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Faubus

The Life and Times of an American Prodigal

By: Roy Reed

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Faubus

The Life and Times of an American Prodigal

By: Roy Reed

In this close, personal history, the result of eight years of intensive research, Reed finds Faubus to be an opaque man, "an insoluable mixture of cynicism and compassion, guile and grace, wickedness and goodness," and, ultimately, "one of the last Americans to perceive politics as a grand game." New York Times Book Review Notable Book for 1997 1998 Certificate of Commendation, American Association for State and Local History

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University of Arkansas Press

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1557284679

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9781557284679

Looking for Hogeye

By: Roy Reed

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Looking for Hogeye

By: Roy Reed

In that always compelling yet simple style that has made Roy Reed one of the country’s foremost journalists, he shows us—as we share with him delightful moments and rich insights on the way to Hogeye—Southerners still different for being Southerners, and country Southerners who are even more so, pained by bruises and comforted by salves that are peculiarly their own. “I hope that my city friends will not be upset to learn that this book is a little more sympathetic to the Arkansas hill people than it is to New Yorkers,” he says. “I have grown attached to cities over the years, but I am still, somewhere near my heart, a hillbilly. I have gone to a lot of trouble to remember that.” This book is a special admission into those hills, to Vacation Bible School, tent meetings, sale barns, back roads and pool halls, to dog days in Hogeye. To read Looking for Hogeye is to sit with Roy Reed on his wide front porch as he tells by the life he lives why, after Washington, London, and New York, he made his home in the north Arkansas hills, where he felt—as he puts it—”like Brer Rabbit reentering the briar patch.” It is a visit not to be missed, and not to be forgotten.

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University of Arkansas Press

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0938626620

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9780938626626

Beware of Limbo Dancers

A Correspondent’s Adventures with the New York Times

By: Roy Reed

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Beware of Limbo Dancers

A Correspondent’s Adventures with the New York Times

By: Roy Reed

This witty, wide-ranging memoir from Roy Reed--a native Arkansan who became a reporter for the New York Times--begins with tales of the writer's formative years growing up in Arkansas and the start of his career at the legendary Arkansas Gazette. Reed joined the New York Times in 1965 and was quickly thrust into the chaos of the Selma, Alabama, protest movement and the historical interracial march to Montgomery. His story then moves from days of racial violence to the political combat of Washington. Reed covered the Johnson White House and the early days of the Nixon administration as it wrestled with the competing demands of black voters and southern resistance to a new world. The memoir concludes with engaging postings from New Orleans and London and other travels of a reporter always on the lookout for new people, old ways, good company, and fresh outrages.

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University of Arkansas Press

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1610755022

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9781610755023

The Wealth Creators

5 Success Styles of the Multi-Millionaires

By: Roy C. Smith

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The Wealth Creators

5 Success Styles of the Multi-Millionaires

By: Roy C. Smith

The last two decades saw a greater rise in wealth than during any comparable period in history. Now meet the wealth-driven people behind the dollars. The Multi-Millionaires. How Much They Made. How Each One Made It. At the beginning of 2000, there were nearly three hundred billionaires and five million millionaires living in the United States. Total household wealth had reached $37 trillion, up from just over $8 trillion when Ronald Reagan became president. he stories of these super-rich men and women reflect the social and economic history of the last twenty years. Roy C. Smith's The Wealth Creators takes the reader into five core areas of opportunity today as well as the career turning points of key individuals in each: - Entrepreneurs like Mike Bloomberg, Sam Walton, and Ted Turner, - Dealmakers such as Kirk Kerkorian, Ron Perelman, and Larry Tisch, - Investors like Warren Buffett and financiers like George Soros, - Corporate executives such as Jack Welch, Sandy Weill, and Michael Eisner, - And entertainers like Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, and Tiger Woods.

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Truman Talley Books

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1429980893

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9781429980890

Fantastic Four Epic Collection

Annihilus Revealed

By: Roy Thomas

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Fantastic Four Epic Collection

Annihilus Revealed

By: Roy Thomas

Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #126-146 and Giant-Size Super-Stars #1. FANTASTIC FOUR enters a new era as Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway take the reins! And Thomas begins where it all began - with the Mole Man! - this time paired with Kala, Queen of the Netherworld, and topped off with a retelling of the FF's origin. The drama remains at its peak as the Human Torch's relationship with Crystal runs head-on into Quicksilver! Meanwhile, the Frightful Four launches a surprise attack that pushes Reed and Sue to the breaking point. In the aftermath, Medusa will become the FF's newest member! Then it's into the Negative Zone for the origin of Annihilus! Also featuring a new look for the Torch, classic battles with Thundra and the Hulk, the return of Doctor Doom and the world's creepiest babysitter, Agatha Harkness!

