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Symbols, the News Magazines and Martin Luther King

By: Richard Lentz

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Symbols, the News Magazines and Martin Luther King

By: Richard Lentz

More than two decades after his death, Martin Luther King, Jr. remains America’s preeminent symbol of the civil rights movement. In the early years of the movement King advocated a policy of nonviolent resistance to the racism ingrained in American society. In later years, however, King adopted a more militant stance toward racial and other forms of injustice. In this innovative book Richard Lentz considers King as a cultural symbol, from the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955–1956 to the Poor People’s Campaign, which King helped organize shortly before his assassination in 1968. In particular, Lentz examines the ways the three major news weeklies—Newsweek, Time, and U.S. News & World Report—presented King to their readers. It is primarily through media institutions that Americans shape and interpret their values. Newsweek, Time, and U.S. News—though representing different shadings of political ideology, ranging from left of center to conservative—were all aimed at the same audience, middle-class Americans. Therefore their influence on the nation’s values during a period of enormous social upheaval was significant. In the mid-1960s, when King shifted from reform to radicalism, the news magazines were thrust into what Lentz calls a “crisis of Symbols” because King no longer fit the symbolic mold the magazines had created for him. Lentz investigates how the magazines responded to this crisis, discussing the ways in which their analyses of King shifted over time and the means they employed to create a new symbolic image that made sense of King’s radicalization for readers. This is an important, perceptive study of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s career and an astute critical analysis of the reporting practices of the news media in the modern era.

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396

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LSU Press

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0807125245

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9780807125243

Plant An Evil Seed

By: Richard J. May

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Plant An Evil Seed

By: Richard J. May

Set against the background of the calamitous and horrifying events of September 11, 2001, Plant an Evil Seed is a unique crime novel with a fresh and ingenious look at how the friends and relatives of a murder victim learn of the crime and seek justice. A cheating husband has murdered his young and vibrant wife and appears to have gotten away with the perfect crime. But in a new and totally diabolical form of street justice, the circle of avengers then brilliantly plot to see that the killer is finally made to answer for his evil acts. Plant an Evil Seed is a story of intrigue and deception that will cause readers to reminisce of the intricate plots and surprising turn of events that were the trademarks of the late great master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. 6

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204

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Page Publishing Inc

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1647017610

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9781647017613

Galatea 2.2

By: Richard Powers

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Galatea 2.2

By: Richard Powers

After four novels and several years of living abroad, the fictional protagonist of Galatea 2.2 - Richard Powers - returns to the United States as Humanist-in-Residence at the enormous Center for the Study of Advanced Sciences. There he falls afoul of Philip Lentz, an outspoken cognitive neurologist intent upon modeling the human brain by means of computer-based neural networks. Lentz involves Powers in an outlandish and irresistible project: to train a neural net on a canonical list of Great Books until the machine becomes capable of passing a comprehensive exam in English literature. Through repeated tutorials, the device grows gradually more worldly, until it demands to know its own name, sex, race, and reason for existing. Powers drills it in Chaucer and Austen and James, a crash course that elicits a violent reconsideration of his own literary vocation, his decade-long, failed relationship with a former pupil, and his growing obsession with the twenty-two-year-old master's candidate against whom his cybernetic Helen is slated to compete.

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341

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Macmillan

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0374199485

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9780374199487

Lone Star Travel Guide to Central Texas

By: Richard Zelade

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Lone Star Travel Guide to Central Texas

By: Richard Zelade

Formerly a part of the popular Lone Star Guide to the Texas Hill Country, Central Texas now gets its own treatment in this up-to-date guide that includes history, folklore, and geography; detailed listings of lodgings, restaurants, and entertainment; major attractions, including state parks, museums, and historic places; directions, days and hours of operation, addresses, and phone numbers; and maps and calendar of events. Five tours take you from the Balcones Escarpment to "Central Texas Stew," a region of the state largely settled by Czechs and Germans in the early twentieth century.

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425

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Taylor Trade Publications

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158979608X

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9781589796089

Up the Park

By: Richard D. Kutz

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Up the Park

By: Richard D. Kutz

Hi! My name's Richard ... Dick, as my friends call me, Up The Park. In 1954-Chevy's largest engine was an inline six cylinder and kids had to dance to their parent's music. But ... that was all about to change-real fast. Come on along with my friends and me into the exciting 1950's, 60's n' "rock n' roll," Up The Park. A time when Chevy's grew to 409 H.P. and your feet just jumped and jived to a beat. Join a group of kids who mature while working out day to day life experiences together, through team sports and a strong camaraderie, ultimately becoming fine young adults. Experience or relive a first kiss, first date, passing your drivers exam, first car ... oh-I'll never smoke another cigarette! Who hasn't encountered-a bully, perhaps a little prejudice or a few heart throbs-oh how I wish she would look at me the way I look at her. Most of all, and don't forget, "don't, don't ever go with strangers!" There are lots of sports, fun and games. You'll like the park, the guys, the girls, the block parties, romper day, the corner candy store and have lots of fun. Why ... you just might even find the missing pieces to your puzzle. Hope to see ya' ... Up The Park. Best wishes, Richard D. Kutz

