Robert Greco's Books

Around Shinnston

By: Robert P. Bice III

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Surrounding the West Fork River and its tributaries, the communities in northern Harrison County are rich in both history and pride. With an abundance of natural resources, such as coal and oil, the areas featured in Around Shinnston developed into industries that brought growth and commerce. Many of these towns were named for the coal companies that established mines there, including Gypsy and Owings. Viropa was named for Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, while Wyatt, previously called Goosetown, was renamed to honor a local physician. Big Elm once carried the roots of the largest water elm tree on record, and Enterprise was a large Indian territory. Shinnston is the largest community in Clay District (third largest in Harrison County) and is home to the oldest structure in this part of the state. These areas were the "heart of the Bituminous Coal Fields" and today take pride in their history.

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Entertaining Tucson Across the Decades, Volume 2: 1986-1989

An Entertainment Magazine Compilation

By: Robert E. Zucker

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Entertaining Tucson Across the Decades, Volume 2: 1986-1989

An Entertainment Magazine Compilation

By: Robert E. Zucker

The second of four volumes that cover the Tucson entertainment scene during the second half of the 20th century. Volume 2 features hundreds of local musicians and actors between the years 1986 through 1989. Compiled from articles, interviews and original photographs published in the Entertainment Magazine during those years.

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Entertaining Tucson Across the Decades" Volume 1

1950s-1985

By: Robert E. Zucker

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Entertaining Tucson Across the Decades" Volume 1

1950s-1985

By: Robert E. Zucker

Entertaining Tucson Across the Decades" features thousands of local Tucson, Arizona musicians and entertainers from the 1950s through the early 2000s. Hundreds of articles published in the Entertainment Magazine, Tucson Teen and Newsreal newspapers. Interviews, original photographs, reviews and profiles that follow five decades of music in the Tucson entertainment scene.

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The Spanish Eye

Painters and Poets of Spain

By: Robert Havard

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The Spanish Eye

Painters and Poets of Spain

By: Robert Havard

The guiding principle of this title is that the 'sister arts' of painting and poetry are mutually illuminating, their common currency being the visual image. Five masters - El Greco, Velazquez, Goya, Picasso and Dali - are discussed, with a view to distinguishing what is peculiarly Spanish in their way of looking at reality.

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Racism

By: Robert Miles,Malcolm Brown

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Racism

By: Robert Miles,Malcolm Brown

This fully updated new edition of the hugely popular Racism provides a thought-provoking account of the history and debate about the concept, combining both historical and theoretical analysis.

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The Old is Better

New Testament Essays in Support of Traditional Interpretations

By: Robert H. Gundry

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The Old is Better

New Testament Essays in Support of Traditional Interpretations

By: Robert H. Gundry

Current study of the New Testament features many new interpretations. Robert Gundry's book finds them largely wanting and defends traditional ones. Several of its essays have never been published before. Most of the rest, though previously published, have been updated and otherwise revised, sometimes heavily. The studies cover a wide variety of topics in New Testament study, ranging from the Gospels to Revelation and much in between, as for example theological diversity, symbiosis between theology and genre criticism, pre-Papian tradition concerning Mark and Matthew as apostolically Johannine, and mishnaic jurisprudence as compatible with Jesus' blasphemy. In its entirety, this collection of essays shows the weaknesses of many novel interpretations of the New Testament as well as the essential reliability of earliest traditions concerning the New Testament, and the essential reliability of New Testament traditions themselves.

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Research Design and Statistical Analysis

Third Edition

By: Jerome L. Myers,Arnold D. Well,Robert F. Lorch Jr

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Research Design and Statistical Analysis

