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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

By: Mary Roach

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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

By: Mary Roach

A look inside the world of forensics examines the use of human cadavers in a wide range of endeavors, including research into new surgical procedures, space exploration, and a Tennessee human decay research facility.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393324826

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9780393324822

Roach's Introductory Clinical Pharmacology

By: Susan M. Ford,Sally S. Roach

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Roach's Introductory Clinical Pharmacology

By: Susan M. Ford,Sally S. Roach

This core text offers LPN/LVN students a clear, concise introduction to pharmacology, focusing on basic principles and the nurse's responsibility in drug administration. Organized by body system, the book examines pharmacologic properties and therapeutic applications of drug classes. Summary Drug Tables present generic and trade drug names, uses, adverse reactions, and usual dosage ranges. This edition has thoroughly updated drug information, a new "Pharmacology in Practice" case study feature, Nursing Alerts, Lifespan Alerts, Chronic Care Alerts, Diversity Alerts, and additional material on the nursing process. Including a FREE copy of Lippincott’s Photo Atlas of Medication Administration, a bound CD-ROM, a companion website includes an NCLEX® alternate item format tutorial, a Spanish-English audio glossary, monographs on 100 most commonly prescribed drugs, Listen and Learn, Concepts in Action animations, Watch and Learn video clips, and Dosage Calculation Quizzes. The full text is also available online. Online Tutoring powered by Smarthinking—Free online tutoring, powered by Smarthinking, gives students access to expert nursing and allied health science educators whose mission, like yours, is to achieve success. Students can access live tutoring support, critiques of written work, and other valuable tools.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1605476331

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9781605476339

Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War

By: Mary Roach

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Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War

By: Mary Roach

A New York Times / National Bestseller "America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war. Grunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversaries—panic, exhaustion, heat, noise—and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them. Mary Roach dodges hostile fire with the U.S. Marine Corps Paintball Team as part of a study on hearing loss and survivability in combat. She visits the fashion design studio of U.S. Army Natick Labs and learns why a zipper is a problem for a sniper. She visits a repurposed movie studio where amputee actors help prepare Marine Corps medics for the shock and gore of combat wounds. At Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti, in east Africa, we learn how diarrhea can be a threat to national security. Roach samples caffeinated meat, sniffs an archival sample of a World War II stink bomb, and stays up all night with the crew tending the missiles on the nuclear submarine USS Tennessee. She answers questions not found in any other book on the military: Why is DARPA interested in ducks? How is a wedding gown like a bomb suit? Why are shrimp more dangerous to sailors than sharks? Take a tour of duty with Roach, and you’ll never see our nation’s defenders in the same way again.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393245454

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9780393245455

The Roots of Desire

The Myth, Meaning, and Sexual Power of Red Hair

By: Marion Roach

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The Roots of Desire

The Myth, Meaning, and Sexual Power of Red Hair

By: Marion Roach

The Roots of Desire is a witty and entertaining investigation into the power, myth and meaning of red hair. Redheads have been worshiped, idealized, fetishized, feared, and condemned, leaving their mark on us and our culture. Such is the power of what is actually a genetic mutation, and in The Roots of Desire, Marion Roach takes a fascinating look at the science behind hair color and the roles redheads have played over time. A redhead herself, Roach brings candor and brilliant insight to the complicated and revealing history of redheads, making this a stand-out narrative and an essential tool in understanding the mechanics and phenomenon of red hair. A must-have for every redhead.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1596918942

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9781596918948

Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife

By: Mary Roach

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Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife

By: Mary Roach

The best-selling author of Stiff and Bonk trains her considerable wit and curiosity on the human soul. "What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's that—the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my lap-top?" In an attempt to find out, Mary Roach brings her tireless curiosity to bear on an array of contemporary and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to prove (or disprove) that life goes on after we die.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393069206

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9780393069204

Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

By: Mary Roach

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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

