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Sailing by Starlight

The Remarkable Voyage of Globe Star

By: Rod Scher

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Sailing by Starlight

The Remarkable Voyage of Globe Star

By: Rod Scher

Sailing by Starlight is the story of the adventure of a lifetime—in fact, of many lifetimes. In the early 1980s, retired geography professor Marvin Creamer set out to do what hadn’t been done for a thousand years—if indeed it had ever been done at all: Marv and his crew boarded a 35’ sailboat named Globe Star and set out into the frigid Atlantic, planning to sail around the world without the use of any instruments. There was no sextant aboard. No compass. No chart-plotter. No GPS. No radar. Not even a stopwatch. Creamer wanted to prove to the world that it was possible for ancient mariners to have crossed the largest seas, perhaps even sailed around the world, using only their brains, their experience, their sense, and their courage. In attempting to prove his point, Creamer would push his boat and his crew to the limit—and occasionally beyond. Travel with Creamer as Globe Star sails around the perilous Horn, across the dangerous and tumultuous Tasman Sea, and into an active war zone. Sail around the world with a man who was taken prisoner by an idea, a man obsessed with proving a point, and who would let neither 40-foot waves nor fractious crewmembers deter him.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493070762

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A Hierarchy of Turing Degrees

A Transfinite Hierarchy of Lowness Notions in the Computably Enumerable Degrees, Unifying Classes, and Natural Definability

By: Rod Downey,Noam Greenberg

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A Hierarchy of Turing Degrees

A Transfinite Hierarchy of Lowness Notions in the Computably Enumerable Degrees, Unifying Classes, and Natural Definability

By: Rod Downey,Noam Greenberg

Computability theory is a branch of mathematical logic and computer science that has become increasingly relevant in recent years. The field has developed growing connections in diverse areas of mathematics, with applications in topology, group theory, and other subfields. In A Hierarchy of Turing Degrees, Rod Downey and Noam Greenberg introduce a new hierarchy that allows them to classify the combinatorics of constructions from many areas of computability theory, including algorithmic randomness, Turing degrees, effectively closed sets, and effective structure theory. This unifying hierarchy gives rise to new natural definability results for Turing degree classes, demonstrating how dynamic constructions become reflected in definability. Downey and Greenberg present numerous construction techniques involving high-level nonuniform arguments, and their self-contained work is appropriate for graduate students and researchers. Blending traditional and modern research results in computability theory, A Hierarchy of Turing Degrees establishes novel directions in the field.

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Princeton University Press

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0691200211

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9780691200217

Subantarctic Macquarie Island

Environment and Biology

By: Patricia Selkirk,Rod Seppelt,David Selkirk

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Subantarctic Macquarie Island

Environment and Biology

By: Patricia Selkirk,Rod Seppelt,David Selkirk

This fascinating and readable account will appeal to all those interested in the Antarctic region in general.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521266335

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The Defeat of Imperial Germany, 1917-1918

By: Rod Paschall

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The Defeat of Imperial Germany, 1917-1918

By: Rod Paschall

Describes the reasons for trench warfare in the First World War, depicts the attempts to develop new strategies, and discusses the impact of the machine gun

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Algonquin Books

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094557505X

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9780945575054

Rod

The Autobiography

By: Rod Stewart

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Rod

The Autobiography

By: Rod Stewart

The extraordinary life and career of music legend Rod Stewart, in his own words for the first time. With his soulful and singular voice, narrative songwriting, and passionate live performances Rod Stewart has paved one of the most iconic and successful music careers of all time. He was the charismatic lead singer for the trailblazing rock and roll bands The Jeff Beck Group and The Faces, and as a solo artist, the author of such beloved songs as "Maggie May," "Tonight’s the Night," "Hot Legs," "Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?," "Young Turks," "Forever Young," and "You Wear It Well." Now after more than five decades in the spotlight, he is finally ready to take a candid and romping look back at his life both on and off the stage. From his humble British roots to his hell-raising years on tour with his bandmates, not forgetting his great loves (including three marriages and eight children) and decades touring the world, Rod delivers a riveting ride through one of rock's most remarkable lives.

