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Change Management

A Guide to Effective Implementation

By: Professor Robert A Paton,James McCalman

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Change Management

A Guide to Effective Implementation

By: Professor Robert A Paton,James McCalman

This updated 3rd edition of a popular text on change management guides readers through the technological, organizational and people-oriented strategies that managers use to implement change. Revised to include power and politics, culture and gender, the authors have also added international case studies that set change management within the context of globalization . Change Management provides readers with frameworks for applying different models of change to different scenarios; offers proactive approaches to change that relate to business performance and gives practical, step-by-step guidance on handling change. Undergraduate and post graduate students who use this book will gain a greater understanding of change management in the workplace.

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144624167X

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A Global Church History

The Great Tradition through Cultures, Continents and Centuries

By: Steven D. Cone,Robert F. Rea

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A Global Church History

The Great Tradition through Cultures, Continents and Centuries

By: Steven D. Cone,Robert F. Rea

How did the Christian Church originate, what journeys has it taken over two millennia, and how did it come to exist in its present, myriad forms? The answers to these questions form a tapestry of history that reaches from first century Palestine to the ends of the earth. This volume tells this rich story from an ecumenical perspective, drawing on both Eastern and Western historic sources in exploring the rise of Eastern Orthodoxy; the church across Asia, Africa, and the Americas; and the reformations of the Western Church; including the diversity of contemporary voices. The work benefits from many pedagogical features: - boxed text sections identifying central figures and points of debate - study questions for each chapter - chapter summaries - maps --charts --index Supplemented by over 400 illustrations, this book embraces the universality of historic and current Christianity, creating a single and comprehensive volume for students of Church history and systematic theology.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0567673073

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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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0307265196

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Memphis: Birthplace of Rock and Roll

By: Robert W. Dye

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Memphis: Birthplace of Rock and Roll

By: Robert W. Dye

The music that has been produced in Memphis over the past 100 years is as unique and diverse as the city itself. Growing out of the Mississippi Delta, the Memphis blues have been transported worldwide by such ambassadors as B.B. King and Howlin' Wolf. Rock's first baby steps were taken at the tiny Sun Studio by a group of artists who have inspired generations of musicians to follow in their beat. Soul music found its groove at Stax with a homegrown sound that exploded onto the American music scene. Music producers, including Sam Phillips, Willie Mitchell, Chips Moman, and Jim Stewart, found in Memphis a sound as distinctive as their individual personalities. Each one inspired, motivated, and encouraged their artists and, in doing so, produced a volume of work that has become the sound track of their generation.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467127396

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Religious and Cosmic Beliefs of Central Polynesia

By: Robert W. Williamson

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Religious and Cosmic Beliefs of Central Polynesia

By: Robert W. Williamson

Originally published in 1933, this book forms one of two volumes on the religious, mythical and cosmic structures of Central Polynesia.

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Cambridge University Press

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Museums and the Paradox of Change

By: Robert R. Janes

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Museums and the Paradox of Change

By: Robert R. Janes

Museums throughout the world are under increasing pressure in the wake of the 2008/2009 economic recession and the many pressing social and environmental issues that are assuming priority. The major focus of concern in the global museum community is the sustainability of museums in light of these pressures, not to mention falling attendance and the challenges of the digital world. Museums and the Paradox of Change provides a detailed account of how a major Canadian museum suffered a 40 percent loss in its operating budget and went on to become the most financially self-sufficient of the ten largest museums in Canada. This book is the most detailed case study of its kind and is indispensable for students and practitioners alike. It is also the most incisive published account of organizational change within a museum, in part because it is honest, open and reflexive. Janes is the first to bring perspectives drawn from complexity science into the discussion of organizational change in museums and he introduces the key concepts of complexity, uncertainty, nonlinearity, emergence, chaos and paradox. This revised and expanded third edition also includes new writing on strengthening museum management, as well as reflections on new opportunities and hazards for museums. It concludes with six ethical responsibilities for museum leaders and managers to consider. Janes provides pragmatic solutions grounded in a theoretical context, and highlights important issues in the management of museums that cannot be ignored.

