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The Organist and the Magistrate

By: Richard Trahair

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The Organist and the Magistrate

By: Richard Trahair

Two tales of misadventure and crime, illustrating the role of both a church organ and its player and also of a lay Justice of the Peace, drawn from the author’s experiences in both title roles. In ‘The Organist’, a well-known elderly organist slumps into a coma while giving a recital to a packed church audience. The regular organist, a mysterious young lady, has vanished. In a plot that sweeps from a country town in England to the Rock of Gibraltar, the stakes could not be higher after nefarious plans which could lead to an international crisis are uncovered. ‘The Magistrate’ is an adventure tale of kidnap and revenge. When the Justice becomes the victim of a man who holds some kind of grudge against him, he unwisely pursues his own investigation. Contrasting characters then emerge to demonstrate the avenues open to magistrates to exercise common-sense justice while at the same time coping with the sorry state of the criminal justice system.

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191666895X

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Parsonage and Parson

Coping with the Clergy - thirty years of eccentricity and delight

By: Richard Trahair

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Coping with the Clergy - thirty years of eccentricity and delight

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Richard Trahair shares an insider's experience of the wide-ranging 'goings on' in a large Church of England diocese in the south of England from the 1980s.

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Elton Mayo

The Humanist Temper

By: Richard C. S. Trahair,Abraham Zaleznik

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Elton Mayo

The Humanist Temper

By: Richard C. S. Trahair,Abraham Zaleznik

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Routledge

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1351298704

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Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and Secret Operations

By: Richard Trahair

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Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and Secret Operations

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The only comprehensive and up-to-date book of its kind with the latest information.

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Enigma Books

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1936274264

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The Politics of Ethics

Methods for Acting, Learning, and Sometimes Fighting with Others in Addressing Ethics Problems in Organizational Life

By: Richard P. Nielsen

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The Politics of Ethics

Methods for Acting, Learning, and Sometimes Fighting with Others in Addressing Ethics Problems in Organizational Life

By: Richard P. Nielsen

This study describes the obstacles to behaving ethically in organizations.

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Ruffin Series in Business Ethi

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0195096665

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Organizations and Organizing

Rational, Natural and Open Systems Perspectives

By: W Richard Scott,Gerald F. Davis

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Organizations and Organizing

Rational, Natural and Open Systems Perspectives

By: W Richard Scott,Gerald F. Davis

This broad, balanced introduction to organizational studies enables the reader to compare and contrast different approaches to the study of organizations. This book is a valuable tool for the reader, as we are all intertwined with organizations in one form or another. Numerous other disciplines besides sociology are addressed in this book, including economics, political science, strategy and management theory. Topic areas discussed in this book are the importance of organizations; defining organizations; organizations as rational, natural, and open systems; environments, strategies, and structures of organizations; and organizations and society. For those employed in fields where knowledge of organizational theory is necessary, including sociology, anthropology, cognitive psychology, industrial engineering, managers in corporations and international business, and business strategists.

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1317345916

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Pollution

By: Richard Spilsbury,Louise Spilsbury

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Pollution

By: Richard Spilsbury,Louise Spilsbury

One of the ways disease spreads in developing countries is through polluted water. This topic is a serious one for young readers to understand. In this book, the issues of pollution are explained in age-appropriate detail, complete with full-color photographs of air, land, and water pollution. In addition, each engaging topic concludes with a helpful flowchart to review how acid rain works, how bacteria enter drinking water, and the ways algal blooms form. This volume is a great resource for both science and social studies students learning to understand the importance of conservation and respect for the world around us.

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Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

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1538234939

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Special Duty

A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community

By: Richard J. Samuels

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Special Duty

A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community

By: Richard J. Samuels

The prewar history of the Japanese intelligence community demonstrates how having power over much, but insight into little can have devastating consequences. Its postwar history—one of limited Japanese power despite growing insight—has also been problematic for national security. In Special Duty Richard J. Samuels dissects the fascinating history of the intelligence community in Japan. Looking at the impact of shifts in the strategic environment, technological change, and past failures, he probes the reasons why Japan has endured such a roller-coaster ride when it comes to intelligence gathering and analysis, and concludes that the ups and downs of the past century—combined with growing uncertainties in the regional security environment—have convinced Japanese leaders of the critical importance of striking balance between power and insight. Using examples of excessive hubris and debilitating bureaucratic competition before the Asia-Pacific War, the unavoidable dependence on US assets and popular sensitivity to security issues after World War II, and the tardy adoption of image-processing and cyber technologies, Samuels' bold book highlights the century-long history of Japan's struggles to develop a fully functioning and effective intelligence capability, and makes clear that Japanese leaders have begun to reinvent their nation's intelligence community.

