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The Material World

By: Rodney Cotterill

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Using the cosmos as a backdrop, Rodney Cotterill delivers a fascinating journey of Nature's materials, from the atom to the living organism. This is a beautifully illustrated, expanded account of the highly praised Cambridge Guide to the Material World. The author seamlessly blends the physics, chemistry and biology of Nature, portraying matter with all its elegance and flaws. Although the book is divided into material types, the author connects concepts and pinpoints commonalities between the inorganic and organic domains. It challenges the reader to question our structured view of the world and whether this limits our scientific endeavour, aptly demonstrated by the new chapter devoted exclusively to the mind. Through the breadth of topics and engaging prose, this book will act as a superb introduction to material science for students and those intrigued by the material world we live in.

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1316582515

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Seduced, Abandoned, and Reborn

Visions of Youth in Middle-Class America, 178-185

By: Rodney Hessinger

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Seduced, Abandoned, and Reborn

Visions of Youth in Middle-Class America, 178-185

By: Rodney Hessinger

Seduced, Abandoned, and Reborn exposes the fears expressed by elders about young people in the early American republic. Those authors, educators, and moral reformers who aspired to guide youth into respectable stations perceived new dangers in the decades following independence. Battling a range of seducers in the burgeoning marketplace of early America, from corrupt peers to licentious prostitutes, from pornographic authors to firebrand preachers, these self-proclaimed moral guardians crafted advice and institutions for youth, hoping to guide them safely away from harm and toward success. By penning didactic novels and advice books while building reform institutions and colleges, they sought to lead youth into dutiful behavior. But, thrust into the market themselves, these moral guides were forced to compromise their messages to find a popular audience. Nonetheless, their calls for order did have lasting impact. In urban centers in the Northeast, middle-class Americans became increasingly committed to their notions of chastity, piety, and hard work. Focusing on popular publications and large urban centers, Hessinger draws a portrait of deeply troubled reformers, men and women, who worried incessantly about the vulnerability of youth to the perils of prostitution, promiscuity, misbehavior, and revolt. Benefiting from new insights in cultural history, Seduced, Abandoned, and Reborn looks at the way the categories of gender, age, and class took rhetorical shape in the early republic. In trying to steer young adults away from danger, these advisors created values that came to define the emerging middle class of urban America.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812202244

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Handbook to Life in America

By: Rodney P. Carlisle

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Handbook to Life in America

By: Rodney P. Carlisle

Examines the history of people, places, and events that defined the American colonial and revolutionary era.

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Infobase Publishing

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1438126972

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9781438126975

Sports Law and Regulation

Cases, Materials, and Problems

By: Matthew J. Mitten,Timothy Davis,Rodney K. Smith,Kenneth L. Shropshire

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Sports Law and Regulation

Cases, Materials, and Problems

By: Matthew J. Mitten,Timothy Davis,Rodney K. Smith,Kenneth L. Shropshire

Sports Law and Regulation explores both amateur and professional sports as well as issues common to both industries. A comprehensive collection of cases and materials provides balanced perspective and flexible coverage, while the organization provides instructors the flexibility to cover selected sections or chapters for a separate course in either Amateur Sports Law or Professional Sports Law. The fifth edition includes recent landmark sports precedents, cases, and articles. Materials examining internal governance issues of the MLB, the World Anti-doping Code applying to sports doping, the NCAA infractions process, and concussions and brain trauma have also been included in the updated edition. Sports Law and Regulation contains the appropriate amount of introductory and explanatory materials, notes, and questions to facilitate students’ understanding as well as hypothetical problems for applying new knowledge. New to the 5th Edition: New problems on sports intellectual property Recent antitrust cases challenging NCAA student-athlete eligibility rules Excerpts from recent law review articles by former MLB commissioner Bud Selig regarding MLB internal governance issues New CAS cases applying World Anti-doping Code to sports doping Landmark Castor Semenya CAS award Recent cases regarding National Governing Body (NGB) legal duty to protect athletes from sexual abuse and U.S. Safe Sport legislation Updates on tort liability of NGB for failure to have appropriate return to play protocol after athlete concussion: Mayall v USA Water Polo, Inc. Updates on the legal challenges to the use of Native American mascots in sports Professors and students will benefit from: Landmark historical cases and significant recent cases that reflect the current law regulating the sports industry Notes and Questions that suggest philosophical, sociological, psychological, and economic policy issues and themes Flexible organization supports different teaching objectives, ranging from a focus on amateur sports through to professional sports law Skill-building exercises in client counseling, negotiation, and contract drafting Teaching materials include: Teacher’s Manual Semi-annual online supplement