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1135958211

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Blood in the Hills

The Story of Khe Sanh, the Most Savage Fight of the Vietnam War

By: Charles W. Sasser,Robert Maras

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Blood in the Hills

The Story of Khe Sanh, the Most Savage Fight of the Vietnam War

By: Charles W. Sasser,Robert Maras

A soldier’s eye view of Vietnam’s fiercest close-quarters battle upon its 50th anniversary Khe Sanh’s Hill Fights of 1967—as experienced by co-author Bobby Maras and told in this hour-by-hour, day-by-day account—were carnage on the ground, much of it hand-to-hand fighting in the dark. Thanks to the brave Marines of the 9th and 3rd, Khe Sanh survived the first concentrated attack by the North Vietnamese to invade the South. After the Hill Fights, American forces pulled back and held out against constant enemy shelling and frequent attacks until the siege was broken. Combining Maras’ personal experiences with the war’s bigger picture, Blood in the Hills honors the heroic actions of our soldiers and shows how Khe Sanh was microcosm of the entire Vietnam War.

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CBT Express

Effective 15-Minute Techniques for Treating Children and Adolescents

By: Jessica M. McClure,Robert D. Friedberg,Micaela A. Thordarson,Marisa Keller

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CBT Express

Effective 15-Minute Techniques for Treating Children and Adolescents

By: Jessica M. McClure,Robert D. Friedberg,Micaela A. Thordarson,Marisa Keller

Offering vital tools for working with 4- to 18-year-olds in a wide range of settings, this book presents engaging cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) activities that can be implemented rapidly and flexibly. Concise chapters guide the provider to quickly identify meaningful points of intervention for frequently encountered clinical concerns, and to teach and model effective strategies. Each intervention includes a summary of the target age, module, purpose, rationale, materials needed, and expected time for completion, as well as clear instructions and sample dialogues and scripts. In a convenient large-size format, the book features helpful graphics and 77 reproducible handouts and worksheets in the form of Handy and Quick (HQ) Cards. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

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Guilford Publications

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1462540317

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Essays in Polynesian Ethnology

By: Robert W. Williamson

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Essays in Polynesian Ethnology

By: Robert W. Williamson

This 1939 text examines whether the formation of a cohesive ethnology of Polynesia could be possible.

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1107600731

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New Orleans Architecture

The University Section

By: Friends of the Cabildo,Robert J. Cangelosi,Dorothy G. Schlesinger

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New Orleans Architecture

The University Section

By: Friends of the Cabildo,Robert J. Cangelosi,Dorothy G. Schlesinger

This section of Uptown New Orleans gets its name from the various colleges and universities that have existed within its boundaries. Loyola and Tulane are two architecturally diverse universities that line St. Charles Avenue in this historic section. The architecture of this area ranges from the Gothic universities to the grand mansions that also line St. Charles Avenue to the modest shotgun homes and cottages scattered around the perimeter of the section.The New Orleans Architecture Series (see page 21) celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1996. From the beginning, the Friends of the Cabildo have had as their mission to promote history and to establish and protect New Orleans architecture and make it the best documented in the entire United States.

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Pelican Publishing

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Lincoln's Trident

The West Gulf Blockading Squadron During the Civil War

By: Robert M. Browning Jr.,Robert M. Browning

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Lincoln's Trident

The West Gulf Blockading Squadron During the Civil War

By: Robert M. Browning Jr.,Robert M. Browning

Lincoln's Trident is the definitive account of the US Navy's West Gulf Blockading Squadron's quarantine of the Confederacy in the central and western Gulf of Mexico and adjacent river systems.

