Robert Carlin's Books

Linmill Stories

By: Robert McLellan

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Introduced by J.K. Annand. Best known as the playwright of Jamie the Saxt and Jeddart Justice, Robert McLellan has been called the finest writer of Scots prose in our time. His ‘Linmill’ stories were broadcast by the BBC, one of which, ‘The Donegals’ was made into a film. But for the most part McLellan’s prose work has appeared in magazines or anthologies without being fully collected in book form. Their popularity has endured and now all twenty-four of his tales are available in one volume. Based on the author’s youthful memories of his grandparents’ fruit farm near Lanark, these finely observed stories give us a priceless insight into a generation now lost to us, and a timeless evocation of the world seen through the eyes of a young boy. There is honesty, compassion, harshness and humour in these stories, and McLellan’s quiet voice adds a unique wit and an unsentimental authenticity to the telling. ‘This must rank [among] the finest prose-poetry of Scottish childhood that we have.’ Douglas Gifford ‘It is possible to find light and depth in each of these stories, yet their common engine is neither plot nor character, but McLellan’s use of language. It is hard not to agree with J.K. Annand’s final assessment that Robert McLellan is “the greatest writer of Scots prose in the twentieth century”.’ Books in Scotland

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Computers and the Law

An Introduction to Basic Legal Principles and Their Application in Cyberspace

By: Robert Dunne

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Computers and the Law

An Introduction to Basic Legal Principles and Their Application in Cyberspace

By: Robert Dunne

Computers and the Law provides readers with an introduction to the legal issues associated with computing – particularly in the massively networked context of the Internet. Assuming no previous knowledge of the law or any special knowledge of programming or computer science, this textbook offers undergraduates of all disciplines and professionals in the computing industry an understanding of basic legal principles and an awareness of the peculiarities associated with legal issues in cyberspace. This is not a law school casebook, but rather a variety of carefully chosen, relevant cases presented in redacted form. The full cases are available on an ancillary Web site. The pervasiveness of computing in modern society has generated numerous legal ambiguities. This book introduces readers to the fundamental workings of the law in physical space and suggests the opportunity to create new types of laws with nontraditional goals.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139481088

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Critical Companion to Eugene O'Neill, 2-Volume Set

By: Robert M. Dowling

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Critical Companion to Eugene O'Neill, 2-Volume Set

By: Robert M. Dowling

This study explores the personal, historical, and artistic influences that combined to form such dark and influential American masterpieces as 'The Iceman Cometh', 'The Emperor Jones', 'Mourning Becomes Electra', 'Hughie', and - arguably the finest tragedy ever written by an American - 'Long Day's Journey into Night'.

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Infobase Publishing

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1438108729

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Dan Turner Hollywood Detective #9

By: Robert Leslie Bellem

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Dan Turner Hollywood Detective #9

By: Robert Leslie Bellem

A FICTION HOUSE PRESS REPRINT: Another bookful of Dan Turner Hollywood Detective stories from 1942 issues of Dan Turner Hollywood Detective. Included in this book are: Beyond Justice, Death on Location, Gas-House Still, Murder Done Twice, Murderer's Error, Murder for Fame, Star Chamber, Broken Melody, The Color of Murder, Daughter of Murder, Killer's Union, and Malibu Mess. Illustrated.

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Lulu.com

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The Bayesian Choice

From Decision-Theoretic Foundations to Computational Implementation

By: Christian Robert

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The Bayesian Choice

From Decision-Theoretic Foundations to Computational Implementation

By: Christian Robert

This is an introduction to Bayesian statistics and decision theory, including advanced topics such as Monte Carlo methods. This new edition contains several revised chapters and a new chapter on model choice.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387715983

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The Delaware River Water War

By: Robert Flowers

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The Delaware River Water War

By: Robert Flowers

This book I would hope would open the minds of alot of people who refuse to accept the greatness of the afro- american, and all those who climb from the bottom, and want to be recognize for their glory and not their short comings.In the mist of this day i want people to know they can achieve anything they set out to achieve, and don't let no one tell you different. When putting these poems together my theme was for us to rise as people and stop killing one another and start helping one another, for now is the time to rise, for tomorrow may overcome your true radiance!