Third Edition

By: Jerome L. Myers,Arnold D. Well,Robert F. Lorch Jr

Research Design and Statistical Analysis provides comprehensive coverage of the design principles and statistical concepts necessary to make sense of real data. The book’s goal is to provide a strong conceptual foundation to enable readers to generalize concepts to new research situations. Emphasis is placed on the underlying logic and assumptions of the analysis and what it tells the researcher, the limitations of the analysis, and the consequences of violating assumptions. Sampling, design efficiency, and statistical models are emphasized throughout. As per APA recommendations, emphasis is also placed on data exploration, effect size measures, confidence intervals, and using power analyses to determine sample size. "Real-world" data sets are used to illustrate data exploration, analysis, and interpretation. The book offers a rare blend of the underlying statistical assumptions, the consequences of their violations, and practical advice on dealing with them. Changes in the New Edition: Each section of the book concludes with a chapter that provides an integrated example of how to apply the concepts and procedures covered in the chapters of the section. In addition, the advantages and disadvantages of alternative designs are discussed. A new chapter (1) reviews the major steps in planning and executing a study, and the implications of those decisions for subsequent analyses and interpretations. A new chapter (13) compares experimental designs to reinforce the connection between design and analysis and to help readers achieve the most efficient research study. A new chapter (27) on common errors in data analysis and interpretation. Increased emphasis on power analyses to determine sample size using the G*Power 3 program. Many new data sets and problems. More examples of the use of SPSS (PASW) Version 17, although the analyses exemplified are readily carried out by any of the major statistical software packages. A companion website with the data used in the text and the exercises in SPSS and Excel formats; SPSS syntax files for performing analyses; extra material on logistic and multiple regression; technical notes that develop some of the formulas; and a solutions manual and the text figures and tables for instructors only. Part 1 reviews research planning, data exploration, and basic concepts in statistics including sampling, hypothesis testing, measures of effect size, estimators, and confidence intervals. Part 2 presents between-subject designs. The statistical models underlying the analysis of variance for these designs are emphasized, along with the role of expected mean squares in estimating effects of variables, the interpretation of nteractions, and procedures for testing contrasts and controlling error rates. Part 3 focuses on repeated-measures designs and considers the advantages and disadvantages of different mixed designs. Part 4 presents detailed coverage of correlation and bivariate and multiple regression with emphasis on interpretation and common errors, and discusses the usefulness and limitations of these procedures as tools for prediction and for developing theory. This is one of the few books with coverage sufficient for a 2-semester course sequence in experimental design and statistics as taught in psychology, education, and other behavioral, social, and health sciences. Incorporating the analyses of both experimental and observational data provides continuity of concepts and notation. Prerequisites include courses on basic research methods and statistics. The book is also an excellent resource for practicing researchers.

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Beau Jack

The Boxing Life of Sidney Walker, Two-Time Lightweight Champion

By: Robert Mullins

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Beau Jack

The Boxing Life of Sidney Walker, Two-Time Lightweight Champion

By: Robert Mullins

Among the great lightweights of the 1940s and 1950s, Boxing Hall of Famer Sidney "Beau Jack" Walker (1921-2000) was virtually orphaned by his parents and eked out a living as a shoeshine boy. He honed his craft fighting battles royale for wealthy white members of the prestigious Augusta National Golf Club, eventually receiving financing for his career from club founders. He went on to win two lightweight titles and set numerous records. He was the draw for the highest admission paid for a ringside seat--$100,000--and was named "Fighter of the Year" in 1944. Like most black pugilists of his day he struggled against discrimination in the sport. Despite this, he sustained an impressive 18-year professional career--117 fights, 83 wins, 40 by KO. Walker retired from the ring penniless and went back to shining shoes, the money set aside for him by his handlers mysteriously depleted.

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1476637210

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The Birth of Western Painting (Routledge Revivals)

A History of Colour, Form and Iconography

By: Robert Byron,David Talbot Rice

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The Birth of Western Painting (Routledge Revivals)

A History of Colour, Form and Iconography

By: Robert Byron,David Talbot Rice

First published in 1930, this book deals with Byzantine art, not as an isolated province, but as one intimately connected with the subsequent history of European painting. After a summary of the whole question in its relation to modern art, the second chapter opens with a novel analysis of the iconoclast controversy, and shows how it was only by this movement that Hellenistic naturalism was finally vanquished and the seed of interpretational art planted in Europe in its stead. The third chapter reveals how this seed was nourished by the Constantinopolitan Renascence, and how that event, combined with the increasing humanisation of religious emotion, culminated, not only in Duccio and Giotto, but in the equally important work of their contemporaries at Mistra and Mount Athos. A detailed account of these works is given and in the last part of the book, the mystery of El Greco is finally resolved. The book is based, not only on extensive research but on personal observation of nearly all the works mentioned, in Constantinople, Greece, Crete, Italy, and Spain. It is an important and exciting addition to the history of European Art and establishes, scientifically, theories which only existed in conjecture before its publication. The book includes 94 black and white plates.

