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The Taft Court: Volume 10

Making Law for a Divided Nation, 1921–1930

By: Robert C. Post

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The Taft Court: Volume 10

Making Law for a Divided Nation, 1921–1930

By: Robert C. Post

This work will serve as the authoritative reference text on the Supreme Court during the period of 1921 to 1930, when William Howard Taft was Chief Justice. It will become a point of common reference across multiple disciplines, including history, law, and political science.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009336223

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The Historical and Physical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics

By: Robert Golub,Steve Lamoreaux

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The Historical and Physical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics

By: Robert Golub,Steve Lamoreaux

Following the path by which humanity learned quantum mechanics can lead to an improved teaching and understanding of the fundamental theory and the origins of its perceived limitations. The purpose of this textbook is to retrace the development of quantum mechanics by investigating primary sources (including original published papers and letters) with attention to their timing and influence. Placing the development of quantum mechanics in its historical context, from the nascent philosophical notions of matter, atoms, and void in Ancient Greece, to their scientific realization in the 19th and 20th centuries, the book culminates with an examination of the current state of the field and an introduction to quantum information and computing.

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Oxford University Press

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0192555367

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Hunter-Gatherers

Archaeological and Evolutionary Theory

By: Robert L. Bettinger,Raven Garvey,Shannon Tushingham

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Hunter-Gatherers

Archaeological and Evolutionary Theory

By: Robert L. Bettinger,Raven Garvey,Shannon Tushingham

Hunter-gatherer research has played a historically central role in the development of anthropological and evolutionary theory. Today, research in this traditional and enduringly vital field blurs lines of distinction between archaeology and ethnology, and seeks instead to develop perspectives and theories broadly applicable to anthropology and its many sub disciplines. In the groundbreaking first edition of Hunter-Gatherers: Archaeological and Evolutionary Theory (1991), Robert Bettinger presented an integrative perspective on hunter-gatherer research and advanced a theoretical approach compatible with both traditional anthropological and contemporary evolutionary theories. Hunter-Gatherers remains a well-respected and much-cited text, now over 20 years since initial publication. Yet, as in other vibrant fields of study, the last two decades have seen important empirical and theoretical advances. In this second edition of Hunter-Gatherers, co-authors Robert Bettinger, Raven Garvey, and Shannon Tushingham offer a revised and expanded version of the classic text, which includes a succinct and provocative critical synthesis of hunter-gatherer and evolutionary theory, from the Enlightenment to the present. New and expanded sections relate and react to recent developments—some of them the authors’ own—particularly in the realms of optimal foraging and cultural transmission theories. An exceptionally informative and ambitious volume on cultural evolutionary theory, Hunter-Gatherers, second edition, is an essential addition to the libraries of anthropologists, archaeologists, and human ecologists alike.

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Springer

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1489975810

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The Place Names of New Mexico

By: Robert Julyan

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The Place Names of New Mexico

By: Robert Julyan

The Place Names of New Mexico is an invaluable guide to the state's geography and history. It explains more than 7,000 names of features large and small throughout the state--towns, mountains, rivers, canyons, counties, post offices, and even abandoned settlements--as well as providing relevant information about location, history, and current status. The revised edition contains more than fifty expanded and updated entries. The accounts are also journeys into New Mexico's past, offering glimpses of the lives and values of the people who named the place. Humor, tragedy, mystery, and daily life--they can all be found in this book.

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UNM Press

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082635114X

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The 5 Paths to Persuasion

The Art of Selling Your Message

By: Robert B. Miller,Gary A. Williams,Alden M. Hayashi

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The 5 Paths to Persuasion

The Art of Selling Your Message

By: Robert B. Miller,Gary A. Williams,Alden M. Hayashi

To succeed in today's business world of tough and fast decision-makers, how a statement is made can be more important than what it says. Even the best ideas face resistance and rejection, as all too often people make the mistake of focusing solely on the content of their proposal and giving little thought to the way they will deliver it.In a two-year survey, customer research experts Miller and Williams studied 1,700 executives and discovered that good ideas are not enough; to make any sort of impact they must be delivered effectively. They reveal the five different types of decision maker, including Charismatics, Thinkers, Sceptics, Followers, and Controllers and show how to best sell ideas to each.Whether it be a proposal or a business plan, The 5 Paths to Persuasion unlocks the secrets of persuasion necessary to present any kind of idea successfully.