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Cornell University Press

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1501741594

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The Practitioner's Guide to the Science of Psychotherapy

By: Richard Hill,Matthew Dahlitz

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The Practitioner's Guide to the Science of Psychotherapy

By: Richard Hill,Matthew Dahlitz

Establishing a new, scientifically validated foundation for current psychotherapeutic practice. The twenty-first-century psychotherapist can no longer be constrained by specific schools of practice or limited reservoirs of knowledge. But this new “era of information” needs to be integrated and made manageable for every practitioner. This book helps therapists learn more about this new knowledge and how to apply it effectively. In this single-volume learning resource, Richard Hill and Matthew Dahlitz introduce practitioners to the many elements that create our psychology. From basic neuroscience to body-brain systems and genetic processes, therapists will discover how to become more “response-able” to their clients. Topics include neurobiology, genetics, key therapeutic practices to treat anxiety, depression, trauma and other disorders; memory; mirror neurons and empathy, and more. All are presented with case studies and treatment applications.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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1324016191

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9781324016199

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica

By: Richard Stephen Charnock

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Patronymica Cornu-Britannica

By: Richard Stephen Charnock

Reprint of the original, first published in 1870.

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3846048895

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Deleuze and Lola Montès

By: Richard Rushton

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Deleuze and Lola Montès

By: Richard Rushton

Gilles Deleuze represents the most widely referenced theorist of cinema today. And yet, even the most rudimentary pillars of his thought remain mysterious to most students (and even many scholars) of film studies. From one of the foremost theorists following Deleuze in the world today, Deleuze and Lola Montès offers a detailed explication of Gilles Deleuze's writings on film – from his books Cinema 1: The Movement-Image (1983) and Cinema 2: The Time-Image (1985). Building on this foundation, Rushton provides an interpretation of Max Ophuls's classic film Lola Montès as an example of how Deleuzian film theory can function in the practice of film interpretation.

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150134577X

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Stability Design of Semi-Rigid Frames

By: W. F. Chen,Yoshiaki Goto,J. Y. Richard Liew

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Stability Design of Semi-Rigid Frames

By: W. F. Chen,Yoshiaki Goto,J. Y. Richard Liew

Semi-rigid steel frames are revolutionizing structural design. This book is a practical professional reference, covering analytical methods for the evaluation of connection flexibility and its influence on the stability of the entire framework. The methods range from a simplified member-by-member design approach to a more sophisticated computer-based advanced analysis and design approach.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471076708

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Design of Highway Bridges

An LRFD Approach

By: Richard M. Barker,Jay A. Puckett

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Design of Highway Bridges

An LRFD Approach

By: Richard M. Barker,Jay A. Puckett

Up-to-date coverage of bridge design and analysis revised to reflect the fifth edition of the AASHTO LRFD specifications Design of Highway Bridges, Third Edition offers detailed coverage of engineering basics for the design of short- and medium-span bridges. Revised to conform with the latest fifth edition of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, it is an excellent engineering resource for both professionals and students. This updated edition has been reorganized throughout, spreading the material into twenty shorter, more focused chapters that make information even easier to find and navigate. It also features: Expanded coverage of computer modeling, calibration of service limit states, rigid method system analysis, and concrete shear Information on key bridge types, selection principles, and aesthetic issues Dozens of worked problems that allow techniques to be applied to real-world problems and design specifications A new color insert of bridge photographs, including examples of historical and aesthetic significance New coverage of the "green" aspects of recycled steel Selected references for further study From gaining a quick familiarity with the AASHTO LRFD specifications to seeking broader guidance on highway bridge design Design of Highway Bridges is the one-stop, ready reference that puts information at your fingertips, while also serving as an excellent study guide and reference for the U.S. Professional Engineering Examination.