By: Mary Roach

“America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post) explores the irresistibly strange universe of life without gravity in this New York Times bestseller. The best-selling author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity. From the Space Shuttle training toilet to a crash test of NASA’s new space capsule, Mary Roach takes us on the surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space and space on Earth.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393079104

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9780393079104

Colonial Philadelphians

By: Hannah Benner Roach

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Colonial Philadelphians

By: Hannah Benner Roach

Hannah Josephine Benner Roach (1907-1976) was a distinguished genealogist & also an architect & historian. This volume of selected examples of her published articles represents something of the breadth of her interests & abilities, as well as her meticulous care as a researcher in genealogy. Contents: The Blackwell Rent Roll, 1689; Philadelphia Business Directory, 1690; Taxables in Chestnut, Middle & South Wards Philadelphia, 1754; Taxables in the City of Philadelphia, 1756; Philadelphia¿s Colonial Poor Laws, & Taxables in Chestnut, Walnut & Lower Delaware Wards, Philadelphia, 1767; & Genealogical Gleanings from Dr. Rush¿s Ledger A.

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Genealogical Society of PA

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1422367347

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The Cowgirls

By: Joyce Gibson Roach

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The Cowgirls

By: Joyce Gibson Roach

Updated and revised (first edition, 1977) history of the women of the West, telling of their contributions and describing how they broke convention by ranching, trail-driving, and rodeoing. Extensive bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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University of North Texas Press

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0929398157

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9780929398150

My Planet

Finding Humor in the Oddest Places

By: Mary Roach

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My Planet

Finding Humor in the Oddest Places

By: Mary Roach

From acclaimed, New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach comes the complete collection of her “My Planet” articles published in Reader’s Digest. She was a hit columnist in the magazine, and this book features the articles she wrote in that time. Insightful and hilarious, Mary explores the ins and outs of the modern world: marriage, friends, family, food, technology, customer service, dental floss, and ants—she leaves no element of the American experience unchecked for its inherent paradoxes, pleasures, and foibles. On Cleanliness: Ed has crud vision, and I don’t. I don’t notice filth. Ed sees it everywhere. I am reasonably convinced that Ed can actually see bacteria. . . . He confessed he didn’t like me using his bathrobe because I’d wear it while sitting on the toilet. “It’s not like it goes in the water,” I protested, though if you counted the sash as part of the robe, this wasn’t strictly true. On the Internet: The Internet is a boon for hypochondriacs like me. Right now, for instance, I’m feeling a shooting pain on the side of my neck. A Web search produces five matches, the first three for a condition called Arnold-Chiari Malformation. While my husband, Ed, reads over my shoulder, I recite symptoms from the list. “‘General clumsiness’ and ‘general imbalance,’” I say, as though announcing arrivals at the Marine Corps Ball. “‘Difficulty driving,’ ‘lack of taste,’ ‘difficulty feeling feet on ground.’” “Those aren’t symptoms,” says Ed. “Those are your character flaws.” On Fashion: My husband recently made me try on a bikini. A bikini is not so much a garment as a cloth-based reminder that your parts have been migrating all these years. My waist, I realized that day in the dressing room, has completely disappeared beneath my rib cage, which now rests directly on my hips. I’m exhibiting continental drift in reverse. On Eating Healthy: So Ed and I were eating a lot of vegetables. Vegetables on pasta, vegetables on rice. This was extremely healthy, until you got to the part where Ed and I are found in the kitchen at 10 p.m., feeding on Froot Loops and tubes of cookie dough.

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Penguin

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1621450724

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Accidental Conflict

America, China, and the Clash of False Narratives

By: Stephen Roach

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Accidental Conflict

America, China, and the Clash of False Narratives

By: Stephen Roach

The misguided forces driving conflict escalation between America and China, and the path to a new relationship "A timely, fluid, readable assessment of a testy and rapidly changing global relationship."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In the short span of four years, America and China have entered a trade war, a tech war, and a new Cold War. This conflict between the world's two most powerful nations wouldn't have happened were it not for an unnecessary clash of false narratives. America falsely blames its trade and technology threats on China yet overlooks its shaky saving foundation. China falsely blames its growth challenges on America's alleged containment of market-based socialism, ignoring its failed economic rebalancing. In a hard-hitting analysis of both nations' economies, politics, and policies, Stephen Roach argues that much of the rhetoric on both sides is dangerously misguided, amplified by information distortion, and more a reflection of each nation's fears and vulnerabilities than a credible assessment of the risks they face. Outlining the disastrous toll of conflict escalation between China and America, Roach offers a new road map to restoring a mutually advantageous relationship.

