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The First Murder On Mars

By: Sam Wilson

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THE MARTAIN meets THE EXPANSE in this page turning debut science-fiction mystery MARS, 2034 A place of hope, freedom, and the dream of a better future on their new home. The year of the first human born on the red planet. MARS, 2103 A place of division, suspicion and fear. The year when the truth will come about. **** This is the story of the first human being born on Mars: Rose Fuller, who saw a better future than the one that came to pass. And Dylan Ward, a woman raised in the vast wilderness of the frontier, who will find her way back to it. It's a story about a man who went missing, and the man who wants to find out what he knew. It's a story about what makes us human - and how we might live once we leave our home. The story of the first murder on Mars. **** PRAISE FOR THE FIRST MURDER ON MARS: 'A fiercely intelligent, wholly engaging thrill-ride of a novel that sucks you in like a black hole' SARAH LOTZ, author of THE THREE 'Fast and sharp and very of-our-time' LAUREN BEUKES, author of THE SHINING GIRLS 'A wild rover ride across the red planet which is somehow both exhilarating and deeply thoughtful about how societies are built, captured and liberated. It's meticulously researched, vividly imagined and moves faster than a spaceship. I bloody adored this book' SAM BECKBESSINGER, co-author of GIRLS OF LITTLE HOPE 'Fuses inventive sci-fi, Martian secrets and the whodunnit into an ingenious, thought-provoking and heart-pounding page-turner' DALE HALVORSEN, coo-author of GIRLS OF LITTLE HOPE 'A generation-spanning epic, this is science fiction at its best. Wilson knows that human nature will follow us anywhere - even Mars' ALEX CONVERY, screenwriter of AIR 2023 **** PRAISE FOR SAM WILSON'S ZODIAC: 'A bold storyteller with an amazing mind' LAUREN BEUKES, author of The Shining Girls 'A brilliant, original and gripping thriller. I'm struggling to think of a reader who won't love this' SARAH LOTZ, author of THE THREE 'Impeccable storytelling. Undoubtedly a book which works both on the level of its intriguing high concept and sheer narrative nous.' BARRY FORSHAW, author of NORDIC NOIR

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Orion

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1409199207

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Getting Loose

Lifestyle Consumption in the 1970s

By: Sam Binkley

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Getting Loose

Lifestyle Consumption in the 1970s

By: Sam Binkley

From “getting loose” to “letting it all hang out,” the 1970s were filled with exhortations to free oneself from artificial restraints and to discover oneself in a more authentic and creative life. In the wake of the counterculture of the 1960s, anything that could be made to yield to a more impulsive vitality was reinvented in a looser way. Food became purer, clothing more revealing, sex more orgiastic, and home decor more rustic and authentic. Through a sociological analysis of the countercultural print culture of the 1970s, Sam Binkley investigates the dissemination of these self-loosening narratives and their widespread appeal to America’s middle class. He describes the rise of a genre of lifestyle publishing that emerged from a network of small offbeat presses, mostly located on the West Coast. Amateurish and rough in production quality, these popular books and magazines blended Eastern mysticism, Freudian psychology, environmental ecology, and romantic American pastoralism as they offered “expert” advice—about how to be more in touch with the natural world, how to release oneself into trusting relationships with others, and how to delve deeper into the body’s rhythms and natural sensuality. Binkley examines dozens of these publications, including the Whole Earth Catalog, Rainbook, the Catalog of Sexual Consciousness, Celery Wine, Domebook, and Getting Clear. Drawing on the thought of Pierre Bourdieu, Zygmunt Bauman, and others, Binkley explains how self-loosening narratives helped the middle class confront the modernity of the 1970s. As rapid social change and political upheaval eroded middle-class cultural authority, the looser life provided opportunities for self-reinvention through everyday lifestyle choice. He traces this ethos of self-realization through the “yuppie” 1980s to the 1990s and today, demonstrating that what originated as an emancipatory call to loosen up soon evolved into a culture of highly commercialized consumption and lifestyle branding.