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University of Alabama Press

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0817318461

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Basil Wilson Duke, CSA

The Right Man in the Right Place

By: Gary Robert Matthews

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Basil Wilson Duke, CSA

The Right Man in the Right Place

By: Gary Robert Matthews

The first biography of “one of Kentucky’s best Confederates . . . [who] became a good citizen working for reconciliation between North and South.”—The Post and Courier After practicing law for several years in St. Louis, Basil Wilson Duke (1838-1916) enlisted in the Confederate army in 1861 and was elected first lieutenant of John Hunt Morgan’s legendary cavalry unit. As second in command, he was, Morgan recorded, “wise in counsel, gallant in the field,” and always “the right man in the right place.” Duke was twice wounded in battle and was captured during Morgan’s Great Raid and held prisoner for over a year. When Morgan, who was also Duke’s brother-in-law, was killed in 1864, Duke was promoted to brigadier general and appointed commander of Morgan’s men. Moving to join forces with those of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s army in North Carolina, he was assigned to the force escorting Jefferson Davis in his retreat from Richmond at the close of the war. Basil Wilson Duke, CSA, the definitive biography of this important but often overlooked figure in Civil War history, establishes that Duke was in fact the brilliant tactician behind much of the success of Morgan’s cavalry. Author Gary Robert Matthews not only offers an in-depth study of Duke’s celebrated Civil War exploits but also traces his varied postwar literary, legal, and political careers. “Fascinating . . . a vividly written story about a modest Southern gentleman in which the reader may come to his own conclusion that Basil W. Duke was the power behind Morgan’s so-called military genius.”—Edison H. Thomas, author of John Hunt Morgan and His Raiders

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813138256

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Organizational Behaviour (RLE: Organizations)

Politics at Work

By: Robert Lee,Peter Lawrence

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Organizational Behaviour (RLE: Organizations)

Politics at Work

By: Robert Lee,Peter Lawrence

Organizations do not have goals – only people do. Furthermore, people within the same organizations have different goals. This book takes this as its starting point, recognizing that organizations are a dynamic coalition of individuals and groups competing and co-operating as they each pursue their various objectives. Power is a fundamental part of organizational behaviour but many previous studies failed to recognize its centrality. This book remedies this.

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1135938822

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United States History, Volume One

Eyes on the Economy: Through the Civil War

By: Mark C. Schug,Jean Caldwell,Donald R. Wentworth,Beth Kraig,Robert J. Highsmith

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United States History, Volume One

Eyes on the Economy: Through the Civil War

By: Mark C. Schug,Jean Caldwell,Donald R. Wentworth,Beth Kraig,Robert J. Highsmith

Supplementing secondary U.S. history textbooks, this publication blends historical facts and economic reasoning through case studies, lectures and class discussion.

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Council for Economic Educat

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1561834807

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Business for Foundation Degrees and Higher Awards

By: Robert Dransfield

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Business for Foundation Degrees and Higher Awards

By: Robert Dransfield

Business for Foundation Degrees and Higher Awards gives students the underpinning knowledge they need to succeed in one volume. A core textbook covering the first two years of a degree programme written for the Foundation Degree and the Higher National Diploma.

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0435285335

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Southern Spirits

Four Hundred Years of Drinking in the American South, with Recipes

By: Robert F. Moss

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Southern Spirits

Four Hundred Years of Drinking in the American South, with Recipes

By: Robert F. Moss

A captivating narrative history that traces liquor, beer, and wine drinking in the American South, including 40 cocktail recipes. Ask almost anyone to name a uniquely Southern drink, and bourbon and mint juleps--perhaps moonshine--are about the only beverages that come up. But what about rye whiskey, Madeira wine, and fine imported Cognac? Or peach brandy, applejack, and lager beer? At various times in the past, these drinks were as likely to be found at the Southern bar as barrel-aged bourbon and raw corn likker. The image of genteel planters in white suits sipping mint juleps on the veranda is a myth that never was--the true picture is far more complex and fascinating. Southern Spirits is the first book to tell the full story of liquor, beer, and wine in the American South. This story is deeply intertwined with the region, from the period when British colonists found themselves stranded in a new world without their native beer, to the 21st century, when classic spirits and cocktails of the pre-Prohibition South have come back into vogue. Along the way, the book challenges the stereotypes of Southern drinking culture, including the ubiquity of bourbon and the geographic definition of the South itself, and reveals how that culture has shaped the South and America as a whole.

