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The Life of Frank Coles Phillips (1902-1982) and the Structural Geology of the Moine Petrofabric Controversy

By: Richard John Howarth,Bernard E. Leake

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The Life of Frank Coles Phillips (1902-1982) and the Structural Geology of the Moine Petrofabric Controversy

By: Richard John Howarth,Bernard E. Leake

Frank Coles Phillips was a photographer, mineralogist and structural petrologist and was very influential, both in the UK and abroad. He was responsible for encouraging the development of structural geology as a discipline in Australia and for the adoption of the stereogram as a fundamental interpretational tool in structural geology in the UK. Phillips was the first to apply the methods of structural petrology to unravel the complex structural history of the Moine rocks of northwestern Scotland, with controversial results.

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Geological Society of London

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1862391025

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9781862391024

In The Space Of A Song

The Uses of Song in Film

By: Richard Dyer

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In The Space Of A Song

The Uses of Song in Film

By: Richard Dyer

Songs take up space and time in films. Richard Dyer's In the Space of a Song takes off from this perception, arguing that the way songs take up space indicates a great deal about the songs themselves, the nature of the feelings they present, and who is allowed to present feelings how, when and where. In the Space of a Song explores this perception through a range of examples, from classic MGM musicals to blaxploitation cinema, with the career of Lena Horne providing a turning point in the cultural dynamics of the feeling. Chapters include: The perfection of Meet Me in St. Louis A Star Is Born and the construction of authenticity ‘I seem to find the happiness I seek’: Heterosexuality and dance in the musical The space of happiness in the musical Singing prettily: Lena Horne in Hollywood Is Car Wash a musical? Music and presence in blaxploitation cinema In the Space of a Song is ideal for both scholars and students of film studies.

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251

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Routledge

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1136641920

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9781136641923

Natural . The Beautiful 'N' Word

Breaking the Psychological Bondage of the American Standard of Beauty

By: Richard Jones

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Natural . The Beautiful 'N' Word

Breaking the Psychological Bondage of the American Standard of Beauty

By: Richard Jones

Natural . The Beautiful 'N' Word Breaking the Psychological Bondage of the American Standard of Beauty The American standard of beauty is an optical illusion that has mesmerized the world. Artificial hair, and makeup in the hands of a beautician is equivalent to a deck of cards, a top hat and a magic wand in the hands of a magician. The multibillion-dollar beauty industry has successfully proven that the hand is quicker than the eye. Hypnotically, the public applauds the deception. Most women-even some little girls-are addictive users of the hair and cosmetic charade; yet, few know its history. Most women were convinced in childhood by subliminal messages in the media that their natural hair and facial features were substandard. Ultimately, acquiring the acceptance and applause from a well-trained public became a subconscious ritual. No civilized race or nationality is exempt. This book exposes secrets and facts about the American standard of beauty rarely revealed, such as: The untold truth about artificial hair Why natural beauty is heavily discouraged The cosmetic conspiracy A totally natural method of growing nappy hair What are Sisterlocks and who is its creator

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264

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iUniverse

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0595428959

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9780595428953

The Owl Hunt

A Barnaby Skye Novel

By: Richard S. Wheeler

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The Owl Hunt

A Barnaby Skye Novel

By: Richard S. Wheeler

The latest in the long-running tale of the beloved mountain man, Barnaby Skye, occurs early in the history of the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, where Skye's mixed-blood son, Dirk, teaches school. A total eclipse of the sun panics the Shoshones, and leads a dour fifteen-year-old boy to rename himself Owl, the most dreaded of all totemic birds. He begins to stir discontent, teaching a doctrine of freedom from white men, and giving the Shoshones a new dance. Owl takes his vision of returning to the old ways, free of reservation life, to the people. The Indian agent and soldiers react violently, see insurrection and subversion in it. Dirk, his own two bloods warring, tries to mediate and only alienates the army, the Indian Bureau, and the Shoshones. But only Dirk Skye can prevent a massacre. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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335

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Forge Books

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1429928212

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9781429928212

History of Pittsburgh Jazz, A: Swinging in the Steel City

By: Richard Gazarik and Karen Anthony Cole

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History of Pittsburgh Jazz, A: Swinging in the Steel City

By: Richard Gazarik and Karen Anthony Cole

Pittsburgh's contributions to the uniquely American art form of jazz are essential to its national narrative. Fleeing the Jim Crow South in the twentieth century, African American migration to the industrial North brought musical roots that would lay the foundation for jazz culture in the Steel City. As migrant workers entered the factories of Pittsburgh, juke joints and nightclubs opened in the segregated neighborhoods of the Hill District, Northside and East Liberty. The scene fostered numerous legends, including Art Blakey, Billy Strayhorn, George Benson, Erroll Garner and Earl Fatha Hines. The music is sustained today in the practice rooms of the city's universities and by groups such as the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild and the African American Music Institute. Authors Richard Gazarik and Karen Anthony Cole chart the swinging history of jazz in Pittsburgh.

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192

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467144290

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9781467144292

The Richest Hill on Earth

By: Richard S. Wheeler

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The Richest Hill on Earth

By: Richard S. Wheeler

In this captivating historical novel, Wheeler--winner of the Owen Wister Award and five Spur Awards--turns his storyteller's eye to a pivotal battle of capitalism in the American West, when the Copper Kings of Butte, Montana, wrestled with each other for control of the richest hill on Earth, as well as Montana's fledgling government.

