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Philosophies and Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice

By: Janie B. Butts,Karen L. Rich

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Philosophies and Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice

By: Janie B. Butts,Karen L. Rich

Philosophies and Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice, Fourth Edition provides a broad foundation in philosophy for nursing students with its focus on the structure, function, and evaluation of theory.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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1284228827

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9781284228823

Jack Ratz Blue Pool

By: Lizzie Burke,Rich Heidecke,John Ray

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Jack Ratz Blue Pool

By: Lizzie Burke,Rich Heidecke,John Ray

A Chicago Cop Thriller Jack Ratz is the proprietor of a cop bar in the 12th District on the west side of Chicago, Where anything goes. Jack hires a new pizza delivery boy, Timmy Miller. Miller abuses his affiliation the cop Bar. He drives his used red Corvette recklessly down the streets of Chicago. Showing their loyalty to Jack, the local police officers look the other way. But when Miller Starts to mess around with the wife of one of the local cops, things turn nasty. The cops start a pool and the killing begins. But the pizza boy doesnt die. As red sport cars crash and burn, and innocent citizens perish, Homicide Detective Denim Sykes pursues a ghost-like psycho killer, whose actions have threatened the Entire Police Department of the 12th District.

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Author House

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1468563661

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9781468563665

This Abominable Slavery

Race, Religion, and the Battle over Human Bondage in Antebellum Utah

By: W. Paul Reeve,Christopher B. Rich,LaJean Purcell Carruth

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This Abominable Slavery

Race, Religion, and the Battle over Human Bondage in Antebellum Utah

By: W. Paul Reeve,Christopher B. Rich,LaJean Purcell Carruth

On July 22, 1847, a group of about forty refugees entered the Salt Lake Valley. Among them were three enslaved men, two of whom shared the religion, Mormonism, that had caused them to flee. The valley was also home to members of the Ute tribe, who would sometimes barter captive women and children to Spanish colonizers. Thus, the question of whether the Latter-day Saints would accept or reject slavery in their new Zion confronted them on the day they first arrived. Five years later, after Utah had become an American territory, its legislature was prodded to take up the question then roiling the nation: would they be slave or free? George D. Watt, the official reporter for the 1852 legislative session, reported debates and speeches in Pitman shorthand. They remained in their original format, virtually untouched, for more than one hundred and fifty years, until LaJean Purcell Carruth transcribed them. In this eye-opening volume, Carruth, Christopher Rich, and W. Paul Reeve draw extensively on these new sources to chronicle the session, during which the legislature passed two important statutes: one that legally transformed African American slaves into "servants" but did not pass the condition of servitude on to their children and another that authorized twenty-year indentures for enslaved Native Americans. This Abominable Slavery places these debates within the context of the nation's growing sectional divide and contextualizes the meaning of these laws in the lives of Black enslaved people and Native American indentured servants. In doing so, it sheds new light on race, religion, slavery, and unfree labor in the antebellum period.

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Oxford University Press

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0197765041

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Creating the Arabian Gulf

The British Raj and the Invasions of the Gulf

By: Paul John Rich

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Creating the Arabian Gulf

The British Raj and the Invasions of the Gulf

By: Paul John Rich

Whether called 'Arabian' or 'Persian, ' the Gulf is one of the most politically important regions of the world, and its history is necessary in understanding the contemporary Middle East. Paul Rich draws on previously closed archives to document the actual heritage of the area and dispel the myths, showing that the influences of Britain and India are far deeper than commonly acknowledged, and that the sheikhs are actually the creation of the British Raj

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0739127055

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From 35,000 Feet to the Appalachian Trail

By: Rich Malagrifa

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From 35,000 Feet to the Appalachian Trail

By: Rich Malagrifa

The Appalachian Trail, according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, is the longest hiking-only footpath in the world spanning 2,200 miles. Rich Malagrifa chronicled his journey through this legendary trail, interspersing it with stories of his flying adventures. In 2014, Malagrifa trekked the Appalachian Trail, an excursion that taught him many invaluable lessons on discipline and determination. He describes this real-life adventure in "From 35,000 Feet to the Appalachian Trail." The book includes snapshots of his career as a general aviation pilot, fighter pilot in the Air Force and commercial airline pilot. It is an interesting memoir filled with fascinating cross-sections of the author's life as a hiker and pilot and the interesting people that he met along the way. "From 35,000 Feet to the Appalachian Trail" is not just a personal narrative of a life well-lived, it is a universal tale of resilience, and the joy of a shared experience. This book will be of interest to people who enjoy nature hikes, high-flying adventures and inspiring true stories of dreams coming true.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1514491443

