray W. Coye

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Mutiny and Its Bounty

Leadership Lessons from the Age of Discovery

By: Patrick J. Murphy,Ray W. Coye

Parallels mutinies in today's business organizations with the shipboard rebellions of old. 15,000 first printing.

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Yale University Press

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0300170289

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9780300170283

Effective Negotiation

From Research to Results

By: Ray Fells,Noa Sheer

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Effective Negotiation

From Research to Results

By: Ray Fells,Noa Sheer

A practical and thematic approach to negotiation and mediation for students and professionals.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108701299

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9781108701297

Abnormal Psychology

By: William J. Ray

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Abnormal Psychology

By: William J. Ray

In Abnormal Psychology: Perspectives on Human Behavior and Experience Second Edition, William J. Ray brings together current perspectives concerning the manner in which the human mind, behavior, and experience can be understood. In addition to the traditional psychological literature, this book draws from work in the cognitive and affective neurosciences, epidemiology, ethology, and genetics. Ray's focus is on a unification and integration of the biopsychosocial understandings of human behavior within a broader consideration of human culture and language as it applies to abnormal psychology.

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SAGE Publications

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1506333346

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Climate Change

IPCC, Water Crisis, and Policy Riddles with Reference to India and Her Surroundings

By: Binayak Ray

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Climate Change

IPCC, Water Crisis, and Policy Riddles with Reference to India and Her Surroundings

By: Binayak Ray

Notwithstanding denials by climate-skeptics, the global scientific community considers the world environment is rapidly worsening. They argue that failure to adopt measures to reduce CO2 gas emission in the atmosphere could lead to disastrous social-economic, politico-security and environmental consequences. Skeptics argue that climate changes are due to nature's own cyclical phenomenon. They fail to understand that climatology as a scientific discipline is in its infancy, but overwhelming evidence suggests that human activities are responsible for this. Smart campaigning and some mistakes by the IPCC in its 2007 report enabled skeptics to derail the efforts to adopt a legally binding CO2 emission target in Copenhagen in 2009. Global political leadership collectively failed to rise above their narrow national interest in Copenhagen. Last moment efforts led to a resolution, but a resolution without vision or teeth. Given large socio-economic differences between countries, a legally binding CO2 reductionresolution is anathema to many countries. The leadership failed to understand that "one size prescription would not fit all," as internal political compulsions dominate countries' policy position on climate change issues. South Asia is politically complex. The political and economic rivalry between China and India impacts differently on policy cooperation issues in regional countries, but on climate change issues policy response require a regional approach, as impacts do not stop at political boundaries. Water sharing is critical for India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. India and Pakistan are virtually water scarce countries and most of Bangladesh's freshwater comes from outside the country. These countries have been using groundwater at an unsustainable rate, and in many parts it requires treatment. Collectively they house largest number of poverty stricken people on earth. Food production is declining; rising food prices are creating a huge fiscal burden. UN Millennium goals remain unachievable. Rising sea level is predicted to displace between 30 and 60 million people. Food, health, human rights, and settlement issues all become a part of climate change policy. These countries, without a collective effort and international support, cannot resolve such ca

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Lexington Books

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0739164147

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addicted.pregnant.poor

By: Kelly Ray Knight

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addicted.pregnant.poor

By: Kelly Ray Knight

For the addicted, pregnant, and poor women living in daily-rent hotels in San Francisco's Mission district, life is marked by battles against drug cravings, housing debt, and potential violence. In this stunning ethnography Kelly Ray Knight presents these women in all their complex humanity and asks what kinds of futures are possible for them given their seemingly hopeless situation. During her four years of fieldwork Knight documented women’s struggles as they traveled from the street to the clinic, jail, and family court, and back to the hotels. She approaches addicted pregnancy as an everyday phenomenon in these women's lives and describes how they must navigate the tension between pregnancy's demands to stay clean and the pull of addiction and poverty toward drug use and sex work. By creating the space for addicted women's own narratives and examining addicted pregnancy from medical, policy, and social science perspectives, Knight forces us to confront and reconsider the ways we think about addiction, trauma, health, criminality, and responsibility.

