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Until the Sea Shall Free Them

Life, Death and Survival in the Merchant Marine

By: Robert Frump

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Until the Sea Shall Free Them

Life, Death and Survival in the Merchant Marine

By: Robert Frump

A devastating disaster at sea . . . an officer who refuses to hide the truth. . . a courtroom confrontation with far-reaching implications . . . The Perfect Storm meets A Civil Action in a gripping account of one of the most significant shipwrecks of the twentieth century. In 1983 the Marine Electric, a “reconditioned” World War II vessel, was on a routine voyage thirty miles off the East Coast of the United States when disaster struck. As the old coal carrier sank, chief mate Bob Cusick watched his crew–his friends and colleagues–succumb to the frigid forty-foot waves and subzero winds of the Atlantic. Of the thirty-four men aboard, Cusick was one of only three to survive. And he soon found himself facing the most critical decision of his life: whether to stand by the Merchant Marine officers’ unspoken code of silence, or to tell the truth about why his crew and hundreds of other lives had been unnecessarily sacrificed at sea. Like many other ships used by the Merchant Marine, the Marine Transport Line's Marine Electric was very old and made of “dirty steel” (steel with excess sulfur content). Many of these vessels were in terrible condition and broke down frequently. Yet the government persistently turned a blind eye to the potential dangers, convinced that the economic return on keeping these ships was worth the risk. Cusick chose to blow the whistle. Until the Sea Shall Free Them re-creates in compelling detail the wreck of the Marine Electric and the legal drama that unfolded in its wake. With breathtaking immediacy, Robert Frump, who covered the story for the Philadelphia Inquirer, describes the desperate battle waged by the crew against the forces of nature. Frump also brings to life Cusick's internal struggle. He knew what happened to those who spoke out against the system, knew that he too might be stripped of his license and prosecuted for "losing his ship," yet he forged ahead. In a bitter lawsuit with owners of the ship, Cusick emerged victorious. His expose of government inaction led to vital reforms in the laws regarding the safety of ships; his courageous stand places him among the unsung heroes of our time.

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359

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Doubleday

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0385504926

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9780385504928

The Christmas Bus

By: Robert Inman

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The Christmas Bus

By: Robert Inman

Worried that the Trustees will oust her as director of Peaceful Valley Orphanage, Mrs. Frump tries to make Christmas unforgettable for the eight orphans known as The Hooligans, while a singer from a nearby town must decide between staying home and seeking his fortune.

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Dramatic Publishing

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1583423311

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9781583423318

Scripts, Plans, Goals, and Understanding

An Inquiry Into Human Knowledge Structures

By: Roger C. Schank,Robert P. Abelson

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Scripts, Plans, Goals, and Understanding

An Inquiry Into Human Knowledge Structures

By: Roger C. Schank,Robert P. Abelson

First Published in 1977. In the summer of 1971, there was a workshop in an ill-defined field at the intersection of psychology, artificial intelligence, and linguistics. The fifteen participants were in various ways interested in the representation of large systems of knowledge (or beliefs) based upon an understanding process operating upon information expressed in natural language. This book reflects a convergence of interests at the intersection of psychology and artificial intelligence. What is the nature of knowledge and how is this knowledge used? These questions lie at the core of both psychology and artificial intelligence.

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228

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Psychology Press

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1134919735

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9781134919734

Just an Average American Joe Vs. the World

By: Neil J. Welks,Robert N. D’Ambola

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Just an Average American Joe Vs. the World

By: Neil J. Welks,Robert N. D’Ambola

Joe was just your average, ordinary guy. He always knew that he was one lucky individual to having had beat the odds of being born in the greatest country on the planet. Out of the more than 30 million births, in the year of Joe, only 4 million were fortunate to have been born in America and, thank God, half of them were girls. Joe came to learn that he lived in the home of the free because of the brave that came before him, like his hard-charging Marine Corps Dad. He greatly appreciated that the Constitution of the United States afforded him certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. He fully understood that this happiness was not a guarantee but he was welcome to pursue it. Joe grew up with an All-American work ethic that promised: if you rolled up your sleeves and worked hard, there was nothing you could not accomplish. The Constitution is one of the all-time greatest documents of all time but it did not make any promises that there would be no obstacles or pain along the road for your pursuit of that dream of happiness. Joe knew first hand what blood, sweat, and tears meant. He never looked for a participation trophy and realized, at a young age, that he was not entitled to anything he didn’t work for. He was willing to go full bore towards his goals and meet obstacles head on, which never were in short supply. He never went out looking for trouble but it always managed to find him. This is the story of an average American Joe verses the world as he encountered extraordinary experiences.

