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The VW Beetle

A Production History of the World's Most Famous Car, 1936-1967

By: Ryan Lee Price

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The VW Beetle

A Production History of the World's Most Famous Car, 1936-1967

By: Ryan Lee Price

The world's most popular car, Volkswagen-or "the People's Car"-has earned its place in history. The VW Beetle chronicles the development and rise to worldwide popularity of the famed "punch-buggy," invented in Germany in the 1930s. This peculiar history includes the makings of all models, engines, and body styles through 1967-and the key people responsible for its development.

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Penguin

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1557884218

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9781557884213

Daily Reflections and Meditations

Drawing Encouragement from the Word of God

By: Michael J. Akers,Ryan M. Akers

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Daily Reflections and Meditations

Drawing Encouragement from the Word of God

By: Michael J. Akers,Ryan M. Akers

This is a book of reflection and meditation to give you encouragement and greater spiritual depth.

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WestBow Press

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1512775355

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Rare Birds Day by Day

By: Steve Dudley,Tim Benton,Peter Fraser,John Ryan

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Rare Birds Day by Day

By: Steve Dudley,Tim Benton,Peter Fraser,John Ryan

Covering 282 rare species and sub-species (plus records for a further 18 Category D species) found in Britain and Ireland, around 20,000 individual records of rare birds are listed in diary style, with each individual bird appearing on the date on which it was originally found, along with all the other rare birds found on that date between 1958 and 1994. Rare Birds Day by Day follows three earlier Poyser titles looking at scarce and rare birds recorded in Britain and Ireland, Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain and Ireland (Sharrock, 1974), Rare Birds in Britain and Ireland (Sharrock & Sharrock, 1976) and Rare Birds in Britain and Ireland (Dymond, Fraser & Gantlett, 1989). Like these previous books, this latest rare bird title has been brought to you by well-known and experienced British birders and rare bird finders. This book, however, differs markedly from the earlier volumes, in that it moves away from the traditional presentation of species in systematic order. Each record is listed in county order and is accompanied by the finding site, number of birds (for multiple records) and length of stay (for those birds remaining for more than one day). This new and novel way of presenting rare bird data will prove fascinating to anyone with an interest in finding and watching rare migrant and vagrant species. It will also prove a valuable and fun tool for the keenest rarity hunters, enabling them to use the book as a rare bird predictor, by following closely the birds found on each date over the 36 years covered by the book. The book is enlivened with illustrations by Dave Nurney, most of them specifically prepared for this volume.

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A&C Black

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1408137941

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9781408137949

COVID-19: Social Inequalities and Human Possibilities

By: J. Michael Ryan,Serena Nanda

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COVID-19: Social Inequalities and Human Possibilities

By: J. Michael Ryan,Serena Nanda

COVID-19: Social Inequalities and Human Possibilities examines the unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals, communities, and countries, a fact seldom acknowledged and often suppressed or invisible. Taking a global approach, this book demonstrates how the impact of the pandemic has differed as a result of social inequalities, such as economic development, social class, race and ethnicity, sex and gener, age, and access to health care and education. Economic inequality between and within nations has significantly contributed to the chances of individuals contracting and dying from the virus. Developing nations with weak health care systems, workers whose jobs cannot be performed remotely, the differences between those with and without access to soap and water to wash their hands, or the ability to practice physical distancing also account for the unequal impact of the virus. Racial and ethnic minorities experience higher death rates from the virus, which has also unequally affected indigenous peoples and urban and foreign migrants around the world. Inequality is also embedded in national and international responses to the pandemic, as giving and receiving aid is often impacted by inequalities of demographic and national power and influence, resulting in national and global competition rather than the collaboration needed to end the pandemic. Along with the other titles in Routledge’s COVID-19 Pandemic series, this book represents a timely and critical advance in knowledge related to what many believe to be the greatest threat to global ways of being in more than a century. COVID-19: Social Inequalities and Human Possibilities is therefore indispensable for academics, researchers, and students as well as activists and policy makers interested in understanding the social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and eradicating the inequalities it has exacerbated.

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Routledge

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1000537269

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Children of the Storm

By: Michael Ryan Hahn

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Children of the Storm

By: Michael Ryan Hahn

At summer camp, a combative collection of Boy Scouts becomes the first to face a shocking event out of a horror film: a bizarre storm mysteriously appears over the forest one night and spins above their camp. This otherworldly tempest moves in a way that no normal storm should: willfully. Predatory monsters that can only be seen in reflections rain down to earth wherever the storm goes. They bite and paralyze their victims before feeding on them and prey on everything that moves. The storm soon races its way to suburbia and into the city, leaving chaos and few survivors in its wake. One of the Scouts is brought together by the mayhem with other young survivors from different parts of town, and these kids, who would never have met otherwise, become fast friends as they come to believe they can survive—or even stop—the storm. But first they must outwit adults who would rather hurt them than follow them. Invisible monsters are not the only things that kill.