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Duke University Press

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0822375184

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

The Making of Steven Spielberg's Classic Film

By: Ray Morton

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

The Making of Steven Spielberg's Classic Film

By: Ray Morton

(Applause Books). "Morton has written the definitive book on this innovative movie by Steven Spielberg...Meticulous research of this caliber is not found in other books on Close Encounters . Fans will find Morton's take informative and fascinating." Library Journal . Steven Spielberg's 1977 masterpiece used all of the power and magic of cinema to tell a story of man's first meeting with extraterrestrial beings. Renouncing the fear and pessimism of the day, writer/director Spielberg boldly envisioned this as a peaceful, spiritual event full of hope and possibility. This awe-inspiring message made a powerful impact on audiences desperate for something to believe in. The film was a massive box-office hit and revolutionized the movie industry; along with Star Wars , it helped to create the modern blockbuster and ushered in a new era of hi-tech effects. Based on in-depth research and the recollections of many of the film's principal creators, Close Encounters is the first book to chronicle the making of this classic film from its inception through its tumultuous production to its many releases in "special" editions. The book features new interviews with star Teri Garr, producer Michael Phillips, photographic effects supervisor Douglas Trumbull, production designer Joe Alves, and several cinematographers, screenwriters, and special-effects legends. John Hill, Jerry Belson, Hal Barwood, and Matthew Robbins; and special effects legends Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires, Greg Jein, and Rocco Gioffre.

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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1557837104

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Haig's Coup

How Richard Nixon's Closest Aide Forced Him from Office

By: Ray Locker

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Haig's Coup

How Richard Nixon's Closest Aide Forced Him from Office

By: Ray Locker

When General Alexander M. Haig Jr. returned to the White House on May 3, 1973, he found the Nixon administration in worse shape than he had imagined. President Richard Nixon, reelected in an overwhelming landslide just six months earlier, had accepted the resignations of his top aides--the chief of staff H. R. Haldeman and the domestic policy chief John Ehrlichman--just three days earlier. Haldeman and Ehrlichman had enforced the president's will and protected him from his rivals and his worst instincts for four years. Without them, Nixon stood alone, backed by a staff that lacked gravitas and confidence as the Watergate scandal snowballed. Nixon needed a savior, someone who would lift his fortunes while keeping his White House from blowing apart. He hoped that savior would be his deputy national security adviser, Alexander Haig, whom he appointed chief of staff. But Haig's goal was not to keep Nixon in office--it was to remove him. In Haig's Coup, Ray Locker uses recently declassified documents to tell the true story of how Haig orchestrated Nixon's demise, resignation, and subsequent pardon. A story of intrigues, cover-ups, and treachery, this incisive history shows how Haig engineered the "soft coup" that ended our long national nightmare and brought Watergate to an end.

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1640121781

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The Mysterious Collapse of World Trade Center 7

By: David Ray Griffin

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The Mysterious Collapse of World Trade Center 7

By: David Ray Griffin

At 5:20 in the afternoon on 9/11, Building 7 of the World Trade Center collapsed, even though it had not been struck by a plane and had fires on only a few floors. The reason for its collapse was considered a mystery. In August 2008, NIST (the National Institute of Standards and Technology) issued its report on WTC 7, declaring that "the reason for the collapse of World Trade Center 7 is no longer a mystery" and that “science is really behind what we have said.” Showing that neither of these claims is true, David Ray Griffin demonstrates that NIST is guilty of the most serious types of scientific fraud: fabricating, falsifying, and ignoring evidence. He also shows that NIST’s report left intact the central mystery: How could a building damaged by fire—not explosives—have come down in free fall?