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9781514491447

The Harem Midwife

A Novel

By: Roberta Rich

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The Harem Midwife

A Novel

By: Roberta Rich

Hannah and Isaac return in this opulent, riveting, and suspenseful tale--a continuation of Roberta Rich's thrilling debut The Midwife of Venice. The Imperial Harem, Constantinople, 1579: Hannah and Isaac Levi, Venetians in exile, have set up a new life for themselves in Constantinople. Isaac runs a newly established business in the growing silk trade, while Hannah, the best midwife in all of Constantinople, plies her trade within the opulent palace of Sultan Murat III, tending to the thousand women of his lively and infamous harem. But one night, when Hannah is unexpectedly summoned to the palace, she's confronted with Zofia, a poor Jewish peasant girl who has been abducted and sold into the sultan's harem. The sultan favors her as his next conquest and wants her to produce his heir, but the girl just wants to return to her home and the only life she has ever known. Will Hannah risk her life and livelihood to protect this young girl, or will she prioritize her high esteem in the eye of the sultan? An adventurous, opulent and deliciously exciting read, peopled with fascinating, unforgettable characters (a court eunuch; the calculating sultan's mother-in-law; the beguiling harem ladies; and a very mysterious young beauty from Venice who shows up on Hannah's doorstep, causing much havoc), this novel is sure to please fans of The Midwife of Venice and extend Roberta's reputation as a beloved historical fiction author"--

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Simon and Schuster

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1476712808

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9781476712802

Social Work Practice with Men at Risk

By: Rich Furman

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Social Work Practice with Men at Risk

By: Rich Furman

Treating men as a culturally distinct group, Rich Furman integrates key conceptions of masculinity into culturally sensitive social work practice with men. Focusing on veterans, displaced workers, substance abusers, mental health consumers, and other groups that might be unlikely to seek help, Furman deftly explores the psychosocial development of men, along with the globalization of men's lives, alternative conceptions of masculinity, and special dynamics within male relationships. Furman bolsters his conclusions with case studies and evidence-based interventions. His cutting-edge research merges four key social work theories and explores how they inform practice with mental health issues, compulsive disorders, addiction, and violence. By promoting gender equity and culturally competent practice with men, Furman bridges the gap between clinical and macro practice. Social Work Practice with Men at Risk is a crucial text for educators and practitioners hoping to pursue effective, far-reaching interventions.

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Columbia University Press

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0231512988

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9780231512985

The Rough Guide to Chicago

By: Rich McHugh

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The Rough Guide to Chicago

By: Rich McHugh

An honest, illustrated, detailed guide to the quintessential American city. Full coverage of all the neighbourhoods, including the downtown Loop and its prominent skyline, and ethnic enclaves like Greektown and Pilsen, plu ssighs from the Art Institute of Chicago to the shops on Michigan Avenue and all the Frank Lloyd Wright houses in Oak Park. Listings of restaurants, nightlife and accomodation cater for all budgets and include places to hear the Chicago Blues and engage in local pastimes such as rooting for the doomed Cubs baseball team. Tours and excursions to the North Shore are also listed.

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Rough Guides

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1858287553

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Early Financial History of the United States

By: Davis Rich Dewey

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Early Financial History of the United States

By: Davis Rich Dewey

Interplay of political/economic environment and monetary affairs in the early history of the United States

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Beard Books

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1587981785

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9781587981784

Great 30-Minute Crosswords

By: Martin Ashwood-Smith,Bob Klahn,Rich Norris,Raymond Hamel,Nancy Salomon

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Great 30-Minute Crosswords

By: Martin Ashwood-Smith,Bob Klahn,Rich Norris,Raymond Hamel,Nancy Salomon

What better way is there to spend a half-hour than by curling up with a creative and challenging crossword? You’re sure to enjoy many hours of brain-stretching fun with these lively and engaging puzzlers. Each of the more than 70 examples has been designed to be completed in just 30 minutes-but don’t make the mistake of thinking they’re easy. You’ll have to work quickly and correctly if you’re to complete them in the allotted time. This outstanding collection includes such engaging themes as “On the Q.T.,” “DJ Culture,” “Spaghetti Western,” “Fill in the Blanks,” and “To the Shores of Triple-E.” The answers for each are included, just in case you get stuck.

