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Sins of the Flesh

A History of Ethical Vegetarian Thought

By: Rod Preece

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Sins of the Flesh

A History of Ethical Vegetarian Thought

By: Rod Preece

Unlike previous books on the history of vegetarianism, Sins of the Flesh examines the history of vegetarianism in its ethical dimensions, from the origins of humanity through to the present. Full ethical consideration for animals resulting in the eschewing of flesh arose after the Aristotelian period in Greece and recurred in Ancient Rome, but then mostly disappeared for centuries. It was not until the turn of the nineteenth century that vegetarian thought was revived and enjoyed some success; it subsequently went into another period of decline that lasted through much of the twentieth century. The authority-questioning cultural revolution of the 1960s brought a fresh resurgence of vegetarian ethics that continues to the present day.

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UBC Press

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0774858494

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9780774858496

Little League to the Major Leagues

A Complete Guide to Baseball’S Assembly Line ... Plus Insider Advice on Youth Leagues, High School, College, and the Pros

By: Rod Humphries

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Little League to the Major Leagues

A Complete Guide to Baseball’S Assembly Line ... Plus Insider Advice on Youth Leagues, High School, College, and the Pros

By: Rod Humphries

There is no question that the physical and mental demands of the sport of baseball are rigorous. Not only is it difficult to successfully hit a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball in front of a crowd of passionate spectators, but it is also challenging to navigate an often confusing system that leads players through youth leagues, high school, college, and for a lucky few, the Minor and Major Leagues. Rod Humphries, sports journalist, television writer, and former administrator of a worldwide professional tennis tour, shares his personal experiences and advice from experts in this complete insiders guide designed to help players, their parents, and baseball fans understand how Major Leaguers pay their dues. Humphries, who closely studied the entire baseball assembly line when his son was drafted out of high school by the Houston Astros, offers valuable information on: The professional baseball structure Little League vs. select/travel ball Player analysis and recruitment Scholarships and coaching camps Draft day decisions, salaries, and career chances Little League to the Major Leagues provides proven tips and time-tested advice for any family or player who dares to dream of journeying beyond youth baseball to high school, college, and the professional game.

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iUniverse

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1475984685

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9781475984682

The Last Happy Year

A Novel

By: Rod Coneybeare

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The Last Happy Year

A Novel

By: Rod Coneybeare

The Last Happy Year: A Novel by Rod Coneybeare

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Dundurn

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0888821549

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9780888821546

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

Plato on the Unity of the Virtues

A Dialectic Reading

By: Rod Jenks

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Plato on the Unity of the Virtues

A Dialectic Reading

By: Rod Jenks

In Plato on the Unity of the Virtues, Rod Jenks argues that while Plato makes several attempts to show how virtue is one, he deliberately fails to secure this because he thinks the way in which the virtues are both one and many is finally ineffable.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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149859204X

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9781498592048

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

Degrees of Freedom

Prison Education at The Open University

By: Earle, Rod,Mehigan, James

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Degrees of Freedom

Prison Education at The Open University

By: Earle, Rod,Mehigan, James

The first authoritative volume to look back on the last 50 years of The Open University providing higher education to those in prison, this unique book gives voice to ex-prisoners whose lives have been transformed by the education they received. Offering vivid personal testimonies, reflective vignettes and academic analysis of prison life and education in prison, the book marks the 50th anniversary of The Open University.

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Policy Press

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1447353072

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9781447353072

Buried Secrets

By: Rod McKeough

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Buried Secrets

By: Rod McKeough

On a steamy summer day in 1964, sixteen-year-old Guy Harmon is drawn into a situation more dangerous than even his youthful imagination could have devised. Life in Roxborough, his rural Australian hometown, has never been this mysterious or confusing or exciting. On the outskirts of town, he meets Amy, the girl of his dreams, along with her mother, Ruth. Smitt en as only a teen can be, he doesn't pick up a few warning signs. Guy has no way to know that this budding love story will end poorly for all involved. Soon, he is ensnared in a web of violence and lies, and his life spins out of control. Th e summer becomes a torturous endurance race as a man is murdered and the killers recruit Guy to help dispose of the body. One of his friends, an innocent witness to the murder, wonders if he is safe. What's more, Amy and Ruth turn out to be not as trustworthy as he thought they'd be. Now an adult, Guy returns to Roxborough to say goodbye to a dear childhood friend who has died suddenly. The past and the present swirl together as Guy struggles desperately to make sense of those senseless summer days of sixty-four.

