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Bob Hope

A Life In Comedy

By: William Robert Faith,William Faith

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Bob Hope

A Life In Comedy

By: William Robert Faith,William Faith

Reporter: "What's it like to be Bob Hope?"Hope: "I wouldn't have it any other way."From Bob Hope's early career as an upstart among professionals like Jack Benny and Milton Berle in the rollicking world of traveling comedians, to his blazing success as a radio, television, and film star, this completely revised and updated version of William Faith's acclaimed biography takes a straightforward, appreciative, and very funny look at Hope's life and times on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Filled with anecdotes, photographs, and plenty of jokes, the book reveals the real Bob Hope from his boyhood in England and youth in Cleveland to his present status as a living legend-a full-blooded, authentic appraisal of the man and his humor, a comic institution who is also a brilliant businessman, manipulator of the media, and politically influential figure. And of course Hope is the man who brought laughter and cheer (and long-legged beauties) to GIs throughout the world. At a time when patriotic fervor has never been running higher it's worth recalling the singular tribute paid Hope by none other than John Steinbeck: "When the time for recognition of service to the nation in wartime comes to be considered, Bob Hope should be high on the list.... He gets laughter wherever he goes from men who need laughter." Happy 100th, Bob!

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Da Capo Press

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0786729023

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Blue Notes

Profiles of Jazz Personalities

By: Robert P. Vande Kappelle

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Blue Notes

Profiles of Jazz Personalities

By: Robert P. Vande Kappelle

Music, like romance, is the language of the soul. Music allows us to express ourselves, and in so doing makes us feel alive. Jazz music, the only art form created by Americans, reminds us that the genius of America is improvisation; a good beat, a contagious rhythm, an emotional ballad, creative improvisation, jazz has it all. Jazz is the story of extraordinary human beings, black and white, male and female, children of privilege and children of despair, who were able to do what most of us only dream of doing: create art on the spot. Their stories are told in Blue Notes. Blue Notes contains profiles of 365 jazz personalities, one for each day of the year. Each vignette tells a story, some heartwarming, others tragic, but all memorable. The daily entries also provide valuable information on jazz styles, jazz history, instruments and instrumentalists, and such related topics as jazz and religion, women in jazz, drug and alcohol abuse, and racism. These topics can be referenced through an extensive set of indexes. The book's appendix includes helpful background information, a concise overview of jazz music, and even a quiz on jazz biography. While Blue Notes is written for jazz fans in general, experts will value its comprehensive nature. So whether you are curious about jazz or simply love and appreciate music, Blue Notes will provide daily moments of discovery and help you recognize what the rest of the world already has, a music so compelling that it can be said to define the human being in the twentieth century.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1498271243

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The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer

By: Johnny Mercer,Robert Kimball,Barry Day,Miles Kreuger,Eric Davis

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The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer

By: Johnny Mercer,Robert Kimball,Barry Day,Miles Kreuger,Eric Davis

The seventh volume in Knopf’s critically acclaimed Complete Lyrics series, published in Johnny Mercer’s centennial year, contains the texts to more than 1,200 of his lyrics, several hundred of them published here for the first time. Johnny Mercer’s early songs became staples of the big band era and were regularly featured in the musicals of early Hollywood. With his collaborators, who included Richard A. Whiting, Harry Warren, Hoagy Carmichael, Jerome Kern, and Harold Arlen, he wrote the lyrics to some of the most famous standards, among them, “Too Marvelous for Words,” “Jeepers Creepers,” “Skylark,” “I’m Old-Fashioned,” and “That Old Black Magic.” During a career of more than four decades, Mercer was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song an astonishing eighteen times, and won four: for his lyrics to “On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe” (music by Warren), “In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening” (music by Carmichael), and “Moon River” and “Days of Wine and Roses” (music for both by Henry Mancini). You’ve probably fallen in love with more than a few of Mercer’s songs–his words have never gone out of fashion–and with this superb collection, it’s easy to see that his lyrics elevated popular song into art.