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300

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Xlibris Corporation

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166987088X

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9781669870883

Knowledge Structures

By: James Andrew Galambos,Robert P. Abelson,John Benjamin Black

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Knowledge Structures

By: James Andrew Galambos,Robert P. Abelson,John Benjamin Black

First Published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Psychology Press

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0898598168

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9780898598162

Pushing Envelopes

By: Robert Wood

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Pushing Envelopes

By: Robert Wood

Here is a sorcerer's apprentice story spiced by satire, where what started out as the best of intentions - to engender a culture of continuous improvement - is undone by an unholy combination of dark, latte and cappuccino forces.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1905237022

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9781905237029

The Huth Library. Life and Complete Works in Prose and Verse of Robert Greene, M.A.

Vol. XV

By: Robert Greene

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The Huth Library. Life and Complete Works in Prose and Verse of Robert Greene, M.A.

Vol. XV

By: Robert Greene

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

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254

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385454271

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9783385454279

Let's Read

A Linguistic Approach

By: Cynthia A. Barnhart,Robert K. Barnhart

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Let's Read

A Linguistic Approach

By: Cynthia A. Barnhart,Robert K. Barnhart

Originally published in 1961, Let's Read is a simple and systematic way to teach basic reading. Developed by noted linguist Leonard Bloomfield, the book is based on the alphabetic spelling patterns of English. Bloomfield offered an antidote to the idea that English is a difficult language to learn to read by teaching the learner to decode the phonemic sound-letter correlations of the language in a sequential, logical progression of lessons based on its spelling patterns. The learner is first introduced to the most consistent (alphabetic) vocabulary and then to increasingly less alphabetic and less frequent spelling patterns within a vocabulary of about 5,000 words. The second edition of Let's Read brings Bloomfield's innovative program into the twenty-first century without changing the sequence of exercises but with revised text and an attractive new design and layout.

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Wayne State University Press

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0814334555

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9780814334553

The Cherry Blossom Corpse

By: Robert Barnard

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The Cherry Blossom Corpse

By: Robert Barnard

From eight-time Edgar Award nominee Robert Barnard comes a thrilling murder mystery set against the backdrop of a romance writer convention in Norway. Scotland Yard’s Perry Trethowan never wanted to make the trip to Norway for the World Association of Romantic Novelists convention. But it was hard saying no to his newly published sister, Christobel. And besides, the worst he expected was the chilly Scandanavian weather and a harmless if irritating menu of fanciful writers and flowery language. Who could’ve known that backbiting, malice, and bitter rivalry were the true customs of this convention and that the plot line would soon include murder? Amanda Fairchild, the genre’s amorous doyenne, ends up dead while en route to a fjord-side tryst of her own, and the dauntless Trethowan must discover which of these authors has turned the page from romance to homicide.

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190

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Simon and Schuster

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1476737193

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9781476737195

The Romance of the Word

One Man's Love Affair with Theology : Three Books

By: Robert Farrar Capon

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The Romance of the Word

One Man's Love Affair with Theology : Three Books

By: Robert Farrar Capon

This volume makes available three of Capon's sought-after early works: An Offering of Uncles, The Third Peacock, and Hunting the Divine Fox. Each book offers a refreshingly different take on key theological issues--the priesthood of humankind, the problem of God and evil, and the language of theology.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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0802840841

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9780802840844

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Until the Sea Shall Free Them

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Just an Average American Joe Vs. the World

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Knowledge Structures

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Pushing Envelopes

Pushing Envelopes

The Huth Library. Life and Complete Works in Prose and Verse of Robert Greene, M.A.

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Let's Read

Let's Read

The Cherry Blossom Corpse

The Cherry Blossom Corpse

The Romance of the Word

The Romance of the Word

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