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Archway Publishing

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1665723629

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Legal Research and Law Library Management

By: Julius J. Marke,Richard Sloane,Linda M. Ryan

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Legal Research and Law Library Management

By: Julius J. Marke,Richard Sloane,Linda M. Ryan

This revised edition of Legal Research and Law Library Management retains the best elements of the previous edition while covering the latest in law library management.

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Law Journal Press

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1588520137

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9781588520135

Digital Lawyering

Technology and Legal Practice in the 21st Century

By: Emma Jones,Francine Ryan,Ann Thanaraj,Terry Wong

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Digital Lawyering

Technology and Legal Practice in the 21st Century

By: Emma Jones,Francine Ryan,Ann Thanaraj,Terry Wong

In today’s rapidly changing legal landscape, becoming a digital lawyer is vital to success within the legal profession. This textbook provides an accessible and thorough introduction to digital lawyering, present and future, and a toolkit for gaining the key attributes and skills required to utilise technology within legal practice effectively. Digital technologies have already begun a radical transformation of the legal profession and the justice system. Digital Lawyering introduces students to all key topics, from the role of blockchain to the use of digital evidence in courtrooms, supported by contemporary case studies and integrated, interactive activities. The book considers specific forms of technology, such as Big Data, analytics and artificial intelligence, but also broader issues including regulation, privacy and ethics. It encourages students to explore the impact of digital lawyering upon professional identity, and to consider the emerging skills and competencies employers now require. Using this textbook will allow students to identify, discuss and reflect on emerging issues and trends within digital lawyering in a critical and informed manner, drawing on both its theoretical basis and accounts of its use in legal practice. Digital Lawyering is ideal for use as a main textbook on modules focused on technology and law, and as a supplementary textbook on modules covering lawyering and legal skills more generally.

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Routledge

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1000476332

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Another Throat

Twenty-First-Century Black US Persona Poetry and the Archive

By: Ryan Sharp

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Another Throat

Twenty-First-Century Black US Persona Poetry and the Archive

By: Ryan Sharp

The early twenty-first century has seen a sharp rise in Black US poets employing the mask of persona, often including and interrogating archival materials as they do so. While some have observed this rise and noted its connection to historical figures, Ryan Sharp explores it more deeply, as a project-based historical and poetic practice. Sharp examines its sustained use of historical persona and capacity for conjuring Black speakers as a countermeasure against the archival silencing and misrepresentation of Black voices and histories—a tactic he theorizes as poetic fabulation—through the poetry of Elizabeth Alexander, Cornelius Eady, Adrian Matejka, Patricia Smith, Natasha Trethewey, and Frank X Walker. This poetic practice is not only about looking back but about critically and creatively (re)imagining the past to expand the possibilities for Black presents and futures. Through his argument, Sharp demonstrates how the unique aesthetic and rhetorical license afforded to poetry, along with the interiority of persona, empowers such historically minded projects to be concurrently invested in the curation of Black narratives and identities.

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UNC Press Books

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1469680645

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Five Miles Away, A World Apart

One City, Two Schools, and the Story of Educational Opportunity in Modern America

By: James E. Ryan

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Five Miles Away, A World Apart

One City, Two Schools, and the Story of Educational Opportunity in Modern America

By: James E. Ryan

How is it that, half a century after Brown v. Board of Education, educational opportunities remain so unequal for black and white students, not to mention poor and wealthy ones? In his important new book, Five Miles Away, A World Apart, James E. Ryan answers this question by tracing the fortunes of two schools in Richmond, Virginia--one in the city and the other in the suburbs. Ryan shows how court rulings in the 1970s, limiting the scope of desegregation, laid the groundwork for the sharp disparities between urban and suburban public schools that persist to this day. The Supreme Court, in accord with the wishes of the Nixon administration, allowed the suburbs to lock nonresidents out of their school systems. City schools, whose student bodies were becoming increasingly poor and black, simply received more funding, a measure that has proven largely ineffective, while the independence (and superiority) of suburban schools remained sacrosanct. Weaving together court opinions, social science research, and compelling interviews with students, teachers, and principals, Ryan explains why all the major education reforms since the 1970s--including school finance litigation, school choice, and the No Child Left Behind Act--have failed to bridge the gap between urban and suburban schools and have unintentionally entrenched segregation by race and class. As long as that segregation continues, Ryan forcefully argues, so too will educational inequality. Ryan closes by suggesting innovative ways to promote school integration, which would take advantage of unprecedented demographic shifts and an embrace of diversity among young adults. Exhaustively researched and elegantly written by one of the nation's leading education law scholars, Five Miles Away, A World Apart ties together, like no other book, a half-century's worth of education law and politics into a coherent, if disturbing, whole. It will be of interest to anyone who has ever wondered why our schools are so unequal and whether there is anything to be done about it.

