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Your Maryland

Little-Known Histories from the Shores of the Chesapeake to the Foothills of the Allegheny Mountains

By: Ric Cottom

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Your Maryland

Little-Known Histories from the Shores of the Chesapeake to the Foothills of the Allegheny Mountains

By: Ric Cottom

Four centuries of Maryland’s history in one colorful and dramatic volume. “Good evening, I’m Ric Cottom. Welcome to Your Maryland.” Since 2002, when he first delivered his now-classic radio segment on Maryland history, Ric Cottom has narrated hundreds of little-known human interest stories. Collected here are 72 of his favorite on-air pieces, enhanced with beautiful papercut illustrations by Baltimore artist Annie Howe. From accused witches and the murderous career of gunsmith John Dandy through tales of Johnny U and the greatest game ever played, Your Maryland covers nearly four centuries of the Free State’s heroes and scoundrels. Entertaining listeners of all ages while sparking their interest in the past, Cottom’s beloved Your Maryland is a unique blend of carefully researched regional history and narrative nonfiction. He deftly emphasizes the human dimension of Maryland’s colorful past: its athletes (two- and four-legged), beautiful spies, brilliant writers, misunderstood pirates, and ghosts. All of that color, suspense, and humor—as well as the author’s unusual talent for discovering interesting historical facts and personages—is part of your Maryland.

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JHU Press

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1421424061

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9781421424064

One Off

By: Ric Renton

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One Off

By: Ric Renton

If I owned Durham, and I owned hell, I'd rent out Durham and I'd live in hell. Born in Denton Burn, Ric Renton had a troubled upbringing that led to him spending his young adulthood in prison. During a stint in solitary confinement, he declined a proffered Bible and on a whim, chanced it and asked for a dictionary instead. This choice afforded him an ability with language that would shape his life far beyond his station through writing. This is his story. Three young men Knox, Brown, and Shepherd pass their time in a prison with the highest suicide rate in the country. Energised by their friendship but with the walls around them getting smaller, haunted by the repeated pronouncements of another life lost, the arrival of a nightwatchman, Jock, offers Shepherd an unexpected way through the darkness. One Off is rich with emotion but sizzling with high energy and the blackest humour. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Live Theatre in Newcastle, in November 2022.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350383279

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9781350383272

For One Week Only

The World of Exploitation Films

By: Ric Meyers

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For One Week Only

The World of Exploitation Films

By: Ric Meyers

I Dismember Mama ... Snuff ... Night of a Thousand Cats ... these and many more like-titled examples of cinematic dementia delighted dozens in the grindhouse movie theaters of the sixties, seventies, and eighties. Now, for the second time ever, For One Week Only reveals the incredible truth behind the most manic movies ever made. Filled with interviews and rare illustrations, it captures the joys of a genre that has to be seen not to be believed. To avoid fainting, keep repeating: it's only a book ...!

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Eirini Press

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097999893X

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9780979998935

Australian Fish Farmer

A Practical Guide to Aquaculture

By: John Mosig,Ric Fallu

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Australian Fish Farmer

A Practical Guide to Aquaculture

By: John Mosig,Ric Fallu

This is a practical guide for people in the aquaculture industry and for those about to enter it. Australian Fish Farmer covers current as well as potential aquaculture industries and provides practical skills that will allow people to solve everyday problems in the day-to-day management of aquatic stock. This new edition reflects the considerable advances in technology, farming methods and commercial development. These aspects and more have been included in the revised edition, which also deals with financial and administrative management to provide the reader with sufficient information to operate a successful venture. The authors have drawn on their experience of designing and conducting aquaculture training programs and incorporated feedback, to ensure this publication is relevant and practical to Australian fish farmers.