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Aspen Publishing

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1543817130

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Quantum Networking

By: Rodney Van Meter

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Quantum Networking

By: Rodney Van Meter

Quantum networks build on entanglement and quantum measurement to achieve tasks that are beyond the reach of classical systems. Using quantum effects, we can detect the presence of eavesdroppers, raise the sensitivity of scientific instruments such as telescopes, or teleport quantum data from one location to another. Long-distance entanglement can be used to execute important tasks such as Byzantine agreement and leader election in fewer rounds of communication than classical systems, improving the efficiency of operations that are critical in distributed systems.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118648935

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9781118648933

Collecting, Ordering, Governing

Anthropology, Museums, and Liberal Government

By: Tony Bennett,Fiona Cameron,Nélia Dias,Ben Dibley,Rodney Harrison,Ira Jacknis,Conal McCarthy

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Collecting, Ordering, Governing

Anthropology, Museums, and Liberal Government

By: Tony Bennett,Fiona Cameron,Nélia Dias,Ben Dibley,Rodney Harrison,Ira Jacknis,Conal McCarthy

The coauthors of this theoretically innovative work explore the relationships among anthropological fieldwork, museum collecting and display, and social governance in the early twentieth century in Australia, Britain, France, New Zealand, and the United States. With case studies ranging from the Musée de l'Homme's 1930s fieldwork missions in French Indo-China to the influence of Franz Boas's culture concept on the development of American museums, the authors illuminate recent debates about postwar forms of multicultural governance, cultural conceptions of difference, and postcolonial policy and practice in museums. Collecting, Ordering, Governing is essential reading for scholars and students of anthropology, museum studies, cultural studies, and indigenous studies as well as museum and heritage professionals.

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Duke University Press

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0822373602

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Inventions that Changed the World

By: Rodney Castleden

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Inventions that Changed the World

By: Rodney Castleden

Inventors have been inventing since time began, but which inventions do we value the most? A recent poll put the bicycle at number one on the basis that it is a simple, ecologically sound means of transport, and universally useful. It was seen as the best thing since sliced bread – except that sliced bread is a much more recent innovation than the bicycle; it was invented in 1927 by Otto Rohwedder. Tracing the origins of more than 230 inventions in chronological order, this book captures the essence of invention from 500,000 BC to the modern day, showing the historical significance of each and how ultimately their creation changed the world.

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Canary Press eBooks

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1908698446

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Day of Execution

By: Rodney Marshall,Sam Denham,Matthew Lee,JZ Ferguson,Geoff Dodd

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Day of Execution

By: Rodney Marshall,Sam Denham,Matthew Lee,JZ Ferguson,Geoff Dodd

Television drama is frequently marginalised as a piece of fleeting popular culture rather than 'a more lasting art form'. The emergence of television studies has helped to question this mind-set. Innovative television drama can rival any field of the arts in terms of material worthy of critical exploration. This series of books focuses on 'outstanding' examples of British television dramas, centring on a single episode in an attempt to explain what makes both the episode in particular, and the series in general, remarkable. The social context, script, characters sets/locations, music, and direction are all focal points. This Classic British Television Drama (CBTD) series of books continues with an exploration of Man in a Suitcase's episode Day of Execution. Elements of Cold War espionage, American gumshoe, British thriller and 'Swinging' London combine in a series which is hard to define and was, arguably, ahead of its time.

