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Oshkosh

By: Ron La Point

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This is a book of collected works compiled and written by community members who chose to share their remembrances of the past. The stories take place in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in the 1940s and '50s, although a few stories go before and a few beyond. They are stories of corner taverns, grocery stores, churches and self-contained neighborhoods; of sports and sport heroes, and icons of the past; of movie theatres, a dank basement, and a chance encounter with Gene Autry; of polio epidemics, iron lungs, and stories from two who were afflicted; of hoboes, fearful mothers, and orphan train drops; of the beginning of aviation, steam-driven trains, and motorcycle clubs; of walleye and white bass runs, ice shanties, and spearing sturgeons; of breweries no longer there and barbershop songfests that are; of boating, yacht clubs, and Friday night fish frys; of "regular folks" and community leaders, and others of note; of pin setting and caddying, and other teenage staples; of war rationing, blackouts, and savings bonds; of old-fashion ice houses, traveling circuses, and freshwater quarries; of YMCA's, library expansions, and civic events; of an American war hero, a diary kept, and a fallen president; and of an Oshkosh that in its "heyday" was known throughout the country as "Sawdust City." The stories you are about to read are first-hand accounts; images of another time. Ron La Point, a retired high school history teacher, has authored two previous books: A Family History, and Oshkosh: A South Sider Remembers. He and his wife, Carol, winter in Sun City West, Arizona and summer in his hometown of Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

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Dog Ear Publishing

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1608443116

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9781608443116

Oshkosh: Looking Back

By: Ron La Point

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Oshkosh: Looking Back

By: Ron La Point

The book examines the history of sports in Oshkosh. It includes stories of basketball, baseball, football, bowling and golf and by those who played the game. It is also about the past, a time slowly receding in our memories. The story of the Oshkosh All Stars is the featured story. It was our own professional basketball team that brought home the World Professional Basketball Championship in 1942. It’s also a story of Lonnie Darling and its featured player, Leroy “Lefty” Edwards. Edwards was considered the best player of his time and helped carry the name of Oshkosh throughout the country. There other story lines as well. Oshkosh has a long history of amateur and professional baseball and those stories are an integral part of the book as is the city’s bowling history and three of its finest performers. The current controversy over the land usage on the city’s municipal golf course sold recently to the Oshkosh Truck Corporation leads to a number of stories about the history of the Lakeshore Golf Course and the impact it has had on many who played there. Oshkosh is not Green Bay but has its own football story. The book features the Oshkosh Comets and four from our city who played for the Green Bay Packers. A book on the history of Oshkosh sports would be incomplete without including two resident Olympians. Their stories, unknown to many, are told here.

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1457566710

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"Music and the Performance of Identity on Marie-Galante, French Antilles "

By: Ron Emoff

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"Music and the Performance of Identity on Marie-Galante, French Antilles "

By: Ron Emoff

Marie-Galante is a small island situated in the Caribbean to the south of Guadeloupe. The majority of Marie-Galantais are descendants of the slave era, though a few French settlers also occupy the island. Along with its neighbours Guadeloupe and Martinique, Marie-Galante forms an official d?rtement of France. Marie-Galante historically has never been an independent polity. Marie-Galantais express sentiments of being 'deux fois colonis? or twice colonized, concomitant with their sense of insularity from a global organization of place. Dr Ron Emoff translates this pervasive sense of displacement into the concept of the 'non-nation'. Musical practices on the island provide Marie-Galantais with a means of re-connecting with other significant distant places. Many Marie-Galantais display a 'split-subjectivity', embracing an African heritage, a French association and a Caribbean regionalism. This book is unique, in part, with regard to its treatment of a particular mode of self-consciousness, expressed musically, on a virtually forgotten Caribbean island. The book also combines literary, narrative, historical and musical sources to theorize a postcolonial subsurreal in the French Antilles. The focus of the book is upon kadril dance and gwo ka drumming, two prevalent musical practices on the island with which Marie-Galantais construct unique perceptions of self in relation, specifically, to Africa and France. Based on several extended periods of ethnographic research, the book evokes unique Marie-Galantais views on tradition, historicity, esclavage, nationalism (and its absence) and the local significance of occupying a globally out-of-the-way place. The book will be of interest not only to ethnomusicologists, but also to those interested in cultural and linguistic anthropology, postcolonial studies, performance studies, folklore and Caribbean studies.