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Landlinks Press

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0643098569

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9780643098565

Penang Trams, Trolleybuses & Railways

Municipal Transport History, 1880s-1963

By: Ric Francis,Colin Ganley

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Penang Trams, Trolleybuses & Railways

Municipal Transport History, 1880s-1963

By: Ric Francis,Colin Ganley

Which city once had the smallest trolley-bus in the world? Where do you find the first funicular railway in Southeast Asia? How do you recognize a trolley-bus pole? Where is Tramway Road?" "With over 100 old photographs, maps and illustrations, this book gives an overview of the various forms of public transport used in George Town from 1880s to 1963, and the role this transport played in the development of the growth of George Town and Penang." "Penang was one of the first urban centres in Southeast Asia to operate steam trams, horse trams, electric trams and trolleybuses. When the Municipal Commission established its own electric supply, it took over the tram service and started the electric trams in George Town in 1906. This gave the local population excellent public transport around George Town, with one line going up to Ayer Itam. In the late 1920s, the Municipality replaced trams with trolley-buses, experimenting for a while with re-conditioned double-deckers from London Transport!" "The Municipality also operated two railways - firstly, the Penang Hill Railway which was considered an engineering marvel when it was first built, and secondly, the electric railway which transported supplies and tin ingots for Penang's foremost smelting works."--BOOK JACKET.

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Areca Books

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9834283407

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9789834283407

Ken Burns's The Civil War Deluxe eBook (Enhanced Edition)

An Illustrated History

By: Geoffrey C. Ward,Ric Burns,Ken Burns

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Ken Burns's The Civil War Deluxe eBook (Enhanced Edition)

An Illustrated History

By: Geoffrey C. Ward,Ric Burns,Ken Burns

Combining video and audio from Ken Burns’s beloved film with animated maps and hundreds of images—rare photographs as well as paintings, lithographs, and maps in full color—this deluxe eBook brings the Civil War to life in a new way. The acclaimed, best-selling companion volume to the celebrated PBS series—the highest-rated series in the history of public television—has now been enhanced to create one of the richest eBook experiences available today. This new edition includes: • Nearly an hour of video and audio from the original film. We get wonderful footage re-creating what life was like during the war, Shelby Foote’s peerless storytelling and analysis, and informed commentary from other prominent historians. • Completely new and original animated maps of the three days at Gettysburg that make it easier than ever to follow this legendary and complicated battle. • Hundreds of illustrations carefully placed to maximize the reading experience without impeding the narrative flow of the text. As we mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, this deluxe eBook allows us to better understand and appreciate the greatest challenge our nation has ever faced.

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Knopf

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0307700224

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9780307700223

Chase the Bears

Little Things to Achieve Big Dreams

By: Ric Keller

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Chase the Bears

Little Things to Achieve Big Dreams

By: Ric Keller

An inspiring, humorous, and original book of conventional and unconventional self-help ideas from former Congressman Ric Keller, who rose from humble beginnings to the US House of Representatives. We are all born with a gift—a unique skill or talent that brings us joy and serves the greater good. At some point, we come to a crossroads: should we take a risk and chase our dreams or play it safe? Should we “chase the bears,” a metaphor for chasing our dreams, or are we fearful? In Chase the Bears, Ric Keller shows you that it is never too late. No matter your age or stage in life, you can still be what you wish to be. This inspiring book weaves together practical, actionable steps with fascinating stories about how other successful people have applied secret techniques to convert their thoughts and dreams into reality. You can, too!

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Simon and Schuster

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0757324495

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9780757324499

Section 27 and Freedman's Village in Arlington National Cemetery

The African American History of America's Most Hallowed Ground

By: Ric Murphy,Timothy Stephens

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Section 27 and Freedman's Village in Arlington National Cemetery

The African American History of America's Most Hallowed Ground

By: Ric Murphy,Timothy Stephens

From its origination, Arlington National Cemetery's history has been compellingly intertwined with that of African Americans. This book explains how the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the home of Robert E. Lee and a plantation of the enslaved, became a military camp for Federal troops, a freedmen's village and farm, and America's most important burial ground. During the Civil War, the property served as a pauper's cemetery for men too poor to be returned to their families, and some of the very first war dead to be buried there include over 1,500 men who served in the United States Colored Troops. More than 3,800 former slaves are interred in section 27, the property's original cemetery.