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Crown Archetype

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0307987310

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9780307987310

Ship of Lost Souls

The Tragic Wreck of the Steamship Valencia

By: Rod Scher

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Ship of Lost Souls

The Tragic Wreck of the Steamship Valencia

By: Rod Scher

Of all the stories of ships lost in what has come to be called the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” that of the steamship Valencia is among the saddest. In January 1906, the Valencia set out from San Francisco, bound for Seattle with 108 passengers and some sixty-five crew members aboard. Owing to bad weather and the captain’s mistakes, the ship struck a reef eleven miles off Cape Beale on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island. Rocks gashed open the ship’s hull, and a series of further missteps soon compounded the tragedy a hundredfold. Only thirty-seven people survived, largely because of a lack of lifesaving infrastructure in the rugged area where the Valencia ran aground. The wreck of the Valencia was an especially tragic one. To begin with, most on board perished, including every woman and child, many of whom had been lashed to the rigging high above the deck in an attempt to save them from the crashing waves. Additionally, the wreck itself was almost certainly avoidable, due almost entirely to navigational errors the captain made. Finally, rescue efforts—such as they were—were hampered by not just the sea and weather but by the mistakes (and some say the cowardice) of the would-be rescuers. This book pieces together the story of the Valencia and her tragic end, weaving together not just the threads of the ill-fated voyage itself but also relevant contextual history, including the development of radio technologies and lifesaving equipment and services that simply came too late to help the doomed voyagers.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493081365

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9781493081363

Understanding Second Language Acquisition 2nd Edition

By: Rod Ellis

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Understanding Second Language Acquisition 2nd Edition

By: Rod Ellis

In the 30 years since Rod Ellis first published the award-winning Understanding Second Language Acquisition, it has become a classic text. This new, fully updated edition continues to provide an authoritative and highly readable introduction to key areas of theory and research in second language acquisition. Ellis presents a comprehensive overview of the different theories in this field and examines critical reactions to them. The book reflects recent trends in looking at cognitive and social aspects of second language acquisition, as well as examining the roles played by implicit and explicit instruction in language learning. “An excellent and much-needed, in-depth review of the research on how children and literate adults learn a second language. Ellis provides a sound knowledge base for language teachers and beginning graduate students in applied linguistics, focusing on relevant findings of research on second-language learning by children and literate adults in both naturalistic and instructed contexts.” Elaine Tarone, Director of the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, University of Minnesota Additional online resources are available at www.oup.com/elt/teacher/understandingsla Rod Ellis is the Distinguished Professor of Applied Language Studies in the School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics in the University of Auckland. Oxford Applied Linguistics Series Advisers: Anne Burns and Diane Larsen-Freeman.

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Oxford University Press

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0194422011

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By the Hand of Providence

How Faith Shaped the American Revolution

By: Rod Gragg

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By the Hand of Providence

How Faith Shaped the American Revolution

By: Rod Gragg

Based on meticulous research into the correspondence and documentation of the founding fathers from the crafting of the Declaration of Independence to the signing of the peace treaty with Britain, this book sheds light on how the Judeo-Christian world view motivated America's founding fathers.

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Simon and Schuster

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1451623526

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The Study of Second Language Acquisition

By: Rod Ellis

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The Study of Second Language Acquisition

By: Rod Ellis

An up to date comprehensive introduction to second language acqusition research. Contains a general framework for the study of second language acquisition, provides a general description of learner language, accounts for the role of the linguistic environment, examines the learner's internal mechanisms, explores individual differences in language learning and reviews the expanding research on classroom second language acquisition.

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Oxford University

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0194371891

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Physical Activity Epidemiology

By: Rod K. Dishman,Gregory W. Heath,I-Min Lee

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Physical Activity Epidemiology

By: Rod K. Dishman,Gregory W. Heath,I-Min Lee

Physical Activity Epidemiology, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive discussion of current population-level studies showing the influence of physical activity on disease. Updated with extensive new research collected in the eight years since the previous edition, the second edition adds the expertise of respected epidemiologist I-Min Lee. To assist readers in understanding the public health significance of physical activity, Dishman, Heath, and Lee present a detailed review of research findings and what those findings suggest regarding the relationship between physical activity and a variety of health risks. The second edition of this groundbreaking text has been exhaustively updated to reflect the wealth of new research published in this fast-moving field of study. With more than 100 pages of additional content, the text also offers more detailed coverage of all-cause and coronary heart disease mortality, expanded coverage of pathophysiology and biological plausibility, new information on physical activity among various racial–ethnic populations, and the effects of physical activity on cognitive function, dementia, and HIV/AIDS. More than 250 tables and figures, twice the number found in the previous edition, highlight the latest epidemiological information in an easy-to-understand visual format. Physical Activity Epidemiology, Second Edition, assists readers in understanding how leisure-time physical activity can enhance people’s quantity and quality of life by summarizing the available knowledge, detailing the methods used to obtain it, considering its implications for public health, and outlining the important questions that remain. Readers will find comprehensive discussion of these topics: • Evidence that physical activity protects against the development of coronary heart disease and stroke and premature death from all causes • Population-based studies and clinical experiments providing evidence that physical activity and exercise play a role in the primary and secondary prevention of mild hypertension, dyslipidemia, and obesity • Contemporary epidemiologic evidence that physical activity reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis and protects against the development of breast and colon cancers, some inflammatory diseases, depression, and anxiety disorders • Considerations in the promotion of a safe, physically active lifestyle among all segments of the population Physical Activity Epidemiology, Second Edition, will engage and challenge students by examining the state of current research in all of its variation and even ambiguity. The text details the methodology and findings of classic and contemporary studies and then helps students begin to analyze the results. Special Strength of the Evidence sections found at the end of most chapters summarize the findings to determine the extent to which correlation and causation can be proven. Chapter objectives, chapter summaries, and sidebars in each chapter assist students in focusing on the key points of study, and an extensive glossary with detailed definitions provides a handy reference for review. Instructors will find a new image bank in this edition to enhance their class lecture materials. Physical Activity Epidemiology, Second Edition, offers students, sport and exercise scientists, health and fitness professionals, and public health administrators a comprehensive presentation of significant studies, how these studies contribute to understanding the relationship between activity and disease prevention, and how this information can be used in leading individuals, communities, and global society toward increased health and longevity.

