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Geodesy

By: Wolfgang Torge,Jürgen Müller,Roland Pail

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Geodesy

By: Wolfgang Torge,Jürgen Müller,Roland Pail

This standard textbook covers in its extensively revised 5th edition all main directions of geodesy, providing the theoretical background as well as modern principles of measurement and evaluation methods. Today’s geodetic work is comprehensively presented by numerous examples of instruments. New: Novel geodetic reference system; Future gravity field mission concepts and technologies; Principle of quantum gravimetry.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110723301

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9783110723304

John Wayne Was Here

The Film Locations and Favorite Places of an American Icon

By: Roland Schaefli

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John Wayne Was Here

The Film Locations and Favorite Places of an American Icon

By: Roland Schaefli

John Wayne worked on film sets around the globe. This book follows the trail, from his beginnings on the Fox backlot to his final filming in Lone Pine, California. Locations in Mexico, Normandy, Rome, Madrid, London, Ireland, Libya and Africa are covered, along with his favorite vacation spots in Hawaii, Acapulco, Greece, Monaco, and the Hollywood hot-spots he frequented. Anecdotes revisit his most famous scenes, including Rooster Cogburn's charge in True Grit (1969) and Davy Crockett's last stand in The Alamo (1960). Production details describe how San Diego stood in for Iwo Jima, how Old Tucson was turned into El Dorado, and how Genghis Kahn ruled over the deserts of Utah. Never before published photos present then-and-now views in this first of its kind guided tour for film location hunters and Wayne aficionados.

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320

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McFarland

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147668006X

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9781476680064

Bones for Barnum Brown

Adventures of a Dinosaur Hunter

By: Roland T. Bird

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Bones for Barnum Brown

Adventures of a Dinosaur Hunter

By: Roland T. Bird

Roland Thaxter Bird, universally and affectionately known to friends and associates as R. T., achieved a kind of Horatio Alger success in the scientific world of dinosaur studies. Forced to drop out of school at a young age by ill health, he was a cowboy who traveled from job to job by motorcycle until he met Barnum Brown, Curator of Vertebrae Paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and a leader in the study of dinosaurs. Beginning in 1934, Bird spent many years as an employee of the museum and as Brown's right-hand man in the field. His chart of the Howe Quarry in Wyoming, a massive sauropod boneyard, is one of the most complex paleontological charts ever produced and a work of art in its own right. His crowning achievement was the discovery, collection, and interpretation of gigantic Cretaceous dinosaur trackways along the Paluxy River near Glen Rose and at Bandera, Texas. A trackway from Glen Rose is on exhibit at the American Museum and at the Texas Memorial Museum in Austin. His interpretation of these trackways demonstrated that a large carnosaur had pursued and attacked a sauropod, that sauropods migrated in herds, and that, contrary to then-current belief, sauropods were able to support their own weight out of deep water. These behavioral interpretations anticipated later dinosaur studies by at least two decades. From his first meeting with Barnum Brown to his discoveries at Glen Rose and Bandera, this very human account tells the story of Bird's remarkable work on dinosaurs. In a vibrantly descriptive style, Bird recorded both the intensity and excitement of field work and the careful and painstaking detail of laboratory reconstruction. His memoir presents a vivid picture of camp life with Brown and the inner workings of the famous American Museum of Natural History, and it offers a new and humanizing account of Brown himself, one of the giants of his field. Bird's memoir has been supplemented with a clear and concise introduction to the field of dinosaur study and with generous illustrations which delineate the various types of dinosaurs.

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539

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Texas A&M University Press

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0875655165

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9780875655161

The Driver and His Wife

By: Roland L. Reed

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The Driver and His Wife

By: Roland L. Reed

In 1928, young Joshua and his bride, Lena, look forward to living and working on his fathers farm in the western North Carolina mountains. However, when Mr. Poole, powerful leader of Charlottes prohibition whiskey gang, off ers him a job driving fast cars, Joshua cant resist. Despite her strong objection, Joshua sends Lena back to his farm to be cared for by his family. What she fi nds there could hardly be more devastating and demanding of her courage. They expect to be reunited as soon as Joshua can quickly earn some good money. Instead, they each must take a long and dangerous journey before they can be reunited. In the process they both are so changed, they hardly recognize one another

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283

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Xlibris Corporation

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1479792403

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9781479792405

A Boy from Flakkee

The Story of a Young Boy Who Grew Up on the Island of Goeree and Overflakkee in the Southwest Region of the Netherland