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350

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Macmillan

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076532816X

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9780765328168

Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America

By: Richard White

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Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America

By: Richard White

A Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize "A powerful book, crowded with telling details and shrewd observations." —Michael Kazin, New York Times Book Review The transcontinental railroads were the first corporate behemoths. Their attempts to generate profits from proliferating debt sparked devastating economic panics. Their dependence on public largesse drew them into the corridors of power, initiating new forms of corruption. Their operations rearranged space and time, remade the landscape of the West, and opened new ways of life and work. Their discriminatory rates sparked a new antimonopoly politics. The transcontinentals were pivotal actors in the making of modern America, but the triumphal myths of the golden spike, Robber Barons larger than life, and an innovative capitalism all die here. Instead we have a new vision of the Gilded Age, often darkly funny, that shows history to be rooted in failure as well as success.

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1000

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393082601

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9780393082609

A Savage Business

The Comeback and Comedown of Mike Tyson

By: Richard Hoffer

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A Savage Business

The Comeback and Comedown of Mike Tyson

By: Richard Hoffer

One of America's best sportswriters chronicles the unhappy rise and bizarre fall of Mike Tyson, from his release from prison after serving his sentence for rape through his disqualification in the second Evander Holyfield fight for biting the champion's ear. Also included is a profile of Don King, Tyson's comical, ruthless, arrogant promoter, who has has earned the sobriquet, "Blackiavelli". of photos.

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288

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Simon and Schuster

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0684809087

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9780684809083

A Discerning Eye

Essays on Early Italian Painting

By: Richard Offner,Andrew Ladis

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A Discerning Eye

Essays on Early Italian Painting

By: Richard Offner,Andrew Ladis

A Discerning Eye is an anthology of some of the finest and most lasting essays by a great critic-historian of Early Italian painting, Richard Offner. Its contents span the Florentine fourteenth century and thus compose a kind of portrait album of some of its most notable painters between the Gothic and Renaissance eras, from the Magdalen Master in the thirteenth century to Masaccio in the early fifteenth. Each essay contains insights that are as incisive, fresh, and evocative today as when they were first written. The essays are illustrated using Offner&’s original photographs supplemented by new or additional photographs when dictated by the material or when the reader might be better helped to see the relationship between Offner&’s analytical prose and a given image. This book reintroduces Offner and places him in the wider context of art-historical writing to reassess his work and underscore what his writings have to offer art historians working today. Three interpretive essays approach Offner from distinct but complementary perspectives: historiographical, philosophical, and biographical. Reassessments of such figures as Erwin Panofsky and Millard Meiss aid the ongoing debate about what art history is and how it ought to be practiced. The reader is asked to reconsider not merely the value but also the philosophical foundation of connoisseurship as a method of investigation and its compatibility with other methods.

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328

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Penn State Press

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0271017473

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9780271017471

The Unity of the Proposition

By: Richard Gaskin

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The Unity of the Proposition

By: Richard Gaskin

Richard Gaskin presents a work in the philosophy of language. He analyses what is distinctive about sentences and the propositions they express—what marks them off from mere lists of words and mere aggregates of word-meanings respectively. Since he identifies the world with all the true and false propositions, his account of the unity of the proposition has significant implications for our understanding of the nature of reality. He argues that the unity of the proposition is constituted by a certain infinitistic structure known in the tradition as 'Bradley's regress'. Usually, Bradley's regress has been regarded as vicious, but Gaskin argues that it is the metaphysical ground of the propositional unity, and gives us an important insight into the fundamental make-up of the world.

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OUP Oxford

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019155362X

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9780191553622

How Soon is Now?

The Madmen and Mavericks who made Independent Music 1975-2005

By: Richard King

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The Madmen and Mavericks who made Independent Music 1975-2005

By: Richard King

One of the most tangible aftershocks of Punk was its urgency to prompt individuals into action. Document your reality: do it yourself. From this, a generation of young men were inspired and, with often zero financial planning or business sense, in a bedroom, garage or shed, labels such as Factory, Rough Trade, Mute, 4AD, Beggars Banquet, Warp, Domino and Creation began, shifting the musical landscape and trading on an ethos and identity no brand consultant would now dare dream of. Musicians were encouraged to do whatever the hell they wanted and damn the consequences. From humble beginnings, some of our most influential artists were allowed to thrive: New Order, The Smiths, Depeche Mode, Orange Juice, Cocteau Twins, Sonic Youth, Happy Mondays, Primal Scream, Aphex Twin, Teenage Fanclub, My Bloody Valentine, Autechre, Broadcast, Vampire Weekend, The White Stripes and Artic Monkeys to name but a handful. This is the story, set to an incredible soundtrack, of the enormous scale of the passions, the size of the egos, and the true extent of the madness of the mavericks who had the vision and bloody-mindedness to make the musical landscape exciting again.

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Faber & Faber

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0571278329

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9780571278329

Book's by Richard Horne

The Life of Frank Coles Phillips (1902-1982) and the Structural Geology of the Moine Petrofabric Controversy

The Life of Frank Coles Phillips (1902-1982) and the Structural Geology of the Moine Petrofabric Controversy

In The Space Of A Song

In The Space Of A Song

Natural . The Beautiful 'N' Word

Natural . The Beautiful 'N' Word

The Owl Hunt

The Owl Hunt

History of Pittsburgh Jazz, A: Swinging in the Steel City

History of Pittsburgh Jazz, A: Swinging in the Steel City

The Richest Hill on Earth

The Richest Hill on Earth

Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America

Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America

A Savage Business

A Savage Business

A Discerning Eye

A Discerning Eye

The Unity of the Proposition

The Unity of the Proposition

How Soon is Now?

How Soon is Now?

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