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Rugby: A New Zealand History

By: Ron Palenski

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Rugby is New Zealand's national sport. From the grand tour by the 1888 Natives to the upcoming 2015 World Cup, from games in the North African desert in the Second World War to matches behind barbed wire during the 1981 Springbok tour, from grassroots club rugby to heaving crowds outside Eden Park, Lancaster Park, Athletic Park or Carisbrook, New Zealanders have made rugby their game. In this book, historian and former journalist Ron Palenski tells the full story of rugby in New Zealand for the first time. It is a story of how the game travelled from England and settled in the colony, how Maori and later Pacific players made rugby their own, how battles over amateurism and apartheid threatened the sport, how national teams, provinces and local clubs shaped it. The story of rugby is New Zealand's story. Rooted in extensive research in public and private archives and newspapers, and highly illustrated with many rare photographs and ephemera, this book is the defining history of rugby in a land that has made the game its own.

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Auckland University Press

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1775588130

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Technology Development

Lessons from Industrial Chemistry and Process Science

By: Ron Stites

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Technology Development

Lessons from Industrial Chemistry and Process Science

By: Ron Stites

Companies often struggle to turn successful research into viable commercial products, processes and systems. This book defi nes technology development and reveals methods to successfully evaluate, fund and commercialize a technology. Cases studies help the reader evaluate the connection between a technology and potential markets, set useful hypotheses, develop statistically valid conclusions, and apply those conclusions to business goals.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110451638

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Mineralogy of Arizona, Fourth Edition

By: Raymond W. Grant,Ron Gibbs,Harvey Jong,Jan Rasmussen,Stanley Keith

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Mineralogy of Arizona, Fourth Edition

By: Raymond W. Grant,Ron Gibbs,Harvey Jong,Jan Rasmussen,Stanley Keith

Completely revised and expanded, this fourth edition covers the 986 minerals found in Arizona, showcased with breathtaking new color photographs throughout the book. The new edition includes more than 200 new species not reported in the third edition and previously unknown in Arizona. Chapters in this fourth edition of Mineralogy of Arizona cover gemstones and lapidary materials, fluorescent minerals, and an impressive catalog of mineral species. The authors also discuss mineral districts, including information about the geology, mineralogy, and age of mineral occurrences throughout the state. The book includes detailed maps of each county, showing the boundaries and characteristics of the mineral districts present in the state. Arizona’s rich mineral history is well illustrated by the more than 300 color photographs of minerals, gemstones, and fluorescent minerals that help the reader identify and understand the rich and diverse mineralogy of Arizona. Anyone interested in the mineralogy and geology of the state will find this the most up-to-date compilation of the minerals known to occur in Arizona.

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University of Arizona Press

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0816545227

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Strategy and Risk Management

An Integrated Practical Approach

By: Ron Rael

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Strategy and Risk Management

An Integrated Practical Approach

By: Ron Rael

Employees make dozens of day-to-day decisions—and any one of them could come back to haunt you, even when the decision does not seem to have hidden or unknown ramifications. That is why your organisation must have a protocol in place for identifying and mitigating all major business risks long before it is needed. At the strategic level, risk management and strategic management are intertwined. Using this book, learn how to apply powerful tools and approaches to make your planning processes more effective and flexible and build a set of decision-making processes based on plain language. Author, Ron Rael, uses quality concepts/language (TQM & Six Sigma) to define the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) process and value of prevention, while showing how these elements are both necessary and highly desired in an organisation’s strategic decision-making. ERM extends to your everyday business decisions because employees take actions and make daily choices that could have a detrimental effect on your profits and business’s longevity and future. This book will provide a best practices view on the latest developments in ERM deliver how-to guidance on developing ERM processes at the enterprise and department levels facilitate enterprise-wide ERM participation via practical information and examples deliver cross-functional management and implementation of ERM

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John Wiley & Sons

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1940235219

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Dragons and Dark Horses

By: RON S KING

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Dragons and Dark Horses

By: RON S KING

This book is not for the weak-minded or critical. It is a book of adult poetry for dark reading in a gentle way.