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First Books

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1592997929

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9781592997923

President McKinley, War and Empire

President McKinley and the Coming of War, 1898

By: Richard F. Hamilton

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President McKinley, War and Empire

President McKinley and the Coming of War, 1898

By: Richard F. Hamilton

The "progressive" reading of history focuses on two major antecedents for the origins of the United States' 1898 war with Spain: the 1896 presidential election and the Hearst-Pulitzer press war that, reportedly, generated an irresistible clamor from an "aroused public." Underlying those narratives are two very different theoretical frameworks: a class-dominance view and that of the mass society. Volume 1 of President McKinley, War and Empire assesses the adequacy of those readings. In the 1896 election the Republicans, led by William McKinley, were challenged by William Jennings Bryan, a radical and an inflationist, who had defeated the conservative leaders of the Democratic Party. The Bryanites portrayed the 1896 election as a struggle between "Wall Street" and "the people." McKinley was portrayed as a docile, pliable figure whose campaign was directed by an adept Ohio business magnate, Mark Hanna. The McKinley victory meant that "big business" was now "in control." The Cuban insurgency, begun in 1895, gained attention and support from the American newspapers. This began with a circulation war in New York City, with Hearst and Pulitzer publishing "sensational" reports about the struggle in Cuba. The resulting public clamor, it is said, overwhelmed the members of the legislative and executive branches. McKinley and his advisors fended off those demands as best they could but, following the sinking of the Maine, he conceded and asked Congress to authorize intervention. This work provides an original assessment of those long-standing claims, the basic elements of the progressive history. It reviews McKinley's biography, principally the events leading up to his election victory, including discussion of Hanna's role. It then examines the events leading up to the war. Studies of press content are reviewed and new material is introduced. The work also argues that two other factors were decisive: the efforts of an adept Cuban pressure group and partisan politics. The theoretical implications are explored and an alternative framework, elitism, is argued. The result is a different, a more complex view of the origins of the war.

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276

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Transaction Publishers

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1412831830

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9781412831833

The Jarretts

By: Richard M. Huff

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The Jarretts

By: Richard M. Huff

Discusses the personal lives and racing careers of the three generations of Jarretts involved in NASCAR racing.

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Infobase Learning

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143814265X

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9781438142654

Not the Impossible Faith

By: Richard Carrier

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Not the Impossible Faith

By: Richard Carrier

Dr. Richard Carrier is an expert in the history of the ancient world and a critic of Christian attempts to distort history in defense of their faith. Not the Impossible Faith is a tour de force in that genre, dissecting and refuting the oft-repeated claim that Christianity could not have succeeded in the ancient world unless it was true. Though framed as a detailed rebuttal to Christian apologist J.P. Holding (author of The Impossible Faith), Carrier takes a general approach that educates the reader on the history and sociology of the ancient world, answering many questions like: How did Christians approach evidence? Was there a widespread prejudice against the testimony of women? Was resurrection such a radical idea? Who would worship a crucified criminal? And much more. Written with occasional humor and an easy style, and thoroughly referenced, with many entertaining "gotcha!" moments, Not the Impossible Faith is a must-read for anyone interested in the origins of Christianity.

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Lulu.com

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0557044642

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9780557044641

The Men's Health Guide To Peak Conditioning

By: Richard Laliberte

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The Men's Health Guide To Peak Conditioning

By: Richard Laliberte

Provides conditioning programs for various lifestyles and interests; discusses nutrition, sleep, and time management; and offers advice on buying equipment and workout gear

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Rodale

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0875963234

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9780875963235

Life as I Lived It

Small Town Country Living

By: Richard W. Block

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Life as I Lived It

Small Town Country Living

By: Richard W. Block

Th is book is full of short stories containing common sense, knowledge, adventure and humor. These are all true stories of life’s experiences, growing up in a small Indiana town along the Ohio River from the 1950’s until now. Open this book and read any story that tickles your fancy. I guarantee you will learn many things from these stories. If after reading one story and you don’t feel this book is for you, well then, you have read the wrong story!! You will find this book is designed for all age groups and is very easy and entertaining reading.

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iUniverse

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1491787775

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9781491787779

Stock Car Champions

Running with NASCAR's Best

By: Richard M. Huff

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Stock Car Champions

Running with NASCAR's Best

By: Richard M. Huff

Winning a NASCAR race changes a driver's life. Stock Car Champions: Running with NASCAR's Best takes readers behind the scenes and into the lives of such drivers to find out how winning affected them and what impact it has today.

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1566251400

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9781566251402

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Symbols, the News Magazines and Martin Luther King

Symbols, the News Magazines and Martin Luther King

Plant An Evil Seed

Plant An Evil Seed

Galatea 2.2

Galatea 2.2

Lone Star Travel Guide to Central Texas

Lone Star Travel Guide to Central Texas

Up the Park

Up the Park

President McKinley, War and Empire

President McKinley, War and Empire

The Jarretts

The Jarretts

Not the Impossible Faith

Not the Impossible Faith

The Men's Health Guide To Peak Conditioning

The Men's Health Guide To Peak Conditioning

Life as I Lived It

Life as I Lived It

Stock Car Champions

Stock Car Champions

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