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Duke University Press

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0822389517

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Art and Form

From Roger Fry to Global Modernism

By: Sam Rose

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Art and Form

From Roger Fry to Global Modernism

By: Sam Rose

This important new study reevaluates British art writing and the rise of formalism in the visual arts from 1900 to 1939. Taking Roger Fry as his starting point, Sam Rose rethinks how ideas about form influenced modernist culture and the movement’s significance to art history today. In the context of modernism, formalist critics are often thought to be interested in art rather than life, a stance exemplified in their support for abstract works that exclude the world outside. But through careful attention to early twentieth-century connoisseurship, aesthetics, art education, design, and art in colonial Nigeria and India, Rose builds an expanded account of form based on its engagement with the social world. Art and Form thus opens discussions on a range of urgent topics in art writing, from its history and the constructions of high and low culture to the idea of global modernism. Rose demonstrates the true breadth of formalism and shows how it lends a new richness to thought about art and visual culture in the early to mid-twentieth century. Accessibly written and analytically sophisticated, Art and Form opens exciting new paths of inquiry into the meaning and lasting importance of formalism and its ties to modernism. It will be invaluable for scholars and enthusiasts of art history and visual culture.

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Penn State Press

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0271084308

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Clemson

Where the Tigers Play

By: Sam Blackman,Bob Bradley,Chuck Kriese,Will Vandervort

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Clemson

Where the Tigers Play

By: Sam Blackman,Bob Bradley,Chuck Kriese,Will Vandervort

Clemson: Where the Tigers Play is the most comprehensive book ever written on Clemson University athletics. This book chronicles over 100 years of Tiger athletics, listing yearly accounts of statistics, records, bowl and tournament appearances, and historical moments. Read about the legends that put the Clemson Tigers on the map, including Banks McFadden, John Heisman, Rupert Fike, Frank Howard, Fred Cone, Bruce Murray, Bill Wilhelm, and I. M. Ibrahim. Also included are vignettes on some of Clemson’s greatest moments—the 1981 national football championship and the 2015 national championship game appearance, the 1984 and 1987 national championship soccer seasons, College World Series appearances, the Frank Howard era, and the inaugural running down the hill in Death Valley. Other vignettes include career sports records; players in the NFL, the major leagues, and the NBA; and Tiger Olympic medalists. This newly revised edition offers the ground breaking accomplishments and victories that countless teams have had at this university. Clemson: Where the Tigers Play is a must-have for any library of every loyal Clemson fan. This book examines the rich history and tradition of the Clemson Tigers, and the coaches and players who made it happen!

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Simon and Schuster

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1683580400

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9781683580409

Economic and Business Forecasting

Analyzing and Interpreting Econometric Results

By: John E. Silvia,Azhar Iqbal,Kaylyn Swankoski,Sarah Watt,Sam Bullard

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Economic and Business Forecasting

Analyzing and Interpreting Econometric Results

By: John E. Silvia,Azhar Iqbal,Kaylyn Swankoski,Sarah Watt,Sam Bullard

Discover the secrets to applying simple econometric techniques to improve forecasting Equipping analysts, practitioners, and graduate students with a statistical framework to make effective decisions based on the application of simple economic and statistical methods, Economic and Business Forecasting offers a comprehensive and practical approach to quantifying and accurate forecasting of key variables. Using simple econometric techniques, author John E. Silvia focuses on a select set of major economic and financial variables, revealing how to optimally use statistical software as a template to apply to your own variables of interest. Presents the economic and financial variables that offer unique insights into economic performance Highlights the econometric techniques that can be used to characterize variables Explores the application of SAS software, complete with simple explanations of SAS-code and output Identifies key econometric issues with practical solutions to those problems Presenting the "ten commandments" for economic and business forecasting, this book provides you with a practical forecasting framework you can use for important everyday business applications.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118497090

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The Spirit of Zen

By: Sam van Schaik

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The Spirit of Zen

By: Sam van Schaik

An engaging introduction to Zen Buddhism, featuring a new English translation of one of the earliest Zen texts Leading Buddhist scholar Sam van Schaik explores the history and essence of Zen, based on a new translation of one of the earliest surviving collections of teachings by Zen masters. These teachings, titled The Masters and Students of the Lanka, were discovered in a sealed cave on the old Silk Road, in modern Gansu, China, in the early twentieth century. All more than a thousand years old, the manuscripts have sometimes been called the Buddhist Dead Sea Scrolls, and their translation has opened a new window onto the history of Buddhism. Both accessible and illuminating, this book explores the continuities between the ways in which Zen was practiced in ancient times, and how it is practiced today in East Asian countries such as Japan, China, Korea, and Vietnam, as well as in the emerging Western Zen tradition.