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1607748681

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A Concordance to the Poems of John Keats

By: Michael G. Becker,Robert J. Dilligan,Todd K. Bender

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A Concordance to the Poems of John Keats

By: Michael G. Becker,Robert J. Dilligan,Todd K. Bender

First published in 1981. A Concordance to the Poems of John Keats intended to provide the user with a volume suitable to the varying and increasingly specialised interests of scholarship. This title offers a high degree of inclusiveness that attends to the poems and plays, the emended and authoritative headings, and virtually all of the variant readings considered substantive in the riches of the Keats manuscript materials. This title will be of interest to students of literature.

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Managing Britannia

Culture and Management in Modern Britain

By: Robert Protherough,John Pick

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Managing Britannia

Culture and Management in Modern Britain

By: Robert Protherough,John Pick

For more than thirty years the solution to all Britain's problems has been better management. As a result management schools dominate higher education and managers are at work everywhere developing ‘strategies' and ‘systems’ and quantifying ‘outcomes’. There are now more managers on the rail network than train drivers, yet the benefits of modern management of railways, schools, hospitals and universities are elusive. This is because ‘management’ does not exist—the academic study of ‘management science’ and the assumption that there are universal management skills are bogus. This book shows how modern management practices have all but destroyed politics, education, culture and religion—modern management is the cause of our national malaise.

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Andrews UK Limited

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1845404807

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Handbook of Polynesian Mythology

By: Robert Dean Craig

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Handbook of Polynesian Mythology

By: Robert Dean Craig

An accessible, concise reference source on Polynesia's complex mythology, product of a culture little known outside its home. Encounters with the West introduced Polynesian mythology to the world—and sealed its fate as a casualty of colonialism. But for centuries before the Europeans came, that mythology was as vast as the triangle of ocean in which it flourished, as diverse as the people it served, and as complex as the mythologies of Greece and Rome. Students, researchers, and enthusiasts can follow vivid retellings of stories of creation, death, and great voyages, tracking variations from island to island. They can use the book's reference section for information on major deities, heroes, elves, fairies, and recurring themes, as well as the mythic implications of everything from dogs and volcanoes to the hula, Easter Island, and tattooing (invented in the South Pacific and popularized by returning sailors).

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1576078957

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A Safety Razor Compendium: The Book

By: Robert K. Waits

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A Safety Razor Compendium: The Book

By: Robert K. Waits

A Book for Safety Razor Collectors -- This book is a black and white version of a color digital edition, first published in 2005 as a limited edition CD-ROM. There are over 1300 entries including pictures of safety razors, advertisements, and patents. Alphabetical entries are organized by razor trademark or trade name. Separate sections cover the major manufacturers: AutoStrop, Durham-Duplex, Gillette, Kampfe Bros., Rolls, Schick, razors of the USSR, Wilkinson, plus the American Safety Razor brands, Ever-Ready, Gem and Star, followed by a sampling safety razor related collectibles. A U.S. Patent List includes an illustration from each of the safety razor related patents issued prior to 1905. Lastly is a Bibliography of sources.

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Lulu.com

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1312293535

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Religion and Social Organization in Central Polynesia

By: Robert W. Williamson

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Religion and Social Organization in Central Polynesia

By: Robert W. Williamson

Originally published in 1937, this presents a detailed account of religious and mythical structures in Central Polynesia.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107625696

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The Ancient Hawaiian State

Origins of a Political Society

By: Robert J. Hommon

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The Ancient Hawaiian State

Origins of a Political Society

By: Robert J. Hommon

Drawing on archaeological and ethnohistorical sources, this book redefines the study of primary states by arguing for the inclusion of Polynesia, which witnessed the development of primary states in both Hawaii and Tonga.

