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The Drone Enigma

A Jake Palmer Novel

By: Ron McManus

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“Addictive...you do not want to lay it down! Well-researched and real world scenario filled with excitement.” —Rear Admiral Don “Smoke” Hickman, SC, USN (Ret.) “McManus hits a home run with The Drone Enigma, blending modern drone warfare with exceptional realism against possible terrorist threats to our national security.” —Brigadier General Jim Ward, USAF (Ret.) “McManus sets the hook in the first few pages and then lets you run with it. Current and relevant to today’s modern battlefield, the plot’s twists and turns keep this a page-turner to the very end.” —Captain Steve Burish, USN (Ret.) Jake Palmer accepts an offer from a defense contractor to consult with the company on the death of an engineer assigned to the top-secret Perseus Project—the development of the navigation and targeting systems for an experimental Navy drone. Two days into the case, Palmer finds the defense contractor shot dead. What he discovers convinces him that both deaths are related to the project and that someone within the company is working with terrorists to seize control of the drone during a planned live-fire test in Afghanistan. With no hard evidence to support his theory, he is unable to persuade either the company or the Navy that an imminent threat exists. Concerned that he will disrupt the test, the company terminates Palmer’s contract and notifies the police. Pursued by the police and headed for engagement with a large, well-armed terrorist cell led by the company insider, Palmer is close to defeat when he receives help from the most unlikely person. With only hours to spare, they race to stop an attack half a world away.

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1647044391

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Going the Distance

Eurasian Trade and the Rise of the Business Corporation, 1400-1700

By: Ron Harris

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Going the Distance

Eurasian Trade and the Rise of the Business Corporation, 1400-1700

By: Ron Harris

Long-distance oceanic and overland trade along the Eurasian landmass in the 1400s was largely dominated by Chinese, Indian, and Arabic traders and predominantly conducted over short trajectories by sole traders or organized around small-scale enterprises. Yet, within two centuries of Europeans' arrival in the Indian Ocean in 1498, long-distance trade throughout Eurasia was mainly taken over by them. By 1700, they had formed new, large-scale, and impersonal organizations, primarily a joint-stock business corporation between English East India Company (EIC) and Dutch East India Company (VOC). This allowed them to transform trade from an enterprise dominated by many small traders moving goods over short segments to a vertically integrated firm that was able to control goods from their origin to the end consumers. This rise of the business corporation proved essential for the economic rise of Europe. Why did the corporation arise indigenously only in Europe, and given its effective organization of long-distance trade, why wasn't it mimicked by other Eurasian civilizations for 300 years? Harris closely examines the role played by forms of organization in the transformation of Eurasian trade between 1400 and 1700, comparing the organizational forms that were used in four major civilizations: Chinese, Indian, Middle Eastern, and Western European. Through this comparative perspective, he argues that the organizational design of the EIC and VOC, the first long-lasting joint-stock corporations, enabled large-scale multilateral impersonal cooperation for the first time in human history. He also argues that this new organizational form enabled the English and Dutch to deploy more capital, more ships, more voyages, and more agents than other organizational forms"--

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Princeton University Press

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069115077X

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Ravine Vol. 2

By: Ron Marz,Stjepan Sejic

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Ravine Vol. 2

By: Ron Marz,Stjepan Sejic

THE HIT FANTASY EPIC CONTINUES! The balance of power in the kingdom of Palladia is threatened, as schemers plot to overthrow the rightful king. Amid this turmoil, a sorcerer named Stein Phais and a dragon rider named Lynn de Luctes are Wanderers, blessed with great power and destinies that can shape the fate of nations. How long will it be before they are drawn into the conflict?

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Image Comics

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Gary Soto

A Career in Poetry and Prose

By: Ron McFarland

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Gary Soto

A Career in Poetry and Prose

By: Ron McFarland

In a 1995 interview, prolific Chicano writer Gary Soto noted, "Wonderment has always been a part of my life." This book surveys Soto's immense range of poems, stories, novels, essays and plays for audiences of prereaders to adults. Soto's world moves from the cotton and beet fields of the San Joaquin Valley to the blue-collar barrios of Fresno, and to urban and suburban settings in Oakland and Berkeley. Chapters analyze a wide variety of Soto titles, from his breakout works like 1977's The Elements of San Joaquin to the Chato the Cat illustrated books for children. With self-deprecating humor, particularly in his poems, Soto combines his wonderment with the trials and conflicts that beset him throughout life. In such novels as Jesse, Buried Onions and The Afterlife, and in his stories for YA readers, including Baseball in April and Petty Crimes, his broad array of characters confront the anxieties and annoyances of adolescence. Although he continues to motivate young Chicanos to read and write, Soto stakes his greatest claims to literary prominence through his poems, which are accessible to readers of all ages.