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Yale University Press

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0300259646

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9780300259643

Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal

By: Mary Roach

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Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal

By: Mary Roach

The irresistible, ever-curious, and always bestselling Roach returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm that people carry around inside.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393348741

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9780393348743

A Way to Garden

A Hands-On Primer for Every Season

By: Margaret Roach

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A Way to Garden

A Hands-On Primer for Every Season

By: Margaret Roach

“A Way to Garden prods us toward that ineffable place where we feel we belong; it’s a guide to living both in and out of the garden.” —The New York Times Book Review For Margaret Roach, gardening is more than a hobby, it’s a calling. Her unique approach, which she calls “horticultural how-to and woo-woo,” is a blend of vital information you need to memorize and intuitive steps you must simply feel and surrender to. In A Way to Garden, Roach imparts decades of garden wisdom on seasonal gardening, ornamental plants, vegetable gardening, design, gardening for wildlife, organic practices, and much more. She also challenges gardeners to think beyond their garden borders and to consider the ways gardening can enrich the world. Brimming with beautiful photographs of Roach’s own garden, A Way to Garden is practical, inspiring, and a must-have for every passionate gardener.

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Timber Press

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1604698772

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9781604698770

Stephen Roach on the Next Asia

Opportunities and Challenges for a New Globalization

By: Stephen S. Roach

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Stephen Roach on the Next Asia

Opportunities and Challenges for a New Globalization

By: Stephen S. Roach

As Morgan Stanley's chief Asia specialist, getting Asia right is Stephen Roach's personal obsession, and this in-depth compilation represents more than 70 of Roach's key research efforts not just on Asia, but also on how the region fits into the broad context of increasingly globalized financial markets. The book argues that the "Asia factor" is not a static concept, but rather one that is constantly changing and evolving. Broken down into five parts–Asia's critical role in globalization; the coming rebalancing of the Chinese economy; a new pan-regional framework for integration and competition; and a frank discussion of the biggest risk to this remarkable transformation–this book will help readers understand and profit from the world's most dynamic region.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470646047

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9780470646045

Six Women of Salem

The Untold Story of the Accused and Their Accusers in the Salem Witch Trials

By: Marilynne K. Roach

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Six Women of Salem

The Untold Story of the Accused and Their Accusers in the Salem Witch Trials

By: Marilynne K. Roach

The story of the Salem Witch Trials told through the lives of six women Six Women of Salem is the first work to use the lives of a select number of representative women as a microcosm to illuminate the larger crisis of the Salem witch trials. By the end of the trials, beyond the twenty who were executed and the five who perished in prison, 207 individuals had been accused, 74 had been "afflicted," 32 had officially accused their fellow neighbors, and 255 ordinary people had been inexorably drawn into that ruinous and murderous vortex, and this doesn't include the religious, judicial, and governmental leaders. All this adds up to what the Rev. Cotton Mather called "a desolation of names." The individuals involved are too often reduced to stock characters and stereotypes when accuracy is sacrificed to indignation. And although the flood of names and detail in the history of an extraordinary event like the Salem witch trials can swamp the individual lives involved, individuals still deserve to be remembered and, in remembering specific lives, modern readers can benefit from such historical intimacy. By examining the lives of six specific women, Marilynne Roach shows readers what it was like to be present throughout this horrific time and how it was impossible to live through it unchanged.