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Oxford University Press

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0199916128

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A Blues Bibliography

By: Robert Ford

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A Blues Bibliography

By: Robert Ford

A Blues Bibliography, Second Edition is a revised and enlarged version of the definitive blues bibliography first published in 1999. Material previously omitted from the first edition has now been included, and the bibliography has been expanded to include works published since then. In addition to biographical references, this work includes entries on the history and background of the blues, instruments, record labels, reference sources, regional variations and lyric transcriptions and musical analysis. The Blues Bibliography is an invaluable guide to the enthusiastic market among libraries specializing in music and African-American culture and among individual blues scholars.

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1135865078

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The Sauna

A Complete Guide to the Construction, Use, and Benefits of the Finnish Bath, 2nd Edition

By: Robert L. Roy

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The Sauna

A Complete Guide to the Construction, Use, and Benefits of the Finnish Bath, 2nd Edition

By: Robert L. Roy

With a history going back at least one thousand years, the sauna is ready for a new generation of enthusiasts seeking health, pleasure, and peace of mind, and Rob Roy is ready to recruit! "If the sauna is just a bath, then Buckingham Palace is just a house." So writes sauna expert and intrepid do-it-yourselfer Roy in this new, updated version of The Sauna. This completely revised and expanded edition of The Sauna contains everything you ever wanted to know about the famous "Finnish bath." In this inviting book, Roy shares his infectious enthusiasm for the sauna and provides a complete, detailed guide to sauna building, along with resources for equipment and supplies. The Sauna is replete with history, tradition, health benefits, instructions for proper use and maintenance, as well as step-by-step instructions for building a variety of cordwood masonry saunas and, new to this edition, conventionally wood-framed saunas. The beautiful color photographs, also new to this edition, will inspire you to create your own sauna haven.

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Chelsea Green Publishing

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1603581707

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Museums without Borders

Selected Writings of Robert R. Janes

By: Robert R. Janes

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Museums without Borders

Selected Writings of Robert R. Janes

By: Robert R. Janes

Drawing together nearly 40 years of experience, Museums without Borders presents the key works of one of the most respected practitioners and scholars in the field. Through these selected writings, Robert R. Janes demonstrates that museums have a broader role to play in society than is conventionally assumed. He approaches the fundamental questions of why museums exist and what they mean in terms of identity, community, and the future of civil life. This book consists of four Parts: Indigenous Peoples; Managing Change; Social Responsibility, and Activism and Ethics. The Parts are ordered chronologically and each begins with an introduction and an overview of the ensuing articles which situates the papers in their historical and cultural contexts. Using an interdisciplinary approach that combines anthropology, ethnography, museum studies and management theory, Janes both questions and supports mainstream museum practice in a constructive and self-reflective manner, offering readers alternative viewpoints on important issues. Considering concepts not generally recognized in museum practice, such as the Roman leadership model of primus inter pares and the Buddhist concept of mindfulness, Janes argues that the global museum community must examine how they can meet the needs of the planet and its inhabitants. Museums without Borders charts the evolving role of the contemporary museum in the face of environmental, societal and ethical challenges, and explores issues that have, and will, continue to shape the museum sector for decades to come. This book demonstrates that it is both reasonable and essential to expand the purpose of museums at this point in history – not only because of their unique characteristics and value to society, but also because of Janes’ respect and admiration for their rich legacy. It is time that museums assist in the creation of a new, caring, and more conscious future for themselves and their communities. This can only be done through authentic engagement with contemporary issues and aspirations.