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1476687471

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Peregrino

A Pilgrim Journey Into Catholic Mexico

By: Ron Austin

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Peregrino

A Pilgrim Journey Into Catholic Mexico

By: Ron Austin

Ron Austin first wandered purposefully into Mexico more than fifty years ago, when he produced a documentary on Mexican history for American television. Over the next decades, as his acquaintance with Mexico deepened, so too did his appreciation for the rich and contradictory impulses of Mexican culture and for the beauty of its people and their expressions of faith. At once guidebook, history, memoir, and tribute, Austin s Peregrino engagingly explores the spiritual and cultural heart of Catholic Mexico. Though once merely a tourist peering in a stranger to this distinctive faith and culture Austin, now a devout Catholic and part-year resident of Mexico, writes with respect, affection, and deep understanding as he invites fellow pilgrims peregrinos to regard both Mexico and their own cultures of faith in a new light.

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0802865844

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The Rough Guide to Vietnam

By: Jan Dodd,Mark Lewis,Ron Emmons

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The Rough Guide to Vietnam

By: Jan Dodd,Mark Lewis,Ron Emmons

The Rough Guide to Vietnam is the essential guide with clear maps and detailed coverage of one of Southeast Asia's most enticing destinations. Using expert advice explore the best attractions of Ho Chi Minh City, roam the best Vietnamese markets, shopping, temples, national parks and then slow the pace down with a trip to the paddyfields of the Red River Delta. From the rugged mountains to the west to the South China sea to the east the Rough Guide steers you in the right direction to find the best hotels in Vietnam, Vietnam restaurants, stylish Vietnamese bars, caf�s, clubs and shops across every price range, giving you clear, balanced reviews and honest, first-hand opinions. This guide covers the unspoilt islands, pristine beaches and trekking opportunities that have long made Vietnam a travel hotspot, from magical Ha Long Bay to the hill-tribes of the mountainous north. Explore all corners of Vietnam with authoritative background on everything from Vietnam's ethnic minorities to Hanoi's impressive colonial architecture, relying on the clearest maps of any guide and practical language tips. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Vietnam

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1848360843

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McX

Scottish X Files

By: Ron Halliday

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McX

Scottish X Files

By: Ron Halliday

What is going on in the Falkirk Triangle? Why are UFOs being reported in the skies all over Scotland? Are aliens abducting motorists on quiet country roads, while unknown creatures stalk the countryside and hide in the murky waters of Highland lochs? There is no question that Scotland is currently witnessing an extraordinary variety of paranormal activity - but was it any different in the past? No-one has ever solved the mysteries of Flannan Isle, the Standing Stones at Callanish, or the shadowy secrets of Rosslyn Chapel. McX sheds new light on these and many other enigmas from Scotland's past and present - from UFOs and the paranormal, to unexplained mysteries and dark secrets. The cases included are all genuine. They are all amazing. Some are disturbing. And some include elements that government agencies have tried to suppress. Until now shrouded in mystery and secrecy, these extraordinary case histories will convince you that in Scotland, the truth really is stranger than fiction.

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1845028821

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Positive Behavior Management in Physical Activity Settings

By: Barry W. Lavay,Ron French,Hester L. Henderson

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Positive Behavior Management in Physical Activity Settings

By: Barry W. Lavay,Ron French,Hester L. Henderson

It’s never been more challenging to manage behavior and motivate students in a physical activity setting. There are more at-risk children and students with disabilities to manage. Physical activity professionals also face the unique challenge of providing instruction to large groups with limited resources and distractions galore. If not handled correctly, these challenges can quickly add up to chaos, ineffective instruction, and frustrated, burnt-out physical activity professionals. That’s where the third edition of Positive Behavior Management in Physical Activity Settings, Third Edition comes in. This resource will help you not only overcome those and other discipline challenges, but also use tried-and-true, positive techniques to develop appropriate and responsible behaviors and good character among all learners. This new edition incorporates principles, methods, and instructional practices from psychology, special education, pedagogy, recreation, athletics, and coaching. It shows teachers, coaches, and recreation leaders how to apply the principles that have proven effective in schools, youth sport programs, and recreation sites. Positive Behavior Management in Physical Activity Settings offers this new material: • A new chapter on bullying, providing up-to-date information to help you recognize and manage such behavior within your group • A new chapter on children with special needs, including autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, traumatic brain injury, and behavioral/emotional disabilities • A new chapter on behavior management ethics and professionalism, to help those who are preparing to be physical activity professionals at the pre-service and in-service levels • New sections on motivating children who are overweight or obese, using the latest research to help you to encourage them to participate Also new to this edition are an instructor guide and a web resource. The instructor guide offers different sample syllabi, showing various ways to teach the course; sample assignments; answers to chapter review questions; suggested further readings; and useful websites and apps. The web resource supplies behavior management scenarios, sample forms (checklists, rubrics, certificates, worksheets) from the chapters, instructions for designing an Applied Behavior Analysis graph and a trifold display, useful websites and apps, and a glossary by chapter. This text provides you with evidence-based strategies in managing special needs populations, including designing a positive behavioral support (PBS) model and a behavioral intervention plan (BIP), as well as information on response to intervention (RTI). The authors have added a fourth section to this new edition. Part I details the challenges that professionals face in developing a positive learning environment, and shows readers how to be proactive in doing so. Part II outlines the interventions that physical activity professionals have successfully used in a variety of settings. This part includes chapters that discuss behavioral, humanistic, and biophysical approaches. The final chapter in this section addresses how to evaluate the behavior intervention. Part III explores behavior management with various populations, and offers the new chapters on bullying and on special needs children. In part IV, the authors discuss ethical and professional behavior of physical activity professionals relative to the application of behavior management techniques used with children and youth with a focus on professionalism. The final chapter will synthesize the information presented in this text and assist the reader to take the appropriate steps needed to develop a working, teaching, and behavior management portfolio. GUIDANCE TO MOTIVATE CHILDREN Positive Behavior Management in Physical Activity offers current and future K-12 physical educators, coaches, recreation specialists, and adapted physical education specialists guidance in motivating young people. You will learn how to manage behavior and create a physical activity environment that is conducive to performance and learning—and that is designed to empower children rather than control their behavior.