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Routledge

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1351557521

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Les méningiomes intracrâniens

Diagnostic — Biologie — Thérapeutique

By: Gianni Boris Brada?,Ron Ferszt,Brian E. Kendall

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Les méningiomes intracrâniens

Diagnostic — Biologie — Thérapeutique

By: Gianni Boris Brada?,Ron Ferszt,Brian E. Kendall

L'avenement de l'imagerie medicale modeme a pro pre-therapeutique, prelude dans bien des cas Ii une embolisation intra-arterielle. fondement bouleverse l'approche diagnostique et the rapeutique des meningiomes intracniniens. - La deuxieme partie analyse les particularites de ces Le neurochirurgien, principal acteur dans Ie traite tumeurs selon leur localisation intracriinienne Ii ment de ces tumeurs, peut actuellement, grace Ii la partir de la classification neurochirurgicale la plus tomodensitometrie (TOM) et Ii l'imagerie par reso communement admise. nance magnetique (IRM), parfaitement bien situer la En effet, si actuellement Ie diagnostic d'un lesion, apprecier sa taille, son retentissement sur Ie meningiome intracriinien ne pose guere de diffi parenchyme cerebral de voisinage et surtout controler culte, Ie traitement chirurgical de ces tumeurs la qualite de son exerese chirurgicale, ce qui lui etait extra-axiales benignes reste encore une source de impossible auparavant. difficultes variables selon la situation de la tumeur. Le merite de l'ouvrage de G.B. Bradac, R. Ferszt, II n'y a rien de commun pour Ie chirurgien entre un meningiome de la convexite cerebrale facile Ii B.E. Kendall et de leurs collaborateurs est d'avoir fait une approche synthetique des meningiomes intracra extraire quelle que soit sa taille et un meningiome profond de la base du crane, situe au niveau du niens Ii la lumiere des donnees actuelles fournies par l'imagerie medicale modeme, la biologie et l'anatomie clivus, ou l'exerese complete est pratiquement im pathologique. possible et les risques operatoires tres eleves.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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2817808711

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9782817808710

Tales from the Chicago White Sox Dugout

A Collection of the Greatest White Sox Stories Ever Told

By: Ron Kittle,Bob Logan

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Tales from the Chicago White Sox Dugout

A Collection of the Greatest White Sox Stories Ever Told

By: Ron Kittle,Bob Logan

The 1983 American League West champion Chicago White Sox will forever be remembered by their trademark slogan "Winning Ugly." One of the stars of that colorful bunch that rocked old Comiskey Park was an unlikely hero, a twenty-five-year-old rookie from Northwest Indiana. Ron Kittle led the 1983 White Sox with 35 home runs, 100 RBIs, and Rookie of the Year honors. Now Kittle shares the adventures, struggles and triumphs of his incredible journey. A one-of-a-kind collection of stories, anecdotes, and humor, this newly-updated edition ofTales from the Chicago White Sox Dugout opens a window into the life of more than just one Sox legend. Kittle shares insights about manager Tony La Russa, catcher Carlton Fisk, outfielder Harold Baines, Cy Young winner LaMarr Hoyt, and a host of others. Peppered with stories from on and off the field, Tales from the Chicago White Sox Dugout catalogs more than just stats and facts; Kittle shares inspiring stories of overcoming the physical pain he dealt with every day, as well as his dedication to raising funds for charity, adventures in the dugout, and so much more.

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Simon and Schuster

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1683582187

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War on Sacred Grounds

By: Ron E. Hassner

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War on Sacred Grounds

By: Ron E. Hassner

Sacred sites offer believers the possibility of communing with the divine and achieving deeper insight into their faith. Yet their spiritual and cultural importance can lead to competition as religious groups seek to exclude rivals from practicing potentially sacrilegious rituals in the hallowed space and wish to assert their own claims. Holy places thus create the potential for military, theological, or political clashes, not only between competing religious groups but also between religious groups and secular actors. In War on Sacred Grounds, Ron E. Hassner investigates the causes and properties of conflicts over sites that are both venerated and contested; he also proposes potential means for managing these disputes. Hassner illustrates a complex and poorly understood political dilemma with accounts of the failures to reach settlement at Temple Mount/Haram el-Sharif, leading to the clashes of 2000, and the competing claims of Hindus and Muslims at Ayodhya, which resulted in the destruction of the mosque there in 1992. He also addresses more successful compromises in Jerusalem in 1967 and Mecca in 1979. Sacred sites, he contends, are particularly prone to conflict because they provide valuable resources for both religious and political actors yet cannot be divided. The management of conflicts over sacred sites requires cooperation, Hassner suggests, between political leaders interested in promoting conflict resolution and religious leaders who can shape the meaning and value that sacred places hold for believers. Because a reconfiguration of sacred space requires a confluence of political will, religious authority, and a window of opportunity, it is relatively rare. Drawing on the study of religion and the study of politics in equal measure, Hassner's account offers insight into the often-violent dynamics that come into play at the places where religion and politics collide.

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Cornell University Press

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0801460417

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9780801460418

Baseball Lite

The Funniest Moments of the 1989 Season

By: Ron Luciano

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Baseball Lite

The Funniest Moments of the 1989 Season

By: Ron Luciano

Ron Luciano and David Fisher have pored through newspapers, sat riveted in front of television sets, and traveled through clubhouses and major league stadiums across the country. Their goal: to find the funniest, silliest, and most stupid baseball stories of the year.

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Bantam

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0553284479

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9780553284478

Official NBA Register

By: Ron Smith,John Gardella,Sporting News,NBA

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Official NBA Register

By: Ron Smith,John Gardella,Sporting News,NBA

This comprehensive atlas of who's who in basketball today is the #1 source for information on every NBA player and head coach from the 2003-2004 season. Inside, fans will find every stat, including detailed and up-to-date year-by-year profiles; personal facts, including height, weight, and birthplace; biographical stats on high school, college, and draft position; and more.