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Marvel Entertainment

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130294293X

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9781302942939

First Hubby

A Novel About a Man Who Happens to Be Married to the President of the United States

By: Roy Blount

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First Hubby

A Novel About a Man Who Happens to Be Married to the President of the United States

By: Roy Blount

A funny novel of the first “First Husband,” from an author who “writes in the grand tradition of such American humorists as Mark Twain and Will Rogers” (Library Journal). Guy Fox first encountered Clementine on the campus of Dingler College. She was running, stark naked, away from an on-campus protest and the police who were pursuing her. Guy and Clementine’s romance wound through turbulent social movements of the ’60s and ’70s, all the way to Clementine’s ascension to the Oval Office. As the nation’s very first First Husband, Guy is privy to the surreal intricacies of presidential life, and he sets out to write a light and thoroughly uncontroversial memoir about his relationship with Clementine. But the First Hubby can’t help but let some of his more mischievous qualities slip through into his book . . . The thoroughly charming First Hubby is an engrossing novel about politics, family, and the art of marriage that “offers an emphatic and romantic ‘yes’ to the question ‘Can true love survive the Oval Office’?” (The New Yorker).

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Open Road Media

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1480457736

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The Limits of Resolution

By: Geoffrey de Villiers,E. Roy Pike

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The Limits of Resolution

By: Geoffrey de Villiers,E. Roy Pike

This beautiful book can be read as a novel presenting carefully our quest to get more and more information from our observations and measurements. Its authors are particularly good at relating it." --Pierre C. Sabatier "This is a unique text - a labor of love pulling together for the first time the remarkably large array of mathematical and statistical techniques used for analysis of resolution in many systems of importance today – optical, acoustical, radar, etc.... I believe it will find widespread use and value." --Dr. Robert G.W. Brown, Chief Executive Officer, American Institute of Physics "The mix of physics and mathematics is a unique feature of this book which can be basic not only for PhD students but also for researchers in the area of computational imaging." --Mario Bertero, Professor, University of Geneva "a tour-de-force covering aspects of history, mathematical theory and practical applications. The authors provide a penetrating insight into the often confused topic of resolution and in doing offer a unifying approach to the subject that is applicable not only to traditional optical systems but also modern day, computer-based systems such as radar and RF communications." --Prof. Ian Proudler, Loughborough University "a ‘must have’ for anyone interested in imaging and the spatial resolution of images. This book provides detailed and very readable account of resolution in imaging and organizes the recent history of the subject in excellent fashion.... I strongly recommend it." --Michael A. Fiddy, Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte This book brings together the concept of resolution, which limits what we can determine about our physical world, with the theory of linear inverse problems, emphasizing practical applications. The book focuses on methods for solving illposed problems that do not have unique stable solutions. After introducing basic concepts, the contents address problems with "continuous" data in detail before turning to cases of discrete data sets. As one of the unifying principles of the text, the authors explain how non-uniqueness is a feature of measurement problems in science where precision and resolution is essentially always limited by some kind of noise.

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CRC Press

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1498758126

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9781498758123

The Baseball MEGAPACK ®

24 Classic Baseball Stories

By: Zane Grey,Octavus Roy Cohen,A. Lincoln Bender,Michael Avallone,Lester Chadwick

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The Baseball MEGAPACK ®

24 Classic Baseball Stories

By: Zane Grey,Octavus Roy Cohen,A. Lincoln Bender,Michael Avallone,Lester Chadwick