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Hachette+ORM

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0306822342

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9780306822346

Packing for Mars

The Curious Science of Life in Space

By: Mary Roach

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Packing for Mars

The Curious Science of Life in Space

By: Mary Roach

What happens to you when you can’t walk for a year? When you can’t have sex? Or smell flowers? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a space walk? Is it possible to survive a bailout at 17,000 miles an hour? Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh veg, privacy, beer. To answer these questions, space agencies set up all manner of quizzical and startlingly bizarre space simulations, and as Mary Roach discovers, it’s possible to preview space without ever leaving Earth. Packing for Mars takes us on a surreally entertaining voyage into the science of life in space and space on Earth.

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Oneworld Publications

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1851688234

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9781851688234

Medical Records and the Law

By: William H. Roach

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Medical Records and the Law

By: William H. Roach

Published in conjunction with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), the Fourth Edition of Medical Records and the Law is once again the ideal text for programs in HIM as well as a valuable reference resource for health professionals and those in the legal profession. Providing a useful resource to those in the legal profession, it addresses the substantial changes brought about by HIPAA and the growth of electronic health record systems and electronic data networks, retaining and updating the discussion of state laws affecting the use and disclosure of health informat

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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0763734454

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9780763734459

Vital Strategies in Cancer

By: Jim Roach

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Vital Strategies in Cancer

By: Jim Roach

Multi NY Times author Mark Hyman MD calls it "...An all-embracing, spiritual pathway to healing." From the #1 botanical medicine cancer expert Donnie Yance: "...An invaluable contribution to providing insightful words of wisdom, clinical pearls, concrete, sensible information, and sound guidelines... from beyond surviving to thriving, in spite of cancer." Dwight McKee MD, the top integrative oncologist for the past four decades says it "...is the most important, practical, and comprehensive (indeed, encyclopedic) book to appear in the integrative cancer area that I have ever seen... incredibly helpful and useful, the best map for undertaking that journey that I have ever seen." One of the most experienced, best-trained integrative physicians Robert Zieve boasts, "Your book is wonderful. Can't put it down...the most important cancer book I have ever read... A guiding light for us all... A testimony to the human spirit." "...A leading light in the world of integrative holistic cancer care. It is a must read for all seeking empowerment and transformation through the cancer journey," says Danny Friedland MD, author and Past Chair, Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine. Multi NY Times author Jack Canfield: "You have this amazing amount of knowledge... you are one of the most encyclopedic minds I have ever met..." See Jack's interview of America's Healer about Vital Strategies in Cancer at www.vitalstrategiesincancer.com. "Jim Roach, MD is a doctor's doctor: a brilliant clinician and teacher," said Author Scott Shannon, MD Integrative Psychiatrist. "I consider this book a must-read for cancer patients and their families. Highly recommended!" said Jonathan Stegall, MD, Integrative Oncologist and author. "Dr. Roach's knowledge is staggering and state-of-the-art," said Lee X. Blonder PhD, Professor, University of Kentucky. Dr. Roach is America's Healer. His book on his patient's spiritual near-death experiences God's House Calls was #1 Amazon in 4 categories. In cancer, Dr. Roach is a published researcher, national speaker, experienced practitioner with a national clientele, and with one of the most comprehensive understandings of integrative strategies in the world. He is one of the world's leading integrative medicine experts, #1 Amazon best- selling author in holistic medicine, national speaker, national consultant, international medical educator, national media communicator, researcher, and widely sought clinician with patients from across the country. Dr. Roach has been interviewed on radio/TV across the continent. Specializing in nutritional, botanical, functional, spiritual, integrative, genetic, and holistic medicine, he hosts, and is chief presenter, for a nationally attended practitioner integrative holistic conference, and integrative cancer conference. Dr. Roach is "double-boarded" in integrative medicine - ABOIM, ABIHM. He has presented in Connecticut, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Michigan, Los Angeles, San Diego, Houston, Tampa, Naples, Miami, Palm Beach, and Lexington, KY on integrative cancer strategies. Boston, Chicago, Louisville, Mayo Clinic (Minnesota), Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Columbus are his other speaking venues.