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024471505X

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9780244715052

The Constitution Goes to College

Five Constitutional Ideas That Have Shaped the American University

By: Rodney A. Smolla

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The Constitution Goes to College

Five Constitutional Ideas That Have Shaped the American University

By: Rodney A. Smolla

American college campuses, where ideas are freely exchanged, contested, and above all uncensored, are historical hotbeds of political and social turmoil. In the past decade alone, the media has carefully tracked the controversy surrounding the speech of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Columbia, the massacres at Virginia Tech, the dismissal of Harvard’s President Lawrence Summers, and the lacrosse team rape case at Duke, among others. No matter what the event, the conflicts that arise on our campuses can be viewed in terms of constitutional principles, which either control or influence outcomes of these events. In turn, constitutional principles are frequently shaped and forged by campus culture, creating a symbiotic relationship in which constitutional values influence the nature of universities, which themselves influence the nature of our constitutional values. In The Constitution Goes to College, Rodney A. Smolla—a former dean and current university president who is an expert on the First Amendment—deftly uses the American university as a lens through which to view the Constitution in action. Drawing on landmark cases and conflicts played out on college campuses, Smolla demonstrates how five key constitutional ideas—the living Constitution, the division between public and private spheres, the distinction between rights and privileges, ordered liberty, and equality—are not only fiercely contested on college campuses, but also dominate the shape and identity of American university life. Ultimately, Smolla compellingly demonstrates that the American college community, like the Constitution, is orderly and hierarchical yet intellectually free and open, a microcosm where these constitutional dichotomies play out with heightened intensity.

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NYU Press

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0814783783

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9780814783788

Infamous Murderers

Maniacs filled with hatred and rage

By: Rodney Castleden

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Infamous Murderers

Maniacs filled with hatred and rage

By: Rodney Castleden

Infamous murderers, their deeds horrifying yet intriguing, have always inspired a strange fascination. Their crimes repulse us, yet the more heinous the act, the more we crave information, and ultimately we elevate the perpetrator to celebrity status. The names of the often random and completely innocent victims are not always so easily recalled. Murderers are remembered for many different reasons. Some have struck out and killed for revenge, some in an uncontrollable jealous rage. Others have planned the murder out of greed, or with money in mind. Some acted out of pure hatred and rage. One thing they all have in common - they just have the urge to kill. Contents: Ancient Murder Mysteries including King John, Edward II, Mary Queen of Scots Fatal Families including The Duc de Praslin, Lizzie Borden, Dr Crippen, Ruth Ellis Political Assassinations including Brutus and Cassius, John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald Murder for Profit including Dick Turpin, Francois Courvoisier, James Hanratty, Jermey Bamber also including Poisonous Women, Madmen, Child Victims, Lady Killers, Bodies in Boxes

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1907795863

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9781907795862

Systematic List of Fossil Decapod Crustacean Species

By: Carrie Schweitzer,Rodney Feldmann,Alessandro Garassino,Hiroaki Karasawa,Günter Schweigert

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Systematic List of Fossil Decapod Crustacean Species

By: Carrie Schweitzer,Rodney Feldmann,Alessandro Garassino,Hiroaki Karasawa,Günter Schweigert

A compilation of all known species of fossil decapod crustaceans arrayed in a modern classification based upon the work of numerous students of extant and fossil decapods represents the first such attempt in nearly 100 years. The systematic list cites authors and carefully verified dates of authorship as well as a complete list of references to all taxa cited. The work is intended to provide insight into the range and relative numbers of fossil taxa within the suborder Decapoda. The compilation will permit interpretation of the nature of completeness of the fossil record and will provide a platform for future research on this important, diverse group of organisms.