Baseball. For more than a hundred years, it's been the subject of short stories. Here is a classic collection of 20th Century tales by such masters as Zane Gray, Michael Avallone, Octavus Roy Cohen, and others -- including 6 novels in the "Baseball Joe" series! Included are: AW, LET THE KID HIT, by Michael Avallone THE WILD MAN, by Octavus Roy Cohen THE TRUMP CARD, by Octavus Roy Cohen MacGINLEY CATCHES MICE, by A. Lincoln Bender J ACK AND THE BEAN BALL, by Samuel G. Camp INFORM MR. SWEENEY, by Samuel G. Camp THE REDHEADED OUTFIELD, by Zane Grey THE RUBE, by Zane Grey THE RUBE'S PENNANT, by Zane Grey THE RUBE'S HONEYMOON, by Zane Grey THE RUBE'S WATERLOO, by Zane Grey BREAKING INTO FAST COMPANY, by Zane Grey THE KNOCKER, by Zane Grey THE WINNING BALL, by Zane Grey FALSE COLORS, by Zane Grey THE MANAGER OF MADDEN’S HILL, by Zane Grey OLD WELL-WELL, by Zane Grey THE YOUNG PITCHER, by Zane Grey BASEBALL JOE OF THE SILVER STARS, by Lester Chadwick BASEBALL JOE ON THE SCHOOL NINE, by Lester Chadwick BASEBALL JOE AT YALE, by Lester Chadwick BASEBALL JOE IN THE CENTRAL LEAGUE, by Lester Chadwick BASEBALL JOE IN THE BIG LEAGUE, by Lester Chadwick BASEBALL JOE AROUND THE WORLD, by Lester Chadwick And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 100+ entries in the Megapack series -- including volumes of science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, westerns, and much, much more!

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1434446603

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9781434446602

The Humble Essay

A Readable Introduction to College Writing

By: Roy K. Humble

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The Humble Essay

A Readable Introduction to College Writing

By: Roy K. Humble

The Humble Essay is so much more than a writing textbook. It gives you tools, tips, and tricks that actually explain what a writer does. It doesn’t sugarcoat the process or dumb down the very real challenges that entering a college writing space requires. This book is more like a friend. It’s the kind of friend that will coach you through a tough time and encourage you, and it will make you laugh while you go through it. It’s the kind of friend who holds your hair back when you’re sick of writing and gives you the courage to try again. Roy K. Humble is the kind of writing teacher who understands the struggle of learning how to write like a college student and doesn’t just tell you what you want to hear. His lessons here are profound, but in the sense that they are delivered by someone who wants you to feel included in the conversation about what good college writing should be. He writes to students in language they can understand without becoming English majors and with just enough humor to keep them reading. He writes for faculty, moving step by step through the unadorned guiding principles of effective formal writing so that faculty have a great framework on which to build their classes. Perhaps most importantly, Humble understands that the price of a book matters to students, so his books are affordable. From every perspective, Humble gets it. The Humble Essay has students covered on these important topics: Understanding the college essay as an idea Grasping the stages of the writing process Organizing the college essay around cohesive paragraphs Thinking for yourself as a college student Gathering and synthesizing sources and information Guiding readers through a thoughtful college essay

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Chemeketa Press

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1955499195

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9781955499194

Traditional Festivals [2 volumes]

A Multicultural Encyclopedia [2 volumes]

By: Christian Roy

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Traditional Festivals [2 volumes]

A Multicultural Encyclopedia [2 volumes]

By: Christian Roy

This illustrated reference work covers a wide range of festivals that have sacred origins and are, or have been, part of a folk tradition, a world religion, or a major civilization. Traditional Festivals: A Multicultural Encyclopedia travels around the world and across the centuries to uncover an often unexpected richness of meaning in some of the major sacred festivals of the world's religions, the hallowed calendars of ancient civilizations, and the seasonal celebrations of tribal cultures. From Akitu to Yom Kippur, its 150+ entries look at the content and context of these festivals from a number of perspectives (including those relating to theology, anthropology, folklore, and social theory), tracing their historical development and variations across cultures. Readers will get a vivid sense of what each festival means to the people celebrating it; how each captures its culture's beliefs, hopes and fears, founding myths, and redemptive visions; and how each expresses the universal need of humans to connect their lives to a timeless spiritual dimension.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1851096892

