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A History of the Swedenborg Society 1810-2010

By: Richard Lines

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A History of the Swedenborg Society 1810-2010

By: Richard Lines

The Swedenborg Society was founded in London ... [in] 1810 to translate, publish and sell the works of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772). This book tells the story of how a society founded with just forty members grew into a body with nearly one thousand members worldwide, continuously commissioning new translations over the years and thus keeping Swedenborg's works in print and ideas alive. It is also the story of the men and women who founded the Society and who sustained it over two centuries. -- Book jacket.

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Lulu.com

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1471012743

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9781471012747

Hypsodonty in Mammals

By: Richard H. Madden

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Hypsodonty in Mammals

By: Richard H. Madden

This book explores the central importance of soil ingestion and earth surface processes in driving the evolution of tooth shape in mammals.

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445

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Cambridge University Press

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1107012937

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The Real West Marginal Way: A Poet's Autobiography

By: Richard Hugo

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The Real West Marginal Way: A Poet's Autobiography

By: Richard Hugo

Of Richard Hugo's Making Certain It Goes On, David Wagoner has written: "Richard Hugo spared himself (and us) no pains or joys in making the wonderful, vigorous original poems brought together in this single collection. His was and is a very important voice in modern American poetry." Hugo was also an editor of the Yale Younger Poets series and a distinguished teacher and master of the personal essay. Now many of his essays have been assembled and arranged by Ripley Hugo, the poet's widow and a writer and teacher, and Lois and James Welch, writers and close friends of the poet. Together the essays constitute a compelling autobiographical narrative that takes Hugo from his lonely childhood through the war years and his working and creative life to an interview just before his death in 1982. William Matthews, also a friend of Hugo's, has written an introduction.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393245322

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9780393245325

The Demise of the Library School

Personal Reflections on Professional Education in the Modern Corporate University

By: Richard J. Cox

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The Demise of the Library School

Personal Reflections on Professional Education in the Modern Corporate University

By: Richard J. Cox

In The Demise of the Library School, Richard J. Cox places the present and future of professional education for librarianship in the debate on the modern corporate university. The book is a series of meditations on critical themes relating to the education of librarians, archivists, and other information professionals, playing off of other commentators analyzing the nature of higher education and its problems and promises.

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Library Juice Press, LLC

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1936117452

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9781936117451

The Madhouse System

By: Richard Paternoster

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The Madhouse System

By: Richard Paternoster

Reprint of the original, first published in 1841.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3368891189

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An Imperial War and the British Working Class

Working-Class Attitudes and Reactions to the Boer War, 1899-1902

By: Richard Price

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An Imperial War and the British Working Class

Working-Class Attitudes and Reactions to the Boer War, 1899-1902

By: Richard Price

First published in 2006. This study looks at a time when Victorian Britain was a time for self-doubt. There was an increasing fear that the 'place in the sun' that had so long been hers was being shadowed by the rising powers of Germany and the United States of America. Doubts arouse about her economic strength, her military prowess, even the viability of the two-party system. The South African War of 1899-1902 served for a time as the focus for all the fears that many Britons had about their country's future. The patriotism it engendered was exaggerated by the early military failures to resolve the problem of the troublesome Boers. The focus of the text is on working-class attitudes and reactions to the Boer War 1899-1902.

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Routledge

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1134529716

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Making Certain It Goes On: The Collected Poems of Richard Hugo

By: Richard Hugo

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Making Certain It Goes On: The Collected Poems of Richard Hugo

By: Richard Hugo

Richard Hugo, who died suddenly in 1982, was, in James Wright's words, 'a great poet, true to our difficult life, ' Making Certain It Goes On brings together, as Hugo wished, the poems published in book form during his lifetime, together with the moving and courageous new poems he wrote in his last years. This, then, is the definitive collection of a major American poet's enduring works.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393307840

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9780393307849

Selected Poems

By: Richard Hugo

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Selected Poems

By: Richard Hugo

The poems in this volume were selected by the poet in 1978 from his first three books—A Run of Jacks, Death of the Kapowsin Tavern, and Good Luck in Cracked Italian—and from his three more recent books, The Lady in Kicking Horse Reservoir, What Thou Lovest Well Remains American, and 31 Letters and 13 Dreams. The result easily demonstrated, then as now, the massive achievement of the writer whom Carolyn Kizer called "one of the most passionate, energetic, and honest poets living.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393245284

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9780393245288

The Value of Humanity in Kant's Moral Theory

By: Richard Dean

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The Value of Humanity in Kant's Moral Theory

By: Richard Dean

The humanity formulation of Kant's Categorical Imperative demands that we treat humanity as an end in itself. Because this principle resonates with currently influential ideals of human rights and dignity, contemporary readers often find it compelling, even if the rest of Kant's moral philosophy leaves them cold. Moreover, some prominent specialists in Kant's ethics have recently turned to the humanity formulation as the most theoretically central and promising principle of Kant'sethics. Nevertheless, it has received less attention than many other aspects of Kant's ethics. Richard Dean offers the most sustained and systematic examination of the humanity formulation to date. He presents an original analysis of what it means to treat humanity as an end in itself, and examinesthe implications both for Kant scholarship and for practical guidance on specific moral issues.