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Comical Co-Stars of Television

From Ed Norton to Kramer

By: Robert Pegg

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Comical Co-Stars of Television

From Ed Norton to Kramer

By: Robert Pegg

Although some scholars credit Shakespeare with creating in Henry IV's Falstaff the first "second banana" character (reviving him for Henry IV Part Two), most television historians agree that the popular co-star was born in 1955 when Art Carney, as Ed Norton, first addressed Jackie Gleason with a "Hey, Ralphie-boy," on The Honeymooners. The phenomenon has proved to be one of the most enduring achievements of the American sitcom, and oftentimes so popular that the co-star becomes the star. Twenty-nine of those popular co-stars get all of the attention in this work. Each chapter focuses on one television character and the actor or actress who brought him or her to life, and provides critical analysis, biographical information and, in several instances, interviews with the actors and actresses themselves. It includes people like Art Carney of The Honeymooners, Don Knotts of The Andy Griffith Show, Ted Knight of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Max Baer of The Beverly Hillbillies, Vivian Vance and William Frawley of I Love Lucy, Ann B. Davis of The Brady Bunch, Jamie Farr of M*A*S*H, Ron Palillo of Welcome Back, Kotter, Jimmie Walker of Good Times, Tom Poston of Newhart and Michael Richards of Seinfeld, to name just a few.

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McFarland

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147661024X

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Chaucer's Pilgrims

An Historical Guide to the Pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales

By: Robert Thomas Lambdin,Laura Lambdin

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Chaucer's Pilgrims

An Historical Guide to the Pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales

By: Robert Thomas Lambdin,Laura Lambdin

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is one of the oldest and most widely studied works of English literature. The tales provide a glimpse of medieval life, and the professions of the pilgrims figure prominently in the poetry. To have a clear understanding of Chaucer's work, the reader needs to know about the vocations of the pilgrims. For some 600 years, this information has been difficult to locate. This reference work conveniently synthesizes and discusses information about the occupation of each of Chaucer's pilgrims and provides an historical context. The volume contains individual entries for each of Chaucer's pilgrims, and the entries share a similar format to foster comparison. Each entry includes three parts. First, the pilgrim's profession is discussed in terms of the daily routine of the medieval occupation. Second, the vocation is examined in terms of its reflection in the tale told by the pilgrim. Third, the vocation and the tale are discussed, when possible, in relation to the descriptions of the characters provided in the General Prologue. Each entry includes a bibliography, and the volume concludes with a list of works for further reading.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313019487

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Television's Second Golden Age

From Hill Street Blues to ER

By: Robert J. Thompson

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Television's Second Golden Age

From Hill Street Blues to ER

By: Robert J. Thompson

This is an insider's tour, touching on the network's dizzying decision-making process, and the artists who have revolutionized the medium.

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Syracuse University Press

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0815605048

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Illusions of Equality

Deaf Americans in School and Factory, 1850-1950

By: Robert M. Buchanan

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Illusions of Equality

Deaf Americans in School and Factory, 1850-1950

By: Robert M. Buchanan

The residential schools for deaf students established in the nineteenth century favored a bilingual approach to education that stressed the use of American Sign Language while also recognizing the value of learning English. But the success of this system was disrupted by the rise of oralism, with its commitment to teaching deaf children speech and its ban of sign language. Buchanan depicts the subsequent ramifications in sobering terms: most deaf students left school with limited educations and abilities that qualified them for only marginal jobs. He also describes the insistence of the male hierarchy in the deaf community on defending the tactics of individual responsibility through the end of World War II, a policy that continually failed to earn job security for Deaf workers."--BOOK JACKET.

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Gallaudet University Press

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How to Use Problem-based Learning in the Classroom

By: Robert Delisle,Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

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How to Use Problem-based Learning in the Classroom

By: Robert Delisle,Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Engaging and motivating students--especially the least motivated learners--is a daily challenge. But with the process of problem-based learning (PBL), any teacher can create an exciting, active classroom where students themselves eagerly build problem-solving skills while learning the content necessary to apply them. With problem-based learning, students' work begins with an ill-defined problem. Key to this problem is how it explicitly links something important in students daily lives to the classroom. This motivational feature is vital as students define the what, where, and how of resolving the problem situation. Problem-based learning may sound potentially chaotic and haphazard, but it rests on the firm foundation of a teacher's work behind the scenes. The teacher develops a problem long before students see it, specifically choosing the skills and content the problem will emphasize and matching those to curriculum and standards. Though a PBL problem will have no "right" answer, the teacher structures the experience so that specific learning takes place as students generate the problem-solving steps, research issues, and produce a final product. The teacher guides without leading, assists without directing.

