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Alfred the Great

War, Kingship and Culture in Anglo-Saxon England

By: Richard Abels

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Alfred the Great

War, Kingship and Culture in Anglo-Saxon England

By: Richard Abels

This biography of Alfred the Great, king of the West Saxons (871-899), combines a sensitive reading of the primary sources with a careful evaluation of the most recent scholarly research on the history and archaeology of ninth-century England. Alfred emerges from the pages of this biography as a great warlord, an effective and inventive ruler, and a passionate scholar whose piety and intellectual curiosity led him to sponsor a cultural and spiritual renaissance. Alfred's victories on the battlefield and his sweeping administrative innovations not only preserved his native Wessex from viking conquest, but began the process of political consolidation that would culminate in the creation of the kingdom of England. Alfred the Great: War, Kingship and Culture in Anglo-Saxon England strips away the varnish of later interpretations to recover the historical Alfredpragmatic, generous, brutal, pious, scholarly within the context of his own age.

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Routledge

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1317900413

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9781317900412

Aethelred the Unready (Penguin Monarchs)

The Failed King

By: Richard Abels

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Aethelred the Unready (Penguin Monarchs)

The Failed King

By: Richard Abels

A major new title in the Penguin Monarchs series In his fascinating new book in the Penguin Monarchs series, Richard Abels examines the long and troubled reign of Aethelred II the 'Unraed', the 'Ill-Advised'. It is characteristic of Aethelred's reign that its greatest surviving work of literature, the poem The Battle of Maldon, should be a record of heroic defeat. Perhaps no ruler could have stemmed the encroachment of wave upon wave of Viking raiders, but Aethelred will always be associated with that failure. Richard Abels is Professor Emeritus at the United States Naval Academy. He is the author of Alfred the Great: War, Kingship and Culture in Anglo-Saxon England and Lordship and Military Obligation in Anglo-Saxon England. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

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160

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Penguin UK

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014197950X

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9780141979502

Character

Old Testament People - Encounters with God

By: Richard Parker

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Old Testament People - Encounters with God

By: Richard Parker

Provides daily devotional guidance using the people and events in the Old Testament as models for faithful and fulfilling Christian living.

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Zondervan

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0310279062

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9780310279068

The Reign of Richard Lionheart

Ruler of The Angevin Empire, 1189-1199

By: Ralph V Turner,Richard Heiser

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The Reign of Richard Lionheart

Ruler of The Angevin Empire, 1189-1199

By: Ralph V Turner,Richard Heiser

This ground-breaking and substantive new history considers Richard's reign from a perspective that is as much French as English. Viewing the king himself as a great military commander, it also shows him as a more competent administrator than previously acknowledged. Modern revisionist work allows the authors to correct many misconceptions about Richard's French possessions, and recent scholarship on his rival, Philip Augustus, permits examination of the formidable threat that the resurgent Capetian monarchy represented.

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Routledge

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1317890426

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9781317890423

Man of Seven Shadows

The Search for Truth

By: Richard Theodor Kusiolek

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Man of Seven Shadows

The Search for Truth

By: Richard Theodor Kusiolek

It is an ancient time on Earth. The Korka Clan, led by a giant man, are generational members of the Stone Age tribe, Tiger Claw. As they begin a historical journey through seven portals of time, the clan has no idea of the challenges that lie ahead. As members of the Korka Clan obtain their warrior credentials through battles with the Mongols in 1237, their village is burned to the ground by the Mongol hordes. Over the next seven centuries, the Korka Clan must endure forced migration and slave labor while working communal agricultural lands. After they eventually resist, the clan becomes foundational pillars of kingship. Through the brutality of their historical roots, the family becomes immersed in rebellions against economic and religious exploitation while engaging in military espionage to gain economic and political security. As their journey leads them onward, the Korka Clan influence the outcome of battles that ultimately guide future generations into the country of Ukraine and Washington D.C. to neutralize the existing Deep State.

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464

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iUniverse

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1663204713

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9781663204714

Vikings and the Danelaw

By: James Graham-Campbell,Richard Hall,Judith Jesch,David N Parsons

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Vikings and the Danelaw

By: James Graham-Campbell,Richard Hall,Judith Jesch,David N Parsons

A selection of papers from the 13th Viking Congress focusing on the northern, central, and eastern regions of Anglo-Saxon England colonised by invading Danish armies in the late 9th century, known as the Danelaw. This volume contributes to many of the unresolved scholarly debates surrounding the concept, and extent of the Danelaw.

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Oxbow Books

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1785704532

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9781785704536

IF YOU THINK YOU ARE BEATEN, YOU ARE.