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Lulu.com

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1847990096

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The Graphene Handbook (2019 Edition)

By: Ron Mertens

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The Graphene Handbook (2019 Edition)

By: Ron Mertens

The Graphene Handbook is a comprehensive guide to graphene technology, industry and market - brought to you by Graphene-Info, the world's leading graphene publication. The Graphene Handbook provides a great introduction to the world of graphene and covers everything you need to know about the graphene industry, market and technology. It is an invaluable guide for material engineers, business developers, researchers, equipment vendors, graphene material companies, private investors and anyone who wants to learn more about graphene today and in the future.

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Calendar Mysteries #4: April Adventure

By: Ron Roy

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Calendar Mysteries #4: April Adventure

By: Ron Roy

From the author of A to Z Mysteries comes a springtime egg hunt mystery featuring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries kids! It's a mystery every month from popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy! With the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries kids! April is for Adventure... In the fourth book of the Calendar Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series—it's springtime in Green Lawn, and Bradley, Brian, Lucy, and Nate are on an Easter egg hunt. They search high and law and find lots of eggs. But soon it's clear that some of the eggs aren't just well hidden. They're gone! Who would steal Easter eggs? It's up to the four kids to crack this eggs-cellent case. Parents, teachers, and librarians agree that these highly collectible chapter books are perfect for emerging readers and any kid who loves mysteries!

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0375861165

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The Chameleon in the Room

Embrace Business Risk - Assure Survival & Growth

By: Ron Wells

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The Chameleon in the Room

Embrace Business Risk - Assure Survival & Growth

By: Ron Wells

The Chameleon in the Room provides practical strategies and tactics for the management of the risks that injure real businesses. Real businesses are those that produce, trade, consume or distribute physical commodities, machinery, parts and equipment or consumer products and services. It is unusual in that it provides tools specifically designed to manage those risks that are often ignored by executives; the same risks that have surprised and fatally wounded many giant enterprises, and countless SMEs. In this way it particularly addresses the concerns and responsibilities of Executive Directors, Non-Executive Directors, ‘C-Suite’ Executives and Entrepreneurs of all types and sizes of physical enterprises. In the face of rapid change and globalisation, data driven risk management methods alone are no longer adequate. The challenge to the survival of businesses and business models is greater now than it was at any time during the 19th and 20th centuries; so it is vital to reinvent risk management and be prepared to deal with 'unexpected and highly consequential' events, as well as common business risks. This text presents alternative ways to cope with the diabolical array of risks that threaten non-financial businesses; including some seldom written about to date e.g. Black Swan Event, Liquidity, External Operational, Concentration, Correlation and Lack of Flexibility Risks. The author offers ideas designed to assist in the establishment of Risk Assessment and Management processes that will protect while propelling the lasting success of a business enterprise. Noting that it has become fashionable to import many of the risk management practices invented and utilised by financial institutions into the physical business sphere, the author identifies those that do not work well in the non-financial business context, and describes appropriate alternative methods. Creating the means for a business to survive the onslaught of known and unknown risks, and thrive - thereby securing jobs in the communities where it operates - is a social and economic imperative. When adopted, the detailed and illustrated resources presented in this book will effectively buttress a business against disaster, whatever the entity’s size and maturity.

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0957627947

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Climbing

From Single Pitch to Multipitch

By: Ron Funderburke

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Climbing

From Single Pitch to Multipitch

By: Ron Funderburke

This continuation of FalconGuides’ progressive climbing series invites single pitch climbers to responsibly venture beyond the chains, into the realm of multi-pitch climbing. The farther from the ground a climb leads, the more technical proficiency and careful planning will make the difference between a worthy adventure and miserable epic. Climbing: From Single Pitch to Multi-Pitch complements instruction, ground school, and practice with a procedural approach to planning and preparation, leading anchoring and belaying, transitions, technical descent, and emergency preparedness. Before you get in way way over your head, make sure the essential skills outlined in this book have been reviewed, rehearsed, and individualized.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493027670

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A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #5: The New Year Dragon Dilemma

By: Ron Roy

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A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #5: The New Year Dragon Dilemma

By: Ron Roy

Z was just the beginning! With A to Z Mysteries® Super Editions, chapter book readers keep on collecting clues and solving mysteries with Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. Now with over 8 million copies in print, this classic kid-favorite series is back with a bright new look! Fireworks and dragons and . . . a missing girl? Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are in San Francisco, home of the biggest Chinatown outside Asia. They plan to watch the famous Chinese New Year parade and see Miss Chinatown ride by in a giant float. But during the parade, Miss Chinatown disappears, and so does her crown! Can the kids crack the case? Look for hidden messages inside A to Z Mysteries® Super Editions!