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Oxford University Press

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0199285721

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9780199285723

Meeting Special Needs in Mainstream Schools

A Practical Guide for Teachers

By: Richard Stakes,Garry Hornby

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Meeting Special Needs in Mainstream Schools

A Practical Guide for Teachers

By: Richard Stakes,Garry Hornby

First Published in 2001. This fully updated second edition provides practical assistance to teachers and student teachers working with children with special educational needs in mainstream schools. Within the framework of current legislation and guidelines it offers: Information on the various special needs which are encountered in mainstream schools; Practical assistance to teachers working with children with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, sensory impairments and behavioural difficulties; Strategies for effective classroom organisation and management in an easily accessible format. Meeting Special Needs in Mainstream Schools can also be used as a primer and to provoke discussion and the exchange of ideas within related professional development courses.

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Routledge

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1136626646

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Old Time Variety

An Illustrated History

By: Richard Anthony Baker

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Old Time Variety

An Illustrated History

By: Richard Anthony Baker

“An illustrated history of good old-fashioned entertainment from names like Tessie O’Shea, George Formby, and the early days of Bruce Forsyth.” —Yours As one of the richest sources of diversion for the people of Britain between the end of the First World War and the 1960s, the variety theater emerged from the embers of music hall, a vulgar and rambunctious entertainment that had held the working classes in thrall since the 1840s. Music hall bosses decided they would do better business if a man going to theaters on his own could take his wife and children with him, knowing they would see or hear nothing that would scandalize them. So variety, a gentler, less red-blooded entertainment was gradually established. At the top of the profession were Gracie Fields, a peerless singer and comedienne, and Max Miller, a comic who was renowned for being risqué, but who, in fact, never cracked a dirty joke. They were supported by acts that matched the word variety: ventriloquists, drag artists, animal acts, acrobats, jugglers, magicians and many more. But the variety theater was constantly under threat, first from revue, then radio, the cinema, girlie shows, the birth of rock ’n’ roll and finally television. By the end of the 1950s, the variety business seemed to have given up, but the recent and extraordinary popularity of talent shows on television has proved the public appetite is still there. Variety could be about to start all over again. “A priceless record of the people who entertained several generations between the wars and, for a brief time, after WWII . . . thoroughly entertaining.” —Books Monthly

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Casemate Publishers

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1783408839

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What Thou Lovest Well, Remains American: Poems

By: Richard Hugo

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What Thou Lovest Well, Remains American: Poems

By: Richard Hugo

Here is a collection of poems by a writer whom the poet Carolyn Kizer calls "one of the most passionate, energetic, and honest poets living." Hugo's most important subject is the American West. In the present volume, people, places, dreams, and memories are explored again--always in search of the poet's self.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393044173

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9780393044171

Textbook of Adolescent Psychiatry

By: Richard Rosner

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Textbook of Adolescent Psychiatry

By: Richard Rosner

Adolescent Psychiatry is the first text-reference to provide such in-depth, comprehensive, and practical coverage of this specialist area. There are many questions pertinent to adolescence alone and these are highlighted throughout the book. Starting with the important aspects of normal development, the reader is then taken on to risk-behaviour and

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CRC Press

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1444113968

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Country Music

A Biographical Dictionary

By: Richard Carlin

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Country Music

A Biographical Dictionary

By: Richard Carlin

This illustrated A-Z guide covers more than 700 country music artists, groups, and bands. Articles also cover specific genres within country music as well as instruments used. Written in a lively, engaging style, the entries not only outline the careers of country music's greatest artists, they provide an understanding of the artist's importance or failings, and a feeling for his or her style. Select discographies are provided at the end of each entry, while a bibliography and indexes by instrument, musical style, genre, and song title round out the work. For a full list of entries, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary website.

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Routledge

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1135361118

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The Clerical Guide, Or Ecclesiastical Directory

By: Richard Gilbert

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The Clerical Guide, Or Ecclesiastical Directory

By: Richard Gilbert

The Clerical Guide, Or Ecclesiastical Directory: Containing a Complete Register of the Dignities and Benefices of the Church of England, with the names of their present possessors,patrons &c. and an alphabetical list of the dignitaries and benefits clergy.