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Human Kinetics

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1492585688

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The War on Drugs

An International Encyclopedia

By: Ron Chepesiuk

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The War on Drugs

An International Encyclopedia

By: Ron Chepesiuk

Here is the whole story of the world of drugs—from the infamous Opium Wars to the legal availability of narcotics in the United States during the past century; from the unexpected boost given to illicit drugs by Prohibition to the great success of the French Connection. The global drug trade is one of the most prominent examples of the law of supply and demand. Despite such countermeasures as the execution of narcotics dealers in China and the United States's much-ballyhooed "War on Drugs," drug traffickers have always managed to meet the demand and satisfy an ever-growing customer base. In addition to offering a wealth of little-known facts, The War on Drugs also covers major dealers, cartels, organizations, smuggling and anti-smuggling strategies, major miscalculations and disasters, drug epidemics, legal restraints, famous incidents, and more.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1576074501

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The Nature of Dignity

By: Ron Bontekoe

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The Nature of Dignity

By: Ron Bontekoe

The Nature of Dignity is a highly interdisciplinary work of philosophy that focuses primarily on the form of dignity (or nobility of demeanor) that individuals exhibit to varying degrees, rather than the form of dignity that we tend to presume we always already possess simply by virtue of being human. The book contends that the Enlightenment assumptions that have traditionally been appealed to in elucidating our conceptions of human dignity are no longer tenable_most importantly because of what we know about evolutionary biology, but also in light of certain dominant strains in modern political-economic theory. The book argues that, nonetheless, dignity is a value to which we should remain committed, and offers a new set of conceptual underpinnings with which to replace the no longer tenable Enlightenment assumptions of Kant, Locke, and others on this subject.

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Lexington Books

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0739132644

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Innovation Happens Elsewhere

Open Source as Business Strategy

By: Ron Goldman,Richard P. Gabriel

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Innovation Happens Elsewhere

Open Source as Business Strategy

By: Ron Goldman,Richard P. Gabriel

It's a plain fact: regardless of how smart, creative, and innovative your organization is, there are more smart, creative, and innovative people outside your organization than inside. Open source offers the possibility of bringing more innovation into your business by building a creative community that reaches beyond the barriers of the business. The key is developing a web-driven community where new types of collaboration and creativity can flourish. Since 1998 Ron Goldman and Richard Gabriel have been helping groups at Sun Microsystems understand open source and advising them on how to build successful communities around open source projects. In this book the authors present lessons learned from their own experiences with open source, as well as those from other well-known projects such as Linux, Apache, and Mozilla.* Winner of 2006 Jolt Productivity Award for General Books* Describes how open source development works and offers persuasive reasons for using it to help achieve business goals.* Shows how to use open source in day-to-day work, discusses the various licenses in use, and describes what makes for a successful project.* Written in an engaging style for executives, managers, and engineers that addresses the human and business issues involved in open source development as well as its history, philosophy, and future

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Morgan Kaufmann

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0080534678

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9780080534671

Rosen's Emergency Medicine - Concepts and Clinical Practice E-Book

2-Volume Set

By: Ron Walls,Robert Hockberger,Marianne Gausche-Hill,Timothy B. Erickson,Susan R. Wilcox

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Rosen's Emergency Medicine - Concepts and Clinical Practice E-Book

2-Volume Set

By: Ron Walls,Robert Hockberger,Marianne Gausche-Hill,Timothy B. Erickson,Susan R. Wilcox