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Kogan Page Publishers

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0749449942

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One Murder Too Many

Whitey Bulger and the Computer Tycoon

By: Laurence Yadon,Robert Barr Smith

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One Murder Too Many

Whitey Bulger and the Computer Tycoon

By: Laurence Yadon,Robert Barr Smith

A mysterious murder exposes a dangerous crime lord. In this fascinating work, both sides of a decades-long case are explored and uncovered. Tulsa computer tycoon Roger Wheeler discovered that he was being defrauded by a group of organized criminals in Boston led by Whitey Bulger. When Wheeler acted against the criminals, Bulger's gang took matters into their own hands. Wheeler's murder sparked events that led prosecutors across the country in search of the truth. This riveting true story lays out how the unrelenting efforts of the family of the murdered Oklahoma businessman led to this crime boss's downfall.

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Pelican Publishing Company

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1455618209

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No Reprieve

A Novel

By: Robert H. Seville

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No Reprieve

A Novel

By: Robert H. Seville

James Ryker was a young man who had everything going for him, until terrorism struck, killing everyone he loved. Anger turned to focused purpose. James Ryker would soon become Americas most elite special forces soldier and then a CIA operator. After discovering that top U.S. offi cials were getting rich from the killing of innocent Americans, Ryker decided to expose them, but failed. Now, forced out, Ryker continues to watch as more and more Americans are killed. Its time to end it. Rykers emotions take over and he is compelled to take action. Its a race against right and wrong, love and hate, to stop the men who allow terrorism to occur, and to save thousands of lives. This time, failure is not an option.

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iUniverse

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1491795646

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1961-2017 Road Traffic Legislation

By: Robert Pierse

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1961-2017 Road Traffic Legislation

By: Robert Pierse

Road traffic offences are those which are connected with the ownership, driving or control of mechanically-propelled vehicles in public places, including drunken, dangerous and careless driving. Over 90% of prosecutions in the District Courts are road related. 1961-2017 Road Traffic Legislation sets out annotated road traffic legislation from 1961 to 2017 and covers all relevant case law and Statutory Instruments, which makes it an ideal book for solicitors, barristers and Gardaí. This new edition includes reference to litigation on intoxicants, dangerous driving, careless driving and drug driving along with many other areas of Road Traffic Law. This title covers both practice and procedure and each section is annotated fully and cross referenced. The layout is user-friendly and where relevant makes reference to earlier volumes. This is crucial as road traffic law is a vital part of many smaller solicitors' firms' daily work and this title provides them with annotated legislation in an area rife with difficulty as the legislation is piecemeal and often contradictory. Many Statutory Instruments and Acts are created in this area: some enacted in full, others not. This book updates the practitioner on this thorny area of law and points them to relevant case law where necessary.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1526502712

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Two Colorado Odysseys

Chief Ouray Porter Nelson

By: Robert B. Houston

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Two Colorado Odysseys

Chief Ouray Porter Nelson

By: Robert B. Houston

Ute Chief Ouray was important in early Colorado history, working to moderate the inevitable conflicts between the Utes, original "owners" of much of Colorado, and the flood of incoming white miners, ranchers and settlers. The Colorado Historical Society appropriately has a museum honoring Ouray; the county, city and mountain in Colorado named for Ouray further demonstrate his importance. This book depicts the Chief as seen by the Indian agents, Territorial Governors, and others who actually knew and wrote about him. The activities of Porter Nelson in Colorado, particularly of a business nature, are spelled out here more fully than in Houston's bare-bones chronology, The Battle Over Silver: Porter Nelson in Aspen, published by the Professional Press in 1997. Porter Nelson came to Colorado only after Ouray's death, but Nelson's activities were constrained by what had happened to Ouray and his Utes. Linking, as this book does, the story of a Colorado Indian leader with that of a not atypical white settler arguably results in a broader, double-barreled portrayal of Colorado in the late 1800's and early 1900's. This book is the result of years of Houston research into primary sources, at the National Archives in Washington and at local courthouses.