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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1402707711

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9781402707711

C.M. Kornbluth

The Life and Works of a Science Fiction Visionary

By: Mark Rich

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C.M. Kornbluth

The Life and Works of a Science Fiction Visionary

By: Mark Rich

Cyril Kornbluth is a legendary figure in science fiction. As a teenager in the years before World War II, he wrote prolifically and brilliantly under multiple pennames. After military service he developed a voice distinctive for its commanding intelligence, passion, and wit, displaying it in a string of novels and short stories including his award-winning "The Little Black Bag." His sudden death in 1958, at the early age of 35, marked the end of an era--it was a time when his chosen literary field was contemplating its potential demise. This comprehensive biography tells the story of this remarkable writer and his works for the first time.

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McFarland

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0786457112

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9780786457113

Queen Bess

Daredevil Aviator

By: Doris L. Rich

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Queen Bess

Daredevil Aviator

By: Doris L. Rich

Queen Bess honors the brief but intense life of Bessie Coleman, America's first female aviator of African American and Native American heritage, who defied the strictures of race, sex, and society in pursuit of a dream. Born in 1892 in Atlanta, Texas, Coleman became interested in flying at an early age, but with no flight training opportunities for women or people of color in the United States at the time, she traveled to France to get her aviation license. She then returned to the US and launched a thrilling career, with her daring and dangerous barnstorming and flying-circus performances earning her a high-profile reputation and the nickname “Queen Bess.” With no significant paper trail, much of Coleman’s life is lost to history. But author Doris L. Rich painstakingly pieced together her experiences using contemporary African American newspapers and interviews with Coleman’s friends and family to offer a remarkable tribute to an overlooked figure of American history. This biography captures the brilliance, determination, and spirit of a pioneering woman whose life was cut tragically short but whose legacy continues to inspire and empower.

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Smithsonian Institution

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1560986182

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9781560986188

The Raptors of Iowa

By: Dean M Roosa,Jon W. Stravers,Bruce Ehresman,Rich Patterson

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The Raptors of Iowa

By: Dean M Roosa,Jon W. Stravers,Bruce Ehresman,Rich Patterson

This long-awaited collection of James Landenberger’s paintings of Iowa birds of prey presents thirty-two full-page, full-color species, from the common turkey vulture to the red-shouldered hawk of Mississippi River woodlands to the little northern saw-whet owl. Four naturalists who have devoted their lives to conserving wilderness habitats and species have written essays to complement the paintings. Thanks to state and federal laws and a shift in public attitude, birds of prey are no longer seen as incarnations of ferocity but as creatures superbly attuned to their lives and surroundings. Although Iowa unfortunately leads the way in the amount of wildlife habitat that has been destroyed, conservation organizations and state agencies have also led the way toward successful raptor restoration projects, among them a roadside nest box program for the American kestrel, a project to restore peregrine falcons to their historic eyries, and a relocation program that should ensure a sustainable population of ospreys. The recent spectacular recovery of the bald eagle, whose nests had vanished from the state for seventy years, is particularly encouraging. There can be no substitute for seeing thousands of broad-winged hawks soaring high overhead during migration, a great horned owl perching in silhouette at dusk, or a Cooper’s hawk plunging toward its prey along the roadside. But Jim Landenberger’s meticulously detailed paintings go a long way toward conveying the remarkable beauty of the American kestrel and other falcons, the grace of the swallow-tailed kite, the immaculate mystery of the snowy owl and its fellow owls, the glistening head feathers of an adult bald eagle, and the piercing defiance so characteristic of our larger hawks.

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University of Iowa Press

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1609381661

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9781609381660

A-to-Z Crosswords

All 26 Letters in Every Puzzle

By: Rich Norris

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A-to-Z Crosswords

All 26 Letters in Every Puzzle

By: Rich Norris

Every puzzle contains all 26 letters of the alphabet, but you have to know more than just your ABCs to solve these cleverly constructed grids. From "Straight As" to "Grabbing Some Zs," this crossword compendium entices puzzle lovers with 72 alphabet-related brainbusters. Try your hand at any of the 26 themed puzzles, each based on one letter of the alphabet, but be prepared for a twist. Take on the "3-H Club" puzzle and triple your task, finding solutions like "head honcho" and "high-handed," with 3 Hs instead of just one. Or tackle the "B Movies" puzzle, with witty clues and solutions where one letter makes all the difference--What's a 1955 film about a Biblical monster? Beast of Eden, of course! And for those who like their puzzles straight up, there are 46 themeless options to choose from as well.