For nearly 40 years, Rosen's Emergency Medicine has provided emergency physicians, residents, physician assistants, and other emergency medicine practitioners with authoritative, accessible, and comprehensive information in this rapidly evolving field. The fully revised 10th Edition delivers practical, evidence-based knowledge and specific recommendations from clinical experts in a clear, precise format, with focused writing, current references, and extensive use of illustrations to provide definitive guidance for emergency conditions. With coverage ranging from airway management and critical care through diagnosis and treatment of virtually every emergency condition, from highly complex to simple and common, this award-winning, two-volume reference remains your #1 choice for reliable, up-to-date information across the entire spectrum of emergency medicine practice. Please note the following important change for printed copies of Rosen's Emergency Medicine, 10e. On page 1029, in table 74.3, the dosage for Rivaroxaban should be 15mg by mouth. You may contact Elsevier Customer Service to request a sticker (Part no. 9996133834) to make the correction in your printed copy. Corrections have been made to the eBook versions of this title. - Offers the most immediately clinically relevant content of any emergency medicine resource, providing diagnostic and treatment recommendations and workflows with clear indications and preferred actions. - Contains eight entirely new chapters covering coronaviruses/COVID-19, the morbidly obese patient, human trafficking, sexual minority (LGBTQ) patients, social determinants of health, community violence, and humanitarian aid in war and crisis. - Features over 1,700 figures, including more than 350 new anatomy drawings, graphs and charts, algorithms, and photos. - Includes new information across the spectrum of emergency care, such as adult and pediatric airway management, shock, pandemic disease, emergency toxicology, sepsis syndrome, resuscitation, medical emergencies of pregnancy, the immunocompromised patient, child abuse, pediatric sedation, pediatric trauma, and more. - Features revised and refined chapter templates that enhance navigation, making it easy to find key information quickly. - Provides access to more than 1,200 questions and answers online to aid in exam preparation, as well as two dozen new video clips showing how to best perform critical emergency procedures in real time. - Reviewed and verified cover-to-cover by a team of expert clinical pharmacists to ensure accuracy and completeness of all drug information and treatment recommendations. - Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. - Please note the following important change for printed copies of Rosen's Emergency Medicine, 10e. On page 1029, in table 74.3, the dosage for Rivaroxaban should be 15mg by mouth. You may contact Elsevier Customer Service to request a sticker (Part no. 9996133834) to make the correction in your printed copy. Corrections have been made to the eBook versions of this title.

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0323757901

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Old Fears

By: John Wooley,Ron Wolfe

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Old Fears

By: John Wooley,Ron Wolfe

It waits in dark corners. In your closet. Under your bed. It hides in the cellar. Waiting, waiting until you least expect— Mick Winters spent three summers as a child with his aunt in a small, rural town, where everyone is your neighbor. He hasn’t been back in twenty years. But when his aunt passes and leaves her house to him with the note “and you know why,” he finds the old town exactly the way he remembers. Everything is the same—including the thing in the cellar he tried so hard to forget. Except the rules have changed. What once lurked in the dark, hiding, only to disappear again if you looked closely, is now more powerful than ever before. And no longer content to lure its victims in. Or to simply scare the hell out of them. Certain the bizarre deaths in town are tied to his arrival, Mick sets out to fight his childhood fears. Only now, they have a face…

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Babylon Books

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1954871279

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Return to Oakpine

By: Ron Carlson

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Return to Oakpine

By: Ron Carlson

In this finely wrought portrait of Western American life, Ron Carlson takes readers to the small town of Oakpine, Wyoming, and into the lives of four men trying to make peace with who they are in the world. In high school, these men were in a band. One of them, Jimmy, left Oakpine for New York City after the tragic death of his brother. A successful novelist, he has returned 30 years later, in 1999 - because he is dying. With Carlson's characteristic grace, readers learn what has become of these friends and the different directions of their lives.

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0143125591

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Casebook: Werewolves

By: Justine Fontes,Ron Fontes

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Casebook: Werewolves

By: Justine Fontes,Ron Fontes

The moon has long held our imagination as a mystical, powerful presence in the night sky. Does the presence of a full moon bespeak the reality of a transformation from human to beast? Is there a reason why a wolfs howl makes us feel like something more sinister lurks in the forest? Readers of all abilities will be hypnotized by the gorgeous illustrations and straightforward narrative that explains the top-secret details about werewolves.

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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

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1607548690

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Sonic the Hedgehog #109

By: Benny Lee, Karl Bollers, Ken Penders, Ron Lim, J. Axer, Dawn Best, Andrew Pepoy, Pam Eklund, Patrick "SPAZ" Spaziante, Nelson Ribeiro

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Sonic the Hedgehog #109

By: Benny Lee, Karl Bollers, Ken Penders, Ron Lim, J. Axer, Dawn Best, Andrew Pepoy, Pam Eklund, Patrick "SPAZ" Spaziante, Nelson Ribeiro

I Herd it Through the Pipeline": The Freedom Fighters take on their most dangerous mission yet as they travel to the Frozen North Sea to free Rotor's herd from Robotnik's control. They plan on using Sally's mystical Sword of Acorns for the task -- but can they make it past the Robo-Eels and Ice-Bots alive?