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0595358608

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Space Explorers

By: Owner Robert Heller

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Space Explorers

By: Owner Robert Heller

This the story of a group of robots sent out to explore some nearby star systems, looking for planets that might be of interest to human development.

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Lulu.com

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0557038669

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Guide to the Colorado Mountains

By: Randy Jacobs,Robert M. Ormes

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Guide to the Colorado Mountains

By: Randy Jacobs,Robert M. Ormes

Guide to the Colorado Mountains, 10th Edition compiles updated route descriptions for more than 1,500 hiking and climbing destinations-peaks, passes, lakes, and trails- from the expert trip leaders of the Colorado Mountain Club.

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The Mountaineers Books

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0967146607

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From Medical Chemistry to Biochemistry

The Making of a Biomedical Discipline

By: Robert E. Kohler

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From Medical Chemistry to Biochemistry

The Making of a Biomedical Discipline

By: Robert E. Kohler

This penetrating case study of institution building and entrepreneurship in science shows how a minor medical speciality evolved into a large and powerful academic discipline. Drawing extensively on little-used archival sources, the author analyses in detail how biomedical science became a central part of medical training and practice. The book shows how biochemistry was defined as a distinct discipline by the programmatic vision of individual biochemists and of patrons and competitors in related disciplines. It shows how discipline builders used research programmes as strategies that they adapted to the opportunities offered by changing educational markets and national medical reform movements in the United States, Britain and Germany. The author argues that the priorities and styles of various departments and schools of biochemistry reflect systematic social relationships between that discipline and biology, chemistry and medicine. Science is shaped by its service roles in particular local contexts: This is the central theme. The author's view of the political economy of modern science will be of interest to historians and social scientists, scientific and medical practitioners, and anyone interested in the ecology of knowledge in scientific institutions and professions.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521243122

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Geology Underfoot in Southern California

By: Robert Phillip Sharp,Allen F. Glazner

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Geology Underfoot in Southern California

By: Robert Phillip Sharp,Allen F. Glazner

Twenty vignettes focus on particular geologic scenes, relationships, and features of southern California's active landscape.

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Mountain Press Publishing

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0878422897

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The Last Hurrah of the James-Younger Gang

By: Robert Barr Smith

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The Last Hurrah of the James-Younger Gang

By: Robert Barr Smith

So small it had only one bank, so quiet no citizens carried guns. Hard-working, peaceful Northfield, Minnesota, was an orderly yet busy mill-town in the heart of prosperous farm country. On a serene autumn Tuesday in 1876, local shopkeepers, farmers, and citizenry went about their normal routines, little realizing that the infamous and deadly James-Younger gang had designs on tiny Northfield. The experienced robbers planned to target the single bank, which held the hard-earned money of the townsfolk. Jesse and Frank James and the Younger brothers had never experienced defeat. During a wild gun battle that raged between the outlaws and the bankmen up and down the town’s main street, two unarmed townsfolk were murdered. Northfield’s angered populace fought back. The townspeople killed two members of the James-Younger gang and wounded several more. The remaining bandits fled but were pursued across southwestern Minnesota by a posse that gradually grew to more than a thousand men. In Last Hurrah of the James-Younger Gang, Robert Barr Smith debunks the James-Younger "Robin Hood" image and shows that the real heroes of the Northfield raid were the ordinary people--the bankers who protected their depositors at their own risk, the townspeople who pitched in to chase the gang from town, and the posse members who pursued and triumphed over the retreating remnants of the gang.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806133538