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0375899634

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Wyatt Earp V

Alaska Bush Guardian

By: Ron Walden

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Wyatt Earp V

Alaska Bush Guardian

By: Ron Walden

As a fifth generation Earp he was the first since the original to make his living as a lawman. Twenty years as a policeman in Fairbanks, Alaska has given him the experience and investigative skills to be a Village Public Service Officer (VPSO) in remote Illiamna, Alaska. Thinking it would be a quiet place to live out his retirement years it proved to be an exciting and wonderful place with the same crimes and the same variety of criminals he had encountered in his twenty years as a street cop. Three heroin deaths in the village made it a crime wave. In this remote community he survived a brown bear attack and saving the life of Wildlife Trooper, Lonnie Davis. In his duties he met the local school teacher, Linda Mason, and fell in love. The drug deaths lead to encounters with the Alaska State Troopers, FBI, and DEA. The village crime leads to an international cartel and high stakes crime.

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Publication Consultants

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159433790X

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Mind Performance Hacks

Tips & Tools for Overclocking Your Brain

By: Ron Hale-Evans

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Mind Performance Hacks

Tips & Tools for Overclocking Your Brain

By: Ron Hale-Evans

Tips & tools for overclocking your brain"--Cover.

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"O'Reilly Media, Inc."

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0596101538

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9780596101534

On Animation

The Director's Perspective Vol 1

By: Ron Diamond

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On Animation

The Director's Perspective Vol 1

By: Ron Diamond

Be a fly on the wall as industry leaders Bill Kroyer and Tom Sito take us through insightful face-to-face interviews, revealing, in these two volumes, the journeys of 23 world-class directors as they candidly share their experiences and personal views on the process of making feature animated films. The interviews were produced and edited by Ron Diamond. Your job is not to be the one with the answers. You should be the one that gets the answers. That’s your job. You need to make friends and get to know your crew. These folks are your talent, your bag of tricks. And that’s where you’re going to find answers to the big problems - Andrew Stanton It’s hard. Yet the pain you go through to get what you need for your film enriches you, and it enriches the film. – Brenda Chapman Frank and Ollie always used to say that great character animation contains movement that is generated by the character’s thought process. It can’t be plain movement. – John Lasseter The beauty of clay is that it doesn’t have to be too polished, or too smooth and sophisticated. You don’t want it to be mechanical and lifeless. – Nick Park The good thing about animation is that tape is very cheap. Let the actor try things. This is where animation gets to play with spontaneity. You want to capture that line as it has never been said before. And, most likely, if you asked the actor to do it again, he or she just can’t repeat that exact performance. But you got it. – Ron Clements

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CRC Press

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1351657704

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Calling Dr. Patchwork

By: Ron Goulart

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Calling Dr. Patchwork

By: Ron Goulart

DIVAn all-star serial killer terrorizes Earth’s smartest detectives/divDIV /divDIVRaffles Tunny, a juggler in the employ of the United States government, is relaxing at his Swiss chalet when a killer comes to call. He’s found the next day, electrocuted in the style of serial murderer Shocker Fulson, the man with the electric touch. The trouble is, Shocker’s dead—cremated and interred in New Orleans—and Raffles is not the first victim. Six other government-employed entertainers are have been murdered, all of them killed in the style of an executed madman. A case this insane demands an equally insane detective, which means it’s time to call Odd Jobs, Inc./divDIV /divDIVJake and Hildy Pace have made names for themselves solving impossible murders. But nabbing the copycat lunatic will mean facing down the Amateur Mafia, a gang of belly-button ventriloquists, and the strangest doctor the future has ever seen. One false step, and they’ll follow Raffles to the great music hall in the sky./div

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L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 33

By: L. Ron Hubbard

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L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 33

By: L. Ron Hubbard

What if there was a single contest to determine the most talented new writers across the genres of Sci-Fi and Fantasy? What if you could find all the award-winning stories—all in one anthology? What if you could turn the page, explore diverse new universes of possibility and see what is to come? Welcome to the world of the Writers of the Future. Where What if IS here.