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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0806990988

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The Big Book of Crossword Puzzles II

288 More Puzzles for the Crossword Fanatic

By: Thomas Joseph,J. Baxter Newgate,Rich Norris

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The Big Book of Crossword Puzzles II

288 More Puzzles for the Crossword Fanatic

By: Thomas Joseph,J. Baxter Newgate,Rich Norris

A huge collection of crossword puzzles at a great price. Test your knowledge of trivia, history, pop culture, vocabulary, and literature, and see if you can decipher clever clues, playful puns, and tricky twists. You’ll need to keep historical context in mind when you try your hand at a selection of classics from the 1950s and 1960s. Test your mettle against contemporary champions with puzzles that were worked out under tournament conditions by three top solvers. See if you’re championship caliber by comparing your times with theirs—although just finishing these puzzles is an accomplishment of which to be proud. Exercise your mind with theme puzzles created by some of the most talented crossword constructors around. A soft cover and spiral binding make it easy to settle in with your chosen puzzle, and all solutions are included.

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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1402712626

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9781402712623

Living Journalism

Principles and Practices for an Essential Profession

By: Rich Martin

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Living Journalism

Principles and Practices for an Essential Profession

By: Rich Martin

In this readable, practical textbook Rich Martin explores the core principles and practices that beginning journalists need to produce work that informs and enlightens citizens hungry for accurate and trustworthy news. The textbook’s 16 concise chapters impart real-world examples demonstrating how the best journalists exemplify the key principles, as well as cautionary stories illustrating journalistic mistakes and missteps. It also contains exercises, checklists, tips and additional resources that students can use in class and independent study, making the book an ideal newsroom and classroom resource that can be returned to again and again for new insights. For journalism to survive and flourish in the 21st century, it needs young practitioners who understand its importance to society, believe in and are committed to its core values, and can put those values into action. This new edition of Living Journalism is an excellent updated introduction to journalism for students, teachers and young professionals.

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Routledge

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1351000985

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9781351000987

North Carolina

By: Rich Smith

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North Carolina

By: Rich Smith

Easy-to-read text with bright, full color photographs brings North Carolina to young students. Presented in a simple, easily understandable, "scrapbook" format, kids will truly enjoy opening this travelogue-like book. This 48-page book is filled with current state facts and statistical data. Important historical information segues to up-to-date details on cities, economics, geography, and climate. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

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1617850705

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All of Our Blood and All of Our Treasure

Tidbits Collected from the American War (How and Why the Confederacy Was Murdered) A Collection of Essays

By: Rich Smith

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All of Our Blood and All of Our Treasure

Tidbits Collected from the American War (How and Why the Confederacy Was Murdered) A Collection of Essays

By: Rich Smith

All of Our Blood and All of Our Treasure is a book written to keep a promise made to a dead friend. It deals with corruption, crime, lies, greed, and mental illness. It exposes the fact that one of our presidents was a homosexual along with one of our vice presidents. It deals with the hidden truth that one of our presidents was a late-stage syphilis sufferer when he took office. It deals with vote rigging, stealing election, violations of oath of office and our Constitution, the total lack of any guilt over conflict of interest in public service. For a few rich and powerful men who orchestrated the debacle that was the American War, a big payday was waiting. Get ready for the ugly truth because these people are bad!

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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1644710757

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9781644710753

Fort Worth

Outpost, Cowtown, Boomtown

By: Harold Rich

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Fort Worth

Outpost, Cowtown, Boomtown

By: Harold Rich

From its beginnings as an army camp in the 1840s, Fort Worth has come to be one of Texas’s—and the nation’s—largest cities, a thriving center of culture and commerce. But along the way, the city’s future, let alone its present prosperity, was anything but certain. Fort Worth tells the story of how this landlocked outpost on the arid plains of Texas made and remade itself in its early years, setting a pattern of boom-and-bust progress that would see the city through to the twenty-first century. Harold Rich takes up the story in 1880, when Fort Worth found itself in the crosshairs of history as the cattle drives that had been such an economic boon became a thing of the past. He explores the hard-fought struggle that followed—with its many stops, failures, missteps, and successes—beginning with a single-minded commitment to attracting railroads. Rail access spurred the growth of a modern municipal infrastructure, from paved streets and streetcars to waterworks, and made Fort Worth the transportation hub of the Southwest. Although the Panic of 1893 marked another setback, the arrival of Armour and Swift in 1903 turned the city’s fortunes once again by expanding its cattle-based economy to include meatpacking. With a rich array of data, Fort Worth documents the changes wrought upon Fort Worth’s economy in succeeding years by packinghouses and military bases, the discovery of oil and the growth of a notorious vice district, Hell’s Half Acre. Throughout, Rich notes the social trends woven inextricably into this economic history and details the machinations of municipal politics and personalities that give the story of Fort Worth its unique character. The first thoroughly researched economic history of the city’s early years in more than five decades, this book will be an invaluable resource for anyone interested in Fort Worth, urban history and municipal development, or the history of Texas and the West.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806147199