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Balboa Press

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1452509778

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9781452509778

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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1134184212

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9781134184217

Convict Criminology

Inside and Out

By: Rod Earle

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Convict Criminology

Inside and Out

By: Rod Earle

Convict criminology is the study of criminology by those who have first-hand experience of imprisonment. This is the first single-authored book to trace the emergence of convict criminology and explore its relevance beyond the USA to the UK and other parts of Europe. Addressing epistemological issues of ‘insider research’, it presents uniquely reflexive scholarship combining personal experience with critical perspectives on contemporary penality. Taking a gendered approach and focusing explicitly on men, it covers: • the way prisoners, ex-prisoners and prison research contribute to criminological knowledge • historical figures in criminology whose prison experiences are rarely recognised • the way racism, colonialism and class shape penal experience and social worlds Drawing from his own experience of imprisonment, prison research and criminology, the author demonstrates how this experience can expand the criminological imagination. It is a novel and compelling account for students, teachers, academics and penal practitioners. It will inform, educate and entertain anyone working in criminal justice, the legal and para-legal professions and those with an interest in social justice.

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Policy Press

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144732367X

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9781447323679

Django Reinhardt

Know the Man, Play the Music

By: Dave Gelly,Rod Fogg,Django Reinhardt

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Django Reinhardt

Know the Man, Play the Music

By: Dave Gelly,Rod Fogg,Django Reinhardt

(Book). The music of Django Reinhardt is as important today as it has ever been. Blending jazz and gypsy influences, his exuberant solos and incisive rhythm playing have fascinated and tantalized guitarists for half a century. In this book, leading jazz writer Dave Gelly considers Django's life and recordings and explains exactly why he sounded the way he did. Meanwhile, guitarist and teacher Rod Fogg shows you how you can achieve that sound yourself, with the help of detailed transcriptions of six of Django's most celebrated and exciting numbers. Includes audio wth all six numbers accurately recorded from the transcriptions for you to follow along.

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Backbeat Books

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1476852936

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9781476852935

Tape, I-C-E, and Sound Advice

Life Lessons from a Hall of Fame Athletic Trainer

By: Rod Walters

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Tape, I-C-E, and Sound Advice

Life Lessons from a Hall of Fame Athletic Trainer

By: Rod Walters

Hall of Fame, Rod Walters, has enjoyed a wonderful career in sports. As a youth, he knew he wanted to be in the health care industry. During the summer of his ninth grade year, his parents scholarshipped him to the North Carolina All-Star Student Athletic Training Clinic in Greensboro, North Carolina. Little did he know that at this clinic he would meet some of his favorite professionals who would mold and direct his professional career while being exposed to his professional calling. The world of Athletic Training and Sports Medicine involves so many facets in health care today to provide the participant a high standard of care. Regardless of the level of work; whether it be the professional football arena, big-time college athletics, the highly competitive mid-levels of the NCAA, high school football under the Friday Night Lights, or the outreach role from a Physical Therapy clinic; Athletic Trainers all strive to provide their patients service through the prevention, care, and rehabilitation of sports injuries.

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Morgan James Publishing

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1614480133

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9781614480136

Animal Welfare and Human Values

By: Rod Preece,Lorna Chamberlain

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Animal Welfare and Human Values

By: Rod Preece,Lorna Chamberlain

As the most populous province in Canada, Ontario is a microcosm of the animal welfare issues which beset Western civilization. The authors of this book, chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, find themselves constantly being made aware of the atrocities committed in the Society’s jurisdiction. They have been, in turn, puzzled, exasperated and horrified at humanity’s cruelty to our fellow sentient beings. The issues discussed in this book are the most contentious in animal welfare disputes — animal experimentation, fur-farming and trapping, the use of animals for human entertainment and the conditions under which animals are raised for human consumption. They are complex issues and should be thought about fairly and seriously. The authors, standing squarely on the side of the animals, suggest “community” and “belonging” as concepts through which to understand our relationships to other species. They ground their ideas in Wordsworth’s “primal sympathy” and Jung’s “unconscious identity” with the animal realm. The philosophy developed in this book embraces common sense and compromise as the surest paths to the goal of animal welfare. It requires respect and consideration for other species while acknowledging our primary obligations to our fellow humans.