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1730821456

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The Wright Company

From Invention to Industry

By: Edward J. Roach

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The Wright Company

From Invention to Industry

By: Edward J. Roach

Fresh from successful flights before royalty in Europe, and soon after thrilling hundreds of thousands of people by flying around the Statue of Liberty, in the fall of 1909 Wilbur and Orville Wright decided the time was right to begin manufacturing their airplanes for sale. Backed by Wall Street tycoons, including August Belmont, Cornelius Vanderbilt III, and Andrew Freedman, the brothers formed the Wright Company. The Wright Company trained hundreds of early aviators at its flight schools, including Roy Brown, the Canadian pilot credited with shooting down Manfred von Richtofen—the “Red Baron”—during the First World War; and Hap Arnold, the commander of the U.S. Army Air Forces during the Second World War. Pilots with the company’s exhibition department thrilled crowds at events from Winnipeg to Boston, Corpus Christi to Colorado Springs. Cal Rodgers flew a Wright Company airplane in pursuit of the $50,000 Hearst Aviation Prize in 1911. But all was not well in Dayton, a city that hummed with industry, producing cash registers, railroad cars, and many other products. The brothers found it hard to transition from running their own bicycle business to being corporate executives responsible for other people’s money. Their dogged pursuit of enforcement of their 1906 patent—especially against Glenn Curtiss and his company—helped hold back the development of the U.S. aviation industry. When Orville Wright sold the company in 1915, more than three years after his brother’s death, he was a comfortable man—but his company had built only 120 airplanes at its Dayton factory and Wright Company products were not in the U.S. arsenal as war continued in Europe. Edward Roach provides a fascinating window into the legendary Wright Company, its place in Dayton, its management struggles, and its effects on early U.S. aviation.

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Ohio University Press

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0821444743

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The Backyard Parables

Lessons on Gardening, and Life

By: Margaret Roach

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The Backyard Parables

Lessons on Gardening, and Life

By: Margaret Roach

Margaret Roach has been harvesting thirty years of backyard parables-deceptively simple, instructive stories from a life spent digging ever deeper-and has distilled them in this memoir along with her best tips for garden making, discouraging all manner of animal and insect opponents, at-home pickling, and more. After ruminating on the bigger picture in her memoir And I Shall Have Some Peace There, Margaret Roach has returned to the garden, insisting as ever that we must garden with both our head and heart, or as she expresses it, with "horticultural how-to and woo-woo." In The Backyard Parables, Roach uses her fundamental understanding of the natural world, philosophy, and life to explore the ways that gardening saved and instructed her, and meditates on the science and spirituality of nature, reminding her readers and herself to keep on digging.

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Grand Central Publishing

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1455518239

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Monstrous Stories #3: Frogosaurus vs. the Bog Monster

By: Dr. Roach

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Monstrous Stories #3: Frogosaurus vs. the Bog Monster

By: Dr. Roach

Funny, lighthearted monster stories that are perfect for young readers, brought to us by the esteemed Dr. Roach. Twins Sammy and Tammy love the quiet Boggy Marshes near their home. They're full of strange creatures and creepy plants. But a local business tycoon named Maximus Sneer has a plan to drain the marshes dry and cover them with houses, stores, and parking lots. When the twins hear about it, they quickly get to work protesting Sneer's scheme. But little does anyone know that two very big problems are growing in the marshes. All the pumping and draining awakens a pair of giant monsters who are both out for one thing. Revenge!

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Scholastic Inc.