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The Dark Side of Shakespeare

An Iron-Fisted Romantic in England's Most Perilous Times

By: W. Ron Hess

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The Dark Side of Shakespeare

An Iron-Fisted Romantic in England's Most Perilous Times

By: W. Ron Hess

Plunging into the complexities of Elizabethan history, Hess raises a host of provocative questions about Shakespeare's identity and the controversial character of the 17th earl of Oxford, the leading candidate for authorship honors. Wide reading informs his answers, and he doesn't shy from proposing linkages, motivations and ingenious theories to make sense of the historical records and answer the many questions about Oxford's life. His work on Don Juan of Austria may well prove to have opened a new perspective on that military leader's connection to Shakespeare." -Richard F. Whalen, author, Shakespeare: Who Was He? "The Dark Side of Shakespeare is an original and stimulating book that takes the authorship debate in unexpected new directions. Even those who reject its conclusions will find plenty to think about." -Joseph Sobran, author, "Alias Shakespeare

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0595247776

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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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The New Wine Lover's Companion

Descriptions of Wines from Around the World

By: Ron Herbst

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The New Wine Lover's Companion

Descriptions of Wines from Around the World

By: Ron Herbst

Everything you need to know about buying, ordering, and serving wine! Unlock the secrets of wine with The New Wine Lover's Companion. This comprehensive and accessible book is designed for both seasoned oenophiles and newcomers to the world of wine, providing a wealth of knowledge and delightful discoveries for all. With vivid descriptions and insightful commentary of 4,000 wines produced all around the world, this guide showcases an extensive array, highlighting their unique flavors, characteristics, and aromas. From classic Bordeaux to vibrant New World varietals, every wine region is beautifully unveiled, offering an unforgettable tasting experience in the comfort of your home. The A-to-Z entries describe grape varieties; wine styles; wine growing regions; wine making techniques; wine-tasting terms; sizes and styles of glassware, wine bottles and wine openers; optimal temperatures for serving different wines; and much more. Whether you're hosting a dinner party or simply relaxing after a long day, this guide is your go-to companion for impeccable wine pairing suggestions. Impress your guests and elevate your culinary adventures by matching each dish with the perfect wine to elevate its flavors. Indulge in the timeless joy of wine tasting and become an enlightened connoisseur of the world's most celebrated beverage. Additional advice and information includes: Tips on buying wine Ordering wine in a restaurant Understanding the information on wine bottle labels Opening and serving wine at home How to store leftover wine...and much more Here is everything worth knowing about buying, storing, serving, and enjoying wine! Includes extensive appendices, charts, a glossary, and a bibliography.

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Sourcebooks, Inc.

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1438081634

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How to Make It in the Music Business

By: Ron Knight

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How to Make It in the Music Business

By: Ron Knight

How to Make It in the Music Business - The Real Way – In this book the Author Ron Knight shares with readers the ins and outs of the Music Business. He hopes that his experiences over the past 4 decades as a successful international entertainer can help newcomers in the industry to understand how to deal with the Business of Music. Through this book Ron Knight shares his story and experiences in the Music Business; the live gigs, working solo or with a band, touring and traveling, the television shows, and much, much more............he explains both the good and the bad and he holds back nothing about the dirty side that this business brings. It is this true story told with heart and passion for music that enables Ron to shares with you his know-how of dealing with this industry we call the Music Business.