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Singer-Songwriters of the 1970s

150+ Profiles

By: Robert McParland

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Singer-Songwriters of the 1970s

150+ Profiles

By: Robert McParland

The 1970s saw a wave of singer-songwriters flood the airwaves and concert halls across the United States. This book organizes the stories of approximately 150 artists whose songs created the soundtrack to people's lives during the decade that forever shaped musical composition. Some well-known, others less known, these artists were the song-poets and storytellers who wrote their own music and lyrics. Featuring biographical information and discography overviews for each artist, this is the only one-volume encyclopedic overview of this topic. Featured artists include Carole King and James Taylor, Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Gordon Lightfoot, Elvis Costello and dozens of other song-poets of the seventies.

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McFarland

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1476646430

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The Almanac of British Politics

By: Robert Waller,Byron Criddle

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The Almanac of British Politics

By: Robert Waller,Byron Criddle

Thoroughly revised and updated since the second successive Labour election victory in 2001. It is firmly established as the definitive guide to the political map of the United Kingdom, covering in detail each of the constituencies.

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Psychology Press

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0415268338

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The 50 Most Dynamic Duos in Sports History

Baseball, Basketball, Football, and Hockey

By: Robert W. Cohen

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The 50 Most Dynamic Duos in Sports History

Baseball, Basketball, Football, and Hockey

By: Robert W. Cohen

Who comprised the most productive pairs in the history of professional team sports? Joe Montana and Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers? Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls? What about the prolific hockey tandem of Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier? And that all-time great New York Yankees twosome of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig certainly can't be excluded. Using various selection criteria--including longevity, level of statistical compilation, impact on one's team, and overall place in history--The 50 Most Dynamic Duos in Sports History attempts to ascertain which twosome truly established itself as the most dominant tandem in the history of the four major professional team sports: baseball, basketball, football, and hockey. Arranged and ranked by sport, this work takes an in-depth look at the careers of these men, including statistics, quotes from opposing players and former teammates, and career highlights. Finally, all 50 duos are placed in an overall ranking. Covering every decade since the 1890s, this book will find widespread appeal among sports fans of all generations. And with photographs of many of the tandems, The 50 Most Dynamic Duos in Sports History is a wonderful addition to any sports historian's collection.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0810885565

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HIV/AIDS: Global Frontiers in Prevention/Intervention

By: Cynthia Pope,Renee T. White,Robert Malow

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HIV/AIDS: Global Frontiers in Prevention/Intervention

By: Cynthia Pope,Renee T. White,Robert Malow

HIV/AIDS: Global Frontiers in Prevention/Intervention provides a comprehensive overview of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. The unique anthology addresses cutting-edge issues in HIV/AIDS research, policymaking, and advocacy. Key features include: · Nine original essays from leading scholars in public health, epidemiology, and social and behavioral sciences · Comprehensive information for individuals with varying degrees of knowledge, particularly regarding methodological and theoretical perspectives · A look into the future progression of HIV transmission and scholarly research HIV/AIDS: Global Frontiers in Prevention/Intervention is will serve as a precious resource as a textbook and reference for the university classroom, libraries, and researchers

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Routledge

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1136780300

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The Blues of Portsmouth P.D.

A Series, Episode Five

By: Robert Franklin Jackson

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The Blues of Portsmouth P.D.

A Series, Episode Five

By: Robert Franklin Jackson

In William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, a speaker, Marcellus, a guard, talks to his philosophical comrade, Horatio, saying, “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” The reason of his saying this is just not that Denmark was facing dirt, but the situation in Denmark was similar to a fish that rots from head to tail, or in other words, it shows that everything was not good at the top of the political hierarchy. A similar situation is happening in Portsmouth as Chief Tim Slone is battling murder and corruption in his society. Portsmouth’s mayor, William Beasley, is ambitious and greedy. He is facing election and needs financing from labor and lobbyists. Powerful and ruthless forces from the state capitol usually make these donations happen, but Beasley has been neglecting his responsibilities and has entered into illegal activities involving toxic waste and call girls. Beasley has become a political liability, and the decision was made that he must be eliminated. Officer Alice M. Combs is instrumental in bringing down the call girl operation, and a vengeful killer vows that she must pay for killing his sister. Alice M. Combs faces danger and certain death until Rufus Malone, owner of Good Golly (Malone’s restaurant), comes to her rescue and asks for her hand.