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Time and the Verb

A Guide to Tense and Aspect

By: Robert I. Binnick

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Time and the Verb

A Guide to Tense and Aspect

By: Robert I. Binnick

This comprehensive examination of tense and grammatical aspect provides fascinating insight into how languages indicate distinctions of time. Providing an in-depth survey of the scholarship from the ancient Greeks through the 1980s, Time and the Verb explains and evaluates every major issue and theory, concentrating on familiar Classical and modern European languages. An invaluable reference tool as well as a major contribution to the history of linguistic sciences, this book will be the standard against which future work on tense and aspect is measured.

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A Handful of Dust

By: Robert J. Pajer

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A Handful of Dust

By: Robert J. Pajer

Take one of the most famous missing persons of the 20th Century, a renowned New York State Governor, a 21st Century crazed Navy Captain, and place them in 1930 depression-riddled New York City, then toss in a 21st Century hotshot FBI undercover agent and you have the ingredients of a fast paced thriller that will keep you awake turning pages.

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Andrews' Diseases of the Skin Clinical Atlas,E-Book

By: Robert G. Micheletti,William D. James,Dirk M. Elston,Patrick J. McMahon

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Andrews' Diseases of the Skin Clinical Atlas,E-Book

By: Robert G. Micheletti,William D. James,Dirk M. Elston,Patrick J. McMahon

More than 3,000 outstanding images of both common and rare skin diseases make Andrews' Diseases of the Skin Clinical Atlas, 2nd Edition, your one-stop resource for superb visual guidance in this challenging area. Designed as both a superior standalone atlas and a pictorial companion to Andrews' Disease of the Skin, the Clinical Atlas clearly depicts a wide spectrum of skin diseases in all skin types across adults, children, and newborns. Concise introductory text for each chapter offers a quick overview and understanding to aid diagnosis. - Features more than 3,000 high-quality, full-color images—400+ new to this edition. - Nearly 1000 images in skin of color patients. - Includes never-before-published images contributed by global leaders in dermatology. - Includes new diseases and rare conditions, along with relevant hair, nail, and mucous membrane findings. - Aligns its Table of Contents with Andrews' Diseases of the Skin, allowing both books to be used in tandem.

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0323790143

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From Anti-Judaism to Anti-Semitism

By: Robert Chazan

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From Anti-Judaism to Anti-Semitism

By: Robert Chazan

This book traces the hardening of Christian attitudes to Jews, Judiasm and their history during the second half of the Middle Ages.

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From Habiru to Hebrews and Other Essays

By: Robert Wolfe

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From Habiru to Hebrews and Other Essays

By: Robert Wolfe

The ten essays assembled in this volume represent the fruit of fifty years of research and study in the fields of Jewish history and World history. They show that the Jewish people has played a progressive role in world history, a role which grew out of the political culture of the Habiru. Mentioned in literally hundreds of cuneiform inscriptions dating from the 2nd millenium BCE, the Habiru formed scattered bands of runaway slaves and other fugitives who maintained themselves on the outskirts of the settled areas of the Middle East. Constituting a social class rather than an extended family, they were nonetheless the founders of the ancient Jewish nation whose origins are depicted in a legendary form in the Hebrew Scriptures. It was their egalitarian value system which was handed down to posterity by the Jewish people. In this way there arose a process which has continued unto this day: on the one hand the gradual incorporation of progressive Jewish values into world culture, but on the other hand the relentless persecution of the Jewish people by the forces of tyranny and injustice. In today's world this process takes the form of the struggle to survive of the democratic state of Israel in the face of the united opposition of autocratic forces everywhere. Written at different times over the course of the past 15 years or so, each of the ten essays in this volume addresses a different aspect of this process. Taken together they cast a bright light on the truth of Jewish history and the Jewish people.