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Interlink Publishing

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162371026X

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Relativity for Scientists and Engineers

By: Ray Skinner

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Relativity for Scientists and Engineers

By: Ray Skinner

An ideal choice for undergraduate students of science and engineering, this book presents a thorough exploration of the basic concepts of relativity. The treatment provides more than the typical coverage of introductory texts, and it offers maximum flexibility since many sections may be used independently, in altered order, or omitted altogether. Numerous problems — most with hints and answers — make this volume ideal for supplementary reading and self-study. Nearly 300 diagrams illuminate the three-part treatment, which examines special relativity in terms of kinematics and introductory dynamics as well as general relativity. Specific topics include the speed of light, the relative character of simultaneity, the Lorentz transformation, the conservation of momentum and energy, nuclei and fundamental particles, the principle of equivalence and curved space-time, Einstein's equations, and many other topics.

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Courier Corporation

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0486781364

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9780486781365

Research Methods for Psychological Science

By: William J. Ray

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Research Methods for Psychological Science

By: William J. Ray

Written by experimental research expert, Dr. William J. Ray, Research Methods for Psychological Science introduces students to the principles and practice of conducting research in psychology in an engaging, story-telling format. Ray helps students understand how research increases our understanding of ourselves and our environment and how logic and best practices can increase our understanding of human behavior. Whether their future roles will be researchers, consumers of research, or informed citizens, students will learn the importance of developing testable hypotheses, how to evaluate new information critically, and the impact of research on ourselves and our society. Based on Ray’s influential textbook, Methods Toward a Science of Behavior and Experience, the book offers up-to-date pedagogy, structure, and exercises to reinforce the student’s learning experience.

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1544389418

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Secrets of the Mormon Church

By: Donald Ray Haney

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Secrets of the Mormon Church

By: Donald Ray Haney

The church founded by Joseph Smith is today an organization more controlling and subjugating than any church on the face of the earth. The LDS Church has written much about their history. The church historians have written much about the accomplishments of the LDS Church and its leaders but altogether omit anything pertaining to the Secrets of the Mormon Church. All too often LDS Church leaders are presented as infallible men who should be obeyed and never questioned. At last a Mormon with insider's knowledge of the secrets of the church has come forward to expose those things that the LDS Church has held secret for generations. At last someone with the courage to observe the LDS teachings, past history, practices, standards, and beliefs objectively has come forward to reveal his discoveries. Finally there is someone with the audacity to reveal the truth and tell it like it is. The writer plainly and objectively presents information considered taboo for members to even discuss among themselves. He uses an uncanny logic and wit in his presentation and at times just plain gives a shot at past and sometimes present church doctrine and practices. His common-sense approach and plain talk is refreshing. Mormons outside the inner circle will learn what the insiders know. Others will learn what otherwise never would have been revealed to them. A knowledgeable member of the church after twenty years of research tells all and reveals all. The Secrets of the Mormon Church have now been exposed.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1413469434

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Wetlands Ecology

Eco-biological uniqueness of a Ramsar site (East Kolkata Wetlands, India)

By: Susanta Kumar Chakraborty,Poulomi Sanyal,Ratnadeep Ray

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Wetlands Ecology

Eco-biological uniqueness of a Ramsar site (East Kolkata Wetlands, India)

By: Susanta Kumar Chakraborty,Poulomi Sanyal,Ratnadeep Ray

This book discusses current knowledge and challenges with the ecological management and conservation of wetlands, with a focus on the East Kolkata Wetlands of India. This area is referred to as a Ramsar Site, a designation given to areas with special protection statuses, since it is the largest natural waste recycling system in the world. The site faces many threats to its biodiversity and ecosystem functioning due to anthropogenic activity in the region, and therefore an assessment of the ecosystem services, bio-ecological uniqueness, and issues stemming from climate change and human impacts is needed to develop protection strategies for the future ecological functioning and sustainability of the wetlands. The authors use GIS and remote sensing techniques to assess and monitor harmful industrial and environmental impacts on the wetlands, and to inform mitigation and conservation strategies in the face of ongoing threats such as pollution, habitat destruction and bioinvasion. The book also highlights various social and economic aspects tied to the functioning and management of the wetlands, along with ecological, biological, and physio-chemical considerations. The study will be of use to students and researchers in aquatic ecology, biodiversity, and environmental sustainability and conservation, as well as to environmental planners, engineers, and policymakers.

