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The Everyday Meat Guide

A Neighborhood Butcher's Advice Book

By: Ray Venezia,Chris Peterson

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The Everyday Meat Guide

A Neighborhood Butcher's Advice Book

By: Ray Venezia,Chris Peterson

A refreshingly simple yet comprehensive guide to buying, cooking, and serving meat by America’s neighborhood butcher. When Rachael Ray wants to tell her 2.6 million viewers how to shop wisely at the meat counter, she invites veteran butcher Ray Venezia on her show. This handbook condenses Venezia’s expert advice from twenty-five years behind the butcher block, giving every grocery shopper and grill enthusiast the need-to-know information on meat grades, best values, and common cuts for poultry, pork, lamb, veal, and beef. The Everyday Meat Guide includes easy-to-follow illustrations and instructions for the questions butchers are most often asked, plus a handy photo gallery for quick identification at the market. It also Includes Ray Venezia’s popular turkey carving method, as seen in The New York Times, with step-by-step instructions. This refreshingly simplified, confidence-instilling take on the most intimidating part of grocery shopping makes navigating the meat counter truly easy.

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Chronicle Books

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1452147183

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9781452147185

Writing Gender in Women's Letter Collections of the Italian Renaissance

By: Meredith K. Ray

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Writing Gender in Women's Letter Collections of the Italian Renaissance

By: Meredith K. Ray

During the Italian Renaissance, dozens of early modern writers published collections of private correspondence, using them as vehicles for self-presentation, self-promotion, social critique, and religious dissent. Writing Gender in Women's Letter Collections of the Italian Renaissance examines the letter collections of women writers, arguing that these works were a studied performance of pervasive ideas about gender as well as genre, a form of self-fashioning that variously reflected, manipulated, and subverted cultural and literary conventions regarding femininity and masculinity. Meredith K. Ray presents letter collections from authors of diverse backgrounds, including a noblewoman, a courtesan, an actress, a nun, and a male writer who composed letters under female pseudonyms. Ray's study includes extensive new archival research and highlights a widespread interest in women's letter collections during the Italian Renaissance that suggests a deep curiosity about the female experience and a surprising openness to women's participation in this kind of literary production.

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University of Toronto Press

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0802097049

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9780802097040

Daughters of Alchemy

Women and Scientific Culture in Early Modern Italy

By: Meredith K. Ray

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Daughters of Alchemy

Women and Scientific Culture in Early Modern Italy

By: Meredith K. Ray

The era of the Scientific Revolution has long been epitomized by Galileo. Yet many women were at its vanguard, deeply invested in empirical culture. They experimented with medicine and practical alchemy at home, at court, and through collaborative networks of practitioners. In academies, salons, and correspondence, they debated cosmological discoveries; in their literary production, they used their knowledge of natural philosophy to argue for their intellectual equality to men. Meredith Ray restores the work of these women to our understanding of early modern scientific culture. Her study begins with Caterina Sforza’s alchemical recipes; examines the sixteenth-century vogue for “books of secrets”; and looks at narratives of science in works by Moderata Fonte and Lucrezia Marinella. It concludes with Camilla Erculiani’s letters on natural philosophy and, finally, Margherita Sarrocchi’s defense of Galileo’s “Medicean” stars. Combining literary and cultural analysis, Daughters of Alchemy contributes to the emerging scholarship on the variegated nature of scientific practice in the early modern era. Drawing on a range of under-studied material including new analyses of the Sarrocchi–Galileo correspondence and a previously unavailable manuscript of Sforza’s Experimenti, Ray’s book rethinks early modern science, properly reintroducing the integral and essential work of women.

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Harvard University Press

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0674425898

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9780674425897

Mussolini

The Last 600 Days of Il Duce

By: Ray Moseley

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Mussolini

The Last 600 Days of Il Duce

By: Ray Moseley

Chronicles the last twenty months of the despot's life, beginning with his July 1943 arrest and overthrow. Rescued by Germans and forced by Hitler to resume the reins of leadership soon thereafter, the tyrant was an utterly miserable figure in the grip of anger, shame and depression.

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Taylor Trade Publications

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1589790952

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9781589790957

Mussolini's Shadow

The Double Life of Count Galeazzo Ciano

By: Ray Moseley

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Mussolini's Shadow

The Double Life of Count Galeazzo Ciano

By: Ray Moseley

Dotyczy m. in. Polski.