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9781851096893

Laurier in Love

A Novel

By: Roy MacSkimming

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Laurier in Love

A Novel

By: Roy MacSkimming

From the author of Macdonald, comes a new novel about an extraordinary love triangle set at the apex of Canada’s national life at the dawn of the twentieth century. A deeply absorbing novel of passion and politics, Laurier in Love reveals a side of Sir Wilfrid Laurier as Canadians have never known him: romantic and idealistic, inspiring and seductive, yet conflicted and compromised, as he balances his time between his wife and his mistress. Elegant, silver-tongued Sir Wilfrid Laurier is just beginning his fabled career as one of the nation’s greatest leaders. Some Canadians revile him simply because he is French-Canadian and Roman Catholic, the first Prime Minister from Quebec. Keenly aware of the difficulties lying ahead, Laurier tells his devoted wife, Zoë Laurier, how much he needs her. At the same time, he assures his ambitious, literary lover, Émilie Lavergne, that she too is indispensable to him. Through the eyes of these two fascinating women, we see Laurier the orator, charming Americans in Chicago; Laurier the statesman, starring at Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee celebrations in London; Laurier the conciliator, walking the perilous line between demands of English and French as Canada fights her first foreign war in distant South Africa. The cast of characters includes the aging monarch, the doomed President McKinley, a young Winston Churchill, an even younger Mackenzie King. Both epic and intimate in scale, Laurier in Love gives readers the authentic sense of the man, the era, the politics and the complex personal life Laurier led behind the scenes.

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Dundurn.com

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0887628397

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9780887628399

Literary Explorations: A Reader for English 2332

By: Roy Bearden-White

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Literary Explorations: A Reader for English 2332

By: Roy Bearden-White

An Anthology of World Literature. Volume One: Early World Literature to 1700. A textbook for use with Dr. Roy Bearden-White's Early World Literature course, English 2332, at South Plains College. This textbook includes canonical works from the Ancient World, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance, with representations from Egypt, India, China, Spain, Italy, Scandinavia, England, and the Middle East.

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Lulu.com

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1329466705

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9781329466708

CCFCS collection of musical instruments: Volume 1

Aerophones

By: Roy W. Gibbons

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CCFCS collection of musical instruments: Volume 1

Aerophones

By: Roy W. Gibbons

This volume constitutes a catalogue of one hundred and thirty-six aerophones from a wide range of cultures in the collections of the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies.

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University of Ottawa Press

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1772823473

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9781772823479

The Four Year Hitch

By: Roy Reichelt Jr.,Roy Reichelt, III

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The Four Year Hitch

By: Roy Reichelt Jr.,Roy Reichelt, III

The year is 1952, the Korean War is in full swing and the Military draft is taking its toll on America’s youth. If you were between eighteen and twenty-five years of age, you were subject to it. American’s didn’t like the war or the draft and violent protests are common throughout the country. Unfortunately, the targets of the protesters were the innocent victims of the draft — our men in uniform. There is some good news too. Because of wartime spending, the economy is on the rise and jobs are plentiful. The only drawback is to obtain one of these good jobs, your military obligation had to be fulfilled or you couldn’t even fill out an application. I graduated from high school in May and was attempting to get on with my life. At that point in time, I was an only child living at home — catered to and spoiled by doting parents. I was also a loner both in and out of school. I hadn’t participated in any high school activities including sports, and didn’t date or have much of a social life. To me, planning my future meant getting a decent job so I could buy a car. After a fruitless year of job searching, I decided to join the U.S. Air Force for a four year hitch. This isn’t a war story, but rather about some of the more humorous adventures, or should I say, misadventures I experienced while serving my four year hitch. It was during this period that I grew from a naïve boy to a responsible man and father.

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Seashell Books

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0988292637

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Racing Fuel for the Spirit

Inspirational Devotions and Stories for Motorcycle Riders

By: Roy Jenkins

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Racing Fuel for the Spirit

Inspirational Devotions and Stories for Motorcycle Riders

By: Roy Jenkins

Motorcycling has become more than a fad in America. It is now a pastime for a growing number of people. Entire families are riding dirt bikes and ATVs for recreation. Motocross racing is the fastest growing motor sport behind NASCAR and has captured the imagination of an entire generation of fans who enjoy the excitement of extreme sports. Roy Jenkins started riding motorcycles in the early 70s and was a successful amateur racer by the time he graduated from High School. Today he is a motocross racing announcer, chaplain, teacher and journalist. Racing Fuel for the Spirit is his second book written for motorcycle riders who want inspiration and spiritual growth from the Bible. Using his 20 years of Bible teaching experience and Masters degree in Biblical Studies, this ordained minister leads weekly devotions at motocross and Arenacross races in Mississippi and Louisiana. He uses stories from his years as a Pastor, River deck hand, Oil-field commercial diver, school teacher and most importantly as a husband and father. He throws in some stories from his experiences from motocross racing, cross-country motorcycle trips, and even sailing adventures. Photos from the people, places and events are sprinkled liberally throughout the book. His calling, gift and purpose is to get the Bible into the hands of people who wont normally read it for themselves. He uses a real life story, raises an interesting question, then brings in the appropriate Bible principle, sometimes finishing off with a memorable quote for the day. In this book he includes photos from the world of motorcycling and beyond to help the reader picture the inspirational thought. Racing Fuel for the Spirit is especially helpful for those who are too busy to read, but are interested in hearing how Gods Word applies to a wide range of everyday topics such as: love, family, worry, prayer, patience, health, competing, depression, work, school, getting old, enjoying life, hope,