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0871202913

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The Making of Lawyers' Careers

Inequality and Opportunity in the American Legal Profession

By: Robert L. Nelson,Ronit Dinovitzer,Bryant G. Garth,Joyce S. Sterling,David B. Wilkins,Meghan Dawe,Ethan Michelson

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The Making of Lawyers' Careers

Inequality and Opportunity in the American Legal Profession

By: Robert L. Nelson,Ronit Dinovitzer,Bryant G. Garth,Joyce S. Sterling,David B. Wilkins,Meghan Dawe,Ethan Michelson

An unprecedented account of social stratification within the US legal profession. How do race, class, gender, and law school status condition the career trajectories of lawyers? And how do professionals then navigate these parameters? The Making of Lawyers’ Careers provides an unprecedented account of the last two decades of the legal profession in the US, offering a data-backed look at the structure of the profession and the inequalities that early-career lawyers face across race, gender, and class distinctions. Starting in 2000, the authors collected over 10,000 survey responses from more than 5,000 lawyers, following these lawyers through the first twenty years of their careers. They also interviewed more than two hundred lawyers and drew insights from their individual stories, contextualizing data with theory and close attention to the features of a market-driven legal profession. Their findings show that lawyers’ careers both reflect and reproduce inequalities within society writ large. They also reveal how individuals exercise agency despite these constraints.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226828913

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The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication

By: Robert Trager,Susan Dente Ross,Amy Reynolds

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The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication

By: Robert Trager,Susan Dente Ross,Amy Reynolds

The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication, Sixth Edition, by Robert Trager, Susan Dente Ross, and Amy Reynolds offers a clear and engaging introduction to media law with comprehensive coverage and analysis of key cases for future journalists and media professionals. You are introduced to key legal issues at the start of each chapter, building your critical thinking skills before progressing to real-world landmark cases that demonstrate how media law is applied today. Contemporary examples, emerging legal topics, international issues, and cutting-edge research all help you to retain and apply principles of media law in practice. The thoroughly revised Sixth Edition has been reorganized and shortened to 12 chapters, streamlining the content and offering instructors more opportunities for classroom activities. This edition also goes beyond the judiciary—including discussions of tweets and public protests, alcohol ads in university newspapers, global data privacy and cybersecurity, libel on the internet, and free speech on college campuses—to show how the law affects the ways mass communication works and how people perceive and receive that work.

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1506363202

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Motivation and Reinforcement

Turning the Tables on Autism

By: Robert Schramm

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Motivation and Reinforcement

Turning the Tables on Autism

By: Robert Schramm

One of Lulu's best sellers of all time, the second edition of the book Educate Toward Recovery is now called Motivation and Reinforcement: Turning the Tables on Autism. This book is the ultimate guide to home based autism intervention. It is a forward-thinking guide that translates the Verbal Behavior Approach to ABA into everyday language. With over 100 new pages of material including new Chapters on Social Skills, Behavior Plans, Token Economies, and Advanced Instructional Control methods, this book is a must have even for those who own the 2006 version. International ABA/VB presenter Robert Schramm, explains how you can keep your child engaged in motivated learning throughout his entire day without forcing participation, blocking escape, or nagging procedures. M&R is the full realization of modern ABA/VB Autism Intervention and a great resource for parents, teachers, and therapists working with a child with autism as well as BCBA's looking for ways to improve their approach.

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1447748360

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Inside Newark

Decline, Rebellion, and the Search for Transformation

By: Robert Curvin

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Inside Newark

Decline, Rebellion, and the Search for Transformation

By: Robert Curvin

For decades, leaders in Newark, New Jersey, have claimed their city is about to return to its vibrant past. How accurate is this prediction? Is Newark on the verge of revitalization? Robert Curvin, who was one of New Jersey’s outstanding civil rights leaders, examines the city, chronicling its history, politics, and culture. Throughout the pages of Inside Newark, Curvin approaches his story both as an insider who is rooting for Newark and as an objective social scientist illuminating the causes and effects of sweeping changes in the city Based on historical records and revealing interviews with over one hundred residents and officials, Inside Newark traces Newark’s history from the 1950s, when the city was a thriving industrial center, to the era of Mayor Cory Booker. Along the way, Curvin covers the disturbances of July 1967, called a riot by the media and a rebellion by residents; the administration of Kenneth Gibson, the first black mayor of a large northeastern city; and the era of Sharpe James, who was found guilty of corruption. Curvin examines damaging housing and mortgage policies, the state takeover of the failing school system, the persistence of corruption and patronage, Newark’s shifting ethnic and racial composition, positive developments in housing and business complexes, and the reign of ambitious mayor Cory Booker. Inside Newark reveals a central weakness that continues to plague Newark—that throughout this history, elected officials have not risen to the challenges they have faced. Curvin calls on those in positions of influence to work for the social and economic improvement of all groups and concludes with suggestions for change, focusing on education reform, civic participation, financial management, partnerships with agencies and business, improving Newark’s City Council, and limiting the term of the mayor. If Newark’s leadership can encompass these changes, Newark will have a chance at a true turnaround. Watch a video with Robert Curvin: Watch video now. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-d6zV2OQ8A).