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McFarland

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1476636419

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9781476636412

Excuse Me For Living

A Novel

By: Ric Klass

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Excuse Me For Living

A Novel

By: Ric Klass

WINNER, LOS ANGELES BOOK FESTIVAL, GENERAL FICTION, 2012-2013 FINALIST, FOREWORD REVIEWS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD, GENERAL FICTION, 2012 One of New York’s finest saves brilliant and debonair (but drug-addicted) Daniel Topler from his suicide attempt on the George Washington Bridge. In court, the judge entrusts the young man to the care of Dr. Jacob Bernstein, an elderly psychiatrist at an upscale rehab clinic. The doctor issues these commands: obey the no-drugs rules, and join the geriatric temple men’s group he leads—or face incarceration. Dan has no choice but to comply. Dan’s prep school friends initially lure him back to the drugs, booze, and women. But all that changes when he meets Bernstein’s daughter, Laura, and the two must sneak around behind the doctor’s disapproving back. To finally rise above his past, Dan must come face to face with his decisions and the person he wants to become, as the story arrives at a surprising conclusion. In his debut novel, Klass weaves together multiple storylines, highlighting the humorous and slightly odd details in life, all the while keeping his eye on the emotional core of the story. His book’s release coincides with the premiere of the major motion picture conceived in tandem with the novel, written, produced, and directed by the author and featuring a who’s who cast including Christopher Lloyd, Jerry Stiller, Robert Vaughn and Dick Cavett, among many others.

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Simon and Schuster

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1611458463

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The Civil War

An Illustrated History

By: Geoffrey C. Ward,Ric Burns,Ken Burns

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The Civil War

An Illustrated History

By: Geoffrey C. Ward,Ric Burns,Ken Burns

The companion volume to the celebrated PBS television series, with a new preface to mark its twenty-fifth anniversary With more than 500 illustrations: rare Civil War photographs—many never before published—as well as paintings, lithographs, and maps reproduced in full color It was the greatest war in American history. It was waged in 10,000 places—from Valverde, New Mexico, and Tullahoma, Tennessee, to St. Albans, Vermont, and Fernandina on the Florida coast. More than 3 million Americans fought in it and more than 600,000 men died in it. Not only the immensity of the cataclysm but the new weapons, the new standards of generalship, and the new strategies of destruction—together with the birth of photography—were to make the Civil War an event present ever since in the American consciousness. Thousands of books have been written about it. Yet there has never been a history of the Civil War quite like this one. A wealth of documentary illustrations and a narrative alive with original and energetic scholarship combine to present both the grand sweep of events and the minutest of human details. Here are the crucial events of the war: the firing of the first shots at Fort Sumter; the battles of Shiloh, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg; the siege of Vicksburg; Sherman’s dramatic march to the sea; the surrender at Appomattox. Here are the superb portraits of the key figures: Abraham Lincoln, claiming for the presidency almost autocratic power in order to preserve the Union; the austere Jefferson Davis, whose government disappeared almost before it could be formed; Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, seasoned generals of fierce brilliance and reckless determination. Here is the America in which the war was fought: The Civil War is not simply the story of great battles and great generals; it is also an elaborate portrait of the American people—individuals and families, northerners and southerners, soldiers and civilians, slaves and slaveowners, rich and poor, urban and rural—caught up in the turbulence of the times. An additional resonance is provided by four essays, the work of prominent Civil War historians. Don E. Fehrenbacher discusses the causes of the war; Barbara J. Fields writes about emancipation; James M. McPherson looks at the politics of the 1864 election; C. Vann Woodward speculates on how the war has affected the American identity. And Shelby Foote talks to filmmaker Ken Burns about wartime life on the battlefield and at home. A magnificent book. In its visual power, its meticulous research, its textual brilliance, and the humanity of its narrative, The Civil War will stand among the most illuminating and memorable portrayals of the American past.