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1796017574

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Praying for America

40 Inspiring Stories and Prayers for Our Nation

By: Dr. Robert Jeffress

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Praying for America

40 Inspiring Stories and Prayers for Our Nation

By: Dr. Robert Jeffress

Discover how to pray powerful prayers for God to bless and unite America in this inspiring guide from the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church. The most patriotic thing you can do for America is pray for America. In times of division and disaster, our country has a long history of turning to God. Robert Jeffress, the senior pastor of a 14,000-member church in Dallas, Texas, and a Fox News contributor, believes it should be no different today. "When we seek God's help and pray about the issues that affect our lives," writes Jeffress, "we influence the fate of our families, our churches, and our nation. It has happened before in history, and it can happen again."Each chapter of this uplifting book includes an inspiring story demonstrating the power of faith in the life of our nation, a prayer, and a relevant passage of Scripture to inspire and encourage you in praying intently for our country. In these increasingly divided times, Praying for America will serve as a very necessary and timely reminder that "In God, we trust.

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FaithWords

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1546017933

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The Golf Book of Days

Fascinating Golf Facts and Stories for Every Day of the Year

By: Robert McCord

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The Golf Book of Days

Fascinating Golf Facts and Stories for Every Day of the Year

By: Robert McCord

Sure to delight every links enthusiast, this compendium of golf facts, trivia, anecdotes, and anniversaries presents a fascinating history and celebration of the game in a highly browsable day-by-day format. Classic games, birthdays of golf greats, the history and evolution of golf rules, equipment, and courses are all included, with an emphasis on golf's "Olympian heroes." Each entry contains a brief essay on an event or person associated with that day, such as: January 1, 1932: The United States Golf Association standardizes the golf ball. April 8, 2001: Tiger Woods wins the Masters, thus winning all four major "Grand Slam" championship tournaments in one calendar year. More than just a book of facts and dates, The Golf Book of Days is an affectionate look at "this most elegant of games." This fact-packed volume deserves a place on every golfer's bookshelf.

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Citadel Press

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0806523085

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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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1438108729

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Managing Quality Fads

How American Business Learned to Play the Quality Game

By: Robert E. Cole

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Managing Quality Fads

How American Business Learned to Play the Quality Game

By: Robert E. Cole

A longtime student of the Japanese and American quality movements, Cole focuses on the response of American industry to the challenge posed in the early 1980s by high quality goods from Japan. While most American managers view this challenge as slowly but successfully met, many academics see the quality movement that emerged from it as just another fad. In seeking to reconcile these two views, Cole explores the reasons behind American industry's slow response to Japanese quality, arguing that a variety of institutional factors inhibited management action in the early 1980s. He then describes the reshaping of institutions that allowed American companies to close the quality gap and to achieve sustained quality improvements in the 1990s.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195122607

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The Cravath Firm and Its Predecessors, 1819-1947

By: Robert Taylor Swaine

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The Cravath Firm and Its Predecessors, 1819-1947

By: Robert Taylor Swaine

Reprint of the sole edition. Volume I: The Cravath Firm and Its Predecessors 1819-1906; Volume II: The Cravath Firm Since 1906; Volume III: The Cravath Associates; (With Photographs of the Cravath Partners). Cravath, Swaine and Moore, as it is known today, one of the most prestigious law firms in the United States, was involved in some of the most important events in history. It was also a decisive influence on the direction of American legal practice. Under the leadership of Paul D. Cravath in the 1890s, it developed the organizational model based on a large staff of associates, partners and clerical helpers that continues to dominate the modern urban law firm. Swaine [1886-1949], then a principal partner, drew heavily on the Cravath archives in the preparation of this work. The most extensive history of the firm, it is enhanced by Swaine's personal perspective. (He joined Cravath in 1910). The final volume lists biographical data for every associate and partner from 1899 to 1948.