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A Fight for the Soul of Public Education

The Story of the Chicago Teachers Strike

By: Steven Ashby,Robert Bruno

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A Fight for the Soul of Public Education

The Story of the Chicago Teachers Strike

By: Steven Ashby,Robert Bruno

In reaction to the changes imposed on public schools across the country in the name of "education reform," the Chicago Teachers Union redefined its traditional role and waged a multidimensional fight that produced a community-wide school strike and transformed the scope of collective bargaining into arenas that few labor relations experts thought possible. Using interviews, first-person accounts, participant observation, union documents, and media reports, Steven K. Ashby and Robert Bruno tell the story of the 2012 strike that shut down the Chicago school system for seven days.A Fight for the Soul of Public Education takes into account two overlapping, parallel, and equally important stories. One is a grassroots story of worker activism told from the perspective of rank-and-file union members and their community supporters. Ashby and Bruno provide a detailed account of how the strike became an international cause when other teachers unions had largely surrendered to corporate-driven education reform. The second story describes the role of state and national politics in imposing educational governance changes on public schools and draconian limitations on union bargaining rights. It includes a detailed account of the actual bargaining process revealing the mundane and the transcendental strategies of both school board and union representatives.

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Cornell University Press

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1501706489

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The Muse in Bronzeville

African American Creative Expression in Chicago, 1932-1950

By: Robert Bone,Richard A. Courage

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The Muse in Bronzeville

African American Creative Expression in Chicago, 1932-1950

By: Robert Bone,Richard A. Courage

The Muse in Bronzeville, a dynamic reappraisal of a neglected period in African American cultural history, is the first comprehensive critical study of the creative awakening that occurred on Chicago's South Side from the early 1930s to the cold war. Coming of age during the hard Depression years and in the wake of the Great Migration, this generation of Black creative artists produced works of literature, music, and visual art fully comparable in distinction and scope to the achievements of the Harlem Renaissance. This highly informative and accessible work, enhanced with reproductions of paintings of the same period, examines Black Chicago's "Renaissance" through richly anecdotal profiles of such figures as Richard Wright, Gwendolyn Brooks, Margaret Walker, Charles White, Gordon Parks, Horace Cayton, Muddy Waters, Mahalia Jackson, and Katherine Dunham. Robert Bone and Richard A. Courage make a powerful case for moving Chicago's Bronzeville, long overshadowed by New York's Harlem, from a peripheral to a central position within African American and American studies.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813550734

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Why Me?

An Autobiography

By: Robert Anthony Addis

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Why Me?

An Autobiography

By: Robert Anthony Addis

Having dyslexia from childhood can make life difficult. I didn't let this phase me and worked at it to make something good come from it and I have in this autobiography. Its heartfelt, funny and serious and will leave you wanting to read more. From school days to holiday days, working life and living life, it's all here and all the uncertainties that life has to offer. By the time you get to the end you will understand, "why me?

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1466921595

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Racing for the Bomb

The True Story of General Leslie R. Groves, the Man behind the Birth of the Atomic Age

By: Robert S. Norris

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Racing for the Bomb

The True Story of General Leslie R. Groves, the Man behind the Birth of the Atomic Age

By: Robert S. Norris

In September 1942, Colonel Leslie R. Groves was given the job of building the atomic bomb. As a career officer in the Army Corps of Engineers, Groves had overseen hundreds of military construction projects, including the Pentagon. Until now, scientists have received the credit for the Manhattan Project’s remarkable achievements. And yet, it was Leslie R. Groves who made things happen. It was Groves who drove manufacturers, construction crews, scientists, industrialists, and military and civilian officials to come up with the money, the materials, and the plans to solve thousands of problems and build the bomb in only two years. It was his operation, and in Racing for the Bomb he emerges as a take-charge, can-do figure who succeeds in the face of formidable odds. Revealed for the first time in Racing for the Bomb, Groves played a crucial and decisive role in the planning, timing, and targeting of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki missions. Norris offers new insights into the complex and controversial questions surrounding the decision to drop the bomb in Japan and Groves’s actions during World War II, which had a lasting imprint on the nuclear age and the Cold War that followed. Grove’s extensive influence on key institutions of postwar America has been overlooked for too long. In this full-scale biography, which includes archival material and family letters and documents and features several previously unpublished photographs, Norris places Groves at the center of the amazing Manhattan Project story. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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