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Yale University Press

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0300079176

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9780300079173

The Art and Archaeology of Venetian Ships and Boats

By: Lillian Ray Martin

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The Art and Archaeology of Venetian Ships and Boats

By: Lillian Ray Martin

Presents a brief history of Venetian art and then catalogues each known piece of Venetian art that depicts watercraft. Through detailed analysis of these images the author reveals important facts about the construction, rigging, and use of these watercraft.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1585440981

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9781585440986

The World in a Wineglass

The Insider's Guide to Artisanal, Sustainable, Extraordinary Wines to Drink Now

By: Ray Isle

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The World in a Wineglass

The Insider's Guide to Artisanal, Sustainable, Extraordinary Wines to Drink Now

By: Ray Isle

The author takes us on a tour of several hundred independently owned wineries around the world, bringing the local vintners to life and describing the different wines they produce in vivid detail. Isle's enthusiasm for the grape growers and winemakers who are working sustainably or organically shines through as he shares his love for the way a glass of wine can express the place it comes from and capture the essence of the person who made it

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Simon and Schuster

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1982182784

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9781982182786

The Accidental Pope

A Novel

By: Ray Flynn,Robin Moore

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The Accidental Pope

A Novel

By: Ray Flynn,Robin Moore

The former US Ambassador to the Vatican and the bestselling author of The French Connection join forces to write an unforgettable, compelling novel about a humble fisherman who is elected as the next Pope. Locked in a stalemate after days of voting, the College of Cardinals struggles through the arduous process of electing a new pope after the death of Pope John Paul II. In an effort to break the impasse at the conclave, Brian Comiskey, Cardinal Primate of All Ireland, in a stunning surprise development, withdraws from the race. Explaining his decision, he offers an anecdote about being among a boat load of clerics who were caught in an unexpected storm, then miraculously rescued by his friend Bill Kelly, a former priest and now a Cape Cod fisherman. The next day at the Sistine Chapel, still undecided about who they should vote for, the Cardinals smile to themselves as they cast what they think are throw-away symbolic votes for Bill Kelly--but no one is laughing when he is elected Pope. Meanwhile, in Massachusetts, Bill Kelly is on his boat at sea when he has a very clear and disturbing revelation: God is once again calling him to serve his Church. Thus begins the reign of the first American Pope. Written with the style of bestselling novelist Robin Moore and the political brilliance and authority of former U. S. Ambassador Raymond Flynn, The Accidental Pope is not a religious book about politics, nor a political book about religion, but a story that gives insight into the Vatican and the role of the Holy See in world events. The Accidental Pope is a globetrotting tale full of suspense, drama, and humor.

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St. Martin's Griffin

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1250090288

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9781250090287

After Expulsion

1492 and the Making of Sephardic Jewry

By: Jonathan S. Ray

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After Expulsion

1492 and the Making of Sephardic Jewry

By: Jonathan S. Ray

Resum: "Medieval inheritance -- The long road into exile -- An age of perpetual migration -- Community and control in the Sephardic diaspora -- Families, networks, and the challenge of social organization -- Rabbinic and popular Judaism in the sixteenth-century Mediterranean -- Imagining Sepharad.

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NYU Press

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0814729118

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9780814729113

Interview with History

The Jfk Assassination

By: Pamela J. Ray,James E. Files

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Interview with History

The Jfk Assassination

By: Pamela J. Ray,James E. Files

looks behind the scenes at some of the most shocking and horrific things going on here inAmericastarting with the daytime assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the implications it serves up to the citizens of a free country.The author, Pamela Ray, along with James Files, former CIA/Mob hit man, the infamous grassy knoll shooter explore the truths behind some basic questions still lingering decades after the JFK assassination: Why was President Kennedy killed? Who benefited? Who had the power to cover it up? And more specifically Did Lee Harvey Oswald spend time with James Files the week beforeNovember 22, 1963?Why? Did Files and Oswald have the same CIA controller, David A. Phillips? Was there a military and CIA presence inDealeyPlazawhen the fatal shots were fired? What is the Military-Industrial-Complex and why were American citizens warned about it by President Eisenhower in his farewell address to the nation? Are some of the same players from 1963 involved in todays headlines? What does all this indicate? These questions and more will be looked at as Ray and Files discuss the events surrounding the fateful day inDallaswhen a whole new form of government took over.During the course ofInterview with History, the authors delve into other related shadowy underworld subjects where it is hard to tell where Organized Crime stops and the CIA (and otherU.S.government agencies) begin.