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Human Kinetics

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1492581305

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9781492581307

For Pete’s Sake

A Novel

By: Rod Lee

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For Pete’s Sake

A Novel

By: Rod Lee

For Pete's Sake is a fictionalized, personal, powerful, heart-rending account of a family's move from a small upstate New York town to bustling Worcester, Massachusetts and the many obstacles and challenges that arose from this relocation. It is the story of a husband and father's attempts to atone for the hurt he caused his wife and children.

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AuthorHouse

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172836096X

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9781728360966

The Twilight Zone

By: Rod Serling,Charles Beaumont,Richard Matheson

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The Twilight Zone

By: Rod Serling,Charles Beaumont,Richard Matheson

Between light and shadow, science and superstition, fear and knowledge is a dimension of imagination. An area we call the Twilight Zone. Adapted by Anne Washburn (Mr Burns) and directed by Olivier Award-winner Richard Jones, this world premiere production of the acclaimed CBS Television Series The Twilight Zone lands on stage for the first time in its history. Or its present. Or its future. Stage magic and fantasy unite as the ordinary becomes extraordinary.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1786824019

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Implicit and Explicit Knowledge in Second Language Learning, Testing and Teaching

By: Rod Ellis,Shawn Loewen,Catherine Elder,Hayo Reinders,Rosemary Erlam,Jenefer Philp

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Implicit and Explicit Knowledge in Second Language Learning, Testing and Teaching

By: Rod Ellis,Shawn Loewen,Catherine Elder,Hayo Reinders,Rosemary Erlam,Jenefer Philp

The implicit/ explicit distinction is central to our understanding of the nature of L2 acquisition. This book begins with an account of how this distinction applies to L2 learning, knowledge and instruction. It then reports a series of studies describing the development of a battery of tests providing relatively discrete measurements of L2 explicit/ implicit knowledge. These tests were then utilized to examine a number of key issues in SLA - the learning difficulty of different grammatical structures, the role of L2 implicit/ explicit knowledge in language proficiency, the relationship between learning experiences and learners’ language knowledge profiles, the metalinguistic knowledge of teacher trainees and the effects of different types of form-focused instruction on L2 acquisition. The book concludes with a consideration of how the tests can be further developed and applied in the study of L2 acquisition.

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Multilingual Matters

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1847698859

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9781847698858

Water Softening with Potassium Chloride

Process, Health, and Environmental Benefits

By: Rod McEachern,William Wist,Jay H. Lehr

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Water Softening with Potassium Chloride

Process, Health, and Environmental Benefits

By: Rod McEachern,William Wist,Jay H. Lehr

Potassium chloride is a logical alternative to sodium chloride in water softening. Water Softening with Potassium Chloride provides a thorough overview of the process, the equipment, and the techniques used. Then it compiles diverse trade and technical data on water softening with potassium chloride so readers can make informed decisions. It documents the health and environmental consequences and benefits of using potassium chloride and includes a chapter with summaries of recent research projects and FAQs. This is a key reference for professional water treatment specialists, environmental science researchers, and others.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470529040

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9780470529041

Language Teaching Research and Language Pedagogy

By: Rod Ellis

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Language Teaching Research and Language Pedagogy

By: Rod Ellis

This book examines current research centered on the second language classroom and the implications of this research for both the teaching and learning of foreign languages. It offers illuminating insights into the important relationship between research and teaching, and the inherent complexities of the teaching and learning of foreign languages in classroom settings. Offers an accessible overview of a range of research on instruction and learning in the L2 classroom Bridges the relationship between research, teachers, and learners Helps evolve the practice of dedicated current language teachers with research findings that suggest best practices for language teaching