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BRILL

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9047441265

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9789047441267

Little Ship, Big Story

By: Rodney Pell

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Little Ship, Big Story

By: Rodney Pell

Emerging like a butterfly from its chrysalis, a remarkable little ship, the Sheemaun, springs from her designer's drawing-board to sail through eight decades of history, gathering in her wake a unique collection of admirers, including former owners, former crews, and those who served courageously on her during WW2. Their stories are revealed here; tales of bravery and daring, accounts of bombs, mines, depth-charging and death; stories of espionage and smuggling; and memorable chronicles of Royal occasions, cruising, maritime festivals and much else.This fascinating, deeply engrossing true story takes the reader into the heart and soul of the Sheemaun and of all those who have loved her.

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eBook Partnership

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1912924625

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9781912924622

Redemption

By: Rodney Sorkin

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Redemption

By: Rodney Sorkin

Redemption is a fast-paced “feel good” story of a man with a beautiful family and a promising future who is stricken with terrible calamity and recovers. Matt Dawson has everything going for him—a lovely wife, a teenage daughter, completion of a PhD, and a promising start-up company in a technology sweet spot. Then misfortune comes crushing in on him. He is framed for murder, convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment. In prison, he is attacked and suffers crippling and disfiguring injuries. His daughter disappears, and his wife commits suicide. Twenty years pass and the truth of Matt’s innocence comes out in a deathbed confession. Matt is released in the care of a beautiful and vivacious nurse, Nancy. Matt regains much of his former life, and finds that with Nancy he still has the capacity to love. He goes in search of, and recovers his daughter. Embittered by his lost years in prison, Matt tries to return his life back to exactly the way it was before he was framed. His bitterness threatens his relationship with Nancy. In the end, Matt arrives at the realization that he can’t live in the past, that he must accept what happened and move on from there. With that realization, Nancy returns to his life, and they both find happiness. From the boardrooms of modern commerce, to the helplessness of prison, to sailing on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay, as you join Matt on his life’s journey, you’ll share his despair and rejoice in his restored life and love. Above all, this is a story of God’s redemptive power in his enduring love for us.

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Page Publishing Inc

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1682130851

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9781682130858

The Landlord's Son

By: Rodney Cam

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The Landlord's Son

By: Rodney Cam

In The Landlord’s Son Rodney gives an insight into his upbringing in the three public houses he shared with his parents, Jack and Joan Cam, and his maternal grandparents Bertie and Florrie Greaves, and later his brother Michael. The book covers Rodney’s formative years, his schooling and his early employment together with a detailed account of the day-to-day running of public houses in the 40s, 50s and 60s. It is a personal recollection of life lived between 1942 and 1967 and highlights the social changes encountered during that time in Yorkshire, and it is quite clear that the changes in his opinion, were not always for the best. All profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the British Heart Foundation.

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Paragon Publishing

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1782229256

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9781782229254

Scientific American Inventions and Discoveries

All the Milestones in Ingenuity--From the Discovery of Fire to the Invention of the Microwave Oven

By: Rodney Carlisle,Scientific American

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Scientific American Inventions and Discoveries

All the Milestones in Ingenuity--From the Discovery of Fire to the Invention of the Microwave Oven

By: Rodney Carlisle,Scientific American

A unique A-to-Z reference of brilliance in innovation and invention Combining engagingly written, well-researched history with the respected imprimatur of Scientific American magazine, this authoritative, accessible reference provides a wide-ranging overview of the inventions, technological advances, and discoveries that have transformed human society throughout our history. More than 400 entertaining entries explain the details and significance of such varied breakthroughs as the development of agriculture, the "invention" of algebra, and the birth of the computer. Special chronological sections divide the entries, providing a unique focus on the intersection of science and technology from early human history to the present. In addition, each section is supplemented by primary source sidebars, which feature excerpts from scientists' diaries, contemporary accounts of new inventions, and various "In Their Own Words" sources. Comprehensive and thoroughly readable, Scientific American Inventions and Discoveries is an indispensable resource for anyone fascinated by the history of science and technology. Topics include: aerosol spray * algebra * Archimedes' Principle * barbed wire * canned food * carburetor * circulation of blood * condom * encryption machine * fork * fuel cell * latitude * music synthesizer * positron * radar * steel * television * traffic lights * Heisenberg's uncertainty principle