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Yale University Press

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0300240511

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The U.S. Personal Saving Rate

By: Mr.Sam Ouliaris,Ms.Celine Rochon

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The U.S. Personal Saving Rate

By: Mr.Sam Ouliaris,Ms.Celine Rochon

This paper develops a time series model for aggregate consumption to predict the U.S. personal saving rate. It then uses the model to test whether there has been a structural break in consumption behavior because of the 2008 financial crisis. Before the crisis, the personal saving rate was trending downwards. However, in 2008 there was a significant rise in the saving rate that continued until the end of 2012, suggesting a permanent change in household behavior. To assess this issue formally, the unknown parameters of the model are estimated using data for 1961Q1-2007Q4, a period which precedes the crisis. The model is then used to predict the saving rate from 2008Q1 onwards and to assess whether the rise in the saving rate after 2008 was due to sizable, but transitory, income/wealth shocks or to changes in the underlying elasticities between saving and its determinants (hence structural). The statistical evidence suggests there was no structural break in the household saving behavior, implying that the rise in the saving rate during 2008-2012 was caused by the negative shocks to income, employment and wealth. This result explains why the saving rate resumed its decline in 2013, as real disposable income, employment and net worth recovered. Assuming that the real growth in these determinants remains strong, the estimated model predicts continued negative pressures on the current account deficit and further external imbalances attributable to the U.S. household sector.

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International Monetary Fund

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1484360982

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Advanced Manufacturing Operations Technologies

Principles, Applications, and Design Correlations in Chemical Engineering Fields of Practice

By: Sam A. Hout

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Advanced Manufacturing Operations Technologies

Principles, Applications, and Design Correlations in Chemical Engineering Fields of Practice

By: Sam A. Hout

This book discusses and chronicles various types of manufacturing processes, including casting and molding, machining, joining, shearing, and forming. It refers to repetitive, discrete job shop process manufacturing (continuous) and process manufacturing (batch). It also offers detailed examples from the nuclear, electronic, plastics, adhesives, inks, packaging, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Advanced Manufacturing Operations Technologies: Principles, Applications, and Design Correlations in Chemical Engineering Fields of Practice fills the gap in the connection between production and regulated applications in several industries. It highlights established concepts and provides a new, fresh outlook by concentrating on and creating linkages in the implementation of practices in manufacturing and safe, clean energy systems. Case studies for the overall design, installations, and construction of manufacturing operations in various industries as well as the standard operating procedures are offered. The book also discusses the correlation between design strategies including step-by-step processes to ensure the reliability, safety, and efficacy of products. The fundamentals of controlled techniques, quality by design, risk assessment, and management are covered in support of operations applications and continuous improvement. This comprehensive book is helpful to all professionals, students, and academicians in many scientific disciplines that utilize fundamental principles of chemical engineering. It is engineering-driven and will be of use to those in industrial and manufacturing, chemical, biochemical, mechanical engineering, and automated control systems fields.

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CRC Press

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1000903931

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Tough Topics

Biblical Answers to 25 Challenging Questions

By: Sam Storms

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Tough Topics

Biblical Answers to 25 Challenging Questions

By: Sam Storms

Will there be sex in heaven? Are miraculous gifts for today? Does God ever change His mind? Such difficult questions often intrigue us, readily confuse us, and sometimes disturb us. Drawing on nearly 40 years of teaching and ministry experience, pastor-scholar Sam Storms answers 25 challenging questions Christians are often too afraid to ask, addressing thorny issues ranging from the eternal destiny of infants to the roles of demons and angels. The robust, thoughtful answers provided in this book offer a helpful alternative to relying on simplistic explanations, and will encourage you in the search for truth and clarity on such tough topics.

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Crossway

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1433534967

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Speed of Presidential and Senate Actions on Supreme Court Nominations, 1900 - 2010

By: R. S. Garrett

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Speed of Presidential and Senate Actions on Supreme Court Nominations, 1900 - 2010

By: R. S. Garrett

Contents: (1) Recent Activity: Activity During 2010, 2009, and 2005-2006: Recent Nominations: Roberts, Miers, Alito; (2) Measuring the Pace of Supreme Court (SC) Appoint.; (3) How SC Vacancies Occur: Death of a Sitting Justice (SJ): Retirement or Resignation of a SJ; Nomination of a SJ to Another Position; Controversial, Withdrawn, and Rejected Nominations; (4) Date of Actual or Prospective Vacancy; Announcement-of-Nominee Date: Use of Medians to Summarize Intervals; The Duration of the Nomination-and-Confirmation Process: Changes Since 1981; Factors Influencing the Speed of the Process: How the Vacancy Occurs; The Senate¿s Schedule; Committee Involvement and Institutional Customs; Controversial Nominations.