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1936780585

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Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems

12th International Conference, KES 2008, Zagreb, Croatia, September 3-5, 2008, Proceedings

By: Ignac Lovrek,Robert J. Howlett,L. C. Jain

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Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems

12th International Conference, KES 2008, Zagreb, Croatia, September 3-5, 2008, Proceedings

By: Ignac Lovrek,Robert J. Howlett,L. C. Jain

Annotation The three volume set LNAI 5177, LNAI 5178, and LNAI 5179, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems, KES 2008, held in Zagreb, Croatia, in September 2008. The 316 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected. The papers present a wealth of original research results from the field of intelligent information processing in the broadest sense; topics covered in the first volume are artificial neural networks and connectionists systems; fuzzy and neuro-fuzzy systems; evolutionary computation; machine learning and classical AI; agent systems; knowledge based and expert systems; intelligent vision and image processing; knowledge management, ontologies, and data mining; Web intelligence, text and multimedia mining and retrieval; and intelligent robotics and control.

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3540855645

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Christlikeness

Ancient Wisdom for Today's World

By: Robert P. Vande Kappelle

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Christlikeness

Ancient Wisdom for Today's World

By: Robert P. Vande Kappelle

Human beings are happiest when they live virtuously. For Jesus and his first followers, living virtuously meant loving God and others as extensions of oneself. However, what began as an inclusive ethical way of life based on unconditional love gradually degenerated into an exclusive social and political religious movement that came to be known as Christendom. Originally a continuation of Jewish messianism, the Christian movement aligned itself with Platonic and Aristotelian elements, comprising a marriage of specific elements of Greek philosophy with Roman imperialism. What if, instead of aligning with the dualist, idealist, exclusivist, and supremacist Socratic movement perpetuated by Plato and his followers, ancient Christians had aligned with the nondualist, realist, inclusivist, and egalitarian Stoic movement spread by Zeno and his followers, an ethical tradition that, like the teachings of Jesus, was guided by providential and natural law ethics? The results of such a synthesis, laid out in this innovative study, are practical, inspiring, and transformative, for they are based on the greatest vision possible for humanity, a nondualist approach to life that counters authoritarian and exclusivist behavior fostered by supremacist political, ethical, and social religious ideologies. Unlike Christendom, based on ecclesiastical triumphalism, the way of Christlikeness, envisioned by Jesus for humanity, is grounded in humility, compassion, service, and love of others.

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1666764949

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Heart to Heart—The Journey Outward

75 Readings for Lifelong Spiritual Growth

By: Robert P. Vande Kappelle

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Heart to Heart—The Journey Outward

75 Readings for Lifelong Spiritual Growth

By: Robert P. Vande Kappelle

Whether religiously theists, atheists, agnostics, or simply seekers, each of us is on a journey of faith, spiraling through stages, seasons, or phases of spirituality. On this journey, we discover that spirituality is more caught than taught, and that faith, enriched more by subtraction than by addition, is more about unlearning than learning. At the center of Jesus' life and message stands the exhortation to receive and share divine love. The two volumes of Heart to Heart, excerpted from Dr. Vande Kappelle's published writings, examine the meaning and implications of the biblical Great Commandment to love God and others as oneself. Whereas the first volume examines the spiritual journey inward, this companion volume examines the journey outward. Ultimately there is only one spiritual journey--the journey Godward--and there is only one commandment. Divine love is the key to everything. Unloved people misbehave, fail to love, or fail to change. Loved people aren't concerned with rules, regulations, or beliefs. Rather, because they are loved, they take proper care of themselves, and in so doing, care for nature and others as extensions of themselves. Heart to Heart is written for those who affirm the value of lifelong spiritual growth, realize the limits of logic, and embrace the paradoxes in life. If you are willing to commit less than ten minutes a day over a seven-month period, you will undertake a spiritual journey of epic proportions, guaranteed to transform you morally and spiritually. In addition, you will come to embrace Christianity as the transformative movement envisioned by Jesus for humanity, a way of life grounded in compassion, justice, service, humility, and love of others.

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Hellenistic Dimensions of the Gospel of Matthew

Background and Rhetoric

By: Robert S. Kinney

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Hellenistic Dimensions of the Gospel of Matthew

Background and Rhetoric

By: Robert S. Kinney

In the search for Matthean theology, scholars overwhelmingly approach the Gospel of Matthew as the "the most Jewish Gospel." Studies of its Sitz im Leben focus on its relationship to Judaism, whether arguing from the perspective that Matthew wrote from a cloistered Jewish community or as the leader of a Gentile rebellion against such a Jewish community. While this is undoubtedly an important and necessary discussion for understanding the Gospel, it often assumes too much about the relationship between Judaism and Hellenism (via Martin Hengel). Robert S. Kinney argues for a hybridized perspective in which Matthew's attention to Jewish sources and ideas is not denied, but in which echoes of Greek and Roman sources can be observed, focusing on identifying Matthew's use of rhetoric and its possible echoes of Greco-Roman philosophical disciple-gathering teachers.