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Booktango

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1468915738

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The Pubs of Portsmouth From Old Photographs

By: Ron Brown

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The Pubs of Portsmouth From Old Photographs

By: Ron Brown

This book provides a unique and charming look at some of Portsmouth's most famous pubs.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445631571

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Dispensing Truth

Divine Prescriptions to Restore and Maintain Good Health

By: Ron Girardin

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Dispensing Truth

Divine Prescriptions to Restore and Maintain Good Health

By: Ron Girardin

Would you volunteer for open heart surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation treatments? Would you consider becoming severely depressed? Well don't worry, you won't have to volunteer. Unfortunately, heart disease and cancer are the leading causes of death in the United States. If you live a normal life span, the chances are better than even money that you will experience one of the above conditions. And should you ever need to be in a hospital, will you be adequately insured or will it be a trip to the poor house for you and your family? Even those who don't need to be hospitalized spend millions of dollars daily on prescription drugs, and yes, antidepressants are still listed among the top selling prescription drugs in the country. If there is a loving God, then why do so many people find themselves in these kinds of situations? Would you prefer not to be in such a situation? If your doctor informed you that by reading just five or ten minutes a day for the next 30 days you could significantly lower your risk of experiencing these types of conditions, would you follow his or her advice? What if your doctor told you that your recovery was far more likely, would you listen then? Dispensing Truth addresses these issues from a biblical basis but with the unique perspective of one who is not only an ordained minister but a community pharmacist as well. The results reveal some amazing answers. Answers that provide truth, hope, and encouragement to the troubled, to the sick, and to the dying. Discover for yourself a file of divine prescriptions that can restore and maintain good health.

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1642995339

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Dundurn Railroad 6-Book Bundle

Rails Over the Mountains / Rails to the Atlantic / Rails Across Ontario / and 3 more

By: Ron Brown

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Dundurn Railroad 6-Book Bundle

Rails Over the Mountains / Rails to the Atlantic / Rails Across Ontario / and 3 more

By: Ron Brown

A must for any Canadian railroad aficionado, this special bundle gathers six books in one for a can’t-miss retrospective of the nation’s railway history. Rails Over the Mountains Explore western Canada’s rich railway history, travelling from the grand railway hotels and rustic stations to relive a time when trains used to rumble in the West. Rails to the Atlantic Explore eastern Canada’s railway heritage, including stations from the late 1850s, grand hotels, bridges, and roundhouses. The Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore Once the lifeblood of Canada, railways and heritage stations are a fading part of the patrimony of communities across the nation. Rails Across Ontario Train buffs and history lovers now have a book that explores the heritage of Ontario’s railways, from its oldest stations to its highest bridges, most glamorous hotels and historic train rides. Rails Across the Prairies Canada’s rail lines were pivotal in establishing the icons that mark today’s landscape: massive bridges, sentinel-like grain elevators, pattern-book wayside stations. In Search of the Grand Trunk Discover the legacy and lore of Ontario’s railway era by exploring the lost and abandoned rail lines that once were essential to the province’s well-being.

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1459736818

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Long Island Freemasons

By: Ron Seifried

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Long Island Freemasons

By: Ron Seifried

The first Masonic lodge in what is today Nassau and Suffolk Counties was constituted in 1793. For over 200 years, more than 70 lodges were founded and flourished in various locations from Amagansett to Great Neck. For the first time, some of the secrets of the Masonic fraternity are revealed in this book. Recovered from dusty lodge attics and closets, this selection of long-forgotten photographs and artifacts gives the readers a brief glimpse of what was taking place behind the closed doors of their local lodge. Long Island was the Masonic home of Theodore Roosevelt of Oyster Bay and, 30 years later, was honored by a visit to the Huntington Masonic lodge by his fifth cousin and fellow Mason Franklin D. Roosevelt. Masons continue to support the community through charitable endeavors, including the Masonic Medical Research Institute, Masonic Safety Identification Programs, Shriners Hospitals, and many more.