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1118330102

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Fetal and Neonatal Physiology E-Book

By: Richard Polin,Steven H. Abman,David H. Rowitch,William Benitz

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Fetal and Neonatal Physiology E-Book

By: Richard Polin,Steven H. Abman,David H. Rowitch,William Benitz

Fetal & Neonatal Physiology provides neonatologist fellows and physicians with the essential information they need to effectively diagnose, treat, and manage sick and premature infants. Fully comprehensive, this resource continues to serve as an excellent reference tool, focusing on the basic science needed for exam preparation and the key information required for full-time practice. The 5th edition is the most substantially updated and revised edition ever. In the 5 years since the last edition published, there have been thousands of publications on various aspects of development of health and disease; Fetal and Neonatal Physiology synthesizes this knowledge into definitive guidance for today's busy practitioner. Offers definitive guidance on how to effectively manage the many health problems seen in newborn and premature infants. Chapters devoted to clinical correlation help explain the implications of fetal and neonatal physiology. Allows you to apply the latest insights on genetic therapy, intrauterine infections, brain protection and neuroimaging, and much more. Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, images, and references from the book on a variety of devices. Features a fantastic new 4-color design with 1,000 illustrations, 170+ chapters, and over 350 contributors. 16 new chapters cover such hot topics as Epigenetics; Placental Function in Intrauterine Growth Restriction; Regulation of Pulmonary Circulation; The Developing Microbiome of the Fetus and Newborn; Hereditary Contribution to Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia; Mechanistic Aspects of Phototherapy for Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia; Cerebellar Development; Pathophysiology of Neonatal Sepsis; Pathophysiology of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn; Pathophysiology of Meconium Aspiration Syndrome; Pathophysiology of Ventilator Dependent Infants; Pathophysiology of Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury; Pathophysiology of Neonatal White Matter Injury; Pathophysiology of Meningitis; Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia; and Pathophysiology of Chorioamnionitis. New Pathophysiology of Neonatal Diseases section highlights every process associated with a disease or injury, all in one place. In-depth information, combined with end-of-chapter summaries, enables deep or quick use of the text.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323352324

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9780323352321

Behavior, Technology, and Organizational Development

Eric Trist and the Tavistock Institute

By: Richard Trahair

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Behavior, Technology, and Organizational Development

Eric Trist and the Tavistock Institute

By: Richard Trahair

Eric Trist was a psychologist, social scientist, and a leading figure in the field of organizational development. He was a founding member of the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations in London and spent many years in United States academia. This book delves into Trist’s life to examine the evolution of his work and how he applied social science theory, knowledge, and methods to the organization of working life and its management. Richard Trahair outlines Trist’s socio-technical theory of organization and how it applies to the turbulent environment that modern managers face. Trahair begins with Trist’s educational career in England and his attitude toward American and English education. He also describes Trist’s work to improve the United Kingdom’s Army’s method of selecting men for officer training in wartime, and his role in the establishment of the Civil Resettlement Units in England. In place of the traditional technology-driven bureaucracy of industry, Trist recommended that social science researchers help reorganize industries on socio-technical lines. Trist provided convincing evidence that organizations dominated by traditional attitudes were inefficient and unsatisfactory. He made it clear that seeing workers as little more than costly extensions of machines and the industrial environment as nothing but a set of competitive market forces seriously limited potential for growth.

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1412855497

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Manufacturing Knowledge

A History of the Hawthorne Experiments

By: Richard Gillespie

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Manufacturing Knowledge

A History of the Hawthorne Experiments

By: Richard Gillespie

What motivates workers to work harder? What can management do to create a contented and productive workforce? Discussion of these questions would be incomplete without reference to the Hawthorne experiments, one of the most famous pieces of research ever conducted in the social and behavioral sciences. Drawing on the original records of the experiments and the personal papers of the researchers, Richard Gillespie has reconstructed the intellectual and political dynamics of the experiments as they evolved from the tentative experimentation to seemingly authoritative publications. Manufacturing Knowledge raises fundamental questions about the nature of scientific knowledge, and about the assumptions and evidence that underlay debates on worker productivity.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521456436

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Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, 8th Edition

By: Warren C. Young,Richard G. Budynas,Ali M. Sadegh

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Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, 8th Edition