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3031092538

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The Harrisburg Visitors' Guide, 1876, for the Use of strangers Visiting th City

By: Joseph Ray Orwig

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The Harrisburg Visitors' Guide, 1876, for the Use of strangers Visiting th City

By: Joseph Ray Orwig

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

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3385516722

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A Chain of Pearls

By: Raemi A. Ray

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A Chain of Pearls

By: Raemi A. Ray

The last thing she wants is to dig up the past… When the body of a celebrated journalist is fished from the Edgartown Harbor, the official report rules his death accidental. But why was he alone on a senator’s yacht during a nor’easter? That’s only the first question London-based lawyer Kyra Gibson has when she arrives on the idyllic island of Martha’s Vineyard to settle her estranged father’s affairs. She’s not looking for closure. She’s not seen him in decades since he left her with her aunt following her mother’s death. But as Kyra delves deeper into her father’s life, she learns he had many regrets and wasn’t as retired as she believed. The more Kyra discovers, the more questions she has. With the help of world-weary detective, Tarek Collins, they uncover a web of intrigue and corruption involving a powerful senator, a dubious energy company, and brutal murder. As they chase down clues, Kyra and Tarek flirt with danger and race against time to solve the murders and uncover the dark secrets lurking beneath Martha’s Vineyard’s picturesque façade of old money wealth and privilege.

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Tule Publishing

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196154489X

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The Ecological Detective

Confronting Models with Data (MPB-28)

By: Ray Hilborn,Marc Mangel

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The Ecological Detective

Confronting Models with Data (MPB-28)

By: Ray Hilborn,Marc Mangel

The modern ecologist usually works in both the field and laboratory, uses statistics and computers, and often works with ecological concepts that are model-based, if not model-driven. How do we make the field and laboratory coherent? How do we link models and data? How do we use statistics to help experimentation? How do we integrate modeling and statistics? How do we confront multiple hypotheses with data and assign degrees of belief to different hypotheses? How do we deal with time series (in which data are linked from one measurement to the next) or put multiple sources of data into one inferential framework? These are the kinds of questions asked and answered by The Ecological Detective. Ray Hilborn and Marc Mangel investigate ecological data much as a detective would investigate a crime scene by trying different hypotheses until a coherent picture emerges. The book is not a set of pat statistical procedures but rather an approach. The Ecological Detective makes liberal use of computer programming for the generation of hypotheses, exploration of data, and the comparison of different models. The authors' attitude is one of exploration, both statistical and graphical. The background required is minimal, so that students with an undergraduate course in statistics and ecology can profitably add this work to their tool-kit for solving ecological problems.

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Princeton University Press

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1400847311

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Organizational Behaviour

By: Ray French

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Organizational Behaviour

By: Ray French

This new edition builds on the strengths and successes of the first edition and has been fully updated to reflect changes in the world of work, following the global financial crisis. The authors combine a managerial approach, focusing on practical, real-world applications, with a rigorous critical perspective that analyses the research behind the theories. The text addresses alternative theoretical perspectives, in parallel to the introduction of new worldwide cases and examples. New pedagogical features, such as the Ethical Dilemma and Critical Thinking boxes, reinforce the critical approach. The concise coverage of the core topics can be applied to both one-semester and year-long teaching and learning patterns.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470710330