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9780806147192

The Upcoming Insignificance of the American Presidency

Flouting the Framer's Forewarnings

By: Wilbur C. Rich

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The Upcoming Insignificance of the American Presidency

Flouting the Framer's Forewarnings

By: Wilbur C. Rich

This new text analyzes the development of the presidency as the dominant political institution in the United States and raises questions about its future relevance. In this history of the U.S. executive branch from the framing of the Constitution to the Biden administration, author Wilbur C. Rich illuminates the transformation of the presidential role by a variety of extra-constitutional, non-legal forces, technology, and social changes.The book highlights how some presidents nevertheless have managed to maintain relevancy and dominance by adapting to these changes or by introducing changes of their own. For undergraduate students and researchers of presidential history and American political development, this expansive historical overview of the executive branch in America makes a strong case that the significance of the American presidency has declined dramatically—and perhaps irrevocably—in the modern presidency.

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Taylor & Francis

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1003817734

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9781003817734

Special Needs Advocacy Resource

By: Rich Weinfeld,Michelle Davis

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Special Needs Advocacy Resource

By: Rich Weinfeld,Michelle Davis

Special Needs Advocacy Resource Book: What You Can Do Now to Advocate for Your Exceptional Child's Education is a unique handbook that teaches parents how to work with schools to achieve optimal learning situations and accommodations for their child's needs. From IEPs and 504 Plans, to IDEA and NCLB, navigating today's school system can be difficult for even the most up-to-date, education-savvy parent. Special needs advocates Rich Weinfeld and Michelle Davis provide parents and professional advocates with concise, easy-to-understand definitions and descriptions of legal terms and school regulations, along with checklists, tips, questionnaires, and other tools. Topics covered in this handy guide include gathering accurate information about a child's education, navigating school meetings, understanding education law, and best practices in the classroom, working effectively with parents and school systems, discovering educational options beyond the standard, and much more. Parents and advocates not only will feel informed by Weinfeld and Davis' vast knowledge of the inner workings of the school system—they'll be empowered to help their kids succeed in school. Educational Resource

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Routledge

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1000503410

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9781000503418

Roll!

Shooting TV News : Views from Behind the Lens

By: Rich Underwood

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Shooting TV News : Views from Behind the Lens

By: Rich Underwood

This title delivers the inside scoop on what it's like to shoot (that is, "videotape, or "record) the news events for television broadcast. It explains both what to do and not do, what's ethical (and not ethical). It supplies tips and techniques, and shares lively, honest, and professional lived-it advice from a collection of professional news shooting veterans.

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Taylor & Francis

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0240808487

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9780240808482

Kickers #4: Game-Day Jitters

By: Rich Wallace

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Kickers #4: Game-Day Jitters

By: Rich Wallace

Filled with on-the-field soccer scenes, black-and-white artwork, and sports statistics throughout, this short novel—ideal for newly independent readers, athletes, and all sports fans—follows nine-year-old Ben and his fourth-grade team, the Bobcats, as they race to the Kickers League playoffs. Ben knows he's one of the team's strongest players, but he's been struggling with the jitters. He's just freezing up on the field. Can he pull through for his teammates now that they really need him?

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Yearling

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0375850953

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Living Journalism: Principles & Practices for an Essential Profession

Principles & Practices for an Essential Profession

By: Rich Martin

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Principles & Practices for an Essential Profession

By: Rich Martin

For journalism to survive and flourish, it needs journalists who understand its importance to society, believe in and are committed to its core values, and can put those values into action. This goal is at the heart of Living Journalism, a highly readable, practical book where readers will learn the core values and principles needed to produce work that informs and enlightens an increasingly mobile and participatory audience. The advice and stories of professionals throughout the book allow veteran reporters to serve as mentors to today's journalists.