By: Richard Hicks

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IF YOU THINK YOU ARE BEATEN, YOU ARE.

By: Richard Hicks

IF YOU THINK YOU ARE BEATEN, YOU ARE. This is the memoir of Richard Hicks--lawyer, author, activist, volunteer, world traveler, and ardent sailor--written primarily to record, for his grandchildren and their progeny, the salient events of his life. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1937, he moved to San Diego, California in 1949, following the death of his father. After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley, as an undergraduate (1959), and from Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law (1962), he spent three years in the U.S. Army, as an officer in the Judge Advocate General's Corps, before embarking on a twenty-three year career as a business trial lawyer, in San Francisco and Los Angeles. For twenty years he and his wife, Phyllis--whom he met and married while in college-- were actively involved as participants and facilitators with the non-profit educational foundations, Creative Initiative and Beyond War. In retirement he wrote and published seven novels, served as pro-bono executive director of Habitat for Humanity-Los Angeles, and has helped over 2000 victims of domestic violence as a volunteer attorney at the superior court restraining order clinic operated by the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program. A passionate sailor, he has sailed extensively, including over thirty-five bareboat charters throughout the Caribbean and Pacific.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1499042817

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9781499042818

Strategies for Successful Classroom Management

Helping Students Succeed Without Losing Your Dignity or Sanity

By: Brian D. Mendler,Richard L. Curwin,Allen N. Mendler

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Strategies for Successful Classroom Management

Helping Students Succeed Without Losing Your Dignity or Sanity

By: Brian D. Mendler,Richard L. Curwin,Allen N. Mendler

The content is crucial for classroom teachers who want to help children learn alternatives to aggression. The authors don′t just ′talk the talk,′ they ′walk the walk.′" —Deborah Alexander-Davis Educational Consultant "The authors provide a clear rationale for teaching values and behaviors that can go a long way toward building learning communities." —Barbara K. Given, Codirector, Adolescent and Adult Learning Research Center George Mason University Use these innovative strategies and provide positive role models for classroom and schoolwide behavior! From the authors of the Discipline with Dignity series, this practical resource offers the best motivational practices that make difficult students want to behave. This book emphasizes specific things to say and do to stop most problems before they start and how to handle disruptive student incidents without losing your dignity or attacking theirs. Teachers, administrators and counselors will find guidance for: Teaching conflict resolution and anger management Ending complaints of "That′s not fair" Stopping power struggles Helping students prevent and respond to bullying Developing effective school rules and consequences This invaluable resource is ideal for educators dedicated to creating and sustaining safe, stable school environments where learning can flourish.

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Corwin Press

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1452293562

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9781452293561

Questions of Syntax

By: Richard S. Kayne

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Questions of Syntax

By: Richard S. Kayne

There are far more syntactically distinct languages than we might have thought; yet there are far fewer than there might have been. Questions of Syntax collects sixteen papers authored by Richard S. Kayne, a preeminent theoretical syntactician, who has sought over the course of his career to understand why both these facts are true. With a particular emphasis on comparative syntax, these chapters collectively consider how wide a range of questions the field of syntax can reasonably attempt to ask and then answer. At issue, among other topics, are the relation between syntax and (certain aspects of) semantics, the relation between syntax and what appear to be lexical questions, the relation between syntax and morphology, the relation between syntax and certain aspects of phonology (insofar as silent elements and their properties play a substantial role), and the extent to which comparative syntax can provide new and decisive evidence bearing on these different kinds of questions. To Kayne, comparative syntax can shed light on what may initially seem lexical questions, and antisymmetry on the evolution of human language itself. Taken as a whole, these essays elucidate the theoretical contributions of one the most influential scholars in linguistics.

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Oxford University Press

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0190863609

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9780190863609

The Norman Conquest

A New Introduction

By: Richard Huscroft

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The Norman Conquest

A New Introduction

By: Richard Huscroft

The Norman Conquest was one of the most significant events in European history. Over forty years from 1066, England was traumatised and transformed. The Anglo-Saxon ruling class was eliminated, foreign elites took control of Church and State, and England's entire political, social and cultural orientation was changed. Out of the upheaval which followed the Battle of Hastings, a new kind of Englishness emerged and the priorities of England's new rulers set the kingdom on the political course it was to follow for the rest of the Middle Ages. However, the Norman Conquest was more than a purely English phenomenon, for Wales, Scotland and Normandy were all deeply affected by it too. This book's broad sweep successfully encompasses these wider British and French perspectives to offer a fresh, clear and concise introduction to the events which propelled the two nations into the Middle Ages and dramatically altered the course of history.