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Oxford University Press

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0199798923

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9780199798926

Torres' Patient Care in Imaging Technology

By: TerriAnn Ryan

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Torres' Patient Care in Imaging Technology

By: TerriAnn Ryan

Now fully aligned with the latest ARRT and ASRT standards,Torres’ Patient Care in Imaging Technology, 10th Edition, by TerriAnn Ryan, helps students develop the knowledge and skills they need to become safe, perceptive, and efficient radiologic technologists. This student-focused text offers a strong illustration program and a logical organization that emphasizes the connections between classroom learning and clinical practice. Designed to keep readers informed and up to date, it covers current trends and advances in the field and offers an unparalleled array of online teaching and learning resources.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1975221389

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The 18th New York Infantry in the Civil War

A History and Roster

By: Ryan A. Conklin

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The 18th New York Infantry in the Civil War

A History and Roster

By: Ryan A. Conklin

Responding to President Lincoln's initial call for troops, the 18th New York Infantry emerged as one of the Excelsior State's first regiments and mustered many of its earliest volunteers. Formed of companies from across the state, the unit saw combat early, suffering the first casualties of the Bull Run campaign when they were ambushed on the march four days before the battle. As part of the Army of the Potomac, they fought at Gaines's Mill, Crampton's Gap, Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. Drawing on numerous sources including several unpublished letters and diaries, this book gives the complete history of the 18th--from the first enlistee to the last surviving veteran (who died in 1938)--with an emphasis on the experiences of individual soldiers.

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McFarland

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1476626510

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Olympic-Caliber Cybersecurity

Lessons for Safeguarding the 2020 Games and Other Major Events

By: Cynthia Dion-Schwarz,Nathan Ryan,Julia A. Thompson,Erik Silfversten,Giacomo Persi Paoli

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Olympic-Caliber Cybersecurity

Lessons for Safeguarding the 2020 Games and Other Major Events

By: Cynthia Dion-Schwarz,Nathan Ryan,Julia A. Thompson,Erik Silfversten,Giacomo Persi Paoli

Understanding the cybersecurity threat landscape is critical to mitigating threats, apportioning limited resources, and hosting a resilient, safe, and secure Olympic Games. To support the security goals of Tokyo 2020, this report characterizes the cybersecurity threats that are likely to pose a risk to the games, visualizes a threat actor typology, and presents a series of policy options to guide cybersecurity planning.

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Rand Corporation

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1977401708

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The Long Haul

How Long Covid Survivors Are Revolutionizing Health Care

By: Ryan Prior

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The Long Haul

How Long Covid Survivors Are Revolutionizing Health Care

By: Ryan Prior

How survivors of the Covid-19 pandemic battling long-term disabling conditions are fighting for recognition and research—and helping to transform healthcare for many overlooked diseases. To the world’s public health authorities, Covid-19 would be either a deadly disease for some or a simple respiratory illness for most, its symptoms clearing up in just a matter of weeks. But then tens of millions around the world got sick and stayed sick. With scientists and doctors caught off guard, these Long Covid patients often found solace only with one another, organizing support groups across oceans and continents while ill in bed. In The Long Haul, CNN journalist Ryan Prior weaves his own life, the stories of activist patients, and the latest science into a captivating tale of regular people crying out for care that actually works. What Covid “long haulers” found was that their new illness was not so new. In fact, it resembled other post-viral syndromes: difficult to treat and neglected by science. In riveting and accessible prose, Prior follows an innovative band of patients who took matters into their own hands and researched the disease themselves, thereby flipping the script and illustrating a new paradigm for research. In these unprecedented times, the CDC and the WHO came to them. As Covid continues to circulate, its long-term effects could grow as well, weighing on the healthcare system for decades to come. But, as Prior shows, getting Long Covid treatments right could help revolutionize care for all complex and chronic illnesses.