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118291379

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9781118291375

Learning IOS Development

A Hands-on Guide to the Fundamentals of IOS Programming

By: Maurice Sharp,Rod Strougo,Erica Sadun

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Learning IOS Development

A Hands-on Guide to the Fundamentals of IOS Programming

By: Maurice Sharp,Rod Strougo,Erica Sadun

This book offers the perfect hands-on introduction to iOS development, covering everything your students need to know about Objective-C, XCode, and modern iOS user interface development. With sample projects and end-of-chapter exercises, this book is ideal for classroom instruction. The authors get started fast with Objective-C, covering basic syntax, memory management, Foundation Classes, development paradigms, blocks, threads, and more. Next, they show how to use XCode and related tools to build projects, instrument and efficiently debug code, and deploy apps. In the next part, hey turn to interfaces, covering design, content construction, View Controllers, Views, Animations, Touch, Table Views, and even a taste of Core Data.

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Addison-Wesley Professional

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0321862961

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9780321862969

Coal Combustion Products (CCPs)

Characteristics, Utilization and Beneficiation

By: Tom Robl,Anne Oberlink,Rod Jones

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Coal Combustion Products (CCPs)

Characteristics, Utilization and Beneficiation

By: Tom Robl,Anne Oberlink,Rod Jones

Coal Combustion Products (CCPs): Their Nature, Utilization and Beneficiation is a valuable resource for engineers and scientists from the coal, cement, concrete, and construction industries seeking an in-depth guide to the characteristics, utilization, beneficiation, and environmental impacts of coal combustion by-products. Researchers in universities working in this area will also find much to expand their knowledge. The book provides a detailed overview of the different waste materials produced during power generation from coal, exploring their nature, beneficiation techniques, applications, and environmental impacts. Strong focus is placed on coal fly ash, bottom ash, and flue gas desulfurization materials, and their employment in cement, concrete, gypsum products, aggregates, road construction, geotechnics, and agriculture, among other products and industries. Part 1 focuses on the nature of coal ashes, with chapters on their origin, generation, and storage, both in ponds and landfill. The coal combustion by-products produced as a result of clean coal technologies are the focus of the final chapter in the section. The next group of chapters in Part 2 considers the utilization of different waste materials, including the key products coal fly ash, bottom ash, and flue gas desulfurization materials. This is followed by a contribution reviewing the latest research into innovative and advanced uses for coal ash. After an introduction to ash quality problems and quality monitoring, Part 3 concentrates on the essential area of by-product beneficiation techniques, in other words how to maximize the quality of materials for the end user. Topics covered include separation methods, thermal processing, and chemical passivation. The final section of the book addresses environmental issues, including the use of coal combustion by-products in green construction materials and the essential health and safety considerations associated with their use. - An essential reference on the nature, reactivity, beneficiation, potential and environmental risks of coal-combustion by-products - Contains an in-depth review of the origin and geochemistry of coal ash - Explores the utilization of coal combustion by-products as supplementary cementitious materials to reduce the anthropomorphic greenhouse gas emissions associated with the use of ordinary Portland cement concrete - Describes the essential area of the toxicology of coal combustion by-products

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Woodhead Publishing

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0081010478

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9780081010471

Silent No More

By: Rod Parsley

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Silent No More

By: Rod Parsley

Pastor Parsley's no-holds-barred analysis of American society's moral and spiritual decay addresses various topics including the gay agenda, judicial tyranny, and abortion. His "Action Points" challenge and compel believers to speak up and reclaim America's godly heritage.

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Charisma Media

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1591856590

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9781591856597

The Duke of Kent

The Memoirs of Darcy McKeough

By: Darcy McKeough,Rod McQueen

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The Duke of Kent

The Memoirs of Darcy McKeough

By: Darcy McKeough,Rod McQueen

A refreshingly honest memoir about politics and private life Few Canadians have served their nation as well and as widely as the Honourable Darcy McKeough. He was elected Member of Provincial Parliament for Chatham–Kent, Ontario, five times between 1963 and 1977. In 1967 he was mockingly dubbed the Duke of Kent by an opposition MPP, a title he has worn as a badge of honour ever since. As Treasurer of Ontario, Minister of Municipal Affairs, and Minister of Energy during his time in office, McKeough fought to achieve budget surpluses long before it was fashionable, created regional governments that brought more efficient services to citizens, and attempted to tame Ontario Hydro. In The Duke of Kent, McKeough takes readers behind the scenes and into the Cabinet rooms of government, putting on full display the thrust and parry of legislative sittings where he almost always gave better than he got. He brings to life the political and constitutional issues of the day as led, litigated, and legislated by an array of provincial and federal politicians, including Charles MacNaughton, John Robarts, William Davis, John Diefenbaker, Robert Stanfield, Lester B. Pearson, Pierre Trudeau, Joe Clark, Brian Mulroney, Jean Chrétien, Jacques Parizeau, and Peter Lougheed.