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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1554587670

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9781554587674

Wiki Management

A Revolutionary New Model for a Rapidly Changing and Collaborative World

By: Rod Collins

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Wiki Management

A Revolutionary New Model for a Rapidly Changing and Collaborative World

By: Rod Collins

This groundbreaking book reveals what it takes for managers of any generation to succeed in this fast-paced and exciting new environment. Command-and-control may have once been an effective model in managing the large numbers of cookie-cutter clones that business programs were producing faster than anyone could say “MBA,” but the rapid change and increasing complexity of the twenty-first century have rendered that model obsolete. For the most part, today’s managers who were trained in the old ways are not adept to succeed in the current work environment that has evolved from take-it-or-leave-it hierarchies to collaborative networks of workers and managers feeding off each other’s ideas to build the business together. The new age of mass collaboration demands a new and extremely different model to manage by today--wiki management. Featuring enlightening examples from forward-thinking companies including Google, Whole Foods, Linux, and Wikipedia, Wiki Management outlines the revolutionary, necessary steps companies must take to: Leverage their collective intelligence Effectively integrate diverse points of view Transition leaders from the role of “boss” to that of facilitator Make “delighting customers“ more important than pleasing superiors Achieve a shared and actionable understanding of the key drivers of business success It’s a different world today than the one you were educated in, trained in, and found great success in. This “wiki” world has reshaped both the work we do and the way we do it, making mass collaboration not only possible but usually the best solution.

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AMACOM

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081443309X

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9780814433096

LAW OF THE FRONTIER

By: Rod De Bowes

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LAW OF THE FRONTIER

By: Rod De Bowes

Confederate General Robert E. Lee has surrendered. After four long years the Civil War is over, and ex-Captain Shyler 'Shy' Boedeker, late of the Michigan 5th Calvary has suddenly found himself footloose and unemployed. His ex-sergeant and best friend John Taylor offers him a partnership in his ranch in Texas, which he accepts. They quickly begin their journey, picking up a few old comrades also heading west along the way. But upon their arrival in Texas they find that most Texans are still willing to fight Yankees at the drop of a hat, and not ready to admit defeat. Reaching John's ranch, they find his house and barn have been burned down and his well salted. Realizing that staying to work the ranch would result in constant fighting with their neighbors, a fight they could not win, they decide to round up John's cattle and drive them north. It's soon apparent they are going to need more help, so John and Shy head to Brownsville where a friend of John's lives. En-route, they come across the tracks of a Comanche war party with a white female and child held captive. Not willing to leave them in Comanche hands, they plan a daring rescue. Catching the Indians drunk on stolen liquor, they rescue the woman and child during a fierce fight. After a forced march to Brownsville, they make contact with ex-Texas Ranger Joshua Williams. Times are tough in post war Texas with little cash and few jobs, and men are desperate. Joshua recruits enough men to make the drive, and they round up a herd of three thousand head of cattle and start north to Kansas. They face three months of brutal work, driving the herd through hostile Indian lands, braving storms, herd cutters, and everything man and nature can throw against them. And with them rides the beautiful widow Kelsea Stone and her young son who they had rescued. One woman among twenty men, inflaming jealousy, and pitting friend against friend in a competition for her love. Tensions mount and tempers shorten as the drive nears the end of the trail, and gunsmoke and more blood will soon be spilled. For they are among the first trailblazers across a lawless frontier where the only law is the gun on their hip.

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Outskirts Press

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1977268455

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9781977268457

Touchdown Auburn

Carrying on the Tradition of the Auburn Tigers

By: Rod Bramblett

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Touchdown Auburn

Carrying on the Tradition of the Auburn Tigers

By: Rod Bramblett

For three decades, Rod Bramblett has lived and breathed Auburn University athletics, and in Touchdown Auburn, he details all of the unforgettable moments he's witnessed from his spot in the broadcasting booth. An Auburn graduate, Bramblett was the play-by-play announcer of Tigers baseball for 11 seasons before taking over as the voice of the football and men's basketball teams in 2003. Fans will relive and get the behind-the-scenes stories behind the "Miracle at Jordan-Hare" and perhaps the most famous play in recent college football history–Chris Davis' 109-yard return to beat Alabama in 2013–which made Bramblett a household name.