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1438901313

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9781438901312

The Hospitaller Grand Priory of Messina in the Seventeenth Century

By: Ray Gatt

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The Hospitaller Grand Priory of Messina in the Seventeenth Century

By: Ray Gatt

This book details the origin of the Grand Hospitaller Priory of Messina. It discusses a breadth of themes, such as the historiography, the Hospitaller’s European commandery and Sicilian patrimony, its management and organization in the seventeenth century, its religious practices, and the prioral mansion in Messina. The final chapter includes a detailed account of the 1674 Messina insurrection against the Spanish overlords. This event plunged the priory into political chaos, fracturing it and pitting members against each other. It also shattered neutrality issues embedded in the statutes of the religion and ignoring the precepts emanating from the Convent on Malta. The Hospitaller Grand Priory of Messina in the Seventeenth Century will appeal to students and scholars alike interested in the Crusading Orders, the history of the Knights Hospitaller, and the history of Malta.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040037011

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9781040037010

De Africa Romaque

Merging cultures across North Africa

By: Niccolo Mugnai,Julia Nikolaus,Nicholas Ray

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De Africa Romaque

Merging cultures across North Africa

By: Niccolo Mugnai,Julia Nikolaus,Nicholas Ray

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1900971348

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9781900971348

Manias, Casinos, Bubbles and Crashes

By: E. Ray Canterbery

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Manias, Casinos, Bubbles and Crashes

By: E. Ray Canterbery

With incomparable wisdom, writing and analytical skills, and wit, world renowned economist E. Ray Canterbery traces the history of the major speculative episodes in the world economy over the last three centuries. He begins with Tulipmania and ends with bitcoin speculation in exposing the way in which normally sane people display reckless abandon in the pursuit of profit. Canterbery shows how our notoriously short financial memory is what creates the conditions for market collapse. Throughout, the market is considered sacrosanct, much to the regret of the losers. By recognizing certain signs and understanding what causes them we can guard against future collapses and have a better hold on the country’s (and our own) financial destiny.

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Austin Macauley Publishers

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1528958527

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9781528958523

An American Unsung: Based on Actual Events In the Life of My Friend, Dayton Edie, American Hero

By: Harold Ray Finley, Jr.,Carol Greer

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An American Unsung: Based on Actual Events In the Life of My Friend, Dayton Edie, American Hero

By: Harold Ray Finley, Jr.,Carol Greer

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Lulu.com

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0359570976

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9780359570973

The Science of Evaluation

A Realist Manifesto

By: Ray Pawson

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The Science of Evaluation

A Realist Manifesto

By: Ray Pawson

Evaluation researchers are tasked with providing the evidence to guide programme building and to assess its outcomes. As such, they labour under the highest expectations - bringing independence and objectivity to policy making. They face huge challenges, given the complexity of modern interventions and the politicised backdrop to all of their investigations. They have responded with a huge portfolio of research techniques and, through their professional associations, have set up schemes to establish standards for evaluative inquiry and to accredit evaluation practitioners. A big question remains. Has this monumental effort produced a progressive, cumulative and authoritative body of knowledge that we might think of as evaluation science? This is the question addressed by Ray Pawson in this sequel to Realistic Evaluation and Evidence-based Policy. In answer, he provides a detailed blueprint for an evaluation science based on realist principles.

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SAGE

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1446290980

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9781446290989

One Line

By: Ray Fawkes

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One Line

By: Ray Fawkes

Comprised entirely of double-page spreads split into eighteen panels, with each panel featuring one character's life, cartoonist Ray Fawkes' master work One Soul crafted eighteen linear stories into one non-linear masterpiece. Nominated for the 2012 Eisner Award in the Graphic Album: New category, One Soul was a groundbreaking work that helped establish him as one of the most unique creative voices in contemporary comics. As One Soul followed eighteen people from birth until death, showcasing their common joys and pains as well as their unique experiences, One Line follows eighteen families through four centuries, showing how traditions, ethics, and prejudices are handed down from generation to generation. Some families will interact, some will join together, some will remain alone. Some will persist, and some will die out.

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Oni Press

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1620109476

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9781620109472

My Travel Memoirs

Part One: Bangladesh, Jordan, and Europe

By: Animesh Ray

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My Travel Memoirs

Part One: Bangladesh, Jordan, and Europe

By: Animesh Ray

If youre planning to visit Bangladesh, Jordan, and Europe, then youll need to do some Research work done in order to get the most out of your experience. Animesh Ray takes you on a glorious tour spanning two continents and thousands of miles in part one of his memoirs, reliving the glorious adventures hes enjoyed and sharing the lessons hes learned during his many travels. Filled with historical and geographic data, he weaves in wisdom from ancient times up until the present, candidly sharing his observations on the places hes been. The author also celebrates the flora and fauna of European countries as he vividly describes his adventures of travelling he had enjoyed on the highways, railways and waterways. Youll get a panoramic view of scenic landscapes, snowcapped mountains, ancient architecture, and captivating artwork. Whether its experiencing the beauty of cathedrals, castles, museums or other tourist destinations, youll feel like youre right in the middle of thrilling sitesand youll also find out which sites to avoid that might be disappointing. Open up new worlds without taking copious notes or reading dry textbooks, and join the author as he shares adventure after adventure in My Travel Memoirs.