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The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

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1584777133

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Painted Ladies

By: Robert B. Parker

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Painted Ladies

By: Robert B. Parker

Spenser had a simple job-protect an art scholar during a ransom exchange for a stolen painting. No one was supposed to die. But the scholar had secrets no one knew, and uncovering them will endanger Spenser as well.

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1101443871

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The Cat and the Canary

By: Robert W. Willard

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The Cat and the Canary

By: Robert W. Willard

In The Cat and tne Canary, Cyrus West, a rich eccentric old man who felt that his relatives Òhave watched my wealth as if they were cats, and I--a canaryÓ asks that his will be read to his relatives twenty years after his death, in his family home, now an spooky old haunted mansion. When all are gathered, the will is read and it reveals that the entire inheritance is left to the relatives who still bear the name of West, provided they are legally sane. Annabelle West, a fragile young woman, becomes Cyrus WestÕs legal heir. Mysterious events take place, including murder, through the evening and night. Her sanity is put to the test as someone attempts to disown her of the inheritance. The Cat and the Canary was made into a movie several times and in different languages.

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1387891200

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The Last Sultan

The Life and Times of Ahmet Ertegun

By: Robert Greenfield

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The Last Sultan

The Life and Times of Ahmet Ertegun

By: Robert Greenfield

As the founder and head of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun signed and/or recorded many of the greatest musical artists of all time, from Ray Charles to Kid Rock. Working alongside his older brother, Nesuhi, one of the preeminent jazz producers of all time, and the legendary Jerry Wexler, Ertegun transformed Atlantic Records from a small independent record label into a hugely profitable multinational corporation. In successive generations, he also served as a mentor to record-business tyros like Phil Spector, David Geffen, and Lyor Cohen. Brilliant, cultured, and irreverent, Ertegun was as renowned for his incredible sense of personal style and nonstop A-list social life as his work in the studio. Blessed with impeccable taste and brilliant business acumen, he brought rock 'n roll into the mainstream while creating the music that became the sound track for the lives of multiple generations.--From publisher description.

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Simon and Schuster

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1416558403

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Science Fiction in Classic Rock

Musical Explorations of Space, Technology and the Imagination, 1967-1982

By: Robert McParland

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Science Fiction in Classic Rock

Musical Explorations of Space, Technology and the Imagination, 1967-1982

By: Robert McParland

As technology advances, society retains its mythical roots--a tendency evident in rock music and its enduring relationship with myth and science fiction. This study explores the mythical and fantastic themes of artists from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s, including David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane, Blue Oyster Cult, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Drawing on insights from Joseph Campbell, J.G. Frazer, Carl Jung and Mircea Eliade, the author examines how performers have incorporated mythic archetypes and science fiction imagery into songs that illustrate societal concerns and futuristic fantasies.

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1476630305

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The Grizzly in the Driveway

The Return of Bears to a Crowded American West

By: Robert Chaney

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The Grizzly in the Driveway

The Return of Bears to a Crowded American West

By: Robert Chaney

Four decades ago, the areas around Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks sheltered the last few hundred surviving grizzlies in the Lower 48 states. Protected by the Endangered Species Act, their population has surged to more than 1,500, and this burgeoning number of grizzlies now collides with the increasingly populated landscape of the twenty-first-century American West. While humans and bears have long shared space, today’s grizzlies navigate a shrinking amount of wilderness: cars whiz like bullets through their habitats, tourists check Facebook to pinpoint locations for a quick selfie with a grizzly, and hunters seek trophy prey. People, too, must learn to live and work within a potential predator’s territory they have chosen to call home. Mixing fast-paced storytelling with rich details about the hidden lives of grizzly bears, Montana journalist Robert Chaney chronicles the resurgence of this charismatic species against the backdrop of the country’s long history with the bear. Chaney captures the clash between groups with radically different visions: ranchers frustrated at losing livestock, environmental advocates, hunters, and conservation and historic preservation officers of tribal nations. Underneath, he probes the balance between our demands on nature and our tolerance for risk.