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Rutgers University Press

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0813572045

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Advances in Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables Processing

By: Olga Martin-Belloso,Robert Soliva Fortuny

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Advances in Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables Processing

By: Olga Martin-Belloso,Robert Soliva Fortuny

Despite a worldwide increase in demand for fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, in many countries these products are prepared in uncontrolled conditions and have the potential to pose substantial risk for consumers. Correspondingly, researchers have ramped up efforts to provide adequate technologies and practices to assure product safety while keeping n

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CRC Press

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1420071238

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Eugene O'Neill

A Life in Four Acts

By: Robert M. Dowling

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Eugene O'Neill

A Life in Four Acts

By: Robert M. Dowling

An “absorbing” biography of the playwright and Nobel laureate that “unflinchingly explores the darkness that dominated O’Neill’s life” (Publishers Weekly). This extraordinary biography fully captures the intimacies of Eugene O’Neill’s tumultuous life and the profound impact of his work on American drama, innovatively highlighting how the stories he told for the stage interweave with his actual life stories as well as the culture and history of his time. Much is new in this extensively researched book: connections between O’Neill’s plays and his political and philosophical worldview; insights into his Irish American upbringing and lifelong torment over losing faith in God; his vital role in African American cultural history; unpublished photographs, including a unique offstage picture of him with his lover Louise Bryant; new evidence of O’Neill’s desire to become a novelist and what this reveals about his unique dramatic voice; and a startling revelation about the release of Long Day’s Journey Into Night in defiance of his explicit instructions. This biography is also the first to discuss O’Neill’s lost play Exorcism (a single copy of which was only recently recovered), a dramatization of his own suicide attempt. Written with both a lively informality and a scholar’s strict accuracy, Eugene O’Neill: A Life in Four Acts is a biography worthy of America’s foremost playwright. “Fast-paced, highly readable . . . building to a devastating last act.” —Irish Times

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Yale University Press

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0300210590

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9780300210590

The Piano Teacher

The True Story of a Psychotic Killer

By: Robert K. Tanenbaum,Peter S. Greenberg

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The Piano Teacher

The True Story of a Psychotic Killer

By: Robert K. Tanenbaum,Peter S. Greenberg

New York Times bestselling author Robert K. Tanenbaum tells the terrifying and gripping story of Charles Yukl, a mild-mannered piano and voice teacher that killed and abused his students. Everybody has a dream. For aspiring actress Suzanne Reynolds, her dream ended in a gruesome encounter with eccentric New York artist Charles Yukl. Fooled by his choirboy looks, Reynolds had no idea the man who taught her the piano was a woman-hating recluse who spent his days lost in fantasies of perversion. As a result of the plea bargain for Suzanne¹s brutal murder, Yukl soon gained his freedom due to a shocking series of legal errors -- and killed again. A riveting dramatization of two horrific crimes and their aftermath, The Piano Teacher brilliantly portrays a madman set on fulfilling his own sadistic and homicidal dreams...and the flawed justice system that gave him the opportunities to do so.

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Simon and Schuster

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1451604149

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The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication

By: Susan Dente Ross,Amy Reynolds,Robert Trager

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The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication

By: Susan Dente Ross,Amy Reynolds,Robert Trager

This is the best all-around media law text for undergraduate and graduate students alike. The clear, nonthreatening writing style of the authors, by itself, sets this book apart. And yet, it does so by not leaving out any important areas of inquiry. That’s why my colleagues and I continue to adopt this for all of our media law classes." —Jonathan Kotler, University of Southern California In The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication, authors Susan Dente Ross, Amy Reynolds, and Robert Trager present a lively, up-to-date, and comprehensive introduction to media law that brings the law to life for future professional communicators. The book is grounded in the traditions and rules of law but also contains fresh facts and relevant examples that keep readers engaged. Tightly focused breakout boxes highlight contemporary examples of the law in action or emphasize central points of law as well as intersections with international law and policy. The thoroughly updated Seventh Edition contains a wealth of new content that is as timely as possible—from the U.S. Supreme Court, federal and state courts, Congress, executive agencies, federal and state policymakers and advisory groups, and media organizations and allies. A refreshed look, feel, and flow of chapters provide readers an understanding of fast-expanding areas of the law and legal complexities.