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Double Exposure

Resurveying the West with Timothy O'Sullivan, America's Most Mysterious War Photographer

By: Robert Sullivan

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Double Exposure

Resurveying the West with Timothy O'Sullivan, America's Most Mysterious War Photographer

By: Robert Sullivan

Extraordinary . . . A transformative experience for the reader." —Lucy Sante "A large-hearted, wide-angled book . . . I couldn't put it down." —Ian Frazier A personal exploration of the American West and the work of one of America’s greatest photographers. Timothy O’Sullivan is America’s most famous war photographer. You know his work even if you don’t know his name: A Harvest of Death, taken at Gettysburg, is an icon of the Civil War. He was also among the first photographers to elevate what was then a trade to the status of fine art. The images of the American West he made after the war, while traveling with the surveys led by Clarence King and George Wheeler, display a prescient awareness of what photography would become; years later, Ansel Adams would declare his work “surrealistic and disturbing.” At the same time, we know very little about O’Sullivan himself. Nor do we know—really know—much more about the landscapes he captured. Robert Sullivan’s Double Exposure sets off in pursuit of these two enigmas. This book documents the author’s own road trip across the West in search of the places, many long forgotten or paved over, that O’Sullivan pictured. It also stages a reckoning with how the changes wrought on the land were already under way in the 1860s and '70s, and how these changes were a continuation of the Civil War by other means. Sullivan, known for his probing investigations of place in the pages of The New Yorker and books like Rats and My American Revolution, has produced a work that, like O’Sullivan’s magisterial photos of geysers and hot springs, exposes a fissure in the American landscape itself.

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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0374709319

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9780374709310

Creating the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

The Inside Story

By: Robert W. Doubek

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Creating the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

The Inside Story

By: Robert W. Doubek

Since its dedication in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has become an American cultural icon symbolizing the war in Vietnam--the defining experience of the Baby Boom generation. The black granite wall of names is one of the most familiar media images associated with the war, and after three decades the memorial remains one of the nation's most visited monuments. While the memorial has enjoyed broad acceptance by the American public, its origins were both humble and contentious. A grassroots effort launched by veterans with no funds, the project was completed in three and a half years. But an emotional debate about aesthetics and the interpretation of heroism, patriotism and history nearly doomed the project. Written from an insider's perspective, this book tells the complete story of the memorial's creation amid Washington politics, a nationwide design competition and the heated controversy over the winning design and its creator.

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McFarland

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1476619883

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The Nightingale's Song

By: Robert Timberg

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The Nightingale's Song

By: Robert Timberg

Presents the story of five top graduates of Annapolis who served heroically in Vietnam and rose to national prominence during the Reagan years.

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Simon and Schuster

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0684826739

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9780684826738

Wings of Fury

From Vietnam to the Gulf War the Astonishing True

By: Robert K. Wilcox

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Wings of Fury

From Vietnam to the Gulf War the Astonishing True

By: Robert K. Wilcox

They are America's best fighter pilots -- from the Navy, Air Force, and Marines. Heroes who push the envelope with their machines, their bodies, and the will to fight and win on their... WINGS OF FURY Here, these airborne warriors reveal themselves as never before. Ride shotgun with TOPGUN pilot Dale "Snort" Snodgrass as he becomes the first student pilot ever to land an F-14 Tomcat on an aircraft carrier. Silver Star winner Rob Graeter recalls a Cold War close call as he flew his F-15 Eagle over Soviet waters -- almost triggering World War III. Feel the adrenaline as Brian "Rocky" Fitzpatrick remembers test-flying the F/A-18 Hornet when it suddenly went haywire, leaving him with a crippled plane, a faulty parachute -- and a very long way down.... From the training grounds of Miramar to combat in Vietnam and Desert Storm, these are the stories of those who defend our skies -- and the dramatic evolution of modern air warfare.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439139563