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Knopf

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0679742778

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Rear Admiral Larry Chambers, USN

First African American to Command an Aircraft Carrier

By: Ric Murphy

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Rear Admiral Larry Chambers, USN

First African American to Command an Aircraft Carrier

By: Ric Murphy

The first African-American aircraft carrier commander, Rear Admiral Lawrence Cleveland Chambers (1929- ) played a prominent role as captain of the USS Midway during the Vietnam War. During the evacuation of Saigon--known as Operation Frequent Wind--he famously ordered several UH-1 helicopters pushed overboard to make room for an escaping South Vietnamese Air Force major to land his Cessna. Chambers, who had only commanded Midway for a few weeks, gave the order believing (wrongly) that he would be court-martialed for the $10 million loss. This biography covers his early life and military career, including his role in the desegregation of the U.S. Navy during a period racial strife.

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McFarland

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1476627533

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9781476627533

Private Criminal Justice

How Private Parties are Enforcing Criminal Law and Transforming Our Justice System

By: Ric Simmons

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Private Criminal Justice

How Private Parties are Enforcing Criminal Law and Transforming Our Justice System

By: Ric Simmons

Significant amounts of criminal activity are detected by private police and many criminal disputes are settled through informal agreements between parties, or in adjudicative procedures run by private institutions. This book examines the vast private criminal justice system to reveal lessons for public criminal justice reform.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009347160

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9781009347167

Victory Over Fat

6 Steps to Permanent Fat Loss and Super Health

By: Ric Alexander

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Victory Over Fat

6 Steps to Permanent Fat Loss and Super Health

By: Ric Alexander

This book teaches why diets, exercise classes and "weight-loss" products usually fail, the three vital steps beyond what you eat, the simple chemistry behind stimulating healthful fat loss without dieting or exercise, what, why, how and when to eat and drink, and the best exercise for losing fat and keeping it off (Hint: It's not aerobics). It also explains how to discover and eliminate the reason why you have excess fat, and how to harness the six powers that make people fat to make you lean, reduce the risk of disease, determine your unique nutritional program and everything else needed to achieve your Victory over Fat.

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Galahad Pub

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0918483107

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9780918483102

Freedom Road

An American Family Saga from Jamestown to World War

By: Ric Murphy

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Freedom Road

An American Family Saga from Jamestown to World War

By: Ric Murphy

FREEDOM ROAD is an historic account of Americas oldest recorded African American family, and their participation and rich contributions to American history over a four hundred year period. FREEDOM ROAD is a compilation of well-documented individual stories that begins in Africa in 1483, and from there, spans over fifteen generations and three continents, and definitively changes our understanding of American history, showcasing the significant role that one African American family has played from colonial American history to present day. This book is an exciting and compelling American saga that captivates readers with the story of the enslavement of John Gowen, one of the first Africans brought to America, and the first to be set free; the story of Thomas and Rebecca Cornell, forced to leave England because of their religious beliefs, and how they became known as the family of Presidents; and the story of the daring escape of Othello and Thomas Fraction from their cruel, vindictive slave master, himself the brother of a Confederacy Senator and the son of a Virginia governor. FREEDOM ROAD is enthralling, resounding, and evocative; it challenges the reader to have a better understanding of American history, and inspires them to learn about their own family history.

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AuthorHouse

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1496920503

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9781496920508

Cricket and Empire (RLE Sports Studies)

The 1932-33 Bodyline Tour of Australia

By: Ric Sissons,Brian Stoddart

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Cricket and Empire (RLE Sports Studies)

The 1932-33 Bodyline Tour of Australia

By: Ric Sissons,Brian Stoddart

A great depression, worsening Anglo-Australian relations, the declining British Empire and the challenge from an Australia striving to find a national identity are the context which explain bodyline and its repercussions. Bodyline was a watershed in the history of cricket and politics were publicly seen as part of sport. This book offers a radical reappraisal of bodyline which challenges the official interpretations of the events, and places them in a unique social and political context. .

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Routledge

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1317680758

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9781317680758

Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Products for Topical Administration

Pharmaceutical Monographs

By: N. J. Van Abbé,R. I. C. Spearman,A. Jarrett

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Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Products for Topical Administration

Pharmaceutical Monographs

By: N. J. Van Abbé,R. I. C. Spearman,A. Jarrett

Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Products for Topical Administration , Volume 9 provides the product characteristics, formulation, and rationale of topical therapeutic preparations. The book attempts to take the reader logically from the physiological and pathological aspects through to the reasoning behind topical medication. The text discusses such topics as the physiology and structure of the skin; the differential diagnosis of various skin diseases; the theoretical basis of emulsion technology; and the mechanism of percutaneous absorption. Undergraduate students and teachers of pharmacy and allied subjects will find the monograph very useful.