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Turner Publishing Company

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0470306920

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9780470306925

The Matrix of Race

Social Construction, Intersectionality, and Inequality

By: Rodney D. Coates,Abby L. Ferber,David L. Brunsma

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The Matrix of Race

Social Construction, Intersectionality, and Inequality

By: Rodney D. Coates,Abby L. Ferber,David L. Brunsma

Topically organized and drawing on the most up-to-date theories and perspectives in the field, The Matrix of Race, Second Edition examines the intersecting, multilayered identities of contemporary society, and the powerful social institutions that shape our understanding of race. Leading scholars Rodney D. Coates, Abby L. Ferber, and David L. Brunsma use a storytelling approach to illustrate how racial inequality has produced drastically different opportunities, experiences, and outcomes within all aspects of life, from schools, housing, medicine, and workplaces to our criminal justice and political systems. Readers are equipped with a historical perspective, theoretical framework, and diverse view of race and racial ideologies so that they can confidently participate and contribute to dialogues and practices that will ultimately dismantle race and racial structures. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package.

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SAGE Publications

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1544355009

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9781544355009

The Pedestrian, Wordsworth

By: Rodney Jones

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The Pedestrian, Wordsworth

By: Rodney Jones

In "A Letter to a friend of Robert Burns," Wordsworth wrote ""And, of poets more especially, it is true - that, if their works be good, they contain within themselves all that is necessary to their being comprehended and relished."" While it is improbable that this assertion was true when he wrote it in 1816, it is certainly not the case for readers of his poetry today. The historical context in which his poetry was written - and which is often reflected in the poems themselves - is, in many respects, little known to today's students of the romantic period, nor to those who simply enjoy reading Wordsworth's poetry. This set of books seeks to remedy that deficiency by providing much needed contextual information. This first volume is set against the background of Wordsworth's life from his birth at Cockermouth in 1770 until his return from Germany in the Spring of 1799. Two subsequent volumes will cover his life in Grasmere and at Rydal Mount respectively.

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Lulu.com

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129187528X

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9781291875287

Introducing Language and Society

By: Rodney H. Jones,Christiana Themistocleous

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Introducing Language and Society

By: Rodney H. Jones,Christiana Themistocleous

An accessible and entertaining textbook that introduces students to sociolinguistics in a real-world context, with issues they care about.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108498922

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9781108498920

Man in a Suitcase: ITC-land Volume 1

By: Rodney Marshall,Matthew Lee

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Man in a Suitcase: ITC-land Volume 1

By: Rodney Marshall,Matthew Lee

Lew Grade's pioneering ITC company created a production line of quirky new drama series for British Independent Television in the 1960s, fulfilling a vision of providing entertaining, colour film series for a global market. In the first of a proposed series of critical guides, Avengers expert Rodney Marshall and television historian Matthew Lee explore ITC's Man in a Suitcase. Their book offers new, inventive readings of all thirty episodes. Man in a Suitcase is a product of its mid-1960s context, exploring themes such as Cold War espionage and Swinging Sixties playgirls, yet most of the stories also have a timeless feel to them: political corruption, blackmail, murder, missing persons or money, art theft. Despite the private detective/bounty hunter formula, there are welcome elements of playfulness, quirkiness, surrealism and a healthy abundance of social and political critique. Man in a Suitcase cannot be simplistically labelled as 'light entertainment' given the dark subject matter and its treatment.

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1326325175

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9781326325176

Great Minds. Great Wealth. Great for Your 401K.

How to Raise Your Return, Reduce Your Risk and Cut Your Cost

By: Rodney Schulz

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Great Minds. Great Wealth. Great for Your 401K.