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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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Terminal Choices

Euthanasia, Suicide, and the Right to Die

By: Robert N. Wennberg

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Terminal Choices

Euthanasia, Suicide, and the Right to Die

By: Robert N. Wennberg

A discussion of the moral, religious, legal, and personal issues surrounding euthanasia, suicide, and the right to die.

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Romantic Getaways in San Francisco & the Bay Area

By: Robert White

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Romantic Getaways in San Francisco & the Bay Area

By: Robert White

Amblers, hikers, beachcombers, power walkers, and anyone who likes to experience the Caribbean with their feet: this book¿s for you." Caribbean Travel & Life. "Writing as though he is offering advice to old friends, Adkins has unveiled the splendors of foot exploration on the islands." Backpacker magazine. "Offers what no other guide provides - information on enjoying the Caribbean exclusively on foot. Keep this if you already own it; otherwise, try to purchase it from a used book dealer." Library Journal. "... Fast becoming a popular handbook for all manner of visitors to the Caribbean Islands." Roanoke Times. This brings you the most detailed information you will find on hiking trails on these islands. From easy walks along sandy beaches to rugged overnight hikes to quick uphill treks with stunning vistas en route, this guide has something to suit every member of your family. Walking times for each hike are given, along with descriptions of the route. Points of interest are highlighted, including plant and animal life you might see. An introduction to each island offers tidbits of the island's history, tourist information offices, air travel details and hiking organizations you can contact ahead of time. Maps of each island are included, along with abundant photos. This unique guidebook covers every aspect of exploring these islands on foot. And conditions have never been better for Caribbean-bound walkers and hikers. Trails range through rugged mountains into areas with active volcanoes and cascading waterfalls. Excursions extend from one-hour town and beach walks to strenuous hikes that require the services of a local guide. So, whether you prefer to take in the historical sites and marketplaces or would rather work up a sweat on one of the mountain or jungle trails, you¿ll find something to suit your tastes.

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1588438813

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In Defense of Moral Luck

Why Luck Often Affects Praiseworthiness and Blameworthiness

By: Robert J. Hartman

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In Defense of Moral Luck

Why Luck Often Affects Praiseworthiness and Blameworthiness

By: Robert J. Hartman

The problem of moral luck is that there is a contradiction in our common sense ideas about moral responsibility. In one strand of our thinking, we believe that a person can become more blameworthy by luck. For example, two reckless drivers manage their vehicles in the same way, and one but not the other kills a pedestrian. We blame the killer driver more than the merely reckless driver, because we believe that the killer driver is more blameworthy. Nevertheless, this idea contradicts another feature of our thinking captured in this moral principle: A person’s blameworthiness cannot be affected by that which is not within her control. Thus, our ordinary thinking about moral responsibility implies that the drivers are and are not equally blameworthy. In Defense of Moral Luck aims to make progress in resolving this contradiction. Hartman defends the claim that certain kinds of luck in results, circumstance, and character can partially determine the degree of a person’s blameworthiness. He also explains why there is a puzzle in our thinking about moral responsibility in the first place if luck often affects a person’s praiseworthiness and blameworthiness. Furthermore, the book’s methodology provides a unique way to advance the moral luck debate with arguments from diverse areas in philosophy that do not bottom out in standard pro-moral luck intuitions.

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The Rabbula Corpus

Comprising the Life of Rabbula, His Correspondence, a Homily Delivered in Constan

By: Robert R. Phenix Jr.,Cornelia B. Horn

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The Rabbula Corpus

Comprising the Life of Rabbula, His Correspondence, a Homily Delivered in Constan