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Triumph Books

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1633196208

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9781633196209

Interpreting British Governance

By: Mark Bevir,Rod Rhodes

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Interpreting British Governance

By: Mark Bevir,Rod Rhodes

How is Britain governed? Have we entered a new era of governance? Can traditional approaches to governance help us to interpret 21st century Britain? This book develops the argument that we can understand political practices only by grasping the beliefs on which people act. It offers a governance narrative as a challenge to the Westminster model of British government and searches for a more accurate and open way of speaking about British government.

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Routledge

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1134407920

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9781134407927

Booze, Blood & Justice

A Southern Tale of Death, Decadence and Redemption

By: Rod Wallsmith

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Booze, Blood & Justice

A Southern Tale of Death, Decadence and Redemption

By: Rod Wallsmith

Desperate with fear, noted author J. B. Colefield squeezes the trigger on a 30.06 deer rifle and blows a young black man's brains all over the inside of his car. The sensational murder trial which follows peels the skin off a small southern town, revealing a community oozing with hate, sexual secrets and political squalor. In an atmosphere charged with racial tension and violence, the burden falls to an unlikely few, who must find the courage, of justice.

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Author House

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146709000X

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9781467090001

Disciple Making Is . . .

How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence

By: Dave Earley,Rod Dempsey

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Disciple Making Is . . .

How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence

By: Dave Earley,Rod Dempsey

Dozens of brief yet powerful chapters about what it really means to live out the Great Commission in practical terms, written by two men with more than sixty years of combined discipleship experience.

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1433677067

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9781433677069

Rod Laver

An Autobiography

By: Rod Laver,Roger Federer,Larry Writer

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Rod Laver

An Autobiography

By: Rod Laver,Roger Federer,Larry Writer

Rod Laver's memoir is the inspiring story of how a diminutive, left-handed, red-headed country boy from Rockhampton, Australia became one of sports' greatest champions. Rod was a dominant force in world tennis for almost two decades, playing and defeating some of the greatest players of the twentieth century. In 1962, Rod became the second man to win the Grand Slam - that is, winning the Australian, French, Wimbledon and US titles in a single calendar year. In 1969, he won it again, becoming the only player ever to win the Grand Slam twice. Laver's book is a wonderfully nostalgic journey into Laver's path to stardom, from the early days of growing up in a Queensland country town in the 1950s, to breaking into the amateur circuit, to the extraordinary highs of Grand Slam victories. Away from on-court triumphs, Rod also movingly writes about the life-changing stroke he suffered in 1998, and of his beloved wife of more than 40 years, Mary, who died in 2012 after a long illness. Filled with anecdotes about the great players and great matches, set against the backdrop of a tennis world changing from rigid amateurism to the professional game we recognize today, Rod's book is a warm, insightful and fascinating account of one of tennis's all-time greats.

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Triumph Books

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1633194566

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9781633194564

The Demi-Monde: Spring

Book II of the Demi-Monde

By: Rod Rees

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The Demi-Monde: Spring

Book II of the Demi-Monde

By: Rod Rees

The shadows grow ever darker across the Demi-Monde. As the soldiers of Heydrich's ForthRight goose-step into Paris and the long-forgotten evil that is Lilith is awoken, it falls to Norma Williams to lead the resistance. Lost in the virtual nightmare that is the Demi-Monde she must come to terms with these terrible responsibilities and with the knowledge that those she thought were her friends are now her enemies. To triumph in this surreal cyber-world she must be more than she ever believed she could be . . . or perish.

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Arcadia

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1849166625

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9781849166621

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A Model for Locality Commissioning

By: Rod Smith,Fran Butler,Mike Powell

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A Model for Locality Commissioning

By: Rod Smith,Fran Butler,Mike Powell

This text is based on the practical experience of pilot schemes which have identified a variety of opportunities and innovative ideas which others can adopt and develop. This book is a reference for principals and managers of fundholding practices, those thinking about becoming fundholders, and for the managers of provider units seeking to expand their services, including the commissioning authorities.