How to Raise Your Return, Reduce Your Risk and Cut Your Cost

By: Rodney Schulz

Wouldn’t you rather spend more time on the golf course, relaxing on the beach, or enjoying your children and grandchildren? You may think any investment book can help you achieve these goals, but you’d be wrong. In fact, most investing guidance—if acted on—would end up hurting instead of helping you. But not this investing guide. Rodney Schulz, founder of Schulz Financial, provides easy-to-follow advice for investing pros and novices alike. His guidance will help you navigate emotions that are sure to go haywire as the stock market swings up and down. From index funds and annuities to allocating capital, evaluating financial advisers, and overcoming false beliefs (such as the idea that the past predicts the future), he shares tips and strategies so you can build wealth and sleep better at night—all while cutting costs so you have more money to spend on all you’ve been missing. Filled with easy-to-follow examples, insights from top investors (think Warren Buffett and John C. Bogle), and figures to promote understanding of hard-to-follow concepts, this guide is the perfect resource for anyone seeking to build wealth over time.

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iUniverse

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1532069456

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9781532069451

Database Systems for Advanced Applications '97

Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications, Melbourne, April 1-4, 1997

By: Rodney Topor,Katsumi Tanaka

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Database Systems for Advanced Applications '97

Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications, Melbourne, April 1-4, 1997

By: Rodney Topor,Katsumi Tanaka

This volume contains the proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications (DASFAA '97). DASFAA '97 focused on advanced database technologies and their applications. The 55 papers in this volume cover a wide range of areas in the field of database systems and applications ? including the rapidly emerging areas of the Internet, multimedia, and document database systems ? and should be of great interest to all database system researchers and developers, and practitioners.

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World Scientific

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9810231075

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9789810231071

EBOOK: Principles of Economics

By: Moore McDowell,Rodney Thom,Ivan Pastine,Robert Frank,Ben Bernanke

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EBOOK: Principles of Economics

By: Moore McDowell,Rodney Thom,Ivan Pastine,Robert Frank,Ben Bernanke

With an accessible approach, the third European edition of Principles of Economics provides students with the tools to analyze current economic issues. The book is underpinned by a focus on seven Core Principles, which help students to make the link between economic theory and practice. The 'economic naturalist' approach, supported by exercises, problems and examples, encourages students to employ economics principles to understand and explain the world around them. Developed from the well-regarded US textbook by Frank and Bernanke, it presents an intuitive approach to economics and is suitable for all students taking a Principles of Economics course.

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McGraw Hill

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007714127X

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9780077141271

Language and Media

A Resource Book for Students

By: Rodney H. Jones,Sylvia Jaworska,Erhan Aslan

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Language and Media

A Resource Book for Students

By: Rodney H. Jones,Sylvia Jaworska,Erhan Aslan

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries, and key readings—all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible 'two-dimensional' structure is built around four sections—introduction, development, exploration, and extension— which offer self-contained stages for study. Each topic can also be read across these sections, enabling the reader to build gradually on the knowledge gained. This revised second edition of Language and Media: Provides an accessible introduction and comprehensive overview of the major approaches and methodological tools used in the study of language and media. Focuses on a broad range of media and media content from more traditional print and broadcast media formats to more recent digital media formats. Incorporates practical examples using real data, including newspaper articles, press releases, television shows, advertisements (print, broadcast, and digital), blogs, social media content, internet memes, culture jamming, and protest signs. Includes key readings from leading scholars in the field, such as Jan Blommaert, Sonia Livingstone, David Machin, Martin Montgomery, Ruth Page, Ron Scollon, and Theo van Leeuwen. Offers a wide range of activities, questions, and points for further discussion. The book emphasises the increasingly creative ways ordinary people are engaging in media production. It also addresses a number of urgent current concerns around media and media production/reception, including fake news, clickbait, virality, and surveillance. Features of the new edition include: Special attention on ‘new media’ forms such as websites, podcasts, YouTube videos, social media sites, and mobile apps such as Snapchat and Instagram; Additional material on: mobility and materiality in media, memes and virality, discourse processes in media production, collaborative production and user created content, reality TV, fake news, the role of algorithms and bots in media production and circulation, and media and resistance; Discussion of media surveillance, privacy boundaries, and the so-called ‘right to be forgotten’ related to Internet archiving; Brand new readings from key scholars in the field including Piia Varis, Jan Blommaert, Monika Bednarek and Martin Montgomery; Updated examples and references throughout, to reflect more contemporary issues. Written by three experienced teachers and authors, this accessible textbook is an essential resource for all students of English language and linguistics.