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Archie Comic Publications

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1619886723

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The New Adam

What the Early Church Can Teach Evangelicals (and Liberals) about the Atonement

By: Ron Highfield

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The New Adam

What the Early Church Can Teach Evangelicals (and Liberals) about the Atonement

By: Ron Highfield

Have you ever found yourself repeating expressions such as "Jesus saves" or "Jesus died for our sins" without really understanding them? When popular speakers "explain" how Jesus's death satisfied God's wrath so you could be forgiven, do you ever think to yourself, "I don't get it"? If so, you're not alone, you're not dumb, and the problem is not with you. Ron Highfield reframes Christian teaching about the atonement so that it comes alive with fresh meaning. Drawing on biblical and traditional sources, Highfield explains why our frustration in trying to understand how Jesus's death satisfies God's judicial wrath is inevitable . . . because the idea doesn't make sense and the Bible doesn't teach it! Instead of viewing the atonement as the solution to God's problem of how to forgive sins while remaining perfectly just, Highfield argues that the atonement is God's solution to our problem. In Jesus, God rewrites the human story, forgiving our sins, correcting our mistakes, and realizing our destiny. As one of us, Jesus lives a perfect life, passes through death, and enters into eternal life. As the new Adam, he invites us to join his family, share his life, and enjoy his victory.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1725274345

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Appropriating Hemingway

Using Him as a Fictional Character

By: Ron McFarland

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Appropriating Hemingway

Using Him as a Fictional Character

By: Ron McFarland

In more than 30 novels, several short stories, graphic novels, movies, plays and poems, Ernest Hemingway has been introduced or "appropriated" as an important fictional character. This book is an inquiry into that phenomenon from various perspectives--including that of fan fiction--and deals with such questions as what, if anything, this biographical fiction adds to the dialogue about America's best known and most talked about writer.

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Casebook: Vampires

By: Justine Fontes,Ron Fontes

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Casebook: Vampires

By: Justine Fontes,Ron Fontes

Vampires have long captured peoples imaginations through books, movies, and even hit television shows. What is really going on with these bat-like beings that sleep in coffins and subsist on human blood? This book delves into the mystery, legends, and origins of these bizarre creatures. Your readers can decide for themselves about the existence of vampires and whether they should stock up on garlic and wooden stakes.

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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

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1607548704

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Sonja

By: Ron Stock

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Sonja

By: Ron Stock

A diabolical murder weapon created for SAPO, Swedens Secret Service, to kill Russian agents. a desperate, blackmailing, former bisexual lover.betrayal for fashion cover fame and five million dollars in a Cayman bank.cutthroat financial wheeling and dealing for ownership of a failing international cosmetics company.just a few reasons why SONJA is a must read for murder mystery lovers and any reader seeking an enthralling page turner novel. Swedish by birth and graced with the beauty and voluptuous body of famed Swedish actress Anita Eckberg, Sonja is a natural for the world of fashion modeling. Drilled by her parents to stay a virgin till she marries, Sonja remains true to their values till she is tested while doing a nude photo shoot with Raj, the drop dead gorgeous, famed international movie star. Her values showed not to be their values, especially when it came to her virginity. La Dolce Vita, the Italian movie classic movie, the title means the sweet life. Sonja lives La Dolce Vita to the fullness, even at the fatal expense of others. She leaned back in her chair and took a sip of her drink. Fame is a bitch. Maybe I was a bitch on the runway, pushing myself to outshine the other models, but being admired like that is exhilarating.

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1546226877

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AQA GCSE Drama

By: Joy Morton,Ron Price,Rob Thomson

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AQA GCSE Drama

By: Joy Morton,Ron Price,Rob Thomson

Written for students taking the AQA GCSE drama specification, this text aims to develop the skills, knowledge and understanding students need to succeed in the course. The book takes a "hands-on" approach with activities and practice in both the written and practical elements of the exam.

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Heinemann

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0435186116

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Casebook: The Loch Ness Monster

By: Justine Fontes,Ron Fontes

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Casebook: The Loch Ness Monster

By: Justine Fontes,Ron Fontes

The Loch Ness Monster is a creature believed to inhabit a lake in the Scottish Highlands. Most photos of Nessie have been debunked over the years, but Nessie enthusiasts point to anecdotal evidence and sonar readings as proof of the creatures existence. Your readers will dive into this entertaining and informative graphic book about Loch Ness and speculations on what really lurks in the deep, murky waters.