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CRC Press

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1315349000

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9781315349008

Justice and Governance in East Timor

Indigenous Approaches and the 'New Subsistence State'

By: Rod Nixon

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Justice and Governance in East Timor

Indigenous Approaches and the 'New Subsistence State'

By: Rod Nixon

Focusing on the case study of Timor Leste, this book presents the New Subsistence State as a conceptual tool for understanding governance challenges in countries characterised by subsistence economic and social relations. It examines the ways in which Timor Leste conforms to the typology of the New Subsistence State, taking into consideration geographic, historical and socio-political aspects. The book defines a New Subsistence State as an overwhelmingly subsistence economy corresponding to little or no historical experience of the generation and administration of large surpluses, with minimal labour specialisation, and the predominance, especially in rural areas, of traditional authority relations. It looks at how these features restrict the capacity of the new state to operate effectively in accordance with the modern state model. The book presents a case for prioritising sustainable approaches to public administration in New Subsistence State contexts. It goes on to examine the historical role of village justice systems, and demonstrates how a community justice and mediation program building on existing capacities could prove an economical means of promoting human rights values and reducing the burden on the national courts. The book presents an interesting contribution to studies on Southeast Asian Politics and Governance.

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Routledge

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1136511717

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9781136511714

Leveling the Playing Field

The Democratization of Technology

By: Rod Scher

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Leveling the Playing Field

The Democratization of Technology

By: Rod Scher

Leveling the Playing Field explores the technologies that “trickle down” to the rest of us, those that were once the domain of the wealthy and powerful--and which therefore tended to make them even more wealthy and powerful. Now, though, these technologies--from books to computers to 3D printing and beyond--have become part of a common toolkit, one accessible to almost anyone, or at least to many more than had heretofore had access. This is what happens with most technologies: They begin in the hands of the few, and they end up in the hands of the many. Along the way, they sometimes transform the world.

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1442239271

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9781442239272

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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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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Only Fools and Horses

The Peckham Archives

By: Rod Green

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Only Fools and Horses

The Peckham Archives

By: Rod Green

The Trotter family have been pillars of the Peckham community for decades, so when a bin man found this folder of documents at the bottom of the refuse chute in Nelson Mandela Towers and saw that it had official council and even police documents in it, he thought it might be worth something. He passed it to his gaffer, who passed it to his gaffer, and it was then decided that this valuable overview of the area’s modern history seen through the experiences of a family whose connections stretch throughout the borough, should be published in the public interest... Documents include the Trotters’ family tree, paperwork from Rodney's school days, snapshots from family holidays, and even the first chapter draft of Rodney's novel. The book will be illustrated with never-before-seen memorabilia and ephemera, from Raquel's original dating agency form, from before she met Del, to a set of promt cards Del created for Trigger: 'DON’T let Roy Slater fit you up for stealing 3,000 Green Shield stamps ever again, even if you did get an electric blanket and a toaster when you came out of jail. DO try to remember that Dave is actually called Rodney.

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Random House

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1448142962

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Manulife

How Domenic D'Alessandro Built A Global Giant And Fought To Save

By: Rod Mcqueen

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Manulife

How Domenic D'Alessandro Built A Global Giant And Fought To Save

By: Rod Mcqueen

In this engaging book, award-winning business writer Rod McQueen examines how the pugnacious personality and hard-driving leadership style of Dominic D'Alessandro led Manulife Financial to its position as one of the largest and most profitable life insurance companies in North America, and the fourth largest in the world. From D'Alessandro's role in the successful demutualization and conversion of the company to public company status in 1999, which set the stage for Manulife to become a world leader, to D'Alessandro's successful completion of Canada's largest cross-border merger, Manulife captures the story of 15 years of outstanding business leadership.

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Penguin Canada

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0143175262

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Staying Fijian

Vatulele Island Barkcloth and Social Identity

By: Rod Ewins

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Staying Fijian

Vatulele Island Barkcloth and Social Identity

By: Rod Ewins

Barkcloth, or masi, is the traditional art form of the women of Vatulele Island. Its manufacture continues to flourish, even increase, while many other arts are declining, despite the fact that most of its functional roles have been usurped by Western cloth and paper. This book explores this apparent paradox and concludes that the reasons lie in the ability of its identity functions to buffer the effects of social stress. This is so for not only Vatuleleans but all Fijians. It is argued that the resultant strong indigenous demand has caused the efflorescence in barkcloth manufacture and use, contrary to the common assumption that the tourism market is the "savior" of art. This cultural vigor, however, has social costs that are explored here and weighed against its benefits. Rod Ewins locates a very local activity in both national and global contexts, historically, sociologically, and theoretically.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824860500