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1000171078

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9781000171075

Central Banking as Global Governance

Constructing Financial Credibility

By: Rodney Bruce Hall

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Central Banking as Global Governance

Constructing Financial Credibility

By: Rodney Bruce Hall

An original analysis of central banking as global governance, developing the social relations of money, credit, and debt.

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0521898617

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9780521898614

Pay Dirt

The Business of Professional Team Sports

By: James P. Quirk,Rodney D. Fort

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Pay Dirt

The Business of Professional Team Sports

By: James P. Quirk,Rodney D. Fort

The decade of the nineties has seen both pro sports players and owners making phenomenal profits. Now available in paperback, this veritable bible of sports economics clearly explains the effects of salary caps, the reasons why owners fear antitrust hearings in Washington, why sweetheart deals for new stadiums are becoming the norm, and why everyone is making so much money in sportsat the expense of the fans. Photos & illus.

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0691015740

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Mesquite

History, Growth, Biology, Uses, and Management

By: Rodney W. Bovey

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Mesquite

History, Growth, Biology, Uses, and Management

By: Rodney W. Bovey

Global problem or treasure? This question has accompanied the widespread and controversial mesquite tree wherever it grows and is studied around the world. In this comprehensive reference to the genus Prosopis, rangeland scientist Rodney Bovey has gathered and synthesized years of research in a book that reflects our current state of knowledge about the biology, morphology, and management of mesquite. Environmentally adaptive, the mesquite is considered by many to be an invasive or a pest species, and Bovey addresses the concerns about mesquite encroachment worldwide. But he also explains its ecological importance in the prevention of erosion and desertification and in providing food and habitat for wildlife. In addition, Bovey traces the uses of mesquite by humans and discusses the economics of growing and harvesting mesquite. A handy guide to the names, locations, distributions, habitat, structure, and uses of several species of mesquite is included in this benchmark publication for ecologists, range managers, biologists, landowners, and students of agriculture and ecosystem science.

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Texas A&M University Press

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162349429X

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Churchill's Final Farewell

The State and Private Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill

By: Rodney J Croft

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Churchill's Final Farewell

The State and Private Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill

By: Rodney J Croft

This illustrated account of one of British history's great national events is the first ever published having as its sole subject the state and private funeral of Sir Winston Churchill. Significantly, 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of Churchill's death and it is 120 years since the death of Churchill's father, Lord Randolph, who died on 24 January 1895. The year 2015 is also the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in which Churchill played such a pivotal and dynamic role. The book covers all aspects of Operation Hope Not - the codename for the arrangements for Churchill's state funeral - the details of which only made available to the public in 1996 under the 30-year official secrets rule. The author was given access to archive papers at Arundel Castle; the Churchill Archives Centre at Churchill College, Cambridge; the National Archives at Kew; and the College of Arms in London. In 2013 he interviewed The 11th Duke of Marlborough - who, as the Marquis of Blandford, greeted and then accompanied the mourners after the service at St. Paul's Cathedral; on the funeral train to Hanborough; then on to St. Martin's Church, Bladon, where Churchill's burial took place. The author also interviewed in 2013 the Countess of Avon, Churchill's niece, who attended the funeral, and Mrs. Minnie Churchill, who attended Churchill's Lying-in-State and is the mother of Churchill's living heir, Randolph Churchill - Winston Churchill's great-grandson.'Churchill's Final Farewell' also explains aspects of state and ceremonial funerals, together with details of that of Churchill; the reasons for Waterloo Station, not Paddington, being chosen as the departure point to Bladon, where Churchill lies, and the story of his interment there. There are also particulars of some rather special champagne served on the funeral train with a personal message from Winston - stories that the 16th Duke of Norfolk, The Earl Marshall of England (responsible for all the arrangements for Operation Hope Not) told his close friend, the great English bowler Alec Bedser.

