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Democracy at Work

A Cure for Capitalism

By: Richard D. Wolff

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Democracy at Work

A Cure for Capitalism

By: Richard D. Wolff

A new manifesto for gaining democratic control of our workplaces.

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Haymarket Books

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1608462471

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A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes

By: Richard Kostelanetz

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A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes

By: Richard Kostelanetz

Twenty-five years after the publication of A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes, the distinguished critic and arts historian Richard Kostelanetz returns to his favorite subject for a third edition. Rewriting earlier entries, adding hundreds of new ones, Kostelanetz provides intelligence and information unavailable anywhere else, no less in print than online, about a wealth of subjects and individuals. Focused upon what is truly innovative and excellent, he ranges widely with insight and surprise, including appreciations of artistic athletes such as Muhammad Ali, Johan Cruyff, and the Harlem Globetrotters and such collective creations as Las Vegas and his native New York City. Continuing the traditions of cheeky high-style Dictionarysts, honoring Samuel Johnson and Nicolas Slonimsky (both with individual entries), Kostelanetz offers a "reference book" to be enjoyed not only in bits and chunks, but continuously as one of the dozen books someone would take if they planned to be stranded on a desert isle.

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Routledge

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1351267108

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Studies on Early Modern Aristotelianism

By: Paul Richard Blum

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Studies on Early Modern Aristotelianism

By: Paul Richard Blum

In Studies on Early Modern Aristotelianism Paul Richard Blum shows that Aristotle’s thought remained the touchstone of modern philosophy; for it was the philosophy taught at universities. The concept of philosophy at Jesuit schools forms the first part of this book. Their impact on the sciences and mathematics in combination with Renaissance ideas of nature is the topic of the second part. The transformation of Aristotelian metaphysics and theology under the influence of the Renaissance is the third area of this book. Surprising continuity from the late Middle Ages into modernity and the radical difference of subject centered modern philosophy from ‘teachable’ school philosophy are innovative in these studies.

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BRILL

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9004232192

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Civic Virtues

Rights, Citizenship, and Republican Liberalism

By: Richard Dagger

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Civic Virtues

Rights, Citizenship, and Republican Liberalism

By: Richard Dagger

The book is beautifully written, elegantly organised and it achieves with splendid efficiency all of the goals that it sets for itself. I recommend it warmly."--Mind "Dagger's book makes a very important contribution to our understanding of citizenship through its clear demonstration that state promotion of civic virtue is compatible with individual autonomy."--Political Studies

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Oxford University Press

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0195355571

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Ken Follett

A Critical Companion

By: Richard C. Turner Ph.D

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Ken Follett

A Critical Companion

By: Richard C. Turner Ph.D

Ken Follett had the purest of motives when he began writing fiction: he did it for the money. But after ^IEye of the Needle^R catapulted him to success and secured his reputation as a master of the spy thriller, he both built on that success with other spy thrillers and experimented equally successfully with other genres such as the family saga and the historical romance. This is the first full-length study of his work and it includes individual examinations of each of his major novels, from Eye of the Needle (1978) to A Place Called Freedom (1995), as well as his early novels. Following a chapter on Follett's life and career, Turner discusses in depth Follett's early novels and his one nonfiction work, On the Wings of Eagles. A genre chapter examines Follett's use of historical settings and his use of the genres of spy thriller, saga, and historical romance in his novels. The rest of the study is devoted to an individual examination of each of his novels in turn, with subsections on plot, character, theme, point of view, and literary devices. Turner also offers an alternative critical approach to reading each novel, such as psychoanalytical, Marxist, or reader response, to give the reader another perspective from which to read and discuss it. A complete bibliography of Follett's fiction, general criticism and biographical sources, and listings of reviews of all the novels examined in the study completes the work. The only study of one of the best-selling writers today, who appeals to adults and young adults alike, this is a key purchase for schools and public libraries.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313008337

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9780313008337

Organ Literature

Historical Survey

By: Corliss Richard Arnold

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Organ Literature

Historical Survey

By: Corliss Richard Arnold

Now in paperback! Cloth edition 0-8108-2964-9 originally published in 1995.

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Scarecrow Press

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1461670268

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The Organ

An Encyclopedia

By: Douglas Earl Bush,Richard Kassel

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The Organ

An Encyclopedia

By: Douglas Earl Bush,Richard Kassel

Organ, Volume 3 of the Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments, includes articles on the organ family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instrument builders, the construction of the instruments and related terminology. It is the first complete reference on this important family of keyboard instruments that predated the piano. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instruments from around the world.