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Dislocating Race and Nation

Episodes in Nineteenth-Century American Literary Nationalism

By: Robert S. Levine

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Dislocating Race and Nation

Episodes in Nineteenth-Century American Literary Nationalism

By: Robert S. Levine

American literary nationalism is traditionally understood as a cohesive literary tradition developed in the newly independent United States that emphasized the unique features of America and consciously differentiated American literature from British literature. Robert S. Levine challenges this assessment by exploring the conflicted, multiracial, and contingent dimensions present in the works of late eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American and African American writers. Conflict and uncertainty, not consensus, Levine argues, helped define American literary nationalism during this period. Levine emphasizes the centrality of both inter- and intra-American conflict in his analysis of four illuminating "episodes" of literary responses to questions of U.S. racial nationalism and imperialism. He examines Charles Brockden Brown and the Louisiana Purchase; David Walker and the debates on the Missouri Compromise; Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, and Hannah Crafts and the blood-based literary nationalism and expansionism of the mid-nineteenth century; and Frederick Douglass and his approximately forty-year interest in Haiti. Levine offers critiques of recent developments in whiteness and imperialism studies, arguing that a renewed attention to the place of contingency in American literary history helps us to better understand and learn from writers trying to make sense of their own historical moments.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807887889

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9780807887882

Bisbee '17

By: Robert Houston

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Bisbee '17

By: Robert Houston

Bisbee, Arizona, queen of the western copper camps, 1917. The protagonists in a bitter strike: the Wobblies (the IWW), the toughest union in the history of the West; and Harry Wheeler, the last of the two-gun sheriffs. In this class-war western, they face each other down in the streets of Bisbee, pitting a general strike against the largest posse ever assembled. Based on a true story, Bisbee '17 vividly re-creates a West of miners and copper magnates, bindlestiffs and scissorbills, army officers, private detectives, and determined revolutionaries. Against this backdrop runs the story of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, strike organizer from the East, caught between the worlds of her ex-husband—the Bisbee strike leader—and her new lover, an Italian anarchist from New York. As the tumultuous weeks of the strike unfold, she struggles to sort out what she really feels about both of them, and about the West itself.

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University of Arizona Press

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0816533954

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Cognitive Systems and the Extended Mind

By: Robert D. Rupert

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Cognitive Systems and the Extended Mind

By: Robert D. Rupert

Cognitive Systems and the Extended Mind surveys philosophical issues raised by the situated movement in cognitive science, that is, the treatment of cognitive phenomena as the joint products of brain, body, and environment.

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Oxford University Press

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0199702144

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Water's Edge

By: Robert Whitlow

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Water's Edge

By: Robert Whitlow

A tangled web of lies, theft, and betrayal—one lawyer must determine if that is all his late father left him. Ambitious young attorney Tom Crane is about to become a partner in a high-profile Atlanta law firm. But first he must clear one final matter from his docket: the closing of his deceased father’s law practice in his hometown of Bethel, Georgia. Killed in a mysterious boating accident, John Crane didn’t appear to leave his son anything except the hassle of wrapping up loose ends. But instead of celebrating his promotion, Tom finds himself packing up his office, having suddenly been “consolidated.” To add insult to injury, that same night his girlfriend breaks up with him . . . by letter. Returning to Bethel with no sense of his future and no faith to fall back on, Tom just wants to settle his father’s affairs and get back to Atlanta. But then he runs into an unexpected roadblock—two million dollars of unclaimed money stashed in a secret bank account. And evidence that his father’s death may not have been accidental. Worse still, a trail of data suggests his father played a role in an international fraud operation. Along the way, he meets a woman who is as beguiling as she is beautiful. And her interest in the outcome of the case is just as high as his. She challenges Tom’s assumptions . . . and his faith. Now he must decide whom he can trust—and how far a father’s love can reach. A stand-alone legal drama Full-length Christian fiction novel set in the small-town South Includes discussion questions for book clubs

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Thomas Nelson

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140168615X

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