By: Robert R. Phenix Jr.,Cornelia B. Horn

A significant new study of Rabbula and Christianity in Edessa This volume makes available for the first time both the Syriac text and an English translation of every available original composition by Rabbula, the controversial bishop of Edessa (ca. 411–435 CE). It includes a new edition of the Life of Rabbula and other biographical traditions about him, including his conversion from paganism to Christianity. The texts collected in the volume are a valuable source for studying the reception history of biblical themes. In addition, the corpus offers insights into the beginnings of ecclesiastical legislation in the East, charitable work, pilgrimage, ascetic ideals, and church administration. Horn and Phenix examine Rabbula’s contribution to the Christological controversies of the fifth and sixth centuries, including his influence on Cyril of Alexandria in his debate with Theodoret of Cyrrhus and Theodore of Mopsuestia. Features A critical study of the theological, cultural, and historical development of Syriac Christianity Thorough historical, theological, and socio-cultural analysis provided for each text A previously unidentified Christian Palestinian Aramaic fragment

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0884140776

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Philemon: An Introduction and Study Guide

Imagination, Labor and Love

By: Robert Seesengood

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Philemon: An Introduction and Study Guide

Imagination, Labor and Love

By: Robert Seesengood

This guide explores and summarizes scholarship on Philemon, acquainting beginning students with what has been said about Philemon, and equipping them to understand the larger debates and conversations that surround it. It explores how different initial scholarly assumptions result in different interpretations and "meanings;" these meanings always have ethical implications. Reading Philemon challenges us to rethink the process of commentary and the communities interpretation creates. Though only one chapter long, Paul's Letter to Philemon has generated a remarkable amount of commentary and scholarship over the centuries, figuring in debates over textual reconstruction, the formation of biblical canon, the culture of ancient Rome, Greek language and its translation, and the role of the Bible in Western politics and economics. The focus of this short letter is labor, love and captivity. Tradition since Chrysostom has argued the letter is an appeal to Philemon on behalf of a fugitive slave Onesimus, now a convert to Christianity. Yet this interpretation depends upon several assumptions and reconstructions. Other equally plausible contexts could be -- and have been -- argued.

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The Science Fiction Crime Megapack®: 26 Criminally Futuristic Stories!

By: Mack Reynolds,Richard Wilson,Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Lin Carter,Robert Moore Williams

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The Science Fiction Crime Megapack®: 26 Criminally Futuristic Stories!

By: Mack Reynolds,Richard Wilson,Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Lin Carter,Robert Moore Williams

Science fiction and crime go hand-in-tentacle, if you’ll pardon the expression. Many of the science fiction field’s greatest writers also wrote mysteries...and vice versa. And sometimes the science fiction stories were mysteries. Our latest MEGAPACK® contains nothing but those blended SF-and-Mystery stories, by some of the greatest writers in the field. Included are: ORIGINS OF GALACTIC LAW, by Edward Wellen DragNeuroNet, by John Gregory Betancourt DON'T GET TECHNATAL, by Ron Reynolds THE CEREBRAL LIBRARY, by David H. Keller, M.D. THE FIVE WAY SECRET AGENT, by Mack Reynolds LICENSE TO STEAL, by Louis Newman DELAYED ACTION, by Charles V. De Vet THE MAGIC OF JOE WILKS, by Robert Moore Williams LIFE GOES ON, by Nelson Bond MURDER FROM MARS, by Richard Wilson WOBBLIES IN THE MOON, by Frank Belknap Long THE FREELANCER, by Robert Zacks NO ESCAPE FROM DESTINY, by Arthur Leo Zagat SWEET DREAMS, by Edward Wellen THE LOCUS FOCUS, by Richard Wilson TRACK OF THE BEAST, by Charles V. De Vet THE VOICES, by Edward Wellen THE TOWER, by Kristine Kathryn Rusch THE MIRACLE OF KICKER MCGUIRE, by Robert Moore Williams OSCAR, DETECTIVE OF MARS, by James Norman OSCAR SAVES THE UNION, by James Norman DEATH WALKS IN WASHINGTON, by James Norman OSCAR AND THE TALKING TOTEMS, by James Norman DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR OSCAR, by James Norman THE THIEF OF THOTH, by Lin Carter If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