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1607546027

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Extraction of Organic Analytes from Foods

A Manual of Methods

By: Ron Self

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Extraction of Organic Analytes from Foods

A Manual of Methods

By: Ron Self

This book is designed as a laboratory manual of methods used for the preparation and extraction of organic chemical compounds from food sources. It offers ideas on how to facilitate progress towards the total automation of the assay, as well as proposing assays for unknowns by comparison with known methods. Beginning with an introduction to extraction methodology, Extraction of Organic Analytes from Foods then progresses through sample preparation, extraction techniques (partition, solvation, distillation, adsorption and diffusion) and applications. Subject indices for the applications are organised by commodity, method, chemical class and analyte, and provide useful examples of references from the literature to illustrate historical development of the techniques. Examples of methods that have been compared, combined or used in collaborative trials have been correlated and used to form the beginnings of a database that can be expanded and updated to provide a laboratory reference source. Logically structured and with numerous examples, Extraction of Organic Analytes from Foods will be invaluable to practising food analysts as both a reference and training guide. In addition, the introductory sections in each chapter have been written with food science and technology students in mind, making this an important title for academic libraries.

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184755248X

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Fishing Colorado

An Angler's Complete Guide To More Than 125 Top Fishing Spots

By: Ron Baird

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Fishing Colorado

An Angler's Complete Guide To More Than 125 Top Fishing Spots

By: Ron Baird

Updated and revised, this guide to the great angling state of Colorado features maps and detailed directions to the state's best fishing locations as well as information on the best times of year to find each species of game fish and where. With tackle recommendations, information about trails, advice on camping, notes on special regulations, and much more, this has become an indispensable guide both for Colorado residents and visiting anglers.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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Cultures of Thinking in Action

10 Mindsets to Transform our Teaching and Students' Learning

By: Ron Ritchhart

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Cultures of Thinking in Action

10 Mindsets to Transform our Teaching and Students' Learning

By: Ron Ritchhart

From leading educational researcher Ron Ritchhart, a deep dive that illuminates what the foundational mindsets needed to create cultures of thinking really looks like in action. Building on the framework presented in the best-selling Creating Cultures of Thinking, Ron Ritchhart’s new book, Cultures of Thinking in Action, takes the next step in helping readers not only understand how a culture of thinking looks and feels, but also how to create it for themselves and their learners. Arguing that no set of practices or techniques alone is sufficient to create a culture of thinking in and of itself, Ritchhart explores the underlying beliefs that motivate the creation of cultures of thinking, presenting key mindsets every educator and leader needs to embrace if they are serious about creating powerful thinkers and learners. Much more than just an instructional guide, Cultures of Thinking in Action offers readers a reflective journey into their own teaching, leading, and parentingwhile providing the foundation and concrete strategies needed to create and develop a culture of thinking for all learners. This book: Presents ten foundational mindsets of a culture of thinking Includes the latest research of the Cultures of Thinking Project Includes questions, exercises, and discussion prompts to inspire reflection by individuals and teams Provides case studies and best practice scenarios to exemplify each mindset Provides useful data collection tools to inform one’s teaching practice

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Leadership Lessons from a UPS Driver

Delivering a Culture of We, Not Me

By: Ron Wallace

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Leadership Lessons from a UPS Driver

Delivering a Culture of We, Not Me

By: Ron Wallace

United Parcel Service (UPS) is a household name that customers and investors alike hold in high regard. Who hasn't been delighted by a right-on-time delivery, one of the 18 million UPS makes every day? Founded over a hundred years ago, UPS has moved steadily up the Fortune 500 while so many other corporations have disappeared. What's the company's secret? Just ask a driver! Ron Wallace was a UPS delivery driver for six years before he began rising through the ranks, ultimately becoming president of UPS International. In other companies, that might be extraordinary, but at UPS it's par for the course. UPS has a unique corporate culture. It's like a family. Package loaders call executives by their first names and vice versa. The company almost always promotes from within. Lifetime employment is common. Most employees own UPS stock. Wallace credits the company's success—and his own—to its culture of “we, not me.” As he puts it, working at UPS gave him a PhD in teamwork. Instead of writing a typical business memoir that celebrates the leader as celebrity, Wallace shares vivid stories that focus on the people he worked with, the challenges they overcame, and the simple principles and practices that make up the UPS way. He exhorts his readers to grow their people, not just their business plans. The leadership style described in this book is simple and direct—and it works. The straightforward and easy-to-understand lessons provide a blueprint for an individual or company to build on past successes and adapt to future challenges. This is a must-read for anyone aspiring to become a great leader.