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9780470710333

The Ethnic Restaurateur

By: Krishnendu Ray

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The Ethnic Restaurateur

By: Krishnendu Ray

Academic discussions of ethnic food have tended to focus on the attitudes of consumers, rather than the creators and producers. In this ground-breaking new book, Krishnendu Ray reverses this trend by exploring the culinary world from the perspective of the ethnic restaurateur. Focusing on New York City, he examines the lived experience, work, memories, and aspirations of immigrants working in the food industry. He shows how migrants become established in new places, creating a taste of home and playing a key role in influencing food cultures as a result of transactions between producers, consumers and commentators. Based on extensive interviews with immigrant restaurateurs and students, chefs and alumni at the Culinary Institute of America, ethnographic observation at immigrant eateries and haute institutional kitchens as well as historical sources such as the US census, newspaper coverage of restaurants, reviews, menus, recipes, and guidebooks, Ray reveals changing tastes in a major American city between the late 19th and through the 20th century. Written by one of the most outstanding scholars in the field, The Ethnic Restaurateur is an essential read for students and academics in food studies, culinary arts, sociology, urban studies and indeed anyone interested in popular culture and cooking in the United States.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0857858378

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2014 Baseball Forecaster

And Encyclopedia of Fanalytics

By: Ron Shandler,Ray Murphy,Brent Hershey,Brandon Kruse

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2014 Baseball Forecaster

And Encyclopedia of Fanalytics

By: Ron Shandler,Ray Murphy,Brent Hershey,Brandon Kruse

Contains profiles of major league players, statistics, and predictions for the 2014 season.

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Triumph Books

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1623687500

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Fires Within

By: Ray Thompson

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Fires Within

By: Ray Thompson

“Fires Within” seeks to explore contemporary life issues, especially the often conflicting ‘inner fires’ of sexuality and spirituality - conflicting not just with each other, but also with traditional religious and social attitudes and myths. The novel begins where it ends - but then goes back to earlier years to trace the circumstances and rapidly changing community attitudes that have combined to bring the individuals in this story to this point in their lives. Peter is the central character - a minister/pastor, who struggles with these issues within the conservative and often defensive ethos of the traditional Australian church - and particularly in relation to unresolved grief in his own life. Len is a doctor, facing similar issues within secular society. Jay is a Chinese woman, who has to work through these same conflicts - firstly, growing up as the daughter of a missionary doctor in what then became Communist China, and later as a reluctant masseuse/sex worker in Australia. Rather than trying to provide simplistic or moralistic answers to these inner conflicts, these characters - individually, and later, through their interaction with one another - grapple with their search for personal integrity. This frequently means having to stand out against peer group opinion, and challenge some of the traditions and myths that often limit their enjoyment of ‘the fullness of life’. While all characters in the novel are fictitious, the unfolding events deliberately reflect the kind of situations and raw emotions that are common in many people's lives. In a real world that is far from perfect, the choices that they have to make are not simply between 'good' and 'bad' - but reflect the multi-faceted dilemas that often confront real people. The author attemps to deal with these issues in a non-judgemental way, hopefully opening the door for readers, grappling with similar issues, to explore new possibilities in their own lives.

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1453566155

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Ron Shandler's 2019 Baseball Forecaster

& Encyclopedia of Fanalytics

By: Brent Hershey,Brandon Kruse,Ray Murphy,Ron Shandler

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Ron Shandler's 2019 Baseball Forecaster

& Encyclopedia of Fanalytics

By: Brent Hershey,Brandon Kruse,Ray Murphy,Ron Shandler

The industry's longest-running publication for baseball analysts and fantasy leaguers, Ron Shandler's 2019 Baseball Forecaster, published annually since 1986, is the first book to approach prognostication by breaking performance down into its component parts. Rather than predicting batting average, for instance, this resource looks at the elements of skill that make up any given batter's ability to distinguish between balls and strikes, his propensity to make contact with the ball, and what happens when he makes contact—reverse engineering those skills back into batting average. The result is an unparalleled forecast of baseball abilities and trends for the upcoming season and beyond.