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The Demi-Monde

The US President's daughter is trapped in the Demi-Monde, a terrifying computer simulation and Ella, her would-be rescuer, can trust nothing and nobody, not even herself

By: Rod Rees

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The Demi-Monde

The US President's daughter is trapped in the Demi-Monde, a terrifying computer simulation and Ella, her would-be rescuer, can trust nothing and nobody, not even herself

By: Rod Rees

In the Demi-Monde Ella can trust nothing and nobody . . . not even herself. This omnibus edition includes all four parts of The Demi-Monde, called 'Discworld's savage noir cousin' by Stephen Baxter and 'an amazingly quick and enjoyable read' by the British Fantasy Society. The Demi-Monde is a computer-simulated training ground for soldiers. Populated by history's most notorious leaders, it is truly a Cyber-Hell. Ella Thomas was sent there to rescue Norma Williams, the daughter of the President of the United States, but it has all gone horribly wrong. Now she is stuck in this cyber world; the friends she trusted have become her enemies and the Grigori, who have lain quiet for thousands of years, dreaming of the day they will emerge into our world, threaten to finally achieve their goals. To succeed in preventing this destruction, Ella must be more than she ever believed she could be, because resisting evil will require courage, resolve . . . and sacrifice. 'Part Matrix, part Escape from New York , with a dash of Film Noir and a whole host of imagination. Beautifully written' Falcata Times

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Jo Fletcher Books

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085705502X

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Spurgeon's Theology for Multiplying Disciples and Churches

The Story of How Spurgeon and the Metropolitan Tabernacle Followed Christ

By: Rod Earls

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Spurgeon's Theology for Multiplying Disciples and Churches

The Story of How Spurgeon and the Metropolitan Tabernacle Followed Christ

By: Rod Earls

Spurgeon is known for his sermons, but it is a wonderful study to learn from him the theology and practice which drove him and the Metropolitan Tabernacle to plant two hundred churches in and around London. How did they accomplish this? This book presents the story and principles of Spurgeon and his church which God taught and guided them to implement, and how pastors and churches today can apply them. Each of us need a solid model to take heart from and follow. Spurgeon and the Metropolitan Tabernacle meets that need. There is great wisdom and practical encouragement to be received from their example for every Christian, church leader, and pastor to enjoy for Christ’s work. This work was written to help make this experience possible and probable under God’s good blessings. Read, pray, reflect, grow, and go for the Savior and souls!

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1666743437

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9781666743432

Thumper

The Memoirs of the Honourable Donald S. Macdonald

By: Donald S. Macdonald,Rod McQueen

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Thumper

The Memoirs of the Honourable Donald S. Macdonald

By: Donald S. Macdonald,Rod McQueen

At a certain point in our lives we are left only with our close relationships and our clear recollections." So begins Thumper: The Memoirs of the Honourable Donald S. Macdonald. An early supporter of Pierre Trudeau for the Liberal Party leadership, Donald Macdonald has had a career in public life spanning four decades that included posts as House leader, minister of national defence, minister of energy, and minister of finance. He chaired the landmark Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada, which led to free trade between Canada and the United States, and as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom he conferred with Margaret Thatcher and dined with Queen Elizabeth II. Drawing on extensive archival resources and contemporaneous personal diaries, Macdonald insightfully details his friendship with Trudeau, fascinating encounters with world leaders, and personal revelations about the October Crisis. In this behind-the-scenes account of the business of governing, he also describes high-stakes disputes with Alberta over soaring energy prices, the real story behind the resignation of John Turner as finance minister, and the decisive action taken against inflation using wage and price controls. Interlaced with anecdotes that reveal Macdonald's self-effacing good-nature, Thumper is a riveting memoir written with humility and candour, recalling an exceptional period in Canadian politics.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773581812

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9780773581814

Powerfully Perplexing Presidential Profiles

By: Rod Martinez

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Powerfully Perplexing Presidential Profiles

By: Rod Martinez

Powerfully Perplexing Presidential Profiles is a fun fact/trivia book on our United States Presidents from George Washington to Donald Trump, written in a fun, witty style, to make learning entertaining and enjoyable. The book includes a never before published timeline linking two presidents at the same time somewhere in history. Whether you like American History or not, you will find a wealth of stories and facts to be shared that could spark conversation or debate at any party. After all, George Washingtons kids were the first to play on the White House lawn right... or were they? This book covers a vast array of presidential trivia and facts, making it a fun read for kids and adults alike.