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Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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Civilization at Risk

Seeds of Strife (Second Edition)

By: Ron D. Petitte

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Civilization at Risk

Seeds of Strife (Second Edition)

By: Ron D. Petitte

A devastating human rights war has unfolded, with precious few warriors to combat it, let alone stem the brutal injustice that is of Holocaust dimensions. If there is any scourge that puts Civilization at Risk, it is the malignant disregard for the human rights of millions of people, who suffer slavery and inhumane treatment, at the hands of fellow human beings. With 30 million people in slavery, today, 30 million Seeds of Strife have been sown, as the souls of these victims are seared beyond human recognition. Human Trafficking cannot be combated by indifference or ignorance, but by the education of people worldwide, to awaken them to this 21st Century scourge, as well as by instilling in people across the globe, the courage and determination to stand and fight this evil. Civilization at Risk: Seeds of Strife (Second Edition) offers an immediate call to arms, to fight the evil that the human slaver wages, against any attempt to create a just and benevolent civilization. As the pen is mightier than the sword, so, too, this book cuts to the quick, to confront and dispel any efforts to mitigate the horrors of the 21st Century Holocaust that is Human Trafficking.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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Texas Lawmen, 1835-1899

The Good and the Bad

By: Clifford R. Caldwell,Ron DeLord

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Texas Lawmen, 1835-1899

The Good and the Bad

By: Clifford R. Caldwell,Ron DeLord

The tally of Texas lawmen killed during the states first sixty-five years of organized law enforcement is truly staggering. From Texas Rangers the likes of Silas Mercer Parker Jr., gunned down at Parkers Fort in 1836, to Denton County sheriff s deputy Floyd Coberly, murdered by an inmate in 1897 after ten days on the job, this collection accounts for all of those unsung heroes. Not merely an attempt to retell a dozen popular peace officer legends, Texas Lawmen, 18351899 represents thousands of hours of research conducted over more than a decade. Ron DeLord and Cliff Caldwell have carefully assembled a unique and engaging chronicle of Texas history.

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Arcadia Publishing

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161423633X

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Dancing Alone in Mexico

From the Border to Baja and Beyond

By: Ron Butler

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Dancing Alone in Mexico

From the Border to Baja and Beyond

By: Ron Butler

Ron Butler never dreamed Mexico would capture his heart and his soul. However after crisscrossing the country, he was seduced by its charms, rhythms and melodies. He goes off the beaten path in Acapulco and Cancun, and walks in the footsteps of movie stars who have been enamored of this land south-of-the-border. Informative and helpful, "Dancing Alone in Mexico" will help even seasoned travelers get the most out of their trips to Mexico.

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University of Arizona Press

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0816520232

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Dating and the Single Parent

* Are You Ready to Date? * Talking With the Kids * Avoiding a Big Mistake * Finding Lasting Love

By: Ron L. Deal

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Dating and the Single Parent

* Are You Ready to Date? * Talking With the Kids * Avoiding a Big Mistake * Finding Lasting Love

By: Ron L. Deal

Trustworthy Stepfamily Expert Offers Single Parents a Guide to Dating Single parents who are dating or want to begin a dating relationship wonder, How will dating affect my children and my parenting? They probably have figured out that "dating in a crowd" is complicated. Now they're looking for help. Ron Deal, who has counseled single parents and remarried couples for many years, helps single parents--as well as those who date them--navigate the potential pitfalls involved. He gives perspective on when a relationship may be harmful to the children as well as how it can be a blessing to all. Always at the forefront is the goal of strengthening families. Includes questions for individual or group study.

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Baker Books

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1441271015

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UFO Scotland

The Secret History of Scotland's UFO Phenomenon

By: Ron Halliday

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UFO Scotland

The Secret History of Scotland's UFO Phenomenon

By: Ron Halliday

For over fifty years, from the Highlands to the Lowlands, and from the Western Isles to Orkney, witnesses have been reporting close encounters with UFOs and alien entities. Many cases have become notorious - the Livingston incident, the Lossiemouth alien, the A70 abduction, the extraordinary events in Bonnybridge and the 'Falkirk Triangle' - but the vast majority of cases have, until now, remained shrouded in secrecy, known only to those who were directly involved. Based on remarkable eyewitness accounts, many of which have never been published before, alongside in-depth analysis of the best-known cases, UFO Scotland is the first comprehensive study of the UFO phenomenon in Scotland. Including accounts of alien abductions, UFO landings, attacks on military aircraft, strange craft in Highland lochs, MoD denials, police investigations and a multitude of bizarre incidents that simply defy explanation, UFO investigator Ron Halliday's dramatic and disturbing new evidence may well bring us one step closer to solving the enduring enigma of Scotland's UFOs.

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Black & White Publishing

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1845029283

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The Magic Quirt

By: L. Ron Hubbard

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The Magic Quirt

By: L. Ron Hubbard

Old Laramies a good cook, but not good for much more than that. Hes about as heroic as Walter Brennan on a bender. But his luck--and his life--are about to take an amazing turn. Getting his hands on "The Magic Quirt," suddenly Laramie starts performing feats of courage that would make even the Lone Ranger proud. But magic is a funny thing--and as Laramies about to discover, sometimes its all an illusion.""Pure entertainment from first page to last with that L. Ron Hubbard touch giving this tale an enduring reading engagement from beginning to end." "--Midwest Book Review

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Galaxy Press LLC

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1592126995

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Casebook

Vampires

By: Justine Fontes,Ron Fontes

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Vampires

By: Justine Fontes,Ron Fontes

Einstein, Frank, Clarita, and Tracy, four smart kids and great friends, meet at the Windmill Bakery to use their Virtual Visors to explore stories of vampires and try to discover the truth behind them.