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1641251573

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The Homicidal Handyman of Oak Park: Morris Solomon Jr

The Sexual Crimes and Serial Murders of Morris Solomon Jr

By: Tony Ray Harvey

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The Homicidal Handyman of Oak Park: Morris Solomon Jr

The Sexual Crimes and Serial Murders of Morris Solomon Jr

By: Tony Ray Harvey

AS FAR AS FITTING the STEREOTYPES bestowed to infamous chain-link murderers that exist outside African American culture, there was a time when black serial killers were recognized, to some extent, implausible by purported experts who probably cared not to explore the primary nature of the slayers' transgressions. Nevertheless, the obscured story of handyman Morris Solomon Jr. has to be one of the most interesting tales untold as it is one of the most horrific yarns in the annals of American crime. the handyman's misdeeds, when briefly brought to the public's attention, virtually reminded society that killers continuously come in all colors, shapes, and sizes. Solomon was convicted of killing six young women, ages 16 to 29, in the Sacramento, California, neighborhood of Oak Park between 1986 and 1987. the handyman's grisly method of murder left detectives and medical examiners mystified. the identification process of his victims' remains was distinctly a laborious assignment, too. the victims --drug addicts, prostitutes, and devout mothers -- were stuffed in closets, hidden under debris, and arguably, one court judge strongly considers, buried alive. In retrospect, the handyman was first accused of murder in the mid-1970s; and authorities suspect him to be linked to four more homicides in Sacramento. Solomon -- once declared as a "Mentally Disordered Sex Offender"-- is now on death row in Northern California's San Quentin State Prison awaiting execution. the unassuming handyman's 18-year reign of terror includes a record of sexual assaults, attempted kidnappings, and separate despicable sex acts performed strictly for humiliation. In the Homicidal Handyman of Oak Park: Morris Solomon Jr., author and journalist Tony Ray Harvey recounts the black serial killer's dysfunctional upbringing, atrocious crimes, and hardly noticeable court trial. Harvey's book also provides explicit crime scene photos, the history of the death penalty system in the state of California, the city of Sacramento's drug culture in the mid-1980s, and exclusive prison interviews of the mild-mannered handyman.

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145674545X

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Fundamentals of Brain and Behavior

An Introduction to Human Neuroscience

By: William J. Ray

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Fundamentals of Brain and Behavior

An Introduction to Human Neuroscience

By: William J. Ray

Fundamentals of Brain and Behavior provides an accessible introduction to the study of human neuroscience. The book has been carefully designed to accompany a typical entry-level course, covering core topics including the function and structure of the nervous system, basic human motivations, stress and health, and cognitive functioning. In addition to traditional topics, the book also includes dedicated chapters on the social brain, neurocognitive disorders, and brain imaging techniques, ensuring students gain a thorough understanding of the field in its broadest sense. An evolutionary approach is also taken throughout, providing a truly unique perspective on our understanding of brain and behavior. The text is supported by colorful and informative diagrams, alongside a plethora of student-friendly features such as learning objectives, case studies, and concept checks. The book is also supported by online resources including basics of neuroscience videos. Helping students understand the basics of human neuroscience across evolutionary time, Fundamentals of Brain and Behavior is an essential text for all students of Behavioral Neuroscience, especially those approaching the subject for the first time.

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Taylor & Francis

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1003812031

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Chemical Engineering Design Project

A Case Study Approach, Second Edition

By: Martyn S Ray

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Chemical Engineering Design Project

A Case Study Approach, Second Edition

By: Martyn S Ray

This new edition follows the original format, which combines a detailed case study - the production of phthalic anhydride - with practical advice and comprehensive background information. Guiding the reader through all major aspects of a chemical engineering design, the text includes both the initial technical and economic feasibility study as well as the detailed design stages. Each aspect of the design is illustrated with material from an award-winning student design project. The book embodies the "learning by doing" approach to design. The student is directed to appropriate information sources and is encouraged to make decisions at each stage of the design process rather than simply following a design method. Thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded, the accompanying text includes developments in important areas and many new references.

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CRC Press

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905699137X

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Labor in the South

By: F. Ray Marshall

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Labor in the South

By: F. Ray Marshall

Analysis of factors influencing the growth of trade unions in Southern states of the USA - covers historical aspects, Black employees attitude to unions and the attitude of poverty-stricken whites thereto, economic recession, stimulation of the economy and emergence of the region as a developing area in world war 2, industrial development, labour relations, strikes, union membership, the occupational structure, collective bargaining, etc. References and statistical tables.