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0545540119

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9780545540117

Macroeconomics in Context

By: Neva Goodwin,Jonathan M. Harris,Julie A. Nelson,Pratistha Joshi Rajkarnikar,Brian Roach,Mariano Torras

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Macroeconomics in Context

By: Neva Goodwin,Jonathan M. Harris,Julie A. Nelson,Pratistha Joshi Rajkarnikar,Brian Roach,Mariano Torras

Macroeconomics in Context lays out the principles of macroeconomics in a manner that is thorough, up to date, and relevant to students. Like its counterpart, Microeconomics in Context, the book is uniquely attuned to economic realities. The "in Context" books offer engaging coverage of current topics including financial crises, rising inequality, debt and deficits, and environmental sustainability, while also providing a clear and accessible exploration of economic theory and applications. The third edition features: Clear explanations of basic economic concepts alongside more in-depth analysis of macroeconomics models and economic activity Expanded coverage of topics including, inequality, financialization and debt issues, the changing nature of jobs, and sustainable development Thoroughly updated figures and data A full complement of online instructor and student support materials such as additional tables and data, PowerPoint slides and a study guide This engaging textbook offers students an excellent guide to macroeconomics. The latest addition to the "In Context" series, it combines real-world relevance with a thorough grounding in multiple economic paradigms. The book's companion website is available at: http://www.bu.edu/eci/education-materials/textbooks/macroeconomics-in-context/

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Routledge

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0429673434

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9780429673436

Cities of the Dead

Circum-Atlantic Performance

By: Joseph Roach

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Cities of the Dead

Circum-Atlantic Performance

By: Joseph Roach

In the early eighteenth century, a delegation of Iroquois visited Britain, exciting the imagination of the London crowds with images of the “feathered people” and warlike “Mohocks.” Today, performing in a popular Afrodiasporic tradition, “Mardi Gras Indians” or “Black Masking Indians” take to the streets of New Orleans at carnival time and for weeks thereafter, parading in handmade “suits” resplendent with beadwork and feathers. What do these seemingly disparate strands of culture share over three centuries and several thousand miles of ocean? Interweaving theatrical, musical, and ritual performance along the Atlantic rim from the eighteenth century to the present, Cities of the Dead explores a rich continuum of cultural exchange that imaginatively reinvents, recreates, and restores history. Joseph Roach reveals how performance can revise the unwritten past, comparing patterns of remembrance and forgetting in how communities forge their identities and imagine their futures. He examines the syncretic performance traditions of Europe, Africa, and the Americas in the urban sites of London and New Orleans, through social events ranging from burials to sacrifices, auctions to parades, encompassing traditions as diverse as Haitian Voudon and British funerals. Considering processes of substitution, or surrogation, as enacted in performance, Roach demonstrates the ways in which people and cultures fill the voids left by death and departure. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this classic work features a new preface reflecting on the relevance of its arguments to the politics of performance and performance in contemporary politics.

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Columbia University Press

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0231555261

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9780231555265

The Memoir Project

A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life

By: Marion Roach Smith

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The Memoir Project

A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life

By: Marion Roach Smith

An extraordinary "practical resource for beginners" looking to write their own memoir—now new and revised (Kirkus Reviews)! The greatest story you could write is one you've experienced yourself. Knowing where to start is the hardest part, but it just got a little easier with this essential guidebook for anyone wanting to write a memoir. Did you know that the #1 thing that baby boomers want to do in retirement is write a book—about themselves? It's not that every person has lived such a unique or dramatic life, but we inherently understand that writing a memoir—whether it's a book, blog, or just a letter to a child—is the single greatest path to self-examination. Through the use of disarmingly frank, but wildly fun tactics that offer you simple and effective guidelines that work, you can stop treading water in writing exercises or hiding behind writer's block. Previously self-published under the title, Writing What You Know: Raelia, this book has found an enthusiastic audience that now writes with intent.

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1455501824

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9781455501823

The Salem Witch Trials

A Day-by-day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege

By: Marilynne K. Roach

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The Salem Witch Trials

A Day-by-day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege

By: Marilynne K. Roach

The Salem Witch Trials is based on over twenty-five years of archival research--including the author's discovery of previously unknown documents--newly found cases and court records. From January 1692 to January 1697 this history unfolds a nearly day-by-day narrative of the crisis as the citizens of New England experienced it.