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Risk Thinking

...In an Uncertain World

By: Ron S. Dembo

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Risk Thinking

...In an Uncertain World

By: Ron S. Dembo

Our age of radical uncertainty requires a new way of assessing risk that pays more attention to the extreme outliers that too often become tomorrow’s reality. Today’s models cannot cope with the frightening new unpredictable risks we face every day that frequently seem to come out of left field – the effects of climate change, a killer pandemic, a cascading wildfire, a financial crisis triggered by faceless algorithms, or a devastating cyber-attack that shuts down the electric power grid. This accessible book advocates a new, more realistic approach to analyzing risk and strategizing—one that is less reliant on a single solution or unnuanced forecast. They help us look for the almost unimaginable situations that we cannot see. The book targets non-technical and technical individuals who are faced with complex decisions. Here is what some thought leaders are saying about “Risk Thinking.” “Had we central bankers employed Dembo’s risk thinking approach and analytical tools we could have avoided the Great Financial Crisis.” David Dodge, former Governor of the Bank of Canada “A provocative and clear manual for anyone trying to assess risks today” -Gillian Tett, Financial Times, Editorial Board and Editor-at-large, U.S. “Enjoy this book. It is insightfully written, fun to read and assess risks to navigating our uncertain future” -Col Chris Hadfield, engineer, test pilot and astronaut. Formerly Commander of the International Space Station, and Nasa Director of Operations in Russia. “We can all think of major recent failures to manage risk: in the economy, financial services, health care and climate change....as the world becomes more complex, managing risk will become more important and more difficult. This book provides an effective and refreshingly practical framework for addressing this challenge”. -Mike Pedersen, Chairman Business Development Bank of Canada, Former President at and CEO, TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank. In Risk Thinking, Ron Dembo gives the reader tools to unravel the mysteries of risk in an accessible and eloquent way. This is a must read for any strategic thinker and emerging leader looking to thrive in an uncertain world.” Dr. Phil De Luna, Carbontech Innovator and selected as one of Forbes 30 Under 30.

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Sea of Bones

By: Ron Faust

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Sea of Bones

By: Ron Faust

Dan Shaw hopes to be a lawyer someday—if he can only stay out of prison long enough to pass the bar. Neither is likely when he agrees to help hotshot Florida attorney Thomas Petrie track down a slick con man who’s swindled a consortium of well-to-do Paradise Key clients out of $22 million. But the charismatic Victor Trebuchet and his sexy partner in crime are a lot more dangerous than anyone imagined. And the silken counter-sting set up in an Italian villa to snare the couple may end up trapping Shaw instead. With that much money on the line, anyone is liable to betray anyone. But in the meantime, Shaw’s living the high life and he’s in way over his head. Soon he may find himself doing hard time—or worse—in a watery grave at the bottom of Bell Harbor.

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1620454491

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Show Me the Evidence

Obama's Fight for Rigor and Results in Social Policy

By: Ron Haskins,Greg Margolis

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Show Me the Evidence

Obama's Fight for Rigor and Results in Social Policy

By: Ron Haskins,Greg Margolis

The first comprehensive history of the Obama administration's evidence-based initiatives. From its earliest days, the Obama administration planned and enacted several initiatives to fund social programs based on rigorous evidence of success. Ron Haskins and Greg Margolis tell the story of six—spanning preschool and K-12 education, teen pregnancy, employment and training, health, and community-based programs. Readers will appreciate the fast-moving descriptions of the politics and policy debates that shaped these federal programs and the analysis of whether they will truly reshape federal social policy and greatly improve its impacts on the nation's social problems. Based on interviews with 134 individuals (including advocates, officials at the Office of Management and Budget and the Domestic Policy Council, Congressional staff, and officials in the federal agencies administering the initiatives) as well as Congressional and administration documents and news accounts, the authors examine each of the six initiatives in separate chapters. The story of each initiative includes a review of the social problem the initiative addresses; the genesis and enactment of the legislation that authorized the initiative; and the development of the procedures used by the administration to set the evidence standard and evaluation requirements—including the requirements for grant applications and awarding of grants.