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Рипол Классик

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587575804X

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9785875758041

Council Bluffs

Broadway

By: Richard Warner,Ryan Roenfeld

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Council Bluffs

Broadway

By: Richard Warner,Ryan Roenfeld

During the 1830s, a path appeared where Indian Creek flowed out of the loess hills at Caldwell's Potawatomi village and led west across the Eight-Mile Prairie. A decade later, that path became Broadway through Mormon Kanesville where California-bound 49ers found anything for sale. Kanesville became Council Bluffs after 1852 as Broadway spread from Mud Hollow and Old Town past the Fourth Street Angle across a "sea of prairie grass and sun-flowers" to the ferries on the Big Muddy, the Missouri River. More changes came with the Northwestern, Union Pacific, and Illinois Central Railroads as Broadway evolved into the route of four U.S. highways. People went to work at World Radio, Woodward's, and Omaha Standard, and notorious mobster Meyer Lansky ran greyhounds where stock cars later raced at Playland Park while teenagers cruised for hamburgers and entertainment.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738550752

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9780738550756

The Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic

By: Richard A. Epstein

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The Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic

By: Richard A. Epstein

Early in his rise to enlightenment, man invented a concept that has since been variously viewed as a vice, a crime, a business, a pleasure, a type of magic, a disease, a folly, a weakness, a form of sexual substitution, an expression of the human instinct. He invented gambling. Recent advances in the field, particularly Parrondo's paradox, have triggered a surge of interest in the statistical and mathematical theory behind gambling. This interest was acknowledge in the motion picture, "21," inspired by the true story of the MIT students who mastered the art of card counting to reap millions from the Vegas casinos. Richard Epstein's classic book on gambling and its mathematical analysis covers the full range of games from penny matching to blackjack, from Tic-Tac-Toe to the stock market (including Edward Thorp's warrant-hedging analysis). He even considers whether statistical inference can shed light on the study of paranormal phenomena. Epstein is witty and insightful, a pleasure to dip into and read and rewarding to study. The book is written at a fairly sophisticated mathematical level; this is not "Gambling for Dummies" or "How To Beat The Odds Without Really Trying." A background in upper-level undergraduate mathematics is helpful for understanding this work. - Comprehensive and exciting analysis of all major casino games and variants - Covers a wide range of interesting topics not covered in other books on the subject - Depth and breadth of its material is unique compared to other books of this nature - Richard Epstein's website: www.gamblingtheory.net

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Academic Press

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0080958613

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9780080958613

CAIA Level II

Advanced Core Topics in Alternative Investments

By: Melissa Donohue,Urbi Garay,Ernest Jaffarian,Francois Lhabitant,Pierre-Yves Mathonet,Thomas Meyer,Richard Spurgin,Simon Stevenson

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CAIA Level II

Advanced Core Topics in Alternative Investments

By: Melissa Donohue,Urbi Garay,Ernest Jaffarian,Francois Lhabitant,Pierre-Yves Mathonet,Thomas Meyer,Richard Spurgin,Simon Stevenson

Alternative investments have become the 'brooding omnipresence' of modern finance. As such, they are at the core of any significant discussion relating to asset allocation, risk management, and portfolio design. The topics outlined and discussed in this text provide a meaningful stop on the road toward understanding the complexities and rewards of these instruments." —Garry Crowder, Director, Institute for Alternative Investment Education and Research Sponsored by the CAIA Association, the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) program consists of a two-tier exam process (Level I and Level II) through which you may earn the CAIA charter. The Level I exam challenges your understanding of the alternative investment market's tools and terms, and tests your knowledge of various trading strategies and performance measurements. The Level II exam assesses how you would apply the knowledge and analytics learned in Level I within an asset allocation framework. CAIA Level II: Advanced Core Topics in Alternative Investments contains virtually all of the material on alternative investments that potential Level II candidates would need to know as they prepare for the exam—a multifaceted assembly of questions and problem-solving tasks. Since the tools and terms introduced in Level I provide the basis for the second level of this program, the information found here will continue to focus on alternative investments—hedge funds, private equity, commodities and managed futures, and credit derivatives—but in greater depth and in the context of risk management and asset allocation. Whether you're a seasoned professional looking to explore new areas within the alternative investment arena or a new industry participant seeking to establish a solid understanding of alternative investments, CAIA Level II: Advanced Core Topics in Alternative Investments is the best way to achieve these goals, and the smartest way to prepare for such a demanding exam. Take your first steps toward attaining the CAIA charter by picking up CAIA Level I: An Introduction to Core Topics in Alternative Investments.

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0470685115

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