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1589791320

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The Diamond Cutter

The Buddha on Managing Your Business and Your Life

By: Michael Roach

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The Diamond Cutter

The Buddha on Managing Your Business and Your Life

By: Michael Roach

The well-known teacher of Tibetan Buddhism shares his proven trategies for achieving success in business and personal life, drawing on the ancient texts of the Diamond Sutra and other commentaries to shed new light into the timeless traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. Reprint.

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Image Books

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0385497911

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9780385497916

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

A Contemporary Approach

By: Jonathan M. Harris,Brian Roach

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Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

A Contemporary Approach

By: Jonathan M. Harris,Brian Roach

Environmental issues are of fundamental importance, and a broad approach to understanding the relationship of the human economy and the natural world is essential. In a rapidly changing policy and scientific context, this new edition of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics reflects an updated perspective on modern environmental topics. Now in its fourth edition, this book includes new material on climate change, the cost-competitiveness of renewable energy, global environmental trends, and sustainable economies. The text provides a balanced treatment of both standard environmental economics and ecological economics, based on the belief that these two approaches are complementary. Several chapters focus on the core concepts of environmental economics, including the theory of externalities, the management of public goods, the allocation of resources across time, environmental valuation, and cost-benefit analysis. Material on ecological economics includes such topics as macroeconomic scale, entropy, and "green" national accounting. Topical chapters focus on: energy; climate change; water resources; international trade; forests; fisheries; and agriculture, with an emphasis on designing effective policies to promote sustainability and a "green" economy. Harris and Roach’s premise is that a pluralistic approach is essential to understand the complex nexus between the economy and the environment. This perspective, combined with its emphasis on real-world policies, is particularly appealing to both instructors and students. This is the ideal text for classes on environmental, natural resource, and ecological economics. The book's companion website is available at: http://www.bu.edu/eci/education-materials/textbooks/environmental-and-natural-resource-economics/

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Routledge

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1317216202

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Microeconomics in Context

By: Neva Goodwin,Jonathan M. Harris,Julie A. Nelson,Pratistha Joshi Rajkarnikar,Brian Roach,Mariano Torras

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Microeconomics in Context

By: Neva Goodwin,Jonathan M. Harris,Julie A. Nelson,Pratistha Joshi Rajkarnikar,Brian Roach,Mariano Torras

Microeconomics in Context lays out the principles of microeconomics in a manner that is thorough, up to date, and relevant to students. Like its counterpart, Macroeconomics in Context, the book is uniquely attuned to economic, social, and environmental realities. The "In Context" books offer affordability, accessible presentation, and engaging coverage of current policy issues from economic inequality and global climate change to taxes and globalization. Key features include: Clear explanations of basic concepts and analytical tools, with advanced models presented in optional chapter appendices; Presentation of policy issues in historical, environmental, institutional, social, political, and ethical contexts—an approach that fosters critical evaluation of the standard microeconomic models, such as welfare analysis, labor markets, and market competition; A powerful graphical presentation of various measures of well-being in the United States and other countries, including income inequality, taxes, educational attainment, and environmental quality; Broad definitions of well-being using both traditional economic metrics and factors such as environmental quality, health, equity, and political inclusion; Significantly revised chapters on globalization and trade, economic and social inequality, labor markets, and public goods; Expanded coverage of high-interest topics such as behavioral economics, labor markets, and economic discrimination; Full complement of instructor and student support materials online. This new edition also features more international data and analysis, and further material on the importance of economic power in shaping policy. The latest addition to the "In Context" series combines real-world relevance with a thorough grounding in multiple economic paradigms. The book's companion website is available at: http://www.bu.edu/eci/education-materials/textbooks/microeconomics-in-context/