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Brookings Institution Press

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0815725701

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Conversations with Classic Film Stars

Interviews from Hollywood’s Golden Era

By: James Bawden,Ron Miller

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Conversations with Classic Film Stars

Interviews from Hollywood’s Golden Era

By: James Bawden,Ron Miller

Bawden and Miller present an astonishing collection of rare interviews with the greatest celebrities of Hollywood's golden age. Conducted over the course of more than fifty years, they recount intimate conversations with some of the most famous leading men and women of the era. Each interview takes readers behind the scenes with some of cinema's most iconic stars, as the actors convey unforgettable stories.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813167124

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Rails Across the Prairies

The Railway Heritage of Canada’s Prairie Provinces

By: Ron Brown

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Rails Across the Prairies

The Railway Heritage of Canada’s Prairie Provinces

By: Ron Brown

Follow the evolution of the rail legacy of the Canadian Prairies from the arrival of the first engine on a barge to today’s realities. Rails Across the Prairies traces the evolution of Canada’s rail network, including the appearance of the first steam engine on the back of a barge. The book looks at the arrival of European settlers before the railway and examines how they coped by using ferry services on the Assiniboine and North Saskatchewan Rivers. The work then follows the building of the railways, the rivalries of their owners, and the unusual irrigation works of Canadian Pacific Railway. The towns were nearly all the creation of the railways from their layout to their often unusual names. Eventually, the rail lines declined, though many are experiencing a limited revival. Learn what the heritage lover can still see of the Prairies’ railway legacy, including existing rail operations and the stories the railways brought with them. Many landmarks lie vacant, including ghost towns and elevators, while many others survive as museums or interpretative sites.

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Dundurn

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1459702166

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Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

By: Ron McGregor

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Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

By: Ron McGregor

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep is the life experiences of Ron McGregor. Born the youngest of six children by immigrants from North Dakota, USA, settlers carving out an existence in Canada's flatland called Saskatchewan. This is a biographical account of ups and downs created throughout the booms and busts of the oil patch. As the ups and downs of the oil patch occurred so did the ups and downs of Ron's bipolar condition making life difficult for those close to him. A story of a man trying to achieve great things but never realizing until too late what the best things in life are.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1479780995

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A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #10: Colossal Fossil

By: Ron Roy

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A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #10: Colossal Fossil

By: Ron Roy

In the tenth A to Z Mysteries Super Edition, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose have a sleepover . . . with a Spinosaurus! It's sleepover night at a science museum in Boston. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose can't wait to settle their sleeping bags near the museum's colossal fossil--a giant Spinosaurus skeleton--and tour the exhibits long after closing time. But after they fall asleep, they wake to a terrible crash! Is the dinosaur fossil damaged? Or is there another big problem at the science museum? Help Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve mysteries from A to Z! From The Absent Author to The Zombie Zone, there's a mystery for every letter of the alphabet, plus ten super editions with even more A to Z fun. And don't miss Ron Roy's series for younger readers, Calendar Mysteries!

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Random House Books for Young Readers

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0399552006

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The Memory of Running

By: Ron McLarty

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The Memory of Running

By: Ron McLarty

Smithy is an American original, worthy of a place on the shelf just below your Hucks, your Holdens, your Yossarians." —Stephen King Every so often, a novel comes along that captures the public’s imagination with a story that sweeps readers up and takes them on a thrilling, unforgettable ride. Ron McLarty’s The Memory of Running is this decade’s novel. By all accounts, especially his own, Smithson "Smithy" Ide is a loser. An overweight, friendless, chain-smoking, forty-three-year-old drunk, Smithy’s life becomes completely unhinged when he loses his parents and long-lost sister within the span of one week. Rolling down the driveway of his parents’ house in Rhode Island on his old Raleigh bicycle to escape his grief, the emotionally bereft Smithy embarks on an epic, hilarious, luminous, and extraordinary journey of discovery and redemption.

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Penguin

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0143036688

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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

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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