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Psychology Press

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0415941741

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Hierarchical Genome And Differentiation Waves, The: Novel Unification Of Development, Genetics And Evolution (In 2 Volumes)

By: Richard Gordon

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Hierarchical Genome And Differentiation Waves, The: Novel Unification Of Development, Genetics And Evolution (In 2 Volumes)

By: Richard Gordon

Over the past few decades numerous scientists have called for a unification of the fields of embryo development, genetics, and evolution. Each field has glaring holes in its ability to explain the fundamental phenomena of life. In this book, the author shows how the phenomenon of cell differentiation, considered in its temporal and spatial aspects during embryogenesis, provides a starting point for a unified theory of multicellular organisms (plants, fungi and animals), including their evolution and genetics. This unification is based on the recent discovery of differentiation waves by the author and his colleagues, described in the appendices, and illustrated by a flip movie prepared by a medical artist. To help the reader through the many fields covered, a glossary is included.This book will be of great value to the researcher and practicing doctors/scientists alike. The research students will receive an in-depth tutorial on the topics covered. The seasoned researcher will appreciate the applications and the gold mine of other possibilities for novel research topics.

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World Scientific

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9814500399

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9789814500395

The Search for Quotation

Verbal Parallels in the Prophets

By: Richard L. Schultz

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The Search for Quotation

Verbal Parallels in the Prophets

By: Richard L. Schultz

A thorough study of quotation within ancient and modern literatures is the background for this new approach to alleged quotations within the prophetic writings. The common claim that specific verbal parallels result from the conscious repetition of the words of a predecessor is beset by difficulties. After examining quotation in non-prophetic (ancient Near Eastern, early Jewish, Old Testament wisdom and narrative, and modern Western) literatures, Schultz proposes a new model for interpreting verbal parallels that utilizes several criteria for identifying quotation and combines diachronic with synchronic analysis. He then applies this model to five representative verbal parallels involving the book of Isaiah. This book illustrates how an awareness of the versatility of quotation facilitates a more accurate interpretation of verbal parallels, and at the same time calls for greater caution in employing them in support of various theories.

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A&C Black

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1850754969

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9781850754961

The Fox in the Attic

By: Richard Hughes

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The Fox in the Attic

By: Richard Hughes

A tale of enormous suspense and growing horror, The Fox in the Attic is the widely acclaimed first part of Richard Hughes’s monumental historical fiction, “The Human Predicament.” Set in the early 1920s, the book centers on Augustine, a young man from an aristocratic Welsh family who has come of age in the aftermath of World War I. Unjustly suspected of having had a hand in the murder of a young girl, Augustine takes refuge in the remote castle of Bavarian relatives. There his hopeless love for his devout cousin Mitzi blinds him to the hate that will lead to the rise of German fascism. The book reaches a climax with a brilliant description of the Munich putsch and a disturbingly intimate portrait of Adolph Hitler. The Fox in the Attic, like its no less remarkable sequel The Wooden Shepherdess, offers a richly detailed, Tolstoyan overview of the modern world in upheaval. At once a novel of ideas and an exploration of the dark spaces of the heart, it is a book in which the past returns in all its original uncertainty and strangeness.

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New York Review of Books

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159017531X

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Blue Note Records

The Biography

By: Richard Cook

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Blue Note Records

The Biography

By: Richard Cook

Insightful scenes abound in the first full history of the most noted label in jazz history. With record-collector zeal, Cook analyzes everything from Sidney Bechet's 78s to Norah Jones' recent chart-topper.

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Justin, Charles & Co.

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1932112278

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Titanic Lives: Migrants and Millionaires, Conmen and Crew

By: Richard Davenport-Hines

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Titanic Lives: Migrants and Millionaires, Conmen and Crew

By: Richard Davenport-Hines

Marking the centenary of the Titanic disaster, ‘Titanic Lives’ is an utterly compelling exploration of the lives of the passengers and crew on board the most famous ship in history.

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HarperCollins UK

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0007321651

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Patriotism Perverted

Captain Ramsay, the Right Club, and British Anti-Semitism, 1939-1940

By: Richard Griffiths

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Patriotism Perverted

Captain Ramsay, the Right Club, and British Anti-Semitism, 1939-1940

By: Richard Griffiths

Patriotism Perverted is an exploration of British anti-Semitism in the last six months of peace and the first year of the Second World War. It shows how, against the backdrop of an endemic British 'social anti-Semitism', a virulent form of this tendency was able to emerge in the late Thirties in a variety of extremist movements. These movements gained their strength from the popular obsessions, in 1939, with Jewish responsibility for the approaching war (seen as 'The War of the Jews' Revenge'), and with the myth of the Judaeo-Bolshevik Plot. In many cases, these views were closely related with pro-Nazism and were often held by the most patriotic of people. For most, the outbreak of war was a signal to perform their patriotic duty. But there were others who found themselves in a considerable dilemma, torn between patriotism and their desire to subvert a war they believed Britain to have been tricked into undertaking. Researching many prominent figures of the day, including Captain Ramsay and Sir Oswald Mosley, Patriotism Perverted offers a fascinating insight into the views and activities of those in the various anti-Semitic and/or pro-Nazi circles in 1939.