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MIT Press

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0262548151

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9780262548151

Bond Markets

Structures and Yield Calculations

By: Patrick J. Ryan

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Bond Markets

Structures and Yield Calculations

By: Patrick J. Ryan

As cross-market bond trading has increased, it has become vital for international participants to understand the many different features that characterize the various international bond markets. Of particular interest to bond traders and investors are such factors as calculation of prices, accrued interest, yields, and durations. Bond Markets compares and contrasts all major bond markets with particular attention to: how different instruments are normally quoted; how much accrued interest is payable by the buyer in addition to traded price; the cost of a bond if quoted on a yield basis; normal settlement terms; rules for adjusting coupon rates; and how yields are quoted and calculated.

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Routledge

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1135931496

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The World of Thomas Jeremiah

Charles Town on the Eve of the American Revolution

By: William R. Ryan

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The World of Thomas Jeremiah

Charles Town on the Eve of the American Revolution

By: William R. Ryan

On August 18, 1775 a black man was hanged and burned to oblivion. For nearly 235 years, the man and his story have remained obscure. By looking at the world of this free African American harbor pilot, the narrative of American Revolution takes on a different dimension.

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OUP USA

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0195387287

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9780195387285

Gray Hat Hacking: The Ethical Hacker's Handbook, Sixth Edition

By: Allen Harper,Ryan Linn,Stephen Sims,Michael Baucom,Huascar Tejeda,Daniel Fernandez,Moses Frost

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Gray Hat Hacking: The Ethical Hacker's Handbook, Sixth Edition

By: Allen Harper,Ryan Linn,Stephen Sims,Michael Baucom,Huascar Tejeda,Daniel Fernandez,Moses Frost

Up-to-date strategies for thwarting the latest, most insidious network attacks This fully updated, industry-standard security resource shows, step by step, how to fortify computer networks by learning and applying effective ethical hacking techniques. Based on curricula developed by the authors at major security conferences and colleges, the book features actionable planning and analysis methods as well as practical steps for identifying and combating both targeted and opportunistic attacks. Gray Hat Hacking: The Ethical Hacker's Handbook, Sixth Edition clearly explains the enemy’s devious weapons, skills, and tactics and offers field-tested remedies, case studies, and testing labs. You will get complete coverage of Internet of Things, mobile, and Cloud security along with penetration testing, malware analysis, and reverse engineering techniques. State-of-the-art malware, ransomware, and system exploits are thoroughly explained. Fully revised content includes 7 new chapters covering the latest threats Includes proof-of-concept code stored on the GitHub repository Authors train attendees at major security conferences, including RSA, Black Hat, Defcon, and Besides

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McGraw Hill Professional

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1264268955

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9781264268955

Conflicting Visions

Canada and India in the Cold War World, 1946-76

By: Ryan Touhey

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Conflicting Visions

Canada and India in the Cold War World, 1946-76

By: Ryan Touhey

In 1974, India shocked the world by detonating a nuclear device. In the diplomatic controversy that ensued, the Canadian government expressed outrage that India had extracted plutonium from a Canadian reactor donated only for peaceful purposes. In the aftermath, relations between the two nations cooled considerably. As Conflicting Visions reveals, Canada and India’s relationship was turbulent long before the first bomb blast. From the time of India’s independence from Britain, Ottawa sought to build bridges between Indian and the West through dialogue and foreign aid. New Delhi, however, had a different vision for its future, and throughout the Cold War mistrust between the two nations deepened. Ryan Touhey draws on archival records, personal papers, and interviews from Canada, India, the United States, and Britain to trace the breakdown of this complicated bilateral relationship. In the process, he deepens our understanding of the history of Canadian foreign aid and international relations during the Cold War.

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UBC Press

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0774829036

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9780774829038

Miracle Man

By: Nolan Ryan

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Miracle Man

By: Nolan Ryan

This bestselling autobiography lets readers meet the man behind the 95-mile-per-hour fastball, theg records--whom Sports Illustrated calls a living legend. Nolan speaks candidly and honestly on professional athletes, marriage and family, his image, and his early years.