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CQ Press

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1544377614

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Stephen A. Douglas

By: Robert Walter Johannsen

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Stephen A. Douglas

By: Robert Walter Johannsen

BIOG Johannsen's 1983 biography won the Francis Parkman Prize of the Society of American Historians. Though most know Douglas for his famous debates with Abraham Lincoln, Johannsen reveals him to be one of the most powerful and formidable politicians of his time. This edition contains a new introduction.-

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University of Illinois Press

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0252066359

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Heterodox Macroeconomics

Models of Demand, Distribution and Growth

By: Robert A. Blecker,Mark Setterfield

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Heterodox Macroeconomics

Models of Demand, Distribution and Growth

By: Robert A. Blecker,Mark Setterfield

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial} The last few decades have witnessed an outpouring of literature on macroeconomic models in the broad ‘heterodox’ tradition of Marx, Keynes, Robinson, Kaldor and Kalecki. These models yield an alternative analytical framework in which the big questions of our day – such as how inequality is related to growth or stagnation, and whether long-run growth is stable or unstable – can be fruitfully addressed. Heterodox Macroeconomics provides an accessible, pedagogically oriented treatment of the leading models and approaches in heterodox macroeconomics with clear, step-by-step presentations of core models and their solutions, properties and implications.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1784718904

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Accidental Ambassador Gordo

The Comic Strip Art of Gus Arriola

By: Robert C. Harvey,Gus Arriola

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Accidental Ambassador Gordo

The Comic Strip Art of Gus Arriola

By: Robert C. Harvey,Gus Arriola

A collection of comic strips by Robert Harvey that feature Gordo.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1578061601

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The Man Who Built the Sierra Club

A Life of David Brower

By: Robert Wyss

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The Man Who Built the Sierra Club

A Life of David Brower

By: Robert Wyss

David Brower (1912–2000) was a central figure in the modern environmental movement. His leadership, vision, and elegant conception of the wilderness forever changed how we approach nature. In many ways, he was a twentieth-century Thoreau. Brower transformed the Sierra Club into a national force that challenged and stopped federally sponsored projects that would have dammed the Grand Canyon and destroyed hundreds of millions of acres of our nation's wilderness. To admirers, he was tireless, passionate, visionary, and unyielding. To opponents and even some supporters, he was contentious and polarizing. As a young man growing up in Berkeley, California, Brower proved himself a fearless climber of the Sierra Nevada's dangerous peaks. After serving in the Tenth Mountain Division during World War II, he became executive director of the Sierra Club. This uncompromising biography explores Brower's role as steward of the modern environmental movement. His passionate advocacy destroyed lifelong friendships and, at times, threatened his goals. Yet his achievements remain some of the most important triumphs of the conservation movement. What emerges from this unique portrait is a rich and robust profile of a leader who took up the work of John Muir and, along with Rachel Carson, made environmentalism the cause of our time.

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Columbia University Press

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0231541317

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The Civil War Generals

Comrades, Peers, Rivals: In Their Own Words

By: Robert I. Girardi

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The Civil War Generals

Comrades, Peers, Rivals: In Their Own Words

By: Robert I. Girardi

“An excellent contribution to Civil War literature . . . . [A]n excellent reference resource. Civil War buffs in particular will greatly enjoy this book.” —ArmchairGeneral.com The Civil War Generals offers an unvarnished and largely unknown window into what military generals wrote and said about each other during the Civil War era. Drawing on more than 170 sources—including the letters, diaries, and memoirs of the general officers of the Union and Confederate armies, as well as their staff officers and other prominent figures—Civil War historian Robert Girardi has compiled a valuable record of who these generals were and how they were perceived by their peers. The quotations within paint revealing pictures of the private subjects at hand and, just as often, the people writing about them—a fascinating look at the many diverse personalities of Civil War leadership. More than just a collection of quotations, The Civil War Generals is also a valuable research tool, moving beyond the best-known figures to provide contemporary character descriptions of more than four hundred Civil War generals. The quotes range in nature from praise to indictment, and differing opinions of each individual give a balanced view, making the book both entertaining and informative. A truly one-of-a-kind compilation illustrated with approximately one hundred historical photographs, The Civil War Generals will find a home not only with the casual reader and history buff, but also with the serious historian and researcher.