By: Roland Krygsman

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A Boy from Flakkee

The Story of a Young Boy Who Grew Up on the Island of Goeree and Overflakkee in the Southwest Region of the Netherland

By: Roland Krygsman

It was on December 15, 1928 when a boy by the name of Roel Krijgsman, also known as Roland Krygsman, was born to Dutch parents on the island of Goeree and Overflakkee in the southwest region of the Netherlands. It was depression time that not only affected the United States, but also in Europe and other parts of the World. Survival was only for the strong. The weak and timid would perish under the world's oppression. It was a time that many would never forget. It was about survival, obtaining food, clothing, shelter, and achieving employment. Watching out for one another became a family affair. Work was scarce, along with food and money. The young and old alike persisted in their efforts to make ends meet. It is through the eyes and collective thoughts of this little boy from Holland that we are introduced to his more than ordinary life near the North Sea. As life goes on, many follow the same road from childhood to adulthood. It is through life changing circumstances that ultimately shape our well-being. What happens in our lives and what we learn will define us in what we become and achieve. The autobiography of Roland's life is indeed extraordinary. The stories of his life, his loves, his adventures, and his quest to succeed in life are imaginable, but yet remind us of our human nature and our ever increasing need to live our lives to the fullest. Modernization was unheard of. There was no television, or modern appliances like a washer, dryer, and refrigerator. People were poor and many families were quite large. Roland came from a family of seven children. He was the second oldest of six brothers and one sister. As many families found out, each day was a struggle. For the Krygsman family, growing up during the depression period meant that they all needed to work together. Each child was to be treated equally. Each received just enough to survive. There was never abundance; only what each child would get from mother and father. Even grandpa and grandma from both sides of the family assisted in caring for all the children. It was truly a family affair. Mother and father shouldn't have picked their favorites, but they did. Roland would come to find out sooner than later in his young life that he wasn't wanted. How could such loving parents like his deny him of love or to be loved? It is through our childhood that helps shape us into the men and women we become. How we reach that pinnacle is embedded in our minds. As children, we dream of someday becoming someone we can respect, honor, and adore. We all have dreams, but somehow many are robbed of the grand scheme and fall short in life. We have to settle for less and of course, our play on life is distorted. We are locked into life's grip of being less than worthy. We share feelings of inadequacy and failure and wonder aimlessly through life looking for the right answers. Roland was such a boy who developed into a young man looking for life's answers. As a young boy he suffered the loss of a dear brother and was destined to forever try winning over his mother and father's admiration. While going from childhood to adolescence, he faced many challenges and adventures that would have many children today standing in awe. From repairing to rebuilding bicycles, Roland hustled to carve out a piece of his own stake. Attending technical school to become a dental assistant, he persevered to achieve the most in life. Some of his adventures are shared with the reader. Throughout all what he lived through life was never simple.

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166

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AuthorHouse

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1452090343

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9781452090344

Interdimensional Travel While Impaired

By: Kenneth Roland

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Interdimensional Travel While Impaired

By: Kenneth Roland

Every major decision creates a new world for every possible outcome. Sarah, a comic shop employee, discovers that she has never made a large enough decision to create a world of its own. With her best friend, an interdimensional traveler, and a strange government agent, Sarah sets out to change the world she lives in. While attempting to stop the Illuminati from removing decision making from the citizens of earth, they uncover a much larger plot to eliminate all of the other worlds and reset reality. Just reading this blurb has caused a world to be spawned where you purchased this book. Do you want your alternative self to have all the joy of reading it?

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187

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Rebaken Enterprises

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1777913780

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9781777913786

In the Realms of Gold

Pioneering in African History

By: Roland Oliver

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In the Realms of Gold

Pioneering in African History

By: Roland Oliver

The core of the book is Oliver's account of his research travels throughout tropical Africa from the 1940s to the 1980s; his efforts to train and foster African graduate students to teach in African universities; his role in establishing conferences and journals to bring together the work of historians and archaeologists from Europe and Africa; his encounters with political and religious leaders, scholars, soldiers, and storytellers; and the political and economic upheavals of the continent that he witnessed.

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443

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Routledge

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1134571712

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9781134571710

Anagram Challenge

Over 240 Puzzles to Do Anywhere, Anytime

By: Roland Hall

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Anagram Challenge

Over 240 Puzzles to Do Anywhere, Anytime

By: Roland Hall

Anagram Challenge presents a unique collection of word hunt puzzles to do anytime, anywhere, perfect for those who want to take their wordling skills to the next level.