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Partridge Publishing

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1482871866

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9781482871869

Relationship of Air Voids, Lift Thickness, and Permeability in Hot Mix Asphalt Pavements

By: E. Ray Brown,National Cooperative Highway Research Program

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Relationship of Air Voids, Lift Thickness, and Permeability in Hot Mix Asphalt Pavements

By: E. Ray Brown,National Cooperative Highway Research Program

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 531: Relationship of Air Voids, Lift Thickness, and Permeability in Hot-Mix Asphalt Pavements provides guidance for hot-mix asphalt pavement construction designed to achieve satisfactory levels of in-place air voids and permeability. This guidance was developed from the findings of a research project that examined the relationship of air voids content to permeability and hot-mix asphalt lift thickness. The full finding of the research were published as NCHRP Web Document 68"--Publisher's description.

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Transportation Research Board

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0309088070

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9780309088077

Everything You Need to Know about Wine

By: Jonathan Ray

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Everything You Need to Know about Wine

By: Jonathan Ray

This introduction to the world of wine is packed with information on choosing wines by region or by grape, with advice on selecting wines, ordering in restaurants, tasting, serving, and storing. Producers and vintages are recommended. 16 color paintings. 32 drawings. 6 maps.

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1580800416

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9781580800419

Evidence-Based Policy

A Realist Perspective

By: Ray Pawson

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Evidence-Based Policy

A Realist Perspective

By: Ray Pawson

In this important new book, Ray Pawson examines the recent spread of evidence-based policy making across the Western world. Few major public initiatives are mounted these days in the absence of a sustained attempt to evaluate them. Programmes are tried, tried and tried again and researched, researched and researched again. And yet it is often difficult to know which interventions, and which inquiries, will withstand the test of time. The evident solution, going by the name of evidence-based policy, is to take the longer view. Rather than relying on one-off studies, it is wiser to look to the ′weight of evidence′. Accordingly, it is now widely agreed the most useful data to support policy decisions will be culled from systematic reviews of all the existing research in particular policy domains. This is the consensual starting point for Ray Pawson′s latest foray into the world of evaluative research. But this is social science after all and harmony prevails only in the first chapter. Thereafter, Pawson presents a devastating critique of the dominant approach to systematic review - namely the ′meta-analytic′ approach as sponsored by the Cochrane and Campbell collaborations. In its place is commended an approach that he terms ′realist synthesis′. On this vision, the real purpose of systematic review is better to understand programme theory, so that policies can be properly targeted and developed to counter an ever-changing landscape of social problems. The book will be essential reading for all those who loved (or loathed) the arguments developed in Realistic Evaluation (Sage, 1997). It offers a complete blueprint for research synthesis, supported by detailed illustrations and worked examples from across the policy waterfront. It will be of especial interest to policy-makers, practitioners, researchers and students working in health, education, employment, social care, criminal justice, regeneration and welfare.

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SAGE

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1847878199

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9781847878199

Hidden San Francisco and Northern Calfiornia

By: Ray Riegert

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Hidden San Francisco and Northern Calfiornia

By: Ray Riegert

With expanded coverage of the Napa and Sonoma Wine Country and reviews of over 50 wineries, award-winning travel writer and Bay Area resident Ray Riegert guides readers to little-known gems in his personal stomping grounds and the "hidden" areas outside the city borders."The Hidden guidebooks series hot-peppers its pages with little arrows that point to a multitude of off-the-tourist-track sites." -Chicago Tribune

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1569754020

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9781569754023

For the Love of Trains

A Celebration of the World's Railways

By: Ray Hamilton

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For the Love of Trains

A Celebration of the World's Railways

By: Ray Hamilton

More than just a means of transport, trains connect communities, evoke memories and promise adventures galore. This fact-packed miscellany tracks their development from the earliest locomotives to today’s superfast trains, stopping off along the way to explore great railway journeys, iconic stations and memorable depictions in the arts.

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Summersdale

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1786856905

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9781786856906

International Politics Atlas

By: James Ray,Rand McNally and Company,Juliet Kaarbo

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International Politics Atlas

By: James Ray,Rand McNally and Company,Juliet Kaarbo

This atlas offers maps of the world showing political organization, population statistics, and economic development; maps highlighting energy production and consumption, major world conflicts, migration, and more; and extensive regional coverage. You will find it useful for understanding world events and to supplement your studies with International Politics.

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Cengage Learning

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0618837132

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9780618837137

Killers in Cold Blood

By: Ray Black,Rodney Castleden,Gordon Kerr,Ian Welch,Claire Welch

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Killers in Cold Blood

By: Ray Black,Rodney Castleden,Gordon Kerr,Ian Welch,Claire Welch

This book looks inside the dark side of the criminal mind. These are men and women who commit heinous acts with a gruesome disregard for human life. The difficulty in bringing these monsters to justice is proving whether they are just bad or mad, whether in fact the individual is mentally ill or whether they are fully aware of what they have done.

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Futura

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0708806120

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9780708806128

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