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Elsevier

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1483183041

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9781483183046

Diagnostic Imaging: Head and Neck E-Book

By: Bernadette L. Koch,Bronwyn E. Hamilton,Patricia A. Hudgins,H. Ric Harnsberger

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Diagnostic Imaging: Head and Neck E-Book

By: Bernadette L. Koch,Bronwyn E. Hamilton,Patricia A. Hudgins,H. Ric Harnsberger

Nearly 400 diagnoses that are delineated, referenced, and lavishly illustrated highlight the third edition of this bestselling reference. Dr. H. Ric Harnsberger and his expert author team of Drs. Pat Hudgins, Bernadette L. Koch, and Bronwyn Hamilton provide carefully updated information in a concise, bulleted format, keeping you current with recent advances in head and neck radiology. Succinct text, outstanding illustrations, and up-to-date content make this title a must-have reference for both radiologists and otolaryngologists who need a single, go-to guide in this fast-changing area. Concise, bulleted text provides efficient information on nearly 400 diagnoses that are clearly illustrated with over 2800 superb images Designed for quick and easy clinical reference at the point of care, with logically organized sections, comprehensive lists of differential diagnosis, consistent presentation of information, and relevant, newly revised images throughout.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323443141

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9780323443142

Vermont Art Guide

By: Ric Kasini Kadour,Christopher Byrne

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Vermont Art Guide

By: Ric Kasini Kadour,Christopher Byrne

Vermont Art Guide is the state’s most comprehensive and up-to-date guidebook focusing exclusively on Vermont’s art scene. “Vermont is the Chelsea of New England: for so long ignored, and now roaring to life!” said Barbara O’Brien, Editor-in-Chief of Art New England about Vermont’s vibrant art scene. The most comprehensive and up-to-date guidebook focusing exclusively on Vermont’s exuberant art scene, the Vermont Art Guide is a must-have for art lovers who live in or travel to Vermont. Authors Ric Kadour and Christopher Byrne have combed the state searching for art galleries, open artist studios, and other places that show Vermont art. They present and discuss over 300 venues and events. For each, they provide visiting information and describe the sort of art one can expect to see. Community art centers and significant points of interest are discussed in greater detail. The venues are organized by region and the Vermont Art Guide includes a thorough index for easy searching. The book contains twenty-one stylized black and white photographs of art venues. “The Vermont Art Guide is a testament to the vibrancy and diversity of contemporary art in Vermont,” said Ric Kadour.

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Kasini House

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0977139700

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9780977139705

Forest Glen

By: Rich Schaffer,Ric Nelson

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Forest Glen

By: Rich Schaffer,Ric Nelson

Forest Glen, Maryland, a sleepy suburb of Washington, D.C., has weathered the arrival of the railroad, construction of a summer resort, development of a fashionable girls finishing school, and the establishment of a U.S. Army base. Throughout these times there has always been a close-knit community of homes and people that were often overshadowed by the many diverse events and changes that prevailed here. The focal point of the communityone of only a few extant eclectic architectural follies in the United States and consisting of many international stylesis listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the National Park Seminary Historic District.

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Arcadia Publishing

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143961279X

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9781439612798

You can't handle the conspiracy truth

By: Ric Mullins

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You can't handle the conspiracy truth

By: Ric Mullins

First and foremost let me say that there will be 100%% truthful answers to the following 16 conspiracy theory questions at the end of this book. Don't be surprised if the government shows up wanting to take this book from you. 1. Who killed JFK ? 2. What is the truth about Area 51 ? 3. Do aliens exist? 4. Was the government behind 9/11 ? 5. What happened on Pan Am flight 103 ? 6. What are chem trails? 7. Did Adolph Hitler survive and escape WW2 ? 8. Who is the New World Order ? 9. Are there really Fema concentration camps ? 10. What are the facts on global warming ? 11. Who runs the Illuminati ? 12. Was Sandy hook a government plan ? 13. Are RFID chips secretly used ? 14. What is Nibiru ? 15. Were Aids and Ebola CIA creations ? 16. What are false flag operations ?