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Routledge

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135181608X

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Ghost Light

A Memoir

By: Frank Rich

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Ghost Light

A Memoir

By: Frank Rich

There is a superstition that if an emptied theater is ever left completely dark, a ghost will take up residence. To prevent this, a single "ghost light" is left burning at center stage after the audience and all of the actors and musicians have gone home. Frank Rich's eloquent and moving boyhood memoir reveals how theater itself became a ghost light and a beacon of security for a child finding his way in a tumultuous world. Rich grew up in the small-townish Washington, D.C., of the 1950s and early '60s, a place where conformity seemed the key to happiness for a young boy who always felt different. When Rich was seven years old, his parents separated--at a time when divorce was still tantamount to scandal--and thereafter he and his younger sister were labeled "children from a broken home." Bouncing from school to school and increasingly lonely, Rich became terrified of the dark and the uncertainty of his future. But there was one thing in his life that made him sublimely happy: the Broadway theater. Rich's parents were avid theatergoers, and in happier times they would listen to the brand-new recordings of South Pacific, Damn Yankees, and The Pajama Game over and over in their living room. When his mother's remarriage brought about turbulent changes, Rich took refuge in these same records, re-creating the shows in his imagination, scene by scene. He started collecting Playbills, studied fanatically the theater listings in The New York Times and Variety, and cut out ads to create his own miniature marquees. He never imagined that one day he would be the Times's chief theater critic. Eventually Rich found a second home at Wash-ington's National Theatre, where as a teenager he was a ticket-taker and was introduced not only to the backstage magic he had dreamed of for so long but to a real-life cast of charismatic and eccentric players who would become his mentors and friends. With humor and eloquence, Rich tells the triumphant story of how the aspirations of a stagestruck young boy became a lifeline, propelling him toward the itinerant family of theater, whose romantic denizens welcomed him into the colorful fringes of Broadway during its last glamorous era. Every once in a while, a grand spectacle comes along that introduces its audiences to characters and scenes that will resound in their memories long after the curtain has gone down. Ghost Light, Frank Rich's beautifully crafted childhood memoir, is just such an event.

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158836139X

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Roll! Shooting TV News

Views from Behind the Lens

By: Rich Underwood

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Roll! Shooting TV News

Views from Behind the Lens

By: Rich Underwood

Roll! Shells fly overhead as night-scopes capture deadly fire fights with an eerie green hue, a category 5 hurricane devastates the Big Easy, hidden cameras enter a Cambodian village of brothels and a veteran journalist interviews himself throughout his own brain surgery. Part non-fiction drama, part trade publication, part text book, all woven together giving the reader a look through the viewfinders of the very best television photojournalists. As 19 experts weigh in with their candid, personal stories and photographic tips, it's as if you're over their should.

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409

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CRC Press

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1136033300

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9781136033308

Otis Lee Crenshaw: I Blame Society

By: Rich Hall

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Otis Lee Crenshaw: I Blame Society

By: Rich Hall

The memoir of Otis Lee Crenshaw, Rich Hall's Perrier Award-winning alter ego 'My Old Man's name was Jack Daniels Crenshaw. No surprise what he liked to drink. As a very small child I remember teething - cryin' out savagely for relief. Eventually he would appear over my crib and rub Jack Daniels on his gums until he fell asleep.' Married six times, all to women named Brenda, Otis Lee Crenshaw's bourbon-fuelled odyssey takes him from the high mountains of East Tennessee to the bottom of the music charts. A man not above faking his own death to sell more records, this is his not quite true story of romance, recidivism, country music, and an unshakeable belief in Marriage at First Sight.

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206

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Abacus

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0748118748

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9780748118748

Fort Worth between the World Wars

By: Harold Rich

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Fort Worth between the World Wars

By: Harold Rich

From its early days as a nineteenth-century army outpost through the boom years of cattle drives, culminating with the arrival of Armour and Swift in the twentieth century to secure the community’s economic base, Fort Worth established itself as a major city that, to many, was “where the West began.” Historian Harold Rich focuses on the successes and struggles that Fort Worth enjoyed and endured in the 1920s and 1930s as the city’s fortunes began to be eclipsed by Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. Featuring a solid foundation of economic history, Rich also explores the political and social challenges of a big city facing an uncertain future. Tense race relations, the chilling rise of the Ku Klux Klan, and the dangerous thrills of a notorious vice district— “Hell’s Half-Acre”—show that this Texas city was a microcosm of the state and the nation when the roar of the 1920s came to an abrupt halt in the Great Depression. Fort Worth between the World Wars is an important contribution not only to local history but also to the larger story of urban change during a tumultuous time.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1623498406

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9781623498405

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