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DIANE Publishing

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Blood of the Lamb

By: Sam Cabot

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Blood of the Lamb

By: Sam Cabot

Father Thomas Kelly has been called to the Vatican. A Cardinal’s desperate plea: find a missing document that contains a secret so shocking it could shatter the Church. Livia Pietro, in Rome, has been called before the Noantri Conclave. Her mission: join the Jesuit priest on his search—because one misstep could destroy her people as well. As Thomas and Livia are thrown into a treacherous whirlwind of art, religion, and age-old secrets, they find themselves pursued by enemies who will do anything to stop them. Only the Conclave knows the true gravity of the document’s revelations. The Noantri—Livia and her people—are vampires. And the unimaginable secrets of their past are far too dangerous for man to ever know.

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Penguin

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0451466896

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Knowledge, Higher Education, and the New Managerialism

The Changing Management of UK Universities

By: Rosemary Deem,Sam Hillyard,Mike Reed,Michael Reed

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Knowledge, Higher Education, and the New Managerialism

The Changing Management of UK Universities

By: Rosemary Deem,Sam Hillyard,Mike Reed,Michael Reed

The authors analyse changes in the management of recent professional academic work in British universities, examine the implications of mass higher education, and look at the impact of 'new managerialism' in 'knowledge-intensive' organisations.

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Oxford University Press

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0199265909

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The Bloody Incubus

By: Sam Fluharty

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The Bloody Incubus

By: Sam Fluharty

Angel Vierra is a maverick who is too smart, too tough and too ethical for his own good. As the city of Detroit deteriorates around him, his mission of solving murders becomes impossible. When the Bible in Blood serial killer begins a spree of bizarre doubles, Vierra catches the case, but can he catch the killer? As a Green Beret and a cop, Angel Vierra has stared into the eyes of the dead and their killers. However, his biggest problem is women ---the more gorgeous they are --- the bigger the problem.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1499060440

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A History of New York in 27 Buildings

The 400-Year Untold Story of an American Metropolis

By: Sam Roberts

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A History of New York in 27 Buildings

The 400-Year Untold Story of an American Metropolis

By: Sam Roberts

From the urban affairs correspondent of the New York Times--the story of a city through twenty-seven structures that define it. As New York is poised to celebrate its four hundredth anniversary, New York Times correspondent Sam Roberts tells the story of the city through bricks, glass, wood, and mortar, revealing why and how it evolved into the nation's biggest and most influential. From the seven hundred thousand or so buildings in New York, Roberts selects twenty-seven that, in the past four centuries, have been the most emblematic of the city's economic, social, and political evolution. He describes not only the buildings and how they came to be, but also their enduring impact on the city and its people and how the consequences of the construction often reverberated around the world. A few structures, such as the Empire State Building, are architectural icons, but Roberts goes beyond the familiar with intriguing stories of the personalities and exploits behind the unrivaled skyscraper's construction. Some stretch the definition of buildings, to include the city's oldest bridge and the landmark Coney Island Boardwalk. Others offer surprises: where the United Nations General Assembly first met; a hidden hub of global internet traffic; a nondescript factory that produced billions of dollars of currency in the poorest neighborhood in the country; and the buildings that triggered the Depression and launched the New Deal. With his deep knowledge of the city and penchant for fascinating facts, Roberts brings to light the brilliant architecture, remarkable history, and bright future of the greatest city in the world.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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162040981X

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Winter Kill

By: Sam Fluharty

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Winter Kill

By: Sam Fluharty

Angel Vierra always thought that Detroit was the Murder Capitol. He solved scores of them there. Now, as an investigator for the Michigan State Police, he has discovered that the rural and resort areas of the state produce a heap of horrific homicides. A vicious vengeance double draws him to the scenic Thumb, where he meets a young deputy, Hannah Bellemer, who could be a supermodel. They team up to solve the case, but it leaves a bad taste in Angel's mouth. He is called back to investigate a string of eight perfect murders that occur once every winter. Hannah finds the serial killer, but that's only the beginning. Angel Vierra is Lucas Davenport, Harry Bosch, Billy Graves, and of course, Sam Fluharty. Don't doubt him!