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0892047194

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The Beast, the Eunuch, and the Glass-eyed Child

Television in the '80s and Beyond

By: Ron Powers

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The Beast, the Eunuch, and the Glass-eyed Child

Television in the '80s and Beyond

By: Ron Powers

Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Ron Powers argues that TV is perhaps the unifying and inevitable subject of our time--and presents these essays on the topic. Previously published in GQ, they include discussions of some of the TV phenomena of the 80s--Entertainment Tonight, MTV, LA Law-- and also report on shows of the new decade such as The Simpsons and the recent blockbuster event from PBS, The Civil War. Throughout, Powers' theme is clear: America has reached a stage where the distinction between TV and the real world has nearly vanished. 10,000print.

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Anchor

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0385418213

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Ryan Quinn and the Lion's Claw

By: Ron McGee

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Ryan Quinn and the Lion's Claw

By: Ron McGee

“A suspenseful, just-won’t-quit adventure thriller.” —Ridley Pearson, author of the Kingdom Keepers series Ryan Quinn and the Lion’s Claw is the much-awaited sequel in the thrilling series about Ryan Quinn, a New York City teenager who would give James Bond and Jason Bourne a run for their money. Ryan Quinn has never been a normal kid, and after everything that happened in Andakar, he’s about as far away from normal as could be. His parents want him to forget all about his death-defying escape, his role in the Emergency Rescue Committee, and the fact that they’ve been keeping secrets from him his whole life. But forgetting just isn’t an option for Ryan—not when there’s a traitor in the ERC who’s looking to ruin Ryan’s parents and expose the whole organization. Unsure where to turn or who to trust, Ryan and his friends Danny and Kasey soon find themselves on another adventure, across the world, to help a musician whose words have started a revolution. It’s a globe-trotting mission more treacherous than Ryan could have ever imagined. And just when he feels like he’s cracked the final clue, Ryan stumbles across the biggest secret of all—and it’s about him. Fans of Alex Rider and Spy School will be completely enthralled by the second book in Ron McGee’s high-stakes Ryan Quinn series.

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HarperCollins

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0062421689

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9780062421685

College Algebra

Concepts and Models

By: Ron Larson,Robert P. Hostetler,Anne V. Hodgkins

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College Algebra

Concepts and Models

By: Ron Larson,Robert P. Hostetler,Anne V. Hodgkins

Recipes From The Kitchen Of A Self-Proclaimed Veganista is designed for the home-chef in mind, whether you are a diehard vegan or a carnivore looking for more plant-centric recipes to incorporate into your daily regime. With veganism on the rise, being vegan and staying vegan gets easier every day, and it doesn't have to be flavorless or boring. The majority of the ingredients in this book are staples that can be found just about everywhere. Every recipe has been tested and tried by many different groups of people, so you know they will work. There is also a full-color photo for nearly every recipe, so there will be no surprises as to what the end product is supposed to look like.

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Brooks Cole

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0618220267

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9780618220267

Frommer's Australia 2008

By: Ron Crittall,Marc Llewellyn,Lee Mylne

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Frommer's Australia 2008

By: Ron Crittall,Marc Llewellyn,Lee Mylne

Frommer's. The best trips start here. Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. From the Outback to the Great Barrier Reef and everywhere in between, let our expert authors guide you around Down Under. Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not. Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget. Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.

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0470165367

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Galileo

Total Learning Resource and Activity Book

By: M. G. Ron Johnson,Tony Salerno,Katherine Vawter

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Galileo

Total Learning Resource and Activity Book

By: M. G. Ron Johnson,Tony Salerno,Katherine Vawter

Today, every child learns that the earth revolves around the sun. Yet in sixtennth century Europe, that belief was heresy! Galileo was the extraordinary astronomer and inventor who discovered the truth, at the risk of his reputation and freedom. He refused to support a false view of the universe, and spent the last eight years of his life under house arrest. Learn about the courage and genius of Galileo through this revealing program. His integrity led to a whole new universe of discovery and knowledge!

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Oshkosh

Oshkosh

Oshkosh: Looking Back

Oshkosh: Looking Back

"Music and the Performance of Identity on Marie-Galante, French Antilles "

"Music and the Performance of Identity on Marie-Galante, French Antilles "

Les méningiomes intracrâniens

Les méningiomes intracrâniens

Tales from the Chicago White Sox Dugout

Tales from the Chicago White Sox Dugout

War on Sacred Grounds

War on Sacred Grounds

Baseball Lite

Baseball Lite

Official NBA Register

Official NBA Register

The Beast, the Eunuch, and the Glass-eyed Child

The Beast, the Eunuch, and the Glass-eyed Child

Ryan Quinn and the Lion's Claw

Ryan Quinn and the Lion's Claw

College Algebra

College Algebra

Frommer's Australia 2008

Frommer's Australia 2008

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