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Routledge

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0429853106

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9780429853104

The Bear Ate Your Sandwich

By: Julia Sarcone-Roach

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The Bear Ate Your Sandwich

By: Julia Sarcone-Roach

Bear meets sandwich, adventure ensues. . . . An irresistible treat for fans of Jon Klassen, Peter Brown, and Mo Willems. By now I think you know what happened to your sandwich. But you may not know how it happened. So let me tell you. It all started with the bear . . . So begins Julia Sarcone-Roach’s delicious tale of a bear, lost in the city, who happens upon an unattended sandwich in the park. The bear’s journey from forest to city and back home again is full of happy accidents, funny encounters, and sensory delights. The story is so engrossing, it’s not until the very end that we begin to suspect this is a TALL tale. The wonderfully told story, spectacular illustrations, and surprise ending make this Julia Sarcone-Roach’s best book to date. You’ll want to share it with your friends (and keep a close eye on your lunch). Praise for The Bear Ate Your Sandwich: ***Winner of an Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor Award!*** "This story is mischief-making at its finest. And just like a good sandwich, it's hard to resist." - Book Page "Charming" — The Wall Street Journal "While the bear storyline is entertaining in itself, the ending twist will equally delight kids who love to spot untruths, and a second reading for hints as to the narrator’s credibility may well be in order." — The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Starred review

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Knopf Books for Young Readers

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0307982424

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Simply Electrifying

The Technology that Transformed the World, from Benjamin Franklin to Elon Musk

By: Craig R. Roach

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Simply Electrifying

The Technology that Transformed the World, from Benjamin Franklin to Elon Musk

By: Craig R. Roach

Selected for J.P. Morgan's 2018 Holiday Reading List Imagine your life without the internet. Without phones. Without television. Without sprawling cities. Without the freedom to continue working and playing after the sun goes down. Electricity is at the core of all modern life. It has transformed our society more than any other technology. Yet, no book offers a comprehensive history about this technological marvel. Until now. Simply Electrifying: The Technology that Transformed the World, from Benjamin Franklin to Elon Musk brings to life the 250-year history of electricity through the stories of the men and women who used it to transform our world: Benjamin Franklin, James Watt, Michael Faraday, Samuel F.B. Morse, Thomas Edison, Samuel Insull, Albert Einstein, Rachel Carson, Elon Musk, and more. In the process, it reveals for the first time the complete, thrilling, and often-dangerous story of electricity's historic discovery, development, and worldwide application. Electricity plays a fundamental role not only in our everyday lives but in history's most pivotal events, from global climate change and the push for wind- and solar-generated electricity to Japan's nuclear accident at Fukushima and Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons. Written by electricity expert and four-decade veteran of the industry Craig R. Roach, Simply Electrifying marshals, in fascinating narrative detail, the full range of factors that shaped the electricity business over time—science, technology, law, politics, government regulation, economics, business strategy, and culture—before looking forward toward the exhilarating prospects for electricity generation and use that will shape our future.

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1944648275

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9781944648275

How to Build a Fashion Icon

Notes on Confidence from the World's Only Image Architect

By: Law Roach

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How to Build a Fashion Icon

Notes on Confidence from the World's Only Image Architect

By: Law Roach

From Law Roach, award-winning celebrity stylist and the world’s only image architect, comes a groundbreaking guide to becoming your ultimate, confident self. Law Roach is the mastermind behind looks that have broken the Internet time and again—from Zendaya at the Met Gala to Anya Taylor-Joy at the Golden Globes, from Lewis Hamilton’s iconic streetwear to Céline Dion’s style renaissance. Nobody knows better than Law how to turn an outfit into a moment of fashion history. In a little over a decade, he’s gone from industry outsider to the most celebrated name in style, having been honored two consecutive years with the Hollywood Reporter’s prestigious Stylist of the Year award and receiving the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s inaugural Stylist Award in 2022. Now, for the first time ever, Law shares the secrets of his approach. With How to Build a Fashion Icon, he takes readers behind the scenes of his process and journey, revealing his tips, tricks, and most memorable styling moments to show readers how to live their most iconic and fashionable lives. Part self-help guide, part manifesto, this book guides readers step-by-step through that process, and along the way, Law weaves in personal anecdotes—from his childhood in the Southside of Chicago to the first time he styled Zendaya—with practical exercises to help readers cultivate the most essential feature of iconic style: confidence.

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