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1514473097

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If These Walls Could Talk: Clemson Tigers

Stories from the Clemson Tigers Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box

By: Sam Blackman,Tim Bourret,Dabo Swinney

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If These Walls Could Talk: Clemson Tigers

Stories from the Clemson Tigers Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box

By: Sam Blackman,Tim Bourret,Dabo Swinney

Chronicling the Clemson Tigers from the national championship in 1981 to the college football playoff in 2015, the authors provide insight into the Tigers' inner sanctum as only members of the Clemson athletic department can. Whether you're a fan from the Danny Ford era or a new supporter of Dabo Swinney, this book is the perfect read for anyone who bleeds orange and regalia.

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Triumph Books

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1633196895

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Handbook of Green Building Design and Construction

LEED, BREEAM, and Green Globes

By: Sam Kubba

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Handbook of Green Building Design and Construction

LEED, BREEAM, and Green Globes

By: Sam Kubba

Handbook of Green Building Design and Construction: LEED, BREEAM, and Green Globes, Second Edition directly addresses the needs of building professionals interested in the evolving principles, strategies, and concepts of green/sustainable design. Written in an easy to understand style, the book is updated to reflect new standards to LEED. In addition, readers will find sections that cover the new standards to BREEAM that involve new construction Infrastructure, data centers, warehouses, and existing buildings. - Provides vital information and penetrating insights into three of the top Green Building Codes and Standards applied Internationally - Includes the latest updates for complying with LEED v4 Practices and BREEAM - Presents case studies that draws on over 35 years of personal experience from across the world

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Butterworth-Heinemann

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0128104430

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Ravenous: Otto Warburg, the Nazis, and the Search for the Cancer-Diet Connection

By: Sam Apple

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Ravenous: Otto Warburg, the Nazis, and the Search for the Cancer-Diet Connection

By: Sam Apple

The extraordinary story of the Nazi-era scientific genius who discovered how cancer cells eat—and what it means for how we should. The Nobel laureate Otto Warburg—a cousin of the famous finance Warburgs—was widely regarded in his day as one of the most important biochemists of the twentieth century, a man whose research was integral to humanity’s understanding of cancer. He was also among the most despised figures in Nazi Germany. As a Jewish homosexual living openly with his male partner, Warburg represented all that the Third Reich abhorred. Yet Hitler and his top advisors dreaded cancer, and protected Warburg in the hope that he could cure it. In Ravenous, Sam Apple reclaims Otto Warburg as a forgotten, morally compromised genius who pursued cancer single-mindedly even as Europe disintegrated around him. While the vast majority of Jewish scientists fled Germany in the anxious years leading up to World War II, Warburg remained in Berlin, working under the watchful eye of the dictatorship. With the Nazis goose-stepping their way across Europe, systematically rounding up and murdering millions of Jews, Warburg awoke each morning in an elegant, antiques-filled home and rode horses with his partner, Jacob Heiss, before delving into his research at the Kaiser Wilhelm Society. Hitler and other Nazi leaders, Apple shows, were deeply troubled by skyrocketing cancer rates across the Western world, viewing cancer as an existential threat akin to Judaism or homosexuality. Ironically, they viewed Warburg as Germany’s best chance of survival. Setting Warburg’s work against an absorbing history of cancer science, Apple follows him as he arrives at his central belief that cancer is a problem of metabolism. Though Warburg’s metabolic approach to cancer was considered groundbreaking, his work was soon eclipsed in the early postwar era, after the discovery of the structure of DNA set off a search for the genetic origins of cancer. Remarkably, Warburg’s theory has undergone a resurgence in our own time, as scientists have begun to investigate the dangers of sugar and the link between obesity and cancer, finding that the way we eat can influence how cancer cells take up nutrients and grow. Rooting his revelations in extensive archival research as well as dozens of interviews with today’s leading cancer authorities, Apple demonstrates how Warburg’s midcentury work may well hold the secret to why cancer became so common in the modern world and how we can reverse the trend. A tale of scientific discovery, personal peril, and the race to end a disastrous disease, Ravenous would be the stuff of the most inventive fiction were it not, in fact, true.