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ECW Press

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1770908900

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9781770908901

Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits

Unfamiliar Terms for Familiar Things

By: Rod L. Evans Ph.D.

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Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits

Unfamiliar Terms for Familiar Things

By: Rod L. Evans Ph.D.

Have you been guilty of catachresis* at work? Have you defenestrated* your dictionary in frustration? Do you have phloem bundles* stuck in your diastema*? Scratching your occiput* now? Rod L. Evans's Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits will help take the mystery out of some of our most obscure words. Containing hundreds of words from agitron (the phenomenon of wiggly lines in comic strips indicating that something is shaking) to zarf (the holder for a paper cone coffee cup), this lively reference will enable you to easily locate your thingamajig or whatchamacallit, be it animal, vegetable, mineral, or punctuation mark. Leave no linguistic oddity unexamined-your brain will thank you. *catachresis: strained, paradoxical, or incorrect use of a word; *defenestrate: to throw out a window; *phloem bundles: stringy bits between the skin and the edible parts of a banana; *diastema: the gap between teeth in a jaw; *occiput: the back part of the head or skull

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Penguin

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1101515929

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9781101515921

Mathematical Logic in Asia

Proceedings of the 9th Asian Logic Conference, Novosibirsk, Russia, 16-19 August 2005

By: S. S. Goncharov,Rod G. Downey,H. Ono

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Mathematical Logic in Asia

Proceedings of the 9th Asian Logic Conference, Novosibirsk, Russia, 16-19 August 2005

By: S. S. Goncharov,Rod G. Downey,H. Ono

This volume is devoted to the main areas of mathematical logic and applications to computer science. There are articles on weakly o-minimal theories, algorithmic complexity of relations, models within the computable model theory, hierarchies of randomness tests, computable numberings, and complexity problems of minimal unsatisfiable formulas. The problems of characterization of the deduction-detachment theorem, o 1 -induction, completeness of Leoniewski''s systems, and reduction calculus for the satisfiability problem are also discussed. The coverage includes the answer to Kanovei''s question about the upper bound for the complexity of equivalence relations by convergence at infinity for continuous functions. The volume also gives some applications to computer science such as solving the problems of inductive interference of languages from the full collection of positive examples and some negative data, the effects of random negative data, methods of formal specification and verification on the basis of model theory and multiple-valued logics, interval fuzzy algebraic systems, the problems of information exchange among agents on the base topological structures, and the predictions provided by inductive theories. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 1: Another Characterization of the Deduction-Detachment Theorem (535 KB). Contents: Another Characterization of the Deduction-Detachment Theorem (S V Babyonyshev); On Behavior of 2-Formulas in Weakly o-Minimal Theories (B S Baizhanov & B Sh Kulpeshov); Arithmetic Turing Degrees and Categorical Theories of Computable Models (E Fokina); Negative Data in Learning Languages (S Jain & E Kinber); Effective Cardinals in the Nonstandard Universe (V Kanovei & M Reeken); Model-Theoretic Methods of Analysis of Computer Arithmetic (S P Kovalyov); The Functional Completeness of Leoniewski''s Systems (F Lepage); Hierarchies of Randomness Tests (J Reimann & F Stephan); Intransitive Linear Temporal Logic Based on Integer Numbers, Decidability, Admissible Logical Consecutions (V V Rybakov); The Logic of Prediction (E Vityaev); Conceptual Semantic Systems Theory and Applications (K E Wolff); Complexity Results on Minimal Unsatisfiable Formulas (X Zhao); and other papers. Readership: Researchers in mathematical logic and algebra, computer scientists in artificial intelligence and fuzzy logic.

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World Scientific

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981277274X

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9789812772749

Proceedings of the 7th & 8th Asian Logic Conferences

Hsi-Tou, Taiwan, 6-10 June 1999, Chongqing, China, 29 August-2 September 2002

By: Rod Downey

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Proceedings of the 7th & 8th Asian Logic Conferences

Hsi-Tou, Taiwan, 6-10 June 1999, Chongqing, China, 29 August-2 September 2002

By: Rod Downey

The 7th and the 8th Asian Logic Conferences belong to the series of logic conferences inaugurated in Singapore in 1981. This meeting is held once every three years and rotates among countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with interests in the broad area of logic, including theoretical computer science. It is now considered a major conference in this field and is regularly sponsored by the Association for Symbolic Logic.This book contains papers ? many of them surveys by leading experts ? of both the 7th meeting (in Hsi-Tou, Taiwan) and the 8th (in Chongqing, China). The volume planned for the 7th meeting was interrupted by the earthquake in Taiwan and the decision was made to combine the two proceedings. The 8th conference is also the ICM2002 Satellite Conference on Mathematical Logic.