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1843963329

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Phosphoric Acid

Purification, Uses, Technology, and Economics

By: Rodney Gilmour

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Phosphoric Acid

Purification, Uses, Technology, and Economics

By: Rodney Gilmour

The rise and rationalization of the industrial phosphates industry have gone hand in hand with the development and maturation of technologies to purify phosphoric acid. In the 1960s and 70s, driven by the exponential sales growth of the detergent-builder sodium tripolyphosphate, chemical producers raced to develop processes that would provide a sufficiently pure phosphoric acid feedstock for manufacture to undercut thermal phosphoric acid made from phosphorus. As environmental and political pressure led to a collapse in demand for sodium tripolyphosphate in the 1990s, the commercial pressures to rationalize at plant and corporate levels rose such that only the fittest survived. Phosphoric Acid: Purification, Uses, Technology, and Economics, the first and only book of its kind to be written on this topic, covers the development of purification technologies for phosphoric acid, especially solvent extraction, describing the more successful processes and setting this period in the historical context of the last 350 years. Individual chapters are devoted to the key derivative products which are still undergoing active development, as well as to sustainability and how to approach the commissioning of these plants. The text is aimed at students of chemistry, chemical engineering, business, and industrial history, and to new entrants to the industry.

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CRC Press

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1439895104

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Compendium of Scottish Silver II

By: Janice Dietert,Rodney Dietert

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Compendium of Scottish Silver II

By: Janice Dietert,Rodney Dietert

Compendium of Scottish Silver II is the most comprehensive catalog of Scottish silver and gold published to date and is an essential reference for readers of art, antiques and history. More than 6,000 descriptions of pieces from the 14th-21st centuries are organized chronologically by category (e.g. bowls, mugs, flatware, teapots, etc.) with 54 photos introducing categories. A timeline aids readers in dating pieces and evaluating rarity, and a glossary defines decorative arts terms. Expanded from the original Compendium, a Cornell University Digital Library project, Compendium II has more than 1,000 new listings of provincial, 19th century and special collections silver. Additionally, there is a guide to interpreting Scottish hallmarks and evaluating Scottish silver designed to help the reader avoid common pitfalls.

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Lulu.com

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0615163041

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9780615163048

Flesh and Machines

How Robots Will Change Us

By: Rodney Brooks

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Flesh and Machines

How Robots Will Change Us

By: Rodney Brooks

Are we really on the brink of having robots to mop our floors, do our dishes, mow our lawns, and clean our windows? And are researchers that close to creating robots that can think, feel, repair themselves, and even reproduce? Rodney A. Brooks, director of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory believes we are. In this lucid and accessible book, Brooks vividly depicts the history of robots and explores the ever-changing relationships between humans and their technological brethren, speculating on the growing role that robots will play in our existence. Knowing the moral battle likely to ensue, he posits a clear philosophical argument as to why we should not fear that change. What results is a fascinating book that offers a deeper understanding of who we are and how we can control what we will become.

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Vintage

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037572527X

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Blurred Boundaries

By: Rodney Marshall

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Blurred Boundaries

By: Rodney Marshall

In the mid-1980s, in Edinburgh, Ian Rankin was hatching a plot for a 'crime thriller' from his student digs. Knots & Crosses - like its frayed protagonist John Rebus - was rough around the edges but marked a promising debut. More than thirty years later, Rankin and Rebus have a global following. The series has been both critically acclaimed and commercially popular. Detective John Rebus is anything but conventional. The same can be said of Ian Rankin's innovative texts which take crime fiction far beyond formulaic genre, producing radical, disruptive, borderline texts. In the first ever full-length study of all twenty-two Rebus novels, Rodney Marshall argues that Rankin's fiction continues to break new ground, blurring the boundaries between traditional detective novel and modern literature. October 2018 sixth edition: includes an exclusive eighteen page interview with Ian Rankin and a chapter on In a House of Lies, Rankin's new Rebus novel.

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1326862111

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