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AuthorHouse

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1463486480

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9781463486488

Landmark Supreme Court Cases

The Most Influential Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States

By: Gary R. Hartman,Roy M. Mersky,Cindy L. Tate

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Landmark Supreme Court Cases

The Most Influential Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States

By: Gary R. Hartman,Roy M. Mersky,Cindy L. Tate

Groundbreaking cases in the American legal system. Through its interpretations of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, the Supreme Court issues decisions that shape American law, define the functioning of government and society,

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Infobase Publishing

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1438110367

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What is Islamic Philosophy?

By: Roy Jackson

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What is Islamic Philosophy?

By: Roy Jackson

What is Islamic Philosophy? offers a broad introduction to Islamic thought, from its origins to the many challenging issues facing Muslims in the contemporary world. The chapters explore early Islamic philosophy and trace its development through key themes and figures up to the twenty-first century. Topics covered include: ethical issues such as just war, abortion, women’s rights, homosexuality and cloning questions in political philosophy regarding what kind of Islamic state could exist and how democratic can (or should) Islam really be the contribution of Islam to ‘big questions’ such as the existence of God, the concept of the soul, and what constitutes truth. This fresh and original book includes a helpful glossary and suggestions for further reading. It is ideal for students coming to the subject for the first time as well as anyone wanting to learn about the philosophical tradition and dilemmas that are part of the Islamic worldview.

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Routledge

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1317814037

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The Woodwright's Eclectic Workshop

By: Roy Underhill

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The Woodwright's Eclectic Workshop

By: Roy Underhill

For more than ten years, Roy Underhill has taught the techniques of traditional woodcraft, or 'how to start with a tree and an axe and make one thing after another until you have a house and everything in it.' Through his popular PBS series, The Woodwright's Shop,' and his previous books, Roy has inspired millions--from professional craftspeople to armchair woodworkers--with his talent, knowledge, and enthusiasm. Roy returns now with his fourth book, The Woodwright's Eclectic Workshop. It features step-by-step instructions for many projects featured on the television series in recent years, including such popular projects as the Adirondack chair, tavern table, folding ladder, rocking horse, lathe, and kayak. All projects are illustrated with photographs and measured drawings. The book also includes colorful descriptions of what it was like to be a tradesperson who made a living by hand, working with the tools and methods Roy describes on television and in his books: carpenters, joiners, wheelwright, millwrights, chairmakers, and blacksmiths. As Roy puts it, he wants to examine 'the old paths in the way that they were originally taken: not as adventuresome recreations but a profession that put food on the table and clothes on the kids.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807869813

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9780807869819

The Collected Poems of Roy Campbell

By: Roy Campbell

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The Collected Poems of Roy Campbell

By: Roy Campbell

Ignatius Royston Dunnachie Campbell, better known as Roy Campbell, was a South African poet and satirist. He was considered by T. S. Eliot, Dylan Thomas and Edith Sitwell to have been one of the best poets of the period between the First and Second World Wars. Here are his collected poems all under one volume!