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The Rosen Publishing Group

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1607546078

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Big Picture Economics

How to Navigate the New Global Economy

By: Joel Naroff,Ron Scherer

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Big Picture Economics

How to Navigate the New Global Economy

By: Joel Naroff,Ron Scherer

Navigate the economy with this insightful new book The world is awash with economic information. Governments release reports. Pundits give their interpretation on television. And the stock market may go its own way, confusing everyone. How can you better understand what it means for you? Big Picture Economics, a new book by award-winning columnist and futurist Joel Naroff and veteran journalist Ron Scherer, says the thread that ties everything together is "context." The authors show how consumers, business, the Federal Reserve, and government take into account what's going on around them to make critical decisions like buying new products, building new factories, changing interest rates, or setting budget goals. The book provides a clear roadmap to understanding the whole story behind the global economy. Big Picture Economics helps readers understand how context impacts decisions and decision makers. - The Federal Reserve and Congress in formulating economic policy - Consumers in a shopper nation and what makes us buy or not buy - Corporations making decisions on whether to build new factories and buy other companies - The federal budget that must deal with complex issues, including the reduction of health care spending - A simple test for tax cuts or increases: will they help the economy grow? - Where to produce and where to sell in a global economy that is more like a Mobius strip than a flat world - International events that can ripple through the economy and ultimately affect workers in the Midwest - Technology, such as intelligent drones to wearable computers, are changing the future Experts laud the book for its perceptive insights: "It all sounds like common sense, but it is actually based on a close, expert reading of economic history and what that history implies for the future. Read this book to become a more educated judge of economic policy." —Robert Moffitt, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins University "Naroff and Scherer show how seemingly unrelated things like an upgrade of the Panama Canal, a Tex-Mex restaurant's menu change, or how many Americans are overweight turn out to be intricately linked to our daily experiences. What brings the book to life is the authors' focus on these hidden interconnections." —Brendan Conway, blogger and columnist, Barron's

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1118415310

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Lucid

First Edition

By: Adrienne Stoltz,Ron Bass

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Lucid

First Edition

By: Adrienne Stoltz,Ron Bass

What if you could dream your way into a different life? What if you could choose to live that life forever? Sloane and Maggie have never met. Sloane is a straight-A student with a big and loving family. Maggie lives a glamorously independent life as an up-and-coming actress in New York. The two girls couldn't be more different—except for one thing. They share a secret that they can't tell a soul. At night, they dream that they're each other. The deeper they're pulled into the promise of their own lives, the more their worlds begin to blur dangerously together. Before long, Sloane and Maggie can no longer tell which life is real and which is just a dream. They realize that eventually they will have to choose one life to wake up to, or risk spiraling into insanity. But that means giving up one world, one love, and one self, forever. This is a dazzling debut that will steal readers' hearts.

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Penguin

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1101572086

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All Over the Map

Rambles and Ruminations from the Canadian Road

By: Ron James

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All Over the Map

Rambles and Ruminations from the Canadian Road

By: Ron James

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Canada's most verbally virtuosic comic makes his literary debut—and he's just as richly, gloriously funny on the page as on stage. His legion of fans—the ones who ensure his every show the length and breadth of Canada is sold out—recognize Ron James as one of the great stand-ups of his generation. His seemingly improvisational flights of fancy—no two shows are ever the same—are crammed with inventive phrase-making, feature a voluminous vocabulary, and put every word into the service of uproarious comedy. He sounds like a man born to write a great book—and now at last he has. But this is a book he has been writing for most of his life, in his head, in his car, while driving from gig to gig. In All Over the Map, Ron has brilliantly captured the voice that has enthralled millions on stage and screen. He also lets up a little on the usually relentless laughs (though there are still plenty of those) to reveal a new dimension to his beloved showbiz character. His hilarious reminiscences of growing up in Nova Scotia and his early struggles as an aspiring comic, his reveries on such topics as family, country, celebrity and lessons learned from myriad chance encounters will deepen our appreciation for this great comic and win him many new fans in his new role as author.

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Doubleday Canada

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038567113X

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How Computers Work

The Evolution of Technology

By: Ron White

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How Computers Work

The Evolution of Technology

By: Ron White

Take a trip through the neural pathways and vital organs of your personal computer with the newest edition of this long-standing bestseller. Glorious full color illustrations make even the most complex subjects easy to understand. Follow PC/Computing senior editor and computer expert Ron White as he shows you the cutting edge technologies, including the Internet, multimedia sound and video, Pentium processors, local bus architecture, Plug and Play, CD-ROM, digital cameras, color printing, and more in new chapters on the hottest, and coolest, PC components.

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Pearson Education

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078974984X

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