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Liveright Publishing

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1631493167

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Greater Boston

Adapting Regional Traditions to the Present

By: Sam Bass Warner

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Greater Boston

Adapting Regional Traditions to the Present

By: Sam Bass Warner

Selected byChoice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title "A study of the economic and social characteristics of greater Boston's cities and suburbs."--Boston Globe "Affection combined with wisdom is the strength of the book. Warner's acute eyes and ears allow him to realize a lasting portrayal of greater Boston at the beginning of the twenty-first century. . . . Warner's observations about the metropolitan future have national implications."--H-Urban

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812217691

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Film modernism

By: Sam Rohdie

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Film modernism

By: Sam Rohdie

This book is at once a detailed study of a range of individual filmmakers and a study of the modernism in which they are situated. It consists of fifty categories arranged in alphabetical order, among which are allegory, bricolage, classicism, contradiction, desire, destructuring and writing. Each category, though autonomous, interacts, intersects and juxtaposes with the others, entering into a dialogue with them and in so doing creates connections, illuminations, associations and rhymes which may not have arisen in a more conventional framework. The author refers to particular films and directors that raise questions related to modernism, and, inevitably, thereby to classicism. Jean-Luc Godard’s work is at the centre of the book, though it spreads out, evokes and echoes other filmmakers and their work, including the films of Michelangelo Antonioni, Bernardo Bertolucci, John Ford, Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock, João César Monteiro, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Orson Welles. This innovative and eloquently written text book will be an essential resource for all film students.

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Manchester University Press

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1784996068

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Redefining Management Roles

Improving the Functional Relationship Between Ministers and Permanent Secretaries

By: Sam Agere,Commonwealth Secretariat

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Redefining Management Roles

Improving the Functional Relationship Between Ministers and Permanent Secretaries

By: Sam Agere,Commonwealth Secretariat

A study of the functional relationship between ministers and permanent secretaries. It highlights the problems they face in the management and reform of the public service and redefines their role and responsibilities. Includes case studies of Britain, Canada, and Trinidad and Tobago.

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0850926149

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Disciple Mentoring

Theological Education by Extension

By: Sam Westman Burton

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Disciple Mentoring

Theological Education by Extension

By: Sam Westman Burton

Theological Education by Extension (TEE) has enabled countless people to get the biblical and theological training they need. Burton gives a historic overview of TEE, steps for starting a program, and reports on TEE in 2000.

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William Carey Library

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0878082794

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All About "All About Eve"

The Complete Behind-the-Scenes Story of the Bitchiest Film Ever Made!

By: Sam Staggs

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All About "All About Eve"

The Complete Behind-the-Scenes Story of the Bitchiest Film Ever Made!

By: Sam Staggs

To millions of fans, All About Eve represents all that's witty and wonderful in classic Hollywood movies. Its old-fashioned, larger-than-life stars--including Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, and Celeste Holm--found their best roles in Eve and its sophisticated dialogue has entered the lexicon. But there's much more to know about All About Eve. Sam Staggs has written the definitive account of the making of this fascinating movie and its enormous influence on both film and popular culture. Staggs reveals everything about the movie--from who the famous European actress Margo Channing was based on to the hot-blooded romance on-set between Bette Davis and costar Gary Merrill, from the jump-start the movie gave Marilyn Monroe's career and the capstone it put on director Joseph L. Mankeiwicz's. All About "All About Eve" is not only full of rich detail about the movie, the director, and the stars, but also about the audience who loved it when it came out and adore it to this day.

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1466830433

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Oath Keepers

Patriotism and the Edge of Violence in a Right-Wing Antigovernment Group

By: Sam Jackson

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Oath Keepers

Patriotism and the Edge of Violence in a Right-Wing Antigovernment Group

By: Sam Jackson

Since 2008, the American patriot/militia movement—right-wing antigovernment groups who portray themselves as fighting encroaching tyranny—has grown exponentially. Oath Keepers is among the most visible and vocal of these organizations. Formed in 2009, Oath Keepers gained notoriety for its involvement in the Bundy Ranch standoff of 2014 and the Malheur Refuge occupation of 2016. The group gives voice to a recurrent form of American politics: virulent distrust of the government combined with a valorization of violence. Sam Jackson takes readers inside the world of the most prominent antigovernment group in the United States, examining its extensive online presence to discover how it builds support for its political goals and actions. Through an extensive textual analysis of the group’s publications, Jackson explores how Oath Keepers draws on core American political values and pivotal historical moments of conflict and crisis from the Revolutionary War to Waco to Hurricane Katrina to cast its adherents as defenders of liberty. He details how Oath Keepers makes sense of the contemporary United States, how it provides members with models of political behavior, and how it lobbies the wider American public to join the group. The first book-length investigation of the contemporary patriot/militia movement, Oath Keepers sheds new light on what animates groups that pose a growing threat to American security and political culture.