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University of Washington Press

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0295747943

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Dark Rose

Organized Crime and Corruption in Portland

By: Robert C Donnelly

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Dark Rose

Organized Crime and Corruption in Portland

By: Robert C Donnelly

In April 1956, Portland Oregonian investigative reporters Wallace Turner and William Lambert exposed organized crime rackets and rampant corruption within Portland’s law enforcement institutions. The biggest scandal involved Teamsters officials and the city’s lucrative prostitution, gambling, and bootlegging operations. Turner and Lambert blew the cover on the Teamsters’ scheme to take over alcohol sales and distribution and profit from these fringe enterprises. The Rose City was seething with vice and intrigue. The exposé and other reports of racketeering from around the country incited a national investigation into crime networks and union officials headed by the McClellan Committee, or officially, the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field. The commission discovered evidence in Portland that helped prove Teamsters president Dave Beck’s embezzlement of union funds and union vice president Jimmy Hoffa’s connection to the mob. Dark Rose reveals the fascinating and sordid details of an important period in the history of what by the end of the century had become a great American city. It is a story of Portland’s repeated and often failed efforts to flush out organized crime and municipal corruption - a familiar story for many mid-twentieth-century American cities that were attempting to clean up their police departments and municipal governments. Dark Rose also helps explain the heritage of Portland’s reform politics and the creation of what is today one of the country’s most progressive cities. Watch the book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkf6_dbIE8A

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0295802480

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The One Year Great Songs of Faith

By: Robert Brown

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The One Year Great Songs of Faith

By: Robert Brown

Experience daily the timeless truths contained in the many celebrated songs of the Christian faith. Each day's devotional includes the text of a classic hymn or song, the inside story about the author or origin of the song, and a related Scripture passage. Be refreshed and strengthened each day by the mighty words that have uplifted God's people through the ages.

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Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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1414306997

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The One Year Book of Hymns

365 Devotions Based on Popular Hymns

By: ROBERT. BROWN,Mark Norton

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The One Year Book of Hymns

365 Devotions Based on Popular Hymns

By: ROBERT. BROWN,Mark Norton

Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. Psalm 100:1-2 NLT For centuries in the Christian church, hymn singing has been an integral way of expressing our deepest praise to our Creator. Hymns allow us to pour out the grateful feelings of the heart in worship--feelings awakened by the experience of forgiveness and the gracious work of the Holy Spirit. In this beautiful deluxe edition of The One Year Book of Hymns, join the chorus of believers throughout church history and throughout the earth to worship Christ. With each day, this one year devotional will invigorate and encourage your faith with classic hymn texts and the stories of faith behind them, including favorites like: "I Need Thee Every Hour" "Abide with Me" "Take My Life and Let it Be" "It is Well with My Soul" "O Love that Will Not Let Me Go" "The Old Rugged Cross" The enduring legacy of God's work in the lives of these faithful writers leads us to worship our Savior anew for the glorious mercies within our own.

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1496481143

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Slavery, Race, and Conquest in the Tropics

Lincoln, Douglas, and the Future of Latin America

By: Robert E. May

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Slavery, Race, and Conquest in the Tropics

Lincoln, Douglas, and the Future of Latin America

By: Robert E. May

Slavery, Race, and Conquest in the Tropics challenges the way historians interpret the causes of the American Civil War. Using Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas's famed rivalry as a prism, Robert E. May shows that when Lincoln and fellow Republicans opposed slavery in the West, they did so partly from evidence that slaveholders, with Douglas's assistance, planned to follow up successes in Kansas by bringing Cuba, Mexico, and Central America into the Union as slave states. A skeptic about 'Manifest Destiny', Lincoln opposed the war with Mexico, condemned Americans invading Latin America, and warned that Douglas's 'popular sovereignty' doctrine would unleash US slaveholders throughout Latin America. This book internationalizes America's showdown over slavery, shedding new light on the Lincoln-Douglas rivalry and Lincoln's Civil War scheme to resettle freed slaves in the tropics.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107469562

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Geology at MIT 1865-1965: A History of the First Hundred Years of Geology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Department Operations and Projects

By: Robert Rakes Shrock

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Geology at MIT 1865-1965: A History of the First Hundred Years of Geology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Department Operations and Projects

By: Robert Rakes Shrock

This book completes Professor Shrock's full-scale history of MIT's Geology Department.