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W Publishing Group

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0849935075

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Taking the Land to Make the City

A Bicoastal History of North America

By: Mary P. Ryan

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Taking the Land to Make the City

A Bicoastal History of North America

By: Mary P. Ryan

The history of the United States is often told as a movement westward, beginning at the Atlantic coast and following farmers across the continent. But cities played an equally important role in the country’s formation. Towns sprung up along the Pacific as well as the Atlantic, as Spaniards and Englishmen took Indian land and converted it into private property. In this reworking of early American history, Mary P. Ryan shows how cities—specifically San Francisco and Baltimore—were essential parties to the creation of the Republics of the United States and Mexico. Baltimore and San Francisco share common roots as early trading centers whose coastal locations immersed them in an international circulation of goods and ideas. Ryan traces their beginnings back to the first human habitation of each area, showing how the juggernaut toward capitalism and nation-building could not commence until Europeans had taken the land for city building. She then recounts how Mexican ayuntamientos and Anglo American city councils pioneered a prescient form of municipal sovereignty that served as both a crucible for democracy and a handmaid of capitalism. Moving into the nineteenth century, Ryan shows how the citizens of Baltimore and San Francisco molded landscape forms associated with the modern city: the gridded downtown, rudimentary streetcar suburbs, and outlying great parks. This history culminates in the era of the Civil War when the economic engines of cities helped forged the East and the West into one nation.

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University of Texas Press

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147731783X

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9781477317839

Continuous Ferment

The History of Beer and Brewing in New Zealand

By: Greg Ryan

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Continuous Ferment

The History of Beer and Brewing in New Zealand

By: Greg Ryan

Since the first brew by Captain James Cook and the crew of the Resolution at Dusky Sound in April 1773, the story of beer has been deeply intertwined with the history of Aotearoa &– from the early settlers' prodigious consumption of golden ale to the six o' clock swill, from prohibition to the &‘ Black Budget' , from the domination of Lion and DB to the rise of craft beer.In this remarkable story of New Zealanders and beer, Greg Ryan tackles the big questions: Why did people drink and did they do so excessively by contemporary international standards? What did people drink and in what circumstances? How did tastes change over time? What role did brewers and publicans play in the community, other than as dispensers of alcohol?Richly illustrated, astute and entertaining, Continuous Ferment is both a fascinating analysis of New Zealand' s social history and a book for anyone with an enthusiasm for malt and hops, barrels and bottles, pilsners and porters.

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Auckland University Press

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1776711157

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The Emperor's Clothes

A Mosaic Look at the Megatrends Affecting Your Financial and Investment Decisions

By: Ryan Darwish

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The Emperor's Clothes

A Mosaic Look at the Megatrends Affecting Your Financial and Investment Decisions

By: Ryan Darwish

There is little dispute that the economy of the United States has many difficult future challenges. The astronomical budget deficits require massive and growing indebtedness to fund. The loss of competitive advantage of many key industries in the United States has lead to a hemorrhaging of dollars to countries such as China, India, and the oil producing countries. An aging population, poorly prepared for their retirement years, with declining health will lead to increasing claims on our Federal entitlement system. Corruption, ethical malfeasance, and engagement in an endless war against a poorly defined enemy promises to continue draining the productive economic, emotional, and psychological resources of the United States. At the same time, the United States remains dependent for its energy supplies on countries and regions which do not look favorably upon the United States. Consideration of the implications of these circumstances upon one's personal financial and investment decisions is crucial. This book provides a framework, and guidance, for thinking about the risks and opportunities in this economic and investment climate.

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Ryan Darwish

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1419660942

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When Baseball Went White

Reconstruction, Reconciliation, and Dreams of a National Pastime

By: Ryan A. Swanson

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When Baseball Went White

Reconstruction, Reconciliation, and Dreams of a National Pastime

By: Ryan A. Swanson

The story of Jackie Robinson valiantly breaking baseball’s color barrier in 1947 is one that most Americans know. But less recognized is the fact that some seventy years earlier, following the Civil War, baseball was tenuously biracial and had the potential for a truly open game. How, then, did the game become so firmly segregated that it required a trailblazer like Robinson? The answer, Ryan A. Swanson suggests, has everything to do with the politics of “reconciliation” and a wish to avoid the issues of race that an integrated game necessarily raised. The history of baseball during Reconstruction, as Swanson tells it, is a story of lost opportunities. Thomas Fitzgerald and Octavius Catto (a Philadelphia baseball tandem), for example, were poised to emerge as pioneers of integration in the 1860s. Instead, the desire to create a “national game”—professional and appealing to white Northerners and Southerners alike—trumped any movement toward civil rights. Focusing on Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Richmond—three cities with large African American populations and thriving baseball clubs—Swanson uncovers the origins of baseball’s segregation and the mechanics of its implementation. An important piece of sports history, his work also offers a better understanding of Reconstruction, race, and segregation in America.

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0803255187

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