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Lost Heritage

The People of Old Butler, Tennessee, and the Watauga Valley : a Documentation of the Communities, Institutions, and Families Displaced Or Otherwise Affected by the Tennessee Valley Authority Watauga Reservoir

By: Russ Calhoun

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Lost Heritage

By: Russ Calhoun

During construction of the Tennessee Valley Authority Watauga Dam, TVA workers roamed the valley and interviewed the land owners and other residents prior to their homes and property being taken over by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Those reports constituted an account of the people, the valley, and the time. This compilation is a documentation of the people of old Butler and the Watauga Valley from those TVA records—and from people who hold fond, romantic memories of that place and time. It documents old Butler and surrounding communities of the Watauga Valley that were inundated, institutions that were moved or destroyed, and families that were displaced or otherwise affected by construction of the TVA Watauga Dam.

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The Overmountain Press

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1570720819

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9781570720819

The Country You Have Never Seen

Essays and Reviews

By: Joanna Russ

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The Country You Have Never Seen

Essays and Reviews

By: Joanna Russ

In 1959, at the age of 22, Joanna Russ published her first science fiction story, "Nor Custom Stale," in The Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy. In the forty-five years since, Russ has continued to write some of the most popular, creative, and important novels and stories in science fiction. She was a central figure, along with contemporaries Ursula K. Le Guin and James Tiptree, in revolutionizing science fiction in the 1960s and 1970s, and her 1970 novel, The Female Man, is widely regarded as one of the most successful and influential depictions of a feminist utopia in the entire genre. The Country You Have Never Seen gathers Joanna Russ's most important essays and reviews, revealing the vital part she played over the years in the never-ending conversation among writers and fans about the roles, boundaries, and potential of science fiction. Spanning her entire career, the collection shines a light on Russ's role in the development of new wave science fiction and feminist science fiction, while at the same time providing fascinating insight into her own development as a writer.

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Oxford University Press

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0853238693

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9780853238690

Bloodhound in Blue

The True Tales of Police Dog JJ and His Two-Legged Partner

By: Adam Russ

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Bloodhound in Blue

The True Tales of Police Dog JJ and His Two-Legged Partner

By: Adam Russ

He was born in rural Missouri, and it was immediately clear that he was different from the rest. He caught his first criminal when he was just two years old. By his sixth birthday, he had located burglars, missing children, drug dealers, rapists, and murderers—including Utah’s most wanted criminal. Known to friends as JJ, to law enforcement as Michael Serio’s partner, and to captured criminals as “that damned dog,” Jessie Jr., an exceptionally talented bloodhound, bayed like a sea lion that had swallowed a fog horn. Before JJ, few police departments in the West used bloodhounds, and none in Utah. But just when JJ was finally convincing naysayers, he and Officer Serio ran into something worse than resistance: the despair of failure amid high hope. JJ had been tracking Brian David Mitchell, the man who abducted Elizabeth Smart, when he was pulled off the track. Elizabeth later told investigators that on the day she was kidnapped she heard a dog baying in the woods behind her. In almost nine years of service, JJ helped apprehend nearly 300 criminal suspects in the Salt Lake City area. Here is his remarkable story, fleas and all. Click here to view the trailer for Bloodhound in Blue.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0762796537

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9780762796533

Hiking the Columbia River Gorge

A Guide to the Area's Greatest Hiking Adventures

By: Russ Schneider

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Hiking the Columbia River Gorge

A Guide to the Area's Greatest Hiking Adventures

By: Russ Schneider

This guide describes a wide range of hikes in the Columbia River Gorge, from easy to very strenuous, accessible and remote. Detailed trail descriptions and mileages, suggestions on how to get the most from your hike (points of interest along the way, and some history and natural history of the area as well). Also included is information on how to find many of the Gorge’s waterfalls, for people who enjoy seeking those out. For backpackers, it has not only good route descriptions, but suggestions on hike variations and where the best campsites are located. Also included are recommendations for hiking to the best viewpoints in the gorge.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493052381

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9781493052387

To Write Like a Woman

Essays in Feminism and Science Fiction

By: Joanna Russ

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To Write Like a Woman

Essays in Feminism and Science Fiction

By: Joanna Russ

To Write Like a Woman is a rare example of a feminist tackling science fictuion using postmodern theory, which makes for a much more sophisticated and nuanced appraisal than the usual fare." —Passion "Russ' essays are witty and insightful. An excellent book for any writer or reader." —Feminist Bookstore News "In her new book of essays . . . Russ continues to debunk and demand, edify and entertain. . . . Appreciative of surface aesthetics, she continually delves deeper than most critics, yet in terms so simple and accessible that her essays read like lively, angry, humorous dialogues conducted face-to-face with the author. Russ is the antithesis of the distant critic in her ivory tower." —Paul Di Filippo, The Washington Post Book World " . . . 20 years of the author's feisty reports from the front lines of literature." —The San Francisco Review of Books "This is a book of imaginative and provoking essays, but you should read it for the sheer fun of it." —The Women's Review of Books "Collects more than two decades of criticism by Joanna Russ, one of the most perceptive, forthright and eloquent feminist commentators around." —Feminist Bookstore News " . . . a super book. . . .This is a book that, for once, really will appeal to readers of all kinds." —Utopian Studies "If you enjoy science fiction, this is definitely a book that you'll want to talk about. I found myself sneaking a few pages at times when I really didn't have time to read." —Jan Catano, Atlantis Classic essays on science fiction and feminism by Nebula and Hugo award-winning Joanna Russ. Here she ranges from a consideration of the aesthetic of science fiction to a reading of the lesbian identity of Willa Cather. To Write Like a Woman includes essays on horror stories and the supernatural, feminist utopias, popular literature for women (the "modern gothic"), and the feminist education of graduate students in English.