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1479426091

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To Start a War

How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq

By: Robert Draper

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To Start a War

How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq

By: Robert Draper

“Essential . . . one for the ages . . . a must read for all who care about presidential power.” —The Washington Post “Authoritative . . . The most comprehensive account yet of that smoldering wreck of foreign policy, one that haunts us today.” —LA Times One of BookPage's Best Books of 2020 To Start a War paints a vivid and indelible picture of a decision-making process that was fatally compromised by a combination of post-9/11 fear and paranoia, rank naïveté, craven groupthink, and a set of actors with idées fixes who gamed the process relentlessly. Everything was believed; nothing was true. Robert Draper’s fair-mindedness and deep understanding of the principal actors suffuse his account, as does a storytelling genius that is close to sorcery. There are no cheap shots here, which makes the ultimate conclusion all the more damning. In the spirit of Barbara W. Tuchman’s The Guns of August and Marc Bloch’s Strange Defeat, To Start A War will stand as the definitive account of a collective scurrying for evidence that would prove to be not just dubious but entirely false—evidence that was then used to justify a verdict that led to hundreds of thousands of deaths and a flood tide of chaos in the Middle East that shows no signs of ebbing.

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Penguin

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0525561064

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The Educated Elite in 1 Corinthians

Education and Community Conflict in Graeco-Roman Context

By: Robert Dutch

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The Educated Elite in 1 Corinthians

Education and Community Conflict in Graeco-Roman Context

By: Robert Dutch

This book examines the educated elite in 1 Corinthians through the development, and application, of an ancient education model. The research reads Paul's text within the social world of early Christianity and uses social-scientific criticism in reconstructing a model that is appropriate for first-century Corinth. Pauline scholars have used models to reconstruct elite education but this study highlights their oversight in recognising the relevancy of the Greek Gymnasium for education. Topics are examined in 1 Corinthians to demonstrate where the model advances an understanding of Paul's interaction with the elite Corinthian Christians in the context of community conflict. This study demonstrates the important contribution that this ancient education model makes in interpreting 1 Corinthians in a Graeco-Roman context. This is Volume 271 of JSNTS.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0567104613

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Art Explained

The World's Greatest Paintings Explored and Explained

By: Robert Cumming

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Art Explained

The World's Greatest Paintings Explored and Explained

By: Robert Cumming

Taking an original photographic approach to look in detail at certain topics, these four fascinating books provide deeper understanding and richer enjoyment of the worlds of architecture, art, famous artists, and myths and legends. Features detailed annotation of 45 works from the world''s greatest artists Decode the mysterious symbolism of the world’s most familiar paintings Contains biographical notes on each artistRobert Cumming has been the chairman of Christie''s Education, London, studied art history at Cambridge University, and his books have won several internationalawards and include Just Look, Just Imagine, and Looking into Paintings.

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0756643252

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Intellectual Virtues

An Essay in Regulative Epistemology

By: Robert C. Roberts,W. Jay Wood,William Jay Wood

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Intellectual Virtues

An Essay in Regulative Epistemology

By: Robert C. Roberts,W. Jay Wood,William Jay Wood

Out of the ferment of recent debates about the intellectual virtues, Roberts and Wood have developed an approach they call 'regulative epistemology'. This is partly a return to classical and medieval traditions, partly in the spirit of Locke's and Descartes's concern for intellectual formation, partly an exploration of connections between epistemology and ethics, and partly an approach that has never been tried before.Standing on the shoulders of recent epistemologists - including William Alston, Alvin Plantinga, Ernest Sosa, and Linda Zagzebski - Roberts and Wood pursue epistemological questions by looking closely and deeply at particular traits of intellectual character such as love of knowledge, intellectual autonomy, intellectual generosity, and intellectual humility. Central to their vision is an account of intellectual goods that includes not just knowledge as properly grounded belief, butunderstanding and personal acquaintance, acquired and shared through the many social practices of actual intellectual life.This approach to intellectual virtue infuses the discipline of epistemology with new life, and makes it interesting to people outside the circle of professional epistemologists. It is epistemology for the whole intellectual community, as Roberts and Wood carefully sketch the ways in which virtues that would have been categorized earlier as moral make for agents who can better acquire, refine, and communicate important kinds of knowledge.

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Oxford University Press on Demand

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0199283672

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Theater Design

By: George C. Izenour,Professor George C Izenour,Vern Oliver Knudsen,Robert Bradford Newman

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Theater Design

By: George C. Izenour,Professor George C Izenour,Vern Oliver Knudsen,Robert Bradford Newman

This text is a comprehensive reference to all aspects of theatre planning and construction and a history of theatre design from ancient times to the present. Drawing on examples from Greek and Roman models to Renaissance and baroque theatres to contemporary buildings around the world, it discusses such requirements as structural systems, seating, acoustics and visual volume in detail, considering the optimum conditions for both musical and dramatic performance. This edition includes, as an appendix, a new set of drawings, in addition to the original 900 illustrations.