By: Warren C. Young,Richard G. Budynas,Ali M. Sadegh

THE MOST COMPLETE, UP-TO-DATE GUIDE TO STRESS AND STRAIN FORMULAS Fully revised throughout, Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, Eighth Edition, provides accurate and thorough tabulated formulations that can be applied to the stress analysis of a comprehensive range of structural components. All equations and diagrams of structural properties are presented in an easy-to-use, thumb, through format. This extensively updated edition contains new chapters on fatigue and fracture mechanics, stresses in fasteners and joints, composite materials, and biomechanics. Several chapters have been expanded and new topics have been added. Each chapter now concludes with a summary of tables and formulas for ease of reference. This is the definitive resource for designers, engineers, and analysts who need to calculate stress and strain management. ROARK'S FORMULAS FOR STRESS AND STRAIN, EIGHTH EDITION, COVERS: Behavior of bodies under stress Principles and analytical methods Numerical and experimental methods Tension, compression, shear, and combined stress Beams; flexure of straight bars Bending of curved beams Torsion Flat plates Columns and other compression members Shells of revolution; pressure vessels; pipes Bodies in contact undergoing direct bearing and shear stress Elastic stability Dynamic and temperature stresses Stress concentration factors Fatigue and fracture mechanics Stresses in fasteners and joints Composite materials Biomechanics

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0071742484

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Parsonage and Parson

Coping with the Clergy - thirty years of eccentricity and delight

By: Richard Trahair

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Coping with the Clergy - thirty years of eccentricity and delight

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Richard Trahair shares an insider's experience of the wide-ranging 'goings on' in a large Church of England diocese in the south of England from the 1980s.

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Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, 9E

By: Richard G. Budynas,Ali M. Sadegh

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Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, 9E

By: Richard G. Budynas,Ali M. Sadegh

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. The industry-standard resource for stress and strain formulas―fully updated for the latest advances and restructured for ease of use This newly designed and thoroughly revised guide contains accurate and thorough tabulated formulations that can be applied to the stress analysis of a comprehensive range of structural components. Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, Ninth Edition has been reorganized into a user-friendly format that makes it easy to access and apply the information. The book explains all of the formulas and analyses needed by designers and engineers for mechanical system design. You will get a solid grounding in the theory behind each formula along with real-world applications that cover a wide range of materials. Coverage includes: • The behavior of bodies under stress • Analytical, numerical, and experimental methods • Tension, compression, shear, and combined stress • Beams and curved beams • Torsion, flat plates, and columns • Shells of revolution, pressure vessels, and pipes • Bodies under direct pressure and shear stress • Elastic stability • Dynamic and temperature stresses • Stress concentration • Fatigue and fracture • Stresses in fasteners and joints • Composite materials and solid biomechanics

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1260453766

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Fetal and Neonatal Physiology E-Book

By: Richard A. Polin,Steven H. Abman

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Fetal and Neonatal Physiology E-Book

By: Richard A. Polin,Steven H. Abman

Fetal and Neonatal Physiology, edited by Drs. Polin, Fox, and Abman, focuses on physiologic developments of the fetus and newborn and their impact on the clinical practice of neonatology. A must for practice, this 4th edition brings you the latest information on genetic therapy, intrauterine infections, brain protection and neuroimaging, and much more. Gain a comprehensive, state-of-the-art understanding of normal and abnormal physiology, and its relationship to disease in the fetus and newborn premature infant, from Dr. Richard Polin and other acknowledged worldwide leaders in the field. Understand the implications of fetal and neonatal physiology through chapters devoted to clinical correlation. Apply the latest insights on genetic therapy, intrauterine infections, brain protection and neuroimaging, and much more. Effectively manage the consequences of intrauterine infections with three new chapters covering intrauterine infection and preterm birth, intrauterine infection and brain injury, and intrauterine infection and chronic lung disease.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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143773636X

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The Everyman's Guide to Hair Replacement

By: Richard W. Fleming,Toby G. Mayer

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The Everyman's Guide to Hair Replacement

By: Richard W. Fleming,Toby G. Mayer

Educated and objective medical advice about which hair replacement methods work and which do not.

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0962589829

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Behavior, Technology, and Organizational Development

Eric Trist and the Tavistock Institute

By: Richard Trahair

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Behavior, Technology, and Organizational Development