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Faber & Faber

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0571310451

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9780571310456

OSS

The Secret History of America's First Central Intelligence Agency

By: Richard Harris Smith

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The Secret History of America's First Central Intelligence Agency

By: Richard Harris Smith

“The best book about America’s first modern secret service.” --Washington Post Book World In the months before World War II, FDR prepared the country for conflict with Germany and Japan by reshuffling various government agencies to create the Office of Strategic Services--America’s first intelligence agency and the direct precursor to the CIA. When he charged William (“Wild Bill”) Donovan, a successful Wall Street lawyer and Wilkie Republican, to head up the office, the die was set for some of the most fantastic and fascinating operations the U.S. government has ever conducted. Author Richard Harris Smith, himself an ex-CIA hand, documents the controversial agency from its conception as a spin-off of the Office of the Coordinator for Information to its demise under Harry Truman and reconfiguration as the CIA. During his tenure, Donovan oversaw a chaotic cast of some ten thousand agents drawn from the most conservative financial scions to the country’s most idealistic New Deal true believers. Together they usurped the roles of government agencies both foreign and domestic, concocted unbelievably complicated conspiracies, and fought the good fight against the Axis powers of Germany and Japan. For example, when OSS operatives stole vital military codebooks from the Japanese embassy in Portugal, the operation was considered a success. But the success turned into a flop as the Japanese discovered what had happened, and hastily changed a code that had already been decrypted by the U.S. Navy. Colorful personalities and truly priceless anecdotes abound in what may arguably be called the most authoritative work on the subject.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1599216582

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9781599216584

Now is the Dawning of the Time of the End

By: Simon Richard Lee

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Now is the Dawning of the Time of the End

By: Simon Richard Lee

This book starts off in an astonishing way - by developing a completely new scientific View of Faith which almost immediately actually yields in full the BASIS OF THE SECRET OF LIFE! The rest of this science is radically different to anything known to date - for it attempts to always be THE TRUTH AND NOTHING ELSE. Parts Two and Three of the book apply the above Science of Faith to a very complete largely radically new interpretation of the only two truly prophetic books i the Christian bible - Revelation and Daniel.

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024474842X

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Fetal & Neonatal Secrets

By: Richard Polin,Alan R. Spitzer

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Fetal & Neonatal Secrets

By: Richard Polin,Alan R. Spitzer

Fetal and Neonatal Secrets by Drs. Richard Polin and Alan Spitzer, uses the success formula of the highly popular Secrets Series to offer fast answers to the most essential clinical questions in fetal and neonatal medicine. With its user-friendly Q&A format, practical tips from neonatologists and fetal medicine experts, and "Key Points" boxes, this portable and easy-to-read medical reference book provides rapid access to the practical knowledge you need to succeed both in practice and on board and recertification exams. "Fetal and Neonatal Secrets is a book with an alternative setup that offers answers to a wide spectrum of clinical questions in the field of fetal and neonatal medicine. The book covers both fetal and neonatal medicine, and could be relevant for junior doctors aiming to become obstetricians or pediatricians." Reviewed by: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, January 2015 - Get the evidence-based guidance you need to provide optimal care for your fetal and neonatal patients. - Zero in on key fetal and neonatal information with a question and answer format, bulleted lists, mnemonics, and practical tips from the authors. - Enhance your reference power with a two-color page layout, "Key Points" boxes, and lists of useful websites. - Review essential material efficiently with the "Top 100 Secrets in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine" – perfect for last-minute study or self-assessment. - Apply all the latest pediatric advances in clinical fetal neonatology techniques, technology, and pharmacology

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323172865

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9780323172868

Organic Chemistry, Part 3 of 3

By: Richard Daley

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Organic Chemistry, Part 3 of 3

By: Richard Daley

This textbook is where you, the student, have an introduction to organic chemistry. Regular time spent in learning these concepts will make your work here both easier and more fun.

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1304957497

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The Architect of Genocide

Himmler and the Final Solution

By: Richard Breitman

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The Architect of Genocide

Himmler and the Final Solution

By: Richard Breitman

How Heinrich Himmler turned Hitler's Nazi policy toward the Jews into horrific reality.