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Yale University Press

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0300067755

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The Lighter Side of Mathematics: Proceedings of the Eugene Strens Memorial Conference on Recreational Mathematics and Its History

By: Richard K. Guy,Robert E. Woodrow

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The Lighter Side of Mathematics: Proceedings of the Eugene Strens Memorial Conference on Recreational Mathematics and Its History

By: Richard K. Guy,Robert E. Woodrow

In August of 1986, a special conference on recreational mathematics was held at the University of Calgary to celebrate the founding of the Strens Collection. Leading practitioners of recreational mathematics from around the world gathered in Calgary to share with each other the joy and spirit of play that is to be found in recreational mathematics. It would be difficult to find a better collection of wonderful articles on recreational mathematics by a more distinguished group of authors. If you are interested in tessellations, Escher, tilings, Rubik's cube, pentominoes, games, puzzles, the arbelos, Henry Dudeney, or change ringing, then this book is for you.

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American Mathematical Soc.

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1470457318

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Store of the Worlds

The Stories of Robert Sheckley

By: Robert Sheckley

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Store of the Worlds

The Stories of Robert Sheckley

By: Robert Sheckley

An NYRB Classics Original Robert Sheckley was an eccentric master of the American short story, and his tales, whether set in dystopic cityscapes, ultramodern advertising agencies, or aboard spaceships lighting out for hostile planets, are among the most startlingly original of the twentieth century. Today, as the new worlds, alternate universes, and synthetic pleasures Sheckley foretold become our reality, his vision begins to look less absurdist and more prophetic. This retrospective selection, chosen by Jonathan Lethem and Alex Abramovich, brings together the best of Sheckley’s deadpan farces, proving once again that he belongs beside such mordant critics of contemporary mores as Bruce Jay Friedman, Terry Southern, and Thomas Pynchon.

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New York Review of Books

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1590174941

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Statistical Methods for Engineers and Scientists

By: Robert M. Bethea

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Statistical Methods for Engineers and Scientists

By: Robert M. Bethea

This work details the fundamentals of applied statistics and experimental design, presenting a unified approach to data handling that emphasizes the analysis of variance, regression analysis and the use of Statistical Analysis System computer programs. This edition: discusses modern nonparametric methods; contains information on statistical process control and reliability; supplies fault and event trees; furnishes numerous additional end-of-chapter problems and worked examples; and more.

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Routledge

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1351414372

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Economic Origins of Roman Christianity

By: Robert Burton Ekelund,Robert D. Tollison

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Economic Origins of Roman Christianity

By: Robert Burton Ekelund,Robert D. Tollison

Using basic concepts of economic theory, the authors explain the origin and subsequent spread of Roman Christianity, showing first how the standard concepts of risk, cost and benefit can account for the demand for religion.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226200027

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The Galatians Commentary Collection

An All-In-One Commentary Collection for Studying the Book of Galatians

By: Scot McKnight,Thomas R. Schreiner,Robert K. Rapa

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The Galatians Commentary Collection

An All-In-One Commentary Collection for Studying the Book of Galatians

By: Scot McKnight,Thomas R. Schreiner,Robert K. Rapa

This all-in-one commentary bundle on the book of Galatians features volumes from the NIV Application Commentary Series, Zondervan Exegetical Commentary Series, and Expositor's Bible Commentary Series. Each volume provides new and unique insights from leading biblical scholars Scot McKnight, Thomas Schreiner, and Robert Rapa. The unique features from each volume along with the diverse insights provided by the authors gives you all the tools you need to study and master the book of Galatians.

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0310535395

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Saint Paul Returns to the Movies

Triumph Over Shame

By: Robert Jewett

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Saint Paul Returns to the Movies

Triumph Over Shame

By: Robert Jewett

After an illuminating chapter on the relation of honor, shame, and grace in Paul and in the modern cinema, Jewett explores these themes as they are depicted in the films "The Prince of Tides, Babette's Feast, Forrest Gump, Mr. Holland's Opus, Groundhog Day, Babe, Edge of the City, The Firm, Unforgiven", and "Shawshank Redemption".

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