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Rare Treasure Editions

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1774644282

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9781774644287

African Exploits

The Diaries of William Stairs, 1887-1892

By: Roy D. MacLaren

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African Exploits

The Diaries of William Stairs, 1887-1892

By: Roy D. MacLaren

Born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Stairs (1863-1892) attended the Royal Military College in Kingston before being commissioned in the British army. Wearied of peacetime soldiering, he volunteered in 1887 to participate in Sir Henry M. Stanley's final trans-African expedition to rescue Emin Pasha, the last of "Chinese" Gordon's lieutenants in the Sudan. The expedition emerged almost three years later in Zanzibar, a reluctant Pasha in tow, having left a trail of havoc and suffering behind it. Stairs promptly volunteered for a second expedition in Africa to secure Katanga for King Leopold II of the Belgians as part of the controversial Congo Free State. Stairs was a cruel leader, condoning decapitation and mutilation to attain colonial ends. The expedition succeeded, but at the price of suffering, destruction, and his own life: Stairs died of malaria at the end of the expedition at the age of twenty-eight. Few diaries of the period convey better than Stairs's the nature and course of imperialist expeditions in Africa in the nineteenth century and the psychological and moral corruption caused by absolute power. Stairs's diaries of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition present a candid, personal account of the long and arduous venture, including a very unflattering assessment of Stanley, whom Stairs described as cruel, secretive, and selfish. The Katanga diaries, written as an official company account of the expedition, were intended partly to provide information useful to those intent upon exploiting the African hinterland. African Exploits is the most complete published collection of Stairs's diaries, with a new translation of the Katanga diaries, which no longer exist in the original English. Roy MacLaren's introduction and conclusion set Stairs's adventures in the colonial context of the era and analyse the psychological effects of his experiences.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773566716

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9780773566712

Silicon Photonics

Fueling the Next Information Revolution

By: Daryl Inniss,Roy Rubenstein

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Silicon Photonics

Fueling the Next Information Revolution

By: Daryl Inniss,Roy Rubenstein

Silicon photonics uses chip-making techniques to fabricate photonic circuits. The emerging technology is coming to market at a time of momentous change. The need of the Internet content providers to keep scaling their data centers is becoming increasing challenging, the chip industry is facing a future without Moore's law, while telcos must contend with a looming capacity crunch due to continual traffic growth. Each of these developments is significant in its own right. Collectively, they require new thinking in the design of chips, optical components, and systems. Such change also signals new business opportunities and disruption. Notwithstanding challenges, silicon photonics' emergence is timely because it is the future of several industries. For the optical industry, the technology will allow designs to be tackled in new ways. For the chip industry, silicon photonics will become the way of scaling post-Moore's law. New system architectures enabled by silicon photonics will improve large-scale computing and optical communications. Silicon Photonics: Fueling the Next Information Revolution outlines the history and status of silicon photonics. The book discusses the trends driving the datacom and telecom industries, the main but not the only markets for silicon photonics. In particular, developments in optical transport and the data center are discussed as are the challenges. The book details the many roles silicon photonics will play, from wide area networks down to the chip level. Silicon photonics is set to change the optical components and chip industries; this book explains how. - Captures the latest research assessing silicon photonics development and prospects - Demonstrates how silicon photonics addresses the challenges of managing bandwidth over distance and within systems - Explores potential applications of SiP, including servers, datacenters, and Internet of Things

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Morgan Kaufmann

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0128029927

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9780128029923

Anatomy Of Madness Vol 2

By: W F Bynum,Michael Shepherd,Roy Porter

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Anatomy Of Madness Vol 2

By: W F Bynum,Michael Shepherd,Roy Porter

This is a collection of essays on the history of Psychiatry. Volume II of three, offers works around the institutions and society from the eighteenth century to 1917. Most of the papers in these volumes arose from a seminar series on the history of psychiatry and a one-day seminar on the same theme held at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London, during the academic year 1982-83.

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Routledge

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1136525203

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Crises in Kerrville

A Jan Kokk Mystery

By: Roy F. Sullivan

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Crises in Kerrville

A Jan Kokk Mystery

By: Roy F. Sullivan

Jan Kokk, famous investigator from Curacao, finally comes to Texas. Not by design, the visit is caused by the emergency landing of his California flight in Texas. Once landed in Kerrville, Kokk is the star witness to a bomb threat during the flight. If that isnt enough, a wealthy Hollywood magnate is found dead in the planes rest room. While assisting the FBI, Homeland Security, Texas Rangers and the local sheriff, Kokk falls in love with a flight attendant. Will Kokk, the famous, scrupulous investigator, allow love to interfere with--even override--the law?