Since its revolutionary first edition in 1983, Rosen's Emergency Medicine set the standard for reliable, accessible, and comprehensive information to guide the clinical practice of emergency medicine. Generations of emergency medicine residents and practitioners have relied on Rosen’s as the source for current information across the spectrum of emergency medicine practice. The 9th Edition continues this tradition of excellence, offering the unparalleled clarity and authority you’ve come to expect from the award-winning leader in the field. Throughout the text, content is now more concise, clinically relevant, and accessible than ever before – meeting the needs of today’s increasingly busy emergency medicine practitioner. Delivers clear, precise information, focused writing and references; relevant, concise information; and generous use of illustrations provide definitive guidance for every emergency situation. Offers the most immediately relevant content of any emergency medicine reference, providing diagnostic and treatment recommendations with clear indications and preferred actions. Presents the expertise and knowledge of a new generation of editors, who bring fresh insights and new perspectives to the table. Includes more than 550 new figures, including new anatomy drawings, new graphs and algorithms, and new photos. Provides diligently updated content throughout, based on only the most recent and relevant medical literature. Provides improved organization in sections to enhance navigation and six new chapters: Airway Management for the Pediatric Patient; Procedural Sedation and Analgesia for the Pediatric Patient; Drug Therapy for the Pediatric Patient; Co-Morbid Medical Emergencies During Pregnancy; Drug Therapy in the Geriatric Patient; and Global and Humanitarian Emergency Medicine. Expert ConsultTM eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, Q&As, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323390161

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The Seventh Deception

By: Ron Johnson

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The Seventh Deception

By: Ron Johnson

Epic in scope in the tradition of Sometimes a Great Notion, this novel explores the values of the American West as three generations carve out a working ranch in the Idaho Panhandle. On the weekend of their 60th wedding anniversary, Ray and Betsy hold a family gathering in a final celebration at the Omak Stampede Rodeo where their eldest son, Arnie, struggles to put his life back together after his wife's death. At this rodeo once again Arnie's life will change forever. And back on the ranch Ray and Betsy will make their last, most difficult stand as Ray shows how it's done the cowboy way.

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Simon and Schuster

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1627934480

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Hubble, Humason and the Big Bang

The Race to Uncover the Expanding Universe

By: Ron Voller

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Hubble, Humason and the Big Bang

The Race to Uncover the Expanding Universe

By: Ron Voller

The story of Hubble and Humason is one for the ages—and in particular, the Cosmic Age. In this compelling book, science writer Ron Voller digs deep into how and why the two scientists continued to investigate their theory of universal expansion in the face of persistent doubt, contrary theories, and calamitous world events. The evolution of this dynamic duo’s tenuous friendship and professional partnership is in many ways as intriguing as their groundbreaking work on the evolution of the universe. The book therefore traces their lives from their childhoods into their burgeoning careers, revealing how a World War and their own personal differences stood in the way of initial cooperation. It then shows how despite all this, the two opposites eventually came together in the pursuit of something far greater than themselves. This grand story is inextricably interwoven with that of Albert Einstein, Willem de Sitter, and other great physicists of the era, all of whom took part in the staggering quest to make sense of the Big Bang and what followed. “Edwin Hubble has often been considered as an island of sorts—a lone wolf of astronomy. But Voller’s book shows otherwise, as he examines Milt Humason’s essential contributions to our understanding of the expanding universe.” - Daniel Lewis, Dibner Senior Curator, History of Science & Technology, The Huntington Library

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Springer Nature

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3030821811

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Emergency Medicine

Concepts and Clinical Practice

By: John Marx,Robert Hockberger,Ron Walls

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Emergency Medicine

Concepts and Clinical Practice

By: John Marx,Robert Hockberger,Ron Walls

In an emergency, you only have one chance...and usually very little time...to make the right decision. How can you be certain you have the knowledge you need? Through six editions, Rosen’s Emergency Medicine has set the standard in emergency medicine, offering unparalleled comprehensiveness, clarity, and authority. Now, the seventh edition places the latest knowledge at your fingertips, while a more streamlined format makes it easy to find the exact information you seek more rapidly and conveniently than ever before. Presents more than 1,200 exquisite color illustrations that accurately capture the real-life appearance of patient symptoms and diagnostic imaging findings, helping you to reach a definitive diagnosis more easily. Includes "Cardinal Presentations" sections that provide quick and easy guidance on differential diagnosis and directed testing. Presents greatly expanded coverage of emergency ultrasound and emergency gynecological disorders to place the latest knowledge at your fingertips, as well as state-of-the-art coverage of emergency ultrasound, management of sepsis, new airway devices, updated protocols for adult and pediatric cardiac arrest, STEMI and NSTEMI/ACS, DVT and PTE, and much, much more. Features a streamlined format that focuses on the most need-to-know information so you can find answers more quickly.

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0323076904

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