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Harvard University Press

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0674507002

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9780674507005

This Business of Concert Promotion and Touring

A Practical Guide to Creating, Selling, Organizing, and Staging Concerts

By: Ray D. Waddell,Rich Barnet,Jake Berry

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This Business of Concert Promotion and Touring

A Practical Guide to Creating, Selling, Organizing, and Staging Concerts

By: Ray D. Waddell,Rich Barnet,Jake Berry

The only book that looks at the business of concert promotion. Concerts are part art, part party—and a big part business. This Business of Concert Promotion and Touring is the first to focus on that all-important business aspect, from creating a show, to selling a show, to organizing the show, to staging the show. Working with venues, personnel, booking, promoting, marketing, publicity, public relations, financial management, and much more are covered in this indispensable one-volume resource. And the ideas and techniques explained here can be used for every type of concert promotion, including college shows, artist showcases, club gigs, as well as major events handled by local promoters, nationwide promoters, and worldwide promoters. Concert promoters and tour managers at every level need to know This Business of Concert Promotion and Touring

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Billboard Books

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0307875008

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9780307875006

John McMillan

The Apostle of Presbyterianism in the West, 1752-1833

By: Dwight Ray Guthrie

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John McMillan

The Apostle of Presbyterianism in the West, 1752-1833

By: Dwight Ray Guthrie

The first comprehensive biography of John McMillan, who "blew the Gospel trumpet", and spread Presbyterianism west of the Alleghenies. McMillan was a missionary, minister, politician, patriarch, and a founder of Washington and Jefferson College. The book also offers a colorful history of the Scotch-Irish pioneers who tamed a rugged and hostile region of early America.

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University of Pittsburgh Pre

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0822975335

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9780822975335

Nixon's Gamble

How a President’s Own Secret Government Destroyed His Administration

By: Ray Locker

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Nixon's Gamble

How a President’s Own Secret Government Destroyed His Administration

By: Ray Locker

After being sworn in as president, Richard Nixon told the assembled crowd that “government will listen. ... Those who have been left out, we will try to bring in.” But that same day, he obliterated those pledges of greater citizen control of government by signing National Security Decision Memorandum 2, a document that made sweeping changes to the national security power structure. Nixon’s signature erased the influence that the departments of State and Defense, as well as the CIA, had over Vietnam and the course of the Cold War. The new structure put Nixon at the center, surrounded by loyal aides and a new national security adviser, Henry Kissinger, who coordinated policy through the National Security Council under Nixon’s command. Using years of research and revelations from newly released documents, USA Today reporter Ray Locker upends much of the conventional wisdom about the Nixon administration and its impact and shows how the creation of this secret, unprecedented, extra-constitutional government undermined U.S. policy and values. In doing so, Nixon sowed the seeds of his own destruction by creating a climate of secrecy, paranoia, and reprisal that still affects Washington today.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493019457

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9781493019458

Ron Shandler's 2018 Baseball Forecaster

& Encyclopedia of Fanalytics

By: Brent Hershey,Brandon Kruse,Ray Murphy,Ron Shandler

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Ron Shandler's 2018 Baseball Forecaster

& Encyclopedia of Fanalytics

By: Brent Hershey,Brandon Kruse,Ray Murphy,Ron Shandler

The industry's longest-running publication for baseball analysts and fantasy leaguers, the 2018 Baseball Forecaster, published annually since 1986, is the first book to approach prognostication by breaking performance down into its component parts. Rather than predicting batting average, for instance, this resource looks at the elements of skill that make up any given batter's ability to distinguish between balls and strikes, his propensity to make contact with the ball, and what happens when he makes contact—reverse engineering those skills back into batting average. The result is an unparalleled forecast of baseball abilities and trends for the upcoming season and beyond.

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Triumph Books

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1633199444

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9781633199446

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