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Brandeis University Press

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0874515963

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9780874515961

Kant's Theory of Action

By: Richard McCarty

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Kant's Theory of Action

By: Richard McCarty

What are the causes of our actions? How do we act with free will? What makes an action virtuous? What is a good will? Richard McCarty presents controversial and carefully argued answers to these questions, based on the theory of action that underlies Kant's ethics, considered in its historical context.

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Oxford University Press

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0199567727

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Deception

Russiagate and the New Cold War

By: Richard Sakwa

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Deception

Russiagate and the New Cold War

By: Richard Sakwa

The ‘Russiagate’ affair is one of the most far-reaching political events of recent years. But what exactly was the nature and extent of Russian interference in the campaign that led to the presidency of Donald J. Trump? Richard Sakwa sets out the dramatic series of events that combined to create Russiagate and examines whether together they form a persuasive account of Russia’s role in the extraordinary 2016 American election. Offering a meticulous account of the multiple layers in play, his authoritative analysis challenges the claims of Russian interference and collusion. As we enter into a new cold war, this myth-busting, accessible and balanced account is essential reading to understand contemporary East-West relations.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1793644969

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THE Revolution AND The Age of AQUARIUS started New Year's Day 2019

By: Simon Richard Lee

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THE Revolution AND The Age of AQUARIUS started New Year's Day 2019

By: Simon Richard Lee

This book is in three distinct parts: - 1. discussion of the worst laws in the entire world for zero patients's rights the UK Mental Health Acts and their sole author apart from Margaret Thatcher - Queen Elizabeth II who brought them in as two solo Nazi Occult Witches when the Upper House The Lords completely refused 2. Manifesto: Abolish All Money! 3. A Many Threaded Tapestry - my spiritual poetry and songs dating back to the end of the 20th century before I got TOO depressed to write any more...

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0244748497

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Battleground Atlantic

How the Sinking of a Single Japanese Submarine Assured the Outcome of WW II

By: Richard N. Billings

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Battleground Atlantic

How the Sinking of a Single Japanese Submarine Assured the Outcome of WW II

By: Richard N. Billings

The true story of a German-Japanese scheme to turn much of America into a radioactive wasteland. In the early hours of June 24, 1944, U.S. Navy warplanes patrolling the Atlantic attacked a Japanese submarine known as the I-52. But this was more than the sinking of one more enemy warship. It was an event of enormous strategic importance. For the I-52’s mission was to return to Japan with the lethal ingredients of a doomsday weapon—the radiological bomb—which remained a government secret for years. The I-52’s resting place—18,000 feet below the surface of the mid-Atlantic—became public in 1995, when discovered by ship salvager Paul Tidwell. Author Richard N. Billings has worked with Tidwell—whose attempts to salvage the I-52’s precious gold cargo continue—in bringing her secret mission to light. This is also the story of how the I-52 mission may have influenced President Truman’s decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, thereby saving the United States from a similar fate.

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Penguin

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1101210907

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The Omega Paradox

By: Richard Kellier

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The Omega Paradox

By: Richard Kellier

Something new walks the face of the Earth. A scientific mystery on a collision course with occult and religious beliefs. Some believe he is a new phase in human evolution - Omega Man; others believe he is the Second Coming of Jesus Christ - a New Messiah. It all started as a mild preoccupation for geneticist Tim Leigh; then swiftly blossomed into a full blown obsession. Never a moment can go by without him being drawn to the series of framed prints on his office wall. As he stares at the images, the images stare back through dark inscrutable eyes. There they sit, little fat Buddhas, challenging him to solve the mystery behind their imperturbable gaze. The images Tim gazed at in this daily mind-game were a series of ancient acupuncture charts; but behind their deceptive facade lay hidden a mystery that had survived down the ages. An ancient enigma waiting to be revealed. Rachel Kardo had no idea what she was being roped into when she agreed to help a colleague investigate what he believed to be a hidden message within ancient medical charts. Before she knew it she was at the centre of the most extraordinary events in human history. Some say it is a New Beginning, some say it is the End of Days for humanity as we know it. Only one thing is certain; by whatever forces rule our fate it has been decreed that the time for a new beginning is now. The ancient code is decrypted and the message reveals something deeply mystifying, unprecedented and bizarre. An event that will change everyone's lives - forever. Now there is something new on the surface of the Earth; a thing more hotly argued over and disputed or accepted than any previously revealed scientific discovery. Whichever side of the argument you choose to adopt there is an opposing force that intends to destroy your belief system. Descendants of a Nazi Elite who have remained hidden while still engaged in their evil pursuits set out to destroy the promised new beginning. Nazi scientists embark on a project to create a super-race. What they actually create is an abomination of the human form - a being inherently evil. It's Creator, Erica Wiligut, is the nemesis of all that is good - to some she will be seen as the Anti-Christ. Events culminate in the ultimate battle between good and evil - played out at one of mankind's most sacred religious locations - and a revelation for all humanity. Be warned: All is not what it seems. Could the Second Coming of Jesus Christ be revealed in ancient code? Or is the Omega Man a new and evolved type of human. FIVE STAR EVIEWS MINDBLOWING I couldn't put it down! Can't wait for future books. Really makes you want to find out what's real, theory, or fiction. Very well written. No filler stories or background fluff. Don't mind missing a night of sleep for a book like this! A CRACKING GOOD READ Loved this book, really original plot and I shall certainly be first in line for the second book by this author.