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Lulu.com

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0359415482

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9780359415489

Taking Over the Asylum

Empowerment and Mental Health

By: Marian Barnes,Ric Bowl

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Taking Over the Asylum

Empowerment and Mental Health

By: Marian Barnes,Ric Bowl

One of the most critical developments within 'welfare' in recent years, has been the transformation of service users from 'passive recipients' to 'active subjects' of welfare policy and practice. People who use services have challenged paternalistic notions that professionals are always the experts, and have offered alternative analyses both of the experience of living with disability or illness, and of policy and practice responses to such experiences. Taking Over the Asylum explores the way in which users or survivors of mental health services - people too often regarded as 'lacking capacity' to make decisions about their own care - have taken action to empower themselves. The authors examine evidence of the impact this action has had on their lives, on services, and on practice in mental health. They argue that disempowerment can be exacerbated by racist and gendered assumptions and they question the way we think about 'mental health' and 'mental illness' and what it means to live with 'madness'. Drawing on the writings of activists and on international research evidence of action by users and survivors, this important book explores different strategies being adopted to achieve change both within the mental health system and in the lives of those who live with psychological distress. The wide-ranging analysis of current debates provides a valuable and clear insight into the potential and dilemmas of collective action by service users and survivors.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0230801889

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9780230801882

The Foundations of Modern Freemasonry

The Grand Architects: Political Change and the Scientific Enlightenment, 1714-1740

By: Ric Berman MA

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The Foundations of Modern Freemasonry

The Grand Architects: Political Change and the Scientific Enlightenment, 1714-1740

By: Ric Berman MA

Following the appointment of its first aristocratic Grand Masters in the 1720s and in the wake of its connections to the scientific Enlightenment, 'Free and Accepted' Masonry became part of Britain's national profile and the largest and most influential of Britain's extensive clubs and societies. The organisation did not evolve naturally from the mediaeval guilds and religious orders that pre-dated it but was reconfigured radically by a largely self-appointed inner core at London's most influential lodge, the Horn Tavern. Freemasonry became a vehicle for the expression of their philosophical and political views, and the 'Craft' attracted an aspirational membership across the upper middling and gentry. Through an examination of previously unexplored primary documentation, Foundations contributes to an understanding of contemporary English political and social culture and explores how Freemasonry became a mechanism that promoted the interests of the Hanoverian establishment and connected the metropolitan and provincial elites. The book explores social networks centred on the aristocracy, parliament, the learned and professional societies, and the magistracy, and provides pen portraits of the key individuals who spread the Masonic message. Foundations and Schism (Sussex Academic, 2013), have been described as 'the most important books on English Freemasonry published in recent times', providing 'a precise, social context for the invention of English Freemasonry'. Berman's analysis throws a new and original light on the formation and development of what rapidly became a national and international phenomenon.

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Liverpool University Press

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1802072314

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9781802072310

New York

An Illustrated History (Revised and Expanded)

By: Ric Burns,James Sanders,Lisa Ades

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New York

An Illustrated History (Revised and Expanded)