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World Scientific

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9812382615

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9789812382610

The End of White World Supremacy

Black Internationalism and the Problem of the Color Line

By: Roderick Bush,Rod Bush

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The End of White World Supremacy

Black Internationalism and the Problem of the Color Line

By: Roderick Bush,Rod Bush

The End of White World Supremacy explores a complex issue—integration of Blacks into White America—from multiple perspectives: within the United States, globally, and in the context of movements for social justice. Rod Bush locates himself within a tradition of African American activism that goes back at least to W.E.B. Du Bois. In so doing, he communicates between two literatures—world systems analysis and radical Black social movement history—and sustains the dialogue throughout the book. Bush explains how racial troubles in the U.S. are symptomatic of the troubled relationship between the white and dark worlds globally. Beginning with an account of white European dominance leading to capitalist dominance by White America, The Endof White World Supremacy ultimately wonders whether, as Myrdal argued in the 1940s, the American creed can provide a pathway to break this historical conundrum and give birth to international social justice.

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Temple University Press

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1592135749

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9781592135745

Governance Stories

By: Mark Bevir,Rod Rhodes

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Governance Stories

By: Mark Bevir,Rod Rhodes

An incisive examination of Britain today, which breaks from traditional studies, and takes a new approach to account for massive changes in the make-up of the nation. Over the last twenty years Britain has changed from being governed as a unitary state to a country ruled by the interplay of various forces: central government, the market, public-private partnerships, new local government structures (eg. the new Mayoral system), greater regional autonomy as well as the EU and transnational businesses and organizations. In their earlier book Interpreting British Governance, Bevir and Rhodes examined changes in British government by setting out an interpretative approach to British political science, which focussed on an aggregate analysis of British political traditions. This new study builds on this work to: provide a theoretical defence of situated agency located in the historical context of British political science compare their approach to British political science with others including, post-structural and institutional analysis present a general account of governance as the context for ethnographic analyses of governance in action deliver studies of the consumers of public services, the National Health Service, government departments and policy networks. This book will be of great interest to advanced students and researchers of political theory, public policy, British politics and British history.

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Routledge

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1134184204

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The Psychology of Humor

An Integrative Approach

By: Rod A. Martin,Thomas Ford

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The Psychology of Humor

An Integrative Approach

By: Rod A. Martin,Thomas Ford

Most of us laugh at something funny multiple times during a typical day. Humor serves multiple purposes, and although there is a sizable and expanding research literature on the subject, the research is spread in a variety of disciplines. The Psychology of Humor, 2e reviews the literature, integrating research from across subdisciplines in psychology, as well as related fields such as anthropology, biology, computer science, linguistics, sociology, and more. This book begins by defining humor and presenting theories of humor. Later chapters cover cognitive processes involved in humor and the effects of humor on cognition. Individual differences in personality and humor are identified as well as the physiology of humor, the social functions of humor, and how humor develops and changes over the lifespan. This book concludes noting the association of humor with physical and mental health, and outlines applications of humor use in psychotherapy, education, and the workplace. In addition to being fully updated with recent research, the second edition includes a variety of new materials. More graphs, tables, and figures now illustrate concepts, processes, and theories. It provides new brief interviews with prominent humor scholars via text boxes. The end of each chapter now includes a list of key concepts, critical thinking questions, and a list of resources for further reading. - Covers research on humor and laughter in every area of psychology - Integrates research findings into a coherent conceptual framework - Includes brain imaging studies, evolutionary models, and animal research - Integrates related information from sociology, linguistics, neuroscience, and anthropology - Explores applications of humor in psychotherapy, education, and the workplace - Provides new research, plus key concepts and chapter summaries

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0128135093

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Animals and Nature

Cultural Myths, Cultural Realities

By: Rod Preece

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Animals and Nature

Cultural Myths, Cultural Realities

By: Rod Preece

Western conceptions of objectivity and individuality have resulted in a readier appreciation of the worth of the animals and nature than has been recognized. This provocative book takes issue with the popular view that the Western cultural tradition, in contrast to Eastern and Aboriginal traditions, has encouraged attitudes of domination and exploitation towards nature, particularly animals. Preece argues that the Western tradition has much to commend it, and that descriptions of Aboriginal and Oriental orientations have often been misleadingly rosy, simplified and codified according to current fashionable concepts. Animals and Nature is the result of six years' intensive study into comparative religion, literature, philosophy, anthropology, mythology and animal welfare science.

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0774842202

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Proceedings of the 12th Asian Logic Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 15-20 December 2011

By: Rod G. Downey

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Proceedings of the 12th Asian Logic Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 15-20 December 2011

By: Rod G. Downey

The Asian Logic Conference is one of the largest meetings, and this volume represents work presented at, and arising from the 12th meeting. It collects a number of interesting papers from experts in the field. It covers many areas of logic.