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Richard Kellier

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1481175548

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Scientific Proof that God Exists

By: Simon Richard Lee

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Scientific Proof that God Exists

By: Simon Richard Lee

This book is an attempt at a radically different approach to the subject of its title - summarising the subject of Scientific Proof that God Exists from an unusual viewpoint with plenty of very surprising material. It has been largely superseded by my complete rewrite 'Now is the Dawning of the Time of the End

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024474856X

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Monads, Composition, and Force

Ariadnean Threads through Leibniz's Labyrinth

By: Richard T. W. Arthur

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Monads, Composition, and Force

Ariadnean Threads through Leibniz's Labyrinth

By: Richard T. W. Arthur

Leibniz's monads have long been a source of fascination and puzzlement. If monads are merely immaterial, how can they alone constitute reality? In Monads, Composition and Force, Richard T. W. Arthur takes seriously Leibniz's claim of introducing monads to solve the problem of the composition of matter and motion. Going against a trend of idealistic interpretations of Leibniz's thought, Arthur argues that although monads are presupposed as the principles making actual each of the infinite parts of matter, bodies are not composed of them. He offers a fresh interpretation of Leibniz's theory of substance in which monads are enduring primitive forces, corporeal substances are embodied monads, and bodies are aggregates of monads, not mere appearances. In this reading the monads are constitutive unities, constituting an organic unity of function through time, and bodies are phenomenal in two senses; as ever-changing things they are Platonic phenomena and as pluralities, in being perceived together, they are also Democritean phenomena. Arthur argues for this reading by describing how Leibniz's thought is grounded in seventeenth century atomism and the metaphysics of the plurality of forms, showing how his attempt to make this foundation compatible with mechanism undergirds his insightful contributions to biological science and the dynamical foundations he provides for modern physics.

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Oxford University Press

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0192542168

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Duplicity

Who really runs the country?

By: Richard Evans

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Duplicity

Who really runs the country?

By: Richard Evans

When ruthless political operative Jonathan Wolff is assigned the task of overthrowing corrupt Australian Prime Minister Andrew Gerrard in the federal election campaign, no one is safe from the line of fire. Wolff’s tactful manipulation and political prowess guide the opposition towards election success, but fearing they will not win, Hawk must initiate his own explosive campaign to defeat the Prime Minister and remain loyal to the Mercantiles – a long-established group of high-taxpaying business owners out to manipulate the halls of Parliament House. With investigative journalist Anita Devlin hot on his trail, Wolff oversees a storm of violent demonstrations in a strategic ploy to advance the cause of independent candidate Jaya Rukhmani. Devlin is determined to be the whistle-blower, but does she have what it takes to expose Wolff and the Mercantiles? Or will political power overcome truth in this gripping Australian political thriller?

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Simon and Schuster

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1920727981

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Pyrazoles and Reduced and Condensed Pyrazoles, Volume 22

By: Richard H. Wiley

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Pyrazoles and Reduced and Condensed Pyrazoles, Volume 22

By: Richard H. Wiley

The Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds, since its inception, has been recognized as a cornerstone of heterocyclic chemistry. Each volume attempts to discuss all aspects – properties, synthesis, reactions, physiological and industrial significance – of a specific ring system. To keep the series up-to-date, supplementary volumes covering the recent literature on each individual ring system have been published. Many ring systems (such as pyridines and oxazoles) are treated in distinct books, each consisting of separate volumes or parts dealing with different individual topics. With all authors are recognized authorities, the Chemistry of Heterocyclic Chemistry is considered worldwide as the indispensable resource for organic, bioorganic, and medicinal chemists.

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0470188340

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