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1496956745

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Reds, Whites, and Blues

Social Movements, Folk Music, and Race in the United States

By: William G. Roy

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Reds, Whites, and Blues

Social Movements, Folk Music, and Race in the United States

By: William G. Roy

Music, and folk music in particular, is often embraced as a form of political expression, a vehicle for bridging or reinforcing social boundaries, and a valuable tool for movements reconfiguring the social landscape. Reds, Whites, and Blues examines the political force of folk music, not through the meaning of its lyrics, but through the concrete social activities that make up movements. Drawing from rich archival material, William Roy shows that the People's Songs movement of the 1930s and 40s, and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s implemented folk music's social relationships--specifically between those who sang and those who listened--in different ways, achieving different outcomes. Roy explores how the People's Songsters envisioned uniting people in song, but made little headway beyond leftist activists. In contrast, the Civil Rights Movement successfully integrated music into collective action, and used music on the picket lines, at sit-ins, on freedom rides, and in jails. Roy considers how the movement's Freedom Songs never gained commercial success, yet contributed to the wider achievements of the Civil Rights struggle. Roy also traces the history of folk music, revealing the complex debates surrounding who or what qualified as "folk" and how the music's status as racially inclusive was not always a given. Examining folk music's galvanizing and unifying power, Reds, Whites, and Blues casts new light on the relationship between cultural forms and social activity.

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140083516X

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Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States

—Vol. I: Ferns to Birthworts

By: Le Roy Abrams,Roxana Stinchfield Ferris

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Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States

—Vol. I: Ferns to Birthworts

By: Le Roy Abrams,Roxana Stinchfield Ferris

A Stanford University Press classic.

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0804700036

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9780804700030

The Federal Income Tax

By: Roy Gillispie Blakey,Gladys C. Blakey

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The Federal Income Tax

By: Roy Gillispie Blakey,Gladys C. Blakey

This was the first book to put the American federal income tax into its historical and political context. Acclaimed upon publication as a necessary supplement to the work of Seligman and Seidman, it is still an essential work. Erwin R. Griswald was among the first to recognize this book's value. In the Harvard Law Review he wrote "[t]here is very little in this book that will help a lawyer win a case...[y]et there is much of practical value, a clear picture of the forest which might otherwise escape the lawyer bent on dissecting the trees." He predicted correctly that "[t]here is a mass of fact and comment that will make the book a standard work of reference for many a year to come" (53:1218).

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1584776463

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Building Construction Handbook

By: Roy Chudley,Roger Greeno

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Building Construction Handbook

By: Roy Chudley,Roger Greeno

Building Construction Handbook provides extensive coverage of building construction practice, processes and techniques, representing established procedures as well as those associated with recent amendments to the Building Regulations, British and European Standards and other related references. This approach, combined with the presentation of information in a highly illustrated and unique visual style, has proven this text to be a vital learning resource for thousands of building construction students, and an essential reference for professionals. The sixth edition has been updated and expanded to take into account many aspects of the new and revised Building Regulations and associated Approved Documents as applied to working practice; in particular, construction requirements for conserving and economising energy and reducing atmospheric pollution (as this relates to Building Regulations Part L – Conservation of fuel and power). This new edition also develops existing topics, including adaptation of buildings to ensure compatibility for the disabled, further details of masonry construction, applications of steel reinforcement to concrete, steel framed housing principles, sound insulation and additional details of structural glazing. Throughout, reference to supplementary regulations and standards are provided for further reading, and where appropriate, design calculations are included. Online lecture resources are provided, with power point slides available for a selection of topics, featuring essential illustrations for use with presentations and handouts. The Handbook is an invaluable reference for students. It consolidates several years of study material into one comprehensive volume, suitable for a wide range of building and construction courses, including NVQs in Construction and the Built Environment, BTEC Nationals and Higher Nationals in Building Services Engineering, Construction and Civil Engineering, as well as construction related undergraduate degrees (such as Built Environment, Civil Engineering, Building Surveying, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Building, Architectural Technology and Facilities Management) and professional examinations. Roger Greeno is a well-known author of construction texts. He has extensive practical and consultancy experience in the industry, in addition to lecturing at several colleges of further and higher education, and the University of Portsmouth. He has also examined for City & Guilds, Edexcel, the Chartered Institute of Building and the University of Reading. Roy Chudley’s books on Building Construction have helped thousands of students gain their qualifications and pass exams. He was formerly a Senior Lecturer at Guildford College.