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Histria Kids

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1592111831

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Task Force 58

The US Navy's Fast Carrier Strike Force that Won the War in the Pacific

By: Rod Macdonald

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Task Force 58

The US Navy's Fast Carrier Strike Force that Won the War in the Pacific

By: Rod Macdonald

The new breed of American fast aircraft carriers could make thirty-three knots, and each carried almost 100 strike aircraft. Brought together as Task Force 58, also known as the Fast Carrier Task Force, this awesome armada at times comprised more than 100 ships carrying more than 100,000 men afloat. By 1945, more than 1,000-combat aircraft, fighters, dive- and torpedo-bombers could be launched in under an hour. The fast carriers were a revolution in naval warfare – it was a time when naval power moved away from the big guns of the battleship to air power projected at sea. Battleships were eventually subordinated to supporting and protecting the fast carriers, of which, at its peak, Task Force 58 had a total of seventeen. This book covers the birth of naval aviation, the appearance of the first modern carriers in the 1920s, through to the famous surprise six-carrier _Kido Butai_ Japanese raid against Pearl Harbor on 8 December 1941 and then the early US successes of 1942 at the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway. The fast carriers allowed America, in late 1942 and early 1943, to finally move from bitter defence against the Japanese expansionist onslaught, to mounting her own offensive to retake the Pacific. Task Force 58 swept west and north from the Solomon Islands to the Gilbert and Marshall Islands, neutralising Truk in Micronesia, and Palau in the Caroline islands, before the vital Mariana Islands operations, the Battle of Saipan, the first battle of the Philippine Sea and the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot. The strikes by Task Force 58 took Allied forces across the Pacific, to the controversial Battle of Leyte Gulf and to Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Task Force 58 had opened the door to the Japanese home islands themselves – allowing US bombers to finally get close enough to launch the devastating nuclear bombing raids on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Task Force 58 participated in virtually all the US Navy’s major battles in the Pacific theatre during the last two years of the war. Having spent many years investigating naval shipwrecks across the Pacific, many the result of the devastating effectiveness of Task Force 58, diver and shipwreck author Rod Macdonald has created the most detailed account to date of the fast carrier strike force, the force that brought Japan to its knees and brought the Second World War to its crashing conclusion.

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Frontline Books

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1399007580

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Sport and Exercise Psychology

By: Dave Shaw,Trish Gorely,Rod Corban

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Sport and Exercise Psychology

By: Dave Shaw,Trish Gorely,Rod Corban

This book is suitable for students on sport and exercise science, sport psychology, sport studies and sports management courses who need to know what sport and exercise psychology is about.

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Garland Science

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1859962947

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9781859962947

Where to Now?

By: Rod Rogers

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Where to Now?

By: Rod Rogers

Where to now? It is a question Len Arial repeatedly asks himself. As a personal injury lawyer, in the picturesque city of Charleston, SC, he is frustrated with his seemingly meaningless legal status. Once a dedicated prosecutor, Len is floundering in his own moral ambiguity, and sense of worth. Everything changes with one phone call. His closest friend, Detective TJ Jackson, informs him that their old nemesis, simply known as Billy Jack, is out of prison and back to settle-up. Murder, terror, and extensive world-wide felonious activities are a way of life, for this diabolical, sophisticated, and highly intelligent master criminal. Facing off with Billy Jack, in a frantic struggle, are Arial, and three very close friends. TJ Jackson, the superlative cop, who came through the projects and his own version of hell. Josie Jackson, noted microbiologist, who supports her husband against Billy Jack. Hannah Baktiar, also an extraordinary cop, escaped the repressive regime in Iran. All, of these lives, and many more are stories within the story, each interesting, and desperate, in their own way. In a tale of suspense, intrigue and terror, four people, battling their own internal demons, are in a turbulent cauldron, where the perplexity, of good and evil, intermingle in a clash of cultural values. Who will survive to redefine themselves? Where to now?

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iUniverse

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1462003656

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9781462003655

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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0194371891

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