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World Scientific

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981444927X

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9789814449274

Cyber-Crime

The Challenge in Asia

By: Rod Broadhurst,Peter Grabosky

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Cyber-Crime

The Challenge in Asia

By: Rod Broadhurst,Peter Grabosky

This collection is innovative and original. It introduces new knowledge and is very timely because of the current high profile of the international public discourse over security, the internet and its impact upon the growth of the information economy. The book will be very useful to a wide range of readers because it will both inform and provide the basis for instruction. This book significantly advances the scholarly literature available on the global problem of cyber-crime. It also makes a unique contribution to the literature in this area. Much of what has been written focuses on cyber-crime in the United States and in Europe. This much-needed volume focuses on how cyber-crime is being dealt with in Asian countries. It explains how law enforcement is responding to the complex issues cyber-crime raises and analyzes the difficult policy issues this new type of transnational crime generates. This book is an invaluable addition to the library of anyone who is concerned about online crime, computer security or the emerging culture of the Internet.

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Hong Kong University Press

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9622097359

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The Benedict Option

A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation

By: Rod Dreher

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The Benedict Option

A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation

By: Rod Dreher

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Already the most discussed and most important religious book of the decade." —David Brooks In this controversial bestseller, Rod Dreher calls on American Christians to prepare for the coming Dark Age by embracing an ancient Christian way of life. From the inside, American churches have been hollowed out by the departure of young people and by an insipid pseudo–Christianity. From the outside, they are beset by challenges to religious liberty in a rapidly secularizing culture. Keeping Hillary Clinton out of the White House may have bought a brief reprieve from the state’s assault, but it will not stop the West’s slide into decadence and dissolution. Rod Dreher argues that the way forward is actually the way back—all the way to St. Benedict of Nursia. This sixth-century monk, horrified by the moral chaos following Rome’s fall, retreated to the forest and created a new way of life for Christians. He built enduring communities based on principles of order, hospitality, stability, and prayer. His spiritual centers of hope were strongholds of light throughout the Dark Ages, and saved not just Christianity but Western civilization. Today, a new form of barbarism reigns. Many believers are blind to it, and their churches are too weak to resist. Politics offers little help in this spiritual crisis. What is needed is the Benedict Option, a strategy that draws on the authority of Scripture and the wisdom of the ancient church. The goal: to embrace exile from mainstream culture and construct a resilient counterculture. The Benedict Option is both manifesto and rallying cry for Christians who, if they are not to be conquered, must learn how to fight on culture war battlefields like none the West has seen for fifteen hundred years. It's for all mere Christians—Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox—who can read the signs of the times. Neither false optimism nor fatalistic despair will do. Only faith, hope, and love, embodied in a renewed church, can sustain believers in the dark age that has overtaken us. These are the days for building strong arks for the long journey across a sea of night.

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Penguin

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0735213305

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9780735213302

Ocean Passages and Landfalls

Cruising routes of the world

By: Andy O'Grady,Rod Heikell

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Ocean Passages and Landfalls

Cruising routes of the world

By: Andy O'Grady,Rod Heikell

This cruising guide for ocean voyagers provides invaluable passage-planning information for tried and tested routes around the world. Climates and weather patterns, currents, seasons and timings are key to selecting routes, but just as important is knowing something about the countries that you will arrive in. Details of the expected formalities and regulations are followed by essential information on key landfalls, accompanied by the first-hand observations of well-known world sailors and authors Rod Heikell and Andy O’Grady. Text and plans have been updated for this third edition which is illustrated with a number of new photographs to inspire both dreamers and passagemakers. “I have recently been planning a voyage from Trinidad to New Zealand using Ocean Passages and Landfalls by Rod Heikell and Andy O'Grady. The book has been an exceptional resource. The mass of information on a wealth of subjects is excellent. The layout is beautifully put together and very accessible. The pilotage and chartlets will be invaluable. The book will certainly be travelling with me and I cannot recommend it highly enough to anybody who is planning ocean voyaging.” Theresa Kewell, S/Y Mr Blue ‘This is a ‘blue planet’ book. Its scope is awe-inspiring as it takes an overview of the globe as the yachtsman’s potential cruising ground… It is of course possible to glean all the macro information from scientific geophysical sources, but the personality and experience of the authors adds an indispensable ingredient.’ Yachting Monthly

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Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd

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1786793032

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9781786793034

How Dante Can Save Your Life

The Life-Changing Wisdom of History's Greatest Poem

By: Rod Dreher

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How Dante Can Save Your Life