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Puzzle Challenge

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0711287007

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9780711287006

Mother Loved Funerals

By: Roland Curram

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Mother Loved Funerals

By: Roland Curram

When eight-year-old Billy Bartlett is unexpectedly sent home form school after the Munich crisis in 1938, he witnesses his glamorous mother commit the most heinous of crimes. Keeping it secret for forty years, Billy, now a soap actor, is summoned to his ailing mother’s bedise. He reluctantly travels to see her, re-living their impassioned past.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1848762704

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9781848762701

Mappila Muslim Culture

How a Historic Muslim Community in India Has Blended Tradition and Modernity

By: Roland E. Miller

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Mappila Muslim Culture

How a Historic Muslim Community in India Has Blended Tradition and Modernity

By: Roland E. Miller

Thorough exploration of the distinct culture of the Mappila Muslims of Kerala, India. This book provides a comprehensive account of the distinct culture of the Mappila Muslims, a large community from the southern Indian state of Kerala. Although they were the first Muslim community in South Asia, the Mappilas are little-known in the West. Roland E. Miller explores the Mappilas fourteen-century-long history of social adaptation and their current status as a successful example of Muslim interaction with modernity. Once feared, now admired, Keralas Mappilas have produced an intellectual renaissance and renewed their ancient status as a model of social harmony. Miller provides an account of Mappila history and looks at the formation of Mappila culture, which has developed through the interaction of Islamic and Malayali influences. Descriptions of current day life cycles, religion, ritual, work life, education, and leadership are included.

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458

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SUNY Press

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1438456018

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9781438456010

Finding the Way Through Water

On Becoming Waterwise with the Bible

By: Roland K Price

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Finding the Way Through Water

On Becoming Waterwise with the Bible

By: Roland K Price

Finding the Way through Water explores how water contributes to our understanding of the created world and our Christian beliefs. As an Emeritus Professor and an ordained priest in the Church of England, author Roland Price explores how water features in the Bible. Important at creation, water brings about global catastrophe, enables escape from slavery, ensures survival in the wilderness, prepares people for worship, and sustains warriors and exiles. In the gospels, Jesus turns water into wine, stills the storm, has his feet washed with a womans tears, and washes his own disciples feet. For the Christians who were the first followers of the Way water was important in baptism and in prophecy. You will be surprised by the extent to which water pervades Gods story in the Bible, and how an understanding of the management of water today can make that story accessible to all. Take a look at familiar stories in the Old and New Testaments from the unfamiliar perspective of water. Learn something about the relationship between the world of the Bible and our modern world. Prepare to be challenged, whether you are a water sector professional, or a Christian wanting to understand more about water in Gods world today. The forty brief chapters make this an ideal book to read and discuss during the forty days of Lent

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299

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AuthorHouse

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1491895195

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9781491895191

Muslims and the Gospel

Bridging the Gap

By: Roland E. Miller

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Muslims and the Gospel

Bridging the Gap

By: Roland E. Miller

The author's five decades of personal experience leads him to conclude that it is possible to be a witness to the Gospel and be a friend to Muslims at the same time. The author outlines key factors in the Muslim understanding of the Gospel, examines some bridges, and defines the art of sharing. He concludes by assessing the possibilities of such a mission.

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456

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Kirk House Publishers

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1932688072

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9781932688078

Love Poems

A Lifetime of Poems for the Love of My Life

By: Roland Peaslee

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Love Poems

A Lifetime of Poems for the Love of My Life

By: Roland Peaslee

Inspired by the love and marriage to his beloved wife of 59 years, Bonnie, Roland Peaslee, has recorded a lifetime of memories in this wonderful book of poetry. Written over the course of their life together, Roland shares his love and admiration for his wife, and children Alan, Brian, Jay and Dian. His poems capture the moments and joys they experienced together as husband and wife and as a family. So journey with Roland as he shares nearly six decades of poetry written from a heart of love.

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257

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Balboa Press

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198222682X

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9781982226824

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Geodesy

Geodesy

John Wayne Was Here

John Wayne Was Here

Bones for Barnum Brown

Bones for Barnum Brown

The Driver and His Wife

The Driver and His Wife

A Boy from Flakkee

A Boy from Flakkee

Interdimensional Travel While Impaired

Interdimensional Travel While Impaired

In the Realms of Gold

In the Realms of Gold

Anagram Challenge

Anagram Challenge

Mother Loved Funerals

Mother Loved Funerals

Mappila Muslim Culture

Mappila Muslim Culture

Finding the Way Through Water

Finding the Way Through Water

Muslims and the Gospel

Muslims and the Gospel

Love Poems

Love Poems

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