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MIT Press

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026219211X

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Bill Graham Presents

My Life Inside Rock And Out

By: Bill Graham,Robert Greenfield

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Bill Graham Presents

My Life Inside Rock And Out

By: Bill Graham,Robert Greenfield

The national best-selling autobiography of Bill Graham, the colorful, larger-than-life architect of the modern concert industry

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Da Capo Press

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0306813491

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From Dual to Cooperative Federalism

The Changing Structure of European Law

By: Robert Schütze

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From Dual to Cooperative Federalism

The Changing Structure of European Law

By: Robert Schütze

What is the federal philosophy inspiring the structure of European law? The federal principle stands for constitutional arrangements that find "unity in diversity". The two most influential manifestations of the federal principle emerged under the names of "dual" and "cooperative" federalism in the constitutional history of the United States of America. Dual federalism is based on the idea that the federal government and the State governments are co-equals and each is legislating in a separate sphere. Cooperative federalism, on the other hand, stands for the thought that both governments legislate in the same sphere. They are hierarchically arranged and complement each other in solving a social problem. Can the European Union be understood in federal terms? The book's general part introduces three constitutional traditions of the federal idea. Following the American tradition, the European Union is defined as a Federation of States as it stands on the "middle ground" between international and national law. But what federal philosophy has the European Union followed? The special part of the book investigates the structure of European law. Three arguments are advanced to show the evolution of the European legal order from dual to cooperative federalism. The first looks at the decline of constitutional exclusivity on the part of the Member States and the European Union. For almost all objects of government, the Union and its States operate in a universe of shared powers. The second argument analyses the decline of legislative exclusivity. European and national legislation - increasingly - complement each other to solve a social problem. The third argument describes the "constitutionalisation" of cooperative federalism in the form of the principle of subsidiarity and the idea of complementary competences. A final Chapter is dedicated to Europe's foreign affairs federalism. It analyses, whether the external sphere must be regarded as subject to different constitutional or federal principles. The book concludes that cooperative federalism will benefit both levels of government - the Union and the Member States - as the constitutional mechanism of uniform European standards complemented by diverse national standards best expresses the federal idea of "unity in diversity".

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OUP Oxford

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0191642800

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A Killing In Oil

By: Robert G Rogers

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A Killing In Oil

By: Robert G Rogers

Bone has the assignment of his life though he doesn't know it. It looks simple—a sexy young insurance executive, Sundae, asks him for an opinion on the death of oil executive Paul Crosby, with whom she'd had an affair. She prefers "suicide." Bone says it'll be what it is. Lives depend on Bone's decision, including his. Bonnie Mae, Paul's mother, needs money to complete a well. Investors and creditors threaten her. Paul's lifestyle doesn't help. He's never met a woman he didn't want to bed, married or otherwise. Troubling is a missing box of explosive string shot used in drilling wells, a terrorist weapon in the wrong hands. Did the thief kill Paul? And, there's Preacher Abraham, Bikers for God Church, trying to con Bonnie Mae out of money she doesn't have. Bone is put to the test as he scrambles for the answers.

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Simon and Schuster

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1611606306

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Becoming Hewlett Packard

Why Strategic Leadership Matters

By: Robert A. Burgelman,Webb McKinney,Philip E. Meza

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Becoming Hewlett Packard

Why Strategic Leadership Matters

By: Robert A. Burgelman,Webb McKinney,Philip E. Meza

This book documents how HP's successive CEOs have contributed to the company's process of corporate becoming. The strategic leadership frameworks used to illuminate these contributions will be helpful for theory development and offer practical tools for founders of new companies and CEOs and boards of directors of existing companies.

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Oxford University Press

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