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204

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Indiana University Press

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0253209838

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9780253209832

Higher

100 Years of Boeing

By: Russ Banham

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Higher

100 Years of Boeing

By: Russ Banham

“A lavishly illustrated and meticulously researched overview of the aerospace giant’s first century.” —Aviation Week Over the course of a century, the Boeing Company grew from a small outfit operating out of a converted boathouse—producing a single pontoon plane made from canvas and wood—into the world’s largest aerospace company. The thrilling story of the celebrated organization is filled with ambition, ingenuity, and a passion to exceed expectations. In this extensively illustrated book, Pulitzer Prize–nominated author Russ Banham recounts the tale of a company and an industry like no other—one that has put men on the moon, defended the free world, and changed the way we live. “Higher ably commemorates Boeing’s enduring achievement, gliding nimbly through its triumphs of design, engineering and manufacture and, not least, its memorable contributions to wars won.” —The Wall Street Journal

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Chronicle Books

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1452148953

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Evaluation in Organizations

A Systematic Approach to Enhancing Learning, Performance, and Change

By: Darlene Russ-Eft,Hallie Preskill

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Evaluation in Organizations

A Systematic Approach to Enhancing Learning, Performance, and Change

By: Darlene Russ-Eft,Hallie Preskill

Take control of your resources and get the most out of your work with this helpful guide on organization and productivity. From new product launches to large-scale training initiatives, organizations need the tools to measure the effectiveness of their programs, processes, and systems. In Evaluation in Organizations, learning theory experts Darlene Russ-Eft and Hallie Preskill integrate the most current research with practical applications to provide a fully revised new edition of this essential resource for managers, human resource professionals, students, and teachers.

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Basic Books

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0465010059

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9780465010059

Computer-Assisted Microscopy

The Measurement and Analysis of Images

By: John C. Russ

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Computer-Assisted Microscopy

The Measurement and Analysis of Images

By: John C. Russ

The use of computer-based image analysis systems for all kinds of images, but especially for microscope images, has become increasingly widespread in recent years, as computer power has increased and costs have dropped. Software to perform each of the various tasks described in this book exists now, and without doubt additional algorithms to accomplish these same things more efficiently, and to perform new kinds of image processing, feature discrimination and measurement, will continue to be developed. This is likely to be true particularly in the field of three-dimensional imaging, since new microscopy methods are beginning to be used which can produce such data. It is not the intent of this book to train programmers who will assemble their own computer systems and write their own programs. Most users require only the barest of knowledge about how to use the computer, but the greater their understanding of the various image analysis operations which are possible, their advantages and limitations, the greater the likelihood of success in their application. Likewise, the book assumes little in the way of a mathematical background, but the researcher with a secure knowledge of appropriate statistical tests will find it easier to put some of these methods into real use, and have confidence in the results, than one who has less background and experience. Supplementary texts and courses in statistics, microscopy, and specimen preparation are recommended as necessary.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461305632

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9781461305637

Hiking Utah

A Guide to Utah's Greatest Hiking Adventures

By: Bill Schneider,Russ Schneider

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Hiking Utah

A Guide to Utah's Greatest Hiking Adventures

By: Bill Schneider,Russ Schneider

Now fully revised and up to date, Hiking Utah features seventy-five of the finest trails Utah's remarkable backcountry has to offer. Get off the grid with a range of routes from day hikes to overnight adventures. This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to get the most out of hiking this geologic wonderland.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493056018

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9781493056019

East of A

By: Russell Atwood,Russ Atwood

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East of A

By: Russell Atwood,Russ Atwood

When Payton Sherwood takes a wrong turn on a Manhattan East Village side street, he stumbles into trouble--in the form of three bull-necked heavies and a tough sixteen-year-old runaway named Gloria. After taking a savage beating, Payton is robbed of his Rolex watch and left bleeding on the sidewalk. Tracking Gloria, Payton winds his way through Alphabet City--in and out of trendy after-hours dives, across vacant lots, and into barrio tenements. Here the shadows that frighten aren't those that shade the street but rather the soul. Payton's dusk-to-dawn nightmare on the wild side is about to begin--and nothing will stop it but death. . . .

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Fawcett

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0345427785

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9780345427786

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Lost Heritage

Lost Heritage

The Country You Have Never Seen

The Country You Have Never Seen

Bloodhound in Blue

Bloodhound in Blue

Hiking the Columbia River Gorge

Hiking the Columbia River Gorge

To Write Like a Woman

To Write Like a Woman

Higher

Higher

Evaluation in Organizations

Evaluation in Organizations

Computer-Assisted Microscopy

Computer-Assisted Microscopy

Hiking Utah

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East of A

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