Eric Trist and the Tavistock Institute

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Elton Mayo

The Humanist Temper

By: Richard C. S. Trahair

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Elton Mayo

The Humanist Temper

By: Richard C. S. Trahair

The definitive biography of the life and work of Elton Mayo (1880-1949) is the first full, accurate account of the activities and intimate life of one of Australia and America's pioneering social scientists. Mayo, who established the scientific study of organizational behavior, was highly influential in American social science and business management theory, following his work at the Harvard Business School and the Western Electric Company. Still the subject of vigorous debate, Mayo's ideas spanned several disciplines--psychology, sociology, philosophy, and business management. Mayo developed the field of industrial psychology by applying the results of scientific research to the problems of work in order to improve the life of industrial workers and managers and to encourage collaboration between administrators and their subordinates. Trahair's biography traces the origins of Mayo's ideas in order to help clarify aspects of the debate. Alfred W. Clark of La Trobe University commented, "It will become a definitive biography...it is based on a masterly grasp of detail into Mayo's life, theories and impact.... Trahair's expression is always clear and lively; he never writes a turgid sentence, let alone a paragraph"; while Arthur G. Bedeian at Auburn University noted that Elton Mayo A Humanist Temper is "laced with wit and insight, and graced with style. For all its scholarship, it is wholly readable. Historians interested in the development of the social sciences should find the book particularly valuable. It offers a searching example of the scientific enterprise." Richard C.S. Trahair is Honorable Research Fellow in the School of Social Sciences at La Trobe University, Australia. He has published widely on the study of human problems in many journals.

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1412822424

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Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and Secret Operations

By: Richard Trahair

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The only comprehensive and up-to-date book of its kind with the latest information.

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Enigma Books

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1936274264

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An Australian Dictionary of Eponyms

By: R. C. S. Trahair

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An Australian Dictionary of Eponyms

By: R. C. S. Trahair

A listing of over 500 eponyms are defined, with brief biographies of the individuals whose names have entered the language. The selection has been made from the estimated 35,000 eponyms in use in English on the basis that they have a secure place in Australian English. Paperback edition of a volume first published in 1990.

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0195534549

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Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and Secret Operations

By: Richard C. Trahair

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Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and Secret Operations

By: Richard C. Trahair

Everybody spied on everybody else during the Cold War. France had agents in the U.S., China had agents in East Germany, Poland had agents in Great Britain, and the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. had agents everywhere—in governments, in industry, in the military, and within each other's, and their own, intelligence agencies. A-Z entries provide a fascinating glimpse into the subterranean world, events, people and operations of the Cold War. Cold War espionage was a nightmare of errors, seen darkly in a wilderness of mirrors, raining desperate deceptions in a climate of treason, with assassins trading in treachery using hidden hands running invisible governments. As fascinating as it was lethal, this labyrinthian world is still masked in mystery. A good amount is known and knowable, however, and this encyclopedia offers up the latest and most up to date information available, drawn from scholarship, memoirs, and journalism. Everybody spied on everybody else during the Cold War. France had agents in the U.S., China had agents in East Germany, Poland had agents in Great Britain, and the United States and the U.S.S.R. had agents everywhere: in governments, in industry, in the military, and within each other's, and their own, intelligence agencies. A-Z entries provide a fascinating glimpse into the subterranean world, events, people and operations of the Cold War. Close to 300 hundred entries provide vivid summaries of hazardous careers, both long and tragically brief, of betrayal and double-cross, and of diplomatic maneuvering so freighted with deception and cunning it sometimes seems unreal. Every entry concludes with suggested readings, and is thoroughly cross-referenced. A thematic guide quickly directs users to Affairs, Crises, Disasters, Hoaxes and Scandals; Agents of Influence, Spies, Spymasters, and Informants by nationality; Assassins and Assassinations; Covert Operations; Defectors to the East and West; Double Agents, Fictional Agents and Operations; Honeytraps; Spy Exchanges; Victims of Covert Operations; and Women Spies and Agents. It contains an extensive annotated chronology, and is thoroughly indexed. This encyclopedia will be immensely helpful to students and researchers of the seamier side of 20th century world history, Cold War history, and world politics.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313061009

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9780313061004

Utopias and Utopians

An Historical Dictionary

By: R. C. S. Trahair

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Utopias and Utopians

An Historical Dictionary

By: R. C. S. Trahair

Utopian ventures are worth close attention, to help us understand why some succeed and others fail, for they offer hope for an improved life on earth. Utopias and Utopiansis a comprehensive guide to utopian communities and their founders. Some works look at literary utopias or political utopias, etc., and others examine the utopias of only one country: this work examines utopias from antiquity to the present and surveys utopian efforts around the world. Of more than 600 alphabetically arranged entries roughly half are descriptions of utopian ventures; the other half are biographies of those who were involved. Entries are followed by a list of sources and a general bibliography concludes the volume.

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