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Preaching as the Word of God

Answering an Old Question with Speech-Act Theory

By: Sam Chan

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Preaching as the Word of God

Answering an Old Question with Speech-Act Theory

By: Sam Chan

According to the Reformers, preaching is the word of God. As the word of God, preaching is a foundation for the church. It is also vital for the personal growth of a Christian. But Christians are poorly equipped to understand how preaching is the word of God. Some Christians look for preaching that closely reproduces the text in the Bible. Other Christians look for preaching that creates maximal emotional and existential impact. And there is a lot of name-calling with Christians accusing preachers of "not preaching the word." But what type of preaching is the word of God? The purpose of this book is to equip Christians to understand how preaching can be God speaking. It accomplishes this with a survey of the problem in the history of the church, a detailed overview of key biblical texts, and finally the application of the contemporary philosophical tool of speech act theory.

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1498220258

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Applying Math with Python

Over 70 practical recipes for solving real-world computational math problems

By: Sam Morley

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Applying Math with Python

Over 70 practical recipes for solving real-world computational math problems

By: Sam Morley

Discover easy-to-follow solutions and techniques to help you to implement applied mathematical concepts such as probability, calculus, and equations using Python's numeric and scientific libraries Key Features Compute complex mathematical problems using programming logic with the help of step-by-step recipes Learn how to use Python libraries for computation, mathematical modeling, and statistics Discover simple yet effective techniques for solving mathematical equations and apply them in real-world statistics Book Description The updated edition of Applying Math with Python will help you solve complex problems in a wide variety of mathematical fields in simple and efficient ways. Old recipes have been revised for new libraries and several recipes have been added to demonstrate new tools such as JAX. You'll start by refreshing your knowledge of several core mathematical fields and learn about packages covered in Python's scientific stack, including NumPy, SciPy, and Matplotlib. As you progress, you'll gradually get to grips with more advanced topics of calculus, probability, and networks (graph theory). Once you've developed a solid base in these topics, you'll have the confidence to set out on math adventures with Python as you explore Python's applications in data science and statistics, forecasting, geometry, and optimization. The final chapters will take you through a collection of miscellaneous problems, including working with specific data formats and accelerating code. By the end of this book, you'll have an arsenal of practical coding solutions that can be used and modified to solve a wide range of practical problems in computational mathematics and data science. What you will learn Become familiar with basic Python packages, tools, and libraries for solving mathematical problems Explore real-world applications of mathematics to reduce a problem in optimization Understand the core concepts of applied mathematics and their application in computer science Find out how to choose the most suitable package, tool, or technique to solve a problem Implement basic mathematical plotting, change plot styles, and add labels to plots using Matplotlib Get to grips with probability theory with the Bayesian inference and Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods Who this book is for Whether you are a professional programmer or a student looking to solve mathematical problems computationally using Python, this is the book for you. Advanced mathematics proficiency is not a prerequisite, but basic knowledge of mathematics will help you to get the most out of this Python math book. Familiarity with the concepts of data structures in Python is assumed.

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Beyond the Local Church

How Apostolic Movements Can Change the World

By: Sam Metcalf

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Beyond the Local Church

How Apostolic Movements Can Change the World

By: Sam Metcalf

God is raising up vibrant missional movements of Christians in a vast array of vocations: disciple-making ministries, missions, social activism and much more. Mission leader Sam Metcalf gives biblical and missiological foundations for these "parachurch" movements as strategic ways to live for the kingdom—in venues beyond the local church.