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344

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Routledge

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1317866266

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9781317866268

Monumental London

From Roman Colony to Global City

By: Richard Barras

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Monumental London

From Roman Colony to Global City

By: Richard Barras

This book presents an original interpretation of the building history of London in terms of its evolving political economy. Each of the seven ages of the city from the Roman to the modern, are portrayed through their monumental buildings, concentrating in particular on their symbolic purpose as expressions of the status and authority of those who built them. The concluding synthesis explores how these successive layers of building can be seen to be a product of the evolving class structure, the changing distribution of wealth, and the shifting struggle for political power within the city and the nation. Although the focus is on London, the analysis is applicable to any urbanized economy at any stage of development. This book offers unique insight into London as a landscape of power and as a city that has assumed a succession of identities over the last two millennia. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in urban economy, economic history, and the political economy.

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Springer Nature

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3031384032

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9783031384035

Where Christianity Errs

A Fair and Clear Philosophical Assessment

By: Richard Schoenig

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Where Christianity Errs

A Fair and Clear Philosophical Assessment

By: Richard Schoenig

Where Christianity Errs comprises a group of essays that aim to carefully, clearly, fairly, and without rancor argue that Christianity has significantly erred in some of its important beliefs and activities. Among the topics assessed are original sin, prayer, faith, hell, the meaning of life, Christian apologetics, Christian ethics, Christianity and politics, and Christianity and atheism. This book contains novel arguments and insights that will be of interest to non-specialists as well as those who have some background in religion and the philosophy of religion.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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9798385205929

History of the Sixtieth Regiment New Yor

By: Richard Eddy

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History of the Sixtieth Regiment New Yor

By: Richard Eddy

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.

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378

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Applewood Books

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1429015144

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9781429015141

Medieval Chivalry

By: Richard W. Kaeuper

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Medieval Chivalry

By: Richard W. Kaeuper

Emerging in the medieval period, chivalry embodied ideals that elite warriors cherished and practices that formed their profession. In this major new overview, Richard Kaeuper examines how chivalry made sense of violence and war, making it tolerable for elite fighters rather than non-knightly or sub-knightly populations. He discusses how chivalry buttressed status and profession, shaped active piety, and fostered intense warrior attachments and heterosexual relationships. Though showing regional and chronological variations, chivalry at its core enshrined the practice of prowess in securing honor, with this process significantly blessed by religion. Both kingship and church authority sought to direct the great force of chivalry and, despite tensions, finally came to terms with rising knightly status and a burgeoning military role. Kaeuper engages with a wide range of evidence in his analysis, drawing on the chivalric literature, manuscript illumination, and sermon exempla and moral tales.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316538796

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9781316538791

Computers, Software Engineering, and Digital Devices

By: Richard C. Dorf

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Computers, Software Engineering, and Digital Devices

By: Richard C. Dorf

In two editions spanning more than a decade, The Electrical Engineering Handbook stands as the definitive reference to the multidisciplinary field of electrical engineering. Our knowledge continues to grow, and so does the Handbook. For the third edition, it has expanded into a set of six books carefully focused on a specialized area or field of study. Each book represents a concise yet definitive collection of key concepts, models, and equations in its respective domain, thoughtfully gathered for convenient access. Computers, Software Engineering, and Digital Devices examines digital and logical devices, displays, testing, software, and computers, presenting the fundamental concepts needed to ensure a thorough understanding of each field. It treats the emerging fields of programmable logic, hardware description languages, and parallel computing in detail. Each article includes defining terms, references, and sources of further information. Encompassing the work of the world's foremost experts in their respective specialties, Computers, Software Engineering, and Digital Devices features the latest developments, the broadest scope of coverage, and new material on secure electronic commerce and parallel computing.

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734

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CRC Press

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1351836544

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9781351836548

Foundations of Library and Information Science

By: Richard E. Rubin,Rachel G. Rubin

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Foundations of Library and Information Science

By: Richard E. Rubin,Rachel G. Rubin

In its newest edition, Foundations of Library and Information Science remains the field's essential resource.

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American Library Association

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0838947557

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9780838947555

Cadzow Lake Site (Mjvi 1)

A Multi-Component Historic Kutchin Camp

By: Richard E. Morlan

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Cadzow Lake Site (Mjvi 1)

A Multi-Component Historic Kutchin Camp

By: Richard E. Morlan

Description and analysis of artifacts and fauna in three historic components of a small stratified site on the Porcupine River, in the northern Yukon Territory.

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University of Ottawa Press

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1772820024

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