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Routledge

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1136425020

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The Last Liberal Republican

An Insider's Perspective on Nixon's Surprising Social Policy

By: John Roy Price

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The Last Liberal Republican

An Insider's Perspective on Nixon's Surprising Social Policy

By: John Roy Price

The Last Liberal Republican is a memoir from one of Nixon’s senior domestic policy advisors. John Roy Price—a member of the moderate wing of the Republican Party, a cofounder of the Ripon Society, and an employee on Nelson Rockefeller’s campaigns—joined Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and later John D. Ehrlichman, in the Nixon White House to develop domestic policies, especially on welfare, hunger, and health. Based on those policies, and the internal White House struggles around them, Price places Nixon firmly in the liberal Republican tradition of President Theodore Roosevelt, New York governor Thomas E. Dewey, and President Dwight Eisenhower. Price makes a valuable contribution to our evolving scholarship and understanding of the Nixon presidency. Nixon himself lamented that he would be remembered only for Watergate and China. The Last Liberal Republican provides firsthand insight into key moments regarding Nixon’s political and policy challenges in the domestic social policy arena. Price offers rich detail on the extent to which Nixon and his staff straddled a precarious balance between a Democratic-controlled Congress and an increasingly powerful conservative tide in Republican politics. The Last Liberal Republican provides a blow-by-blow inside view of how Nixon surprised the Democrats and shocked conservatives with his ambitious proposal for a guaranteed family income. Beyond Nixon’s surprising embrace of what we today call universal basic income, the thirty-seventh president reordered and vastly expanded the patchy food stamp program he inherited and built nutrition education and children’s food services into schools. Richard Nixon even almost achieved a national health insurance program: fifty years ago, with a private sector framework as part of his generous benefits insurance coverage for all, Nixon included coverage of preexisting conditions, prescription drug coverage for all, and federal subsidies for those who could not afford the premiums. The Last Liberal Republican will be a valuable resource for presidency scholars who are studying Nixon, his policies, the state of the Republican Party, and how the Nixon years relate to the rise of the modern conservative movement.

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University Press of Kansas

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0700636137

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A Motive for Murder

By: Roy Glenn

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A Motive for Murder

By: Roy Glenn

Roy Glenn returns with another action-packed saga in the Mike Black universe, which launched over two decades ago. The war with the Troka Clan, an Albanian mafia organization, is over. Still, Shy is convinced that the gang’s American partner, Daniel Beason, is responsible for the murder of her friend, Reeva Duckworth. Despite her promise to hang up her guns, and her husband’s pleas for her not to get involved because the Albanians are dangerous, Shy is determined to find Beason and ensure he gets what he deserves. Knowing that the boss’s wife can’t be in the streets unprotected, Shy enlists the help of her lifelong BFF, Ryder, the acting captain of Carter Garrison’s crew. Ryder has problems of her own to deal with. She’s involved in an escalating dispute with Rodney Mack, AKA Truck, one of Kojo’s top drug lieutenants. Their war of words has pushed the already fragile peace between The Family and Kojo’s organization to its breaking point. In addition to the rising tensions with The Family, Kojo has Detective Marita Bautista and her Strike Team coming hard at him, racking up big bust after big bust. Kojo is sure that Bautista has an informant inside of his organization and sends his Lieutenants to find the snitch inside his house. With the Albanians on one side and Kojo on the other, all Shy and Ryder have to do is solve Reeva Duckworth’s murder without starting a war in the process.

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1645565750

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Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Two In One Vol. 2

By: Bill Mantlo,Len Wein,Marv Wolfman,Roy Thomas

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Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Two In One Vol. 2

By: Bill Mantlo,Len Wein,Marv Wolfman,Roy Thomas

Whether its heroes looking to team up or villains trying to test their mettle, everybody loves an adventure with the ever-lovin blue-eyed Thing! And we have no doubt youll love the adventures this volume has in store. With Luke Cage, the Thing fights the giant monster Braggadoom! With Iron Man, he encounters the mythical hero Prester John! With the Golem, Son of Satan and the Scarecrow, murderous demons are conjured! With Morbius, its the return of the Living Eraser; with Ka-Zar, he lays a knuckle sandwich on a T. rex; with Spider-Man, its a MTIO/MTU crossover classic and with the FF, the Invaders and the Liberty Legion, the Thing travels back in time to World War II to battle the Third Reich! Collecting MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) #11-20 and ANNUAL #1, MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #47 and FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #11.

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1302499777

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