The Life-Changing Wisdom of History's Greatest Poem

By: Rod Dreher

The opening lines of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri launched Rod Dreher on a journey that rescued him from exile and saved his life. Dreher found that the medieval poem offered him a surprisingly practical way of solving modern problems. Following the death of his little sister and the publication of his New York Times bestselling memoir The Little Way of Ruthie Leming, Dreher found himself living in the small community of Starhill, Louisiana where he grew up. But instead of the fellowship he hoped to find, he discovered that fault lines within his family had deepened. Dreher spiraled into depression and a stress-related autoimmune disease. Doctors told Dreher that if he didn’t find inner peace, he would destroy his health. Soon after, he came across The Divine Comedy in a bookstore and was enchanted by its first lines, which seemed to describe his own condition. In the months that followed, Dante helped Dreher understand the mistakes and mistaken beliefs that had torn him down and showed him that he had the power to change his life. Dreher knows firsthand the solace and strength that can be found in Dante’s great work, and distills its wisdom for those who are lost in the dark wood of depression, struggling with failure (or success), wrestling with a crisis of faith, alienated from their families or communities, or otherwise enduring the sense of exile that is the human condition. Inspiring, revelatory, and packed with penetrating spiritual, moral, and psychological insights, How Dante Can Save Your Life is a book for people, both religious and secular, who find themselves searching for meaning and healing. Dante told his patron that he wrote his poem to bring readers from misery to happiness. It worked for Rod Dreher. Dante saved Rod Dreher’s life—and in this book, Dreher shows you how Dante can save yours.

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Simon and Schuster

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1941393772

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Rang & Dale's Pharmacology E-Book

By: James M. Ritter,Rod J. Flower,Graeme Henderson,Yoon Kong Loke,David MacEwan,Emma Robinson,James Fullerton

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Rang & Dale's Pharmacology E-Book

By: James M. Ritter,Rod J. Flower,Graeme Henderson,Yoon Kong Loke,David MacEwan,Emma Robinson,James Fullerton

Rang and Dale's Pharmacology is internationally acknowledged as the core textbook for students of pharmacology, and has provided accessible, up-to-date information on drugs and their mechanism of action for more than 30 years. Now in its tenth edition, it has been updated to include important new drugs such as gene therapies, personalised medicines and the new wave of RNA drugs. However it has not lost any of the elements that have contributed to its popularity, such as color coding and illustrations, making it reader-friendly while comprehensively covering the depth of detail required. This essential book is recommended as the first-choice undergraduate text for science and medical students and junior doctors and will also be useful for students in other professional disciplines such as pharmacy, veterinary medicine and nursing. - Comprehensive information on drug mechanisms, basic physiology and biochemistry, and underlying pathophysiology of disease – suitable for students from many disciplines - Clear figures to aid understanding, including data figures as well as mechanistic diagrams, - Key points box summaries, clinical boxes and colour-coded chapters help to master difficult concepts - Emphasis on therapeutic drugs to help apply theory to practice - Over 150 questions and 12 clinical cases to test your knowledge - New chapters on drugs and the eye and the pharmacological management of headache - Revised information on biopharmaceuticals (including RNA drugs), antivirals (including Covid-19 therapies) as well as general principles of antimicrobial therapy. - A completely revised and updated chapter on lifestyle drugs - Recent advances in oxygen sensing and response to reduced oxygen tension - Expanded chapters on dementia and analgesic drugs

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323873987

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9780323873987

You're Better Than They Think You Are

By: Sir Rod Aldridge

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You're Better Than They Think You Are

By: Sir Rod Aldridge

The author reveals his journey to success. His account of overcoming all obstacles is one that demonstrates that with an inner determination to succeed combined with positive opportunism, anything is possible. Wishing to support young people from struggling communities much like his own childhood neighbourhood, Rod's journey led him to help address ineffective education in this country. His story ends with his going back to the beginning, using his skills and experience to create the Aldridge Foundation and, through his academy schools, help 10,000 students nationwide to reach their full entrepreneurial potential.

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1786068834

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9781786068835

The County Fair Cookbook

Yankee Johnnycakes, Tater Pigs, Shoofly Pie, & 200 More Recipes from America's Best Country Cooks

By: Lyn Stallworth,Rod Kennedy

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The County Fair Cookbook

Yankee Johnnycakes, Tater Pigs, Shoofly Pie, & 200 More Recipes from America's Best Country Cooks

By: Lyn Stallworth,Rod Kennedy

The County Fair Cookbook is a portrait of rural America, shown through food and memory, that brings the spirit of the county fair into the kitchen year-round. Ranging across all 50 states (with an excursion into Canada), the cookbook visits the fairs in each region and serves up more than 300 personally tried-and-true recipes of devoted fair participants.

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0786881321

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