By: Ric Burns,James Sanders,Lisa Ades

An expanded edition of the only comprehensive illustrated history of New York—with more than 600 ravishing photographs and illustrations—that tells the remarkable 400-year-long story of the city from its beginning in 1624 up to the current moment. The companion volume to the acclaimed PBS series. This landmark book traces the spectacular growth of New York from its initial settlement on the tip of Manhattan through the destruction wrought by the Revolutionary War to its rise as the nation’s premier commercial capital and industrial center and as a magnet for immigrant hopes and dreams in the 19th century to its standing as a beacon of modern culture in the 20th century and as a worldwide symbol of resilience in the 21st century. The story continues here with new chapters delivering a sweeping portrait of New York at the dawn of the 21st century, when it emerged after decades of decline to assert its place at the very center of a new globalized culture. Here is a city challenged—indeed, sometimes shaken to its core—by a series of profound crises: the aftermath of 9/11, the continual struggle with racial injustice, the financial crisis of 2008, the devastation of Superstorm Sandy, the still unfolding cataclysm of the COVID-19 pandemic—whose earliest and deadliest urban epicenter was New York itself. Here too is a lively portrait of the city’s vibrant street life and culture: the birth of hip-hop in the South Bronx, Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Gates in Central Park, the musicals of Broadway, the explosion in location filmmaking in every borough, the pivotal rise of the tech industry, and so much more. The history of this city—especially in the tumultuous and transformative two decades detailed in the new chapters—is an epic story of rebirth and growth, an astonishing transfiguration, still in progress, of the world’s first modern city into a model and prototype for the global city of the future.

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059353414X

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Hall-Scott

The Untold Story of a Great American Engine Maker

By: Ric Dias,Francis Bradford

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Hall-Scott

The Untold Story of a Great American Engine Maker

By: Ric Dias,Francis Bradford

Author Francis Bradford, a former Hall-Scott engineer, provides valuable resources and insight not available to any other Hall-Scott researcher. Well-illustrated with numerous photos, drawings, and memos, this fascinating book will be of interest to history buffs in the areas of aviation, rail, marine, trucks, buses, fire equipment, and industrial engines, and to World War and military historians.

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422

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SAE International

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0768016606

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9780768016604

Discover the Wealth Within You

A Financial Plan For Creating a Rich and Fulfilling Life

By: Ric Edelman

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Discover the Wealth Within You

A Financial Plan For Creating a Rich and Fulfilling Life

By: Ric Edelman

Achieve a Healthy, Balanced, and Richly Rewarding Life! Have your goals and dreams gotten lost in your daily struggle to earn and provide for your family? If so, join Ric Edelman on a journey to self-discovery and personal fulfillment. In Discover the Wealth Within You, he shows you how to choose fun, enriching ... and rewarding goals and gives you a simple, straightforward plan for achieving them. You'll discover how easy it is to create wealth, once you're headed in the right direction. After using Ric's work sheets to help you get started, you'll embark on a detailed exploration of personal investing and discover Ric's formula for creating a plan to achieve your goals, build your financial future ... and finance your dream.

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396

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Harper Collins

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006201336X

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9780062013361

Rise of The Super Furry Animals

By: Ric Rawlins

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Rise of The Super Furry Animals

By: Ric Rawlins

Rise of the Super Furry Animals tells the story of the greatest psychedelic pop band of our time.

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169

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HarperCollins UK

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0008113378

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9780008113377

The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies

By: Bill Palmer,Karen Palmer,Ric Meyers

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The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies

By: Bill Palmer,Karen Palmer,Ric Meyers

Now in Paperback! Early in 1971, Five Fingers of Death premiered in a New York movie theater. This was America's first look at a Chinese martial arts movie. In Chicago that same year, Duel of the Iron Fist debuted. With the release of Bruce Lee's films, the market exploded. And thus began America's love affair with what is one of the most misunderstood and maligned film genres. The Encyclopedia covers the genre from 1920 to 1994. The genre, however, can be very confusing: films often have several titles, and many of the stars have more than one pseudonym. In an effort to clarify some of the confusion, the authors have included all the information available to them on almost 3,300 films. Each entry includes a listing of the production company, the cast and crew, distributors, running times, reviews with star ratings whenever possible, and alternate film titles. A list of film series and one of the stars' pseudonyms, in addition to a 7,900 name index, are also included. Illustrated.

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492

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Scarecrow Press

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1461672759

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9781461672753

Worst Nightmare

By: Ric Meyers,Richard Meyers

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Worst Nightmare

By: Ric Meyers,Richard Meyers

Grim, the crime-fighting hero of Fear Itself and Living Hell, stalks an unearthly creature who terrorizes the cities and suburbs with malice and madness. This final segment of the three-part saga pits Grim against the greatest enemy he has ever encountered--an evil entity that preys on children.

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292

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Dell

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0440208572

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9780440208570

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