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Quarto Publishing Group USA

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1610588673

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9781610588676

Battle of Despair

Bentonville and the North Carolina Campaign

By: Robert P. Broadwater

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Battle of Despair

Bentonville and the North Carolina Campaign

By: Robert P. Broadwater

Battle of Despair examines Johnston's struggle to create an army with which to oppose Sherman, the long odds Johnston faced, and the eventual surrender of that army - the largest body of Confederate men to surrender at the end of the war."--Jacket.

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Mercer University Press

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0865548218

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The Wheel of Time Companion

The People, Places, and History of the Bestselling Series

By: Robert Jordan,Harriet McDougal,Alan Romanczuk,Maria Simons

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The Wheel of Time Companion

The People, Places, and History of the Bestselling Series

By: Robert Jordan,Harriet McDougal,Alan Romanczuk,Maria Simons

The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine! Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The definitive encyclopedia of the series, the companion sheds light on some of the most intriguing aspects of the world, including biographies and motivations of many characters that never made it into the books, but helped bring Jordan's world to life. Over the course of fifteen books and millions of words, the world that Jordan created grew in depth and complexity. However, only a fraction of what Jordan imagined ended up on the page, the rest going into his personal files. Included in the volume in an A-to-Z format are: An entry for each named character An inclusive dictionary of the Old Tongue New maps of the Last Battle New portraits of many characters Histories and customs of the nations of the world The strength level of many channelers Descriptions of the flora and fauna unique to the world And much more! The Wheel of Time Companion is required reading for The Wheel of Time's millions of fans. The Wheel of Time® New Spring: The Novel #1 The Eye of the World #2 The Great Hunt #3 The Dragon Reborn #4 The Shadow Rising #5 The Fires of Heaven #6 Lord of Chaos #7 A Crown of Swords #8 The Path of Daggers #9 Winter's Heart #10 Crossroads of Twilight #11 Knife of Dreams By Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson #12 The Gathering Storm #13 Towers of Midnight #14 A Memory of Light By Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time By Robert Jordan and Amy Romanczuk Patterns of the Wheel: Coloring Art Based on Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Tor Books

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1466881232

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9781466881235

Novus Ordo Seclorum: Essays on Catholics and the United States

By: Robert Klein Engler

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Novus Ordo Seclorum: Essays on Catholics and the United States

By: Robert Klein Engler

Recently published articles on Catholics and US politics that deals with same-sex marriage, illegal immigration and other social issues.

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Lulu.com

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1329077210

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The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder

The First Amendment and the Censor's Dilemma

By: Robert Corn-Revere

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The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder

The First Amendment and the Censor's Dilemma

By: Robert Corn-Revere

The book explores the importance of free speech in America by telling the stories of its chief antagonists - the censors.

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Cambridge University Press

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110712994X

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9781107129948

Campaigning with Uncle Billy

The Civil War Memoirs of Sgt. Lyman S. Widney, 34th Illinois Volunteer Infantry

By: Lyman Summerfield Widney,Robert I. Girardi

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Campaigning with Uncle Billy

The Civil War Memoirs of Sgt. Lyman S. Widney, 34th Illinois Volunteer Infantry

By: Lyman Summerfield Widney,Robert I. Girardi

Campaigning with Uncle Billy is the memoir of the service of Sgt. Lyman S. Widney of Illinois who served throughout the Civil War with the 34th Illinois Infantry. Widney's account of his wartime service is based on the diary he kept during the conflict. As a regimental clerk, he was in a position to meet many prominent people and to know the plans and thinking of the command staff. Widney's narrative is personal, highly detailed, vividly descriptive and accurate. He writes with emotion and humor. He details the life of the volunteer soldiers as they enlist, adapt to military life and learn the trade of soldiering. His descriptions of the horrors of the battlefield, its grisly aftermath and the toll that sickness exacted on the rank and file is highly personal. Through Widney's eyes we explore the countryside, tour Mammoth Cave, learn firsthand about combat and sickness and endure life in the trenches in the relentless fighting of the Atlanta Campaign and the grueling March to the Sea and through the Carolinas. Widney's memoir is a worthy addition to the literature of the Civil War from the point of view of the common soldier.

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Trafford Publishing

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1425178871

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