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InterVarsity Press

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No One to Trust

By: Sam Conklin

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No One to Trust

By: Sam Conklin

Sara, the daughter of a working class family, was crushed when her high school sweetheart rejected her for the daughter of a successful lawyer. Heartbroken, Sara left California and moved to Philadelphia to live, and four years later met and married Tim, a talented young physician. Tim had mounting educational debts, but they were in love, optimistic and courageous as they returned to California. It has been said that the gentle hands of time will heal, but some memories refuse to die. Sara told herself that she had erased the past and returning to the San Joaquin Valley only filled her with excitement. Little did she know of the volatile mix that brews when the past meets the present. Tims passion to fly is the enticement that ties him to evil fanatics and turns a bright future into calamity.

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A Splurch in the Kisser

The Movies of Blake Edwards

By: Sam Wasson

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A Splurch in the Kisser

The Movies of Blake Edwards

By: Sam Wasson

A detailed and hilarious look at the art and life of a legendary Hollywood filmmaker

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Wesleyan University Press

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Histories of the Unexpected: The Romans

By: Sam Willis,James Daybell

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Histories of the Unexpected: The Romans

By: Sam Willis,James Daybell

Histories of the Unexpected not only presents a new way of thinking about the past, but also reveals the world around us as never before. Traditionally, the Romans have been understood in a straightforward way but the period really comes alive if you take an unexpected approach to its history. Yes, emperors, the development of civilisation and armies all have a fascinating history... but so too do tattoos, collecting, fattening, recycling, walking, poison, fish, inkwells and wicked stepmothers! Each of these subjects is equally fascinating in its own right, and each sheds new light on the traditional subjects and themes that we think we know so well.

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Atlantic Books

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1786497743

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The Devil's Music Master

The Controversial Life and Career of Wilhelm Furtwangler

By: Sam H. Shirakawa

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The Devil's Music Master

The Controversial Life and Career of Wilhelm Furtwangler

By: Sam H. Shirakawa

From 1922 until his death in 1954, Wilhelm Furtwangler was the foremost cultural figure of the German-speaking world, conductor of both the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic orchestras. But his decision to remain in Germany when the Nazis came to power earned him condemnation as a Nazi collaborator--"The Devil's Music Master". 30 halftones.

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0195065085

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Clipper Ships and the Golden Age of Sail

Races and rivalries on the nineteenth century high seas

By: Sam Jefferson

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Clipper Ships and the Golden Age of Sail

Races and rivalries on the nineteenth century high seas

By: Sam Jefferson

In the era of commercial sail, clipper ships were the ultimate expression of speed and grace. Racing out to the gold fields of America and Australia, and breaking speed records carrying tea back from China, the ships combined beauty with breathtaking performance. With over 200 gorgeous paintings and illustrations, and thrilling descriptions of the adventures and races on the water, this beautiful book brings the era vividly to life. Chapters include: The origins of the clippers - from the gold rush to the tea trade A hell ship voyage with 'Bully' Waterman, one of the most successful and notorious captains of the era Marco Polo, the fastest ship in the world - her rise to prominence and subsequent decline Mary Patten's battle with Cape Horn - a lady captain takes charge in a very male world Mutiny aboard the 'wild boat of the Atlantic' The great China tea race of 1866 - an amazingly close race across the world, only decided in the final few miles The Sir Lancelot defies the odds - her eccentric captains and rivalry with the legendary Thermopylae The Cutty Sark's longest voyage First-hand accounts, newspaper reports and log entries add fascinating eyewitness detail, whilst the stunning images show how the designs of these thoroughbreds developed over the years. A wonderful read and worthy celebration of these racehorses of the sea.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472900294

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Almost Citizens

Puerto Rico, the U.S. Constitution, and Empire

By: Sam Erman

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Almost Citizens

Puerto Rico, the U.S. Constitution, and Empire

By: Sam Erman

Almost Citizens lays out the tragic story of how the United States denied Puerto Ricans full citizenship following annexation of the island in 1898. As America became an overseas empire, a handful of remarkable Puerto Ricans debated with US legislators, presidents, judges, and others over who was a citizen and what citizenship meant. This struggle caused a fundamental shift in constitution law: away from the post-Civil War regime of citizenship, rights, and statehood, and toward doctrines that accommodated racist imperial governance. Erman's gripping account shows how, in the wake of the Spanish-American War, administrators, lawmakers, and presidents together with judges deployed creativity and ambiguity to transform constitutional meaning for a quarter of a century. The result is a history in which the United States and Latin America, Reconstruction and empire, and law and bureaucracy intertwine.

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